ADORNit DIY Patriotic Shabby Flag

RED, WHITE, and SHABBY DIY Wood Kit for the Fourth of July   I love when July rolls around, not just because it’s my birthday month, but because it means another holiday that I can create some amazing projects to share. If you’re following me on Facebook or Instagram, you may have seen some of my past projects that I’ve been sharing, like these adorable and super easy to create glitter candle holders. Recently, I purchased another DIY kit from ADORNit. If you recall, I made my first DIY kit with their Valentine’s Day Rolled Heart, which turned out SO CUTE! So, when they launched their July 4th collection, I had to snag the Patriotic Shabby Flag. For only $15 you can feel like a crafting rockstar by creating your very own wood and fabric flag for your front door or inside. I just saw that they released their DIY Wood Paint It kits too, and I have my eye on the Oh My Stars plaque, if only I wasn’t running out of time {maybe for next year}. Well, if you know me, I decided to make this project my own by not quite following the instructions to a T, because instructions were meant to be not followed! 😛   {This post contains some affiliate links. Every little bit helps this stay at home mom out!}     Directions: I know what the photo on their website looks like, super cute, but I’m a crafting rebel! I wanted to switch it up a bit, so I used the paper on the different pieces. Also, they suggested that you paint the large star white, but I happen to be working on another project and had some black vinyl at arms reach that I used instead. No said you have to follow directions. Go crazy. Create your own beauty! Start by tracing the main large piece onto the paper of your choice and cutting it, or use an x-acto knife to cut it out. I traced the circles along the edge and then used a hole punch to start “cutting” out my circles. Then, use a foam brush to add a layer of Mod Podge onto the wood and place your paper down, carefully smoothing out any wrinkles or bubbles. Then, roll up a piece of sand paper to carefully sand away the rest of the paper to carve out the circles. Also, go…

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Binary Dad Art For Kids

dad binary art kid project DIY

Geek Chic Binary DAD  Masterpiece Show off your child’s art skills   What do you get for the dad who has everything? You make him the most awesomest piece of artwork that you and your little ones can make! I wanted to make my husband something unique for Father’s Day, that didn’t look too cheesy. While I’m sure he’d proudly display anything that our little guy made, I wanted this to be something that really stood out and looked like something you would find at an art gallery (ok, or just at a store). I’m pretty sure I nailed it with this project. If you follow me on Instagram (@20somethingonabudget), you may have seen the amazing Mother’s Day cards that my little guy helped me watercolor. This time I wanted to go big or go home. This project was so simple and was a fun creative way to spend the day with my little guy. Best part is, you can customize it with any colors and any design. Since my husband is a coder, I thought it would be clever to spell out DAD in binary. The best part of this project is that I didn’t have to go out and buy anything. I simply used what I could find in the house!   {This post contains some affiliate links. Every little bit helps this stay at home mom out!}   Directions: Since this project is literally all about the little ones painting their little hearts out, there’s not much direction. Cut design onto vinyl (I used my Silhouette Curio) Apply it to your canvas Let the kids go painting crazy Let dry Carefully peel off vinyl Touch up design if needed I pretty much just supervised while my almost 2 year old freely swung the paintbrush around the canvas and dipped it into the paint as he wished. Once everything was dry, I did go back and add some white paint splatters for a little added detail. Side Note: I did have a slight difficulty getting the vinyl to adhere to the canvas while pulling off the transfer tape. I’m not sure what vinyl I was using as my stash is a mess and not labeled at the moment. It did stay down just fine once I finally got all the transfer paper off.     SUPPLIES USED:   Silhouette Curio Shop at: SB | AZ FolkArt Home Decor Chalk…

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Martini Shaker Card from My Favorite Things Stamps

Party Shaker Martinis Creating a “shaker” card and background   If you’ve been following me, you know that I’m fairly new to all things stamps. I’m more of a DIYer, but decided to try something new this year when I applied for the Joy Clair Design Team. Since then, I’ve come a long way with card making, and you might say I’m a little addicted now. My craft room is overflowing with more and more stamps, dies, and inks, then I have room for. So, when I found the newest stamps and shaker sets from MFT Stamps, of course I had to get them! My mom was nice enough to get me a gift card from MFT Stamps for Mother’s Day this year. Is that not a card makers dream come true? I didn’t even leave the “New” page on their site, because all of the martini and margarita glasses caught my eye. I ended up purchasing the Martini Shaker set, the awesome frosted ice cubes, a few different words, and another set of drinking sentiments. The perfect stash for some great tipsy cards in the future! Directions: 1. Randomly stamp the Shaker and Olive stamp from the Martini Time stamp set, onto white card stock using black ink. It’s a good idea to use your MISTI for this process so that you get a perfect stamp each time. 2. Once your ink is dry, trust me you’ll want to make sure of this, go ahead and use your large stitched rectangle die cut to cut out the background. 3. Then, use the Martini die cut to cut out two color martini glasses. I used two shades of green for my glasses. 4. Find some of your most gorgeous glittery gold paper and cut out “Party”, as well as in black. I used the black paper to add a shadow so that it stands out on the card a little bit better. 5. Time to start creating your shakers. I placed a very small bit of glue dots on the back of my martini shape so that I can play around with the placement first. When you get your placement right, glue down the inner triangle piece, then place a few frosty ice cubes in the middle, then glue down the Martini Shaker Pouch. Lastly, glue down the martini glass all the way. 6. The second martini glass is a…

