Hey everyone! Happy Friday!!!! Can you believe it is only 41 days till Christmas? Well, I have been madly working on holiday gifts and decor around here and today I want to share with you a mini album I made for Clear Scraps.
I used the fun Christmas Mixable album and some older papers from Making Memories that have been in my stash forever. Of course I also used some of my favorite Core'dinations Tim Holtz Metallic Kraft Core (love, love, love this stuff) for some extra shine and sparkle.
The reindeer I cut with my Cricut, and the snowflakes are a Simon Says Stamps die that I cut with my Sizzix Big Shot. Love both those machines.
Lots of inking, and layering; along with a bit of distressing on all the fun pages. And of course touches of Stickles and more metallic paper to brighten things up.
This "mini album" is a bit bigger than most, it is a full 12 inches high, so I was able to sneak lots of spaces in for photos and journaling.
Hey everyone! Happy Thursday. Today I want to share with you a fun project I made. Lots of talk these days with friends about scouts, seeing all their cub scout photos, remembering our scouting days. Anyway that got me to thinking....I love playing with electricity and circuits (thus the reason I am working with Chibitronics)...what if I lit up a pinewood derby car?
Well, after years of Cub Scouts and Y-Guides, I had quite a few cars to choose from. I chose to go with the fire engine that Brighton made oh so many years ago (maybe 10?). Anyway, what would be more fun than adding flashing lights, just like a real fire engine.
So, here is the fire engine that Brighton made all those years ago.
I began by placing my Chibitronics Copper tape in parallel across the top and wrapped it under the body of the fire engine.
I added three lights, two red and one white. Chibitronics chibi lights come in a variety of colors, and if you want you can even color them with Sharpie for a custom color.
Well, a car that lights up is pretty cool, right...but this is a fire engine, those lights need to blink. lol So I added in the twinkle effects sticker. There are a total of four effects in the pack, I did the blinking before on a gift bag, so I decided to try the twinkle. Now, this car has seen its days racing down the track. If you wanted to do this for a real race, you would want to hollow out the area where the battery sits so that it doesn't come into contact with the track.
Step 1: Cut Clear Craft Sheet in thirds and die cut leaves. I found by doing so I was able to create 9 leaves with just one sheet of Clear Acrylic. The Clear Craft Sheet is simple to cut with a pair of scissors and it cuts even easier with the Sizzix die cut machine and steel rule dies.
Step 3: After cutting, simply emboss with the coordinating Texture Fade. The Texture Fade comes with the die, so a one stop shop. Did you know that you can emboss your acrylic? How cool is that?
Step 4: Remove plastic covering from Clear Craft Sheet. These leaves still have the sheets, but how cool do they look?
Step 5: Ink leaves with Stazon and then spray backside with IrResistable spray in bronze. The bronze irResistable spray really helps the leaves stand out while still highlighting the translucense of the acrylic.
Step 6: Ink mirror piece in the same colors as leaves and attach words (I chose vinyl which I cut with my Cricut, but you could use a sticker, or leave this piece off all together)
Step 7: Glue all pieces to embroidery hoop. How simple is that? I used a bit of Beacon Zip Dry.
I would love to see what projects you create with Clear Scraps.
Hey everyone! I know, long time no see. I just haven't been feeling it lately, and with the stress of my paren't injuries, preparing college and grad school aps, and Ainsley's beginning high school things have been a bit busy.
I did want to pop in today and share this fun camera box I made with a file from SVGCuts. It is part of the Instant Memories Collection.
You know how much I love SVGCuts, they make creating fun 3D projects so quick and easy, and they work wonderfully with my Cricut.
See that big button? The one with the flower in the center? That is the switch for the flash.
Because what is a camera that doesn't actually flash when you take the photo? lol To creat the lights I began by making a circuit with the Chibitronics Starter Kit. I ran my copper tape from the clear box where the flash would be on a real camera, placing my LED light right next to the hole.
The Chibitronics circuit continues up through a few little holes I made in the top of the box and onto the button where I place my battery. I added a few pieces of foam tape next to the battery so that the battery could not make contact unless the button was depressed.
The foam tape adds just enough cushion to allowe for a firm press. I also lined the box with some of the Core'dinations Tim Holtz Kraft Core Metallic collection so that you could reallly see the flash. Such a fun project, and will easily hold a mini album.
Hey everyone! Happy Friday. Today I wanted to share with you a fun little mason jar I embellished with some Glitter Vinyl from The Buckle Boutique and my Cricut.
I began by covering the inside of my jar with a bit of mod podge mixed with some pigments from Marion Smith Designs. There are tons of videos and instructions out there on the internet, so I won't bore you, but just mix it up, pour it in, swirl it around and let dry upside down...so simple.
From there, I simply cut a couple of designs from Cricut Design Space out of the Purple and Gold Glitzy Glitter from the Buckle Boutique.
The glitter cuts beautifully with the Cricut and comes in such great colors...and no flaking...cause you know what they say about glitter. hee hee
I simply layered my cuts and added some LED lights I found at Target and voila....
Hi everyone! Today I want to share with you a fun family project I made using one of the Clear Scraps, Clear Acrylic Sheets. I love making fun kid's crafts during the holidays and you can't go wrong with sweet little feet. hee hee
I began by tracing little feet onto the clear acrylic sheet. My feet ranged in age from 6 months to 5 years. How cute is that? Had I been more careful in the placement of the feet I could have gotten five little feet, but I easily fit four without any planning.
From there, I simply used my scissors to cut each foot shape out. The acrylic sheets cut so easily with scissors.
From there, it was simply a matter of embellishing the "ghosts". Some eyes cut with my Cricut from vinyl and some irRESISTible spray to give them some extra depth. While I wanted my ghosts to be see through, I did want to be able to see them.
A quick hole punch with my Crop a Dile and I was ready to string them up.
The owner's of these little feet loved their ghosties and couldn't wait to hang them. I think mom and dad were considering tracing their feet as well to create the entire family.
Hey everyone! Happy Friday. Hope you are having a great day. I have been mad decorating for the fall, not so many spooky things now that my son is gone, really enjoying a bit more of a relaxed holiday. lol
Anyway, today I wanted to share with you a quick and easy project I created with a pumpkin I found at Michaels, some scraps from a Rhinestone Sticker sheet from the Buckle Boutique (which is on sale now) and my Cricut.
So, I found this cute little pumpkin on sale at Michaels. It already had some pretties on it, but you can never have too many beautiful things so...
I cut a few flourishes from the Cheetah print rhiniestone sheet (I just love the fall colors in it...and a little animal print is always good for the soul. hee hee) with my Sizzix. Be sure and use your cutting pad, die, rhinestone sheet and second cutting pad in that order for best results.
The Buckle Boutique Rhinestones cut so easily with the steel rule dies from Sizzix. It is definitely one of my favorite ways to use the Rhinestone Sticker Sheets. The die I used is super old, but there are plenty of gorgeous Sizzix flourish dies to choose from.
Then I simply placed my flourishes on the top of my pumpkin. So easy, right?
I finished the pumpkin decorating off with a big sunflower I had lying on my desk and a "welcome" I cut from my Cricut from vinyl.
This project was super simple and took no time at all to complete.
