Zoo animals for birthdays

Welcome to another edition of "Cards for Co-workers"...this card was for a co-worker's grandson, who turned 1 today. I got this great birthday paper from a secret sister swap, so I just had to use it. I decided to go with a general zoo animal theme, and I think it pretty much turned out cute. Kind of a simple card for my style, but I like it. I combined digital and non-digital, in order to make the sentiments personalized for the co-worker. Anyways, here it is!

So we've been having boat-loads of snow over here, so I haven't had much time to do much more than shove snow, work longer hours at work because of the snow making me late or I had to make up a day's worth of work. I hope once things get more settled down I can work on more papercrafting...I've been dying to make a Valentine's day card. Ooo..I can't wait till February!
Anyways, have a great Saturday!
toodaloo!
M

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Surprises and Jetplanes...

So today I bring you another edition of "cards for co-workers." This one to be honest turned out a lot better than I thought it would. I got this idea, and blam! It totally worked. The exterior of the card I still am on the fence with if I should add anything else to it, but the inside is totally perfect I think.

So the story behind this card is a co-worker of mine wants to surprise his wife with a trip to San Francisco for Christmas (I think its for Christmas, since he needs it by tomorrow). Anyways, since he hasn't booked the flight yet, and since they have to check when they want to go and yada yada, he wanted to give her a card that basically is like, "I'm taking you there, just tell me when." So I thought, hey, why not put fake mini airline tickets inside? I did a quick google search and came across this totally awesome site where you can create fake tickets with whatever airline you want, and type in the name, destination, time, date, and presto! Instantly personalized coolness. If you want to make some for yourself, go here: http://omatic.musicairport.com/
I think it is a marvelous idea for telling someone you're taking them on a trip. Anyways, below is the inside of the card.

So I knew I had a travel chipboard set from My Little Yellow Bicycle, and sure enough, they worked nicely- the little USA and the airplane circle that says "fly" and the dotted circle on the inside are from them. I used two maroon pearls and some string to make like a "fly from here to there" kinda pin-dot thing. I think it turned out way cute.
So what do ya'll thing? I know the colors are not really Christmasy, but I wanted it to look more classy and to match the photo of San Francisco that my co-worker previously picked out to incorporate.

Anyways, Christmas is almost here! Any fun traditions out there for ya'll?
My hubs and I are gift wrapping at the local mall, with the donations going to the Bingo Foundation- an area cat shelter. We'll also be accompanied by a fellow co-worker and friend who got one of her cats from them. Gift wrapping at the mall for others on Christmas Eve has become a tradition for me around the holidays- it started with  my mom and I back when I was in Girl Scouts, and I've tried to keep the tradition alive ever since. So fun!
Anyways, happy holidays everyone!
-M

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Christmas comes early

So Christmas is coming early already. haha
Here are a few Xmas cards I made for co-workers. Luckily I think I'm caught up by now on my co-worker orders so I can finally start on my own Xmas cards. hehe

Enjoy your last moments of the weekend and then we all start the grueling hours of Monday.
Laters.
-M

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Baby Showers and Mini Tins

Welcome to another edition of "Cards for Co-Workers". This week, I give you, a Baby shower card. Originally it was for an unknown whether or not it is a boy or girl. I then find out after I finished the card that she's having a girl, so luckily this yellow-rust colored card had hearts on it. :)

Another fun thing I give you is an altered tin I did for a secret sister swap. It is covered in some super fun Studio Calico paper that I first checked out at CHA. I think the tin turned out cute, simple but cute.

Anyways, have a great day!
-M

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Rockets and Treats

Below is the treat bucket I put together for the boys upstairs. Since we don't have any kids of our own yet and our nephews are too young to appreciate or have the treats, I decided to make a little goodie bucket for the two boys who live upstairs from us. I did treat bags for them last year, so this year I decided to do a bucket. I got this bucket on sale for $1.50 at ACMoore, since it had a minor dent in the plastic. I covered it right up and tada!

Here's another card for a co-worker. This one is for a 5-year-old boy's birthday. Originally I was planning on doing a airplane or train card, but I came across this paper I got that had rockets and I knew just what I wanted to do. I had these little monster popups that I just have been dying to use. I hoped it worked as an alien-look-alike. Close enough, don't you think?

