Wedding Stamp

My long-time friend's youngest brother is getting married this summer. It's crazy to believe that the first time that my friend and I really hung out was because her mom was in labor with this brother! It's crazy how time flies. (Given, he's only 18yrs old but still...). Anyways, I needed to make a card for them and Cricut Cardz is having a challenge to create a wedding card. Perfect!!


Details:
Sweetheart 4"
Value Pack - Heritage & White
ribbon
Pink by Design 'Here Comes the Bride'

Simple 4th of July card

I made this one for a challenge on the Pink by Design message board. You can check out the message board HERE. The challenge was to create a card without using your cricut/die cutter. I didn't realize how much I relied on my cricut until this challenge! It definitely took more thinking than usual. I love this stamp set that Sarah released in May. I put glossy accents on the 4 to bring it out a little more.


Details:
K & Company 'Americana'
Celebrate it ribbon
Pink by Design "It's a Date"
buttons
Divine twine
scraps
Glossy accents on the 4

This year's Father's Day card

Here's the Father's Day cards I made this year. I've been swamped with birthday party planning lately so these were pretty quick and easy. My son's 2nd birthday is on Father's day this year and we're having his party the day before. I'll post some of the decorations I've made, as well as the invitations we sent out, in the next couple days.

Details:
From my Kitchen 2.75"
Recollections red & black
White - scraps
Studio G stamp
CB Spots & Dots
ribbon

Challenges:
Celebrate the Occasion - Father's Day
Fantabulous Cricut - #1 Dad
More than Favors - Fathers Day
The Paper Variety - For the Guys

Close Your Eyes, Make a Wish, Count to Three

That song was stuck in my head the whole time I made this card. You know... the song from Willy Wonka...? I made this card for my cousin who turns 16yrs old in a few days! Crazy how time flies.

Challenges:
Peachy Keen - Sketch #52 (I didn't link to this)
Peachy Keen - Designer's Choice & Face


Details:
Simply Charmed 4"
Bazzill Desert Marigold
Core'dinations Lipstick
TPC Studio Turquoise Shimmer
Value Pack Black
Kiwi Embroidery Paper
Peachy Keen Everyday Asst
Fiskars Candles border punch
Stardust stickles
Pink by Design 'Take the Cake'

Memorial Day Weekend 2011

I'm just now getting around to posting about Memorial Day. haha

We spent the weekend down at a Young Life camp in OR called Washington Family Ranch (formerly Wildhorse Canyon). If you're familiar with Young Life, you'll know how the weekend went. You can go to our family blog, The Garland Fam, to see pictures of the weekend.

If you'd like to know more about Young Life you can go to their website, www.younglife.org

Baby Banner Card

I love how simple this card turned out. It took a little thinking on how I wanted to do the twine but in all, it's pretty cute. :)

Challenges:
My Creative Time - green & yellow
More Than Favors - New Arrival


Details:
New Arrival 1"
Value Pack white
Bazzill Limeade & Pollen
Spellbinders Labels 8
Pink by Design 'Here Comes the Bride'
Stampin Up! Daffodil Delight
Divine Twine

I Heart Naptime's Sunday Scoop

Clearing the Clutter Challenge #10

First of all, I'd like to apologize for not posting this week. I've been playing catch up ever since we got back from being gone for Memorial Day weekend. I'll fill you in on what we did later today.

Today for my Clearing the Clutter Challenge, I did something that I told myself would be the first thing I did with my Expression. I had previously cut this with my baby bug but it was only 5.5" and I wanted it to make a bigger statement than that. So when I was brainstorming on what to do for this month's challenge this came to mind. No, I was not sitting on the toilet when I thought of it. haha For some reason I can't find the original post.

One of our wedding presents was some seafoam green towels (we registered for an olive color) so I decided to make our guest bath a sea theme. I have some shells we collected when we were on our honeymoon in Captiva, FL and it went from there. The walls are white and pale blue. There is horrible lighting in there with no natural light but it works for now. I'm still slowly adding pieces to the room to finish it off.

If you're new to my blog, welcome! You can head over to this post to get caught up on what this challenge is about. Feel free to play along. If you do, add a link to your blog in a comment. If I get enough people linking, I'll add a link button. Have a great weekend!

Details:
Create a Critter - castle 10.75", seaweed 5"
Expressions Vinyl - white & key lime