Paper Roses

Do you pin?

I do.

But usually that's about as far as the creative process goes.

Well, inspired by Liz Lamoreux's "Pinned it. Did it." posts, I finally did more than pin, browse and pin some more . . .

Stacy Cohen's tutorial for making Paper Roses caught my eye and thought I'd give it a try.

I already had the flower punch. The ink. The paper. And no excuses.

The result was a quick to make, cute paper rose. I'm not sure quite what I'm going to do with it. But what I can say is that I finally did more than just pin it . . .  I pinned it. And I did it!


Pattern: Paper Rose
Designer: Stacey Cohen
Publication: http://stacycohen.blogspot.com.au/2010/08/prima-layout-and-paper-rose-flower.html

Christmas Planner

Is it too soon to be planning for Christmas?

Inspired by Pinterest, I decided to make myself a little Christmas Planner/Organiser.

I'm a list kind of girl ordinarily, so this is an expansion on the list on a scrap of paper I might usually have in my handbag! It's a fair bit prettier than the scrap of paper. And it's not too big to manage - 4" x 6 12/" when it's folded up.

Using a sheet of chocolate cardstock I had on hand, I added papers from the Kaisercraft 6 1/2" Paper Pad. With it's gorgeous vintage reds, greens and creams (and I love the name "Twig & Berry"), it all came together pretty well. I can slip my lists - Cards, Decorating, Gifts & Food - into the pockets and carry it with me to make notes when inspiration strikes!!! With the stitched on button and twine to wrap around for a closure, it's easy to use.

Now all I have to do is make those lists . . . and plan the gifts . . . and write the cards . . . and  . . .

Is it too soon to be planning for Christmas?


Paper: Kaisercraft "Twig & Berry"
Twine: Maya Road TC2137 "Watermelon"