Anyways, have a great week! I'm off go figure out my Halloween costume with the hubs. If you've ever seen "Dexter" then our couple costume will be perfect! hehe
Have a great day!
-M

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Cards for Co-Workers

In a tv announcer voice: "And now for another edition of Cards for Co-Workers"
hehe. Ok, sorry about that, I just think this might become a special part of my blog- "Cards for Co-Workers"...kinda has a ring to it, don't you think? lol
ANYWAYS, sorry to keep you all waiting. I still haven't gotten new batteries for my camera, but in the meantime I did take some photos with my camera on my iphone. They are not the best quality, ok...they are stinky quality, but hey...you take what you can get. So here are some cards I made for co-workers. I still have a handful requested to make that I"m still working on, so I'll post those laters. I also have some scrapbook pages I did at the Crop-For-A-Cure that I haven't photographed yet and need to post. So much fun stuff left to do! Maybe I'll have some time this weekend (*crossing fingers*).

 (Wedding Card)

 (inside of that wedding card)

 (birthday card)

 (Another Wedding card)

(Friend birthday card)

Besides making cards for my co-workers, I've been busy with my new adorable kitty cat, Wendy. Since my beloved C.J. passed away, the hubs and I couldn't deal without having a little furry something in the house, so we got Wendy on our wedding anniversary Aug. 23rd. She's a little handful at times, but yet so adorably cute! Don't you think?

 (The first week we had her...so cute!)

 (She loves laying in the sink...haha)

(She has this fascination with the bathroom for some reason...lol)

Anyways, have a great weekend and stay tuned for more fun stuff!
M

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Babies popping up everywhere!

So besides wedding cards, I have been having many orders for baby cards. Here is one I made for a co-worker who wanted a card to give to her cousin, who just announced to the family that she was pregnant with her first baby. This card had to be a generalized type color, since it is too early to tell if it is a boy or girl. I think this turned out cute. What do you think?

The congratulations, mommy to be and the pregnant woman silhouette 

are by Studio G, the paper is by K & Company, and the little rattle with 

button is from the Papertrey Inks "baby button bits" set.

Have a great Friday and weekend all! I'll be busy working the night shift at my job tomorrow, so I am not going to have as much time for cardmaking this weekend.
Night all!
-M

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More wedding-type cards and May card club card

Ok. It must be the season or something. I feel all I'm doing recently is wedding cards, bridal shower cards, or baby cards. haha Anyways, I've been busy doing personal card orders for co-workers and finally completed my May "Friday Night Card Club" cards.
I've also been busy auditioning for a local theater show "Week Between the Holidays" which I just found out today I got cast as the character I wanted-Mary Catherine. This original musical, is written by a local music/play writer and is being performed as part of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Feel free to check out their website: www.philadelphiaperformanceproject.com . I just so happen to have designed their website, so I guess that's how I knew about it. :) I'll be starting up on that here shortly, so hopefully I'm able to get some crafting done in between.
I also found out today that tomorrow I DO NOT have to go to jury duty. Our awesome county has a website that you can check to see if you are needed for you jury summons, so I checked it today, and they said I am not needed! Hooray! Today's been a great day!
Ok, enough babble, on to the cards! Below is an Engagement congrats-type card, a Bachelorette party card, and a wedding card. Also below is my Friday Night Card Club card for May- "island/beachy themed." Enjoy!

This card turned out cute I think. I am happy the co-worker I was making it for told me 

that the person they were giving it to plans on having silver, white and black 

as their wedding colors. Perfect!

I just couldn't resist. I've had this little stamp set for a while now, 

but I thought it would be appropriate for a Bacholerette party card. lol

This wedding card turned out adorable I believe. The bride-to-be is obsessed with owls, 

so I took a Recollections popup owl set and altered them to be

a little bride and groom owl. I love it, don't you!?

And this is my May card club card. My "island" theme is flip flops. 

The second it gets warm enough for me to be wearing flip flops, 

you can't take them off my feet till it gets cold again. haha. 

It isn't my most favorite of cards, but I like how the paper 

pieced umbrella and matching flip flops turned out. I also had to do two versions, 

since I ran out of the same paper. So I did a pink and a blue version of the cards.

Stay tuned for some baby shower/congrats on the baby-type cards. I'm finishing up a baby shower card tonight, so I'll wait to post the other baby card I did over the weekend for when I can post that card.
Hope everyone is having a great week, since today has been a wonderful day for me!
Hugs all!
-M
P.S. I know I haven't posted my winner to my blog candy yet. I promise I'll try to get a winner chosen this week! Promise!

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