My Sheri Crafts #191

Christmas

Design Team Sister, Sue wants us to create something with at least 3 dimensional embellishments... and do it in a Christmas theme.  I love this theme because I'm usually a last minute person and this one lets me have enough time to get ready for Christmas!  Come and join us at My Sheri Crafts and show us your project that includes all sorts of fun embellishments.

I decided to go with a tag.  This is actually large enough to hold a gift card in the back.  I do hope it's enough embellishments.

• Paper from Recollection
• Tag is from Cricut cartridge:  Tags, Bags, Boxes, and More  
• "Merry Christmas" is a stamp
• Flourish is from Spellbinders 

 
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My Sheri Crafts #190

Travel

Design Team Sister, Glenda came up with our current theme... travel.  Come and join us at My Sheri Crafts and show us your project that features any mode of traveling.

I am completely out of birthday cards so I decided to use this theme to create one for a little boy.  What little boy doesn't like planes, right?

This shaped card is from Cricut Cartridge: Wild Card 2.  I added the sentiment "Happy Birthday" that was printed on the computer using Curlz font.  The windows and windshield part was covered with Liquid Glass from Close to My Heart to add a shiny effect

 
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My Sheri Crafts #189

National Teddy Bear Day

September 9th is National Teddy Bear Day and our awesome leader, Sheri, is asking you to make any project that includes... what else... a Teddy Bear.  Come and join us at My Sheri Crafts and show us your Teddy Bear!

My project for this theme is an altered Planter's Peanuts can.  I save these cans because you can reuse them for so many things.  I've made pencil/pen holders and even coin banks from these as you can see from the links below:

Altered Cans
Coin Bank
Support our Troop 
Coin Banks

The background paper used to cover the can is a thick cardstock from DCWV Pet stack.  I have a stamp I got from Michael's Crafts that says "one of the secrets of a HAPPY LIFE is continuous SMALL TREATS" that was just a little too big for the can so I printed it on the computer instead

I put a bow on the bear and sadly... used hot glue to stick the little critter on to the can

To complete my project... you got it... filled it up with treats!

 
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My Sheri Crafts #188

Back to School

It's that time of the year again when the kiddos go back to school!  To celebrate this glorious occasion (yes glorious... I call it "my alone time"), I got to choose this challenge theme for My Sheri Crafts.  Come join us and create any project with a school theme!

 

I've always wanted to make one of these crayon / pencil wreaths.  I finally made one for a friend that works at our local elementary school.  At Michael's Crafts, I found this monogram wooden wreath base.  I thought it was the perfect thing to use so that I could personalize it for my friend.  

I covered the "M" using DCWV paper.  The "Ms. Martin" was created using SCAL.  I outlined the mini chalkboard with Stickles.  The school bus and the "READ" are recycled elements from an older project My Sheri Crafts #92 which no longer exists.

Four boxes of Crayola 24-pack crayons was used up for this project.  Can I just say... this is one HEAVY wreath... fragile too!  These crayons break so easily so I hope this wreath doesn't fall down

• Papers from DCWV
• 4 24-pack Crayola crayons
• "Ms. Martin" was designed in SCAL and cut with the Cricut
• Chalkboard bought from Michael's Crafts
• "READ" is from a Cricut cartridge (can't remember which one)
• School bus is from a Cricut cartridge (can't remember which one)

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My Sheri Crafts #187

The Olympics

The Summer Olympics will start next weekend in Rio.  To celebrate this event, Design Team Sister, Sarah, had asked us to create any project with a sports theme.  Join us to help support the Olympics over at My Sheri Crafts

For this theme, I wanted to showcase my son's first ever race.  This was a casual race just for kids at Walt Disney World in January 2016.  It was only 1 mile long and without practice and running through mud (since it had just finish raining), he did it in less than 10 minutes.

He was so HAPPY to get his medal!

