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In 2010-2011 I was a designer for a crafting company called Oh My Crafts. It was a challenging but rewarding job.  I taught classes including a weekly online Ustream class, I designed projects for the OMC blog and magazine publications, and I was in charge of a weekly "It's That Easy" email ad.  

My last day working at OMC was the day I went into labor.  Since then, I have been a stay-at-home mom for my sweet daughter.  I am compiling this blog as a way to remember the projects I have made throughout the years.  It was required that I write step-by-step instructions with the product names, so I will include that information.  I hope you enjoy.  Thanks for visiting!

Pilgrim Hat and Mayflower Boat

Grad Frame

It's My Graduation Present to ME!

Designed for Oh My Crafts

Wahoo! We finished together.

Supplies Used:
 
Twelve Timbers : 4”x6” Frame | Rangers Ink : Jenni Bowlin Acrylic Paint Dabbers - Fountain Pen and coordinating color   | Oh My Vinyl : Metallic Silver, Black and Transfer Tape | Kanban Crafts : Duo Mirror Reflective - Copper/Black | Cricut : Happy Graduation, Songbird, and Base Camp Cartridges | 7Gypsies : Display Trim: Loops and Hooks - Antique Silver | Graduate’s Tassel

Instructions:
 
1. Remove the glass from the frame.
2. Paint the frame with Ranger Ink paint dabbers and let dry. Paint the entire frame black, or paint the sides the color of the graduate’s tassel or school colors.
Tip: Ranger Ink Paint Dabbers dry super fast and are quick and easy to apply.

3. With Cricut machine, cut out the following: 

Cartridge	Material	Words to Cut	Size in Inches	Blade Depth	Pressure	Speed
Happy Graduation	Metallic Silver Vinyl	"Happy Graduation"	3 1/2	4	Low	Medium
Songbird	Metallic Silver Vinyl	"Class Of"	1 1/2	4	Low	Medium
Base Camp	Metallic Silver Vinyl	"2011" Shadow	1 3/4	4	Low	Medium
Base Camp	Black Vinyl	"2011"	1 3/4	4	Low	Medium
Happy Graduation	Kanban Reflective Paper- Black	Graduation  Cap	3 1/2	4	High	Medium

4. With “Happy Graduation” cut off the “Happy” so you are left with “Graduation.” Do not forget to cut off the dot to the “i.” 
5. Using transfer tape, apply the vinyl to the frame. Start with “2011,” laying one number down at a time. Then stick “Graduation” down at the bottom, bringing it close to, but not touching the “1”. Lastly, apply “Class Of.” Since these letters are not welded together, apply each one separately, but overlap them slightly so they are close together and they look welded. 
6. Ink the white edges of the graduation cap black and adhere to the top left corner of the frame. 
7. Adhere one antique silver 7 Gypsies hook onto the graduation cap and tie the graduate’s tassel on. 
8. Insert the glass and graduate’s picture in the frame for a perfect graduation gift!

Card for the Grad

Happy Graduation Card

Supplies Used: 

Bazzill Basics : White 12”x12” Cardstock  | SEI : Velvet Paper Assortment  | Lifestyle Crafts : Yearbook - Diploma, Grad Cap, and Stacked Books  | Spellbinders : Nestabilities - Classic Squares Small  | Martha Stewart : Punch Around the Page - French Scroll  | My Pink Stamper : Happiest Moments  | Imaginisce : Glam Rocks - Black and I-Rock Tool  | Tim Holtz : Distress Ink Pad - Vintage Photo 

Instructions  

1. Cut white paper 8 ½” (height) x 7” (long) and score at 3 ¾” (height) and fold.  
2. Cut a 6 ¾” x 3 ¼” rectangle of dark blue paper and punch around the borders using the Martha Stewart punch. Adhere to the front, shorter flap of card.
3.  Die cut and emboss 3 medium squares with Spellbinders Nestabilites and white paper. Adhere on dark blue rectangle. 4. Die cut Lifestyle Craft dies with velvet paper and white paper. For the tassel and ribbon around the diploma, tie on floss instead of the die cut. For the white diploma and book pages, ink them lightly. Adhere the books, grad cap, and diploma die cuts to the squares.  
5. Stamp “Happy Graduation” on smooth white paper with black ink and trim around the edges. Frame with navy blue paper. Adhere to the bottom of the card, so half of it is hanging off the card.  
6. With i-rock heat tool, add glam rocks on the punched borders and to the left and right of “Happy Graduation.”  
7. Punch a 7” strip with the same Martha Stewart punch and blue paper. Adhere to the inside of the card ¾” from the bottom so it doesn’t show when the card is closed. 

