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.

Bunnies and Blossoms Banner Hop

Welcome to the Bunnies and Blossoms Banner Hop for Special Needs Children.

You have reached the last stop for the hop :)

30+fantastic papercrafters have come together to create Spring-themed banners.They will then donate these banners to Ellen (CardMonkey), who works asAdmissions Coordinator at Pediatric Specialty Care (PSC), www.pediatricspecialty.com.

PSC is a long-term care facility for specialneeds children who are medically-fragile and/or technologically-dependent. Thebabies, children and youths at PSC range in age from birth to 21, and areadmitted from all over the country.
Some are infants, born prematurely and beforetheir lungs have had a chance to mature. Others have serious birth defects,illnesses or injuries from accidents that cause them to need tender loving carein a home-like environment -- many for their lifetimes.

Our banners are meant to cheer the youngpatients, their families, and the staff at PSC. Here is the banner that I made and will be sending to Ellen to decorate a child's room:

 Close Ups

Materials Used

Cartridges: Hannah Montana (butterfly cut at 5 1/2 inches and bird cut at 4 3/4 inches)

                  Sophie (egg cut at 4 3/4 inches and flower cut at 4 inches)

                  Simply Charmed (bunny cut at 4 3/4 inches and chick cut at 3 3/4 inches)

                  Storybook (pennant cut at 6 3/4 inches)

Paper: Citrus Bliss by K & Company

           Peep by We R Memory Keepers

We DO have a tasty bit of blog candyto thank you for visiting us today! What's the prize??!

How about a beautiful handmade (courtesy of our Blog Hop Hostess, CardMonkey!) Cricut Cozy Covers?! Each one is individually styled in your pick of colors and embroidered words! These are RARE because CardMonkey does not make them for sale and she usually sticks to paper, not sewing!!

To qualify, there are two steps:
1. Comment on as many Bunny & Blossoms Blog Hop blogs as you wish -- the more blogs on which you comment, the more chances you have to win. There will only be one winner, picked at random by Random.Org.

2. Follow and comment on the CardMonkey blog ... Leave a comment on our Hop Hostess's site (http://cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com) and let her know if your name is picked, what 2 accent colors you'd like on your Cricut Cozy Cover, andw hat text you'd like embroidered (up to 3 lines). You MUST be a follower of the CardMonkey blog to win and you MUST leave a way for her to contact you if your name is picked.


Blog Hop Line Up
Ellen ♥ CardMonkey - http://cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com/
Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/
Pam - http://pammejo-scrapbookflair.blogspot.com/
Rachelle - http://creationsbyrachelle.blogspot.com/
Jessica Esch- http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com/
Nancie- http://alittlepieceofmebynancie.blogspot.com/
Tami- http://tamboscreations.blogspot.com/
Susan E Bermudez - http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/
Beckie - http://justbcreativecrazy.blogspot.com
Jamie M.- http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com/
Vicki Wilson- http://scrapbookingcreationsbyvicki.blogspot.com/
Robin - http://scrapandchat.blogspot.com/
Jennifer - http://craftycardgallery.blogspot.com/
Debbie T. - http://debbiescrafttime.blogspot.com/
Lisa T. - http://bitbythecricutbug.blogspot.com/
Cindy Potentier. - http://toolsofacropingqueen.blogspot.com/
Yvette- http://gammascreativecorner.blogspot.com/ (You are HERE)

15 Album

Good Morning everyone! Today I am showing you a complete scrapbook album that I created in 1 day. I only have the weekends off to do homework and plan lessons, so I challenged myself to get it done the day before the 15 (which was on a Saturday).  

One of my mom's friend's daughter wanted me to create a scrapbook for her and I haven't done a scrapbook page in awhile, so I decided to start with this album. I have missed scrapbooking and I am going to start again :)

Prepare yourself for a lot of pictures. 29 scrapbook pages! 

Cartridge: Fancy Frames (frame cut at 5 inches)

Cartridge: Fancy Frames (frame cut at 7 1/4 inches)

Cartridge: Lacy Labels (label cut at 7 1/4 inches)

Cartridge: Lacy Labels (label cut at 4 3/4 inches and then cut in half)

Cartridge: Wall Decor and More (accents cut at 1 1/2, 2, and 2 1/2 inches)

Cartridge: Elegant Cake Art (border cut at 5 inches)

Cartridge: Lacy Labels (label cut at 8 inches)

Cartridge: Lacy Labels (frame cut at 7 3/4 inches)

Cartridge: Lacy Labels (label cut at 8 inches)

Fancy Frames (frame cut at 4 3/4 inches)

Cartridge: French Manor (crown cut at 3 inches and accent cut at 1 1/2 inches)

Cartridge: Hannah Montana (crown cut at 2 1/2 inches)

Cartridge: Lacy Labels (label cut at 8 inches)

Cartridges Used

Paper Lace (heart cut at 9 inches)

Forever Young (flower cut at 3 inches)

Cartridge: Lacy Labels (label cut at 7 3/4 inches)

Cartridge: Hannah Montana (butterfly cut at 3 inches)

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My mom took a few pictures of the album in the ballroom.

The first 2 pages were for the guests to sign.