April & May Looks

 Hey Y'all!

I want to thank you again for continuing to support me through everything.

April (above) & May (below) shelves!

Since it's been so long here's a reminder of the makeup I was working with in April:

http://craftinwifescreations.blogspot.com/2023/03/april-everyday-makeup-shelf-march-mini.html

and May:

http://craftinwifescreations.blogspot.com/2023/04/may-everyday-makeup-shelf.html

The Looks (sort of in order):

Just FYI April especially is heavy on the headbands LOL.

1) Top 3!

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5) Glossy...

6) Wet ' n Wild Sesame Street palette, pretty dang good.

7) Probably one of the better hair looks.

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9) Overall looks top 3...

10) Same dress, different day. I like this look too.

Had to include this pic, for the look hubs is giving.

11) Okay.

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14) Way to early to function...

15) May's 1st look. Radiation day 1!

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19) Last day of radiation!

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23) My hair was doing it's own thing...

24) Tried the braided crimp look... it's a no from me.

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26) Just messing around, also wanted to use the Zodiac palette one more time before swapping out the shelf for June.

That's an average of 13 looks per month, not the best- but not the worst I've done either. June will be better... I say at 4 looks in 7 days.

Y'all... Hair style suggestions? Leave them in the comments below! (I think I'm going to leave the color alone, and let it slowly go back to whatever natural is.)

Have a great day,

Craftin' Wife

Two Parter- How To: Infusible Ink Markers & Can You Use Copy Paper?

 Hey Y'all! 

In todays how to we'll be using Cricut's Infusible Ink Markers, with standard copy paper, on a canvas crossbody bag....

Is it possible, with good results?

I'll let you decide. Let me know your thoughts in the comment section below!

Supplies:

Cricut Infusible Ink Markers

Copy Paper

Canvas Bag

Heat Tape

Cricut

Heat Press (your heat source must be able to reach a temp of 400 F)

How To:

1)Fresh canvas!

2) Go to images, pick one!

I chose this one-

3) Change the operation type to Draw.

4) Separate your layers, and choose your colors.

5) Click Make. Mirror! and prep your material (copy paper in this case, laser printer paper is suggested).

 

6) Continue, and follow on screen prompts!

That was easy!!

Will copy paper work?!?

It's what I had on hand, so we'll give it a try...

It works well here, and draws on the copy paper well.

So far, so good!

Application-

Line up the design on the canvas bag, tape it down, and apply the heat. 

I did a total of 70sec at 375.

In my trial run I used copy paper on cardboard, and it worked really, really well. Even if using laser paper I'd suggest a trial run on the material you're wanting to apply it to.

On canvas? Eh, I'm sure it's a combo of material (canvas bag) and copy paper vs laser paper.

It turned out meh.

Much lighter than I thought, and the blue text is a bit muddled- I think there are two factors here 1) copy paper 2) the texture of the bag.

What are your thoughts? Share in the comment section!

I think I need to get some laser printer paper and try again.

Have a great day,

Craftin' Wife

Cricut's Directions:

https://help.cricut.com/hc/en-us/articles/360049723554-How-to-use-Infusible-Ink-Pens-and-Markers-with-Cricut-Cosmetic-Bag-blanks

The Infusible Ink Pen/Marker Section:

How To, Trouble shooting, FAQ, etc.

https://help.cricut.com/hc/en-us/categories/360001650514-Infusible-Ink

June Blog Schedule

 Hey Y'all!

It's SUMMER!!

June:

2nd Fri~ Blog Sched.

5th Mon~ How TO: Infusible Ink Markers

7th Wed~ April & May Looks

9th Fri~ My First Show of the Summer, Craft Show Prep

12th Mon~ How'd The Show Go?

14th Wed~ What's in my purse?

16th Fri~ Jewelry Box Clean Out

19th Mon~ MY BIRTHDAY SPECIAL!

21st Wed~ Eyeshadow Palette Collection & Declutter

23rd Fri~ Books! What I'm Reading

26th Mon~ How To: 4th of July Cricut Joy Crafting

28th Wed~ July Everyday Makeup Shelf

30th Fri~ July Blog Schedule

July:

3rd Mon~ How To: Download & Install Fonts to Cricut on PC

5th Wed~ June Makeup Looks

7th Fri~ Purse Collection

10th Mon~ Playing Around in Cricut Design Space... (Font manipulation, image editing, etc)

12th Wed~ Lip Products Collection & Declutter

14th Fri~ What's New with Us

17th Mon~ How To: ???

19th Wed~ Face Products Collection & Declutter

21st Fri~ ?????

24th Mon~ Craft Items I Don't Love (Bottom 5)

26th Wed~ Nail Polish Collection & Declutter

28th Fri~ Books! What I'm Reading

31st Mon~ August Blog Schedule

August:

2nd Wed~ July Makeup Looks

4th Fri~

If you have any blog ideas, suggestions, or something you'd like me to cover leave a comment below and I'll add it to the schedule!

Have a great day,

Craftin' Wife