Remember I posted forever ago about those little Creative Cafe magnets that were so cute? Well, I used that idea and came up with this instead:




I made two and am using them on the bottom of two of my pennants for my banner I'm making for a baby shower. I just traced a circle on the back of the red and white felt and cut it out with my pinking shears. Then I cut out another piece of black felt with regular scissors. I took red and white gingham from the last Scripts Kit and cut it into skinny strips and gathered the strip up into a flower of sorts. Then topped it off with a button and stitched the whole thing together. I felt like they were a bit heavy for the paper and regular adhesive, so I stapled them on to make sure they don't fall off.

The baby's room is going to be all Raggedy Ann with vintage touches - so I thought the gingham was perfect. The baby shower is going to have the same theme - so the banner can hang up on the wall for the shower and then be moved to the baby's room after. I'm also working on a diaper cake this weekend to match and will post it when I'm done - I'm using the same felt flowers on it - all inspired by this post!!

Lisa

My album is done!

Okay - my album is done. You can look back here to see the original post about this.

This is the album I made out of my Dollar Tree find. I've decided to use it to document our summer. It'll be more journaling than pictures - but that's okay - I'm sure I'll have plenty to write about and it'll be fun to look back on it later and see all the fun things we did.

So check it out:

The front of my Dollar Tree album:



A side view - I added my own tabs by punching circles and placing them on each side of one piece of the paper and stapling into place:



This notebook had a little calendar in the front, too:



And the back: I hate peeling off the price tags and being left with that sticky spot - so I covered the tag with more tags and plan to just put our names and the date in those spots:



So - there you have it. It's all done! I'm heading to the next project now - those cute little felt magnets, but I'm not making magnets - I'm just making them as an embellishment for the next Baby Banner I'm making - reds, blues, white and creams and some vintage touches, for a Raggedy Ann Baby Shower!!

Thanks for looking,
Lisa

SLACKER

I'm a slacker. I didn't get around to posting pictures last week, but I did get one of my albums finished and it's ready for summer journaling!

So, I'll be back later today with pics - or in the morning! hee hee

And those cute little magnets I posted - found a use for them - so that's coming up soon, too and they won't be magnets anymore!

lisa

This is what's next.....

I really want to make up some sets of these next - Felt Magnets

Here's the pictures:





The girl that did these for Creative Cafe is awesome - Linda Albrecht - go check out her blog - she makes some amazing things for Creative Cafe and Basic Grey - probably a few other places, too. She does great vintagy looking things that just amaze me and I wish I could make things like that! I posted a cupcake I made a while back on my blog and I got the tutorial from her. So not only does she make great stuff, sometimes she tells you how she did it!! So, go check her out.

Anyway - just wanted to give you a peek at what I wanted to make next. First I thought they would be super cute magnets. I'm giving my fridge a make over right now - adding some clipboards to the side (one for school related stuff, one for things that we commonly lose - prescriptions and rebates and stuff like that, then one last one that is still empty - not sure what I'm going to do with it - any suggestions?), a place to stick sticky notes (but i don't have the sticky notes yet) some magnets that are cute just to hold stuff up there that doesn't belong on a clipboard, then I have the cute Creative Cafe scalloped clipboard holding special coupons I don't want to lose. I cut a giant T out of a magnet sheet and covered it in paper to match the other things on the fridge. Oh I found a cute round cork board, about four inches wide with some cute tacks to hold a few things up. And lastly I have a big clipboard that hold 12x12 layouts and I have a layout posted that I really love! So I said all that to say I want to make some more cute magnets to stick on there that will actually hold larger stuff up (the ones I've made so far, aren't real heavy duty).

Then I thought they would be cute to use just as an embellishment on a page, a card, a gift tag - so several extras would be cute to keep around in my own stash. The round ones would be super cute for a hair clip or on a headband. I may think about that, too!!

So stick around and see how I can make these myself with my stash. Don't forget you can also click on the link in the last post and shop for Creative Cafe stuff online!

later!
lisa

Happy June 1st

So, I've been collecting the things I want to work on this month. I've bookmarked about a million things - I think I'm shooting a bit too high! :) I can't do that many in one month. But I have started one and picked out a few that I was to do next. This first project is just for myself, not to stick in my gift stash, but the next few will be nice items to hold on to for a gift!

