Post-It Note Holder

The challenge on Cardz 4 Guys this week is 'Anything BUT a card'.  I came up with a Post-It Note holder, using a free-standing, clear, acrylic photo frame.  The sticky Post-It notes stick to the frame and when you run out, you just replace with a new pad of Post-It notes. Simple!

The difficult part was trying to take a photo without the reflection showing!!

 I would also like to enter the following challenge:
Tuesday Throwdown #206 ~ Other than a card or tag

Cooler day today.......!

Well, the sun's disappeared today and it looks like we might even get a spot of rain.  I must say, it's quite pleasant sat here by the window with a lovely cool breeze for a change!

I meant to post these earlier, but totally forgot!  At a recent BBQ for about 30 or so people, I made a selection of salads.  Knowing there were several people with nut or garlic allergies, as well as at least one vegetarian, I made these using my Sizzix Rosette die, attaching them to kebab sticks. 

I attached them to the outside of the bowls with Blu-Tack, so that they wouldn't fall over in the salads! They all survived, so I'll be able to use them again. It's a good way of using up those leftover bits of card!

Today's card is for a very young at heart 70 year old!  Cards with a male theme I still find more challenging, but this Papermania stamp so suits him.  

A Joy Fold card this time, kept closed with screw brads.  The tool embossing folder is so handy, especially when trying to get away from a sports theme. 

This photo shows how the card opens.

I would like enter this card for the following challenge:

Pixie's Crafty Workshop ~ Use Your Snippets - Week 135

We Do Doobadoo Craft Challenge ~ Celebrations

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge # 39  ~ Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge ~ Anything Goes

90th Birthday

Phew!  It's been really warm again today, but I needed to make a card for a 90 year old.  I really like stepper cards - and they are so easy to make using a Hougie Board.  Perhaps it was the weather, but I changed my mind about the colour scheme so many times with this card.  At least I have a few cards half done in various colours which I can make into other cards!  I settled on white and shades of purple and I managed to use up some more of my snippets to make the decorations.

Instructions for my card:

 Start with a 21cm x 28cm piece of white card.

Draw a pencil line down the centre, lengthwise.

Score at 3cm, 6cm, 10cm, 14cm and 21cm to the pencil line - scoring across right across the card at 14cm.

Using a craft knife, cut along the pencil line between the 3cm and 21cm points.

Fold as shown.

I would like to enter my card for the following challenge:
Pixie's Crafty Workshop ~ Use Your Snippets - Week 135
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge # 39 ~ Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Reach for the Moon!

Like most crafters, I hate throwing away even little snippets of leftover card.  As my pile grew, I decided to store them by colour like this....... 

.....in the hope that it would be easier to find the colour I need and I'd actually use them!  

I set myself the challenge today of only using off-cuts (except for the base card) to make my card. This is my absolute favourite sentiment stamp to use for Good Luck cards. 

The embossing folder is Embossalicious 'Clouds'. The stars were punched out of holographic silver card.

I would like to enter my card for the following challenge:

Crafter's Companion Monthly Challenge ~ Show Off Your Sentiments

Pixie's Crafty Workshop ~ Use Your Snippets Week 135