tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33908854906366876812024-03-21T07:53:33.887-07:00Frenchy's screamin' green stampin' studioFrenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231915097705932844noreply@blogger.comBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390885490636687681.post-83221130220093502842012-01-23T22:50:00.000-08:002012-01-23T23:00:28.035-08:00First Project 365 post<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdd8zjv9aLDuaVz-8S82OghJfCYtPl80EDgXnpnTxvPcQ8F2v2LZgB_P61CWvXWp1aAbAbaF6Md-TooD8psdbnSvDXiAG1UH0byM9zYuUnHiR12Rlnq0cnRg9srzydxbhyAPdT319s1EY/s1600/022.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701088392272152962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdd8zjv9aLDuaVz-8S82OghJfCYtPl80EDgXnpnTxvPcQ8F2v2LZgB_P61CWvXWp1aAbAbaF6Md-TooD8psdbnSvDXiAG1UH0byM9zYuUnHiR12Rlnq0cnRg9srzydxbhyAPdT319s1EY/s400/022.JPG" /></a> I've actually been working on this in bits and pieces, but I've had some things that I HAD to get done for other people and such. It was FUN! I've already decided that while this one was more fun and bright and "boy-y" I will be using some of my prettier, flowerier paper that I don't always get to use. For this layout, I used some Polar Press paper that I've had for a long time. I saw a card made with it and had to have it...and there it sat until now. The baby food jar is from Cricut Imagine Nursery Tales, the font is Cricut Cherry Limeade. When I see a cool layout and want to find out more about it, I'm annoyed when I can't read the journaling. So, I took some detail shots that show some of the journaling. Enjoy - 53 more to come - I promise!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhte6TkYIXn76tD8Im7fVsbb4p7-J4DhrCrGlf2eXWjJD5u6VW_VWqQrcNlvp_t_GIrjX0Mu5NcRr5azM8H3Wl5aZBGXqIyOoqNw312BWs-zj9SscL0_5CFipeIW2y_Hlvo2LdSo1ixuok/s1600/028.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 393px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701088173537538594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhte6TkYIXn76tD8Im7fVsbb4p7-J4DhrCrGlf2eXWjJD5u6VW_VWqQrcNlvp_t_GIrjX0Mu5NcRr5azM8H3Wl5aZBGXqIyOoqNw312BWs-zj9SscL0_5CFipeIW2y_Hlvo2LdSo1ixuok/s400/028.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju3aqja4NJyYwXiefthBVNaNguuAgCDdKxPJunI8VI6KU3gRMXrhqk62xojfFtK3sOacjw3Xk8XPzGIILLhwocGGw7c5IhIScWU7OsMslX68asI_VTYCG8JHEoQ14JfYaAkcjOqFCAI6I/s1600/027.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 393px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701088008482940098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju3aqja4NJyYwXiefthBVNaNguuAgCDdKxPJunI8VI6KU3gRMXrhqk62xojfFtK3sOacjw3Xk8XPzGIILLhwocGGw7c5IhIScWU7OsMslX68asI_VTYCG8JHEoQ14JfYaAkcjOqFCAI6I/s400/027.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtnMSRAncxpboi9UNCaHvFFYyviphlVzUCij9A2PRH4xJzVJnOmNhzEA17goKqou_OufEHG8-gEJ5TMJTWu9yr96kK38vds72hyphenhyphenNfRwAYtmFf4khU0izlZF2M8joeJpNVZLzvcOhBOEHo/s1600/026.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 244px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701087736683769026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtnMSRAncxpboi9UNCaHvFFYyviphlVzUCij9A2PRH4xJzVJnOmNhzEA17goKqou_OufEHG8-gEJ5TMJTWu9yr96kK38vds72hyphenhyphenNfRwAYtmFf4khU0izlZF2M8joeJpNVZLzvcOhBOEHo/s400/026.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231915097705932844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390885490636687681.post-66886015554465611292012-01-15T17:13:00.000-08:002012-01-15T17:41:03.859-08:00OK - I suckI know I was supposed to keep up better this year. I wasn't even going for daily - but weekly would have been nice. I have been keeping up with my photos for the Project 365. However, I've noticed that my photography skills are not as sharp as they used to be. So, I'm doing some research online and trying to improve my photo-taking. <br /><div></div><br /><div>Now - I do have excuses as to why I haven't been blogging. It's been a roller coaster of a new year so far - with my dad going into the hospital and my daughter deciding (against my wishes) to switch colleges. It has been a challenging past couple of weeks. Hopefully, things will start to calm down some - although it looks as if my dad is going to have to have a couple of surgeries. So, please forgive me if I'm not around. I do have good intentions.</div><br /><div>And - I have been crafting. Again - like last year, I haven't always gotten a snappy of my project, but I have gotten some. I will share some of my thank you notes that I made - I didn't even get them sent until last week and, some of them, are still with me waiting to be written!</div><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 297px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698033846229618002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZcK6Xidad73Qeq9TNRahLWUtGD8zDL5MJkZUbbV8jDmXfCYQRCllju2syCHSTLG4kjuzgKWZzk1oZ_InOKxvZ2ZG-RdaM-gqz8tcWmZ2RMzws7qkqD1IQ6xzSHe9IbQCShlK9tIFdi18/s400/005.JPG" />This one is done with an SU set - It's Snow Time, using Baha Breeze, Wild Wasabi and Cherry Cobbler with Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses DP and SU Wild Wasabi ribbon. I used a little liquid applique on the snowman's hat and for the snow. <br /><br /><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 312px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698033060860815538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZXuxguAi6kZli-bgZQ6NhQ5dgBYxrJj627HQK_ZwdbQqJJSEeUBg2OuKgx9SHv_Oetdp8LryJFw1NXBFNUNeaIdOZmq2ekVPkKUqwkEWunLrwT2pdWUsRmqILzRU1Fqw9A7AJH8dz6g/s400/003.JPG" /> I did all of my cards with the same Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses DP paired with Wild Wasabi, Cherry Cobbler, Baha Blue and a little Pink Pirouette. This one features a cute little penguin from SU Polar Pals. I used some glitter on the iceberg and a glitter pen for the heart on the penguin. The coloring on this card and the one above is done with copics.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231915097705932844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390885490636687681.post-35590385980254048172012-01-03T21:27:00.000-08:002012-01-03T22:00:18.526-08:00Fun! Bubblegum and Bentos!