Hi guys!!Valentine's Day is one of my family's favorite holidays. I love crafting and creating fun things for my loved ones during this time of the year!I decided to put my journal cards to a new use with the Valentine's Day project I'm sharing with you today by cutting out refrigerator magnets.For this project I used: Journal Cards from Memory Pockets Monthly: Crush Silhouette Cameo cutting machine (any cutting machine or just a good ole pair of scissors will work) Silhouette printable magnet paper printerFirst I opened the Silhouette Studio Software and brought in some of my favorite 3x4 and 4x4 journal cards from the Memory Pockets Monthly main kit.I resized them to fit on a 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper and within the registration marks.I then selected my trace area and tracing along the outside of the journal cards.Once this was completed I … [Read more...]
How To Make Your Own Stencils
How to Make Your Own StencilsMaking stencils is made easy as well as affordable when you follow the steps in today's tutorial. Let's gather our supplies and get started. Supply List Digital images from The Lilypad of course! Silhouette Cameo or other digital die cutting machine Silhouette Studio Software or other die cutting software Stencil material (or plastic dividers from local Dollar Store) Card stock Various inks and paintsFor this tutorial I am using Storyteller February 2014 SVG Cutting Files by Just Jaimee-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Open Silhouette Studio Software and edit the new document to "Letter" size. 2. Drag images onto the blank document and resize the images to fit the cut area. Keep adding images to fill the document.*Tip: Keep images away from the right edge where the holes … [Read more...]
Valentine Lunchbox
Valentine LunchboxToday we are going into another heart overload with a valentine lunchbox. My kids love that I take the extra time to include messages in their lunchboxes from time to time. When holidays like Valentine's Day come around, I tend to go over the top and include all sorts of fun surprises.This heart crazed lunchbox adventure started with a set of heart shaped cookie cutters I recently purchased, and Pinterest of course!Earlier this week I started small. I snuck in a little heart here and there, like the tiny heart cut out of the corner of the bread.Each day, they have opened their lunch to find a little valentine lunchbox surprise. We are nuts about cheese in our family, so the heart cheese with crackers were a hit!The apple sauce got a little makeover with an adorable tag attached to it. There is a personal message written on the back.While the kids … [Read more...]
Hybrid Valentine Craft – Heart Attack
Hybrid Valentine Craft - Heart AttackHello all! Trista here to show you a super sweet hybrid valentine craft idea. Warning: it's a heart attack! Don't worry, it's a good kind of heart attack. During a recent Pinterest search for valentine inspiration, I came across the valentine heart attack idea and I knew I had to do this for my family.I am all about simple and easy crafts, and this one is just that! All that is needed are a few supplies and your crafty imagination (or the help of Pinterest). You can completely customize the valentine craft heart attack for your loved ones. Just let yourself go crazy with hearts! Big hearts, little hearts, red hearts, foam hearts, paper hearts, glitter hearts, heart stickers, heart doilies, ... you get the idea.I used some of the fabulous product from today's SOSN sale. You just cannot beat 50% off of these yummy digi products. Cheap and easy … [Read more...]