Batter Up, You're Invited!

We have a birthday coming up soon and my guy is a huge sports fan, so this is the invitation I have made for him. I'm excited about how well it turned out.

Baseball season is just starting around here, so he asked me to make a baseball card. I wish the picture better showed the inking on the card that I did to make it look like a well used ball. The background paper is from old We R Memory Keepers pad called MVP (Using It Up for the Little Red Wagon Challenge). I think this collection was one of the best collections of sports paper ever made and I have had it in my stash for awhile hanging on to it. The ball is from SVG Cuts Fun and Games kit. Mary is a master at making intricate cuts work like slicing butter, so I knew the threads in her baseball would cut just fine. I have a few more to make, but these are pretty quick to put together, so it shouldn't take long at all.

Thanks for dropping by! I also invite you to drop by my  Facebook and Pinterest pages or to find me on Instagram @mmirandcreations. They are all pages that make it easy for you to keep up with my crafty happenings!

Blessings,

                      

 

Challenges:

DL Art: June Linky Party Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday: #186 Anything FF Goes

Decorate to Celebrate: #101 Anything Goes

Brown Sugar Challenge: #149 Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge: #109 Anything Goes

Simply Create Too: #87 Masculine

Little Red Wagon: #292 Use It Up

Last Day of School!

Every teacher needs an apple, right?! Especially one filled with gummy worms. And not just any apple will do; but for the BEST TEACHER EVER as my little one always refers to her teacher, it has to be a pink apple. Love how it turned out and my little one was so excited to give this to her teacher on the last day of Kinder today. Hope you like it as well!

 

 

The 3D apple is from the Miss Baker's Classroom kit from SVG Cuts. 3D projects is where I started my love for paper crafting before I really started making cards. Making this reminded me of why I enjoyed that so much. There is nothing like taking a flat piece of paper and helping it to take a shape. I used some American Craft Cardstock and a piece of Paper Studio paper that has been in my stash for a bit to make this. As always I inked the edges of the panels using some Angel Pink Memento ink. Love my Memento inks!!! I can't craft without them. The sentiment and tag are from My Craft Spot (miss that store!). And the twine bow is Trendy Twine's Totally Pink - definitely one of my most favorite colors!!!!

 

My son also wanted something to give his teacher for the last day of school as she is retiring. He had such a great year as well and he was adamant that he needed a card with a dog as his teacher loves dogs. So this is the card he gave to her.

 

 

The card is A2 sized with a file from Treasure Box Designs called Bobble Buddies Dog. The twine is the Totally Red from Trendy Twine and the sentiment is also from My Craft Spot. The background paper is from Doodlebug Design. My son does want me to talk to Mary over at SVG Cuts about a 3D dog though. He thinks if she can make a pattern for an owl (which I made for his teacher last year) and that she can make a pattern for a bunny then a dog should be no problem. He'd be very excited about a cat as well. How about it, Mary? You'd make one sweet boy very happy!!!

 

Thanks for dropping by! I hope you will have enjoyed my projects today. I also invite you to drop by my  Facebook and Pinterest pages or to find me on Instagram @mmirandcreations. They are all pages that make it easy for you to keep up with my crafty happenings!

 

Blessings,

                      

 

Challenges:

DL Art: June Linky Party Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday: #186 Anything FF Goes

Crafting by Designs: June Anything Goes

Decorate to Celebrate: #101 Anything Goes

Little Scrap Pieces: Show it off Saturday

Brown Sugar Challenge: #149 Anything Goes

'My Stuffie' Boy Scrapbook LO!

How about another cute Layout this morning!!!

This one uses the Little Gems Huggies file from Treasure Box Designs. I think this set of files is about as adorable as it gets. He just look so cute snuggled up with his favorite teddy bear.

