Adopt a Dinosaur Party Sign

Dinosaur Birthday Party
Howdy every one! It's almost time for the Dino party and we are looking forward to having a ROARING good time! My daughter wanted to have an "Adopt a Dinosaur" station so all the little ones could pick their own party favors when they got here. How stinking cute is this???

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For this project I used the Deflecto™ 5 x 7 Beveled Craft Frame. I love these frames because it is so easy to change them out. When the party is over, I am going to switch the sign out for a photo of the birthday girl! All I have to do is unscrew the metal posts, slip in the new photo, and I am ready to go. Because all the decorations are on the outside of the frame - it's super easy. Anyone,, on with the adoptions! 

adopt a dinosaur
 I am reusing a wood box that I have on hand (from the new born photos!) and I stuffed it with bubblewrap. I added a layer of paper crinkles at the top and put my dino's up for adoption. The dino's and the paper crinkles are both from the Dollar Tree - gotta love that place for kid's birthday parties. 

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Mixed Media Mini Album with Rebekah Meier

Rebekah Meier Mixed Media Album
Howdy Y'all! I am super happy to joining in the fun with the Designer Crafts Connection for a blog hop using Rebekah Meier's new line of Mixed Media products from Thermoweb. I have created a Mixed Media Butterfly mini album using a Maya Road blank for the hop.
WARNING: Lots of photos to follow!

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Rebekah Meier Mixed Media Products
I received a great selection of products from Thermoweb - thanks so much!  I am having so much fun creating with them.

Altered Album cover

First thing I painted a base coat on my album cover and did a little distressing. (sorry about how dark this photo is! I didn't realize it was so terrible until I was editing ) A coat of white gesso, then two colors of Pickling Wash from Plaid. Those things are the bomb y'all if you haven't tried them!

Rebekah Meier Art Paper

So the Mixed Media Art Paper is pretty cool y'all. The paper itself is almost a canvas texture and it has a sticky back. So you can paint it, spray it, watercolor it, and splatter it, then when it is dry, peel the backing off and stick it down! A-maz-ing!

Mixed Media die cut flowers
I used some Eileen Hull from Sizzix dies to cut my Art Paper after it was dry. I inked the edges, then crinkled the paper all up. Because I didn't want the paper backing on when I layered the flowers, I took the backing off and rubbed a little baby powder on each one to take the sticky away.

Tim Holtz Stencil
I used a wood frame on the cover. I used the Mixed Media Medium to coat the frame and let it almost dry. While it was still tacky I applied the  foil sheet and rubbed - BAM! Instant foil! 
So,, then once I had the frame glued down, I realized that I had intended to use a stencil on the front of the album. Dammit. So I cut a Tim Holtz small stencil down to fit. Sometimes art is painful! 

Here are a few close up shots of the album. 

Mixed Media embellishments


Altered Wood Frame

How cute is my stick pin! I love making these little pins. If you want to join in the fun check out my tutorial HERE.

mixed media chipboard



Album Charms
I love this little charm - I think it's from Maya Road but I have had it around for a while so I am not sure.  The super cute ribbon is from May Arts.


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DIY Toddler Number Book

DIY Book
This month from Deflecto Crafts I received a box full of wonderful stuff and it included the fabulous Flexible Pouches. I LOVE these things - there are so many possibilities!! I used the 3x5 pouches but they also come in a larger size for bigger projects.  I decided that the Princess needed her own custom Number Book and the Flexible Pouches would be perfect for that.  This was a super fun project and I hope she loves it!

Sticker book

Counting with stickers

OK, y'all don't laugh but I seriously used my thousand year old Sizzix Sidekick cutting machine and some Sizzix dies that are just as old. I think these were the Notepad Sizzlet set - but I would not swear to that!!! I cut the numbers in a variety of colors to match the cute stickers I picked up at the dollar store. Using black cardstock for the base pages I added super cute stickers for each number. Insert the cardstock into the pouches and BAM - they are pretty much impervious to a toddler.

Toddler number book

I used some paper I have had lying around for some time (you know you do it too) to decorate chipboard for a front and back cover, then used my Cinch machine from WRMK to bind it all together. Simple stickers adorn the front.

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Not all those who Wander are Lost Frame

Not all those who wander are lost
Not all those who Wander are Lost - one of my favorite quotes. I have been wanting to make this project for a couple of years. I saw something similar on Pinterest a while back and thought it would be a fabulous way to display all the coins I collect while traveling. I knew I wanted to use this quote because it just seemed to sum up my how I feel about wandering the globe. 

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frame before painting


dry brushed paint
I started with a frame I picked up from Hobby Lobby and some Coastal paint from Folk Art. Lightly brush on the paint so that you can barely see it. Then mist it with a tiny bit of water so you can smooth it out just a bit. I was going for a warn beachy kinda feel. 

Adding pickling wash to paint
When the first layer of paint was dry I added the barest wash of Pickling Wash in Cotton (also from Folk Art) - listen chickens, if you have not tried this paint yet you need to go grab some. It is awesome. I have used it on everything in the last month; paper, chipboard, wood, and fabric. Seriously, you need some. 

Placing your vinyl
I cut my quote using my Cameo, of course, and Tiffany Blue Ultra Metallic vinyl from StyleTechCraft™ . I loved the color and I thought it was perfect for my project. To see all the colors in the line check out the color chart ATSM Crafts site.
Once I have an image cut, weeded, and have applied transfer paper, I like to figure out my placement on my project BEFORE I get crazy and remove the backing. 

releasing vinyl from backing
I have learned the hard way that taking off the entire backing at once is not a good thing for me. I normally fold back an inch or so from the top and make a nice crease in the backing paper. This way I can position the vinyl on my project without the whole thing sticking down.(and me messing it up)

placing vinyl down on glass
Once I very carefully get that first section of vinyl down and make sure it is level and where I want it, it is super easy to slowly pull the rest of the backing off and rub the vinyl into place with my scraper. Now- don't go nuts rubbing the top of the transfer paper with your scraper/ Why? I'm so glad you asked! Because that makes it really hard to pull the transfer paper off your project! Learn from me chickens. Learn from me. 

removing transfer paper from vinyl
Speaking of removing transfer paper from your project --- I have found, for me personally,, that pulling the transfer paper back almost parallel to the project yields the best results. If I try to pull it straight up it tends to pull the vinyl with it. 

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