5th Grade Graduation Tissue

Our school has a ceremony for their graduating 5th Graders out by our flagpole so the entire school can say goodbye.  Last year was our first year at this school, even though I did not know anyone graduating, I cried like a baby.  Maybe it was the thought of Riley being there next year or all the kids crying.

I decided to make these tissue packets for each family attending the ceremony this year.

Recipe:

8 pack tissue - $1 each at Dollar Tree

Raffia - had on hand

Avery Labels

Yellow and Blue Cardstock cut to 1 1/2" x 3"

Hole Punch

I ended up making 120 of these and surprisingly, it only took me 2 hours.  I thought it would take days.

The saying says "As your 5th Grader graduates today, use these to wipe your tears away!"

Angry Birds Birthday Card (using the Cricut)

Get ready for a really long post!!!!

 Oh boy did I ever have a fun time making this card.  I searched all over the net for something cute and did I ever find it!  This card originated from 2 Stampin' Up posts that I found.  Unfortunately, I do not own Stampin' Up stuff, so I used their ideas and created an Excel spreadsheet so I would always have what I needed using George and Basic Shapes and Plantin Schoolbook. 

The first thing I found was how to make the pigs.  That came from Valita's Fresh Folds.  She is an amazingly talented woman with lots of great ideas that she shares.

 The next thing I found was the card from Stampin with Niki.  Another amazingly talented woman.

 I cut the banner out of Christmas Cheer at 1" and wrote Happy Birthday.  The grass I just cut with scissors, later realizing that I could have cut a border off of George.  Oh well, still came out cute.  I did pop up a blue bird, the yellow bird, the red bird and the helmet pig.

I love the way this card turned out, just look at the smile on his face!

Tomorrow I will post the recipe for all shapes and sizes :)

Ninjago Cake

I don't know about your Lego fanatics, but since the Ninjago series has been on TV, it is all Ninjago in my house.  Wesley requested a Ninjago, Angry Birds, Super Mario Brothers birthday.  I was going to make a cake with all 3, but since it was just family...this is what I did.

 I found this adorable idea on Pintrest.  Didn't come out as cute, but wow, Wes sure loved it.

I used white chocolate chips for the eys.

 

I caught him trying to dig in before I got the candles on!

Post It Note Holder Frame

I got this amazingly adorable idea from Craft Junkie Too.

Wesley has 5 teachers at his preschool (2 head teachers, 1 Spanish teacher, 1 Music teacher, 1 Director) and it was Teacher Appreciation Week.  I never know what to do for all 5, it can get kind of expensive.  When I saw this, I knew this was it.

This is the finished project. 

I bought the acrylic frames from Christmas Tree Shops for $1.

This beautiful paper pack was also at CTS for $3.

Post Its were on sale at Staples for 10 for $5.

I do not have any carts that have crosses, so I used TBBM and my DS and welded the cross.  The swirl is from Stretch Your Imagination.  I used diamond bling for the cross and swirl. I also chalked all edges brown.  I wrote a note on the back of the cardstock for each teacher and Wes' name and year.

Another Night Lite

I  made this adorable little night lite for a Young Lady that turned 9.  These are the colors of her bedroom and she loved her lite.

I had fun making this because I never get to do anything pink.

Lighthouse Birthday Card

I absolutely love Lighthouses.  You could say I am a Lighthouse nut. 

I lived on Cape Cod for 7 years, I would try to drive by our Lighthouse at least once a week.  Oh, how I miss the Cape.

I originally saw this image in my Copic Coloring Guide. 

I fell in love instantly.

When I went to Tiddly Inks to buy this image, she had an example with the knot.

I really enjoy making these easel cards.  I have made a stack of them in different color cardstock so I can always have them on hand.  

Vintage Night Light

I see things all the time and think...I can do that.  This year for the holidays I made these gifts for our brothers and sisters for Christmas. 

 I purchased the self adhesive night lites from FenchelShades.  They are pricey to ship, but if you buy enough, it is worth it.  You can also buy larger versions of these at Hobby Lobby and you get a great price with the 40% coupon, but I needed a lot and they did not have enough.

The fabric and eyelash ribbon was purchased at Hobby Lobby.

This is what it looks like on...pretty!!!!

So my brothers received a late...or super early Christmas present (just gave it to them 2 weeks ago).

Dave's family has not received them yet...hopefully by summer :)

I also have been hitting the clearance section at HL.  I have found a ton of fabric that I can get 2 shades out of for each pattern for $.90.

I will be posting those soon.

St. Patty's Day Wreath

I love, love, love St. Patrick's Day.

This little piece I made for $2. 

I bought the wreath at $ Tree for $1.

I bought the ribbon at Michaels for $1.

"...don't you just love a bargain"... wait, that's Christmas Tree Shops jingle :)

Failta (pronounced fall-sha) is Gaelic for Welcome.

Growing up with 3 older brothers and now having 3 sons of my own..."girly" is not a word I get to use very often.  I was going to cut a Leprechaun, but decided on this instead.

I used PDDU and cut the doll at 5".

Her dress and hair are from the pixy on pg. 41.

Everything else for her was cut from the leprechaun on pg. 40.

I stickled the gold, wand and shoe buckles with Star Dust Stickles.  I used Glossy Accents for the buttons on the coat.

The belt is cut at 1/4" from the clover border in the back of PDDU.

The clovers are cut at 1"

I typically would use my stamps for the face, but I decided to try this on my own and was so pleased with the way she came out.

Her hair is a burnt orange color...I have so much left over from when we were playing on the Longhorns.  I also cut it in orange and thought it was too overpowering...

I wrapped wire around a pencil to get the corkskrew look.

Express Bling Hat

Yes, another Bling Hat...told you I was falling in love with these.

Baseball season is upon us here in Texas and with this crazy weather, it is already time for hats.

I wanted to make another Bling Hat, so I ventured to Sam Moon and picked up this one for $7.  I searched the entire Internet for an Express iron on logo.  Since they are a minor league team...it is very hard to come by.  So...I recycled.

I took Riley's baseball hat from 2 years ago, cut out the logo and the number 9, Liquid Stitched them to the hat and it turned out great!

I already had all the rhinestones and nail heads so technically...this hat only cost me $7 and I am saving the environment at the same time :)

Thinking Of You Flower Card

I went to the Stamp show in Mesquite, Texas and came across a booth by Denami Designs.  I was immediately in love with her stamps.  They were so simple and small, but she had the most amazing ideas you could do with them.  This one I fell in love with.  This is called Rosevine Flower Stamp Set. I took a picture of her card so I could mimic it, but when I went to her site, there it was again. 

This turned out better than I could ever hope for.  I was so pleased and happy, I made a few and gave them to my mother to give away :)

I used Black Memento Ink for the Rose and  Sentiment.  The green leaves are chalk that I picked up at the bargain bin at Joann's for $1. 

Copics used:

Roses - R00, R32

Leaves - Y00, G14

I used 'Crystal' Stickles instead of glitter (glitter is too messy for me).