Freezer Paper on Paper!

If you recall from Monday's post, I said I'd be back with another type of project, and it is using the Freezer Paper stenciling project on paper.  So Cool!!


  My additional project is the "retitling" of a special book that I made for my grandkids for Christmas.  Little fingers have picked at the original vinyl lettering, so this new stenciled lettering is now permanent.

 It is VERY easy to iron the FREEZER PAPER to cardstock.  Then carefully paint your lettering.
I cut the title from the Base Camp Cricut cartridge, and spaced it out just like I wanted it with my Gypsy.  This ABC project has 26 4x6 mounted photos, with the "definitions" written on each page with a silver Elmer's Paint Marker. 

Each page was scored at the end, and it was bound in a cardstock cover made for the Your Story by Provo Craft.  This is an easy project to create.  It features Church pictures and a few personal photos of family and friends, which make it even more exciting for the children.

 To make it a personal treasure, be sure to add a testimony page from you to your loved ones.  This started on the front side, and these are the finishing thoughts. 

Two year old Porter has loved this special book, and delights in sharing his knowledge of the Gospel ABC's.  I plan to make one for each young family.  I got this idea from another blogger, and I sincerely apologize for not giving her credit here and now.  I am away from my home computer, (as most of you know) and the link is back at home.  I will amend this post as soon as I get the proper information. If you are interested in the link to the photos, please leave a comment or send me an email, and I'll be happy to send them to you. I hope you will be participating in the Freezer Paper challenge over at BettyBee's Buzz this week.  We have a lot of different projects to whet your whistle!    I'm headed back to Florida in the morning.  It will be hard to leave these precious little ones and their parents, whom I love so much, but I will be happy, too, to get back to my dear hubby, and the other little family waiting there.  Another precious granddaughter is about to enter this world, and Nana is anxious to meet her. Blessings and Happy Creating!! 

Be Inspired Wednesday

Today's Challenge is to go visiting in the Garden, and check out the cute little critters there... And then create something fun!!

In my garden, I found quite an array of little friends --- and thankfully all with legs! LOL
(I suppose that is one nice thing about being in charge of your own garden, you get to choose who goes there!! No scary things in my garden!!)
I have chosen to create the cover for a Your Story book. These are so much fun to make, but the covers come plain, or with a single hole for a peek through, that aI thought a custom cover would be fun!

Here I have used the new Cricut Lite Cartridge, Lacy Labels, for the sign...though I added "friends" from Walk In My Garden. The background of the sign is embossed with Birds and Swirls and my Cuttlebug.

This little birdie comes to us from Straight From The Nest, and is Cuttlebugged with Ornamental Iron. She sits in a tree cut from Serenade, which has been embossed with Swiss Dots, and Script Texture.

Last, but not least, are my little friends at the bottom! The gecko is cut from Life's A Beach, and colored with Copic markers, and his eyes are shiny with a Sakura Glaze pen. His friend, the frog, is cut from the Paisley Cartridge and his eyes are colored in with an Elmer's Opaque Paint marker, and then with a Copic fine liner. His other highlights are also Copic. Their little friend, Miss Caterpillar is cut from Walk In My Garden, and she is very cute. (Sorry, her solo shot was blurry!) She is cut from beautiful shimmery gold paper, and she has blush cheeks, also from Copics, and she, too, was embossed with Swiss Dots along her body.

Well, you know the garden is a happy place for a Bee, so this was surely a fun project for me :)
It was for my fellow designers, as well! I hope you will pop over to Cuttlebug Challenge, and see what they have created for you, then give it a try for yourself.
I am off to create some very special projects for next week.
No Peeking!!! It's Christmas in July!!!

Happy crafting ~