A Little Late, But Still Lucky!

A little late!!

Yeah, I know, it's not St. Patrick's Day, it's the first day of Spring, but I still wanted to share my St. Pats Day projects, however late it may be.  I mentioned in my last post that I couldn't wait to make the beer mug from the Feeling Lucky SVG kit and the beer bottle from the Surf Shack SVG kit (links below).  I wasn't lying, so here they are!

Drink some beer and be of good cheer!

I truly enjoyed making that beer mug.  It was fast and simple, and it looks awesome!  I plan to make more in different colors, as this is a versatile file and can be used for many occasions such as birthdays and Father's Day.

The beer bottle was a bit more challenging, but very doable.  It's just a matter of taking your time and giving the glue a chance to dry.  I think I was a little off on the top because it does not want to fit over the bottom!  I WILL be making another one, but it will be a replica of my favorite beer and hopefully will fit better.

Believe it or not, I used Christmas paper for the green patterned paper since I don't own one single sheet of St. Patrick's Day paper!  It's hard to believe!  My husband was in shock!

I created and then print and cut the labels in MTC out of sticker paper I got from Staples.  For some reason, I had trouble getting my Cameo to read the registration marks so I decided to just let it cut. Big mistake.  As you may be able to tell, they're a little off.  I had to cut the green border around the one on the mug with scissors and put some cardstock behind it to make it look right.  Anybody else who uses MTC with their Cameo have this problem?  I usually don't, so any tips would be appreciated.

Here's wishing you a very belated Happy St. Patrick's Day as well as a timely Happy Spring!

What Spring projects are you working on?  Love to hear from you in the comments!

Yay for Spring and Have a Crafty Day!!

Items used:
Make The Cut! software
Silhouette Cameo
Feeling Lucky SVG Kit (beer mug, rainbow, shamrock)
Surf Shack SVG Kit (beer bottle)
Celtic Card SVG Kit (Luck O' the Irish to Ye)
Honeyscript font (Lucky, Beer)
Impact font (CHEER)
American Crafts cardstock
Core'dinations cardstock
Staples white sticker paper

(I am an affiliate for both Make The Cut! and SVGCuts.com because I LOVE both of them and you will too!)

 

Feeling Lucky SVG Kit Released!

The wait is over!  It's been well over a month since SVGCuts.com released their last SVG kit.  They've finally released their Feeling Lucky kit just in time for St. Patrick's Day!  Check it out HERE.  If you spend 9.98 the kit is FREE!!(6.99 value).

 I can't wait to get started on that beer mug!  It will go nicely with the beer bottle from the Surf Shack SVG Kit.

Have you ever shopped at SVGCuts?  If not you really should check them out, they've got tons of cutting files for sale, as well as plenty for absolutely free! 

So, what will you make from the Feeling Lucky kit?  Hope it inspires you to feel lucky!

 

March Calendar

It's been a very cold winter, and when it's cold, I don't move!  My craft room also gets a bit chilly, so not much happening there!  I did manage to take my computer to my warm and cozy bedroom where I created my March calendar:

I had no idea what to do when I started to create this calendar, so I made some rounded rectangles using the shape tool in Photoshop, clipped some papers to them, and went with it!  Since St. Patrick's Day is coming, and green reminds me of warmer times, I went with that theme even though I'm not Irish.  It felt good to finally create something since I've been in hibernation mode for the last month.  My kids have missed so many school days due to snow, they'll probably have to go to school during the summer to make them up!  

I'm so glad digital crafting is an option when I just don't have the desire to paper craft.  Do you ever go into "hibernation mode" when the weather gets bad?  Now that March is here, Spring can't be too far away, right?

Look for signs of Spring and Have A Crafty Day!

Items Used:
Photoshop
Kiss Me I'm Irish Paper Pack
Kiss Me I'm Irish Journal Graphic Set
Kiss Me I'm Irish Cutset
LDJ Leprechaun Hand (font-numbers/days)
LD Cinch (font-events)
Sherina by Artimasa (font-month/year)      

How To Make Coloring Pages With Make The Cut! and Lettering Delights

A Happy White St. Patrick's Day to ye!  As I mentioned in a previous post, if it's snowing where I live, schools close.  So my children are home from school, again!  I thought I'd give my daughter something to do so I made a few coloring pages in Make The Cut! using St. Patrick's Day images from Lettering Delights.  It's a quick and easy thing to do.

  
First import the image and color it white.  Under File select print options and choose print shape outlines.  Print it out!

I noticed the lines weren't very thick on the clover when I did it this way.

Thin lines

It's just a matter of preference, but I thought I'd make the lines a little thicker.  To do this I created small shadows of each layer and colored them black, leaving the original layers on top white.

With shadows for thicker lines.

Now I have a nice page for my daughter to color!  (And hopefully keep her occupied so I can finish this post!).

Thick lines

I think the entire process took less than 10 minutes!  Not only that, it's a great use of your cutting files without having to cut a thing.  It's also the perfect kid activity when the weather outside is downright freezing only three days away from Spring!  Nothing like some hot cocoa, a fire, and some coloring pages to keep you warm. Is it snowing where you are today?  If it is, stay warm and how about coloring a page or two?

Here's what I used:
Make The Cut!*
Clover Cut It Set
Kiss Me I'm Irish Cut It Set
LD Outline 1 Font (Only available in School Spectacular Font Bundle)

*I'm an affiliate for Make The Cut!

Happy St. Patrick's Day and Have A Crafty Day!