Monday Made it with Freebies!

I'm super excited to link up with Tara @ 4th Grade Frolics for Monday Made it!  My projects today were inspired by some fun ideas floating out there.

#1...The Scratch Card...

Last week Lynn @ Inside this Book posted about her Vista Print scratch off cards.

I decided to make my own...but realized quickly that I didn't have any card stock to print them on.  Hmmm... instead I found... scrapbook paper!

I LOVE scrapbook paper... I use it for so many things!!

I printed the set and realized that I really like the scrapbook effect..

This one is clouds.

Here I discovered that printing with the white on the front
made the back super fun! 

I then realized that I didn't have contact paper (man, I am SO unprepared this time!)...so I'm trying out Scotch tape.  Just cover the area that you will be painting.

cover the part you will paint

To make the scratch off paint... you need paint (any dark color) AND dish soap... not too much (as I realized! About 2 parts paint and 1 part dish soap)

Paint enough to cover your wording - you may need more than one layer.

It does take a few hours to completely dry.  Let's see if it worked...

You can see where the tape overlaps... for the perfectionist~this is not a good idea:)  For the quick and unprepared... works great!;)  To do it properly, I would just cover my square with contact paper and paint that area.  I'm off to Target to get some now ;)

Yippee I got No Homework! :)

If you are interested in using these scratch off cards... click {here} :)

#2... The Lantern...

A few weeks ago I posted about these great lanterns...

Well I splurged and got them!  They are a bit pricey but will give my room just the look it needs...I think... I hope!!

Here's how they come....

Lots of fun colors...6 total.

Here's what I did to the orange one:

I added ribbon at the top where I will hang it from my ceiling.  I then added the ribbon at the bottom and added the table cards that I made.  I had to do some finagling to get the bottom on.  I added paper clips to create loop holes:

Before I do the others I will find some white paper clips which won't look so tacky ;)

If you are interested in the table cards, I have them {here}

#3... Visa Print Share...

I just got a few things that I wanted to share...

This is vinyl and it was FREE! It's hard to tell how HUGE this thing is!
It will match my newly painted blue wall perfectly!

These are magnets and they were FREE!  I plan to either give them out
at curriculum night OR use them in the classroom.  There is a space
to write the child's name :)

I also got a pad of paper (free!), a pen (free!), and note cards also free!  If you don't get caught up in all the "extra" stuff they try to add then you can get a good deal! 

Thanks SO much for stopping by!!  Please stop back as I have some GREAT things coming this week...

Tuesday- Teacher Tips Tuesday

Wednesday- Product Swap

Thursday- Math and Giveaway!!

Thanks for your support! :)