Antique Store Set #3

Today was a very busy day! I was going to wait and post these tomorrow, but I was so excited to show them to you all :) The last time Joe and I were at Market Place on Main, we noticed that Tenny, the owner, had a huge basket of Post-It note holders. Joe picked one up and said "you can make these!!" Tenny heard him and said they sold pretty well. So I decided to make a group of Post-It note holders to take down with my card sets. I used the same template from these monogram Post-It note holders I made for the staff at the Y.

The first set I did using In Colors (well, and Green Galore since there isn't a green In Color) as well as my Big Shot with Texture Plates and Great Friend Stamp set. It's hard to tell from the picture, but each holder is embossed using a different Texture Plate. You can see a closer picture here on SCS.

Although, when I saw these Post-It notes at Wal-Mart, I immediately thought of the Soft Subtles color family, I think they also work well paired with these colors too :)

The second set was made with the A Flower for All Seasons stamp set, Designer Series Paper, and watercolor paper.

I also started another card set this evening of onsie cards like to these. I will post it tomorrow once it's all finished.

Froggy Bookmark

I am a big reader and love to read (when I'm not stamping or working out that is! hehe). I recently picked up a book at the library and decided I wanted to make a cute bookmark for my new book. This bookmark template was the "Sample This" project in my up-upline Kathy's newsletter, so it couldn't have been more perfect timing!

Here is what the bookmark looks like marking my favorite page in the Stampin' Up Idea Book & Catalog...the Halloween page!! My new goodies just arrived today with almost 90% Halloween stuff, so I can't wait to rip that box open!

Stamps: A Flower for All Seasons

Paper: Watercolor Paper, Chocolate Chip, and Parisian Breeze DSP

Ink: Basic Black

Accessories: SU Markers, 1 1/2 Circle and Scalloped Circle Punches, Scalloped Edge Punch, Blender Pens, White Gel Pen, Chocolate Chip Ribbon

1. Cut piece of Chocolate Chip to 3 7/8 x 4 and scallop one of the short sides. This will be the bottom.

2. Mark top center point as well as 2 inches down on each side. Score between these marks and fold on score line. Adhere ends together in back.

3. Adhere 3 1/4 x 3 7/8 piece of Parisian Breeze DSP to the Chocolate Chip cardstock and fold the corners around the back. These corners will wrap around the pages.

4. Stamp the image from Flower for All Seasons on Watercolor paper with Basic Black ink.

5. Use blender pen and SU markers to color image.

6. Punch out with 1 1/2 Circle Punch and adhere to punched Scalloped Circle.

7. Tie Chocolate Chip ribbon around entire bookmark where DSP meets the Chocolate Chip.

8. Adhere scalloped image to DSP so that it lays slightly underneath the bow of the ribbon.

9. Use white gel pen to add dots to scallops along the bottom.

Mother's Day Favors

Sunday I'm going to my aunt's house for a Mother's Day brunch and these are the little favors that I'm going to give to my aunts and my grandma. I also made another one for my mom that wouldn't fit in the picture. I will be giving her hers tonight since my sister has to work on Sunday. These were super easy to make and I used my watercolor paper again along with my new set "A Flower for All Seasons". The frog one is my favorite! :) You can find the template for these here (scroll down to the May 1 post). 

These measure 3 x 3, so for my flowers I cut the little plastic container in half leaving me with two sections, each with a flower in them (that way each "pot" would have two flowers). 

Stamps: A Flower for All Seasons

Paper: Cameo Coral, Chocolate Chip Cardstock, Watercolor Paper,Sweet Always Designer Series Paper

Ink: Basic Black

Accessories: SU Markers, Blender Pen, 1 3/8 inch, 1/2 inch and Scalloped Circle Punches,Hole Punch, Chocolate Chip Ribbon