More Sprucing Up the Cubicle

A canvas will do the trick! I love making canvases! 

 I cut out some flowers and leaves from coordinating Webster's Pages papers.

Some acrylic paint, a white Sharpie paint pen, and some Mod Podge makes it fun and cute!

I did add some shadows with Copics too. I don't think it's great for the nibs, but ya gotta do what ya gotta do, right? After I was done it looked overall too dark, so I smudged some white paint on the background with my fingers. Much better. 

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Have an awesome day!

New Job, New Excuse to Make Stuff!

I have a new, full time job! While it will definitely take time away from my craft room, it will also give me more excuses to make things ;) 

 I have a cubicle to snazz up now! I have pictures to hang, and I thought these teeny tiny clothespins I have been hoarding for YEARS would be cute! They were pretty boring though. Cubicle's do not need boring. I colored them with Copics, doodled  a little, then used Mod Podge Dimensional Magic over the top. First time I used it. Dried very clear! I have used other similar products, and they can sometimes distort color, but this did not. 

 These babies are tiny. Sorry the pics are a little blurry. I tried getting really close.

You can see compared to the dime how small they are. You can also see the shine from the Dimensional Magic. Love it!

Thanks for stopping by! I'm going to try to get some cards going this week, promise! And I have some other ideas for sprucing up my cubicle too ;) Have a great week!

Independence Day Cards for Vets

It's time to make cards for the residents of our Home for Veterans for the 4th of July. I'm doing four different designs, and here is one of them.

I used the Unity Carnivale Alpha to spell out FREE, and made a little banner. 

The "Thanks to you" was computer generated. 

 The paper is called Old Towne Tavern by The Paper Loft. 

I didn't have enough of any one design, so I used three or four different ones for the card fronts.

 I glued the banner pieces onto the linen thread, and mounted them on dimensionals. 

I wrapped the ends around vintage brads.

I'm sharing this on Unity's Friends With Flair!

Thanks for stopping in. Have an awesome weekend!

Grad Card For A Beautiful Young Lady

Tomorrow is the last graduation open house of the season for us. The young lady this card is for is our neighbor's granddaughter, and we've known her her whole life. Time sure does fly!

 The paper I used is from Crate Paper's Portrait Collection. So many beautiful papers! 

I used a stamp from Unity (I know, big surprise). The sentiment is from the January, 2011 Kit of the Month. Perfect for graduation.

I used the Deconstructing Jen Sketch. Instead of another piece of paper down the middle, I'm using the design of the paper. 

Thanks for stopping by! Have an awesome weekend!

Fun Bucket!

A while back I saw a 5 gallon bucket that Melody Ross had painted and decorated for the clubhouse. I filed it away for future use. 

My trash basket in my craft room wasn't big enough, and my recycle bin was a cardboard box. They weren't working out for me. I found a couple of buckets that were in pretty bad shape. They needed this!

After scrubbing them for a very long time, my 4 year old grandson helped me paint the buckets. 

That was so much fun!

After painting them with acrylic paints I Mod Podged various papers onto the buckets. I used the glossy Mod Podge. 

This morning I decided I needed more, so I started doodling with my paintbrush allover the bucket. 

That was fun too! 

 These aren't supposed to be perfect. They're supposed to be just as they are!

 The pic below shows my grandson's artwork. He was straying from my direction, and I loved it, so I kept it :)

This is my other bucket. I'm not done with it yet. Not sure what I'm doing exactly, but it will be fun!

I'm linking up to House of Hepworths link party and
Lolly Jane Boutique's Whatcha Got Weekend link party.
:)

Thanks for stopping by! 

Have an awesome day!

Grad Time, FWF Style

It's that time of year! We have lots of grad parties to go to. 

My son graduated last year, and since he played hockey his whole life, we know lots of guys graduating!

Guy cards are always challenging to me, but I think this one will pass ;)

 I used paper from October Afternoon and Crate Paper. 

The stamps are "You Did It" Itty Bitty, and the clock from the February, 2012 Kit of the Month.

Ink is Frayed Burlap and Old Paper Distress Ink, as well as Tuxedo Black Momento.

That cute little button brad is Stampin' Up. I saw it in the "NEW" catalog and remembered it while I was working on this card. 

It's Friends With Flair Friday on the Unity Blog. Stop by and be inspired!

Thanks for stopping by, and have an awesome Memorial Weekend!

Happy Friday!

I don't know about anyone else, but I am sooooo happy it's Friday! No work this weekend, and tomorrow is our 22nd anniversary :) Great husband, great years!

 I made this card for the Unity Challenge. This month the challenge is Stripes. Great paper by October Afternoon made it easy. The stamp set I used is Undeniably You. It has the dress image and four sentiments!

Thank you for stopping by. Have an amazing weekend!

Edited to add: If tpgirl happens to read this post, you were the winner of my Growing in Unity week. I need a way to contact you for your prize :)