Giant Paper Clips

I finally got to make a couple of these Paperclip Bookmarks. I have wanted to do one since Beth's tutorial for them on SCS. I bought the paperclips at Walmart a WHILE ago. . one of those hoarding moments when I found them! LOL I just got the new Cuttlebug two-step dies, Scribble Flower and Paisley, so I thought I'd use them! I think they turned out really well! I used the Basic Grey Pheobe paper which makes the two-step work much better since all the paper coordinates. I'd like to make some more, but I'm out of time today. If you're looking for them, I bought these die sets at CrazyScraps. They are REALLY cute. . .and I'm not really a "die-cut" kind of person. :) The embossing folders. . . well that's another story! :) I got a few of them from Eclectic Paperie and I CANNOT WAIT to use them! :)

Coaster Accordian Frame

I think I told you before that I don't usually make "home decor", so I'm trying to branch out a little bit. I started making this with the intention of my husband putting it on his desk at school, but I'm afraid it ended up looking a little too "girly", so I think we'll just display it here at home! :) I used my different Papertrey Ink stamp sets to decorate this. I LOVE how the VersaMagic Ink shows up so well on the black and white photos. If you haven't tried the VersaMagic inks, you will LOVE them! Have a wonderful Easter and thank you for visiting today! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Butterfly Kisses, Paper Tray and Green Thumb stamp sets from Papertrey Ink; Ink- VersaMagic in Pink Petunia, Aquatic Splash and Jumbo Java; Paper- Basic Grey Pheobe; Accessories- May Arts ribbon, paper piercer, white gel pen, small oval punch, Crop-a-dile.

Home Decor

Since I usually make cards and a few (very few as of late) scrapbook pages, I thought I would branch out and try some "home decor". I purchased these wooden letters at Joann a little while back with the intention of altering them for my girls' bedroom wall. "S" for Savannah, "A" for Arwen. I covered each letter with Mod Podge, then placed them face down on the back side of the patterned paper. I traced each letter with a craft knife to cut away the excess paper, turned the letters back over and sanded the edges to blend the paper into the wood. The sides were then painted with acrylic paint. I really didn't know what to do with the embellishments, so I kept them simple. . . a flower, a few ribbons and, most importantly, a picture of each of the girls. The pictures are attached with the clips so that I can change them as the girls get older. I saw this idea in a scrapbook magazine a while back. Now to actually put the letters on the wall! :) SUPPLIES USED: Paper-Oriental Trading patterned paper, olive and pink; Accessories- Making Memories clips and brads, May Arts ribbon, Prima flowers, Americana acrylic paints in White and Antique Mauve.