Watermelon Anyone?

I am in birthday mode!  Only 5 weeks til Tay turns 2 {insert tear here}.  I finished her invitations tonight!  And of course since it's 10 o'clock I can not get a decent picture, I will try again tomorrow when the sun is out.  But for now here they are!

Tay ♥'s Watermelon!

Have I mentioned that I now ♥ my sewing machine?  Paper is so much easier to sew than fabric, there are no folds or seams that I have to worry about!  I have seen so many cards on etsy that are embroidered that I figured I would give it a try.  It was so easy!

I figured out a little trick!  It only took me 3 cards to figure out because I was too lazy to get up and google sewing paper!  There is an annoying string that shows on the front of the card and I knew I couldn't cut it off because my card would fall apart because I was too lazy to glue the pink paper to the green paper before sewing it!

Notice the annoying string?

 Carefully pull your bottom(bobbin) string from the back of the card.  It will create a loop like the picture on the right.  Gently pull the loop until the annoying string is pulled all the way through and both of your strings are on the back.

So much prettier without said annoying string!

I used my cricut to cut the watermelons using the Doodlecharms cartridge.  I found the paper at Hobby Lobby, it is My Mind's Eye Penny Lane Collection.  I cut the seeds out of glitter card stock.

I think they are finished...part of me wants to add something else to them.  "Hi my name is Kenzie and I can't leave well enough alone."  I need an intervention!  Hope everyone has a great night!

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Harley Inspired

I am finished with my latest project!  It was miserable and I hated it 50% of the time that I was making it but I think it turned out awesome!

Harley Davidson inspired invitations!  My good friend is throwing a surprise birthday party for her boyfriend!  When she asked me if I would make the invitations I was hesitant to say yes because I usually don't do "boy" stuff let alone "man" stuff.  Fortunately for me he happens to be a biker and happens to ride a Harley!  So in true Harley style I used black, white, orange and grey.  The skull was easy, it looks tough and bikerish but it wasn't enough.  So I added metal mesh and hand-made barbwire.

The barbwire was the worst idea ever, but completely genius!  My fingers hurt so bad from wrapping wire.  But I think it adds the right touch of "man bling" to the invite!

I used the Indie Art cartridge from Cricut for the skull.  The skulls were also a huge pain in the you know what!  I inked the skulls and the crossbones.  The crossbones were not attached to the skull so I had to glue them all on...Boo!

Thank goodness for my spray adhesive!  Have I ever told you how much I love that stuff?  Oh yeah, I did here.  It is strong enough to adhere the metal mesh to the card, love, love, love it!

This project was a success, thank goodness....not that I was worried or anything!

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Bridal Shower Invitations

Here is the finished product from my sneak peak the other night!

Colorado Bridal Shower invitations for one of my oldest and best friends!  I am so honored to get to be in her wedding in October and I was so excited when she asked me to help plan her Colorado bridal shower!  And this is why I now love spray adhesive, there are so many layers in this card!  

I love pink (it's my fave) and the decor for the shower was pink so I was in heaven!  I found the cute ribbon at Wal-Mart and I took some beading wire I had and twisted it in a random pattern and glued the sucker on.  I love the way they turned out and I hope she does too!  

  

And since she is traveling from Illinois (she grew up in Colorado) and doesn't have a ton of room to pack gifts to take home, we politely asked for Lowe's Gift cards.  You know how when you got married and got the random, not so cute gifts not that I wasn't thankful for mine?  But some how you feel guilty about asking for specifics?  I think I found a cute little saying that isn't offensive!

"Audra and Joe just bought a house!  Let's help make their house a home with Lowe's gift cards!"

Cute and un-offensive..........right?  Now I just need to find/make some decorations and it will be a party!

Spray Adhesives

Are any of you paper crafters?  Card Makers?  Scrapbook Lay-outers (yes I just made that word up)?  Lately it seems like I have been making lots of paper products, I recently finished the place cards, and now I am working on something for one of my oldest and best friends!  The problem I seem to have is that I love to layer paper, I love the look it creates.  I love my tape runners, but I have been going through them like crazy!  Last night I ran out of my beloved tape runner and I didn't want to go to the store so I went digging around for some other kind of tape or glue and stumbled upon a bottle of spray adhesive I bought a long time ago.

My new bff!

My next issue, I only had 3 boxes to use to spray on.

After I gunked up all the sides of the boxes and still had tons more paper to spray I had to no idea what to do.  I double checked the house for more boxes and couldn't find any  :(  I went into the kitchen thinking maybe I could use one of my junky cutting boards and spied a stack of catalogs and magazines.  And this was an amazing find!  Why you ask?

Because I sprayed my 4 pieces and then turned the page to a brand new non-sticky, non-tacky surface!  One more use for all of the magazines and catalogs that pile up on the counter top!  Want a sneak peak of what I have been working on?

 I can't wait to show you the finished product, it should be done tonight!

Wedding Place Cards

I am finally finished with the place cards!  I am so excited, 2 weeks is not enough time for 180 personalized cards, especially when I have to wait for the 9 o'clock Dance of Joy! before I can start them!

I need to remember to take some better pictures tomorrow!  Luckily for me I emailed her a picture earlier and she loves them!  Which is such a relief...I was really nervous that she wouldn't be "in LOVE" with them.  Just wanted to show them off.  Have a wonderful weekend!

Valentine's Day Card!

I have been getting ready for Valentine's day!  Just wanted to share a few of the cards I have made so far.....

And my wonderful husband bought me the CuttleBug for Valentine's Day.....I knew he was getting it for me and I opened it early  :)  I needed it for my cards!  Hope everyone has a wonderful night!