I am a Pinterest FREAK ...

I love Pinterest as a source of inspiration.  I see a project that I think to myself; hey, I can duplicate that ... I can make that!  And then I call my friend Amber over, and we try and do it ... sometimes better than others.

This time we were re-creating a Pin that a friend of mine sent of some rolled paper flowers.  They looked simple enough, and sure enough they were.  I used plain Bazzil cardstock and for the stems and leaves I used computer paper and sprayed it with some Prima Color Bloom spray (Lime Wedge) and then used the Prima Arbor Sizzix die to cut out the leaves.  In a matter of 2 hours we had made a half dozen blossoms, stems and leaves.  They turned out better than the originals if you ask me!

 

If you want to check out the original website please follow this link: http://www.instructables.com/id/Swirly-Paper-Flowers/?ALLSTEPS

 

 

The Inspiration

 

My creation

 

 

My Mind's Eye Micro Mini album

My my my, that's a mouthful isn't it ... lets see, My Mind's Eye micro mini - say that 3 times fast!

Believe it or not this tiny little album is made from something we ALL have in our homes, it's my form of up-cycling (which just happens to be my One Little Word in 2013)  they are toilet paper rolls!  I used the My Mind's Eye Collectible-Unforgettable collection in a 6x6 pad.  The 6x6 pad was perfect for this mini - I had lots of leftovers too.  Each page turns into a pocket for a tag to pull out from.  I used Prima chalk ink edgers to colour co-ordinate with the papers.

I will be teaching a class at Auntie Ems most likely in May with a similar album.  You will NOT be disappointed.  Keep an eye on my blog and the Auntie Em's blog for details.