Friday, May 4, 2012

Picture This - Baby Gift

How adorable - how unique - how easy and inexpensive can this be!


Honestly, it didn't take me 15 minutes to pull this baby shower gift together.   Genevieve's mother-to-be will love it.

I purchased the photo frame at Hobby Lobby using a 40% off coupon.   I believe I ended up paying less than $10 for it.   Also at Hobby Lobby I picked up a pretty sheet of paper to use for the background.

Back at home, I cut out the Girl and Bird image using white cardstock.   The image and pink shadow were both cut using A Child's Year Cricut cartridge (6.25").   I ran the white cut thru my Cuttlebug using the Swiss Dots folder.   Image was then glued to front of the background paper (that had been cut to 8" x 10").  

Inset into photo frame.

Next I went to the Cricut Craftroom (free application) and created a welded font text of "Genevieve" that I cut out in white vinyl.   Text was sized to be 6" long and created using the Songbird Cricut cartridge.   A simple application of the vinyl to the front of the glass using Transfer Tape and I can call it done!

** Update ** 

I decided that I wanted make a more 3D effect to this project.

Using some leftover background paper, I cut out one of the yellow butterflies and glued some light yellow twine outlining the wings.  

I also apply some Tacky Glue to rest of wings and sprinkled on glitter.


I attached to butterfly to outside of glass using Glossy Accents.   Also, applied Glossy Accents to pink center of butterfly.


I like the 3D look.

Monday, April 30, 2012

Thinking of You Card


Thinking of You - Get Well Soon card.

Tree - Simply Charmed Cricut cartridge (3.5 inches)
Sun and Cloud - Everyday Paper Dolls (1.5 inches)
Flowers / Grass at bottom - Everyday Paper Dolls (cut two) at 1.5 inches

Colors:
Background paper and all other card colors are from Cricut Imagine Best Friends cartridge.   Cut paper using 8:11 Imagine selection at 4.1 inches, then trim to 5.25" x 4".

Bling:
Stickles added to sun; Glossy Accents add to checks of tree.
Sentiment is from Cardz TV stamp set "Encouraging Thoughts."   Face on sun from Peachy Keen Stamps "PK-490 Everyday Character Face Assortment" : 5/8".
One layer of foam tape added to back of sun and cloud to pop up.