Apple-Shaped Teacher Appreciation Cards

Wow!  I was feeling a bit lost without Blogger today!!  Glad it's back up!  Here's my post for the day....apple-shaped cards for my kids to give to their teachers for Teacher Appreciation Week.  I had fun making these...that worm (or is it a caterpillar because he has antennae??) from Create A Critter is really just too cute...especially with his Peachy Keen face!  His glasses just make me smile.  :-)  I also cut the word blurb from CAC and sized it to fit the "thank you" stamp with my Gypsy.  The apple is from Doodlecharms...it's embossed with the Cuttlebug swiss dots folder.  I thought the red and blue color combo was very "elementary"...LOL!  I left the inside of the card blank and my kids all wrote a little something special to their teachers.  Awww!

Recipe
Apple cut from Cricut Doodlecharms cartridge
Worm and word blurb cut from Create a Critter
Cardstock - Bazzill, Recollections
Peachy Keen "Critter Faces" stamp on worm
K & Co. Amy Butler Lotus Greeting stamp
Cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder
Black Creative Memories marker for stitching/doodling
Cat's Eye chalk ink in chestnut roan
EK Success dimensionals 

Anyway, the PTO at our elementary school really goes all out during Teacher Appreciation week.  They host a teacher luncheon one day (potluck style with parents contributing), leave scented soaps and breath mints in the rest rooms, hand out bagged homemade breakfast goodies to the bus drivers, place flowers in common areas and keep the teachers' lounge well-stocked with food.  Because my oldest son is in his last year at the school (sniff, sniff), he was asked to help out at the luncheon yesterday.  He carried food from cars to the lunch room, helped serve the teachers, kept their glasses full of sparkling lemonade and chose and announced raffle winners.  And, from what I understand, he snuck a few brownies and chocolate-chip cookies for himself when the lunch had ended!  A well-deserved snack, I'm sure!  We're very pleased with our elementary school and our children have been blessed with some exceptional teachers.  I'm so glad that our school does such a nice job recognizing the terrific job our teachers do every day.


I'm entering this card into five challenges:
Cardz TV: NSD Challenge - In honor of National Scrapbooking Day, make a card or scrapbook layout using fruit...any theme, any colors.
FCCB: Challenge Me Monday #59 - Teacher Feature - Make a card or project for a special teacher using the color red on it.
More Than Favors: Wacky Wednesday #38 - Anything Goes!
My Creative Time's Throwback Thursday - Use the Doodlecharms cartridge and incorporate the color blue on your project.
Whimsical Wednesday #6: Take Shape - Make a shaped card.  (I actually can't stop making them!!)

Enjoy the weekend!  I have something fun to post...an award or two!...watch for it!  :-)
~Sharon C.

It's a Party! - Birthday LO for 2 Challenges

Hi there!  Just another quick post tonight.  I do have some fun stuff to share, but that'll have to wait for later this week.  I'm getting this layout in just under the gun...nothing like waiting 'til the last minute!  :-)  Good thing I can withstand a bit of pressure!

I have piles of birthday photos that I intend to scrap (wish me luck!), so when I saw that the newest challenge at Whimsical Wednesday is to create a birthday layout which includes some type of embossing, I jumped at the chance to reduce my photo inventory.  :-)   And since this girl can do nothing without direction, I based my layout on Diane's take-out box challenge at Capadia Designs.  If you haven't been to Diane's blog, you ought to click right over....her blog is like a treasure chest, just full of goodies!  Go check out what she found on her take-out box...so clever!  :-)

The photos I scrapped are from my middle son's 9th birthday parties last September.  I chose the predominant colors based on his favorite color (orange), his shirt (royal blue) and the football-shaped cake (brown).  The "It's a Party" word art is from Birthday Bash as is the birthday cake, which I stamped with a cute Peachy Keen face.  I added the number 9 (also from Birthday Bash) to the hat, a bit of glitter to the flame on the candle, and a few birthday-themed metal brads for texture.  The Swiss Dots folder was used for embossing the cake, the hat and the gift.  The die cuts are popped up for some dimension.  What do you think? 

Recipe

"It's a Party" word art, cake and number "9" cut from Birthday Bash

Circle cut from George & Basic Shapes

Patterned paper - My Mind's Eye everyday tango

All cardstock - Recollections

Peachy Keen 'Wide Eyed Kids' face stamp

Cuttlebug 'swiss dots' embossing folder

metal brads from stash, source unknown

EK Success dimensionals

White Gelly Roll pen, Creative Memories marker for stitching/doodling

Orange peel Stickles



I'm entering this scrapbook page into 2 challenges:

Capadia Designs: "Take Out Box" Inspiration Challenge - Use the pattern found on Diane's take out box as design inspiration for a project.

Whimsical Wednesday: Happy Birthday Challenge - Create a birthday layout and include some type of embossing.

Enjoy the day!

~Sharon C.

Sweet Girls - A Spring Layout

Good morning!  I hope the sun is shining wherever you are...it just popped out here!  My kids were so excited Friday...the temps were near 70 degrees (in Massachusetts, in March!!)...and they pulled out shorts to wear while playing basketball in the driveway.  Then, on Saturday morning, the reality of March in New England struck them full on.  It was a mere 36 degrees as we headed out to their final basketball games of the season.  Gotta love the unpredictability!

Today I'm posting a layout of photos from last Easter, in early April.  Looking at my daughter and her little cousin in their sleeveless dresses gives me hope that spring will be here shortly!  If you look closely at the first photo, you'll see that my niece is making such a funny face!!  She had discovered the wonders of peanut butter cups...and was frustrated that she couldn't open up her egg to get at one.  She handed it to my daughter who was apparently taking much too long to open it up...just too funny!  That face is priceless!!

