Birthday, Birthday, and More Birthdays

Hello Crafty Friends,

 

I have been super busy with school for the past two months and it seems like there is always more to do to help student's improve. I am constantly planning meaningful lessons and striving to help each student make progress. Hopefully all the tweaking I am doing will pay off!

 

I miss my crafting time and hope to be able to resume soon. It would be nice to find a challenge or sketch that I like and be able to use supplies that are collecting dust. I know! It is sad!

 

Here a few requested cards that I made during the past month/month-and-a-half, but haven't shared yet. Each one followed a sketch, which is posted too.

 

Give a Hoot (2") and Plantin Schoolbook

 

Hello Kitty (3") and Plantin Schoolbook

 

 

 

Nifty Fifties (3 1/4")

 

 

 

Paisley (3")

 

 

 

I bought some chocolate candy to make some Halloween treats the other day when Joanns had it on sale for 50% off, so I am looking forward to making some treats for my class. I pulled out all my Halloween molds and have them ready. I really want to be able to take some more card orders too, especially with the holidays approaching. 

 

Looking forward to seeing what you have been creating!

Georgiana

Can You Name That Tune?

Hello Crafty Friends,

 Today was my first day of summer break. Although it has been raining almost all day I still enjoyed it. I changed my blog background, went to lunch with my hubby, picked up some new liquid pearls, and made a card for my father-in-law's birthday which isn't until July 2nd. I think my F-I-L will like this card since he loves music from the past.

Did You Know...

Name That Tune was a television game show that put two contestants against each other to test their knowledge of songs. Name That Tune premiered in the United States on NBC Radio in 1952. Name That Tune then ran from 1953–1959 on NBC and CBS in prime time.

Be sure to dress your buttons...never leave them naked. I use craft thread, embroidery floss, or twine to decorate them.

The title was printed on the computer using Word. First, I printed the title on a piece of copy paper, then I taped the small white piece of paper from the jukebox cut that I wanted the sentiment on top of that. Finally, I reprinted the title and adhered to the die-cut on the card.

The jukebox is attached with pop dots to add dimension.

The inside provides an answer.

Here is one more look!

Materials:

Making Memories paper

silver card stock

Nifty Fifties Cricut cartridge ~ jukebox (p. 56) cut at 4" and music notes

Birthday Bash Cricut cartridge ~ inside sentiment (p. 69) cut at 4"

black and yellow buttons

black and yellow craft thread

Challenges:

Cardz TV ~ "My Guy" ~ masculine birthday

Unique Crafters ~ buttons

Inspire Me Fridays

DL.Art ~ Anything Goes

Just Keep On Creating ~ Anything Goes

Hope you have a great night. Graduation is tomorrow morning!

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

Music in Our Schools

Happy Diva Tuesday!

Today brings another challenge at Die Cuttin' Divas and what better way to celebrate than with a new project. Did you know it was Music in Our School Month? I had no idea, but I sure do love music. I played the flute when I was in elementary school and I still have my flute. I saved it in case one of my children wanted to play. My daughter has tried a few times, but she prefers keyboard. My son plays guitar. He has (I think ) 4 different ones. 

Our challenge this week is...Music

Here is my project...

Materials:

Quarter Note cartridge ~ piano cut at 2", music notes, and sentiment

gold and black cardstock

pattern paper from Hobby Lobby

Create a Critter ~ scalloped circle

gold ribbon

gold gems

Other Challenge:

Come and Get It ~ sketch

This Week's Sponsor...

$10 gift certificate to store

Looking forward to seeing your projects!

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

Are You a Music Lover?

My family loves music, so I made this card for them. They will listen to almost any type of music from country, to rock, to pop, to jazz. My son has a guitar collection (electric, acoustic, and semi-hollow), which is why I selected this image. I hope he likes it. : ) 

Materials:

DCWV ~ Winter Combo stack

white cardstock

Quarter Note cartridge ~ guitar 3" and sentiment 3/4"

Music Cuttlebug folder

scalloped edge punch

white ribbon

Challenges:

Card Patterns ~ Sketch #125

Little Red Wagon ~ Music Notes

My Craft Spot ~ Emboss It!

Celebrate the Occasion ~ Blue and White

Just a reminder: I will announce the Christmas in July Blog Hop winner on Wednesday, July 27th. The prize is a Morrocan Cuttlebug embossing folder.

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

Made by Momo "Love" Challenge

This week's challenge at Made by Momo is to make a project of what "Love" means to you. You can also just do a "Love" themed card or layout.

I created a layout of my son and his love for music. He owns numerous guitars and is always looking for the next one. The first picture is at Christmas when he received his acoustic. The second picture was taken during a visit to the Georgia Music Hall of Fame (We live in Florida, so this was just a day trip.).

I used metallic blue paper for the background and the pattern paper is from the RockStar stack by DCWV. The guitar was cut from the Potpourri cartridge at 4". The hearts were cut from Plantin Schoolbook at various sizes.