PTI Blog HOP!

Wow! It has been awhile since I participated in one of these. I was hopping around my blog roll this morning and came across the deets on this months Blog Hop. Right away I was inspired, since 3-D items are what I often shy away from. I have lots of great ideas in my head but I never put them into action. This challenge was just what I needed. So what is the challenge you ask?

Just about any paper crafter you meet will let you know how much they love to alter regular household items they already have in their home. This month's Blog Hop Challenge is to alter a CD case into something other than it's original purpose. You can use some of the new CD Calender Cases we have just begun to carry or a standard version that you recycle from your old music stash. You can take it apart, add additional pieces to it, cut it, punch it, stamp it, heat it & bend it. You can have it hold something, display, contain, carry or collect anything! The sky's the limit! We look forward to seeing all of your ideas!

So there it is. Are you up for the challenge? Want to see what I did with this? Okay, here it is. I kept it simple and used the empty CD case as a picture frame. It sits open like a little tent. I mounted the picture onto choc. chip cs and then created my own fun background paper with the PTI, Polka Basics set. One of my favorite sentiments from PTI is from the GreenThumb set, "May the simple joys in life be yours." These are my simple joys-my three beautiful, healthy boys (okay, so they aren't all that simple, but a lot of the things they do are simple and that gives me sheer joy!). I accented the frame with a little Summer Sunrise twill ribbon and even stamped on the top piece to carry out the polka dot theme. What I love most about this frame is that I can change out the picture any time I want to. It slides out, just like a CD jacket would. Here is another view of the frame without all the glare. It was hard to get a decent picture while it was standing up so I closed it here and laid it flat so you could see just how cute my little guys are. I can't wait to see what everyone else comes up with. I know there will be lots of great ideas out there. Hugs,