DIY Wall Letters

I was going for simple, bold and modern looking, and that's exactly how they turned out...I LOVE IT!

 I cut the paper letters out on my Cricut using the font "Gill Sans Ultra Bold" and made all the letters 6" tall. After the letters were cut I traced them onto the foam board and used a scalpel to cut the board out. Then used spray glue to attach the paper(make sure you spray the foam board and not the paper...sometimes the glue soaks through the paper and leaves spots).

And of course I had to pull in the chevron stripe(but not to much). So I traced the stripe onto the "O" and painted away!

I cut the base of the letters out of white foam board from Wal-Mart(less than $2), and since I would be using gray paper to cover them I went ahead and painted the outer edges of the foam gray so you won't notice the cheap white foam look underneath(like last time

Now we just need to decided on a name for little man #2 so I can finish the next set of letters to match!

St. Patrick's Day Subway Art

Here's a little subway art to get you into the green mode, and start your St. Patties day decor !

Enjoy!

Scratch Card Gender Reveal - Tutorial

Materials: 

* Silver Paint (Mine was cheap stuff from Michaels)

* Liquid Dish Soap

* Laminate Paper

 

 To start I cut my circles out on my Cricut, but if you don't want to spend the time cutting circles you could place a rectangle of the laminate paper over the portion of the card that you want scratch paint on.

* If you are using my card template, the circles are 1 1/2".

  

I found the mixing ratio over at ArtMind. They mixed 2 parts paint to 1 part dish liquid. When I did it, it ended up being more like 3 parts paint one part dish liquid. So just test it out...It's probably depends on how thick your paint is to start with. 

               

After I had a good consistency with my paint, I painted my laminate circles. Don't worry the first coat looks thin (like it's not going to work). Let the first coat dry completely and then paint a second coat, it should cover great (If your still a little worried it's not dark enough, keep adding coats).

* I ended up adding a few drops of dark blue paint to my mixture to darken it (so you won't have to paint as many coats).

When the paint has dried completely, peel off the backing of the laminate paper and cover your circles.

Now your ready to scratch away!

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Here's the template, save to your computer and add your own text.

 

Text for a BOY!                                                       Add your own text!

Scratch Card Gender Reveal

Lately I have been excitedly making scratch cards to share the news about our sweet little babe.

Stay tuned for the tutorial.

The cards are in the mail, so as soon as the beans have been spilt to our family and friends I'll be back to reveal the whole card!

Exciting news and all!

Heart Garland

Next time you walk past the paint department, make sure you grab yourself a few paint sample cards...there perfect for simple little crafts!

I Laid the sample cards across your cricut mat and cut away.

Once you have all your hearts cut out pull out a needle and thread and string them all together....seriously takes about 10 min. to finish the entire garland.

Isn't little miss Emmeline adorable, I would love to get this Valentine in the mail!

Prop or decoration, they will be perfect for any occasion!

Next time I'm at the store I definitely grabbing shades of green for a four leaf clover garland.

HAPPY {almost} VALENTINE'S DAY!

Valentines Banner

Besides the fact that I never actually took a cute picture of the banner...here it is!

And here's the templates I used to cute it out on my Cricut, with Sure Cuts A Lot (SCAL).

                                       

(The circle I didn't end up using, but if you want another circle inside the scalloped circle, that's what it was meant for.)

Right click the images, save them to your computer, then upload them into as an image into SCAL.