The Long & Short of it

I'm joining the crew over at CAS-ual Fridays
again this week. They have been hosting the best
and most unique challenges. This month's challenge,
The Long & Short of it
was to create a tall, skinny card (or a short, fat
card depending how you go about it!). I can honestly
say that I've never even thought to create a card
with these dimensions...not sure what that says about
my creative genius (or obvious lack thereof!) Ha!
Anyways, enough chit chat. Here's what I came up with:

Crazy, eh? Who would've thunk?
I'm super happy about the way it turned out.
I think the tallness of the card just stretches
the happy factor to epic proportions :)

Here's a little close-up of the flower:

I knew I wanted something a little extra-
special because of all the white space (well,
green space, if you're going to be technical)
of the card and I think the embroidered
flower adds just the perfect amount of snazzy.

I'm loving these challenges and seeing what all
the girls come up with. Lots of crazy inspiration!
Thanks for stopping by :)

The Nitty-Gritty Details:
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Melon Mambo, Whisper White (SU!)
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Rich Razzleberry (SU!)
Stamps: flower (Material Girl - CC & Unity), sentiment (Unity - April KOM),
lazy daisy stitch stamp (Messy stitches - Autumn Leaves)
Other: white embossing powder, embroidery floss, sewing machine

Christmas in July?

This month's HCCC was a doozy! I was totally stumped on this
challengebecause it was so out-of-the-box. I mean, really,
a colour combination of orange, yellow and green for a
Christmas card? I sat down a couple times pulling cardstock
and looking at stamp sets hoping something would come
to me, but each time I was completely stumped.
That is until I made this card.
As I typed the words "I have a feeling more of these
patchwork-y cards will be in my future...
so much fun mixing patterns and colours!" I finally had
my 'Aha!' moment and here's what I created:

I pulled some patterned papers - a Cosmo Cricket Holly Jolly,
Basic Grey Nook and Pantry and Basic Grey Sugar Rush
(I thought the flowers looked kind of poinsettia-ish)
- and just followed the same layout as the previous
card I had made. And, while I'm happy with how it ended up...

...I'm pretty sure these won't be our Christmas cards this year :)

So good to be pushed out of my comfort zone though.
Thanks for getting us to think out-of-the-box, Marnie, and
creating what may have been the most challenging challenge yet!

I'm going to have to think up something epic for August...

A Wedding Card

I'd recently seen a challenge about creating a card that coordinates the the theme colours of a wedding. So when we received an invite for a wedding this past weekend, I thought it would be fun to make their card with their wedding colours. The only problem was their colours were black and yellow. How does one create an elegant wedding card using black and bright yellow? Without the card looking like a bumblebee? I was quite stumped, until I saw this card.
I figured if I could find some cute patterned paper, I could put together a little patchwork that would be fun, but still classy enough for the wedding. Next problem was, I only had one sheet of patterned paper that was yellow, none that were black...and that's when the inspiration hit me and all of a sudden I knew this was gonna be a great card. Using some background stamps I created my own patterned paper and came up with this lovely:

A little close-up of the flower:

I'm SO happy with how it turned out! Bright and fun, like the bride
and groom, but not too cutesy that it's not appropriate for a wedding.

I have a feeling more of these patchwork-y cards will be in my future...
so much fun mixing patterns and colours!

Thanks for visiting :)

Supplies:
Stamps: Wishing You (Verve), Musical notes (Unity), Text (Hero Arts)
Paper: Doily Print (Basic Grey), Basic Black, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight (SU!)
Ink: Basic Black, Daffodil Delight (SU!), Old Paper Distress Ink (Ranger)
Other: Clear embossing powder (HA), flower die (SU!), twine (PTI), button (BG)

A Perfect Challenge!

I came across a new challenge blog this week and it was the

perfect inspiration I needed for a special card.

Our friend lives in a city apartment with his Airedale Terrier
and made the difficult decision to give him a new home
where he can run and play outside all day. I can't imagine
how hard that choice was...and how lonely his apartment
will be without his best furry friend. We're all going to miss
him so much! I wanted to send him a card to let him know
we're thinking of him during this tough time and that we
will always cherish the special visits we shared with him.
So, without further amounts of sob story, here's the card:

This week's challenge was 'Krafts-men':
a clean and simple card for a guy, using kraft cardstock.
I started with a kraft base which I embossed with
a Tim Holtz impression plate. I rubbed distress ink
all over the impression plate before I ran it through
my Cuttlebug and it gave it a great weathered look.
Another layer of kraft with a torn piece of Riding
Hood Red cardstock to border it and then wrapped
it in twine and frayed the edges. I finished the panel
with four brushed copper eyelets.

