Cherry Blog-aversary to me!

Today is My Blog-aversary and I am sure you saw the giveaway to celebrate. Today is the Last Chance to enter for the draw, So click here to enter. Hank and I were talking about it earlier in that week. It does not seem that long since I started blogging. I totally enjoy the comments and ideas I see while I blog. Some blogs are my new crafting buddies. Like... the gang over at The Color Throwdown!

Have you seen the color throw-down challenge today?

I am sure it would be great for a Christmas card but I had a little gift I needed to wrap. The gift has cherries on the package that totally matched the throw-down colors! So with the help of the ladies over at The color Thow-down... I made a pocket to hold the gift I picked up for a Mommy-buddy.

Most of the stuff I used here is in the blog-candy package.

{ Anya stamps, pearls, charms and ribbon are all in the Blog-aversary candy giveaway}

{material}

Sentiment stamp, designer paper, black, green, red. and white card-stock are from SU!

Red pearls, ribbon & floss can be found at Hobby Lobby. Vintage charm is a found item.

{tools}

Shapes cut with the Noteworthy Sd card for the Making Memories Slice.

Round tab, small oval & curly label punch from SU!

If you have any question please feel welcome to leave a comment.

Have a wonderful day,

Shaz

LOST {season 4}

I finished watching Season 4 a couple of weeks ago and just had to make a Thank-you card again. But I wanted to make a little gift too! Every LOST fan has noticed that abundant DARMA INITIATIVE supplies that magically fall from the sky, right? So I thought a DARMA INITIATIVE item ... like a darma covered a Ranch Dressing bottle, would be cool.{lol} Then, I thought, the gift should last longer than a few lunches.

Notebooks are always handy. So, I covered a composition books and created a card that looks like a plane ticket. The notebook had to have a hint of drama. So it has the title DARMA INITIATIVE and a darma-like symbol decorating the front. I cut these great letters with my MM SLICE cutter. I sponged green, yellow and beige ink on the edges to make the book, look like it's been dragged through the jungle for three months.

The plane ticket has the bright paper pieced Oceanic Airline Symbol on the front of the folder. The inside holds a simple blank ticket on which I wrote my thank you note. I did not sponge the ticket or the folder. I thought the contrast of the two pieces looks sharp when I tied the leather sting around them.

Well, I am waiting for season 5 to come out on DVD. Then Season 6 of LOST will start in Jan 2010.

Only one Days left on my Giveaway!

Shaz.

Magic Wallet

I wanted to make a fun money holder for our paper boy this Christmas. The magic wallet look like you can get money front the front and back. I had a hard time finding good instruction, and since I am not equipped to make a video. I thought I would give a step by step and a link to a video I watch.Best video Here.
Magic Wallet
You will need:
(2) 3 x 12 inch strips of card-stork(as a base)
(2) 12 inch pieces of ribbon (mine was 1/2 inch Grosgrain)
Tape runner
Embellishments /Stamps
1st- Score your 3x12 inch strips of card-stock at 6 inches.
2nd- Take one of the strips fold and glue closed( this will be the back of your card.( I have marked the area to glue with green)
3rd- Apply glue one the lower half of one side of the "front" strip. Adhere ribbon 3/4 inch from the corner and wrap around back. Try to keep your ribbon as strait as possible.
4th- Now here is where it gets tricky! Go over the back piece and around crossing the ribbon behind the back piece. When you lead the crossed ribbon through you will place the ends close to the other ribbon. (I hope the picture helps)
5th- Glue the ends to the inside on the front piece. Fold the front and seal it.
6th- to decorate the front I stamped some images on a 2 3/4 inch x 5/3/4 inch card-stock. The colors I used were from the Color inspiration on KWerner's blog. I glued the decoration on the front of the Wallet/card and all done.
Other than figuring out the ribbon pretty easy! Let me know if it worked for you.
Shaz