Hi everyone… sorry I’m a bit late is posting.  With my son having Piano Guild Auditions late  yesterday afternoon and my daughter having her Fun Night at school, I totally lost track of my calendar!!  But, I DO have a fun project I’d love to share with you.  A Dry Erase board I made for my daughter’s room.

I’m a huge fan of leaving little “love notes” here and there for my kids and hubby.  Well, though she thinks this is for HER notes, secretly I’ll be adding a few of my own for her.  Hee

I used a 8 X 10 canvas board to create my dry erase board base.  I added some acrylic paint first and used a credit card to smear it in a bit of a hap hazard design.  The credit card spreader is a great way for you to apply paint in thin layers and thereby getting it to dry quicker.  LOVE that!!!

Next I wanted to add more texture so I took out my Mod Podge and added some designer papers that I just tore and glued down on both sides.  A bit of a boarder as well.

This dries quickly as well and you want to make sure it’s completely dry before adding your clear sheet.  I also stamped an image along the side just for more dimension and “fun” and didn’t worry about coloring it in.  I really don’t worry much about “perfection”.  That’s what great about multi-media art.. there is o right and wrong.  A bit of washi tape which I also used Mod Podge to coat for durability.

Next I added some Scor Tape to the top before adding my clear sheet to my board. Don’t worry, even though the sheet is clear, we’re going to cover it and you won’t see it anyway.  A few glue dots here and there along the sides to give even more strength to the sheet and not give it much opportunity to move.

Next I added my clear sheet and some lace to the top along with a strand of pearls I added to the lace.  A few rhinestones and pearl halves here and there and I was able to conceal those glue dots.

A few flowers and a ribbon at the top and my board is complete.  My daughter LOVED it and I’m off to start a new one for my son’s room.  Maybe I’ll do one for my room so hubby can leave ME a few love notes, what do you think? LOL  Thanks for stopping by today!!! Have a great weekend!!! *HUGS*

Can you believe that we are almost at Mother’s Day?  It seems like yesterday I was listening to the news about the best of 2012 and predictions for 2013.  Now we are 5 months into it and Mother’s Day is just around the corner.  I feel very blessed when Mother’s Day comes around.  I am lucky enough to be able to celebrate this day with my own mother, my grandmother’s and my mother-in-laws (my husbands mother and step-mother).  We may not be able to see them all on Mother’s Day itself but we try to find a way to let them know how important they are to us.

The card I am sharing today is one I will give to one of these amazing women on Mother’s Day.  It is a Wild Rose Studio image, Garden Bunnies.  It is the first Wild Rose Studio stamp I have ever used and it is absolutely adorable and a nice image for Mother’s Day.

Other materials I used on my card are Cheery Lynn Designs, Olive Branches, and copic markers, dress – RV25, RV23, RV10, RV000, pots – YR18, YR16, YR12, YR00 and hat – E31, E30, E50, E0000. 

I hope you’re enjoying your week.  It is absolutely gorgeous here and we are trying to enjoy it while we can!

Thanks for stopping by,

Hi, everyone! It’s Kelli here today to start off freebie week!

My husband and I celebrated our one year anniversary yesterday! I really can’t believe how fast it went by. It doesn’t seem like that long ago we were in a whirlwind of planning and panic, lol.

Traditionally, you save the top tier of your wedding cake and eat it on your one year anniversary. I guess some people keep just a slice but we kept the whole tier. It took up a lot of space in our freezer so I have to say I’m really happy to have it out of there. We had heard horror stories of how bad the cake tastes after a year so we weren’t that excited to dig in.

I took a few pictures on my phone to remember the moment.

I cut a slice for each of us and we each took a bit at the same time.

We chewed for a couple seconds and looked at each other and were surprised.

The cake actually tasted pretty good as you can see from the picture below! We may have dug into the rest of the cake too, lol.

How was your cake after a year? We’re you pleasantly surprised?

Thanks so much for stopping by! I shared a few wedding photos with you all awhile back so I thought it only fitting to share a little bit of our one year anniversary with you too!

Have a great day! 🙂

How about some Washi Tape storage?!  Michelle here today to share a box I picked up to alter…with what else than my favorite roll of Washi Tape?!  What a great way to keep a bit of of it around for eye candy…..and to store just a bit of the other tapes that might be living with me!

Supplies:

Prima Firefly Collection – love, love, LOVE this collection….it has papers so different than others currently on the market!  Perfect prints for cards and projects!

Washi Tape 

Copic Markers

Magnolia WL13 Bouquets With Love

Bakers Twine

Thanks for taking a peek at my project!  Pretty up your studio with some of your papercrafting supplies!