Paint.NET (again!)

Whew!! What a crazy summer! It's almost over though so I've been thinking of getting back to scrapbooking and card making! Browsing the web for some new and inexpensive ways to enhance my favorite pastime, I came across a plug in for Paint.NET that I think is fantastic!

This plug in (download it here) renders your paint.NET image into a 3d work of art! I can't wait to scrapbook some of these. Here are some images that I quickly played with tonight. I started with the basic image, made it into a sphere, a cube, and a cylinder.

It was quick and easy and yet the controls are there to manipulate the image into just about any shape you want.

This one is a definite must have!!

My Squash Book

Here's a blast from the past.... a squash book!! I made this for my aunt a couple of years ago. Just looking at this makes me want to go and make another one. I love making these because they are really very easy and fun!

The hardest part is deciding where the pictures will go and getting pictures that actually look good when it's only a triangle.

Directions for this can be found at Splitcoaststampers.

Birthday "Hamburgers"

These are the cookies my daughter made my son for his birthday.

The "buns" are Nilla Wafers and the "patties" are fudge covered Oreos.

The french fries are actually ketchup flavored chips.

These turned out so awesome I just had to share!

Lacrosse Card

Here is the card I made for my son's birthday. He loves lacrosse so this seemed perfect for him.

The ovals and silhouette I cut with my Cricut using Sure Cuts A Lot software. The lacrosse stick came from the Eyelet Outlet. I embossed the background with my Cuttlebug.

To get the image, I googled lacrosse silhouette. After it was cut, I removed the lacrosse stick he was holding so I could use the lacrosse brad.

Birthday Card

I really like the way this card turned out. The scallops were cut on my cricut and the stamps are from Stampin Up!. I can't remember who the paper is by.

Mirror Image

I love this technique. It is super easy and looks great!!

All you need are your stamps, ink, paper, and a piece of acetate (overhead transparencies).

Stamp your image on your cardstock, reink and stamp on the acetate.

Turn the acetate over (so the ink is down), link up with the image you stamped on the cardstock, carefully place the acetate down and gently rub.

You get a perfect mirror image!!

When I colored this one I used a light touch for the snowmen on the ice.

Hope these are clear enough directions for you.

Old Fashioned BB Game

This is a repost from a couple of years ago. Enjoy!

I don't know what these toys are called. I remember loving to play with them when I was a child though.

These are quick and easy to make. Plan on spending 30-40 minutes making them.












Supplies you will need:

A box with a lid.
Cardstock to stamp your image on plus extra cardstock to mount on the back of that.
Ribbon, stamps, glue, ink, double sided tape, hole punch, bb's, and acetate (overhead transparencies).






Begin by trimming your cardstock so it will lay flat in the bottom of the box.

Stamp your image. I used snowflakes here. After stamping, mount that piece onto another piece of cardstock, and again, onto another piece of cardstock. You will have three (3) layers now.














Punch your holes through all three layers. I punched my holes in the center of the snowflakes.

If you were using cars you could punch the center of the tires, etc.

You'll need holes for however many BB's you're planning on using.








Now you need to glue this piece into the bottom of your box.



















Cut your acetate so it will fit onto the top of the box.

The black lines here are just to show where the acetate is as it was hard to tell.

I had to make sure my acetate fit perfectly or else I couldn't get the top on my box.

Place your BB's in the center of the acetate, place glue on the rim of the bottom of the box and lay the box on the acetate. Weigh it down until dry.



Now your box should look like this. The BB's are "locked" inside.











Now you can decorate the lid if you want. I added ribbon around the edge, using the double sided tape makes it quick. Then I stamped a snowman on the top.





Viola!! A cute little present to put in my daughter's Christmas stocking.



I would not recommend this for young children as the acetate is easy to remove and the BB's could be swallowed.