Valentine Sign

Being that I am a lover of all things holiday, my house seemed to be lacking in Valentine decor. 'Bout to change that!
First project....embellished valentine subway art.

What You Need:

• 8"x10" canvas
• Red paint (I used Martha Stewart Satin in Habanero)
• White Adhesive Vinyl
• Die-Cutting Machine (I used my Cricut)
• Adhesive Rhinestones
• Ribbon
• Glue/Staples

How To Make It:

• Paint canvas red and let dry.
• Cut valentine phrases from white vinyl (I used the Cricut Word Collage cartridge and selected a few lines from the valentine design).
• Apply vinyl to canvas, leaving space between lines for embellishments.
• Adhere rhinestones, ribbon, or whatever you fancy.

Places I'm Partying:

 

Stenciled Christmas Signs

I had a roll of contact paper staring at me from my kitchen counter, so decided to use it with my Cricut to make adhesive stencils for painting some cute Christmas signs.

What You Need:

• Contact Paper or Vinyl
• Martha Stewart Holiday Adhesive Stencils
• Wood or Canvas
• Acrylic Paint, Regular and Glitter
• Stencil Brush or Pouncers
• Ribbon (optional)
• Hot Glue

How To Make It:

• Use Cricut or Silhouette to cut out letters for stencil. Can cut by hand if you are ambitious and without die-cutting machine.
• Paint background color onto canvas or wood.
• Place adhesive word stencil onto canvas or board.
• Dip stencil brush or pouncer into paint and dab off excess paint. Paint letters onto sign. Be careful not to use too much paint on brush. Apply second coat if necessary.

• Place Martha Stewart Adhesive Stencils onto sign and paint to add little design accents. I used the reindeer on the green sign and snowflakes on the blue sign.

• Once paint dry, glue strips of ribbon to the top and bottom of sign for a little extra flair, if desired.
• Use hot glue or staple gun to affix ribbon to top of sign for hanging.

Note: I love the way the "Let It Snow" sign turned out, but the snowflakes are only really visible in bright light, so I would recommend painting one layer of white acrylic paint with the crystal glitter paint on top.

Places We're Partying:

http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/

Halloween Word Collage

October has arrived....Halloween is creeping up on us! Let's DECORATE! Here is a great craft we made with the Cricut.

What You Need:

• 8X10 Canvas
• Orange Acrylic Paint
• Black Adhesive Vinyl
• Transfer Tape
• Ribbon
• Hot Glue
• Cricut Expression
• Word Collage Cartridge

How to Make It: 

1. Paint the canvas orange using acrylic craft paint. It may need a couple of coats. 

2. Using the Word Collage cartridge on the Cricut Expression, we cut the vinyl to fit our canvas. 

        Note: Dial set at 9", medium pressure to make a "kiss" cut. 

3. Peel away the background vinyl leaving only the word collage. 

4. Apply transfer tape and burnish using a bone finger or credit card. 

5. Remove backing from vinyl and position word collage onto canvas. Then burnish again to adhere vinyl to canvas.

6. Carefully remove the transfer tape and VOILA!  

7. Hot glue the ribbon to the back of the canvas and now it is ready to be hung on the wall!