INK & INSPIRATION BLOG HOP - FOCUS ON TOOLS

Welcome to the Ink and Inspiration blog hop. You are currently visiting Rosalie Desmond from AUSTRALIA. I hope you enjoy my project. As crafters we use so many tools for so many different reasons. Some, such as scissors are a must have and others, such as a bone folder, you can work without, but they do make crafting so much easier.

One of my favorite tools is the Envelope Punch Board. While this board isn't one of those necessary items, it is very useful. Not only can it make envelopes of varied shapes and sizes, but you can also use it to make many other projects as well. One of my favorite features is the back side of the board, which has a corner rounder! This added feature means that I don't need to own a corner rounder punch, which saves me from spending more money on a separate rounder. I love multi use tools.

Envelope Punch Board 133774

If you do a google search for "Envelop Punch Board", you will see just how versatile this board is. You can make boxes, file folders, bonbons, envelop boxes, paper cups, baskets, tags, bows, gift bags, mini envelope albums, gift card holders, envelopes and the list goes on and on.

As my son's 9th birthday is coming up next week and he is a Pokémon fan I had the need to create a holder for a character card that we have purchased for him. So using the Envelope Punch Board to create a Gift Card Holder was a perfect solution.

I used the Large Numbers Framelits and the Layering Oval Framelits to decorate his gift card holder. The punch board creates a tab which is used to close the holder and keep the contents inside.

The envelope punch board makes this project quick and simple to create.

I hope you enjoy the blog hop and have a chance to see a variety of tools that you can incorporate in your crafting.
Happy crafting,
Rosalie

COVERED NOTE PADS

Normal, everyday bits and pieces can always be jazzed up and personalised using stamps, ink and paper.

Back in August I ran a Christmas crafting day and put together some "thank you" bags for each person. Over the next few blog posts, I will show some of the items I created for my guests. 

These little note pads have been covered using coloured card stock, and some Whisper White which has been stamped with the Wood Words stamp set.

They only take a few minutes to decorate, but make great and inexpensive gifts. 

On these I popped the sentiment "A Note For You", it would be very easy to use an alphabet stamp set, such as Brushwork Alphabet, and stamp the persons name.

I hope I've given you some inspiration to create your own covered notepads.

To order any of the products used to make my project, go to my SHOP NOW button on the side bar which will take you to my online store.

I run regular classes from the Western suburbs of Melbourne. I can show you how to make this, or any other project at your own party, which can either be held online via Facebook or in person. Contact me to arrange a time and to learn more about the benefits of being a hostess at your own party.

Thank you for stopping by,

Rosalie

Post It Cover

Last weekend I had a market stall at my local community centre. I made lots of bits and pieces of papercraft to go on my stall. One popular item was these cute little post it note covers I made.

To decorate my covers I used a range of colours of cardstock and double sided paper (DSP).

Stamp Set: Love You Lots

DSP: Pop of Pink

Cardstock: Real Red

Stamp Set: Love You Lots

DSP: In-colour Designer Series Paper Stack

Cardstock: Dapper Denim

Stamp Set: Badges & Banners

DSP: Pop of Pink

Cardstock: Flirty Flamigo

Stamp Set: Love You Lots

DSP: In-colour Designer Series Paper Stack

Cardstock: Emerald Envy

Stamp Set: Badges & Banners

DSP: In-colour Designer Series Paper Stack

Cardstock: Peekaboo Peach

The internet is full of tutorials on how to make these so I won't bore you with yet another explanation. If you are wanting to make some, just google "post it note cover tutorial" and heaps will be available. Just make sure that the one you choose fits the size post-it-note that you have.

Thank you for stopping by,

Leave it to the teachers!

 December is such a busy time. Parties, shopping, camping, breakups and did I mention parties. Along with this madness I make little gifts for my children's teachers. Two children at school this year meant 14 presents. Yes, between my two children they had 14 staff that they thought were important enough to give a little something.

Only two of these special people were male. These are the notepads that I made for them, thank you Stampin' Up! I love this stamp set as I find it gender neutral and it also passed the approval of my kids.

The colours were all hand picked by the kids as was the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by,

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