My awesome friend Jeanette found this blog called Summertime Designs. She has GORGEOUS kits for free. And I'm serious, they are GORGEOUS!!!
Here is a mini sampling of the kits I've downloaded today!
November 06, 2009
November 04, 2009
October 31, 2009
November BLog Train
October 29, 2009
Halloween Paisley
Look what I have for you!
It's one of my older kits, 3 papers, but still fun!
Click HERE to download
Also, some Halloween Labels:
Those, you can download HERE
If you're into the more realistic stuff, I have these pretty pumpkin papers that if you feel so inclined, you could print and frame- but you don't have to!
Download them HERE
Happy Halloween Y'All!!
October 28, 2009
October 19, 2009
No Sew Pennant Banner Tutorial
Ok, so those who know me know that I'm a lazy crafter. I hate having to wait till I have money to buy the proper supplies or waiting till I have time or someone to teach me things. USUALLY that results in sub-par crafts, but occasionally, it makes me feel like a GENIUS!!!!!
My latest example of this is a pennat banner. I had made a super cute banner on my sister's cricut, but I used crappy adhesive, so it fell apart, then my kids got to it, so it's pretty much unusable now. I was not, however, about to have NO Halloween banner, so I started cutting out triangles to use in a pennant banner. Once they were cut I couldn't sit still, so I figured a way to finish the thing and I love it!! Here is my Halloween banner:
So I made a tutorial to make your own!!
First, you'll need:
Step 1: Trace an EQUILATERAL triangle- one for each pennant. Be sure to use your straightedge.
Step 2: Cut out all the triangles
Step 3: Iron all pennants
Step 4: Cut out your letter pattern (I find a font I like and use PSE to make it the size I want, then print it). Once it's cut out, flip it over
Step 5. Trace all letters on the solid linen or cotton BACKWARDS
Step 6: Cut out the letters and flip them back around to the proper direction
Step 7: Use the paintbrush to paint tacky glue onto the back of the letter, gluing it onto the pennant.
Step 8: Here is one part where you get to be creative. Trace the letter to make it stand out. This time I used permanent marker in black, you can use any colors you want. On my Halloween banner, I used puff paints, three layers of it. You could also use acrylic paints, glue little gems on... whatever floats your boat
Step 9: Layer the finished pennants overlapping corners. Cut a ribbon long enough to cover all pennants and then long enough to hang. Line the ribbon so it matches the top edge of the pennants.
Step 10: Use brads to attach the ribbon and the pennants. On this particular banner, I also added flowers to some of the brads.
Tada!!
More Halloween Decor
Added a couple more things to my decor! The first is a print from Lori Z. at Goody Goody Gumdrops. (2 different links, btw! Check them both out). She sent it to me for my birthday and I LOVE it!!! The picture is at an angle to avoid flash. Lame, huh? Nobody would ever know I actually take pics by looking at my blog. lol
The next is my second favorite thing in all my Halloween stuff that I've made. It is a NO SEW PENNANT BANNER. You heard that right, NO SEW!!!! Those who know me know that I HATE to sew. I'm a terrible seamstress and break every machine I touch. I wanted this pennant banner bad enough though, that I made it anyway. Tutorial to come in the next few days.
Also,Thursday, my friend Sheilagh and I made this super cute wreath. I have 2 pics so you can see that it's made w/ ribbon.
Then there is this adorable fence and pumpkin thing my parents made, HOW cute is it?!
And also, no pics yet, but my hubby let me spend a couple bucks to get a bat windchime. I'll have to find a link for you and I tell you, I never EVER thought he'd say yes and now I'm over the moon excited to get it!!
October 13, 2009
Halloween Decorations and Stuff
I've been working on more Halloween stuff. Not nearly as much done as I'd LIKE there to be, but everything costs money. Boo. And not the Halloween kind of boo, the boo stupid money problems off the stage. I shouldn't say that. I'll gladly take my money problems over SO many other problem options!
Anyway, nuff about the green stuff and on to the spookies!
Sorry ahead of time for the crappy pics. I have too many other pics to edit to spend time editing my own.
That painting in the background- I worked hard on. I wanted it to be perfect!! I love how it turned out! The trick or treat thing- D.I. $.75. The bucket, my sweet friend Debi gave to me! :D
BOO! frames- I saw them last year on One Pretty Thing, but they said Fall. And they weren't made of bookpages. :D Also, the flower vase, last year I had candy corn in it. I loved that.
These are salt dough ornaments for my Halloween Tree.... which I bought spray paint for yesterday so here's hoping I can make it soon!! You can't see how pretty my ghost is. He has flourishes on him. I really wanted to do clay ornaments, but alas, the money issue. It's ok though, we had a BLAST doing these ornaments. Hubby and Kids made some, too, but they aren't painted yet, so those will come later.
The scarecrow was given to me by my friend Sarah. The birdhouses I bought at the dollar store and painted to match my afghan:
Speaking of my afghan, here it is in use!! I wish you could see that it's PURPLE not blue!!!
September 30, 2009
October Blog Train
Ányi + a digitális scrapbooking
Craft With Me <--------You are HERE
Also!!! I'm putting up all my old kits for free download as well!! You can see them HERE and don't laugh- some are from when I very first started and some are cheesy! Some however, I'm VERY proud of!!! I will apologize, however, for committing my OWN pet peeve. These are not labeled in any way w/ my name. I'm sorry!!!
Here are a few that I tried to sell but now I'm just putting up for you to have!!
Grungy Princess Add-On (my fav of the GP bunch)
If there are any broken links, would you please let me know?
September 27, 2009
Worthy Thoughts
What a great lesson in the book today!! You are what you think, therefore, think wholesome, clean thoughts!! You can't listen to trash and crap and turn around and always make good choices. Nor can you listen to uplifting music and be miserable all the time.
Good music can help you control your thoughts. Controlling your thoughts helps you over come bad habits, overcome fear, gain courage, and live a happy life. (Elder Packer)
I did an object lesson today. I put some water in a bowl, explained that the water was like my thoughts. Then I dumped a little dirt in and explained to the girls that sometimes bad thoughts start clouding up our minds. Then I put one drop of shampoo into the middle of the bowl. All the dirt was hurriedly pushed to the side. I explained that good thoughts and bad thoughts just can't be in the same place at the same time.
For a handout, I gave each of the girls a little bottle of hotel shampoo with this attached:
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