More Notepad Covers

I'm still waiting for owires to arrive (Monday, says UPS), however, I did make a number of covers, all ready to be bound and finished.  I love these so much!  So easy, but pack such a visual punch, and useful, too!

Notepad Cover Details:
chipboard is Close to My Heart My Creations Cube, with square divided (I use a rotary cutter to do this)--each cube makes three complete notepad cover sets
blue papers are all from CTMH level 2 Magnifique pack
aqua paper is from SEI
white/flowered paper is from My Mind's Eye
scraps for matting the monogram--2 1/4 x 3; 2x2, and 1 3/4 x 1 3/4
monogram is CTMH Baroque Alphabet clear acrylic stamp set
embellishments are CTMH pearl opaques and CTMH green/blue sparkles
ink is CTMH pacifica, chocolate, and lagoon

Explosion Box Scraplift

I really love this idea that Ann from November Rose came up with--the explosion box!  She has the directions on her blog.  I had to "borrow" it to make little Christmas boxes for my adult bookkeeping students this year.  I'm forever trying to come up with a cute something for them that is adorable--and not too expensive!  Always a challenge.  So, thanks, Ann, for letting me scraplift a little.  I know my students will love them.

The front box with the ribbon is made from Close to My Heart BT duos Level II Mistletoe paper packet; I really love this paper--traditional and Christmasy, but adaptable to everyday use, too.    The other papers are from My Mind's Eye "Signature Christmas."   They are waiting to be filled with goodies before tying up with ribbon!

Notepad Covers

I was given the notepad cover/pen set on the left from a friend (which I promptly distressed with coffee!!).  Isn't it fabulous??  Of course, I had to scraplift it for Christmas gifts this year, so I practiced first by making one for DD, MW.  One lesson learned is that it would be better to use 1/2" owires to bind it rather than 3/8", so I jumped online and ordered some for the next batch!

For both:  We used the MyCreations Cubes from CTMH and divided each of the sides.  This means that 3 notebooks can be made from one set of cubes. 

The monogram is the Baroque Alphabet.  The girls and I fell in love when we saw this stamp set--stunning in person-well worth the investment. 

Also needed are a pen for inside, a short length of ribbon, and 3 x 5 top-glued notepads, which I get in a pack of 12 from my local Staples. 

The notepad is glued inside and the length of ribbon is looped under the notepad when it is adhered down.  To bind, you need a Cinch or a Bind-it-all or similar.  I like my Bind-it-all b/c I don't love the round holes made by the Cinch. Totally a personal decision there.  People either love the rectangular holes or hate 'em it seems. 

Left Notepad--paper from CTMH Level 2 Magnifique paper set  and opaques.  The larger mat piece measures 2 1/4" x 3" and the stamp is on a 2 x 2 square.

Right Notepad--paper from CTMH Level 2 Mistletoe paper and pearl opaques.  I double-mat my monogram.

Two of my adult bookkeeping students are finishing up in their studies this week, so I made each of them a card to celebrate.  Blue and gold are our school colors, so I used some basic DCWV cardstock in those colors, layered them on cards made of white cardstock.

I heavily distressed the blue and yellow pieces using the CTMH edge distresser, as well as the sanding block and sandpaper from the CTMH distressing kit.  The stamp is a combination of two sets--the flower stem is from Flourishes, and the flower is from the Heart to Heart set.  It is matted on black, distressed cardstock.  I used second generation stamping using Pacifica ink to achieve the tone-on-toe flower look.  The stem, btw, is stamped in Desert Sand.  The Congrats Grad sentiment is from a Papertrey Ink sentiments set.   I also lightly sponged Pacifica blue ink around the edges of the white cardstock.

Inside each is an inspirational quotation on vellum

Home Dec Fun

Friday night I went to my upline's house where she has the most fabulous craft room!  It is HUGE!  I'm green with jealousy.  But, it is hard to stay jealous, knowing what a great person she is...generous and hardworking--and FUN, too.  The group of women there were a joy to hang out with--big shout out to Jennifer, Amy, Tara, Kassi, and Danae!

