Thank You Card

Darlene here! 

Here is a card I had created for my sister. I used a digi stamp by Sassy Cheryl Stamps called Driving Miss Maddie. I just love all the wonderful characters she has created. Each week, I find myself patiently waiting for that new blog post of what new creations she has come up with.  

This card measures 4.25" x 5 1/2". I used dark gray cardstock as my base. The fun patterned papers are from K & Co. I used some gray and white twine to hold a thank you tag. Copics were the perfect choice to color my image.

Skin: E000/E01

Cheeks: RV10

Girl Hat: W-2, W-5  Flower Y32, YG61

Girl Shirt:YG61

Boy Hat: W-2, E33, E35

Kart: E23, E31, E33, E35

Wheels: C3, C5

Hair: E31, E33, E35

Corkboard - The Big Reveal!

Good Morning, Virginia here with good news for those waiting to see my completed corkboard project.   I am sure most of you know how our family and work priorities sometimes get in the way of our fun!    I appreciate your patience as a lot of miles have been traveled in my household since I started the project.    Several trips to the beautiful town of Northeast, Maryland for me to get my son there and back for boy scout camp.   If that were not enough my husband has just returned from a week in Saudi Arabia.   We are all home this weekend and then I am off to St. Petersburg, Florida next weekend for an HSN show for Martha Stewart Crafts on August 5th.   I will be with my fellow Crafting Journals blogger, Lenore.    

 

Here is the link to the first part of my Corkboard project.    I had so much fun finishing it on Friday night when I had two hours to myself.     I decided to finish posting the project in a photo video collage. You can easily pause it if you are trying to follow along.   Here it is:

Here is my big reveal of my bright and fun finished corkboard:

 



Now to decide whether to put it in my craft space or in my kitchen.    If you decide to make a corkboard please feel free to post a picture on The Crafting Journals Facebook page.     

 

P.S.  If you notice I ended up not using the Gelatos on this project.   I have other plans for those Gelatos.   Hopefully I will have something to post using them in the future.  :)   Vi 

Keep it Simple Sketch

Hello everyone! 

It's Darlene with a fun take on a simple sketch idea. Here's a quick and easy way to create 2 different layouts utilizing the same sketch.  Choosing 3 photos of the same theme mat them onto paper or cardstock. Repeat this on two more layers of coordinating patterned papers. Once layers are completed adhere to cardstock base. 

Layout #1 is using the sketch below as is while Layout #2 is rotated 90 degrees (title placement was also moved to the other side of the layout.)   

Hi friends!

Cindy here and I have a cute little mini book idea to share with you today. I created it awhile back in honor of Girls Scouts Month but it can be accommodated for other uses.

I’m going to give you step-by-step instructions on how I made it into a cute address book. What a great craft project this would be for a group, as well as a one-on-one with your favorite scout. If you don’t have a scout, simply change the title or even change the format to a monthly calendar. Ready?

1.     Gather supplies: standard 8.5” x 11” lined note pad, ABC flash cards, office double hole punch, Xyron 500 (or other adhesive), 1” circle punch, alphabet sticker sheet, 1 sheet each of patterned paper & solid cardstock, scissors, stapler, two binder rings, assorted ribbon

2.     Flash card decks come with more than 26 cards, so to create the front cover of the address book, run one non-ABC card through a Xyron 500 (or use your favorite adhesive), adhere patterned paper and trim. Run through again to similarly cover the other side. Repeat with another card to create back cover. Computer generate title in a text box, cut out and adhere to front cover.

3.     Punch out 26 – 1” circles from light cardstock and adhere to ABC flash cards with stapler, using a step pattern. Add lower case alpha stickers to circles for each card, as appropriate.

4.     Cut six 2.75” x 4.5” panels from one note pad sheet. (I found a rainbow pad at an office supply store.) Repeat with four more sheets for a total of 30 pieces. Use office double hole punch on front cover, back cover, alpha cards and note paper panels. Assemble book, alternating note paper between alpha cards (adding extra blank pages at the end). Bind with rings. Tie assorted ribbon snips to rings.

I hope you have fun with this project. We'd love to hear from you either in the comments section or on our Facebook page. Thanks for dropping by and...