This is a 2-page scrapbook layout.  They are each 8" x 8" layout pages.  I started an album to store all of our race bibs... and this was the first one I actually made into a layout

• Layout size: 8" x 8"
• Papers from DCWV
• "my first race" was designed in SCAL and cut with the Cricut
• "I DID IT!" was designed in SCAL and cut with the Cricut
• "Running Mickey" was an image I printed out from the internet
• Journaling was printed out using Word Document

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My Sheri Crafts #186

Just a Chillin'

Continuing on with the summer theme, Design Team Sister, Glenda, has asked us to make any project that features  ice cream.  Oh yeah!  My favorite type of treat is this week's challenge over at My Sheri Crafts

I took advantage of this theme to make my niece, Emma, a birthday card.  It's the perfect theme since her birthday party is a "sweets" theme

I made a variation of step A card.  2" x 4.25" for the left panel to fit the ice cream and 3.5" x 3.5" for the shorter panel to fit the "4" since Emma is turning 4! I know you can't see it, but every element is popped-up for dimension

• Card size: 5.5" x 4.25"
• Papers from Basic Gray
• Ice cream is from Cricut cartridge: Sweet Treats
• Embossing on ice cream scoops from Cuttlebug: D'vine Swirl
• Embossing on ice cream cone from Cuttlebug: Mandarin Screen
• Stamp: "happy birthday" colored with Copics markers
• Stamp: "small present" colored with a glitter gel pen
• Tiny pink flowers are a Fiskar punch
• Glitter on ice cream scoops are Stickles
• "Emma" is cut in SCAL - font: Aldhabi
• "4" is cut in SCAL - font: Impact

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My Sheri Crafts #185

Down at the Beach

It's summer time!  Design Team Sister, Sue, has asked us to make any project that has a beach or seaside theme for this week's challenge over at My Sheri Crafts

I chose to go with "flip flops" and the straps and sentiment are all popped up for a bit of dimension

This isn't a card you can open up but more like a postcard where you can write on the back.  It will fit a regular note card (A2) envelope

Yes, I know... a little design flaw.  It's not that easy to write on the back with all the popped up elements on the front :P 
 

• Papers are DCWV
• Flip flop cut is from Cricut cartridge: Pink Journey
• "missing you" is a stamp
• Green leaves is a Sizzix die cut

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My Sheri Crafts #184

Land of the Free

It's a color theme!  Design Team Sister, Peachy, has chosen this week's theme over at My Sheri Crafts in honor of our upcoming holiday.  Make any project in red, white, and blue

My project is a decor to hang on the door (for inside).  I saw a red, white, and blue ribbon and used that as my inspiration.  I made a giant ribbon to display the "4th of July"

The circle portion is 12" in diameter and with the tail, it's 22" tall

The "4th of July" is from Cricut cartridge: Phrases.  I used embossing powder on "July" and I didn't realize I didn't have red embossing powder, so I used glitter for the "4th of" to make it sparkle.  Both "4" and "July" are popped up
 

• Papers are DCWV
• "4th of July" is from Cricut cartridge: Anna's Garden
• Blue scalloped circle is a Spellbinder die cut
• Red, white, and blue stars are buttons
• Red, white, and blue ribbon was from DT sister, Charlotte

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My Sheri Crafts #183

Tags, tags, and more tags

This week at My Sheri Crafts, it is my turn to choose a theme...  I chose to go with tags.  Make any project that features a tag!  

I decided to make a non-traditional tag-shaped tag.  I got the inspiration from walking around Walmart of all places... I saw some tags shaped like feet and hands for newborn presents.  I thought they were the cutest things so I said to myself... "why not?"  I am going to start making more tags shaped like different objects

• "Happy Birthday" is a stamp
• Papers are K & Company
• Butterfly is from from Cricut cartridge: Anna's Garden
• Rolled up flowers are Sizzix die cut
• Purple paper flower is from a Fiskar flower punch
• Flourish are Cheery Lynn die cuts

