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.

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.

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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. 

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Libby

Father's Day

I have a few Father's Day cards to share so  I will do them one a day.  The first one is a for Jason, my fiance.  He is an amazing Dad to my kids.  He may not have been there from the start, but he is the one that is here and that has been the best influence on them.  Don't know what we would do without him.  We all love him so much!  Since we are all geeks in our family...I had to go with Yoda.

I used a Yoda svg from a SVGCuttingFiles past blog hop.  I love this company!  Not only do they have amazing files in their store, but awesome blog hops too.  I did print and cut and layering to make Yoda and added glossy accents on his nose.

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

Video Game Controller Card

My oldest son's friend Cody had a birthday last month.  Eli wanted to make a card based off of a youtube show they like.  Cody is also into the mustaches and loves the color hot pink.  I used a Silhouette file for the controller. The mustache is popped up with foam squares.

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Libby

Thinking of You

My sweet friend T.R.'s oldest daughter was in a  really bad car accident recently.  Julia is such a fighter who has come an amazing distance so far and still has a long way to go.  I wanted to let Trisha know that I am thinking of them and sending love their way 24/7.  The family has a Go Fund Me account set up to help with the expenses, every little bit helps.  Trisha is a wonderful woman.  She has a heart of gold and really is one of the people that I admire more than I can ever express, due to her unselfish heart.  She is a wonderful mom to her own children (including the ones that she didn't give birth to) and also a surrogate mother.  I don't really know Julia well, but I have known Trisha Rose for almost 30 years and from what I hear, Julia is as fabulous as her Momma.  T.R., whether you ever see this post or not, I love you my sweet friend and I am thinking of you and your beautiful family.  Sending love and healing energy y'alls way!

The stamps and dies I used are from Lawn Fawn, Hedgehugs and Penelope's Blossoms.  I so love Lawn Fawn.  I used my Copic markers to color the hedgehogs.  I also used Wink of Stella, clear embossing powder and ribbon from my stash. 

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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. 

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Libby

Happy Birthday, Love!!

   Today is my fiance's birthday.  He is my best friend, the love of my life, he puts up with all my nuttiness, he loves and encourages me, and he is an amazing Daddy to our kids.  I love him more and more every day.  I don't know what I would do without him.

   Since he loves Game of Thrones and D&D, I thought a dragon card would be perfect.  I used the Rhaegal file from the GOT Blog Hop by SVG Cutting Files and Jaded Blossom to make a dragon shaped card.

Fleas Navidad

I made a Pug Christmas card to enter in a challenge at SVG Cutting Files.  I will also enter at Silhouette Challenges #20.  I love SVG Cutting files, Anne comes up with the cutest stuff, like the Christmas Pug file.  I also printed some digital paper from Harper Finch.  She has some very cute sets too!  I cut it out with my Silhouette Cameo.I am slowly started to get my creative mojo back I think.  Hoping to start posting more again soon!  Happy Holidays!!

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My 2nd card for World Card Making Day

I really enjoyed getting to make a few cards yesterday.  Mum and I are going to tackle cleaning out the shed, so no crafting today.  Toes crossed we make it back out!  I used the Santa Claus set from My Scrap Chick to make a cute Christmas card.  Now I just hope to remember to mail out my Christmas cards this year.  Really bad to forget to mail them. 

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World Card Making Day

Since today is World Card Making Day, I was very happy to take some time out to make a few more Christmas cards.  I used Meowy Christmas from Treasure Box Designs for this one.  I used glossy accents on the kitty's nose, berries on the scarf and the lights.  So much fun to put this one together!

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