Easy to make Book Markers

We made these book markers at my Open House in August Celebrating the release of Stampin' Up!s new Catalog/Idea Book What I enjoy about these book markers is they fit comfortably and snug on the corner of your book. There is nothing on this book marker to damage the pages of your precious reading material.

This is a great project for kids to make. Little supervision is needed and you really don't use a ton of supplies. If anything this is a great scrap project. Use all the scrap paper and card stock you have laying around add a little adhesive and you are done.

Supplies I used:

Paper Basic Gray 108692 and DSP Nouveau Chic 115670

Punch: 5 petal flower 109041

Corduroy Button: Kraft 114340
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You will need a 4x4 or 5x5 piece of card stock. I used a 4x4 and therefore the measurements are from that format.

1) 4x4 piece of card stock

2) score at 2" both vertical and horizontal

3) as shown in Fig. 2 cut out one corner section

4) now fold in the other two sides and you have made your book marker!

Enjoy! Thanks for stopping by, Sue

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Thank You Card From New Catalog

This stamp featured here is from a new section in our Spring/Summer Catalog that is available to purchase from on Monday January 19th. The section is called "Under $10" and everything on this page is under $10. The Thank You stamp is $6.95 and sold as a single stamp.

I was inspired to make my card from a card that Mary Fish made. Click here to view the inspiration.

I gravitate to cards that are monochromatic for some reason. I was so excited how the card turned out. The Colors are Tangerine Tango and Whisper White.

This is a great example how Stampin' Up! does a fabulous job in coordinating all our products. Everything matches beautifully!

Hint: I used my scissors to cut a line on the crease to pull the ribbon through.

I love this hint: This square scallop punch only comes in one size. I needed it for two different sizes. (one for stamping one for accent.) So this is what I came up with: I punched out my Tangerine Tango paper then cut it in half......

Then I flipped my stamped image upside down and placed half the punched scalloped paper on either side leaving a gap in the middle.

Voila: Art work flipped over. Goal accomplished!

Supplies used:

*Whisper White Paper

*Tangerine Tango Paper

*Tangerine Tango DSP

*Tangerine Tango 5/8" Ribbon

*Gold Brads

*Dimesionals

*Square Scallop Punch

*Thank you stamp

To order this project you may either email me (I will do all the work for you) or you may order via my website 24/7 Look for the shop now button on the top right side.

Have a fabulous day

Sue

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Place Holders for the Thanksgiving Table

Do you remember a while back I showed you how to make these darling pumpkins? I am using them here as place holders for our Thanksgiving table. The names are written on the top of the leaves. Click here for directions on how to make the pumpkins.

Just a side note. My mom made these napkin "Turkey" holders for me. I just love them. Even though my parents live in another state and can not be with us this year they are with me in spirit all day long. I love that ;)

Turkey Surprise

This plays into yesterdays post. Guess what is inside the belly of the Turkey?

Yep tic tacs! Isn't this the cutest. The paper is 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 scored at 2",

2 1/2", 4 1/2" and 5". I hope my notes are correct. As I was making it I was writing it down. If not let me know ;) Hint: I did place a piece of card stock at the bottom so the tic tacs would not fall through.

Have a fabulous day,

Sue

Turkey made with punches

Every month Stampin' Up! sends it demonstrators a magazine called Stampin' Success. I so look forward to receiving this magazine every month. It is packed full of ideas and information. This cute card I made is from that magazine. Here are the punches you will need:

Scallop punch for wings

1 3/8" circle for the body

3/4" circle for the head

1/4" circle for the buttons and eyes

3/4" square trimmed down for the hat

Boho blossoms punch for the feet, a petal from the flower for the beak

punch out a piece of paper with the scallop punch. Fold that paper like the picture shows with 5 scallops turned up.

Now flip it over, with the fold at the bottom, and fold it into a v shape like the picture shown. You will attach this part to the back of the body of the Turkey. This is a 4x4 card.

These look really great in person. I hope you make one ;)

Have a Fabulous day,

Sue

Pumpkins made with a punch

Aren't these great! I thought they would make wonderful place markers for our Thanksgiving dinner table. I can just see them sitting in the middle of each plate. Guess I better start now and get them all made up.

I used Stampin' Up!s new 1 3/4" punch and punched out 11 circles.

Now take only 10 of those circles and fold them in half. Use your scissors and cut in the center of the folded circle about 1/2 way through. Please notice the black line on the circle in my picture. Use that as your guide.

Now hold onto the 11th circle and begin sliding the other circles around it.

This is how it will look minus the blurriness of the picture ;)

Voila finished product! I used SU 5 petal punch and a stick for the finishing touch. Hope you like this and let me know what ideas you come up with.

Have a fabulous day!

Sue

I found this card some where on the Internet and absolutely loved it. As you can see it is very simple to make just a few punches. The punches for making this card are: Tab punch, 1 1/4" punch, 3/4" punch and that is it. If you make this card send me a piture and I will post it.

Have a wonderful day,
Sue

Thank You Cards

I finished making my Thank You cards for those who attended my Annual Open House this month. So here is a peak at them.........

I love this color combination. It is Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze and Chocolate Chip. The card is a 3x6 folded in half.

Make sure to check out the new In Color Combination Chart to the right of this post towards the middle of the column. This is a wonderful tool to use when you are wondering what colors work well together. Refer to it often and leave a comment if you found it useful.

Thanks for checking in and have a fabulous day!

Sue

Turn your Scallop Punch into a Flower Punch

This is what you will need to make the flower punch: Scallop punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, a pair of the paper snips and of course paper. I used old olive and DSP Bella Rose.

Punch your paper to get the scallop circle

Take your paper snips and begin cutting almost half way into the the scallop circle paper. Take your 1 1/4" circle punch and punch out the center for the flower and adhere it.

Via la you are done! That scallop punch is an awesome tool to have!

Dare to be Fabulous

Sue