Back to School!

Hi Everyone,
I am super excited to show you a project that I have been working on this week!  My oldest is starting kindergarten and I wanted to put together a special place to keep track of his school papers, schedule and backpack.

I headed over to Ikea and found this magnetic chalkboard (It had so much potential and I knew I could make it work!)

Before:

I painted it to match my laundry room since that is where I wanted to hang it.  I had some scrapbook paper that matched perfect so I adhered it to the back for a little more pop of color.  I created the magnets using washi tape, clothespins and magnets.  The frame was in a two pack from Ikea.  I used more washi tap and then stamped my son's name along the bottom.  Each year I am going to add his handprint to the frame to see how much he has grown!  The can on the left I found at Michaels and I added some washi tape to that also.  It will be perfect for holding pencils and extra supplies throughout the school year :-)

This chalkboard came with hooks on the bottom that are going to hold his backpack each day (so we won't be searching for it every morning!)

Finished Product:

I LOVE LOVE LOVE how it turned out!  I doesn't take up any floor space and fits perfectly in my laundry room.  My little guy is so excited to have a space all his own just to keep his school stuff!

Thanks for stopping by today!!

~Rebekah

Washi Tape Magnets

It's Hump Day!!
If you haven't seen the commercial of the camel asking what day it is, you are missing out!! Hysterical :-)

Today we are continuing the Up, Up, and Away theme over at Pink by Design.  It's Technique Wednesday and we are making projects using Washi Tape.  I have to say that this is the first time I have ever used it and it is really easy!  I decided to make a couple magnets that are part of a MUCH BIGGER project I am working on (you can see the final product right here on Friday!!)

I cut stars on my silhouette to continue with the Up theme and covered them in washi tape. I also ran some tape over the clothespins and then glued a magnet to the back.  Super Easy.

The PBD stamp set I used is called "Lunchbox Notes".  This set is perfect for a child that is school age :-)

Don't forget to link up to the challenge by Saturday at Midnight!!  I have included the link at the bottom of this page also!

~Rebekah

My Brother is a Superhero!

Hi Everyone! Today I have a fun project to share with you that I created for my boys rooms. They are really close in age and are inseparable. Recently, they have been all about superheroes and I had some cute pictures of them from a Mother's Day photo shoot.

 I bought the wood from Lowes, painted it with leftover paint from my younger son's room and then made a vinyl stencil for the wording. I made two so each of my kiddos have one :-)

I love how these turned out and they cost me less than $2 a piece to make! Can't beat that :-)

Thank you for stopping by to take a look!

~Rebekah

Up, Up, & Away Challenge!

Happy Monday!
We are starting the week off over at Pink by Design with an "Up, Up, and Away" Challenge.  All you have to do is create anything using the "Up" theme.  Birds, planes, superman.....  ;-)  Link up below before Saturday at 11:59pm cst and you will have a chance to win a gift card to the Pink by Design Store!!

Here is my project for the challenge..

My oldest is starting kindergarten in a couple weeks and I wanted to make him a card for the first day of school! This book is a favorite at our house and I know he is going to love it :-)

Now it's your turn!!  I can't wait to see what you create!

~Rebekah

Congrats Grad!

Hi Everyone,
It's already time for graduations....Can you believe it??  Over at Pink by Design, we have been creating graduation projects all week.  We would love for you to come over and Link up your project with us.  One lucky person will win a $10 gift card to Pink by Design!!

Here is my graduation project for today using the "Scripted Year" Stamp Set.

Come on over and link up.  Can't wait to see what you create :-)

~Rebekah

Little Prince Party Blog Hop

Happy April!!

Can you believe we are in April already??  Today is day two for this Super fun blog hop hosted by Jessica from homespun elegance.  If you are coming from Jodi you are in the right spot! If you want to start at the beginning, click HERE!  I am the last stop on today's hop but there is another day of all new designers tomorrow so be sure to visit homespun elegance again tomorrow :-)

1. STARTS AT: www.homespunelegance.blogspot.com
2. Mindi Palmer http://www.scrappintoxicmidge.blogspot.com/
3. Mandee Gillen  http://www.thescrappinlounge.com
4. JulieK  http://3girljam.blogspot.com/
5. Meriah Hamlin - www.twoscraptasticgals.blogspot . com
6. Laurie http://mincedpaper.blogspot.com
7. Miranda www.nanasscrapspot.com
8. Jodi Ethington - www.talkingtwineandtrim.blogspot.com/
9. Rebekah Ostrus - http://craftyteachermom.blogspot.com   YOU ARE HERE!

