SVG Files Now Available + NEW FONT

Finally!

You have been asking and waiting patiently for my cutting shapes to become available for the Cricut and other cutters – wait no longer!  All of my designs will still be available in my Silhouette shop but as of this week, select shapes are now available in Lori Whitlock’s SVG shop.  Click here to shop the sale this week – 30% off the entire store!  Thanks, Lori!

We will be adding  more and more shapes as we go but for now, you can find my Flower Alphabet, Baby Subway Art and all kinds of my popular vinyl quotes.  Hooray!  And get my first font through Lori’s shop as well.  Will work on any computer – no electronic cutter needed.

Head on over and stock up today to celebrate my partnership with the fabulous Lori Whitlock.
Enjoy!

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Dad: Son’s First Hero + Daughter’s First Love Vinyl Quote

Jason is an amazing father.  The time and energy he spends being a dad is exactly what I would choose for my son.  Now that Coleman can get in and out of his booster seat in the car, they can go just about anywhere together.  There are very few days when Jason does not take Coleman with him to run errands or go on an outing to the Dollar Store, Cherry Berry Yogurt, to play at a fast food playplace, or anything else they can dream up.  They work out the logistics of a successful day together.  With physical challenges that would give any father opportunities for excuses and giving up, Jason is a hero in every sense of the word.

Father’s Day is only a few days away.  Here is a vinyl quote for the perfect Dad Project.  Personally, I think it would look fabulous using the chalkboard tutorial found here. The quote comes with both son and daughter as well as individual versions. It fits any family.

Head on over to my Silhouette store to get the vinyl quote shape.

Enjoy!

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Healthy Living Challenge – Inspirational Quotes + You Are Braver Than You Believe

For one day of our daily calendar this week we were asked to share a short inspirational quote with the Healthy Living Challenge group.  We all need some inspiration, right?  Here’s a list of our quotes.

• We are what we repeatedly do. – Jenn
• Don’t compare your Chapter 1 to someone else’s Chapter 20. – Pam
• I am awesome because I’m humble. (Woody Paige) – Brooke
• Hope on.  Journey on. (Jeffrey R. Holland) – Becky
• Strength and struggle go together.  The supreme reward of struggle is strength.  LIfe is a battle and the greatest joy is to overcome.  The pursuit of easy things makes men weak.  Do not equip yourselves with superior power, then hope to escape the responsibility and work.  It cannot be done.  It is following the path of least resistance that makes rivers and men crooked. (Ralph Parlette) – Sandi
• Anything can become a habit – it’s up to YOU what they are. – Bonnie
• Embrace the suck! – Joy
• Nothing tastes better than thin feels! – Susan B.
• If you want to improve your life, start by being kind to yourself. – Amber H.
• Give up something good for something better! – Katie
• A successful woman is one who can build a foundation with the bricks others have thrown at her. – Pam
• Everything you are learning now is preparing you for something else. (Marjorie Pay Hinckley )- Lori
• You try, you fail.  You try, you fail.  The only true failure is when you stop trying.  Try again! (Haunted Mansion movie) – Tera
• We can do hard things! – Susan B. (this is her motto for the year – she has lost over 60 pounds since January!)
• If one dreams lofty dreams, so shall he become. There is magic in the way one thinks. If we expect the worst, we will get the worst. If we expect the best, we will receive the best. If we train our minds to have faith in God and ourselves, we are using one of the great laws of life. If we think and live righteously, happiness will find its place in our lives. It is amazing when we expect the best how forces are set in motion which cause the best to materialize. Our thoughts more than circumstances determine the course of our lives. These thoughts carve their impression on our faces, in our hearts, and on the tablet if our eternal souls. (Howard W. Hunter) - LynDee
• Nothing is impossible.  The word itself says, “I’m Possible!” – Kelly
• Start every day by giving everyone a clean slate. – Cassidy
• Never give up on anyone.  And that includes not giving up on yourself.  (Dieter F. Uchtdorf) – Becky
• Don’t you give up.  Don’t you quit.  You keep walking.  You keep trying.  There is help and happiness ahead….it will be all right in the end.  Trust God and believe in good things to come. (Jeffrey R. Holland) – Katie
• Anger is like holding on to a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone – you are the one who gets burned. – Susan H.
• It isn’t as bad as you sometimes think it is.  It all works out.  I say that to myself every morning.  It will all work out.  If you do your best, it will all work out.  Put your trust in God, and move forward with faith and confidence in the future.  The Lord will not forsake us.  He will not forsake us…if we will put our trust in Him, if we will pray to Him, if we will live worthy of His blessings.  He will hear our prayers. (Gordon B. Hinckley) – LeeAnne
• Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.(Nido Qubein) – Diane
• I have a problem with low self-esteem, which is really ridiculous when you consider how amazing I am. – Pam

