Yeah! Finally some stamping and crafting done today. I think it's been since the 20th that I actually stamped anything. I caught a funky cold from somewhere (probably the germ factory they call an elementary school) and was pretty much out of it from Thanksgiving until Monday. What's up with that? Do you think that as we get older these things affect us more acutely? I never get sick so this really stunk. Anyway...it's on it's last legs (and, yes, it DID have a life of it's own and had taken up residence here!) so I hope to be back to 100% before the end of the weekend. There's no other way to get around it...I have seven little boys coming over on Sunday to celebrate the big 7th birthday of my little guy. Yippeeee!
So the holidays are right here upon us and that freaks me out every year....What do my family members want? What do they need? Where do I go to get it? What if they're sold out? OMG - the house has to be cleaned before Kyle's birthday? And then again before Bill's work holiday party? It's all very overwhelming sometimes. In 2005 when I was lucky enough to be a part of the Splitcoast Dirty Dozen design team, I made a little book that held all of my family gift wishlists and the receipts that I collected while shopping. It really came in handy. I didn't make one last year but I felt that I really needed this to get started on my shopping this year. And...here it is...my Christmas 2007 Wishlist & Receipt Book!
This time - unlike 2 years ago - I had my Bind It All to assist me...hee hee. (It's one of the gifts that Bill is getting me this year! I took it out of the box and then put the box in my Xmas pile to be wrapped. Wish I had the Janome Sew Mini too - that's at my mom's house getting wrapped up...*snicker".)
You can check out my original book in this post at Splitcoast. (You might need to be a member of the Splitcoast Fan club to see it since that's the gallery that it was included in.) I'll include the pdf file for the 'wishlist' pages also. It's in color but you can just print it in black & white on your own printer. Download xmas_wishlist_book_page.pdf
Supplies: Stamps - Santa Penguin from Memory Box Co., Rough Edges Alphabet and Little Numbers set (ret.) from Stampin' Up!; CS - Bravo Burgundy, Old Olive, Bashful Blue, Brocade Blue, Papertrey White; Ink - Black Versafine, White Stazon; Other - Sizzix File Folder #2 Die, Cuttlebug, chipboard, Bind-It-All w/1" white wire, various ribbon, Nestabilities Large Scalloped Oval dies, Twinkling H2Os, waterbrush, glue pen, Dazzling Diamonds, White Signo gel pen, small leaves from Jolee's by EK, SU! tab punch, silver cord, Daisy D's rub-on stitch tape, transparency sheet, glass marble beads, confetti snowflakes, all scrapbook papers by Scrapworks, snowflake brad.
Now I can really get down to business....CHARRRRRGGGGGEEEE IT!
Leigh...this is absolutely beautiful! I remember being wowed by the original, and this one is no different. Can you tell me the actual # of the Sizzix File Folder #2 diecut (is it 38-1159)? I'm checking them out on e-bay as I think that I will need this die.
TIA!
Linda
Posted by: Linda | November 29, 2007 at 09:00 PM
Oh my goodness! What an awesome project!! Fantastic papers and embellishments! Thanks for sharing the pdf file!!!
Posted by: Dawn Easton | November 29, 2007 at 11:18 PM
I honestly think that you have been taking some meds that have made you just a bit loopy! Your entry today was cracking me up!!! Just sounds like my everyday life though, LOL! You always seem so calm and have it together, so this was making me laugh! So sorry you were sick over the holidays~that's really rotten! Good luck with your CHARGING! I need lots of help in the "what to get" area too! Ugh, my least favorite part. Someone else gave me a list book last year, and I used the crud out of that thing! Yours is terrific!
Posted by: Jan Stafford | November 30, 2007 at 10:54 AM
That is adorable, not only functional but it will be fun to read 10 years from now!!! Great idea.
Posted by: rosekerry | November 30, 2007 at 11:52 AM
SO cute, SO perfect!! Gee, I sure hope my name is on one of those pages! ;) -Anna.
Posted by: Anna Wight (SweetMissDaisy) | November 30, 2007 at 01:21 PM
I sooooo love this book. I love the business about it, and the colours you used.
Posted by: Beth Norman | November 30, 2007 at 10:36 PM
This is a very cool book, Leigh...and so useful! I do something similar, but keep it on my computer. That's not very handy when I'm at the store. The only thing I don't "get" is where the receipts fit in the folder...are they stapled in to hold them in place?
Posted by: Connie | December 02, 2007 at 10:22 PM