Like I shared on my card using the little girl that comes with the Little Gems file from a few days back, my kids have always called their stuffed animals 'Stuffies'. So I had to tittle my LO 'My Stuffie.' I made the title myself in my DE software. The LO is 12x12 and the boy stands about 8 1/4" tall. The bear in the corner is the same as the one the boy is holding - it is just smaller and flipped, and I moved the legs and arms around to make him sitting. The photo mats will all hold a 3 1/2" square photo. Most of the cardstock is either Bazzill or Coredinations and the patterned paper is from the open stock section of my local Michael's store. I really like all the blues (but they sure do make photographing it a bit difficult. LOL).

This is the card I made the other day using the Little Gem Huggies Girl. She is such a doll. You can find all the details about it on my original post.

The LO and card are both listed in my eBay store right now.

The link to my layout is here.

The link to my card is here.

Thank you for dropping in today. I always enjoy your comments. You can also see all of my latest creations on my Facebook and Pinterest pages or on Instagram @mmirandcreations.

Blessings,

                    

 

Challenges for Boy Layout:

DL Art: June Linky Party Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion: #264 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday: #186 Anything FF Goes

Crafting by Designs: June Anything Goes

613 Ave Create: #126 Anything Goes

Decorate to Celebrate: #101 Anything Goes 

SVG Attic Guest Designer - Congrats, It's a Boy Card

Happy Wednesday! Exciting news!!! Today I am Guest Designing for SVG Attic. Thank you to Beth and everyone over there for such a fun opportunity!

Well, you all know that I love making cards, so that is what I have for you today. I used files from two different sets from the SVG Attic store - Tent Cards and Baby Boy. Great thing about this card is that it can also be used as a centerpiece on the tables for a baby shower or as a baby announcement (just take off the 'Congrats'). I really like how it turned out!

 The card is A2 size (5 1/4" x 4 1/2"). I used Coredinations Teal Stripe and Moonstone cardstocks and Recollections white cardstock. The base of the card is from the Tent Cards collection. Just open the file and follow the instructions on the PDF to get the card to the size you'd like. The onesie, plane, train, and the 'It's a Boy' phrase are all from the Baby Boy collection. The 'Congrats' is a die from My Creative Time and does not come with either set of files from SVG Attic. And the twine is of course from Trendy Twine. It is called Tickled with Teal. It is a beautiful combination of white and light and dark teal. It gives a nice finishing touch!

For instructions on assembling this card, head on over to my post on the SVG Attic blog.

I wish you could see the card in person. The moonstone cardstock for the onesie, plane, and train is a shimmer paper that is just beautiful on this project. I hope you will give this a try and then share your finished piece on the SVG Attic Fanatics FB Group. I'd love to see all the color/paper combos you all could come up with! Also stop by the store to see all the fun collections and get creative!

Thank you for stopping by! I invite you to visit my Facebook and Pinterest pages as well or to find me on Instagram @mmirandcreations.

Blessings, 



                    

 

Challenges:

DL Art: June Linky Party Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion: #264 Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge: #108 Any Card Goes

Word Art Wednesday: #186 Anything FF Goes

Crafting by Designs: June Anything Goes

613 Ave Create: #126 Anything Goes

Simply Create Too: #86 Keep It Simple

Decorate to Celebrate: #101 Anything Goes

So Proud of You!

It's that time of year when we celebrate the accomplishments of our graduating Seniors.

 

Graduating High School is a big deal! And I want to give a shout out to all those who are graduating this year that I love! May God guide your future and open doors for you that will lead you closer to Him and may you have the courage to step into those doors.

 

Treasure Box Designs has a cute set of boy and girl graduates called Grad Kids and the Grad 2015 title. Both can be found in the store. I used the Graduating Girl on my card.

 

 

The card is an A2 size. My piecing stand about 5 1/4" tall. The background paper is from My Mind's Eye Blush 6x6 paper pad. The sentiment is from My Craft Spot's Big Sentiments 2 stamp set.

 

Thanks for stopping by. I invite you to also visit my Facebook and Pinterest pages or find me on Instagram @mmirandcreations to follow all of my paper crafting inspiration.

 

Blessings,

                      

 

Challenges:

DL Art: June Linky Party Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion: #264 Anything Goes

Cards in Envy: Girls, Girls, Girls Challenge

Sister Act Card Challenge: #108 Any Card Goes