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Friday, May 7, 2010

I'm a big fat cheater pants....

TGIF!
It's challenge day over at the Christmas Stampin All Year Long blog. This week we want you make an accordion file purse with this wonderful tutorial put together by my uber-talented buddy Maria.

I totally cheated this week, but I have a good reason!
I printed out the tutorial, picked out my papers and was getting ready to start......when I remembered a Christmas gift that I received last year. It was an accordion file box kit by K & Company! Normally this would go into my "needs to be altered" storage box, which is where it has been for the last five months. I decided to USE it instead of save it. Can I get a cyber high-five from my fellow hoarders?! Amen!

This is the kit..... It also came with coordinating papers....
I decided to make it into a Christmas organizer. I created a cute "title" using some of the alphabet stickers and paper clips that came with the kit and finished it off with some alphabet rub ons that I had in my stash.

I used more of the alphabet rub ons, scrap paper and a circle punch to create tabs for each section of my organizer.
And since I was already "cheating" this week.....
I used the extra chipboard pieces from the kit to create gift tags (instead of a matching card). What can I say?
I was being naughty and I was on a roll!

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a super weekend and play along with us if you have a chance.

7 comments:

♥Rach♥ said...

The title of your blog entry had me craking up, lol! I think this is just BEAUTIFUL! The colors and papers are just delicious and the little "Santas" pins are so cute. You did a WONDERFUL job!

Emily said...

x-mas all year long stresses me out....I love you cheating methods!!!

Maria said...

Hey Mackenzie. . .LOL! Cheating is okay as long as it turns out as beautiful as your accordion project. . :) I love altering stuff. It's so fun. Your accordion file turned out gorgeous. . .love all the tags too! Such pretty papers!

Maria

Emily Leiphart said...

Wow, this is incredible and those papers are just gorgeous! Love what you did with the acordian folder. That's why you're a Russell fan, right? ;)

Michelle said...

You go girl - your naughty-ness turned out oh so cute!

The Wired Angel said...

Very cute project MacKenzie... I love the size of this folder and the paper clips you created. Hugs, Peggy x

Angela said...

Adorable! High Five for sure!