2PeasRefugees Mock Hero Arts Christmas Circles

Apparently the November Monthly Hero Arts kit was listed as sold out within 24 hours of being posted. On the TwoPeasRefugees site, Grammadee posted a picture and a link and wondered publicly if she could make something similar with what she already had. So I suggested a challenge for those of us who want to try. The top one with the deer was my version of a sample on the Hero Arts site, only I used Queen & Co. dies. I decided to do more of my own designs for the other two, and I like them better.

I realized after I made the three shown below, that I misjudged the probable size, but I was using a circle die that seemed to fit what wreath dies I had. It was a fun little challenge, regardless. I don't know if I'll add these to cards, turn them into ornaments, Christmas tags, use them on a scrapbook page, or what I'll do with them.

CARDtober Challenge 31 You Bought It, Now Use It

I only just got this Queen & Co. newly released shaker set on Friday. I started making a card with the kit this weekend, but DH and I went out for most of the day, and I got really sick from re-exposure to allergens. I finally finished the card today, the last day for submitting CARDtober challenges. Granted, I'm not on a team, so it doesn't count for points, but I got all 31 challenges done, the 4th year in a row that I have succeeded in doing them all.

CARDtober Challenge 30 Shape Square

 For this card, I had to use a rectangle. I used scraps and Queen & Co. dies, along with a few adhesive embellishments.

CARDtober Challenge 29 Choose Your Holiday and Use Scraps

I went with a birthday theme for this one, and this one definitely used scraps/old papers.

CARDtober Challenge #27 Gem Tones

This challenge was to use rich gem tones on your card. I chose to go with amethyst and emerald, which also let me use some Graphic 45 paper that I have been wanting to use. The purple background actually is closer to the colors of the Graphic 45 papers than the scan made it appear. The twist was to use a long, thin element, so I included some twine that was that rich purple to match the G45 paper.

CARtober Challenge 26 Fun Fold Diagonal Easel Card

I love dimensional cards, fun folds, etc., so I enjoyed this challenge and the results. I used BoBunny Butterfly Kisses papers, and some old K & Co. ephemera.The top image is the card completely closed. The bottom image is with it open in the easel position.

CARDtober Challenge 28 Magical Beasts!

This is the last challenge that is my responsibility to host for CARDtober 2022. Every year past, I have done at least one box card. Earlier this month, I was too sick to really want to make the effort, but I decided to get my box card in at the last moment. However, that is not the challenge. The challenge is simply to include a Magical Beast, a four footed creature such as a unicorn, alicorn (winged unicorn), centaur, griffin, dragon, etc.

I used stamp sets and a box card die set by My Favorite Things to create my box card. The clouds are from the Queen & Co. Foundation die set #9. I had to fussy cut each of the dragons. I really should have bought the dies or gotten out my Scan N Cut, but I still am not feeling that great, so sitting and fussy cutting was easier (for me) than cleaning my craft room and setting up that cutter. It's not usually a problem, but this is the end of CARDtober, I've been sick for four weeks, and I didn't have the energy to clean up yet.

The sentiment was from a different dragon set by Mama Elephant.

CARDtober Challenge 20 Neutral Colors

The challenge also included a twist of words as part of the background. I had this paper in my stash from a long ago Tuesday Morning shopping trip. I never use it for scrapbooking. I'm not sure why I bought it, but it worked for the challenge. I fussy cut and pieced bits of it and added the bits. I like it, but it is very different from my usual style.

CARDtober Challenge 25 Scraps

We were supposed to follow a particular card formula for this one. It's an easy one if you have appropriate ephemera to go with your paper scrap strips. I didn't. I had to fussy cut and pop mine.

CARDtober Challenge 24 Never Used Stamp Set

This stamp set is from Paper Nest Dolls. I used a 6x6 paper pad by Samantha Walker called Summer Lovin' for the papers. I also used Queen & Co. Foundation dies.

CARDtober Challenge 23 Hexagon with Shiny Gold

I used a BoBunny paper line for this card, and Gold Stickles. The Stickles doesn't show up well in the photo, but it does actually look nice.

CARDtober Challenge 22 Holiday Unusual Pick Your Own

I chose to do Book Lovers Day (Aug. 9). I had a fun stamp background (Hero Arts) and unrelated but perfect stamp set (MFT) to use for this one. I made this one for a very special friend who used to be a librarian.

CARDtober Challenge 19 Fun Fold Mini Miura

I used Graphic 45 Safari papers for this one. The folds are a little tricky, but not horrible.

