Thursday, May 31, 2012

Fireflies and Lightening Bugs

For Mother's Day we made a few Lightening Bugs. My hubby knows that I love to craft. So he was happy to sit at the table with us and draw some faces and make one. Wow. Can I just say.. He is the best... I really cannot express. We had such a great day and that was the best for me.

 I saw these on pinterest. We made them with plastic Easter eggs we got super cheap, Sharpie paint Pens for the eyes, Bic Mark-its, Glue for the wings, pipe cleaners for the legs, a piercing tool to poke holes in the egg for the legs and antennae, battery operated tea light. Overall looking at them you can see what we did. The best part was holding the clothespin to hold the wings in place.

So here is a fun photo shoot of our silly lightening bugs. We gave two to my Mother In Law and she loved them. Being from Minnesota, as they sit over summer on the patio with friends, I am sure they will be quite the conversation piece with friends. So fun.

Enjoy!
Chris

Clothespins helped the wings dry in place. 


I cut two different types of wings and everyone chose their own style. fun!

These two below in the front are my sons cute smiley ones.
My hubby did the one in the back on the right below
and mine have the white eyes. So fun!



And here is how the light fits in perfect. And makes their little butts light up. I will try to get a night time photo soon.  My MIL loved hers and I love mine. 
We still have another one to give my Mom when we see her next. So fun. 




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Friday, May 25, 2012

Retro Post - What Should I do Jar?

Summer is here... wooohoo! So wanted to remind you of this quick project that might help you through the summer months with kids of any kind... grand, greats, cousins, friends. If you have any ideas I  could add let me know. I am looking for self-motivated ideas to add to the list and refresh "the jar" for this summer.
I am  taking new ideas to add on my facebook page to... HERE I'd love to have yours here on my blog or on facebook.


You can see my original post here. 

Here is the original Conglomeration list from that post of ideas you can make your own.

I can say the two hits were freeze a toy and excavate it out, Marshmallow and toothpick model. I don't know why these were fun but they were for my son!




A conglomeration list.
Make homemade finger paints
Make a masterpiece with sidewalk chalk
Go on a bike ride
Make a treasure map and go on a hunt
Make your own Memory game and play
Create puppets and put on a show
Build a bed sheet fort
Write and illustrate your own story
Make your own movie
Make a card for the next person's birthday.
Make a crayon/watercolor painting
Write some thank you notes
Create artwork using your hand/footprints
Activities w/ colored pasta
Make old coins shiny w/ salt and vinegar
Play pretend restaurant
Decorate letters cut from the Cricut
Red Light/Green Light
Play “Hot and Cold”
Play Hide and Seek
Make an obstacle course and time yourselves
Make a collage of your favorite things
Make an ABC book
Go on a color hunt
Create sculptures using toothpicks and marshmallows
Make masks from paper plates
Reverse treasure hunt
Make homemade bubbles
Make HUGE bubbles
Wash cars and bikes
Paint cement with water
Jump on tramp
Water games in the backyard
Squirt bottle tag
Learn some origami
Have a dance party
Have a pretend “drive-in” theater
clean up bathroom

paint a chalk mural

play checkers

play with your puppy

brush your horse

brush your dog

learn a new card game to teach M&D

play in sandbox

skate on patio

write a story

clean up patio

take a swim in the water tank

work on a wolf elective

write a thank you note

read for 15 minutes

color a page in your  coloring book

make a card for the next birthday
make something out of a craft magazine

put together a sock puppet show

make your bed

clean up your legos

run through the sprinkler

play uno or guess who?

play with bubbles

fly a kite

clean up your fort area

go through your sock drawer &

matchup socks teach Freckles a new
trick

call someone & tell them a joke

make a bird feeder

fill the bird feeders

write a secret code & mail the message & the code seperate

cut out pictures of your favorite things from a magazine

find a new recipe

cut letters on the cricut and decorate them

work on 2nd grade spelling words

practice scout motto, pledge and handshake

play with Legos

make your own Lego pattern with Lego builder

write and send a cousin a letter cut from magazine letters

write and send a cousin a letter or picture drawing practice crab crawl


make little cars out of boxes and
house goodie
Create puzzles from drawings/photos
Set up a mini golf course
Make pinwheels
Play a board game
Do some school worksheets
Have an impromptu photoshoot w/ props
Draw while blindfolded
Make slime
Make your own “Headbandz” game and play
Freeze things in ice and “dig” them out
Dress ups
Play charades
Research a topic on the internet (w/mom or dad)
Play with the R/C cars
Make a craft from mom’s idea
Straw and cotton ball race on the kitchen table
Do a pretend cooking show
Make finger puppets
Interview family members
Make a family tree
Write in your journal
Do something nice for someone else
Take care of our garden
Do a Wolf Scout elective
Play in the playhouse/swings
Memorize a poem
Do a science experiment
Diet Coke and Mentos experiment
Make up a secret code and write notes
bake cookies/brownies

make homemade ice cream

clean up book shelf.

