Cards

Hello!! I hope that everyone is enjoying their weekend so far.

I have 2 cards to share with you (sorry for the bad pics...nighttime photos never turn out well!):

These were super easy to make since I used the awesome 3 x 3 cards from Pebbles, Inc. The little cards are so much fun and are just perfect to add a nice little sentiment. I also made my felt birdies to put on the cards. To get the birdie template, click here.

Thanks for stopping by...have a nice, relaxing Sunday!

Return of the lovebirds...

Hey, all! Some of you may remember my lovebird Christmas ornaments from a few months ago. Well, I have resurrected the lovebirds just in time for Valentine's Day. I decided to make some cute cards using them. I ransacked my scrap bin to make these cards. Everything here was made from scraps. I consider it a small victory when I can use as many scraps as possible :-)

If you need the template again, here it is:

To see my original post about the lovebirds and where the idea first came from click here.

Lovebirds Christmas Ornaments

So, I was messing around a few weeks ago and came up with the idea to make these cute ornaments:
I got the idea from a mini book kit that I had purchased at my local scrapbook store, The Pink Pineapple. The kit came with some felt pieces and the template to make a little bird. I thought the birdie was just so cute and easy to make, so I expanded on the idea to create the lovebirds ornament.


Here are the supplies you will need:

*Pre-made, unfinished ornament (Michael's has great ones for only $0.99 in their woodcrafting aisle...and they're actually made out of cardboard)
*Felt
*Googley eyes/sequins
*Heart-shaped brads/sequins/rhinestones
*Paint
*Glitter Glue
*Black pen/fine-tip marker
*Scissors
*Paint brush
*Adhesive

Directions:

1. Paint the unfinished ornament the color of your choice. Once the paint is dry, add a coat of glitter glue.

2. Cut the birds out of felt using the birdie template provided. I typically cut out the pattern first and use a needle or pin to hold the the paper pattern in place on the felt.

3. Adhere the felt birds to the dry ornament. Glue on eyes, heart, and draw on the legs.

You can always find special ways to personalize the ornament, by putting names on the birds, etc. I'm making a few of these to give as little gifts to people for Christmas. It's a cute idea, it shows you put time into the gift, and if you make a few, it's a pretty cheap project...I bet kids would like making them, too!