My class

To motivate my students to read their Magic Tree House books regularly (and so I would know which book each student is reading) I created paper dolls for each child. Once I figure out a cute background, I'll post them, along with a piece of velcro to show the book (which I've already printed out miniature covers of each book, 2x2.5. The dolls are just a little less than 3 and a half inches tall, and they turned out pretty cute (especially the girls... can't do too much with my boys!) 

I've had everything done except the shoes for a couple of weeks now, but I figured I would finally finish them tonight because I left my paperwork on my desk that I needed to finish! Oh well. 

Flip Album Books

Someone on the Cricut messageboard had a wonderful tutorial on making these flipbook things using 3 sheets of 12x12 cardstock. Once the book is assembled you just decorate it, add ribbon, and you're done! I made a couple as Christmas presents for the other 2nd grade teachers at work, then my mom actually paid me to make a couple for her (Why do I feel like a decent crafter all of a sudden?!? :-D) Anyway, they were for the mom of two boys who are into competitive 4-wheeling... an activity I know absolutely nothing about.  Here are a ton of pictures from both books.

For the Mothership

Believe it or not, this is my mom's birthday card this year. We (my sisters and I, along with my husband and some of Allison's friends) refer to her as "the Mothership" (don't even ask me how that got started!) so for her birthday Sunday I made her a card to reflect the affection. The inside had lots of catchy sayings, but I forgot to take a picture of it. (Think 'docking at your station' and 'lightyears older' lol). I used Everyday Paper Dolls for the UFO, Mini Monsters for the alien, and Birthday Bash for the words (though I cut off a butterfly). Enjoy! 

Requested Artwork for a Friend's Nursery

One of my friends is having a baby in July, and asked for some help decorating her baby's nursery. I was super-excited about helping; the only problem was that she lives across the country. Soooo all of this is based on a few pictures she sent me of the comforter from Wal-Mart. I think they turned out well.
This was an extra surprise for her, I cut-out the baby's name using Plantin Schoolbook (Tall Ball) on a sheet of 12x24 Walnut-colored vinyl from Oh My Crafts. The stars are from Learning Curve and the road border was from Everyday Paper Dolls (and matches perfectly with the theme).
This was the comforter all of the artwork was based on. Isn't it cute as can be for a little boy?
Here is the first picture. They're all 4x6 matted for 5x7. I love the little airplane from New Arrival. I think it matches quite well! The cloud is popped out onto the matte for a little extra coolness.
I LOVED the dumptruck from Everyday Paper Dolls. One of the piles of dirt is popped out.
And here is another of the 5 total creations. There wasn't a bulldozer on ANY of my cartridges, so I used various shapes and my Gypsy to weld one myself. I think it's my favorite! I hope she enjoys all of the decorations; I wish I was there to see them hung. She promised to send me pictures! :-)