A card.

So I haven't blogged about this but I'm on the DT for Craftwell again.  I was on it last year but took a break for Jake and moving.  It's nice to take a break from requried duties and make something fun.

This is what I've made this past week and you can see more of it over on the Craftwell Blog.  Lots of fun ideas over there.  This month, we are teaming up with Teresa Collins and her embossing folders that she has exclusively made for the Ebosser.  She even has her own exclusive ebosser machine.  It's pretty awesome.  Hopefully I can showcase what i've made each week here.

Easter Party Invitation

I know I just posted about a St. Patrick's Day party invitation, but now it's Miss Kate's turn!

She chose an Easter party so we got to work yesterday.  I used the ebosser machine to cut the circles and emboss the blue cardstock.  It came out awesome.  I love it.

Next, I cut out some scrap triangles and made a tiny pendant banner, sewing straight onto the invitation.
Aren't these the cutest, springy-est invitations you've ever seen?!

Kate is so excited for her little party.  She has the cutest little group of friends.  It should be lots of fun!

Linking up to THESE parties

DIY vellum envelopes

I thought it would be fun for Emma to invite some school friends over for a party.  

Her birthday is so early in the year that she doesn't know her classmates that well.  She wanted to do a St. Patrick's Day party so here are her invitations:

They are very simple which is a must for me right now.  I focused on the detail on these and love how they turned out!

Have you heard of the eBosser by Craftwell yet?  It's new on the market.  It die cuts and embosses electronically.  No more cranking.  It is so easy to use.  It cuts all sorts of material.  I used it with paper and it was a breeze.  I used it to cut out the invitation pieces then glued them together.

I needed an envelope and it was such an awkward shape that it didn't fit a normal one.  So I improvised and made some myself.  I took some 8 1/2 x 11 vellum paper I had on hand and folded it "hot dog" style.

  
I then cut it in half.  From there, I went to my sewing machine and sewed the sides.

To make sure the invitations didn't fall out, I used some cute washi tape to secure it.

I love the vellum cause you can still see the invitation and who it's to :)

Super simple but SO awesome, right? ;)

something for the babe...

So I am so behind for Sept.  I have so many pictures to include on here.  

But for now, i'm going to share what I created yesterday.

It's been fun to create something for this little babe that will be coming in exactly 1 month (we are hoping for it, anyways!)  

I can't wait to put it on my little guy!  I'm doing a little how-to over at the Craftwell blog.  So if you want to learn how to do it too, head on over :)

I can't believe i'm due in a month.  This sure has flown by up to this point.  Now time seems to stand still.  I keep hoping that my due date is way off and i'll have the baby super early ;)  I think that's every pregnant woman's dream!

Spring Layered Frame

Who else is ready for Spring?!
I sure am.  Where I live, there is still snow on the ground....blah.  Ready for warmth!!
So I need some "Spring" in my home until Mother Nature decides to get her act together!

 Here's my Spring Layered Frame.

Supplies:
A couple of frames

Plastic egg

Accordian flower

eCraft 

Jen Allyson Designs SD card

Burlap 

Hot glue

Spray Paint

Ribbon

Adhesives

5x7 piece of cardstock

I had these antiqued frames on hand, waiting for a new fate.

 So I took 2 different sizes and put them aside.
Next, I made an accordian flower.
I then cut out "spring" from the SD card.
Then I took a plastic egg and hot glued it shut.  Once dry and cool, I took an exacto knife and cut the egg in half lengthwise.  Then I spray painted it turquoise blue.

Then I grabbed a 5x7 piece of white paper and placed the "Spring" word and accordian flower on there.  Next, I put some ribbon onto the egg to cover the line.  I placed the egg on top of the flower.  Then I put that into the frame, making sure you take out the glass.

Next, to layer the frames, grab some burlap and string it behind the top frame and loop it around the back of the bottom frame then tie it in a knot!

 All Done!

 Great way to add some "Spring" to your home :)  This has a nice spot on my Entertainment center :)
So what is your favorite Season?!

DIY Dry Erase Board.

Here's what I made this week for the eCraft Design Team.  And sadly, this will be my last week on the Team.  I need life a bit more simple right now.  So I reluctantly resigned.  But hope to get back on in the future when things aren't so crazy here at home!  It's been a wonderful 3 months!