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhythLvioewBK6acoiBEoJWdAJ2JekXYf9W4o-g7zxWk5EGLVfEkN7iwiMYmobAozw51ULArShusKOKAaRTP4NEQl3_U6pPg2Tlk5zhAWq6FCfbFvrpQASrkmmfJ3AVDzo92SjKwojyFxg/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 252px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693645018392506882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhythLvioewBK6acoiBEoJWdAJ2JekXYf9W4o-g7zxWk5EGLVfEkN7iwiMYmobAozw51ULArShusKOKAaRTP4NEQl3_U6pPg2Tlk5zhAWq6FCfbFvrpQASrkmmfJ3AVDzo92SjKwojyFxg/s400/012.JPG" /></a> This is made from a flower pot, two different sized flower pot saucers (is that what they're called? That sounds really awkward, but I'm not a gardener - I don't know) a glass flower bowl and a small wooden finial. I painted all the pieces with red acrylic paint (two coats) and then assembled and painted with glossy mod podge to make it shiny - and stick together :). As I said in an earlier post, I've been kind of nostalgic for the times when I would spend a Saturday afternoon at the Hallmark store taking in all the Hello Kitty stuff - I remember stationary sets and pen sets...so cute. So, I thought it would be perfect for my gumball machine candy dish. The image is from Hello Kitty Font, which I got for Christmas this year - thanks, Mom and Dad! BTW - I filled it with pretzel M&M's rather than gumballs. And, yes, those are Christmas M&M's with the green ones removed.<br /><br />Kai was given an assignment to do a recycling project again this year. Last year, they made pillows made from jeans or t-shirts stuffed with scrap materials. His teacher said that if their pillows were still in good shape that they could make something else. She suggested a bird feeder made from a gallon milk jug. I do not like birds (bad experience as a child) so I chose the third option - find something on your own. I had planned to make a tie blanket quilt using Gage, my teenage son's t-shirts that he's outgrown, but still wants to keep. Unfortunately, Gage didn't want to give me his shirt. So, I looked around on the net and found some ideas. Then the other day, I found this little box in my bathroom. My daughter had gotten a make up set that came in a "bento box". So, I repurposed it as a gift for my son's teacher. We had some extra school supplies and I added them to the box. We bought the reward stickers, but everything else, we already had.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9I3dllCMjaTG1AlnPqx0jaIlG6-B3PsUpMam1a7XIsUGAnYdhY9EBv3jfhTs0YxFFSAMoI_D3cR1YZ_Wx5llaopGbmMHeQefnh_HuAAFV0tvwhm7IrBDi4nsTA6wVpfboEqNC9vOrPaE/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693644876450658850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9I3dllCMjaTG1AlnPqx0jaIlG6-B3PsUpMam1a7XIsUGAnYdhY9EBv3jfhTs0YxFFSAMoI_D3cR1YZ_Wx5llaopGbmMHeQefnh_HuAAFV0tvwhm7IrBDi4nsTA6wVpfboEqNC9vOrPaE/s400/008.JPG" /></a>I suggested the paper and Kai helped pick the different colors of cardstock. He would have rather used a dragon (and we did put two dragons facing one antoher on the side of the box to cover the label), but I thought his teacher would like these dolls better. This is the top of the box. We used basic grey paper and my Pagoda cricut cartridge. All the paper was from my scraps box. The inside of the box was also lined with chocolate brown paper and has the chinese symbols for Teach, Wisdom, Learn in light pink mounted on red. Kai had a blast using my gypsy (his first time) and gluing all the pieces together. To finish it off, I tied some chocolate brown tulle ribbon I had saved from a candle I got a long time ago. <br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwoE_OaJ8MuSyhXelPSwZjzVauYQuYCBqEeTRy5y2fAokW6yo2fA9Ufevy7axXIE_fvNdv2yihJSwI_9PJRdtYVh5RzCHuW9qVaeukj18xbZHz_x4ooDcPHJK5kJ_ohB-u4mQosicyCOk/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693644675163265362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwoE_OaJ8MuSyhXelPSwZjzVauYQuYCBqEeTRy5y2fAokW6yo2fA9Ufevy7axXIE_fvNdv2yihJSwI_9PJRdtYVh5RzCHuW9qVaeukj18xbZHz_x4ooDcPHJK5kJ_ohB-u4mQosicyCOk/s400/009.JPG" /></a> Hope you enjoyed! I had so much fun making both of these projects! And, Kai thinks my cricut is awesome - he can't wait to start working on his Spongebob birthday party - more crafts to come.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231915097705932844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390885490636687681.post-62291633154463560722012-01-01T22:57:00.001-08:002012-01-01T23:18:00.948-08:00Happy New Year<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9fX10Q_VdmNBhdySofrn3DiQDUMFSUJ6FLvqLjtXNAIejW0KP5nxPli1YJfrDh-OmtOSY1fH4n2mvaQYazHAvJDH9A_3cYeE1Irop3QKSaawN1RF60oW7yysZgM5-itoYLo_4QvX_Hc/s1600/new+years+001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 219px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692925747692730226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9fX10Q_VdmNBhdySofrn3DiQDUMFSUJ6FLvqLjtXNAIejW0KP5nxPli1YJfrDh-OmtOSY1fH4n2mvaQYazHAvJDH9A_3cYeE1Irop3QKSaawN1RF60oW7yysZgM5-itoYLo_4QvX_Hc/s400/new+years+001.JPG" /></a> Well, here I am - another post already! Just realized that I forgot to take a picture today. My son has a friend over and they are watching a movie. I could go snap one...OK, got a couple. If they don't turn out to be what I want, I had considered using a snippet of the sheet music from the song I did at church today. We'll see. So, anyway...my best friend used to say that all the time. It was her seque to anything. The right way to do it is to have an upwards inflection on the "a" and kind of stress that part of the word. So, anyway - this little countdown calendar was purchased from Stampin' Up. I believe I might have gotten it for Christmas or my birthday last year and I'm just now getting around to using it. Very simple. I just cut the pieces from the Celebate with Flourish for the new year's clock and hat (no such fanciness for me last night, I stayed home and when Midnight came, I whispered "happy new year" to Gage). I mounted the die cut on Basic Grey Cupcake layered with real red and black. Since the New Year is here, I will need to make a birthday something since Kai and I both have birthdays this month. <br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOH3dbI-b0UfREMfTwq9uEwZpsz55BZYvQmHRXbZDLk2BMe2N5OZyzeoS99rVks4RttbG_OlkRa8hNfp57ilPxt9DDxqFLL6pj1mndfk1zuj7ry1Mv8hnQUtcDoIMSVsYlqpysmmW7bs4/s1600/new+years+003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 