This last December, (on my birthday outing) Ann and I went to a Craft Show, that wasn't very exciting. We got there perhaps a half an hour before it was closing, but we did see someone selling these post it note message thingys. Anyhow, being "two crafty cousins" we knew we could replicate it. It was basically one of those plastic 5X7 photo frames that can stand up on their own. You basically make a background and slide it in and put the whole thing upside down so that it sits up at an angle. I know a tutorial would be better, but yeah...sorry that isn't going to happen. Maybe Ann will do one. She did this same craft for her card swap group. They swap cards and do a make and take.
I wrapped some ribbon around the top and slapped a three layered flower on it and then a post it not pad. I made four in 15 mins. Sweet!
Paper- Making Memories Chelsea's Place
This layout probably won't make sense to you cause well.... its just for me. It is layout two for the
52 in 2010 Class. Check them out. But basically it is for New years resolutions and I chose my most important one that basically deals with two of my resolutions, that is save money and Stay on budget. So "Save on Target" is sort of a Star Wars thing... "Stay on Target." you know... when Luke is in his fighter jet and and is going to drop a blast to blow up the death star. I seriously had this conversation with my husband last night... he brought up how Avatar (the new movie) was like the Wookies, in tune with nature. And then I teased him saying that it all comes down to Star Wars. And then we laughed to say "Everything we learned in life, we learned from Star Wars." I found it especially funny that I (yes, I like Star Wars... but dh LOVES Star Wars) that I had a reference to Star Wars in my scrapbooking. My journaling is a tag that can be pulled out behind the picture. So along with the theme for this layout, there was a challenge to do some sewing on it too. Caught that around the green patterned paper. Gees. I have been saving this Star Wars Scrapbooking paper that I got from Simple Pleasures in Colorado Springs in August for a layout to do for my oldest son. Wouldn't it have been funny to use Star Wars Paper for this? So cheesy, I know. Funny, but cheesy.
Paper is CTMH Emporium
Letters cut out with my MM Slice
Prima flowers
Clear button
10 Things I love about David (AKA Prince Charming)
Yeah!!! My first layout for my All About Me Album (10 things I.... in 2010) And I got to use my new Valentines Paper.
Paper- BoBunny- A Gift of Love
Little Yellow Bicycle -Heart Spinner, clear cut shapes (sweet love), Jewel Stickers
Making Memories-Sweets
I lifted this layout idea from the Feb 2010 Creating Keepsakes Magazine. Page 28.
Ha Ha... got one out before Ann!
The Album in a box comes from watching a Live with Prima Video. 
Forgive the awful photos. I was getting ready to send these to my mother and MIL. So I took pictures of them on the dashboard of the minivan.
The Chipboard album for this is one of the Mary Englebrite albums in the dollar section at Michaels. For a dollar... you can't beat the cost of chipboard and cutting it out in a scalloped circle. I stocked up on a few. Square Scalloped, Tea Pot... I forget what else. I have only one daughter so I lovingly Titled it... "My Girl."
Page 1... Loving those new Prima Flowers. The paper is DCWV Mariposa. I am going to have to buy more of that paper.
Page Two. I did some crackle paint on that butterfly. Added a Tim Holtz book plate.
Page Three. The green flower was a white Prima, but I colored it with Angel Mist.
Page Four. The Bingo Card I used some of the Old Paper Crackle paint form Ranger Inks/Tim Holtz.
Best Friends.
I love this little doily frames. It picked up some of the Green Glimmer Mist too and i used it on the green flower again.
For an Aged look I put crackle paint on the picture. I was just testing out how it would look.
Quite awhile back I found this C Pearl ornament in the dollar section at Michaels. Nice to finally put it to use. This page and others has some of the new Prima Bling. 
Back... lots of Ribbon, seven gypsies chandelier thingys and a Tim Holtz Key that says Heart.
Here is my latest Explosion Box featuring Christmas 2009. It has been so nice creating something for myself. Often all my paper crafting projects are gifts for others.
Front View.
View of it opened looking down.
This is the first time I did something 3-D in the center. I think it came out cute.
Other side.
Flower up close
Other Flower
A gift for a very helpful friend.
Back
I hope she enjoys it, cause i really appreciate her presence in my life. Others saw it and now I have been asked to make another. So I need to get this back healed soon, so I can finish it!
This last December, (on my birthday outing) Ann and I went to a Craft Show, that wasn't very exciting. We got there perhaps a half an hour before it was closing, but we did see someone selling these post it note message thingys. Anyhow, being "two crafty cousins" we knew we could replicate it. It was basically one of those plastic 5X7 photo frames that can stand up on their own. You basically make a background and slide it in and put the whole thing upside down so that it sits up at an angle. I know a tutorial would be better, but yeah...sorry that isn't going to happen. Maybe Ann will do one. She did this same craft for her card swap group. They swap cards and do a make and take.
This layout probably won't make sense to you cause well.... its just for me. It is layout two for the 52 in 2010 Class. Check them out. But basically it is for New years resolutions and I chose my most important one that basically deals with two of my resolutions, that is save money and Stay on budget. So "Save on Target" is sort of a Star Wars thing... "Stay on Target." you know... when Luke is in his fighter jet and and is going to drop a blast to blow up the death star. I seriously had this conversation with my husband last night... he brought up how Avatar (the new movie) was like the Wookies, in tune with nature. And then I teased him saying that it all comes down to Star Wars. And then we laughed to say "Everything we learned in life, we learned from Star Wars." I found it especially funny that I (yes, I like Star Wars... but dh LOVES Star Wars) that I had a reference to Star Wars in my scrapbooking. My journaling is a tag that can be pulled out behind the picture. So along with the theme for this layout, there was a challenge to do some sewing on it too. Caught that around the green patterned paper. Gees. I have been saving this Star Wars Scrapbooking paper that I got from Simple Pleasures in Colorado Springs in August for a layout to do for my oldest son. Wouldn't it have been funny to use Star Wars Paper for this? So cheesy, I know. Funny, but cheesy.
10 Things I love about David (AKA Prince Charming)
Finally I am getting around to posting things from the last month. Above is the purse I made for my mom that I finally finished (been working on it for at least 3-4 years. I think I started it initially when I was pregnant with Mr. S. It came out really nice for a felted purse. Not sure what she'll use it for.
I swapped a friend another felted purse for her to sew a lining into the purse. She did it so nicely. I could have never done that with my basic sewing skills. She makes fabric purses and sells them so she was happy to do it for my felted one. I also used her grommet thing to put in the grommets for the handles.
Front
Back
Front (sorry for the glare)
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