Front Porch Kits

A Place in the Sun Layout

It Is Truly a Sunny Day TODAY

The weather outside is hot and so are your crafting opportunities with the June Front Porch kit.  You can create some amazing projects from the "One Sunny Day" CD or from the Front Porch Gallery. The gallery is packed with inspiration and of course we would love for this to be a jumping off point for you to create your own works of art.  Here is a layout I created from the kit. All you need to add is an extra piece of white card stock. 

A Place in the Sun Layout
Designed by: Elaine Howell

(Double Click on Layout to see a Larger Image)

Here's a little info on how a created some of the LO elements.  The orange sun was done using 2 strips of paper cut 2" x 12".  I punched the edge with a wave border punch.  I scored the papers at 1/2 inch intervals and then accordian folded.  Attach ends together and push down the center and hot glue to a piece of chipboard.  Put a button in the center to complete the sun. I spritzed with Diamond mist from Tattered Angels - I used a lot because I wanted the paper to be more muted.

Now you are probably wondering what the wave and water droplets are made from....HOT GLUE...take your craft mat - Mine is the one from Ranger.  Draw any shape or pattern on it with a pencil.  Take your hot glue gun and squirt glue over design - I determined that this is not great for finely detailed drawings because you really can't control the glue for fine details.  Let the glue cool - I then used alcohol inks and felt dabber to die the wave pattern - Bottle is the color I used.  Let that dry - only takes a short time - gently peel from mat and attach with Glossy Accents. A more detailed tutorial can be found on my blog Glitter Me Happy

I then used fabric from my "One Sunny Day" kit and tied it to the journal card. 

If you haven't purchased your Front Porch kit we have a few left so head over to
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and get yours today.

My two best friends from college and I travel to the beach each year for a girls weekend - it's the best!! What do you do with your BFF's this time of year?? Post and share...

 I hope your day is SUNNY and Happy!!!!

Elaine

Another Garden Glove project....

Hello again from the Front Porch! 

I have another Garden Glove Project to share with you!  This project was designed by Rhonda Merry. She is one of our amazingly-talented Front Porch designers!  I just love this project, glove, scissors, chicken wire, and all! Take a look...
It features the name of her blog...No Idle Hands Here.

 
Look how cute the bitty birdie is all nestled up on the glove...

 
Rhonda used several goodies on this project that were featured in our "Fresh from the Garden" kit that we featured in April.  Sorry, folks the April kit is sold out, but not to worry, there are still June kits available for "One Sunny Day"! You will love the goodies in this kit too and they would look
great on your next project!

 
You can order your kit and view the full kit contents here!

So what do you do to keep your idle hands busy?!?! Post a comment and share with us...

Keep Creating,
Miss Tracy :)

Garden Glove Challenge Projects!

 
Welcome to the Front Porch!  Thank you so much for visiting and we look forward to blogging with you! There will always be great inpiration waiting for you here!  Today, on the Front Porch, I have some wonderful projects to share with you that were submitted during our Garden Glove Challenge.

First up is "Love U a Bunch" sumitted by one of our favorite LBH customers, Kathy Klutsch.  She created this as a gift for her daughter. 

 
What a great photo Kathy and I love the Garden accessories that she used...the terra cotta planter, the hand-made flowers, etc. Kathy chose to stuff her glove and use clothespins to attach her Love U letters. Here is a closer look...

 
Here is view of the back...

  
Great project Kathy! I bet your daughter loved it!
Thanks so much for taking the Garden Glove Challenge!

Next up, I have an adorable Garden Glove project that is "SEW" special! This was submitted by another one of our favorite LBH customers, Debbie Boudreau.

 It's hard to believe this was once a Garden Glove! I love all the sweet details...
 

 
Debbie, your creative juices are truly an inspiration!
Thank you for taking the Garden Glove Challenge!

And now for another wonderful project! This layout was submitted by Amber Goble. I was fortunate enough to serve on another Design Team in the past with Amber and I am always inpsired by her creations! Take a look and see if you can figure out how she used her Garden Glove...

