The Big 3-0

My husband turned 30 so we had a little celebration in his honor. I didn't do a lot of decorating just a banner and some "over the hill" muffins. The banner was fun because I made it on my Silhouette. To make the letters I found some school notes Mike threw away in the trash can and made a copy of them. I thought they looked cool because they had all these nifty derivatives on the page.

I love you every hour of the day!

Love is in the air and so is the sweet smell of chocolate.

I made my hubby a "Valentines clock" for Valentines Day. Each number is a note with a message from me to him. He can only open a note when it comes to that hour of the day. The paper was cut using my Silhouette.

My little dude got this monkey card. I copied this idea straight off of the Silhouette blog. You can find the example here. The original lollipop was found and consumed earlier today. He enjoyed the magnetic letters as well.
I was surprised by this sweet Valentines card. I do love homemade Valentines cards especially from my boys.

Happy Valentines Day

Receiving

Christmas is a season of giving but who am I kidding it's fun to get things too!

My sister-in-law Jill gave me Craft Hope, a book I wanted that is filled with crafts and organizations that are in need of those crafts. The pictures are lovely in the book.

My mom surprised me with a big gift I was totally not suspecting! Just wishful thinking...

(photo from http://www.dana-made-it.com/)

Holy moly a Silhouette! Let the fun begin. My husband and I (since we got it before Christmas) played around with it a bit. I'll have to get some pictures of my first projects (journal jar and nativity tile). However, I do have a picture of a silhouette made with my Silhouette. We took the picture below at a pumpkin patch and I took out the color and heightened the contrast so that it would be easier to trace on the software.

Viola! A silhouette of my little guy. A perfect keepsake for his baby book. I can always remember how he likes to jut out his bottom jaw.

I'm excited to make more fun things.