Yummy...

Got a sweet tooth??? How about a low fat treat. I made this yummy treat for my bible study group. We meet tomorrow night, but I know I won't have enough time to make it after work tomorrow so I stayed up late to make it tonight :)

Layers (from the bottom up):
angle food cake
banana creme pudding
cool whip
bananas (with lime juice to keep them from turning brown)
strawberries
blueberries
(repeat the layers again)

This is always a big hit at parties and it's super easy.

I'm entering this into You Had Me At Craft's  Made it myself Monday.

Playing with my new Imagine :)

I've been so busy lately that I haven't had much time to craft. But my hubby bought me the Imagine for Mother's Day and I just had to take it out of the box and give it a try. (They are currently on sale at cricutmachine.com for $299... no shipping... no tax! I also got the Best Friends cartridge for $29.)

I'm entering this simple birthday card into More Than Favors Wacky Wednesday Challenge. The challenge is anything goes. I'm in need of lots of extra birthday cards for my students.

For my hubby

Today is the day that I married my best friend, my love, my everything. I'm so thankful that the lord has blessed our marriage, our children, our home. It's been a crazy year but the lord has carried us through and made us stronger than ever. Happy Anniversary baby!!!

 

Ummm... yes, that's suppose to be me... in lingerie :)

 

 

I've gained what???

I'm super excited to be a guest designer over at My Sheri Crafts this week. The challenge is to use buttons. I've used 12 buttons by layering most of them. 

 

This is an easel card and the image is is called Tubby Tub from Squigglefly. Once again, I colored with my daughters Crayola colored pencils. (About time I get some mommy colored pencils... LOL)

Paper: DCWV, The Linen Closet

Sentiment: Computer generated 

I'm also entering this card in the following challenges:
More Than Favors, Wacky Wednesday Challenge #33 - birthday theme   

My Pink Stamper, Anything birthday!!! 

*** On a personal note... My LASIK was a complete success!!! I'm now seeing 20/15 (which is better than 20/20)!!! The surgery didn't hurt at all and it was done in less than a few minutes per eye. It was so great to wake up this morning and not have to reach for my glasses just to see the alarm clock ;) I used to hate to wear my glasses in public but here's a final mug shot of me in glasses.

I donated my old glasses to the Lion's Club. They give them to needy families and have even supplied some of my students with some gently used glasses . WOO HOO!!! NO MORE GLASSES!!!   

*** Oh... I made a blog button. Someone please tell me if it works. Thanks!

Rain or Shine

I think the news of my first nephew has taken over my creative side. I've noticed that most of my projects have had a lot of blue in them lately :) 

Sentiment: Computer generated
Umbrella - Create a Critter
Rain Drop - Gypsy Wanderings

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge - sketch challenge 49
Cooking With Cricut - April showers; showers, rain, water...
Fantabulous Cricut  - Challenge #54, Create a project using an umbrella or hat
My Sheri Crafts - #51 April Showers
The Paper Variety - April Showers Bring May Flowers, photo inspired project
Get Inspired With Chatterscene - April showers challenge

On a more personal note... I'm super excited!!! I'm finally getting LASIK eye surgery today! Woo Hoo 4 more hours to be exact :P
BTW... I'm also going to be a guest designer over at My Sheri Crafts. Check back on Saturday for my guest designer project :)

That stinks!

 

This card is dedicated to everyone who has ever been laid off. My heart goes out to all you teachers that just got your lay off notice. I've been teaching for 9 years and I've gotten a layoff notice every year for the last 4 years. 

The image is from Dude Time Doodles. I wish I had some Copic markers to color this in right. But I had to settle for using my daughter's Crayola color pencils :) I was also able to use scraps from a previous project. Check out Dino... Fetch from a few posts back.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Creative Time For Me, Thursday Throwback Challenge. It's a Cricut less challenge using a sketch. 

