All About the 70's Blog Hop (Memories in Tyme)

Welcome to Day 1 of the All About the 70's Blog Hop!  I was so excited for this hop because I grew up in the 70's!

If you found me first, please go to Lynda's BLOG to begin the hop.

For my project today I created a 2 page layout.

I started with one piece of paper that I found at Michaels and I cut it into two pieces.  I originally was going to mount the two pieces onto these light blue cardstock papers, but then I noticed the ipod....

I trimmed off the ipod and skull (not a big skull fan) so it all worked out.

I used my Gypsy to create and size my title.  I used the font from Feeling Groovy sized to 1.42 inches.

I grabbed the heart from Cricut Stencil and sized it to 4.52 inches.  I copied another heart and sized it to 2.45 inches.  I used Hide Contour to hide the inside cuts.  Then I grabbed 70s from Cindy Lou and placed them inside the heart (sized at 1 inch).  I did NOT weld, just grouped them so the numbers would cut out.

I cut the images out of red cardstock.

I wanted to fill in the "V" so I cut two more by opening a new Layer and copying one on it.  I hid all of the other cuts then copied it again.  I cut out the "V"s in orange and yellow.

I adhered the orange one inside the heart, and trimmed (by hand ~ almost forgot how) about 1/8" off and adhered it on top of the orange one.

I did not want too much color as the patterned paper is pretty busy!

Here is a close up of the heart!

Here is the first page ~ Aren't I cute?  It is hard to see, but in the center photo if you zoom in you can see that I knocked out one of my front teeth!

I stitched along the bottom of the papers using my We Are Memory Keepers Sew Easy piercing tool and yellow DMC floss.  I always think of my jeans with the rainbow stitched up one leg and down the other when I think of my childhood!!

I took the 70s from the inside of the small heart and adhered them onto this page.  I outlined them in black with my fine point sharpie so they did not get lost in the background.

I added some pictures from summer time along with my dad's boat.  I have a ton of great lake memories from the 70s! 

I had a great childhood, so I really liked the 70's.  What I did not really like was the clothing styles and the music!!

Your next stop in the hop is JANET!

 70'S HOP DAY ONE (January 15):

70'S HOP DAY TWO (January 16):

School Book Fair Signs

I volunteered to make the signs for our school's book fair.  The theme is a Luau and I was having a hard time tying the two together....then I came up with Books on the Beach!  This sign is 5 feet by 32 inches and will hang in the front window of the school.

I put these books in her hand (so cute)!!  The books are from Locker Talk and everything else is from Life is a Beach.

For our Family night, we have Blimpie sandwiches.  The signs that were used in the past had a clip art mosquito on them (not sure why) so I updated them as well.

It is hard to see here but I used a Peachy Keen stamp for her face.  This was so fun to make ~ way different than my usual boy projects!!

Winter Blues Ice Skate Card

Today is my day to Guest Design at Sweet Sassy Diva's BLOG! I created a Winter Blues Ice Skate Card for my project.

I started with some blue and black cardstock and some snowflake paper from my Christmas stash.

On Winter Woodland Tag Feature, I selected the ice skate tag.  I put two on my mat at 4.25 inches.  I flipped one of them and hid the center cuts with Hide Contour.  I put two ice skates sized to 3.08 inches on the mat.

I put the tree tag at 1.78 inches (with the center cuts hidden) and welded all three pieces together to make my card. 

I cut out the card base with light blue cardstock and cut the ice skates out in dark blue and black cardstock.

Now, there is a Card Function Key with an ice skate, but I like to be difficult....I mean different :)

I needed a liner for the card and the paper I selected  (from a  K and Co. Christmas Pad) had a white and silver pattern on the back.  I copied the tag shape twice and cut out two tags.

I glued these two pieces together, snowflake sides out.

I trimmed the two pieces of the ice skate and used my Xyron to glue the layers on.

I poked some holes in the skate and threaded on some twine for the laces. 

I glued the snowflake paper liner to the inside of the card.

My skate needed a pom pon, so I took blue and white twine and made a pom pon.

Here is the inside of the card ~ ready for a winter (or birthday, or thank you) sentiment!  I have a fear of commitment when I don't have a specific purpose in mind for my cards!!!

Thank you so much for joining us at SweetSassyDiva today!!!

