School Book Stickers

Want some really cute stickers for your children's books? I found some you can print out on your computer, you use a full sticker sheet and just cut around them. These would be a big hit at school. You can also make your own just stamp on the sticker paper and do some thing similar as these stickers.
Here is the link Martha Stewart. It goes right to the pdf file for downloading this link does. Hope you enjoy.
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Hummingbird Designer Bag

These bags are so popular right now I had to try one for myself. And a lot of the girls on one of my yahoogroups was making them so I had to join in. Glad I did they are a lot of fun to make. Think I will be making more of these for Birthday bags and for Christmas giving.
The hummingbird is a rub-on that my friend picked me up from Michael's. Love them and they are all glittery. So pretty, I thought it would work great with the sky designer paper I got a while ago at Joanne's Fabric. The rest of the card stock is from SU.
I would like to thank everyone for the prayers for my brother Arnie, they are so much appreciated. Bonnie, you ask what state, it is MN.


Supplies needed:
Brocade Blue, Whisper White Card Stock
Rub-on
Designer Paper
Ribbon
Black and White Gel Pens
Cutter and score blade
Red Liner Double Sided Tape
Pop Dots
Round Punch, Scalloped Round Punch, 1/4 circle punch and Tab Punch
Directions:
Cut Brocade Blue Card Stock @ 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 and score all 4 sides @ 1 inch. Cut in to the score line on cut on two sides to make tabs for folding in. On opposite sides. Add adhesive to tabs and fold in to form a box. This is the bottom of your bag.
Cut designer paper @ 5 1/2 x 11 add adhesive on one short side and one long side. Make sure your paper is going the right way for your design. You put the adhesive on the part you want to be on the inside of the bag.
Peal off liner tape and starting in the middle at the side of your box. You will want the bottom edge of your designer paper to be on the bottom edge of the box. Slowly wrap around and press as you go to secure. You can secure by rubbing your fingers on the inside of the box, it will make your adhesive stick good this way. When you get to the last side of the box, meeting the starting, you will want to take the adhesive off the side piece so you can secure when the pieces come together. Once this is done take you hand inside and press down good to secure the seam.
Cut Brocade Blue @ 1 1/2 x 11 and take your corner rounder or the new scalloped punch and scallop the long edge. Only one side. See sample. Cut a piece of designer paper @ 1 x 11 and add to the piece you just did. Center as good as you can. Now you want to add your dots with your white gel pen. Then add with adhesive to the bottom of your bag. Bottom edge of card stock to bottom edge of bag. Wrap around and adhere together at the end.
Punch out two Brocade Blue Tabs for the top of your bag for closing, Fold in half punch with 1/4 punch in top of folded tabs, add white dots with gel pen. Adhere to top of bag in the center. Add ribbon, through the punched holes.
With Brocade Blue Punch out large Scalloped Circle. Add white dots with gel pen to scallops.
Punch out circle for image, rub on image, used black gel pen and add dots or dashed lines around edge of circle to add depth for the image. I used a hummingbird. Add pop dots to the back of the blue scalloped circle and adhere the white round circle to the front of that and attach to the front of the bag. Here is a different view with a brighter background of my bag.
These make such cute gift bags. You could also add a tag with to and from on the ribbon. Thanks for stopping by. Hope you enjoyed today's project.
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Injured Brother

Sorry everyone I have not been updating. My brother fell off a ladder and fell 12 feet and landed on his head and shoulder. He broke his neck. He is not paralyzed but broke the 6th and 7th vertebra in his neck. He got very, very lucky. He has been in the hospital since Tuesday and I have been traveling back and forth to the hospital. He is in a town a little over an hour away. Been a very long week for all of us here. They did surgery as he had bone chips pressing against the spinal cord and a nerve pinching them off. Which of course made his arm, neck and shoulder hurt. He also hurt his chest in the fall which is quiet painful. He bruised the bones and the muscles. Since the surgery last night he is doing somewhat better, but it is going to be a long process for him to recover. He was able to get up and walk today a little bit. When he fell he hollered for help but no one heard him. So he crawled around the house up a couple of steps into a porch and they finally heard him and called my sister to come help him. Like I said he was very lucky. We would appreciate it if you all could pray for him. His name is Arnie.
Today I didn't go down to see him, so might doing some stamping tonight if time permits. If I do I will share tomorrow what I get done.

