Really - we all have that friend who has everything, right? So what to give them when you need a treat? This is one of my favorites - in fact my son just presented some similar notebooks to his teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week! These note pads are a wonderful gift idea. So easy to make and so handy to use!Plus you can make
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Make Your Own Notepads: More Decorating Ideas
Hard to believe that school is nearly out! And while we'd love to give teachers one more "You're An A+ Teacher" mug, there's only so much cocoa to be drinking during the summer vacation. Of course coffee would be a totally different story... but this note book is sure to be a hit with your teachers, friends, family - pretty much
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Make Your Own Notebooks: Chevrons, Bling and Butterflies
I have a friend who requests these notebooks as class projects several times a year. She LOVES giving them as gifts! They're so much fun to design and so simple to create at home. Plus they're a gift that will last - and every time the recipient reaches into her purse to pull out her cute notebook, she'll be thinking of YOU!While I have
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Make Your Own Custom Notepads (with Sneak Peeks!)
Do it yourself! Turn an old boring notepad into something fun and cute! The video tutorial includes directions for scoring card stock and covering your notebook.
Plus do you see the Sneak Peeks from the upcoming Occasions Catalog? I couldn't wait one more day to share them with you...so you'll have to wait til tomorrow (Friday,
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Library Volunteer Appreciation: Notebook & Pen Gift Set
Our local library director recently contacted me for help with making some Volunteer Appreciation gifts for the event they hosted this month. I created this notebook & pen gift set for their volunteers, using the Thankful Tablescape Kit from the Holiday catalog.
The kit includes nearly everything for the notebook decor -- it's a
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Back to School Notebook Sales – Don’t Miss ’em!
Do you walk past the stacks and stacks of spiral notebooks in the big box stores at this time of year and think, "Wish I had a project for those $0.17 notebooks!" Guess what? Here's the project! It's your license to stock up!
This is a super-simple DIY craft project that takes hardly any time at all. This was a sample notebook that I
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Going On A Trip? Take “This & That” With You!
Last week I posted about my This & That album -- the one I'll be making WHILE I'm at the Stampin’ Up! Convention next week. I thought I'd show you what I'm going to pack to take along.
All the items are from the This & That Journal product suite (check out the Epic Day line), plus some Cute Clips to hold on extra brochures and
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Stampin’ Up! Leadership 2013: gotta take notes!
Here we are in sunny Orlando for the Stampin' Up! Leadership 2013 Conference. Wow, gotta love 80 degrees and sunny! Of course the little treats and swap cards had to come out before we even left the airport. I created a pocket notebook for my roomie and LovenStampfuls group gifts, and I wanted to share it with you. (So if you haven't
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The Urbana Free Library: Journals and a Sneak Peek
Earlier in December I was invited to teach a journal-making class for elementary school students at The Urbana Free Library in Urbana, Illinois. Of course since my pre-order of goodies for the Spring Catalog had just arrived, I had to pull out some new goodies to use on my notebook.
Some of my favorite Sneak Peek items -- the Tea Lace
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Back to School with Build A Bear
This past week at Summer Scrap Camp we actually had a BOY join our group of stamping girls!
The ages for this fun troupe of stampers ranges from 9 to 13, and every two weeks we've gotten together to make 4-6 pages for our scrapbooks plus a couple of other fun projects. So far the girls had made Father's Day cards, the Fabulous Fleece
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Tropical Party at Meg’s House
At least that's what it felt like as I sorted through everyone's swaps!
When I mentioned the other day that I have some fabulous projects to share from our LovenStampfuls Group APEX Swap, I wasn't kidding! Here are a few more of the projects:
This was the project shared by Sue Millenbaugh. I love anything with the new Island Floral
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Pink Glitter and Dice
This past week I hosted our neighborhood's BUNCO game. If you've never experienced BUNCO in the past, I'll just summarize: it's an easy dice game that doesn't really involve any strategy. A friend recently said that it's mostly an excuse to eat and chat with friends.
In our case, it's also a chance to share gifts. This month I got to
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