Prayer Journal....

Morning all..... Have you been to visit 2 Broke Girls? Only 3 more days to play along with this sketch......

I played along with this sketch and created a prayer journal for my Sunday School teaching partner. This will be my Easter gift to her. 

Supplies: papers-gcd, bling and cross-Jolee's, ribbon-stash, ink-CTMH Gypsy, and a 5 X 7 5 Star composition book. 

Practical Gift Idea and a Sketch....

Today is a new sketch reveal over at Sketches in Thyme! Hop on over to see this week's Guest Designers and the lovely Mavens, as they have some incredible inspiration for this Jana Eubank sketch.

As you are crossing off the last few names on your list, here is a quick yet fabulous gift idea to share, an altered planner. We all need a planner of some sort to keep up with our daily schedules. If you have someone on your list that never goes far without a planner, then this little gem is perfect for you.

First, you need to buy a planner, I picked this one up at the dollar store for $2. Then I matched the supplies and style of it to the friend I'm gifting. She is all victorian and I wanted this planner to reflect her beautiful spirit.

Next, I measured, cut, and inked up the paper for the cover.

I also used a little bookplate along with the year as an embellishment for the year.

Other embellishments I added included a tag with a quote just perfect for her, you really can't have vintage victorian without the addition of pearls, roses, and ribbons.

Once you see how easy these are to create and personalize, you'll enjoy creating for all your friends and family!
If you have some practical girt ideas, please share them with us at practicalscrappersideas@gmail.com, we'd love to hear from you!
Blessings,

One Of My Ribbon Jars....

Good Morning,
Today I am sharing just one of my MANY storage containers for ribbon! If you know me, you know I LOVE yummy ribbons! I altered this jar of ribbon that has been "plain Jane" for about a year. Our Thursday challenge at Practical Scrappers is to use at least three ribbons on an altered project. So, my ribbon jar just fit the bill!

Here is the newly decorated jar.

This is the top of the jar adorned with a Heidi Swapp bloom, button, and a ribbon.

A little close up of the flower, button and ribbon on the side of the jar. I used my Spellbinders to cut some cute Daisy d's pink patterned paper and the font is Makin' the Grade.

Just a closer look at the yummy ribbons stapled to the side of the paper.

So are you up to the altered item challenge at Practical Scrappers? I'd love to see what you create!

Blessings,