We made this little home dec project while there...all the products are CTMH, needless to say...mistletoe papers, stickles bling, stamps from various sets, and the mix and mingle album, which is a mix of chipboard and acrylic album pages (8 pages total).  We used 3 for this project, and only used one side, although it would be fun to do something on the other side

Scrapbook Cover

First--a quick reminder to the Blog Love (aka Candy) giveaway winner--(in this case Terrie B)--remember, you need to contact me within a week of winning in order to claim your prize.  Scroll down to the giveaway winner post to get my email ; )  I don't want you to miss out!

Yesterday was a scrappy day.  I played with my new bind-it-all, and I have to say, while I love it, I DO NOT love the way they center their projects, so I developed my own system .  I'll have to do some more study to perfect my technique, but I guess that's the way it is with new tools.

I finally did my first scrapbook layout!!  I'm a card/home dec person, but I really want to do scrapbooking.  This is the cover of a little book I am making for my dd, LW, and her fiance.  The papers are from the May SEI kit-of-the month club ,which includes the album.  I really love Club Sei; they have a mini-kit one month for 17.95 and a mega-kit the next for 24.95.  You can skip months, and they really give a ton of stuff for the money.  The November mini-kit was PACKED.  Plus, I got the "back-issue" May and July kits for 1/2 price when they sent me a coupon offer after joining.  A great deal!  Highly recommend!

I know this is pretty simple (and hey, that's my style!), but it's a start ; )
I added ribbon from American Crafts, Lagoon brads from Close to My Heart, and the stamp, which says "Together Forever" in the little journal circle is from the Unity set from Close to My Heart.  Ink is Chocolate Brown from CTMH.

 

Blog Love Giveaway Winner!

Congratulations Terrie Barroso! As you can see below, random.org generated "7" as the lucky winner (when I numbered the comments, I did not include the two that were not qualifiers...) and one of your comments was lucky "7". Be sure to email me your snail mail address so I can get your prize off to you asap: suzwinter@myctmh.com

(prize winners have one week to claim their prize...)

terriennz said...

Our tradition is to watch the Peanut's Thanksgiving (in December, Peanut's Christmas) DVD. We are NUTS about Snoopy! lol

Terrie Barroso
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November 16, 2010 11:10 AM

Envelope Template

After some experimentation, I hit upon an envelope for 3 x 3 cards that I like..they are not perfectly square, which is nice in case your card has bling or dimension.

First, you'll need an 8" x 8" piece of paper (which will make 2 envelopes.  Cut in half so you have 2-4"x8" pieces of paper.  Put one aside.

Score 3/8" along each long edge as shown in photo below:

Turn the paper the the other way and score at 2" and 5.25".  Cut out the pink areas as shown in the diagram below.  You can use a corner rounder on the top and bottom flaps.  Fold in the side flaps.  Apply glue as show in diagram and fold up the bottom flap.  Voila!  Really cute envelope!

More Notecard Boxes

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Finished up my Christmas cards today and made some more notecard boxes.  The polka dot one's papers are Imaginisce and the other two use papers from Close to My Heart Magnifique.  Quotes are in a vellum pack from Joann's and embellishments are from the stash.

I also perfected my 3 x 3 notecard envelope and will post a template for that this week ; )

3.5 Inch Notecard Box & Template

First of All:  Don't forget to enter to win my blog candy here 

I wanted to create a 3 1/2 box with a separate lid to put 3 x 3 notecards in as a gift for my neighbor, who is moving soon. 
I searched around, never finding exactly what I wanted, so using another box template that was the right idea, but the wrong size, I experimented a bit and came up with my own, that I thought I'd share with whoever wants it.  For the box part, you will need a 7.5" x 7.5" piece of cardstock or sturdy paper; the lid needs a piece of cardstock or sturdy paper
5 5/8" x 5 5/8".

