Techie Mommy

First day of the 3 day weekend. No plans, no parties so am looking forward to a weekend of relaxation and fun with the kids. Valentines day is tomorrow so the girls and I are planning to make a card for Daddy. To make a card, we need photos! I was hoping to get a photo of the three kids together, but nanay put Z to sleep as soon as dinner is over, so it's just the girls and I. The shoot lasted 20 minutes, which is usual with the kids. But it was a VERY successful 20 mins. First, I got Y to dress up, which almost NEVER happens - and she was actually in the mood tonight. These are two of my favorites from the girls: There are a couple more good shots, but these 2 make the photo of the day, and since I'm trying to just use 1 photo each day (unlike January), I made a card out of these two. Instant card made using Sweet Stuff Page Kit by LaWanna Desjardin, Desjardin Digital Designs.

Day 2 of prepping for Y's birthday. Today, I tried to find the cake I wanted and had to drive a couple of towns over to find a Super Target that carries the cake I want. Finally sent the evite last night and today is the day to actually make the cards. As my first major Cricut project, I am making Y's invite. Took me almost all night to do it, and by the end, I feel like I overdid it. I normally do my cards digitally - even though it takes a while to finalize the concept and the design, once you're done - all that's left to do is print them out. With the hand-made cards, the act of mass producing the card is tedious! Kudos to my friends who are really good at it! Not sure I am going to do this a lot in the future, hee. Need to find a way to mix the best of both worlds - digital and crafts. For my Project 365, I took a couple of photos of my crafting tools: my Cricut Expression and accessories, my Macbook Pro for all digital design and Sure Cut's a Lot (...