Shrink Plastic Pins

Here is a sampling of some of the pins I made using shrink plastic and clip art from Darcie Heater. They are super simple to  make. You just print the images on shrink plastic, cut them out and bake in the oven (just like when you were a kid!). Then I embellished them with wire and rhinestones and glued pins on the backs. That's it! I love the way they came out. I think these would be great little home made gifts. I am taking these up to sell at Paper Crafters Unlimited or maybe just trade for some more shrink plastic hehe.

Crafting with the kids

Aren't these Santa's adorable. My three year olds' made them! I cute the hat at 6" with the Simply Charmed cartridge. Then I handed over the glue sticks and cotton balls and let them have at it. I punched out the cheeks and nose from some red and pink scraps with some circle punches and gave the kids some googly eyes (which they love). The finished products are hanging proudly in my kitchen.

Snowman Tees

Here are the shirts I made for my boys. I used the Gypsy Wanderings cartridge to cut these snowmen from vinyl. I adhered the vinyl to the shirts and painted with fabric paint. I am not thrilled with the way they came out. On one I tried to use a foam paint brush to  apply the paint but you can see the brush strokes. It didn't cover well. On the other I applied it with the tip of the bottle but it came out very thick and uneven and took forever to dry. Maybe it would work better with fabric paint that isn't dimensional.

Birthday Card

I made this card for my husbands birthday last Friday. I used the cute little terrier on Create a Critter and some ancient Creative Memories scrap paper I had. I think the ribbon is also old old old from Stampin Up! I love to use old scraps I have in my stash to make cards. The greeting is from a Stampin Up! set I have and I punched it with my scallop oval from Stampin Up! I embellished the hat (that was cut from Simply Charmed) with Stickles and I gave the dog a wet nose with Crystal Effects. I have some more fun projects to post soon. I am working on some T-Shirts for my boys that are almost done and some shrink plastic jewelry that I need to work on tonight. I want to have several pieces completed to put in my Mom's scrapbook store Paper Crafters Unlimited when I go up to visit on Friday.

Blog candy

Look at this beautiful Christmas embellishment lot. Sassy Scrapper is giving it away. Can you believe it is stuff she doesn't use. I'd love to have it.

Cards for Donation to Childrens Hospital

Chris Wooten of the Turned Gypsy Blog is collecting cards to donate to a childrens hospital. I sent her two dozen! If you have cards of any type to brighten a childs day please send them to her.

Santa Card

I got my free sample of Action Wobbles just before Thanksgiving and have had this card in mind ever since. I just love the way the Santa shakes when he laughs his big Hohoho! I used the Christmas solutions cartridge for Santa and Plantin Schoolbook for the Hohoho. I used my Gypsy to weld the letters all together. The paper and ribbon is from last year's Stampin Up stash.