Enjoy the Journey Card

Designed for Oh My Crafts

Supplies Used:

Cuttlebug : Harlequin Embossing Folder  | Bazzill Basics : Basic Grey - Lauderdale Paper Pack

Marvy Uchida : Embossing Heat Tool | American Crafts : Zing Embossing Powder - White | We R | Memory Keepers : Crop-A-Dile Corners - Shimmer Yellow  | We R Memory Keepers : Main Squeeze Tool  | Rangers Ink : Stickles Glitter Glue - True Blue | Tim Holtz : Just Thoughts Stamp Set | 3L Foam Squares  | White Paper  | Brads 

Instructions:
 
1. Cut an 8 1/2” x 11” smooth white paper in half (hamburger style) and fold in half (hamburger style again) to form a card.  
2. With four colors of paper and medium sized diamond cutting die (Harlequin), die cut 8 diamonds (2 diamonds per color). 
3. Starting at the top, adhere 2 diamonds on the card so the two meet in the center and the tips are almost touching. From there leave a little bit of white space between each diamond and adhere the rest of the diamonds. The diamonds won’t fit exactly on the page so trim the tips hanging off the edges. 
4. Die cut one large diamond (Harlequin). 
5. With white embossing powder, emboss sentiment on light colored paper and trim a rectangle around the sentiment.  
6. Adhere sentiment to large diamond and place in the center of the card with foam squares.  
7. Die cut flowers and leaves (Harlequin) and form a flower using a brad for the center and adhere to upper right corner of sentiment.  
8. With stickles, squeeze three dots to left of sentiment and squeeze dots on the flower petals.  
9. Squeeze yellow metal corners to bottom of card.  
10. On the inside of the card, decorate with more flowers from Harlequin. 

Baby Boy Hippo Card

Hip, Hip, HOORAY!

Designed for Oh My Crafts

Supplies Used:

Slice Design Card : Zootopia Bazzill Cardstock :      Night Blues - Powder and Splash      Bright Greens - Limeade     Browns - Bark     Black and Whites - Bazzill White Imaginisce : Boy Oh Boy - Little Cuties Patterned PaperClearsnap : Colorbox Ink Pad - Cape CodTim Holtz : Distress Ink Pad - Pumice StoneLifestyle Crafts : Fresh Start Cutting Dies - DiamondsQuickie Glue Pen

Instructions:

1. Cut 10x5 ½” smooth white cardstock and fold in half for the card base 

2. Cut 5x5 ½”green cardstock and distress edges ink pad. Adhere to front of card.

3. Cut 4 ½ x 5” brown cardstock. Adhere to center of card. 

4. Cut 1 ¼ inch strip of patterned paper. Create pleats by folding the strip back and forth. Trim pleat to 5 ½” and adhere ¼” from bottom of card.

TIP: Double sided tape works best to adhere the folded paper. 

5. Die cut two rows of diamonds out of green cardstock. With two rows of three on top of each other, cut the rows apart and glue one diamond on top of the other so you have 5 diamonds going across. Distress with brown ink pad. 

6. With Slice machine, cut two hippo heads at 2” with dark blue cardstock and two snouts at 2” with lighter blue cardstock. Adhere white cardstock to the back of the hippos for the teeth and eyes. Ink the edges of the hippos with blue ink pad. Adhere snouts to heads and attach hippos to card with foam squares.

7. Cut out “+” out of blue cardstock and adhere between hippos. 

8. With Slice machine, cut “Hooray” at 1” with blue cardstock and distress with blue ink pad. Adhere on diamonds with Quickie Glue pen. 

9. Adhere diamonds to top of border.

Worth Remembering Boxes

Paper Covered Boxes

Designed for Oh My Crafts

Supplies Used:
Petersen-Arne : Craft Pedlers Paper Mache Set Box Round Small Kraft set of 3 | Bazzill Basics : Worth Remembering 12”x12” Assortment Pack | Bazzill Basics : Worth Remembering Pretty Buttons | EKSuccess : Harmony Hotfix Assortment | Oh My Vinyl : Cloud White and Cherry Red | Sizzix : eclips Cartridge - Flowers & Phrases | Sizzix : Originals Die - Frame and Medallion | Tulle

Instructions:

1) Cover each box with a different patterned paper from the Worth Remembering Assortment Pack. It was helpful to use the Martha Stewart Circle Cutter to cut the circles for the tops of the lids since it cuts quickly and precisely.

2) Add embellishments such as the EK Success crystals and red and white vinyl flowers cut from the eclips cartridge.

3) Die cut a frame and medallion and add a Pretty Button to the top. Tie tulle through the button and tie together at the top.

Cars Party Decor

Cars Party Decor

Designed for Oh My Crafts

I'm a huge Disney Pixar fan and when Cars 2 came out, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to help throw a Cars 2 release party by inviting friends over to watch Cars 1 before the big premier.  For this party decor I used vinyl and the Cricut Cartridge Cars to make my own party décor.


Supplies: Cricut Cartridge: Cars | Oh My Crafts Vinyl : Assorted Colors | Sizzix : Bigz Pro Die - Box, Popcorn #2 | Napco : Set of 2 Planter (Yellow and White)

Instructions: Start by cutting out backgrounds for each image in black and then cut out the features with the appropriate colors. Use transfer tape to assist in putting the large pieces of vinyl on the background but for the small pieces, you should be fine without it. The black background should have cuts that help when layering the vinyl.

