It's fall and I'm falling behind in my blog posts!

Here are two of the three projects I submitted for consideration in the Bind-it-All Design Team auditions. The third project is ommitted because the person it is for may see it here.

I really thought I put in some good projects and loved all the participation with the other Zisters on the forum, but I was not chosen. I'm a little sad but it's okay becuase the ladies chosen have some really fabulous work and are so sweet.

There's always next year!

Memories Book

I made this book for a friend to take with her on a trip to visit her daughters. I thought it might be fun for her to have a place to make some notes and add photos from her trip.
Sorry for the blurry photos, but I forgot to photograph the book beforehand and snapped some pics quickly right before I gave her the book.

Papers: Basic Grey "Urban Prairie", SU! '09 In Colors

Other: Chatterbox rub-ons, Making Memories brads and paper flowers and letter stickers, Jo-Ann's ribbon, Jenny Bowlin label stickers, Heidi Swap rhinestones, Zutter chipboard and o-wire, bound with Zutter's Bind-It-All

A boring little case from the Basic Grey valentines kit. Hopefully next weekend I can come up with something a little more creative....:)

Stamp: Studio G $1 stamps

Ink: Colorbox 'Chestnut Roan'

Paper: Basic Grey 'Blush'

Other: Hearts cut out with Cricut 'George', pop-dots

Valentine in the Round

I decided to shake things up a bit for this one and make it round rather than rectangle. I cut up several strips of patterned paper and adhered them to the front of my circle card. I went around again and trimmed the strips down so that they were flush with the base. After stamping on the card and inking the edges, I attached my hearts with pop-dots. Two holes punched in the side where the card folds made the perfect spot to tie my ribbon through.

Stamps: Studio G $1 stamps
Ink: Colorbox Chalk Ink in 'Chestnut Roan'
Paper: Basic Grey 'Blush'
Ribbon: Joann's Craft Essentials
Other: pop-dots, hearts cut out using Cricut 'George'

WSC30

Here is my attempt at Beate's weekend sketch challenge, WSC30. I thought I was going to have a hard time with this one, but it ended up being a fun sketch!

Paper: Basic Grey 'Blush'

Stamps: SU! 'Priceless'

Other: brad, pop-dots, ribbon by Joann's Craft Essentials, heart and flower cut with Cricut 'George'.

I love the Basic Grey 'Blush' paper! This card took less than five minutes to make by using just one of the patterned papers to create the whole background. I then cut out a rectangle of the pink paper, stamped the sentiment, inked the edges, then attached with pop-dots. So easy!

Stamp: Studio G

Paper: Basic Grey 'Blush'

Other: pop-dots, Colorbox chalk ink in 'chestnut roan'

So, I have had this Basic Grey paper for about....forever, and I could never figure out what to do with it. I love patterned paper and can't stop buying it, but when I try to do something with it I get a bit intimidated by it!
All paper is 'Phresh and Phunky' by Basic Grey, stamps on far left card are Stampin' Up 'Priceless', all other stamps by Studio G.