Hanging out with Santa

The Holidays can be taxing on our brains – lots of things to remember, lots of things to take note of.  Timmy wants a train, I need eggs, brown sugar and vanilla for this recipe.  Wouldn’t it be nice to have a little notebook on-hand at all times so you could jot down notes or make quick lists?  Sounds like a fantasy world, right?  It’s not.  You CAN have it all this season – and make it fun at the same time.  Santa is hanging out on the cover of this notebook all season long:

  Tips, Tricks and Reminders

• Hanging Posture.  I love to use stamps in ways they aren’t intended.  These fun and festive Santas are so much fun!  While they are designed to be dancers, this one wants to hang out.  To position the body correctly, you have to find his center of gravity and stamp him as such – you don’t want him to look like he’s doing pull-ups, right?  That’s the beauty of photopolymers – you can position images perfectly.  “Woo hoo!” for photopolymers.
• Added Feature.  I made these books with my team’s Shoebox Swap last weekend and with my local Stamp Club yesterday.  For the Stamp Club, I added an All is Calm Snowflake Embellishment to the Baker’s Twine.  It adds a jingle-jangle to the outside of the notebook without making it so cumbersome that it won’t fit in your purse or backpack or briefcase (or whatever you carry around with you during the holidays).
• Measurements.  The red panel on this notebook front is 3-1/4″ x 5-5/8″.  The white panel is just 1/8″ smaller on either side.  To coordinate with the rounded corners of the notebook, I rounded each of the right-hand corner with my Project Life Corner Rounder punch.  Simple.  Easy.

I made these little books with my local Stamp Club yesterday.  We had such a good time making them – they all posed with their books so they could share them with you today.

Stamp Sets:  Ornamental Pine, Visions of Santa  Papers:  Real Red, Whisper White  Inks:  Garden Green, Real Red, Tuxedo Black Memento Pad, Blendabilities (Cherry Cobbler, Smoky Slate, Nude Skin Tone, Color Lifter)  Accessories:  Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine, All is Calm Snowflake Embellishment

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

Atlanta Stamp Sale.  Are you in the Atlanta area?  Do you know anyone who is?  I’m hosting a Crafty Consignment Sale in my home on Saturday, November 15 (that’s one week from today).  What a great opportunity to find some great bargains.  If you would like to stop by, please let me know – you can sign up on my Facebook Event post here.  If you have friends in the area, please forward them this information, too.  One-for-One Card Swap.  Don’t forget about the Holiday One-for-One Card Swap.  This is your chance to share your best Holiday card with a stranger – and receive a beautiful card in return.  For more information, click here.

Ornamental Pine Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$18.95

Visions Of Santa Photopolymer Stamp Set

$15.95

Kraft Grid Journal

$4.95

All Is Calm Snowflake Embellishment

$6.95

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