I  am a proud mommy to two little princes and I couldn't figure out what I wanted to share with you, so I chose 3 projects :-)

The first is a Spiderman card I made for a birthday party we were invited to last weekend.

I found this Spiderman jpeg on the internet and used my silhouette to print and cut the design.  The spiderweb and 5 are from my silhouette.  It's kind of hard to see but I heat embossed the spiderweb to make it have a glistening effect.  The "make a wish" sentiment is from Pink by Design (I design for them!)

My next project is a type that I do a lot!  I love to print designs on heat transfer paper and make custom t-shirts for my boys and their friends :-)  

These adorable Avengers are the creations of Lisa over at Pretty Papers, Pretty Ribbons.  The font for the name is called Masked Marvel.  The printable transfers I use are June Tailor.  I print and cut them using my silhouette and then iron it on.  Super easy but a great personalized gift :-)

The last project I have for you today involves some sewing.  I will be the first to tell you that I am a beginner when it comes to sewing.  I get an idea in my head and then I just try to put it together on my own (which is what I did here).  I wanted to make something I could carry along in the car for my little guys that would keep them busy when  they get bored.  

Here it is folded up

The inside

The storage

I found some super cute white boards in the $ spot at Target, along with mini dry erase markers and erasers.  The pocket on the left holds the whiteboard and a few other books and the right side has compartments to the hold the markers, eraser and a hotwheel or two.  They don't take up much room at all!  It cost me less than $5 to make both of them because it doesn't take much material.  I don't have step by step instructions because I honestly just made it up as I went.  If anyone is interested I can try to write out the dimensions and how I put it together :-)

Blog Candy!

If you become a follower and leave a comment, I am giving away the "Dots for Sure" from Unity Stamps! (unfortunately due to shipping, US addresses only)

Thanks for hopping with us today! Don't forget to head back to Jessica's blog tomorrow for day 3 of this awesome hop! Lots of prizes are up for grabs :-)  You have until April 5th at Midnight CST to enter the giveaways.  I will be picking a random winner and posting it April 6th so please leave a way for me to contact you!

~Rebekah

Pink by Design & Lovebug Creations Spring Blog Hop

Hi Everyone!

I am so excited today for this fun blog hop featuring Pink by Design Stamps and Lovebug Creations Ribbon!

If you are coming from Ellen's page, you are in the right spot!! If you would like to start from the beginning, click HERE!

Here is the lineup of these super talented designers:

1. Main Lovebug Creations Blog:http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/
2. Main Pink by Design Blog http://www.pinkbydesignstamps.com/ 
3. Christine: http://www.scarletcalliope.wordpress.com/ 
4. Sarah: http://www.pinkcricut.com/
5. Dawn Mercedes: http://dawnmercedes.blogspot.com/
6. Elizabeth: http://www.217creations.com/
7. Dawn Rene http://designsbydawnrene.com/
8. Paula: http://www.morethanfavors.blogspot.com/
9. Dorcas: http://www.craftycardangel.com/
10. Lisa: http://www.prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com/
11. Ellen: http://cardmonkeyspaperjungle.com/
12. Rebekah: http://www.craftyteachermom.blogspot.com/  ------ YOU ARE HERE!
13. Martha: http://beautifulcreationsmp.blogspot.com/
14. Meriah: http://www.twoscraptasticgals.blogspot.com
15. Stephanie: www.stephanie-eaken.blogspot.com
16. Bryan: http://www.scrapguy.blogspot.com/
17. Tanya: http://scrappinkymomma.blogspot.com/
18. Sabrina: http://www.sabrinaalery.blogspot.com/
19. Zeni: http://www.scrappyzeni.com/
20. Gloria: http://gloriasgoofycraftspot.blogspot.com/

This is my first time using ribbon from Lovebug Creations and I absolutely love it!  The colors are so rich and  I love the feel of this ribbon!  For my project, I used this new file from the silhouette store.  It is perfect to hold little trinkets or jewelry.  I couldn't decide which color ribbon I wanted to use, so I used every color I have :-)

The sentiment is from our newest PBD release and the stamp of the month called "Love Today".  All of my papers are from the dollar spot at Target! (I picked them up last spring)

Thanks for stopping by today! Now I am going to send you over to the super talented Martha!!

~Rebekah

Easter treat bag topper

Happy Wednesday!

Today over at Pink by Design, we are sharing paper punching techniques.  Paper punching adds extra detail to a project and is super easy to do.  I used a scallop punch and a dots punch to this cute little bag topper.

My boys aren't big candy fans so I am putting other treats in their Easter baskets ;-)

Don't forget we have an Easter challenge going on over at Pink by Design!  Submit any project with an Easter theme and you could win a $10 gift card to the Pink by Design Store!!  Head on over and Link up!!

