BFF Open House Link Party #200

Happy Friday eve all! Not sure where this week went but thrilled for today both because of this party and College Boy being home for Spring Break! 

It's not easy being green but here are some ideas for next week's big green St. Patrick's fest: 

The guys from Crafty Lumberjacks upcycled their clover patch from last year into a fun shamrock wreath for this year! 

If you'd like to have something to wear that isn't necessarily green, how about a shamrock ring? Hoops by Hand has the how to. 

There's still time to make a lucky welcome sign for your front door with just a couple of items needed. It's Always Ruetten has the details. 

For a St. Patrck's treat how about mint chocolate truffles? The gold sugar on top is perfect ! Visit The Gracious Wife for the recipe. 

Now on to this week's party! 

   

    An InLinkz Link-up

   

Faux Metal Marquee Letters

A few weeks ago I picked up some of the Heidi Swapp “Marquee Love” letters at Michaels when they were 50% off. I chose our initials and the ampersand symbol, but between not having much creating time lately and not being able to decide whether I wanted to paint, glitter, or paper the letters they’ve been sitting here staring at me. I finally had time and made a decision that I would paint them and go for a galvanized metal look. I've seen real metal  galvanized marquee letters for over $100 each and while yes would they be wonderful to have....not for that price! 

For this project you will need:

• Heidi Swapp Marquee Love letter kit …each box contains a letter, a template to use if you’re going to use paper , light string and bulb covers
• Acrylic paint (  I used Folk Art Steel Gray)
• AAA batteries

The letters come with holes in them so you can place the lights evenly. There’s also an instruction sheet to help you place the letters in the right order.

Paint the letters. I used two coats of the Steel Gray and didn’t worry about covering evenly since I wanted a distressed metal look. Once your letters are dry, flip over and place your lights. Each letter comes with a guide sheet so you get them in the right order.

Once you have the lights placed, flip over and attach the light covers.

I think they look great lit or unlit and the battery holder has an easy on and off switch.

 

The letters retail for $12.99 each but with them being on sale I was able to get all three for under $20 which is far less than real metal letters would have cost.

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BFF Open House Link Party #199

Happy first Friday eve of March! Thanks for the party last week despite not having any features. Life has been a little crazy. Here are some features from last week's party! 

St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner and you don't need to be Irish to celebrate. Krista from We're Far From Normal has a great roundup of ideas. 

Burlap hates me which is a shame because I like it! I think in this roundup shared by Southern Scraps I might be able to find a project to help me make peace with some burlap! 

Spring is almost here and the perfect season for these fun tassel necklaces from Made In A Day. Tassels are very on trend right now but you don't have to spend a lot to get the look! 

Any time of year is a good time for Chocolate Mousse. I can't wait to try this four ingredient recipe from The Life Jolie! 

Now on to this week's party ! 

   

    An InLinkz Link-up

   

BFF Open House #198 No Features All Party

Hi all...I'm in a bit of a frenzied mode so here's the party and will hopefully resume features next week. Thanks for understanding and have fun!! 

   

    An InLinkz Link-up

   

Choose Joy Retirement Card

 

Sharing an easy card using an image from a sheet of scrapbooking papera as the focal. For this card I used two sheets of paper from the Timeless Type stack by DCWV along with one specialty glitter paper ( also by DCWV). Card is 5x7 . The background is the glitter paper and a strip of printed text town at the top and bottom.

The bike image was in the corner of the paper so I trimmed around it to size and matted with the glitter paper and black paper and added a strip of coordinating washi tape to the corner. It already looked like it had been stamped onto a watermarked background so I just added some rhinestones to the wheels to dress it up. I stamped the sentiment which I thought perfect for a retirement card ( $2 two pack set from Michaels) onto glossy white paper with black Staz-On, matted and mounted to the card as shown.

To finish, I added a mirrored banner from this pack by DCWV:

Quick and easy card that looks like it took more work than it did!

BFF Open House Link Party #197

Happy Friday eve all! Hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's weekend. Let's jump right into some highlights from last week's party! 

Can you ever have too many serving trays? I don't think so and Chas from A Woman's Haven has a wonderful DIY . Clean and easy and love the chevron stripes! 

Waste baskets are necessary but aren't always pretty. Make over a plain one using fabric and burlap ribbon like Mary at Sweetwater Style did. 

Doreen from Altered Artworks updated a sign she already had with colors perfect for Spring. 

With Girl Scout cookie season upon us, Miranda from Lemons and Laughs has a a recipe to turn Samoas into truffles. Oh my! 

Now onto this week's party! 

   

    An InLinkz Link-up

   

Timeless Type Thank You Cards

College Boy recently requested some Thank You cards for Professors who’d written recommendation letters for him. I decided to make them similar but not matching,  and papers from DCWV's Timeless Types stack worked perfectly with a Premium Pack of specialty papers and papers from the Textured Cardstock Stack.  The papers were so detailed that for the focal I decided on a clean graphic image stamped in black ink on white gloss paper.

Each card is the same construction. 5x7 card with printed papers layered on black cardstock panels. The papers from these collections are so detailed that they speak for themselves.

I loved the black and white floral combined with the muted colors of the map that made up the design of this sheet from the Premium Pack. All I added was the stamped focal, a piece of washi tape, and some rhinestones. The stamp is one I picked up in the $1.50 or $2 aisle at Michaels. I thought  the image was perfect for Professors.

For a couple of the cards, I combined torn strips of coordinating papers  from the Timeless Type stack but the basic construction is the same.