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DIY Wedding Gifts and Cards.   There's nothing better than giving something that you made yourself - and it doesn't hurt if you saved a bundle in the process!

Glass Etching - Storybook cartridge

 

To make a glass etched flute:

• Using vinyl, cut an initial from Storybook cartridge to a size to fit your flute.  Mine was approximately 1.5". 
• Use the negative of your cut and place on the flute.  (Remove the initial and use the stencil portion of the vinyl.)
• Use painter's tape to cover outlining edges of the vinyl.
• Apply a good amount of Armour Etching cream.  Be careful not to get any on the rest of the glass.   Wait about 30 minutes (even though instructions say less time.)
• Rinse under running water in your sink (yep, it's safe.)
• Remove vinyl and painter's tape and admire your etched glass.

 

* Note - I found that the less expensive glasses etch the best.  I purchased my flute in a package of 4 from Walmart.     The Armour Etching cream is expensive but lasts and lasts and lasts.   Use a coupon to purchase initially.

 

Sweethearts cartridge

 

• Cards created using Sweethearts cartridge. Card on right "His and Her Towels" is one of a set of 8 thank-you cards. The lace at bottom of card is actually paper that was punched from a Martha Stewart punch.

Accent Essentials cartridge

• The part that took the longest to create were these little pink rose buds on the package. Each rose bud was created by combining six flowers (cut at one inch) from the Accent Essentials cartridge. The leaves are from a punch.

 

Your Next Stop is L.E. Paper Studio:  http://lepaperstudio.blogspot.com

Here's the Line Up:

 

1. Start http://MyCricutCraftRoom.blogspot.com
2. Marilyn's Cricut Crafts - http://songofml.blogspot.com/
3. L.E. Paper Studio - http://lepaperstudio.blogspot.com
4. Sandy- http://scrapbookblessings.blogspot.com
5. Julie - http://www.thecricutchirp.com
6.Shelly ~ http://cardsbyshelly.blogspot.com
7. Faith Abigail - http://www.faithabigaildesigns.com
8. Erica Http://EricasProjects.blogspot.com
9. Craft Lovers http://CraftLoversComeHere.blogspot.com
10 Aisha www.londonskyedesigns.blogspot.com
11. End http://CraftingBlogEvents.blogspot.com

Family Wall Decor

 

Having fun with my sister-in-law - she's crafty :-)

 

Papers for houses from
DCWV The Crafty Stack

This is my sister-in-law's family wall project.

And here's mine:

Papers for houses from
K&Company SW Spring Blossom

My sister-in-law was flipping through the March 2013 issue of Cricut Magazine when she came upon a cute Home Canvas project made by Kristen Swain (page 75 of magazine).  Anyway, we decided that we could do that too.  And we did!

Here's how to make your own.

• Paint sides of a 8" x 10" canvas.
• Lines on sides = drawn using a straight edge ruler.
• Houses = cut at 1.25" from Cricut Handy Man Lite cartridge; on the folder.  Houses with text on pink version is mounted with foam tape.  Edges of houses on blue version inked with Tim Holtz Pealed Paint Distress Ink.  Edges of houses on pink version inked with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.
• Text "FAMILY" = cut at .75" from Cricut Plantin SchoolBook cartridge.
• Hearts = cut at .75" from Cricut Plantin SchoolBook cartridge; found on page 73 of folder.  Hearts on pink version mounted with foam tape.
• Clouds = from EK Success punch.
• Small hearts = from Martha Stewart punch.