Paper Tower Topple Fixed...

For the rest of the story...

see the previous post.

Here's what several hours of hard work

accomplished



The tower on the left

was done last week.

I just worked on the one

on the right.

I pulled out some stash I won't use

and there's a box of paper

yet to be sorted

but the bulk (pun intended)

of it is sorted!

I sent an sos out

hoping still to get some

wooden frames made

that will house the wire racks

and make it more stable.

My husband suggested

zip ties

but I can see having the same issues

even with those.

Thinking what I want made

will still cost less

than shipping on real paper tower(s).

I've also tried the plastic stacking bins

they do warp after time with the weight.

Awesome for light stuff tho.

 

Fibro flaring

so today is going to be a take care of me day.

Still cold and windy-sun is out tho

and with the heat on and the heating pad

I can at least pretend it's warm!

Off to blog hop.

 

Until next time,

happy stamping and scrapping.

Blessings,

The Toppling of the Paper Tower...

Not only

is it cold, damp and rainy

(why is the weather always great

during the WORK week---and crappy on week-ends?)

but I was working on cleaning up my work table

when this happened...

the paper tower toppled..

THANK GOD the trash can was where it was

and at least stopped all the paper from

flying off the shelves had it tipped completely.

 

Last week I had organized the first one.

Was putting off the second one--

but I guess it had to be done sometime...

 

Two things I can share here---

 

1-I swear by the 13"x13" ziplock bags Close to My Heart sells...

That second paper tower is all other company papers

and they are now all organized

and in ziplocks.

This also tends to help keep the corners and edges from

getting worn and torn.

I pretty much know what's where

and I just write on the bag with a Sharpie.

I do have little tags binder clipped to each shelf

so I know what's where.

2--I need sturdier shelves!

This is the third time this has happened.

I know-use more paper!

lol.

These where the only thing available back when I got them

and the cost of regular paper shelves

or I should say the SHIPPING COST for regular paper shelves

is astronomical.

So

I am hoping that a helpful friend

can build me a wood frame

with little ledges

that I can slide the wire shelves into

still making use of what I have

but making it much more sturdy.

 

Been a bit out of sorts

so God gave me something to occupy my mind

and sort---literally!

Almost done.

Just had to give the back and butt a break

from sitting on the cold floor.

 

Backroundtoit.

 

Until next time,

happy stamping and scrapping.

Blessings,





T.G.I.F. Day! Mish-Mosh of Goodies...

I know it's only Thursday

but

Thursday is my Friday

(I work 4 days a week)

so here I sit enjoying my coffee

the sounds of the surf and birds

playing with posts and goodies to share.

 

I was "commissioned" to create

a birthday card last week

that I promised to have done today

and then

my Cricut died on Sunday.

Not good. Not good at all.

My baby Cricut needs a new blade

(I soon discovered) as it wasn't cutting clean cuts.

So my brilliant idea for the card...

went right out the window  door

with the new Cricut to be replaced.

THANK GOD it was under warranty!

Of course I had help in packing it up to send it off...

 

I gotta say that, to date,

I have never yet actually accidently

sealed a cat in  a box to ship.

Key word-to date.

Lol!

 

So since I couldn't cut out the adorable scuba diver

and the treasure chest from the Life's a Beach Cricut cartridge

I had to go to plan B.

I struggled, it fought

but I think I am happy with the finished product...

 

I gotta find me some more Footloose paper!

It's probably my favorite go-to for boys/mens cards

as we live at the beach---and it's not "too girly"!

That's Close to My Heart's burlap ribbon frayed for some texture

and of course the whale and the crab are pop-dotted.

I added Stampin' Up's Crystal Effects to the water and sun

to give it some shine.

I think this suits for an 11-year old who I am told

likes to scuba dive, fish, etc.

 

Just a quick how-to for the shutter card...

the height of my paper is 8 1/4"

the width of the paper is 12".

On the 12" side--

score at 2", 4",8" and 10".

Now

come down 2" from the top of the paper

and CUT from the 2" score mark to the 10" score mark

and do the same at the bottom, again coming up 2" from the bottom.

This fits a larger (not invitation) size enve.

I can never remember all the weird cutting measurements

so the 12" wide divided in

Something else I did yesterday

was go and get myself a belated birthday present.

I live just one town over

from where Safe Haven was filmed.

My late husband used to say that people came here

to get away from something bad

and start new.

Yep.

Gotta tell you--it was rather odd to see our city

up on the big screen!

I only saw the movie once

and I know I didn't catch all the nuances I could have.

I'll wait for the dvd.

Anyway

a local jeweler designed this pendant

of Katie's bike

and I wanted it!

It didn't show up for my special day

but a friend gave me a monetary gift

so I went and purchased it myself!

I love love love it!

I agreed with the little girl in the movie-

Katie should have had streamers on the handlebar grips!

I also have a custom piece I want to have made

and the jeweler,

Renee

was sooo sooo nice

she came up with an even better idea

than what I had envisioned!

Gotta confess--

I have been putting off going in

and I can't even begin to guess why

I was nervous and worried and...

it was a completely painless event

I purchased the necklace

and she's going to call me on my design.

She took her time, explained things well,

listened to what I wanted...

such a sweet, sweet person!

 



Zip Lining Dakota Style (with a little Chantilly ZIPper trim!)

Cool and rainy here today

so my shopping trip was cancelled

and I decided to stay home and do a little cleaning

and organizing

and then rewarded my hard efforts at that

with taking time

to create another Maren layout.

 

Along with the Tweetsie Railroad trip

she and her friend went Zip Lining...