296px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692925557260028482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOH3dbI-b0UfREMfTwq9uEwZpsz55BZYvQmHRXbZDLk2BMe2N5OZyzeoS99rVks4RttbG_OlkRa8hNfp57ilPxt9DDxqFLL6pj1mndfk1zuj7ry1Mv8hnQUtcDoIMSVsYlqpysmmW7bs4/s400/new+years+003.JPG" /></a><br />I bought this planner for $1 at a local $1 store. The planner I was using was 8 1/2 x 11 and was a little big for my purse. It fit in there, but the top stuck out and made it hard to carry my purse. This is about 7 x 9 1/2 and will fit much more nicely. I used the Elements paper from CTMH along with the Love Life Stamps. I CASED the idea from the CTMH idea book. It was a layout and I changed it up, but the border and the tag are the same. </div><br /><div>Well - I hope you all had a safe and happy new year. I had a nice relaxing evening and I'm looking forward to my last day off before returning to work tomorrow. It's been a very productive week for me...wish I had more time to devote to crafts and yes, even to cleaning. See you soon!<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231915097705932844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390885490636687681.post-53573962689966401362011-12-30T19:30:00.001-08:002011-12-30T20:23:45.630-08:00Please forgive me...it's been five months since my last post. :) I have been busily making name frames similar to the one in my previous post since my previous post. I have been selling them for my youth group at $15 a pop to help fund our trip to England in 2012. The orders have been steadily rolling in and have kept me pretty busy. Not to mention a promotion at work and a busy extra curricular activity schedule. So...I have been working on things, I just haven't been taking the time to post them. Quite honestly, I'm sure I've lost all of the followers that I once had. I wouldn't follow someone who didn't post for five months either.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><br /><div>Well, it's time for a new year - a new beginning. I am once again resoluting (is that a word?) to try to keep up with my blog...you can see how well I did last year. However, last February or so, I looked at two peas in a bucket for the first time in I don't know how long and a layout caught my eye. It chronicled the week of the designer. I read a little bit about the layout and discovered that it was part of "Project 365", in which the challangees, well...you know, chronicle their lives for the week all year. What a cool idea to really showcase our real lives, which is what scrapbooking is really all about. So, I decided then (remember, back in Feb. 2011) that I wanted to do that next year. Yes, I'm one of those perfectionist type people who would never jump right in and join in February. I say perfectionist type, because I am VERY far from perfect. Anyway, hopefully, I will be able to post at least something once a week this year.<br /></div><br /><br /><div>Speaking of perfection - I've been revamping the screaming green studio. It's not quite finished yet, but I will post some pictures soon.<br /></div><br /><br /><div>Now - onto my latest project...a Squinkie container for my son's new obsession. For those of you who do not know what Squinkies are, they are tiny little squishy toys that come about 12-14 to a package - they are pictured in the last photo of this entry posed on top of the lid. They come housed in tiny little bubbles, similar to what comes from a gunball machine, but much easier to open. And...they are addictive. My son has proclaimed "squinkies are awesome". When he opened them up at Christmastime, my sixteen year old son even got excited about them - very funny, they both got very excited about each other's gifts. I said we should just get them half the presents next year and they can share. Anyway, as I said, they are addictive. Kai got 2 packages, one from Santa and one from Grandma. He promptly went out the day after Christmas and bought four more packages with Christmas money and is asking for more for his upcoming birthday. He's really excited about the new Spongebob ones that are coming out soon. I think they're pretty cute, too. In fact, they have some Hello Kitty ones I'd love to get and scatter around the studio, just for cutes (I've been very into Hello Kitty lately for some reason - very nostalgic). Well - since squinkies are so tiny, but we now have a ton of them, we needed a container to...contain them. So, we went to squinkies.com and found the logo and a coloring sheetoved this guy, he's cute and ornery, just like Kai. Then we went to our trusty local hobby lobby and bought a big tin with a handle. (I reminded Kai that the last tin I made for his Cars got all bent up so if we were going to get a tin, he'd have to be careful and he informed me that he is seven now. I can be so silly sometimes.) The following pictures are the result of said supplies and a bunch of Mod Podges (yes, it is MOD Podge, not modge podge, that's one of my pet peeves). The paper line is Little Boys from Echo Park. I used spellbinders for the little signs, which say "No electricity required" and "Just add imagination". The image is colored with copics and the font for the lid is Cricut B is for Boys. </div><br /><br /><div>Hope you enjoy and beware, as I said...squinkies can become an obsession. And, to the folks at Squinkies - if you see my post and like it, feel free to send me a package or twelve of squinkies...remember the Hello Kitty ones! I'm sure if I have any followers, they'd love to have a squinkie give away :)<br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 269px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692137864545050962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1N8JbLcGunDxYeIyHemtcYldGACd9ghpCqeLgwmYY_xeJWYoc6q4zsy3Hu-M2x0WKLVBK5l2TpLhz_eJdh9KklzDGj0oE94Ik8p-p2u9De6PL3mqFzPXg6WZlKXPLsSWlAWzXwrFXj4/s400/squinkie+case+002.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 394px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692136750730276386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqbD8zvdrGx4xEQ0v_A_nTt9JFO6YRYnURe3cNuXXAxjFiuBef2Hvp9C-VyUBIf0lNft-efOaTPSLEiKJFJ_m12koNhVE3HxgpgsNNp03CRk7dpGYn1qES2ljFoAaSrXB05KV4vyZUqWQ/s400/squinkie+case+003.