Etched Casserole Dish and Matching Carrier and Card

 I needed a birthday gift for a special friend....and what woman could resist a personalized casserole dish and carrier?  I found this awesome set at my Publix for less than $20.

 I used a free font I found online for the embroidery Here as well as to cut out of contact paper with my cricut with Sure Cuts A Lot.

 And here is the matching card:

 Don't you just love red roses?  And these are stickled so they have bling!

 I also embossed this shimmery black cardstock:

 The cuts are both from Art Philosophy I think.

Etched Christmas Plates

I am so excited to share with you how I finally got some pretty Christmas dishes (from the Dollar Store)!  I am thrilled with the way they came out.  I chose images off of the cartridges Christmas Village and Christmas Noel.  Vinyl Transfer Tape made my life so much easier, especially on the images with the pretty scrollwork.  I used Armour Etch glass etching cream and left it on for a short while (maybe 15 minutes).  I have found that the stuff from the Dollar Tree etches really well for me.  These plates are pretty heavy, too, for being so inexpensive.  Enjoy!

60th Anniversary Card and Gift

I will be away for the weekend, but wanted to show you how I used the leftover vinyl from the Etched Picture Frame on the gift wrap.  I just taped on the card and put the vinyl on above and below.  (The scrolls are from Storybook and they aren't on the frame, but the lettering and heart from Plantin Schoolbook is.)  The best gift-wrapping tip I ever heard is just to get a big roll of this brown kraft paper from the Office Supply Store and use it for everything.  It is just good all-purpose paper that is a nice weight and can then be decorated for any occasion and best of all, you only have to store one roll of wrapping paper!

I figured I would post the card here as well.  The cuts on the card are all from A Child's Year (a favorite, for sure).  I used design studio to hide the violin cutout on the image I used for a liner and the vellum... The paper is Amy Butler and it just reminds me of my grandma.  The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps (the button is on my sidebar).  Thanks for letting me share.  Have a blessed weekend!

Etched Picture Frame

My grandparents are celebrating their 60th Anniversary this Friday night.  Gifts are really hard at that point and most family will bring cards....but I thought a personalized frame would be a sweet momento for them.  My daughter thought she was funny putting bunny ears on the frame as I was photographing it...you gotta love a 6 year old's sense of humor!