(enough to give this godmother gray hairs!)

I wanted to stick with the "wild west" papers

of Dakota

but girly it up just like I did Later Sk8tr

so at 2 AM it hit me...

use the ZIPPER TRIM for the ZIP LINE layout

Once again-yucky lighting so bear with me-

 

I had some help in the cleaning and organizing dept.

Bad Cat is making sure the boxes stay put!

Lol! Those eyes look evil!

He's really NOT a Bad Cat--

particularly not at the vets!

 

Until next time

I'm zipping off here--

hubby just set us up to be WIRELESS!!!

A VERY NICE SURPRISE!

 

Until next time,

Blessings

Hello Tweety + Thanks=Cute Card?!

I thought I had my thank you notes covered

but needed one that could actually go

through the mail

(my 3-d flowers make that a little difficult!).

This is what I whipped up and I have to confess...

I "cased" it from the Close to My Heart catalog.

 

My colors are wonky-the good light is gone...

and after it was all together...

I think I should have made the stitches along the inside

and distressed the edges as I did on the front...

oh well...

NNM

(No Naked Mail!)

so here's the enve, too...

 

 

While all of this is pop dotted of course,

it will still fit in a regular envelope

with a little extra postage.

They're worth it!

 

Until next time,

Happy stamping and scrapping!

Blessings,



Thanks be...

I have a lot to be thankful for this week...

answered prayer for one,

good friends for another,

and a birthday to top it all off!

 



 

It was late yesterday

and I needed some thank you notes

for said birthday gifts from said good friends

by this morning.

So I did one of those

"what's on my work desk" things...

and since I had a tray full of flowers

I grabbed those,

the doilies from the Easter eggs,

and since said flowers were mostly yellow

I got my Stampin' Up yellow ribbon,

a Card Chatter Close to My Heart thank you stamp set

and my CTMH itty-bitty sparkles

and went to work.

This is what I came up with...

(again, apologies for lousy pics-

it's cold, rainy and dreary here...

and the pics just don't do these justice!

The kraft card with the white and yellow...

a nice mix---so vintage looking!)

The front...

these are of course going to be hand-delivered

so I knew going with all that dimension was ok

(or using a padded enve if they weren't...)

 Below is the inside bottom panel...

 and then the enve...

no naked mail!

 I think the doilies make them look so dainty...!

And I do love the flowers!

Again, Close to My Heart Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge.

I wasn't sure at first

how much I would really use the "big" Cricut...

there have not been many days

when I have not used it!

Love what I can create with it!

 

Ok.

Today I have a meeting

then off to run errands.

I'm thinking a nap is in order, too.

It might just help the migraine that seems to be raging!

 

Until next time,

happy stamping and scrapping!

Blessings,

p.s.

Linking up with

i heart naptime



Let's do the TWIST...

I needed a birthday card

and

Dawn of Dawn's Stamping Studio

came to my rescue!

 

She posted a great tutorial

on how to do this super cute but super easy

twisted gift card holder...

or, in my case...cash!

I grabbed my Close to My Heart Footloose papers

(sadly retired now...)

and here's my take on Dawn's twist...

This card is a piece of cake to make!

Tucking some candles in either the pocket on the front

or the inside pocket would be cute, too!

Me-I just put cash on the inside!

I gotta say

I LOVE LOVE LOVE

CTMH's BURLAP RIBBON!

It gave this card the perfect beachy touch

and it's not too girly!

Considering it's for a Citadel Cadet-it better not be!

 

It's cold, wet and dreary here this afternoon-

time for a warm blanket and a good book!

 

Until next time, happy stamping and scrapping!

Blessings,



Rough and Tough Wild West Dakota Style

Another day

another layout!

This time it's from my goddaughter's trip

to Tweetsie in 2012

(her baby pics aren't all scrapped yet...

so don't think I am "caught up!)

 

I've always wanted to have one of these

photos made myself...

never done it.

It was fun scrapping hers, though

and again,

Close to My Heart's Dakota paper

boy girl howdy was just the right touch.

My apologies-the page protector(s) so not photograph well--

or I should say the LAYOUTS in page protectors

don't photograph well...

for the background paper I chose the barn wood.

For my "wanted" poster

I printed my journaling out on plain typing paper first.

I only had white so that's what I went with.

Next I got out by brown ink pads and,

using the direct to paper technique covered it with ink.

Then I crumpled it all up.

I thought about giving it to the 3 cats to play with

but somehow I think that cat spit might not be

archival quality? Then again...

No. I gave it all the wear and tear myself.

I also did not have (why is it-there is ALWAYS something I need...)

2 of the same size Flip Flaps.

So I made my own.

I measured the first one-the one that was the size I wanted.

I then took a larger one,

using my L-square (woodworking tool)

I cut the sealed end of the flip flap off.

Next I took the border strip from the Dakota stickers

and used it to seal the edge--tried to lay it down even

and then fold it over.

Presto-right size flip flap!

I used yet again the infamous moustache stamp/cut...

added some humor...

and yeah-I took my metal hammer to the brad

to distress it as well-as close to a real nail as I could get.

Some bullet holes would be a nice touch...

but since we live in town and hubby is employed by the same

I didn't think it was a good idea to ask him to take it out

and put some pot shots in it!

And adding shell casings were a little too bulky

(I saved mine from my first (and only) time at a shooting range).

 

That's it for today.

Not sure what-if anything-I will work on tomorrow...

just have to stay tuned!

 

Until next time,

happy stamping and scrapping!

Blessings,

!