The first thing I'm working on is this: a mini album (this link will take you to the Recipe Card from Creative Cafe with directions for this specific album)

Here's a photo from the Creative Cafe Recipe Card:



If you attended the Scrap Etc. Event in 2008, you know that there was a class where we used this cute spiral notebook to make an album. The ideas that they shared with us were so cute - I was so excited about making my album after seeing theirs. Now I did go home and start it - the 'bones' of the book are done, but sadly, I never finished. The album I made is filled with things I wanted Cole to know - little things, big things - things he may need to read one day. Things I felt and things I wanted to share with him. So it's started, but not done.....

And I recently found a cute little journal at the Dollar Tree - it's similar to the one above, but no dividers, just lined paper. The cover is similar, but without the photo hole in the middle. So, not really the same, but it reminded me of this one. It's also much smaller. I decided to use it to document our summer. We aren't going anywhere big this summer, but I still hope to have a great time at home so I wanted a small place to document it all. Not necessarily all photos - but some places to write about what we did, where we went - just the memories of the summer.

So, my goal is to accomplish a bit more in the spiral notebook to Cole and then get going on the Summer Memories mini journal/album. I've got the cover done on the Summer Memories album, but need to do a bit more today - so I'm going to try to get it all finished up today, photograph it and post it here.

Now, if you are the kind of scrapper that just NEEDS to use the same supplies you can now shop Creative Cafe online here. But if you are like me, on a budget and covered in unused supplies - then just start digging around and see what you have that will work. You can always check out Dollar Tree, Big Lots, places like that - you may find something that you wouldn't normally grab, but with this project in mind - you just might find it's perfect.

I really love the set up of these Spiral Notebooks from Creative Cafe. I have one more I haven't used yet that I've just been hanging on to - waiting for the perfect project. I think the next Scrap Etc Event "Running with Scissors" may be just the thing to use it for.

See, the event is planned for October 9th and 10th, at the civic center downtown. The event coincides with the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. And several of the girls involved in the event are runners already and probably already planned to run in this 5K. They've managed to plan the event to occur the same weekend with 16 weeks between the run and the event registration - what does this mean? It means they'll help you train to get in shape to run a 5K. Now, I'm not a runner at all. I'm not really even a quick walker, but I'm going to try very hard!! Several girls have told me that I can do it - and I'm still not entirely sure, but I did google 'how long is a 5K' and got '3.1 miles' as the answer. So surely, I can at least WALK 3.1 miles, right? I'm going to start working toward this goal ASAP. It's hard for me to go walk around the neighborhood during the day - Cole can't walk as quickly as I would like, and I can't leave him in the house alone. So, I did discover that the track at the local elementary school runs around the playground - so we may be going there a few days a week and Cole can play while I get my exercise on!

So, what does all this randomness mean to you? Well, it means you can do it, too and if it's something you think you can't do - I challenge you to try. I'm going to turn my last spiral notebook into a cute little book to document my progress in my 'training'. I've also been tackling the weight loss issue, too lately. I'm back on my diet. I lost 50 pounds in 2007 and managed to put a few pounds back on - not many but enough to make me a little mad at myself - so I'm back on the Atkin's Diet. This is really the only thing that works for me. I lost 40 of the 50 pounds doing Atkin's so I'm committed to it again. So this journal will be a combination of things for me - documenting my training and my weight loss and how it's going. Lots of us have self considence issues and I'm planning on using this as a place to tackle those issues and work on myself as a whole.

So - I've taken this ONE idea from the above recipe card and the class from the event in 2008, and will be using it three different ways. So, do you want to join me? Do you want to make this fun project? I encourage you to use what you have first - that's what I'm all about right now. But if you want to scope out new stuff, by all means, do it!! If you do play along with me - link it up here in the comments. I'd love to see what you do. I'll get pictures posted later today or in the morning of my projects.

Thanks for checking me out here,
lisa

Where has the time gone?

Hi there!! Wow - it's been a while. Since I've blogged last - there has been a wonderful Scrap Etc Event - Wishful Thinking, there's been lots of things happening - holidays, spring break, school's out - and then the store closed. Well, that doesn't mean we're not still out here creating and doing fun things!!

