Fab 5 Day 5-Flower Soft

Have you tried Flower Soft yet? This product gives fast, easy dimension to your designs. I love the way the Flower Soft added that extra special touch and thoughtfulness to this sympathy card.

I hope some of our ideas this week inspired you to create something you love! Don't forget to visit the other blogs.

LEANN

AMY

PAULA

KAYLA
ANNETTE
KELSEY
DAWN

Fab 5 Day 4-Dimensional Design

Today we had fun making some dimensional designs. I made this little advent box out of matchboxes. I painted each box with craft paint. I punched the holes for the brads with my Crop-a-Dile. I also lined each of the little boxes with a coordinating piece of paper. 

This would be great for small gifts such as mints, charms, earrings, brads, buttons, keys, or inspirational sayings. It would be just the right size for a kid, a work desk, or what about a cute Secret Santa gift to wrap up the end of the year and holiday season. 

In addition to the box I made this pop up gift card holder. I plan to make several of these this year since all of our gifts are going to be sent out to other states. 

I hope all of you are finding some fun ideas this week. Have a great day!

LEANN

AMY

PAULA

KAYLA
ANNETTE
KELSEY
DAWN

Fab 5 Day 3-Susan Louis Designs

Today we are featuring Susan Louis acetates. She is a local artist from Wisconsin that we met at CHA. What an interesting story she has on how she started making these acetates. She has so many beautiful designs you are bound to find something for any occasion. The wild life, are great to use for that special guy in your life! Some of the nice things about the acetates is you get several on one sheet, she has coordinating smaller items like bobbers, and fish hooks, and no coloring is needed.

LEANN

AMY

PAULA

KAYLA
ANNETTE
KELSEY
DAWN

Fab 5 day 2-Spellbinders

Today's challenge is one of my favorite things, Spellbinders! I hope all of you have had the opportunity to try these little babies out. If not, go see the girls and say "Show me the Spellbinders!" I promise you will not be disappointed, you just might hate me later for a new addiction.

 Since my cards didn't all post last month I made two cards for today to redeem myself-one for Grand-mom O's birthday, and one just for fun. (Plus, it was fun to make more than one card.) The snowflake card is at Picture This, along with all of our Fab 5 challenges, if you want to take a look. For the snowflake card cut out various snowflakes, ink the edges, adhere to your card layer, and then run it through the embossing folder. This is an easy technique that turns out a really neat effect. Give it a try with other Spellbinders such as the flowers. Don't forget to visit everyone else.

 Have a blessed day!

 Paula

 Spellbinders: Various Snowflakes including this year's release, Lattice Rectangles, Foliage, Flourish
 Punch: Marvy
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Inks
Embossing folder: Textile, Snowflakes ribbon, snowflake, flowers


 P.S. Did you know if you click on the posted pictures they will enlarge so you can see the detail better?

LEANN

AMY

PAULA

KAYLA
ANNETTE
KELSEY
DAWN

Fab 5 Day

Hello everyone! So are your ready for another week of Fab 5? What a great time for some creative inspiration! The Extravaganza followed by 5 days of awesome ideas. I used four Judith stamps-the deer, trees, snowflake, and rocky grass that the deer is standing on. I pop dotted the deer for a little dimension and colored the image with Copics. I doubt I will see any significant snow this year, if any at all, so I had to get a little bit of a snow fix in there. I wanted to surprise everyone this month so I sent some of my Fab 5 creations in to sit with the others. Don't forget the visit all the blogs. Enjoy!Paula

LEANN

AMY

PAULA

KAYLA
ANNETTE
KELSEY
DAWN