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692135703608596754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJYPKW_rTIEtXLtp3-8vxX22_YoFtAPSMG4yFXdiGjoJ7IJeNFEJRDTa3Ql8G2vCcewTx90xc1MKc4uQ31KbFrFjPE62N6m2jkeGypH5B-_rFAC1CVE-fMcdZ-HmPqY2tyoGthWiY0d8/s400/squinkie+case+012.JPG" /></div></div></div>Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231915097705932844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390885490636687681.post-46621883993941697992011-07-12T21:05:00.000-07:002011-07-12T21:10:29.892-07:00Name Frames<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhft7h-SfhJ_TVRCZGhoHawW5K4asZVsljABu1-1blkTfwMR8RU9_U2AgqP5ejbivzWq4QETbuHksz55-MGrq4DyF1sFGxWjZs-7UoGkuVf1UC9GsAcxmOsc1muYQKII8FJSPYv7mymUeQ/s1600/Projects+002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 223px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628683876040945554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhft7h-SfhJ_TVRCZGhoHawW5K4asZVsljABu1-1blkTfwMR8RU9_U2AgqP5ejbivzWq4QETbuHksz55-MGrq4DyF1sFGxWjZs-7UoGkuVf1UC9GsAcxmOsc1muYQKII8FJSPYv7mymUeQ/s400/Projects+002.JPG" /></a> The mermaid name frame is much cuter in real life - I used shimmery cardstock and also used glimmer spray and glitter chalk on the mermaid and the seahorse, which you can't really see in the picture. The DP is October Afternoon and the letters and images were made using the Life is a Beach Cricut Cartridge.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOYQ53ut3Rks248e0yZ1i2NTGZcDqv0rtwJi3RLcRp5IVeu9GzPXuexA-eC_Hi4hQPmwYPMeUvmVdgdn4yZMHuEdUaTOWOF9mzQv_5XwD_aac6jY406-NaNPNb3b_R7aCH-_q6QsX46o/s1600/Projects+003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 223px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628683758758382354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOYQ53ut3Rks248e0yZ1i2NTGZcDqv0rtwJi3RLcRp5IVeu9GzPXuexA-eC_Hi4hQPmwYPMeUvmVdgdn4yZMHuEdUaTOWOF9mzQv_5XwD_aac6jY406-NaNPNb3b_R7aCH-_q6QsX46o/s400/Projects+003.JPG" /></a> The superhero name frame is made with Rusty Pickle DP and using the Classic Font Cricut Cartridge.<br /><br /><br /><div>These name frames were custom-made for one of the ladies in my church diosese. I offered to make them as a fundraiser for our youth group. We are trying to earn money to go on a trip to England next year. </div></div>Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231915097705932844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390885490636687681.post-31743677621785234482011-04-04T21:49:00.000-07:002011-04-04T21:53:15.725-07:00No hugs allowed<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuO2y_FQQpCUp7Fgp-24HEKA_HV-kSu29L5nVLrd8by87CDmel1LtII5qR2queMkWXSeUfhYVupVqhz1i6tCPFNpvCe6smyKtaCi1EBGEvNFFnz9NN2997VVZQDDfwBSXulPSl984WZw/s1600/Projects+005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 375px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591957314788730034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuO2y_FQQpCUp7Fgp-24HEKA_HV-kSu29L5nVLrd8by87CDmel1LtII5qR2queMkWXSeUfhYVupVqhz1i6tCPFNpvCe6smyKtaCi1EBGEvNFFnz9NN2997VVZQDDfwBSXulPSl984WZw/s400/Projects+005.JPG" /></a> These are some shots from our Christmas Card several years ago. I'm sure I'm not the only one whose posed photo sessions end in meltdowns. Now I have 3, so it's even worse. The youngest is a ham, the middle one never shuts up, so it's hard to get a decent picture and the oldest, of course never likes any of the pictures taken of her! I used background paper from My Minds Eye. Just about everything else is from Bella Rose's For the Record line. The arrow, I've had forever and I added the pearl because I had no brass brads. <br /><div></div>Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231915097705932844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390885490636687681.post-85676192195062157232011-03-26T21:09:00.001-07:002011-03-26T21:15:20.096-07:00My very favorite picture EVER<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxsRXmLvmyoOMxquUHwM5dKfVaazjEZ_n5P2H7f4__G2rchkwxpw24NY1jWZx_XE-jtJPAKvM4VEB1awAsUsOZ1AG59NsimKi29pWcjAntitiyiMTf1_eETzyxhrqsYe2xigNyZFYrfY/s1600/AAA+023.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 358px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588607276151892434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxsRXmLvmyoOMxquUHwM5dKfVaazjEZ_n5P2H7f4__G2rchkwxpw24NY1jWZx_XE-jtJPAKvM4VEB1awAsUsOZ1AG59NsimKi29pWcjAntitiyiMTf1_eETzyxhrqsYe2xigNyZFYrfY/s400/AAA+023.JPG" /></a> This is my favorite picture that I have ever taken. I used Basic Grey Jovial. Since I have started scrapbooking again - I have ordered some new supplies and will (maybe) be using something other than Basic Grey soon. However, I do LOVE BG. The border is made using SU corner punch. The "Dude that is so cool" is from Stampin up's "So cool" set. I cut the circles with my nesties. The penguin is from Doodle Factory's Arctic. I am not happy with the upper right corner and may see if I can find a more suitable embellishment later.Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231915097705932844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390885490636687681.post-339360033826070472011-03-22T20:20:00.000-07:002011-03-22T20:25:07.131-07:00Hide and Seek<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRH47gDaDrzwvq-jlHI-g1G4_3xhyphenhyphenub5MT1rILzdlh3eJ5IBzfu2d30kIfSzwp4VMsSyfFJXDBMqYiTpJugjGeM_9QL_p_Q1WPVwgBq7_vyPjkB_sWItSSaTavTJv12iniNZm45LmEsF4/s1600/Hide+and+Seek+003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 380px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587110196585433778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRH47gDaDrzwvq-jlHI-g1G4_3xhyphenhyphenub5MT1rILzdlh3eJ5IBzfu2d30kIfSzwp4VMsSyfFJXDBMqYiTpJugjGeM_9QL_p_Q1WPVwgBq7_vyPjkB_sWItSSaTavTJv12iniNZm45LmEsF4/s400/Hide+and+Seek+003.JPG" /></a> This is another one of my favorite pictures. The journaling reads: We used to go to my Grandpa Hedrick's every Sunday. The kids would play outside. Sometimes, they convinced Papa Gordy (my dad) to play with them. One day they played hide and seek. Papa must have been tired because the kids found him sleeping in the car! Hide and seek, my foot - more like hide and sleep!<br />I used Basic Grey Wander paper and stickers. The journaling page is from making memories and the words and numbers are cut with cricut cartridges Lyrical Letters and Classic Font.