Another little tote purse

I am addicted, I can't help it.  My name is Joani and I'm a paper-aholic.  It's awful.  I love paper, I love paper, I love paper!!  And I love to create things with it!!  The problem is I don't have the room for everything that I create, and now with Danielle being out of school she can't give it all to her friends.  So look out, you just may get it in the mail Ü

I actually made these for a friend ~ so I don't have to stick them on a shelf and dust them.

Are these not the cat's pajama's??  I just love them!!  I found the template on SCS a while ago.  The are a creation from Leigh O'Brien called her Toteally Totes.  When I see something that I like I print it out and make a template out of thin chipboard ~ this one I didn't as you can see.  I printed it out directly on to the card stock, and you can see the score lines ~ that's why I sponged the ink around them.  But they are still adorable!

The paper used to make these is Pink Passion, Glorious Green and Orchid Opulence.  I inked up the totes with Glorious Green, Pink Passion and Lovely Lilac and used the Vintage Vogue set.  Leigh's instructions called for brads but I prefer eyelets when making something like this - I feel that they have better staying power.  So I used my crop-a-dile and some big eyelets to hold it all together.  You like??  And they are perfect to cold little trinket's or a little chocolate - something for everyone Ü

I'm working on some more projects to show you - but I do have some Halloween cards in the works also.  So I will be back tomorrow with something else!  Have a super great day!

My Urban Oasis

Howdy everyone!  I hope that today finds you well.  I had a busy day yesterday so I'm sorry that I did not post.  Sometimes life just get's in the way.

I wanted to show you some totes that I've been working on.  They are just adorable.  The minute I saw the paper I knew that I had to use it to make these.

The paper is actually some of last years DP from Stampin' Up called Urban Oasis.  It is perfect for these little totes.  And look at the little pocket on the outside, I used these ball and chain connectors from Tim Holtz.  I was lucky to find these at my LSS for a really reasonable price ~ however if you need these and can't find them in a pinch ~ go to Walmart, Lowe's or any hardware supply store and you'll find them in the section with the ceiling fan's.  Yup!  And they are pretty cheap too!!

I did have to think about these a bit before cutting.  I wanted to make sure that the pattern's would show and they were not upside down or anything. 

**Short Story ~ sorry for the side track...  When Danielle was a little girl, toddler age I had a dear friend Tami make a dress for her for Easter.  I found the cutest material ever and Tami used to be one of those designers for her local store - you know all those cute dresses and shirts and such that they have at the fabric store, she used to make them.  Anyway, I gave her the material and the pattern and she was to make Danielle her dress.  Yes she was like me and put it off til the last minute and she called me one night in tears.  She had cut the pattern upside down.  It really did not matter, it was one of those things.  And to this day the dress still sits in my closet - I will always cherish it.  It then became a joke with us - and we said it was made like that so Danielle could look down at the dress and see everything Ü

So now you know why I make sure of things before I cut.

The inside has a little pocket too.  Perfect place to put a gift card.

That's all I've got for you today.  I hope that you like ~ and if you do make sure that you go to Adela's site and let her know.  You can find the template for these HERE.

Have a super great day!

Sorry for the delay

I'm sorry everyone for the delay in my posts, please forgive me.  Life has just been a little busy around here.  With Danielle's birthday and our dear friend visiting from the other coast, and even Betty stopping by for a crafty day.  Life just get's in the way sometimes, doesn't it?

I will get right to it...  Betty stopped by the other day and we had a play day.  Actually we got done fairly early and we just kinda talked for the afternoon.  It was nice and I miss her visits.  But this year she does not have a garden so she does not have all the canning that she had last year, so maybe I'll get to see her more often...  (keeping fingers crossed...)

I wanted to show you what we made, but I think that I will wait for that.  And I was not really happy with the turn out of my project - so I thought that I'd show you what I made after she left.  I tried to get her to make one while she was here - but time was not on our side.

I found this awesome template over at Creations by AR.  I love it!!  Isn't it the cutest??  It is called the Haute Tote template.  And yes, it was super easy to make.  There is a little bit of cutting, but I put this together in the chair in the living room in just a few minutes after dinner.  Really, it's super easy!!

I used some DP from SU - of course it's old discontinued paper called Candy Lane (I tend to use my all time favorites sparingly when they are discontinued).  The directions call for brads to hold the handles on, but I always go for eyelets,  I feel that they hold better.

There is a little pocket that you can put inside also, I'm not sure if you can see that or not.  I taped it, but the placement of the eyelets hold it in place.  See the little chain that I've got holding the "change purse" on the outside?  This is just the cutest little tote.  I can see me making lots of these for Danielle's friends for holidays.  You can fill them with candy, cookies, trinkets.  They are perfect to put little presents in ~ what an adorable display!

I hope that you hop on over and take a peek at this and the other templates they have.  I'm sure that you will find some inspiration!

Have a super great afternoon!!

Card Tote

Here is the tote that I promised to show you. Isn't it just adorable? I love the paper too! I made this with the tutorial from Inking Idaho. Here is a view from the side. The other side has 3 little pockets to put goodies into.

And this is what it looks like when it is opened. There are two clear pockets on the inside to store your goodies. Adorable, isn't it? The colors I used were Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red and the Bella Rose DP.

Go to Becky's site and give her some love for coming up with this wonderful tote!!

Here ya go!!

See what I was making the cards for. It's this adorable little tote. I must say first that I had seen this over at Inking Idaho and fell in love with it. I had to make one!

This is the view from the front of the tote. There is 3 little pockets on the front that you can fill with whatever.

Then here is the view from the "back". On the back it has one long pocket to fill with maybe a notepad.
Here is a side view.
And when you open it up there is 2 clear pockets that hold all your cards. I've got 6 cards in there ~ 3 on each side and there is room for the envies I just did not put them in there yet.

So, do you like it? I know it was worth the wait. I just love this little thing. I was thinking of making one to give away. (hint hint)

I'll be back to post more Monday. I've got something else to show you!! Have a super great weekend!!!