Not Xyron But Should Be! Map A Lamp!

Hey there! 

This week I was inspired by the Xyron board on Pinterest

Not Xyron But Should be- so I thought I would TACKLE this

Map Lampshade project....

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/74872412528186866/

After a few fails (on my part) I finally got it! LOL

First of all I could not find a vintage map anywhere and trust me I looked!

So I decided to distress my own map using Spritz in brown and a light

dusting of gold spray paint because I wanted it shimmery too. 

 After it dried I crinkled it a bit because I wanted an artsy textured feel.

Then I cut it into 9" strips. 

 I ran the strips through my Xyron 9" Creative Station 

(which by the way EVERY home needs one!)

 I then peeled the clear plastic adhesive film off and tore the 

map into strips and applied. I did it in strips because #1 I could not find a straight 

lampshade. #2 I wanted more texture on the shade. 

I actually love the textured result- very artsy! :) 

What do you think??

It literally took me an hour when I got it all figured out.

Happy Friday friends~

Products Used:Xyron 9" Creative Station , Maps, Paper lampshade.

More Sassiness....PEEP!

Hey there PEEPS!

How cute is this new stamp set from Avocado Arts? Flowers, chicks, clouds

and so much more- it's the bomb for spring!!

I love the little nerdy chick too- I added flowers just for dimension. 

The whole set makes me smile! :) 

Go check out my other cards too- it's all fun~

http://avocadoarts.blogspot.com/2014/03/seriously-sassy-chick-with-pinky.html

Paper Purse? OH SNAP!

Hey there friends,

What a Monday it was, let's just skip to Tuesday! LOL

Today on the Samantha Walker blog I have a full tutorial for this

super fun paper purse...you know you want to make one! :) 

http://samanthaleewalker.blogspot.com/2014/03/spring-treat-purse-bags-by-pinky.html

 I also have to give a special shout out to my friend Melissa Cook

for stitching this for me! :) 

The story is on Samantha's Blog!

http://samanthaleewalker.blogspot.com/2014/03/spring-treat-purse-bags-by-pinky.html

GO SEE what I did! Tell her I am rad~ LOL Make it happen people! hahaha

My Next Class! Xyron, CutCardStock, Spellbinders!

 Happy happy Monday friends, 

I wanted to take a moment to let you know about my next class at 

My Creative Classroom. It is a Spellbinders class using CutCardStock and Xyron. 

It's this Clear Scraps acrylic mini album. 

I will share step by step with a PDF file and a slide show video on making

each and every page. 

 It really turned out beautifully and I hope you take the class, 

and bonus- it's ONLY 10.00! :) 

Just follow the LINK

http://www.mycreativeclassroom.com/course/info.php?id=893

And join now! :) 

Have a great Monday friends, I am off to a parent teacher conference

today so wish me some luck!

RECYCLE Spring Storage Idea With Xyron

Hey there friends and NON CRAFTERS today!

 I am veering off my usual card and scrapbook posts

 today with a VERY EASY

storage idea for everyone doing that Spring cleaning!

And it literally took like 5 minutes out of my life. 

Which is perfect for me, because I barely have 2 seconds some days. 

I am a huge fan of recycling, as I was a Oregon native- so this

project is right up my alley. I saw people use TP rolls before 

for cord storage but they were so ugly, and being crafty and pink..

umm NO can't let that happen. So I dug out scraps of Teresa Collins 

paper and trimmed it to 4" (measure your rolls because each vary between 4 and 4 1/2")

 I trimmed the paper to 7" long because I wanted to get a really good 

adhesion- so it wouldn't roll back off- paper to paper.

Run paper through Xyron 5" Creative Station.

Make sure to use the permanent cartridge.

 Rub. Peel. Stick.

 Roll toilet paper onto sticky side. 

 That's it!

 If you are feeling like you want some glam you can totally add

a ribbon or bow too. Plus the bows make it easy to hang on a hook. 