<br /><div></div>Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231915097705932844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390885490636687681.post-80845660877924585072011-03-21T20:16:00.001-07:002011-03-21T20:23:43.632-07:00Beautiful Dog<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjqsl2SCqe0jpZfkku0-TVAEAMD6vlIxorGHODadeWWynvlGQeOShNMN_po0w8ikinz7PPj7RLZjADcwi4I_aj-op9iwTulacTUxFcrXyNa4oSnUanfa8M7OEnYdX7cwyJwdB4dc4zQgs/s1600/Suki+Beautiful+002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 388px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586738069269572450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjqsl2SCqe0jpZfkku0-TVAEAMD6vlIxorGHODadeWWynvlGQeOShNMN_po0w8ikinz7PPj7RLZjADcwi4I_aj-op9iwTulacTUxFcrXyNa4oSnUanfa8M7OEnYdX7cwyJwdB4dc4zQgs/s400/Suki+Beautiful+002.JPG" /></a> This is Suki. She died two years ago next November. She was such a sweet dog and I've been missing her lately. The ice cream truck drove through the neighborhood the other day playing "Do Your Ears Hang Low" and it reminded me of her. She was a full-size dog on short legs who thought she was a lap dog. She loved everyone - used to bed hop so that all of got a turn to snuggle with her. She didn't bay or slober (much) like most basset hounds do. And, she was so patient with Kai from the time he was baby to even when he was a terrorizing toddler. No dog will ever compare to her, so I haven't ever tried to replace her.<br />The layout is made using a Max and Whiskers kit from basic grey. The "beautiful" embellishment is a brad that I've had forever - no idea what brand it is. The rub-on heart is Elsie.<br /><div></div>Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231915097705932844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390885490636687681.post-20714679445990324222011-03-19T07:41:00.000-07:002011-03-19T07:49:13.692-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdoiDMNaJBRpyDeZKy-vpsPrT_C8uVfp_9y4BJxN86idiyK5Eep7ME1pV0a12IW-YU7W8HbvyOI2qtJryIDF_bLTL98hfH-ad0ryQN2Z2WEdBDlZy9EBhoRhID-fRhCIT-3Hp27weDYk/s1600/Siamese+Twins+page+001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585801430348152434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdoiDMNaJBRpyDeZKy-vpsPrT_C8uVfp_9y4BJxN86idiyK5Eep7ME1pV0a12IW-YU7W8HbvyOI2qtJryIDF_bLTL98hfH-ad0ryQN2Z2WEdBDlZy9EBhoRhID-fRhCIT-3Hp27weDYk/s400/Siamese+Twins+page+001.JPG" /></a> Ihaven't done a scrapbook page in ages. The DP is Bo Bunny. I really like it for this picture because it has the bright green of the chair the kitties were lying on, but also has the pretty blue that brings out their eyes. I made the frame and the lettering for "Siamese" with my cricut, using Lacy Labels and Lyrical Letters. The "Twins" is done with fondue alphabet soup from KI. <br /><div></div>Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231915097705932844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390885490636687681.post-67832367135003034992011-03-19T04:52:00.000-07:002011-03-19T04:54:04.491-07:00scrapbox giveawaySomeday I might win one of these if I keep entering their contests<br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/TheOriginalScrapbox">http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/TheOriginalScrapbox</a>Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231915097705932844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390885490636687681.post-69790009981798012922011-02-14T20:01:00.000-08:002011-02-14T20:05:14.880-08:00Framed poem<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiztsaeHfnszbBowdrCRAyRNd0s8eUsu14mflbs95GgPFgtOa0xCOb2h-q1AhlYxDOJXP-WTJRClqOHe5rLZRuQDc7b9wfVEEofEZ9HPxWOuwvydiiW7YTQStLXrQvqQI00_LA6-XRqSA/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 358px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573761694223653554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiztsaeHfnszbBowdrCRAyRNd0s8eUsu14mflbs95GgPFgtOa0xCOb2h-q1AhlYxDOJXP-WTJRClqOHe5rLZRuQDc7b9wfVEEofEZ9HPxWOuwvydiiW7YTQStLXrQvqQI00_LA6-XRqSA/s400/002.JPG" /></a><br />My boss requested that I make a framed wall-hanging of the poem "Invictus" for her cousin. His office is green - that was my direction. This is what I ended up with. The dp is basic grey paired with cream colored paper and black. Simple, as a wall-hanging should be, in my opinion. I really liked the way it turned out.Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231915097705932844noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390885490636687681.post-21286699293898808442011-02-13T17:35:00.001-08:002011-02-13T17:49:55.528-08:00Cupcakes and valentines<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUXKk-nVZAOBOX-0uIVs-aK4pZKoeiyLaRsWz7lfiTV4kSGnC_FmXhT_68rK-ORMuYQvbxXJuNzUWajDQxxjuxXA0Y1fa9zOYrVh95uhq0J6aKgVmQzl-dssCDJ15xwtezS4ZKLw9bf0/s1600/021.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573353196884804306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUXKk-nVZAOBOX-0uIVs-aK4pZKoeiyLaRsWz7lfiTV4kSGnC_FmXhT_68rK-ORMuYQvbxXJuNzUWajDQxxjuxXA0Y1fa9zOYrVh95uhq0J6aKgVmQzl-dssCDJ15xwtezS4ZKLw9bf0/s400/021.JPG" /></a>We have a family supper club at our church, Grace Episcopal in Hutchinson, KS. The host family has it either at their house, or the church usually (although we've met at the State Fair and other offsite locations before) and supply the main dish and beverages. Last night we had tacos at the Steens. I agreed to bring dessert. I had originally planned to take Margarita cupcakes in addition to these for the adults (there is tequila in the frosting), but as I suspected, the limes available at our local grocery store were not good. So - fried ice cream cupcakes it was. They are not exactly like fried ice cream - at least the kind I've had, which is Carlos O'Kelly's. The cakes are chocolate - basically a lot like the chocolate cake recipe I usually use, but with cinnamon. The frosting was supposed to be a can of white frosting with a jar of caramel ice cream topping. I don't like canned frosting and thought that sounded gross. So, I made my own caramel frosting. The fried ice cream part comes in with crushed graham crackers mixed with cornflakes. All I had was cinnamon graham crackers, so I used them. Then you top with a cinnamon tortilla chip (brush with butter, sprinkle with cinnamon and bake until crispy). Despite being exactly like fried ice cream, they were pretty tasty and seemed to go over well. I made the cupcake liners with my cricut cupcake liners cartridge. More time consuming than I thought, but very easy and cute. Just a tip, if you've just bought your own or are considering buying your own, you can cut the liners at 8 inches with cut to length selected. However, you can only make one at a time in order to use that option.