**Last Minute Gifts** Paper Maniac Inspiration

Our Paper Maniac Inspiration this week is Last Minute Gifts! And, especially at this time of year, I find myself scrambling for ideas! HAHA. I usually buy a bunch of these 4X6 frames at Walmart and keep them down in my craft room, for special occasions, where I need to make something...fast.

It's really so easy to make one of these little frames. I use the small piece of cardboard inside the frame as my base, and then decorate with designer paper, fabulous stamp images and then decorate with bling and ribbons. You can even get more elaborate with making these frames, by painting them, mod-podging with designer papers on the frame itself, and decorating the frame. Today, I just left it plain!! Easy, peasy.

This cute little frame is for my very sweet hubby! I love how the two owls have their heads touching together. And the sentiment is just too cute, I know "owl always have him by my side." I wrapped the frame in tissue paper, with a little "love you" card and left it on his nightstand as a surpirse!! :-)

Here is a close-up of the stamped images and paper-piecing:

Supplies used: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- November Store Kit. Papers: MyMindsEye- Be Loved Designer papers and SU- Vanilla. Ink: Memento- Cocoa, Ladybug and Sand (for sponging), SU- Cool Caribbean. Accessories: Martha Stewart Rhinestones, PTI Aqua Mist ribbon. I paper-pieced the hearts and the owls, and I used CPS Sketch #111 as the inspiration for my layout.