Sympathy Card

I made this sympathy card recently.  

I used the scroll tree design for this card.  The Silhouette had a hard time cutting some 

of the curves on this tree.  I deleted those points on the design and was able to cut it 

without any problems.

Random Wall Decor

I have been working on decorating my hallway wall over the last month or so.
Here are my finishing touches.



This a $1 frame I picked up from Michaels a while back.
I painted it grey and added a vinyl design (corner flourish) using my Silhouette Cameo.
Like my scroll tree, the silhouette had a hard time cutting some of the
curves on this design.  I just sliced them off with an exacto knife and no one will
know the difference.  Unless they read my blog..... :)

I used www.wordle.net to create the places we have lived design.
It is a SUPER easy website to use.  You just type in the words you want and
it allows you to play with the text and background colors as well as layout.

The back broke on this frame a while back, but I couldn't let it go.
This was nothing a little burlap and rosette couldn't fix!

I needed something to frame in my gigantic, not so pretty thermostat.
Pier One had a frame sale this weekend so I couldn't resist buying this one!

 

Bridal Shower Card

Here is a card I made for a friend's Bridal Shower.

It was my first time to try out sketch pens for the Silhouette, it was a lot easier than I expected!
I used this wedding dress card design for this card.

 

Our Week

We took our dog out on her first boat ride.  She's a bit of a scaredy cat when it comes to water. 

 A lab that doesn't like water...that's our dog!  She actually had a really good time. :)

Look at that tongue! 

We got rain!  I think this will allow our yard to survive the summer.

And more rain!  I haven't seen Lake Day in quite a while! 

We got a total of 6 inches of rain this week!!!!

Since it was raining we decided to make dinner with something around the house.

We made Plain Chicken's Buffalo Chicken Spaghetti.  It was super yummy!

We used some black eyed peas and squash from my parents' garden.

It was kind of a weird ensemble but it was yummy and we didn't have to leave the house!

Spicy Black Eyed Peas

Spicy Black Eyed Peas

3 cups fresh black eyed peas
2 tbsp. canola oil
4 garlic cloves, minced
4 strips of bacon (cut into 2 inch pieces)
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
6 cups of water (may substitute 1/2 with chicken stock)
2 bay leaves

Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat.  Once hot, throw in the garlic for  few seconds until it starts to brown.  Next add the bacon and onion and stir frequently.  Cook for 6-8 minutes until the onions start to get soft and turn brown.  Add the salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper and continue to cook until the spices blend into the mixture, ~2 minutes.  Pour in the water and/or chicken stock and add the bay leaves.  Bring the mixture to a boil and then reduce the heat in order to simmer.  Add the black eyed peas and cook for approximately one hour.

Get Well Card

Here's a get well card that I made a few weeks ago for my grandmother.
She's doing well, no worries.
She fell and broke her wrist, so I wanted to send a little cheer her way!
I think this is my favorite card I've made so far!

I started with this owl design and tweaked it to my liking
(added the hat, the white in the center, and the heart).
For the banner I used this banner kit. 

Thirty & Flirty

One of my closest friends from college turned thirty last month.

I wanted to make her a fun card and here's what I came up with.

Who doesn't love Paisley?!?