I am so blessed to have wonderful blogging sisters...they have honored me by giving me these two awards! I am putting this in my slide show below! Thank you ladies for thinking of me! I am passing this on to all of you who come to visit my blog daily! thank you for always inspiring me! I go to visit your blogs too...to be inspired!
Happy Aloha Friday!
here is the secret to be able to use a 12 x 12 DP to cover the front and the back and only have to use one sheet...cut the DP exactly in half...so you have 6"...use the corner rounder to do the one side of the corners. so now you have two (2) - 6" x 9 3/4"...then you have enough to do the back side of this composition book. then you can use any CS 4" x 9 3/4" to cover the binding of the book. I decided to stamp it as well, so it didn't look too plain. my BFF made one for her daughter and one person commented on it by telling her to use contact paper to cover it, otherwise it takes a beating...which I know it does. So I had some laminating paper and I covered her book front to back. I hope it survives the school year!
here I wanted to try Jodi's image folder again, but I wanted to make it smaller so that it could fit in the bubble packaging that I was going to send their candy winnings in. so I came up with my own measurements...this folder is 8 1/2" x 6 1/2"...score it at 4 1/4" (horizontal) and score it at 1 1/2" (vertical) on one side...this is for the pockets that will hold the images in. decorate to your liking...I used the new in colors from SU and of course my favorite gg! I added ribbon to keep the folder closed...colored with my copics and added a sentiment!
here's what it looks like when the folder is opened...
hope Elena liked her handmade items...
I stamped the sentiment from SU.
Thank you girls...for all these beautiful RAKS! I was overwhelmed! I know I went home with more than with I came with! You gals are just all too sweet! I came straight home and took pictures of all these awesome creations!
these are the purses I made for the gals who came today! I wanted to make them some special handmade items that they can remember me by =). I filled them with a checkbook cover with matching pen and tins filled with stuff! I hope they all enjoyed it!
I also decided to make some flowers too. I know...my daughter called me "crazy" but I wanted to share this with them too! I started making them at midnight...went to bed at 3 am! my fingers are still a little sore to the touch but it was all worth it!
It was such a pleasure to meet all of you gals! 
here's what the card looks like once it's opened...
hope everyone is recovering from the weekend!
Happy Monday!!!
is having a wonderful SUMMER SPECIAL CROCHETED FLOWER BLOG CANDY GIVEAWAY...look at what you can win =)
go and check her blog out...she has some wonderful creations to share!
here are the names of the ladies that got pulled from the bag...
and the winner is...
Islander Girl said...
I am going to close the count at 11:59 Hawaii time.
my favorite color is...???
my favorite flower used to be a tulip...but now it's gerbera daisies!
my favorite holiday is: CHRISTMAS...
my favorite tv show: Criminal Minds...it's on Wednesday nights @ 8 pm.
have a wonderful weekend =)
here is what it looks like when the first (left) flap is opened...I decorated the right flap with the sentiment Happy Birthday!
here's what it looks like once it's fully opened...I made a pocket for the gift card. the pocket is 3" x 3 1/2" and I used the 1 1/4" circle punch for the top. I had a picture of her from last school year, so I decided to use it. her name also starts with a K so I used the thickers to give it a more personal touch.
I took a picture to show you of what it looks like from the top. I like it because it gave it a two flap open...and just a different style.
happy "hump" day everyone...I am so glad that this week is almost over! stay tuned next week as I am going to celebrate my one year of blogging! what does that mean? it means BLOG CANDY!!! and lots of it! woot! woot! 
here is what it looks like opened...I used so saffron for the cover and chocolate chip for the bottom of the box with CS. I added some prima flowers to decorate the outside of the box. Look at the yummy DP! I love this new line from doodlebug!
here I made a checkbook cover with my favorite gorjuss girl! I used Imaginisce DP and added some prima flowers with sugar coated brads...
I also made a photo holder too...here I used Wasabi from the Ketto line! I cut her out...oh boy is it very hard to do...I swear I almost cut off her arm and her neck! yikes!
last I decided to make her a simple post-it-note holder. I love the cupcakes, so I used that DP for the base and HK's bow.
I had to make a card so Taelyn could write a special message to her teacher...thanking her for a wonderful summer. I decided to use TGF! she is darling! I used yellow and pink as it was one of Mrs. Yamada's favorite colors. colored all my images with copics. I added a matching pen and some hand sanitizer to the gift box.
aren't you amazed? the year is going by so fast! it's the middle of July and then Christmas will be right around the corner! okay...I need to slow down...take it one day at a time =) thanks for stopping by today!
here is what the box looks like opened...
I decided to make some cards to fill the box with...I used the ketto stamp line! they are so cute and I loved coloring them! I love the new DP from doodlebug too! I used my spellbinders to enhance the images and some ribbon. I colored them all with my copics.
here are the cards one by one...this is Phoebe...
here's Yoko and Ono...
this is Wasabi...
last minute I decided to add in a checkbook cover...I used the gorjuss girl from Set 1 that Jodi...Inked Inspirations was so nice to stamp me some!
I had a blast making this! I love the DP!
here is what it looks like on the inside...I stamped it with Circle Circus from SU. I used DP from doodlebug and the flower sizzix die...all from J's. I used the glad friends senitment from SU. I filled it with a couple of dandelion stamps =)
here are the measurements...bottom of box...6 1/2 x 8 1/2 CS. score the 6 1/2 way...1 1/2 & 5. score the 8 1/2 way...3 1/2 & 5. top of box...3 1/2 x 6 1/2 DP. score @ 3 1/2 & 5. the band is 1 x 11...score @ 3 1/2, 5, 8 1/2 & 10. decorate to your liking and you are done!
I also got this wonderful folder from Linda...Simple and Sassy Creations a while back...so sorry Linda for not posting it sooner! thank you so much for this gorjuss girl folder!
look at what I got inside! these awesome purple bling!!!
here I won a prize from Bethanne...Sweet Tea and Pickles...look at all these awesome cards she handmade! I am so blessed to have won! thank you Bethanne!!!
here's the sitting gorjuss girl card...
here's another one she made...
she also added some extras! I got ribbon and brads...thank you!
and last but not least...Teri...Big Ideas from a Little Girl...with a big heart! She is so sweet! she made me a card with her sweetie...and inside she gave me a cute stamp! Sunglasses Emma! Thank you so much Teri for always thinking of me!
how blessed I am! thank you everyone for always thinking of me...for coming to visit and leaving me such wonderful comments! I really do look forward to reading your awesome comments and to be able to visit your blogs as well! thank you for the friendship!
