Butterfly birthday...take 2

Hello fellow crafters!!

Awhile back I altered a paint can for my niece, Aiyana, for her birthday, only for it to be lost in the mail.  SO, I did another one.  I must say I am very pleased with the way this one came out!! very girly!!  I had a lot of fun decorating it.  I guess the more you do the easier it becomes.  It reminds me of quilting.  It takes awhile to find just the right fabric to start your quilt...such as choosing paper!

Close up one of of the letters in her name.  Gotta love stickles and glossy accents!

Top and side view.  I JUST love the paper!!

Top with ribbon

another view with ribbon

CLose up of butterfly 

To make this I used: 

Gypsy (of course) for the layering of the butterfly and proportion of letters to butterflies.

Carts: Storybook for letters and butterflies

Paper: DCWV A Pocket full of Posies, Colorbok (solid colors)

Misc: Stickles around butterfly, glossy accents on letters, ribbon from stash, flower and butterfly bling from stash,  and tombow adhesive.

I will post the dimensions at a later time.  

Happy Crafting!

Hugs,

Michelle

Flowers and Butterflies

Hello crafty friends!
I don't think I have posted anything in almost a week!  YIKES!  It has been extremely busy here with starting homeschool, getting my first born off to college, and yes......decorating for fall!! I LOVE the smells and veggies of fall! :) (I also like the start of cooler weather...I know it's not official, but thats me!)

Without further ado, here is the paint can I made for my other niece for her birthday.  Sadly to report, the other can I decorated and sent is lost in the mail as we speak...:(

Top of the can.  She really liked whimsical/frilly things.  She is also pretty simple.  Tried to balance the two!  I love the stickles and how they added some sparkle to the butterfly!

I did her name as flowers to go with the butterfly.  Plus her name, Tehya, is short so I had to improvise so I wouldn't have a half finished side! ;)

Heres the whimsical butterfly that just flew away from the flowers! 

All the pretty ribbon that tied around her handle.  It kind of gets lost in the fall decorations in the background, but I went with mostly sheer ribbons.  

I had a lot of fun making this for her.  I must say, I prefer the metal paint cans over the "see-through" crafty ones much better.  Everything just seems so crisp and laid together right.  PLUS the handles come off and it makes it easier to decorate.  Seeing how the empty paint cans cost 4 dollars and some change at Lowes....they are also cheaper than the crafty ones!

Materials I used:

Carts: Storybook, Plantin School book, Live Simply, Walk in My Garden

Paper:  Colorbok and DCWV Blossoms and Butterflies

Misc: ribbon(from my stash) and stickles and flowers (from my stash)

Hope you had a great midweek so far!  

Hugs,

Michelle

Baby Shower decorations...my first "job"

Hello my crafty friends!!

So I get a call from a friend, who works for a tea house/cafe.  They are hosting a baby shower for a group and asked if I could make some decorations.  I get this call Thursday, and the baby shower was Saturday.  YIKES!!  DO I think my creations are sell worthy...not quite.  I think I have a lot to learn and I see some pretty awesome creations blog hopping.  However, I figure it would be  a way to get my "work" out there and possibly some more business.  It would be great to do what I love for income!!  So here is a day and a half's worth of work at the last minute!  I must say, I LOVE how it came out...especially the baby memory paint cans.  

It was a bee theme.  However, I did not want to decorate the cans with the bee theme.  I used them as center pieces to hold a hive and a couple of bees.  It was to be simple.  So here is simple! :)

Baby girl memory can.  They didn't know their names so there was no personalization.

Baby boy memory can

The paper was SO cute, and the camera does it NO justice!

The color came out a bit better for the girl can!! :)

This is the lid for the girl can.  The note paper is used to drop the memory in the can.  The place cards with bees are ribbon tied to the left.  I made 8 pink ones and 8 blue ones with mini bees.

Same thing for the boy can!

banner I made in the shape of beehives.  Under congratulations, I centered the her name and it hangs from the middle of congratulations with a bee at the end.  It was too big to separate and take a picture of the whole thing.  it came out super cute!

Up close of the beehive.  Simple, but cute.

To make this I used:

Carts: Stretch Your Imagination, Storybook, A Child's Year, and Walk in My Garden.

