Cut It Up - Father's Day

Happy Friday!!!

Well, Summer has officially begun at our house,

and I'm trying not to dread it :(

I have started plotting and planning things to do

during the days to help keep the kids entertained,

but fear they will be doing a lot of that on their own :)

Anyway, since it's Summer, that means Father's Day is right

around the corner and I had the opportunity to choose the

challenge over at Cut It Up, so I decided on Father's Day projects,

but they must include a Tie Die Cut.

Cut It Up

Challenge #72

Sponsor:

May Arts Ribbon

2 Spools of Ribbon, winner's choice

Here is my project:

I used the tie from Summer Celebrations for my card.

The paper is from the DCWV Green Stack along

with some scraps for the banners.

The stamp is from Studio G and the

Enamel Dots are from Recollections.

Super simple to put together for Father's Day!

I hope you will join us for the challenge starting

over at Cut It Up!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Decorate To Celebrate #101

Happy Wednesday!!!

Hope you are enjoying your week!

It's the last week of school here and, to be honest,

I am a bit scared of my first "summer" with my 6 year old.

Again, I will survive :)

Anyway, over at Decorate To Celebrate we have another

Anything Goes Challenge starting.

Here's my project:

I decided to make a 4th of July Decor Sign.

I bought a $1 wood plaque from Wal-Mart and painted

it with some Acrylic Paint.

I used Mod Podge to adhere my flag paper,

which comes from Hobby Lobby.

The "Liberty" phrase comes from Summer Celebration.

I cut it out of some thicker blue cardstock.

I used my Xyron Sticker Machine to make the

cardstock a sticker and centered it on the plaque.

I had some arrow embellishments from CTMH

and used those for an added touch.

I hope you will join us for our challenge over at

Decorate To Celebrate!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 - Let's Dance

Happy Monday!!!

I hope you are all enjoying your Memorial Day,

and are able to take a moment to remember all those

that have been lost for our freedoms.

Today over at BBTB2, it is my privilege to announce

the challenge for the week...

Let's Dance!

My 3 year old daughter is going to be starting dance lessons

next month and I am so excited for it!

So in honor of this event I thought it would be fun

to create projects that have to do with dancing. 

I used Once Upon a Princess for this little ballerina.

My papers are from My Mind's Eye.

The base mat was cut from Elegant Edges.

The glitter ribbon is from CTMH.

I used a Fiskars stamp for the "Bravo" and the

tag is from Sweethearts.

I used a PKS Princess Assortment for the cute little face.

I hope that you will join us for this challenge

over at BBTB2 this week!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 - Toadally Cool

Happy Monday!!!

And what a Happy Monday it is!!!

Potty Training was a success from last week

and I am so happy to be done with diapers - FOREVER!!!

Anyway, this week over at BBTB2 we have

a "Toadally Cool" challenge for you -

Use a Frog on your projects.

I pulled out my Once Upon A Princess cart again

to use this awesome frog!

My papers are from a Ki 6x6 paper pad

I picked up from Wal-Mart along with

some scraps I had.

The sentiment is from Craftin' Desert Divas

"Punny" Stamp Set.

I think this turned out super fun!

I hope you will join us over at BBTB2 this week!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Cut It Up #71 - Misty (Glimmer Mists)

Happy Friday!!!

Hope your week has been great!

I have been in the depths of potty training :(

I will survive!

Today over at Cut It Up we are starting a new challenge

all about using Mist on your projects.

I have never used a glimmer mist before,

 but a couple of months ago I found one

on sale at Hobby Lobby for $2

so I snagged it up to use for this challenge.

Challenge #71

Use A Mist

Sponsor:

As Cute As A Button

$20 Gift Certificate

My Project:

Okay, so as I said I have never used a mist before.

I didn't know what to expect or even what to do with it :)

The color of my mist was red,

so I was afraid it was going to look like blood spatter

(I watch too many crime shows, I guess)

So I used some red cardstock to try it out on first,

it was a mess to spray!

The mist blended into the red cardstock,

but the gold glitter/shimmer showed up really well.

So that's how I decided the color palette of my card.

I found some really pretty flowered paper

that matched the jewel tones I was going for.

It was from a 6x6 designer paper pad I picked up at Wal-Mart.

I decided a craft base card would work well,

and thought I would try to mist that cardstock, too.

It turned out fine and didn't look like blood spatter either :)

Just so you know, I did try in on white cardstock,

it was a NO GO!

So I layered the misted strips of cardstock at the bottom of the card

and cut out this beautiful branch from Art Philosophy.

I used gold shimmery cardstock and it looks fabulous!

Unfortunately, the camera can only capture so much :(

So when the card was all said and done,

I was trying to decide what sentiment to use.

Turns out this makes for a perfect sympathy card.

I know these types of cards aren't the funnest to make,

but this really felt like one to me.

The sentiment comes from Craftin' Desert Divas

"Simply Said" stamp set, which I love.

So there you have it, my first attempt at Mist.

(It might be my only attempt)

I can't wait to see what you do with this challenge,

and hopefully I will learn some tips and tricks

to working with this stuff :)

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Decorate To Celebrate #100

Happy Wednesday!!!

Welcome to another challenge over at Decorate To Celebrate!

This week for our Anything Goes challenge,

I decided to make a sign for my son's Kinder teacher

to give to her for an end of the year gift.

I used Create A Friend for this phrase

and just cut it out of cardstock - not vinyl.

The background paper is from Hobby Lobby's

The Paper Studio.

I used Mod Podge to adhere and seal it.

Here is a side view so you can see the thickness

of the wood that was used.

I painted it with black acrylic paint.

I hope you will join us for our challenge this week!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 - Tea Time

Happy Monday!!!

I hope you all had a fabulous weekend

with Mother's Day celebrations!

My birthday was yesterday as well as Mother's Day

and it was a fabulous day with family and friends!

Except for the fact that my hair may or may not have caught on fire

as I was leaning over the bonfire illuminating from the cake :)

This week over at BBTB2, we have a super fun challenge

for you - Tea Time!

We want to see tea cups, tea pots, or anything to

do with tea time :)

I decided to use Love You A Latte for this awesome tea cup!

I have been trying to use up my scrap stash,

which is HUGE, before I start using anything "new",

so I don't know exactly where my paper is from, sorry!

I also used Elegant Edges for my mat.

I rounded the corners of my card with my Large Corner Rounder

from Hobby Lobby.

The tea cup is popped up with some foam tape.

I used some Rhinestones from Darice (JoAnn's)

to top off the card.

My sentiment is from TPC Latte Stamp Set.

I hope you will join us for this week's challenge!!!

Thanks for checkin' in!