To finish it, I stamped a retired SU! sentiment on Very Vanilla
cardstock with Riding Hood Red ink and heat embossed it
with clear embossing powder. I love the way it makes the
words really stand out. Lastly, I heavily distressed all the
edges and adhered it with some pop-dots.

I'm so happy with the way it turned out! I wasn't sure
what kind of card to create for the situation, but hopefully
this will send a special warm-fuzzy to our friend...
in a very manly way, of course!

Thanks, CAS-ual Fridays for the inspiration!

For the boys

Between Grandpa and Dad's birthdays and Father's
Day, I had a whole bunch of man cards to make.
I wasn't feeling particularly inspired at the time
so I used layouts from some other manly "man
cards" to get my mojo flowing.

The first card was for Grandpa's birthday. I used
the gift bag on page 62 of the May/June PaperCrafts
to start me off and this is what I camp up with:
I used some old SU! papers from my stash
and a sentiment from Verve. My trusty
Spellbinders dies for the label shape and this
card came together licky-tee-split!
Love it!! And I think this is such a versatile
sketch to work with. I can totally see making
this in fun, bright colours for a child's birthday.

Next up were some Father's Day cards and
Dad's birthday card. Both of these cards were
inspired by ones in the SU! Summer Mini
catalogue, just switched up the stamps and
papers and a few little details.

I especially love how this card turned out!!

It was fun tying in lots of details and textures without
getting overly frilly or bling-y.

After making these cards, I feel a lot more excited about
creating cards for guys. I was glad for the inspiration
I could use to, not only make the whole process a lot
quicker, but to learn some great techniques for 'dressing
up' cards for the men in my life :)
And a special thanks to this gal for lending me SU!'s
Countryside stamp set. I would've never got this set on
my own, but I've used it SO much in the past few weeks,
I just might have to add it to my "Buy Immediately" list :)
It's a crazy versatile set and I'm finding I'm using it for
everything. Thanks, Marn!

June's HCCC

Just a quick post to share this month's challenge

card. It turned out a lot different than I had envisioned
in my head...but I think that's okay
because I really like it!

My 'borrowed' item was the plastic from this tomato
container. I used it to cut out some butterflies with my
Cuttlebug - I love how they turned out and will
definitely be doing this again. I saw a package of
die cut 'ghost shapes' (clear plastic hearts) at the
scrapbook store for $5.99. My tomatoes cost
$2.99, with the added bonus of getting tomatoes :)
Making your own embellishments is a huge
money saver! Plus, reusing the container is
environmentally friendly and feels like I'm
giving myself a good, Dutch, pat on my back. Ha!

Originally, I thought I would use the layout
from the inspiration card. I really liked it
and it was so different from what I normally
do...but it just couldn't get it, so instead
I used the colours from the card: Baha Blue,
Kiwi Kiss, Rose Red, Pink Pirouette and used a
layout from a card I saw online a long time ago.
I copied the sketch, but forget where it's from.
I can't take credit for it, and my apologies to the
original creator!

I used Versamark to stamp the polkadot background (Unity)
and Basic Grey patterned papers for the little butterflies.
The sentiment (Inkadinkado) was heat embossed in white.

Overall, a sweet, happy little card...
that puts a smile on my face!
:)

Loving these Hazzard County Card challenges!
Can't wait to see what you've got in store for
us in July, Marnie!

The Biggest Form of Flattery?

It was our uncle's birthday and I was in a total crunch for
a quick card that would suit him. Thankfully, my friend
came to the rescue and let me borrow the perfect stamp
set...and the perfect card to create with it :)
Using this amazing card for my 'inspiration'
...okay, okay, I totally copied it! Just changed up the
cardstock and patterned paper with what I had on
hand ...
I think I put this together in like 10 minutes:

An absolutely perfect card for our uncle who is
restoring a '78 Chevy.
Happy Birthday, Uncle Garry!!

And thanks, Marnie, for coming to the rescue again! :)

May's HCCC...kind of

Well, this month's HCCC was a great one...unfortunately,
I didn't get my butt in gear soon enough to fully complete it.
This card was supposed to be a Mother's Day card but, alas, it
was not given to anyone on Mother's Day :( It will, however, be
going to my aunt, who is a sister to my mother, so maybe I
can get half points for that? LOL!

Introducing May's Hazzard County Challenge Card:

Our inspiration picture was a beautiful bunch
of gladiolus' and, thanks to my fellow Duke Diva,
while I didn't have a stamp of one of these beautiful
flowers, I did have a picture which I printed onto 3
different colours of patterned paper and pieced for
the final image.

I used some dimensionals to give a bit of depth
to the flower and I love how it turned out.
The layout was taken from this card and while
I really wanted to add a little bit of ribbon and some
sparkle, my aunt is not into that frilly, frou-frouey
kind of stuff, so I left if kind of plain. Even though
I would have loved to 'bling it up a notch' (ha!) I
do think those beautiful glads create quite a
statement on their own.

I've used my computer for card-making before and,
while I prefer good old-fashioned ink, rubber and paper,
I can see how if you don't have a specific image or
sentiment it can be a quick (and inexpensive!) way to
expand your supply stash. So thanks again for this great
challenge, Marnie. I love how they always push me outside
of the box. Stay tuned to find out what we have in store for June!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Rose Red, Crumb Cake, Whisper White (SU!)

PP: Basic Grey - Lemonade
Flower Image: found online
Stamps: Old Letter Writing (HA), Thankful Hearts (Verve)
Ink: Rose Red (SU!), Old Paper (Tim Holtz Distress), Versamark
Other: clear embossing powder (HA)

CASE-ing gone bad! ...and a redemption :)

After seeing this super cheery card I knew
I wanted to give the layout a try and create
an equally happy card to send to a friend.
Unfortunately, sometimes even the best
made plans don't work out and this card
is a great example of that:

I don't know if it's lacking the cheerful
cuteness of Kristina Werner's card or if the
colours I chose just didn't quite work out, but
this card definitely falls into the 'scrap' category
of Angela's Scrapyard :(

Wanting to redeem the 'blech-ness' of what
I had just created, and needing a sympathy
card for friends of ours, I set about using what
was sitting out on my desk from the previous
mess to create another card.
Thankfully, I had better results with this one:

After putting together the background pieces, then
adding some scoring and gold brads, I knew it still
needed a little something...Thankfully I remembered
this gem of a sympathy card (that was created back
in January...talk about being inspired!) and heat
embossed the sentiment in gold. The perfect
finishing touch! Still not an epic card by any
means, but a vast improvement over the
previous attempt. It just goes to show, if at
first you don't succeed...have some chips, and
then try again :)

March HCCC: Part One

This month's Hazzard County Card Challenge was

just too good! Such a beautiful inspiration picture.
Thanks, Marnie!
I had so many ideas floating around in my
head for this one, but unfortunately my scrapyard is
slowly being packed up in boxes as we prepare for
moving in a couple weeks :( I got a good start on the
challenge, but I don't have a finished project to
share with you...yet!
So, here's a little peek at what I have so far:

After seeing the stained-glass window,
I knew right away that I wanted to try the
'cracked glass' technique for my project.
I have seen it many times and always thought
it was something I'd like to try. Well, let me tell
you something, unless I get myself some of the
Ultra-Thick embossing powder, I won't be doing
this again in a hurry!! Oh my word! It took forever,
I burnt my fingers off with my heat gun and got
hot, melty, sticky embossing powder seared into my
flesh numerous times. Also, apparently I didn't
put enough coats on (Really?Because I did, like,
six!) as there are no cracks on the left side of
the piece. I'm not a huge fan of how the distress ink
soaked into the cracks and the anal-retentive part
of me doesn't like that I can't control where and how
the cracks end up forming.
ANYWAYS...
I'm still kinda in love with it ;)
Now the problem is, I can't decide what to
do with it!? This baby took so much time
and effort that if I were to put it on a card it
would have to be for someone incredibly special
and amazing before you could pry it out of my
blistered, glazed fingers! LOL! Maybe I'll use
it to make a journal for myself...I am pretty special
and amazing, y'know? Bwaahahahahaha!!!

