Third And Final Day

Morning! Today if the final day for the mailbox project. Today I want to show you the flag and the front of the mailbox. The only place I did not use SU! products was a little in the front of the box. I love the little kissing couple from A Muse Stamps and wanted to use it on the box. Anyway, After putting the velvet ribbon on the edges I used Chocolate Chip and stamped it with stamps from the Love Matters set in the Winter Mini. Oh, yes...be sure to stamp on it BEFORE you attach it to the front! ;) I also used on of the accents in the Accents and Elements tin in the Winter Mini which is the Love Notes piece of paper. I added a little piece of ric rac ribbon, again, from the Winter Mini, after I punched a couple of small holes in the cardstock for the handle. I taped in down on the back. I also used sticky strip to adhere the Chocolate Chip cardstock down. Modgepodge just didn't work for me.

So anyway...here is the finish product!

I hope you enjoyed the journey to the finished mailbox. I think this is a great, easy project for anyone to do! Let me know if you have any questions!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Day Two!

Today is day two in our journey to the final product of the altered mailbox tin. This is the part I had the most fun with...decorating! I used some more paper from the Loves Me designer paper in the Winter mini and some Taken with Teal cardstock to make the 'center' decoration. The little brown strip has the word 'Loves Me Loves Me Not' running through it. I thought it was center but when you look at it...it isn't. Oh, well...I can get past it! On the edges of the front and back I used Taken with Teal velvet ribbon (fun stuff!) from the Flirty Ribbon Originals in the Winter Mini and used sticky tape to attach it. I would suggest decorating your mailbox front flap prior to putting your ribbon on the front.

Tomorrow I will show you the flag and front of the mailbox...my favorite parts!

I want to share with you one of my favorite songs right now. It is a Third Day song called Mountain of God. If you click on it you will go to a YouTube slideshow that features the song. Even in our hardest times...He is always with us! Enjoy!

Have a fantastic Friday!

Yay! It's February

February always means lots of pinks and reds for Valentine's Day. How fun is that?! Okay, I really like pink so it works for me!!! Guess what? We are going to start our 3 day journey with the mailbox today. Last time when I did the frapaccino bottle I did it step by step each day and took pictures. This time...because it was going so smoothly I just took pictures while I did the project and have the finished project right next to me...right now! I'm very excited because I know you guys will like it when you are all done!

Anyway...step one, for me anyhow, was making a template of the mailbox so that I could punch a hole and cut a slit where the flag is. I accomplished that with some parchment paper which I cut to the size of the area I wanted to cover. (Thanks Gwen for that GREAT idea!) After I did that I went ahead a semi-placed it on the mailbox and with a pencil drew around the bottom part of the flag. I didn't get a stellar picture of that but you can see that in the middle of the 1/2" punch is the circle where the middle of the bottom of the flag is. After punching out the whole and slitting the parchment paper from the edge to the circle I placed it on my pre-cut piece of designer paper (use your Centering ruler to measure...it's so much easier!), and use the punch to make your circle and slit.

I wasn't sure what to use to adhere the paper to the box so I used strips of mono along the box then at each end I placed sticky tape. After I had placed the DP on the box I lifted the edges of the paper and stuck the edges down with the sticky tape. Then your designer paper should fit perfectly on your box.

So, here is what the first step looks like.

Tomorrow we will add some paper and accessories to make it look nice and then on Saturday we will finish it up!

Have a thoroughly great Thursday! :0)

Are you looking forward to spring?

Just wondering if anyone else is looking forward to spring as I am? It has been a long last week or so due to the fog. Fog really makes your world small. Maybe today we'll get a little sun. If not, here is a card to help you dream about spring. Stamps: Delight in Life (there is still plenty of time to get your set for FREE!). Cardstock: Whisper White, Almost Amethyst, Certainly Celery, Regal Rose, Blush Blossom, Apricot Appeal, Whisper White, DSP from Just Delightful SS Kit. Inks: Just about all of the above. Accessories: Organdy, Brads. This layout is actually from SCS's sketch challenge 108 which is actually last weeks. I hemmed and hawed about whether or not I'd try this layout. I did and I guess I like it!

