Gift using Definitely Decorative Vinyl

I love making handmade items for Christmas gifts!  I always try to make something for each of my sister-in-laws.  When I saw this on Mandy Grant's blog, I knew that this was a perfect gift for my SIL Lois.  Mandy made hers with cherry cobbler ribbon but I wanted it to be neutral.  My sweet downline Christine and I got together to make this one night.

I took an old 9x13 cookie sheet that I had, add the chalk vinyl to the top of the backside of the pan.  I then added the Newsprint DSP to the bottom of the pan.  There is a small box on the top that holds the chalk just behind the seam binding Very Vanilla bow and vintage brad.  I stamped the vintage circle from Artisitic Etchings on Very Vanilla and then placed it on magnetic sheet.  I punched it out with the 1 3/4" circle. I scalloped punch some Very Vanilla cardstock and placed on the overlap of the vinyl and paper.  I did add some Black 1/8" Taffeta ribbon on top of that.

I laugh when I think of how Lois opened this on Christmas Day.  All she could see was the front side of this beat up old cookie sheet and had the look of "thanks I think".  Then she turned it over to see the finished side.  I guess she loved it cause it was hanging in her kitchen when I was over there last week.

Have a magical day!

Cindy

Little holiday projects thru my house...

 I found this idea on a really cute crafty website called eighteen25 here: CHRISTMAS ADVENT SNOWFLAKES  I hung my 24 snowflakes on my framed art in my kitchen.  Now we did not get thru all of them but we did over half of them. 

So while I had the Big Shot snowflake die cut out, I made some quick tags for our new stockings. I traced the letters and cut them out.

These are the framed art/pictures (thanks to Heather's idea) that I added white snowflake punch to the glass fronts to add a little snow theme to them. 

I also added the snowflake punch to my jars in my kitchen. The center is a button attached with a glue dot.  These jars are made with the decor elements chalkboard ovals.  You get three sizes in the package.  I love that I can wipe off and change what is in the jar.

Hope you like!

Have a magical day!

Cindy

Thursday Decor

I was looking around at things that I have done with Definitely Decorative and I remembered that I never showed my three picture frames that I made last year.  Of course they are cased after the marvelous HeatherSummers!  You can see here:  heather's home-decor 

I used photos in black and white.  The paper is just scraps that I used from the Urban Garden pack. The colors go with my living room where these are displayed on the large wall. The Definitely Decorative vinyl art is Long Stem Silhouette (L) for $34.95 in Chocolate Chip.  I just divided them by cutting them in sections and adding a few to each frame.  I love how they turned out!  Thanks to Heather!

During Christmas, I take the glass out and put in my Christmas Snowmen Collection art.  Then I do not have to take off those vinyl elements to never use again.  What a waste if I did that!

Have a magical day!

Cindy

Wacky Wednesday

Today I wanted to show you how I used Definitely Decorative by Stampin Up.  Our family got two laptops for Christmas this year.  Well, we had one and decided that enough of the fighting on who was on the laptop, so we got another one.  Howard works for IBM so we got a deal. We boxed them both up and gave them to the girls together on Christmas morning.  Anywoo, the laptops look exactly the same!  So I asked the girls to look thru the Definitely Decorative catalog here:  Definitely Decorative and let me know what they wanted on the top of their laptops with some help from me as well.

Megan picked Friends are Forever in White and Real Red.

Allison picked Upsy Daisies in Pretty in Pink.

They were so easy to put on by just following the directions.  Best thing, they can come off without destroying the laptop finish.  So far, it has been a month and no peeling off either.  We all love the look too!  This is just ONE way for using these vinyl elements in your home.  So be sure to check out the product line!

Have a magical day!

Cindy