ITS FINALLY HERE....

I opened up my beautiful Mother's Day card from my kids and to my surprise, there was a shipping receipt from Provo Craft inside. I was the proud owner of a new 5th Anniversary Cricut Expression. I was so excited I didn't know if I should scream or cry. Guess what......I did both!!!!! **Fast Forward to Friday May 20.

I get home from picking up my daughter from school expecting my cricut to be delivered but nothing...or so I thought! My husband and daughter were playing a trick on me...Hidden behind my son's playpen was a huge box!!!!!
There it was, just screaming for me to open it up!!!!!

So I did!!!!!

He was SO HAPPY to see me, he asked for a hug, I was very HAPPY to oblige. =0D

There he is, out of that ugly brown box and shining in his GREEN & white beauty.

Off to play I go.....I will post my first project created with my new E2.


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~Be Creative

**UPDATE.....And the Winner Is.....

Just heard back from the proud parents to be, and the winning invitation is..**Drum roll please**

Option # 1 : the chocolate brown and limeade criss cross card with the cute little monkey from Create a Critter.

So off to Michael's I go in the morning, coupon in tow to buy my supplies.


As always,

~Be Creative.

Here are some Mother's Day Card...

I finally started making Mother's Day cards a little earlier so I can get them in the mail and to their recipients on time. (* for once this year*) Here is the 1st one I completed

I made this one for my grandma from my kids (*Their Nana)

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~Be Creative

Safari Themed Baby Shower

My sister in law is expecting with her first child, who is due to arrive in mid June. The proud parents to be have decided not to find out the sex of the baby. Her baby shower is approaching very quickly and I have been asked to come up with some ideas for a baby shower invite.

The theme that was chosen is Fisher Price Baby Safari. Below is a picture of the plate for the cake table.
I think the design is adorable. I made 3 different designs that she can choose from. As soon as they decide, its off to mass produce. Thank goodness its only 40 invitations. Here they are~

Option #1:


Option #2:

And Last but not least~

Option #3

I had a really fun time making these. I hope you've enjoyed taking a look at my work. Please feel free to come back anytime.

P.S~ As soon as the proud parents pick a design I will be sure to let everyone know.

As always,

~Be Creative

Altered Candles and Flower Vases

I needed to make a quick birthday gift for my aunt and I really didn't have the time (with my 2 kids) to run around and shop. I love to alter candles and I think they look so nice with a personal picture on them so I went that route. I picked up 2 candles at Dollar Tree and while there I saw these 2 glass cylinder shaped flower vases and thought the candle would look very pretty in them so I grab those as well.
Once I got home and began search for a picture for the candle and then I cut some flowers and shapes from my Accents Essentials Cricut cartridge. I hot glued the flower pieces together and then hot glued some ribbon to trim the vase. I think they came out pretty cute. She loved the candles....so much that she cried.

There's nothing like putting your creativity into something and seeing the recipient's rection when they see their gift. I LOVE IT!!

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Live~Love~Laugh and as Always

~Be Creative

PrettyinPink Birthday Cupcakes

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the color PINK and love love love CUPCAKES!!!!! So I decided that for my birthday I was going to combine the 2. I made a batch of my PrettyinPinkalicious cupcakes.

They were so yummy!!

Live~Laugh~Love and as Always

~Be Creative

Where the Does the Time Go?

Thanksgiving is now over and I did not have the time to do anything creative. Shame on me!! I am so bad at time management. "Hey I think that is going to be one of my New Year's Resolutions." Hopefully I can stick to it and find the time, even if its 20-30 minutes a day to do something creative.

On another note, I was hired to personalize candles for a baby shower. The baby shower was for a girl, the colors were Lilac, pink and white. Finding Lilac and Pink candles in the middle of the Christmas season was a challenge. I mean everywhere I looked only had red, green, gold and silver. I almost gave up. But my heavenly Father guided me one day to my local Christmas Tree Shoppe and low and behold I found them. They were gorgeous, scented and the icing on the "cupcake" ( which are my fav, lOl) were they lite up, yes flameless candles. She was thrilled. I am so happy that my creativity was appreciated.

Until next time,

~Be Creative