Money Card

I needed a quick card / money holder for a gift that I had to give today.

This was very quick and easy and I was happy with the end results.

Take care
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Joy

3 fold cards

I really have enjoyed making different variations of this 3-fold-card.

... and once you get the hang of it, they only take a couple of minutes.

This one is for my boss - together with a gift!

Till next time

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Akela Joy

Sixer Council Meeting - 4th December 2009

Each term we hold a Sixer Council Meeting for our Cub Scouts.

As the new Six he now has some responsibilities to take care of at each Pack Meeting.

Our Sixer Council Meeting was held at the Wimpy Bar before all the others arrived.

I made them special, individual cards about their new role as a Sixer.

Sixer Councils are very special and the Cub must realise that these are great occasions to be part of - it must be fun!

Special boxes printed with cub and scout pictures were made for each cub.

Inside were chocolates!

.... cards were made for each Six and Second admiring how special and unique they are; and thanking them for always trying their best.

The cubs came up with some new suggestions for games for next term which we will try out. They told us all about the games they love that we already play and also what outings they hope that we can go on next term.

We have an awesome bunch of Sixers and Seconds and they all work together so well!

Till next Time

Akela Joy

It's Christmas Time!

With Christmas round the corner, it was time to do a few cards for family and friends.

Thanks to Adela from Creations from AR, I managed to make these lovely cards.

Each card has individual decorations

- some with embellishments

- some just with blank paper

- some with coloured cardstock and blank paper

Hop on over to her blog for the free template!

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Akela Joy

Carols by Candlelight - a nifty idea!

My APS, Sharon has been busy getting our Halloween Horrors bottles ready for our special pack meeting and came up with this wonderful idea to hold the candles for Carols by Candlelight.

We normally cut off the top of the 2 litre cold drink bottle and throw away but a candle fits perfectly into the top.

Tissue paper was glued on with Podge (the same as the Halloween bottles) for effect.
I think this is awesome and of course, very handy.

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Akela Joy

Halloween Horrors!

Aren't these just too cool for words?

We are having a sleep-over on the 30th October and before the cubs get to watch DVD's, we are going to get them to complete their own little horror lamp.

These are very simple to make and thanks to Pack-o-Fun for the great idea!
Cut a 2 litre plastic cold drink bottle to the desired size.
Tear tissue paper into pieces and paste onto bottle. I used podge and then painted the podge over the tissue paper as well just to make sure it stuck fast!

Decorate as desired but I cut out huge eyes from black cardboard. Fun foam can also be used.

A number of items can be used for the hair but whilst at a scrapping class, I purchased some really great 'ribbon' which was ideal.

The handles are made from pipe cleaners.

Now that they are completed, a small torch is placed inside at the bottom which gives it that eerie effect.

To hold the torch upright, a small amount of sea-sand can be placed in the bottom but making sure it does not become too heavy.

Hope you have enjoyed this craft and if you have any ideas that you would like to share, please drop me an email.

Till next Time

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Akela Joy

Fabulous Finger Puppets

These are such fabulous finger puppets to make for the kids - whether they are in cub scouts or home-school or even just to play around the house with friends.

There are 4 different puppets to choose from- a tiger, a crocodile, a bear and an elephant.

Even some of our cub scout leaders on training had fun making them!

If anyone would like to get a pattern for some of these finger puppets, just leave me a comment together with your email address.

Till next Time

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Akela Joy