This week's project is SO simple to do.  It took me all of 10 minutes to make.

You just need a frame, scrapbook paper, some bake and shrink paper, and a dry erase marker, along with the eCraft machine, of course ;)

I cut out the "Today" with the eCraft using the bake and shrink paper, pressure to 8 and 5 inches big.
I colored it black then baked it.  It shrunk to a perfect size that fit perfect on the frame.  Since the design I chose to shrink was a bit delicate, it took some prodding on my part to flatten and get back in a descent shape.  But it worked out just fine :)

I took my frame and grabbed some scrapbook paper, cut it to 8x10 and placed that inside the frame.
So now you have a dry erase Today board.  Perfect for the office or kitchen!

Today for me, Laundry, Vacuum and hopefully a NAP!

It's super simple but makes a great statement in your home!  Just make sure you have a dry erase marker that works better than mine!  lol

DIY baby onesie

Anyone headed to a baby shower?  I bet you are!  It's baby shower season...always!  And you can whip us a very, personal present in 10 minutes.

Let me show you how I did it.

Supplies:

ECraft

Color Printer,
INKJET OPAQUE PRINT & CUT

Photoshop

Iron

Parchment Paper

Ok so I started off in Photoshop to make an image that I wanted printed onto my paper. 

Next I took my printed paper and took it to the eCraft and cut it with animage from Jen Allyson Designs.
Then I put it back onto a 4x6 piece of paper for the next step.

I made a word to be printed onto the image.  I made sure to center both the paper and the word so they would line up.

Ta Da!  Lined up!

Get your Onesie ready.  Have a stable, hard surface to work with.

Follow instructions for the paper.  There is a backing that you peel off and then place the image onto your clothing.

Next you place the piece of parchment paper on top of the image.  Then Start on one side and firmly hold iron on image.  Then move to the next section.  Do that over and over again form 5 second intervals for about 45 seconds to 1 minute.

If the parchment doesn't already come off on it's own, wait until cool then slowly peel off.

Then you are done!  An adorable personalized onesie ready to be given away :)

You can find this over at the eCraft Blog today too!!

What are some of your favorite baby shower gifts to give?

DIY Family Home Evening Board

Don't you love when a project that you have in your mind goes according to plan and it turns out better than you thought?

Let me introduce you to what i'm talking about:

This is our family's Family Home Evening magnet board.  Each week, we get together as a family and do activities, treats, and a lesson.  It's a wonderful way to bond as a family.  My kids love it and look forward to Mondays.  I'll go into details later, but let's see how this baby was born.

Supplies Used:

eCraft machine

Fundamentals 1 SD card
Jen Allyson SD card

CutMates cardstock paper

hot glue

Shrink and Bake paper

Patterned Paper by My Mind's Eye

Alpha mini Stamps from Hobby Lobby

Modge Podge

I started with this.  It's a large print inside a wooden frame. I got this for free. 

Next, I grabbed some metal sheets I got from Home Depot and hot glued them onto the large mounted print that I popped out of the wooden frame.

Next, I grabbed some paper and started the design process.  I added some cut outs from the Fundamentals SD card.  Then I cut out a few more and started grafting some branches in.

 I used Modge Podge to get everything set.

After a hard night's work, my design was finally done!  I used some journaling spots from Joann's $ spot for the labels.  Cut out some letters for my title.  LOTS of leaves as well :)

See, each week, each person in the family will be in charge of spot: Song, Treats, Game, Prayer & Lesson.

So I used my Shrink & Bake to make everyone's individual name tags.  I cut out adorable animal shapes from both SD cards and colored with.

Followed the instructions and got some wonderful name tags!

 So I put on some magnets on the back.

Now we can alternate each week!

 

Here's my Kate helping me show off my latest creation :)

Then I put back into the frame.

 

Now it's on the wall, for all to see!  The kids are really excited to see what they get to do each week.

And what's fun is that they can play with the animals and board too!  I am probably going to make some more creatures for them to play with.

Do you like to do DIY redos?  I think i'm addicted!

This project is being posted over at the eCraft Blog too!  Go check out the wonderful creations we have there every day of the week!