Easter Decor

It's my turn to share a fun Easter Decor project. Who's ready for Spring? I AM!

Before we check out my project don't forget to grab the Freebie of the Day from the Miss Kate Cuttables Website.

Here's my Easter Decor Project:

First thing I did was paint my wooden round. I have been wanting to try the buffalo plaid style for a really long time and finally gave it a try! (Search YouTube for tutorials)

Here's a look at my plaid pattern:

I then planned out my wording and the leaf accents...I wanted to keep them simple.

I used just the "Easter" portion from this Easter Title.

I used the only the green leaf layer from this Spring Wreath SVG.

I placed just the elements I wanted to use in my cameo software and placed the Easter on top of the wreath and subtracted the wreath so they would not overlap. I cut this from vinyl, applied it to the sign and used chalk paint and a foam brush to add the green and pink. 

Since the background pattern was a bit busy I was not happy with the contrast of the Easter and leaves in the wreath. I first decided to do a solid fine point sharpie around the elements then decided to do a line/dot pattern. It's a bit less forgiving and I like the look. 

Here's my work in progress...

I experimented at the top of my sign where I knew my flower and bow would cover up. 

I added my flower and ribbons to the top and placed it on a stand. Super happy and love the bright spring colors.

 

Thanks for stopping by today! Please stop by my blog and follow along!

January Fan Projects

Winter time means more time for crafting and we sure had some fantasice Fan Projects for the month! Here's a look at the projects:


Valentine by Wendy Sanchez
(please check out the facebook page for more excellent Valentines by Wendy!




Winter Decor by Michele Roberts

Fish by Michele Roberts

Baby Shower Decor by Cindy Rufino

Box Card by Cindy Rufino
(Please note Cindy made some additional projects - check them out on the Facebook page!)

Box Card by Ann Marie Lee

Card by Diane Paulina

Planner by Joanne Crevits

Planner Stickers & Donut cuts by Katrina Polencheck

Valentine Treat by Beckie Williams

Card by Beckie Williams

Kitchen Sign by Joanne Park

Scrapbook Layouts by Susan Creech

Valentine Cards by Tisha Van Dyke






Valentine Cards by Melissa Rhodes
    

Soccer Card & layout by Melissa Rhodes



Valentine byVeronica Rosman


Framed keepsake by Amy Weber


Thanks again to all the Jan Fans! Don't forget to share your projects on The Miss Kate Cuttables Galleria Facebook Page.

  

Love String Art

Hello Everyone! I'm sharing a new technique (for me) for my design team project. I will share step by step directions. 

Before we check out my project just a reminder to grab the Freebie of the Day!

For my project I tried STRING ART!

I am going to share the steps I took to create the project:

STEP 1: 

I selected the SVGs. I used the envelope from the Valentine Love Letter Set.

I also used a bold font for the LOVE. You can use the bottom layer of the Valentine Uppercase Alphabet. Once I imported the SVGs into my Cameo Software I converted to dots using the rhinestone feature. I converted the lines to dots. I used .25 spacing.

STEP 2:

I cut vinyl with my Cameo. When I peeled the vinyl from the backer it left all the dots on the backer piece so it was super easy and there was no weeding needed. I applied the vinyl to my board and grabbed by hammer and nails.

STEP 3: 

I nailed in my nails. Using the holes in vinyl as my guide. 

I peeled off the vinyl when I was done nailing.

STEP 4:

I grabbed my yarn (Walmart carries this brand)

I started by securing my yarn on a corner nail and double knotting it, leave a tail. I then went around the outside edge of the design, wrappng around each nail, sort of outlining it, keeping the yarn at the bottom of nail. Once it was outlined I started randomly wrapping the yarn until it was a desired amount of coverage.

Once it was completed I repeated the outline around the shape to finish it off and tied a knot at the nail I started on.

I decided to outline my envelope with black yarn - it helped to make it pop.

This project is time consuming but it was very fun! 

I actually took some iphone videos. Here are the links on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/dED3Ptjd_T8

https://youtu.be/L1eDIUZIByw

Thanks for stopping by today!

Reindeer Sign!

Howdy! It's almost Christmas and I got a bit of craftiness in this weekend. Before I share my project just a reminder to grab the Freebie of the Day from the Miss Kate Cuttables Website.

Here's a festive 11x24 sign I created for my design team project: 

I used the Reindeer Names SVG file.

I also used the Flying Reindeer Set.

Here's my step by step process:

1. First I stained my board and dry brushed over the stain once it was dry

2. Next I cut the file on my Cameo out of vinyl. I weeded out the letters I wanted to paint, applied transfer tape and transferred it to the board.

3. Next I applied chalk paint.

4. Lastly I removed the vinyl.

Hope you enjoyed my project today! Merry Christmas!!

P.S. Please stop by my blog and take a look :)

Merry Christmas Sign

Hello - It's almost Thanksgiving and right around the corner we'll soon be celebrating Christmas! For my Design Team Project I created a wooden sign.

Before we check out my project make sure you download the Freebie of the day!

For my project I used a wood sign I picked up at Target on clearance after last Christmas. It's called a charger.

I initially was going to use the vinyl as a stencil and apply chalk paint but I really liked how the white vinyl looked on the sign.

I used the Merry Christmas SVG. You can grab it here!

I made some fun signs last year on the same charger blanks. 

Here's a link to those if you'd like to check them out.

Please check out my blog for additional projects.

Not Just for Paper!

Hello everyone! Hope your summer is going great. It's Amy from the Design Team and I have a fun and different project to share with you today. 

Before we check out my project - just a reminder to grab the Freebie of the Day.

For my project I used Miss Kate Cuttables files and cut fabric on my Cameo. You just have to iron on stabilizer to the back of the fabric, place it on your cutting mat and cut away! Just make sure you have a sharp blade.

Three of the blocks on my quilt feature Miss Kate files. For this first one I used the Assorted Flower Set.

It worked perfect because it was a fairly simple cut.

I hand appliquéd around all the elements.

This one is my favorite - I just love this Decorative Doily file.

I just used one of the layers for my quilt.

Here is my final quilt. I took a beginners class held by my local Quilt Group - Norwin Quilters.

We meet once a month and it's a fun group!

Thanks for stopping by today! Stop over on my blog if you'd like to check more of my projects.