CARDtober Challenge 18 No Stamping or White Card Stock on Front

Graphic 45 Cafe Parisian papers worked well for this one.

CARDtober Challenge 17 Never Used Stamp Set

Originally I used a different stamp set and made a different card, but I kind of lost track of where I was and ended up making another card, and I think it was really supposed to be for this challenge.

I had received a free die from My Favorite Things, but I didn't have the stamp that went with it. I tried to get the stamp for the longest time, and I finally succeeded. This is the stamp. The papers are old scraps, really old. No idea who makes them.

 

CARDtober Challenge 16 Shapes Rectangle

I may have accidentally made two for this challenge......or perhaps two for one of the other challenges. I've kind of lost track as to where I am.

Anyway, this is for the Rectangle challenge.....at least for now unless I figure out it was something else.

I used BoBunny papers.

CARtober Challenge 15 Holidays Christmas

This challenge was to create a Christmas card, and the twist was to add a pre-printed image to it. Graphic 45 worked well for this, the St. Nicholas Collection from awhile back.

CARDtober Challenge 13 Pastel Colors

I don't have a lot of pastel papers. Most that I do have seem to have a theme such as baby or Easter. I went with BoBunny's Cottontail Collection and fussy cut the flowers in the vase and the Easter Eggs. It's simple, but it fits the challenge.

CARDtober Challenge 12 Fun Fold Double Vertical Stepper

This one was relatively easy. Choosing the papers took the most time. It's a bit bulky, but it's kind of a fun and different card. It's very 3D.

CARDtober Challenge 11 Unusual Embellishments

I was really scrounging through my drawers to see what unused/unusual embellishments that I had on hand. I dug out some older paper to go with it, and this was the result:

Unusual embellishments used were burlap, brads, and a charm. This is not a card that will mail well.

CARDtober Challenge 10 Unused Stamp & Die set

I have a lot of stamps and dies. What is surprising is that I have used a lot of what I have bought over the years. Some I wasn't sure if I had or hadn't, but these older Heartfelt Creations stamp and die sets still had the seals, and I thought they might make a cute card. 

I also used a dashed curvy line and a dragonfly stamp, although I don't remember if I have used them or not. The daisy border is a shaped edge of the card front. The card front is really only half of the size of the basic card. The dragonfly is on the inside of the card, which shows, since half the front is cut away.

CARDtober Challenge 09 Circle

This challenge was to use at least one circle. I obviously went overboard. I mainly wanted to use the linked circles die (one of Queen & Co.'s Foundation dies).

CARDtober Challenge #21 Magical Folk

All of the challenges that I am posting have a "magical" aspect to them. The first week (Oct 7) was Movie Magic. Oct. 14 was Holiday Magic. Today, your challenge is to make a card with a member of the Magical Folk community on it, such as a gnome, fairy, elf, witch, wizard, dwarf, leprechaun, etc.

The twist is to either add something you wouldn't expect to put on a card, OR adapt his/her costume in some way. I used vinyl to make the book, because the lines were too thin for card stock. I also used vinyl for the Wizarding 101. I adapted my gnome's costume. The company that makes this gnome is Jaded Blossom. I have the basic gnome and the cowboy add ons. That is it. I wanted to make a wizard gnome, so I added a little black cauldron from Queen & Co., as well as giving him a book. His wand is the stick from the stick horse of the cowboy set. I added a moon and stars to his hat and used the cowboy boots for his shoes. I cut the book  and words with my Cameo.

I used the Tim Holtz brick embossing folder on the background for texture.

CARDtober Challenge 08 Scraps Thanksgiving

This challenge was to use only scraps (except for the card base, but I used scraps for that, too) to make a Thanksgiving or Fall card. Since I had already cut up many of my scraps into banners and other card elements, it was both easier and harder than if I had just started with the original scraps. I used the bushel basket and stamp phrase from the new Queen & Co. Autumn Splendor kit. The patterned paper scraps were an old line from Little Yellow Bicycle, except for the brown plaid heart scrap, which was unmarked. Nearly everything in my stash is older, especially when it comes to papers.

CARDtober Challenge 06 Black, White, and Sparkle

This is the easiest, laziest card yet. The paper is black & white and had an interesting pattern to it. It looks layered, but it isn't. I added a dimensional butterfly sticker, and a few rhinestones(slightly larger "dots"). Both the butterfly and the rhinestones add sparkle for the twist.

