"Teacher Gift #2"

This is another desk organizer that I've decorated for my friend to give as a teacher's gift. I had done the previous one in 'old-school' patterned paper, however, she need the other two done in more primary school colors. I found this fun paper by Pebbles, Inc. and thought it would be perfect. I think it turned out cute and fun! Now, I've just got one more to go. I'm going to use the same patterned paper on it, but have orange as my background. I hope it turns out cute, as well. On the first organizer, I used my Xyron to adhere the paper, however, on the last two, I used double-sided tape -- it seemed to work better.

"Teacher Gift"

This is a clear, acrylic desk organizer that I got at Office Max and decorated with cardstock and patterned school paper. I am making 3 of these for a friend to give as teacher gifts. (I am planning on decorating the other 2 differently.) I got this adorable idea from my dear friend, Amanda. At our last crop together, she was decorating one for her classroom, and I thought it turned out so cute. Thanks, Amanda!

"A Little Cleaning"

I had to do a little cleaning up in my scrapbook room. It had gotten way out of hand. This is the main table I work on, however, I have tables lining every wall. But, the other tables still look like they could explode at any minute. LOL I've got quite a few projects to get done, so I knew I had to get alittle bit of order to be able to work.

"Thank You Gift"

I decorated this jar for my step-brother, Ross. He did a great favor by picking up some things at Michael's for me, so I wanted to give him a "thank-you" gift. I found this small, glass jar at Hobby Lobby and I tied ribbon around the lid, adhered patterned paper to the lid and filled with mixed nuts. Quick and easy!

"An Autumn Do-Over"

Ok, everyone...I had to do an Autumn 'do-over'. The previous post of this steno book showed the bright blue cover shining through the ribbons and the more I looked at it, it was giving me nightmares! (Scroll down and look) I had thought my spiral punch was malfunctioning, but of course, it was me, not the punch. My dear friend/consultant had to send me the tutorial on how to use the spiral punch...pitiful, huh? Anyway, once I mastered the punch, I was able to redo the top portion of the steno book. Looks much better, huh?

"Traveling Treats"

Alyssa is leaving tomorrow to travel & see her grandparents, aunts & uncles and cousins on her daddy's side of the family. So, I thought I would sent some small 'treats'. The aunts/uncles will get photo cards with Alyssa's soccer picture, the girl cousins will get princess lipglosses and the boy cousins will get chapsticks. (I created character holders for the chapsticks like I had previously done for the princess lipglosses) I have also framed some recent photos of Alyssa for her grandparents. This way, Alyssa will have a little something to give everyone!

"Autumn"

I am ready for autumn! I'm done with the summer thing! I look forward to all things 'fall' -- cooler weather; school starting back; pumpkins...well, you get the idea. I decorated this steno book with that in mind. One of my favorite brands is Bo Bunny. I've always loved their designs and themes. I used their patterned paper to decorate the bottom of the pad and matched the top with a wonderful, matching shade of Bazzill (another favorite brand). The cream blossom is also Bazzill and the large orange brad is from Queen&Co. I just used misc. ribbon from my stash. (Please forgive the bright blue steno cover shining through the top....my spiral punch malfunctioned)

Hello!

Hello, everyone! I got the new fall/winter Stampin' Up! catalog yesterday from my consultant and, my oh my! They have got several new items that I must have...LOL Also, I am starting to get things ready for my 'booth' at an upcoming extended crop. This will be the first opportunity for me to vend some of my papercrafting projects. So, I've got lots to do!

"Locker Necessities"

My dear daughter, Alyssa, will be heading into the 5th grade soon, which means that we are leaving elementary and entering middle school. Even though this comes with new responsibilities, it also comes with new 'perks'. One of the perks is having her own locker for the first time. So, I decided to decorate these mini, magnetic corkboards, with ribbon, for Alyssa and her best friend to hang in their lockers.

