BBTB 2 Challenge: Owl

The challenge this week over at Bitten by the Bug 2 is to use the owl from the Storybook cartridge or any other cart that has an owl.  I haven't invested in the Storybook cartridge, yet!  But several of the carts I do own have really cute owls on them.  I had a hard time choosing between the owl on Create-A-Critter (CAC) and on the Disney Happily Ever After (HEA) cartridges.  The HEA owl won!

I created this card for a dear friend who has a wicked sense of humor.  She recently had to have reconstructive breast surgery and I knew that she would get a laugh out of this card.  Enjoy!

Summertime is Crazy Time!

I hope you are having a good summer!  We have been busy -- working on a wedding invitation and all that goes with that.  Our 6 yr. old daughter is home and not at school every day and it is pure craziness mixing her with our 2 1/2 yr. old and 16 mos. old nieces that I take care of Monday-Friday.    I've been helping our neighbor, Kelly, with her new baby girl's scrapbook.  Finally doing a little scrapping of my own -- Demi's scrapbook stopped about the time she hit three months old!  My dad had surgery last week and Dee is headed to get her dad later this month; he has to have cataract surgery on both eyes soon.  And this Florida heat is about to kill me -- it seems so much hotter and much more humid this year! 

Dee and I are getting ready to host our first card making class on July 24.  Several friends have been bugging us for forever to teach them how to make cards.  So we're finally gonna do it!  We're limiting our first class to six participants.  It will be a "beginner" class, so we're making up the kits ahead of time.  Basically it will be a paste and embellish class with refreshments and fun!

We are also seriously considering opening our own Etsy Shop.  What do you think about Etsy -- have you purchased anything from their shops?  Leave me a comment and let me know!

Every Day is Earth Day

On our way in to school on the morning of Demi's play, Dee and I were tackled stopped by the school's music teacher, Ms. D.  "I saw the amazing roller coaster car you two created!  Would you be able to help me with props for the Fourth Grade play?  Could you think about it and come see me after Demi's play?"  Dee and I both said "Sure." 

The Fourth Graders have not been able to put on a play for the last couple of years.  The theme for this play was good old planet earth.  To make a long story short . . . we met with Ms. D, drew up some ideas, and got to work.  We created three solid-colored fabric panels to hang on the stage (just some hemming on the sewing machine), eight zebra-striped sashes for the dancers (simple sewing), fifteen animal masks and eight painted projects. 

Dee and I trekked out the Teacher Resource Lab the next day with our designs and Sharpie pens in hand.  Three hours later we had the following things drawn out (and cut out if necessary) on cardboard tri-wall -- two recycle bins, the Earth, a Giant Panda, a Blue Whale, a Black Rhinoceros, a Whooping Crane and a 4' x 6' animal scene.  We spent Memorial Day weekend painting so that everything would be ready for installation the afternoon before their dress rehearsal.  The animal masks were all cut out using my Cricut and the Animal Kingdom cartridge.  They were delivered the morning of the dress rehearsal. 

Did I mention we turned this around in less than a week's time?  Whew!  Tons of fun -- time consuming, but so worth it!