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!

Practical Scrappers: 10 Things to Do with Buttons

Today over at Practical Scrappers, the ladies are showing us fun and creative ways to use buttons in layouts and cards.

My take on the challenge is one of my favorite tricks to create custom embellishments.  I have a huge jar overflowing with different sized buttons, but the colors are sometimes a little funky (I will admit to buying most of them on a killer deal!)  So in order to make sure they match to my creation, I just cover them with fabric!

It's very easy to do, too.  Just cut a circle of about half an inch larger than the button on all sides.  Then, hand sew around the perimeter of the fabric (as messy as you like, it will be on the back), place the button in the center and then cinch the fabric all the way around!  When you flip the button around, it will be encased in  your pretty fabric.  Super easy.  If you don't want to sew, you could even glue gun that bad boy, and make it even easier on yourself :-)

For my card, I covered the buttons in green and pink and made them into happy birthday balloons.

Please stop by the Practical Scrappers site and check out what other great ideas the ladies are showing off this week!

Go Fish Challenge: Ribbons

Today is a bit of a bitter sweet day as it's my last challenge as a designer for the Go Fish team.  I have loved my time with that group of very talented ladies and know that wonderful things are in store for the challenge in the future!  It was also my very first design team, so it has a special place in my heart <3 p="">
The challenge this week is to use Ribbons!

I went with a giant DIY bow for this challenge.  It's an easy bow to recreate and just involves taping down various sized loops of grosgrain ribbon.  Easy peasy!  

So please stop on by the Go Fish Challenge and show us your ribbon creation!