craft challenge

My super creative friend Christy has inspired me! She has come up with the most amazing idea. Each month she has a craft challenge where you can sign up and have her send you a mystery package with various craft items. I signed up for the first months challenge. The envelope came the first week of January with a piece of green paper, some fabric with states, 3 rubber bands, some black DMC floss, and 5 brads. I looked at these items and thought what in the world can I make with these things. You are to use some of each item in the challenge. It was due today and this is what I came up with.

I took the piece of paper and cut it lengthwise and folded it to make a little book and pages. I connected them all together with the rubber band and three of the brads.

I used three segments of the fabric and ironed them on with wonder under to the paper. The other two brads I used with some of the DMC floss to make a closure.

I call it a photo thank you. I have not finished the writing of the note, but will shortly and be sending it on to my amazing mother-in-law who can create amazing things with fabric.
She sews incredible things for my children, that I am constantly getting compliments on and wanted to send her something with some pictures. Here it is.

One of the inside pages I sewed in with the remaining of the DMC floss. I used a collection of photos of the costumes and clothes that have been made for Allison and David to put in the book with spots for writing.

The last rubber bands were used to frame the last picture of Allison thrilled to be wearing her horse costume.
You can check out the other creations here and vote for them. Of course you should vote for mine! Hurry you only have until Jan 30.