~Rebekah

PBD Easter themed Challenge

Hi Everyone!! Today we are starting the week off with an Easter themed Challenge over at Pink by Design!!  All you have to do is make any type of project with an Easter theme and link it up before Saturday at 11:59 p.m. CST.  We will randomly choose one lucky person to win a $10 gift certificate to the Pink by Design Store!!

Here is my Easter themed project!

The "Happy Easter" sentiment is from the PBD set "Mini Wrappers".  

Head on over and link up!! We have also announced the winners from the PBD New Release Blog Hop :-)

~Rebekah

Pink by Design New Release Blog Hop!

Happy Friday!!

Yea!! After a couple weeks of sneak peeks it's time to see all of the Pink by Design New Releases!!  Here is the line up for this awesome hop brought to you by some super talented designers :-)

Sarah - www.pinkcricut.com
Rebekah - www.craftyteachermom.blogspot.com
Lisa- www.prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com
Liz - www.217creations.com 
Meriah – www.twoscraptasticgals.blogspot.com
Paula - www.morethanfavors.blogspot.com
Sabrina - www.sabrinaalery.blogspot.com
Gloria - www.gloriasgoofycraftspot.blogspot.com
Bryan - www.scrapguy.blogspot.com
PBD Blog - www.pinkbydesignstamps.com

I am going to share a project with you using the "Lucky" stamp set.  This is one of the new Half Pints and can be used for St. Patty's Day or other fun cards and projects throughout the year :-)  Mine is kind of a card within a card.

Here it is with the top card closed:

Now open:

This is a center panel step card that I bought in the silhouette store but you can find plenty of great tutorials online also.  All of my papers were from my scrap drawer but were originally bought from the dollar spot at Target last year :-)

This next card was super simple to put together because this stamp set called "Get Well"  gives you the adorable image and sentiment. Sometimes you just don't have a lot of time to put a card together for someone and this set is the answer!!  I colored this little bug with some colored pencils (raided my little boys stash) and put it together in about 10 minutes :-)

Here are a couple more projects that I have "sneaked" in the last couple of weeks just in case you missed them!

This project used the March Stamp of the Month called "Love Today".

Here is another using the "Lucky" half pint set...

Your next stop on the hop is Lisa from Pretty Papers, Pretty Ribbons.

After the hop, make sure you head on over to Pink by Design Store to pick up all of your favorites!!  DON'T FORGET.. U-Stream is tonight at 7:30CST! Click HERE to go directly to it :-)

Thanks for hopping with us today!

~Rebekah

Not a card Friday: Sweet Treat

Happy Friday!
We are continuing our sweet theme over at Pink by Design.  Today I made a fun milk carton candy holder from the silhouette store.  I found the cherries in the store also and added some peachy keen faces to them to sweeten them up a bit!  The sentiment is from a "soon to be released" set next Friday at Pink by Design!!

This would make a simple but sweet gift for anyone!!  Don't forget to enter our Sweet Challenge.  You have until tomorrow at 11:59p.m. CST.  One lucky person will win a $10 gift card to Pink by Design!!  Click HERE to go to the challenge :-)

Have a sweet day!

Rebekah

Pink by Design Valentine's Day Blog Hop!!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

By now you should all have a lot of Valentine's inspiration for those last minute cards and gifts ;-)  If you came from Paula you are in the right place!

Don't forget to leave a comment on every blog to have a chance to win this awesome prize package from Sarah Hamer and Pink by Design!! What a sweet Valentine's day gift that would be huh?!?!?

My first gift idea was created as a gift for my little boys Cubbie Class at church.  I knew that they were going to get destroyed and thrown away pretty quick so I used the print and cut feature on my Silhouette.  The cute little sentiment is from Sweet Grams 2.

I whipped a bunch of these out in about fifteen minutes and my boys were so proud of them :-)

While I was at it, I decided to make a few individual cards for their teachers.  All of the sentiments came from the "Love Always" stamp set, and these cute little guys are all from the silhouette store!

Aren't they adorable little animals?!?!   I could just cuddle them ;-)

Now I am going to send you along to Sabrina!  Thank you for hopping along with us today!

Here is the order of the blog hop in case you need it:

Sarah - www.pinkcricut.com 
Bryan - www.scrapguy.blogspot.com 
Gloria - www.gloriasgoofycraftspot.blogspot.com 
Liz - www.217creations.blogspot.com 
Meriah - twoscraptasticgals.blogspot.com
Paula - www.morethanfavors.blogspot.com
Rebekah - www.craftyteachermom.blogspot.com
Sabrina - www.sabrinaalery.blogspot.com
PBD Blog - www.pinkbydesignstamps.com

~Rebekah

More Brown, Pink and White Inspiration!

