The Sky Is No Limit For Our Love

Hello Lovelies,

I have a card to share with you today. I used the Live Simply and Doodlecharms cart along with KI Memories patterned paper. Today is my sister's birthday and I will be traveling to Dallas for her celebration.  I'll be back soon and can't wait to visit you all to see what FABULOUS masterpieces you have created that I have missed.  Now, of course if I get a moment...I will be grabbing my netbook to sneak a peek at you lovelies. I hope you like my card and have an awesome rest of your day.

Hugs,

~Shen

Stinkin' Cute - Too Punny

Hello Lovelies,

I have a card to share with you today. I used the Live Simply cart and Pressed Petals (a division of DCWV) pattern paper for this card. I hope you like. Thanks for the visit and have a wonderful day today, remember to do something nice for someone else...just because.

Hugs,

~Shen

Halloween In August

Hello Lovelies,

I have a card to share with you today. I used my Mini Monsters cart and some cheapy patterned paper by the fictious "Anyone Save My Budget" paper company. I know that I was blog surfing and happened upon someone's blog and they had a Halloween card posted with a challenge. I totally missed the challenge part but I obviously got the Halloween theme...lol. I have a notebook and I do write this stuff down but I really haven't been feeling my challenge mojo lately so, I haven't been entering any but hopefully all of that will change very soon. I love challenges, they help me think outside of my box but I have been deep in my box lately.  Anyhoo, I am rambling now...so, thanks for stopping by and supporting me today, I really appreciate it. Have a FABULOUS rest of your day.

Hugs,

~Shen

200 Special Friends Blog Candy Recipient

Hello Lovelies,

It is time to select the recipient of the "200 Special Friends Blog Candy," best of luck to everyone. Thank you to each and every special friend that supports and encourages...I really appreciate you. I have a very, very exciting announcement coming later this week and I am super excited about it and can't wait to share with you lovelies. Again, WELCOME to all of our new "Special Friends."

Hugs,

~Shen

CONGRATS SHERRIE K!

SHERRIESCRAPS.BLOGSPOT.COM

Please send me your mailing address so I can get to the post office and have your package in route to you my friend. Thanks everyone.

P.S. Get those projects completed and linked up to CTO so we can celebrate at 250 Special Friends also.

Strawberries...Yummy To My Tummy

Hello Lovelies,

I have a card to share with you today. I used the Preserves cart and Pressed Petals - Baby Girl patterned paper for this one.  I absolutely love strawberries, so this card was a lot of fun to make. I hope you like. Remember, today we will be using Random.org to pick the recipient of the 200 Special Friends Blog Candy. Don't worry, I have more rewards forthcoming just for my loyal friends. I want to say "thank you" to those of you who support me continuously with your kind words and inspiring projects...I take absolutely nothing for granted and truly appreciate each of you, individually and collectively. You ROCK!  I have some exciting and amazing news coming up, I just don't know when I am able to share it with you but I believe it will be within the next few days. Thanks for the visit and have an awesome day!

Hugs,

~Shen

Linking this one up to the Cricut Cardz Challenge #86!

CTO Challenge # 24 Kid's Birthday

Hello Lovelies,

I have a card to share with you today. The new challenge at CTO is to design a kid's themed birthday card. How fun is this? I love cute and cuddly and that is exactly what I think of when I think of designing anything for children.  Dylan, my youngest son helped me with this one a little bit, he critiqued it...he said "beautiful scrapbook." He knows that this is definitely my passion and he loves sitting in my room with me. Let me get back on track here...I am designing this week and I would absolutely love it and be so honored if all of you that are my "Special Friends" would participate this week and follow the CTO blog as well.  Please, please, please and I'll be looking for you and who knows I might have an incentive for you...I'm thinking about a giveaway at 250 Special Friends instead of waiting until 300...how does that sound? This is what I came up with and I hope you like. Thanks for the visit and have a super awesome day.

Hugs,

~Shen

Juggling Easel Plus Tutorial

Hello Lovelies.

I have another card to share with you today.  I used the Birthday Bash cart and KI Memories patterned paper on this one. I am sharing the tutorial with you also because I was asked to do so by a very good friend. Let me warn you ahead of time, this post is super duper long and picture heavy. Thanks for the visit and have a FABULOUS day!

Hugs,

~Shen

Step 1: Start with a sheet of 4 1/4 by 11 sheet of cardstock

Step 2: Score at 2 3/4 and 5 1/2

Step 3:  Decide how you want to mat your card, you will need (2) identical mats. My card has a white mat cut at 2 1/2 by 4 and the turquoise mat is cut at 2 1/4 by 3 3/4.

Step 4: Adhere your mats to your card base.

Step 5: Cut your inside mats. My white mat is 4 by 5 1/4. and the black mat is 2 3/4 by 3 3/4, the turquoise mat is 2 1/2 by 3 1/2.

Step 6: Optional, but not for me...I add my doodling to my card base. This is the best time to do this part because your card will begin to bulk up and your lines might get off and not look as nice if you wait.

Step 7: You are going to want to set your card up like the picture and if you haven't already, cut out your Cricut cuts or whatever elements you will be using on your card. This step allows you to lay your card out and find out where you want your images to be placed on your card and where to place your pop dots on your images. 

Step 8: This is where you begin to embellish your card and add the easel part of the elements you desire.

Step 9: Lay your card out flat into the A2 orientation and continue to embellish and add the elements you desire.

Step 10: Set your card up and admire your awesome hard work.

Thanks for sticking with me to the end. This is my first blog tutorial and I wanted to make sure that everyone understood. Teaching Secondary Math is a lot easier than this but we got it done. I hope everything was clear. Again, this is not my original easel card technique...I was blog surfing as usual and for the life of me, I can't remember the name of the blog where I saw this but here is how I did the Apple Easel card a week or so ago and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

Thanks again for hanging around.

Hugs,

~Shen

Birthday Bash Turned Upside Down

200 SPECIAL FRIENDS BLOG CANDY

Hello Lovelies,

Happy August 1st to you and I have a card to share with you today. I used the Birthday Bash cart and KI Memories patterned paper along with Recollections cardstock.  I hope you like. WELCOME to our new "Special Friends." Everyone have an awesome day and as always, thanks for the visit.

Hugs,
~Shen

A Huge Thanks To You

Hello Lovelies,

I have some additional "Thank You" cards to share with you today. Once again, these cards were created to send to those awesome individuals that have gifted me with prizes and R.A.K.'s over the past few weeks/days. Thanks again for the visit and have an awesome day.

Hugs,
~Shen

~ ~ SUNDAY PRAISE ~ ~

200 SPECIAL FRIENDS BLOG CANDY

Hello Lovelies,

I have a card to share with you today.  I managed to use my cricut a little on this one but the message is the focal point today. Thanks for the visit and may you and your family always be abundantly blessed.

Hugs,

~Shen

PSALMS 37:4

Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.  (NIV)

Delight yourself also in the LORD, And he shall give you the desires of your heart. (KJV)