Practical Scrappers: Ten Things Tuesday - Fabric

It's another beautiful Tuesday, so that means another Ten Things over at Practical Scrappers!  The ladies are giving us some fun and creative ways to incorporate fabric into our creations.

My take on this week's challenge was to use some leftover scraps from a maxi skirt project I undertook last week (really looking for anything to fit over my 9 month prego belly at this point!).  I still had the scraps on the craft table and found they were fun to pull and twist into different shapes.  Eureka!  It's a design moment :-)

After wrapping the fabric around the edge of the framed out section of the card, I filled the frame with clear plastic and adhered the little elephant with extra pop up tape.  He looks like he's floating and who doesn't love a little magic on a little boy's card :-)

I just found out another of my friends is having a little boy, so this is headed her way shortly :-)

Check out the other fun ways that the Practical Scrappers are using fabric over at their blog!

UnstampaBelles: Easel Cards

Hello my scrappy friends!  This month is a fun one over at the UnstampaBelles Challenge :-)  The ladies are working on Easel Cards, and since it is something I've never tried before, I had the adventure of learning something new!

I was a bit hesitant to give it a go, but after carefully measuring and following this tutorial, I was able to create something really cute in a short amount of time.  One of the things I really love, is that the card sits up to display itself while letting you add extra pops of color along the bottom.  So fun!

This one will be going out to my lovely Aunt, whose birthday is my baby's due date!!  Both are right around the corner...yikes!  :-)

So please stop on by the UnstampaBelles Challenge and show us you beautiful take on Easel Cards and see what the other fabulous ladies have created.  I promise, you won't be disappointed :-)

Practical Scrappers: Ten Things to Do with Burlap

Today the ladies of Practical Scrappers are getting creative with burlap!  If you've been on Pinterest lately, you'll see TONS of fun projects incorporating burlap and I even recently helped my aunt make burlap curtains for her greenhouse.  They turned out so cute!

For this project, I decided to give my burlap a bit of a modern twist.  I've seen it typically incorporated into shabby chic and rustic themes, so I thought it would be fun to see if we could make it a bit more pop :-)

By cutting the burlap into a chevron and backing it with other bright and bold patterns, I was able to make a more modern statement :-)

Please swing on by the Practical Scrappers blog to see what other fun ways the ladies are using burlap today!

Practical Scrappers: 10 Things to Do with Baker's Twine

It's Tuesday again, which means it's time for another 10 Things with the Practical Scrappers!   This week's challenge item is Baker's Twine.  This was a very hot item a while back, so I have a stash of many pretty colors laying around, as I'm sure you do too :-)

My take on the challenge was a pretty simple one.  I wrapped some cardstock to create an accent on this abstract card.  Easy peasy :-)

Please stop by the Practical Scrappers blog to see what create ways the ladies are using Baker's Twine!

Practical Scrappers: Funny Cards and Layouts

In honor of April Fool's Day, the ladies of Practical Scrappers are showing off some funny cards and layouts!  Please swing by for a chuckle :-)

I'm a HUGE fan of corny jokes, so this is my giggle for the day :-)

UnstampaBelles Challenge: Anything but a Card

The ladies over at the UnstampaBelles Challenge are REALLY challenging us this week!  Not only can you NOT use stamps of any kind, but you need to create something other than a card :-)  Since cards are my go-to...this was a challenge for me :-)

Luckily, I've been busy working on some baby stuff, and one of my project totally fit the bill!  I wanted to create my own mobile for our nursery, and I lucked out by finding the "bones" of a DIY mobile on Amazon.  The fun part was then to pick the papers to match my room and decide on a shape.  I went with stars this time, but the beauty of this mobile is that you can change them out whenever the mood strikes.  Genius!

These stars are from my Plaintin Schoolbook Cricut cartridge.

So, please stop by the Unstampabelles Challenge and show us your fabulous creation!!

Day at the Beach

Our new camera finally made it to us yesterday, so hubby and I immediately took it out to play.  It was a really pretty day today, so we swung by the beach and got some documentation of my Mega Belly :-)  Only 8 weeks to go until our little guy makes his appearance!

My hubby is such a talented photographer, I'm always in awe of the beautiful pictures he takes.  He even managed to make me look human sized :-)   Love him!