CD Mini 1- Jovita Dsouza

I can see a whole lot of excitement to see what the first swap participants have done with their CD's and creative minds..and believe me I can understand the whole buzz as we too as coordinators were waiting to see what everyone comes up with ...and we are shockingly happy to see the results ...

Let me not keep you waiting now anymore .....

Today I bring you Jovita ...aka Jovi or Jo's (that's what we call her) mini....I love the way she has got that frill in place to give that soft and gurly touch to the mini cover page ...she has so nicely  used stickers on the page that am itching to try it myself....and the quilled page is simply wooow....thanks Jovi for such a beautiful creation.

Keep watching this space everyday for a new mini .....there's a lot coming up and we are sure you would love it as much as we did and still do!!!
Hugs

The 3 stooges

Prompts for your CD Minis

 
 I hope all the people who took part in the first swap enjoyed it and had fun not only making their minis but also receiving them.

Now coming to the point when you get your albums..how do you complete it....I for one, love journaling...and will be using journal prompts...Journal prompts are question that you ask yourself and then make a page or do journaling as an answer to that question.

I will be adding extra pages within my album..so I can fully complete the journal as a discovery to my quirks..

Save these journal prompts for your future reference...answering these about yourself will bring out a lot of interesting stories and these stories will shape the follow of your mini in a interesting fashion....Hope you have fun!!!

Journaling Prompts for Scrapbooking About Yourself (From paperclippings.com)

 What’s the story behind your name?
 What is your earliest memory of home?
 What was your favorite hiding place as a child? What is your favorite hiding place as an adult?
 Describe your favorite outfit as a child, and as a youth. What about now?
 What kinds of places do you remember going with your mother? What about with your father?
 What frightens you and why?
 What is your greatest joy? Greatest sorrow?
 What is your personal secret to happiness?
 What kinds of lessons did you take as a child?
 What personality trait do people most often associate with you? What other dominant trait do you have that people overlook?
 What was your most embarrassing moment?
 What would you like to be remembered for?
 Where, when and why did you go to college?
 Describe your relationship with your grandparents.
 How do you feel about death?
 What was your relationship like with each of your brothers and sisters as children? As teens? As adults?
 What was (is) dating like for you?
 Tell about a teacher or class that had a great influence on you.
 Describe your teenage social life: Your friends, dances, movies, dating, activities, etc.
 Were you ever in drama, speech, sports, pep or glee club?
 Tell about your first crush.
 What are your favorite foods? What foods do you detest?
 What color was your house, your bedroom, your living room as a child?
 What did you do as a child that got you in the most trouble with your parents? With your teacher?
 What games did you play in your home or neighborhood?
 What places in the world do you want to visit, and why?
 What is the most trying experience that ever happened to you?
 What is the most wonderful thing that ever happened to you?
 What is your favorite book? What do books mean to you?
 What are your most precious and deeply embedded values?
 Where is the most exciting place you have ever been? What made it interesting?
 Which of your mother’s personality traits do you share? Which of your father’s? What about from grandparents?
Would you choose differently if you could choose your occupation again? Why and how?
 Tell about your life as your children left home: New interests, what you did with the extra time, new employment, moves, hobbies, etc.
 Do you have a best friend? Why do you get along well?
 How do you feel about winning? Losing?
 Tell about your bicycle experiences.
 Do you have a favorite author? Who is it and why?
 Describe your Sundays.
 List all the places you have worked and tell something about each one.
 What things do you enjoy doing today that you also enjoyed as a child?
 Do you remember any special fears, fantasies, etc. that you had as a child? Tell about them.
 What musical instrument can you play?
 What does real success in life mean to you?
 What motivates you go accomplish something that you or others typically procrastinate?

Tipsy Thursday - Braided Bracelets

Hello peeps,
I'm surprised at the number of people who said they didn't know how to make a bracelet...I thought everyone had made one in school...never mind...we're always here to help and Voila...I have so many videos for you to peruse...don't blame me if you get addicted!!!

Here's the channel of a YouTube user, who exclusively makes bracelets and has fabulous tutorials from beginner to advanced level...
Here is the link to her blog to find the video you want ...

And here is one video that you might like to try

 A simple pictorial for those who can't watch a video...

I hope you can try some and make some awesome ones for your swap partner and your friends and family!!
Have funn!!!

Swap #2 - Friendship Day Swap

First of all, let me thank and Congratulate you all on such amazing swaps!!! I mean, I am feeling pretty insignificant at the talent that I've seen!! Simply amazing!! Everyone give yourself a pat on your back for a job well done!! A swap well done!

I am sure you're eyes will pop when we upload the images of the minis!!

Coming to the next one...its a Friendship themed swap. You will be making 3 items to send to your swap partner!
1.  A Handmade and Embellished Notepad. 
     You can choose to die cut 20 pages and embellish the covers and bind with a ring or ribbon, or you         can choose to buy a ready made notepad and embellish it.
  The notepad size will be at least  5x5 size ..not small than that.
   And 20 pages minimum.
A sample made by Saumya ...Here she has used thick printer papers as in the inserts and CardStock for the cover.

2. A Set of Four Handmade 4x4 notecards...(envelopes are optional)
     We would like if you could package the note-cards with a belly band or twine. 

3. A Handmade Friendship Band...
the kinds we used to make in school, with embroidery threads...that is our suggestion...you can braid yours..use leather etc...its upto you...but please do not buy from the market and send.