I thought I'd update the blog here and just start sharing fun Creative Cafe ideas with you. I know we can't all get the Creative Cafe supplies locally anymore, but the good news is we can still make their projects with other things we have on hand. I for one, have tons of product just sitting in my room waiting to be used. So, I'll pick a few Creative Cafe Recipes each month and try to make it with what I have on hand, and I'll share it with you here!!

So stay tuned - I'll start posting things in June!

Come back to see me!
lisa

Do you {heart} Creative Cafe as much as me?

This is not news to any of you Scrap Etc girls - ya'll know I love this stuff!! Go check out their blog and see the CHA 2009 peeks they are posting. They showed some really cute AccuCut dies today too - I wish I had an AccuCut in my house - with all the dies that Creative Cafe uses.

WOW!!Check it out here: Creative Cafe Blog

lisa

The December Details

Tuesday December 9th, we'll be making the "Santa Stop Here" sign.

Adrienne will be your hostess!

December 13th, we'll be making this cute little gift card tag with Amy N. - she designed this just for you!



December 17th Amy S. is the hostess and you'll be making this cute little ornament.
You can hang it on the tree, or attach a tag and use is on a gift!



On December 20th, Mandy will be helping you make this cute mini album.







On December 22, Lisa will help you make this cute gift card holder:

A peek at this month's Happy Hours

Happy Hour Tomorrow at 11

We now only have 24 days, 2 hours and 27 minutes until Christmas!! Can you believe it??

Well, to help you get ready - we're having Happy Hour tomorrow at 11. We're making cute little gift tags!! We're using the large Creative Cafe tag and adding some fun felt words and buttons!! Come see me at 11 and make some cute tags - you can do 2 for $2!! Felt words vary and will be first come, first serve!!

Oh - don't forget you'll get to enter your name to win something fun - one entry for every Happy Hour you buy this month!! And I think the more people that come, the more stuff I'll put in the prize!!

Here's a peek at my favorite tag:

Hope to see you tomorrow!!

Lisa

December Happy Hours are SO fun!!

You know, Christmas is only 29 days, 5 hours and 34 minutes away. So I know some of you out there have not finished your shopping. I know some of you have so many decorations you are tired of looking at. I know there has to be some kids out there that really really want Santa to stop and see them at their house. So guess what? We can help you with all of those things!!

First - we'll have some cute decorations you can make. How about a cute "Santa Stop Here" sign for your kiddo's bedroom door? Yep, we'll have one for you to make. How about a cute little paper tree decorated with buttons and trims? Yep, we'll have that, too.

Second - gift card holders galore. Okay not galore, but at least two different really cute gift card holders.

Third - how about a cute mini album about decorating the tree? or the house? We'll have a cute cute "Trim the Tree" mini album - a few little embellishments will have you on your way - you'll just need the pictures. Oh, and the tree and decorations, but you can handle that.

Fourth - want some cute ornaments for teacher gifts, or to attach to presents? We've got you covered there, too. Are you surprised? You shouldn't be!! We're trying to make the holiday's a little easier and stress free just for you!!

You will not want to miss one single Happy Hour!! But, no worries. If you do, you can run by the store anytime afterwards - and as long as there are some left, and pick it up to go. Or you can call the store the morning of the Happy Hour and they'll charge you and hold on to it for you!! It can't get any easier than that.

And just for fun - guess what I'm going to do? GO AHEAD AND GUESS??? Okay, so you can't guess - I'll just tell you. Every Happy Hour your purchase every single time in December - you can put your name in to win a prize!! I'm going to work on gathering some fun stuff up for you and you'll get a chance every single time you buy a Happy Hour.

Okay, that's about all I've got to share for now! I'll be back with pictures of our projects really soon!!

Lisa

Monday's Happy Hour

Come join us at 11 and you can put together these two cute layouts. One for Thanksgiving and one for Christmas. Quantities are limited, so try to make it by!! $4.00 a layout and we start at 11:00!

