Christmas Card For A Friend

Here's a fun Christmas card made with red sparkle border greeting stickers and a Stampin Up Hedgehog.

Christmas Past

For our last Christmas class of the year the kids at school made these really easy & fun stick horses.  I found the idea online.  I heard if you use the Stampin Up stocking punch and turn it upside down you can make it look like a horse.  So I couldn't wait to try this, I cheated though and found an svg file, used my SCAL program and wala !  Instant horse complete with a pixie stick to make it that much more sweeter! :)

Design your own t-shirt

My daughter was recently in a Lego Robotics Competition.  The teacher/coach wanted the kids to have shirts that represented them as a team and as a school.  To save money we took our school shirts and added iron on vinyl.  Yup! It's amazing the stuff they make these days.  I ordered it from http://www.expressionsvinyl.com/ to cut on my 12x12 Cricut mat and it worked great! Loved their how to videos and it arrived fairly quick.  I'm already thinking up other ideas for this new found product. :)

Back of the shirt made with the iron on vinyl.  Robot and flower pot along with a robot font!

Regular front of the school shirt (not from the vinyl.)

Sock Monkey

One of my dear friends at work was so kind I couldn't help but make her a thank you card.  She loves sock monkeys.  So I pulled out the Stampin Up sock monkey set and this cute little card was created.:)
I used black pearls for the button look on his eyes.

Pumpkin Pie Anyone?

SvgCuts makes the cutest svg files.  I'm always looking for unique boxes/bags to make for friends & family.  They add the perfect touch.  Here's one of their newest files from the Crisp Days Of Fall set.  A pumpkin pie treat box!  If I make 7 more I'll have a whole pie to share. :)  I'm thinking for summer time doing a cherry pie or strawberry.  Mmmmm

www.svgcuts.com

Happy Owl-aween!

For Halloween treats this year I had a "hoot" making these cute Owl pillow boxes.  They held mini Halloween bag of M&M's and a piece of Twizzler candy.  This was a svg file but can also be made with the pillow box Sizzix die from Stampin Up.  I also used circle punch for the feathers and heart punch for beak & feet.

Here's a link to a great website & video to assemble a pillow box.

  http://paperpastime.blogspot.com/2010/01/pillow-box-favor-video-file.html

Haunted House

I love the change of seasons when the air is crisp and it's starting to get chilly.  SvgCuts website has for sale this cute svg cut file.  You can create your own spooky, haunted house! And they have a wonderful video tutorial to follow that makes this project - you guessed it super fun and easy.  If you have SCAL this site is the best!  Here's my version with the little battery operated tea lights glowing in the night.

Halloween Is Coming!

I found an awesome tutorial on Youtube on how to make removable window clings.  All you use is clear  shelf liners from the store, cut to the size to fit your Cricut mat, and just like vinyl it works!  I found a fun font and cut out BEWARE for our mirror that is in our entry way.  Decorated with a few cut out spiders just to catch our visitors off guard.  Fun and fast project. :)

Butterflies & Wax Paper Resist

Today I wanted to share with you a little something I've been working on.  Since school is getting ready to start I'm looking forward to stamping again with kids after school.  I'd really like to start teaching some techniques and since I still need to be schooled in them Splitcoaststampers is always my first stop.
I followed the directions for Wax Paper Resist and was amazed wax paper that I store in my kitchen could make such a wonderful image.  I say the word "store" because I don't cook and am so glad it has another purpose.  lol   Below is my first card with the wax paper, hope you like it. :) 

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/wax_paper_resist/

Supplies used - Wax paper, Stampin Up butterfly & scallop punch, and white pearl buttons.

For the butterflies I used Stampin Up butterfly prints and embossed them with clear powder on colored velum paper.

Faux Silk Miss You Card

This simple but elegant card was so much fun to make.  And I got to use tissue paper in a whole new way. :)
Always learning something new from the wonderful creative people on Splitcoaststampers.  This technique is called Faux Silk.  White tissue paper, stamp it, crinkle it, then spray a glue adhesive, and trim. For dimension I used the Stampin Up bird punch, 3D miss you sticker and a Stampin Up button.  Wanna give it a try?  Here's the link http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/faux_silk/