Family is Forever SOTM

This stamp set will only be available for about one more week.  With your $50 purchase, you can get it for only $5!  

I saw a card similar to this one made by Shalana Glass.  Thought it was so cute!  I used Pathfinding scraps and our ShinHan art markers.  The tree is stamped with Cashmere and sweet moments is stamped in Ruby.

Autumn...is that you?

The calendar says you are here, but it is still hot outside.  It is bearable, but quite warm.  This is the time of year when I really miss Oklahoma.  In a few weeks, the trees start changing colors and in eastern Oklahoma it is beautiful.  At one of our houses in Oklahoma the Oklahoma Redbud trees that lined our drive were quite colorful this time of year...bright yellow!  Did I ever think to take a picture of it?  Uh, no.  I did come across this picture today though when trying to find the right pics for my layouts.  This was taken on our back deck in Holdenville in late October 2009.  Elissa was 9 years old.

Didn't find the pictures I was wanting to put on the following layouts.  So, they remain picture-less for now.  Once again I scraplifted from www.jeanettelynton.com.  I love her blog.  She always has great ideas.  These are Level 2 which means they are completely done without stamping or a Cricut.  So, those of you that are skerred (scared) of stamping, these layouts are for you.  They took no time at all to complete.  The paper pack is Pathfinding and I used the complements and accessories that correspond with it.  The layout designs are from Magic and Make it From Your Heart, Volume 1.  I rarely scrap without these books.  If you want layouts like these for your Autumn or Thanksgiving pictures, let me know! 

I am hoping for a taste of fall soon.  All of you Oklahoma people, enjoy Fall for me...and if you think about it, take a few pics.   I know there are just a few weeks still til the leaves start changing colors.  Enjoy!

Cricut: Artfully Sent

It is finally available and YOU can get your hands on it!  The long anticipated new CTMH Cricut cartridge Artfully Sent is now available to order.

Add some pop to your handmade cards—quite literally—with the Cricut® Artfully Sent cartridge, and bring your cards to life! Create custom cards in minutes with the 25 themes spanning the 50 keys on the cartridge. With dynamic, interactive designs for 250 high-end cards, plus 150 other projects, you can create a total of 400 terrific papercrafts from this single cartridge! No matter what the occasion, Artfully Sent can create the perfect card for you. There’s no shortage of fresh ideas for fabulous cards within the pop-up, icon, scene, sentiment, sleeve, or pocket card functions and their “hidden” extra
card style features. 

There’s also a delightful font and a variety of envelopes and liners to experiment
with. Whatever the occasion, you’re sure to find the perfect fit for your cardmaking tastes!

Cricut® Artfully Sent Collection
1 – Cartridge (700 Images: Cards and Font)
3 – My Acrylix™ D-size Stamp Sets
1 – 12" μ 12" White Daisy Cardstock Pack

$99

Can't wait til mine gets here!!!

Heartfelt Sentiments Paper Packet Blog Hop: Scaredy Cat

If you are coming from my friend, Marianne's Blog you are on the right track!  This month we are showcasing Scaredy Cat.  I wanted to use this paper pack in a non-Halloween way...just to give a little variety.  So, I came up with this:

I used the Happy Hexagons hostess exclusive stamp set.  I also used our cricut cartridge, Artbooking to cut the hexagons. 

Now you can head on over to Debi's blog and see what cute Scaredy Cat item she is sharing!

Birthday!

Birthday theme continues!  I wuv birthdays...mine, yours, my kids, my hubby's, my mom, my dad, my sister, my brother. It doesn't matter whose it is...I love birthdays.  Even as I get older, I still get a little giddy before mine, my kids and hubby's birthday.  When I was growing up, my parents always made a big deal about birthdays (probably because I wouldn't let them forget it was my birthday...about a month before I would start reminding them.  Wait...I still do that).  So, I try and do the same for my own kiddos.  Anyway, it made me so happy to see in the new idea book that there was a paper pack devoted to birthdays, Confetti Wishes.  Whoohoo!

Used a little bit of shimmer trim, Confetti Wishes accessories, and cricut bundle stamp set.

I cut the Happy Birthday out from one of the papers and used pop dots.  

Love me some shimmer trim!!!

The following three are 3x3 size.  

Now...for a little drawing.  Who can't use some cute birthday cards??  Like and share this FB post and be entered to win them.  Drawing will be on Sunday when my birthday week comes to a close. (booo!) 

Confetti Wishes

This is my birthday week (yes, everyone should take a week to celebrate their birthday.  If you don't, you are missing out.)  This year since my birthday falls on a Wednesday, I get a pre-birthday weekend and a post-birthday weekend.   My husband humors me and plays along.  

So, my theme on my blog this week will be birthday.    

Every time I use a new paper pack I fall in love.  This paper pack is Confetti Wishes (and I always think...caviar dreams should follow that).  I also used Confetti Wishes complements and assortment.  Soo cute!  I scraplifted these two layouts from www.jeanettelynton.com.  She is the founder of CTMH and there is always fabulous ideas on her blog.  These are considered level 2, because there is NO stamping.  They were quick and easy to put together with the help of the complements and assortment.    

Both layouts are of my daughter's several 14th birthday celebrations.  :)

Hope everyone has a fabulous week!!

Heartfelt Sentiments Hostess Exclusives Blog Hop

Welcome to the Heartfelt Sentiments Hostess Exclusives stamp set Blog Hop.  If you are coming from Tawnya's blog you are on the right track!  There are 11 stamp sets that can only be obtained if you host a Gathering.   Want to take advantage of these stamp sets that are in the hop?  All you have to do is have a party (gathering) that has sales that are $150 or more OR you could always TREAT yourself to some new products!!  Take a look in the new catalog Annual Inspirations at all the new Hostess Exclusives stamp sets.

I chose the Sing Glory stamp set.  

I heat embossed the angel.  I also used cranberry, topiary, and black ink.  Added some sparkles and voila!

These are three are 3x3 cards.  Quick and easy!

I was on a roll, so I added one more. :)

Now hop on over to Debi's blog and take a look at her gorgeous artwork!