Vinyl Faced Pumpkin

This year was fun.  We were carving pumpkins and I decided to use vinyl.  A little while ago, I got the pumpkin file from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs and new it would make a cute face on my real pumpkin not to mention the pieces I can make to scrap the page with!  LOL.  Anyway, here is my pumpkin using these patterns for my pumpkin.  I think it turned out cute not to mention easy peasy and not as messy.  Gotta love that!

Wedding Tile

Here is a tile I created for my friend's daughter who just got married.  If I remember correctly, this monogram font and modifications of it are found on the Make-the Cut forum.  Just search the forum for Regal font.  Some wonderful people have cleaned these up and made them "monogram" friendly.  Thanks to all those that did that!  :-)

Recipe Book

Before and After

Have any of you decided to do a recipe book yet?   Boy, can I tell you that such a beast as I was looking for didn't exist.  I got a new KitchenAid mixer for my birthday which started me off on a new quest.  I've been trying to get more organized and my recipe box was so full and hard to find anything in that I decided it was high time for a new system.  I decided I wanted to do a smaller set of cookbooks. One's that I could just slip the recipe cards into and have a set of three books...one for desserts, one for main dishes and bread or appretizers or something, and then a third one for the other categories. Well, thinking that a product like this already existed I started a search. What I found was that I couldn't find anything that matched what I wanted.  I wanted it to be a 3 ring binder so that I could add to and adjust without dismantling the book and I also wanted it to have the picture pockets to slip the cards into. Now if you try searching online for a recipe book, many had dividers and such in them, and many came filled with recipes which was NOT what I was after.  Nor did I want to spend hours decorating each individual page of a scrapbook.  I don't have THAT amount of time!  LOL.   I've gathered a bunch of good recipies over the years and only the ones that we really like actually end up in my recipe box. So I wanted a place to put my tried, true and family approved recipes. What I found quickly was that what I really needed to look for was a photo album that I could put the recipies.  The problem with that is many are bound or covered in a fabric...not a good choice for a cookbook and I also wanted a 3 ring binder system so that it could grow with little effort from me except to add the page and the recipe. I started off at Office Max and found the perfects size binder but it was $10.00 and then the inserts were $4.50 a set so I added that up real quick and didn't want to spend 50 to 60 dollars for my recipe books. After looking all over including Barnes and Noble, I finally ended up back at Walmart for this binder for $6.00. It will hold two 4x6 recipe cards, one on top of the other for a total of 240 cards. It is 3 ringed so I can add to it and the additonal inserts were only $2.00 a set. The only down side was that it only came in this boring black. Well boring I can live with as long as I can I can spruce it up a bit.  Here's what I decided to do. I'm going to do book 2 and 3 in a different color vinyl so they will be a set, but easy to grab quickly.  I don't know exactly "what" I'm going to put into them yet so....I won't cut the vinyl until I've figured that out.  I'm also going to do tabs inside them...for this one I'm going to do cookies, cakes, bars, pies, etc. Then I will somewhat alphabetize my cards as they go in. That's why I wanted the 3 ring binder set so that it could grow and be modified easily later. Total cost is around $13.00 for 2 binders and vinyl. I would have bought 3, but my Walmart was out so I'll have to go back another time and grab a 3rd one. In the meantime, I'll get this one underway and get my recipies and tabs in. I think it looks much better now! :-) Hopefully it will function like I envision also.....LOL.

http://cardztv.blogspot.com/2012/02/cardz-tv-design-team-challenge-6.html Anything goes

More Wedding Tiles

 

 

Ok...so I'm still behind on these. I actually had some cut and ran out of tile and had to go get more tile before I could finish them! One is actually going to be on time and the other one is late, but.....better late than never right???? I still thing the bride and groom will like it! I sure hope so anyway! I tried to use the K from the Regal font, but....it was a terrible mess and so I stole parts and pieces from the others to try to make something similar. I don't like it as well but.....the bride and groom won't know that right? My hubby says it looks just fine and that I'm over thinking it. Do any of you do that? I just want it to be a "nice" gift and he says I worry to much and that they will love it. I hope he's right!

Halloween Spiders

Aren't these fun! I've seen them on a couple of blogs this year and decided to "lift" their idea. If you haven't seen these before, feel free to "lift" their idea from me. Simple, easy and adorable! Love it! I've always said that I'm not creative on my own, but I copy well. LOL. Thanks for looking!