I like this box, because the walls are doubled, which makes it very neat and sturdy.

For the box, score at 1" and 2" from the left side; turn a quarter turn and score again at 1" and 2".  Continue until all four sides are scored.  Following my diagram, cut out the portions in red.  Cut along the blue line in the direction indicated.  For the flaps, cut a snippet out of each corner as shown by the dotted green lines.  Make sure you fold and crease all lines before gluing down for the crispest box.  I experimented with zip glue and atg adhesive and found my atg adhesive worked best, but your mileage may vary.  Be sure to put some adhesive on flaps

The lid to the box is made the same way, only scoring at 1/2" and 1" all the way around..  It is designed so the center is actually 3 5/8", so it is just a tiny bit bigger than the box, so it fits nicely.
BOX:

LID:

 

More Details:

"A" is from Plantin Schoolbook cut at 1 3/4"
Flourish is from Elegant Cakes cut at 2 1/4"
Paper: Imaginisce
Ribbon: Papertrey Ink twill in Fine Linen
Ink is Close to My Heart in Cranberry

Blog Love Giveaway

It's time for a giveaway!  Free stuff for you!  Here's the scoop:  You have four potential ways to enter to win:  (You DO NOT need to do all four!!!  )

1. Leave a comment after this post.  In your comment, tell me your favorite tradition for celebrating the upcoming holidays with your family and/or friends.
2. Become a follower of this blog and leave another comment on this post letting me know you're now  a follower! (If you became a follower in October--you qualify, too.  Just add a second comment letting me know that!)
3. Put a post on your own blog linking to mine w/ an announcement of this giveaway and leave another comment on this post with a link to your post!
4.  Become a follower on my CTMH blog and leave another comment on this post letting me know you're now  a follower of WinterHeart Paper Arts!

Here's my solemn promise to all my followers on both blogs: I will never send unsolicited emails to any followers on either of my blogs!!  Ever!  Followers do receive post updates, depending on your preference settings in your own account.  I will be having a newsletter on my CTMH blog, so if you do wish to receive periodic emails from me regarding current CTMH deals, you can sign up for that using my "sign up for my newsletter" subscription box both here and on the other blog.

NOW FOR THE FUN--WHAT CAN YOU WIN??
  One lucky winner will receive this:

Just in time for Christmas/Holiday hobbying--A Mistletoe Workshop-on-the-Go Kit..  This great kit includes 10 sheets of cardstock, 12 sheets of doublesided paper as seen here: Mistletoe Level 2 Paper Pack; the All the Best Acrylic (Clear) Stamp Set, an Embellishment assortment, and a guide with project ideas for both cards and scrapbook layouts.

AND--there will be additional prizes.  For every 50 followers on THIS blog, I will award a Petite Perks Stamp Set to one lucky winner.  So, for example, if there are 105 followers by week's end, I will generate three numbers, one for the Workshop-on-the-Go Kit and two Petite Perks Stamp winners.

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This Blog Love period will run for one week, with the winner drawn and announced on 11/17/10.  Comments will be sequentially assigned numbers with the winner(s) chosen by Random.Org.  Future blog love contests (I hope to do this every 4-6 weeks) will include one prize per giveaway.  In the event these items are backordered or unavailable from Close to My Heart, a similar item with equal or greater value will be substituted.  Winner must email me within one week of contest end in order to claim prize.

Good luck to everyone! Thanks for visiting, and hope to see you back soon!

Christmas Card Finale and a Creation from LW

Between Mister's surgery last Tuesday (he's on the mend), and the bug I came down with in the meantime (is hacking up a lung just a saying, or is it really possible?), I haven't been as productive as I normally am.  I did spend the spare moments in the week to substantially finish this particular run of Christmas cards; some still need buttons, but I'll do that tomorrow after work.  I've got about 25 finished, but plan to do another design for the next 25.  Doing the same thing over and over gets old ;




LW also created this sweet little card for a friend who is having a tough time in her new job.