Message Boards

I made these message boards to sell at the craft fairs this year & they sold pretty well! So easy & functional!!! They are frameless picture frames (the ones with the little silver clips), a dry erase marker and an eraser. The decorated paper is all under the glass, so when people write on the board, it won't ruin the paper! It is there each time they write & erase!! Clever eh?? The dry erase markers were bought at the Dollar Store, 3 for $1. The clips, ribbons & flowers were all supplies I had here! I just found paper to match the coloured clips!!


I attached the dry erase marker to the ribbon so it doesn't disappear, and if you flip the clips up, the marker sits perfectly in that when it is on the wall!!! These first 2 are just message boards, made with an 8x10 frame from the Dollar Store.






These bigger ones are an 11x17 frame, and have a message board and a To Do list. I also added a little calendar on the bottom left corner, attached with a clip so they have a calendar handy, and it is easily removable!


This one is black & white - but was SO hard to photograph because the paper was shimmery & the glass was reflecting the lamp! GRRRR!! But it is one of my favourites & the first one to sell!!!

Here are a few others I made. I didn't take photos of them all, ran out of time!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!!! These make great gifts, so if you make some, I'd love to see them!!!! Have a great week!!!

Fabulous Friday Freebie #17

The winner of the Hero Arts Clear stamp set is .......... Gini

Congratulations Gini!! Please email me your address so we can get that stamp set out to you!

This week, you can win a set of 4 Briliance Dew Drop ink pads - the colours as shown called Treehouse!

In order to be entered to win this set of ink pads, please join the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog - the challenge this week is ANIMALS. Please leave me a comment here with a link to your card so I can easily check it out! You will also get a second entry if you have my blinkie in your sidebar. AND this week, you will get a THIRD entry if you put a little blurb in a blog post about my candy (please leave me the link so I can find it easy!!!)

Can't wait to see your creations!!!! Have a great weekend!!! Thanks for stopping by!!!!

Chris

Let it SNOW!!!

NOT a BIG fan of snow & ice - especially icy roads & cold bitter winter winds, but this little guy looks ready to go for winter with his cute little hat!!!! The image is from Angel's Landing - they are digital images and OH SO CUTE!!!!!! The cardstock is Real Red (SU), the DP is from My Mind's Eye. I cut out the window with my Nestabilities and used Glittering Crystal 3D paint on the snow above the words. The little snowflakes are little buttons I've had FOREVER!!!!

Here is the outside of the card:



And the inside!



Here are a few more cards using some of the other cute penguins from Angel's Landing:

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you are having a GREAT week!!!!
Chris

Simon Says....Animals!!!

This week's challenge at SIMON SAYS CHALLENGE BLOG is ANIMALS!!! Well, you all know how much I LOOOVEEEE my animals, so this was a tough one!!! I decided to use a Simon Says Stamp exclusive set called Turtle buddies, and make some Wine Charms. Here is the 3 sets I made:


And close ups of the 3 sets:

We hope you will join us this week for this challenge!!! Head over to the Challenge blog and see what the other Design Team Members have to show you....they are FABULOUS!!!! While you're there, enter to win a $25 Shopping Spree at Simon Says Stamp!!!! Can't wait to see what you create!!

Also, dont' forget, if you enter this challenge this week, you can ALSO enter my Friday Freebie giveaway!!!! So, double the chance to win!!! AND..if that isn't enough, there MIGHT be some hidden blog candy on one of the DT members' blogs!!!! So, hurry, check it out!!!!!

Have a great "hump day"!!!! Report cards are due Friday so I will be able to breathe easier again!!!!!

Chris

Sparkly Snowflakes!

I had these snowflake ornaments in my Christmas tub for a couple of years & finally got some inspiration to make cards with them. These cards are 5x5 square so you can imagine how big these snowflakes are eh? I got 4 of them for 99 cents - can't remember where though - Michael's or Wal Mart maybe?!?!? So, I tried them with different colours to give some variety! I added a button in the middle with a silver bow & a rhinestone for even more SPARKLE!!!!! Now, I want YOUR opinion...which colour do you like best??


