Paper Shoes

First off, I drew a winner for last week's Creating Keepsakes' September/October 2012 issue giveaway.   The winner is . . . Cyndee K.  Please email me with your full name and address (my email is on the right sidebar).  Congrats Cyndee!!

If you've been following my blog, you know I'm addicted to making paper shoes.  I created a couple pairs with Making Memories' Modern Millinery line for their booth at CHA last month.  Pair #1 . . .

I used my Slice to cut the layers for the roses.  

Pair #2 . . .

Creating Keepsakes September/October 2012 issue -- GIVEAWAY!

The September/October 2012 issue of Creating Keepsakes magazine is hitting the newsstands!

In addition to back-to-school scrapbook pages, crisp fall layouts, and spooky Halloween inspiration, the September/October 2012 issue is also Creating Keepsakes' Top 10 issue! This issue offers 30 extra pages of top-ten goodness, including:

• 10 ways to use itty bitty scrap supplies
• 10 new tips and techniques
• 10 fresh journaling ideas
• 10 ways to breathe new life into your supplies
• 10 layouts from first-time contributors
• 10 trendy product combos

You can purchase a copy of this jam-packed issue from Creating Keepsakes' online store or at your local newsstand.  But as usual, CK is generously allowing me to give away a copy of this issue to one lucky blog reader!  To be entered to win, simply leave a comment on this post before Sunday night, August 18th.  Just for fun, tell me what you look forward to the most about the fall season.  I'll draw a random winner and announce it next week!

Back home

After several days and nights at the animal hospital, our sweet kitty, Smokey, is back home and he seems to be doing better.  We're so happy to have him home and I can tell that he's happy to be home. We're keeping a very close eye on him.  Fingers crossed that he stays healthy.  I really appreciate the supportive comments to my last blog post and the good wishes.  Thank you!!!

I have a layout to share today.  This was something I created for the "Kitchen-Inspired Scrapbooking" feature in the May/June 2012 issue of Creating Keepsakes.  I used a paper doily as a template for hand-stitching.

As seen in the May/June 2012 issue of Creating Keepsakes magazine.  Copyright Creative Crafts Group.  Posted with prior permission from the publisher.

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