Finding the Date-Suzie Q Style

Happy Friday everyone!!

Today will be a short post. I have so much to do!! EEEEKKK!! I wanted to share this little pocket planner that I made with Suzie Q from InStyle Stamps. This makes a really cute gift or keep it for yourself to keep yourself organized while doing all that shopping!! I stamped Suzie Q on white cardstock and colored her in with Copics. I mounted her onto October Afternoon DP. I cut the year out with my Quickutz.

I took the sample cover out of the calendar and traced it onto patterned paper. I cut it out, put it all together and inserted into the calendar clear plastic cover. You can decorate the rest of the inside if you want or you can leave it blank to fill up with all of those important dates and shopping trips. I believe the calendar is made by Creative Imaginations but I will check to be sure.

This is a fun, quick project that makes a wonderful gift when paired with a card. I hope your Friday and your weekend are wonderful. Thank you for stopping by my blog. Be sure to leave a comment so I know you were here!! I hope you like my little project! Be sure to come back and visit!!

It's a Friday Mini Book

Hi Everyone!!

Sorry about the late post. Wow, life happens alot!!! Ok this will be a short post because life has to happen some more in a few minutes!!! LOL!

I wanted to post this mini book that I made while I was teaching classes at my LSS. This was an actual class that I taught. One of my favorites for sure!! I hope you like it too. I made this mini book using a Maya Road chipboard heart binder. I used Quickutz to cut the title and the chipboard flourish is an Accucut die I think. The book was titled Love is: and inside you put headings on each page of things that are important to you (family, hobbies, pets, etc.). It turned out really pretty IRL.

I used Wild Asparagus paper for the entire book (LOVE that stuff). IRL the flourish on the front is really shiny. I achieved this shine by painting the flourish with Making Memories acrylic paints and putting Versamark Ink on. I poured UTEE onto the flourish and heat embossed. I did this a few times, being careful not to burn the previous layer. It gives such an acrylic look to the surface of the chipboard and a very pretty shine.

The inside of the book is just stamped with flourishes (not sure whose right now) and flowers. I distressed all edges of the book and pages with Distress Ink. I painted the spine with MM acrylic paint and stamped small flourishes on and tied ribbon around it.

I hope you ike my mini book and I'll be back soon with more cards for you to look at, so be sure to stop back by tomorrow. Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to leave me a comment, I love to read them!! Have a great rest of the day and weekend!!

Recipe:

Book: Maya Road

Paper: Wild Asparagus

Stamps: Unknown

Other: Ribbon May Arts, Paint Making Memories, Dies Quickutz, AccuCut, Flowers Prima and Wild Asparagus