Make homemade finger paints
Make a masterpiece with sidewalk chalk
Go on a bike ride
Make a treasure map and go on a hunt
Make your own Memory game and play
Create puppets and put on a show
Build a fort
Write and illustrate your own story
Make your own movie
Make a crayon/watercolor painting
Write some thank you notes
Create artwork using your hand/footprints
Activities w/ colored pasta
Make old coins shiny w/ salt and vinegar
Play pretend restaurant
Decorate letters cut from the Cricut
Red Light/Green Light
Play “Hot and Cold”
Play Hide and Seek
Make an obstacle course and time yourselves
Make a collage of your favorite things
Make an ABC book
Go on a color hunt
Create sculptures using toothpicks and marshmallows
Make masks from paper plates
Reverse treasure hunt
Make homemade bubbles
Make HUGE bubbles
Wash cars and bikes
Paint cement with water
Jump on tramp
Water games in the backyard
Squirt bottle tag
Learn some origami
Have a dance party
Have a pretend “drive-in” theater
Create puzzles from drawings/photos
Set up a mini golf course
Make pinwheels
Play a board game
Do some school worksheets
Have an impromptu photoshoot w/ props
Draw while blindfolded
Make slime
Make your own “Headbandz” game and play
Freeze things in ice and “dig” them out
Dress ups
Play charades
Research a topic on the internet (w/mom or dad)
Play with the R/C cars
Make a craft from mom’s idea
Straw and cotton ball race on the kitchen table
Do a pretend cooking show
Make finger puppets
Interview family members
Make a family tree
Write in your journal
Do something nice for someone else
Take care of our garden
Do a Wolf Scout elective
Play in the playhouse/swings
Memorize a poem




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Thursday, May 24, 2012

Turtle - redo .. paint suggestion?

My Aunt Elise from across the country had these super cute turtle guys on her steps. There are three of them. I saw them and said wow how cute and they ended up on my doorstep. yeah! This is one. I got them and I want to repaint them in style. I have been waiting for the color inspiration. They are like the coated plaster.  I have no idea what kind of paint to use on them. But I found some inspiration color.





I saw this guys at my local grocery store below. He was quite pricey almost half the cost of this table set he was sitting on. Which was also suppper cute! I love those bright colors in my desert brown environment. 
So I want to take some of the colors and paint those little turtles.  A project for summer. Something to keep busy in the evening I just have to add the right kind of paint and so there I am stuck. 

They are not plastic. They are heavy but not concrete. 
So any thoughts? I'll take them before I start. I love them!
Enjoy!
Chris




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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Card: Thank you

A thank you card with an Astrology touch. This card was created by Creative Team Member Sussann. I love the simplicity but I also love the Thank you Cards.

Here is what Sussann had to say about the card and the cut.

How elegant is this thank you card? It cut like a dream. It's so pretty on it's own, all I did was layer it over a patterned piece of card stock. Instant thank you card. This file is a great value, because it comes with two other card fronts - a congrats and I miss you card front - and an underneath layer with tiny stars! You can find it here - Astrology Double Layer Cards.



Thank you as always to all my Creative Team members. You are awesome! Enjoy!
Chris

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Sunday, May 20, 2012

Cody Update

So our two border collies have decided to be friends. Often they can be found playing in the arena and annoying Greg's Rosie (horse). Or more recently snuggling in the house

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Father's Day Card


Welcome to all those visiting from Card A Day Blog. Today my theme is Father's Day. I was looking through all my pictures and this card just brought a huge smile to my face. I think this was one of my first files offered on my blog over 8 years ago and also one of my favorite and long time Creative Team members, Angie, created it. So lots of yeah and wow.
Plus these colors would be perfect for my Dad! The outdoorsy feel.

You can see more of what Angie posted about it .. here in our gallery.. And yes when you look at the name of the card and Angie listed Design Team 2007. It has been that long she has been on my Creative team. Woohoo! Phenomenal Lady and design. Love everything she does.

Thank you Angie for years and years of creativity using one of my files.

Enjoy!
Chris


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Friday, May 18, 2012

Cub Camp Visor - HTV project


First let me apologize if this comes over twice. My phone has had a pending post on my blogger app for about three days and well I decided to quit waiting for it and redo it. I am bummed that the blogger app doesn't work as well as I'd like because
I'd like to sit in the evenings and do my blog posts. So I am on the look for something new in that venue.

But on to my Cub Camp Visor.