Anyways, stay tuned for part two of March's
HCCC...it will probably be a few weeks before
we get moved and settled in. But don't worry,
I've got a couple things in the archives that I will
post, for your viewing pleasure, in the meantime.

Can't wait to see how this month's challenge
picture inspires all of you!
Happy stamping :)

A Tag!

This tag was totally inspired by one from
the latest PaperCraft's magazine. I don't
usually make tags, preferring to make a
full-out card, but in this case I didn't have
a tonne of time and really did just want a
little note to tie onto a gift. This turned out
even better than I had hoped!

Using my Nestabilities (I just can't stop using
these babies - I love them!) I cut out the green
layer using some old Basic Grey paper and then a
smaller layer in Ballet Blue. I used the Distressed Dots
background stamp from Unity and stamped the dots
with Versamark. Then I stamped the star (also from
Unity) in Ballet Blue and embossed it with clear embossing
powder and popped it up with a dimensional. I've had
the letter stickers for-ever, I think I got them when
I was in college!, but they were perfect for this tag!
Lastly, I put the eyelet in the top and added some
baker's twine.

Pete's friend is in a band, so I thought this fabric would
be perfect for for his new little rocker. Plus, doesn't
every baby need a skull and crossbones blankie? Ha!
I wrapped up some onesies, a book, and some
Johnson's baby products in the blanket and tied it all
up with some twine. Added the tag to finish it up and
I think it was a pretty sweet gift, from one guy to another!

My sewing machine is getting a work-out lately.
Can't wait to show you what I've been up to! ;)
Hope you're all finding some crafty time during
these grey, drizzly days to keep you cheery!

February's HCCC

That's right, people!

Only half-way through February and my
Hazzard County Card Challenge is complete!
(insert self-pat on the back here - hee!)
I had a friend that needed a bit of lovin'
and since she's a five hour car ride away,
we decided to pack up the love and send
it through the mail :)

Some sunshine-y happiness:
This card honestly would never had happened
without this month's challenge. I pulled out
the sparkles like they were going out of
style and dug through my cuttlebug
accessories hoping for some inspiration.
But, really, it all began with the cloud stamp...

The clouds were stamped with Versamark Dazzle
and embossed with a sparkly embossing powder.
You should see them shimmer in real life!
I also went around the embossed edge of the
yellow label die with a 2-way glue pen and then
shook on some Dazzling Diamonds. So pretty!
Lastly, I covered the small punched heart with
Glossy Accents. It looks like a shiny epoxy sticker
now. Love it!! After embossing the blue panel with
a hearts embossing folder, I wanted a little bit
more definition, so I took my white ink pad and
gently wiped it across the top - perfect!!
I just wanted to keep this sweet, cheery card
sitting on my mantle but, alas, it will be
sent in the mail, along with lots of love
and prayers.

Can I just say I love these challenges?
Always push me to take things one
step further - so good for the creative mojo :)
Happy stamping, friends!

Happy, happy, happy!!

My youngest sister-in-law just turned 18!!

SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!
The first birthday I celebrated with her,
she was only 8. 8, people! And now she can
legally gamble. I'm not sure how that happened.
Anyways, gone are the days of cutesy, little
girl cards and, yet, she's totally not into floral,
lacey 'mature lady' cards :)
What to do??
Well, it was tough figuring but, once
I started, it all just seemed to come together :)

Introducing...the 18 year old's birthday card:
It all started with that little snippet of ribbon.
I knew Michelle would love the colours, so I
went from there. I stamped the ledger in Old
Paper (when I purchased this stamp online I
thought, being a background stamp, that it
would cover the entire background of a cardfront.
Unfortunately, as you can see, it doesn't. I was
kind of bummed. I still like it, but I really
wish it covered the WHOLE background.
Do any of you know of a ledger stamp that
is truly a background stamp? I'd
appreciate any links - thanks!)

Pulling the colours from the Cosmo Cricket
ribbon, which I just stapled in place, I stamped
the word 'happy' ('So Very', a retired SU! set)
in Pumpkin Pie, Cameo Coral, Chocolate Chip,
Baja Blue and Kiwi Kiss. I punched the edge
with my spiral notebook punch from SU! and
layered some cameo coral cardstock beneath it.
The swirly flowers are a Basic Grey rub-on.
Generally I'm not a fan of run-ons, it just seems
silly to buy something that you can only use
once, when you could buy a stamp and use it
over and over and over again? But I picked
these up at a clearance sale for a dollar and
I do like how it turned out.