CARDtober Challenge 05 Fun Fold Explosion Card

I learned how to make an explosion card from my former CTMH rep, but she called it an Explosion Card because you fill the inside with glitter, so it sort of explodes and makes a mess for the recipient. A twist was to use an element that you don't usually use. In this case, I used velcro so the belly band could be opened instead of slipped off in one piece.

 

The papers are from Graphic 45. Another find from Tuesday Morning from 2 to 3 or more years ago.

The small square card inside can be removed. A short note can be written on the back. No loose glitter. I hate glitter messes.

CARDtober Challenge 04 Card Stock Scrap Strips

This was a challenge to use card stock scrap strips on your card and add texture. I use my scraps, but this is the first time I have used them this way. Die cuts are Queen & Co. Sentiment stamp is from a Unity Stamp Co. set.

CARDtober Challenge 03 Unused Stamp Set

I knew exactly which unused stamp set I wanted to use for this challenge. In retrospect, I should have used a much darker ink for the porcupine and sentiment, but I am still sick, and still trying to get caught up after getting back late from vacation due to Hurricane Ian, so I won't be doing this one over. The stamp set is from Unity Stamp. The background paper is Winter Farmhouse Snowed In (B side), a find from at least two years ago at Tuesday Morning. I had trouble finding a card stock in my stash that matched, but thankfully had one sheet that worked. The die cuts are Queen & Co.

CARDtober Challenge 2 Triangle

This challenge was to use at least one triangle on a card. The twist was to color something. I used a fully colored die cut rather than coloring a stamped image.  I've been wanting to try a layered  card like this, and being sick, it seemed easier to do this than something else. My Cameo did the cutting. It was supposed to be a full 12 inch background. Sizing it down to 5 inches didn't go as well as I hoped, but it did okay. I added some Heartfelt Creations preprinted designs that I die cut (Climbing Clematis collection), and added a Queen & Co. "Hello" die cut to finish it off. It was supposed to be quick and easy. Right now, nothing is quick or easy, but at least one more challenge is done.

CARDtober Challenge 14 Holiday Magic

This challenge is to make a card inspired by some aspect of a holiday that is magical to you. For me, Christmas stockings held a wonder and a delight on Christmas Eve to Christmas morning. To make my stocking card a bit more magical, I made it a shaped card, and turned it into a shaker. (The red background is simply a piece of red card stock behind my shaped card to help it stand out for the photo.)

The twist is to make your card interactive in some way: a shaker, a pop up, have a lift and peek window....

OR if interactive is a bit more than you can manage, you can make a shaped card instead of interactive for the twist.

CARDtober 01 Halloween Card with Scraps

I'm starting the CARDtober challenges late. We were in Florida longer than expected due to Hurricane Ian, and I came back from our trip sick.  I'm still struggling. This should have been an easy challenge. I have a ton of scraps, many of which were already cut into usable shapes. The card ended up busier than I would have liked, so I popped some elements, hoping it would help them stand out a bit. Anyway, it's done, and I can start Challenge #2.

CARDtober 2022 Challenge #7 It's Magical: Movie Magic

I am one of the CARDtober Challenge hosts again, and for my overall theme, I have chosen "It's Magical." Each Friday I will post my challenge and a sample card. This first Friday challenge is
"Movie Magic" and you are challenged to create a card that is inspired by a movie. The movie that inspired my card was "Around the World in 80 Days" with David Niven (an older movie). For the twist, create a card with a base shape that you don't usually do (I tend to do rectangle cards, so I chose to make mine square), fussy cut an element on your card, or use papers that you find challenging to use. I love Graphic 45, but it can be difficult to use sometimes, especially the papers that I chose for this card. The Graphic 45 papers I used for my card are from their World's Fair collection (a rather old collection). An additional point if you use paper that is at least 5 years old.

Another Pair of Disney Decorated Shoes

This is another pair of shoes made using the cheap but comfy Walmart shoes that I found earlier this year. They seem to run a bit small, so if you find them, definitely try them on before buying them.

These shoes were inspired by shoes my daughter made for her trip to Disneyland earlier this year. I used clip art from the internet, and turned the designs into cutting files. I used Siser HTV and a mini Cricut heat press.

I've Had Fun Making HTV Disney Projects Again

Yes, I know that sublimination is the latest and greatest, but I really don't feel like I need to get into that just yet, especially since there is another machine and process that claims to be even better. I just saw an ad for it. Besides, I still love heat transfer vinyl (HTV) projects.

