Thursday Thought To Ponder

"Never miss the rainbow because you're looking down"

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CD Cover Tutorial

This is such an easy and quick project I almost feel silly posting it. It can also be made with fabric or felt and would be great for a valentines gift for your sweetheart with a mix CD!

Materials:

(2) 5" by 11" sheets of main paper

(1) 2 1/2" by 12" sheet of coordinating paper

(2) 6" lengths of ribbon

optional embellishments

5" Xyron machine or adhesive (double stick tape, glue)

craft glue

First I ran one of the main sheets through the Xyron machine to cover it with adhesive (you can also just use double sided tape or glue). I then attached the ribbon lengths to each end.

note: the back side of my main paper is light blue

Then I secured the other main panel on top. The double thickness not only holds the ribbon, it also creates extra sturdiness to protect the CD.

I then folded the assembled main piece and the coordinating paper in half.

I glued along the bottom and side edges and at the crease making sure to leave a pocket open for the CD and the song list.

I then lined up the bottom edges of coordinating paper strip and the main paper and secured the two together. Once dry, you can insert the CD in one pocket and the playlist in the other. On this case, I chose to glue the playlist on one side instead...just depends on my mood!

For a variation, you can also use an jumbo brad and elastic for your closure. A few tips on this are:

1. use an eyelet to secure your elastic so it doesn't pull or rip the paper when used

2. align your brad and eyelet closer to the bottom (versus center) so that the coordinating panel will cover the brads/eyelet backs

3. cover the backs of the brad and eyelet with a sticker or square of paper so they don't scratch the CD!

i HEART Robots!

Okay, do you ever have one of those great finds that you just want to shout out to the world? Well, today I am gonna! I bought this great I HEART ROBOTS stamp by Sassafras Lass and it is sooooo much fun! For the multi colors effect, you just need to stamp in layers. I have used it on tags, packaging and I am going to use it for an altered journal idea for the kiddos (stay tuned).

I found mine here on clearance!

I am also LOVING my new Donna Downey stamps, they are like instant works of art!

Paper Bag Album -LOVE theme-

This was my first attempt at a paperbag album and I must say that I am happy with the way it turned out. At first it was overwhelming to stare at a blank mini book but I found it quickly addicting!

Hopefully my swap partner will have plenty of photos and/or goodies to fill it up with and I hope she loves it as much as I loved making it!

Thursday Thought To Ponder

Be KINDER THAN NECESSARY , for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle

Mad About Inchies

Okay, I have fallen head over heals in love with inchies! I am not an artist by any means but I love using these mini canvases as embellishments for my paper crafting. Here are a few love-themed inchies I have been working on for an inchie swap. Sorry if the picture is a little fuzzy! Once you start playing with inchies, it is hard to stop! They add such a great dimension to your crafts, here is an example of one I used for a paper bag album I am working on.....

For some beautiful inchies that truly qualify as works of art, you can check out the Flickr Pool here .