Monday Project

For my Little Scraps of Heaven design team project today I experimented with putting a paper piecing on shirts.

First I applied Wonder Under to my fabric.  When you cut your fabric for this project, you don't want to cut it really small.  Give plenty of room for it to stick to your mat while cutting.  I usually cut my paper just big enough for the what I'm cutting but you don't want to do that with the fabric.
Also, don't choose a pattern with a lot of small details, especially if you are using a Cricut because you just won't get a good cut.  I don't know if some of the other machines would work better, wish I had one to try, lol!
Iron Wonder Under to the wrong side of all of your pieces of material.

Next place them all on your cutting mat and cut.

Now it's time to start ironing them onto the fabric.  I wanted something between the layers of the shirt so I grabbed a thick changing pad.  It was right there and handy.

Now start ironing them on starting with the bottom layer

Now, you should probably finish it off with a zig-zag stitch.  I didn't because I hate sewing on knit shirts.  If I ever do this again, then I would finish them for sure but for this experiment, I didn't.

I think the patterns would look adorable on a quilt!  I also think they would be cute on a tote bag, really the possibilities are endless!

Now for the finished project!  I had to wait to share this project until my little model was at Grandma's house and could show off her new shirt!

For these projects I used the Boys and Their Toys collection & the Sock Monkey pattern.
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 For my first project I'm sharing is a paper bag album.  For this project I used Fun in the Sun Monkeys, Pooltime Fun and Water Babies.

 
 

Inside pages

  My second project is this layout.  I used the Banner's Collection and the Playground collection for this page.
 

Fo my third project I've made a cute little post-it note holder.  For this project, I used "Fun in the Sun Monkeys". 
This project is my blog candy, so if you would like to win this all you need to do is become a follower of my blog and leave me a comment.

Thanks for visiting my blog!  Your next stop is Janet's blog.

Go Green & Recycle

This week our design team at Little Scraps of Heaven Designs was challenged to Go Green & Recycle.  I saw this idea on a TV show called "The Spotted Canary".  As soon as I saw the new ABC's and 123's collection, I knew I had to try & make one for myself.  All you need is an empty carton.  We had orange juice, so that's what I used.

 First I sanded the carton to get the glossy layer off it.  Next I painted the carton white.  If I do another one, I think I would choose a darker color that matched my papers.  I didn't worry about painting the entire carton because I knew I was going to cover it with paper.

 Next step is to decide where the flap is going to be.  I used my t-ruler to draw my cutting lines.  If you don't have one of these rulers you might check them out.  They are cheap and so great to use!

 Use and exacto knife to cut the trash door opening.

Here's my finished project.  Isn't Oscar just the cutest?!

You can find this pattern at Little Scraps of Heaven Designs

Keegan's Smash Book

Today I'm sharing the next page in Keegan's Smash Book. 
This one is to keep track of his growth.  The giraffe flips open, under it is a lot of empty space for charting.

I used the giraffe from the Jungle & Zoo Pals Collection.  Make sure you check out our fanpage at Little Scraps of Heaven Designs.

First pages in Keegan's book

I used the stork pattern from the Be My Baby pattern set.

Smash Book for Keegan

I finally got this book done!  I decided to make a homemade smash book for Keegan.  I started it from his birth and will keep using it until there is no room left in it.  I added all sorts of envelopes and blank pages.  I also made "theme" pages.  I used paper piecings from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs for those pages. 
I think this book has turned out so cute with all the paper piecings in it.  I know Keegan will enjoy reading this book someday.
Here's a picture of the cover

Fourth of July Banner

This Friday the design team was challenged to make a Fourth of July project & it had to include stars.

I made this banner.  It was so much fun to make!  I love this pattern set!

I used Celebrate the Fourth and Banners Collection to make this banner.

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This banner is listed for sell at Ebay

Jenna

This afternoon I made a page for a memorial album for Hunter.  His Grandma, Jenna, was a very dear friend.  She suddenly passed away last fall.  Our scrapbook group, The Rowdy Bunch, is making a book for her grandson, Hunter.

I have been blessed to have known Jenna & to call her a friend.

For sale on Ebay

Ebay link

McKayla's Journal

For my 1st design team project this week I found this adorable little journal.

I thought this little journal would be just perfect for our 3-year old granddaughter.  She loves to come into my scrapping room and draw.

I used the Back to School Bears pattern set for this project.  I used the little girl bear from the "bear with backpack" pattern & the chalkboard from the "bear at chalkboard" pattern.

My plan is to get this little journal out each time McKayla is at our house & have her draw a few pictures in it.  It will be fun to look through when she is grown :).

Thanks for visiting my blog!  Be sure to check out all the adorable patterns at Little Scraps of Heaven Designs & find us on Facebook.

Pages for Baby Dennis

Hi all, today I thought I would share the pages I've made for a sweet little baby named Dennis.  He is a 9 month old who is very ill.  A friend of his Mom's is trying to get scrapbooks made for his parents to have.  The design team at Little Scraps of Heaven Designs is making a book for him.  We are all making 8x8 pages and hoping to have a full book to send to her.  If you would like to help in any way here is a link to a Facebook page with all of the info.

Design Team Project for Today

For my project today, I made a cute little corner bookmark.  These are so simple to make and would be great for little gift projects.  There are so many tutorials out there to use to make this one so if you just search for "corner bookmark tutorial" you will find a bunch of them. 

The pattern that I used to make this little owl can be found at Little Scraps of Heaven Designs.  I used the "hoot owl" pattern from the Nature Buddies Pattern Set.

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Design Team Project for Today

For my project today I made a set of birthday cards.  I started with these

I like to pick up these little packages when I find them on clearance for really cheap, like a quarter cheap ;). 

I like to find the cards that are blank on the inside.

Here's my finished set of cards

These are so fast to make and so handy to have in my card box.  They are just the right size to add to a gift bag, perfect for that last minute gift. 

I used Party Animal pattern collection to make these cards & just used the cupcake pattern from the hippo pattern.

Father's Day Project

Today the design team at Little Scraps of Heaven was challenged to make a project for Father's Day.  My hubby loves to fish, so I made him this card.  I used the The Great Outdoors pattern set to cut out the moose and rocks. 

Try, try again

Last Friday the Little Scraps of Heaven Design Team was challenge to make a project that included stripes & polka dots on it.  This is the page I made for that challenge. I just loved these pictures of Keegan.  He was so determined to stand all by himself.  He would do this over & over & over again.  If he was awake and playing, this is what he was doing, lol.  Now, he stands but doesn't know what to do.  I LOVE this age :).  I thought the Playful Bears Pattern Set was perfect for these pictures.

If you would like to join the design team in our challenges, next we are challenged to make a Father's Day project.  It will be due Thursday evening, you need to use at least one pattern from Little Scraps of Heaven.

We also have a sketch challenge happening this week.  It's due on  May 26th. 

Today's Project

For my project at Little Scraps of Heaven I altered a plain coat hook.  Since I'm allergic to paint fumes, I used a Faber Castell artist pen big brush to color the outside edge of the hook.  That worked okay, but I'm sure pain would look much better.  All the paper I used is from Paper Studio "A Boy's Universe" paper pad.  The patterns I used are from the Boy's and Their Toys pattern set.