Sweet Love

Good Morning Crafty Friends, Sorry it has been a little bit since my last post. I have been working very hard with my students and it was getting quite exhausting as we patiently awaited the arrival of Spring Break! It has now arrived, well actually it arrived a few days ago, but I've been a busy bee in those few days. :) I have so many projects that I have worked on over the past few weeks, that I finally have time to blog about! So look for those throughout the week. Yesterday, my boyfriend and I celebrated being together for 7 years!!! It's so hard to believe that it has already been that long! Every moment of the past 7 years has been a learning experience for the both of us. I would not trade him for anyone in the world. We definitely belong together and the best thing is that no one can break the bond that he and I have created! :) So of course I had to find a way to put some of my craftiness into showing him how much I appreciate and love everything that he has done in the last 7 years and the wonderful and sweet man that he is! He is a big gamer and every gamer needs their fuel, right! LOL! So I decided to make him a goodie basket full of some of his favorite treats that he can munch on while playing Call of Duty! The twist is that he only got 7 treats one for each year that we have been together! I made this cute tag to go on the front of the basket by using one of the preloaded shapes on the Imagine and of course I had to use my K. Andrew Design Stamps. The sentiments are from the following sets It's Valentine's, Fall-O-Ween, Coffee & Tea for You & Me, and Winter Wishes. Talk about versatility! I had to hand write the "7" because I didn't have a stamp for that! I also made a card to accompany the basket. It is very simple and I love how it came together! It was a Cricut-less card that used a lot of the scraps that I had in my crafty space! I'm not sure if you can tell, but the red heart in the center is popped up because I really wanted our love for each other to be the focal point! This is the inside of the card, which also uses K. Andrew Design Stamps. This set is called All In the Family and it is one of the newest sets that have been released. What would any celebration be without a sweet treat! I have another passion besides teaching and card making and that is cooking! I love to cook and try my hand at making so many different meals and desserts. For this special occasion I decided to try my hand at making a Chocolate Oreo Cream cake that I found at Real Mom Kitchen. We both like Oreos and every now and then chocolate so I thought that it would be fun to try! It turned out very DELICIOUS! I jazzed the edges up a little bit with some of the leftover oreo crumbs that I had, rather than let them go to waste! :) Well I just wanted to share with you some of the craftiness that I was up to yesterday! I'm off to clean the crafting space a wee bit so that I can just mess it all up again! LOL! Be sure to check back this week to see some of the projects that I've worked on! I'm also entering this in this week's Die Cuttin Divas Challenge #59- Sketch Until Next Time... Big Crafty Butterfly Hugs!

"Getting Cricky With It"- Surprise Blog Hop

Welcome to the “Getting Cricky With It” Surprise Appreciation Blog Hop for Kristal!!! Today the Design Team is bringing you some very special projects created for our wonderful and amazing leader Kristal! Our term is almost over and we wanted to show her just how much we appreciate ALL that she has done for us this term. The projects that we will be sharing with you will also be sent to Kristal. We encourage ALL of her fans to join in on the fun as well! Be sure to add your card/project to the link below and then be sure to mail it off to her! If you've hopped along from the blog of the AMAZING Kristal then you are in the right place!! If you are just joining me from your dashboard, or reading this via email, please be sure to CLICK HERE to start at the beginning with Kristal's blog (you'll want to catch up on all the FUN!!)... Each of Kristal's stamp sets benefit charity. At least $1 per stamp set goes to benefit the charity noted on the stamp set package. Kristal is donating to the following charities: Cancer Angels, Storefront Shelter for Homeless Children, Intrepid & Fallen Heroes, E. Glaser Pediatric AIDS  Foundation, Doorways Shelter for Women & Children (Domestic Violence), Wayside House for Women, Camp Good Days & Special Times, Adopt a Classroom, and Autism Research Institute. Kristal will donate $1 for every stamp set sold, retail or wholesale to the charity noted; and over time believes this will add up to some wonderful miracles for these special people. So you can feel good that each time you purchase a K Andrew Designs art stamp set, someone around the country is receiving some good help! K Andrew's stamps are all made and assembled here in the USA, which is very important to Kristal. This ensures all product materials are safe and that jobs are being provided and maintained here in America.  You can learn even more about Kristal's stamps (and pick some up for yourself) by visiting her online store: K Andrew Designs: I'm featuring the following sets in my project: For my project I have made a card and a gift bucket full of wonderful things to help Kristal to relax and rest. She does SO much for everyone that I thought this special gift would be just fitting for her! :) This is the card that I made. The patterned papers and images are all cut from the Enjoy the Seasons cartridge for the Imagine. The sentiment was created by combining the Coffee & Tea for You & Me set and the Winter Wishes set. This is the inside of the card. The sentiment is from the Scripture Sayings set and the images are from the Winged Things and Crafty Friends sets. This is the bucket of relaxation that I put together for Kristal. Inside are some nail files, a manicure set, some eye masks including a gel one, a candle & holder, bath confetti, and a cd of relaxing music! This is the top of the bucket with a paper flower that I picked up at Michael's. I hot glued it to the lid for some added fun! Here is the total package! I really hope that Kristal takes some time to get some much needed R & R! She is SO very deserving of it!!! Thanks so much for taking time to join us for this very special hop! Don't forget that if you want to join in the fun of this hop, you can create something just for Kristal and send it off to her. Be sure to link up your project below! Now you can dance on over to your next stop : CHARLOTTE! Here is the line up in case you get lost along the way: 1.      Kristal 2.      RhoLynda 3.      Charlotte 4.      Cheri 5.      Linda 6.      Amanda 7.      Debbie 8.      Vero 9.      Lisa 10.  Jennie 11.  Kristan 12.  Jamie 13.  Christel 14.  Jana 15.  Patti 16.  Heather 17.  Miranda 18.  Ildi 19.  Jessie 20.  JoAnn 21.  Letillia 22.  Larelyn 23.  Anita 24.  Laura 25. Sherry 26.  Shawn 27.  Faith 28.  Amy Until Next Time... Big Crafty Butterfly Hugs!!!