Hi Everyone,
Our challenge is still going on over at Pink by Design!  Create anything you want using Brown, Pink and White!! The winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to Pink by Design Store!!!  Here is my project for today using one of the new files in the Silhouette Store and Pink by Design sets "Everyday Banners" and "Trendy Alpha"!

This is actually a really large bowl and can hold lots of goodies!! ;-)

Come on over and link up your project here!

~Rebekah

Be Merry!

Happy Wednesday!
Over at Pink by Design, we are continuing our week of Gift Tag Inspiration!  Today's technique is using Shrinky Dinks!!  If you would like to see the tutorial, head on over here!!

This was my first time using shrinky dinks, and I wanted to try the new PBD stamp set called "Trendy Alpha".  I used a Staz on ink pad and stamped them out on the film.  They shrink down in the oven to this cute little size!!

The tag and reindeer are from the Silhouette Store and the twine is from Pink by Design!  I LOVE this stamp set because I can make any words I want!!  Now that I have figured out Shrinky dinks, I can shrink them down to this smaller size when needed!! I used my snowflake cuttlebug folder for the background to add a little more detail.

Don't forget to come on over this week and link up with us for the Gift Tag challenge!  Entries must be in by Saturday Night 11:59 p.m. CST.  Click here to link up!!

~Rebekah

Mickey Mouse Baggage/Stroller tags

Hi Everyone!
I have a sweet friend who lives and breathes Disney and is getting ready to take her 8 month old to Disneyland!  She saw some adorable laminated Mickey Mouse tags on pinterest and asked if I  could make her some :-)

These are 4 1/4"x 3 1/2". I laminated them using my "Your Story" machine.  I wanted to make the most of my laminate page so I made a couple for us ;-)  She is going to tie them to their suitcases and the stroller at the park.  On the back she is going to put a sticker with her phone number on it!  I could have typed the information on the back but they have phone numbers changing soon.

Aren't they perfect or Disneyland?!?!

Have a great day!

~Rebekah

Pink by Design Challenge 10, 11 and 12

Whew!!
Is everyone else as exhausted as I am?!?!  I decided to write the last three challenges all in one post.  Challenge #10 is the challenge I created called "Go Wild"!  I made a layout from our trip to the zoo!

Click here for all the details of this challenge and layout!

The next challenge is a Single Layer Card.  I realized that I don't have any background stamps (I am going to have to do something about that!!)  I did have this little gift stamp and sentiment from Take the Cake and It's a Wrap 2.  It's really simple but would make a cute little card to stick to a gift!

The final challenge of the day is "Inspiration is Everywhere".  You are supposed to find something in your home and use it to inspire your project.  Well, after being locked up in my craft room all day, my kids had a great time tearing through the house and leaving quite a mess!! (My husband was with them but there is only so much you can do).  I decided to use my kids as my inspiration for this card, LOL!
 
They can be like a crazy tornado but at least they have fun and I enjoy them immensely!!  Find Joy Everyday is from the set "Enjoy the Journey"!

Here are my two little tornadoes!! They were more than happy to hold the project they inspired, LOL!

I hope you enjoyed the challenges today!!  Made sure you join us 8p.m. CST for the U-stream!  We are going to let you know if you are one of our lucky winners!! Lots of prizes!!

~Rebekah

Pink by Design Challenge #8

Hello!
This challenge is to use a ribbon or make a bow.  I decided to use the PBD twine and the Everyday Banners stamp set for this cute recipe card holder.  The cuts are from the Silhouette online store!  I tied the twine into a bow so I think that counts ;-)

Here is a yummy recipe for crockpot S'mores!

Enjoy!!

Click here to link up for this Challenge!

~Rebekah

Pink by Design Challenge #7

Tag, You're it!! This is Challenge #7!  I have this cute PBD Tooth Fairy set and thought it would be great to use on a tag!  This could also make a cute little card for a child who lost their first tooth!

Click here to link up to this challenge!

~Rebekah

Pink by Design Challenge #5

Are you keeping up???
Here we are at Challenge #5 which is the Ombre Challenge.  The goal is to make something with like colors that blend into each other.  I used the stamp set "Just Sayin" for the cute fishy sentiment :-)

Click here to link up to this challenge!

~Rebekah

Pink by Design Challenge #4

Hi Again!
Challenge #4 is to use a Silhouette in your project.  I have been waiting to use this stamp set called "Cruisin" for quite awhile!  I found this fun surfer girl silhouette and thought the sentiment would be perfect for it!

Click here to link up to this challenge!!

~Rebekah