Thank You Very Much Featuring Elvis

I am loving the Imagine Greeting Cards Inside and Out cartridge.  This card is for a couple who came over and helped me move a loveseat out of my sunroom.  As many of you know I am packing up to move closer to Donna.  What a chore that is so when I make a card I need to do it in a hurry.  That is not my normal style.  I usually stress over them a long time.  This new cartridge is making my card making easier these days.

I printed and cut this card at 5.2"  I cut all the layers but did not use all of them.  Elvis was always glitzy (is that a word) so I added jewels and stickles to his outfit, glasses and mike.  Not sure if you can see it but it's there.  

Thank you for stopping by today.  I'm posting a little late today but wanted to show you another card from this cartridge.  God Bless You!!!!  Peggy 

TO MOM FROM MAX, WITH LOVE - Bugaboo Challenge

Hi Everyone!  This is Donna but I'm making this post today for MAX.  To my surprise, I got a phone call today from MAX, Mom's precious little dog.  He asked me if I would help him make a card for Mom.  He said that he appreciated all that she's done for him and wanted to send her something to show his appreciation.  He even wrote a poem - I mean, I knew Max was smart but I had no idea just how smart.

• I used the Scruffy Puppy digi stamp from Bugaboo and used the Catch The Bug Color Challenge to make this card.  (Don't you think the digi looks like Max?)
• I covered the cardbase with papers from the Love Nest by My Mind's Eye. 
• I colored the digi with Promarkers.
• The sketch for the card came from The Sweetest Thing.
  

• Poem - written by MAX, typed by me in Word.

Now I know that Mom'll be reading this post but she'll just have to act surprised when she gets in the mail so that Max won't know I told.  He told me to keep it a secret - so mums the word!!

Thank you for stopping by today - we do so appreciate your visits and your comments.  Wishing you a sunshiny Monday - until another day - God Bless You!!  Donna

Challenges:

• Dream Valley Challenges - 2W, 3E - (2nd week) Animals (ends 4th Feb)
• One Stitch At A Time - SIO - Use a Digi
• Stella Says Sketch - 2W , Bugaboo Stamps - (1st week) Sketch* TBA
• The Crafty Pad - SIO - Show some Valentine/Anniversary Love (include some Red In Your Project)

• Just Some Lines 2W, SIO - 1stW Its a Dogs Life
• Marks Finest Papers -#92 Cards with at least 4 layers
• Stamp, Scrap and Doodle -  Anything Goes
• Sweet Stampin - 2E, must Stamp - Animal(s)

Birthday Card Using New Imagine Cartridge

Last week after I received my Hello Thursday email, I ordered the new Imagine cartridge and Giant Flowers.  I got them yesterday.  Both my brothers have birthdays in January so I decided to use Greeting Cards Inside and Out, the new Imagine cartridge to make one of their cards.  

This is a fantastic cartridge.  It cuts out everything pertaining to the card.  After printing and cutting all the elements, I put them together using foam adhesives.  The following pictures show how easy it is to make a card.

 

This is the front and back of card

 The inside of the card.

Another view of the inside showing the 3D effect.

Thank you for visiting with us today.  We are so blessed when you visit and comment.  I'm busy packing up all my belongings to move.  What a mess.  Some days it is totally overwhelming.  God's grace is new every morning.  God Bless You!!!!  Peggy

Cake Box/Bag/Card - Sweet Tooth Boxes, Sweet Treats, Wild Card

Hey Everyone!  Today, a group of my friends and I are going to take my boss, Jean, out to lunch for her birthday.  My friend, Karen and I, went in together and got Jean several different gift cards - one to Starbucks, movie tickets, Sonic (she loves it), and Provino's (Italian Restaurant).  I made a gift set to put all the gift cards in:

For the bag: - I used my Imagine and the Yummy Cartridge to cut and print the cake on the front of the card and the gift tag on the side.  Have to say, LOOOVE my Imagine.

For the card - I used Sweet Treats and the card feature to cut the piece of cake card at 6 1/2"

For the cake box - I used the Sweet Tooth Boxes (LOOOOVEEEE) cartridge to cut the box at 11".  I embossed the layers of the cak with the Swirls Cuttlebug Embossing Folder.

