Made for a Monday

Yesterday was my nephew Collin's birthday! He turned super 6! I made this card especially for him cause I think he is an out of this world super kid! This card was made with all punches! Stars were stamped cause at the time I did not have the small star punch. The idea came from one of Stamp with Heather's online punch class. She is amazing at thinking of creative ways to use punches to make a card. Heather just announced this morning that she will be having her Simply Punches Holidays online class which starts September 1st. I plan to sign up asap! I love all her holiday creations! Interested? Check it out here: http://stampwithheather.typepad.com/stamp_with_heather/ Have a magical day! Cindy

This week is outta here...

Sorry, I have not done the pictures of new things yet. Waiting for a sunny day. I will try on Monday. This week has been a train wreck around here. Need the weekend to recoup. Have a magical weekend! Cindy

Festive Friday

Finally it is Friday and I am totally tired. This first week of school and getting up at 6 am is a drag. That is why I am late posting this morning. Oh wait, it is noon. Oh well, I...need...sleep. This adorable (I should say) set was given to my dear sweet sister-in-law Lois for her birthday last month. It includes a card with envelope, giftcard holder and a cupcake box! Yes, a cupcake is in that box! Chocolate with hot pink icing and sprinkles! It is so fun to make this set from Heather's Simply Babies online class and her blog. I showed you the giftcard holder on Wednesday. The colors are Melon Mambo, Summer Sun and Chocolate Chip. The stamp set is a hostess set called The More The Merrier. Love this set! I have been rockin the stamps for the past week and have tons of new things to photo then share next week. Have a magical day! Cindy

Disney Tip Thursday

Here is my idea for a character signing book. I got this idea from Heather's Simply Babies class. She made it for a baby organizer but you could use this project is several different ways...like a coupon book, idea book, etc. The characters or princesses sign the bottom half of the page and then you can stick pictures of them with the characters in the pockets. This measures 5 3/4 x 5 3/4. The papers and stickers are from Disney scrapbook kits.

All you need for supplies are one 12x12 designed paper, 12x12 extra heavy cardstock or chipboard, and three 8.5x11 cardstock. Ribbon, stickers, Crop-a-dile and jumbo eyelets. If you are interested in making this, send me an email!

Actually, Megan made the Mickey one by herself and Allison made the Princess one with my help. We sent these to our friend Alexa for her 3rd birthday in July. She and her family are going to Disney with us in September. She can use them when we go to the character dinners we have planned.

Have a magical day!

Cindy

Wacky Wednesday

I cased this idea from Heather here: http://stampwithheather.typepad.com/stamp_with_heather/2009/07/little-envelope-tutorial.html She even has a tutorial for you to make it! I used the colors: Rich Razzleberry, Soft Suede and Kiwi Kiss. Again, love these colors together! I am not sure I like the old olive ribbon on this, but I did not have my Soft Suede ribbon on hand at that time, so it had to work. I also did not have the horizontal slot punch so I used the slit punch to run the ribbon thru the top flap. These are great for gift cards and I plan to make some Christmas ones for my craft shows. Have a magical day! Cindy

Disney Tip Tuesday

Finally back to some Disney tips! Our countdown begins to our September trip so I have been inspired recently while reading some Disney news. Here is a tip I found on AllEars.net: When visiting a princess breakfast, bring along a Princess T-shirt from the Disney Store back home. Using a Sharpie, we asked the princesses to sign the shirt instead of an autograph book. (Our daughter is 3 and cannot read anyway.) "Emma" wore her Cinderella dress from home with shorts under to the breakfast. When the meal was over, we changed into the newly signed shirt and sent the Cinderella dress plus some new magnets back to the resort. She got compliments on the shirt all day long. Using a permanent Sharpie keeps the signatures looking like new. EDITOR'S NOTE: What really helps is if you have the shirt against something hard to write on, like the table or a clipboard. Also be sure to stretch out the fabric while it's being signed. Remember, not all characters may be able to sign T-shirts due to their "hands." Best to bring the shirt and have the characters sign it because they will not sign it if it on the child. Good tip! I will show you on Thursday my idea for a character signing book that I made for our little friend Alexa. Have a magical day! Cindy

One Year Anniversary!

I started this blog one year ago today! I started on the first day of school last year and today is the first day of school for my girls! I can not believe it, I have a 2nd grader and a 6th grader! I also hit over 5,000 hits on my blog over the weekend! I wanna party!!! But back to today's post... I cased these notepad holders and found they are so easy to make! You can find the tutorial on Angie's blog here:http://chicnscratch.typepad.com/chicnscratchlive/2009/04/angies-easy-post-it-note-holder.html The colors are my new favorite combo- Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive and Orchid Opulance. I used the Circle Circus stamp set which I am finding is very versatile. Just made a Christmas card with them. (Think ornaments, show you later.) I plan to make a bunch of these easy post note holders for my Fall craft shows. Great for stocking stuffers or a simple token of thanks for someone special. Many many thanks to everyone so has visited my blog over the last year! I love to read the comments and response emails that I get. Something new for the new blog year...a new header picture with the blog title. I hope that you enjoy the next exciting year!!! Have a magical day! Cindy