<br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 202px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573353078751685650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJWg9KhTrKVsXehGEWJIpcnKQ-Edc0he_D1T4ENvv-RBp-LsL3Xnanb8WZgQmTci24r3Kwupn3hCAib42puxOABGRB_CW0enrU2N8qJb2an_JV3LDa2ko3VZ0aCs7ZnofNYUOq276glNY/s400/022.JPG" /> I made these today (nothing like procrastinating) for Kai's valentine party at school. I made some green, pink and blue ones as well, but these were the most "valentiney". I used real red and black paper with sheer black ribbon. The stamps are inkadinkadoo rockstar stamps. These were originally supposed to just be pencil pouches, but my son thought valentine's day would be incomplete if he didn't help his friends rot their teeth.<br /><div></div></div>Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231915097705932844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390885490636687681.post-38245303456110823932011-01-29T12:48:00.000-08:002011-01-29T12:57:49.060-08:00Happy birthday - again!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKWTgVG54D4olLQRgeohkSIOZ-c1zLck_wlu7Stz8dYeRDmqmmzoE8HkpIyumEN7Hg11RNJ9OgoOO_sAHZh74PWg798YxEta_cVJ_a2YFZkjurMp4Y7WJOWswLyU7uJTXo5DI-wyTQR8/s1600/Projects+001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 385px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567713664992666178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKWTgVG54D4olLQRgeohkSIOZ-c1zLck_wlu7Stz8dYeRDmqmmzoE8HkpIyumEN7Hg11RNJ9OgoOO_sAHZh74PWg798YxEta_cVJ_a2YFZkjurMp4Y7WJOWswLyU7uJTXo5DI-wyTQR8/s400/Projects+001.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Things have been pretty busy at our house the last week or so. My daughter had a banquet to go to since she is eligible for a big scholarship at the school she will be attending next year. So, I took a couple of days off work to take her there for two days. Since, I was gone from work, I had to hurry and play catch up before I left to get things done that had to be finished before I left.<br />But, we're back and I took a break from doing laundry to make a card for Kai's friend who is having his birthday party tonight. </div><div>I used a stamp from doodlefactory's The Great Outdoors, called Pogue. He's a cute little guy and I think he looks like he's singing. So, I printed the sentiment using Times New Roman and Opus. The card is made using Poppy Parade (yeah, I'm liking that color!), Night of Navy, some Bo Bunny dp I had and a little bit of green polkadot My Minds Eye paper leftover from Kai's birthday projects. </div><br /><div></div>Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231915097705932844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390885490636687681.post-55747201580914539512011-01-17T19:26:00.000-08:002011-01-17T19:37:10.426-08:00Double Birthdays<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiffjhJu-w0zCjRMNeFQQM9SDEUyNh8C8S5AK42x3PLYHfUNZcCWYW7oRpmB4h3y-jm5oQCFopJndy9UfjNF9y9LHEDMJNhYs8xjiZDg779rrnDWKTg6_UNl3cntaH5HR5DVTfM5pE9wWs/s1600/Projects+010.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 397px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563362439187118258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiffjhJu-w0zCjRMNeFQQM9SDEUyNh8C8S5AK42x3PLYHfUNZcCWYW7oRpmB4h3y-jm5oQCFopJndy9UfjNF9y9LHEDMJNhYs8xjiZDg779rrnDWKTg6_UNl3cntaH5HR5DVTfM5pE9wWs/s400/Projects+010.JPG" /></a> Today is my birthday. So, what did I do? Well, I snuggled on the sofa with my youngest boy, had breakfast served to me by my daughter, listened to the kids bicker (while I reminded them that it is my birthday and I'd like to have a nice day), went to lunch with my youth group (thanks for lunch, Andy!) and finished up the birthday projects for Kai's birthday, which is Thursday. <br />I posted the invitations and a banner earlier with the same theme. This is the treat bag the kids will each get to take home. I used buckaroo blue, poppy parade, and peach parfait paired with my minds eye dp. I used SU Beary Best Friends and a build-a-bear logo that I printed from the internet. <br />The bags include a mini composition notebook, box of crayons, 4 mini playdoughs, a bag of gummy bears and of course, the bear that the child will "build" (not shown). <br />I had such a fun time with these projects, fully aware that this is my last chance to do a "cute" party - although the bears do have karate costumes and John Deere overalls. Next year, Kai will want to do a "cool" party. <br />But, that's ok, I've been browsing the batman cricut cartridge anyway :)Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231915097705932844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390885490636687681.post-42421372602525587432011-01-15T05:50:00.000-08:002011-01-15T05:57:50.660-08:00Break<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLU3F_DeEQzc1iPTCC3E7mXIsRr8RDwL0SMEVbJhgNSN7141S7VYYmWIKCz7mPvwfLBEJJjMuXGR8Tzu1xv-EtSwUAaNtLHg9P4iWqCHWpx4yfIO6YYkW-vMZiTyFAbiNAdyTLC6kdq4/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 388px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562411296103220210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLU3F_DeEQzc1iPTCC3E7mXIsRr8RDwL0SMEVbJhgNSN7141S7VYYmWIKCz7mPvwfLBEJJjMuXGR8Tzu1xv-EtSwUAaNtLHg9P4iWqCHWpx4yfIO6YYkW-vMZiTyFAbiNAdyTLC6kdq4/s400/001.JPG" /></a><br /><div>My littlest has been sick the last two days. Luckily, my daughter hasn't started classes yet, so she's been staying home with him until my son gets home from school to take over. Then I take the third shift, which means snuggling on the sofa constantly - even potty breaks are difficult. Thankfully, he's feeling better, although he still has a fever. But, I managed to get away this morning and make this journal for one of my daughter's friend's who is having a birthday today. I used my last office max journal with purely pomegranite, baha breeze, gable green and basic grey dp. The cross is cut using the Indie Cricut cartridge. I used a scallop corner punch from SU and I'm not sure where those little gems are from - I've had them forever! Hope she likes it!