For the Starbucks Gift Card, I used the Just Because Cards Cartridge to cut out the sentiment "love you a latte!"

We are giving her some movie tickets and I used the Mickey and Friends cartridge to cut our the movie reel.  I simply folded the reel in half to form a gift card holder for the tickets.

I hope Jean will like her gifts - I'm pretty sure she will!  Thank you for stopping by today and for all your comments.  You are appreciated.  Until another day, God Bless You!!  Donna

WWE BIRTHDAY BANNER - Country Life

Hi Everyone!!  Well, we've been celebrating Jacob's birthday for the past two weeks.  He had his last party this past Sunday afternoon and had a blast.  Jacob loves WWE Wrestling, so of course, he wanted a WWE themed party.  

Well, I tried to find WWE theme party supplies here in town but I couldn't.  I could only find them on the internet.  Well, I didn't really have time for them to come in the mail so I decided to take things into my own hands.

I decided to make a WWE Happy Birthday Banner. I used the Country Life cartridge to cut the letters at 6 1/2" x 10" for the banner. I copied pictures of WWE Superstars into Word and then printed them off. I then cut them out and attached all the letters and pictures to twine. Jacob loved how it turned out.

We then put Jacob's "championship belts" on the chairs in the dining room along with balloons.  All his little buddies were going "COOOOLLLLL!" 

Jacob had a Rolling Video Game Party this year!  The truck pulls up in front of your house and has 4 big screens and 4 game consoles for all the kids to play video games on.  The truck is climate controlled so everyone was warm. 

Jacob and all his friends have already asked if he can have the same kind of party next year.  We'll see!!

Thanks for stopping by today!  Hopefully, my life will slow down now so that I can get back to my "Happy Space" on a regular basis!!  Thanks for your visits and comments!!  Until another day, God Bless You!! Donna

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Monday - Label It

It's my time to post with rest of my group on Fantabulous Cricut.  Our theme this week is Label It; create a label using a scalloped edge or other shape (any shape other than a plain circle.  I needed to make a birthday card for my brother so I decided to kill two birds with one stone.

Card Recipe:
A2 card base
Background Paper - DCWV Natural - this paper is great for masculine projects.
Cricut Paper Lace II Cartridge - for the Happy Birthday label.
Thickers Letters - dark brown

Inside of card - Elegant Edges for the label.
Stamp - from Hobby Lobby

Thank you for stopping by today.  God Bless You!!!! Peggy

To Let You Know What's Going On.........

I know I have been missing in action for a while.  First off I was ill for a while.  As many of you know I put my house on the market last April in an attempt to move closer to Donna.  There were lots of showings but no offers.  So I decided that I would give it until the end of the year.  If my house had not sold by then, I was going to take it off the market until sometime in the future.  Well, as God would have it, I received an offer the afternoon of Dec.31.  It has taken us 3 weeks to reach an agreement on a price but it went under contract this week.

I had an offer on a townhouse near Donna but it didn't work out.  My offer was secondary to another person.  This person had asked for a second extension and the agent thought he might not be able to close as agreed.  However he is, so I must look for something else.  I would really like to make the move to my own place.  We would appreciate it if you would help us pray for this.

An update on Max.  This little guy came into my life at the end of November and has been such a blessing.  You have to understand how I have been.  I was one of those people who said I would never have an animal in my house.  Well, you can bet your life, Max has made me eat those words.  Every night he lays on the loveseat beside me while I work on the computer.  He is so sweet & loving.  All day, he follows me everywhere I go.  If I leave him, he cries.  Donna told our realtor that if she believed in reincarnation, she would think Max was her Dad.  LOL  He had surgery this week, so he has had lots of TLC.  I believe God sent him to me so I would have a companion.  Oh yes, he has figured out how to get on my bed.  Here's a picture.

Thank you all for understanding the interruptions in my life right now.  I will try to get some crafting in as I pack up all my belongings to move to where the Lord leads.  Thank you for your prayers.  Every time we have ever moved, God has provided a place for us to move into.  I trust this move will be no different.  God Bless YOU!!!! Peggy