Charlie Brown Group Canvas

I can't believe I totally blanked on posting the final Charlie Brown canvas that I made for a customer's nursery. This was the final of three that I created - you can search "Wall Art" on the right to view the other two. All of them were made using a 8x8 canvas from Hobby Lobby. The group of kids was quite a challenge. I ended up printing the image and then cutting it out. I use an ink jet printer so when I added the Liquitex Varnish to the top to seal it the images all smeared. I had to visit my mom to use her Epson printer and that did the trick! The background is all hand painted. The kite was cut from a svg set called "Spring a Ling" from Lettering Delights. Some twine to the kite and it was perfect.

Hope you enjoyed the Charlie Brown canvases!

Cool Boy - Hot Day Page - Challenge Me Happy #16

In celebration of the 48 degree weather in Wisconsin we had today, I thought I would do a summertime page. (Yes, 48 degrees in January is like a heat wave!) I found a great challenge on the Challenge Me Happy site. The recipe for the challenge was to use the following ingredients:

1 photo

2 different cardstocks

3 journaling spots/tags/etc

4 words in the title

5 patterned papers

6 butterflies

I used mainly Echo Park's "Sweet Summertime" kit for the patterned cardstock. I also added some custom white line "stitching" and a couple jewels here and there.

The butterflies were cut using SureCutsAlot 2 and the Oh Hello Flutter svg file from Lettering Delights. I then embossed them with the Divine Swirl folder, bent the wings a bit, and added a jewel in the middle. So adorable!

Isn't my son Lucas just too cute???

Butterfly Card using "Oh Hello Flutter" SVG set from Lettering Delights

This is a great butterfly card that can be used for any occasion! The striped paper is from a great 12 x 12 pad that Amy Butler made for K&Company called "Lotus". The orange and blue patterned papers are out of the "Joy Ride" 6x6 stack from Cosmo Cricket. I added some silver twine from my Grandma Hildie's collection and pop-dotted the butterfly after adding some jewels to her (yes, the butterfly is a "her"!)

The butterfly was cut using the "Oh Hello Flutter" svg set from Lettering Delights. I then embossed it with the D'Vine Swirl folder from Cuttlebug and also sprayed it with the Perfect Pearls Shimmer Mist from Ranger.

Clear Gemstones - Paper Studio	Amy Butler Lotus 12x12 pad - K&Company	Joy Ride 6x6 Pad - Cosmo Cricket	D'Vine Swirl Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug	Oh Hello Flutter svg set - Lettering Delights
Perfect Pearls Shimmer Mist - Ranger

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Couch Card using Good Company svg file from Lettering Delights

I was dying to use the new Good Company svg file from Lettering Delights. At the same time, my husband needed a thank you card for a co-worker. I loved using this couch file. The yellow was cut first, with the red-polka dot and black layered on top. I had initially made a boo-boo by embossing the sentiment right onto the black cardstock. It looked really funny so I decided to punch a label out of yellow cardstock and emboss on that. The black and white ribbon helped masked my embossing mistakes too. Those mistakes actually made one darn cute card!

The first version. I tried to remove embossing marks with baby wipes - bad idea!


Supplies Used:
Couch Die-cut: Good Company svg file (Lettering Delights)
Patterned cardstock: Social Club (Cosmo Cricket)
Sentiment: One of a Kind set (Stampin' Up)
Red Embossing Powder: Zing Embossing Powder in Rouge (American Crafts)
Ribbon: Elements (American Crafts)
Punch: Vintage Label (McGill)
Gel Pen: White Gel Pen (Gelly Roll)

Whale Card using Lettering Delights Something Fishy SVG set

I made this card for my friend's daughter who just had her tonsils removed. The sentiment and whale were cut with the "Something Fishy" SVG set from Lettering Delights, the Cricut, and Sure Cuts a Lot 2. I embossed the whale body, used Stickles on the bubbles, and white pen dashed the whale. The cute eyes and smile were made with black vinyl since I find it easier to apply. I used Joann's Tacky Glue to piece everything together.

Supplies used:
Patterned Paper: Destination Paradise paper pack (Me & My Big Ideas)
Sentiment: Something Fishy SVG file (Lettering Delights)
Whale and Bubbles: Something Fishy SVG file (Lettering Delights)
Glitter: Crystal Stickles (Ranger)
Dash Lines: White (Gelly Roll)
Embossing: Floral Fantasy folder (Cuttlebug)

Click HERE to purchase the Something Fishy svg file from Lettering Delights

Lukeyloo Designs now a Lettering Delights Affiliate

I am proud to announce that Lukeyloo Designs is now a proud affiliate of Lettering Delights!!! I love Lettering Delights and will be featuring their product line on my blog. They have a HUGE selection of fonts, doodblebats, digital scrapbooking graphics and paper packs, and my favorite.... svg's. They are constantly adding new files and are very affordable. Watch my blog for their most current promotions. I have fallen in love with Lettering Delights and I hope you to do!

Blinged-out Cricut

Bored one day at a slow craft fair, I decided to give my Cricut some style using vinyl. Most of the shapes are from the Forest Friends doodlebat. The complete Forest Friends doodlebat set can be purchased from Lettering Delights. Click Here to purchase. Doodlebats are loaded into Sure Cuts a Lot as a font. Each shape is attached a letter on the keyboard. Very easy to do and I use the Forest Friends a lot!

Woody What-Nots Canvas Set

This was a popular one at the fair today.... a set of 4 Woodsy canvases. Perfect for any boy's room. They are made of mixed mediums including vinyl, paper, and paint. This set would look great hung on a line of ribbon or rope on the wall, placed on a shelf, or hung using 3M tape in the square. I used Lettering Delights "Woody What-Nots" file to complete the project. To purchase click HERE. I first painted the canvases with a shear coat of light tan paint. Then cut the animal pieces out of cardstock. The animals were adhered to the canvas using Mod Podge and double-sided tape. I also inked the edges in brown to create dimension. The oh-so-cute phrases were cut in black vinyl. The vinyl made them very easy to apply.