Our daughter visited us recently for a family wedding. After we got back from the wedding, we had plans for a project she has been working to get done. She and her husband are going to Disneyland a.k.a. California Adventure this fall, and she designed shirts to make, but she doesn't have a heat press. I have a heat press and a ton of vinyl, so she had sent me the designs ahead of time. We cut the vinyl here and used my heat press to make the shirts. Sadly, I forgot to take photos, but her shirts turned out very fun and cute.

After she left, as therapy for having to see my sweet daughter fly back to her own home, I decided to work on my shirts I had planned for a vacation that is still in the "hope to do at some point" category. My husband will need to have recovered enough from his heart attack. 

I spent a fair amount of my free time this week cutting the vinyl and heat pressing shirts. I still have a few shirts to go. I'm not ready to post the photos yet, but I'll post pictures of them later.

Creating an unusual design in Silhouette

Someone at Two Peas needed help creating an unusual shape in the Silhouette software. They needed help figuring out to use the software to make a shape that looks like this:

Their problem was that they were trying to weld non-compound shapes, which cannot be welded. Below are the directions that I gave to create the above shape. They haven't responded since I posted, so they may have figured it out, but sometimes even as experienced as I am, I forget how to do certain things, and get frustrated when something doesn't weld, when I expect it to weld. In most, if not all instances, the problem is that it needs to be changed to a compound shape.

Create a single triangle. I chose the regular polygon, which automatically gave me five sides, but with a slider bar inside. I used the slider to reduce the sides to 3.

Offset the triangle. When I do this, the second triangle is rounded by default. (Sometimes I don’t want it rounded, so I would change this to the sharp corner option in the Offset command.)

Offset the rounded rectangle. Delete the pointy corner triangle which is now at the center.

Select the two rounded triangles and then “Make compound path.”

Create two thin rectangles, and turn them diagonally to match the angle of the left side of your triangle. Move the thin rectangle into your triangle and shorten it to just fit within the inside and outside lines of the double triangle. Duplicate the tilted rectangle, move it to the right of the first one, and shorten as needed. Once it looks the way you want, select all the shapes, then choose weld. That will give you the [above] shape.

 

I posted here to be able to show an image of the end result, but I am leaving this post here, in case I need a reminder later, or perhaps it helps someone else.

Queen & Co. Cart Shaker Card

This is one of the most recent releases from Queen & Co. I love little carts, perhaps because we used to have a cart at a mall several years ago. I used the ice cream and cupcake decorations for this one. The plaid paper was also from the paper pad included in the kit.

Watermelon Card

If I had centered the flower and tags, this would have made a perfect rocker card. It's off balance for rocking, but I like how it turned out. I used the Queen & Co. Watermelon Card kit, but chose not to make it a shaker. The gingham paper is from an older Authentique paper pad.

It's Magical! HTV on Fake Leather (Polyester) DOES work!

I have a professional heat press, which I use to make shirts, but last Christmas, my DH gave me the smallest Cricut heat press that is like a tiny flat iron, just without holes. I found directions on the internet for applying HTV to polyester, and the key is to use very low heat. I used the lowest setting on my mini Cricut press. I also learned the hard way that you have to let each layer cool before removing the plastic backing, and I used a teflon sheet on top when heat pressing. It's not perfect (since I tried to remove the plastic backing too soon), but it still turned out pretty well.  To buy a Disney wallet can easily cost a minimum of $30 to $40, and I'm pretty happy with the results. The flaws are only obvious if you look for them.

The plain black wallet was only $15 from Amazon. I turned clip art from the internet into a Minnie cutting file for my Cameo. End product: a Disney character wallet on a budget that will hold my driver's license, medical and credit cards, cash, and even my cell phone.

Disney Halloween Shoes

We went to Walt Disney World during Christmas week of 2017. I never expected to go back again. It had been over 20 years since we'd been to WDW, and I really couldn't see DH and I going again, especially after his heart attack. However, I asked him, "If you recover enough, and if money were no object, where would you want the two of us to go?" He didn't even hesitate. He said "Walt Disney World!" It has given him the incentive to exercise more, and do the things he needs to in order to help his heart recover, so we're planning to go. That means I am making new Disney shirts and even a few other things for our trip.

