Keep Calm and Teach On

Hello Friends! Happy 4th of July! Do you have plans to barbeque, get your drink on (even it's just soda), and see some fireworks? We've invited friends and family over to our house for all of the above! Right now the sky is dark, and there's some thunder going on but hopefully we'll have a downpour now so it can clear up later. Keep your fingers crossed!

Today, I have a couple of projects to share with you. The lead teacher in Paige's classroom has been out with a back injury for the past couple of weeks and Paige misses her dearly! The two of them created a bond when she was in the infant room, and now they are BFF's! I wanted to make her a card to let her know that Paige is thinking about her, and I made another project that she can hopefully put on the wall in her classroom.

Remember when I mentioned that I had another shaker card to share, well that cute pencil is it! Isn't it adorable! It's perfect for a teacher, and it would also be cute for a set of Just a Note cards and I'm sure I'll be using it again and again.

 

The canvas project was done using my Silhouette. I downloaded the apple and sentiment from the Silhouette School blog it was a freebie! I must say that adding vinyl to canvas is NOT easy! I had to prime the canvas using two coats of gesso, then I added a coat of mod podge. I thought it would work if I added the vinyl while the mod podge was wet, but that was not the case! I waited for it to dry completely, then I was able to transfer the vinyl a little easier. This project was a little tougher than I anticipated but I'm glad I hung in there because I love the results.

 

Well, I need to start cleaning the house and get ready for our guests. Have a happy and safe 4th of July!

 

Carol

More shaker cards

Hello Friends! Well, we're one day closer to the weekend, woohoo! I hope you're having a great week thus far! Mine started out fantastic because I had a date with my husband on Monday. We took the day off, dropped Paige off at school, and headed to Boomer's (it's like Dave & Buster's), then to the movies. We saw Fast & Furious 7, talk about action packed! I totally cried like a baby at the end  because they paid such a beautiful tribute to Paul Walker, I just couldn't stop the tears from rolling down my face. But the movie was great and afterward we had a little late lunch, picked Paige up from school and headed home. It was a really nice day! We definitely have to do that again...SOON!

Today, I'm back with a couple of shaker cards. You know I absolutely LOVE these shakers cards, I just can't get enough of them!

Of course I used the Sprinkles & Shakers Make it Market kit from PTI for these cards. I'm telling you, the combination of the patterned paper, the die cut words, and those wonderful sprinkles just make these cards so fun to make! If these cards don't make someone smile, I don't know what will. LOL! Gosh, I just love this hobby! :-)

 

Well, it's time to get ready for work. I hope you have a great day and I hope to be back this weekend with more cards to share. Thanks for stopping by!

 

Carol