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Joy Clair Stamps – Lets Get Together Coffee

joy clair stamps coffee blog hop card

Lets Get Together For Coffee Card Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Cardmakers Blog Hop   I can’t get enough of these coffee blog hops! If you didn’t catch the one I just recently did, check out my “Coffee is better than crack” card HERE. This time around, we’re focusing on coffee cards that are spring/summer themed. My first go to was this fun paper pack from DCWV called Tutti Frutti, that I’ve had sitting around for probably a year now. Then, I grabbed my Joy Clair Coffee Love stamp set as well as the new Coffee Talk set . Don’t get scared off by all the print mixing, they all work perfectly together, and I kept the stamping simple. The bright colors and simple “Lets Get Together” sentiment makes a perfect spring/summer card to reconnect with your friends. So, grab your patterned paper packs, your favorite Joy Clair coffee stamps, and lets make a fun card together! Once you’re done, go check out all the other great cards in the blog hop HERE! Also, head over to Coffee Loving Cardmakers page HERE.   {This post contains some affiliate links. Every little bit helps this stay at home mom out!} Directions:   Start by gathering three different printed papers that coordinate and work well together. Use your largest stitched rectangle to cut the background piece, and then cut the other two patterned papers into banner shapes. My two banner pieces are about 2.25″ wide. Then, choose a solid color cardstock and cut to an A2 size. Cut another solid color, I chose yellow, and cut it 2.5″ x 2.75″, as well as a white cardstock at 2″ x 2.5″ (we’ll emboss this sheet later). Next, use your Joy Clair Coffee Love stamp set and stamp the coffee cup onto white cardstock using VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink. Fussy cut your cup and color with coordinating colored pencils. I used my Leisure Arts Premium Colored Pencils and blended with Gamsol and stumps. I wanted to add a little fun dimension, I know, as if all these patterns aren’t enough. Using the “Coffee” and “Latte” stamps from the same Joy Clair Coffee Love stamp set, create a fun background and heat emboss with white embossing powder. This will create just a slight texture look on your 2″ x 2.5″ white piece of cardstock. Then, using the “Lets Get Together” sentiment from the Joy Clair Coffee Talk…

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Father’s Day Card with Joy Clair Stamps

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Classic Cars for a Classic Dad Father’s Day Card using Joy Clair Stamps   If you know me, you know that I’m notorious for creating my cards at the last minute. So for me, being on a Design Team for a stamping/cardmaking company is perfect! I finished one of my Father’s Day cards a month in advance since I was participating in the Joy Clair Father’s Day special event. Yay! Go me! Now, question is, did I end up making my other card on time? What I really need to start doing, even though I say this to myself every time, is creating multiples of the same card at the time of creating them. That way I’ll have plenty in stock. Maybe I’ll make that my 2019 New Year’s Resolution. I created my masculine (of course) Father’s Day card using the newest release from Joy Clair simply called Father’s Day. It has two classic cars, flames, and a handful of sentiments to choose from. I love the classic car theme, as it can be used for so many other masculine cards, as well as for any aged boy. This was such a simple card to create, with just a little layering of themed paper.   Head on over to the Joy Clair Blog to see all the other amazing Father’s Day Cards HERE!   {This post contains some affiliate links. Every little bit helps this stay at home mom out!} Directions: Using your MISTI and Walnut Stain Distress Ink, stamp the Joy Clair Broken Brick Background stamp onto a piece of red paper. I used a nice dark brick red paper from the Carta Bella Work Hard Play Hard pack. This is the perfect Father’s Day paper pack, filled with manly designs like sports, tires, and metal prints. P.S. I forgot to take a photo of stamping the sentiment “Happy Father’s Day” with the VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink, onto my dark blue/grey paper. Next, I used my VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink to stamp one of the classic cars, from the Joy Clair Father’s Day stamp set, onto kraft paper. At this point you can either fussy cut your design, or use your electronic cutting machine to create the cut out. I ended up using my PixScan to make my cut outs. You can find a quick tutorial on how to do that HERE. Then, use your colored pencils, or favorite…

