My Other Creations: Flashcard Yarn Holders

When I learned that this week's theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog was "X, Y, Z," my mind went down a regrettable math path!  I suddenly remembered all those tear-filled "solve for X sessions" that were had around the kitchen table with me bawling my eyes out over the futility of it all while my truly wonderful father would try to make math problems seem like fun little mysteries to solve.  The man is a math genius (ditto with my bro).  Bless all the enthusiastic mathletes out there, but "fun" and "math" will never "equate" in my brain!  And so it was revenge time.  I found some vintage subtraction flashcards and chopped them up into something useful: yarn holders!

I started with these vintage subtraction flashcards (ironically, my math problems started early with never mastering subtraction), which I cut into file-folder shapes with the Penny Black "Tags &Toggles" die set.

You know I love my Dina Wakley paints, so I grabbed those and finger-painted some color onto my cards (highly therapeutic, by the way). 

I picked up my sponges and my Distress Inks and rubbed some on.  And yes, math was starting to be tolerable...barely.

I used Ranger Jet Black Archival ink and stamped on a bunch of random stamp images.

Last but not least, I whipped out the watercolors and filled in the rest of the card with colors.

Here's how they all turned out before I wrapped yarn around them:

I wrapped some yarn around these and secured it with some decorative paper clips that I've had in my stash forever.  Now I have a nice place for some of my favorite yarn and I finally feel like I've gotten revenge on math!

Here are the supplies I used that you can get at Simon Says Stamp:

Penny Black Tabs & Toggles Die Set	Sizzix Big Shot Machine	Lifestyle Crafts Genius Ultimate Platform System	Dina Wakley Lime Acrylic Paint	Dina Wakley TURQUOISE Heavy Body Acrylic Paints	Dina Wakley MAGENTA Heavy Body Acrylic Paints	Dina Wakley RUBY Heavy Body Acrylic Paints
Dina Wakley TANGERINE Heavy Body Acrylic Paints	Dina Wakley BLACKBERRY VIOLET Heavy Body Acrylic Paints	Dina Wakley LEMON Heavy Body Acrylic Paints	Simon Says Stamp Sparkle & Shine Stamp Set	Impression Obsession Butterflies Clear Stamp Set	Simon Says Clear Stamps SCRIBBLE FLOWERS	Stampendous Cling Stamps: Grunge
Tim Holtz Runway Stamp Set	Prima Epiphany Cling Stamps	Prima Clear Stamps DOILY 1	Dina Wakley All the Gals Stamp Set	Darkroom Door Dots Texture Stamp	Paper Smooches Fruitastic Stamp Set	Tiddly Inks Harmony at Home Stamp Set
My Favorite Things, Whimsical Wishes Stamp Set	Dylusions Birds on a Wire Stamp Set	My Favorite Things Circle Scribble Flowers	Hero Arts Word Pops Cling Stamp	Tim Holtz Little Prince Stamp	Festive Berries - Distress Ink	Spiced Marmalade - Distress Ink
Ripe Persimmon - Distress Ink	Mustard Seed - Distress Ink	Squeezed Lemonade - Distress Ink	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad CRACKED PISTACHIO	Peacock Feathers - Distress Ink	Salty Ocean - Distress Ink	Dusty Concord - Distress Ink
Picked Raspberry - Distress Ink	Worn Lipstick Distress Ink Pad	Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad	Loew Cornell WATERCOLOR CAKES 24 Paints	My Mind′s Eye Jubilee Enamel Dots

"XYZ" is an interesting theme and I can't wait to see what you come up with!  Upload your creations to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog and you'll be entered to win a $50 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store!