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Friday, September 3, 2010

CRICUT CARD FAIRY BACK TO SCHOOL BLOG HOP AND DRY ERASE MEMO BOARD PROJECT

WELCOME!! I am so excited to be a blog hop partner with these amazing ladies again for this 3 day event!  (Please go here to find out more about Cricut Card Fairies.) Oh my gosh, wait until you see what these talented ladies have come up with! We are all featuring back to school projects made with these wonderful digital stamps by Regina at the Cutting Cafe. And guess what?... Regina has been gracious enough to sponsor this blog hop by donating a grand prize, which means you can win not one... not two... but THREE Cutting Cafe stamp sets of your choice!! Wow, Regina is so generous, and so talented, you are going to want to visit The Cutting Cafe and check out her amazing artwork! To win this prize, you need to visit each lady participating in this hop and leave a comment on each blog... easy right? And as extra added bonus, you will have more chances for candy along the way from some of the participants!
So let's get to hopping!

If you need to start at the beginning of this blog hop, go to Crystal's blog to start. If you have come here from AJ713's blog, then you are on the right track. If you just have no idea where you are, there is a listing of all the participants at the end of my post.

For my project, I am using the School Borders printable stamp set. I had so much fun with this set, the hardest part was deciding which of these great borders to use.

MY PROJECT - DRY ERASE SCHOOL MEMO BOARD

My grandson started Kindergarten this year so I made this dry erase school memo board to help keep track of all those upcoming notes, papers, activites & forms.  I used my Gypsy and welded his name to a rounded corner rectangle and cut it four times, twice out of chip board, once out of the background paper, and once out of a backing of a coordinating color cardstock. Then I cut just his name out of the same backing paper, and just the rectangle out of clear acetate card stock. Next I layered everything together except the acetate. I attached Regina's cute back to school border and those yellow pencils which I had colored with copics -  then the acetate goes on top of everything. I attached a few eyelets, some clips for hanging artwork, school calendar or whatever, and a dry erase marker. Done! It is quite sturdy with all the layers. You can either put hangers on the back for hanging on the wall or magnets for the fridge - I will let my daughter decide which one she wants.



The finished memo board is about 8x10.5 inches. I will post more details on this project in a day or two, so check back later if you are interested in those details.

I will be posting another project later using these borders - wait until you see!

BLOG CANDY: You say you want blog candy????  Just comment on this posting. No need to follow me, but I will love it if you do... I will use "The Hat" random number program to pick a winner for this:

Cricut Cartridge storage tote by C-Gull. Really cute and functional, brown and pink. I only took it out of the plastic for photographs. I put it in my chair for the pictures to give you an idea of the size. Here is a store link that gives the dimensions, details and more pictures of this cool tote bag. Good Luck!



Okay, that's it for me for now, check back with me later for another project. And be sure to comment on this posting for a chance to win my candy and on every blog hop posting for a chance to win the grand prize. Now get on over to Pamela's blog because she has something so cute (I just saw it and it is amazing!!) you are NOT going to want to miss it!!

CRICUT CARD FAIRY LINE-UP:
Crystal
Gina
LYNNE
ScrappyJess
Kat/Bluerose
DDDCort
KarelJCreations
Sheryl
Larelyn
Kisatrtle
AJoy713
BeeJay <----- YOU ARE HERE
Pamela

45 comments:

Maureen Reiss said...

Wow!! LOVE this idea!! Thanks for the chance to win
reissfam10@aol.com

Unknown said...

What a great idea! I know I'm going to scraplift it! Thanks for sharing--love the stamps.

Crystal said...

I Love this! WIll you make me one too!? LOL! I know your daughter will love it! So cute and great use of things you already had. I love your coloring. Thank you so much for being one of my awesome fairies!

P.S. The lost package never made it here :( Tell me what you would like and Iwill get something else together for you, I feel horrible!

ScrappyJess said...

What an inspired project beejay! I love it!

Dorcas said...

This looks so cute! I will need to do these for my little ones since I homeschool. I love it. Thanks for this AMAZING idea!!!

~BridgetL~ said...

Love the dry erase board. the bag is totally cool. love pink and browns. TFS :)

Nickole said...

This would make a really cute Christmas gift. Thanks for the inspiring idea!

Pamela said...

Beejay I LOVE the board! What a great idea and you do this for some many different things. Awesome blog candy too!

brandy c said...

That board is so awesome! My daughter would love one! Great blog candy, you are so sweet!!

brandy

brandyj1121 @ hotmail dot com

Jamie said...

I love the board! What a great idea, I am going to have to try to make one.

Christy Dillman said...