GREEN??

BLACK??

BLUE??

RED??


So?? What do you think? Which colour do YOU like best???

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge #18 - PURPLE!!!!

This week, Cheryl set the challenge at Incy Wincy Designs & she chose a colour challenge - you are to use PURPLE as the main colour of your card or project. I made an Accordion Fold Purse. I wish I had taken a picture of the side view because it looks really cool. Inside there are 6 pockets & I put little pouches of Apple Cider inside. Head over to the blog to see what the other Design Team members have made for you to see!!!! I really hope you will join us this week, this is an EASY challenge & will give you a nice break from the Christmas card crunch - you're probably tired of seeing red & green....so let's get a little PURPLE in there!!!! LOL
Have a great week!!!
Chris

Corrosive Challenge - Embossing

Happy Sunday everyone!!!! This weeks challenge at the Corrosive Challenge Blog is to EMBOSS - either heat emboss or dry emboss! I happen to love doing both, but here is a super cute penguin from Angel's Landing with a dry embossed background (Cuttlebug folder - Snowflakes). The cardstock is Certainly Celery & Bashful Blue. I coloured this cutie with my Copic markers & added Glittering Crystal 3D paint to the snow above the words.

Head on over to the blog to check out the other Design Team members cards, then hit your craft room & join us as we "make an impression" with our embossing!!!! Have a great week!!!
Chris

Magnetic notepads

I am heading to another Craft Sale today - so let's hope this one goes better!!! It is in a small city, but it is bigger than the first one I was at!!!! Wish me luck!!!!!!

I made a few more magnetic notepads for your fridge - these were BIG sellers at the Craft Sale, so I still want to make a bunch more! I just have to get to Staples to get some notepaper cut into long pads!!! Here are the toppers for the ones I made last week:

image from Angel's Landing

all images from Dustin Pike



Magnolia image


Hanglar & Stanglar image

Magnolia Image

Digital Stamp Oasis image

Thanks for stopping by! HAVE a GREAT weekend!!!

Chris

Fabulous Friday Freebie #16

Hello everyone!!! Welcome back to those who are entering each week & welcome to those who are new!! I hope you will become addicted like the others & join in every week!!!! LOL And I hope you will tell all your friends!!!!



The winner of last weeks Freebie is...... JULYE B

Congratulations Julye!!!! You get to choose a Simon Says Stamp exclusive set, found HERE!!! Please email me your stamp set choice and your mailing address so we can get that out to you right away!!!!



This week, one lucky winner will walk away with this FABULOUS prize: Hero Arts Sparkle Clear Stamp Set called Magic Holidays. It comes with 6 clear acrylic stamps AND some rhinestones!!! How fun!!!!! Here is a card I made this week for the Simon Says Challenge using that set:

In order to be entered to win this cute stamp set, please join the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog - the challenge this week is Thinking of You. Please leave me a comment here with a link to your card so I can easily check it out! You will also get a second entry if you have my blinkie in your sidebar. AND this week, you will get a THIRD entry if you put a little blurb in a blog post about my candy (please leave me the link so I can find it easy!!!)


Can't wait to see your creations!!!! Have a great weekend!!!

Stay tuned for some AMAZING giveaways in DECEMBER!!!!!! Simon & I are "upping the ante" so to speak, so keep coming back to be the first to hear the GREAT NEWS!!!!!!

Chris

Journals

Here are several journals that I had made to sell at my craft fair last week:

Whiff of Joy image


Hanglar & Stanglar image

Magnolia Image

Victoria Case image

Stampin Up! image

Thanks for popping by!! Sorry this is short but it it REPORT CARD time & life is CRAZY busy!!!!!! I had hoped to have posts ready to go & be scheduled but I had too much fun last weekend at my scrapbooking retreat that I didn't' get much done!!!! Hope you have a great week!

Chris