the graphics fairy

When I found this blog, I instantly thought of my sister-in-law.  So Cissy, I'm posting this for you. Let's come up with something fun to create with all of this vintage clip art - maybe your Valentine's card wreath or one for Christmas.

luggage tags

I'm going on vacation soon. Every time I'm standing at the baggage carousel waiting for my luggage, I wonder why I didn't add something to my basic black luggage to make it stand out. This luggage tag idea from Martha reminded me that it's about time I personalize my suitcase. I'd love to create a really cute design to print out and slip into clear luggage tag. Although...I'm pretty sure the luggage tags will never look as good on standard, boring black suitcases.

canvas envelopes

I love these canvas envelopes. Definitely on my list of projects to try.

envelope bags

I think this is a great idea for making your own gift or favor bags.

photo journals

Check out this tutorial from five and a half to create your own photo journals. I love any and all notebooks. They're the perfect place to express and dream up creativity.

thanksgiving menus

The cooking part of Thanksgiving doesn't interest me that much. I'd much prefer to focus on the presentation of the meal. Luckily, I have a mother-in-law who is a fantastic cook and a sister-in-law who asked me to help her with the table. We eat our meal in courses so she had envisioned a menu that could be sitting at each guest's place. I had exactly 18 dark brown Envelopments envelope pockets that turned out to be perfect. The front of the pockets have a flap that folds over to close the envelope. On this flap we wrote the name of each guest and used a QuicKutz leaf die cut to keep the flap closed.

The envelope opened up to the menu which was printed on white cardstock with dark orange ink and embellished with a bronze turkey die cut.


In the bottom pocket, a card was enclosed which asked each guest what they were thankful for. In addition, each card contained a piece of Thanksgiving trivia. In between courses, everyone had a turn to answer the question and also read their trivia aloud to the table.

Overall, they turned out nice and definitely added to the experience of the meal. Now we'll have to see what we can come up with for next year!

bookbinding

I have a friend who can make amazing things with paper likes books and journals and boxes. While I'd definitely like to learn how to make a book myself from scratch, I think these premade text blocks from Paper Source are the perfect way to at least get me started.

chandelier cards

The grunge chandelier look is so popular right now so I decided to try a sophisticated, clean chandelier look on these notecards. I layered individual die cuts to create the chandelier shape, then added Glossy Accents. I'm showing the version I created in white, but I also created the same monochromatic design in black, a bright coral pink, teal, lime and a pale yellow.

Supplies:

Cardstock

Die cut shapes (I used my Revolution - shape REV-0039)

Glue Pen
Glossy Accents