I have come to a conclusion after fighting with the organization in my office......I am so over buying 12 x 12 paper (not to be misconstrued as overbuying 12 x 12 paper, which is something entirely different!!!!). I have Cropper Hopper paper files that sit on shelves in the closet, but they are cumbersome and heavy. I dropped one the other day, and nothing about that was remotely related to a "good" scenario. Paper all over the place, now bent in the corners, a scuff mark on the wall, a bruise on the top of my foot, and a broken fingernail to boot!! Man!
In a moment of clarity, I realized that I am totally digging the 6 x 6 paper pads that a lot of manufacturers are making now. So, that is what I am buying from now on. I mostly make cards, for pete's sake. I rarely even use a whole 6 x 6 piece of patterned paper. If I do need something bigger, I have the world's biggest stash of 12 x 12. And I know that I will occasionally buy pieces of 12 x 12 until manufacturers like Bo Bunny, etc., hop on the 6 x 6 Bus.
I had some Girl Scout Cookies and some support to send our college daughter, and wanted to send a card with them. This little Two Scoops Rice Designs stamp (cutest stamps in the whole world!)was totally perfect along with some cookie sentiments!
A photo of the side dimension of the card......I made the sentiment look like a little banner.
I even did something on the inside of the card, which I hardly EVER remember to do.
Card Recipe:
Milk and Cookie stamp by Two Scoops Rice Designs
Cookie Jar-gon stamp set by C. C. Designs
Rich Cocoa dye ink pad from Memento by Tsukineko
Garden Variety 6x6 Mini Deck paper pad by Cosmo Cricket
Ladybug and Bon Bon Gingham Ribbon by Doodlebug
Prismacolor colored pencils
100% hemp twine by Ecolutions
Other:
Gold button
Light brown, medium brown and white cardstock
Odorless mineral spirits
Cookies and milk are always better with smileys on them too :) Cute card!
Posted by: Your daughter, Jenny | March 19, 2010 at 06:10 PM
love the card and I really like the stamps in your previous post!!!
Posted by: lyzzydee | March 21, 2010 at 03:20 PM