Grinch Pills

My boys love our "Grinch Pills".  These could be perfect for that person on your Christmas list that just doesn't have the Holiday Spirit. They also make wonderful stocking stuffers.

I shared them last year, but really think they deserve another go... plus I had to make some more today, so they were fresh in my mind. :)

I have included jpg files for you to make your own double or single sided "Grinch Pills" and the Gypsy file for you to cut the tic tac wrapper with your Cricut. - Just follow the links (or click on the photos) to go to 4Shared to download the files.  If you have a problem, I can email them to you too.

Double sided and single sided "Grinch Pills."

Both sides of the double sided version of the project.

Here you can see how I added the ornament hanger (a length of ribbon would look lovely too).
I used the Big Pack of tic tacs for this project.

Click here to get the Gypsy Cut file for the Tic Tac Wrappers 

http://www.4shared.com/photofile/grinch_DOUBLE_SIDED_4x6.html

http://www.4shared.com/photo/UlFBDM8G/Grinch_Pills_8x10.html

http://www.4shared.com/photo/AByyX07f/grinch_SINGLE_SIDED_4x6.html

http://www.4shared.com/photo/r8JRQRa0/Grinch_Pills_single_sided_8x10.html

  The Gypsy files use "Just Because Cards" for the rounded rectangle and "spine" of the tic tac wrapper (but you could substitute any rounded rectangle if you need to).

Diary of a Wimpy Kid : Goody Bags

In case you missed the last few days on my blog, I am sharing a few goodies from my son's recent Diary of a Wimpy Kid birthday party.

 If you'd like to see the invites (complete with free files) please see this post:

Do you have a "Wimpy Kid?"

This is a quick look at the goody bag contents. Aside from a granola bar, fruit snacks, a couple pieces of candy, each kid will be taking handmade goodies that go along with Bryce's Diary of a Wimpy Kid Party Theme.

Each kid will get this super useful gift in their bag. It's a double sided bookmark. It has a comic from the Diary of  a Wimpy Kid book on one side and a "thank you" greeting on the other. I laminated these to last and added a piece of black cording for the string.

These little tags are the name tags for the goody bags. On this side it says "this bag belongs to:" and the child's name. On the other side it has the child's address so it can be attached to a back pack or lunch bag later on ( also laminated these so help them last). The cute little lolly pops came from Party City and I just added the character images using my printer and a 1 1/2" punch.

Here is the bottle cap necklace. I bought the bottle caps at the craft store, printed and punched the image and coated it with Glossy Accents.  I tossed these into a small Ziplock baggie, added a necklace cord and key chain so each child could choose to add it to a back pack or wear it.

Here are the diary's each kid will be reciving... I went to http://www.wimpyourself.com/ to create custom "wimpy kid" characters for all the kids. My son, Bryce. had a great time choosing all the perfect features for all his cousins / friends. We added these to an inexpensive notebook.  With the addition of a pen and a little quote from Greg Heffley, this gift was done.

If you missed it about making "stinky cheese", check out yesterday's post by scrolling down. :)

http://www.4shared.com/photo/zeWM_QBK/15_inch_lollipop_template.html?

These are 1 1/2" images, they are perfect for the lolly pop decorations but would also make PERFECT cupcake toppers too.

http://www.4shared.com/photo/I57pS5Lp/Bottle_cap_necklace_images.html?

These are the 1" images for the bottle cap necklaces.  I just print these out, punch them with a 1" punch and adhere them to the bottle caps with some Glossy Accents.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid : The Cheese Touch

In case you missed the last few days on my blog, I am sharing a few goodies from my son's recent Diary of a Wimpy Kid birthday party.

 If you'd like to see the invites (complete with free files) please see this post:

Do you have a "Wimpy Kid?"

In case you haven't read the books, seen the movies, or have a "Wimpy Kid" in your house, here is a little back ground on the "cheese touch". In the first book in the series, there is a old piece of Swiss cheese rotting on the black top in the playground. One day a student touches the cheese and starts "the cheese touch epidemic"... it's transferred by a student with the "cheese touch" touching another student. The good news is that if you have your fingers crossed, you are protected.

For these goody bag cheeses, I cut a 4" x 4" piece of yellow paper (I used Bazzill card stock) and printed one of these two sentiments (one on each side).  

