Create a Critter Panda

Can I say this Panda is too cute. I just love him. Not thrilled how the bamboo turned out, but I will think more on that for next time.

I cut the panda at 3 inches and don't remember the bamboo. I think it was cut at 1 or 1 1/2 inches.

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Here is another card my daughter made. It is great to see her use various techniques. She does all this on her own without any suggestions from me. She is inspiring to me.

Divine swirls heart card

This card, my teenage daughter made this weekend. We had a card making fest. She often gives me ideas.

The heart is cut with Doodle Charms
Cuttlebugged with Divine Swirls

Create a Critter Deer

This deer card is my knock off version from this site: http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/2010/05/deer-me.html

Though I really liked the one I tried to imitate and mine came out very different, I am quite pleased. The deer was cut at 3 inches. The grass, flowers, and clouds all altered to fit using design studio. Originally I planned to have only 3 clouds, but due to a stamping error the fourth was added to hide the mess up. I actually like it and cannot imagine there not being fourth cloud

Create a Critter Hippo

The inspiration for this hippo came from this link: http://itsmesusanp.blogspot.com/2010/05/national-scrapbooking-day-challenge-12.html, though it is pretty much from the handbook.

I cut the hippo at 3 inches
Water was altered to fit card using design studio
Cuttlebugged the background with bloom dots

Create a critter Octopus

Here is another card my daughter made. She used a Martha Stewart punch for the yellow lattice in the background. I think she did a wonderful job.

Create a Critter Bird

This is a card I made for my mother. She got me some paper and the Martha Stewart punch used in this card. I wanted to send her a thank you note to let her know how much I appreciated it. The bird is from Create a critter and I pretty much used the colors in the handbook. They looked so cute that way. The flower on the bird is embossed with UTEE. It gives it a nice finish that way and with the rhinestone in the middle.

Teacher Apprecitaion Week

This year I was asked to head up teacher appreciation week for all the teachers and staff. We did something special each day of that week. Here is what we did:

Theme: Teachers are the planting the seeds of tomorrow flowers.

Monday

A seed packet in their boxes with this note attached:

Every day you are planting a seed
Of curiosity and motivation
To know and to grow and succeed. You help me fulfill my potential;
I’m thankful for all that you’ve done.
I admire you each day, and I just want to say,
As a teacher, you’re number one! By Joanna Fuchs

(The idea of the seed packets came from this hot apple cider slider card here)

Tuesday

Afternoon snack in the teacher's lounge

Wednesday

Flower notes from students on their doors.

Thursday

Cookie bouquet with note attached:

Teachers who inspire know that teaching is like cultivating a garden, and those who would have nothing to do with thorns must never attempt to gather flowers. ~Author Unknown

Thank you for all you do. We appreciate you.

Friday

A card for each teacher with their classroom money allotment and a staff t-shirt for all staff.

More wall vinyl

I am hoping to do my son's room with a moon & stars theme. I just hope to get it done before he is too old to not want it any more. Any way, I have three saying I want to put on his wall, but so far this is the only one I have done yet.

Easter carrot

I found this great carrot from Paper Past Time. She did a much cuter version than I did, but this was practical for my kid's and I put jelly beans in them for them. They loved them.

Here are the two links to Paper Past time's blog LINK 1 and LINK 2. One of them has a link to the pattern to use to cut it out in Design studio or with the gypsy. The best part is you only have to own the George cartridge to cut this.