And my personal favorite contribution of the week from Brooke:

No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping the people on the couch.

Oh yeah.

I’ve also added more vinyl quotes to my Silhouette store.  Some are inspirational.  Some are for fun.  Some are because they seem to say just the right thing.

Enjoy them all!

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A Teacher Affects Eternity, I’ll Love You Forever + More Vinyl Phrases

Next week is our last week of preschool.  So sad.  Coleman loves Miss Diana because she is awesome and loving and he gets to ride his bike to school every day.  I love that she focuses on reading and has high expectations academically as well as making learning fun.  I could send him to Miss Diana 5 days a week all year long if it was offered. This picture depicts her relationship with the kids perfectly.  Taking their hands, gathering them around, leading them to a new discovery.

As the year comes to an end, here is a vinyl quote from my Silhouette store that will work perfectly as an end-of-the-year gift for any teacher in your life.

ANNOUNCEMENT:  

I have partnered with Lori Whitlock and will soon be offering my files in her SVG shop along with on the Silhouette store!  Woot!  Woot!  We are working on getting them organized and uploaded and hope to start having them within just a couple of weeks.  They’re coming, they’re coming!  They will also be available for commercial use through her site.  So those of you looking to use my shapes for your shops – the time is coming so watch for that.  You can expect to see my alphabets and vinyl quotes as some of the first shapes offered in her shop.  But you Silhouette users….don’t worry everything will still be available in my Silhouette store as well.  Hooray!

I’ve also done some phrases that are perfect for kids and babies.  Click on the image to find them in my store.

And don’t forget the family-themed quotes that are now available in the Silhouette store.

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The Best Things in Life Aren’t Things + Other Vinyl Quotes

It took us 16 years of marriage for me to become a mother.  There were a lot of Mother’s Days that I didn’t love and I know that for many mothers, there are a lot of Mother’s Days that are still hard.  Maybe we don’t feel adequate.  Maybe we compare ourselves to “perfect” mothers who are not perfect in real life, just in our view of them.  Maybe we feel a sense of loss because we have truly lost something or someone.  Mother’s Day can be difficult.

But now that I am a mother I love Mother’s Day.  I love hearing my 4-year-old sing to the mothers with the other children at church.  I love homemade cards and pint jars covered with tissue paper and glue.  I love feeling that little body pressed up against my leg or my arm or my side…depending on where I am.  I love his hand reaching for mine as we simply walk down the hall together.  I love being called, “Mom.”

Happy Mother’s Day to you all – whether you have children or not.  We are all nurturers and caregivers and friends and mothers to someone.

I have created a new line of vinyl quotes in my Silhouette store here.  I love them.  Yes, it’s true.  I love them.  I hope you love them, too.

Happy Day.

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More Silhouette – Black Friday

At 50% off all shapes, now is the time to stock up on anything and everything you could want in the Silhouette store!   I shared half of my designs in my last post and here is a look at the rest.  Click on each image to go to my store or see my entire portfolio here.

Holiday Shapes:

Holiday Vinyl Phrases:

Vinyl Quotes & Subway Art:

Print & Cut Designs:

Come on, don’t you just love these?  I’m totally excited about this batch of designs.  This was my first stab at Print & Cut designs – let me know what you think.  Do you use the Silhouette for print & cut or just cutting?  I also love the vinyl shapes – it gives so much more freedom to be able to have letters and shapes separated in a vinyl format.  The design possibilities are so much bigger with that option.  Tell me how you feel about that, too.  Loving the vinyl like me?

Hope your Thanksgiving holiday was as wonderful as mine.  Enjoy your holiday crafting!

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