</div><br /><div></div>Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231915097705932844noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390885490636687681.post-12494243991640815852011-01-11T08:42:00.000-08:002011-01-11T08:46:07.262-08:00Ouch!Well - I have had good intentions to create when I get home in the evening. However, my hip has been hurting me and it's worse when I sit in my studio chair for a while. So, I sat on the sofa last night with an ice bag on my bootie and rested. <br />Sunday evening, I did finish the "happy birthday" part of Kai's birthday banner, so now the whole thing is done. Maybe I'll make him feel special by hanging it up early and taking a picture of it.<br />Hopefully, I can get a card made tonight. I found out Sunday that my vocal teacher from college slipped on ice and broke her wrist and arm, so I need to send her a card.Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231915097705932844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390885490636687681.post-69597542891822651382011-01-06T19:58:00.001-08:002011-01-06T20:07:09.527-08:00A Banner Day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiOzekhW3yWBip6Vrwpj3WgLginDfDsJt8niZWOH10F7yM443SmL8ukVglTJhLQl0jaDP4BVUnKkP3sYtAh4MXESJHusZdAgDMPvvWYAYV8SAefPx1KAtvwWSxCmVkaOncatRYZUOg72k/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 189px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559288566870962962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiOzekhW3yWBip6Vrwpj3WgLginDfDsJt8niZWOH10F7yM443SmL8ukVglTJhLQl0jaDP4BVUnKkP3sYtAh4MXESJHusZdAgDMPvvWYAYV8SAefPx1KAtvwWSxCmVkaOncatRYZUOg72k/s400/002.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Used the same supplies as the party invitation from a few days ago. My Minds Eye DP with Cherry Cobler - I think that's right...like I said, I don't remember the new names. I cute the flags using Cricut Lyrical Letters and cut the red freehand using pinking shears. The buttons are from Hobby Lobby. The oval shapes are nesties and the letters are cut with Cricut Classic Font. It is strung on jute. There will eventually be smaller flags to hang above it that will say "Happy birthday". But, I'm tired tonight, so we'll save that for another day.</div><br /><div>Here's a pic with a little more detail:</div><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559290014869026850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilovXxYZYr8-2ITaVf_hxSAAk84PNf_v-QpJgetZ9Bx-u9zNu5DydAKSUPUwAF88nP0etqjLpmG00fvjRjuoEnVLI8lAlG6yRhKDvkm8gGyGtYcLRdwDgnZur_By0KJy5oW3SjxJPhjNc/s400/003.JPG" /> <div> </div><div>Also - must share a deal I found. I was looking through the Hobby Lobby clearance stuff and found some Spellbinders for $5.39! I bought two and I'm thinking of going back and getting some more!</div>Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231915097705932844noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390885490636687681.post-2216033308138375262011-01-03T16:40:00.000-08:002011-01-03T16:47:53.085-08:00MOJO172<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9IcALPi59NbHYPEzrPn8aZGeEG6aPz_vgxqLBfGcg0HAvdsWDdPQPgX8kO5SEJmiW-xHv8IoM5bgmP1zw7ehTwW670hBuIXgPMSoYe2OOPVbOLzJ_mkGnTC_Lns-aDSJN08g1SkXt5W0/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 376px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558124492565488594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9IcALPi59NbHYPEzrPn8aZGeEG6aPz_vgxqLBfGcg0HAvdsWDdPQPgX8kO5SEJmiW-xHv8IoM5bgmP1zw7ehTwW670hBuIXgPMSoYe2OOPVbOLzJ_mkGnTC_Lns-aDSJN08g1SkXt5W0/s400/008.JPG" /></a> I made this for the Mojo Monday Sketch for today. The stamps are SU Birthday Bakery. I used SU Blushing Bride and Chocolate Chip with Basic Grey, a floral embelishments flower, ribbon, a dew drop and little gems.<br />I tried last night to work on making a chore chart with Cricut Chore Chart, but it seems that it's kind of an ambitious project that will take a while. So, no post last night.<br /><div></div>Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231915097705932844noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390885490636687681.post-24589148148421181622011-01-01T17:19:00.000-08:002011-01-01T17:24:33.357-08:00Happy New Years!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFpT6X6RDZOnOynEod_D3ueRL26qvNWn7AF1ONME3l4BookvOXc8Ag8-bApSNgB357kEgQrz9_j3TJg1taJltIz9dgklmoMFLBo_nZZUE4uicH9OSXas1YAYhxSKAdzFA-aHEAetsmP4/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 398px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557392892815490786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFpT6X6RDZOnOynEod_D3ueRL26qvNWn7AF1ONME3l4BookvOXc8Ag8-bApSNgB357kEgQrz9_j3TJg1taJltIz9dgklmoMFLBo_nZZUE4uicH9OSXas1YAYhxSKAdzFA-aHEAetsmP4/s400/002.JPG" /></a><br /><div>I tried to work on the banner for Kai's party, but ran out of paper. I ran to Hobby Lobby only to find they closed early today :)</div><br /><div>So, on to other projects. I made this journal to sketch ideas in. I've had the book for a long time - got it on clearance at office max. I used paper studio dp with black and real red SU cardstock. The Eiffel Tower is made with the cricut cartridge Summer in Paris. </div><div> </div><div>Today is my last day with no children. While, I've missed the kids, I took advantage of the time by myself and did enjoy it. Today, I crafted, watched a movie and took an impromptu nap. Where did the day go? It really flew by!</div><br /><div></div>Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231915097705932844noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390885490636687681.post-63435227459973908642010-12-31T11:18:00.001-08:002010-12-31T11:30:00.951-08:00New Year (almost) - New Posts<div>Well, one of my resolutions for the new year is to craft more. I just got a new cricut expression and some new cartridges and I have stamps that I've never even used. While I have made some things (just neglected to post them here), most nights I come home and either, do housework or veg on the sofa. So - no more - I hereby resolve to create!