Happy Spring!

Good Afternoon,

Instead of "Tips" today I thought I would share a banner that I will display on my little table at work. If you are one of the "lucky" (insert-roll of eyes) moms who work outside of the home, you may find yourself trying to spice up your workstation with a little of your creativity. Well I know I do, and I like to keep it seasonal and festive. So I created a little "SPRING" for my cubicle.

Isn't this the cutest. I used the Cricut for my letters and everything else is from the Simply Scrappin' Kit "Sweet Nothings". How sweet is that? When I originally went to my girlfriends to use her Cricut I brought with me both Rose Red and Pink Pirouette CS because I wasn't sure which color I would use to spell out spring. But once I started actually putting this together I thought, "Hey-I'll alternate colors!" I am really pleased at how nice this came out, especially since this was my first crack at it.

Oh, I almost forgot. I first came across this cute little project on Patty's Stamping Spot. If you have not visited her site yet you will not be disappointed. It's like visual overload with all her great talent. And the best thing about this project is that you can personalize the banner however you want. You can use a name, a season, a holiday, you name it. It's up to you.

Scrappin' Brag Book

Good Morning Everyone. I want to share a project that we worked on in my Stampin' Up meeting last night. It was more like a class than a meeting because we got a chance to make this cute brag book made from cd holders and a Simply Scrappin Kit from SU.

Isn't this the cutest? And this one book only uses 1/2 of a simply scrappin' kit. The only other supplies required was the ribbon to tie it closed and the cardboard cd holders. You can add any embellishments to it that you wish. As you can see I did not finish mine, but I will. Can't you imagine the great ideas?...baby showers, weddings, anniversarys, birthdays, there are so many opportunities to use this little book. There are a total of 14 pages (not including the front and back covers) that can be embellished and used for pictures.

I have a baby shower gift that someone has asked me to do for them and this is the idea I am going to use. Maybe I'll use this project to put together my first tutorial. That means I will have to be SUPER organized. I'm up for the challenge...I think!