Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog #57: Wooden Snowmen Fun

 Hello Crafty Freinds :o)   I very aware of Christmas in July, but I was just in Illinois visiting my parents and a store (craft store...won't mention any names), already had Christmas up in their aisles in June.  I'm sorry, this is too soon. That's my rant ... let's move to the challenge.  This post is for MLCCB, anything Christmas is wanted.

As a crafter, we all collect good finds and tend to make the craft ASAP.  Okay, I bought this kit in 1998, I have moved twice since I have bought it and the original paint that came with the kit was completely dried up. I meant to do it much sooner.  Going through some crafts, deciding what so good and what should stay, it was time to get some crafts done. This is the pic the was sent with the kit on how to finish the project. 

All the pieces were wooden and I primed all pieces with white primer.

They give you outlines that you have to trace on tracing paper and cut out.  Then try to line it up with the rubbing paper and trace again on the wood piece. (I had to buy the tracing paper and rubbing paper.)  You can see in this picture how it transferred to the wood.  It's great until you start painting and cover up the lines, so free hand painting to finish each one.  As you can it's easy to make your own lines of where everything should be.

Here is each piece after painting them.  My youngest son help me paint some of the smaller pieces that just needed one color.

The center piece finished.

The left side finished and in place.

The right side finished.

Here is the tri-fold completed.  The sticks came from our yard and a little bit of drilling for the holes was needed, but overall, it was a great project to do.  With painting and time allowed, it took me a month to complete this, with a few projects between drying and thinking about what colors I wanted to paint each piece.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

· Snowman Tri-Fold Kit: Wooden kit to paint and assemble by Laurie Speltz

Mix It Up Challenge Blog #71: Playing With Food

 Hello Crafty Friends :o)   Time for another challenge at MIUCB, this challenge we want you to play with your veggies.  Okay, so when I wrote down the challenge in my calendar, I put play with food.  I do eat veggies and love them, but I did this challenge with pasta. Playing with your Veggies is just an option to join the challenge, we will accept all creations.

Here is the pasta design.  I tried two different types, but the penne pasta did much better than the rotini.  Maybe if I used paint instead of inks, I might have had a better outcome with the rotini. Playing some more might be an option for the future.

Wanted to make sure the design was seen, so keep the design simple.  

Here is the inside, which I kept very light in order to stamp or write a message over the design.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

·         stamps: Cas-ual Fridays: Calm & Gentle

·         paper:  scraps

·         die-cuts: Craftin Desert Divas: Fancy Frames

·         embellishments: Celebrate It: ribbon, Bead Landing: crystals

Love to Craft Challenge Blog #81: Congrats Grad

 Hello Crafty Friends :o)  Hopefully you are able to enjoy some sunshine and good weather wherever you are.  This post is for LTCCB, anything crafty is wanted.

This card was made for my red headed step child twice removed from another mother... the neighbor kid that used to live here almost every weekend.  He is off to college and I'm not sure if him or his mother is having the hardest time with him leaving the nest.  This is a SVG file from Lori Whitlock, Curved Pop-Up Card Graduation.  I'm not one to cut and just put together.  I did ink up the edges, but also used my color pencils to make the books have pages and the scroll to look more 3D.  

Here is the side view of the pop -up curved.  There were panels to put on the back to write a message to the graduate.  

·         paper:  Bazzill, Recollections

·         die-cuts: Lori Whitlock: SVG File CurvedPop-Up Card Graduation

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #168: During Difficult Times

 Hello Crafty Friends!  Half the year is already gone, just seems to whizz by faster every year. Be safe and have fun during your summer vacations. Hopefully you have time to join us for a new challenge over at LTSCB , Anything Goes.

Sympathy cards can be hard. I try keeping them simple and finding the right image.  This image is from Polkadoodles Little Kingdom Collections and colored with my color pencils.

Here's the inside.

Thanks for looking and reading :o)

·         stamps: Polkadoodles: Little Kingdom di02, Sugar Pea Designs: Heartfelt Sympathy

·         paper:  Bazzill, Recollections

·         die-cuts: MFT, Craftin Divas