Glass Etching Makes a Great Gift

I am excited to be at She's A Sassy Lady today with a fun project.  My cousin is getting married.  I was 19 when she was born and she is just starting out fresh from college.

We had a "Shower in an Hour" themed shower for her and my assigned time was 9:00 am.  I decided to create a breakfast themed gift complete with handwritten recipe cards, some measuring spoons, and a baking dish for baked French Toast.  I wanted to personalize her dish.

I bought this glass 9x13 pan not realizing there was a glass stamp (if you will) in the center.  I should have bought the Pyrex brand.....

I put her married name-to-be on my Gypsy using Storybook sized to 4 inches.  I flipped it over and cut it out in vinyl.

When I cut in vinyl, I use 3-3-3 (speed, pressure and blade depth) to cut it out.

I used transfer tape to adhere the outline of her name onto the glass dish.  My friend Jenny stressed the importance of burnishing the vinyl on the glass to avoid any little bubbles or folds where the etching creme might sneak in.

Here is the Etching Cream I used.  I bought it at Michaels.  I put a thick coat on and waited 5 minutes.

I rinsed it off in the sink.

I was so worried that it did not work!!

I dried it off still worried that it did not work....

but it did!!  Why was I so worried?!?

I really like how it turned out!  Thanks Sheila for your words of wisdom on etching!!!

I can't believe I forgot to take a photo of the card I made and the recipe cards!!!  Here are the cards I printed and cut out on my Imagine from Kate's Kitchen.  I included my mom's famous Banana Bread recipe, my Chocolate Chip mini muffin recipe, Baked French Toast, S'More Pancakes, and a couple more.

Now I am hungry for breakfast!!!

Thanks for having me over Sheila!

Mother's Day Card - Memories in Tyme Blog Hop

Welcome to the Memories in Tyme blog hops - where you will find some seriously talented people who love to share their ideas with you! Our hop today is anything relating to Mothers Day- doesn’t matter if it is a layout, card, mini album, or decorating item, if it’s about mom…it’ll be here!!! We all have one, and some of us even have 2 - or mom’s we wish we ours, or our friends’ mom’s who turn into ours… I have been lucky to have three amazing women in my life, all who have taught me one thing or another about being a mom! Let’s celebrate MOM’s here!!!

Now, if you just happened upon my blog, then please go back to the beginning which is at Lynda’s blog (http://memoriesintyme.blogspot.com/). Besides, the beginning is always the best anyway!!!

Here is a complete list just in case you get lost (or sidetracked like me) along the way!!
1. Lynda - http://www.memoriesintyme.blogspot.com/
2. Suzanne - http://cricutcraftingrammy.blogspot.com/
3. Claire - http://scrapmyway.blogspot.com/
4. Rachel - http://www.happyscrappinsquad.com/
5. Janet - http://www.createatdreamscrapbooks.blogspot.com/
6. Lori - http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/ *****HERE
7. Rhonda E - http://scraphappenswithrhonda.blogspot.com/*****NEXT
8. Anita - http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/

Let’s get started with the ideas -

I started with my Imagine and Kate's Kitchen. I made a Mother's Day card for my Step-Mom. She collects antique spice containers and I really love this "Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice" image. I cut it out at 3 inches. The ice cream treats are for another project.

I inked the edges and pop dotted the image onto some blue cardstock.  I wrapped some twine around the cardstock and adhered it to the card I cut out of cardstock.

This is a very simple card for a very simple (and special) person in my life.  My parents were married for just shy of 25 years.  My dad and Karen got married 5 years after my mom died.  They spent 15 years together before my dad passed away.  It was a great comfort to me for my dad to have Karen in his life and I am grateful to have her for a step mom (even though I hate the way that sounds ~ she is NOT evil!!).  I was so happy to see this image on Kate's Kitchen as it is perfect for Karen!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today ~ I hope we have inspired you!!

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Thank you for checking out my project, now follow the links below and remember to visit all the stops for MAXIMUM ideas and LOTS OF FUN!!! Next up on the hop is RHONDA, make sure you check out her fun project!!!