All of the vinyl was cut at blade setting 5, Medium depth, and fast speed.

Image from Cars Cartridge	Vinyl Colors	Size
"The World of Cars" Sign	Ebony, Cherry Red and Cloud White	11 1/2"
Mater	Ebony, Cloud White, Walnut, Peanut Butter, Elephant Grey, Stormy Grey, Celadon, Metallic Copper	11 1/2"
Lightning McQueen	Ebony, Cherry Red, Cloud White, Lemon drop, Persimmon, Walnut, Admiral Blue	8"

Many of the cars will not cut larger than 11 1/2"; however, this Lightning McQueen will cut very large (note that this car cut at 8”).

What's a party without popcorn?  Here's how I made the boxes:

Simply die cut the boxes with the Big Shot Pro machine and assemble. Use Oh My Crafts Exclusive Acid Free Craft Tape ½”x5 feet for a strong hold. Adhere a Cars emblem to the box in vinyl. Line the boxes with a plastic bag (found at general party stores) and fill with popcorn or goodies.

Static Cling Vinyl

Oh My Crafts: High Static Cling Vinyl Project Ideas

Designed for Oh My Crafts

Oh My Crafts High Static Cling Vinyl is a high-grade professional vinyl that sticks without adhesive to smooth, glossy surfaces such as windows, mirrors, plastics and many other materials.  The High Static Cling Vinyl is flexible and thin enough to cut with any standard electronic cutting machines.  Assembly is easy and can be removed and re-applied effortlessness, making it great for seasonal window displays, home décor, decals, signs and many other creative ventures.  

Applying Static Cling to a Window from the Inside

(Use this technique for window displays and car decals)

Example: “No Soliciting” Sign

Supplies:

·         Oh My Vinyl: High Static Cling

·         Oh My Vinyl: Desired Colors and Transfer Tape

·         Silhouette SD Machine and downloadable “No Soliciting”

Instructions:

1.       Cut out phrase or image such as “No Soliciting Except for Girl Scouts” with vinyl.

a.       Tip: With tinted windows use bright colors so the image will show through.

2.       Weed vinyl, leaving the phrase/image on the liner.

3.       Press transfer tape onto the phrase/image and transfer onto the static cling.

4.       Peel off transfer tape.

5.       Trim the static cling leaving a thick border around the phrase. 

6.       Peel off static cling from liner and apply to window from the inside.

Applying Static Cling from the Outside Using Only a Few Colors Vinyl

(Use this technique when applying to mirrors, picture frames, home décor, etc…)

Example: Sailboat Display and Mustache Mirrors

Sailboat Display

Supplies:

·         Oh My Vinyl: High Static Cling

·         Oh My Vinyl: Turquoise Blue, Mint Green, Tangerine, Peanut Butter, Cloud White

·         Silhouette SD Machine and downloadable Sailboat from Silhouette Studio

Instructions:

Step 1: Mount Vinyl

Mount the base layers of vinyl to the static cling (Mint Green, Tangerine, Peanut Butter, and Cloud White).  If bubbles appear, poke a small hole at an angle with a push pin through the top layer to release the air.

Step 2: Cut and Layer

Cut vinyl with electronic cutting machine and layer any necessary pieces (turquoise blue on cloud white).

How to Cut High Static Cling + 1 Layer Vinyl

With Electronic Cutting Machines

Machine	Blade Depth	Pressure/Thickness	Speed
Silhouette SD	.3mm (Pink blade)	33	3
Eclips	4	2	3
Cricut	4	High	Low

Step 3: Apply

Peel off liner from the static cling and apply to the mirror, shower door, bathtub, or any smooth and glossy surface.

Mustache Mirrors

Supplies:

o   Oh My Vinyl: High Static Cling

o   Oh My Vinyl: Ebony

o   Silhouette SD Machine and downloadable Mustache Set from Silhouette Studio

o   Mirrors

Instructions:

o   Apply 8”x8” square of black vinyl to the high static cling.

o   Cut with Silhouette SD Machine.

o   Peel off static cling from liner and apply to mirror.

Applying Static Cling from the Outside

(Use this technique for conserving vinyl when applying to mirrors, picture frames, home décor, etc...)

Example: Static Cling Paper Dolls

Supplies:

·         Oh My Vinyl: High Static Cling

·         Oh My Vinyl: Desired Colors

·         Eclips Machine and Cartridge: Dress Ups

Instructions:

1.       Cut out images (clothes, accessories, body) out of vinyl at 6”.  To cut faces on the bodies, use the laser-cut preview before cutting to determine the correct location.

2.       Layer clothes and accessories that should be permanent (such as the white ruffles on the blue dress).

3.       With static cling, cut out the base layers and mount the coordinating vinyl images on top. (For example, I cut the skateboard out of brown vinyl, layered the green vinyl strip on top, cut the skateboard with static cling and transferred the skateboard to the static cling.)  By the way, static cling does not stick to the non-adhesive side of vinyl.

4.       For the bodies, place them behind a frame (with a plastic instead of glass) or attach the bodies to the clipboard with static cling vinyl.

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