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My Sheri Crafts #182

Accessorize

This week at My Sheri Crafts, DT sister, Sandy, had asked us to create a project with lots of bling or pearls.  I chose to go with pearls in particular.  I decided to make a card with a kimono and Japanese flowers.   The Japanese characters are "Happy Birthday" in Kanji.  I plan to give this to my youngest daughter.  She is currently  infatuated with anything Japanese.  You can't tell from the picture but the kimono is popped up for more dimension

• Kanji characters are printed on photo paper
• Papers are DCWV
• Kimono and the white flowers are from Cricut cartridge: Pagoda
• Pink blossoms are from Cricut cartridge: Pretty Packages
• Flourish are Spellbinders

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Mickey Ears

Mickey Ears

As promised... I am sharing my first two Mickey ears that I had made! 

This past February, I participated in runDisney's Princess half marathon weekend and so, of course, I had to make a Princess themed ears to walk around Disney World and the running expo.  I just used glitter foam to make the crown and hot glued it on the band.  I covered the base of the crown with some poof to hide the glue.  Not too shabby for the first Mickey ears I have ever made, I think

 

Here is the back side of the crown.  I took a sparkly unicorn button to cover up the staples that connected the seam of the foam crown.  The tulle inside the crown is just to cover up the hollowness


My second Mickey ears... Star Wars Dark Side theme  

This was made for the Dark Side Half Marathon weekend.  I used iron-on vinyl for the Imperial logo as well as Darth Vader.  Both images I picked up online somewhere then I cut it using my Cricut.  The Tie Fighter is a metal die cast I bought from GameStop.  It's a bit on the heavy side.  I used tulle for clouds... real purpose... to cover the hot glue



These are so fun to make!  I will be making more since I'm already signed up for three more runDisney races.  I can't wait to share those with you as well

The directions on how I made the base of the head band and ears are on this post: Nothing Flat!



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My Sheri Crafts #181

Nothing Flat!

Check out the newest theme over at My Sheri Crafts.  It's all about 3D!  Nothing flat, according to DT sister, Sarah.  So, I'm taking this opportunity to showcase my newest addiction... making my own Mickey ears.  That's right!  I started making my own Mickey ears in January 2016.  I participate in a lot of runDisney events and they always have a theme.  As I write this blog, I'm actually on a plane to Disneyland to run the Tinkerbell 10K / half marathon challenge this weekend.  This is my third Mickey ears (I will share the first two I made when I get back home).

 

I started off with one of those headbands you get at JoAnn's for $1 each and remove the fabric covering (you end up with a thin plastic headband ready to be covered). I take two balsa wood circle shapes from the wood aisle and clip a little portion of each so it can sit flat on the head band. All 3 pieces are then covered with felt. I just use black felt because I actually like it to be black ears. Once you get the black band/ear base... it's time to decorate!


I got the Tinkerbell cake topper from our local grocery store bakery. I took a couple of 2" silk flowers and layered them for her to sit on. The flourish and small paper butterfly in the back are Cheery Lyn die cuts. The small leaves are Sizzix die cuts. The flowers are all a mixture of silk, plastic, and rolled paper die cuts. The metal butterflies were part of some old embellishment pack I got from Michael's. I also brushed all the flowers with glitter glue to add more sparkles!



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My Sheri Crafts #180

Shaped Cards

After a SUPER long break... I'm back!  What a great time to be back too just in time for a fun new theme over at My Sheri Crafts.  It's all about making shaped cards.  No traditional square or rectangular cards.

* Folded over

My project is a dog card.  I found a clipart image online.  I created different layers on Adobe Photoshop for the different colors to turn it into an SVG file.  Then I cut each layer with my Cricut.

* Standing up (you can see a little of the inside of the card) 

I wasn't quite sure of what occasion to use this card for just yet so I left it without any sentiments.  I added the rainbow ribbon and used a bone button I've had in my stash for a topper.  I can always remove the ribbon if I decide to give it to a boy.


 Card size: 5.5" x 7.25"


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