"Authentic Boy"

I really do not get the chance to create much boy stuff, however, I just loved this "Authentic Boy" line from Bo Bunny, so, I was on a 'mission' to do something with it. I found this photo cube at Wal-Mart and thought it would be a fun project with the boy paper. I know you really can't tell much from the picture, but I tried to decorate each 'side' differently.

"Desk Accessories"

I decorated these acrylic frames with patterned paper and post-it notes. I think they will go perfect on a desk or counter. These are quick and simple to make! On the horizontal one, the oranges match much better in real life. On the vertical one, I just loved this paper and was glad I was able to match up a post-it and embellishments with it.

"Baby Girl Book"

This is a baby girl book that I'm working on for my mom to give to a co-worker who has a new granddaughter. I love working with the 6x6 chipboard books from Bo Bunny -- they are my favorite. I am using alot of misc. baby paper, embellishments and, of course, ribbons! I hope they like it! (Sorry the scan did not turn out that great)

"4th of July Tumblers"

I made up these plastic tumblers for Alyssa to give out to her cousins on July 4th. I went ahead and got them ready because she will be leaving this weekend to go to her dad's through the 4th. I found the tumblers on clearance and the star ribbon in the $1 bin at Target. I included in each cup an American flag, a sticker strip, an activity pad, 4 crayons, bubblegum and a novelty necklace. I hope the kids like them!

"Howdy, Partner"

Today was Alyssa's first day of horse camp! This is definitely a first for us...she is usually cheerleading. We bought her a new pair of boots, a new 'horse' t-shirt and a riding helmet and off we went. This is a picture of her first thing this morning...all fresh and new to this. However, if you could have seen and smelled her this afternoon, it was a totally different picture! LOL Surprisingly, she was thrilled that she got to clean out horse stalls. She has the rest of the week to go, and I hope come Friday, she will be as happy, dirty and smelly as today!

"Decorative Alphas"

I got these white chipboard alpha letters at Hobby Lobby to decorate for two of my daughter's friends. I decorated each one with their name in rubons; favorite color flower and ribbon. They are going to hang them in their bedrooms. These were super easy to do!

Test Tubes

I ordered these plastic test tubes w/lids from Oriental Trade awhile back and they have been very easy to decorate and fill with candy. They have also turned out to be a cute and quick gift. I try to keep several decorated because they come in very handy on short notice.

"Princess Accessories"

Alyssa found these small lipgloss bottles with different princesses on them. I, of course, knew I was going to have to dress them up! So, I made 'card holders' for each. I decorated the outside with the matching princess on the lipgloss inside. I think they turned out cute and Alyssa loves them! They are going to make great quick gifts for her girlfriends! I've had several ask for directions and measurements for these, so I hope this makes sense. I cut my cardstock 3 1/2" by 6 1/2" and then scored it at the 3" mark and the 3 1/2" mark. I then creased the cardstock at those score marks, and with it still folded, I cut 2 slits between the 1/2" mark and the fold. I hope this helps!

"Monkey Business"

Ok...I promise my colors match better in person! I had to have this monkey and banana paper. You can't tell from my scan, but the top portion has bananas all over it Anyway, I knew I didn't have anything in mind for it when I bought it, but I loved it! So, I decided to decorate a small clipboard. I haven't done one of these in forever. (I don't even know if anyone still does these, or not) In real life, the yellow ribbon actually matches.

Saturday's Crop

I just wanted to give kudos to Jennifer for yesterday's crop. Even though she had just returned from vacation with her family late on Friday night, she was there bright and early Saturday morning to host our crop. Bless you!

"Thank You"

I made this quick thank you card for my friend, Jennifer. She hosts an all day crop every month at her church for all of us to get together and scrapbook and/or stamp. I always try and make her some type of small hostess gift each month to let her know how much I appreciate her efforts. Tomorrow is the crop and my goal is to get my daughter's soccer scrapbook done! We'll see. . .