Hope we see you there!! These two layouts will wrap up our November month of layouts. We don't have a Happy Hour scheduled for this next Saturday since it's a big football day but I'll be back soon to post the schedule for December and show you a few peaks at the fun things we have planned. Here are a few things we're thinking about: gift card holders, tags for presents, signs welcoming Santa, and some fun things with felt, too!! You don't want to miss out of these fun items that will make your Christmas gift giving even easier. I mean why buy a crazy gift card holder that costs 3 or 4 dollars and looks just like everyone else's if you could make one by hand. And what about cute teacher gifts? And fun things to just have on hand for those people we sometimes forget to get a gift for? You won't be disappointed!! Come See Us!!

Happy Hour Wednesday

Hey There!! So far we've done the New Years layout and now we're moving on to Valentine's Day. So come see Lucy at the store on Wednesday and make this super cute Valentine's layout. You can also pick up the New Year's layout, in case you missed it.

Also, check out the updated calendar over there in the sidebar!! Hope to see you at a Happy Hour soon!!

lisa

Two for Tuesday

Remember the month of layouts? Well, it starts Tuesday. Come by at 11 and spend $4 and make a New Years Day layout. You can use last years New Years pictures or you can get a head and have it ready for this years.

Just to give you something to think about - personally I am a 'everyday moment' kind of scrapper. I love scrapbooking the fun things my son does. I love being able to record the little special things in our lives. The little stuff is so big to us. I tend to forget to do the big holiday stuff. I don't have Halloween pictures from 2007 scrapped yet, not to mention this year's Halloween. I have a few layouts done from Christmas 2007, but I'm pretty sure 2006 didn't get finished. YIKES! No Easter layouts, either. I did manage a Valentine's layout - because it was a kit and all I had to do was assemble it according to the sketch. So easy.

Now my thinking behind the Month of Layouts was related to this. It would be great to have a chance to catch up those Holidays that I've neglected.

Maybe I'm not the only one out there that's behind. Surely, I'm not! So, here's the deal. We're going to squeeze in lots of layouts and get you all caught up for this year's big days. OR for those of you who have already done those holidays - and you're on top of the game - well, now you can get on top of the game for next year!! You'll have those layouts ready to go.

Here's another idea. You could assemble all of these layouts and have them ready to go into a cute 12 x 12 album and you have a Christmas gift ready to go. All your ift recipient would have to do is add their pictures. Easy Peazy!!

So - I hope you'll come and see us at 11 on Tuesday and bring $4 and make a really cute New Years layout!

So - what's the Two for Tuesday deal? I'm so glad you asked.

Tuesday, the kids are out of school for Veteran's Day. We thought they may like a little Kiddie Happy Hour. So at 2, stop by the store and your child (or children) can make a super cute card to send Santa. It's that time. With only 46 days left until the old guy with the white beard comes, our kids need to get those letters written. I know my son has been going through the Toys R Us toy book, the Target toy book and the WalMart toy book. So, he's got lots of ideas to send to Santa.

So, for just $2, your kids can come in and make a cute little card - all ready for you to drop in an envelope and send off to the North Pole. We'll put it together and then you can help them write their letter. If your child is too small to write their letter themselves - this little card will be big enough for you to help them paste in pictures out of the toy books - and send it to Santa that way. How fun!! Sweet and Simple:

My letter:

I'll help the kids put their cards together and you can browse the store for a little while - so technically, that's another bonus. So, does that make it Three for Tuesday? :) BUT WAIT, there's more. Call within the next five minutes and we'll double the order - OK, JUST KIDDING!! But there is one more thing. I'm including some info for the parents out there, or grandparents - info from the USPS about mailing letters to Santa and info about Macy's Believe Campaign that involves a drop off for your letters to Santa and helping the Make A Wish Foundation at the same time. You can check out the Scrap Etc. Forum for more info!!

I hope to see you there!!
Lisa

No Happy Hours this weekend.

We're all at Wrapper's Delight.

More Happy Hours coming soon!

