Teacher cards part 2

Quick post today... this was to thank my 4 year old daughter's daycare teacher for such a great year.  Teacher's Apple stamps and Beautiful Blooms paper are perfect!  The card was cut like a file folder from my cricut.

Enjoy!

Kristin

Happy Anniversary to "us"

Today my dh and I celebrate 14 years of marriage.  Striking to me that so many years have passed when I can still clearly remember our wedding day in great detail.  I treasure those details to remind me of the importance of each passing year.

*** Before any of you go, I also wanted to let you know this card also completes the PTI Paperdolls #38 challenge here *** (join us!! We'd love to have you play along!)

Now, back to the regularly scheduled post if you want to keep reading :)...

Also, I have been writing the blog now since 2008 shortly before our 11th anniversary.

I thought I would give you the opportunity to take a peek into our lives by reading some of what I have written about him.  Most blog posts are a bit about the kids or friends, but mostly about the card or scrapbook layout.

However, on our anniversary each year I have taken the opportunity to stop and write down for anyone to see how lucky I am.  In fact, over the last 18 months we have watched several couples we know experience great marital hardships and some of them are now divorced.  He asked me once why I wouldn't ever leave him ...  and here was my answer, "I have been given gifts from God over the years, but I prayed specifically and with purpose from the time I was 14 years old to marry the right man he had for me.  And you?  He put you in front of me on a silver platter one day and said 'Kristin, here he is- the man you prayed for all those years ago.' Well, I will never give up that gift!"

Here is the June 2008 post

Here is the June 2009 post

Here is the June 2010 post (I didn't write much here because we had just entered an extremely difficult time in our family life- our marriage was and is rock solid I just didn't have time to devote to a post- but I still love that card!)

I have had time to really reflect over the past many months on our marriage and I have so enjoyed seeing how richly God has blessed my life with such an amazing man after God's own heart.  

Enjoy!

Kristin

Teacher notecards

I absolutely loved a card similar to the notecards I made for Jake's teacher out of Floral Fusion #3. I have searched the DT, Nichole, Melissa B blogs, AND the gallery and can't find it to link. I can tell you it isn't my idea! :)

Then, I took Teacher's Apple to make a coordinating card for her and with the Library Pocket Die on the back filled it with gift cards.

So glad summer is here!!

Enjoy!

Kristin

Thanks a million!

My son played baseball with his school friends this season (made the playoffs, too, Good Job, Cubs!). I wanted to make the Head Coach and Assistant Coach some thank you cards for all of their hard work with the boys.  But, knowing these cards probably wouldn't be "treasured" (if you get my drift), I wanted them to be simple.  I used the Cricut baseball cartridge, PTI Enchanted Evening, Blueberry Sky, and Pure Poppy cardstock (Fine Linen for that ticket).  Thanks a million sentiment is from the Sig Series stamp set.

Enjoy!


Kristin

score boy bday monkey

 I've done it several times and THIS is probably my fave example.

I always score first, then mask, then stamp. I used several shades of green with TANL and then the monkey from TT:B (I'd LOVE the monkey image a bit bigger!! anyone else??). Finally, the sentiment is from Big Birthday Wishes.

Enjoy!

Kristin

May PTI Blog Hop!

Welcome to the May Papertrey Ink Bloghop: Flowers

May is the month when many flowers finally go into full bloom after a long winter's sleep. For the blog hop this month we want to see your favorite take on flowers. You can stamp backgrounds, create custom floral embellishments, showcase unique flower center additions (buttons, rhinestones, beads,etc...), flowers die-cut from different materials (like fabric, felt, vellum, etc...) or anything else you can
dream up!

I used Delightful Dahlia and a sentiment from MS 1 on the double ended banner die accented with rhinestones.  Lots of patterned paper so that it would qualify for the Papertrey Paper Dolls challenge #37

Happy Birthday Merry Bloghop

Today is Merry's birthday.  She is a "PTI forum friend" and *LittleMissT* arranged a wonderful surprise for her today.  We are all so glad to be able to take part in brightening her day today.  I, personally, hope that this card and my post brings a smile to her face.  She has one of the best avatar pics on the forum- this great big friendly smile and bright eyes.

So, Happy Birthday Merry!  May the Lord bless you and keep you!

Enjoy!

Kristin