A Bunch of Thanks

Purse Shaped Card and Envelope Sets
I was inspired to make these sets when I saw the awesome creations by Susan Rees (mom) and Monique Griffith (daughter) on the Cricut message board. My boxes are not nearly as elegant as theirs, but I was pleased as to how they turned out. I made them at the eleventh hour to use as gifts for friends-- so last minute that my 19-year-old granddaughter and 2 of my grandsons (12 and 17) volunteered to help. Seven boxes with 5 cards and envelopes each. We had fun making them, and it was good quality time. This was the first time I used the Tags, Bags, Boxes and More cartridge, and now I think I’ll be using it often. The envelope is a Wild Card cut. The pictures don’t do them justice, but I hope you will enjoy looking.

Got Snow?

Some of my most pleasant childhood memories are of the winter days in Kentucky when my sisters and I would spend time together making snowmen, while our brothers would have snowball fights -- but not before we skimmed off the top layer of snow from the drifts and carefully scooped clean snow so our mother could make snow cream! Those were the days! Now I live in Georgia, and there’s not really enough snow for the children to make winter memories like I have. So if you’re fortunate enough to be in a climate where snow is plentiful, enjoy, enjoy! But I wonder … is it safe to make snow cream in this day and time?

I used two winter clipart images that I vectorized and combined to use with my Pazzles Inspiration cutter. It's hard to see in the photo, but the snowman, words, and snowflakes are cut from a white glittered paper by doodlebug design. I love their glittered paper, even though I have to remember to change the settings on my cutter and make two passes to get a clean cut.  Each piece is layered, and I used pop dots as well to add depth to the scene. Fun, fun!