TOPS Boxes Take 2

I swear I made 12 boxes, but I only have pics of 11. Oh well! Here are the rest for your viewing pleasure. I used Mod Podge to glue on the papers and Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive for all of the embellishments.

This first box was one that I tried making more masculine. I noticed a woman got it anyway. Oh well.

Sing a New Song at TOPS.
I ended up with this one. :-)

Just TOPS.

The flowers have sparkly centers thanks to Stickles!
Flags to spell out TOPS.

I used a paper line that has buttons, I was inspired to add a border of white buttons. Didn't even put a dent in my stash.

A patchwork box. TOPS -

Beauty, Joy, Love rub-ons. It is how I feel at TOPS!

That's all the boxes. Hope to get some cards edited and up this weekend!
Blessings~
Angel

TOPS Boxes

Last Saturday my local TOPS group held a "Fun Day" where all of the area TOPS groups were invited. The theme was "TOPS at the County Fair". We had carnival type prizes and decorated the room with County Fair decorations. We served each guest lunch in shoe boxes we had decorated. It all turned out wonderfully. I ended up decorating 12 boxes for the event. I had a lot of fun with my new Cricut and some recently purchased cartridges I found on Clearance at my WalMart for a Fabulous price (can you say as low as $5?). Coincidentally I had purchased the "Carnival" cartridge and it was perfect for the boxes. I did the first 6 boxes using that cartridge.

I decided to show you those ones today.
The first one I did.....NOT so cute. The rest are better I promise.
I tried coming up with cute phrases.
All Aboard the TOPS Train! TOPS....Worth the Ride.

The boxes needed to be flat for stacking so I added dimension by tying a big brown tulle bow on each side.

A ticket for TOPS?

Up Up and A Weigh at TOPS!

Oh, so corny with the bright balloons. But I liked it!

Can you guess this one?

Lions and Tigers and Bears!
OH MY!

I will post the rest soon! Tell me which is your favorite?

Blessings~
Angel

Another Planner

I am almost done with my planners. I have basically treated them as cards- just a different size. For this planer I used what I thought was the 4th March Viva la Verve sketch, but it was actually February's. OOPS!

This planner is for my neighbor and the inside pages have horses on them, so I wanted the cover to be a soft "country" look.

It's been fun to get back into the stamping groove and posting on a more regular basis! I should be back Monday!
I hope you have a great weekend!
Blessings~
Angel

RECIPE
Stamps~ One of a Kind (SU)
Ink~ Baja Breeze
Paper~ Vanilla, Kraft, Baja, SU DP (Manchester)
Accessories~ Corner Rounder, Victorian CB folder, twill tape (SU), And I think Blue Bayou stitched ribbon which at first I thought was Baja

More Planners!

I am still working on planners! Yesterday I wanted to use the Viva la Verve March sketches and decided they would make great covers for a couple of planners.

I paired up a couple of my favorite designer papers with some ODBD scripture stamps and came up with these 2.

They are a couple of my favorites yet. Only 2 more left to make!
Thanks for visiting!!!

See you Monday!
~Angel

Recipes:
Planner 1

Stamps: On Eagles Wings (ODBD)

Paper: Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, SU White & SU Razzleberry Lemonade DP

Ink: Razzleberry

Accessories: SU Scalloped Border Punch, Ribbon, flowers and brad (stash)

Planner 2:

Stamps: Hope (ODBD)

Paper: Regal Rose, Espresso, Shimmery cream, Basic Grey Porcelain DP

Ink: Rich Cocoa Memento

Accessories: Vintage Wallpaper (?) CB folder, punched flowers, brads

Psalms Planners

I'vE go two morE plannErs to show you today! I am still working on thEm so should havE morE latEr this wEEk!

I rEally likE how this first onE turnEd out! I found this papEr pad at Ross dEpartmEnt storE of all placEs for only $2.99. It's by Colorbok and callEd WoodhavEn. I lovE thE bluEs and grEEns and can't wait to usE it again. The vErsE was a 12x12 "Faith REmindErs" vEllum shEEt of Psalms. I ran it through a Xyron and adhErEd it to the grEEn papEr from thE samE WoodhavEn pack.

ThE othEr plannEr I havE to show you today usEs a scrapbooking kit I havE had forEvEr and sadly nEvEr usEd. But thE browns and pinks rEmindEd mE of my friEnd PEg and so this onE is hEadEd to Virginia!

ThE kit I usEd is from Fiskar's HEidi GracE ChErrywood LanE collEction. And I usEd thE samE skEtch as thE first plannEr I madE. ThE Psalm comEs from SU "Words of Wisdom" sEt!
I'll havE a fEw morE plannErs and thEn I've got othEr projEcts on my to-do list!
HopE you arE having a GREAT wEEk!!!

~Angel

Planners

HellO! I have mOre planners to shOw yOu tOday!

They may lOOK like a card, but since these are gOing intO a plastic sleeve, they need tO be pretty flat, sO nOt a lOt of embellishments! I am trying tO make mOst Of the planners inspiratiOnal.

This first One was made using Basic Grey's "LemOnade" paper kit and SU's "Delight in Life" stamp. Easy and simple!

Then there is this One made using Melissa Francis paper and a "Starfish and Dreams" vellum INSPIRE sticker. I like hOw they matched so well!
That's abOut all frOm me tOday. It's cOld here and hubby is building me a fire! I am gOing tO gO enjOy it!