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Joy Clair Stamps – Coffee is better than crack

Joy Clair Coffee Lovers Stamp Set Blog Hop

Coffee Is Better Than Crack Coffee Lovers Carmakers Collaboration with Joy Clair Stamps   Did someone say my favorite C word?! This has to be one of my favorite blog hops I’ve done, so far. I’m a coffee addict, so getting to create a card with my lifeline stamps is pretty great. What’s even more great are the three stamp sets I used to create this card. When I saw the Coffee To Go stamp set from Joy Clair Stamps, which is the background stamp, I fell in love instantly! I knew I had to keep this card simple if I was going to use this background, and I originally was going to keep it black and white with just a touch of color on the larger cut out stamp, but then I remembered my amazing pack of paper I received as a free gift from the Orlando Scrapbook Expo! {Check out my Review HERE} I can’t remember the exact received we received the paper, since we ended up getting a few different free gifts, but this stack of AC Cardstock is AMAZING! This is quality paper with beautiful colors. Since it included my favorite teal color, I was inspired to color in the background of my card to match. This card was so simple and quick to make, that it would be great for mass producing a set of them in different colors. I can see this card working for teachers during Teachers Appreciation week, friends who need a little uplifting Hello, or even during Christmas by changing the colors. My suggestion would to make sure you include a little gift card inside 😉   {This post contains some affiliate links. Every little bit helps this stay at home mom out!}   Directions: Start by stamping your Coffee To Go background stamp onto white cardstock using your MISTI and VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink. Since you want to make sure your background stamp comes out crisp, using your MISTI will help ensure this happens, but honestly, the VersaFine Clair ink gives you amazing coverage with one inking. Next, stamp the to go cup from the Coffee Love Joy Clair stamp set using Clearly Kelly teal from the Outdoor set. I did have to stamp this a couple times for a good coverage of ink, but hey, that’s why we have our MISTI’s right?! I may have skipped a few photos…

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Personalized Animal Frame Using Shrink Paper – The Glittery Hands Box

the glittery hands box DIY pet frame shrink paper

Creating A Bright And Fun Pet Frame Shrink Paper, Pattern Paper, and Paint   Are you a pet lover like myself? I currently have 5 dogs in our home, but lets not fool each other, I have my favorite. So, to commemorate my love for my beloved Ace, I created this bright, fun, personalized frame. Within my first box from The Glittery Hands Box, I received a wooden frame to help get me started in my projects, but you can pick these up at your local craft store. There were two different patterned papers included, so I chose my favorite and found some complimentary color paint in my closet. This frame was SO easy to create, and the technique can be used on so many other wooden surfaces.   {This post contains some affiliate links. Every little bit helps this stay at home mom out!}   Directions: Here’s a helpful hint: Make sure you sand your wooden frame down before you start to get a nice smooth working surface. Don’t do like I did and just jump right into your project! I got a little excited and skipped this step, but it still came out great. Start by painting the top half of your frame in your chosen color. I used a fabric ink, but any acrylic paint will work fine. While that dries, tear your patterned paper so that it gives that nice white torn edge. Cut your paper to size, leaving a little on each edge so that you can wrap the paper around the frame. Make sure to cut the middle section too, where the photo will go; you’ll be left with a U shaped piece of paper. Once your paint has dried, place a light coat of mod podge on the bottom of your frame and carefully place your paper down. You don’t want to put too much, or the paper will bubble or even tear. Make sure you do the same around all the edges, kind of wrapping it like a gift. Let this dry completely. Next, take your shrink paper and create your desired design. I chose a bone shape with my dog’s name in the middle. I used Sharpie markers to draw. If you have a cat, a cute idea would be to draw a fish shape with their name in the middle! Either way, make sure you draw it big enough, as…

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2018 Orlando Scrapbook Expo Review

