Teacher Gifts

OK, next week is Teacher Appreciation week, and I have been searching high and low for some cool gifts.  Here are a couple that I'd love to get:

I just love this necklace.  You can find it here.

Skip to my Lou had some wonderful ideas.  I loved this:

 

One word for these...YUM!!

You can find them here on etsy.

You can always use notecards.

These can be found here.  Tinyprints is a great site with lots of cool things, so look around.

We'd love for you to share your teacher appreciation gift ideas.

Some Hints for May...

• colors - red, blue, yellow with a bit of green thrown in for good measure
• butterflies
• a bit of vintage perhaps?
• buzzing like the bees of summertime
• sunshine
  

Can you make any guesses?

Craft Reading

I love to read and look at books for inspiration. I am at my local library at least once a week with my kiddos. Our library has an online request department so I am constantly ordering new books to read. Here are a few of my favorites for 2010...

re-bound by Jeannine Stein

Papercraft by R. Klanten

Martha's Encyclopedia. It's really good.

Kick it Up by Greta and Angelia. Does a great job of showing how to take a page to the next level. Very good read.

Handwriting Workshop by Crystal Jeffery Rieger. Great practice for anyone.

What are some your latest reads and finds? Any magazines that inspire you?

Banners, Banners, Banners!

They are all the rage it seems lately when it comes to scrapbooking and cardmaking! I've seen them as stamp-sets, patterned papers, canvas and chipboard embellishments and yes, fun cardstock stickers! Such as those adorable ones by Sassafrass Lass that just so happen to be in this months kit!



Check out all the fun ways that the Mosh Posh design team used different banner stickers from this month's kit below:











Are you inspired to jump in on the banner trend with your crafting? Be sure to share any creations with us that you come up with using banners! We would love to see them!

Jen

Today i am loving...

Cindy Tobey - she is my favorite scrapbooker right now. I look forward to seeing her layouts and techniques in CK each month.


Free actions for Photoshop at Deviant Art.


Custom printed Binders from Zazzle. How great would these be for a vacation or memory album?

 

Lego Art from the Muji Store. How much is shipping from Japan? I need to figure out how to make these little kits on my own. See it here too.


Jones Soda. Always a treat for the mouth and eyes.

April Mosh Posh Sketch and Layouts

Here is the sketch that Laina shared with us this month for one of our design team uploads...


Laina's layout based on the April sketch:


Sometimes starting off with a sketch is just what I need to get my creative juices flowing. If you decide to whip up a layout using this month's Mosh Posh sketch be sure to share a link to it here in the comments as we would love to check it out!

Amy's layout based on the April sketch:


And my layout based on this month's sketch:


Hope you are finding some creative time this weekend!

Jen

Lets talk photography!

I, like several other scrapbookers, love photography!  Since I was not blessed with amazing photography skills, I have found a few short cuts to help me out a bit.  It is a passion that I'd love to learn more about, but until then, these links help get me by:

The Pioneer Woman amazes me with her skills.  She has so many tips, free actions, and other things at her site, you should definitely check her out!

Photojojo is another fave of mine.  They have great ideas, and the site is just so FUN!!!

Maggie Holmes, Karen Russell, and Tina Cockburn are a few of my very favorite photographers.  They take the most amazing pictures ever, and I am inspired every time I look at their work.  Karen and Maggie both offer photography classes, so check them out on their blogs.

Do you have any photo tips to share?  We'd love to hear them!

Bazzill Matchmaker

I was scrapbooking with a friend this past weekend who told me that she has a hard time finding cardstock to match her patterened paper. I was surprised that she had never heard of the Bazzill Matchmaker site. It's such a great tool when you are stumped to find the right color. I stopped by the site this month to check out color selections to match my Basic Grey Koshi add-on kit.

Basic Grey kioshi Anason

Basic Grey kioshi Ayaka

Basic Grey kioshi Azami

Basic Grey kioshi Camelia

Basic Grey kioshi Ran

Basic Grey kioshi Lilo

Basic Grey kioshi Rebun

Basic Grey kioshi Fuji

Basic Grey kioshi Mokuren

Basic Grey kioshi Ume

Basic Grey kioshi Plum Blossom

Basic Grey kioshi Water Lily

Basic Grey kioshi Kiku

Basic Grey kioshi Sayuri

Basic Grey kioshi Yuriko

Basic Grey kioshi Motochi

Basic Grey kioshi Jasmine and Olive

Basic Grey kioshi Lily Child

1-126
Tutu Pink

6-620
Wisteria

8-808
Vanilla

10-1001
Bazzill White

1-167
Stella

7-706
Starmist

5-5139
Celtic Green

1-155
Romantic Mauve

6-642
Heidi

9-990
Java

5-510
Parakeet

4-406
Chiffon

Do you see #5-510 Parakeet? My favorite Bazzill color of all time.

Don't forget...Kristen offers a cardstock add-on here at Mosh Posh every month (which I always order!). She picks fabulous cardstock colors that I cannot find at my LSS. I hope you find this tool handy too.