I had fun with this layout...I think the colors are sooo pretty.  I made each flower with two layers cut from Create A Critter.  I punched a circle from the polka dot paper for the center of the first flower and used Glossy Accents to give it some shine.  The center of the second flower was stamped with a Peachy Keen Wide Eyed Kids stamp.  Isn't she cute?  Just about everything, including the bunny border (welded bunnies from Holiday Cakes cartridge) is inked with Cat's Eye chestnut roan chalk ink.  I just love that stuff - I think I'm sensing an addiction!

Recipe

All papers - SEI 'Aunt Gerti's Garden'

White cardstock - Recollections

Flowers from Create A Critter

Bunnies from Holiday Cakes; welded together to form a border with my Gypsy

Title 'Sweet' from Gypsy Wanderings

Circle from George and Basic Shapes

Stickers, file folder tab from SEI 'Aunt Gerti's Garden'

White Gelly Roll pen

Green, brown Creative Memories markers

Cat's Eye chalk ink

Glossy Accents

EK Success dimensionals to pop up flowers, title. bunny border

I'm entering this layout into four challenges:

Cardz TV - Bunny Week Challenge - Make a project with a bunny.

The Paper Variety: Week #25 - Jana Eubank sketch - Create a project following this sketch:

Peachy Keen Stamps: Challenge #12 - Flower Power - Create a project using a handmade flower and a Peachy Keen face stamp.

Scrappy Saturdays with the Bug: Challenge #4 - Spring with a Twist of Green - Create a layout with a spring theme and use the color green.



Enjoy the day!

~Sharon C.

Let Them Eat Cake! Birthday Scrapbook Page

Yup, it's me again!  Surprised?  Me too!  I wanted to share a scrapbook page I made yesterday.  Yea!  I finished another one!  These pictures were taken on my twins' 1st birthday.  What an occasion!  It had been such a busy year....busier than I could have ever imagined!...but those two little ones just stole my heart!  Awwww!  :-)  I love these pictures...they really show the different personalities of my babies.  My daughter, on the left, loved eating her birthday cake (chocolate, of course!) and really got into it.  See her smile!  My son, on the other hand, looks a bit perplexed because his hands are covered in cake and frosting!  He never enjoyed being messy and to this day needs to be clean.  He's a frequent hand washer and when he was four, he proudly told me, "Mom, I'm very neat and tidy."  Yup, then and now! 

Recipe

Patterned paper - DCWV Stack 6

Cardstock - Bazzill textured; Recollections

Scalloped circle from Cricut Mini Monograms

Birthday Cake from Cricut Birthday Bash

Peachy Keen 'Wide-eyed Kids' stamp

Title from Cricut Birthday Bash and Gypsy Font; welded and created shadows

EK Success 'scallop diamond' border punch

Cat's Eye chalk ink

Black Creative Memories marker for stitching/doodling

Stickles on sprinkles, candle

EK Success dimensionals for popping up title, birthday cake

I'm entering this page into five challenges:

Getting Cricky with K. Andrew: Simply Sunday Challenge - Sugar and Spice - Create any project that's a little sweet and spicy.  :-)

Get Your Sketch On #10 - Create a layout using the following sketch:

Peachy Keen Stamps LFIF #11: Sew Super Cute - Use faux or real stitching and a Peachy Keen face stamp on your project.

Scrappy Saturdays with the Bug #3: Birthday Celebration - Create a birthday-themed layout and include a Cricut or SVG cut.

Serenity Scrappers: QuickQuote Inks Challenge - Create a 12x12 layout using inks and a punch somewhere on the page.

Enjoy the day!
~Sharon C.

A VERY Quick, VERY Simple Birthday Card...Alien Sighting!

Wow...it's late!  Almost my bedtime, but I'm trying to get this one in before the day is over.  My 7 yr-old son needed a card for a birthday party for a classmate, so I thought I'd make a card and incorporate a couple of challenges too.  Double...or triple, really...duty!  So I decided to make a shaped card...a spaceship with an alien...fun stuff for that age group.  Lots of sparkle too.  I just LOVE the alien's face...too funny, isn't it?  It's the face from the star in the Nikkity Knack Cat Gang stamp set...I had to get real creative for this one!!  I used an Action Wobble on the alien too...first time using one...now that's fun!  The sentiment inside reads, "Hope your birthday is out of this world!"  Quick and easy, but mission accomplished!  :-)

Recipe

Spaceship from Everyday Paper Dolls

Alien from Paper Doll Dress Up (trimmed to fit)

Green and silver glitter cardstock - DCWV Christmas and Winter Combo Glitter Mat Stack (thanks Michelle @ Scrappin with my Bug!)

Blue cardstock - Recollection gemstone cardstock

Cuttlebug Distressed Stripes folder on alien

Peachy Keen stamp from PK-630 Nikkity Knack Cat Gang (used only the face of the star)

Black and green Bic Mark-ups, black Creative Memories marker and white Gelly Roll pen for stitching/doodling

Action Wobble

I'm entering this card into two challenges:

Cooking With Cricut: Peachy Keen Sponsor - Create a project to celebrate a birthday, using your Cricut and a Peachy Keen stamp, if possible.

My Creative Time with Emma's Throwback Thursday - Make a project using Paper Doll Dress Up or Everyday Paper Dolls and include either dry or heat embossing.

Have a good night!

~Sharon C.