Another Year, Another Great Time My review of the Orlando Scrapbook Expo   While there are so many other amazing events that I’d love to go to (I’m talking to you Pinners Conference!) I’ve been able to look forward to the Orlando Scrapbook Expo for the second year in a row now with my mom. Last year we only went for two days, and you can find my review HERE, and still had fun, but this year we decided to try out the Mega Make-a-Thon night. So, basically we had one whole night of make and takes until midnight (well, you’ll find out how long I actually lasted in a bit), then two days of classes and shopping. Isn’t that a scrapbooker/cardmaker/DIYer’s dream?! I’ll get into the details about each day and give my honest opinion about everything. We did have a great time, despite my major sinus infection getting in the way, and it was just nice to have a little mommy and me time!   {This post contains some affiliate links. Every little bit helps this stay at home mom out!}   Thursday Mega Make & Take This was new on our agenda, and we’re not sure if it’ll be on there again next year or not. We follow along on the Orlando Scrapbook Facebook group and made sure we took everyones advice about this event. While some of it was true, there was a lot that wasn’t. So here’s my list based on what everyone said, and what I think you need to know. 1 ) Bring a sweater, it gets really cold in there Yes, bring a sweater just in case. I needed it since I wasn’t feeling well at all, but to say it was freezing in the main room of the make and take was wrong. It was probably perfect temperature for those who weren’t battling a sinus infection. Where you did need a sweater was in the hallways. Running to the bathroom meant freezing your bum off! Overall, it’s always good to bring an extra layer, just in case. 2 ) You can’t bring outside food into the crafting area Bologna! There were people with take out boxes from the restaurants. Plus, we ended up bringing a small cooler with snack inside….and maybe some boxed wine, too! LOL  Hey! It was going to be a long night, so I figured a little red…

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DIY Stenciled Weiner Dog Coaster – The Glittery Hands Box

Create Your Own Die Cut Stencil Coaster Because who doesn’t love dogs on coasters   If you’ve been following along on my social media accounts, then you heard me announce my newest Design Team position with The Glittery Hands Box. This is an amazing box subscription, based in the UK, with so much fun packed in one little box. I received my box about a week ago, right about the time my sinus infection creeped up on me, so I’m finally getting around to playing with everything. Last night I went through the box and started to brainstorm all the projects that I could come up with, and decided to make this my first one to share. I think you’ll love it 😉 What’s inside the box, you ask? SO MUCH! There’s had drawn papers by the creator herself, suede cord, gem bottle, die cut novelettes, dachshund die, shrink plastic sheet, washi tape, cat stickers, gem toppers, tassel, pom moms, cat buttons, alphabet stamps, beads, and cat sticker flakes! I wasn’t kidding when I said there is so much great items. We also received a few more items in our first design team box, which I’ll be using in my projects, including this one. So, lets get started!   {This post contains some affiliate links. Every little bit helps this stay at home mom out!}   Directions: Start by tracing your coaster onto the back of a sheet of stencil paper and cutting out the circle. If you don’t have stencil paper, this might work with vinyl or any other plastic material. It needs to be thin enough to run through your manual die cutting machine. I used stencil paper from Silhouette, which worked perfectly for this project. Not only did it run through the die cutting machine seamlessly, but it has a sticky backing so it won’t move when you place it on your coaster. Next, take your dachshund die, place it on your stencil paper and run it through your die cut machine. Place it in various positions so he is scattered on your circle. This is why we traced the coaster first. It gives you a better idea of how it will look when it’s done rather than if we just cut out a large square. Once you’re done cutting our your designs, peel the backing off of the stencil paper and adhere the stencil directly onto…

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Joy Clair New Release Blog Hop – Born to Sparkle

Born To Sparkle Stamp Set From Joy Clair All That Glitter Shaker Card   Can you believe it?! Another New Release Blog Hop from Joy Clair. Do you know what that means? That means tons of new stamp sets coming your way. Today, I have the honor of showcasing the Born to Sparkle stamp set that has to be one of my favorite from the new release sets. It comes with a handful of gem shapes and sparkles, and the best sentiments for the girl who loves glitter. You can use this stamp set for that diva birthday girl, a new graduate that will be shining bright, or just your crafty friend to say hello! So many options, so many ideas, not enough time to make all the cards!!! So, you know that I HAD to make a shaker card with this stamp set! I’m going to apologize in advance for my mismatch colors in the photos. I’ve been so sick lately that this card took me a few days to finish, which meant photographing between sunshine and rainy days. The featured image is the best indication of color, for your reference!   Want to see more of the new release stamp sets? Head on over to the Joy Clair blog post —> HERE! Find out who is next on the list after you’ve scrolled through my post,  and hop on over to their site!   {This post contains some affiliate links. Every little bit helps this stay at home mom out!}   Directions: Start by applying Wilted Violet Distress Oxide ink onto a sheet of white cardstock. Then, using your MISTI, randomly stamp the sparkle designs included in the Joy Clair Born to Sparkle stamp set all over the page using the same purple ink. Next, stamp the gem shapes using Delicata White Shimmer ink. This ink looks amazing on almost any background! Next, run this background through your Die Cutting machine, I used my Platinum6, using a stitched rectangle die cut. Now, lets move onto creating your own shaker object for this card. First, using a smaller full cut stitched rectangle die cut, cut out one using white cardstock, and another using a piece of foam sheet. Then, using scissors or a paper trimmer, cut a rectangle the same size as the die cut for your backing and one using acetate sheet. Start by applying the same purple…

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