New England Patriots "S"

Oh my...did I just make something with the New England patriots.  Normally, I wouldn't do this.  It actually pained me while I was making it.  However, I knew it was going to a great kid for his birthday.  My son's friend turned 7 this past weekend and he is a huge Patriots fan.  I thought I'd make him this letter to hang in his room.  I used the Sports Mania cartridge for the football and "touchdown" Then I used Plantin Schoolbook for the stars.  I also used mod podge to glue down and seal all the paper.  It also gave it a nice glossy look.  For the Patriots logo I printed it out on my computer and cut around it. I then matted it with red card stock to make it stand out more.  I'm not a Patriots fan  but was very happy working on this and thrilled that they beat those stinkin' Jets on Sunday night...

ENJOY!!

Liz

Decorative Letters

Hi!  I know its been a while.  The holidays are pretty crazy.  I've been really busy with some last minute shopping and orders I've been trying to finish.  Wanted to post a pic of one of my latest projects.  Made these for a client for her twin girl's bedroom. She liked them so much that she wants me to make the rest of their names.  The letters I buy are plain white.  I trace and use an exacto knife to cut the paper I'm going to use.  Then I use permanent spray adhesive to adhere the paper to the letter.  I sand down the edges to even them out, inked around them and then use modge podge to seal it.  Then I embellish it according to what the client would like.  They are super fun to make and I love to see the finished product.  I used the gypsy wanderings cartridge for the butterfly.  for the life of me I can't remember what cart I got the grass from.  :(  the pink ribbon is from none other than Martha Stewart.  The flowers I believe are primas.   have a great night everyone!!

As Promised!!

Hello everyone!
So sorry I haven't been able to post.  December is a very busy month for me.  Aside from the holidays hustle and bustle I have my wedding anniversary, my birthday, hubby's birthday, brother's birthday, mother in law's birthday, school parties.....etc  To top it off I decided to make myself even busier by participating in a craft fair.  Thankfully it was a success.  I had a great time and met some very wonderful people.  Here are some pictures of my table along with all the goodies I was selling.  If you're interested in purchasing anything let me know.

More Letters

Hello Everyone!! Hope you are all having a nice week.  I've been a little busy these days. Been working on a Baby Shower book for someone.  Can't wait to get it done and show you some pics.  Its adorable.  In the meantime, here are a couple of other letters I made for my other son's teachers for Teacher Appreciation Week.  Enjoy!!

I can't get enough of these butterflies.  Used my Cricut - Gypsy Wanderings cartridge and embossed it with my Cuttlebug then added a little bit of Stickles to give it some bling.  The paper is from gcd studios-Chanti Collection.  I chalked all around it then stamped the swirls all over it.  The flower is from my flower stash.  Added a tiny bit of Martha Stewart white rik rak ribbon.  The tag is from a box of 100 that I bought at staples.  I chalked around it and stamped the sentiment using My Pinker Stamper stamp set.  

Teacher Appreciation

Hello!  Wanted to share a couple of gifts I made for two of my son's teachers.  Teacher Appreciation Week was actually last week and I got a little side-tracked and couldn't finish them.  I love these two ladies.  They are wonderful with my son and he's learned a great deal them.  To all the teacher's out there:  HAPPY TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK!!

I picked up these letters at Michaels.  All other materials I already had.  Paper used is from We R Memory Keepers.  I sanded all around the edge of each letter then chalked around it with chestnut brown.  The flower is made out of grunge paper.  Grunge paper looks kind of like chipboard except it's much more pliable.  I used my "fake" glimmer mist to add color to them.  Used the copper "real" glimmer mist and distressed the edges with Ranger Vintage Photo.  Also used stickles around some of the petals and on the butterflies to give them some bling.  The butterflies are from the "Gypsy Wanderings" cartridge.  Birds are from the "Home Accents" cartridge.  Ribbon is from my stash and I used twine to tie the tags.