Showing posts with label Religious. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Religious. Show all posts

Thursday, March 9, 2017

First Holy Communion Cake Topper + FREE Files


One of my most popular posts was how I made my Cake Toppers inexpensively out of paper (Click HERE for that post). 

Today I have another Cake Topper to show you. This one is perfect for any of you looking for a First Communion Topper. I made this one for My God Daughter's cake and want to share the files I made with all of you. The nice thing about these toppers is that they can make a simple plain cake look fabulous with very little effort.

Isn't it so pretty and elegant?! 
And, if you're looking for ideas for a boy, simply leave off the pink Cross or cut it out of blue paper.


Click on the links below the post to see what supplies I used. I used glitter foil paper from Recollections and avoided a glittery mess (this one does not flake), sorry could't find a link for it.
For those of you that want to watch it all come together and the how to's, here is the process video.
Click →HERE to watch in HD
Click below for your First Holy Communion Cake Topper FREE file download!

Before you download...
My free files RULES!!!

  1. If you choose to download all I ask is you become a follower.
  2. Note my files are for personal use only! (Personal use means... only for you to use (no trading, no selling, or sharing of my files... let me do that!) 
  3. If you want to share, send your friends over to my blog for the download. 
  4. I'm OK with people sharing my files on their own sites as long as there is a direct link back to this blog...Give credit where credit is due! (a message to me would also be appreciated)
SVG file
.Studio (Silhouette file)

If you would like to donate, (click the πŸ‘‰DONATE button on the sidebar) I will happily accept any amount you see fit. No pressure at all either :) It will just make my day that someone wants to support my passion.

Hope this has inspired you to create your own toppers for your special occasions!

Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Crafting 😊

SUPPLIES
To make supplies easy to find, I have linked them below. If something I used is no longer available I will link to a similar product. Affiliate links may be used depending on the product. Your purchases help keep my blog running, so thanks in advance for the support!
Silhouette Cameo 3
Silhouette Cameo 3
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AMZ
Cricut 2003290 Glitter Vinyl, Sampler
Cricut 2003290 Glitter Vinyl, Sampler
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AMZ
Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper
Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper
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SSS | AMZ
EK Success Craft Tweezers
EK Success Craft Tweezers
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SSS | AMZ
Adhesive Technologies 0449M Precision Pro Glue Gun
Adhesive Technologies 0449M Precision Pro Glue Gun
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AMZ
Dealglad Teflon High Temperature Resistant Non-stick Mat
Dealglad Teflon High Temperature Resistant Non-stick Mat
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AMZ
Bamboo Picks Paddle Skewers BBQ
Bamboo Picks Paddle Skewers BBQ
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AMZ

Monday, March 6, 2017

First Holy Communion Box Card | SVGCuts

I'm always on the lookout for cute religious card ideas and as soon as I saw SVGCuts latest Easter Box Cards SVG Kit I immediately had to get it!

This past weekend, we celebrate my youngest God Daughter's Communion Day and I thought this card would be perfect for the occasion.

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Isn't it beautiful?!


Here is what the backside looks like.
Love that blessed SSS die.


Just in case you were wondering... yes, it does fold flat and slide into an envelope!


For those of you wanting to know which files I used, here is my list:
Easter Sunday Box Card - Easter Box Cards SVG Kit
Bible - Christian Elements SVG Collection
Girl (Free file) - Praying Girl (altered, removed chest and foot)
I will have links to the supplies I used below.


And for those that want to watch it come together, here is the assembly video.
Click -> HERE to watch in HD

Hope this First Holy Communion Box Card has inspired you to create something similar for the next time you need a card for a religious event. The recipient will never receive anything like it πŸ˜‰

Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Crafting πŸ‘‹

SUPPLIES
To make supplies easy to find, I have linked them below. If something I used is no longer available I will link to a similar product. Affiliate links may be used depending on the product. Your purchases help keep my blog running, so thanks in advance for the support!


