Christmas 2010

This year I followed through on last year's promise to START EARLIER on my gifts, and was done with everything in early December. This year the mom's and grandma's (and Jen) got a box set of 12 handmade cards for various occassions, complete with envelopes, return address labels, stamps, and a pen! (There are more than 12 pictures...not everyone got exactly the same set).

A good all-around card. I liked figured out how to use rivets. I will be using more of these for certain!

Babies...

 

Birthdays...

Congrats...

Thinking of you/Sympathy...

Wedding....

(There were a few different wedding cards, but some were repeats (see previous wedding blog post))

Thank You...

We Wish You a Merry Christmas!

After learning from the Christmas debacle of 2009, this year was about simplicity. These were the note cards I included with our Christmas letter this year. The green and red note cards were just flat cards that I ordered pre-cut. The tree was cut out using my cricut, and the saying was just your run of the mill ink-jet printer job. I didn't hate myself at the end of this project; Great Success!

Gobble Gobble

A fun creation for turkey-day. These googly-eyed little buggers!

Baby Oh Baby!

There have been a grundle of babies born lately, so I've gotten to practice my card-making skills a bit more. Nothing fancy, but a fun (and I hope thoughtful) way to celebrate.



Happy 99th Grandma Myers!

After meticulously gluing all these two layered candles one at a time by hand, I had considered suggesting she save the card for her hundredth birthday and I'd just mail an extra candle. She died several months short of 100...I was happy I'd put in the extra work on this card for her 99th.

(Candles in progress)

Cute as a Button

Loved these cards! Used them for birthdays for a couple dear girlfriends. Made the buttons into refrigerator magnets and included a few with each card. More buttons on hand, so we'll have to wait and see where more of these cards pop up.

I was especially fond of this paper with the monkeys on one side.
(Thankfully I've found more!)

Tis the season for weddings!

I've now made several wedding cards with a similar theme. These are really fun, because you can use fancier paper than most cards are made out of. I will be a little sad when my last single friends are married and I don't get to make so many wedding cards.



I'm getting a neice!

A simple card for a baby shower. LOVE these notecards with the border, and love even more I had paper to match for the stroller. I'm a soon-to-be aunt. Imagine that!

Congratulations!

I made this card initially for a wedding shower, then fell in love with it and made several more. My favorite part? The flowers are dimensional and the yellow middle part of the flower spins!