Teacher Christmas Gifts

Here are the Christmas gifts my daughters' teachers recieved. They each got a 2009 planner that I altered the front of. I got this idea from Tami Vik several years ago. They also recieved four coordinating note cards. I've been giving this gift to their teachers for years now and it seems to go over well. At least, that's what they're leading me to believe. : )


This planner went to Josie's Hip Hop dance teacher.
Cricut Cart: Stamped



This set went to Josie's teacher.
Cricut Cart: Storybook


I cover the planner with a transparency sheet and then staple it to the cover. I should've taken the photo before I added it so you wouldn't see my refelction in the photo. At least I'm fully dressed. If you don't know what I'm talking about look up Reflectoporn on snopes.com. Warning: it's a tad graphic.

This set went to Annabelle's teacher.

Cricut Cartridge: Storybook

I need to be better about writing down what papers I use but a lot of the papers are from old stock that I can't remember where they came from.

A Horse is a Horse, Of Course

Jackie Carter holding up some of the treasures from the horse box.



I made this card to go with my gift for our annual White Elephant party. Now this card isn't very White Elephant-ish but the gift these cards accompanied were. I had gone through all of my daughters' horse things they no longer played with such as: a large ceramic horse, clock, books, T-shirt, and CD-ROM game. This gift was actually very tame compared to some of the others. The party was lot of fun and I look forward to it every year.

The card inspiration came from the latest SU! catalog without as many of the embellishments only for the fact that I crafted these within hours of the party.

A Christmas Card

I made these for my table gift at UMW Christmas Dinner.
Cricut Carts: Storybook & Going Places

Here was my inspiration piece taken from a back issue of Paper Crafts magazine.

It's A Dolly Holiday

Elizabeth and Ellie are ready for a party in these holiday outfits.

Halloween Card

Scetch: CTMH Originals program

Stamps: ?

Paper: Trying to use up my CM paper stock

Other: buttons and glitter

Halloween Pails

Top View

We made these cute Halloween Pails at the retreat as a side craft. I give them to each of the girls teachers filled with their favorite Halloween candy. I also make them some fall cards.


Debbie provided us with all of the supplies and only charged us $5 for each pail. That's a steal in my book.

Back from the Retreat

Just arrived yesterday from a four day scrapbook retreat at the Palouse Divide Lodge. It was another fun, wild and crazy time. I got a lot accomplished although I brought twice as many photos than I was able to get in an album but that's how it ususally goes.

Our hostess, Debbie, does an amazing job with putting these retreats together. She brings computers, Cri-cuts, paper galore, punches, Sizzix,adhesives, albums etc. Pretty much anything you need she has.

She also is very generous with give aways. I came home with many different sheets of printed paper, an apron, a chip board album, stickers, rub ons, paper flowers and so much more.

Yes, I am a little sleep deprived but feel so much more relaxed knowing that I'm caught up on my current photos. Yay!


Cricut Font: Cuttin' Up


Cricut Font: Cuttin' Up

I ususally snap photos of the girls' art projects and put them in their school albums. Otherwise I don't know where I'd store all of the art.


Cricut Font: Cuttin' Up - I see a trend here. I don't have that cartridge but now know that I must have it.


Page taken from a book by Creating Keepsakes called Scrapbooking Everyday Moments. Cricut Font: Pooh




Cricut Font: Street Signs. PAge taken from the CK book Scrapbooking Everyday Moments. This was my favorite page done the whole weekend.


Cricut Font: Storybook


I used this layout from Page Maps. It's also one of our challenges from the Paper Pals Scrap Kit Club this month.

Cricut Font: Stamped


Layout taken from Page Maps. I actually pulled out some of my old CM alpha stickers.


Cricut Cart: Accent Essentials. Layout: Page Maps


I enjoyed making a calendar page as our July was so busy.
Cricut Font: Stamped


Cricut Font: Jasmine
Layout: CK book Scrapbooking Everyday Moments

I made many more pages then these but these stood out as my favorites.

Bryan & Lisa's Wedding Album Completed

Yay! I've been working on this album in what feels like forever. It's not even very fancy. My excuse is that we had a very busy summer that kept me out of the craft room. The following are some of my favorite layouts from the album that I haven't shown already.


This layout was used from a sketch given to use at a scrapbook retreat. Unfortunately I don't know the source.


I used the 'Base Camp' Cricut cartridge here.


Layout using the April Challenge sketch from http://www.scrapbooking.about.com/ .


I call this my naked page. I wasn't very inspired by the pictures to do anything so I didn't. It's actually one of my favorites in the whole album.


I started to use a sketch from Page Maps but then realized my pictures didn't work if I cropped them so the background paper is about the only element from the sketch used.


The last page.

Cards

These are cards I used from the leftover materials from the Scrap Kit Club. All of the designs were lifted from the pages of the fall-winter 2008 SU! Catalog.

Blessed

Another challenge from Scrap Kit Club was to use the word "blessed" on a layout.

The Little Things

Wow, a scrapbook page! I'm working on a challenge from the Scrap Kit Club through Paper Pals. We're supposed to follow a Sketch from Sketch This (see link on side of blog). I started off following it but then strayed.

Flannel Night Gown

Josie's doll, Ellie, models this flannel nightgown I made from a Simplicity pattern (I don't remember the number). The fabric is from Nate's old PJ's that he wore a hole through.

Boo!

This project has been on my to-do list for 10 years now. My friend, Jeannine, inspired me to actually get it out of the dust bunnies when she was telling me about her project depicting the words "boo" and "eek".

Cinderella

I'm toying with the idea of entering this into the Latah County Fair tomorrow. I finished it today and upon closer inspection it's very imperfect but I got to live my childhood dream of a) sewing, b) making a princess dress that I would have envied to wear and c) playing with dolls...all in an afternoon!

This pattern in Simplicity 5705 - the Disney Princess collection. Annabelle requested the Cinderella dress so now her doll, Elizabeth is the proud owner.

My good friend, Anita, just finished her craft room in her house and has invited me to come once a week to craft. I hauled my sewing machine there and little does Anita know that I have permanently housed it there. haha! So look for more sewing projects to come.....

Frames for the Girls' Room

These are pictures that are intended to go up in the girls' room. I've had them finished for months now but they still sit on the floor waiting to be put up. They are 12 X 16.

Misc. Cards

These are all cards I've made in the last few months. All of the designs are lifted from the Spring-Summer 2008 SU! catalog. I can't find it right now to give credit where credit is due. When I do come across it I will be sure to note what pages they are from.




I love this stamp!


For our friend's anniversary. I used the Cricut Storybook Cartridge.


For Nate's mom, Leslie. Again the Storybook cartridge was used for her monogram.