Up and Away

Did you know that each Monday MICHELLE share for free the MOJO MONDAY card sketches cutting files?????

Well today I´m using this week sketch cutting file.  

You can find this cutting file at Michelle´s blog,

HERE

And obviously, to embellish this lovely card, I used a ScrappyDew cutting file.

For this one, I chose a cute bear from PICNIC BEARS file.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Enjoy your weekend :o)
~Monica~

You Color My World

Hey Everyone! Ken here with Ken's Kreations and I am so excited to share my project with you today and how easily you can make one for that special someone in your life. I think this project would be a perfect gift for Father's Day, especially if you have little ones. Below I will share step-by-step instructions and photos of this project. I have seen this project take on many different designs. Here is my version:

So I am sure you have seen these Crayola Crayon art projects before. However I was shocked to see how creative people get with this projects. Take look HERE.Well I made my piece of art for an amazing mentor in my life who has helped me tremendously over the past few months. I wanted to make her something to let her know that she knew "You Color My World". At the bottom of this post you will see a full list of all the supplies you will need and links for this project. I used theYOU COLOR MY WORLD FILE for the words and my amazing CRICUT EXPLORE. This machine is no longer just used for making cards. I have said it before, this machine takes all the guessing work out of the cut! I love it for this! 

Here are the Step-By-Step Instructions: 

Starting with a 11 X 14 Canvas, lay out crayons in the color order you want. I wanted to go with a Rainbow look so I choose to buy the 64 Pack of Crayola's and laid them out in the color order I wanted from left to right on the canvas. 

Using my Hot Glue Gun, I put a thin strip along the base of the crayon. Make sure if you glue gun has settings, it is on the middle het setting since at this point you do not want to melt the crayon.

Lay the crayons along the top of the canvas one by one.

Here is what mine looked like before applying heat to the project.

Now below you will see a section I blocked off with Blue Vinyl. I did this because under my saying I wanted have less of the crayon wax coming through to give the illusion that the words stopped some of the wax from coming through. You do not have to do this if you wanted a different result. Now in the traditional instructions it says to use a hair dryer. However I felt a Heat Embosser gave me better control of where I wanted the heat to be applied to.

 Starting form the left I heated the crayons until they started to run. You can go slow or fast to the right. If you go slower you will get the look of the colors mixing. If you go at a faster pace it will keep the colors separate from each other. I wanted my colors to mix so I went pretty slow. Now depending on how much wax you want to come down depends on how high you want to heat the crayons. The higher up the crayon you go the more wax will come out. You can visually seen where I actually put the heat at on the crayons.

Using the YOU COLOR MY WORLD FILE and amazing CRICUT EXPLORE, I cut the image at 11.5 inches long.

I wanted to give a definition between the blue layer and the white/black base layer. One trick I have picked up from another Scrappy Dew designer is to use Craft Foam Sheets to raise up my images versus the traditional foam squares. This is a HUGE cost saver since this option is much cheaper. The other nice thing is these are already peel and stick and they can be matched the color of the project you are working on. 

Since only one side is adhesive I still had to use my Scotch ATG to adhere the backing.

For the top layer of the YOU COLOR MY WORLD FILE, I used one of my favorite craft tools, the Xyron X Sticker Maker. Before taking the top sticker off I use a pen to go around the edges for a nice smooth transfer of tape to product.

Now it was time to get the saying onto my art project. For this I used another cost saving trick. When I use 3D Foam Circles I am left with all of the outer edges. I always cut this up to use on larger surface areas.

I wanted to give the wording a "Waxed Crayon" look. So I used my STUDIO paints in the following colors: Landscape Green, Dash of Red, Dab of Yellow and Modern Red. In my opinion the Modern Red had more of an orange look to it, and that is why I used it for the orange set of letters.

Here is a close up of the Wording on the art project.

Here is the finished project!!

I had a blast making this fun project. Just think of all the possibilities you can do with this project. You could have you kiddos pick out the colors and then take some vinyl and cut out their names or a silhouette of them, This would create a very personalized gift for that amazing person in you life.


