We will be making this adorable altered corkboard at a class I am having for a friends’ daughter and her little friend too.  Isn’t it cute.  I hope they all enjoy the project.  We’ll be making a couple of marble tacks to match.

We will also be making a simple frame using the top note die and the big shot. 

For detailed instructions on how to make one for yourself see Altered Corkboard Instructions.

Stamp Set: None

Cardstock:  regal rose, tempting turquoise, or purple, flowers for you designer series paper

Accessories: corkboard, matboard, thumbtacs, grosgrain ribbon and marbles.

Here’s a couple of photos of this years’ cocoa cones.  These make great gifts for teachers, bus drivers, postman or anyone you can think of really and they fit perfectly in a christmas stocking too.  I made several of these for this years’ craft fairs.  I sell them for $3 each.  If you are interested in purchasing some or would llike the instructions on how I made them send me an email

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Here’s a scrapbook I made recently for a craft fair.  I used the stampin’ up stamp set, winter post, along with ridinghood red cardstock and the matching ribbon.  The front cover is embellished with felt flurries and a flower from the flower fusion too collection. Inside I used a couple of silver brads from the hodgepodge hardware set to hold it all together.  There are 10 pages and room for 20 photos.  The pages are made using the clear envelopes available from stampin up. 

Supplies:

Stamp Sets:  Winter Post

Cardstock:  ridinghood red and whisper white

Ink:  riding hood red

Accessories:  flower fusion too, felt flurries, hodgepodge hardware, dazzling diamonds glitter, ridinghood red ribbon, clear envelopes,

corner rounder, crop a dile and scallop square punch

I sell these scrapbooks for $12 plus shipping

If you are interested in purchasing a scrapbook email me

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Here are a few more versions on my cocoa cards. 

Here are a couple of photos of this years craft fair display.

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I made these for a recent craft fair.  They are call magic reindeer food.  I cased this idea from Angie Juda.  I used the sizzix big shot top note die to create the bag topper.  The bag is filled with quaker oats and gold glitter.  The reindeer stamp is from the stampin’ up set, Winter Post.  The cardstock and ink colors are riding hood red and chocolate chip.  I also used the stampin up scallop punch, 1 3/8" circle punch and 1 1/4"punch.

The poem reads, "just a sprinkle on the lawn at night, the moon will make it sparkle bright, as Santa’s reindeer fly and roam, this treat will guide them to your home.

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Supplies:

Stamp Set:  Winter Post

Cardstock:  chocolate chip, ridinghood red and very vanilla

Ink:  ridinghood red, chocolate chip

Accessories:  medium bags,scallop circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, 1 1 /4" circle punch, alpine ribbon and ridinghood red striped ribbon.

Here’s another 3-D item I have been working on.  These are similar to the mini decorative paperclips I’ve made which you can see HERE except these are the much larger clips.  You can find these clips at your local office supply store.  I used the On Board Batch of Blooms, which is a collection of ove 200 chipboard shapes and images. I covered the chipboard with Designer Series Paper and  then I added some ribbons and buttons.  Finally, I adhered the chipboard shape to the jumbo clip using crystal effects glue.

Supplies:

Batch of blooms chipboard shapes and images

crystal effects glue

designer series paper

ribbon

buttons

brads

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Here’s another craft fair item I have been working on.  These are marble thumbtacks.  They are very easy and fun to make.

Supplies:

Marbles

Decorative paper and/or stamps                                                                         

crystal effects

thumbtacks

Cork

1" circle punch

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Punch out several circles using your 1" circle punch.  You’ll need one for each marble.
2. Put a drop of crystal effects glue on the punched circles with the RIGHT SIDE FACING UP.
3. Adher the marble to the punched circle.  You’ll need to let this dry for about an hour. 
4. Once dry turn the marble over and put a drop of crystal effects on the back of the marble.
5. Adher your thumbtack just as you adhered the marble in step 2.  Let dry.
6. Arrange on corkboard 

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Aren’t these super cute.  These are the regular size paper clips you can find in your local office supply store.  I used my 3 flower punch to punch out  various colors and decorative papers.  I then punched a hole through the center using my mat pack and a paper piercer.  I finally inserted a coordinating brad to hold it all together.  Just a dab of Crystal Effects adhers the completed flower onto the paper clip.