Pizza Pan layout

Hello blog friends and welcome back.

Today I have a layout that I made for my son and daughter in law's

wedding scrapbook.

All the guys that Jaryd had in the wedding party were

old friends, they have all been a group since high school.

Pizza Pan was where they would hang out, they would go and

order cheesy bread sticks quite often.
There was even a picture of the group at the restaurant, which

they still have displayed.

On the first page at the middle right, Jaryd has a pouty face

on, because the day the picture was taken, he didn't happen to

be with the group.

In the bottom left picture is the woman that works there.

She was thrilled to see the group of guys come in for pictures

at their old hang out.

It's hard to tell in the picture, but those are supposed to

be bread sticks that I made for the layout.
The wording was cut with the Sizziz and a die set, went old

school for this one.  I used the trimmed off pieces of the

pictures to cut out the letters.

I love how this layout turned out.

What a great group of friends!

Thanks for stopping by today,

I appreciate your time spent here.

Hope you'll come again soon,

until then, try using some odd scraps for your

layouts and cards, like I did with the picture scraps.

Metal Tag and Alcohol Inks

Hello crafty friends!
Today I'm showing you something a little
different.  I was wandering around in Michael's one
day and happened to see some metal tags on clearance.
They were only $6.00 for a pack of 24, so I
picked up a pack and figured I'd think of something
to do with them.

This is what they look like right out of the package.
I decided that I should use some alcohol inks on
one and see what I got.

I used a few different colors of purple and just
pounced them on with a ink blending tool and a
felt applicator.  I thought it turned out pretty nice.
Now what to do with it?

My next step was to use some
Alcohol Lift Ink.
I found several different floral stamps and used them
to lift the alcohol ink off the tag.
I love how this turned out,
I'm not sure exactly what I will use it for,
but it sure was fun playing with the inks and
experimenting.
I think these could make nice bookmarks or little art
pieces to just hang somewhere.
Or even to just use as gift tags with the persons name
lifted from the surface.
At the price I got them for, how can I go wrong?

Thanks for spending time at my blog today,
I hope you've been inspired in some way
and maybe will give some alcohol ink
a try.
Until next time,
try something new and different.

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see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Kids Easter Cards

Hi all!
I know it's way past Easter, but I wanted to share these
2 cards that I made for a couple of my greats.
If you have been checking in, you know
that I had all my cards made and ready to go,
but they didn't get sent,
but these 2 did.  They arrived the day after Easter,
but the kids loved them anyway.

For Anthony, I made this card.
I cut out 2 rabbits that I had files for on my Silhouette, Cameo
and altered them for the card.
I received a message from my niece that Anthony
said it was the funniest card yet.
I was so pleased that he liked it.

For Andrea, who is my unicorn lover,
I made this "bunnycorn" as she called it.
I used my Silhouette to cut the pieces and
drew the face on with black marker.
The horn was made with gold glitter card stock.
She loved her bunycorn card.

Thanks for stopping in today, I hope you have enjoyed
your visit and will come again soon.
Until next time,
happy crafting.

Easter Cards, A Design For Any Occasion

Hello Blog friends!
You know how they  say, the best laid plans often go awry?
Well that's what happened with my Easter cards.
I had my cards made over a month in advance,
but then my Aunt Marilyn got pneumonia and I had to go
to North Carolina.  I ended up being there for 3 weeks and
then when I got back it was only a couple days before
Easter, so the cards never got sent.
I guess I can figure that I'm all ready for next year.

The cards all had the same design, stamps and embossing,
the panel that they were made with were each a little different.
All from the same paper, but different areas of it.
The leaf stamp is from
Dyan Reaveley Further Around The Edge 
Stamp Set
The Happy Easter is a stamp I borrowed from a friend.
I stamped with VersaMark Ink and
heat embossed with
Purple Zing Embossing Powder.
This design could easily be used for any
occasion, just change the sentiment and you'll be
all set.
Thanks for stopping by today,
I hope you are having a wonderful spring
and will come again soon.

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

 

Goodie Bags and Scratch Offs

As many of you know, I work with a
couple of friends and hold crafting crops.
We hold weekend crops a couple times a year.
In March we had a weekend crop and the theme
was baseball.

I made up these goodie bags for each cropper.
I printed out the Have a Ball image, cut them out
and glued them onto lunch bags.
Inside I put some Cracker Jacks, Tootsie Rolls, some Washi
tape and other little goodies.

I also included a scratch off ticket in each bag.
They were really simple to make.
I cut out the "baseball diamonds" and added the bases.
In the center I put the scratch off area.

These were really simple to make using
Silhouette Silver Scratch Off Sticker Sheets
Under the scratch off area, I had things like
$ off crops, a free drink, or not a winner, but you're
a winner in our eyes.

Our "Grand Prize" for the weekend was a
gift certificate toward the next weekend crop that
we hold.
I made this baseball diamond and the baseball
was the scratch off gift certificate.
We also added some scratch off lottery tickets on
each base to add a little something extra.
This was wrapped up with a few scrapbooking
supplies to make a nice prize.

Thanks for stopping by today,
I hope you think I hit it out of the park
with these ideas.
Hope to see you again soon,
until then
hit a home run of your own.

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Baby Blanket and Bear Hats

I have exciting news!
I'm going to be a Grandma and the baby is due to arrive
right around my birthday in November.
I can't think of a better birthday gift than a grandchild.
I got to work right away making a few things for the
baby.
Since we don't know, yet, if it's a boy or a girl
I went with some beautiful green colors.

I made this blanket with
Yarnspirations Bernat Baby Blanket
yarn.  I love it, it's so soft!

I know it's hard to see the edges, but I created a
scalloped edge all the way around.
While I was sitting crocheting, my daughter in law
showed me an adorable little hat with bear ears.
I just happened that the pattern called for the same kind
of yarn that I was using.

This was the first one that I made, but it's so tiny that we
were afraid it would never fit the baby.
My son is know for the size of his head.  LOL
He even said "I don't think any baby of mine will ever have a
head that small."  Although it's exactly what the pattern called for
for a newborn hat.

For the next one, I switched the yarns and made this hat.
This one is for 3-6 months and seems more the size
for Jaryd's baby.
I'm sure I'll be showing you more things that I make along
the way, for this baby.
Sara, my daughter in law, and I have plenty of projects planned.
From onsies to wall decor for the nursery.
Can't wait to be a Grandma!

Thanks for stopping today.
I hope you have been inspired in some way.
Until next time, create something for
someone you love!