Paper: Specialty paper from AC Moore, and pastel card stock

Stamps: SU 

Misc: Disney paper punch, citrus skittles, stickles, specialty ribbon from AC Moore and from my stash, and shimmery "easter grass" ( I don't know what it's called LOL)

I had a lot of fun creating this.  

With the girl paint can being yellow, I am going to enter this in the Challenge Me Monday #75 over at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog!

Hugs,

Michelle

Happy 6th Birthday.....Giraffe butt!

Hey Crafty buddies!  I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend!  I have been working on this card for awhile and really haven't had time to post it!  A little late is better than never!!  I wanted to try something different and being my first time doing a tri-fold card, I think it came out ok! :) I am entering this in a few challenges.  At Fantabulous Cricut they are having the Birthday Bash for the Challenge Me Monday #74 card challenge. The other challenge is Let's Face it Friday over at Peachy Keen Stamps.

Here's what I used to make this card:

GYPSY!! LOL

Carts: Plantin Schoolbook (for base), Create a Critter, Storybook (for the number 6 only)

Paper: Colorbok (all scraps)

Misc: PKS for the giraffe face(yes it is a person face, but my niece will LOVE it), jelly roll pen for doodles, SU for inking

Measurements:

The card is cut so that when it folds it will measure 5.25x4.25.

I used 3 squares from Plantin and welded them.  Center = 4x5.25 Sides = 3.22x2.75

Giraffe, Happy Bday, and Palm tree were welded at the base too.

Giraffe and layers = 1.64 x 3.49

Happy Bday = 5.24 x 2.63

Palm Tree and layers = 2.45 x 2.61

6 = 1.23 x 2.61

Grass: Center = 5.36 x 1.36, sides = 3.18 x .80

For the grass I copied one of each and just transposed it for a layered look.  I also had to trim very minimal off so the card could fold correctly.   It was fairly easy and I like how it came out!

My niece LOVES giraffes, and she got a pair of PJ's for Christmas with giraffe print...hence the nicknamed earned: giraffe butt!! LOL

Enjoy and have a great Monday!!

Hugs,

Altered Paint can..my very first one!

Hey fellow crafters!  I hope everyone is having a great Monday!  I wanted to share a project I have been working on for my niece's 15th birthday.  She likes to do crafts, so I got her a paint can, decorated it, and stuffed it with all kinds of goodies to get her started!

So heres the recipe:

Paint can ~Wal Mart (I know, I know, most people know I abhor WM...but they did have them on sale)

Paper ~ Blossoms and Butterflies and some plain solid card stock

Cartridges ~ Scallop and circle cuts from Storybook; letters cut from Winterwoodland

Misc~ SU paper piercer around scallops, inked around the scallops with cats eye chalk -chestnut, Fiskars edge punch, and ribbon from Su and my stash.  I used Tombow glue stick, modge podge, and adtech tape runner.  

I hope you enjoy it.  I think the letters could use some stickles....just not sold on that idea yet!!  I am making one for my other niece so maybe I might be a little more daring!!  Let me know what you think about "spiffing" up the letters!! (or any other suggestions)  

Thanks!

Sweet 16 Birthday card

I made this card for my daughter's friend's Sweet 16 birthday.  She loves zebra prints and hot pink!  I also entered this card for the glittermania at Cooking with Cricut.  Check it ou tChallenge #12.

It is still wet! HA!  Front of card

Inside of card

For this card I used:

Hot pink,black, and white card stock from my stash

I used Create a Critter for the purse.  I also used white card stock to cut out the zebra layer from the cart and maneuvered the body over the purse to get the zebra look.  

Storybook for Sweet and 16

Stickles on the zebra stripes

Pink jeweled brads.  I removed the prongs in the back.

Pink and black polka dot ribbon

Cuttle Bug divine Swirls

Sentiment on inside is computer generated.

My Pink Design Submission

I finally thought about trying out for My Pink Design team 2011. I created this blog just for that purpose. You could say it was my motivation. Anyway, the challenge was to make a card, scrapbook page, or other Cricut project using my favorite cartridge. We had to use her favorite colors of pink, green, and brown. The winners will be announced Friday!!! I am really excited!

For this card I used:

DCWV Mariposa Card Stock

Cuttlebug folder birds and swirls

Storybook Cart for the flowers

Stampin Up "Warm Words" for the sentiment

Inking Colorbox color chestnut

pink skittles

Foam Stickers for the flower and sentiment