Butterfly cards

Some of my favorite stamp sets and elements are butterflies and I have made a few cards using these. Here are the ones I like the most. Hope you enjoy them.
Only a few more days and we will move and I can get out all my crafting stuff and play again! Cannot wait...I have a lot to do!

Summer time is for flip-flops.

One of the things I love so much about my Big Shot is that different materials that can be cut with it besides paper. I never thought owning a cricut I would need the Big Shot too but guess what, I do and I can justify it!

Anyway the possibilites for decorating flip-flops are endless! Here are just a few of my samples. My younger daughter lives in these things against my motherly advice as I don't think they are good for her feet but if she is going to wear them, they might as well be cute!

I just came across another idea to attach the embellishment to the flipflop too! Velcro so you can interchange the embellishment to match your outfit! Now that is ingenious!

Well oops, that wasn't a flip flop but another cake box favor I found on Etsy...so cute though and Minnie! At least it matches the flip flops though so can I get points for that? I selected the wrong picture!!

Past projects

I will just be adding some of my past projects in the next couple of weeks because we have to move! We are not happy about it but they are selling the house we are in (we rent). We found another house in the same area (thank goodness because we really like it here) but we will be moving July 1st so we are packing up quick..

Anyway, had a great time Saturday with 11 ladies in attendance for my workshop. We made six cards and the BBQ grill gift card boxes. They had a great time, we had a great lunch "bar" set up by my wonderful chef husband. Cannot wait to stamp and create with my ladies again!

Anyway, one of my favorite creations were making these Sesame Street invitations. I use a combination of my Big Shot and my cricut to make all the shapes. If you look closely, Sesame Street Muppets are nothing more than a bunch of shapes to form their facial features. After we created Cookie Monster, Elmo, Oscar the Grouch, and Big Bird, we decided to get a little more challenged and figure out Abby Cadabby. (I love to say her name and she is so adorable). She was after my years and even after my kids' years of watching Sesame Street but I love her! So cute right? They are post-card style invitations so one side is the face and the other is the invite information. You can find them on my Etsy store for sale along with Sesame Street Centerpieces and Sesame Street cupcake toppers at:

www.etsy.com/shop/kelleycards

Last edition to bridal week...

Sorry should have posted this yesterday but it was actually today when I finished so I figured I would get to it at some point...

I love the purse gift box so much I used bridal paper to make one to be used as a gift to the bride, favor boxes at the wedding shower, a gift from the bride to her bridesmaids; the possibilities are endless but I LOVE the bridal paper. Add a little tissue paper and its perfect!

It would also be perfect as favors for a young ladies Sweet 16 birthday. We had a tea party when our oldest Amanda turned 16 (she is now 22 and in the Army!) but it was a lot of fun getting dressed up and having a fancy lunch that we did right in our home.

Wedding week continued with invitations..

My niece is getting married next February and she has decided she would like make her wedding invitations with my help. I am very honored she asked so we have been working on samples. Her colors are purple (deep royal purple) and silver. Here are a few of the styles and samples I came up with so far. I think we are leaning towards the daisies as she found her bridal bouquets with purple daisies that she has fallen in love with!

Found the greatest giveaway:

One of the pages I follow, heartstrings is giving away a huge blog candy package including the Independence Day Cricut Cartridge. If you would like to enter, click on the button with the Independence Day cartige in my right hand column and it will take you to their giveway page and you can join as a follower to enter to win! That easy...good luck!

Not really a wedding project

I was trying to keep to the wedding theme all week but I got the instructions for this adorable little purse card box and had to make it last night so here it is. Then I thought, well maybe it could be a wedding thing...It would make adorable favors for the bridal party at the shower, It it big enough to add a few trinkets or gift card. It could be done as favors for a baby shower and made into a diaper bag, a gift for your BFF girlfriend. I am going to make a set of matching generic cards to go in this one as a gift for my hostesses. I will make and add pictures of more as I become creative with ideas for it..