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Fabulous Silhouette CAMEO Vinyl Bundle with Bonus Discount Code

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You may have already guessed this, but… my Silhouette CAMEO along with Silhouette Premium Vinyl pretty much makes my world go 'round!

I had this fun globe that I bought at Target. A while ago I painted a small section with chalkboard paint and loved playing around with sayings on it.  The issue… my kiddos kept erasing the sayings, so the majority of the time it looked like a smudged white cloud on the globe.  I decided that I needed to create one of my favorite sayings with white vinyl so that it could be a little more permanent. I love the saying, " A good deed makes a dark world brighter" and I thought it would look fun on my black globe.

How to Prepare the Globe

I covered a smallish {technical, I know} section of the globe with black chalkboard paint not worrying about creating careful lines.  I just kind of smeared the paint over the section I wanted to cover…

Once the paint had dried completely, I was then ready for the Silhouette Premium Vinyl installation.

Designing and Installing the Vinyl Lettering

I love the look of hand drawn chalkboards and I kind of wanted to go with that feel.  Now… I will be completely honest here… this project {simple as it was} took a ton of patience! I tried several different designs that I had created with the Silhouette Studio Designer Edition, that once transferred to vinyl just didn't work. They were all a little too swirly for the vinyl's taste. I finally came up with a design that worked for me and also for the vinyl as well. 

I used three different fonts for this project. The top section… "A good deed makes a dark," is the Doris Day font. "World," is Modern No. 20 and "Brighter" is Vaguely Repulsive from Kevin and Amanda. All really fun fonts.

I just played around with the design until I found the right fit in the design studio, and when it felt good I cut the vinyl.  By the way, if you are looking to learn how to use your Silhouette you should check out yesterday's giveaway… it's a good one!!

I carefully installed the vinyl on the globe and now I have a fun decor piece that can proudly display in my new living room without the kiddos smudging it up!

A Special Silhouette CAMEO and Premium Vinyl Discount Code

Now's the fun part… DEAL TIME!!! The super special Silhouette CAMEO discount code just for you guys is…

Click on the image above to link to the special deal on the Silhouette Website.

 IF you already have a Silhouette CAMEO but would like to stock-up on Vinyl… all of the vinyl will be 40% off when you use the WHIPPER promo code between May 9-16! Happy Shopping!!

Kmart Mother’s Day Yard Spruce Up

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For years, I have been dying to spruce up my yard a little bit, but it always seemed to fall further and further down the decor list.  The inside of the house always took priority and the outside was always put on the back burner… Not this year!! For Mother's Day I decided to do a little shopping for myself with Kmart Outdoor living to spruce things up a bit.

Click here to check out what I found at Kmart to create a lovely new space!

Big Top with Lifestyle Crafts

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I am always so excited when Lifestyle Crafts has a new product release and this new Big Top collection is super fun…

 

The collection has a playful circus theme with many different elements that can be used for a circus themed event or several elements that have general appeal as well. Here is a sample of some of the dies in the collection…

I fell in love with the hot air balloon and thought it would be a perfect design element for my daughters 5th grade graduation celebration. You know me, I'm a less is more kind of girl. I used Lifestyle Crafts lovely letterpress paper as the base for the card and then the simple, yet stunning hot air balloon coupled with Divine Twine and a stamped, "Up Up and Away" for the fun invitation.

How cute is that? Plus it's so easy to make. Did you know that you can use any of the Lifestyle crafts cutting and embossing products with ANY cutting platform?!  For real!! You don't need to have an Epic Tool or the fabulous Revolution… You can use the Sizzix systems or the Cuttlebug as well. Isn't that great.  I love how they make sure that their fun design elements aren't product specific so that you can have the freedom to use whatever system you already have.  Less clutter in the craft room the better in my mind!!

Lifestyle Crafts has even sweetened the deal for all of you guys!  Did you know that you can get 20% off your entire purchase just by entering WHIPPERBERRY at checkout? This deal is good ANYTIME!! Yep, 24/7, 356 days of the year. You don't have to wait for a special deal, although they have them often and they will even place the 20% ON TOP of the sale price.  Squeal, yea… Gotta LOVE a good deal.

For example… If you don't have a great cutting tool yet, the fabulous Revolution is on sale right now for $59.00 marked down from $89.99.  You can also enter WHIPPERBERRY at checkout to receive an additional 20% off the sale price while supplies last.  Now is a great time to get one of these great tools!

Here are some more of the fun projects that I've made with my Lifestyle Crafts products…

   

Valentines, Bakery Box, Star Bubble Party Favor

So what do you think?  Do you like the new Big Top collection?  What would you use it for? Come share some of your great ideas!!

Walking Down Memory Lane with COOL WHIP

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Hey guys… I'm BACK!!  I've missed you all terribly and can't wait to catch-up with everyone. Nothing like a little medical hiccup to force you to slow down and smell the lovely spring daisies. Friday Flair will return next week but while I've been resting up I had the fun opportunity to work with COOL WHIP Whipped Topping. I thought I would do a little walking down memory lane and share my favorite COOL WHIP recipes.  Come on over and check out some of my favorites!