3rd Post.
Please scroll down for my Growing in Unity Post and my McMahon Five card!!!
It’s finally here (shedding a few tears), the final days of the Paper Maniac store. Everything is marked WAY down. When you get there, be sure to read the fine print on the front page. Sue can no longer offer free shipping because the discounts are so steep.
Go now and take a look. Many items are one of a kind and will be selling out quickly!!!
I have big plans for my new year, how ‘bout you? And my new journal is a big start to that!
For my Paper Maniac Inspirations blog project this week, I used paper from the Meadowlark collection from My Minds Eye. I used the actual packaging for the stripes at the bottom of the page. I also used some of the items on the accessory sheet to embellish and I added a journaling card that says yesterday, today, tomorrow. Seems appropriate for a journal cover. I wanted to keep things fairly flat since I’ll be carrying this around a lot. On that note, I adhered everything with Mod Podge and added a coat of Podge over the top to make it sturdy to carry around.
The wooden letters are from a package I got at Wal-Mart that I painted pink and then stained with watercolor paints. I added a vintage button to each side and wrapped with some elastic so I can toss it in my purse so it’s ready for any thought or note I’d like to jot down when I’m out and about!
I thought I’d show a picture so you could see how I used the packaging. How’s that for being green!!! A lot of collections have these example sheets so don’t throw that away. Think of it as a little bonus! Perfect for cards!!!
Storage Hint: When I buy a collection of 12x12 papers, as soon as I take them out of the packaging, I put them into extra large 2 gallon zipper top bags. They are the perfect size for 12x12 papers. In my area, they are difficult to find but just keep on the lookout. The packages that I get aren’t the name brand but Presto brand. The only store I find them at here is Bi-Mart in a small town about 30 miles from here. My sister and I take a day trip because the town has some great thrift and antique stores as well!!!
See you next year!!!
Blessings,
Christine
in a lot of ways. Today I want to talk about this: I won the grand prize on the Paper Maniac blog hop. 
I love to shop at Paper Maniac. I place an order at least once month to get my Copic fix and many other goodies as well. They have Copic kit club where they send you ten (I think) pens plus tutorials on a given subject. They also send a link to a video tutorial. How cool is that?
Plus, she stocks so many wonderful products and and many of them at a discount. What can be better than that, you ask? You get free shipping on your order over $75.00 and she sends the order out the very next day. Her customer service is excellent. Last month I accidently ordered the prior month Copic kit and she emailed me to check if I had made a mistake. She already new that I had that kit!!! Now, that is personalized service!
I hope your day is as good as mine! Thanks for coming buy today!
Every comment left until September 23 will be entered to win my Birthday giveaway.
Blessings,
Christine
When I thought of about something I could make based on a Beatles song, I immediately thought of this cute paper from Sassafras Lass’s Sunshine Lollipop that I got at Paper Maniac. If you scroll down for several posts, you’ll know how much I love this paper! And it’s on sale right now for just $1.69 for 24 sheets of double sided 6x6 paper! The felties are from the same Sassafras Lass line.
Have you guest what my song is yet?
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Picture yourself in a boat on a river,
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly,
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes.
Cellophane flowers of yellow and green,
Towering over your head.
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes,
And she's gone.
Lucy in the sky with diamonds,
Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain
Where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies,
Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers,
That grow so incredibly high.
Newspaper taxis appear on the shore,
Waiting to take you away.
Climb in the back with your head in the clouds,
And you're gone.
Lucy in the sky with diamonds,
Picture yourself on a train in a station,
With plasticine porters with looking glass ties,
Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile,
The girl with kaleidoscope eyes.
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Now, before I send you on to the next stop, let me show you what you can win and how to enter.
Those who are new to Paper Maniac have an extra chance of winning. (Paper Maniac is the store where I get my Copics through the Copic Coloring Club.) All you have to do is register January 30-31 to be entered into another random drawing for a $20.00 gift certificate. How great is that?
Now, head over to Rona Mallard’s blog to continue on your way. Don’t forget to leave a comment!!!
Blessings,
Christine
Other Details:
Image-The Greeting Farm
Medium-watercolor paint
Border Punch-Martha Stewart
