Dragonfly Days - Practical Scrappers

This is a Digi-Stamp by Robyn's Fetish Designs.  It's a cute design that I colored with Martha Stewart Pencils and Stampin' Up Markers.  The challenge at Practical Scrappers was add buttons.  There are three buttons on the flowers.  Stash ribbons and ladybug, eyelet outlet brad and happy charm.

A friendly bag

Everything old is new again.  I was going through an OLD stampin' up catalog from 2000 that my sister sent me and this idea was in there.  I used create a critter for all of the enclosed items. 

 

This purse contains 8 cards

 

The external purse is 6x12

Stampin' UP Papers -one scrapbook sheet folded in half and cut to make the long part of the purse.  The bottom part of the purse (where it will stand) is 3 inches and an additional panel is added to give it strength.

The pockets are two 6x6 sheets folded on the edges 

and the bottom to make the pockets

 

The cards included are: 

Sympathy

Hello Friend

Friends see eye to eye not matter their differences

See you later alligator -you'll be missed

Thanks for your support

Friends to the End

Happy Birthday Friend 

Get Well soon

and a little journal for notes

The purse handles are 2 x 10 strips (they were scraps)

Some ribbon, paper strips, brads and punches for decor and this fun little gift is all done!  A Bow and a Tag is all it needs to made it a perfect gift for a friend.

I think if I did this project again, I would put the pockets closer to the bottom of the purse than I did.  I really had to work to get the card weights evened out on both sides to get the purse to stand up.  It would have been easier if I didn't work so hard to get the weights right. My husband was quite proud of it though.  I was proud of the cards that went in it!  You can click on any of the pictures to enlarge them.

Celebrate

Thank you all for your prayers, encouragement and warnings.  I really didn't know all the stuff about Ambien until this happened to me, since then I've learned lots about people eating, driving, and doing all kinds of weird things with no memory of the events.  I am weaning off of it now.   I can usually pray myself back to sleep in comfort and relaxation, but sometimes my mind is just too active and I can't.

Onward... Today's card is a celebrate card.  I made two of them for my Mother-In-Law's birthday coming up.  I have a GREAT Mother In Law with a wonderful sense of humor so both of these cards celebrate that.  I will let my husband pick which one to send her:

 

  Or this one:

 

Both images are from Bugaboo stamps and digital images here. The open aperture is a new thing for me.  So, I get to count this as part of my new year's resolution to try 12 new card styles this year.... I'm up to 9 and I have 7 more months to go! 

Yay! 

Challenges

Pile It On Challenge - Quirky

52 Card Pickup - Whatever You Say