Disney Blog Hop

Welcome to the Disney Pixar Blog Hop!

Disney and crafting are a magical combination, and we are so happy you joined us to day for this blog hop.  Some of the crafters participating in this event have been doing this together since 2011!  Over the years the hop has grown but one thing has always stayed the same . . . amazing crafting projects that feature your favorite characters from Disney and Pixar movies.

For 2016 we are going to attempt to have a hop every other month for the entire year . . . February, April, June, August, October and December.  If you are on Facebook you can like the group page so that you can be the first to learn about each upcoming event.  Just click HERE to go the the Facebook page.

To make sure you don't miss any of the fun, be sure to start at Shawn's blog to see all of the projects.  Just click HERE to head over to her blog and then follow the hop line up at the bottom of the post to see everyone's projects.

I just returned from a trip to Walt Disney World January 7th and want to go back already!!!  I got to see my friend Melissa Allore who was an original participant in this blog hop!

Before we left for Disney World, I wanted to decorate my Magic Band.  I grabbed the band from the last trip and practiced on that one first.

I took a fine tip paint pen and traced the Mickey head.  It was a little plain but better than blank.  I colored it in white (not pictured) but the paint did not cover well.  I was afraid it would rub off.  So back to Pinterest I went.

I found this Mickey headband image and traced it with my Silhouette Program and cut it out in black 651 vinyl.  I added my initial in a fun font.  Not every L looks good so I had to find one that I liked and fit the space well.

Tanner wanted his done too.

After 11 days at WDW, my Magic Band looked the same.  Tanner's T peeled off around day 9 - it lasted longer than I thought it would!!

My next project was inspired by a shirt that popped up on Shawn's newsfeed.  I traced the hand and used a font from my computer to create this shirt out of HTV (heat transfer vinyl) and my heat press!  My husband can wear it on our next trip!!! 

Here are some of our favorite pictures from this trip.  I kind of miss waiting in line to meet the Characters.  Tanner is 10 now and prefers riding the rides.  The only characters we saw were the Star Wars Characters and the ones at our two character breakfasts.

Before you go, make sure to enter to win our prize for this hop . . . a Disney paper pack from Queen & Co. 

The paper stack will not even be shipping out to stores until late February 2016, so you can have it before the stores are even selling it!  Note: Due to the fact that we received this paper stack so early, it is considered a promotional proof and there could be some slight variations from what will be shipped to stores.

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Good luck, and enjoy the rest of the hop!

The full blog hop line up is below.  

Shawn

Jessica

Melissa

Ellen

Miranda

Lori

Nancy

Tammy

Midge and Madge

Jenny

Making Love Signs!

I have been pretty busy painting wood signs since September and have neglected my blog a bit.  I find it easier to post to my facebook business page from my cell phone when I am away from my desk.  If you would like to see some of my work, you can see them HERE.

I am getting ready for a Love themed craft show and here are some of the signs I have painted:

These are made with pallet wood or fence boards.  I make stencils with my Cameo and paint with acrylic paint.  It started out as fun but has grown into a nice way to make some extra money for baseball, Christmas and vacation funds.

No Soliciting Sign - Funny

Today I am sharing this fun project at my friend Sheila's BLOG!  My friend saw a sign similar to this on FaceBook and asked if I could make her one.  She is a beer girl - no wine or foo foo drinks - so she thought this was perfect!!  She has had a lot of foot traffic in her neighborhood this summer.  With 2 dogs, it gets crazy when solicitors come to the house several times a day!!

I started out with a black burlap canvas panel from Michaels size 9 x 12.  If you only have a white canvas, you could paint it black for this step.

I used my cameo but this could also be made with another cutting program.  I put a 9 x 12 rectangle on my mat colored black as my canvas.  I made 2 rounded corner rectangles in white.  I did an internal offset of the smaller rectangle to create the red one.

 

I used the cutting tool to trim the top off of the bigger white rectangle to mimic the original sign.

 

No Soliciting is LEArchitect font and I made a compound path with the red rectangle that "cut out" the letters.

 

I used Arial font for the first three sentences.

 

I used Front Page News font for the Seriously sentence.

 

I used Impact for Please Go Away!

 

All of these fonts were either on my computer or downloaded from dafont.com. 

I used the white spaces to help me size the words.

 

I separated the pieces and cut the white on one mat, the black pieces on another mat and finally the red.  I could have combined the black and red on one mat, but I made other black and red cuts at the same time!

 

The hardest part of using vinyl on canvas is getting the vinyl to stick to the canvas.  The larger white pieces adhered pretty well.

I hot glued twine to the back of the canvas and added two felt feet on the bottom of the back.

 

My friend was so excited about this - she sent me a picture of the sign hanging on her door!!

 

Thank you Sheila for having me on your blog today!!!

 

Dad Blocks

Lori here from ScrappinMyStressAway with a fun project for Dad.