</div><br /><div>My littlest - Kai - has a birthday coming up. He's going to be six. We talked about themes and decided that we would buy the build-a-bear kits and make them at our house and have a build-a-bear slumber party. He's at my mom's right now and I told him I was working on his invitations. He asked what they looked like and I told him "remember, they're build-a-bear". He said that his friends liked "cool stuff" - NOT teddy bears. Never fails - just like Halloween costumes - they change their minds. However - I have my plans laid. So, I made the card and posted it on facebook with instructions for my mom to show him. He said "Thanks for letting me have my party - I like the card". So...build-a-bear it is! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 385px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556930740660965154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JKQS-fD4zB8N3d1Ohx5QW_PpbASLH7vhmvCdVsifTypNXntMVt2oTamGsHXzpe9AnusxC-vv97Ono41NmJ9t0tQ74HaxqW5n8RzZcKLxpP3zV2Jy-2qn0u9FvIifXAEW-JmbDqA1rro/s400/Kai+Build+a+bear.jpg" /></div><div>I'm sure, should you come back - you'll be seeing more build-a-bear - party favors, maybe cupcake toppers or wrappers or perhaps a banner. In the meantime - here is the invitation, using Beary Best Friends from SU and Eat Cake from SU (for the "You're invited"). Cardstock is:Peach Parfait, Poppy Parade and Buckaroo Blue. The dp is My Minds Eye and Basic Grey. The image is colored with copics and the card is accented with buttons. Hope you like!</div><br /><div></div>Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231915097705932844noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390885490636687681.post-80219398281092979912010-04-02T19:59:00.000-07:002010-04-02T20:03:27.416-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ9WfvnYe6tgUi2VsCdPyjcQOzJ_AIlWM3146znk0qSU_3BmTvzcNx2kn_mkCy55jY6I0a4qLAVqXoPUZEOK1Yhdxt1-0ml_OWJlfK-9qPmh4ih2eQGRMl8KymAZjUuGKzztFr0dHkUXU/s1600/100_4597.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 380px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455740842057313234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ9WfvnYe6tgUi2VsCdPyjcQOzJ_AIlWM3146znk0qSU_3BmTvzcNx2kn_mkCy55jY6I0a4qLAVqXoPUZEOK1Yhdxt1-0ml_OWJlfK-9qPmh4ih2eQGRMl8KymAZjUuGKzztFr0dHkUXU/s400/100_4597.JPG" /></a> This is my new prayer journal. I got the notebook at Office Max on clearance and the paper (bo bunny) on clearance at my lss. The stamps are clear dollar stamps - love this bug...use it all the time. They have some great Christian stamps. I colored the image with copics and prismacolor silver. The "Pray without ceasing" I did in word. <br />What better day to post it than the anniversary of the greatest gift ever given, the gift of eternal life when Jesus died for mankind's sins.<br /><div></div>Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231915097705932844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390885490636687681.post-24248233142559690752010-03-11T19:41:00.000-08:002010-03-11T19:49:43.601-08:00More Doodlefactory Blox Invites<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZz34rsfaSm6H9mloPXXERQIzu5Kc6XJI5J-Hr_SG-tcs5HfPDcNDHgz_6CU2SJCMPWA0paKjGW1vRmTxv2l0BKASGLPttU0rIXZ73wx61EBcttBD34yHNVeD_3R77zaSEYp8rZwmEPR8/s1600-h/100_4526.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 308px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447587763683249986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZz34rsfaSm6H9mloPXXERQIzu5Kc6XJI5J-Hr_SG-tcs5HfPDcNDHgz_6CU2SJCMPWA0paKjGW1vRmTxv2l0BKASGLPttU0rIXZ73wx61EBcttBD34yHNVeD_3R77zaSEYp8rZwmEPR8/s400/100_4526.JPG" /></a><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 369px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 381px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447587605986504002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPuKVic8mpYXjPzEQXFN2JTfF9SB-9Q4kKe6K0kOUwtlQteKZDfFjFZcDJtac8SgMCTMxBKXwuLKRpX85JNZR5N1G5UZBW-YzOuDiTw61ZXBuTLcXzW282y0gELAmWfV7JK8cD6aVUh48/s400/100_4524.JPG" />I used the same product for both of these pictures. I had them out, so why not? I used wild wasabi, baha breeze and chocolate chip cardstock. The dp is wild wasabi, baha breeze and chocolate chip. I added ribbon, flowers and brads. The stamp is Blox, the pig, from doodlefactory. Isn't he cute? Prepare to see a little more of him - I have about a dozen stamped and colored, just waiting to be used on more invites.Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231915097705932844noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390885490636687681.post-4447656426333603662010-03-07T17:51:00.000-08:002010-03-07T18:00:23.646-08:00New Starving Artist Stamps<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKLCu_Nfz0v8Uy29zxcpQ8jmLW1HjlXzQr236Q6aN9uAZr92kOqKZWez18nuTRmhNYDFiwX_WQSVcmRkae535pG-n_bA8lHI8V_BGGGrjrN64PrH1bVYHXMdwCZZNB_MCZDJOP90UQAII/s1600-h/012.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446075985588822162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKLCu_Nfz0v8Uy29zxcpQ8jmLW1HjlXzQr236Q6aN9uAZr92kOqKZWez18nuTRmhNYDFiwX_WQSVcmRkae535pG-n_bA8lHI8V_BGGGrjrN64PrH1bVYHXMdwCZZNB_MCZDJOP90UQAII/s400/012.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div>These actually aren't newly released, but are new to me! I'm hosting family supper club at my church this month. What better way to get people to come than to invite them to "come pig out"? Right? I used Blox, the cute little pig, with Basic Grey Lemonade, Purely Pomegranite and Baha Breeze. The oval and the "label 10" are from nestabilities. I also added a few brads and ribbon.</div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446075826392271090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6SyBGiuRr64ngxaBw9BaOTLzx-Qhb5yCgEeKnU_nDyE9jTyjsEWeo9f6trMXF0RH4qD_qnuWbYN_3Lo0pbKISn7V5Rz6GDLDzusogVz_0qur0LvNkpUIFw16cpTQh-EbC26in6TPRtMM/s400/014.JPG" /></div><div> </div><div>This card is a get well card for my boss' husband. He is having hernia surgery. The inside says "Hope you're feeling squirrelly again soon". I really thought about adding "Sorry about your nuts". My boss would find it hilarious, but I'm not so sure about the patient, so I opted to leave it off. I used Cosmo Cricket Hello Sunshine with my fave, Wild Wasabi and a lemony yellow of unknown origin. The squirrel and the tree are from Doodlefactory's "Into the Woods".</div><div> </div></div>Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231915097705932844noreply@blogger.com1