I found cute, comfortable (for me) shoes at WalMart that were only $10/pair. I don't know if I will decorate more than this one pair, since they were a major pain to do, but I bought multiple pairs of the shoes, in different colors, so I might. I know we'll be spending a day at Magic Kingdom, and I wanted to coordinate with the Halloween decorations that will be up. I decorated one black pair of shoes with both regular and glitter HTV that I cut with my Silhouette Cameo. The top photo shows the front, the middle image is the side of the right shoe, and the side of the left shoe is at the bottom. The black vinyl bats don't show up well. I may try to apply glitter bats over top, or a gray vinyl, or they may remain as is.

Note: It took me awhile to get around to it, but I applied black glitter vinyl bats overtop the bats that didn't show up. It makes a slight difference. Only slight. Black on black just doesn't show up well.

Be Like A Cat Pull Tab Card

I started this as a shaker, but decided it was too bulky to mail to my sick friend. Since she lives in another state, I dismantled it and took out the shaker parts. I used the Cat's Meow kit from Queen & Co. I think the video that inspired me was one by Jennifer McGuire.

 

 

When you pull the tab, the flap opens to reveal the sentiment. She's a cat lover, so she will love it.

Disney Cupcake Card

I can't believe how much time has passed since I made or posted a project. Our youngest son who lives with us started a business in the spring, and suddenly my craft room was overtaken by the wares he is selling at conventions. After a year of not seeing our daughter, she came for a short visit. We went to visit family, and family came to visit us for a quiet, laid back family reunion. Our third youngest son and his wife are getting ready to move. Doctor visits continue for my DH, and I still need to do all the driving. Crafting has had to be put on hold the last few months. However, I recently managed to get to a scrapbook convention. It's been at least 3 years, but even though the GASC event was small, I found some fabulous Disney dies at the Tall Mouse Cre8ates booth. I'm still working on the Disney album for our 2017 trip. I did buy a few dies that may or may not be useful for the album, but I knew would be great for cards. Since my son's inventory is finally out of my craft room, I finally managed to make a card for the first time in a long time:

The cupcake die and background die came from the Tall Mouse booth. The banner stamp and die are from Queen & Co. (but who were not at the convention). It doesn't show in the photo, but I used clear Wink of Stella on the tiny Mickey Head sprinkles of the cupcake.
 

Mailbox Tin

I made this for someone who'd had a "terrible, horrible no good, very bad day" at work. It's one of the little Target $1 mailboxes that I have had in my stash for a long time. I was saving it for something special, and this seemed the perfect use for it, especially once I filled it with chocolates. I used Silhouette designs, cut from vinyl. I put her name on the side with the flag.

 

Die Cuts Salvaged from Scraps

I often throw away the smaller scraps left over from projects. I keep the larger ones, but today as I was cleaning my craft room, I had a lot of leftover papers to sort from projects. I hadn't realized just how big the pile had gotten. Once I sorted out the bigger pieces, I looked at the various bits left, and thought, not for the first time, that I could easily get some die cut banners and other shapes from them. I hate to waste pretty papers, especially since I no longer live near a scrapbook store. Even if I did, inflation is driving prices up everywhere, and I was raised by a mom who didn't like anything to go to waste. I didn't take a photo before I began, but this is the pile of die cuts that I now have after die cutting the smaller scraps into something more practical, that I can hopefully use on a card or other project. In the future, I should die cut the leftover bits promptly, so that I don't end up with an overwhelming mountain of paper scraps again. These took a few evenings to cut.

Heartfelt Creations Cards the Actual Quick & Easy Way

I love Heartfelt Creations stamps, dies, and papers. I especially love their stamps for flower making, but adding them to a card can mean adding a lot of postage due to their bulk. This weekend, I focused on using papers and cut out designs from a couple of their paper pads to make quicker and easier cards. Using cut outs allows you to die cut already colored designs, which is a great time saver. I have agonized over cutting up their beautiful papers, but if I never use them, it's just money wasted.

This first card was made using one of the 12x12 sheets that is divided into 6x6 sections, with one of the sections being an ivy covered wall. It is from the Wildwood Cottage collection, which was discontinued at least a year ago. I wish I could buy that brick and ivy paper in bulk. I used the Cottage Window from one of the cut apart sheets of the Cottage Garden Collection, which is still available. The floral spray is from one of the cut apart sheets of the Climbing Clematis Collection, also currently available. I popped the window and floral spray with foam tape, and although it doesn't show in the photo, used Wink of Stella to add a bit of shimmer.

In this second card, I used only the Climbing Clematis cut aparts, a phrase stamp from My Favorite Things, and die cut it with a Queen & Company Foundation die. I used foam tape and Wink of Stella on this card, too.

