I seriously don't know how this week is flying by - work has been so busy that it has been tough to find pockets to craft and I was also having no mojo these past few days. Anytime the mojo runs out - its always nice to do some challenges because its such a great way to get it back :) So I did a few of the challenges over at
Paper Craft Planet created by some of my homegirlzzz :)
The first one was from the first
3D challenge over at Paper Craft Planet - this one was a challenge from
Adela to create something out of a regular tin can (like a 8oz can of something)... I loved this challenge of taking something from your pantry and just altering it... so I cleaned out a can and peeled the sticky paper off and started to alter it. I totally LOVE the stamps that Melanie had released called the
Best Things in Life. This is such a versatile set and is perfect for every occaision because you can mix and match the words to suit your every needs. Melanie's stamps are awesome - and at first I just couldn't decide what I wanted the sentiments to say - but then since I was working with a tin can - I went with the words:
The Best things in Life are in a tin :) and decided to make a quick little spring basket full of treats and the person can later use it for something in their house :)
This was SUCH a simple and quick project - it was no more than a 20-25 minute project. Just some pretty paper, some ribbon, ink and primas - and voila - a gift (filled with yummy gummy bunnys :) that can be used for other things after the bunnys are gone :) Check out
this set and also Melanie's newest stamp
sets also over at
Gina K. (you have to check out all of
Gina's newest releases also -- talk about Ka-Ute!!!!). You can
check out the gallery over at Paper Craft Planet with all the can-fabulous creations :)
I love these 3-D challenge - it seriously gets me out of my box - and the challenge this week is from my homegirl
Tammy - who challenged us to make this cute basket box. You can find all the deets over at
Cambria Turnbrow's page on how to make the box - You have to try this out (all you need is a 5 x 5 piece of paper). If you play along this week, please upload to
Paper Craft Planet with the tag
3d4. This first box was so much fun to make - I kept it simple because I loved the design of the paper.
Then I couldn't stop... and tried it out with DP that has patterns on either side to see what that would look like... I totally loved that you can create two different boxes with the same DP - and still I can create two more boxes from the same DP!!! now that's awesome that you can create 4 boxes with one 12 x 12!!!
The next one I created as something just very simple - but then I saw that I had this leeeetle scrap of this pretty DP that I had in my stash - so I just adorned the sides of the box and made it my handle also.
it is sooooo easy peasy - and I bet you can't just make one --- I totally couldn't as you can see:
Next - I COULDN"T stop!!! These were waaaay to cute and sooo much fun!! and SO FAST!!!! This time, I thought I could make a little drawer... so I made two boxes and punched out a little tab using a 1" punch. I made a bigger box using the same template to make the mini boxes and then decorated it with some papers, flowers and liquid pearls :) SO quick!!! I made this as a little thing that could sit at my DH's desk at work.
What is hilarious - is that I was trying to use some primary colors that looked more masculine... but see, I just can't do masculine... it always ends up with dots and flowers :) But, I am glad that he likes it :) You can fill it with all kinds of stuff, but I thought that since its sitting at his desk, I would fill it with some paper clips and some binder clips for him.
I need to make one for my desk and fill it with a secret stash of yum yums for crafting time :) I hope you can play along (it seriously only takes about maybe 7 minutes to make a box and then you have all the possibilities open to how to adorn it :) If you play along at PCPlanet - please upload with the tag 3d4. And guess what? Next, week its my turn to be the hostess of this challenge - so stay tuned next tuesday for another challenge over at the planet :)
The last challenge that I did was
Jen's Scrappy Sunday challenge over at
Paper Craft Planet. Every Sunday, Jen creates an awesome sketch to get scrappy with it :) I LOVE Jen's style and allows me to get my scrap mojo on so easily. As you probably know, I am using Jen's sketch to create a book for my daughter - every week I use one of her sketches and use the same papers, style of photos etc, so that I can keep scrappbooking - I am sooo excited that I have three pages already done!! YAY!
I LOVE these papers - these are from
Taylor's Easter Key Ingredient's Kit! They are just awesome - and I LOVE these colors and embellishments. The kit comes with DP, coordinating cardstock, brads, flower embellies and coordinating ribbon! It makes doing these scrapbook pages so easy and fun! I also used the
calendar stand that Taylor has at
her store - which has been a fun way to display these pages, because every week, I am adding a new page and so it changes the home decor every week - and my kids love seeing themselves displayed :) This was a fun page to do for her - showing a favorite thing that they always do - sitting by the window playing and laughing....
I love this pic of the two of them together... I love watching them play and was so happy that I captured this moment between them, they were just sitting so nicely on the window sill, and were telling each other stories. I still don't like my handwriting, but I am trying to get over the fact that I don't like my handwriting on pages, by writing something on each page = on this page I wrote: My heart always melts when I see you both playing together, I love seeing you both laughing at your private jokes - May you always be best friends.
These sketches are so fun and quick! I have made all my pages 6 x 6 because I always get intimidated by the big space of a 12 x 12 - so these pages come together really quick! If you play along this week - then you can upload to the Scrappy Sunday album for this week with the tag: sb031509
Tomorrow is
Taylor's Friday Cupcake Challenge (yay!) You could win a FREE set of
Taylor's Tiny Twinkles - all you have to do is to participate in her sketch challenge and upload it to Paper Craft Planet - for more details - stay tuned to
Taylor's blog tomorrow!!!!
Are ya'll excited that its almost Friday? You know I am!!!
Thank you so much for visiting my little corner :)
Ciao for now :)
Sankari :)
