Cupid gets IRocked
If you are in Nebraska you are probably hunkering down for giant snow storm. I went out yesterday and did my shopping just in case we would be buried for the week. It was an amazing weather day. 57 degrees in Big Red Country. I went downtown and walked up and down the sidewalks popping in and out of the specialty shops. The groundhog says I won’t be doing that again for another 6 weeks so thank goodness the mailman stopped by yesterday and left me some goodies to keep me occupied.
Namely the i-Rock Tool.
I have been wanting one of these for quite awhile. It heat sets your bling. You can order several different packages of bling. Once you have them placed on the item you want to decorate you flip the switch and heat set the rhinestones with the tip of the iRock Tool. No more messy glue. It sets them in about 10 seconds flat. (I will have a video soon so you can see what I mean about the iRock)
My next delivery was a Extra Thick Large Size Senior Splat Mat. I had used some cheap place mats for my work surface but they didn’t last under heat guns nor do they repel glue or stickles or anything really crafty so I ended up pitching them pretty frequently. 
I used the mat today wiped it off and it looks as good as new. I think I might need a couple more to cover the kids work areas. (I will have a video of the mat soon too).
So this is the project I worked on today.
I recycled the frame yet again. I embellished the wings, the hair and the bow with embossing powered. I put the embossing ink down using a pen. I added some heart rub ons and quotes. The white hearts are brads. I also added a little red glitter to the wings and a some ribbon for the sash.
The arrow was set with my new iRock tool.
Now the cupid sits on the shelf and the rosette banner I made a few days ago hangs across the front. My mantle is starting to come together nicely. A few more projects and it should be ready for my bunco party next Tuesday.
The cupid is a cutting file. I have it available for free download in MTC, SCAL, PDF and SVG formats.
Old Farmers
My dad has a birthday this week so I it was time to come up with another card. You know those sayings “Old ____ never group up, they just keep ________.” Well I had that thought running through my head all day. My Dad has been on a farm or farming all his life so I was trying to put the thought and the practice together. I grabbed my sticker and rub on stash and fumbled through. I knew I had some farm related stuff in there somewhere. I came up with some farm related Creative Memories stickers and this newer, “On the Farm,” rub on. So this is what I came up with.
The saying finally came together when the stickers went on. The front says, “Old Farmers don’t Grow Up.” The inside of the card, which I didn’t take a picture of, says, “They just keep playing in the dirt.” So there you have it my original saying perfect for my dad.
I put the saying in a pdf for free download in case you have a farmer in your life that fits this quote.
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