BBTB2; Thanksgiving

Happy Monday! It's the start of the two week challenge at Bitten By The Bug 2 challenge site. This challenge is...Thanksgiving. 

I don't normally send out Thanksgiving cards but since there won't be a lot of family gathering this year, I decided that I'll send some this year.

I searched for turkey images in Design Space and saw this Turkey Day card from the Simple Holiday Cards set; and duplicated it so I could create multiple cards. These were so simple to do. I love that turkey and I added some interest by putting glitter marker on the feathers. One has a gold glitter marker and the other is clear glitter.

This is a great way to send THANKS to everyone that you are thankful for. I do a TGIF; Thankful Friday post every Friday and it helps me to be grateful and thankful for all the little things.

Come back on Friday to see what I'm thankful for this week...even I don't know yet! LOL

I also have set a goal for myself this year to send at least one card a week. Click on the Card Goal 2020 label to read more about that.

Create your Thanksgiving themed project using your Cricut and link it to the BBTB2 challenge site HERE.

And remember...

First Birthday Cake Topper and Video

I'm having so much fun creating this cake topper for my granddaughter's first birthday. They are going with Mickey & Friends theme but with a heavy emphasis on Daisy Duck.

Check out the YouTube video:

Photos:

I really, really wanted to incorporate Mickey and Friends but it was just too much so I created these Mickey head shaped balloons instead. I did this by combining a regular balloon bouquet from Design Space and welding Mickey ears to the top of them. I LOVE how they turned out! Originally, I was going to use the Mickey heads for the balloons, but I love how these are obviously balloons. Just like the ones you'd buy at Disneyland!

I used a lot of 3D adhesive because I didn't want this to be flat - it definitely adds fun & interest as well as much needed dimension.

My son and DIL originally were going to have a big birthday party of little miss Daisy's 1st birthday, but with COVID, they decided for the small gathering with just immediate family. Her parents, sister, grandparents, aunts & uncles. There aren't any immediate cousins...yet.

• Cardstock from my stash
• Glitter marker from CTMH (clear)
• 3D adhesive from Stampin' Up, CTMH and Dollar Tree
• Wet adhesive from Nuvo

Watch the video for more details. If you have any questions or comments, let me know.

Also, if you're not already, subscribe to my YouTube channel. I post videos on scrapbooking, Cricut projects, cards, mixed media, junk journal, etc. I love to craft so I have quite the variety!

TGIF; Thankful Friday #152

Hello & Happy Friday! This week has been a long one. We're still waiting for the presidential election results and that may be why it just seems like a long week.

This week I'm thankful for the change in weather. It's been in the mid-70's all week and so nice! Leaves are falling and changing colors so my evening walks have been great. I actually had to cut one off early because I was getting too cold!

What about you? What are you thankful for this week? Please share in the comments, I'd love to hear it.

WOYWW #596

Happy Wednesday and Happy WOYWW! My desk is full of a project that I’m making for my granddaughter’s first birthday. It’s a cake topper! I’m also creating a YouTube video for this project too so if you’re interested in seeing the end result and how it was done, please come back.

In the meantime, my desk:

 

If you’re wondering why I’m sharing my desk, click on over to Stamping Ground to read all about it. I love this weekly desk share. I get inspired by so many great creatives and artists and it’s a great way to catch up with these friends from all over the world. Click on over to check out the other deskers!

And now the deskers and everyone else in the US anxiously await the election results.

Guest Room Re-Vamp III

We’ve been working on our Guest Room - making it a Hawaiian themed room. I love themed rooms because it’s so easy to get things done. There’s no guess work on what to put in there, etc. I posted some items earlier - pillows I made, a painted canvas and now this upcycled tv stand.

My sister gave this to us so I decided to repaint it and etch the glass door fronts. Honestly, I was a little nervous about the glass etching since I would have had to buy new glass panes if it didn’t work, but it was perfect.

Before:

 And after:

Don't you love it! After removing the drawer and cabinet door fronts, I painted the entire thing with flat interior white paint+primer from Valspar.

The drawer and cabinet doors were painted with Coastal Sage from Rustoleum. Yup...a spray paint. This was also a paint+primer.

Although both products said no sanding needed. I did sand a little after I cleaned them and before painting. Once dried, I sanded spots to distress it.

The hibiscus flowers were etched using my Cricut to create a stencil with vinyl and then Armour Etch Cream. I was a little nervous about the glass etching since if it didn't work, I would have had to toss the glass panels and purchase new ones, but it turned out perfect and only took about 10 minutes.

The room is coming along!

Love To Scrap Challenge Blog; November Challenge

Happy November! The monthly challenge theme at Love To Scrap Challenge Blog (LTSCB) is...Anything Goes. I’ve been working on these super cute Halloween embellishments/tags.

I used a Christmas gnome stamp set to create these Halloween themed gnomes. All I did was color them in Halloween colors. Gnomes are so popular right now and I can see why. They are so adorable!

Each gnome was colored with alcohol markers and details were added with glitter pens, white & black markers. Boo was stamped with an old alphabet stamp set that I haven’t used in a long time.

I used two different pumpkin stamps and a bat & 2.75” circle punch to put these tags all together.

The gnomes are popped up using 3D foam adhesive the rest are adhered flat to the circle base. I made these for a Halloween swap with some fellow stampers. Aren’t they fun!?!

Photo of the supplies:

Close Up of just the gnomes!

Now it's your turn. Create a stamped project - any project - with the Anything Goes theme and link it to the LTSCB site. Have fun!

LTCCB: November Challenge

November 1st and time for another challenge at the Love To Craft Challenge Blog (LTCCB). The challenge theme as always is...Anything Goes.

Here's my project for November:

The card front started like this:

And I was going to color in the leaves, but then I thought, "wouldn't it be cool to stamp these leaves on this gel print?" Well, that's what I did. I created this gel print months ago - I keep them in their own container. I stamped a few leaves and then fussy cut them. Once they were cut, I glued them to a few stamped leaves on the card front.

Added a sentiment, gold string, doily piece, red sequins and gold glitter pen around the edges.

I love how this card turned out.

Now it's your turn...create a project...any project and link it to the LTCCB before the end of the month.