Help! I'm stuck & I can't get out!

I love my digital camera! I got it just before Camden was born. I have more SD cards than I can count & all of them have pictures on them!! 2G & 4G SD cards ... most of them FULL!! We are talking T-H-O-U-S-A-N-D-S of pictures here! From the birth of my son in January 2009 to the birth of my daughter August 2010 to ... well, this afternoon & pretty much everything in between!!  I've been to Walmart & Walgreens & I've had my images put from SD card to photo disk. Not once. Not twice. Not even three times. I've done it so many times I can't count yet the pictures remain on my SD card waiting patiently  to be printed & become the center piece of some grand scrapbook page that took me hours to design & assemble!

I admit I'm afraid to "erase" these precious images of my children documenting every small detail of their lives from my SD cards! & yes, I have them on CD! & yes, I have them saved in online photo albums at walmart.com  - wallgreens.com ... & even snapfish.com & a couple other places I've found to host online albums for free.

So, as I prepare for an upcoming blog hop I've decided to embrace my fears! I WILL PRINT pictures for a layout! I WILL have the entire SD card put on CD (again!) & I WILL (after coming home with said CD in hand - inserting it in computer - & confirming all my precious memories are safely there) **deep breath**  I WILL delete the images from the SD card & reuse it instead of rushing out to buy a new one!  Yes, that's what I'm going to do!

I lied

...it's true I lied! Here I was so proud of the blanket I made my niece claiming it was my 1st non-paper project with my Cricut & then my sister posts pictures on her Facebook & there it was - MY LIE! In my excitement I completely forgot that I had did an etching project for one of my sister's Christmas presents! & there is - MY TRUTH! My first non-paper project with my Cricut was actually done with etching cream & not HeatBond! But just like working with fabric the etching cream was so much easier than I expected it to be!! My first design has room for improvement but imperfections are what makes life perfect!

Where does time go?

Where does time go? My little boy turned 2! My baby girl is 6 months! & my niece is just a few weeks from her debut! We've been very busy around here crafting! Oh how little hands love my cricut & gypsy! I don't know if it's the noise of the cricut or the buttons! Camden has learned how to use my Creative Memories personal trimmer & takes great pride in cutting my scraps in to small little pieces! My best scrapbook buddies are just moments away from their own designs!

Anyway, here is one of the projects I made for my sister's baby shower! It was my first out of the box non-paper craft with the Cricut. I am very pleased with the finished product & she absolutely loves it!  No-sew blankets are so easy to make & I was surprised at how easy making the fabric patch with my cricut really was too! Unlike me my sister is NOT a pink, lace, ruffles, frilly kind of gal & she kept requested everything "purple".  With her daddy in his own band my niece is destine to be a little rocker & I purchased the Princess Rocks cartridge just to make things for her!! ... more pictures & projects to come!