xacto and elmers

these two things are some of my most favorite (and most used) craft supplies--

so i felt like i hit pay dirt when i got this awesome package...

it was filled to the brim with all things you need to create something freakin awesome!

the new thing in there is the x-acto Z

it's like the James Bond of x-acto knives....(and the self healing cutting board is a must!)

and I recently finished this coffee table redo

and wanted to make some fun tiles to use for the tic tac toe....

and i originally thought...I will cut out some x's and o'x out of foam core....
but where the fun in that?

so instead....we made

I took my ruler...some foam core board...my x-acto z knife (and cutting board) and paint pens...

drew out where to cut...

and sliced and diced...

when i had 12----

i whipped out my painter pens (can i say i might have the slightest obsession with them. they are amazing...give the results of paint without the mess and drying time and i love them.)

i sketched out the respective superheros and filled it in with color...

the new metallics i got are awesome..

don't mind thor..he's having a bad day....

when there were all dry..i separated them into 2 piles of six and gave each set a color around the edge.

so they can play red against blue...

here's the top of the reds...

and the backs (boy requested more superheros so i had to fill in backs)

front of blues 

and back of blues.

now that i'm done i wish i would have mixed up the symbols from the people so they could play a matching game as well as tic tac toe!

we have also been working on capital and lower case letters for my daughter...so i might make her some abc tiles to help her practice!

{you could also turn this into a kid craft and let them design their own tiles!!!}

i also have been playing around with my x-acto z and have been making some tags...for presents...

I used the cutter to get my card shape...

and just sketch out and cut with my xacto z

and saved those leaves for some thank you cards...

and guess what---xacto wants to give two readers a $25 gift certificate to go buy your own x-acto z knife!

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here are some of my other elmer/x-acto projects i have made.....

cake stand

 barbie tent

 superhero letters

corkboard frame

fabric covered letters