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Inspiration Delivered to Your Door by Debbie McNeill

Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and founder of CraftyPerson Production, which caters to Stampin' Up! Demonstrators.

29 May, 2012

Memorial Tradition

Hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day. We visited the local National Cemetery here in Portland. Although my Grandfather is a Vet, he is not buried in Portland so we picked another name"MCNEILL"and found Leonard McNeill, who was a soldier in World War I. It was a solemn search to find the grave and leave flowers. The ceremony they had at the Cemetery was lovely as well. There were very few dry eyes. My husband and I decided to do this every year as a new tradition.

29 May, 2012

Memorial Tradition

Hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day. We visited the local National Cemetery here in Portland. Although my Grandfather is a Vet, he is not buried in Portland so we picked another name"MCNEILL"and found Leonard McNeill, who was a soldier in World War I. It was a solemn search to find the grave and leave flowers. The ceremony they had at the Cemetery was lovely as well. There were very few dry eyes. My husband and I decided to do this every year as a new tradition.

28 May, 2012

Happy Memorial Day

"It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle." -Gen. (ret.) Norman Schwarzkopf

16 May, 2012

Home sweet home

Susan asked me post pictures of the boat so I thought this would be a great opportunity to do so. Home for me and my husband is a 40 foot Carver power boat. It has two state rooms, two bathrooms and also a full kitchen minus an oven.

08 May, 2012

Q&A-Easy Paper Envelopes

Q: Recently I saw a cute card with a small, patterned paper envelope on the front. How do you make those?

Paper Envelope Sample

A: Envelopes in a variety of sizes have become all the rage since the Diagonal Plate for the Simply Scored Scoring Tool was introduced recently. The Diagonal Plate makes creating envelopes a breeze – no more templates to trace and cut by hand! Hooray! Plus, envelopes are a great way to show off our beautiful double-sided Designer Series Paper without feeling guilty that we are covering up one of the patterns! While the Diagonal Plate comes with instructions and measurements to make four popular envelope sizes, one of my favorites is the small envelope for love notes!

Here’s how you can make the 3-1/8” x 3-1/8” envelopes to hold 3” x 3” love notes:

Envelope Pattern
Step 1: Cut a 5” x 5” piece of Designer Series Paper or card stock. Place the Diagonal Plate on the Simply Scored Scoring Tool. Place the paper on the Diagonal Plate. Score the first side at 2-1/4”. Rotate the paper 1/4 turn or 90 degrees. Score at 2-1/4” again. Repeat until all four sides are scored.

Step 2 : Fold and crease all four score lines. Use a Bone Folder for crisp folds. Use Paper Snips or Square Punch to cut out the triangular scored sections.





Step 3 : Fold in two side flaps to create the sides of the mini envelope. Add SNAIL, Sticky Strip, or Multipurpose Liquid Glue to the very edge of the bottom flap. Fold that flap up over the side flaps and adhere. The envelope is now complete!



You can add the envelope to the front of a card or a scrapbook page. Or use it to hand deliver a special little love note. You can use adhesive to close the top flap, tuck the flap inside the envelope, or use a button or brad and a bit of Baker’s Twine to create a fastener.

Have fun discovering all of the fun envelopes and envelope projects you can create with the Diagonal Plate!

05 May, 2012

Using Stamps for Scrapbooking

One of Stampin Up!s favorite facilitators, Carrie, shares fun ways you can use stamping in your scrapbooking. The promotion is from 2011 however, sign-up for my newsletter to be notified of our 2012 promotion in May at http://stampingtips.craftyperson.com.