Honoring My Great-Great Grandparents

My grandmother, Grammy, asked me to create a wall grouping that would feature her grandfather's cane. He used this after he went blind. I decided since it was so big that using a shadow box wouldn't work. So instead I framed it without glass and used burlap behind the cane for interest. I tied the cane with brown ribbon that I wove through the burlap to hold it in place. I added a picture of my great-great grandfather and great-great grandmother who immigrated here from Italy and a frame with family information to complete the wall grouping.
I was happy with the way this turned out and I think it tells a nice story about my family. Thank you Grammy for giving me the chance to put this all together for you:)

~Madison

I Miss Crafting:)

Hi everyone. I will be away from my crafting supplies for a week as I complete in a volleyball tournament. I am so excited for my day off (still a couple of days away). I found a Hobby Lobby!! We don't have one where I live so I have never been to one before. What would be the first thing I should find when I get there? Any suggestions??? Have a great week.

~Madison

Scrapbook 2 page Lay Out-

Creative Time Throw Back Challenge Episode 54-

This is a two page side-by-side scrapbook layout for a book I am currently making for my brother, Dalton. Thank you Emma! I needed a kick start! I have neglected my poor scrapbook as you can tell. I want to finish it for Dalton before he leaves for the Navy. As you can see I have a ways to go! For my throw back cartridges I used Plantin SchoolBook for the journaling circles and Zooballoo for the lettering. I added an Easter Bunny from Winter Woodland and a BBQ from From My Kitchen. The BBQ accessories were made from the Everyday Paper Dolls cartridge. Now just a few more pages and I can give this to Dalton:) Yikes, I'm running out of time!! I am going to miss him!!!

~Madison

Cool Sketch Challenge!

Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge #31

This week at the Peachy Keen website the challenge involved working with a sketch. We had to design a card around this sketch. This is what I came up with. I have been making a lot of cards for my upcoming craft show and I get a lot of requests for sympathy cards, so this idea popped into my mind:) Cricut cartridges used: Plantin SchoolBook- flowers, circle and shadow; Tear Drop- cross (just used the letter "t" and cut the bottom off). Added some gems for color and to complete the required sketch. I was happy with how it turned out. Thanks for looking. If you are not a follower of my blog, please consider joining me:) Thanks.

~Madison

Summer Time at the Beach

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog: Challenge #15

I was in charge of making invitations for our beach party for the Fourth of July. I wanted them to be cute, yet simple, since I had to make more than one. I don't have any Cricut cartridges with beach stuff yet, so I used the Everyday Paper Dolls Cricut cartridge to make the umbrella and chair. The Zooballoo Cricut cartridge and the Gypsy were used to make the words "Summer Fun." I tore the tan paper to make it look like the sand. The invitation was computer generated and punched with a Martha Stewart punch. I like how they turned out. I still can't believe it is almost the Fourth of July:)

~Madison

Fun All Occasion Card

Still making cards for my craft show:) I used a stamp I received as part of my prize from a recent blog challenge win. The flower was made using the Plantin SchoolBook Cricut cartridge. I just love reds and pinks:) I little ribbon and a Spots and Dots Cuttlebug and there you have it:) A card you can send just for fun to a friend.

~Madison

Fun Thanks!

I am getting ready for a craft show so I am making cards:) I love making lots of fun and different thank you cards. This one was made using the Create a Critter Cricut cartridge, Spots and Dots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder and a Martha Stewart punch. It is bright and cheery and a perfect way to say "Thanks." Do you have time to craft this summer?

~Madison

Thursday Throw Back Challenge

My Creative Time Throw Back

Since I didn't have the Paper Dolls Dress Up Cricut cartridge, I created this thank you for a little boy's birthday party using the ZooBalloo Cricut cartridge. The cartridge came out in 2006 and I LOVE the font on this cartridge:) The background: Cuttlebug Spots and Dots and the right edge: Martha Stewart punch.

~Madison