Stop and Look Around!

Hi Everyone,

I am in the process of decorating for spring and saw this really great saying in the Silhouette Store. I thought it would be perfect for my bay window where I would see it everyday.   

I love this because it is a reminder that my life is pretty amazing.  We may not have as much as other people, but at least we are part of a loving family.  We could be doing really well financially but I chose to stay home and raise our two little boys and live off of my husbands teacher income.  Are my kids really hurting by not having the latest toy, designer clothes, or not going on vacations multiple times a year....no.  I think it means more that I am able to spend time with them daily and help mold them into the men they are going to be one day.  I am truly blessed with what I have and this will remind me on the days when I start to wish we could afford more that we don't need "things" to be happy.  Some of the richest people in the world are the unhappiest...

Ok, enough about that :-)  Here is how I made this.  I took the backside of a canvas I had already decorated for Valentine's Day and covered it with textured white cardstock.  I then went into my silhouette studio and resized the phrase to fit 9x12.  I ungrouped the words and cut them out individually on different colors of cardstock and used my zig 2 way glue pen to adhere them.  Super easy to do and I love how I was able to use the backside of  a used canvas.

~Rebekah

"A Happy Hello"

Happy Wednesday!
Yesterday was my turn to post a project over at Pink by Design and I wanted to share my project with you all today!

I wanted to make a card for my sweet friend, but wanted to make it extra special.  She loves to read, and I thought it would be a fun idea to attach a bookmark to her card!

The bookmark is attached by a perforated line that I put in using my silhouette studio!  If you would like all of the details on how to make this fun card, click here!

Check back tomorrow for a fun decor idea!

~Rebekah

Pink by Design Post (sneak peak)

Today is my turn to post over at http://pinkbydesignstamps.com .  Head on over and check out my fun card idea!  Here is a sneak peak!

I will post the full card tomorrow with directions on how to make it!!

~Rebekah

Cubs Fan (by marriage)

Happy Friday!!!
As you all know, March is the beginning of Spring Training!  We live in Arizona and have lots of teams that play here, one of which is the Chicago Cubs.  My husband is originally from Chicago, and that being said,  a HUGE Cubs fan.  He even had our bank cards changed over to Chicago Cubs, and since we share an account, my card was changed too!  People always say to me, "Cubs fan huh?" and I always say "yes, by marriage." :-)

I was thinking it would be fun to use my silhouette and some of my vinyl to make a decal for the back of my car, since it is that time of year again!  I had the project done in about 30 minutes and showed my husband as soon as he got home from work.  He thought it was great!

What do you think?!?!

Here is a shot of it a little further back.  It's not as huge as it looks in the first picture!

I have already seen a few people smiling through my rear view window, and my husband is happy because I have the Cubs logo on my car ;-)

Have a beautiful weekend!

~Rebekah

Wishing you a Speedy Recovery!

Hi Everyone!
Today I have a fun tri-shutter card that I made for a sweet little three year old recovering from surgery! What little boy doesn't like CARS :-)  I used the print and cut feature on my Silhouette to get the Cars characters.  Sarah over at Pink Cricut was sweet enough to do a tutorial for me on how to get my machine to cut around the characters!  I will let you know when she has that tutorial up for everyone else who is interested!

I did use one of the older Pink by Design stamp sets for the "Get Well" and "Smile".  It is called "Scripted Year", and you can get it here!  This card came together quickly and I love how it turned out!

What I love about these cards are they fold down to fit into a standard A2 envelope perfect for mailing!!

I think he will love it ;-)

Have a great day!

~Rebekah

"Kiss me, I'm Irish" Pink by Design Blog Hop

Top of the mornin to you! I am the last stop on this fun St. Patty's Day themed blog hop. You should have come from Julie's blog, but if you just happened to stop by today and want to see what you missed, start here!

Haven't the projects today been so fun and inspiring?? I really enjoy making St. Patty's Day themed projects and was excited to use one of the new sentiments from Pink by Design!  There were so many options for projects to make, but I decided on a candy holder.  This entire project was done without any type of electric cutting machine so it would be easy for anyone to make.

The sentiment I chose says "Wishing you Rainbows and Sunshine" from the "Rain or Shine" set.  I thought it would work great for my candy holder.

I started with a 4x12 sheet of green card stock and folded it in half (use a bone folder to make it a crisp fold).
Then, I took my crop-a-dile corner chomper and snipped the edges opposite the fold to give it a nice curve.
I then folded one end of my paper down about 1 1/4 inches and again used the bone folder to make it lay down.  I stamped the sentiment on that fold.  I had some green polka dotted paper in my stash and I just measured it to fit on the main portion of the holder (4 x 3 3/4).
To make the clover, I went back to my elementary school days and folded a piece of paper in half and cut half of a heart 3 times.  The stem was hand cut out of the same card stock. I popped up the clover with pop dots and glued the stem down flat.  I inked around the entire base and the clovers with a gold Colorbox ink pad, added some Pink by Design twine and a few dots of gold stickles to finish it off.
I thought it would be fun to make the candy look like an actual rainbow, and Skittles are perfect for this!  I put the skittles in 1x8 bags that I get from www.gtbags.com and they slid into the holder perfectly!

Here are a couple up close views..

This would make a great gift for anyone! It is even small enough to fit in a lunchbox ;-)

Now it is your turn to show us a "green" themed project.  Head on back to the Pink by Design Blog and link up your projects!  We would love to see some more inspiration!

Thanks for hopping by today,

~Rebekah

Super Simple Layout

Happy Monday Everyone!
 I am so behind on the scrapbooks I have been putting together for my two little boys!  Slowly but surely I am catching up.  I started with scrapbooks that were 8x8 thinking they would be easier, but I am finding that I can fit a lot more pictures in 12x12 layouts.  This is my last 8x8 layout that I did for my oldest.  Nothing really fancy but I like how it showcases the pictures.  The sentiment is from Pink by Design and I used a couple different paper punches to finish it off!

I am finding that sometimes simple is better.  I am definitely looking forward to doing 12x12 layouts from now on!

Have a great day!
~Rebekah