Easter Box Cards SVG Kit
Easter Box Cards SVG Kit
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SVGCuts
Christian Elements SVG Collection
Christian Elements SVG Collection
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SVGCuts
Silhouette Cameo 3
Silhouette Cameo 3
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AMZ
Simon Says Clear Stamps YOU MATTER
Simon Says Clear Stamps YOU MATTER
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SSS
Simon Says Stamp Premium Ink Pad INTENSE BLACK
Simon Says Stamp Premium Ink Pad INTENSE BLACK
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SSS
EK Success Craft Tweezers
EK Success Craft Tweezers
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SSS | AMZ
Adhesive Technologies 0449M Precision Pro Glue Gun
Adhesive Technologies 0449M Precision Pro Glue Gun
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AMZ
Dealglad Teflon High Temperature Resistant Non-stick Mat
Dealglad Teflon High Temperature Resistant Non-stick Mat
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AMZ
Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool 1
Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool 1"
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SSS | AMZ
Recollections White Heavyweight Cardstock 110bs
Recollections White Heavyweight Cardstock 110bs
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AMZ
Sizzix Multipurpose Platform Extended
Sizzix Multipurpose Platform Extended
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AMZ
Sizzix Big Shot
Sizzix Big Shot
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Simon Says Stamp BLESSED Wafer Die
Simon Says Stamp BLESSED Wafer Die
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SSS
Scotch Quick-Drying Tacky Glue 4Oz
Scotch Quick-Drying Tacky Glue 4Oz
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Sizzix Big Shot Kick STANDARD CUTTING PADS
Sizzix Big Shot Kick STANDARD CUTTING PADS
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Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad BLACK SOOT Ranger
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad BLACK SOOT Ranger
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Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad MOWED LAWN
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad MOWED LAWN
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SSS
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad MUSTARD SEED
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad MUSTARD SEED
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SSS
Cuttlebug Embossing Folders, Plum Blossom
Cuttlebug Embossing Folders, Plum Blossom
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AMZ
Tulle Fabric Spool
Tulle Fabric Spool
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AMZ
Tulle Fabric Spool
Tulle Fabric Spool
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METALLICS Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens
METALLICS Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens
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Friday, July 22, 2016

Thinking of You Card


This past weekend we said goodbye to our Parish Priest. 
To be very honest, normally I don't get very attached to them. This one was different. In the short amount of time Father Antonio was with us, which was only 3 years he touched our lives. He was so kind and welcoming, he restored our faith in the church and brought our family back to it as he did many other young families in our community. He will greatly be missed! I hope that his replacement will continue to build on what he has started.  

So of course I had to make him a little good bye/thinking of you card!

Love how this card turned out, I think this would also make a great sympathy card and by changing the sentiment it could also be used to make a very simple wedding card or be used for any other religious celebration.


Here is the recipe for this card:

I was so excited I finally got to use my Church dies from Simon Says Stamp. Hard to see from the picture but I added some clear Wink Of Stella for some shimmer to the church and cut it out 3 times and glued them all together to make it pop up from the background. 
I also got to play with the Brushed Greetings II Stamp Set from Clearly Besotted. I used Versafine Onyx for the stamp and used Wow Clear gloss to emboss the sentiment. 
The background smooshing was created on watercolour paper using Zig Clean Color Water brushes 031,032,041. 
Then I used stitched rectangles from Simon Says to cut it out.
Mounted it onto a textured A2 card from Michael's.
To finish I used some sparkly clear Pretty Pink Posh sequins.

Hope this simple Thinking of You Card has inspired you today!

Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Crafting  :)


Friday, April 29, 2016

Confirmation Day Wrap Up | Celebrations Ideas

Hello everyone!

Just a warning that this will be a fairly lengthy post! Maybe it will make up for the lack of them recently. It has been a crazy month for me... First it was my son's 12th Birthday a few weeks ago, and just this past weekend we celebrated his Confirmation Day. So lots of parties and lots of eating!

So lets get to my crafty creations! 
When I searched for Confirmation ideas on the internet, I didn't find a lot of them. 
Lots of Communion ideas, but not for Confirmation. So I had to make my own up and will share them all with you today :) BTW, my Communion posts are a few of my highest viewed posts on the blog! Click HERE my son's Communion and HERE for my daughters.


Cake Topper


I'll start by sharing the cake topper I made on my Silhouette. The font I used is called Arabella, you can download it free from here. But, for those of you that want what I have already created it is all yours FREE, just keep on reading! 

This cake topper cut measures 3.7 x 6.8 inches. I used 3 pieces of the black offset/shadow and one top silver layer. Then just glued them all together and attached them with hot glue to a skewer. If you want to see a similar how to video, click here (for my happy birthday topper FREE file). 



So here you go, the Cake Topper file (first of 4 free files through out the post!)
Click on the link below for your FREE download! 

All I ask before you download...
is to read my free files RULES!!!

  1. If you choose to download all I ask is you become a follower. (Any social media link to the right of this pg would be appreciated)
  2. Note my files are for personal use only! (Personal use means... only for you to use (no trading, or sharing of my files... let me do that!) 
  3. If you want to share, send your friends over to my blog for the download. 
  4. I'm OK with people sharing my files on their own sites as long as there is a direct link back to this blog...Please give credit where credit is due! (a message to me would also be appreciated)
Confirmation Day Cake Topper .studio3 (Silhouette File) 

If you would like to donate, (click the πŸ‘‰DONATE button on the sidebar) I will happily accept any amount you see fit. No pressure at all either :) It will just make my day that someone wants to support my passion.

Cake


Now let's move on to the cake details :)

I find masculine cakes very difficult to make as I always gravitate towards "girly" details. 
That is why I went with a suit cake look. In hindsight, I could have just made it a one layer cake as this was a fairly large cake and the bottom piece wasn't even cut... 
But then if I had done that, my coworkers wouldn't of enjoyed all the left over cake ;) 

For those interested, here is what was inside the cake.
Top layers- Vanilla & Chocolate flavoured - baked in two 8 inch round pans.
Bottom layer - Vanilla & Chocolate flavoured - baked in a 11 inch round pans.
Entire cake was frosted with vanilla butter cream icing and covered with fondant.