Butterfly Kisses Card

For my project today, I made this card for my friend who just had a baby girl.  She is not a girly girl and did not want the nursery in girly colors, so I added brown ribbon and mushrooms. 

I dusted off my Cricut Imagine for this project!   I took some plain vellum and printed a pink mushroom pattern on it.  

I used Nursery Tails for the mushroom border and the butterfly kisses image.  My Gypsy and Imagine do not play nice and I have not really mastered Cricut Craft Room, so I had to guess on the sizes of the images.  I felt like I was crafting blind!

I also try to print and cut out several items so I don't waste paper.  The duck scene is for my kid's bathroom!

Next I selected a 5x7 rectangle and flood filled it with the pink mushroom paper background.  This worked as I did not know the exact size card base I would need.  I could not use the Print Paper option as it will print a 12x12 paper and my vellum is 8 1/2 x 11.

I printed the vellum and let it dry, then trimmed it to fit my card.

I adhered the brown crinkle ribbon on the front of the card.  Next I covered the ribbon with the mushroom border.

I put a strip of adhesive on the top of the border (where the tied ribbon would cover) and put adhesive where the butterfly kisses image would cover and glued the vellum on.  

I put a tiny bit of adhesive on the top corners as well.  I adhered the butterfly kisses on the vellum.  I tied the bow and used a glue dot to hold the bow in place.

I have not used vellum in a long time as I have (still) not found an adhesive that doesn't show through.   I would love to know if you have found an adhesive that doesn't show through!!

Vinyl Wall Decor

I am obsessed with vinyl right now.  I am also obsessed with Pinterest!!!

It is my day to Guest Design over at the Bug Bytes.  For my latest project, I have a purple and green bedroom (good thing my husband doesn't mind) and wanted to fill up a couple of blank walls.  I bought some 12x12 scrapbook page frames from Michaels and grabbed my Gypsy to get started!

I used Sophisticated for the font.  The "&" is sized at 6.29 inches and the rest are sized at 1.71 inches.  I welded the "U & M" together.  

When I cut vinyl on my Cricut Expression, I set my machine at 3-3-3, Pressure, Speed and Blade Depth.  I also use a new blade and a sticky mat or I tape the edges of my vinyl to the mat.  I use my dental tool to weed away the extra vinyl and use Clear Contact Paper to transfer the image.  Clear Contact Paper is very sticky so it is important to dirty it up by sticking it on your jeans before using it.  You can also reuse the same piece a couple of times.

I did not de-stick mine enough and had some trouble so I did not get any photos of that step.

I purchased some of these frames from Michaels.  They are normally $9.99 but they were on sale for $4.99.  Some weeks they have an additional 25% off coupon for frames and shadow boxes.  I adhered the vinyl to the glass.

I took out the back and hot glued the glass to the frame.

It was ready to hang in my bedroom.

    The next piece I made has our family birth dates on it, oldest to youngest - not prison numbers lol!  We also won't discuss who is the oldest in our family ;]

   

I used Hannah Montana for the font and sized the numbers to 1.41 inches.  I set my X coordinate to 1.00 to line the left sides up.  I centered the middle birthdate so my Y coordinate is at 5.5.  I eyeballed the rest.  The   total number of family members will determine the size of your numbers.  You could also use a rectangular sized frame if it fits better.

I usually order my vinyl from Marilyn at www.VinylSuperStore.com  because her vinyl is a great price and you can pick your colors.  The more you buy, the better the deal.  I had used up all of my black vinyl and was too impatient to wait.  I went to Hobby Lobby and thought I got a good deal on 3 sheets of 12x36 vinyl (not Cricut vinyl) for $9.99 less my 40% coupon.  As you can see here, even after I taped the edges the vinyl bubbled in the center.  It also did not cling as well as the Oracle vinyl I usually use. 

Again, I did not take many photos as I was fighting with the weeding process here.  I was able to salvage all but one "1". 

I re-cut another "1" and was able to trim just enough off of the end of my sheet of vinyl.

I used the extra pieces (above) to line up the new "1" on the paper backing.  Pretty neat trick!

I used the same Clear Contact Paper and had much better luck this time transferring the numbers to the glass.

I put this one in our bedroom also.

I hope I have inspired you to play with some vinyl!!

Thank you Pam for having me over to play today!