Happy Birthday Moo!!

My sweet baby girl is turning 9 today.  Boy, does time fly!  She is an amazing little girl.  Strong will and strong mind.  She was nearly 6 weeks early because she was impatient.  She still wants every thing immediately and she knows exactly what it is and how it should be done.  She is in charge everywhere she goes.  I fully expect her to take over the world someday.  Happy Birthday to my darling Maggie Moo, I love you!

 Maggie wanted a Valentine's theme for her birthday.  We got our pug, Beulah in September and she is just a bundle of love and kisses.  So we went with Pugs and Kisses.

 I used a file from SVG Cutting Files and played with it a bit to make the little pug hold the hearts.

 I made a shaker card for her too.  I used the same pug file and some balloons and a party hat from the silhouette store.  This little guy when on her party invitations too.

Glitter Wine Glasses

I love the pretty wine glasses that so many people were making, so I had to try it too.  I made these two glasses for two very special teachers.  Mrs. Redford and Mrs. Cochuyt are the teachers that are doing the Lego Robotics Team at my sons' school.  They are the best!  We love them! 

Charlie the Elf

Charlie, our Elf on the Shelf, loves to leave gifts for the kids.  This year, I helped him make them a  few things.  They loved it! Dylan loves elves, one night he asked Charlie if he could bring him a hat like his.  He was so happy when the very next morning he got it. 

Thanksgiving Plate

I got inspired by the posts of the Skilled and Chilled Silhouette Facebook page, so I tried a plate.  I love how it turned out.  The sentiment is from the Silhouette store.

In This House, We Do Geek

In our house we are a bunch of nerds.  And very proud of it.  We think we are cool as hell.  But still, nerds.  We are smart.  We love to learn.  We love science.  And sci-fi.  And fantasy.  Dragons, we really love dragons.  Legos to Legolas, Star Wars to Star Trek, Dungeons and Dragons to Disney castles.  We love to dress up and imagine and create. I made this to go on our family room wall.  I used distress paints on canvas and then vinyl for the lettering.  Weeding the words was a bitch.  But it was worth it.

 "In this house, we believe in magic.
We have epic adventures
and unexpected journeys.
Once upon a time
and in galaxies far, far away.
We do wibbley, wobbley timey, whimey stuff while
going where no one has gone before.
We assemble and defend.
We know the answer to everything is 42
and that the odds are ever in our favor.
We never say die.
We do cosplay and fun.
We aim to misbehave
and we don't care what others think.
Because in this house,
we do GEEK!"

Viva Las Vegas!! Elvis Has Not Left the Building!

Tonight we attended my best friend's wedding reception.  It was beautiful!  They ran off to Vegas in April to be married by Elvis, so her amazing in-laws had their reception tonight.  It was the most fun I have had in ages!  I was honored to get to make a thank you card for her in-laws.  It was one of the most fun cards I have made lately.  I googled the Elvis image and the cards are from the Silhouette store.  I snagged one of their wedding pics for the card backs.  I got to break in my gold and silver Wink of Stella markers on it. Congrats Stacy and James!  Love you guys!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Today is my Dad's birthday.  I just found out that he is a Breaking Bad fan.  I also just found out he has Acute Myeloid Leukemia.  When he called to tell my brother about it, he told him he needed to get a Winnebago so he could start cooking.  Dad has a dark sense of humor.  When our chihuahua named Taco was hit by a truck when we were little, Dad broke the news to us by saying, "Kids, sorry, but we are gonna have to change your dog's name to Tortilla."

Anyway.  I knew he was gonna need a Breaking Bad card.  Since I am not in a very creative mood at the moment, I have to say I copied a card from Snappy Scraps.   The files is called Science Guy from SVG Cutting Files.

We subscribe to Loot Crate and had gotten the coolest Breaking Bad aprons recently, so I thought that would be perfect too.  My brother recommended that we put some blue rock candy in the bag with it, so we did that too.  Dad loved it!

 

 

Walking Dead Dad Card

I made this card for Eli's friend Cody's dad.  I was in a card making mood and Eli had company.  Worked out great!  We haven't watched the Walking Dead, but his dad is a fan.  I used the Walking Dead Daryl file from SVG Cutting Files Facebook Fan page.  SVG Cutting Files is a great company.  Really had fun making this one.

Happy Birthday Eli!!

Today my oldest turns 15.  It doesn't seem possible.  I am really getting this old?  Yes, I think I may be. 

When I look at him, sometimes I still see the mischievous, white haired toddler he was.  The one that dressed like Joe from Blues Clues and would act out Nightmare Before Xmas when he watched it everyday.  They sure grow up too fast.  Eli is an amazing kid!  He is super smart, creative, witty and has my warped sense of humor.  He reminds me often that even though I may think something isn't gonna work, he will find a way.  I am so proud of the man he is becoming.  He stands up for what he feels is right.  He doesn't buy into what others may say until he looks up the facts for himself.  He is one of the few people that can shock or surprise me.  I love you Eli, always, no matter what.  And no matter how old you get, you are still my baby boy.

