Crafting With Vinyl

I've signed up with a few companies to review products of theirs at a discounted rate. One of the products I ran across was Angel Crafts 6x12" Vinyl which has a multitude of colors and you receive 35 sheets.  I was able to order through my Amazon Prime account and received the vinyl pack in 2 days.

As you other crafters may know or have experience fed, we can get "crafter's block". Well, I got hit hard once I received the vinyl.  It took me a few days to come up with an idea.  I finally remembered that my husband wanted to steal my "Powder Room" sign  from my water closet. BAM! It hit me! I'll make him his own personal "Powder Room" sign for his "Man-Crafting Station".

I brought out my trusty Cricut machine and got started. Here you can see the settings I used for cutting the vinyl sheets. It seemed it was perfect because I had no problem cutting through the vinyl fully and with no tears or mishaps.

Here are all the letters and brackets cut out.

I always joke with my husband that this is what a gun should sound like in a cartoon.

Here is Hubby's new custom "{Gun} Powder Room" sign.

Hubby just came last night from an international flight and saw his wall. The verdict- he likes it!

Like I mentioned earlier, the vinyl is easy to use, cut and position. I even had to reposition some letters because they were really crooked. (He has stuff on the floor that is too heavy to move and I had to maneuver around.)

I hope you like it. Have you made anything with vinyl before? I'm a newbie and look forward to creating other items in the future with this pack I purchased.

National Scrapbooking Day

I had no idea that NSD even existed! But, I was sure excited that it did! However, I didn't make the time to participate in the "Pink Stamper's" all day challenges. Instead, I chose to spend quality time with my family. On Saturday, we went to the OC Swapmeet and enjoyed the sunshine. Got a little burned on the shoulders, but not bad. Les and I even took some time to get a little alone time together. Now that Leland is 2 years old the local KidsPark will take all 4 kids for childcare, YAY!!! We walked around and shopped. Sunday, we went to an RV dealer in Fountain Valley hoping to find a great deal on a 5th wheel so we could upgrade out from our current 5th wheel. Needless to say, no deal, they couldn't come down far enough for us to sign on the dotted line. Too bad, I really liked the floorplan of the one we chose.

I should also mention that I did make some time tonight to do a little crafting. I made "flowers" for Teacher Appreciation Week for my kids teachers. I also made a frog using my Create a Critter cartridge from Provo Craft on my Cricut Expression. The frog will be used for a second Mother's Day card I am making for my mom, she likes frogs! Too cute!

Les' niece is in the process of moving in. She needs a place to stay and since we have an "extra" room, she's going to stay here. I hope this is a good thing. I'm hoping she'll make time to help me out with the monkeys so I can get things done without them AND keep my sanity.