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Thursday, December 31, 2015

Happy New Year!


My daughter is going out tonight for New Years so I whipped her up a pair of New Years Eve glasses to take with her! 

Okay, for all you cutting machine users out there; I decided I would tell you how I made these. First off, I searched for New Years 2016 glasses on internet, I found this photo below



Using this photo, I imported into my Silhouette Cameo software; which is what I use most for my cutting machine projects these days. Once I had this picture in my library,I pulled it up on screen and using the trace feature, uncheck high pass filter box and click the trace option. Okay, so you will have a red outlined image similar to the one you have traced. I had to use my erase feature to remove the image of the stick protruding off the side, after it is removed you add in connecting lines to fill the space. At the top tool bar there is a option to offset, be sure you have clicked on image and then click Offset. Two options come up offset and internal offset, click offset. You will now have double red lines around your  image. Click the images and drag one away making sure that it is the original picture that you offset and delete it. You will now be left with your glasses to send to the cutting machine! Woot! 
I used a thick glitter paper and on first try the card stock option did not work, so I cut mine with the chip board setting and adjusted my blade to 5. Cut like a charm, I added the stick and there you have your first pair of New Years glasses for the festivities! Have Fun! 

Anysoldier.com Valentines 2016



Have I mentioned how much I am loving my Silhouette Cameo? This is one of the designs at the Silhouette store. I decided to use this card design for my Anysoldier.com Card Swap.



Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Wolfs Den Outdoor Cooking



My first custom auto decal order and it turned out very nice!

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Coffee with Cream & Sugar



My first heat press (present from Santa) attempt on an old used apron and no major mess ups!!! Woot! My timer didn't start or go off so I have some bugs to work out. a few minutes later.... I didn't hit the down arrow so that the timer would start counting down. Lol!

Monday, December 28, 2015

Driven By Christ Mug Order


Feels great to do something you enjoy and make some extra cash! Here is a set of mugs I made with a custom design. They turned out awesome! 


Sunday, December 27, 2015

Etched Wolf Mug


I am so very pleased with how the mug I made for my son for Christmas turned out! It resembles the tattoo on his shoulder. All done with my Silhouette Cameo. Vinyl, some Armor Etch and me! :D

Friday, December 25, 2015

End of Road Tile


Good Afternoon, Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays to all of you! Today I am sharing a custom tile. I made for my dear friends niece Christmas gift who also happens to be Jenny, the baby sister of my best friend Deanna who I have known for 33 years. Their Aunt Jana is my crafty friend, she gave me the phrase and I ran with it! I really love how it turned out! 

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Psalm 19 Tile


My dear friend came over for a Craft Social as you may know from previous postings. We had a great time making handmade gifts to give her family for the Christmas holiday. My crafty friend just so happens to be the Aunt of my best friend Deanna who I have known for 33 years!! Deanna was asked what her favorite bible verse was, and she said Psalm 19. So I took a couple lines from the verse and put them on a custom tile for her Aunt to give her for Christmas. It turned out so nice with the cross and praying hands.  

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Personalized Mugs


These personalized initial mugs looks so fabulous! Who knew a Dollar Tree mug could look so expensive? They made a great holiday gift this year! 

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Personalized Coffee Cups


Last week a friend of mine came over for a Craft Social. We were making last minute holiday gifts for her family. We had found a project on Pinterest where you take a sticker type letter, in our case a vinyl cut letter from my Silhouette Cameo machine, and we were going to speckle with Sharpies peel off the letter and bake in oven. After seeing how luxurious these cups looked with the font type she picked for her initials, we couldn't resist to leave them as is. They look so elegant! 



Monday, December 21, 2015

Etch Your Mug!


My first order of a set of custom etched mugs!

 So pleased with how it turned out! grin emoticon I used 

Armor Etch and vinyl was bought right off the

 Hobby Lobby shelf! Only 3rd attempt ever 

doing this!

Sunday, December 20, 2015

Cake Platter




Here is a vinyl lettering on a cake platter I made for a friend. I had planned to fill with sweets before she came over for a Craft Social, but I didn't get it finished in time for the holidays, but that is fine I will just fill with sweets before I see her next time! 
I found the idea on Pinterest of course! 


Saturday, December 19, 2015

Coffee tastes better with Friends



My first Silhouette Cameo file traced and cut image placed on a mug! I am so pleased with how it turned out! I searched the internet for images of friends having tea or coffee to go with the phrase I chose of "Coffee tastes better with Friends."  Once I found the image I saved to my computer. I opened my Silhouette program and imported the image to my library. Once in the library I was able to open the file and use my trace option. Be sure to uncheck high pass filter and then you will click on the trace option. I click on the image and drag it away to see what the cut file will look like in the end and use my erase tool to clean up specks if any. Then I cut using my Cameo and placed onto the mug! 


Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Thank You, Regina!



What a fabulous day! My dear crafty friend Regina Cooper is the sweetest! She does etching, I ordered a mug to have her etch as a Christmas present for the hubby. She went above and beyond! She made my day even brighter when I opened the package and not only seen the mug I ordered but a stunning handmade card, card making goodies, and a mug just for me!!!! Thank you so much Regina you are such a wonderful and very giving sweet friend!

Sunday, December 6, 2015

Wedding Tile


I LOVE my Silhouette Cameo! I made this for my husbands son Brian as a wedding gift. 

