Create a Scene Card Challenge

Hello there!  Yes, it's been awhile...ok years!  I had another baby (who will be 2 in October---what!?!), and decided blogging was totally out of the picture.  It probably still is, but I thought I would start posting cards I make every now and then.  I found that while sewing and other crafts often take more time and effort than I can do right now, card making is something quick and simple I usually can make time for as a mom of two little ones.  I am posting this card for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges.  I love challenges because they give me a chance to stretch my skills.

 

This week was "Create a Scene."  I don't often create scenes with my cards, so it took me a minute to come up with something.  I finally went with this simple sleigh card.  I generally stick with very simple and clean looking cards.  I guess my mind's been on the several "Christmas in July," posts and sales in the industry lately!  Or maybe I am wishing for cooler temperatures than our 100+'s around here. :)  

The paper is from assorted American Crafts Textured Cardstock packs.  The sentiment is from this Technique Tuesday stamp set, and the gift is from this Technique Tuesday stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a fabulous day!

~Lynette~

Robot with Balloon Sweatshirt

I don’t know about you, but it’s always a challenge for me to find blank clothing items for my son to decorate.  I love adding my own touch to his clothing, but find it cheaper to buy clearance items….that already has a truck or saying on it.  So, when I found this blank sweatshirt for $6 something at Target a few weeks ago, I snatched it up.  He wore it blank for awhile, until I finally decided to slap on some heat transfer vinyl.

I’ve worked with heat transfer a few times, and have always had a really hard time getting it to stick.  This time, I used a mini ironing board that I had been given recently, and set it on the floor.  This way, I could put all my weight into the iron, and I found that it worked really well!  I got my vinyl from expressions vinyl, and it is their easyweed.

I wanted something that didn’t involve lots of thinking, something I could slap on and be done.  So, a robot holding a balloon was of course in order! I did have to free draw the string to make it long enough for the robot, but it wasn’t hard.

My son is enjoying his new sweatshirt, and I’m loving the fact that this was a quick project that I did during the last few minutes of nap time!

Thanks for hopping over,

~Lynette

Quick Card

Hi friends!  I just needed a little card making fix, and the silhouette blog is hosting a challenge for paper this week.  So I hopped in---last minute while my earlier-today-throwing-up-child is napping.   This was a quick project (it would have been quicker had I set up the cuts right the FIRST time.  I had the offset shapes in the wrong groups at first.  What was supposed to be on top ended up on the bottom…so I recut!), because I had designed the layout weeks earlier.  I found the layout on pinterest here.  I loved it and knew I needed to make my own!

This is my version.  I chose soft flowery prints, because let’s face it, I’m ready for spring!  I stamped the, “hello,” but if I had been thinking, I would have sketch penned something that matched a little better, but I settled on brown ink and it works!

Thanks for hopping over!  I hear my son awake, and thankfully he is playing happily so maybe he feels better! :)

~Lynette~

Craft Room Redecorate: Dresses Banner (Take 2!)

Hi everybody!  I hope you are having a fabulous weekend.  This week, I announced to my husband that I wanted to redecorate my craft room.  I told him that I wasn’t at all changing my purple door, or anything drastic, but that I wanted to add a little more color instead of JUST purple like I had been going for a couple years ago.  The fact is---I was doing this with VERY limited craft supplies (and no silhouette cameo) when I did this over 2 years ago.  I feel like the papers/colors I chose was by necessity of using what I have.  Two years later, and 6 paper packs (or more!) and a whole bunch of embellishments later, I’ve got a lot more resources. 

I also decided to go a little trendy this time.  I haven’t really jumped on the houndstooth/chevron bandwagon, but I decided I’d try a little bit of everything.  I decided this room will be ‘girly modern.,’ defined by me of course!  I’m loving what I  have done so far.  Mostly it’s just recovering things I already have made, so I am not using a lot of brain power! :)

I whipped up this quick banner this morning.  I used the same file as this banner, but changed up the flourishes to these from Miss Kate.  I used white sketch pens for the flourishes, and love how they turned out.  (I love the sketch pens by the way!  They can add a little bit of detail in a lot of different projects.)  I also changed the neckline of one of the dresses using the edit points feature because it wasn’t cutting well on the paper I was using, and that was THE right paper for that dress. :)

Well there’s the banner!  How about a sneak peak of the other things going around here?

