Winnie the Pooh Banner

My friend's little one had his birthday and his favorite is Winnie the Pooh! I wanted to help out and make a banner for the event! I'm obsessed with the bee embossing folder, it's so cute, I ordered it just for this project. I'm also obsessed with my circuit explore (that's how I made this banner). I have been a circuit fan for a long time and then the explore came out and I am an even bigger fan! I will be sharing projects in the future as well, so if you have an explore keep a look out!

I haven't had much time to be in my craft room, I've been staying downstairs with puppy as he recovers from surgery. After some bumps in the road we are on our way to being back 100%. Yesterday was national dog day, I included a picture of my furry babies!

CS: Prism. Ribbon: May Arts & Other. Embossing Folder: Darice. 

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Roxi and Hunter! 

Hot Air Balloon & Cloud Mobile

Hello World! It has been a whirl wind here, both good and bad. I was sick for about 3 weeks, no fun for sure, but glad to be better and back! Lots of great things are coming to my blog and I am so excited to share them with you!

For right now I wanted to share an out of the box project, it's a chipboard mobile! That's right its made entirely of chipboard. I had so much fun creating this, its definitely a technique I will do again. I had made a video but for some unfortunate reason it got deleted (insert sad face here). I am hoping to get my hands on the supplies, so I can do a quick video on this.

I used my local scrapbook store (The Creative Nook) AccuCut Machine to die cut out of chipboard these hot air balloons and clouds. (The "X" shape that holds the mobile together is also die cut from the AccuCut Machine).  I used a combination of misting water and Tim Holtz Distress Stain to create the washed out, colored look on the chipboard pieces.

Distress Stains: Tim Holtz Die Cuts: AccuCut. Chipboard/Twine: Unknown.

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Halloween Decor and Card

Guess what holiday is approaching?! If you guessed Halloween, your right! I popped into my local scrapbook store (The Creative Nook) and some new Halloween goodies arrived. I couldn't help myself and had to get some for my design team projects this month. The store has a great collection of accucut die cuts, so I completed my creations in house. I love that they have a table and you can come and play!

I didn't want the wall/door decor to be too heavy. So I die cut it with the Accucut machine with Foam Board. Ohh yes you read that correctly, I said Foam Board! The machine cut right threw it, I was amazed, I had never tried it before and it worked perfectly.  The purple piece is cut with chipboard and I put little googly eyes in it ;) I wanted to highlight all the cool dies the store has to offer and the possibilities are endless there! Don't forget to check out the card I made too, with the scraps! I made another card but for some reason all the pictures came out fuzzy, so I will have to retake them and update this post. :D

CS: Prism. Embossing Folder & Ink: Tim Holtz/Ranger. Ribbon: May Arts. Google Eyes: Michaels. Die Cuts: Accucut (Cat, License Plate, Scalloped Board & Pumpkin), Unknown (Fence). PP: Unknown. Scissors: Martha Stewart.

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CS: Prism. Ribbo: May Arts. Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug. PP:Unknown. Die Cuts: Accucut (Bat) & Quickutz/Lifestyle Crafts (Cloud). Circle Punch: Fiskars.

Tricycle Themed Birthday Party

Happy Monday! The weekend went by too fast but it was great. We had a puppy play date at our house and there were over 10 dogs here, I even made homemade dog treats! I even had time to play in my craft room! I wanted to share an order I made for a tricycle themed birthday party!

I had lots of fun making the banner and party decor. I got to see the party all set up and pictures from the event, which is always my favorite! This is such a cute idea for any age, the guest got to bring there bikes and decorate and then have a parade! It couldn't be anymore adorable!

CS: Prism. Embossing Folder: Provo Craft. Ribbon: May Arts. Die Cut Shapes/ABC: Cricut. 

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Photo Credit: G. Kia Photography

Photo Credit: G. Kia Photography

Photo Credit: G. Kia Photography

Keep Calm and Baby Canvas

Happy Monday! It has been crazy and I have been working behind the scene on multiple things: the blog, life, doggie training, creating and organize the craft rooms!

A friend of mine found out she was pregnant, so exciting! I wanted to make a little something to celebrate the joyful news. I have always been a fan of the "Keep Calm" thing, so I thought I would recreate it on a canvas. Don't get me wrong the prints are great, but I wanted it to have some dimension and who doesn't love to paint! So with my cricut in tow and some test cuts needed, I figured out the perfect ratio. I did debate on the icon and after consulting with my mom via Facetime, we liked the pacifier :-) Tada the finished project!

Canvas: Michaels (8x10). Die Cut ABC & Icon: Cricut. Paint: CraftSmart (Dark Grey).

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Hanging Basket + Tutorial

Hello, first I want to say thanks for all the love on my blog and facebook page. I love hearing from all of you!  I don't think I had a chance to share on here but I am officially a part of the Cecil Mills Creative Nook. Its an amazing local scrapbook store and I am so excited to be a part of the team! Here is my first design team project :) There is also a video tutorial, a first for me, please let me know how you like it. This project can be for spring or mothers day and can be changed to work for any occasion you are celebrating.

Triangle Basket: Darice. PP: My Minds Eye. Ribbon: Maya Road & Michaels. Bling: Michaels. Die Cuts: Accucut. Mist: Ranger. 

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PP: My Minds Eye. Cardstock: Prism. Diecuts: Accucut. 

Mason Jar Recipe Tags

I made these for a friend/customer and it was the first project that get me started on my venture to have a side business! They came out so cute! I want to make these this year for Christmas gifts! I haven't been able to find the final pic of them on the jars but if I find it I will post it! I made them in word and printed them on cardstock ;) I hand cut them, pweh!

Side note we had a fun weekend! We took our fur baby to the dog festival and so excited for the things that will be coming up for him! More to share later on ;)

Banner - Photo Prop

Ok I promise I do more than banners, hehe. But they have been a popular item and so much fun to make! I made this one for a favorite photographer of mine, Karis at EmilyJune Photography. Her stuff is amazing and so inspiring, I love her unique style.

Today we had a big snow storm, hubby had off and the whole base was pretty much closed. The heat stopped working but we got it fixed, pweh! The day flew by but once it stopped snowing we took Hunter out to run and play in the snow. :)

CS: Prism. Die Cuts: Cricut. Ribbon: May Arts.

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Banner in works! Photo by EmilyJune Photography

Banner in works! Photo by EmilyJune Photography

Merry Christmas!!!

I can't believe the new year is almost here. I hope everyone had a nice holiday, relax and spend time with family. We enjoyed the holidays and kept it low key, our furry children definitely got the most presents! I made this as a gift per a request for something holiday that can be framed! I had a lot of fun making it :)

PP: Basic Grey (Blitzen & Dasher). Felt: Fancy Pants. 

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