these cards took me way too long to make

I don't know what it was... but something made me move incredibly slow on these cards... that's ok, it was a good stress reliever.
I got 2 new cartridges this week... i've used them some, but haven't quite 'explored' them yet as much as i've wanted to... in time.

i think i'm addicted

I was in another card making mood apparently.

the 'thank you' card was made for another Kenya donation...the 'birthday card' idea came from another blog i happened upon... i was a fan of the use of the vellum so i had to make my own :) ... i used a combination of stamps, punches, the 'cuttin up' & 'home accents' cartridge.

I'm wanting to get another cartridge- not sure which one though... so many choices haha

on a muggy Monday afternoon

My good friend, Kim, inspired this card. She gave birth to a beautiful baby boy three days before Mother's Day. I thought it was fitting to remind her of the blessing that God has given her & her husband... (as if she needs reminding haha)....


My 'skydiving page' was the first page to be re-done after getting my cricut. I figured, since it was such an amazing event, it needed to look good :). I'm not jumping up & down, but still relatively pleased with it.

'Oh, the Places you'll go' by Dr. Seuss is one of my favorite books... It seemed fitting.

New cartridge

I ordered 2 new cartridges last week- only one showed up... needless to say I was not a happy Lauren. After contacting the company, they realized their mistake & sent me the 2nd one... i LOVE it.

So my first project with it was making some "kenya thank you" cards... I'm headed to Kenya on a mission trip in November- as people send me donations I'm trying to take some time to personally make them a thank you card... seems like a small price to pay for their prayers &

donations.

With Mother's day coming up, & the fact that my mom was the one who got me the 'cricut', I thought I'd make her a gift.

The box is a 'storage box' for the monogrammed
stationary I made for her... simple, but I thought it was fun.

The best kind of souvenir

Chris & I were blessed to join my family in February for a trip to Aspen, CO. I've never known what kind of souvenir to get when I go on trips- I used to collect postcards...but have seemed to grow out of that.

What kind of souvenir represents the beauty of the place you visit, the fun you have, the memories you create.... the only thing I've come up with is pictures.

So, This is Chris and I's attempt at a panoramic in Aspen... we took turns taking pictures of one another... I think for amateurs we did a decent job haha