Here it is with a perry bow on it :) 

And by the way, darned if I could find white extension cords, I

looked in every box and even tried the store! So green it is LOL

Ok off to my son's Autism appointment today- 

so much anxiety on these days! Have a great one friends

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to PIN THIS! :) 

Anna Griffin EXCLUSIVE!!

I am so excited today because I have the privilege of playing with

some Anna Griffin goodness before it airs on HSN or is available to the public! :)
And Xyron made it possible with this fabby blog hop.

On March 24th Anna will be on HSN debuting this fabulous product line!
LINK RIGHT HERE
Als you will be spying some FABULOUS XYRON too!
LINK HERE FOR HSN XYRON

For these cards I used the 9" Xyron Creative Station, Xyron Mega Runner,

Xyron Adhesive Dots, and the Xyron Teresa Collins Adhesive Kit.

And I also used the Xyron Laminating Cartridge for these fun bookmarks

my son begged me to make- I love the Anna Griffin masculine goodness for them. 

He will probably hate the ribbon, but I mean...he will deal. LOL

For more info on Anna Griffin goodness you can try her FB page:

https://www.facebook.com/AnnaGriffinInc

and for amazing Xyron goodness check out their FB page:

https://www.facebook.com/xyroninc

I LOVE Me A Sassy Chick!

Hello friends and hello Monday- 

I have been slacking lately, the kids have been in sports full time. 

BUT I still make time for my favorite Avocado Arts postings! :) 

Check out two cards I created last week using the new Sassy Chick

stamp set for March, and it's a FUN time. 

ANYTHING Sassy makes me happy in my heart. 

How fun are these boots too? 

 Trust me I lost them 62 times before I finally got my cards done. 

My disorganization is going to win soon LOL

But I kept hunting them and set them in a bowl finally. Because

I am in love with them so much!

And on this card I placed a strip of acrylic because I wanted

it to be special. Can you see I stamped stems behind it too?

The paper is Prima- and I had so much fun making them. 

Check out the full post at AA-

http://avocadoarts.blogspot.com/2014/03/seriously-sassy-chick-with-pinky.html

Let them know I sent ya! :) 

St Patrick's Day Hair Bow Goodness~

Hey there friends, 

Happy St. Patty's Day to all! And Happy Monday....

I have a fun project up at CutCardStock today-

Last week I created this hair clip holder and today I wanted to share

how I created this St. Patrick's Day Hair Bow. 

 And yes I used card stock for it, but trust me, it's still totally wearable!

Go check out the FULL tutorial on CutCardStock and tell them I said hello!

I love their card stock it really is the highest quality I have ever used. 

PINKY'S TUTORIAL POST

Muah- thanks for popping by~ :) 

FREE SVG And Giveaway SW Blog Hop!

Good morning friends, are you ready to win today??

It's that time of month- the Samantha Walker Creative Team Blog Hop

and the month's theme is LUCKY!

My project is a card and a hair bow gift holder! :) 

Which by the way, I found a cool way to display them too. 

Let me share how I made it. 

I cut the SW "I'm The Lucky One" file using my CutCardStock card stock. 

Then I ran it through my 9" Creative Station and placed it on my card face. 

Cut next file out: Clover Bag Topper on the base piece

run through Xyron face side down- this creates a sticky side for the

gold glitter!

Add your super awesome GLITTER!

Then take a folded piece of white card stock and adhere it to the back 

to create a little mini stand. 

Now on the front you can add your embellishments and add these 

little Xyron Adhesive dots to hold the hair clips into place! Perfect too!

I added some cool buttons the both cards and some twine too. 

  

Here is the blog hop info and the prizes:

The blog hop will begin is now and you have to comment by Sunday, 03/16 at 11:59pm MDT in order to be eligible for the free SVG/Silhouette file as well as the prize...which will be the Spellbinders® Botanical Swirls Expandable Pattern

This is the FREE SVG giveaway from Samantha:

And the next stop on the blog hop is

Diana Fisher

Happy Hopping Friends!!! :)

Have a lovely day~