Thanks for reading!  Have a fantastic day!

~Lynette~

Card Mania

Greetings!  Thanks for popping in today.  Lately, I have been trying to improve my card making skills.  I love all the really fancy hand made cards I see in blogland, but I haven’t really had any ideas on how to get those looks.  I finally looked on pinterest, and have been making cards to mimic the ones I like.

I made this one on World Card Making Day (or something like that) at the beginning of October.  The “you are loved,” was a premade chipboard cutout I received in a giveaway.  This was the first card that I felt looked really good.  I have a pretty simple style, and I’m learning to add a few details for visual appeal.

I used this card as inspiration for this one.  I would have NEVER thought to use so many pieces, but I love how it turned out.  I used washi tape for the flags.  No words on this one. I couldn’t figure out where to make them fit, and I’m okay with wordless sometimes.  I cut out all the pieces in a few different colors and made 3 cards with alternating colors.  I’m learning it’s a great way to mass produce cards.

I think this card is my favorite I’ve made so far.  I got inspiration from this card.  I again made three copies of this card, with different colors for the parts.  I made the hello in solid red for all three cards.  The font for the hello is halo handletter. 

I love how these cards use simple shapes and layers to get a really fun and complex look.  I hope you’re having a wonderful day.  Thanks for stopping by!

~Lynette~

Easy Scalloped Circle Card

Hi everybody!  I hope you are having a fantastic weekend.  I got a carpet cleaner a few weeks ago, and tried it out Wednesday.  The pump died after one silly pass!  I had moved furniture and EVERYTHING out of the room…only to have to move it back so we could sit on our couches (and still dirty carpet) that evening.  I was disappointed, but Coscto took it back easily and I got a new one.  I decided to try it out today- just because I was so eager to see if it would work.  I normally go on strike from major cleaning on the weekends, but today was an exception.  Once I’d finished and put my son down for a nap, I whipped up this card using the free shape of the week from Silhouette.

I simply typed out the hello in xiomara font, (it’s a freebie) welded it, and then did a small offset.  I had sketch pens draw out the “hello,” and then cut out the offset.  I used the free shape for the circle and scalloped circle.  I made the inner circle a little smaller so you can see the polka dots on the scalloped circle.  I simply cut a 1’’ strip of pink plaid with my paper cutter, and glued the pieces on.  Tada!

Now I’m off to make a few more---saying “Thanks,” instead of hello.

Thanks for reading, and Thanks silhouette for a fabulous free shape this week!

~Lynette~

Halloween Home Decor

My favorite part of this artwork is the two witches visiting at the top!  The witches were actually a border, but it was too busy for my taste after I made the cut.. I decided to cut them apart and let them ‘fly,’ all over the page.  I love how it turned out!

Hello everybody!  I guess I should have named this blog, “The Lucky Quarter,” since I’m lucky if I get a post up during each quarter of the year. :)  I like to keep my seasonal décor simple and cheap, so this year I simply grabbed some orange scrapbook paper and some vinyl and cut out some free shapes I had laying around. 

Details about the shapes (skip if you’d like):

These are all by Miss Kate Cuttables.  I upgraded to the silhouette studio designer edition for my Birthday in June, and have learned about a whole bunch of places I can get free svg files.  That’s one of the biggest perks of the designer studio-is being able to use svgs.  Miss Kate releases a new free shape each day, and she usually does ones for upcoming holidays.  This year I got probably 25+ of just Halloween files—and they are in the silhouette online store but I scored them for free! :)  If I think of all the free shapes I’ve gotten this year, the designer edition has more than paid for itself (I bought it from Miss Kate for around $30, and then got $10 in free shapes from her store for buying it through her! yay)

Just a spooky night.  I have plans to add a haunted house to the picture for next year.  I mixed and matched several sets of images for the artwork.

Thanks for reading, and have a Happy Halloween!!!

~Lynette~