My Planner for the Week - Beach Please!

Hi Guys!

  I wish I was down the shore (or as some say at the beach) but unfortunately I'm not. So I used the new Beach Face stamp set by Sweet Stamp Shop on my planner this week.

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   I love this washi/deco tape, it's one of my faves, but unfortunately I don't know what brand/company it is. I have it in a cool blue/green/yellow stripe version too. If you know who made it, please let me know! I'd love to get some more.

   It's official. Beach Face is one of my new favorite stamp sets. The images in this stamp set are so cute and the phrases are spunky. Doesn't that dog on a raft just crack you up?! Ok, maybe it's just me. Lol.

    I hope you are all having a great week! See you soon!
 
 - Kim

 (Disclosure: I am not affiliated with any of the below companies, I just love their stuff!)

Supplies:
-Planner - The Happy Planner by MAMBI (Me & My Big Ideas)
-Inks- Tsukineko/Imagine Crafts - Memento Ink pad in Tuxedo Black and VersaMagic in Turquoise Gem
-Coloring Medium - Spectrum Noir Markers
CT2, CT3, IB3, IB2, IB1, BP3, BP2, BP1, EB3, EB1, EB5, TN3, TN2, TN1, IG3, BT1, Blender
-Washi Tape by Unknown
-Stamps - Sweet Stamp Shop sets - Beach Face, Plan To Eat (dinner), Plan EveryDay (Star), Plan Summer (SunTan Lotion)
-EK Tools Scissors

My Planner Monday - Sugar Skulls and Roses

Hi Guys!

  This week I had a chance to decorate my planner and I went with a Sugar Skull and Rose theme using only black, white and red. (and a touch of grey...)

  This is a simpler layout for me since some of my planner layouts get a little bit crazy. I love decorating my weeks differently and not being locked down into one style or one layout or one theme. I like to reflect the many different layers of myself in my planner (and in all of my cards/craft projects/life.)

Click the pic for a bigger look.

  The sugar skulls (Bombshell Stamps) were stamped with Memento Ink and colored with Sharpies and my IG3 Spectrum Noir marker. The roses are a digi stamp (Bombshell Stamps) that I resized, printed out with my printer and then colored with a red Sharpie marker.  The T, O, D, and O in To-Do was stamped in Memento Ink with stamps from the Script Lower Set by Sweet Stamp Shop. I drew the hyphen and hearts. I also drew all of the hearts and lines on my planner spread with the Memento Dual Marker by Imagine Crafts. The washi tape I used is by Nicole Crafts and it was a clearance item at A.C. Moore.

  I was on Instagram earlier and I kept seeing a lot of planner gals saying that they haven't found planner peace. I started thinking about it and what planner peace is for me. For me, planner peace is having a large enough area to decorate but also write, removeable pages, and a planner that I can customize to my liking. I am happy that I have found mine in my Happy Planner. I hope all of the other planner girls out there find there planner peace as well!

   Have a wonderful Monday!

 - Kim

 (Disclosure: I am not affiliated with any of the below companies, I just love their stuff!)

Supplies:
-Planner - The Happy Planner by MAMBI (Me & My Big Ideas)
-Inks- Tsukineko/Imagine Crafts - Memento Ink pad and Dual Marker in Tuxedo Black;
-Coloring Medium - Sharpie (red and black), Dual Marker by Imagine Crafts in Tuxedo Black, Spectrum Noir Marker IG3
-Washi Tape by Nicole Crafts
-Stamps - Sugar Skulls by Bombshell Stamps; Wild Horses Digital Stamps (roses) by Bombshell Stamps; letters T, O, D, by Sweet Stamp Shop from the Script Lower set
-Ruler
-EK Tools Scissors

Happy 4th of July!!!!

Happy Monday everyone! And Happy 4th of July to all of my US friends!

Supplies Used:

-Stamps - Kissing Through Summer and T-Rex Hugs (word: happy) by Sweet Stamp Shop
-Inks: Tsukineko/Imagine Crafts - Memento in Tuxedo Black; Staz-On in Jet Black; VersaMagic Inks (Red Magic and a blue but I'm sorry I can't remember which one!)
-Coloring Medium: Spectrum Noir Markers (TB5, TB6, DR4, DR6, IG2, Blender)
-EK Tools Scissors
-Vellum
-Baker's Twine
-Ribbon
-Cuttlebug
- tag - Avery Elle - Elle-ments Pocket Tag Die
(Pictured are sequins by Pretty Pink Posh)

Bite Me. - A Treat Bag Topper

Hey Everyone! 

  This cute treat bag topper is my last Shark Week project for this year. I hope you guys enjoyed my shark themed projects.

  I used a regular sandwich re-closeable bag for the bottom of the treat bag with some gummy sharks for the treat. For the topper, I cut a piece of cardstock to 6 1/2" x 3". I scored it in half lengthwise with a scoring board and bone folder. The corners were cut with a Corner Chomper. I stamped out the phrase, shark fin, and waves with stamps using Versafine Ink. The shark fin was a little too short and didn't quite reach down to the wave so I extended it slightly using a Memento Dual Marker. I also cut out a bite mark on the bottom right with scissors. Then I watercolored the stamped images and the bite mark with Distress Markers, water and a paint brush. Once dry I added the topper to the bag with some fun blue decorative staples.

Thanks for stopping by my blog! Now we count down to next year's Shark Week!

- Kim

 (Disclosure: I am not affiliated with any of the below companies, I just like their stuff!)


