Special Girl sign SimonSays

Happy Sunny Day to you all,

It's so beautiful out today.  I cannot wait to finish this post and get outdoors.  It's been a very, very long winter.  I believe the high today should be around 60 degrees.  YEAH!

So, I've been entering some challenges over at Simon Says Stamp Blog.  They have a Monday and Wednesday challenge and this week's Wednesday challenge is "Mother's Day/Special Girl"  My granddaughter will turn 2 on Sunday and since she's pretty special I thought I'd make her something for her room.  I had purchased these foam signs a LONG time ago at my favorite store...The Dollar Tree and had planned on making something for the girls but never got around to it.  Going through my stash of "stuff" I came across this one and knew it was time for Alexis to get her own room sign.  

I started out with my cricut and cut Alexis in a basic block font and then again as a Shadow Black Out Round to give it some depth.  I also created the butterfly and flower from my Amazing Crafting Products.  You can go here and see how I originally did the butterfly.  This time I used my Casting Resin instead of the Paperclay (less drying time) to create my pieces and painted them both with my Terri Sproul mixers from Sakura Craft.  It's super easy to mix the mixers with some 3d crystal lacquer and it paints onto the resin fabulously.  I also created Alexis' name in resin, but the letters were just too small for the sign.  I will just have to make her another project :)

I glued all my pieces to the foam sign after "stamping" some flourishes directly onto the foam sign.  I tried it on the back first to make sure it would work and it was fabulous.  Then I highlighted the edged flourishes with some purple glitter glue. 

a few glitter glue dots to the letters 

more glitter glue to the rhinestones 

more glitter glue dots as butterfly's flight pattern

and now she has her own room sign.  

I just love how this turned out...now I should make one for Miss Bella also.

I hope you've enjoyed my post today and as always,

have a great day and God Bless.

Dollar Tree Candle updo

Good morning and happy Sunday to you.  I am hoping to be doing nothing but crafting and watching a bit of SUPER BOWL today.  I hope that you are doing what you want to be doing also!

Today I have a super quick and simple project that took me not more than 10 minutes to make, but oh so cool.  Remember my favorite store?  Yes, the Dollar Tree.  I swear I can walk in there for a $1 item and walk out with $50, easily for sure.  Anyway, I was there right before Christmas and found these awesome flameless candles for, yup, $1.  I've seen them at Walmart and Target for up to $5.  So of course I had to snatch up a few.  Well, the holidays weren't really great this year, in fact, we didn't have Christmas till last night with everyone.  Christmas on the 2nd of February?  Well, that was the earliest EVERYONE could be together at one time, but in hindsight, we had something to still look forward to.  So anyway, here is my $1 flameless candle before. 

Took the packaging off and using my cricut it became this

No, it's not for me cuz I am NOT a Cowboys fan, but my daughter is...I know, as  parents all we can do is raise them, they make their own choices.  LOL  Anyway, I just cut out the stars in 3 different sizes out of 3 different colors of vinyl, the #1 Fan and adhered it to the candle and voila...Now since the candle is plastic and flameless I don't have to worry about the grand babies breaking it or burning themselves either.  

LOVE IT.  

As always, have a great day and God Bless.

Go 49ers, just cuz!!!