'Hello' & 'Thank You' Cards

There are days when the creative juices just aren't flowing.  I was having one of those days, and decided to look through the Spring/Summer 2013 Close to my Heart catalog to see if inspiration would strike.  Boy, did it ever!!

On page #37 (for those of you who have that catalog), there was the cutest card!  I loved it so much, that I dropped everything and made my own version.

Here's what I came up with:

I absolutely love this card design, and plan on making lots more cards with it!!  

Have a happy Tuesday!

'Pot of Gold' Craft

My 2 youngest kids are part of a 4-H Clover Buds group that meets once a month to do a craft.  February was my month to be in charge, and since Valentine's Day was already over, I decided to go with a St. Patrick's Day themed project.
 

The idea for this came from HERE.  The kids had fun making their 'Pot of Gold', and were most excited about the chocolate coins!    

'Happy Hellos' Card

I have a box full of scraps of paper that I can't bear to throw away.  When I sit down to make a card, I'll usually look through my scraps first to see if anything catches my eye.  Sometimes I'll find a combination that works, and sometimes I don't.  This time, it worked!  I think you'll recognize these papers from THIS CARD that I shared last week.

Hope you have a great Tuesday!

'Happy Birthday' Masculine Card

Making 'masculine' cards is such a challenge for me.  I tend to make them 'girly', even when I don't try!  I decided to try making one that was simple, and am pretty happy with the result.

My goal in making this card was to stick to 2-3 colors, and to not embellish it a whole lot.  How did I do?  Does it look 'masculine' enough to give to a guy?

I think I'll keep working on it!

Grandma's Brag Book

So, I'm a terrible daughter-in-law, and didn't get anything sent to my in-laws for Christmas.  BUT, I hopefully redeemed myself by sending out a few gifts to them for Valentine's Day {keeping fingers crossed!}.

Part of that gift was this Brag Book for my Mother-in-law.

I filled it with pictures of my kids, and of our little family.  My Mother-in-law loved it!

If you'd like to make one of your own, the tutorial for the Brag Book can be found HERE.