Here's a Christmas Card

Just thought I'd share a Christmas card I made using an idea I got from Jennifer McGuire's blog. I like the way these cards open. You can't tell it so much from my card because this is a picture of the card closed, but I still like the way it turned out.

I guess it's time to start thinking about making Christmas cards since the baby will be born so close to Christmas - I might not have time later. I'm thinking about making a baby announcement and a Christmas card to put in one envelope : )

I'm Making Cards for Card Sketch A Day

Yipee, I finally am going to get my cards up someplace besides my own blog. Susie Q Scrapbook is starting a Card Sketch a Day Blog, and I'm making three cards for it. The first one will debut on Sept 11.

Here is a link to her blog.

http://cardsketchaday.blogspot.com/

In other news, we started back to school. As every year begins, I have mixed feelings about going back to school. I like meeting my students and getting back to a routine, but I also feel sad that summer is over. My unlimited time with Andrew is over, and we have to get back to business. His biggest hurdle right now is being able to do 100 addition facts in 5 minutes. That's a lot for a 2nd grader! We'll keep working on it though.

But, this year is especially exciting, because in just 18 weeks we'll have a new little person joining our lives :) What could be more exciting than that.

New Card From Picture It Made

Well, as you can see, I really haven't been keeping up with my blogging!

Here is a new card I made for a friend whose father died. This card uses supplies from a Picture It Made Card Kit.

I also used a new cuttlebug embossing template for the edge embossing on the right. The "stems" of the flowers are made from Quickutz Flourishes. I think it turned out pretty cute :)

Well, it's almost time for Back to School. I start with a meeting today!! Aaargh -- it seems like Aug 11 is too early for Back to School.

But, speaking of August 11, the new Stampin Up Catalog comes out today. Can't wait to see what goodies will be in that! On second thought, maybe it is a good thing I'm going back to school so I'll have money to buy things!

New Cards Using Cuttlebug and Cricut

Hi there,

It was a rainy morning here in Illinois, so I experimented and made a couple of new cards. The top one is embossed using the Cuttlebug. For the bottom one, I used Design Studio and the Cricut to cut out tiny squares at the bottom of the card. (design courtesy of Susan Blue Robot).

Thanks for looking!

Finally Some New Cards

Well, I had a doctor's appointment this morning and he said everything looked fine with the baby. I was happy to be able to hear the heart beating. He said I should start to feel like I have more energy soon. So, I decided to test things out this afternoon, and I actually got some cards made!!

Here's a peek!

These cards are for sale in my etsy store, along with other cute things! Check it out.

http://scrappincreations.etsy.com

Scrap Room Kits FS

Hi,

I have several kits from The Scrap Room FS.

They include:

April 2008 - Cosmo Cricket Get Happy
April 2008 - SEI Dill Blossom (I'll include the rubons that came in the embellishment kit)
May 2008 - Basic Grey Sugared (I'll include the alphabet that came in the embellishment kit)
May 2008 - Crate Paper Blue Hill
June 2008 - Bo Bunny Teen Chic

I'd like $5 for each of these kits except for the Basic Grey Sugared and the SEI Dill Blossom. I'd like $6 per kit for those.

$5 for shipping one kit, $6 for two kits, $7 for three or four kits. If you'd like all 5 kits, only $5 shipping total.

If you'd like to see the actual kits, visit www.scrap-room.com

Thanks,
Jennifer

Wow, Long Time, No Post!

Sorry I haven't posted in so long! A lot has been going on in our lives.

We found out a couple of days after my last post that I am pregnant. We are overjoyed, but being cautious. It's early yet, so we want to be happy, but not get our hopes too high.

So, I haven't been doing much scrapbooking because I am SOOOOO tired. I forgot how much pregnancy takes out of you. I am glad it will be summer soon.





I guess the only other thing to say today is that I have one auction up on ebay for some Cards Magazines and Scrapbook Trends magazines. See here:





http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=150248519335&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=005ViewItem&rd=1&item=150248519335&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=005

Other than that, I'm going to take a nap :)