Happy Moo Year!

Happy Moo Year!  I took this picture before the board was completely finished.  I added a couple cows and a big picture of our managers in party hats.  Wishing you an a"moos"ing year!

Supplies:
Wrapping paper
Snowflakes - from Dollar Tree
Foil Party horns
Foil garland - from Dollar Tree
Designer's Calendar Cricut cartridge

Goal Countdown... Ho Ho Ho!

Our Operator challenged me to create a "goal thermometer" for our year end target.  I couldn't bring myself to make a boring candy thermometer chart, so I thought of this.  Each stocking was a 10% marker.  The last stocking was laminated so the exact percentage could be written/then erased.  Good news!  We made our goal!

Started with this Christmas school kit

Used the fireplace and the stockings

Supplies:
Christmas school kit
Black cardstock
Laminating
Font Cricut cartridge
Santa & scroll - Dustin Pike/Doodle Dragon Studios

The Calendar That Keeps Giving

The Chick-fil-A calendar is a bargain!  You receive a FREE food item every month for a mere $6.00.    Love it!

Supplies:
Wrapping paper
Cricut cartridge
Chick-fil-A calendar 
Bow

Merry Christmas!

I personally love, love, love gift cards!  Do you?  Especially food gift cards in January when your bills come in and you see you enjoyed Christmas shopping wayyyy to much!

Supplies:
Wrapping paper
Tinsel present - from Michael's
Don Juan Cricut cartridge
Designer's Calendar Cricut cartridge
Chick-fil-A gift holder stockings
Mini plush cow with Santa hat
Holly
Gift cards

November Scarecow - Blessings

I disassembled the scarecrow on the right and gave his clothes to Cow!

Happy Thanksgiving! 

Supplies:
Fall fabric
Goldrod butcher paper
Designer's Calendar Cricut cartridge
Leaf garland
Scarecrows
Cow plush

Good Moooos!

Oh my goodness!  How adorable is the little golfer aiming at our 24 foot cow?!  Just a simple board to show off some of the great things happening in our restaurant.

Supplies:
Red butcher paper
Swirls border 
Black cardstock
Mickey Mouse Font Cricut cartridge

Spooktacular!

I'm so loving getting paid to make bulletin boards!  Here's my latest creation for our Community Board at the store. 

BTW - Have you tried breakfast at Chick-fil-A?  Oh my, it's addicting!  And I was addicted BEFORE I starting working there!  My personal favorite breakfast item are the Chicken Minis!  You should try them!

Supplies:
Chevron fabric
Happy Hauntings Cricut cartridge
Cardstock
Paper sack
Font: Ghoulish

BFF's

When I saw Dustin Pike released this adorable Freebie Friday image, I instantly had a smile on my face.  This image is sooooo my youngest daughter and her BFF!  If you put them in a line up of young girls, you would never pair these two together.  But whatever works!  BFF's are hard to come by!

It's hard to read the small print on the circle.  It sums up friendships... here's what it says:
"Ingredients: adventure, giggles, kisses, wonder, energy, adventure, motion, joy, happiness, love, glee, and a whole lot of trial and error!"


Supplies:
Doodle Dragon Studios image - freebie 
Mickey Mouse Cricut font
Creative Imaginations patterned paper
PC Stand-Outs - Christina Cole - Energy
American Crafts cardstock
Pop dots

Local Heroes Night

We invited our Local Heroes to come celebrate the night... K-9 officers & their dogs, firemen, policemen, SWAT team and ambulance drivers.  They brought all their toys/vehicles and showed them off to the community.  It was an awesome night with amazing local heroes!

Supplies:
Blue butcher paper
Patriotic border
Cardstock - white, red
George & Basic Shapes Cricut cartridge
Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cartridge

Touchdown!

Okay, one day I'll actually make a card again!  But for now all my creative thoughts have been on my new job.  Here's my latest Community Board creation promoting our delicious party trays.

Supplies:
Artificial grass - from Lowe's
Varsity Cricut cartridge
White spray paint
Plastic football - cut in half
Pom poms

New Adventure

Phew!  We made it through July!  I'm onto a new adventure... now it's a great day at Chick-fil-A!  It's true!  At the end of July, I started working for Chick-fil-A in their Marketing Department!  One of my responsibilities to create the Community Boards.  Here is my first board celebrating Cow Appreciation Day!

Happy 4th of July!

Have a happy & safe 4th of July!

Red, White & Blue Challenge - Happy 4th of July!

Where in the world did June go?  It's almost July.  Crazy!  Guess we'd better change gears with a Red, White & Blue challenge over on Dustin Pike's Doodle Dragon Studios blog.

Simply make a RW&B card or project using Doodle Dragon Studios images.  Join the festive fun and link to the challenge!

Have a happy & safe 4th of July!

You're Tweet! Thanks! Operation Write Home Blog Hop

 

You're Tweet!  Thanks so much!

Hello!  You're tweet! Thanks for hopping by this weekend for the 

Operation Write Home 

Memorial Weekend Blog Hop.

Today while at the airport, I witnessed a total stranger walk up to a man in uniform and thank him for his service to our country.  I felt privileged to have seen the touching exchange.  I love those who serve in the military.  My grandfather served in World War 2, my brother served (also in Deseret Storm) and retired from the Army, and my sister served in the Air Force.  So I have a soft spot for our service men and women. 

