Home Decor

This is my first whack at creating something for the sole purpose of home decor. I have to say I'm quite pleased with the result.



It did; however, prove more challenging than I originally thought to get it lay flat once hung.



Nothing a little wire and clear plastic backing couldn't fix, though (thanks to my hubby for the plastic suggestion).



There will be more to come - I'm certain. ;)

Enjoy!

Baby Girl Album

It seems that I know a lot of pregnant women this year. I had two showers two weekends in a row even. :)

This is the album for a girlfriend of mine whom I went to school with. She's having a girl (obviously).























The order of the pages may seem a bit odd, but I was trying to put them in order of how they will happen. Maya is due in early December, so she'll (hopefully) get her first bath before Christmas. ;) Mommy and Daddy will probably snap a picture of her smiling once or twice (from gas, of course) before Christmas, too. Then she'll start moving and shaking (crawling and such) before walking (unless she's anything like my oldest who *never* crawled).

If you'd like a closer view at the pages you can go here:
http://s141.photobucket.com/albums/r50/eriroo/S%20and%20C%20Paperie/?start=all
That is my Photobucket album.

The patterned papers are from Colorbok's Pastel Floral collection. The cardstock is CTMH.

Enjoy!

2010 Goals:

Pages - 250 (31 completed)

Snow Friends Mini Clipboard

I love these little guys from CTMH. This was a set that was first introduced as a Stamp of the Month set, but they brought into the regular line of product the following year. Good thing because these guys are just adorable! :)



The little clipboards are a fun alternative to plain old Post-It notes. With the binder clip on top, you can hang this little board up next to your computer (or anywhere else you need sticky notes). Also, it is refillable! :)

The base of the clipboard is 4 X 4" chipboard. All products (other than chipboard, binder clip, and sticky notes) are from CTMH.

Enjoy!

Custom Star Gift Box

A while ago (as in November of last year) I received a custom request from a client. It was for this beautiful purple star glittery box. :)





I had a lot of fun creating this box with the monochramtic scheme. It is always interesting to work toward something that you wouldn't have thought of on your own.

All products are CTMH (except the chipboard coasters).

Enjoy!

Teacher Gift - Card Box

To close the end of the school year most parents get their child's teacher a gift. My daughter's kindergarten teacher absolutely loves to give cards...especially cute and hand-made ones. :) So this is what I created for her:








I left the tabs on the dividers empty as I'm not sure of how she'd like to arrange her cards. Also, I started her collection off with six or seven cards in the box. Here are a few of them:







All of the cards measure approximately 4.25" X 5.5". I found the instructions to this box from another blogger...one that is on my sidebar, for sure...but I cannot seem to locate it now to give credit. If you, by chance, know who put this pattern out there...please feel free to leave her name in the comments.

Papers for this project are from CTMH, Creative Memories, and SU!

Enjoy!

Gift Boxes with Carrier

This has to be one of my favorite projects. I love not only the paper (from CTMH, "Topstitch") but the entire project itself. I am going to give one of these to my daughter's teacher for Teacher Appreciation Week...and I know she will love it.



I'm not sure how Shannon did hers exactly for the lids/toppers of each of the little gift boxes, but I glued the ribbon to the back of the topper and tied around the front. This way the topper can be removed and the box opened...then you can slide it right back over the top and close the box again. Great for over and over use. :)



I know I will make this project over and over again...and I'm sure that I'll give tons away over the years to come.

Enjoy!

Cupcake Trinket Box

Okay, so this has to be one of the cutest things I've ever made! A little cupcake box - really! This is the first one I've made...so I have some tweaking to do to make it perfect, but still...very adorable!



The whole lid comes off to reveal some sweet treats waiting inside...just not cake.

I used DCWV's "Sorbet" paper stack again...I really do love that paper! With the lid on, the cupcake measures about 3" wide and just under 3" tall (including the flower on top).

To add dimension to the cupcake "base", I ran the paper through a paper crimper and then added fun borders with specialty scissors my hubby bought me a while back (but I rarely use them, so he was happy to see them in hand).

Enjoy!

Mini Easter Basket with cards

This cute little creation holds 5 mini scalloped cards. I've had this project in my "to do" file for a long time, too. I thought this would be perfect for Easter, so I figured I'd give it a whirl!

The basket measures approximately 2" X 2" X 3.5" tall. Each of the cards measure about 1.5" X 1.75". Very tiny and very cute.



I used DCWV's newer paper stack, Sorbet. I love those colors and the fact that half of the papers have glitter on them! Can we say "Fun!"? I added some CTMH cardstock, ink, and stamps, though.

Enjoy!

Valentine's Day Coupons

I have had this card box in my "gotta make" file for a LONG time! I actually had forgotten all about it until I went digging through my stash trying to find something unique and fun for the big "V" day.



The box, closed, looks just like a box of cards...OK, well, a little fancier than a regular box of cards. :) It measures about the same, too, if not exactly. It is 3.5" tall, 2.5" wide, and .75" thick.



I made 5 little "love coupons" to go inside that match. Is that not cute, really?



The coupons are "G" rated, just in case they end up going to kids or maybe even just a friend to cheer up. :) Three of the coupons are blank, though, so you *could* get a little naughty with them...if you so desire.



I had a blast creating this little gift set and look forward to creating all kinds of other versions of it.

The color scheme for this was inspired by Cute Card Thursday's challenge for 1/14...I know, I'm late again. It was to create something using a pink and grey color scheme. I never pair those colors together, so this was a good "out of my ordinary box" project for me.

Enjoy!

Teacher Gift - Easel Card

I love these little easel cards. :) They're so cute (and unique) and super easy to make!



I whipped this one up for my daughter's Kindergarten teacher, whom I just adore...plus it gave me an excuse to spend some more time crafting today...and that always makes me happy.



Closed, it measures 4" X 4"...just big enough to put on a desk and not have it take up too much room.

The calendar is hand-stamped using "Moments in Time" from CTMH...the apple and crayons are some generic $1.00 stamps I picked up from Michael's.

The inspiration for the layout was from Mojo Monday's sketch. :)

Enjoy!

GOALS for 2010:
Cards - 200 (4 completed)

Cardstock Basket

This is something I found digging around through some old photos. I made this basket completely out of ONE sheet of cardstock (12" X 12"). Isn't that something? I was really fascinated when I came across this template a while ago (I'm talking some years back, maybe 3 or so years).

I'm going to have to see if I can find this template saved somewhere on my PC and try this one again. I don't remember it being ALL that difficult, just a little time consuming....but worth it! :)

Enjoy!

PS) It isn't very big....I believe I used a JIF peanut butter jar to place in the center while I was making it, to help it hold its shape during construction....just to give you an idea of how big it was.