More Than Favors, Wacky Wednesday Challenge #32 - Something Funny

Cooking With Cricut, Funny quote, saying, or pun

Card Cupid, Create a funny card

Scraps 4 Fun, Use your scraps 

Swingin' By...

 

My 3 year old loves going to the park and playing on the swing. I dedicate this spring inspired card to my baby girl Maylena.  Moma loves you!!! Let's go to the park :)

My first attempt at a side step card... not to shabby. LOL. 

I'm entering it into a few challenges bellow:

Scrapbookaholic By Abby challenge #2, anything spring

Fantabulous Cricut's Challenge Me Monday #53, Looks Like Spring

Creative Cutter's spring time project post

Creative Time For Me's Thursday Throwback Challenge, anything green 

My Sheri Crafts challenge #50, Spring

My Scrappin Palace  challenge #1, Use a bunny and/or flowers

Dino... Fetch!

 

I'm entering this card in two challenges.

The first challenge is M.A.G. Challenge by the Page #19. The challenge is to use Create-a-Critter pg. 50 images only to create a project!

The second challenge is Card Creations and More by C, Saturday challenge #6. The challenge is to use patterned ribbon.

U-G-L-Y... you ain't got no alibi... you're UGLY...

I made this card for Queen of my Craftroom's challenge #6, the UGLY paper challenge.

Let me begin by saying that I don't mean to offend anyone... but I HATE this paper. Mostly because it reminds me of the hideous wallpaper that covered our master bathroom when we first moved into our house. That wall paper made me feel dizzy and I was convinced that my pregnancy morning sickness was prompted by the sight of that paper. Trust me... if I still had some of that wallpaper it would be on this card.

Celebrate Aspirin!

WELCOME TO MY WORLD!!! HAHAHA!

I made this card for Scrapbookaholic Abby's first challenge. The challenge is to "pick your own holiday" for the month of March. So... as a mother of two little girls... I'm celebrating Aspirin! On March 6, 1899, Felix Hoffmann patented Aspirin. Way to go Felix! Mothers all over the world love ya!

Need A Vacation?

I made this card for the Two Scraptastic Girls Cricut Cartridge Chaos Challenge #9. The challenge is to use the Cricut cartridge, Life's a Beach. Lord knows I need to get away and I'm counting down the days till our vacation.

Pincipal's Birthday

 

I made this card for our wonderful Principal Mrs. Knowles. 

It made it huge, 6 x 10 so the entire staff could sign it. 

The flower came from Tinkerbell and Friends. 

Sentiment was computer generated.

 

This card was made for our Vice Principal Mrs. Good. 

It is also 6 x 10 so the entire staff could sign it.

The butterfly came from Once Upon A Princess

Sentiment was computer generated

Zoo themed birthday

I made this cute little zoo themed card for the Wacky Wednesday challenge at More Than Favors.

Used:
Create a Critter
Mickey and Friends (airplane)

Read Across America

 

San Bernardino Mounted Police

 

San Bernardino Police Officers

 

Generic card for office personnel

and other professions

 

Target Volunteers

 

Rialto High School Girls Softball Team

 

Generic card for office personnel

and other professions

 

Generic card for office personnel

and other professions

 

Eisenhower High School Girls Basketball Team

March 2nd was Read Across America Day. Our school was blessed to have several community volunteers come and read to our students. I made 34 thank you cards for many of the volunteers. I can't believe I was able to get them all done in 1 night with my two baby girls crawling all over me :) It was wonderful for our students to see such positive community role models. Sorry for the poor quality pics. I had to use my cell phone to take the pictures. 

Used: 

Create a Critter

Boys Will Be Boys

B is for Boys
Paper Dolls for Everyday
Gypsy Wanderings

Happy Birthday Lil Chick!

 

I know I've been a little MIA lately. I guess I've traded one obsession for another. Crafting for the gym. But hey... I've lost 27 pounds already :) And I managed to squeeze in some time to make a birthday card for a lil chick. Happy Birthday Marina!!!  

Used:

Create a Critter