Cuppa Joe?

Mornin' hens!  Here's another little craft project I wanted to share with you.

 Lil' Chick asked for her own personalized mug as her Valentine's Day gift.  ❤  Easy peasy!  I love making these.  I bought this stoneware mug at Target.  I loved how the inside is a speckled green and that tiny gold rim matches the vinyl monogram perfectly. Yay!    

Now I know she would've been happy enough with just the coffee mug, but I wanted to give her something else too!  So I searched for coasters online and found these wooden ones.  They were $10 for a set of four with FREE shipping!  I used the same monogram (resized to fit inside the coaster), but used the negative space as a template and painted the initials with gold acrylic paint.  Here's a helpful tip: Instead of using the more expensive vinyl for the template (since you're going to peel it off and throw it away anyway), I use white Con-Tact paper instead.  I removed the Con-Tact paper template after applying 3 coats of gold paint.  Once the paint was dry, the DH then gave each coaster a coat of clear acrylic sealer.  Yoila!!  What a cute gift and for only about $17!  This would make a great gift for a teacher, or even a coworker!  Okee dokee, that's it for me today.  I hope you hens have a FABULOUS Friday and a ❤SUH-WEET❤ Saturday!  {{{hen hugs}}}    

Supplies:

*Silhouette CAMEO Digital Cutting Machine	Silhouette Cameo Electronic Cutting Machine Starter Bundle	Silhouette Glossy Permanent Vinyl, 9 by 10-Feet, Gold	Con-Tact Brand Creative Covering Self-Adhesive Shelf and Drawer Liner, 18-Inches by 9-Feet, White	*Silhouette PREMIUM TRANSFER PAPER 12"" x 6'	Silhouette Transfer Paper, 12-Inch
*Silhouette HOOK Tool	Silhouette Hook	Silhouette Scraper	*Silhouette SCRAPER Tool	Noritake Kona Wood 3-3/4-Inch Coasters, Set of 4	FolkArt 4129 Enamel 2-Ounce Acrylic Paint,Metallic Gold
Plaid:Craft Martha Stewart Basic Brush Set 5/Pkg-	Krylon 6-Ounce Crystal Clear Acrylic Coating Aerosol Spray	Threshold%u2122 Belmont Stoneware Reactive Mug Set of 4	Silhouette Design Store: ellipse monogram a-f	Silhouette Design Store: ellipse monogram g-l

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Sending you smiles!

Hi hens!  This splattered background idea came from Alison at The Alley Way Stamps.  Seriously, she has the most creative mind.  How she comes up with these things is beyond me.  I wish I could.  Oh well, good thing I have Alison to watch on YouTube!!  LOL!!  Anyhoo, she made her own spray mist by combining acrylic paint and rubbing alcohol in a mini spray bottle.  Hey, sounds cool to me so I wanted to give it a go.  And here's my result...  BAM!  Is this AWESOME or what?  Whoot-whoot!! (or should I say hoot-hoot!) LOL! 

Now I wanted to add something just as fabulous on top!  This is a little "Print & Cut" image from the Silhouette on line store.  I thought she was SUPER CUTE!  Ok, so I opened the image in my Silhouette software and selected print, making sure to print the registration marks too.  Then I just put the cardstock on my cutting mat and sent it to my Silhouette Cameo selecting the cut feature this time.  Yoila!  Perfectly cut image!  I print and cut 3 of these and used the other two images to fussy cut for layering. I layered the wings, hat, and eyes for a cute 3D look!  

I stamped the sentiment and balloon onto some scratch cardstock and adhered them with some foam tape.  Now to add a little interest, I added some DIY enamel dots, rhinestones, and some glitter using my Wink of Stella pen.  To finish, I rounded the corners and added some Glossy Accents to the eyes and balloon.  Okee dokee, that's it for me today.  Hope you hens have a GREAT day!  {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Penny Black 30-104 Sweet Wishes Clear Stamp	Paper Smooches Clear Stamps, 4 by 6-Inch, Hullabaloo	Hullabaloo	Silhouette Cameo Starter Kit Bundle	Canon PIXMA MG6220 Wireless Inkjet Photo All-in-One Printer (5292B002)	Classic Crest Cover Solar White 8-1/2x11 110lb 250/pkg
Silhouette Online Store: birthday owl holding gift pnc	EK Success Cutter Bee Precision-Cut Scissors	Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents Precision Tip, 2-Ounce	ZIG Wink of Stella Glitter Brush Marker Pen 999 Clear	Tsukineko Full-Size Memento Fade Resistant Inkpad, Tuxedo Black	Martha Stewart Medium Footed Stamp Mount
Copic Marker 72-Piece Sketch Set A	We R Memory Keepers Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper Tool	3M Scotch 1/2-Inch by 36-Yard Double-Sided Foam Tape	JOLLY STORE Crafts Multi Colors 7x4mm Mini Pony Beads, 1000pcs	Dahle 12	Fiskars 12 Inch SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer (152490-1004)
Martha Stewart Crafts Mini Scoring Board

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It's your birthday!

Mornin' hens!  Here's another little birthday card I made.  I cut the sentiment 4 times using my Silhouette Cameo and layered them with the red one on top.  Gluing them on top of each other makes a cool 3D effect and sort of looks like chipboard.  I cut the DP using the stitched dies from Lil Inker Designs and adhered it to the card base using some foam tape.  

Next, I embossed the flower and leaves onto some coordinating DP using white embossing powder and die cut them out.  To finish, I added a red button time with some red baker's twine.  There ya have it!  Hope you hens have a GREAT day!  {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

  

Modern Mehndi Stamps	Modern Mehndi Die Set	Stitched Mats: Rectangles	On the Diagonal Die	Silhouette Cameo Starter Kit Bundle	Teresa Collins Mega Runner by Xyron
Classic Crest Cover Solar White 8-1/2x11 110lb 250/pkg	Fiskars 12 Inch SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer (152490-1004)	Martha Stewart Medium Footed Stamp Mount	Martha Stewart Crafts Mini Scoring Board	Dahle 12	*Simple Stories SUMMER FRESH 6 x 6 Paper Pad 2401
3M Scotch 1/2-Inch by 36-Yard Double-Sided Foam Tape	Silhouette Online Store: it's your birthday	Ranger Multi Medium .5oz Bottle-Matte	Maya Road Baker's Twine Cording, Tomato Red	Zing! Opaque Embossing Powder, 1-Ounce, White	Sizzix Big Shot Machine Only (Powder Blue & Teal) by Ellison
Milwaukee Model 1400 Heat Gun

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