How to Bling out Your Name

Hi everyone!  Happy Friday.  I hope you have great plans for the weekend.  Things here shoujld be pretty quiet, doing some work in the yard, getting everything ready for summer and backyard season.

Today I want to share with you a quick and easy project I made to decorate my niece's room.  She, like lots of little girls, love things sparkly, and the adhesive rhinestone stickers from The Buckle Boutique make creating so simple.

I happened to have a bunch of these empty wood embellishment boxes lying around and decided that one would make a cute home decor item.  I began by choosing four different colors of the rhinestone sticker sheets.  There are so many patterns and colors to choose from, I am sure you will find the perfect one for your project.  Lili is a bit partial to green and teal these days.

 

These sheets are so easy to cut, all you need is a pair of scissors.  I simply measured the interior of each box and cut the rhinestones to fit.  Don't worry, if your measurements fall in the center of one of the rhinestones, your scissors will easily cut through.

From there, it was simply a matter of embellishment.  Of course her name, cut with my Sizzix and some Core'dinations papers, a few flowers and resin embellishments.  And finally, a new item from The Buckle Boutique, Silver Waffle Flatback Embellishments.    I really love the way this turned out and I can't wait to share it with her.

Hugs.

Believe in Yourself - Clear Scraps

Hi everyone!  Today I want to share with you a fun Word Title, Believe,.from Clear Scraps.  Believe was actually my "One Little Word" last year.  Because I need to take more time to believe in myself and what I am doing.  I created this word title to hang in my office so that, even though it isn't my word this year, I don't forget the lessons I have learned.  And let me tell you...these days.........................

This project was simple and quick to create.  I covered each letter with my patterened paper and then cut to fit.  A few floral embellishments and I was ready to go.

Clear Scraps has so many great word titles, and they are so fun to embellish.

So, what do you Believe in?

Hugs.

Nancy

Carte Recipe Box

hi everyone!  hope you had a great weekend, we had a busy one here.  can't believe we are already gearing up for cabana swim and summer time.  we spent the weekend cleaning the patio and getting the furniture ready for the season...whose idea was it to have so much wood furniture anyway.  lol

well, anyway....today I wanted to share with you a cute little recipe box i made using some prima papers and a new Sizzix die, recipe box, from eileen hull.

this is some older prima paper and chipboard, the almanac collection.  still working through the stash. 

this little box is the perfect size for little atg cards, small photos,

I always have little photos lying around that need to find a home, and i think this is just the place.

hugs.

Pion Designs and Clear Scraps

Hi everyone!  Hope your day is off to a great start!  Can you believe the weekend is here !  woo hoo!!!

Today I wanted to share with you a mini album I  made using the Mixable Tabby from Clear Scraps and some beautiful papers from Pion Designs, Vintage Wedding.

I used a few dies, from both Prima and Sizzix to create the lacey shapes.  How much do I love that new huge butterfly?  swoon...... And that beautiful resin frame?  I painted it with some Ann Butler Earth Safe finishes that she gave me back at CHA.  They are so beautiful with a sheer irridescent finish.

 I love these Pion papers.  The double sided pages are perfect for the clear, acrylic peek a boos.

And the mix of patterns, solids, and images are so fun to layer.

 Of course, I couldn't resist adding lots of flowers (many from I am Roses), bit of bling....and of course more resins...well, not really resins; some I created with the new Mod Melts and then of course painted with the Earth Safe Finishes.

This mini album was so much fun to create, and simply stuffed with so many things I love.  I hope you love it to.

Hugs.

What Can You Make With Your Cricut Explore

Hey everyone!  Wanted to drop in, albeit a little late, to share with you a few projects I made with my Cricut Explore.

I know, I know....so many people love their other electronic machines, I had been waffling on a new machine for a while, and then, when the Explore came out, I knew it was the machine for me.  It had the intricate cuts of the other machines, as well as the ability to cut svg files.  I was sold.  And with the constant updates and additions to the machines abilities, yep...I am pretty happy.

OK, so, here are just a couple of things I made for my niece recently.....

First up, a simple birthday card using an image from the Cricut Design Space (love the liscensed characters) and some favorite Core'dinations products, I used the Chalk Core Cards as a base with bits of the Gemstones collection to add a bit of shimmer.  The embossing folder is of course Darice as well.

Next, I made her a few finger puppets.  These were also on the Cricut Design Space site.  for this project I really just used tons of scraps.  Little projects like this are perfect for using up those bits that we all have lying around.  Of course, you can see bits of the Core'dinations Gemstones and Neutrals which are always lying around.

How to Bling a Simple Box

Hi eveyrone!  Happy Monday.  today I wanted to swing by and share with you a simple pillow box I made with a Sizzix die and some fun Buckle Boutique products.

Bling Pillow Box Supplies:

• Sizzix Pillow Box Die
• Sizzix Flower Layers 5
• Glitz Designs Paper
• The Buckle Boutique Cheetah Print Rhinestone Stickers
• The Buckle Boutique Lime Green Rhinestone Stickers
• Ribbon

Step 1:  Cut Pillow Box shape with Sizzix Machine.  I don't think I can make many things these days without my handy machine.  lol  Just about every project I do these days uses it in some way.  lol

Step 2:  Cut coordinating papers and ribbon to create band around box.

Step 3:  Cut Buckle Boutique Rhinestone Sticker Sheets with flower die.

I used two different flower sizes with the two different rhinestone sticker sheets to create added interest.

Step 4:  Assemble Rhinestone Sticker flower.  And attach to box.

The Buckle Boutique rhinestone sticker sheets make embellishing even the simplest project so easy.

Hugs.

Outrageously Fun Owls

Hi everyone!  Just wanted to stop by and let you know that I have a project up over at Core'dinations!  These cute little paper owls!

Just love these little guys.  And they are so easy that when my niece and her friend came over we made them for them to carry some little treats (did I mention they are a pillow box?)

Be sure and check out the complete tutorial.

Hugs.