A little Post It folder for SOA

This little notebook was part of a challenge over at Stampin' Out Alzheimers. What a great thing Jen Tapler has put together! SOA has already raised over $5000 for the Alzheimer's Association! Don't let that stop you from donating though, you can do it right over there ----->. Even if you don't want to take part in all of the amazing stamping and scrapping stuff going on over at SOA you can still donate to this amazing cause. So get going... make a donation and then come back here to see my little notebook..... I'll wait.......

So like I said this was a challenge by Whiff of Joy to create a post it note holder. I happened to see the challenge this morning before work, had 30 minutes to spare, a pre-stamped image and a tiny bit of clear space on my desk, LOL! I started coloring and was almost late for work. Oops! I stole a large pink post it pad from work, shhhh! Hey, I needed it to match my project and I didn't have any pink ones. The holder is made from chipboard so that it might withstand the beating it will recieve in my purse. The little tab wraps around and has a magnetic closure under the button to keep it closed.

I have such a hard time making my 3-D stuff look finished. I'm still trying to add things to this to make it look more polished. I tried adding the word NOTES somewhere but just hated everything I tried. It was amazing for me just to get it done to a point where I like it at all and look.. more pattern paper! I am on a roll!

Please donate to Stampin Out Alzheimers if you can and don't forget to feed the dogs..... --------->

One Happy Little Mouse

Have you ever seen such a happy looking fellow in your life? This little guy just won the cupcake lottery!


I saw this new image from the Whiff of Joy Party Animal line and HAD to have him. And I am so glad that I did. He is great fun to color with pencils or watercolor with inks. I don't think it is possible to color this image and not have fun.

I used Prismacolor Pencils and thinner for the image. I was totally lost when it came to a sentiment so I used the Happy Birthday to You from the new PTI set Around & About Sentiments. It doesn't show up very well but the cute little mouse is the star of this show anyway.

I have this great pad of DCWV paper called The Green Stack. It has adorable little birds and skunks and other woodland creatures in it. And it is 70% recycled paper so that is a good thing. The little critters is what really got me though. So anyway the pattern paper is from that pad. The green is SU and the Kraft and white is PTI.

I did something on this card that I have never done before. I put actual stitches, with a sewing machine on it. If my machine wasn't such a beast I think I would even do it more often. Kind of liked it.

Thanks for checking in. I am on some kind of blogging role... 3 posts in 3 days. Some kind of record for me. Lets see if I can keep it going and make it 4 for 4!