Our emphasis is on handmade and everything that can be handmade, should be handmade.

So these are your Swap for the month of June-July.

Registrations are open till 25th June and you will have time till 30th July to send out your swaps.

And like this time too....your partner's names will be sent out on 25th July...So go ahead have fun....and do post in all your queries....We will answer them in the next post...I'm assuming you will have queries!
Sign up with the Inlinkz below to register. 

Tipsy Thursday - #2

So have you all begun your hunt for your or your husband's old CD's? I surely have. Now that you've got your CD's what next? How to create a blank album if you've never done before?

Help is at hand..for those who love playing with sketches...I've got a few sketches to share with you...But mind you...these are for large 12x12 circles...you will need to scale them down, keeping in mind the scale of the CD's. But you can always skip out a few elements and create your pages...

Pic courtesy - Pagemaps.com

pic courtesy - pagemaps.com

For a printable file of these sketches...hop on over to Pagemaps.com...my most favorite and trusted site for sketches.


For any further questions do write in and I shall answer them to the best of my ability!

Have a nice day

Hugs

The 3 Stooges

Tipsy Thursday # 1

Hello People,

I am damn excited seeing the growing number of registrations in the inlinkz and am hoping we would be joined by many more after this post...or rather should I say after this small and quick tutorial.

I know many are apprehensive in joining the swap for the simple reason that they do not have a Crop- a -Dile.....I can hear a loud "Yes!" :) Not to worry people....you can still take part ...exactly the way I will in this swap. Yes, you heard me right.....I too do not own a crop-a dile in my craft room and have already tried my hands on two CD Mini Albums till date! Does that make you smile....thats good....so lets get going with how we can punch the holes into the CD.

Things Needed: 1. CD's
                           2. An Iron Nail (Just make sure you take a nice round one as that would ensure a                                  nice round hole on the CD)
                           3. A Tong
                           4. Permanent Marker
                           5. Knife
                           6. A Gas Stove/Candle or any other source of fire

Procedure:

Step 1. Take your first CD and mark a point where you think you want to punch the hole

Step 2.  Hold the iron nail with a tong so that you dont burn your fingers and heat it over the gas stove or any source of fire that you can arrange in your house.....just make sure you are safe while you do this process though its not a very risky process...trust me on this!

Step 3. Take the hot nail and push it through the point which you had marked with the marker.  Let me tell those who are wondering - its not seeming easy....will the CD crack? ...etc and etc ....you will not even realise when the nail went through the CD....its damn smooth....take my word for it!

Just a picture to show you that the nail will go through the CD without cracking it up or any other damage!

Step 4. The melted CD forms a slight lump which can be easily removed with a knife while in the semi melted state....Do not let it harden....I hope in the last picture you can see a neat and clean hole on the CD.


The process may seem difficult through the pictorial depiction but this does not take more than 5 mins ....and can be done without much a do!

For the rest of the CD's align the first CD on the second one and mark the point through the first hole and repeat the process shown above.....

Hope this solves the problem most of us have....punching holes on the CD.....In Case of any further doubts please post your queries here and I would be more than happy to answer them :)

Have a nice day

Hugs

The 3 Stooges

Facts regarding the CD mini album swap.. Questions and queries answered.. ;)

We've been having a lot of queries regarding the first swap, so let me just clarify a few points:

1) The overall cost of the Project is mentioned at a max of INR 400...This is an estimated budget we have given to keep your projects within it so as to be fair to all... It includes everything, the cost of
glue, PPs, embellishments.. Since it is a 5 CD mini, after using up all the supplies it would roughly come to this. Again it is JUST an approximation and not the rule of law. The mentioned cost does not include the cost of shipping the album to the recipient!

2) I know a lot of you are worrying about how to punch holes on your CDs in case you do not have a crop a dile. Well crafters, neither of us have a crop a dile but we do have an alternative for it. Come
Thursday it would be revealed to you so please keep an eye on the blog.

3) Am posting two links to a tute on how to make a CD mini album for the convenience of first timers ...you can check the link here.  The first one is a blog with pictorial depiction and for those who find it easy to understand with a video ...the second link is just for you 

http://www.scrapbook-crazy.com/cd-mini-album.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7TYRcIeJhY

4) There were doubts regarding the possibility of sticking paper on the CD... yes a CD has shiny surface but the PPs do stick on it.. All you need is good fevicol/ fevibond or Double sided tape.
... and let it rest.. Please do not fiddle with it else you would definitely end up wasting the CD and the paper. Once it dries completely it is good to be used. Moreover just a tip..Make sure you evenly spread out the glue on the CD and not have an unequal distribution else it shows.. Yes it really does... How you embellish it is up to you!!

5) The theme in itself I suppose has flummoxed a lot of people.. So let me clear all the confusions pertaining to it.  The theme is ME.. 

It will be a blank album which you will create for the recipient to fill in his/her photographs!
Blank means...you add the PP and create space for photos and journaling and send it over to the recipient who will then use it and make an album depicting themselves. If you do add the sentiments, keep them generic...

Photo Source

You are just giving your partner the canvas, on which they will paint their memories and journaling....

This is what a blank page means.
 Bring out your personalities in your creations!!

I hope this has clarified all the doubt we've had so far.. Any further doubts and I would keep editing this post and publishing it to have all the queries under one roof... :

Have a great day.

Hugs,

The 3 stooges