OMGoodness this is simply adorable and perfect idea! I have a Kindergartener myself and I think he would love something like this! TFS and thanks for opportunity to win that awesome bag!

Hugs,
Christy
micahzane@yahoo.com

Echo M said...

I love love love this bag, but no seriously, the board is a great idea too. When I was still living at home and in high school, our schedules were so busy I barely even got to see my parents, so we communicated by a dry erase board on the fridge...

Echo
theowlsnestboutique@hotmail.com

BlueRose said...

Wow!!! I would like to thank you so very much on the lesson on how to make the dry-ease board. I never would of thought to make one. Oh, and the bag is so cute. Thanks so much♥

kisatrtle said...

This is a great idea I wish I had one right now.

Sarah said...

what a neat idea! Thanks for the chance to win!

Kristie Maynard said...

What a great idea for your little grandson! Love it! I'm sure he and Mom will be using it a lot. Thanks for the chance to win the great blog candy!
kristie at lashotphotography dot com

KaraT said...

Love the dry erase board...and the cute tote bag. Thanks for hosting this fantastic contest.

Regina Easter said...

oh my can't wait to see the ENTIRE PROJECT...so far it looks fabulous...hugs

Larelyn said...

Oh my goodness, that is just the most clever thing. How fun for your grandson and I'm sure your daughter will appreciate your cleverness.

- - Sheryl - - said...

what a grand idea! I was just looking at the hardware store trying to figure a way to store my carts. And there is your bag of candy. LOL

Beth said...

I love the message board. and what wonderful blog candy. thanks for the chance

Beth
Psychocowgirl@gmail.com

Karen S. said...

This is such a cute idea! I may have to scraplift it for my own classroom! Thanks fro the chance to win the awesome bag!

Unknown said...

What a cute idea!!
Bette
scrapbooks1953@sbcglobal.net

christyfamily said...

Oh my goodness I love this board. Super cute idea!
kyleandsandy@sbcglobal.net

Terri said...

AWESOME dry eraser board!!! Love it!! Thanks so much for sharing!! Love the bag too!!!

Cardian Angel/Wanda said...

Love your grandson's dry erase board--such a neat idea. All your cards are amazing. Thanks for the chance to win.

pwburns at nemr dot net

Ashley A. said...

What a cool board!! I love it, so creative! Thanks for the inspiration :D

Ashley...

uberartist@hotmail.com

ShelbyWoo said...

what a great use of talent to come up with something unique! thanks for sharing!

littlen said...

what a great idea. Very cute. TFS. Have become a follower.

spelsue said...

What a fun gift to make someone. I love dry erase boards and you have taken it to a whole new level!
spelsue1@maine.rr.com

Lynne said...

So cute!! Very creative and a great idea for kids!!
Thanks for being a CCF!!

Anonymous said...

What a great blog hop! Visiting from Kisatrle's Kreative Korner. Loving the chance to win!!!

butterbug73@yahoo.com
http://www.findingjoyinvegas.blogspot.com

jennyplace2 said...

Thanks for the cool idea, my daughter in law could use a few of these. Very nice. I am now following you, if you get a chance come over to visit my blog.
http://jennyplace26.blogspot.com/

Melissa said...

Love the dry erase board idea! We have a few of these laying around the house. Would be a cute teacher gift!

OMGoodness! That Cricut cartridge bag is sooooooo cute! Never seen one like that!

Melissa
www.disneydreamerdesigns.blogspot.com

CandyHaz said...

Cute idea

Mandy said...

What a great idea! I'm so glad you are all around to give me inspiration...otherwise I'd never do anything new!

Sandy said...

I LOVE this dry erase school memo board! May I borrow this idea for the future - when I have my first gc in school? I love the Cricut Bag, too - and i have a powerful need for it. TY for your kindness.

Valine said...

I love this, what a GREAT idea! So very inventive! Nice job!

vcampbell22@earthlink.net

Melissa said...

very cool! will be checking back for more!

Stampin' Meg said...

Very cool project-I want to do it but adapt to a little memo board about our doggies!

Unknown said...

I'm on my second time around...just love this idea and wanted to make sure I didn't leave out any steps. Thanks for all the creativity...and for blog hopping with me. I had a wonderful time!

Liz said...

I love this project! I will have to check back for more details so I can scraplift it! Thanks for the great blog candy!
craftylizard@gmail.com

Joy said...

I love the dry erase board! Thanks for sharing the idea! I may scraplift!

I {heart} Scrappin!! said...

Great project and amazing candy!!

Erica {AttiGator Mom} said...

what a great dry erase board my niece just started kindergarten i may need to scraplift this for her.