Lovely Day to be a Butterfly :: Crate Paper

This months Crate Paper Creative Weekly is all about Wings.

I found this beautiful quote via Pinterest (of course) and felt it just needed a place in my scrapbook.

I love this quote about butterflies and the chipboard pieces from the Maggie Holmes line.

They were the perfect accent to use as the focal point alongside the beautiful words.

Every once in a while, it's great to create a layout with no photos.

It lends a place to showcase a favorite quote,or your own handwritten journaling.

Take Note :: Elle's Studio

Elle's Studio is hosting a misting challenge over on the blog today!
Go get in on the fun!

 

Products: 

Day to Day: 

http://www.shopellesstudio.com/Day-To-Day-Cutouts.html

http://www.shopellesstudio.com/Day-To-Day-Large-and-Medium-Journaling-Tags.html

http://www.shopellesstudio.com/Day-To-Day-Lil-Snippets-Daily-Labels.html

http://www.shopellesstudio.com/Day-to-Day-Paper-Collection.html

http://www.shopellesstudio.com/Day-To-Day-Tiny-Tags.html

The Paper Bakery :: A Team Up with Elle's Studio

I am honored to have been selected to work with the adorable March kit from The Paper Bakery :: Soda Shop!

They are teaming up with Elle's Studio for a beautiful color filled kit! You know it's a great kit when you can knock out 5 projects in 3 hours. That may be a record for me!

These EXCLUSIVE Paper Bakery/Elle's Studio flair badges are available as well this month!

Here are the projects I came up with : 

Success :: Surprise Baby Shower

This past Sunday three of my sisters, my mom, & I "broke into" my little sisters house while she was at church. We threw her a small lunch/shower with just us girls & her family. It was so nice to sit and chat and enjoy the afternoon. I loved the fact that we were able to focus on her two kids as they prepare for a new baby. 

You will may recognize many of the decorations were made from a mix of Crate Paper's Little Bo Peep & Little Boy Blue collections. Perfect since we needed to do a gender neutral theme.

The kids had so much fun and just giggled & giggled as they played the "who will baby look like" game. It was so simple to make! I simply printed 4 5x7s; one of each of the family members, cut them horizontally and the kids then mixed & matched the pieces to create a "new family member". LOL!

Their next activity was coloring their own t shirts with fabric markers. I used my Silhouette to create a stencil and traced the "best big brother/sister" outlines for them to fill in. They will look so cute in these at the hospital!

The adults made onesies by ironing on fabric pieces I cut ahead of time with my Silhouette.

By clicking here ----> BABY SHOWER & you will be able to see all of my posts leading up to the shower. I am so glad we were able to pull this off as a surprise. I think they really enjoyed the day!

Introducing All American :: Bella Blvd - Mid Release

Supplies:

All American: United We Stand, American Pride, Seeing Stars, Borders & Cute Cuts, Alpha + Bits, Chipboard Icons

Designer Tape: Red Chevron

Introducing All American :: Bella Blvd

Introducing All American : Bella Blvd's first patriotic collection!

Shipping April 1st!!!

I am loving the American Pride paper! The hearts are just adorable!

I've been busy creating with the fabulous new line & I have a few sneaks to share with you today ::

You can view two of my layouts in the pdf HERE. 

Head on over to the Bella Blvd blog for the full reveal & a giveaway!

Cutting Fabric :: Silhouette

I found a cute plain shirt at Target on the clearance rack & decided it needed to be jazzed up a bit. 

Cutting fabric with the Silhouette really is simple. The most important thing to remember is have a new blade & a new mat. 

Using No Sew Heat Bond, iron onto the back side of your fabric. Let cool & peel off the backing.

Position sticky side down on your Silhouette mat & cut using the indicated blade settings shown in the SIL program.

Peel the negative cuts from the mat just as you would with cutting paper.

Note: You will want a designated blade for cutting fabric. They do sell a blue fabric blade, but come to find out, it is the exact same blade as the normal one just in blue so you know that difference. Same price as well. So, rather than having my LSS order in a special "fabric blade" I was able to just purchase "regular" blade they already had in stock. I just marked the packaging so I would remember which was which. 

This weekend we are having a SURPRISE BABY SHOWER for my youngest sis and we will be decorating onesies with fabric cuts made by my Silhouette. It's going to be such a fun activity and gift for the baby!

Let me know if you have cut fabric with your Silhouette and if you have any suggests or ideas to add!