Stampin'Up! BEYOND THE GARDEN Designer Series Paper

You probably think it's a little early to be thinking about Christmas but guess what? Christmas will be here before you know it. With that in mind, I am having a Post It Note Class tomorrow night to show my ladies three real simple gift ideas for those people on their Christmas list. This first project is one that's excellent to keep in your purse or in your car. I used Beyond The Garden Designer Series Paper on this particular one. Here's a look at the outside.

And the inside, has a pocket for receipts (or whatever) on the left side and two different size Post It Notes on the right side. I made a slot to insert the pen by using a piece of acrylic.
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Today is my monthly Prayer Quilt Ministry meeting at the church that I'm attending. This is a sample of one of the quilts in progress from last month. Once the quilts are finished, they are prayed over by the group before being given to those who need them.
"Each of you has received a gift to use to serve others". 1 Peter 4:10
Thank you so much for joining me today. Please stop by on Friday as I will have another Post It Note idea. Enjoy your day!

Post It Note Holder

Here is another example of a quick and simple Christmas gift. I carry one of these in my car all the time to jot down notes and also to keep my receipts in for the day. Measurements are as follows: Cut card stock 8 X 5 1/2, score at 3 3/4 and 4 1/4. Decorate the top to your liking. For the left inside, cut card stock or designer paper 6 x 4, score 1" on 3 sides (to be turned down and adhered to make the pocket). You'll notice I also cut a piece of card stock to put inside the pocket but that's not really necessary. For the right inside, cut paper 3 1/2 x 5 1/4. Before adhering the card stock on the right side, adhere a piece of acrylic with Sticky Strip to hold your pen. Once that's done, use your adhesive to adhere the card stock, then adhere your two sizes of Post It Notes to that.

NOTE: one of my Club Members, Pam, said she put the small Post It Note up top and the larger Post It Note on the bottom. That being done makes it fold better since the pen is adhered up top. Thanks Pam for the suggestion!