Baptism Banner

 

I was asked to make some Baptism decorations recently and today and tomorrow I am going to share a couple of the things I put together.  Today I have a banner to share with you.  It is made with the Party Pennants Bigz L Die (133732) and I also embossed each piece using the Lucky Stars, Chevron, Perfect Polka Dots and Large Polka Dots folders.

 

The letters were cut out with the Serif Essentials Alphabet (retired) and placed on the pennant pieces with dimensionals.

 

I pieces the banner parts together with ribbon and staples.  The ribbon is bunched up at each connection point although it is a little hard to see here.

 

I added a few buttons, little clothespins, and other accents as well.

 

My middle son was a great helper on this project, he die cut all the pennant banner pieces for me which I appreciated!

 

Supplies:

Serif Essentials alphabet die

Part Pennants Bigz L die

Perfect Polka Dots folder

Chevron folder

Large Polka Dots folder

Lucky Stars folder

7/8" scalloped circle punch

ribbon

staples

buttons

 hodgepodge hardware essentials

 

PBS Family Literacy Night

On Tuesday, my two youngest kids had a PBS Family Literacy Night and they showed off their boards that they made about a book they had read. 

 

Of course we had to use some Stampin' Up! products to create the boards so I thought I would share them today :) 

 

 

Wyatt's book was the 13th one in the Conspiracy 365 series (I wish I could find more books like this - both my boys LOVED this series and  have a tough time finding books for them they will read).

 

He used the retired Serif Essentials alphabet dies for his lettering and stamped randomly with Craft White, Metallic Gold and Metallic Silver ink using the Clockworks, Off the Grid and Gorgeous Grunge stamp sets.

 

The cover of his book was an explosion with the main character running away so he drew a building on some chipboard and covered it with splotches of fingernail polish.  Of course it is covered with Basic Black card stock and he used Smoky Slate for the lettering and some Pumpkin Pie for behind the building.

 

And his board on display...

 

And on to Maddie's board about Charlie the Ranch Dog...

 

 

My Digital Studio played a large part in this board...the cloud background in the middle and the book information on the sides.

 

Lots of Stampin' Up! cardstock on this one as well and we also used some Early Espresso Co'ordinations card stock for the "field"!  The crops are cut using the Autumn Accents die and Little Leaves Sizzlits.

 

See those paw prints?  Yep, Undefined!  We carved a footprint to make it look like Charlie had walked around on her board :)

 

 

The teachers did a great job with the decorations and we even walked into Clifford's doghouse as we walked into the school.

 

Another little doghouse for a photo op!  I didn't get any pictures of Clifford (yep, he was there!) but they had a great time! 

 

Maddie standing proudly by her creation!

 

There were lots of activities for the kids when they were not at their boards - tattoos, stickers, balloons, coloring pages, book writing opportunities, picking a free book, etc.  At the end, they gave away 8 bikes and Wyatt happened to be a lucky winner! 

 

Fill your heart with happy

 

A friend asked me to make her a baby canvas similar to some other ones I have made in the past, but this time she wanted a name on it. 

 

 

It turned out quite a bit different, but hope she still likes it!!  The letters come from a retired die set called serif essentials alphabet.

 

I used the Baby Firsts and Cuddles & Kisses stamp sets along with Polka Dot Parade and International Bazaar designer series papers.

 

Some retired ribbon, delicate details lace tape, designer builder brad and buttons round out the embellishments.

 

I made a card to go along with it as well in the same theme.

Daisy

The layout today is the final scrapbook page in the Artisan award entries and I used a LOT of baker's twine on this one.

It is wrapped around the entire base of the layout and I attached the pieces to the back so they wouldn't move around.

The baker's twine is also wrapped around the letters and I made some little flowers with it too.  I used one of the Two Tags Die pieces for some hidden journaling.

Baby

This is another page I did for my niece's scrapbook using the Serif Essentials Alphabet die and the Nursery Nest designer series paper. 

I added a little pleated ribbon and a sneak peak fabric brad from the Summer Smooches collection.

Here is our new baby!  We just picked her out last night and brought her home with us.  She definitely has a good set of lungs :)  The kids were out before it 7 am to play with her this morning and had a difficult time leaving for school. 

Holiday Glimmer Wreath - UStamp with Dawn and Friends project

This is one of those projects that I LOVE the finished version, but really seemed to struggle with while I was creating it.  Once I got the hang of making those lollies though, I was hooked :) 

This is my second project created for UStamp with Dawn and Friends Knock out Punches and also fits in with our Late Night Stampers theme of let it snow this week!

Come on over and join us for lots more punching fun!  http://www.ustampwithdawnandfriends.com/