Every Day in May Blog-Aversary ~ Day 9

Welcome to Day 9 of Cooking With Cricut's Every Day in May Blog-Aversary!

This is Jen of Musings of a Crafty Mom and I am so honored to post here today.  Cooking With Cricut is having a month long Blogoversary Cele"bear"ation with postings and giveaways every day during the month of May - and each and every day  there will be some kind of celebration posted!

Today I am celebrating adoption!  I am the adoptive mother of four amazing children -- three are grown and on their own and my baby just turned seven.  Each and every year we celebrate the day their adoptions were finalized.  We call it their Adoption Anniversary -- I have a friend who is also an adoptive mother who calls it their "Gotcha Day."  It's a big deal -- there is almost always a gift involved and a special dinner -- kind of like a second birthday. 

Today is my youngest's anniversary and this is the gift I made for her.  It is called a "Star Book" and it is basically a 3D card.  It was pretty easy to make and features pictures of my little one from the time she joined our family at three months to present as well as a poem called "How Do We Love You."

 

The cartridges used are:  George & Basic Shapes, Accent Essentials, Just Because Cards, and Mother's Day 2010.  Please check out my blog for details and a link to the Star Book instructions.

  

Adoption is an amazing way to build a family.  On any given day in my home state of Florida, there are approximately 850 children waiting for forever families.  They are waiting for someone to love them, waiting for a place to call home.  They come from varied backgrounds, circumstances, races and ethnicities. While some have specific medical, physical or emotional issues requiring special care, many do not. Some are part of sibling groups that want very much to stay together as part of a new family.  Adoption isn't for everybody, but if you think it might be for you and your family, I encourage you to take a closer look.

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment!  Make sure you check back tomorrow and see the wonderful Graduation card Madison created!

~ Jen



Thanks so much!

Every Day in May Blog-Aversary ~ Day 2

Welcome to Cooking With Cricut's one year anniversary party!  In honor of our blog turning one, we will be showcasing a new project and post EVERY DAY in MAY! Each day various Design Team members will bring you special projects and the theme will be Celebrations! Anything in our lives we celebrate! So look for a WIDE range of super fun projects coming your way.

We will also be having DAILY freebies compliments of PaperCraftingWorld.com!  Each day there will be either a cutting file or digital stamp up for grabs. But you will have to come back each day as the files will only be available for 24 hours! That’s it..only 24 hours!  So get ready to make us a daily part of your life in May as you don’t want to miss out on our freebies.  We will also have weekly give-a-ways from other wonderful sponsors too! So keep your eyes peeled!

So here we go . . . I'm Jen from Musings of A Crafty Mom.  I am honored to have been chosen for Melin's very first CWC Design Team.  It has been tons of fun, challenging and enabled me to meet and become friends with so many incredibly crafty women -- in fact, I've had so much fun that I'm starting my third term!  The celebration I'm featuring today is a Mickey Mouse 1st Birthday Party.  My grandson, Dylan, turned one yesterday and we partied with Mickey and all his friends!

My projects include:  A birthday banner, a freezer paper t-shirt, four framed pieces, and a card.  Please pop over to my blog for all of the details -- sizes and papers used.

Cartridges used: Pooh Font, Mickey & Friends and Mother's Day 2010

Cartridges used:  Mickey Font and Mickey & Friends

Cartridge used:  Mickey & Friends

UPDATE: Digital Stamp now available at PCW

This super adorable Birthday Turtle Digi Stamp AND cupcake with birthday sentiment. Just head over to our PCW Blog and snag it while you can. Remember it will only be available until midnight tonight! Then we will make room for a new "Freebie"!

Thank you again for coming by and for taking part in our celebration.   Be sure to come back tomorrow when Chef Gaby will be stirring up another “Cricutlicious Creation” just for you!

Have a wonderful day!

~ Jen