 

I had a special request for a Father's Day gift for my neighbor.  She is one of my best customers -she researches fun projects and asks me to make them for her!!

 

I took photos of her three grandkids and copied them in black and white on photo paper.  I had some 3" blocks left over from some home décor from years ago.  Yes I keep things for years hoping to repurpose them...No I am not a hoarder!!! 

I cut out two sets of letters spelling Dad and put them on two sides of the block.  I decided to put them on opposite sides so you could see pictures on each side of the letters.

 

I trimmed the pictures and used mod podge to adhere them.  I put a coat of mod podge on the block and another coat on top of the photo.  Once the blocks dried, I added a final coat of mod podge.

Kyle loved his gift and is going to put these on his desk.

 

When my son was a baby, I made smaller blocks that spelled his name and had photos of him.  I still have those 9 years later!!

 

Thanks Sheila for letting my share this project with you on your blog!!

 

Mickey Water Bottle

 

Hello and welcome to The Original Disney Pixar Blog Hop!!!  You should have arrived from Nancy's BLOG.  If you found me first, hop on over to Shawn's BLOG so you don't miss a thing!!  This is one of my very favorite blog hops - I hope you enjoy it too!!

 

I am sad to say we are not planning a trip to Disney World this year.  Last year, we went to Disneyland and Disney World - so maybe next year!!!!

 

Personalized water bottles are all the rage right now so I thought I would get mine ready!!

 

I started with a double wall water bottle from Wal-Mart.  You can unscrew the top of the widest part to add ice - love this feature!!

I used some Glitzy Glitter Vinyl from The Buckle Boutique.  This vinyl is super glittery and the glitter is pressed into the vinyl.  It is smooth and sparkly!!! 

When cutting on my Silhouette Cameo, I use the Vinyl Setting but add a double cut. 

You can really see the shine here as it is cutting! 

I use my "dental tool" to pick up a corner and weed the extra pieces away. 

I put an "L" inside a Mickey Head and used a font from my computer for "My Happy Place" for my water bottle. 

I have found the best transfer tape to use is painter's tape.  The only drawback is you can not always see your design. 

Here is the Mickey head after I lifted it off the vinyl backing.  It is silver shiny on the back which is pretty when you have a clear glass container!! 

I burnished it onto my water bottle.  I first wiped it with rubbing alcohol and let it air dry. 

I tied a bow on top for fun - I will take it off when I drink out of the cup! 

And the back!

 

As with any vinyl designed cups and glasses - make sure you hand wash between uses!

 

 

Disney Pixar Blog Hop Line Up

Shawn

Nancy

Lori ***HERE

Ellen ***NEXT

Marisa

Kathy

Jenny

Jessica

Madge

Jenny

Welcome Garden Flag

Hello and Happy June!!! Lori here from ScrappinMyStressAway!!

 

I am so excited to be able to have a booth this Saturday in a local Artist in the Garden Show!  As a baseball mom, I don't have a lot of free time on a Saturday - but this weekend is not a tournament weekend for us and we have an evening game!

 

I recently started playing with burlap and my heat press and made a couple of garden flags.  This flag was designed for my neighbor.

 

I use my Silhouette Cameo, heat transfer vinyl and a heat press to make these.

 

Here are a couple more:

 

Thank you Sheila for letting me share my projects today on your blog!!!

 

For my local peeps - hope to see you Saturday!!

 

 

 

 

Lucky Layout (Let's Scrap)

Today begins a new challenge at Let's Scrap!  I made this layout for my dear friend to give her Aunt La La for her birthday - which is also St. Patrick's Day!

I will use this sketch again!  I just love the stars and can totally substitute any shape or embellishment!  You can do one side or both. 

I used Glossy Accents and twine to make my vine around the shamrocks. 

I layered two busy patterned papers and I think the green shamrocks break up the pattern. 

I printed Lucky and Aunt La La using my Silhouette Cameo and Desire (paid font).

My friend and her aunt just loved this keepsake!  The family all made a scrapbook page or two of their best memories and they presented the album to her for her birthday!

Join us at Let's Scrap with your version of the sketch!! 

Pals Layout

This week at Frosted Designs our challenge is to try String Art. Alternatively you can use string or twine in a creative way.

 

I struggled with this challenge - I won't lie!!!  Most of my photos in my "to be scrapped" pile are of my son Tanner.  It is hard to make boyish embellishments!!! 

I took this wood polaroid shape and used DMC floss to cross stitch the bottom.  I then cut out the word Pals from my Silhouette Cameo and wound red thread around the letters.  It looks a bit Halloween-ish but I like how it turned out! 

These two boys were together a lot this year so I thought this Together sign was perfect! 

Instead of matting my photo, I made a frame around it using DMC floss.  I used Glossy Accents to stick it in place.

 

I hope you join us at Frosted Designs - I can't wait to see everyone's take on this challenge!!