Hey all you shutterbugs out there have I got a couple of cool sites for you! First is the Poladroid! This is an application that will turn any photo into a polaroid just by clicking and dragging it to this adorable little blue polaroid camera that pops up on your desktop once you download the program! It even makes the cool sound that a polaroid camera makes! You can adjust the settings and save your "polaroid" for printing and/or you can add it to your Flickr pool! They even have a Flickr group you can join and a Polablog! Here are a couple of mine!
The other site is called Rollip and they have some great ways to make polaroid looking photos that you can print as well. What I really like about their site is the effects that you can choose from. Here is mine! SERIOUSLY!!! I am so loving this! I can't wait to print some off!! If you love the look of old polaroids then please check out both of these sites. They are FREE and they are FABULOUS!!!
Supplies: Paper plates (I used 7 inch plates), ribbon or fabric, cardstock, Reminisce letter stickers.
I used my Bind-it-all and punched holes in the top of my plates. I tried to punch in the same place on each plate since it had a design on it. I threaded torn fabric through the holes to join the plates on the garland. I cut 3 1/2 inch circles and pop dotted them onto the center of the plate. I then added my sticker letters to spell "Christmas". You could make your garland say anything you wanted. With the plates costing about $1.50 for twelve and some fabric and cardstock on hand, this was a very cheap and quick little banner to make!
Reminisce is looking for a new DT member!! Do you have what it takes? Go here for more info. The grand prize winner gets $500 cash and a year long spot on the DT. There are so great prizes too for the 1st-4th runners up!! Head on over to their blog and don't forget to join them on Facebook and Twitter!! Good luck!
Please come visit for inspiration and prizes at the "12 days of Christmas" at our Zutter Bind-it-all Ning site! Click here if you are not a member and sign up!! Go to forum board and look for the "12 days of Christmas" under the Zutter Zone!! There are great projects to inspire you and some great prizes to be won!
I have so many little acrylic Maya Road stamps and have always had a terrible time keeping them together and ready to use. Problem solved! Come stop by our Maya Road Design Team Blog and see how I solved it with more Maya Road acrylic goodness!
Check out Reminisce they have a new look, some great new products, and you can now also become a fan on Facebook and see what they are up to on Twitter! They have some really cool and wonderful things in store for all you Reminisce fans so please check them out and join in on the fun!!
So every 5 years or so my son has to have an IQ test so he can continue to qualify for services he receives such as respite and day camp during the Summer. Well, yesterday I took off work to take him to his testing. The highlight for me was being able to sit outside the room and listen in on the testing. Autism has such a wide range of effects and it is always interesting to me to hear/see how my son interprets things we may take for granted. I am always astounded by how his brain works and I was not disappointed! One of the questions she asked was red and green are examples of.....and after he echoed her words she told him the answer....colors. After several question/answers he seemed to get it. My favorites were gas/food are examples of.....his answer...convenience store! Makes sense to me! Another one, car/boat....his answer....gas and oil. I get that one too! My favorite was defining words. This boy can spell correctly many words with many syllables but defining for him is difficult. However, he was creative on this one....curious. His answer...George the monkey and Alice in Wonderland! Needless to say, he remains in the mild retardation category and I am okay with that. The biggest compliment of all was the test givers complete joy in working with him and telling me how polite and wonderful he was to test. At 6 feet and some odd inches he is the biggest kid she had tested in a while!! I was so proud of my gentle giant and HE was so proud of himself too. He often tells me "no Autism" and I want him to know that it is just a box that is checked on a form that helps him get the help he needs...it doesn't define who HE is. He is so much more than a label. It was inspiring to get a glimpse into his thought processes and it makes me realize how much he really DOES know and understands and can relate to. In a month, this boy becomes an adult, and I look forward to all the wonderful things that lay ahead of him!
Zutter has got some really great deals going on for the holidays. Go here to see them! And don't forget to check out the Bind-it-all DT site for some great holiday ideas that are sure to inspire you! And please stop by the first EVER Maya Road Chat, Crop and Challenge on Facebook this Friday from 4pm-Midnight! Go here if you are a Facebook Fan or go to the Maya Road blog here to sign up to become a fan on Facebook and join in on the fun! There are going to be prizes, challenges, chats with DT members and the Maya Road family!
If the answer is YES!....then go here and leave a comment for me. My article and review is up at The Scrap Review on this wonderful company with gorgeous paper lines!!! Go check it win some free Graphic 45 paper! Good luck!
Please come visit us at Zutter Zister'sBind-it-all design site to see our latest projects created by the team! Click on the "visit their galleries" for a view of everyone's work. Look for new projects coming your way every month! This is such a talented group of ladies and I am so excited to be a part of it all! If you don't have a Bind-it-all you need one. Visit here to see how it works. If you have a BIA there are some great online classes coming up if you are looking for direction on how to use it or for some great inspiration! Nan Paturzo and Jennifer Priest will be your teachers! Don't forget to join our Ning group!!
1: BIA clear acrylic album: heat embossed, alcohol inked pages, leaves threaded on owires on spine
2: Grocery list/coupon holder using pocket protectors from Office Depot.
It was so nice to get away with my best girlfriends this weekend. We had not been able to get together to get away since our trip in April to Key West! We stayed in the St. Charles/Geneva Illinois area and loved every minute of it. The highlight for us was the Kane County Flea Market that is held every month. Uh yeah....we did some damage there! Well some of us more than others! :) Here is a photo of two of my friends and their purchases......and yes, that is a CART!!!! I can't wait to go back in the Spring when we can bring a trailer with us!
They got some good deals so more power to them! Here are a few shots from the weekend and I am so grateful to have such fun-loving, supportive, loving friends! Thank you girls! You mean the world to me!