Confetti Flinger Card Directions

As requested here is the directions for this card and what a fun card it is too.



Confetti Flinger Card Directions:

Instructions received from Karen Gibson and Skye DeWeez



Papers:

8 1/2 x 3 card stock (use sturdy card stock only)

3x3 designer paper (not card stock)



Accessories:

rectangle or 1/8 circle punch

mini glue dots

red liner tape

size 2 rubber band



Instructions:

1. Create card front as desired on 1/4 sheet card.

2. The confetti box will be placed in the center of the inside of the card. Card can open either horizontally or vertically, but if it opens facing the recipient directly, you will get a better surprise effect.

3. Score 8 1/5 x 2 card stock

a. On the long sides in 1/2" from the edge.

b. The short way , at 2", 4", 6" & 8". There will be one 1/2" tab at the end. This tab will be used to close the box.

4. Cut notches at all intersections of the scored lines. The notches are about 1/8 cut in a v shape. The notches will allow the edges to fold in and lay flat. Do not cut past the 1/2" score lines, just cut up to t hem.

5. Fold in the 1/2" scores and adhere. Use red line sticky tape.

6. Punch using the rectangle punch or the circle punch at 2" & 6" score lines (1st and 3rd scores ) ONLY, only half punch not full punch.

7. Fold in to create a box. Use the 1/2"tab to adhere it closed. The tab will be on the bottom part of the box. (The sides are reinforced to stay firm because of the edges you folded inside the box.)

8.. Attach rubber band diagonally through the punched out notches.

9. Place 4 sticky dots to the bottom of the box or use more red line tape.

10. Press box flat (avoid touching the sticky dots) inside the card. The sticky dot bottom of the box will be towards the open side of the card. It will fold flat towards the center of the card, stretching out the rubber band.

11. Cut 3x3 square of paper. Fold up all the corners to create a square.

12. Attach 4 sticky dots to the bottom of the square, and attach to the top of the box. Add confetti. (You can use your notch scraps for confetti to match your card.

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Cupcake Pattern

I am going to do two patterns today for you. This one is Kathy Logan's pattern. I am so glad I joined that swap. I got the nicest cards and patterns. Enjoy all.
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Windmill Pattern

Here is the windmill pattern, now this is small but really cute done. It will fit in a card envelope well cause the blades on the windmill are big. This is from Dar. Hope you enjoy.

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Dress Pattern

This is the pattern from Loydean's beautiful dress card. Right click on it and save to your computer. It should print to correct size for you.
I got the new SU Catty today in the mail. Thanks Trish! And boy are you all in for a treat. Love a lot of the stamps in the catty and the ribbon is to die for too. This one is so much better than the last one. I didn't get much out of the old one but, this one I will be saving my change for. I already have a wish list. And the more I look the more I like.
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Blog Candy at Katharina's Creative Place

Katharina's is giving away some blog candy and it is so cute. You must check it out. If you want a chance to win follow the rules and post back on her blog. She does great work and has just designed a line of stamps.

As most of you know me I love angels and these stamps that is up for grabs is Angel Kids.

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CBC#28 - Condiment cup decorated

Today is the day that Chris has her Challenges on her blog. You are to use anything container and decorate it. I made this little metal cup you can get at Walmart. They are used for nuts and mints, but I thought they was cute and would work good for our rub-ons. I added my favorite candy Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate Kisses in the cup. You can fit a lot of them in that little cup surprisingly.

Check out Chris's Blog and play along, and come along and join us in this Container Challenge she has going. Remember each week she has a different challenge and all you need to do to play along is visit her blog and do the challenge and upload to you blog or SCS and comment on her blog you did so leaving the link. You will be entered in a drawing. Also check out these other blogs for the challenge.

Chris's Belli Challenge Design Team:

Holly Brown

Shelly Koskinen

Laurie Serino

Christi Thorsen

Lorie Ames

Rochelle Wick

Ceal Pritchett

Come play along.

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Confetti Fling er Card

This card is done by Skye DeWeez, it is one of those cards if you want to get revenge on someone this one would do it. When you open this card it has a little compartment in it that holds confetti and it flings out at you when opened. It's a fun card. Not so fun when you have to pick all the confetti up but it is a fun card to give and watch who opens it and the expression on their faces.
Hope you have all enjoyed me sharing my swap cards I received. This was the last one.
I will be posting patterns next that you all requested.
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