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My talented friend Sonja sent this for my birthday . . . and this is just the envelope! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I'm sure the mailman got a kick out of it.
My address is printed where the blue paper now sits.
Her return address is where the pink paper now resides.
The entire envelope was covered with clear tape so as
nothing was damaged in the mailing of this piece of art.
Every time I look at it I see something I missed before.
Love it!
Saturday, December 13: 10:30 am - 3:30 pm Maya Road Mini-Book
Such a fun project with such a tiny book.
Join me and create a mini filled with some of my favorite pages.
Need a small gift for a friend or a thank you for someone special
or perhaps get a jump on Valentine's Day?
Then this workshop is for you!
What to bring to class: Basics
Sign up for this workshop by calling
314-909-7233
or
on-line by clicking the link below:
This is how I spent the day after Thanksgiving:
Enjoying time with friends - new and old - getting inky
at my first-in-a-series of Graphic 45 tag workshops
@
Next Graphic 45 tag class will be on
Friday, December 19 @ 10:30 am
We will be working with the brand new
Graphic 45 Time To Flourish
Sign up by calling Checkered Cottage 314-909-7233
or online by clicking the link below:
Checkered Cottage On-Line Class Sign-Up
Allow me to gush a bit over the absolutely gorgeous
Graphic 45 Time To Flourish.
This just may be one of my favorite collections since
Botanicabella.
Throughout 2015, I will be offering a tag workshop
@
Checkered Cottage in Kirkwood MO
using these beautifully designed papers.
One workshop each month getting tags decorated
using themes for the following month.
December's workshop = January themed tags
Hope you can join me and take a break from the holiday rush
as we
layer, glitz, and create paper bows
Friday, December 19
10:30 am - 1 pm
Add the tags to a card front
or attach a small envelope on the back for either cash or gift card
and send to a your favorite college student,
birthday person,
or out-of-town friend.
If you've been following my blog this week, you know I've been working on Victorian Christmas tags. I purchased the original kit from Checkered Cottage and then have been adding to the kit.
Bling and layering added at whim.
I purchased a Victorian-style Christmas tag kit from Checkered Cottage. The sweet images were begging for stickles and layering.
Here's the after with help from my stash of scraps and my trusty Pen-Touch Gold Leaf pen:
Now on to ribbon and more bling
with a crackle frame:
Second in a series:
Gloria Stengel runs an amazing challenge blog called Craft Hoarders Anonymous. You can find her detailed work as well as the designs from her talented team. I had a bit of time to play over the weekend and thought I'd enter Challenge #19.
This project was inspired by something I purchased at the last For Keeps Sake garage sale from Cim A. I adored this little book she had and bought it as a sample. Then did my own version with a couple of changes, using my stash. I'll use it as a *thank you* for a friend.
The base is a 7 Gypsies small portfolio.
Open it to reveal a mini-book along with a couple of photo mats.
The left side of the portfolio has a mini-book sewn into it
with the front page acting as a pocket.
The small ribbon tied papers combine to make up a flip book.
Thanks for looking and thank you Cim for the inspiration.
Piles of Graphic 45 goodness
getting ready for my flip book workshop
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Saturday November 15
or
Monday, November 17
Choose your favorite date, sign up today
(There's a couple of kits left)
and plan on a day full of paper crafting fun.
