Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Priority Mail!

Here are a few ideas for this handy little folder.
When hubby comes home and he needs to pay the bills,
you can hand it over to him in the folder.


Those school newsletters that keep on disappearing..
Let the kids put them in this folder so you can attend to it later.


On the inside there is an extra folder and a pocket to
help you keep things organized. 


You can stitch the project together for some added detail
or just go for the double sided tape!


This project will also be on sale Saturday.
An ideal gift. Lots of small cards and tags inside.

See you Saturday!

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Love in a Tin - sneak peek

Jaclyn, Elna & I are very busy with our preparations for our
event taking place on 4 February.

Here is a sneak peek at what I have in store for you in my class "Love in a Tin".

And just in case you've forgotten what Elna will be teaching, this what one of the canvasses will look like.

There are still a few spots left - so let me know if you would like to join us, by clicking here.

Thank you for visiting!

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Document Holder



Hi everyone!
Here is something to welcome you to our blog.
You can buy this document holder at most big stationary supplies stores.
I have altered mine to keep my travel documents in one place.

I used:
Three sheets of patterned paper,
a sticker sheet,
bits of ribbon and
some paper tape. 

Double sided tape and Mono Aqua glue will work well to adhere your papers to the holder.

Put down some double sided tape to the inside flap,
Place the paper on the inside.  Turn the document holder
over and trace around the hole in the small flap.

Cut out the small piece of paper using a craft knife.
The photo above is what you are aiming for.

Measure and cut the inside paper so that you
leave the bend in the middle of the document holder open.
Adhere with double sided tape.

Now cover the bend with the paper tape.

Use any stickers to pretty up your work of art!

Turn out the side flaps and cover them with paper.

With your other patterned paper you can create an
inside folder to assist in easily lifting out the content.
Make two folds in the middle of this folder as per the photo above.
Use a corner rounder punch to finish off the four corners.

For the outside of the flap, cut the paper into any shape you like.
Use the same shape and cut another piece. Glue together.

Embellish with the rest of the stickers and some black card stock.

Stick down the ribbon and if you want to...
add a few stamped images of your choice.
Thank you for stopping by!

Thursday, January 12, 2012

4 February Event - A Sneak Peek


After the huge success of our event on 29 October last year, a number of our "groupies" urged us to have more get-togethers where they will have an opportunity to "play with paper".
So Elna, Jaclyn and I put our heads together and decided to do just that!

The result - Papier Plesier...
(For the benefit of our English-speaking readers - Paper Pleasure)

Our schedule for 2012 is as follows:
4 February - Love and Friendship
14 April - TBA
9 June - TBA
9 August - All of Woman
1 September - Spring is in the air
27 October - Christmas Inspiration



Here is a sneak peek at the project that Elna will be teaching in her class. 3 canvases of 6"x6" with friendship as the theme.

Please check in in a few days' time to find out more about the project that I will be teaching - Love in a Tin - to fit in with Valentine's Day that is almost a month away...

The details for the event on February 4th, are
Venue: Rooihuiskraal Feesterein, Centurion.
Time: 08:30 for 09:00 - 13:30
Cost: R500.00 including all supplies and refreshments.
R.S.V.P. Benice Basson
to secure your place and for payment details.

Welcome and hope to see you at one of our next events!

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Welcome to our blog!

Creating the header for our new blog had to be done within a few hours. It helps if you have a "picture" in mind. So I sat down, started rolling paper and taking photographs.
I won't show you the original photo...... but thanks goodness for Picasa 3!!



The more you work with the program, the better you become,
although it is not the professionals choice, 
I love working with it.
Which one do you like best? The colorful one or the sepia one?

Keep well and thanks for stopping by.