It’s Finally Here

  At long last my card of new product is here.    The new book, Annual Inspirations, goes live to customers on August 1 and is packed with many great new products.  For today’s card, I used the paper from the new paper pack called Confetti Wishes.  It is a great paper pack to make birthday cards or scrapbook birthdays.  I just used only one of the papers for this card.  The paper is double sided so one side has the confetti and the other the stripes.  The paper also has two of the new colors.  Here I used Thistle.  It is such a pretty purple color.

 

I trimmed the string that is on the stamp and made my own with baker’s twine.  I free hand cut the banners out of the paper and cardstock.  I used foam adhesive on the cake and the banner.  Here is a close up of the banner.

I also wanted to share a craft room tip with you.  I don’t know about you, but I am a crafter who makes piles.  If I start with a nice clean work surface before I’m done, I have reduced it to a six by six work surface if I’m lucky.  One of the things that ends up at the bottom of a pile is my stamp scrubber and my stamp cleaner spray usually rolls off my desk.  Both of these things are extremely important when stamping. and it is aggravating to have to stop and look for these. 

I have found a solution.  This brochure holder was at one of my favorite thrift stores.   I saw it one week and didn’t get it. The price was right, but I just couldn’t think of how I could use it.  My craft area is very small, and I have to make use of every little space.  I went back the next week, and it was still there.  This particular thrift store has everything with a certain color price tag on sale that day for 50% off.  The sticker for the brochure holder was the right color for the sale so I bought it.  It had  .25 sticker and so I got it for .12. 

I use it for my double scrubber and stamp cleaner.  I have different stamp scrubbers.  When Close To My Heart comes out with a new one; I buy it, but my favorite is still the one that came in my first kit five years ago.  My double scrubber stays out from under the pile and the cleaner stays off the floor, and I can spend more time crafting and less time searching for them.

I hope you can find something when you go shopping to make your craft room work better. 

All supplies Close To My Heart

paper:  Confetti Wishes available August 1

           Pacifica and White Daisy cardstock

ink:  Pacifica and Thistle

stamp:  Belated Birthday

embellishments: Baker’s Twine retired