Getting Cricky Pre-Hop Week- Day 5

Hello Again, Crafty Friends!!! I hope that you are having a wonderful week! It's hard to believe that it is already Day 5 of the Getting Cricky Pre-Hop Week. But you know what that means!!!! Tomorrow is our big BLOG HOP!!!! :) I can't wait for you to see all of the awesome creations my DT Sisters and I have to share with you. So be sure to be at your nearest computer by 9 PM EST TOMORROW, Friday, February 17th so that you don't miss a thing!!! Now for today's project featuring the Smiley Card cartridge and K. Andrew Design Stamps!!! Here it is: To create this card, I of course used my Smiley Card cartridge for that super cute balloon. I stamped the face using Peach Keen Character Assortment set. The cloud behind the balloon was cut using one of the pre-installed images on the Imagine and I used a pattern from the Enjoy the Seasons cartridge. My sentiments are from the K.Andrew Designs- Coffee & Tea for You & Me, Winter Wishes, & Splashtastic Summer. You can see what they look like below and order your very own sets HERE. Well that's all I have for today! Don't forget to join us in this week's challenge to use only 1 Cricut Cartridge/SVG cut AND a K. Andrew Design Stamp!!! I can't wait to see what you create!!! And don't forget to join us tomorrow for our monthly Blog Hop!!! Until Next Time... Big Crafty Butterfly Hugs!

Zumba-style Birthday!

Good Morning Friends!!! Stopping by to share a card that I made to wish my Zumba instructor a very happy birthday! She loved it! Every bit of the card reminded me so much of her! I just LOVE how this card turned out!! The girl is cut from the Rock Princess cartridge and the other embellishments are things I had around. Last but certainly not least are the sentiments! They are from the one and only K.Andrew Designs! Here are the sets I used. Well thats all for now! Until Next Time... Big Crafty Butterfly Hugs!!!

Birthday Greetings

Hi there crafty friends! I hope that everyone is having a wonderful week so far. I just wanted to stop in to share a couple of birthday cards that I made using my Cricut Imagine and of course my favorite stamps by K. Andrew Designs. The cartridge used for both of these cards was Yummy. I had so much fun with that cartridge and I definitely will be adding it to my collection, I was fortunate that my co-worker let me borrow hers! :-) Here are the K. Andrew Design stamps that I used:  Be sure to go HERE to get your very own sets!!! Well that's all for today! Until next time... Big Crafty Butterfly Hugs!!



Merry Christmas Wishes & Snow Much Fun Winner!

Hello There Crafty Friends! I hope that you are all enjoying spending time with your loved ones so far this holiday season. It's hard to believe that tomorrow will be Christmas! Let us not ever forget the reason for this season! Without Him, nothing would be possible! As I wish each of you a very Merry Christams and a Happy Holiday season, I just wanted to share a few Christmas projects that I've worked on the past couple of days! This is a Cricut-less card! Sentiments are from K. Andrew Designs- Winter Wishes Inside of the card Another Cricut-Less card! Also using the Winter Wishes stamp set Inside of the card using Winter wishes stamp set This is one of my favorite cards that I made this holiday season! I love the simplistic feel of it! Also using Winter Wishes for the sentiment Inside Another one of my favorite cards this season! This card was very fun to make! Another Cricut-less card using Winter Wishes stamp set Last card! Quick gift tags that I put together using the Winter Frolic cartridge & Winter Wishes Stamp Set from K. Andrew Gift card holder. Tree is from the Christmas Solutions cartridge. I used stickles for all of the decorations on the tree. Inside of the holder Another gift card holder Sentiment is from Winter Wishes  Bell is from the Christmas Solutions cartridge. I added some gold and red glitter to make it pop a little! Sentiment is from Winter Wishes I hope you have enjoyed what you have seen. Before you go I would like to announce the winner of the Snow Much Fun Blog Hop! The Lucky Winner of a Mystery prize package is...... #7- Mindi Congratulations Mindi!!! Please contact me at rlhamm1 at gmail dot com with your mailing info! Alright, I know that this has been a VERY Long post! But I just had SOOO much to share! :) From one crafty friend to another I want to wish you ALL a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS & HOLIDAY SEASON! I hope that Santa brings everyone everything that they want but most importantly that you each get to spend this very special time with those that you love!! Until Next Time... Big Crafty Butterfly Hugs!!