well well. This rain is getting the best of my mood. It is POURING RAIN again today. I seriously think the state of Mass is going to float away?
Sorry for my ranting. I just want summer to come!
Here are some Mini Notebooks that I’ve been making with my Bind-It-All (LOVE that machine). These can be used as notebooks, password books, or journals. They are pretty quick & easy to make. I am selling these in my upcoming Craft Fair for $4 each.
This book here was made using October Afternoon Designer Paper. I just love these monsters. They are so cute & wonderful for a little boy.
Here are some close ups of the inside of the books. Sorry for the bad photos - lighting was not very good.
For the insides, I just used Index Cards that I bought at Staples. If you wanted, you could use plain cardstock without lines. I’ve done that too.
I used a bunch of different supplies on these. If you have any specific questions on products used, just leave me a comment.
I hope everyone has a wonderful (DRY) 4th of July! 
Altered Stuff, Bind-It-All
Not sure if I will be able to post again before the Holiday, so if not - wanted to say Happy 4th of July to everyone. Here in MA it’s a ridiculous 60 DEGREES and rainy. It has literally rained the ENTIRE MONTH OF JUNE. So we are dying for some decent Holiday weather this weekend.
Here is another quick card that I made recently. Wild About You is one of my fave stamp sets & word on the street is that it’s retiring. Bummer! What I love most about this set is that it is QUICK and easy to use. All solid images - no coloring required.
Supplies: SU! Old Olive CS, Riding Hood Red Ribbon, Wild About You Stamp Set. All ink is Colorbox Chaulk Ink. DP is from My Minds Eye.
Cards
well, things have been somewhat hectic for us lately. I hate to say that although this fair is coming up, I am feeling very unprepared. I just have not been able to really focus on getting ready for it. Argh! This week I am trying to focus as much as I can on getting ready for it. I have been trying to package & label all of my greeting cards for the Fair. Can I just tell you how many I have? WOW! I didn’t think I had made so many over the past few months. Let’s hope they sell! (Pete wants everything to sell so that he doesn’t have to carry it back into the house, hehe)
Anyway, here is a glimpse at a recent one that I made. The layout was interpreted from a card that I swore I saw on Kristina’s Blog. But now for the life of me I cannot find it. I’m leaving myself to wonder, did I just see a small part of a card & then turn it into this? Or did I totally CASE this? Crap. I don’t remember! Either way, I’ve linked to Kristina’s fab-u-lous blog!
Supplies: SU! Close to Cocoa, Very Vanilla CS; So Saffron Ribbon. Cosmo Cricket DP. Bazzil Buttons. Hero Arts Stamp.
Cards
So I didn’t even notice until one of my lovely readers pointed it out - but I was featured on the Crafty Storage Blog yesterday! Woo! How exciting I am very appreciative of the linking guys, so thanks!
I have been bad at updating lately so I wanted to share 3 recent cards with you. The photos are not the greatest as I was shooting at night time & had no natural light. I am still messing with the White Balance settings on my camera. Anyway, I hope you enjoy!
I wanted to try making a card that was mono-toned. That is a bit of a challenge for me. I used only white & green in this card. I really like how it turned out. All supplies are Stampin Up, except for the Chipboard Letters - they are from Heidi Swapp. I also used the Fiskars Threading Water punch for the border.
This card is yet another baby card. I have so much of this DP and I feel like it’s just so great for baby cards!
I am loving the new Cosmo Cricket stuff. It’s super cute. I made this card using some Cosmo Cricket DP and the rest of supplies are all from Stampin Up.
Cards
Erin is a co-worker & very good friend of mine! Today is her birthday and in honor of that I decided to give her some flowers that will never die!
These paper flowers are from K & Company. They came in a book FULL of awesome paper flowers ready for you to punch out & piece togeether. I saw them at AC Moore a few months back. When I went back a few days later, they were on clearance - the entire book was like $2. I couldn’t resist. There are literally hundreds of flowers - and you can arrange them any which way you want. I used some buttons & glue dots to hold them all together. Added them to some wooden sticks & stuck them into this clay pot.
I used my hot glue gun to secure them in place inside the pot - and also to secure the moss a little bit. I am really pleased with how they turned out!
Altered Stuff, Other
After some requests from my awesome readers (woo!!), I am going to try & post the projects I am selling in my upcoming fair. (and let’s face it, I haven’t really been working on ANYTHING else lately! 
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Last year I made these door hangers using my Cricut. They were fun to make & super cute - but a bit flimsy. So when I was at AC Moore a few months ago, I saw some plain wooden door hangers that were just begging to be altered. They only cost $1 each. I scooped up a few to try them out. Here is what I came up with - I hope they will be super fun for a little boys room!
The paper is from October Afternoon. I’ve had it for a while and haven’t been quite sure how to use it. Those little monsters are so darn cute! The stickers are from American Crafts (Thickers…shocking, I know)
These were super easy to make - definitely something I think I will do more of. Just adhere paper, sand & embellish!