Next, I used an assortment of punches to cut the Swiss cheese holes. My largest punch was a 1" circle, the smallest was a standard handheld hole punch. Just be sure to avoid the areas with the sentiments.

I them took an olive green, grass green and brown ink and smudged up the "cheese" to resemble the old molded, rotten cheese in the book (and movie). I think I did a pretty good job, but the texture in the Bazzill card stock sure made a difference tool.

The front...

.... and the back. :)

http://www.4shared.com/photo/GUOKff7f/cheese_touch_1.html?

Here is the back sentiment... free for download via 4 Shared.

http://www.4shared.com/photo/eJW_c7bL/cheese_touch_2.html?

Here is the front sentiment... free for download via 4 Shared.

Come back tomorrow to see how I made the goody bags... including TONS of handmade goodies.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid : The Card

Okay... here I am planning my son's 9th birthday... he wants a Diary of a Wimpy Kid themed party and there are NO PARTY DECORATIONS AVAILABLE!! What's a Mom to do other than make everything! :)

This blog post will be the first of four posts about this super fun party I created for my son. First thing's first... here is the card I made him, compete with "Greg" the main character of this super popular children's book series.

The card base is 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" orange card stock with the corners rounded with my 1/2" corner chomper. Next, come the layer of black card stock, measuring 4 1/8" x 5 5/8" and a layer of wide ruled notebook paper measuring 4" x 5 1/4". I printed the sentiment directly on the notebook paper.

Here is Greg. He's the main character of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series by Jeff Kinney.

Here is the SVG file, if you'd like to have a Wimpy Kid Party, you'll NEED this file!

This is the sentiment I created using Times New Roman font and an orange box, complete with the shadow. I made this file to mimic the movie cover for the first Wimpy Kid movie.

The inside of the card got a TPC studio stamp and a piece of "stinky cheese" (come back tomorrow to see how I made "cheese touch" cheese for the goody bags too). You could add some more notebook paper to the inside for a cohesive look.

This little piece of stinky cheese measure 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" piece of yellow paper.

I love the black eyelets I added to the left side of the card. It sure adds a boy-friendly touch and mimics the look of the holes in a notebook.

Come back tomorrow for directions for making the "stinky cheese" and how to make a "cheese touch" game. I'll also have a post about the goody bags all the kids will be leaving the party with.

One last thing: here is the link to the "Greg Heffley" headshot SVG file. If you are planning a "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" party, you'll NEED this file! :)

 If you'd like to see the invites (complete with free files) please see this post:

Do you have a "Wimpy Kid?"

Pencil Lunchbox Note

Today is DT day for the Thankful Thursday team over at Crazy About Cricut.  This time, Jenny is presenting a Back to School Challenge to make a lunchbox note for your kids!

 In all my time on the TTDT, I've never made a project without my kids... until now.  I really couldn't surprise them with a note if they helped me make them!!

I cut the pencil out using Locker Talk, I sized it to 6" long (it ended up about 1  1/2" tall). The card is created by welding two of the shadow layers using my Gypsy.  All the parts are cut out to match. Before I assembled the pencil, I wanted to print the sentiment onto the pencil body.

I set up the sentiment on the computer (using Photoshop) so I could print onto the yellow layer.  First I printed onto plain white 20 lb. paper, then I attached yellow layer to my paper using ATG tape.  Then I ran it back through the printer! Really, it sounds harder than it is! :)

 I added some of this red and black 1/8" ribbon from my stash. A cute little brad holds it all together.

I added a little black ink to the pencil tip so get more or a lead look. 

I made a pair of these so each of my two sons will get one.

See how cute the shaped card is... both of my boys love crafting with me, but it sure will be a nice surprise to open up their lunch to find this inside! :)

Here are some free files for you to download:

This is the JPG file, feel free to click on it to open the large version of the file.  Then you can right-click on it to save it to your computer. 

This is a PNG file (it has a transparent background).

Enjoy the free files, please jump over to Crazy About Cricut and take a look at what Jenny and the other Thankful Thursday Designers have come up with.

Challenges:

Sentimental Sundays : Shaped Card

Die Cuttin' Divas : Back to School