Dasher, Dancer, Prancer...

Howdy! It's almost Christmas and I got a bit of craftiness in this weekend. It's my turn on the Miss Kate Cuttables Blog today.

Here's a festive 11x24 sign I created for my design team project: 

I used the Reindeer Names SVG file.

I also used the Flying Reindeer Set.

Here's my step by step process:

1. First I stained my board and dry brushed over the stain once it was dry

2. Next I cut the file on my Cameo out of vinyl. I weeded out the letters I wanted to paint, applied transfer tape and transferred it to the board.

3. Next I applied chalk paint.

4. Lastly I removed the vinyl.

Hope you enjoyed my project today! Merry Christmas!!

Miss Kate December Challenge

Hello There! It's challenge time on the Miss Kate Cuttables Galleria Facebook Page.
The theme is Santa. 

I just love making signs - I have them scattered all around my house and give them away as gifts. They make a great hostess gift!

I cut the Christmas Eve House SVG out of vinyl, weeded it and applied to my wooden sign.


I then painted using chalk paint. Super easy and super fun!

Hope your Christmas preparations are going great and hope you get some time to craft over the holidays!

Miss Kate Christmas Signs

Are you ready for Christmas and have you had some time to craft?
I am ready and I did do some crafting this year. I am totally addicted to making these holiday signs.
I'm sharing these on the Miss Kate Blog Today!

I picked up the bases at Target in the Dollar Spot for $3. They are chargers. I have been seeing them all over Facebook in some of the groups I belong to since early November and every time I went to Target I checked for them with no luck. One day in mid December I went in and spotted them! I was so excited and bought a dozen of them.
I am so glad I did - I have been having so much fun creating these signs.

Here are my steps...
I select the Miss Kate file I want to use and add personalized copy

Cut 631 vinyl (not permanent type) on my Cameo

Weed out the areas I want to paint and transfer to board using contact paper. 

I then do a dry brush technique, sometimes 1 coat, other times 2, depending on the looking I'm going for. 

Let partially dry and peel off vinyl.
(If you wait until it completely dries it may bleed) 

That's it. I made these for a friend and my nieces. They all loved them!

Here are images of each design and I will list the Miss Kate file under each.

Birch Trees with Deer

'Tis the Season Phrase

Believe

Tis The Season Phrase

I also created this table runner for Christmas.



I cut the little bow on my cameo and stitched around it to secure it.



You can get the table runner free tutorial here on Julie Cefalu's blog.
It is really easy to follow along with great instructions and visuals!

Wishing you all a Happy Holiday!

Miss Kate December Challenge

Hello! Today I'm sharing a few Christmas projects. The Challenge over on the Miss Kate Galleria Page on Facebook is Winter/Christmas. 

For my first project I created a chalkboard sign. I cut vinyl on my Cameo and applied a stencil to the chalkboard. I then painted with acrylic paints. I also painted the wood frame.

I used the Christmas Tree Words SVG File.

I did leave off the red dots.

For my second project I took the same file and did a print and cut.

I added these to Christmas cards.

Did you notice the quilted piece I used in my photographs?

I created it from a pattern from Julie - The Crafty Quilter. She offers a great free tutorial on her blog. Here is the link to the tutorial.

Here's a closer look at my Crumb Catcher:

Don't forget to enter the Challenge on the Miss Kate Galleria FB Page!

Also stop by the blog to check out all the design team projects.

Hope your holiday preparations are going great.

 

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There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays

It's beginning to look alot like Christimas at my home. 

I made this super cute sign using a chalkboard sign. 

I cut the pattern from SVG Cuts Christmas Gifts Vinyl SVG Collection from vinyl. 

I placed the vinyl on the chalkboard and painted it white with a foam brush. 

I also painted the frame and added some twine around the border.

Here is the SVG Cuts Christmas Gifts Vinyl SVG Collection I pulled from:

I used this kit for another project.

 I recently took a cookie class hosted my brilliantly creative cousin Janet.
Visit her Roll Your Own Cookie Facebook Page here.

She had all the cookies baked and ready to decorate. I learned so many techniques and it was a fun day. 

I decided to take along a few stencils which I cut on my Cameo.
I just used acetate from the art store. 

I used the same kit called Christmas Gifts Vinyl SVG Collection.

Here is the pattern on a beautiful tin from the kit.

Here are some of the other cookies I made during my class. 

The top left is an embroidery style, and the top right, bottom left were

hand painted. I used a food safe pen to creative the bottom right.

These Thanksgiving theme cookies were fun to create too!

I especially like the marble technique on the leaves.

Hope your Christimas preparations are coming together nicely.

Thanks for stopping by.

Amy