Altered Stuff
I’ve had a few requests for this, and it’s getting close - so here is some info about the SUPER HUGE Craft Fair I will be participating in this summer. I’ve literally been devoting all my spare crafting time to projects for this fair. This one is by far the largest I’ve ever done and I’m quite nervous that I will either not sell ANYTHING…or run out of stuff! Last year this fair attracted 40,000 people!!
FALMOUTH ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL
July 8th, 2009 (rain date July 9th)
10am-6pm
Location: Main Street, Falmouth Village (Cape Cod, MA)
LINK to website w/ more information
If you live nearby and are thinking of going, I highly recommend it! From what I hear, this is the best Craft Show on the Cape. There are many booths & vendors. Falmouth is a great town and has lots to do.
I will be selling all kinds of product at this fair (most everything you see here on my blog). If you are interested in what my past fair booths look like, you can find photos located in the gallery HERE. If you have questions about Craft Fairs & my experience from a vendor perspective, I have a FAQ on that HERE.
So, wish me luck! I have exaclty one month to get everything ready & organized. It’s crunch time. My Mother will be with me the day of the fair (you will see her in some of those photos of my other fairs). She is my wonderful “money lady” - she does all the money and it lets me attend to customers & the product. Pete will be there I’m sure to setup & takedown (what guys do best). I am harassing him to get creative & think of how I can maximize the 10′x10′ space that I will have. I never seem to have enough room. *sigh*.
OH and if you’re really a planner, here are the other 2 fairs that I’m definitely commited to this Fall: (I did both of these last year - both were WONDERFUL fairs).
Harvest Craft Fair
First Parish of Sudbury
Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009
10am - 4pm
Middlesex Community College Arts & Crafts Fair
Saturday Nov. 21, 2009
10am - 4pm
Bedford, MA
Craft Fair
Wow. I haven’t blogged in over a week! I’m so sorry guys. Life has just gotten in the way a little bit and I haven’t been able to be on here much. I finally took some photos of a few things I’ve been working on. I’m really ramping up for my Craft Fair this July on the Cape.
Here is a card that I made using some yummy SU! Designer Paper. It’s similar to this card I made for Mother’s Day. I like doing this technique with the squares because it allows me to use a bunch of cute DP.
Here are some Band Aid Tins that I bought from Joann.com - I am altering them to sell in my Fair. I am trying to market them as Gift Card Holders - they are the perfect size to stick a Gift Card in. I got this great idea from my SU! Demo, Michelle. Thanks Michelle!
I hope to be back very soon with more pics & projects. This weekend I’m going to try & get caught up on a bunch of crafty-related stuff. Thanks for stopping by!
Altered Stuff, Cards
Hi guys - sorry I’ve been somewhat MIA!
I don’t really have anything crafty to share with you today, but I do have a few photos that I took over Memorial Day Weekend that I figured I would post. I’m trying to get better at my Photography & Photoshop skills. I am really pleased with how these came out. You can see more Photos of mine on my Flickr Page.
Here is Matthew & Catie just hanging out being goofy on a blanket in that backyard at my Mom & Dad’s house. Love those blue eyes on Matthew!
I caught Catie playing with Matthew’s gameboy all alone on the blanket.
This is my Dad (”Uncle Chris”) talking to Matthew & Catie at the BBQ.
My personal webpage has a full gallery of photos, but these are just a few of my favorites. Thanks for looking!
Photography
I am super in-love with this “And Many Mower” set from SU! - it’s perfect for all those Dad cards. I got some inspiration for these cards from the gallery on SCS. This card here inspired me to make this one:
I made those golf balls using a circle punch & the Swiss Dots embossing folder on my Cuttlebug. To give them a bit more dimension I sponged them just a bit with brown ink . I colored the golfer using my Copics. The grass was another idea I found from many cards on SCS in the gallery. I just used some green DP and cut the very top a bit with my scissors, then sponged with some Olive ink. Such a CUTE affect!
Here is another one that I made. I CASE’d this off of this card on SCS. (There are quite a few like it on there, so creative!)
Here is an up close view of the grass…
With Father’s Day just around the corner, I’m sure these will be great cards to give out. I know my Dad is a BIG golfer. But so is my Mom. Hmmm…guess I’m going to need a Lady Golfer set now too!
Hope everyone has a fabulous Memorial Day Weekend. The official start to summer, yay! We are headed down the Cape -and then out to Western MA for a BBQ at my parents. Lots of driving this weekend. It will be fun though!
Supplies: SU! “And Many Mower” Stamp Set. Hawaian Papaya DP, Very Vanilla, Close to Cocoa CS. Misc. DP. Copic Markers. SU! Riding Hood Red Ribbon, 1″ Circle Punch, Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch. Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder.
Cards
