For my customers...

I always like to put a little thank you note into my customer bags before I deliver their orders.

These were the cards I made for my customers this month. Card dimensions are 3 x 3".

The base is Purely Pomegranate with Taken with Teal behind the Bali Breeze patterned paper. I just love these colors together - so warm and cozy.

SO many scraps...in so little time...

I'm using the "Jersey Shore" pattern paper for one of the projects at my class this weekend. Now, I normally go for the earth tones, but this bright collection is really fun to work with. After cutting and prepping for my class, I had a ton of scraps left over.
I always like to have a little "goodie" waiting at the table for each of my attendees as a small token of my appreciation, and I had planned on making the "scallop punch sandwiches" that I keep seeing everywhere. I was trying to think of something other than chocolate that I could put in them, and couldn't come up with anything that great. After staring at my scraps for a few minutes, I came up with these little guys. I just love how they turned out and the little treat inside is totally unexpected. Here's what I did...

I cut the scraps into 2 x 5 strips and scored at 1/2", 2 3/4" and 3".

I folded on the score lines and created a little matchbook. The double sided paper works so great for this.
When you fold it over and tuck the top layer in, this is what it will look like.
Next, I wrapped 12" of polka dot ribbon in assorted colors around two fingers and secured with a rubber band. Make sure to leave a small "tail" at the end.
I stuck the "tail" of ribbon under the 1/2" fold and stapled in place with my mini stapler! I just love how these turned out! Everyone will be expecting a candy or something and they'll be so surprised to find some yummy ribbon instead!

For the front, I used my 1 3/8" circle punch on another sheet from the same paper pack, stamped a sentiment from "Circle of Friendship" on Whisper White, punched that out with the 1" circle punch and popped it up onto the larger circle. I was able to whip up about 2 dozen of these puppies in 30 minutes - gotta love that!

TGIF!

Delivering Diva

I spent most of this morning delivering all of the orders I received at my March class to the fabulous ladies who share my addiction...oh, I mean hobby! I always like to put in a special little note or surprise in each bag to thank them for placing an order with me. Here's what I slipped into my customer bags this month.

Each card is cut at 2 1/2 x 5 and folded in half to make a 2 1/2 inch square. The stripes were just scraps of patterned and textured paper that I had in my scrap bin. The sentiment is from an old retired SU set called Business Memos. I used Gable Green and Pretty in Pink markers to color the image and after I stamped it out, I thought it might fit into the Round Tab Punch. What do you know? It fit perfectly! I popped up the sentiment on dimensionals, because we all know I can't make ANYTHING without using them. I was able to get 6 mini cards out of one sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 pixie pink paper.

Water bottles

March is fast approaching and I'm starting to get ready for my next class. I whipped these up last night in about 45 minutes. I got my daughter the SU "All in the Family" and "Family Accessories" sets for Christmas. She hated them. Can you imagine?? Well..they've been sitting here in my workshop unopened since December. I finally decided to bust them open and get them mounted a few days ago. I'm so glad that I did! These guys are just TOO cute!

This project was a great way to use up tons of scraps. The main piece is 2 1/4 x 8 1/2 of thick cardstock. I scored the long side at 2 1/4 to make a square on the top and folded it over. Then I used my 1 3/8 circle punch to make a hole for it to fit over the lid. After that, I just kind of played around and here are the finished products. I still have a few more to make, but thought I'd share what I have so far.