Blog Challenge 3

Last one for the blog challenge! Made with the Zig Clean Color Real Brush watercolor markers, and the awesome Lawn Fawn stamp set "Let's Roll". This is for the Simon Says Stamp challenge! See the two previous posts for more info.

Blog Challenge 2

It won't let me submit multiple pictures from one link, so here's a separate post for the second card! This is for the Simon Says Stamp blog challenge! Made using Zig Clean Color Real Brush watercolor markers, and the adorable Ice Cream Dream stamp set from Simon Says Stamp. See previous post for a little more info!

Simon Says Stamp Food/Drink Challenge

Hi All!
   I've got a couple of cards to share quickly...I'm attempting to join a challenge, which I've only done once before! I really really love a lot of the products available at Simon Says Stamp; they have a lot of fun brands like Lawn Fawn, Avery Elle, Ranger, and plenty of others. They also have their own products which are AWESOME! Both cards have the stamps colored in with the Zig Clean Color Real Brush watercolor markers. If you've been living under a non-crafty rock, and haven't heard of them (Just kidding! I only know about them because I watch way too many YouTube crafty videos), they are amazing. They are really versatile, and super blendable with and without water. I have 11 month old twins, and I like that I can keep them close at hand to quickly color stamps when I catch a few spare moments here and there, and I don't necessarily need water, brushes, etc.

This first two cards are made with the absolutely ADORABLE stamp set by Simon Says Stamp called "Ice Cream Dream". It is so so so cute, and ice cream is my favorite food. Also, it's hitting record high temperatures in Phoenix this week, so anything that takes my mind to a cooler place is great :)

The third card I'm entering is made with the Lawn Fawn set "Let's Roll". So much fun to color, and the cutest images!! I love love love both of these stamp sets. Hope you like them! Have a great weekend. 

Paper Pumpkins

Here are some cute little paper pumpkins that I made...I sent them off to family members so they could use them for Halloween and Thanksgiving. There are two different kinds. For the first kind, you cut strips of paper, and punch holes in the ends. Then you use brads to hold them together, and spread the strips out. There is a great tutorial on a blog called Scrapedia with really clear pictures. I chose to add other things to the top, but they have a cute idea for a stem. Click HERE to see the blog. The occupational therapist and I actually did this project with kids at work! For the speech aspect, we had them read and follow directions, and then explain to someone else what to do. Obviously, for the OT aspect, they had to cut, hole-punch, hold the brads on, etc.

The other kind I used circle cuts, folded them in half, and hot glued the sides to each other. When you finally spread them around to glue the final sides together and make the full circle, it leaves a small space down the middle. I had some lollipop sticks on hand, so I used hot glue and stuck those down the center. If they are a little off-kilter when you try to stand them up, try cutting a small circle and glueing it to the bottom to stabilize it. I used the Cricut to cut the leaves, and distress inks on the edges of everything! I love distress-y, vintage stuff for the fall.

Barbecue Decorations

We had a BBQ for my husband's birthday, and I wanted to make some decorations...but he didn't want a theme (I know, what a party pooper, right? Boys are lame...) Soooo...the theme was...BBQ! There is a cricut cartridge called "Block Party", and the digital version happened to be on sale! Perfecto. The lemonade, burgers, hot dogs and condiments are all from that cartridge! I made a banner with them, and actually hung rectangles of postboard that were painted with chalkboard paint, and backed with burlap, and said Happy Birthday. The pictures of that part see. To have disappeared though! The decorations are simple, but definitely came out cute! Enjoy your summer BBQs everyone.

Birthday Cards

Just a couple of quick birthday cards today...The pictures look more blurry on here than when I took them on my phone! But the cards are long gone, so this is the best I can do!

I just got this cupcake punch from Stampin' Up! It is really cute so I just used a variety of bright papers to pop against the black cardstock. Cute, and only took me about 15 minutes! Can't beat that.

This one was for my sister's birthday. She and her boyfriend work so hard all the time...She works two jobs, 6-7 days a week, and they finally decided to take a vacation for the first time in forever! They were going on a cruise, and I wanted a fun way to give her some money towards their adventures. I saw other people on Pinterest ripping blue paper to look like waves, and it is definitely a cute detail! The inside is actually a pocket where we put the moolah.

Catch ya later!

More Pop-out Crib Cards

I posted some pop-out crib cards on one of my first posts. They are always such a hit! I've got a few more to share...Like usual, I always try to use the theme or color schemes that people have on their registry. It makes it so personal and it actually makes it easier to have a theme to start with. Here you go!