Finished My Name Blocks

I got the name blocks finished last night I started on a couple of days ago.  I didn’t get to put a clear coat finish on them though, so hopefully they’ll last alright.  I was a bit rushed though.  I wasn’t home all day yesterday as we went to Chilliwack for a big RV show.  That was a four hour drive each way, so as soon as I got home last night I finished them up.  I added on some pink and black flowers, ribbon, buttons, and some pink jewels.  I’m hoping I didn’t over embellish them, but they are for a four year old, so I think they...

Name Blocks

Today I’m working on a set of name blocks for a little girls birthday.  I’m using scrapbook paper with pink and green patterns, but each page is different.  Hopefully she likes those colors, but she’s only 4 so I don’t think it’ll be an issue.  I haven’t said anything to my friend about it because I want them to be a surprise. Right now I can’t decide if I want the bottom block to read Sugar and Spice or Sweet n’ Sassy.  She’s all of those things, so I guess I’ll see how I feel once I get to that part.  I...

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Easter Blocks

Today I made a set of wood blocks for Easter.  I used papers with pink, blue and purple and cut the letters and words Hippity Hoppity out of black vinyl.  Some ribbon and buttons were used for embellishments and I cut out little eggs from the Easter Art font I have in my Sure Cuts A Lot program.  The letters in EASTER were cut out of a variety of different fonts. I was having a little trouble applying my vinly today.  My transfer tape kept wanting to rip my paper for some reason.  Fortunately I antiqued all the paper with distress ink so it’s not too obvious. ...

Cuttlebug & Cuttlekids Invitations

Today I made a couple of party invitations using the Cuttlebug and Cuttlekids machines.  I used brightly colored red, orange, yellow, green, and blue cardstock paper, a Cuttlebug alphabet for the PARTY logo, and the Cuttlekids helicopter die cut.  I printed out the who, when, where, and RSVP out on yellow cardstock with my printer using the curls font.  The helicopter was stuck on using pop dots to give the invitation a 3D effect. On the back of the invitation are stick on magnets.  I did this with my son’s birthday party invitations I made last year so people...

Home Blocks

Well, I finished my HOME blocks, and I gotta say I’m pretty happy with how they turned out!  As I said before, the primer I used was a pain in the neck, but I like how the white looks with the black paint.  Normally I would probably just paint the block black and sand the edges to have the raw wood show for a border, but the white stands out so nicely.  I found some scrapbooking paper with a greyish washed pattern on it, and I cut the word HOME out with the Cricut in black cardstock paper using the Cricut cartridge George.  The words FRIENDS AND FAMILY ALWAYS...

Painting Mistakes

I recently bought a can of white primer which was oil based.  I knew I would regret it, but I had asked the sales person if I could use a latex paint on top of it, and she said yes.  Confidently, I might add.  Well, not so.  I’ve put two coats of black on top and the white is still showing through.  Errrrr!  Also, I thought I’d be smart and buy a spray on primer, thinking it would be quicker.  Maybe I’m just not skilled enough with the ol’ aerosol can, because I found it went on thick, and was a real waste of paint.  Well, I guess...

Shopping Day

Today I went shopping with a girlfriend at Michaels.  I got some cute Christmas ribbon and the Martha Stewart Scoring Board.  I was going to get the Scor-Pal but nobody in town carried it and Michaels didn’t have it either.  I got the last Scoring Board on the shelf and I was shocked to see that it was cheaper than the Scor-Pal!  I tried it out at my friends and it worked great.  It sure makes it easy to make cards with multiple folds!  The only downer is I think I forgot it at my friends house.  Oh well, maybe she’s using it tonight! So I made a couple...