To finish things off, I added a Basic Grey
brad - which I've been hoarding for a year! -
but figured my sister's birthday was a
worthy enough occasion to break it out ;)
and a little snippit of matching patterned
paper to finish off the inside. The sentiment
inside says 'birthday wishes'.

While this card is totally outside of my usual
'creative box', I love how it turned out. I
especially love how it uses material from
four different companies (SU!, Unity, Cosmo
Cricket & Basic Grey) and yet looks so
'together'. It was super fun to make, and
I think I'm gonna stretch myself to do
stuff like this more often!

Thanks for popping by!

You're on my mind

Just a little note to let a friend know

I've been thinking of them:

Started with a kraft base with white sponged
around the edges. Stamped Old Letter Writing (HA)
in Baja Blue on the white layer and then distressed
the edges with Old Paper and sewed around the
outside. Used the spiral note punch (SU!) on some
patterned paper and stamped the sentiment from
Upsy Daisy (SU!) with the Baja Blue again and
wrapped some thread around that panel.

Finished by stamping the violet on 2 different
patterned papers and embossing them with
white embossing powder. I cut out the different
layers and used Vintage Photo distress ink on
the edges. I popped up the layers with foam
dots and finished by adding some sweet little
yellow rhinestones to the center. A sweet,
happy little card - just what I was hoping for!

Our valentines are coming along slowly but
surely. Crafting with kiddies always takes
a bit of time and patience but, in the end, I'm
always glad we spend the time doing it (even
though I *may or may not* get a tad
exasperated in the process sometimes!)
Stay tuned next week for lots of Valentines
goodness coming your way! :)
xoxo

May your cup overflow!

It was my sweet sister-in-law's birthday
so a cheery little card made it's way out West:

The image and sentiment from Unity (which reads
'May your cup overflow with Joy, Love & Laughter)
were perfect for my dear sister who loves a good
cup of tea and deserves a year just overflowing
with goodness! I totally copied the layout of one
of the cover cards from the latest Stamp It!
magazine (What an awesome issue, by the way!
And congratulations to this amazing gal whose
beautiful creation was published on page 61.
Wowee!!) I do wish I had die-cut the purple
layer to match the white, instead of leaving
it square with the wonky white stitching...
but once I had it all sewn down I wasn't
about to rip it all apart. Sometimes it's best
to just leave well enough alone!

I embossed that ca-ute tower of teacups with
clear embossing powder and then coloured
them in using dye ink and a blender pen.
Love how it turned out! I think I'll be
trying this technique out a bit more, I had a
lot of fun with it! I'd also like to mention how
much fun I had using my first set of
Nestabilities (a most awesome gift from an
incredibly thoughtful friend - THANK YOU!).
I think a serious addiction may have just begun...
;)

Thanks for stopping by to visit! The kids and I
are starting to get in the Valentines' Day groove,
so hopefully I'll have some delightfully LOVE-ly
things to share with you in the next little bit!

January's HCCC

This month's challenge was a GREAT one! Thanks Marnie!

I opened up my scrap drawer and pulled out the leftover
pieces I had from this card that I had planned to make
two of...but never got around to it. I forgot to take pictures
at the very beginning, but I had four 1-inch squares of
card stock that I then punched into little hearts. Here's
what my desk looked like halfway into the card:
I had a couple thin strips of kraft card stock and after
trying to make them into stripes in the background, I
thought of the little ruler stamp from Cosmo Cricket's
'Material Girl' stamp set (another goodie from the Unity
prize pack I won - SO amazing!!) and knew exactly
what I wanted to do:

The inside of the card says:
We love you T-H-I-S much!!

It's just a little card, about 3x4, but I think
it still packs a pretty big punch!

The second card didn't turn out quite as well
but I thought I should share it anyways.
It's always good to learn from someone else's
mistakes, right? ;)
Here's what I started with:

I thought I would glue all the scraps together on a
piece of paper and then trace my Top Note die cut
on to it and cut it out...however the the papers were
too small for the die, and so I ended up using a smaller
one from Tim Holtz. It was a little fancier and I think
the combination of the busy, mix-matched papers
and the die were a bit much. I wasn't sure what to do
with it, and only being able to use scraps upped the ante,
but here's what I ended up with:

(My husband also pointed out the irony of
the sentiment and the very busy card...
Oh well! Better luck next time!)