I'm entering them into this challenge:
http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-me-monday-81.html

Cabin Light Fixtures

How fun. I LOVE a good deal. I found some outdoor lanterns that I liked and wanted to put them outside our family cabin, however, at $76.00 a piece, I didn't like that. The other day I was in at Lowe's and they had some of their lighting on clearance. They had the style of light I wanted, but it was in a funny silver finish instead of black....Well, on clearance for $21.00 for two, I brought them home anyway. A little black spraypaint with some silver flects in it left over from who knows what and a little outdoor vinyl and voila.....two metal outdoor lanterns for $21.00. Gotta love that! I love how they turned out plus I love how easy it was to add the outdoor vinyl to the glass.  Yeah....custom look for a fraction of the cost.  I love a good savings and can't wait for my hubby to see the final product.  I think he'll be impressed.  :-)  Do you like them?

I decided to enter in into these challenges
http://www.youhadmeatcraft.com/2011/09/week-14-made-it-myself-monday-with.html



 http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-32-zoo-crazy.html  zoo challenge

Wedding plates

This summer, we missed a couple of weddings while we were out of town so.....these are the gifts that I still need to deliver. I got them wrapped tonight so now I just need to make time to take them to their new homes.....

Wall Art

I've wanted to do wall art for a long time. As a matter of fact, I have TONS of vinyl that I bought to do just that. Unfortunately, I never figured out exactly what I wanted. I know there are many of you out there like me that until you figure out "exactly" what you want, you just think and mull it over until the lightbulb clicks and it's time to make the changes. Well, I finally figured it out. When I heard this saying, I knew it was a must for me. My hubby and I were married for almost 9 years before we were blessed with our first child. During those difficult years of infertility and many miscarriages, we prayed often for the blessing of children in our home. I am still humbled and in awe that my Heavenly Father listens to each individual prayer and personally answers them. The journey was long and hard, but definately worth every tear to get here. So, you can image why this saying speaks directly to my heart......

Aren't these fonts perfect? I love the font for the words family, children, and Lord looks. It's wonderful to be able to use any font I want! How awesome is that!

Activity Day Tile

For our activity day with the 10 and 11 year old girls, I made these "Did you think to pray?" tiles to put in their bedrooms. Hopefully it will be a good reminder to them and help them develop the habit to pray. We did these on small 6x6 tiles. I liked them so much I made another one for my son's bedroom. :-)

Wedding plate and pans

Our friend's daughter is getting married this weekend so I decided to do a set of glass pans with her name on it and also a plate with their initials. The thing I love about this type of gift is that she is guaranteed not to get another one just like it! LOL. I hope she likes it.

Ladybug Mug

I saw the cutest glasses somewhere online a couple of weeks ago and it made me want to do my mug.....so.....here it is. I think it turned out cute!

Cabin Tile

I was just playing around today and decided to make a new tile. I think this turned out nice. I couldn't find a frame that was actually 2 squares .... how strange huh.... and you can't weld two squares together in SCAL to make a frame if you are going to weld something else to it so..... All in all though, I don't mind the scalloped edge. It looks nice and gives it more of a substantial feel.

Vinyl.....lots and lots of vinyl....

I am so excited. I've been wanting to try vinyl for a long time now, but the cost (9.99 for 4 feet) at my local scrapbook store scared me off. On the SCALHints forumn, one gal suggested that I contact a local sign company to see if they would sell me any scraps. When I called and told him I was looking for small scraps from 3 inches to probably around 12 inches, the man said he had a couple of boxes of scraps and to come in and take a peak. Well, his idea of scraps and mine were TOTALLY different. What he considered scraps is what I considered roll ends. I got 52 rolls most of them 15 inches wide in a variety of colors and some marked as long as 10 feet for a whopping total of $30.00. I was THRILLED! That's less than .60 a roll and some are as long as 10 feet but none less than 1 to 2 feet. Most are around 5 feet or so. I told my husband it was like Christmas morning and he just laughed trying to figure out why I was so excited about all this stuff and then promptly asked me if I intended to leave it in the middle of the floor! LOL....so anyway, do check with your local sign company. This one was awesome. I must admit though, that the first company I called said they would sell me vinyl but it would be 2 to 3 dollars a foot - even their scrap vinyl. I can buy it cheaper than that at my local scrapbook store. The guy I got this from says they always keep it to use, but they never do so he wanted to just get it out of there because for him most of it wasn't long enough (under 10 feet) for him to use. Woo hoo! Anyway, just wanted to share!