eCraft Back to School Blog Hop

Welcome to the BACK TO SCHOOL BLOG HOP! All of the fabulous designers on this hop are showing you a BACK TO SCHOOL project using the fabulous and versatile eCraft.

If you just arrived here from Debi Tullier’s blog then you are in the right place. If you just happened upon my blog please start at the beginning over at Raven’s Blog. That way you will be able to see all of the amazing projects and you will have more ways to win. And boy do we have a great prize in store for you!  More on that later...on with my project!

Here is my project for the hop!

This is a gift for my son's teacher and I hope she likes it!  I have so much fun doing vinyl projects and this one was no exception!  I made videos to document the creation of this project so that you can easily scraplift it from me! I broke it up into 3 videos to make it easier for you to find what you are looking for!

First up, this video will show you how I used various tools in Make the Cut to create multi-layers out of a single layer image.  This is so much fun to do!

In this next video, I used the new Conical Warp feature in MTC to get the vinyl to wrap onto the tumbler nice and smooth.  I also show how to do this when you are using multiple colors on the tumbler!

In this last video, I show you how I apply vinyl onto rounded objects like this. 

Here is a list of what I used:

• Small paint can from Michael's
• Patterned Paper from Papertrey Ink It's Official Patterned Paper Pack
• Glossy Outdoor Permanent Adhesive Vinyl - this is essential for the tumbler so that it does not come off, and just a note that it is also safe to wash in the top rack of the dishwasher...BONUS!!  Less dishes always make me happy!
• eCraft Cutting Machine - of course!
• Make the Cut Software
• Lettering Delights fonts (LD Modern Sans and LD Typeset)
• Lettering Delights Cut Its file - Desk Supplies
• Scor Tape (for adhering the glitter)
• Diamond Dust Glitter
• Ribbon - Papertrey Ink Saddle Stitch in Ripe Avocado,Spring Moss and Pinefeather

Here is a list of all the designers in the hop in case you get lost along the way.

Raven Baca http://love4stamps.blogspot.com/

Carley Carter http://the-real-icarley.blogspot.com/

Debi Tullier http://fabric-ecraft.blogspot.com/

You are here

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Lyssa Zimmerman http://bornagaincrafter.blogspot.com/

Faith Freeman http://faithfulecreations.com/

KimberlyRae Forde http://kreationsbykimberlyrae.com/blog/

Rosa Ahrens http://www.for-micaela.blogspot.com/

Zeni Pradel http://www.scrappyzeni.blogspot.com/

Craftwell USA http://craftwellusa.com/

Okay so you probably want to know what you can win, right? As some of you may have heard from this hop this amazing eCraft machine that we are all using is created by CraftwellUSA.com. This company is really amazing, their customer service is fabulous and the products are top notch. Well when they heard about our hop they decided to giveaway (1) One eCraft to (1) One lucky winner color may vary.

1.) Please leave one comment here on my blog (Only one comment will be
qualify per person additional comments will not count.)  Your comment must be posted by 6AM tomorrow 8/16/11!
2.) Stop by eCraft’s facebook page  to see more awesome projects and tutorials.  Don't forget to "Like" their page while you are there!
3.) Become a follower of my blog...it's easy just click on the little button over there on the right hand side!


We are also having another blog hop on September 5th. ALL comments left today and on the September 5th blog hop will be eligible to win the eCraft so this will give you more chances to win. (1) One lucky winner will be announced on Raven’s blog(link to my blog) on September 10th. The winner will also be listed on the eCraft Facebook page (see why it’s a good idea to like eCraft's facebook page ;)

All are welcome to hop, however the eCraft giveaway is only open to U.S. entries. Thank you so much for your understanding.

In addition you can win three clear tumblers which are PERFECT for your vinyl art!  I will announce the winner of the tumblers right here on my blog on August 20th!  This prize is also only available to US entries!

Once you are done leaving your comments here, don't forget to head over to Erika's blog for even more chances to win!