And digital!

So, remember the paintings I did yesterday? I decided to play with the rough draft a little today on PSE. I still think I like the original better, but this is fun, too.

Super Secret Tutorial- Circle Coaster Album

Ok, so I feel like a total genius!!! I was at Target with my mom the other day and saw some really cute paisley coasters. Now, you have to remember that I am borderline obsessed with paisley. I had seen them there before, but this time they were on clearance for $.98, so I knew they were phasing them out. So I bought them. I came home and tried to figure out what to do with them (since we don't ever ever ever use coasters at our house) and then it hit me..... A CIRCLE ALBUM!!!!!!! Now, in all fairness, when I came online to find circle layouts, I found that it had been done before, but not with THESE coasters, so HA!

So here is a tut.

You'll need:
2 coasters
a hole punch
binder ring or keychain ring
enough paper for desired layouts
clear glitter puff paint
coluzzle if you have one. If not, a pencil and a good pair of scissors

First,
decide how many pages you want and cut out the circles. If you have a coluzzle, that's easy. If not, you'll have to trace the coaster and very carefully cut out the papers.

Second,
create your layouts

Third,
decorate your cover. I used clear and gold glitter to trace the design already there. It was great fun. I also added paper flowers.

Fourth,
punch your holes. First in your cover, then trace the circle onto each page, making sure the album will fit together.

Fifth,
put a keychain through all the holes

Mini Album Case

I went over to Sarah's last night and made two of these super cute albums. The tutorial is HERE, as well as the templates and all that jazz. My first one is the one in the pics. The second didn't turn out as cute as the first, not because of instructions, but because  I wasn't paying as much attention.
 So, thank you Avital for the tut!

Halloween Crafts

As I talked about earlier this year, I'm working on Halloween projects all year long! I went to my sister, Jennifer's as part of our family's staycation and this is what I made while there:

This is my banner, although I haven't tied the pieces together with ribbon yet.

I also made these card thingies, but I'm not sure what I'm going to do with them yet:

And I used the cricut to cut out this big owl. Cute, isn't he? He'll probably end up on my wall just by himself.

Speaking of cards, I also made some cute cards while I was there:

Fun, huh? It got me all in the mood to be crafty, so tonight I"m going to Sarah's to make a really cute mini-album, as found here