All Aboard layout

 Happy Monday!  Who's ready for spring?  We had 70 degree weather....then it snowed.  Again.  But second spring is coming this week, lol!  Last week was good though, enjoying having my younger two sons home from college for spring break.  

I had fun making this train layout for my scrapbook for pictures of the family riding the Amtrak from KC to Chicago in December.  We had never taken the train before and it was actually a very pleasant way to travel!  Less stressful than flying.  The train is from the CTMH You Are Here collection and the titles are all from Boys Will Be Boys.  My sons (who were all obsessed with trains as toddlers) were thrilled like little kids when the train conductor actually said All Aboard as we pulled out of the station, so that HAD to be the title, lol.  I hope everyone has a good week ahead!

Cricut:

CTMH You Are Here-train

Boys Will Be Boys-All Aboard, Boys Will Be Boys block font

Dream and Love Valentine layout

 Happy Monday!  We've had a quiet week just cozied up at home!  Lots of hot tea, books, and crafty time!  And a little shopping online....I bought an image collection from Close to My Heart on cricut.com called Everyday Moments and made this pre-designed layout from it for a Valentine's Day photo.  (We had a quiet Valentine's Day romantic dinner at home with our favorite Chinese takeout, so I only took one selfie of the two of us.)  I changed the design up some, adding the Love title and extra hearts and made one of the photo mats into a journaling space instead.  It took a bit to cut all the pieces, but turned out cute!  Have a good week and notice the small special moments!  

Cricut:

Always and Forever- word love

CTMH Everyday Moments- all other cuts

Paper-CTMH solids

On the Slopes ski layout

 Happy Monday!  I've got a ski layout to share this week.  My hubby and I went skiing in Vail last week for a much needed vacation and it is so very beautiful there!  I took some great pictures!  We had a good time right up until hubby tore his ACL, bringing our trip to an abrupt end...no more snow skiing this year.  Sigh.  At least we got some fantastic days in before the injury!  The Vail ER apparently sees this injury a lot-there were several other people with skiing knee injuries in at the same time as hubby.

I am enjoying scrapping the photos though!  I used an older paper collection from Simple Stories in 2018 called Sub Zero that I've had stashed for just the right project.  All the Cricut cuts (skis, goggles, title) are from the CTMH You Are Here image collection, which is full of travel images for all kinds of trips and is one of my favorites!  Hope you all have a wonderful week!

Cricut:

You Are Here-all cuts

Paper-Simple Stories Sub Zero prints, CTMH solids

NYC travel layout

 Happy Monday!  My college kids are home for spring break this week, so I'm looking forward to spending some time with them.  I've been doing lots of reading and crafting the last couple of weeks and completed another travel themed layout for some NYC pictures.  Why is cutting out cute little yellow cab die cuts so ridiculously fun?  The yellow cab was making me laugh the whole time I put it together.  It's from the Beep Beep image collection (the name also makes me laugh!) and I found the NYC icon on cricut access.  Here's hoping you all have a good week too!

Cricut:

Beep Beep-taxi

cricut access-NYC icon

font-I forgot what font I used, lol

Paper-it's from an NYC themed pack from Hobby Lobby

snowflake thank you card

 Happy Friday!  With the end of the BBTB2 blog (where I was a design team member), I took a few week blogging break but plan to continue to share some projects a few times a month.  The hospital I work at has been absolutely crushed with covid cases in January.  It has been the most difficult point of the pandemic in KC, with record numbers of cases and deaths, overwhelming the hospital.  I've been working some extra shifts and had zero creative drive.  While things are still pretty bad, KC has crested the peak and I'm eager to get back to being creative, which is my happy therapy!

I had some post-Christmas thank you cards to send, so here is a snowflake themed card.  The snowflake is from the Winter Lace image collection.  Since Kansas City got snow this week, it felt very appropriate, lol!  I hope you all have a good week with time for some self care moments!

Cricut:

Winter Lace-snowflake

Paper-American Frost Jack Frost 6x6 pad, CTMH solids

Ink-Stampin Up Blueberry Bushel

Stamp-old winter set, not sure of brand

BBTB2 challenge with Double Trouble: layer it up with cuddly things

 Happy Monday!  For the last challenge at the BBTB2 blog, we have partnered with the ladies at the Double Trouble blog for a challenge with multiple optional twists.  The 3 options include using layers, incorporating something cuddly, and using a die cut on your project.  You can share your project on the BBTB2 and Double Trouble blogs for a chance a prizes.

My cat is my main cuddle object, especially in the winter!  He was the inspiration for this cat themed card, using the cat from the Chore Chart image collection.  He likes to sit in my lap or wrap himself around my cricut (which does make it a bit challenging to craft sometimes...) and he's very soft and cuddly, although a bit of a diva in personality, lol!  You can share your project at both the BBTB2 and Double Trouble blogs for the next two weeks.

Cricut:

Chore Chart-cat

Paper-Jen Hadfield Simple Life 6x6 pad prints, CTMH solids

Stamps-Technique Tuesday Kyle the Cool Cat

Holly Jolly Christmas layout

Happy Monday!  I wish a Merry Christmas to all of you!  My family will all be home spending the day together and I am looking forward to it so much.  The tree is lit up and the packages are all wrapped, just a little baking left to do, which is always a challenge as the kids eat all the cookies as fast as they are baked.    

My Christmas layout for the BBTB2 holiday challenge, which will run for 2 weeks over at the BBTB2 site, features holly and a wreath plus the fun holly jolly title on some old DCWV paper from the stash.  It came together pretty quickly and is all ready for those Christmas Day photos!  I hope everyone is able to have some moments of Christmas cheer during this holiday season.

Cricut:

Holly Jolly Christmas-title

CM Cheerful Seasons-holly and wreath

Paper-CTMH solids, DCWV All Seasons 2 prints

brown chalk ink for edging

square punch for photo corners