I have never thought of Heartfelt Creations cards as being quick & easy, but it is possible using their cut apart sheets. It's hard to cut into them, but for someone who doesn't have the time or inclination (like me) to color a stamped image, it's a fast option.

Cut Apart Cards Used for Card Making

 I don't do pocket scrapbooking, but I have bought a variety of the cut-apart sheets that are intended for pocket scrapbooking. I figured they could be used at least for card making. Do I actually use them for card making? Rarely. Today, however, I got out a sheet of BoBunny Petal Lane Love Notes cut-aparts. I have leftovers that will hopefully be used later to make additional cards, but today I needed 5 cards, all the same, and I had an entire pack of the already mentioned Bo Bunny cut-aparts  that I'd bought from Tuesday Morning long ago. It's pretty simple, but I got my 5 identical cards made. I thought about adding some bling, but these need to go through the mail, and I didn't want them returned for insufficient postage. I used Queen & Company Foundation dies to make the card base, and the Hello sentiment. I love it when a card is quick and easy, but still looks decent.

Turning Clip Art into Cutting Files: Is it Legal?

One of the reasons that I love my Silhouette is for tracing images, which I can then use for crafting. You can trace a photo and turn it into a cutting file, but for those who aren't as familiar with tracing images, it's easiest to start with free clip art, coloring pages, etc. Some fully colored images can also be used.

As anyone who has followed my blog probably knows, my DH had a widow maker heart attack almost a year ago, which he thankfully survived. His recovery has been slow, and we spend a lot of time every week going to two different types of physical therapy. He is improving, though, and one of the things that gives him hope and encourages him to work on his recovery, is the hope of going to Disney World when he is well enough. He watches a lot of Disney YouTube videos, and I spend time designing what shirts we want to wear. 

In 2017, we took a family trip to Disney World. I made 27 different t-shirt designs for various family members, each one a unique creation according to their preferences. I started with free clip art from the internet for some, and bought Cricut Disney designs for others. The ones that I made with the Cricut designs were definitely the nicest.

What do you do, though, if you want to do a specific kind of design, but it's not available as a cutting file? This is where the trace feature of the Silhouette software comes in handy.

The Silhouette video on tracing specifically states that you shouldn't use it on proprietary designs. I'm sure their lawyers were thinking that they didn't want Disney lawyers to come after them, and they have a good point. You will see Disney cutting files online for sale by individuals, who have essentially created unauthorized cutting files for sale using internet clip art. Before long, the Disney lawyers usually shut those entrepreneurs down. However, when we went to Disney with our very unique home made Disney shirts, no one at Disney gave us a bad time about it, and a few of the shirts were really well done. They were home made, but the last ones that I did looked professional. The more shirts that I made with heat transfer vinyl, the better I got. I assumed that since it was for personal use, it was legally acceptable.

Apparently, it's not legal. Will the Disney lawyers go after home crafters who just make their own t-shirts but don't sell them? Probably not, since there are a lot of people trying to sell the products which is a truly blatant copyright issue. However, technically you are supposed to get permission from Disney to even make a shirt only for you, unless it is one of the licensed Cricut designs, and I kind of doubt that Disney will grant permission, even if you go through the hassle.

Will you actually get into trouble? Will Disney folks deny you entrance to the parks or throw you out for a home made but professional looking t-shirt, with their lawyers in hot pursuit? Probably not, but I wish I knew the answer to that. Some of the Cricut designs are great, and would certainly be legal to use if you've bought the cutting file. I've bought quite a few. But I've also found Disney designs that I like better, which aren't available, so I have to decide if I am willing to take the time to make them if wearing them to the Disney parks could land me in legal trouble or get kicked out.

Leather Key Tags

Yes, I have been AWOL. Due to tight finances, I decided I needed to make at least some of my Christmas gifts. I was in such a rush that I forgot to take photos of most of my projects, but below is a photo of the leather projects that I made for older grandkids. Life got crazy busy the last few months but seems to finally be settling down.

I cut the leather tags using my Silhouette Cameo. I had to use the deep cut blade and cut the soft, relatively thin leather several times. The HTV designs were traced from images I found on the internet. I heat pressed them to the leather, used leather glue, eyelet, and jewelry tools to complete the projects. The sword in the flames is an image from a video game our oldest grandson likes to play. The other two are a Red Panda and Wolf are favorite animals for another grandson and his partner. The leather tags are soft and flexible.