SCRAPS TO TREASURES ~ DAY 1

Hello and welcome to this super fun blog hop titled 'scraps to treasures'. This hop features projects using all our scraps that seem to accumulate faster than anything else. You most likely just came from http://www.nanasscrapspot.com. If by accident you have missed the beginning of the hop you can start at the beginning by visiting http://scrapandchat.blogspot.com/

 For my first project, I decided to share a really cool idea. I actually made a bunch of these several years ago for my 'almost' adult nieces as Christmas gift.

It is an altered rolodex. You can buy blank ones at any office supply store, Walmart or even ebay.  I just covered each of the letter separators as well as the individual cards with my most favorite paper scraps. Most of the patten paper used on these cards are MY absolute favorites. They are covered in specialized glitter paper or flocked. I just love how they look and feel.

The papers do not really have to match each other. I just used whatever I have left over from special projects.

Then you can add business cards. This one is from a scrapbooking company that I discovered at a trade show. I promised myself that one day I will go and visit :)

Something that those close to me probably don't know is that I collect address labels. Whenever someone sends me a card with either a professional, homemade, or just a hand written return address ~ I will cut it out and add it to my rolodex. I will make sure to include their birthday, cell phone, home phone, work phone, as well as email addresses. I will also add little photos of the person if I have them.

After you have the addresses or business cards in place then you can decorate with anything you want. I have used stickles, glitter, brads, eyelets, buttons, ribbon, anything at all. You can specialize a card to a specific person. For example a friend of my mine Dawn loves Halloween. So her index card has her return address label onto Halloween paper with Halloween stickers along with black and orange ribbon attached. Another friend of mine Linda loves dogs. Her index card is covered with paper that has paw prints. It also has stickers of a dog dish, bones, a ball etc. Be creative when making cards for your family and friends. Another idea, use all the extra alphabet letters from stickers sets~you know when you get left with a bunch of 'z's that you don't want to throw out but don't know what to do with...stick them on the 'z' separator card. It can be cute to see all the different fonts and styles all on the same card.  This card has a cute girl tear bear.

Here is a great cosmo flower I made just out of paper. I love how it just 'pops' against the background paper.

These pictures do not do this project justice. I just LOVE how it came out. Plus if you ask my nieces, they love theirs too. It's so much more personal than a regular address book. It will also act as a photo album if you include pictures. Thanks so much for looking. Please feel free to leave me comments ~ I love reading them. Come back tomorrow for more great 'scrap' related ideas. Now onto your next blog...
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