An Easel Note Pad and Pen Holder For Mom

Good Morning! It's ABC Monday at Catch The Bug - That's right! Anything But A Card? Are you ready to see a fabulous group of projects - Anything But A Card? I hope so, because you will love what we have to show you today! Stop over at Catch The Bug and check them out! You're sure to be inspired!

I made this cute Note Pad and Pen Holder, as a Mother's Day Gift. I love that it is made totally from Carsdstock and patterned paper! So cute! The note pad holder is actually an easel that stands up, much like an easel card. You can see the easel fold in the side view pic, below.

This note pad and pen holder is now one of my favorite fancy fold projects!

I am Using the image, Spring Boot, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with  both Promarkers and Copics. All patterned papers are from my stash (Thanks to the Hot Buys at Michael's)! On the front of the Note Pad Pocket, I've used a scalloped oval border punch, to punch a border in black and white patterned paper, placed across the center.  I then trimmed the top of the scalloped paper with a strip of sheer red and white polka dot ribbon.  I actually made a handmade bow, too, but accidentally threw it away when I cleaned up my paper scraps - And the bow was made with my LAST piece of that ribbon! Don't you hate it when that happens! Grr!

I am entering this Mother's Day Gift project in the following challenges:

TTCRD Anything Goes 4/28-5/4 at Through The Craftroom Door
Challenge #44 Anything Goes at Scrapper's Delights Challenge
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at Crafty Girlz Challenge
Chalenge #130 Anything Goes With Twist of Ribbon at Artistic Inspirations
Challenge #86 Fancy Folds at Creative Card Crew
Mother's Day (Gift) at Scrap-Creations
Challenge #294 Easel Does It at Passion For Promarkers
May Anything Goes at Crafting By Designs
May Challenge at Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge
Challenge #288 Photo Inspiration (Layers of Squares and Rectangles) at Crafty Creations
For Mom (Gift) at Doubleclick Connections
Challenge #31 Anything Goes at Inspiration Destination
Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp
Anything Goes at Kraftin Kimmie's Wonderful Wednesday
Challenge #244 Anything Goes at 4 Crafty Chicks Challenge
Challenge #118 Anything Goes Wit Ribbon at Crafty Ribbons
DTBST#279 Do What Makes you Happy at Sassy Studio Designs
Fancy Folds at Di's Digi Designs Challenge
Challenge #31 Anything Goes at Art By Miran Challenge
Challenge #90 Spring Has Sprung at Chocolate, Coffee, Cards Challenge
R#224 Nature Inspired at Crafts4Eternity Challenge
For Mom at Creative Corner Challenges
Challenge #138 Lots Of Flowers at Fussy and Fancy Challenge
Challenge #76 Hearts and Flowers at Left of Center Challenges
Challenge #137 Mother's Day at QKR Stampede
Challenge #3 Lots of Layers at Simply Papercraft
Anything Goes at Sugar and Betty's Challenge Blog
Anything Goes at Mema's Crafts Challenge
May Flowers at Stamp and Create Challenge
Challenge #44 Anything Goes at Scrapper's Delights Challenge
Challenge #82 Color An Image Whimsy Inspirations Challenge
Anything Goes at Crafts Galore Encore
Challenge #3 Anything Goes at Crafting With Attitude Challenge
May Flowers at Karleigh Sue Challenge

Spell It Out In Animal Print

Good Morning! Hope all of my followers are having a great weekend so far!

Today, I have another fun project for you.  I've used wooden letters from Walmart and covered them with animal print scrapbook paper.  The letters were then covered with Modge Podge and sprayed with a spray sealer.  Didn't they turn out cute? These were made for a baby shower gift, to hang on the wall in the baby's room.

I am entering these altered letters in the following Challenges:


MIM#150 Anything Goes at Make it Monday
Challenge #25 Anything Goes at Challenges 4 Everybody
Challenge #193 Furtastic at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #63 Cute, Cute, Cute at LEJ Designs
Anything Goes at Divas By Design
R#134 Anything Goes at Crafts 4 Eternity

Happy Holidays, Sexy!

It's hard to believe I'm having surgery next week, wow! It's going to be here before I know i! Hopefully, I will be feeling better in time to at least enjoy a Christmas dinner.