Everyone has their own way of supporting and thanking those who serve our great country.  I think Operation Write Home's program is an amazing way to thank AND help lift the spirits of those who serve and their families with the creative cards that are lovingly made.   Here's link to Operation Write Home's Memorial Weekend Blog Hop to see all the talented people, click HERE to see all the  cards!

I tweaked/flipped the sketch just a little.  :)

Dustin Pike aka Doodle Dragon Studios is also playing in the Operation Write Home Blog Hop.  So if you like the cute birdie on this card (from the DDS Woodland Set) or the other awesome images on my blog, be sure to go visit the great and talented Doodle Dragon Studios. Rumor is Dustin will be having FREEBIES this weekend and a special sale!  You don't want to miss it! 

Have a happy & safe Memorial Day Weekend!  Thanks for hopping by!

Final Ongoing Fundraising Race of the Year

 

It's the Final Ongoing Fundraising Race of the year and my career at our school!  I liked everything about this bulletin board except the post sign with the rules.  But I had to make them big enough for the students to read.  Also, we design our bulletin boards so things can be removed (the post sign) and pictures of the event are put in it's place.  So tomorrow after the big Pizza Party with Stacking Cups races there will be some fun pictures displayed.  I can't wait!

This was a speedy race... only 2 weeks long.  Each class tried to earn the most points by turning in their Ongoing Fundraising items (Box Tops, Campbell's Labels for Education, My Coke Rewards caps and flaps, recycling ink and cell phones) and attending our Chick-fil-A Spirit Night.  In addition, one student from each grade who turned in the most Box Tops received a set of Stacking Speed Cups with an instructional DVD.  The kids LOVE these!

Teachers who earned over 5,000 Race points were awarded a Race Bundle of prizes (tissues, pencils, dry eraser markers and dry erase erasers plus free Chick-fil-A sandwiches).

The winning teacher was awarded a big Pit Stop Prize Box full of classroom supplies and a pizza coupon card.


Supplies:
Doodle Dragon Studios image - Racer - Blogversary 3 set
Alphalicious Cricut cartridge
Racing flag bulletin board border
Butcher paper

Teacher Appreciation Week - Door #5

I think my favorite door to decorate is the Librarian's door.  It's more than just a door, it's a scene!

Well, we made our way through all five doors I created.  Since I'm also the PTA Teacher Appreciation Door Coordinator, I take picture of ALL the doors we decorate every year (55+ doors).  You can take an electronic stroll around our school's Teacher Appreciation Week doors HERE.  You will to see how the halls of our school were magically transformed by creative parents in love and appreciation.

Supplies:
Doodle Dragon Studios images
Butcher paper
Sesame Street Cricut cartridge

Teacher Appreciation Week - Door #4

Here we are at Door #4.  Apparently, the monkeys are in control this year!  This door is for an aide who manages the teacher's workroom and makes all the copies for the teachers.  I'm in here alot making copies for PTA, so I get to talk to Dawn often.  Since I won't be here next year, I had to do her door too!

Supplies:

Doodle Dragon Studios image

Wood paper (purchased at Hobby Lobby)

Butcher paper

Rope

Yarn

Bandana

Cuttlebug embossing folder - Bandana set (used on hat and saddle)

Old West Cricut cartridge

Western bulletin board border

Teacher Appreciation Week - Door #3

Here's Door #3... it's for my daughter's teacher.  She is a Disney fanatic, so it was an obvious choice to do this door design.  In the monkey's right hand, he's holding a 7th Grade Fast Pass.



Supplies:
Doodle Dragon Studios image
Mickey Font Cricut cartridge
Mickey & Friends Cricut cartridge
Queen & Co - patterned paper - Magic Dots
Scallop bulletin board strips
Mylar ballons

Teacher Appreciation Week - Door #2

Welcome back!  Here is my Door #2 for Teacher Appreciation Week.  Yes, I strayed from the UP theme, but this teacher LOVES, LOVES, LOVES soccer.  I purchased a decorative beach net from the Dollar Store to make the goal.  The strings are hot glued together on the edges to make the goal frame.  It worked out perfect!  And I used the trick (that I finally figured out in January!) of enlarging my Martha Stewart Grass edge punch to make the grass.


Supplies:
Doodle Dragon Studios image 
Butcher paper
Beach net (from the Dollar Store)
School die cut machine alphabets
Martha Stewart Grass edge punch 
Pop Dots

Teacher Appreciation Week - Door #1

 

I can't believe it is Teacher Appreciation Week already!  And that we only have 18 days of school left.  This year has flown by!  Our school's PTA theme this year was "Rising UP to Excellence!"  For TA Week, the committee played off the theme with anything "UP".  Here's my door I made for the School Nurse.  *Gasp!*  It's not a Doodle Dragon image!  I think it's the first door ever not using one of Dustin's images.

I decorated 5 doors this year.  I'll post 1 a day for this week.  So now you've seen Door #1.  Come back tomorrow to see Door #2.

Supplies:
Butcher paper
Crepe paper 
Mummy cut out (I purchased this on Halloween clearance)
Fake flowers
Heart punch