Ken

PROJECT SUPPLIES:

MACHINE: CRICUT EXPLORE
SVG FILE: YOU COLOR MY WORLD FILE
**SCRAPPY DEW OFFERS 70% OFF A $30 ORDER - NO COUPON REQUIRED**
CANVAS: 11 X 14 CANVAS
CRAYONS: 64 CRAYOLA CRAYONS
ADHESIVE: HOT GLUE GUN, CRAFT FOAM SHEETS, SCOTCH ATG, 3D FOAM CIRCLES,  XYRON STICKER MAKER
VINYL: BLUE VINYL
HEAT SOURCE: HEAT EMBOSSER
PAPER: CANDY SHOP, ANTIQUITY

You're A Hoot

Good morning, here is a cute card I made for a my design team project. I used the "Spring Owls 2014" file for this card.
Thanx for looking ~ Angie K. DT

A Whole New World

Good morning! Today I'm sharing my "A Whole New World" layout I made using the new and adorable Aladdin - 2014 file from ScrappyDew Creations. TFL!

~Melissa~

Tulip Fest

Hey there and welcome to another Saturday.  I have a scrapbook layout today. I'm a card maker but recently I have started a bucket list scrapbook.  The first entry was about seeing the Oscar Meier Wiener Mobile.  Recently I got to scratch another event off my list.  Each year here in Oregon, there is a giantic tulip festival in Woodburn.  I have looked at pictures/news reports for years but have always wanted to attend.  The girls and I had planned to attend the home show here locally and then head to their new home to identify plants in the landscape, then have lunch.  Daughter #3 was available also (added bonus)  So the girls wanted to know if I was up for an adventure?  Sure why not!!  Off we went.  

I have created a 2 page layout using the Gardening Tweets file created by ScrappyDew.  Here are the lyrics:

Background paper K&Co "smitten"
Gardening tweets #2 & #3
Grass-Colorbok Designer Papers "outdoors"
Stems-Colorbok Mirror paper
Tulips DCWV Glitter Stack
Really old Glitter sheets by Petaloo
Recollections solid card stock
Dollar Store Plastic photo album
Some jewels, sparkles and paper scraps/vellum
Favorite things Felt buttons

Here are the layouts.  I hope you read the mom-napped story.  An added bonus you get to see me!  

 I found a way to put an actual photo album on a scrapbook page.  I just cut out around the album when I put the page protector on.  Pretty cool huh!

If you have questions about anything I did just shoot me a email or click the coffee cup on the right side of the blog to go to my facebook page.

Now we are expecting 10-14 days of really nice weather.  So I might be taking next week off.  I am re-designing and re-working the landscaping around the house and knocking down the back wooden deck.  So I'll see ya when I see ya!

Bright blessings everyone!!!  Love Jana

Mother's Day

Here is a card I made for Mother's Day using the Scrap Factory Doll Builder program. It's so much fun to create dolls with this software! I cut the images with my Cricut Explore and used my Cuttlebug to emboss the scallop circle. The scallop circle is from the Elegant Edges cart.

~Paulette~

Page Peepers

OK, they are really bookmarks! But bookmarks sounded a little boring and these are anything but boring!

 Reading, in general, is so important! But studies have shown that children read less in the summertime. It makes sense because there are so many other fun activities. To encourage your child to read, why not make a fun bookmark or Page Peeper? I made these Page Peepers using the Scrap Factory Doll Builder Program and my Cricut Explore. I started by choosing a rounded rectangle and then sized my doll body and welded the two. I cut the base out of thick Bazzill cardstock. I used Cricut Design Space to create the base and to add the sayings. Once everything was set up in Design Space, the Explore cut all the pieces and wrote the sayings on the base. I then assembled all the paper dolls. Here's close ups:

 This hip girl paper doll was created with the basic body, the Angie hairstyle, the Diva Dress 3 and the sunglasses accessory.

 This dressed for success boy paper doll was created with the basic body, the Guy hairstyle and the Vest & Pants outfit.

 This little sweetie girl paper doll was created using the basic body, the Dania hairstyle and the Sunday Dress outfit.

 This cool dude paper doll was created with the basic body, the Neil hairstyle and the Vest (Open) & Pants outfit and the Boy Sunglasses accessory.

And our little cheerleader paper doll was created with the basic body, the Riley hairstyle and the Cheerleader outfit.

Wouldn't it be neat to create a Page Peeper paper doll that resembled your child and have their name written on it? It might just be the encouragement they need to read this summer!

~Paulette~