Wednesday's Happy hour

Tomorrow's Happy Hour is THE cutest little mini album YOU have every seen!! Now I thought the paper bag album was cute - but WHOA!! This is cute!! Check it out:

a little peek inside, too:

I hope you can come by and hang out with Amy and do this fun little mini album!! $4 at 11:00

Have a Happy Hour!!
lisa

Saturday's Happy Hour

Saturday we'll be doing this fun Mini Album during Happy Hour. Come by at 12, hang out with Nubia and make this fun book. You can even get your Happy Hour to go. So, we'd love to see you there - $4 at 12! OH OH - the best part - just like Wednesday's Happy Hour - you'll get a free Gift With Purchase if you do the Happy Hour. Do two - get two bonuses!! WOO HOO

here are the pictures:


the cover:



page two and three:



page four and five:



Page six and seven



Page eight and nine



Page ten and eleven:



and the back:



If you have any questions - leave a comment or email askthecafe@charter.net

Happy Scrapping!!

Check out the new look..........

Guess what happened at Scrap Etc. today? Lucy just mentioned moving the Creative Cafe stuff to the front of the store and look what happened:

In the blink of an eye the cuteness that is Creative Cafe just appeared in the front of the store. Honestly, it took longer than the blink of an eye - but that Brittney is so smart - it happened a lot quicker than one would think!! Anyway - check it out - looks good huh?

Wednesday we are having a little do-over Happy Hour. We had lots of these left:

The cute little owl treat box is one of my favorite Happy Hours and since it's getting closer to Halloween we thought we'd just do it again. You know, in case you missed it the first time. So come see Amy Wednesday and make this super cute treat box. And if you want - I may be able to swing a few ghosts, too - maybe - if you leave me a comment here and tell me you're coming and you want the ghost instead of the owl. I can make it happen!! But you have to leave me a comment!! :)

Okay - another Happy Hour is coming Saturday.

OH OH OH - I forgot the best part. Wednesday and Saturday, if you do the Happy Hour Amy and Nubia are hosting - you'll get a Gift With Purchase. You don't have to spend $21.50. You won't have to find somewhere to stash those free samples you get with those other free gifts. You won't have to have some sales person try to talk you into buying the newest product. Well, who are we kidding? You'll be in the store buying product!! :)

So, come see us Wednesday and Saturday. Make something cute. Get a free gift. And check out the new hot spot in the store - the NEW Creative Cafe Art Bar location.

See you there,

lisa

Upcoming Happy Hours and November news!

trick or treaters, or the little trick or treater that lives with you!!This weekend you can hang out with Mandy and make a cute little treat holder. It's orange with a handsome little owl hanging out on the front. You can fill it up with candy and give it to your little trick or treater in your home. Bring $2 and join Mandy at 12!

It's getting close to the end of the year now. Who's caught up on their scrapbooking? Silly question, right? Well, some of us may have stayed up to date, but there may be a few that haven't done last Christmas, or even Halloween. What about Spring? Easter? Did you do a Fourth of July layout? Did you even print your child's back to school picture? Well, it's hard to stay on top of all the occasions in life. Sometimes you just want to scrap book the pictures that match the new My Minds Eye - even if you haven't done last years birthday party pictures. Sometimes you really NEED to just use the new Basic Grey - never mind that your skipping a whole year of memories, just to match that paper with that one special photo of an ordinary day.

Now all of that is important. Scrapbooking all the moments that are important, is well....important!! But we want to make it easier for you. How would you like to have every major holiday on a scrapbook page by the end of November? WHAT? It's not possible?

Wanna bet?

We can help you!

November Happy Hours will be ALL LAYOUTS!! All the major holidays in a year. That's New Years, Valentines (or you could use this for your anniversary), Easter (or a special Spring layout), Fourth of July, Back to School, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. We may even through a football season layout in the mix. Alabama or Auburn? Hmmm....... How about a Happy Birthday layout?

Come join us throughout the month of November and we promise you'll head into this next Christmas season with a few things taken care of, a lot less on your scrapping plate (or table) and 8 layouts done in a matter of minutes each week.

We hope to see you at Happy Hour! Oh, you can also get those Happy Hours to go - don't forget. Now, if only we had curb side service?

Happy Scrapping!

Boo Banners are for sale!!

Next time you are in the store - you can pick up a kit for the Boo Banner we made during Happy Hour yesterday. They are super cute - great for the front door, over the fireplace, on your kid's bedroom door - anywhere really! So very easy to put together, as well.

There are several other Happy Hour to go kits ready for you. Think of it as a Take and Make, instead of a Make and Take. Everything is ready for you - just grab the bag and get to work. So easy! So fun!!

Have a Happy Hour!