SIGN OF THE {VALEN} TIME'S

wowsers...have i really been gone for over a month?...what the heck happened?...where'd the time go?...well...the bean has been under the weather...darn that vertigo!...insert fist shaking here...but now i'm all ready to get my craft on!...

so...how can you say those three little words without actually saying 'em?...in sign language!...and that's how this "i love you" shrinky pin came about!...what's that?...you've never worked with shrinky dinks?...well maybe this little cutie will change your mind!...

 

here's a close up!...this turned out better than i imagined!...

 

i wanted to keep it super simple with the inside...because the front of the card says it all!...

 

using the cricut and don juan cartridge...i cut the hand image at 4" inches...when i work with shrinky dinks...i like to use the deep cut blade...that way you'll know that it'll cut through...

now...don't worry...this can be done without a cutting machine...kick it old school and use scissors!...just trace one of the kiddies hands and take 'er from there!...then it really is a personalized keepsake!...

 

preheat your oven according to package directions...place the shrinky dink on a piece of brown paper bag and then place on a cookie sheet..when oven reaches temperature, put in oven...let bake for about 5 (like the hand's saying) to 10 minutes...they're going to start to curl...don't panic! that's just part of the dinking process!...

 

they're done shrinking when they're all flat again...grab a pencil and take dinks out of the oven...now bend the fingers down over the pencil...you're going to need to move quickly because they cool pretty fast...but don't worry...if this happens, just pop back in the oven and let them get soft again!...

 

all done...add a little heart sticker on there for the finishing touch!...

 

to make it a keepsake...i put a pin back on there!...just slap 'er on with some super glue!...

 

now do you think you're ready for shrinky dinks?...i sure hope so!...because how can you not love this?..

 

***supplies***
paper - the doodlin' around stack by dcwv
stamp - you had me at chocolate by my creative time with emma
shrinky dinks - for computer inkjet printers (michael's)

oopsie!...i forgot to give you all the machine settings for cutting!...

pressure - high
speed - medium
blade depth - 6
multi cut - 3

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PUCKER UP!

so...why is it...that anything you throw on a stick...is freaking hilarious?...try it once...i mean...husband...not so funny...put 'em on a stick...instant funny!...

well...since it's close to vday...i thought that lips would be a perfect addition to my "on a stick" series...use these...and you're looking like angelina jolie!...minus the brad pitt...

 

did 'em up using my cricut and the don juan cartridge...cut one at 2 1/2" inches and another one at 1 1/4" inches....layer 'em up...and slap a lollipop stick on there!...and don't be afraid to use patterns!...makes 'em that much more fun!...

so pucker up and gimme me kissy baby!...

 

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A FIRECRACKER OF A BARRETTE

so...i realize that i might be a couple of days late on this...but hey...i really didn't make this until the 4th of july!....lol...anywho...i've been so wondering how to make these little korker bows...and found this great vid on youtube...believe it or not...you bake the ribbon!...funny thing...i use my oven more for craft reasons than actual food!...hee hee...to package this cutie up...i cut a star from the don juan cricut cart at 5 1/2" inches...really ended up doing 2...one from chipboard (aka cereal box) and then one with kraft stampin up cardstock...that way it was a bit thicker...did up some faux stitching to finish it off!...and boom...you end up with one little firecracker of a barrette!...

THESE THINGS ARE SO ADDICTIVE!...

omg....these little magnet boards are like pringles...once you pop...you can't stop!...i'm driving the hubs crazy!...i got 'em on like every door knob in the house!...and you guys were worried that 100 was too many to buy!...lol...

now this one i used straight from the nest for the birdies...and i guess since my head's in the clouds...maybe that's why i feel in love with the paper from the dcwv songbird stack...i wanted to mix it up and did it in a different direction...yeah...i'm crazy like that!...

 

 

i love me some skulls...so this one's my fav!...the paper is from the dcwv madly in love stack...killer, right?...wanted to pick up some of the blingage with the magnets...so i did a little embossing on the hearts...oops...forgot to mention that the heart cuts were from don juan...

 

 

now with this one...i just used some magnets that i bought from m's in the dollar section...they went perfectly with my new fav paper...k & company greenhouse stack....