Firetruck Thank You Cards

To kindly thank all that attended my son's birthday party, I made the cute little Firetruck Thank You cards.  The truck was cut out from my Cricut and I used a white gel pen on black cardstock for the road.  I stamped with Sunny Yellow ink for the back and in Black ink stamped "Thanks".  Of course, I had to write the number "2" on the Firetruck for the age. 

Inside, I let my toddler write (really was a scribble) his appreciation to each person.  Everyone loved that part of the card :)  Best idea.

 

 

One Fine Day Layout

Using some of the newest CTMH colors (Slate, Whisper, Ruby, Champagne, and Cashmere) I put this layout together from the pattern found in the Make It from Your Heart that can be purchased from CTMH. 

I used White Daisy as my cardstock and added the other colors in varies shapes.  (1) The using Slate ink, I random stamped the small flower image (C1511 My Acrylix Love Blooms) on both 2" x 2" Whisper cardstock squares.  (2) Then Stamped a bracket shape on the cut White Daisy bracket that was cut from my Cricut.  (3) I colored the Irresistibles (Z1779 Houndstooth Alphabet) letters to spell "One Fine Day".  (4) To create a scalloped edge on both the Ruby cardstock, I used the corner rounder (Z578).  (5) By cutting a "V" on the Ruby cardstock and Champagne cardstock pieces, this created a ribbon edge finish.  (6) The of course, I sponged all cardstock with Slate ink.

A great way to only use 2 photos (3"x 4" and 4"x 6"). I had these two laying around from my son's first snow day. In my opinion, that was a Fine Day :) Or at least any day it snows is a fine day in my book! 

Harvest Banner

Check out this Close To My Heart Project Inspiration for making a Harvest Banner.
  

60 Sucks - Birthday Gift

This week my boss is turning 60 and to celebrate we are throwing her a small office party.  Thanks to Pintrest for the inspiration, I added 60 Dum Dum suckers to a red bucket bought at the local Dollar Store.  To keep the suckers in a floral arrangement, I used a green floral foam piece.  The yellow star was cut with the Cricut on yellow vinyl.  Then I wrote "60 Sucks" with a black marker.  For the final touch, I tied curly ribbon around various suckers.  Turned out cute!

Keep in mind, this could be recreated for any milestone... 30, 40, 50, 60, etc

 

Construction Truck Birthday Party

My best friend hosted a Construction Party for her son.  To go with the theme I made this little card for him.  I used some scraps I had laying around and the Cricut Everyday Paperdolls for the truck.  Turned out simple yet cute!

Hubby's Birthday Card

I was excited to use my motorcycle stamp for my hubby's birthday card.  He was just the person I had in mind when I made this.  The best part is that he really liked it too :)

I Love Getting Handmade Cards

it really does brighten my day when a friend sends me a card but it is more special when it is homemade.  here is one my friend April sent to me recently.