Li'l Gnome

I gave this Simon Says Li'l Gnome die set to myself for Christmas and am having so much fun designing cards with it! This one is for my pen pal's birthday this month.

...and another version - I can't stop making these gnome cards!

(Sentiment was done on Google Docs.)

I also saw these things when picking up a dozen bundtinis at Nothing Bundt Cakes today:

Modify for Valentine's Day

One of my favorite color combinations! I used SU's banner punch.

STAMP SETS:

A Big Thank You by Papertrey

Banner Blast by SU

Any Occasion by SU

Love this Saying!

My pen pal sent me this saying 🙂

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MY NEXT PAPER CRAFTER'S TEA PARTY CLASS

20 IDEAS FOR $20!

My demo only TEA PARTY classes are a wonderful way to learn quick, clever and unique party/entertaining, culinary and paper craft ideas

all rolled into 90 minutes!

Each class includes a food tasting, a printed recipe, and a handout.

Bring your camera, pencil/pen and notepad to jot down

your favorite ideas from each class.

MY NEXT TEA PARTY CLASS WILL BE A FALL/HALLOWEEN/THANKSGIVING THEMED TEA PARTY ON Sunday, September 19th from 2 to 3:30 pm at SCRAPBOOK ISLAND.

(Located at 1375 Blossom Hill Road next to Walgreen's)

This holiday themed class will be jam-packed with LOADS of creative ideas! Some of the topics for this next TEA PARTY CLASS can be seen by visiting my new blog by clicking HERE. 

SAMPLES OF TEA PARTY CLASS HANDOUTS

List of Topics:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/28760360/Hand-Out-Topics

Recipe and Project Measurements:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/28760788/Sample-HO

I'm SOOOO Happy!

One of my CARD & CRAFT CLUB MEMBERS, Julie Cefalu --- sent these two pictures to me so I could see how she used the March Butterfly Origami Card Project to make a sympathy card. Such beautiful work and paper selections --- it's inspired me to use the butterfly for sympathy cards, too. Thank you, Julie --- you made my day! 

Birthday Card for a Special Person in My Life!

Here's a birthday card for my son's "Second Mom." He is so lucky to have her in his life --- wouldn't it be great to have 2 moms to spoil us, take good care of us and guide us through life?! 

These pictures show a quick way to give someone a gift card using SU's Word Window punch. I use this punch a lot and it works particularly well for words (as shown on the card front) and as a slot for gift cards. To make the gift card insert, score a 5 1/2" wide by 10" long piece of medium weight DSP. Score at 2, 5 and 8" and use a bone folder to create a valley fold at the 2" and 8" score line and a mountain fold at the 5" score line. Measure the width of your gift card as you hold it up to the center of the fold at the 5" fold --- add about 1/4" each beyond that on each side of the gift card and mark those points with a pencil. Start on one side and punch 3 times in a row - aligning the next punch point with the previous punch until you reach the other pencil mark. Punch in the center with a 1" punch to create a half circle and attach the entire piece to your card with red sticky tape. (I used a lace punch to add a border on each side before I attached the entire piece and also put red sticky tape between the 3" sections to prevent the gift card from sliding down too far inside the pocket.)

Butterfly and Lace Punches: Martha Stewart

Pearls: Creative Cafe

Paper: American Crafts I DO Gerber Daisies

Blue Paper for Lace: Lightweight light blue scraps I had from who knows where!

Ribbon: Celebrate It from Michael's