Happy Birthday!

Sorry the picture is blurry (it was a last minute pic!) It was my older son's 14th birthday yesterday, so Markus (my 4 yr old) and I baked a cake and cupcakes for him. Markus decorated most of the cupcakes all by himself, and a lot of green icing was everywhere!

For the card, I embossed the Extreme Guitar image on top of one of the Extreme Elements stamps and then simply added some punched out stars, some popped up for dimension.

What is wrong with my blog???

I have no idea what has happened to my blog, I have tried to fix it, but nothing is working. I will have to get a computer genius (Jess!) to help me.

Anyways....it is a dreary rainy day today and I have managed to spend the whole day sewing. I started out sewing the "custom" curtains/blinds for our boat. All of the windows are wierd shapes, so I had to make a pattern for each individual one....total pain in the a**! It got boring after a couple of hours so I decided to try this Amy Butler pattern I bought the other day. I have never done a zipper before so this is my first attempt....it turned out OK, not perfect but pretty good. Now I have yet another useless bag...But it was fun to make!

Pictures of the curtain/blinds to follow once they are installed!

Catching up on projects today...

This has been a work oin progress for a few weeks. Markus wanted a robe, so he picked out some material and I finally finished it today. It was all done except for the cuffs, and he has been wearing it, but I didn't want to get a picture until it was all finished!

Batman returns!!

I made this cape for my nephew for his birthday. I had to get Markus to model it before I wrapped it up! Of course I have already started on a second one for him, and will likely make a third for my other nephew, the boys LOVE dressing up! I am quite pleased with how it turned out....I used a Quick Sew pattern (though there was nothing quick about it!) I spent a few late nights after getting home from work, but managed to figure it out! It is hard to see in the picture, but there are little ears at the top of the hood...I lined them with interfacing to make them stick up.... I cut out the eyes and then satin stitched around the openings. The whole thing is fully lined (that was the tricky part!) but worth it!

FAncy Box

Of course Carrie G, had to have the fanciest project!! This is a little box/notecard holder. We used the big shot to cut out the scallop squares and the stamp set "because I care", one of my new favorites. Click the picture for a close up.....

I'm not sure what this set is even called...I like the way we popped the bird up and of course the mini library clip is a fun accent.

Wild Wasabi is back.....

I love this color, and am so happy it is back with SU's "color renovation". I attended a shoe-box swap a couple of weeks ago, everyone designs a card and brings the supplies for everyone to make their own.