I'm the Gingerbread Man

I'm sew excited - I was asked to be the Guest Designer this month at My Whimsical Little World and I get to share with 4 new releases with this being the second of the 4th and the 3rd this coming Monday!!!!! The Gingerbread Man became an adorable Post-it Note Holder for Rosie's Holly Jolly!!!

Recipe:

• one (1) sheet 8-1/2 x 11 sheet cardstock cut 7-3/8 x 3-1/2 inches - you can get three (3) post-it-note holders from one (1) sheet
• score at 3-1/8 inch, 3-1/2 inch, and 3-7/8 inch 

 

• the 3-1/8 inch score part is the front of your post-it-note holder and the part that gets decorated and since I've made the mistake more than once, I put a little "x" to mark the front
• fold at the 3-1/2 inch and make two (2) little cuts approximately 1-inch from either end making sure not to go through the score lines - this holds the optional pen 

• use sticky tape on either end on the back side of your post-it-note holder (sorry bout the messy sticky taping)

• glue to the back to form the fold-out for the optional pen or binder and it should now look like this:

• use sticky tape to the back of a 3 x 3 post-it-note which can be found at any Dollar Store with 5 packs for a dollar!!!! and attached to the back of the post-it-note holder 

• now comes the fun part - decorating!!!!! I used My Whimsical Little World Gingerbread Man which was colored with Prisma Markers and gel pen accents and fussy cut around the edge and DCWV Mrs. Claus' Kitchen cardstock for the background

• one (1) charm (optional and only if pen has optional jump ring on cap was added to my pen using a mixer charm and secured the jump ring (these pens were found at JoAnn Fabrics and Crafts and were 3 in a package for a $1.00 at the check-out)(other pens can be found at your local Dollar Store 5 in a package for a $1.00 without the jump ring at the top)
• and viola - insert pen through holder and you have a super cute, super easy post-it-note holder 

• Stickles was added to Gingerbread Man's icing trim and of course his gumdrop buttons!

I'm addicted and will be sharing more with you later this week!

I thank you for stopping and visiting with me today and hoping you take a moment or two to leave a comment!!! I love to read them and hoping your's will be the next one I read.

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne 

this was entered in the following challenges:
Cards Galore Encore Challenge: Merry Christmas and Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #124 CAS
Crafting by Designs: Anything Goes with a Twist - All Things Christmas
Robyn's Fetish Challenge #240 - Anything Goes
Jelly Park Challenges
613 Avenue Creates: Challenge #101 - Anything Goes with optional Create You Own Challenge 
Inspiration Destination Anything Goes Challenge #10
Sister Act Card Challenge: Challenge #86 
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

YIKES!!!!!!!!! Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Blog Challenge #58

This week at Suzy Bee's Blooming Challenge Blog our wonderful sponsor is Stitchy Bear!!!! Of course it's Anything Goes but this week with an optional twist - add a snowflake!!! 

I fell in love with this cute little penguin at Stitchy Bear and he was a freebie - his name is YIKES! It looks like he's ready to either slip and slide on the ice or looks like me when going to my water aerobics class and the water is cold - either way snowflakes and Stickles were added for my frosty little friend: 

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• card is actually from DCWV Winter Combo box complete with card and envelope - super quick and easy card!
• image was colored with Whisper Strokes Markers, Prisma Colored Pencils and gel pen accents with being fussy cut around the edges
• snowflakes are from a sticker package which I purchased from Pat Catan's 4/$1.00
• Stickles was added to the snowflakes already on the background along with some swirls and the faux "water or ice" 

I thank you for stopping by and visiting today. Don't forget to showcase your project on Susy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog this week to enter in the Challenge!!! It's anything goes with no size restrictions with the only restriction of that being your imagination . . . . let your imagination run wild!!!! I can't wait to see your creations!

I appreciate and love reading your comments . . is your comment the next one I read??? 

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne 

this was entered in the following challenges:
Cards Galore Encore Challenge: Merry Christmas and Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #124 CAS
Crafting by Designs: Anything Goes with a Twist - All Things Christmas
Robyn's Fetish Challenge #240 - Anything Goes
Jelly Park Challenges
613 Avenue Creates: Challenge #101 - Anything Goes with optional Create You Own Challenge 
Inspiration Destination Anything Goes Challenge #10
Sister Act Card Challenge: Challenge #86 
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Twelve Days of Christmas - New Challenge at Creative Fingers

It's a new challenge with Team A at Creative Fingers where it's always Anything Goes!!!!! This week's sponsor is Beccy's Place. This week's theme is Traditional Christmas and I'm not exactly sure what I was thinking but being the over-achiever that I sometimes can be - I decided to make a little book for my grandchildren using Beccy's Place ALL 12 of the 12 Days of Christmas digital designs!!! I know - right?????? Totally outta of my mind but I am loving how it turned out and hoping you do also:

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• ornaments and cover were made using Make the Cut with me playing around with shapes and creating two (2) different ornaments with a hole in the top for the hook (aka my binder ring)
• cover ornament was made with adding the wording and sandwiching black cardstock between all layers of my book to make it a bit firmer for little hands
• various Christmas papers were used for not only the front but also the back of my book
• Create with TLC 12 Days of Christmas Colored Digi Set were used  
• Beccy's Place has wonderful digital designs not only for sale but also freebies

• Beccy's Place Partridge in a Pear Tree 

Beccy's Place 2 Turtle Doves 

Beccy's Place 3 French Hens 

Beccy's Place 4 Calling Birds 

Beccy's Place 5 Golden Rings 

Beccy's Place 6 Geese a Laying 

Beccy's Place 7 Swans a Swimming 

Beccy's Place 8 Maids a Milking 

Beccy's Place 9 Ladies Dancing 

 Beccy's Place 10 Lords a Leaping 

 Beccy's Place 11 Pipers Piping 

  Beccy's Place 12 Drummers Drumming 

were all colored using Whisper Strokes, Spectrum Noir Markers, Prisma Markers, Prisma Colored Pencils, with gel pen accents and outlined with black

• Stickles and 3 pearls to the 3 French Hens from Queen and Co. for their eyes 
• bow is from some wonderful ribbon that my dear friend, Edwina Brown had gifted to me - thank you Edwina
• and finally the back of my little book covered with the same glittery paper as the front and of course with my initials and year

I thank you for stopping by and visiting today. Don't forget to showcase your project on Creative Fingers this week to enter in the Challenge!!! It's anything goes with no size restrictions with the only restriction of that being your imagination . . . . let your imagination run wild!!!! I can't wait to see your creations!

I appreciate and love reading your comments . . is your comment the next one I read??? 

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne 

this was entered in the following challenges:
Corrosive Challenges: Challenge #214 Anything Goes
Cards Galore Encore Challenge: Merry Christmas and Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #124 CAS
Crafting by Designs: Anything Goes with a Twist - All Things Christmas
Robyn's Fetish Challenge #240 - Anything Goes
Jelly Park Challenges
613 Avenue Creates: Challenge #101 - Anything Goes with optional Create You Own Challenge 

Inspiration Destination Anything Goes Challenge #10

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge