2008 Ketchup

Way back, way way back, when I was in 2nd or 3rd grade, my teacher would write the day's schedule on the chalk board. (I told you, this is WAY back before smart boards or even dry-erase boards). One day we came in the classroom to see she had written "Ketchup" on the board. Boy, were we stumped! She then explained that Ketchup sounds just like Catch Up and we were going to 'Catch Up' on her lesson plans. Okay, to a 2nd or 3rd grader, it sounded very clever. SOOO today I am going to catch you all up on some very out of season projects so we can close the door on 2008 (until a couple years down the road when I actually get to scrapbooking, but that is a whole other topic!).

First up are some Halloween cards. (I already admitted that we were out of season...):

A couple very important featurs on this card.

1. The hinges are cut using my Cricut and mirrored or metallic silver paper
2. The label with the sentiment was also cut with my Cricut
3. I made this card right after my Cricut arrived
4. The other card that is similar to this one had googly eyes but it was SCARY (but not fun Halloween scary) because the eyes were actually a bit too large for these cute trick-or-treaters. I like the idea though and am now on the lookout for mini googly eyes.
5. There was masking, shading, colored pencils and OMS, corner rounder without the guide scalloped edging, all sorts of fancy technique on this one. Too bad it didn't get finished until AFTER Halloween and so will sit for a year until it can be sent out...Hey, I'm ahead of schedule! ...BTW this is a CURRENT (I know, don't faint) TAC set. Which, if you read the previous post you know you can get for HALF PRICE through the month of January.

Okay, this little fella is not current, he's retired TAC but I LOVE HIM! I pull this set out every Halloween and whenever I am scrapbooking Halloween photos. The polka dots are from PaperTrey Ink. He was also finished after Halloween so - just like that I am two cards ahead of the game for 2009. This is going to be a great year!!!

Moving On...

Then a couple cute little Thanksgiving baskets/place cards:

I saw these cute little baskets over at Poetic Artistry (Julee from Verve Stamps) and fell in love. They are super easy to make and so cute! They hold three Peppermint patties perfectly, so not only did they make cute place cards, they gave everyone after dinner mints too! This Thanksgiving set is also a CURRENT TAC offering (which could be yours for HALF PRICE). I threw these together days before family arrived and really wished I'd spent a little more time choosing paper, ribbon and hardware that coordinated a little better, but I did use up some old stuff so that was a plus. I hope to make these again for Valentine's Day so I can work on my styling a little then... BTW, I made 14 of these baskets and 42 of the peppermint patties...AND cleaned the house AND did the grocery shopping AND all the cooking. I actually really LOVE Thanksgiving!

Finally,

And then there was this card that I like to call "Ladies Who Lunch" (even though it is clear they are just Ladies who go for coffee, but it doesn't have quite the same ring to it, does it?):

You can see what I was going for, can't you (just nod and say 'yes'). It should immediately hit you that it looks just like a famed print! I know, I need to replace the dew drop in the flower center with a button, I'll get around to it soon. In fact, that could be one of my New Year's Resolutions! Maybe next time I'll revisit the 2008 Resolutions and see how we did...How'd you do?