Sentimental Journey Briefcase Envelope Album

Every year I make a mini album for the retiring teachers in our school. This year these were both teachers who have been both my teachers and my colleagues - the joy of teaching in the same school I graduated from! It was also the last of the teachers who were there when I was in high school (which suddenly makes me feel really old!). This year I decided to use the same idea as Jan Tink's album since I don't have many pictures to work with. The two pockets were perfect for adding a couple more photos and some written words to the retirees. This album was created for a male. Check back tomorrow to see my purse version created using Artistic Etchings and brand new papers and colors for a female.

Stamps: Sentimental Journey, It's About Time (retired), Define Your Life
Paper: Sahara Sand, To the Nines Designer Series Specialty Paper, Sage Shadow, Chocolate Chip

Attics & Basements Challenge - Wedding Card

The challenge this month at A Charming Place was to dig through the basement/attic to find some treasures to use on a project. I've been crazy busy marking this month, but needed to make a card for a wedding yesterday anyway, so I added a couple "treasures" to this quick and easy card. The lace was originally from my mom's basement from when she used to sew clothes for me when I was a preschooler. I figure that makes it antique! The button was one of the many miscellaneous buttons that come in packages with clothes and are quickly tossed aside in a drawer. The cardstock and ribbon is brand new - Marina Mist which was a perfect match to the bride's color scheme. I was saving my Monogram Alphabet stamp set to be remounted on cling mount foam, so I didn't want to mount them on the wood blocks yet. In order to mount them on a clear block, I covered the sticker backing of the stamps I wanted to use with Tombow Multipurpose glue and let it dry. It made a temporary mess of my clear block, but it worked like a charm to line up the letters on one clear block! I even used it to stamp the front of the envelope. Now I need to clean up my mess and finish marking so I can actually play with my new stuff!

Totally Tool Stair Step Card

This was my Father's Day card for my dad this year. The colouring of the photo looks a little off here, but you get the idea. My dad is a contractor, so I bought the Totally Tool set specifically to make cards for him. I also knew that he'd appreciate a card with a photo of his two favourite grandchildren more than any card I could make, so I combined the two. And, yes, I can say favourite grandchildren because they are his only grandchildren!

Stamps: Totally Tool
Paper: Real Red, Brushed Silver, Naturals White

Quick and Easy Music Teacher Card

This is quite possibly the quickest card I've ever made. I needed one for my daughter's guitar teacher, but only had a few minutes between the time I got home from work and the last lesson. I love this new patterned paper!

Stamps: Picture This (previous hostess set)
Paper: Newsprint Designer Series Patterned Paper, Cherry Cobbler c/s (available July 1st), Basic Black, Naturals Ivory