A crazy kitty cat!

It's my birthday month! And it's almost over! And that means the August Stamp of the Month is almost over too! Before it is, I wanted to share this silly cat card using the August Stamp of the Month with you. It makes me smile.

Here is the Stamp of the Month set in its entirety. But you have to order by tomorrow or it is gone!

One last shot of that crazy cat. I thought the googly eyes were appropriate. 

Happy Crafting!

Balloon animals anyone?

If you can stand the squeakiness of the balloons, there is no doubt there are some very talented balloon artists in this world. And every kid wants a balloon animal/creation.

This month, CTMH is making creating a balloon animal as easy as inking and stamping it. And with the Stamp of the Month, Balloon Animals, you get to choose the colors and avoid the squeakiness (as well as the tears when it finally pops).

It's only available in February so get it while you can!

Let Them Eat Cake--Scrapbooked!

I am very fortunate to have some very talented, crafty friends. Jen Mahan is one of those friends. She and I and Diana Veenendaal work together on Artistic U and I love them both dearly. And do you know what an extra perk is of having crafty friends? They make you crafty stuff!

Could Jen have designed a better page? I added my photos and my three cake birthday is preserved for the ages.

She added extra tiers to the Artistry birthday cake in Cricut Craftroom. (Jen is really good at Cricut Craftroom). And the colors of the Zoe paper packet are perfect.

Thank you, Jen!

P.S. We are still eating cake. I froze some but I suspect we'll be eating cake for a while. Hey, it just gives me an excuse to continue celebrating my birthday for a few days more!

P.S.S. Don't forget tomorrow is the last day for retiring Close to My Heart product! Get it while you can.

Happy Birthday! Let them eat cake!

Okay, maybe "Happy Birthday" and "Let them eat cake" don't go together historically but hey, on my birthday, I am absolutely going to eat cake. This is not a day to diet.

And this year, I asked for three, yes, three birthday cakes. Why? Because I couldn't decide. You see, I love the chocolate cake from Costco (we call it the Matilda cake--see here in case you haven't seen the movie).

And I am a fan of the Dairy Queen ice cream cake which we usually only get on birthdays because there isn't a Dairy Queen close by.

But our local Meiers grocery store makes the BEST cake (it is like eating a giant Hostess cupcake only better).

And so I debated about which cake I wanted. And I decided I wanted all three. Birthdays only come once a year and I'm reaching a respectable age where I should be able to get what I want on my birthday.

I even made myself a birthday card to commemorate the occasion.

So Happy Birthday to me! (We are going to be eating cake for weeks!)

More VW's!

I promised more VW cards and I am delivering on that promise. I love that Artfully Sent cartridge.

Yesterday was my husband's birthday. He is a VW fan. He has never owned a bug but he has owned a couple of VW buses and a Karmann Ghia. But hey, it's still appropriate. So this card was for him.

Anyone else remember Herbie the Love Bug? If you are too young to remember, you should google it. 

To get the word celebrate, I saved the letters from another cut out on the 7 key.

I am so enabling you to hoard paper scraps. 

I really do think this card is pretty darn cute. My husband's birthday is shared by a little guy named Rhett who asked for 999 cards for his 9th birthday. I made a duplicate to send to him as well. His birthday's over, but I bet he'd still love a card from you. 

Stay tuned because the VW's are not done! There will be more to come. See you soon.