So let me show you the rest of the cake now.
Elegant, yet "little" manly is what I was going for! I think I did pretty well :)  




I used a metallic Silver washi tape on the cake topper, the outside of the "God Bless Tomas" label (inside - Print and Cut), the cross, and the ribbon wrapped around the top layer to coordinate everything. I didn't want to use glitter for this as it is a bit messy and this was super easy to do!



TIP:
For Creating Washi Tape Paper

To cut out the cake topper and the label offset, all you need to do is adhere the washi tape onto a piece of cardstock. Laying the washi tape down strip by strip as close as possible, making sure you completely cover the size of paper you need to cut. Press the washi tape really well into the cardstock. Load onto your machine. Do a test cut to ensure the the blade depth is correct and then cut out your pieces. 




DIY Chalkboard Vinyl Sign


For the cake table I created this Chalkboard Sign. For those of you that follow me on Instagram, you probably saw the sneak peek I posted last week. Click HERE if you didn't!

Here is how I made this DIY Chalkboard sign...
  • I first created the design using the Silhouette Design Studio program. 
  • Next I cut it out on white vinyl, then weeded the excess negative space.
  • Using Transfer tape/material, pick up the design from the vinyl backing by laying transfer tape (sticky part down) as straight as possible on top of the design. Give it a good rub to ensure you pick everything up nicely when you peal it back.
  • Next, I laid the design on the Chalkboard, making sure it was as level as possible.
  • Press down the cut vinyl design into the board, you may want to use a credit card to smooth down the vinyl and prevent any air bubbles.
  • Peel back the transfer material slowly ensuring the vinyl letters are stuck on to the board.
  • Finish off the board by rubbing on some chalk randomly and smudging it around with your fingers. Eh voila, your own DIY Chalkboard sign!


I will also be giving this design away FREE
As a BONUS I have also included a Communion Version of the sign. 
(The version you download, says God Bless You on your Confirmation/Communion Day, you will need to add the Date)

Click on the link below for your FREE download! 

Chalkboard Vinyl Communion and Confirmation Sign .studio3 (Silhouette File)

If you would like to donate, (click the πŸ‘‰DONATE button on the sidebar) I will happily accept any amount you see fit. No pressure at all either :) It will just make my day that someone wants to support my passion.


Thank You Gifts


 For each of the families that came to our celebration, I made them a really simple little "thank-you" gift. A Candle inside a Glass Cylinder. Difficult to see in the picture below, but each cylinder has a frosted vinyl cross on the front of it. I also used the same washi Silver tape and wrapped the top of each cylinder. On the inside I placed a candle and some diamond shaped crystals (I used a heat gun to melt some of the wax from the bottom of the candle and secured it to the middle of the cylinder). I also added a poem on the inside with a small piece of double sided tape. Forgot to take a picture of it but to the bottom of the cylinder I adhered a round "thank-you" from Tomas tag with the date on it. Wrapped the whole thing in cellophane and tied it with a white ribbon. Super simple, supper easy and really inexpensive! (Most items were from the Dollar Store)

And just because I love you, here is another FREEbie!


If you would like to donate, (click the πŸ‘‰DONATE button on the sidebar) I will happily accept any amount you see fit. No pressure at all either :) It will just make my day that someone wants to support my passion.


Here is a closer look at the poem on the inside. 
If you look closely I enlarged specific letters to spell out Tomas. 

I found this poem on the internet but modified it a little to personalize it to Tomas.

"Trust in God our Guide
This Holy meal He does provide
For His wine and bread, He shares
Give Him thanks each day in Prayers"

This was all typed up in Silhouette Design Studio and then just printed out. 
Then cut out using a square stitched Die. 


The Godfather


The next most import person of the Confirmation Day is the Sponsor/Godfather. As a little "thank-you" from Tomas to Victor I made him a "Godfather" glass! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE how it turned out!

This was done using armour etch.
Click HERE for a previous tutorial. And if you would like the FREE Godfather file click on the link below! (a few different versions included)

The Godfather .studio3 (Silhouette File)

If you would like to donate, (click the πŸ‘‰DONATE button on the sidebar) I will happily accept any amount you see fit. No pressure at all either :) It will just make my day that someone wants to support my passion.



Tomas



And here is our little man Tomas, just before the ceremony in his cute little 3-piece suit!


And here he is again with his GodFather, as he is blessed with the gift of the Holy Spirit by our Bishop. 


Last picture, I promise :)

A picture of Tomas holding his candle during the mass. 
So sweet, just love him! 
Proud Mommy right here :)


Hope this super lengthy blog post gave you some ideas for planning your own Confirmation Celebrations. Sorry about the length, but hopefully you can benefit from all my work and enjoy the FREEbie files I gave away throughout the post!



Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Crafting  :)