Now, for the mailbox. Jennifer left a comment that she wanted to see it. So...here you go! I'm such a smarty pants aren't I? I think she meant that she can't wait to see it done! Anyway, this is the mailbox that will be altered, hopefully of the next few days. Gotta do it before Todd comes home for the weekend!

Alright you guys. I'm off to check out my favorite blogs!

Have a Wonderful Wednesday!

Wallet Card

Today I will be posting a project that I think is so neat! It is called a wallet card. There are a couple of versions of this going around the Internet but I really like the simplicity of this version! As you can see it is a tri-fold card. I made it with two SAB sets. Delight in Life stamp set and Just Delightful Simply Scrappin' Kit. The cardstock colors are: Mellow Moss, Barely Banana, Regal Rose, Bashful Blue, and Whisper White. I used the Delight in Life set for the title on the belly band. I would add a little more detail and depth on the inside with some stamping of the yellow part if I did this exact card over again. I will not be giving out directions to this card at this time as I hope to use it for a stamp camp in the near future. So...if you are a stamper that comes to my house...what do you think? Should we make this? It is actually pretty fun and soooo easy!

Today I hope to start our next multi-day project. As you know I have traded with a friend to get one of those extremely cute mini mailboxes from Target (had to trade 'cuz nearest Target is 45 minutes away!). Over the next few days I will be altering it to be used for my husband's Valentine's Day gift. Keep that in mind as it will not be all frilly for that reason. Nice but not frilly! Come along for the series...it will be fun!

Have a Terrific Tuesday!

It's a pink morning here!

Morning ladies! A couple of days ago I said I was going to make a notebook for a fellow yahoo groupie's daughter that hasn't been feeling well for awhile. Well, it's taken me forever to finally get it done but here it is! I don't think her mom checks my blog so I think it is safe that it will be a surprise...yay! I think I will stamp a pen to go with...probably with the SAB set Delight in Life. I'm not in love with this notebook...in other words I don't think it's an out of the park home run but I do think it's cute and I do think a 16 year old will like it. I wanted her name to really pop off the notebook so that is why I used the Taken with Teal in the corner. Anyway...here is what I used. Stamps: Delight in Life. Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Loves Me DP, Regal Rose, Taken with Teal, Whisper White. Accessories: On Board Simon Lower Chipboard Letter, Computer (for Paige's Notebook), and Sticky Tape.

Lots of work to do at work today so hopefully later today I'll have time for stamping but I'm not sure as DS also has an intramural basketball game tonight. I just discovered when thinking about my weeks on the calendar that there isn't a Monday night that I'm home! I guess I should be thankful that it's just Mondays, huh? Oh, wait...it's not...but that is okay...being busy means I'm healthy so I'm good with that!

Have a great Monday all!

Fun Stamps...Read On

First, an apology! I have no new picture for you today. It seems that I had to go get a pedicure, sauna time, and massage yesterday! Woohoo! Todd surprised me with it all yesterday. So, I left the house at 11 a.m. and didn't get back home until 2 p.m. By then I needed to shower, plan a church activity (yes, I procrastinated), shop for said church activity, and be ready for our dinner (I had yummy Chicken Marsala) and movie by 5 p.m. So, see? I was busy! I do have to tell you about the movie though. We saw The Good Shepherd. Boy it was long BUT it was good. It was a 3 hour movie but I my attention was held the entire time...which is a feat in and of itself! I was a little confused in the beginning because it flashes back and forth between years but once I figured that out I was good. Todd and I rate movies by how much we would pay...full price, matinee, or rental (and sometimes...why did we watch that?). This is a full price movie, partially because of the length but it is really a well written, well acted movie. I want to do a little more research about it to see how much of it was actually true.

In apology for my no-picture status I have a couple links for you. Links to sign up to win some blog candy...woohoo! Go to Cindy's blog for a chance to win a super cute Bella Stamp! On Stephanie and Nancy's blog you can win a great assortment of products! Have fun signing up for those!

Happy Sunday!