RIO

I have wanted to use this image from the Destinations cartridge for the longest time. I bought this cartridge a few years ago just for this image, so that I could add it to my Brazil scrapbook that I haven't even started working on. lol.

I was lucky enough to go to Brazil with my mom for my 15th birthday. I decided not to have a Quinceañera because I never liked celebrating my birthday, so my mom and I went to Brazil, Argentina, and Costa Rica for two weeks.

I fell in love with Rio de Janeiro and I hope to go back soon. I am hoping to go to the World Cup in 2014 because I love soccer and it's going to be in BRAZIL!

Materials Used

Cartridge: Destinations (Christ cut at 3 1/2 inches)

Paper: Best of Damask by My Mind's Eye

Some Pictures from my trip back in 2004 :D

Rio de Janeiro

Christ from the view of Rio

Iguassu Falls

Under The Sea Blog Hop

Welcome to the Under The Sea Blog Hop! 

I just love the sea, so I was excited to create something for the hop. You should have arrived from Gill, if not feel free to start from the beginning.

I  created a Welcome banner for my classroom for the first day of school. I am going to be teaching PreK, so I wanted the students to walk in the classroom and feel welcomed. I decided to have an ocean theme in my classroom, so I am excited that I got to create the banner. I still have a lot more things to create. Who said teachers don't work in the summer? :D

I am hoping to hang my banner in front of the dry erase board in the classroom, so since I made a huge banner, I couldn't find a place to hang it in my house. I had to take two pictures to show the whole banner. Sorry!

Close Ups

Mini Tutorial

Before I start a banner I always like to cut out the letters first and then I decide which cartridge to use for the rest of the cuts.

Materials Used
Cartridges: Hannah Montana (letters cut at 6 inches)


Create a Critter(Crab, Jellyfish, Octopus, and Whale cut at 4 inches, Fish cut at 3 inches, Sea Horse cut at  4 ½ inches, Starfish cut at 3 ¾ inches, Sea Shells cut at 2 inches)

Paper: Spring and Super Paper Pad by American Girl
           Forever Fruity by me & my Big ideas
           Uptown Flair by the Paper Studio


Thanks for stopping by!!! 
Your next stop is Lisa.

Friends Fur-ever

As I was looking through my cartridges I came across a Yorkie. I just had to create the cute Yorkie from the Four Legged Friends cartridge. I hope to some day have a little Yorkie!

Materials Used

Cartridge: Four Legged Friends (Yorkie cut at 3 inches)

Stamp: Furry Friends by Pink by Design

Glossy Accents

I just had to use the hamburger from the Simply Charmed cartridge because it reminded me of my sister. She just loves hamburgers!

I used Glossy accents by Ranger on the tomatoes to add gloss.

Materials Used:

Cartridge: Simply Charmed (hamburger cut at 2 ¾)

Paper: Jung-a-low, Bung-a-low BABY by the Paper Studio

Ink: Worn Lipstick Tim Holtz Distress Ink by Ranger

Stamps: Critter Faces by Peachy Keen Stamps (size Large)

June's 100 Cartridge Blog Hop

Welcome to June's 100 Cartridge Blog Hop!

You should have come from Erica's Project.

I am excited to get back to blogging because I have missed crafting and sharing my creations with everyone. In the beginning of May I was preparing for my brother's graduation party and then started going to job interviews.

On Friday I got a call from Human Resources letting me know that I am the new PreK teacher at A.W. Jones EC/PK Center. I am SUPER excited!!! I subbed in that school for about a month and I fell in love with the school and with everyone there. I wanted to be part of that school and I am super blessed for getting my dream job :D I can't wait to start my first year as a teacher on August 27th!

Now on to my creations...I used the Tags, Bags, Boxes & More 2 cartridge to create these crackers (that's what they are called in the booklet). It took a lot of trial and error until I finally figured out how to do them. I made 30 of them so it took a lot of scoring and folding since I don't have the scoring tool for the cricut. Luckily I have an awesome boyfriend who helped me do a lot of the folding.

My sister created the logo and I printed them out and used a circle punch. I also used Ribbons & Rosettes to cut out the label behind the logo at 2 inches. I put Jolly Ranchers inside them, since the party was going to be outside and I didn't want anything to melt.

As you can see...it was A LOT of scoring and folding, but I loved the finished product.

I also created these treat bags that I got the idea from Robyn, My Pink Stamper.

I used Lacy Labels for the labels behind the circles. I cut them at 2 inches. I also made 30 of these.

I placed them on all the tables.

I told my boyfriend to take a few pictures of my decorations and he took some really good ones.

 I love decorating!

I am so PROUD of him :D

My parents did a great job raising me and my two siblings because all 3 of us are all college graduates now!

Since I was subbing the same students for a month, I wanted to make them some goodie bags. They graduated from PreK on May 25th. The kids loved them!!! I can't wait to make lots of goodie bags for all of my future students.

I used the Locker Talk cartridge to cut out the caps at 2 inches.

I stamped Celebrate on the front and Best Wishes on the back using the stamp set called Spanish Sayings by My Pink Stamper.

Here are all 28 of them.

I also had the students create a cute little art project.

I used the Mickey Font cartridge to cut out the letters and numbers at 2 1/2 inches.

The students also purchased bears and all of the students got to sign each others bear. Super cute!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed my graduation post.

Your next stop is Shelley.