Patriotic Cards

Patriotic Cards .... I love them, and there were so many on Pinterest that I had a hard time deciding who I was going to scraplift from. LOL

This one was lots of fun.

Recipe:
A2 Card
Stars cut at 1" from George & Basic Shapes
Blue Square 2.5" x 2.25"
Stripes 5.25" x 0.75" punched with the Scallop Trim punch from Stampin' Up

I made this card for Card Club. Lots of Fun.

Recipe:
A2 Card
Cream Star mat - 4" x 5.25"
Blue mat - 4.5" x 3.25"
Red mat - 3" x 4.25"
Blue and White star mat - 2.75" x 4"
Stars - cut at 0.75" & 1.75"

My Aunt found this one HERE. So, of course, I had to give it a try! I didn't have the horse stamp, so I improvised by welding three horses together from Old West.

Thanks for looking,
Melissa

Vinyl Picture Frame

Altered Floating Frames

I made these floating frames for friends and family for Christmas this year. I got the frames at Michael's. They are 11" x 13".






Thanks for looking,
Melissa

Vinyl Picture Frame

I made this for my Aunt for Mother's Day. Her house is done entirely in a "western" motif. The frame and lettering is all from Old West. Though I did have to find an "alternate" way for the slits in the barbed wire so that there was more of a space between the "wires".

This was a "two man" job to place the vinyl on the glass. I luckily had my daughter close by helping me, otherwise I'm sure it would have been crooked and there would have been a bunch of air bubbles in it! (LOL)



Recipe:
11" x 13" Floating Frame
Black Vinyl
Barbed Wire Frame - 8.83" x 11"
Initial - 3.24" x 6.44"
Last Name - 6.60" x 1"

Thanks for looking,
Melissa

Etched Glass Blocks

It has been a very busy around here. Here are a few glass blocks I made for Christmas presents this year. I made a total of 15 of these blocks. Sorry, I didn't take pictures of them all, but here a few. I designed all of my images on the Gypsy, cut them on vinyl and applied etching cream.






Thanks for looking,
Melissa

Happy John Deere Birthday

My nephew is turning 3. It is hard to believe ... it seems like yesterday that he was born! I love him so much, he is so much like his Dad!! Anyway, he is having a JOHN DEERE party at the bowling alley, it should be fun!

Above is the front (on the right) and back (on the left) of the card. I thought it he would think it was cool to be able to open it all the way up and have a tractor pulling a wagon.

Recipe:
Tractor - Everyday Paper Dolls - cut at 5.71" x 3.97" (cut 3 times, one in black, one in green, and one in yellow/gold)

Rectangle - Gypsy Wandersing - 5.64" x 3.28" (welded to tractor to create card)

Wagon - Paper Doll Dress Up - 6.87" x 9.50" (cut 3 times, one in black, one in green and one in yellow/gold)

Hay Bales - Old West - 2.79" x 1.47"

Dirt - torn brown cardstock

Thanks for looking!
Melissa

Happy 4th of July!

With Independence Day just around the corner, I created these treatbags for the ladies in my office.

 

Recipe:

White cardstock cut 4" x 4" (then fold in half)

Flag Banner from Old West Cricut Cartridge (cut at 1.92 inches using Gypsy)

Created banners using the Gypsy. I used the hide contour feature and was able to design each color (ie: red, white, blue) on seperate mats/layers.

Small Treatbags from Hobby Lobby (3.75" x 6")

M&M's (42 oz for 15 treatbags) - I used 1/3 cup of M & M's per treatbag