Supplies Used:

-Stamps - Bubble Alpha and Fishy by Sweet Stamp Shop
-Inks: Tsukineko/Imagine Crafts - VersaFine in Onyx Black; Memento Dual Marker in Tuxedo Black
-Coloring Medium: Candied Apple, Mermaid Lagoon, Hickory Smoke - Distress Markers by Tim Holtz / Ranger Ink 
-Water and paintbrush
-EK Tools Scissors
-Paper: Neenah 110lb cardstock
-Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper (1/2" setting) by We R Memory Keepers
-Crafter's Stapler by We R Memory Keepers
-paper trimmer
-Martha Stewarts Crafts Scoring Board and Bone Folder
-regular sandwich re-closeable bag
-gummy sharks

Tiny Shark Bites.

 

  These little shark picks are so super easy to make for a tiny shark bite-sized treat. And I will let you in on a little secret, the stamp set I used by Sweet Stamp Shop called "Between You and Me" is the reason why this project was so quick and easy. This set has the exact same shark design facing left and right! Super super awesome!  Ok, so I know you guys are so super smart and probably know exactly how to make these but I'll give you a brief run down of how I made them anyway. 

 
  First, I stamped out the left and right facing sharks on a piece of paper and colored them in. (I used Spectrum Noir markers because they were literally right next to me but you can use anything to color these in.) Then I fussy cut them out.

  Next I used a mini glue dot (ok - 2 mini glue dots and 1 of those was cut in half) to adhere the back sides of the sharks together with the top of the toothpick in the middle. All that's left to do is stick them in your mini dessert or appetizer of choice and serve up your bite-sized treats!

 - Kim

 (Disclosure: I am not affiliated with any of the below companies, I just like their stuff!)

Stamps: Between You and Me by Sweet Stamp Shop
-Inks: Tsukineko/Imagine Crafts - Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black
-Coloring Medium: Spectrum Noir Markers  
-Paper: Neenah 110lb cardstock
-Mini Glue Dots
-EK Tools Scissors
-Toothpicks
-Cheese or Mini Desserts!!!! yum!

A Shark Tooth Necklace

  Shark Week is almost over, can you believe it?! It always seems to go by so fast. Today I'm sharing a shark tooth necklace made from Shrinky Dinks!

 
  To start I sketched out a shark tooth, and then traced it with a fine tip black Sharpie marker. Then I took a picture of it and opened it up in Silhouette Studio. Next I cleaned up my design a bit by removing and fixing some nodes and then re-sized it to about 3 inches in height.

  The settings that I used to cut the design out with my Silhoutte Cameo are: Coverstock; Blade 10; Speed 1; Depth 33; Doublecut. I also used Almond colored Shrinky Dinks on a brand *New* Cricut mat (I find them sturdier then the Silhouette mat) and a brand new Silhouette blade. I cut out my design 11 times (So including the double cut that would be 22 times) and cleaned debris from the blade after each double cut. This did not cut out my design completely but it was enough where I could gently bend the cut shape back and forth to remove it from the rest of the shrinky dink plastic and in some spots I actually had to carefully slide my non-stick scissors around the sides and remove my design. There were a few rough spots, so I just carefully trimmed them off with scissors.  Following the manufacturer's instructions I baked my Shrinky Dink design.

  Once it cooled, I wrapped 24 gauge Stainless Steel wire around the plastic shark tooth and added a loop with my pliers so I could easily string it onto a ball chain necklace without having to use a jump ring.

    Next I added it onto a stainless steel ball chain and my Shark Tooth Necklace was ready to wear!

  Thanks for stopping by! See you tomorrow for the last day of Shark Week!

- Kim

 (Disclosure: I am not affiliated with any of the below companies, I just like their stuff!)

-Electronic Cutting Machine: Silhouette Cameo
-Design Program: Silhouette Studio Designer Edition
-Shrinky Dinks - Almond color
-EK Tools Scissors
-New Cricut Mat
-New Silhouette Blade
-pencil, paper, fine tip Sharpie marker, camera
-24 gauge stainless steel wire (found in most bead stores)
-Pliers - Round Nose, Chain Nose, Wire Cutters
-Stainless Steel Ball Chain with clasp

Shark Shaker Card.

Hey hey hey! Happy Friday!

  Isn't this Shark shaker card the cutest?!  It's a large one sided card. I added a little greeting and spot in the back to sign your name or write a little message.

  I cut the shark from a SVG file from Lettering Delights with my Silhouette Cameo. I added another blue layer to the top and cut out the spot for the mouth, this way I could add a shaker element underneath the top layer. The shaker was made using a sheet protector and the Fuse Tool.

  For the back of the card, I used the same speech bubble as I did for my scrapbook page yesterday. I told you I love this speech bubble! The speech bubble is by Sandi Idleman and lettering/alpha is by Lettering Delights. I added the lettering into the bubble in Silhouette Studio and cut it out using the print and cut feature. There's also a little room to sign your name or write a little message.

  I hope you all have a great start to your weekend! What are your plans? We will be BBQ'ing!

- Kim

 (Disclosure: I am not affiliated with any of the below companies, I just like their stuff!)

Electronic Cutting Machine: Silhouette Cameo
Design Program: Silhouette Studio Designer Edition
Fuse Tool - We R Memory Keepers Fuse Tool
Alpha and Speech Bubble:    Shark Attack CS (shark) by Lettering Delights
Shark Attack AL (Alpha) by Lettering Delights
Outlined Speech Bubbles by Sandi Idleman in Sihouette Design Store
Fish - Seabed Set by StudioIllustrado in Silhouette Design Store 
Sequins - Pretty Pink Posh and Nicole
Cardstock - Bazzill and American Crafts