Family Reunion Poster - Cricut Lite!!

Mom told me about a family reunion coming up in August, and though I can't be there, I thought I'd send her pieces to make a poster... she said, "Make them big for our old eyes." So, there aren't many pieces, but they're all cut at either 3 or 4 inches tall, so they are quite big!!!

I hope they all fit on the poster board.

The letters are cut from the Hello Kitty cart at 3 3/4 inches, and triple layered...as well as adding red stickles around the borders.



Each of the following pictures are from the Cricut Lite Cartridge Block Party, and cut at 4 inches. I used inking, stickles, and different colors of gel pens to add details to each cut.










I also cut 4 strawberries from the Preserves cartridge to use as corner pieces, or border edges.

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Five Question Friday!! - July 23, 2010

1. What were your school colors?
My school colors were purple and white... Kiel Raiders! I had a purple and white gym bag that I carried books, and 'stuff' in... and I had a purple and white leather sleeved letter jacket. LOVED that jacket!! I still love purple and white together.

2. What's the best compliment you ever received?
Two I can think of... one lady in the grocery store told me I looked like Wonder Woman. I liked that one! Another best compliment is in public with my parents, running into students/parents and them telling my parents what a great teacher I was to their child.

3. Do you buy cheap or expensive toilet paper?
This was actually brought up in one of my college classes about decisions we make on how to spend our money... I skimp on other things, but spend money on TP. Now, I do try to save and buy in quantity at Sam's, but we get the good stuff with the bears!! :)

4. Have you ever had a surprise party thrown for you? Or have you had one for someone else? Yes! for both. :) I had a surprise party for my 20th birthday. The guy I really liked was there, and some of my closest friends. I've thrown many many surprise parties, and am going to organize one for my husband's 50th very soon. He won't know what hit him!! One time, we threw a surprise TP party (in college)! It was WAY too much fun.

5. What is one material possession that you "can't live without"?
Wow... good question - My TV... not because I watch it all the time, but for the peripheral 'noise'. I can't stand quiet... it really bothers me. That's why there's music on my blog, too.

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Cards for Soldiers 7/5 - 7/23/2010 45 Summer Fruits!

This round of CFS I was making up for a lost commitment. I promised 15 cards before my nephew's wedding and I just couldn't get them done. SO, for this challenge, I made 45 cards. 30 for this round and the missing 15 from the previous Challenge.

I couldn't believe how lucky I was that the challenge was Summer Fruits! I'd been playing with my Kitchen Sink Stamps - strawberries, blueberries, raspberries... and had 2 sheets all stamped of more One Sheet Wonders! I've stopped using the template, and started cutting the sheet up into inchies, and inch strips because I like the way they look. I also got the chance to use one of my newer carts, Preserves to cut the double strawberries. During a meeting I had last week the strawberries got their doodling after I'd inked them with Pomegranate and Garden Green ink.

Please enjoy!!! Can you pick out the two that are my favorites from the set??
















This is one of my two absolute favorites!!!
Red, White, and Blue!










































































I really love this one too... lots of inchies all spaced out, but your brain puts them back and allows you to see the entire picture. :) This one is my 2nd favorite!




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