Card projects and more

It’s been awhile since I blogged last. Update about us...Jake has a new position within HP and works in the Finance Department. He works more hours it seems and has 5am meetings every Tuesday morning and seems to have meetings all day long. As for me I'm still looking for a job. My last scrapbook retreat was a success in April and we had lots of fun. As of now I don't have any new retreats planned except for a Breast Cancer Fundraising scrapbook crop sometime in August or September. With the economy in a bad place right now everyone that I know is watching their spending...especially when it comes to extra circular activities such as scrapbooking.

We started our garden two months or so ago. This year we planted garlic which is our first time trying it out. So far, so good. We also planted sweet peas which is new to us too to grow. We have the usual potatoes which aren't doing so hot so today I planted some more and see how that goes. We have green beans, cherry tomatoes, cantaloupe & early girl tomatoes.

And the past few months I've been trying my hand at making cards. With the help of some ideas from my magazines I get and also other books I have on hand. Here are a few projects I've worked on recently. I'm realizing that I like the card making. I'm getting good at it I suppose.

Father’s Day card


Birthday card


Birthday card


Birthday card


Wedding Card


Birthday card I made for my mother-in-law


Retirement card


Birthday card for a friend who loves Disney


Birthday card


Birthday card


See you next blog.

Love,

South Lake Tahoe Retreat

I've been slacking on my blog but wanted to post a picture from the scrapbook retreat in South Lake Tahoe on April 17 - 20, 2009. We had an AWESOME time. I know I did and I'm pretty sure the girls did too. The rest of the photos are on my website April Retreat

Scrapbook projects

So lately I've been on a scrapbook project kick. Here is a 2-page layout I've done recently.I decided that instead of buying Easter window clings and only being able to use them once like we do every year I felt inspired to make my own and be able to use them year after year. These will go on the front window this weekend. I think they turned out really cute!!!

Donating for a cause...

I am a member of a message board on Cricut.com. One of the member has a daughter Lindsey who was ill with cancer. At her last appt., she received a clean bill of health, which is an amazing feet. So now as of 2/14/09 she will have been in remission for 2 years. Kristen, Lindsey's mother has requested that if we have extra stickers in our scrapbook stash and if we would be willing to donate them to the children's hospital her daughter had been in. Anyway, my long story short, I'm mailing mine today!!! And I have TONS of extra ones. LOL. It makes me feel good that I can send her a full box of stickers for the children to use to make crafts. I'm sure they will love all the stickers that are donated. Kristen will be collecting until the day before Valentine's day and will then take them to the children. It's going to be a special Valentine's Day for children in Knoxville, TN for sure. See you next blog.

Halloween Layout

I know it's a little late to be posting about Halloween but I wanted to post a picture of my Halloween layout. I'll be posting more as I get some more done. LOL. I used my Cricut Expressions to do my layout in 12x12. I used colored paper to back the letters, stars, moon & fence. See you next blog.