Birthday Card

This cute little card is about 4" by 3". I used up some scraps. The card is Rose Red Cardstock from Stampin Up. I used a scrap of designer paper from K & Company's Life's Journey pack. The stamp comes from Teeny Tiny Wishes. Burgandy Ribbon. Nothing fancy.

Chris

Hoot Hoot

This card reminds me of kwarnerdesigns.com. Kristine does a lot of layering and faux stitching and she loves polka dots. I also used her favorite ink - Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roane. The paper is Certainly Celery, Close to Cocoa and Ivory Naturals all from Stampin Up. The Designer paper comes from K & Company's Amy Butler pack. The stamp comes from Hero Arts.

Chris

Another Composition Note Pad

I started by rounding the corners of the note pad. I used my scissors to do this a few pages at a time. Then I covered it with K & Company's So Saffron paper. I added a button to the front by sewing it on thru the cover and pattern paper. Then added ribbon to the back leaving a loop to go around the button for a closure. To finish it off I added a strip of the paper to the spine to cover the ribbon and the spine of the note pad. I also made a coordinating pen.

Enjoy, Chris

Desk Calendars

I create these calendars each year to use at work. I have one handy on my desk. I put another in my Legal Pad Portfolio. I used round coasters that we picked up from Red Lobster when we ate there the other day. The square coaster came from Hobby Lobby. I covered them with K & Company Paper, Carolyn Gavin's Greenhouse collection. Then added eyelets to the round calendars. I picked these eyelets up in the Leather section at Hobby Lobby. They have a longer shank than crafting eyelets. On the square calendar I used apple buttons with a shank on the back. I put the shank thru the holes I punched with the Crop-A-Dile. I used a twist tie to secure the buttons on the back. Plan to put that one in the portfolio so no one will see the back. I sponged around the edge of two of the calendars. I will probably go back and sponge the other it looks kinda plain without it.

Chris

Busy Days Ahead

If you saw my post from 12-18-09. We will be moving at the end of the month. I can't believe all that we have to do by then. Besides keeping our current house clean and tidy for showings we have 3 rooms to paint in the new house and carpets to clean. I have several posts scheduled for you during the month. I will have a new post every Friday. I will also be checking the blog for your comments. Please leave me a comment sometime I would love to hear from you.

Chris

Cute Bird

This bird is so cute. I just love it. I found a website that has free svg files. I then converted the svg into the scal format and cut the background in black and the main image in designer paper from My Mind's Eye Day Dream and Star Bright Pack. The grid paper is from K & Company Wild Saffron pack. The sentiment is a rub on from Stampin Up's Chit Chat. Love those cute and funky birds. Chris

Paper Bow

I really had fun making this paper bow. I used K & Company Wild Saffron paper. I've attached the link for a video tutorial for making this bow. Here I hope you give this a try. Have a very Merry Christmas tomorrow. Chris