Wedding Wall Hanging

It has become a tradition for me to give name wall hangings to couples at weddings and babies at showers.  This time I tried something new and tried the subway art style of using vinyl lettering to make this board.  It turned out really cute.  Basically you paint the board one color, lay down a layer of vinyl, then paint the next color and lay down another layer of vinyl and then paint the entire board a final time.  After it dries, you remove the letters to show the colors underneath.  After I finished I sanded the sign to make it look a little older than it was and added some bling.  It really turned out nice. 

Flip Scrapbooking Easter Page

I have been loving all the Sizzix Flip It cards that have been coming out lately.  The idea that you can make such an interactive card was interesting to me.  Being the scrapbooker that I am, I couldn't help but wonder if you could have the same effect on a scrapbooking page.  It was a lot of fun and it works!

I love this Heidi Swapp No Limits line of papers.  The colors of deep orange and the dark blues was wonderful.  I used a No Limits Memory File Folder to create the flip in the middle and to create a wonderful background for the rest of my photos.  Being a file folder it was just the right weight of paper to hold the flip part of this page.  I also used the Heidi Swapp stamps, pennant, and banners.  The letter stickers are by Making Memories.  The stars are punched from a Starbucks cup insulator.  The washi tape is made by SMASH. 

Open up the folder and pull the tab that says "open and pull" and the circle in the middle flips showing you the photos of my kids making faces.

Then, if you open up the file folder I have placed pictures on the inside as well.  

Tons of fun.  I really enjoyed creating this page.

Kids Star Rewards Chart

I was looking for a good way to reward my kids for what they do good everyday.  I decided on a star chart.  The kids need to finish all the chores for the day to get one star.  They will move their task from the box on the right to the space under their name on the the left as they complete each task.  At the end of the day if they do them all they get a star.  Five stars and they will get a prize off of the prize list.  I also gave the kids two tasks that are a little more of a challenge for them.  They are "Bonus Stars."  Anytime they finish a bonus task they automatically get a star for their bonus star line.  Five Bonus Stars equal a prize from the prize list.

The chart is made from my favorite paper line of all times-October Afternoon's Rocket Age.  The stars are die cut from Starbucks insulators.  (I save all of mine.  I use them all the time.)  The letter stickers are Thickers from American Crafts.  I also used stamps from Lawn Fawn.

Craft Warehouse Guest Designer California Mini Album

I am thrilled to design for Craft Warehouse!  I love Craft Warehouse.  They not only sell crafting products but they sell inspiration that sparks my creativity.  Just walking into their store is a wonderful experience for me.

I am excited to show you my Craft Warehouse inspired mini book today.  This project was a ton of fun.  I had a blast spraying and staining Heidi Swapp Color Magic papers and Banner Delights with all sorts of Studio Calico Mister Huey's Sprays and Tim Holtz Distress Stains.  There is nothing like being able to create your project not only in design but being able to style and dye your own paper to go with it.  I also used the Canvas Corp 6x6 Stitched Book.  It's thick canvas pages and the design of the book was so much fun to alter and play with.  I enjoyed this project from start to finish. 

INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO:

For a tutorial video explaining how I made this album and a full flip through tour visit Craft Warehouse's Blog. 

http://shopcraftwarehouse.blogspot.com/2012/07/canvas-corp-and-heidi-swapp-mini-album.html

A Couple new Scrapbook Layouts

I scrapbooked a little in the last couple of weeks.  It is one of the ways I stay sane in the last couple weeks of the school year.

Little Miss Morrison

Sometimes the baby showers come all at once.  For the last couple of weddings and baby showers I have created wall hangings with the baby's or couples name on them.  This time is no different.  The baby's room is bright yellows, blues, pinks and grey.  Very cute color combination.

So I went to work. I used an idea from Northridge publishing and ran with it to create this sign. Most of the paper is Echo Parks Dots and Stripes and American Crafts Amy Tangerine.  The ribbons are May Arts.  Great project to use all those 6x6 paper pads I have been collecting.  I Modge podged the whole thing (minus the ribbon) when down so it will stay together better and not curl after hanging for a while. 

And of course there must be a matching card.  The sentiment is by Lawn Fawn.  Some of the best quality stamps I have ever used. 

Craft Warehouse Rosette Tutorial

 Check out the the Rosette Bouquet tutorial I made for craft Warehouse.  ;)

 

http://shopcraftwarehouse.blogspot.com/2012/04/paper-spring-bouquet-tutorial.html

Mother's Day 2012

 I procrastinated until today and made these two Mother's Day Cards. Now to make those 25 Graduation Cards. The "Thank" "You" words are from a Lawn Fawn stamp set that I just purchased during our Craft Warehouse crop. I am so excited about these new lines at Craft Warehouse! The quality of these stamps is so nice and easy to work with. The papers are the new My Minds Eye Indie line. I love these colors and patterns.

National Scrapbook Day

I love National Scrapbook Weekend. It is the highlight of May. These are a few of the pages I did that weekend and a few pages from April that I hadn't posted yet. 

Best Easter Eggs Ever

These are possibly the best Easter Eggs we Have ever made. They looked so cute hiding in the yard. I just had to take a photo.