Saturday, December 5, 2015

Love Butterflies Wall Art




So excited that my shadow box was shipped and I was able to create this beautiful piece of wall art for my cousin as a surprise! That is, if she isn't following my blog, which I don't think she is. I used my Silhouette Cameo and a cut file to create the butterflies and then I wrote the name with my Silhouette using the Silhouette pens. I just love how it turned out! 

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Mousey Vacation Spot


Today I decided to add a little humor to my hallway. Using my silhouette machine and an image I found online I traced this and cut it out on vinyl. 

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

1st Vinyl Tile Project Redo


For my personal tile I decided to redo the wedding date at the bottom. You can see in the post that I posted yesterday. how it is different. I enlarged the font and now I like it better! I am going to seal it, and in a few days my stand should have arrived and I can find a place in my home to display my work of art! 

Sunday, November 29, 2015

Family Established Tile


I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend holiday with your family and friends! After the festivities I spent my days trying to attempt my first vinyl letter tile. I am quite fond of it and I really have seen so many wonderful ideas with tile and vinyl I am excited to keep on using up my vinyl until it is all gone! 

Monday, November 2, 2015

Anysoldier Holiday Cards Finished!


All that fun card making over the last month, using up my scraps of patterned papers and what nots sure paid off! I had a set of assorted holiday cards to send to the other participants in the Anysoldier Card Swap group on Facebook! I am looking forward to seeing all the cards I get back in return to include in my holiday care package to the soldiers currently serving. It sure makes you feel good to think maybe you just might brighten up a soldiers day after all they go through for this country! 

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Celebrate Snow 2


Using same layout as in the last card but changing the color of the card to shades of pink.

Celebrate Snow


I wish I could take credit for this card design but I found a card on Pinterest as my inspiration for this lovely card! I ran out of white card stock, and also of white blank cards to use but I still had these brown ones to keep my crafty mojo going so I found the perfect card to create.
 You will find the card I used for my inspiration here http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1135499?&cat=7606

Monday, October 26, 2015

Scrapping Holiday 2

Here is another card I created using up scraps' of not only papers but the ribbon was also from scraps left over. 

A Scrappy Holiday Card


It feels good to create such a pretty card by using up the little scraps!  Add a little holiday bling and a holiday sentiment and before you know it you could have a dozen of these whipped up and all of your scrapps finally cleared out! 

Sunday, October 25, 2015

What does Snowballs and Toothache medicine have in common?


You got it! Tiny little snowballs to use on your cards! They pack these little boxes full of these little cotton balls and I have found they are perfect for using as snowballs! I think this box was in my mothers medicine cabinet for 10 years and I have saved it at least another 10 or so years, I'm a craft supply hoarder, I  knew I might use these for something one day! :D 

Friday, October 23, 2015

Simple Holiday Card 3


For this simple card I followed a card I had found on Pinterest for inspiration and created a holiday card in mostly shades of red but added a little holiday green on the back of the sentiment. 

Simple Holiday card 2


The second card I made in a set of 5 just like it today was this beautiful holiday card in shades of blue. I kind of took this card from Pinterest for inspiration and it is almost exactly like the card I used for my inspiration. It was quick and easy plus I used up more scraps!


Simple Holiday Card 1


Happy Friday Ya'all! Today I decided to mess up my recently cleaned and organized craft room, play with some scrap papers and make a few holiday cards. First card in the set of 5 just like it. 

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Boo Your Neighbor!



Working on Booing two of my neighbors! Feel free to copy these off for yourself. I will punch a hole in the ghost so that the recipient can hang from their door knob. Stay tuned to see the finished project!

Sunday, September 27, 2015

Decorating Postal Box


I finished my cards for the Anysoldier Fall themed card swap on Facebook and decided I need a festive box to send my assortment of cards to my designated soldiers unit. Using the same color of cardstock paper used in the cards I made to swap with the other group members I made colorful panels that I will be decorating with stamps, bats and halloween related goodies. 

Friday, September 25, 2015

Halloween Themed Cards


It is that time of year again to make the Fall themed cards for the Anysoldier Card Swap group on facebook. I love using up my scraps. These decorative papers have been around a few years in my stash they sure make  for a festive colorful card! 

Sunday, August 30, 2015

A Bestie Birthday!



Using the free downloadable calendar from the Digistamps4Joy shop and a Bestie digi image I created this stand alone desktop calendar. I cannot think of the proper name, but I used "fluff" for the fuzz on the hat, A cupcake, sun, bird and little mouse stickers.

Challenges Entered: 
1. Digistamps4Joy
2. Bestie Challenge

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Amour Card


Using a set of Stampin Up stamps I created this card. It is very similar to one I had found on Pinterest for inspiration. I have made a set of 20 cards like this to include in the 2015 AnySoldier All Occasion card swap group on Facebook.

Sunday, July 5, 2015

Painted Pistachio Flower

Yesterday I used the shells from pistachio's and turned them into flowers. Today I took one and using finger nail polish decided to paint it up! 

What can I do with them now? Any ideas?

Saturday, July 4, 2015

Pistachio Flowers



Independence Day Craft Project: Seen it on Pinterest, just

 had to try it. 




Flowers made using Pistachio shells!

 Cut a circle in a piece of cardboard and then start laying the

 shells and attaching to cardboard using hot glue.