Thursday, September 9, 2010

Today's inspiration...

So, Justin is off to Scott's for the night to watch the first night of NFL football... I am not knocking the NFL season at all... I am actually a football fan, but it's the first week of school and I needed some inspiration and down time instead.  :)


I started my searching at Craft Warehouse and was lucky to find a 40% off one item coupon waiting at the door for each and every person that enters.  That NEVER happens there so I felt quite lucky.   Found a couple things on sale that I just couldn't live without and got the Tim Holtz tiny attacher at 40% off that I have wanted for a long time... it has teeny tiny staples and I love them.


Came home and started searching some blogs... I also love getting lost in the blog world these days.  In my searches I found this...


It got me started thinking... I could do this... I could also just spend the $60 bucks and have it sent my way... but I have sooo much paper that I am pretty sure I could pull something like this off.  I also found this great blog... with an idea for guiding wedding guests to the correct table here... 


using free downloadable printable papers here and free downloadable printable maps here... 
Here are the cute and colorful cards she made.


And then... grand finale... I found this on ebay...  awesome... and it looks heavy... just what I need around here... more bulk. :)



Wow... this would make my job sooo much easier, but I really don't need to spend the money... I get it.  But could I make lots of them... give them as gifts....  probably.  But then I remember, that most people don't like stuff that clutters up their counters and desks as much as I do.  Most people don't like PAPER as much as I do.  Most people don't like colors and rainbow ordering as much as I do... and most people actually use their computerized address books... unlike I do... (yup... it's true... all of my contacts are still written in an actual paper address book :)

So, thus ends my inspiration for now...  Now... what should I make tonight???

1 comment:

ENDub said...

I like it. And I still have a handwritten address book too (in addition to the electronic one). :) Love your love for all things paper and colorful.