 
That's right...She used her glove to make the twisted flower blossoms!
Here is a closer look at these blooming beauties...

 
I love how simple these look...She simply cut the fingers and twisted/coiled them to create rosettes and then accented them with a little rosy color! Too cute Amber!
Thanks for taking the Garden Glove Challenge!

Now, for one more...these whimisical wind chimes were submitted by Dee Dee Johnson. She is an amazing designer and fellow art enthusiast!!  Dee Dee was so generous and actually gave me the wind chimes as a gift for the LBH. I have them proudly hanging on display ...can you guess where?!?!
The Front Porch of course!!!

 

 

 

 

This is such an inventive project and it looks right at home on the Front Porch! 

I espeically love how she displayed our logo ... just darling Dee Dee! 
Thanks so much Dee Dee for sharing your art with us!
Thank you for taking the Garden Glove Challenge!!

Ladies I've got to "hand" it to you...You have truly inpired me with your projects! So I'll leave you with this...if the "Glove" fits...take it off and create something with it!! HAHA! Leave us a comment on your favorite use of the Garden Gloves and don't delay, become a follower today to ensure that you don't miss out on upcoming projects, tutorials, challenges, and more!

Hugs from the Front Porch!
Miss Tracy :)

Oh by the way...check out our newest kit "One Sunny Day"...
www.frontporchkits.com

 
Be sure to check out the Project Gallery on the website for even more Front Porch Inspiration!

Take the Garden Glove Challenge!

From time to time here on the Front Porch Kits blog, we will post some fun Creative Challenges and  for those of you who were fortunate to get our preivous kit "Fresh from the Garden", you will recall the cute Garden Glove that was included in your kit.

The time has come for those Garden Gloves to be put to good creative use! We want to see you create something out of your Glove...you can alter it any way...cut it, stuff it, paint it, whatever your little creative heart desires! We will share your projects here on the FPK blog and our Design Team will choose the 3 they think were the most creative and reward them with a special FP PRiZe!!

When you have completed your project, please email pictures, name, and contact information to [email protected] .  The submission deadline is 6/21. So get out your "green thumbs" ladies and take the Garden Glove Challenge!!

Please leave us a comment and let us know if you have any questions! Happy Crafting! Can't wait to see your creations! 

Hugs from the Front Porch!
Miss Tracy & Lolly Chops

P.S. If you weren't able to get a kit last month, don't let that stop you from taking the Challenge...any Garden Glove will be accepted!

"One Sunny Day" : Love Card

 Hello Friends! I thought I would add a little sunshine to your day by sharing a project with you that is featured in the Front Porch Gallery from our "One Sunny Day" kit. 

 
"One Sunny Day" is our newest kit release and is available for sale now.  You can see the full content picture and list here!

Take a look at this adorable "Love" card designed by Jing-Jing Nickel...

I just love her creative use of the "bitty balls" that are in the kit this month! To see more of Jing-Jing's creations from "One Sunny Day" visit the Project Gallery at www.frontporchkits.com

Big thanks to all who joined us at GASC! We hope you love your Build-A-Flower Pins!

 
If you weren't able to come out and play with us this weekend...no worries! Lolly shows you how to create these beautiful blossoms on our latest Friday Night Live webcast and for those of you who purchase a kit, you will receive templates for 3 sizes on your One Sunny Day Instructional CD...(along with 6 other project tutorials!) You can see the Ustream Video of our Friday Night Live webcast here!

Here's a closer look at a few Build-a-Flowers that Lolly designed for our GASC Name Tags...which I have to say are the "CuTesT" name tags ever! Thanks Lolly!

 
Be sure to become a follower on the FPK blog! We have lots more creative inspiration, tutorials, videos, and so much more coming your way!

Sunny Wishes to you from the Front Porch Team!

Welcome to our NEW Front Porch Kits Blog!

  
We're so happy to welcome you to our NEW FPK blog!

Become a follower today to ensure that you don't miss out on any valuable crafty information, terrific tutorials, and some good ol' creative fun! 

Big Hugs from the Front Porch!

Let the blogging begin...

Lolly & Miss Tracy