Cub Camp is coming up and I like to wear visors that go completely around in the back. These are harder to find then I thought they would be. When it is 110 outside having a visor hold your hair up off your neck is just a little reprieve from the heat. I wanted a blue visor I could wear to match my Class B Pack uniform and so I made this visor out of heat transfer vinyl (the same as the shirts I made) and some bling I picked up at a retreat with Sandy McCauley. It was fun to do. I ironed the HTV on  to the visor and it was alot easier then I thought it would be with the curve. I actually ironed over the stitching and it stuck well. I didn't want to go over the stitches, but there wasn't another way to do it. The bling was a little crazier, but it worked. I freehand placed them and used my Jolee tool to heat set them.  I am thinking about getting another and doing a red white and blue version maybe. We shall see. I just know it will be nice to have something that matches for camp, but will be easy to wear otherwise as well. Hope you like and have a wonderful day!
Enjoy!
Chris

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Thursday, May 17, 2012

Horse Time - Happy Mother's Day!



I just realized my Mother's Day post never published. so here it is a little late.. but so fun!


Happy Mother's Day!!! Hope you are having a wonderful day. Thought I would share some pics of one of my favorite pastimes with my guys.

We are in that two week time frame of spring here in arizona. Where you can breathe the air without feeling like you are going to combust from the heat. So we took advantage of it and worked with the horses. My son impresses me always as he works with his horse. His calm reminds me of his Dad and his canny knack to get a horse to stop and listen to him.  He has been riding on his own since he was 4. He is a better rider then I am at the age of ..... Well lets not go there.  Here are some photos to enjoy!

Thank you to my hubby for parenting with me and being such an awesome Dad. Without you, I would be at such a loss. We have the best kid in the world, but you are a big part of why he is.
Enjoy!
- Chris







Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Card: Monogram L



 Another card by Sussann. Love it. This card is part of a Monogram file I have been giving away on my blog in pieces. Those who are current QMC members have access to those past files in the forum. I'd love to see how you use it. !

Here is what Sussann had to say about the card.....

I made this card using a free file Chris posted on her blog. I cut the initial out of pink and inked the edge. I layered it on a patterned piece of paper, edges also inked. Instant card!



Thank you Sussann!! Enjoy!
Chris

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Friday, May 11, 2012

Rocking horse download




I hope to do lots and lots of horse things this weekend with my guys. So here is a rocking horse freebie for you. See Details below.  Have a fantastic weekend. Enjoy!!!

Also I have put my Sparkly Animal Collection on sale for $5.99



and then Don't forget about the Summer Parties Grab Bag for $7.00 available during the month of May.



Download information: You can download the rocking horse file HERE. if it asks you for a password it is iagreetou ... You will need to be logged in to the forum to download. Thank you!!!.

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FYI

Things I need to say. 
When you enter the password it says iagreetou. it means that you agree to my terms of use that this is a personal use. In order for me to keep creating freebies. Please send folks here to my blog. Another good place to find me is on my facebook page for quick updates. 

Answers to Questions..
Folks ask my why am I loading to the forum and why the password. Well my other option is a site perhaps like 4shared etc. So you would follow the same steps only instead you go to the forum on the VDBC site and download. I am trying to centralize my work and time on the net so I can create create create. (I am having success with this goal as I have been creating like crazy.) So once you have registered at the forum you can continue to download the freebies by using the passwords. They change once a month rather then every time. So sometimes the forum may not even ask you for a password if you already entered it that month. :-) And that is the blah blah blah of today's post. 



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Thursday, May 10, 2012

Card: Hello by Sussann

 

This is a recent creative team post by my wonderful CT member Sussann. It just makes me smile. Using a cut file from the Feb-May 2012 QMC. I love the colors. I know receiving a card like this would just make me smile.

This cut file actually cuts in only a few pieces to make it as easy as possible to create a quick card for a friend.

Thank you Sussann!!! As always you make my files just look so good!

Enjoy!
Chris




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Monday, May 7, 2012

Card: Made me smile... To have and to hold

Mondays are those days I miss my guys when they head to school and work. I know most would just love the peace and quiet. Which I do to a point, but then I get all excited that my guys are coming home after their jobs and school in the world.

I was breezing through our gallery... and come across this card by Heather

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Scout Shirts

Family Camp is coming and with that is the end of the year. My awesome friend Julie and I lead 14 awesome Wolves. So we are working on tshirts for them to have for family camp. I cut HTV in silver and put them on navy blue shirts this morning. We still would really like them personalized. So considering our options for the kids to sign the back of them and make them fun. But this is the teeniest one I did for our honorary Wolf.. It is so cute and teeny I had to put the design in the center of the shirt. It’s gonna be such a great time!  I did 16 others and need to do a few more for siblings and such. Thought you might enjoy this little sneak peak at the little one.

Enjoy!

Chris

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