Speaking of Christmas, I have a new card to show you, today.  This one is for a male friend who lives in a warmer climate, so I thought the half wrapped girl would be a fun "presnt" for the front of his card! LOL

I went with masculine colors and frosty hues, to keep this a masculine card, using the image bow (Adult), by Kenny K, colored with Promarkers. For the card layout, I used the sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches.  The glittered ribbon is from American Crafts.  The silvery glittered snowflakes are from my stash. The upper right corner of the image has been accented with purple gemstones. I purchased these wintery papers from Archiver's, but can't remember the name of the manufacturer - sorry.  The sentiment is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches.


I am entering this masculine christmas card in the following challenges:

Challenge #122 Frosty Hues at Kenny K's Krafty Krew
Challenge #175 Sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches
Challenge #100 Christmas Chaos at Crafts 4 Eternity
Challenge #77 I Love Christmas at Fussy and Fancy
Silver and Gold (Silver Snowflake) at Card Makin Mamas
Twisted Christmas at Guylou's Inimitability
Challenge #160 Anything Goes With Glitter at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #99 Tis The Season at My Sheri Crafts
Challenge #119 Christmas Sparkle at 2 Sisters
Challenge #136 Christmas - No Red or Green at Mark's Finest Papers
Challenge #192 Christmas Photo Inspiration at Stamptacular Sunday
Challenge #142 Anything Goes at One Stitch At A Time
Blue Christmas at Come And Get It
Challenge #46 Non-Traditional Christmas Colors at Dream Valley
Challenge #131 Non Traditional Christmas Colors at Sentimental Sundays
Christmas at The Ribbon Girls
Challenge #32 Summer or Winter at The Squirrel and The Fox
Christmas Cards at Whoopsi Daisy
Sparkly Christmas at Stamp And Create
Anything Goes at Mema's Crafts
Challenge #207 Christmas For The Boys at One Stop Crafts
Anything Goes at Great Impressions
Challenge #6 Christmas at V's Sweet Ideas
Challenge #5 Christmas at No Matter Which Challenges
Winter Wishes at Natalie and Amy's Challenge Blog
Ribbons and Snowflakes at Sweet Stampin
Non-Traditional Christmas Colors at Incy Wincy
Challenge #95 Happy Holidays at Lollipop Crafts
Challenge #6 Anything Goes at Crafty Blogger's Network
Challenge #27 Christmas at Hooked On Crafts
Challenge #47 Anything Goes at House of Gilli
PPMC#68 Use Ribbon at Paper Pretties
Snow (Glittery Snowflake) at Craft Your Passion
Anything Goes at Crafty Boots
Challenge #144 Christmas - Anything Goes at Critter Challenge
Challenge #79 Christmas at Lexi's Creations
Challenge #44 Holiday Cheer at Love To Create
Linky Party #118 at Make It Monday
Challenge #141 Anything Goes at MyGrafico
Sparkle, Sparkle, Sparkle at Paper Cupcakes
Anything Goes at Daisy Doodles
Challenge #19 Anything Goes at A and T Challenge Blog
Challenge #39 Anything Christmas at Tammy's Scrappin Corner
Challenge #61 Holiday Cards at The Stamping Boutique
Challenge #91 Christmas - No Red or Green at Celebrate The Occasion
Challenge #189 Non-Traditional Christmas at Digital Tuesday
Christmas at Clear It Out
Challenge #40 So This Is Christmas at Deep Ocean
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #91 Christmas at Top Tip Tuesday
Challenge #24 Baby, It's Cold Outside at Can you Digi It
Challenge #34 Inks And Such Anything Goes at Jackson's Digital Expressions
Challenge #32 Countdown to Christmas at LEJ Designs
Snowflakes at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #54 Anything Goes - As Long As It's Festive at Whimsy Inspirations
All About Christmas at Delightful Sketches
Challenge #113 Anything Goes at Crafts And Me
Challenge #146 Anything Goes at I Love Promarkers
Anything Goes at Aud Sentiments
Two of Anything (Two Punches) at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #105 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper-Crafty
Mega Christmas Challenge - Happy Holidays at Passion For Promarkers
Challenge #30 Christmas at Go Fish Challenges
RCC75 Holiday Spirit at Ribbon Carousel Blog
Challenge #135 Your Favorite Entry from 2012 at Sentimental Sundays