Post #850

As in number of posts in the past year and three or so months. While I don't pay a lot of attention to numbers, this one jumped out at me. And to think, there are still times when I ask myself, "Why the heck do I do this?" LOL.

Here's a gift card holder that I put together on Monday evening. If you spend much time roaming around the blogosphere, it's nothing new - just my easy-does-it take on it. In the event that you're not familiar with it, an excellent tutorial can be found here. It was fun and simple to make, and personally, I really like this particular design. Should I actually use it, I will had a sentiment to the inside front cover. The stamps I used for the belly band are from the You're So Sweet set by Clear Dollar Stamps. Because a Scor-Pal is still on my "Wish list," I used my paper trimmer and scoring blade to score my cardstock. Additionally, I didn't have the oval punch noted in the tutorial and used a 1-11/16th circle punch in its place. It worked.

Materials & Tools: New England Ivy, Cranberry & White Daisy cardstock; Evensong Creative Basics Collection; New England Ivy and Cranberry Ink Pad; Clear Dollar Stamps You're So Sweet stamp set; Fiskars Euro paper trimmer w/scoring blade; Terrifically Tacky tape; 1-11/16th, 1-1/4, and 1-inch circle punches.

I got side-tracked and didn't get a post up last night. Tonight, I stayed a bit too long at the bowling alley. While I didn't exhibit any outstanding athletic prowess this evening, I had a good time, which is what it's all about as far as I'm concerned. That's it for me tonight. I hope you are having a good week. If you get the chance, check back tomorrow night. I've got a couple of fun, albeit prettier-in-person, cards that I made on the weekend to show you.