Blessings~
Angel

Cookie Sheet Calendars

I fell in love with the Cookie Sheet Calendars that Amy at "Then She Made" blogged about a while back. They were SO cute and looked so fun to make. I decided they would

make great gifts for my daughters-in-law! Megan happened upon them and mention

ed that she would love one. I knew I had to make them! So, Katie and I worked on them together and they really were a fun project!

Nearly all of the papers we used were from Die Cuts With a View 12x12 paper stacks. We tried to make Alli's calendar "teacherish" so she could use it in her classroom if she so desired. That paper pack is called "Hittin' the Books".

The papers we used for Megan's calendar are called "Songbird".

Initially I had intended to have a friend diecut the months of the year with her Cricut. But, I ran out of time and had to stamp them instead. The SU alphabets we used are called "Headline Alphabet" and "Bold Alpha". The squares are punched using a 1 3/8" square punch. All sorts of rub-ons, stamps, stickers and punches were used.

Here are a couple of close-ups of the squares.

(Megan's Calendar)

(Alli's Calendar)

We just had fun! Binder clips were embellished with cute ribbons and clipped to the top ridge of the pan for hanging. It's quite sturdy!

Nearly everything has a magnet on the back and the actual calendar is on the backside of the pan. The extra months are stored in a "box" I adhered to the inside of the pan.

There are also extra squares for birthdays, anniversaries and holidays.

(Megan's Calendar)

(Alli's Calendar)

Aren't they FUN?

I know you'll want to make one too! Let me know if you do!
Have a great day!
Blessings~
Angel

Journals Part 2

Here are a few more journals! The first journal I made was for Miss Linda (Christine's daughter). Since it was the first, it was modpodged. I added tiny rhinestones to the butterflies.Barbara requested red and the prayer I printed. To stretch the one piece of 12x12 paper (from a Christmas paper stack!) I got a little creative with the back!
The last of the journals was one I made for our Bible study leader. It matches our study guide. I love the font! Veteran Typewriter which I downloaded from DaFont.com!
Have a Blessed Day!
~Angel

Journals Part 1

Okay.... so don't pass out. I am actually updating my blog TWO days in a row! I've had a couple of inquiries into my journals. I've made about 8 of them over the last couple of weeks. A couple of them I forgot to take pics of. But I've split the journals into 2 posts. I'll show you a few today and a few tomorrow.
I LOVE making cards, but I have to admit making gifts and altered items is my favorite thing to make!
ETA- I started with Composition Notebooks. I recently found some with brown spines on clearance at Staples. A great find!
The first journal was for Sweet Eloise of my TOPS group. She liked a purple journal I had made previously. Since NO 2 journals were alike (due to the fact that I have only one piece of each paper) I made Eloise's journal different, but close to the other design.
The next journal was for Ellen. I painted the spine with white paint and made hers PAISLEY. I do love PAISLEY. Here is a close up of her name and a little paisley diecut. The next journal was for Miss Christine. She is the oldest member of our TOPS group. Somewhere between age 80 and 90. She's still spry. These lovely K & Co papers seemed perfect for her and I stamped and embossed a Psalm to go on her journal.Since I made so many of these, I learned a few things along the way! On some of them I used Mod Podge and on others I ran the paper through the Xyron adhesive. I preferred the Xyron. The Mod Podge sometimes bubbled or made the paper tear. It was hard to apply it evenly.
And at first I used my corner rounder before adhering the paper to the journals. But I learned that using an exacto knife and trimming the corners AFTER adhering worked better.
Also, filing or sanding the egdes gave the journals a finished look and helped get rid of the adhesive gunk.
I used my new Cuttlebug alphabet to personalize the journals. I LOVE having an alphabet die set! Definitely one of my favorite Christmas presents. Thank you, Jake and Megan!!!!
I'll show you the rest tomorrow!!
Blessings~
Angel

Red Birds on Logs

I recently began subscribing to Martha Stewart's magazine (due to a great offer). My very first magazine to arrive was the Christmas edition. I LOVE it. Full of some practical (and some unpractical) ideas. One of which was these adorable Yule Log Favor Boxes.

They came together pretty easily. The only thing that tripped me up a bit was the nests. Of course, the "log" is an empty toilet paper roll. I painted it brown inside and out. Not really necessary, but I think it gives it a finished look. Then it is covered in the clip art paper found here on Martha's site. I made my nests out of spanish moss instead of buying them as they were kinda pricey to buy as many as I wanted. I used the glue gun to glue it onto the "log" and the bird was glued on as well. A sprig of pine needles cut from a floral pick and tipped in a white paint/glue mix was added. I also touched the log with the white paint and glue and sprinkled glitter to the "snow". I did not add the wood discs to cover the ends as Martha did, but instead filled a cello tube with peppermint candy kisses and tied off the ends with curling ribbon.

For stability I added some twigs to the bottom so the logs wouldn't tip over. It keeps with the woodsy look and was Katie's idea.

After the candy is gone, it will still make a nice decoration. Don't you think?

I gave these to the girls at Bunco who didn't "win" so everyone went home with a prize. We made 6 total. I wanted to make a few more, but Michaels was out of the birds went we stopped by today on the way home from taking Katie to the airport.
Merry Christmas!!!
~Angel