Headed to BOISE!!!

For anyone interested in going to a MOST FABULOUS cropping adventure, you should head to Boise as well, over Memorial Day weekend. Yup, you should. It's where I will be. Taking a long weekend, celebrating birthdays, cropping, camping, fishing, shopping and visiting friends!! All in 5 days, maybe 6, of bliss!!!

If you are going to be there, you should so let me know.

I might need to get a gift for my sub... near the end of school, kid's might be... scratch that, they WILL be, insanely crazy & ready for school to be out.

Gift Basket: tutorial

This little basket is a great idea for goodies bags at parties, centerpieces (stuffed) on tables, and so much more. Supplies needed are: 12x12 sheet of paper (I prefer double sided,) a hole punch & ribbon. Plus any decorating goodies you wish.

To start with you will want to score your 12x12 sheet of paper into thirds (score at 4" & 8")

Then you will need to score the four corners, from corner to corner.

The corner score will be folded in, and then punch holes in the top center of corner as shown.

Weave the ribbon thru the holes, and it will draw the corned into the center. Tie it up, and there you have it!

Decorate to your liking, and enjoy!

Monday: stamping extravaganza!

This is a checkbook cover. The rest, however, are cards. Since today was a holiday for me, I spent my typical work day playing. My son also benefited with friends over to play.

In return I finished 2 swaps, cards for a lady I know, my Christmas card challenge for SCS, and one new tutorial up, and another ready to be posted.

What made this even better was that a dear friend of mine met mefor the virtual crop. With webcams, voice chat- we were set!!

Happy Birthday Matchbook

Puzzle Book: Tutorial

Puzzle books are a lot of fun to give as gifts for whatever you might be celebrating. They are quick and easy, and can be completed using just 2 sheets of paper! Makes it even better for that quick, money might be an issue gift!

Supplies:
*2 piece double sided paper, or cardstock: more for decorating purposes
* sheet of chipboard
*tacky glue
*ribbon, approx 1yd
*pretties
*scorer
*hole punch
Score your paper into 3" sections. You'll end up with 9 squares.

Take your scissors and cut squares, on the scored lines, into a "circle." Obviously it won't be a circle, but you cut on the lines like you would be cutting a circle. The picture shows what it should look like. This looks like abackwards "L" but I am backwards (a lefty) anyhow!

Once you get it cut, fold up your squares in accordian fashion. This makes the puzzle book! See, it was that simple!

Cut your chipboard slightly bigger than 3" and cover with paper. Attach the ribbon to make a tie closure. Then decorate the front and insides to your hearts content!

This is going in the mail in the morning- destination, Boulder, Colorado!

Love you forever

One of the best...

The quote reads:

"One of the best things in the word is to be a boy."

There is another one to come-- but, my battery died... so soon.

Serious Scrapping Weather

This was my morning, and I'll post my evening when I can get pictures. Yes, hot chocolate will be a staple.

Doggie Books

Sorry for the not so good pictures. Forgot to take them, so I took them in my classroom before giving them to the new "owner" of them. They are really cute, I love teh "Diva" one, that was ooodles of fun to make!

FTS: Challenge Feb #1