As you plan the upcoming week, please remember . . .

• Inchies Club meets on Wednesday, November 28, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Art 'n Soul. Along with the Inchie exchange, Sue White is going to teach us how to easily make a bow for our packages using 12x12 scrapbook paper. Check with the store for supplies needed, or look for the supply list in your Recycled Rubber email reminder.

• Recycled Rubber happens this Saturday, December 1, beginning at 10:00 a.m.

Velvet papers and some SEI foil papers arrived over the holiday weekend and will be at the store by late afternoon. Take a look . . .

The order for the Mirror Paper is due mid-week, along with additional papers for your holiday cards and projects, as well as the re-order of the Basic Grey holiday papers we featured at the Art 'n Soul Christmas Party.


From Graphic 45's blog . . . click on the links below the photos to download the project sheet with directions, rather than try to read the PDF image that's much too small to read.

GRAPHIC 45 PRESENTS THREE A LADIES' DIARY PROJECT SHEETS

 A Ladies' Diary Tags 

Download the A Ladies' Diary Sublime Tag Project Sheet 

Download the A Ladies' Diary Picture Perfect Tag Project Sheet  

Download A Ladies' Diary Tag Project Sheet

From Spellbinders' blog . . .

Rudolph Tag

by Beate Johns

"I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We couldn't go to see family, but we still had a great time. Rick grilled our turkey (breast) and it tasted great. Today I want to show you a Christmas tag created with the darling reindeer die from Frosty Forms. I love that die! I couldn't help myself and had to turn it into Rudolph.

Spellbinders™ Paper Arts Supplies:

• Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine
• S5-121 Frosty Forms   
  Spellbinders™ 
     
  Shapeabilities®
• S5-127 Label Twenty-Eight  Spellbinders™ Nestabilities®
• S4-166 Standard Circles SM Spellbinders™ Nestabilities®
• S5-089 Homespun   
  Spellbinders™ 
     
  Shapeabilities®
  
  

Preferred Promotional Partners: 

• JustRite® Papercraft - Christmas Vintage Label One
• Want2Scrap - Beautiful Bling Borders - Fancy That!, Red Baby Bling

Cross Promotional Partners:

• My Mind's Eye™ - All is Bright 6" x 6" paper pack
• Scor-Pal® - 1/8" wide Scor-Tape, Scor-Mat
• SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVE BY 3L™ - Foam Adhesive Squares

Others:  sanding block, sewing machine, buttons, silver cord, white and kraft cardstock, seam binding, white and black ink, black marker

Here is a video for I created the tag:

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope this inspires you to create with your dies today! Have a wonderful day and weekend.

Hugs and smiles"

From Memory Box . . .

Simple pleasures...

"Don't you just LOVE this tree!  I really like how the Signo white pen on the berries makes them pop against the brown and look three-dimensional.  

• Memory Box stamp JOY Outline A1379
• Memory Box stamp Berry Tree F1890
• PoppyStamps die Sitting Cat 860
• Distress Ink Gathering Twigs
• Distress Marker Antique Linen
• Signo White gel pen
• Neenah Desert Storm and scrap of black cardstocks
• Memory Box Chestnut note card

When I found this sentiment, I knew I had to create a scene for the inside of the card.  How perfect that the die cut cat on the front has become the stamped cat by the chair!

• Memory Box stamp Cat and Lamp D1268
• Memory Box stamp Cozy Chair D1184
• Memento Tuxedo Black ink
• Distress Markers Antique Linen, Frayed Burlap, Faded Jeans
• Memory Box Moroccan Vanilla Bean
• black fine point pen for handwritten sentiment

This may be the holiday card I send to book-loving friends this year.  It could also be  a card that I send any time throughout the year.  I've made several, changing up the Memory Box papers on the chairs and the colors of the lampshades and tea cups.  

Happy Crafting!"

Need Dividers?

"I have always loved the Memory Box Blank Ticket stamp {G1780}. Well, the other day I re-organized all of my embossing folder swatches and inks. I didn't just want all of the swatches stacked in a box so I created dividers. So, grab the Blank Ticket stamp, the Memory Box Pixie 6x6 paper pack, and let's get started on making a few dividers.

Note: The Memory Box Index Card stamp {G1781} would work great for this too!

1. Using the brown paper from the Pixie paper pack, cut a 5 1/4" x 3" piece. Back with other cardstock if you want your divider to be a bit heavier.

Note: Other paper options include the Memory Box 8 1/2 x 11 paper in Vanilla Bean or Mocha.

2. Using white ink, stamp the Blank Ticket stamp onto the paper. I stamped mine towards the top and right side of the divider. I didn't want it centered because I added tabs.

3. Trim around the top corners of the stamped image.

4. Add washi tape to the left side of the divider for tabs.

5. Sew around the edges to finish.

You could use this style of divider for many things. Look around and see what might need organizing and have fun! Thanks for stopping by!"

Only one week to wait until my granddaughter Kacie walks down the aisle. I picked up my dress this afternoon; we'll see how it fits tomorrow morning. The rehearsal and dinner happens Thursday night; on Saturday, it all comes together! If I seem a little goofy this week, you'll know why!