On to his card.  I used the guitar card file from the Silhouette store for the card.  I used the Silhouette sketch pen in silver for the inside sentiment on the black cardstock.  I did the outline in the SSDE and cut it out with my Cameo.  I added red and white homemade enamel dots.  The Happy Birthday sentiment is from Lawn Fawn So Much to Say stamp set.  I stamped it in Memento Tuxedo Black and embossed it.

Now to go dry my eyes and ice his cake.

Libby

Father's Day Card For My Daddy

I not only have an awesome stepdad, but my Daddy is pretty dang awesome too!  I have seen a few biggest fan cards lately and loved them.  I thought this would be great for my Dad.  I used Wink of Stella on the fan blades and glossy accents on the controls.  The blue dot in the middle is homemade.

Thanks for looking!
Libby

Father's Day, Part Deux

I have an amazing step dad.  He really is awesome!  I know he loves me to put up with me!  I used a file from the Silhouette store to make the card.  I think the sentiment really sums up not only him, but Jason as well.  I really love that they are the men that they are. 

Thanks for looking!

Libby

Happy Anniversary!

Mum and Tony recently celebrated their wedding anniversary.  I made a card for Mum to give to Tony.  I colored the boat with my Prisma Colored pencils and blended with gamsol. 

Mum's Day

I am late posting for Mother's Day, but the card was on time.  I love my Mum!  My Mum is my best friend now that I am an adult.  As a teen, I gave her hell and I regret it.  I can't imagine where I would be without her.  Thank you Mummy, I love you!

I used an image from Tiddly Inks, Aww Thanks.  I love Tiddly Inks, they have so many great images.  I colored it with my Prisma Color pencils and cut it out with my Cameo. 

Thanks for looking!

Libby

Happy Birthday Mummy!

My Mummy's birthday is May 22.  Once again, the card was on time, the post is a bit later.  Since we had gotten chickies around the beginning of April and have totally fallen in love with them I thought this was the perfect birthday card.  Honestly, Mum and I are afraid of farm animals.  We really wanted to have fresh eggs though.  They are so much better than store bought ones.  So we ended up getting 4 hens and 6 baby chicks.  We figured if we raised the babies from the start, we might not be as afraid of them.  If someone had told us 6 months ago that we would enjoy having chickens we would have thought they were nuts.  We really do enjoy them though.  They are funny to watch them play, the kids hold them and play with them.  They have very distinct personalities.    Who knew. 

The chickie on the card is from KaDoodle Bug Designs, Birthday Chicks.  They have so many fun and cute designs.  I love them!!  i used my clear Wink of Stella pen to give it some sparkle.  I put it on an action wobble to give it a bit of action.  I think the wobbles are so cute.  One day I hope to get a picture of the action, but so far, I haven't.  I am going to enter this card in the Wobble Wednesday Anything Goes challenge. 

Thanks for looking!

Libby

Minecraft Banner

All my kids love Minecraft!!!  Dylan's birthday was in February and he wanted a Minecraft banner this year.  I used the Minecraft svg's from Krafty Nook. My brother's kids also love Minecraft.  His birthday is in May and he wanted a cake that the kids would enjoy.  I used rice crispy treats for the sand, cookie icing for the water and buttercream for the grass.  I couldn't find any of my grass tips (of course!) so I had to improvise.  The chocolate icing is made with Duncan Hines classic chocolate and peanut butter oreos and double chocolate oreos.  It was a big hit!  The cake may not be the prettiest, but it tasted so good.  I kept grabbing a piece of the extra cake left over after it was assembled and adding buttercream to it every time I walked through the kitchen.  I was thinking, why don't I make this icing and cake more often?  Then I remembered that I have 2 pairs of jeans that fit and all the rest are too small.  :D

Thanks for looking!!

Frozen Banner

Our sweet neighbor turned 7 and had a Frozen party.  I did a quick banner for her.  Most of the graphics I used are from Ice Princess by Lettering Delights. 

Thanks for looking!

My Birthday Present

My birthday is on May 10, but my Honey gave me my present early.  A super awesome new laptop!!  It is so much faster and nicer than my old one.  I love it!!!  He actually gave it to me in March, I am just a bit behind blogging.  I needed to personalize it somehow, and what better way to do that than with vinyl.  I googled the image and the quote and put those together in Silhouette Studio Designer Edition.  The fairies I got from Pixel Scrapper I think.  (Been a few months and my brain gets foggy)  I added glitter to the words and fairy wings and hair with a clear Wink of Stella pen.  I also added some rhinestone jewels from my stash.  I love how it turned out!

Thanks for looking!!

Purse Gift Card Holder

I made this gift card holder I found in the Silhouette store.  I used digital paper from Harper Finch.  She has lots of awesome digital sets and tons of freebies.  I used a snowflake embellishment from my stash to finish it off.