Teachers Day Gift

Notepads are easy to decorate and great for gifting.  I'll start with the one I made for the teachers.

My notepad size is 3 x 5 inches .The red card measures 5 1/8 x 7 3/8 , score at 3 1/8 , 3 1/2 3 7/8.

I used spellbinders circle and scalloped circle for the center. The apples were cut with Cricut Machine (Plantin School book cartridge).Add a bow,few rhinestones and a pen.....VOILA gift is ready!!!

I also made a coordinating Key Chain mini-post-it notepad...... I personalized the keychain with the alphabet stamp.

Atlast I made these Post-it-Notepads for my crafter friends.....in this I used Martha Stewart Butterfly punch and also added lots of glitter to it.To keep the notepad closed I added a brad.

http://www.craftindesertdivas.com/2014/09/craft-it-up-and-link-it-up-anything.html

Desk Clock and notepad with Acrylic Frame

Tic Tock Tic Tock.....
For quite sometime I wanted to make a small clock but I was not sure where to get the inner workings of the clock . Just couple of days back I found a clock repair shop , there they had the clock mechanism for Rs.100 . I was planning to do a video tutorial or at least a picture tutorial, but I was so impatient to see the end result which was worth it.

Materials Used
Spellbinders Sprightly Sprockets                       
Spellbinders Standard Small Circles
Spellbinders Ribbon Banner
Acrylic Frame 5" x 7"
Sticky notepad                                                 
Darice Steam Punk embossing folder
Satin Ribbon
Clock inner working
Tim holtz vintage photo distress inkpad
Bigshot                                                                             


Step by Step Instruction

• Die cut sprightly sprocket from copper cardstock and stuck the shapes to the circle (spellbinders small circle die). For the small gears I added a brad.
• Once the glue dries apply 2 coats of Mod Podge Gloss Finish.
• With the embossing folder emboss white cardstock . 
• I used a cotton ball to color the card with distress inkpad , layer by layer I built the color to match the copper card .
• Trimmed a dark brown shimmer card to 5"x 7" to fit the acrylic frame
• Stuck the embossed card on top of the brown card and then inserted it into the frame
• Tie a brown ribbon to the frame
• For the label diecut from a white card , color it with the inkpad and stamp the wording
• Using foam dots I stuck the label to the frame
• For the pen holder I took 2" x 4" brown card , wrapped around pen and stuck it to the notepad (3"x 3")
• At last the clock , once the mod podge dried I stuck the clock working to the shape. For easy battery change I used a strip of magnet on the clock and the frame.

Linking it to Itsy Bitsy Sizzix challenge, Craft Your Passion Challenge 173 - 3D , 2 Creative Chicks, addicted to stamps challenge, party time tuesdays,Make it Monday

Peacock Acrylic Frame Notepad

Few months back when I was in US I found this Acrylic Frame in a craft store for a dollar (Rs. 56). First thought was to add a 8" x 10" photo and decorate around the edges . After browsing I found this idea of creating a desk notepad.

 The picture shows all the materials I used for this Project.

Spellbinders Jewel Fantasies and Bitty Blossoms

Sizzix Tattered Flower, Mini Tattered Flower and Tattered Flower Garland

Bigshot

Hot glue gun

Notepad 

Acrylic Frame 8" x 10"

Ribbon

Pretty as a Peacock Scrapbook paper pack

Itsy Bitsy Thin Cuts Swirly Daisy

Itsy Bitsy Thin Cuts Swirly Hydrangea Dies

Rhinestones and Half Pearls

Rolled rose die

In my video I have shown how I made the flower and glittered them . For this project I was looking for a real peacock feather but couldn't find them , fortunately I had a feather die. To match the colors of the paper I heat embossed them with WOW embossing powder (Itsy Bitsy). I did the same for the peacock chipboard shape from Itsy Bitsy which I have explained on the video.

Made a wire charm (my previous post) to match the feather look of the project. Tied the charm to the ribbon made a bow and attached it to the acrylic frame using hot glue gun. Using a purple twine added the pen to the notepad . Finished the notepad with white rhinestones and half pearls.

I have entered this video for The Itsy Bitsy Sizzix Tutorial Challenge .