Here's my latest design for an upcoming Cricut class. The class will be held April 9th here at my home. It requires Accent Essentials, and preferably the Expression machine. The title was created with Plantin' Schoolbook. This layout would be perfect for family pictures, or some old heritage photos, or even pics of the kids or critters.

Why pay Pottery Barn prices for wall decor when you've got a Cricut??? I already had the bedding and curtains, but needed some accent pieces for Emily's walls. So I got some canvases from JoAnn's, painted them white, and added an irridesent sheen to them. Then used Design Studio and mostly the Walk in My Garden cartridge to design some funky flowers that would coordinate with the bedding. A couple of the small flowers are hand-cut, and the large tulip was pieced together on DS. Each of these canvases measure 12" x 24". I then used Storybook to create Emily's name on 5" x 5" canvases. I like Storybook because it's so fun and dreamy. Plus the added layers really give it character. Mod Podge was used to adhere all of the layers to the canvas, plus on top of the finished product. I added pics of the overall room so you can see how it all coordinates. Eventually I'll be adding some butterfly canvases as well. This was such a fun and rewarding project!

"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are gray." I've sung that to Emily countless times. Now here's my newest layout for an upcoming class that expresses how joyful and sunny a special little someone can make us all feel. It uses the Mickey & Friends cartridge as well as Mickey Font, and requires an Expression machine for a couple of the larger cuts. Keep an eye out for dates and times as I'll be releasing my Spring/Summer schedule very soon. Now go enjoy some sunshine!

Butterfly house pics are finally here!! It's been a crazy couple of months, but our house is finished, and we moved in about 10 days ago - with lots of help from our amazing friends. So here are just a few pics that still show some chaos since we still have lots of settling to do. The first pic is of the house on Christmas day, a month before we moved in, but it shows the completed front. Next, we have the fam - Lucy, Emily, Brent, Jared, me and Susan - about 15 minutes after we got the keys. And now we're finally getting our kitchen settled, so I can show it off a little, along with the wet bar. Can you say margarita station??? Miss Emily shows off a bit of the living room, but is far more interested in modeling her new leopard dress. Work it. There's a few more pics in the post below. It'll probably take us a few more weeks to get everything together the way we want it, but we're all just completely thrilled with the house - it's definitely a dream come true for us!!!

Butterfly House pics. The room with the china hutch will soon be our scrap room. Emily hugging the walls on our first morning there. And a couple of pics of her bedroom after I painted it to match her bedding. Plus the bathroom she shares with Lucy.

It's a tradition around here to let Emily open one present on Christmas Eve, which always includes some new Christmas pajamas. Well, mommy messed up and gave her the wrong one to open, so she scored and got a Care Bear first. Oops! So then I had to let her open the right present with the jammies and the doll, so she was one happy little stinker! I'm just in love with the first picture since Stella (left) and Chewy (right) are tilting their head one direction, and she's playing along in the opposite direction. Cracks me up. I think they all deserve a bone!

More pics of Emily tonight with her new doll and Care Bear. And a couple of a typical snuggle session with me and my 3 kiddos. If one wants to cuddle, the others have to pile on as well. Silly monkeys!