Sympathy card for a Vasectomy

Today's card is rated PG-13, and it was all my sister's idea!  She asked me today (jokingly, I think) if I was going to make a card for her husband's upcoming surgery.  I asked if she had any suggestions, and she suggested a squirrel and nuts.  This is what I came up with:

Inside:

The squirrel and acorns are from Create a Critter.  I used my Cuttlebug folders Swiss Dots and Distressed Stripes and the Spots folder from the Animal Print set.  The sentiments were printed from Microsoft Word

This card will be entered in the following challenges:

Mojo Monday 287--sketch challenge

Paper Playtime #7--Use a pun (I hope this counts--my pun is implied with the die cuts inside the card.)

Thinking of You

One of my coworkers is going through a difficult time, so a group of us is chipping in for a special gift and needed a card to go along with it.  Of course, I volunteered to make the card!  I used the Cuttlebug cutting and embossing combo of Everyday Greetings.  I just used my scissors to cut the "I'm" off from the phrase "I'm thinking of you," since this card is from a group.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

cardztv #26  It's so you--favorite color challenge (purple)

Simon Says  Easter/Spring (I sure would love to see some spring flowers around here, but have to wait for all this snow to melt first!)

Really Reasonable Ribbon  Flowers and ribbon

My Craft Spot #91  Embossing or glossy accents

Cards for my little Valentines

I was browsing the clearance racks at Office Max not long ago and came across some cute rubber heart bracelets and thought of my nieces.  So, I wanted to make them some Valentine cards to go with them.  I decided to keep it simple and use a design from Holiday Cakes.  I just used my Gypsy to stretch the image a bit to fit a tall (in this case, long) card.  Here are the finished cards and the bracelets that will go with them:

These cards will be entered into the following challenges:

Fantabulous Cricut #148--Be my Valentine

Simon Says--Have a Heart

Scrappy Moms Stamps--Valentine's Day

More Than Favors--Wacky Wednesday #80; Valentine's Day

Craft Spot by Kimberly #86--For your Sweetheart
Cute Card Thursday #255--Love Struck

Have a COOL birthday!

I needed birthday cards for my brother-in-law and my dad.  Man cards are always tricky, and I was flipping through all my Cricut handbooks with no inspiration when my husband walked in.  He was actually the one who chose the image I used, the snowman from Smiley Cards.  The sketch came from Die Cuttin' Divas.  I do have to confess a goof, though.  I cut out my images and shut my Gypsy off without saving.  Usually I make sure everything is good before doing that, but of course not this time.  As I went to put my snowmen together, I realized that I must have chosen the shadow image for the base.  His hat and other accessories are too small!  I didn't want to start over at this point though, so I just went with it, hoping it looks like I did that on purpose!  The oval is from A Child's Year (It was a tag, but I removed the little hole with my Gypsy).  I ran it through my Cuttlebug Snowflakes folder.  The little glittery snowflakes in the upper corners were leftover from my Christmas cards, so they are actually the center of the O from the word JOY from Create a Critter.

I always like punny sentiments, so I used my computer to print "Have a COOL birthday!" on the cardstock before I cut it for the card.

This card will be entered in the Die Cuttin' Divas sketch challenge mentioned above.

Drawstring backpacks from scraps

I had previously made my Godson and his brother some pajama pants, each with their favorite superhero.  I wanted to make something to use up the scraps.  When I came across this tutorial for drawstring backpacks (that didn't require grommets!) on Pinterest, I knew I had found my project.  I was a little bit short on material, so on each of them I added a bit of corduroy (also scraps).

I think they're going to love them!

Twin giraffes

My sister's doctor told her it should be about 4-6 more weeks until the twins are born.  The nursery is decorated in a jungle theme and she does not know the genders, so I decided to make a card using giraffes in gender neutral colors.

The giraffes are from Create a Critter.  I flipped one of them using my Gypsy.  The orange rectangle was run through my Spots n Dots Cuttlebug folder.  The orange accents at the bottom were added with my iRock.  The sentiment was printed from my computer.

This card will be entered in the following challenges:

Die Cuttin' Divas--sketch challenge

Scrappy Moms--Tic Tac Toe challenge.  I did the right hand vertical column--glitter (It's a little hard to tell in the picture, but the green paper is glitter paper.), sentiment, die cuts.  The Secret Phrase is "Baby New Year."

Cute Card Thursday #249--Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Challenge--Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant--Anything Goes

Christmas 2012

Here we are, one week before Christmas.  Time to get started on my cards, I suppose!  I let the challenges guide me this week.  The ornament is from A Child's Year and the word Joy is from Create a Critter.  I was trying to use as many scraps as possible, so each card looks a little different.  Here is one example:

This card will be entered in the following challenges:

Waltzing Mouse Sketch Challenge #128

Cardztv challenge #21--I'm dreaming of a white Christmas (snow, snowflakes, or snowman)

Simon Says--What's your favorite tool, stamp, or product?  (My Cricut!)

Die Cuttin' Divas #94--Holiday Spirit

Really Reasonable Ribbon #62--Anything Goes & Ribbon

Dilo en español--Feliz Navidad

Tuesday Throwdown #127--use wrapping paper