Birthday Card for My Dad

I made this card for my dad's birthday next week. 

Here's the story of the jeans (which are meant to look very well worn!)  My dad is very handy and has been building an addition to a shed.  He wears these jeans when he works (there are at least double the patches though!)  He wore them out once when we were visiting over Christmas and my mom was mortified!  I think it's hilarious!

I used the Cricut cartridges Elegant Edges for the scalloped edged rectangle and Everyday Paper Dolls for the "holey" jeans.  The stamp comes from a clear set -Heidi Grace Birthday Cake Surprise.  I used Core'dinations Cardstock for the jeans, which I distressed to make them look old and worn. I used foam adhesive to pop up the jeans.  On the inside I'll write something about how it's his day and he can wear his jeans all day if he wants to! 

Recent Cards

Here are a couple of cards I've made somewhat recently....

The first is a birthday card for my mom (from November.)  I used the Cricut cartridge Pooh and Friends for the pumpkins (great extras on this cartridge!), the Cuttlebug Pumpkin Harvest A2 embossing folder sanded after embossing (love the Co'redinations cardstock!) , Fiskar's Scalloped Sentiments punch, and a Studio G stamp.

 The second card is the Christmas card I sent to family members this year.  I waited until literally the last minute to even make these!  I used the Cricut Elegant Edges cartridge, the Cuttlebug Textile A2 folder, the Stampendous Cling Sacred Silhoutte stamp and some gold glittered cardstock (that cut beautifully with my new Expression!)  It was a very easy design to replicate!  Normally I drive myself crazy trying to create a different card for everyone!

Expecting!

I haven't posted in forever!  My husband and I are expecting a baby girl in April!  When I told my family back in October, I found out that my younger sister is also due in April, just a few weeks before me!  My parents are so excited to be first time grandparents, not once but twice!  I haven't been crafting as much recently - just trying to get ready for the baby!

Here's my sister and I visiting at my parents' house after Christmas!

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Grandparents' Birthday Cards

I made these simple cards for my grandparents, both of whom have birthdays in October.

I used the Give a Hoot Cricut cartridge for the adorable deer!  I used yellow stickles on the center of the flower.  I also used Storybook for the scalloped oval.  The stamp is from the Inkadinkado Chelsea Sentiments.  I used DCWV white glitter paper and a butterfly punch to decorate the oval.  

For my grandfather's card I used the Zooballoo Cricut cartridge for the tree.  I wanted it to look like fall, so I decorated the leaves with orange and yellow stickles.  The sentiment is from an Imaginisce Birthday set.

Back to Crafting!

I haven't posted in FOREVER!  Hubby and I were traveling during the entire month of August!  (His softball tournament near DC, our vacations in Atlantic City and Philadelphia, staying with my family in Virginia, and my sister's wedding in Cape Hatteras, NC.)  We came back the day before I had to go back to work (I'm a teacher)!  With the beginning of the school year things have been crazy!

I did finally open the Cricut Expression I bought back in July!  I'm so excited about it still!  I've used my "baby bug" since 2007.  I made 2 cards for my grandparents' birthdays next month last weekend.  I'll post them later.  And I have a scrapbook page in mind to create, I just haven't found the time to create it.  Maybe next weekend.

Disney Pixar Blog Hop Day 2!

There's an awesome blog hop going on with great prizes and Disney themed projects!  Today is day 2, but you can go back and comment on the projects from day 1 also!  Start here.

Disney Dreamer Designs is your second stop.  Melissa is giving away the Disney Classics Cricut cartridge today!  Go here to enter to win!  I know I'm crossing my fingers for this one!  It would be perfect for a project hubby and I have in the works....