Here's a close-up of the wonky, scrap-paper die cut:

Anyways, I've learned that sometimes I'm better off
keeping things sweet and simple. The whole 'shabby-chic'
look is obviously not my forte...
But, do not fear!! My scrap drawer is not empty yet
and the month is only halfway through so perhaps
I will attempt another creation or two :)
Stay tuned for more adventures from the Scrapyard!

A few more MDS Thank Yous

Alright! I for real figured out how to post

my MDS creations here...not just an accident
like last time. Ha!

Here's the second batch of thank you cards
I made. So far I love this program for making
cards with photos! I'm still not really sure I would
make a card without a picture on it though. I really
like the layers and texture of a 'real life' card...plus
there's just something about playing around with
paper and ink, y'know?

The boys in their shirts and skateboards from
Grandma and Grandpa:

Jude and his pull-cow from Aunt Michelle:

The boys in their Batman pj's from Oma & Opa:

Levi, who exclaimed "Thanks!!! It's my FAVORITE!"
after every present that Aunt Katie and Uncle Will
gave to...everyone! LOL!!
What a precious kid:

I still have a handful of thank-yous to finish up.
I'm determined to have them done before the
end of the month...I'm hoping by typing that
out here, I'll be extra motivated to get them done!
Although the MDS program is motivation in itself.
So fun! If any of you are thinking of diving into
the world of digital cardmaking/scrapbooking
I highly recommend the My Digital Studio
program from Stampin Up! (No, they're not
paying me to say that...maybe I should look
into it though. Really, if a technically
challenged girl like me can do it, anyone can!)
Alright, happy stamping! er...digital crafting?

For my little LoveBug

This stamp may be the very reason I joined Unity's Kit of the Month club....that and a certain someone who tends to strongly influence my card-making supply purchases. I'm pretty sure
she twisted my arm when it came to joining up {grin}. Anyways, one of the perks (at the time) was a kit called 'Love Bug' and it was based around a main image of a VW beetle. As soon as I saw that cute little car, I knew I needed that stamp to make a card for a friend of mine who a.) loves getting mail b.) loves all things handmade and c.) drives her very own lime green little Bug.
Well, I got the stamp and it sat in my collection...over her birthday, her anniversary, a new home...finally I couldn't take it any longer! Christmas was coming and I was determined to make a 'Love Bug' card for my friend. Now the problem was "How in the world do you make a Christmas card with a Volkswagon on the front?" Well, it took a little bit of pondering, but here's what I came up with:

I totally forgot to take a picture of the inside where I
stamped "Merry Christmas to my little LoveBug".
Love it!!!

I had a lot of fun adding all the little details like the
Crystal Effects in the windshield and the peppermint
patty 'exhaust' hearts. This little number just makes
me swoon! I was pretty intimidated about making a
'car' card at first, but this rubber will be seeing a lot
more 'road' in the future!
Toot! Toot!
;)

Bright paper packages tied up with string...

Just a couple quick pics of some of the holiday gifts we gave. I love 'prettying' things up a bit...and I think it makes things a little extra special for the gift-getters :)

For my sister-in-law, a cutely decorated coffee tin held a new T-shirt...I also love re-using stuff that's lying around the house instead of buying new. Some may say it's cheap. Personally, I prefer the term 'thrifty'. {grin}

For my brother's stuff I quickly sewed up
a little sack with some leftover fabric I had.
I thought it suited him. Plus, now he can
use it to carry his lunch to work in ;)

And, my very favorite of the bunch, the
'work-sock-full-of-holes-turned-gift-bag'.
Pete had these really nice woolen work socks
that he wore gigantic holes through the heels.
Since I'm not so much into the whole 'darning'
thing, but not wanting to waste anything, I
threw them into my scrap pile. When I needed
some cute little bags for the beer glasses
we gave as a thank you gift to a friend, I
knew just what to do! I quickly sewed up the
socks above the holes and cut the feet off.
Tied them up with a little bit of red ribbon
and a cool tag and there you have it. Sweet
packaging - and protective - straight
from the scrap pile. Love it!

Anyways, hope you enjoyed this little
trip into my thrifty world :)
Take care!