A co-worker retired today after 13 years with the County and plans to travel in her retirement. For her party we wanted to put together a list of places we all though she should visit. I offered to make it into a little book.I grabbed some coasters at Chili's over the weekend and made a little coaster book, Yay for my Bind-it-All! :)
My friend Michelle had Just sent me a sampling of the Cosmo Cricket Wanted 6x6 paper and I thought it was Perfect for the book! Thanks Michelle!! :)
The hardest part of this book was setting up the Word Document to organize the information in a space that would fit in the book!
I added quotes from each of the recommends and grabbed a picture online of each of the places...
We got a great variety of places, here in Idaho, the US and across the world!
I even added a little spot for her own ideas...
The book ended up being pretty easy, it was my first coaster book, so there are some things I learned Not to do for next time, but all in all I think it came out pretty good!
Supplies:
Stamps: Where You Should Be (Ippity,) Hawaiian Flower, Hawaiian Fan (Unity,) Digi Airplane
Paper: Wanted (Cosmo Cricket,) Coasters, Archivers White CS
Ink: Old Paper Distress Ink, Printer
Misc: Prima Flowers, Pewter Brads, MFT Scallop Die
Challenges:Blogger's Challenge: Recycle/ReUse (Chili's Coasters)Belli Challenge: Embellishment Starting with B (Brads)If the Shoe Fits: Add a FlowerNo Time To Stamp:
(Brown/turquoise & paisley/flowers)Stamp Something: Fall colors
Going Grey: Fall
We got a great variety of places, here in Idaho, the US and across the world!
I even added a little spot for her own ideas...
The book ended up being pretty easy, it was my first coaster book, so there are some things I learned Not to do for next time, but all in all I think it came out pretty good!
Supplies:Stamps: Where You Should Be (Ippity,) Hawaiian Flower, Hawaiian Fan (Unity,) Digi Airplane
Paper: Wanted (Cosmo Cricket,) Coasters, Archivers White CS
Ink: Old Paper Distress Ink, Printer
Misc: Prima Flowers, Pewter Brads, MFT Scallop Die
Challenges:Blogger's Challenge: Recycle/ReUse (Chili's Coasters)Belli Challenge: Embellishment Starting with B (Brads)If the Shoe Fits: Add a FlowerNo Time To Stamp:
(Brown/turquoise & paisley/flowers)Stamp Something: Fall colorsThanks for stopping by!
What a fabulous gift!! Beautiful papers and a great idea for a retirement gift!Thanks for playing with us this week at Going Grey with Scrap-Creations.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great project and a lovely gift!
ReplyDeleteChrissie
This is wonderful! I love your book....the whole thing is beautiful. Thanks for joining us at If the Shoe fits...SCRAP IT!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! And what a fabulous gift!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for joining us in this week's Stamp Simply Inspiration challenge!
Your coaster book is gorgeous and I'm sure that your friend loved the retirement gift! Thanks for also playing at Going Grey this week.
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome!! I have been looking for an excuse to get a bind it all!!!
ReplyDeleteSuch a wonderful gift for your co-worker! Great choice papers, adding the photos with places to visit was a great idea.
ReplyDeleteOh my Google this has to be one of my favorites ever! First of all, the color challenge is the exact image I've been looking for for my Halloween costume this year! Thanks Sis!! But more importantly - LOVE THE COASTER BOOK! If you are ever up for making a set of them I would love to sell them during our Holiday Show at Artisans!!
ReplyDeleteLove your coaster book...absolutely gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteTotally Fabulous! What a great use of the Coasters and the book is such an awesome gift. Well done!
ReplyDeleteGreta idea! Beautifully done too!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous gift for a retiring friend!! Great job on this!! Thanks for joining us at SS!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your coaster book- the pages displayed are amazing too! Great recycle idea!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great coaster book! Love the papers and colors you used for it. I'm sure your friend is going to love it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great coaster book! Love the papers and colors you used for it. I'm sure your friend is going to love it!
ReplyDeleteI love this idea, what a wonderful gift idea, I bet she loved it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great book and a wonderful idea. Thanks for playing with us at Going Grey with Scrap-Creations.
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely Rachel! What a thoughtful gift! :D
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous idea for a retirement gift! Looks fabulous.
ReplyDeleteGreat gift idea. Book is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWhat a GREAT idea! I love coaster books, but I really like this idea with recommendations. Great job!
ReplyDeleteRachel, Love your journal!Thanks for playing with us at Going Grey with Scrap-creations!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a beautiful journal, Rachel, and perfect for your friend!!! The papers are sooo pretty and I am so glad Chili's made the little donation...giggle!!! Thanks for joining us in the Belli challenge!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great gift!! This is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteRachel--this is so very nice! Love the inside of the back page--great idea---just might have to case it--printed out some photos.
ReplyDeleteTFS--it's FAB!