Hi everyone! I meant to get this posted before going on vacation but it didn’t happen. Then when I got back home we were having record break temps close to a 100 degrees…hotter than Florida…and one of the two floor unit air conditioners decided to die. I spent time helping my husband install a window unit, cleaning and catching up on laundry. Anyways, I want to share a quick and easy rolodex I created.
I fussy cut a section of florals from a piece of cardstock and glued to the rolodex along with the torn element . I applied a piece of Adhesive Sheet to the back of a piece of cardstock and cut the border out. I removed the backing from the diecut and placed off center of the rolodex.
I inked the edges of the “living for today” sentiment and adhered to the center of the rolodex. I added more fussy cut florals to the sentiment.
I fussy cut a butterfly from cardstock. I bent the wings of butterfly and added a drop of glue to the center placed onto the sentiment to finish.
This was definitely a quick and easy project and I’m already planning my next rolodex. If you have any comments or questions about this project please leave them below.
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Hi everyone! I’m excited to share the brand new Turn the Page Collection by Esther Glas for Spellbinders Paper Arts. It has a little of everything in this collection: stamping, embossing, journaling, rolodex cards and my favorite tags.
I cut out the tag and the hole enforcer (hole enforcer didn’t make it into the photo below) and I was ready to start creating.
I know I’ve said this before but if you have leftover scraps of cardstock, embellishments, etc. this is a great way to use up those scraps and create something fun. Most of the time after I am finished with a project all the scraps go into a zip lock bag which I work from when I start another project.
Anyways, back to the tag I used one of the borders from the Keepsake Capsule Borders Etched Dies as a decorative element. There’s so many possibilities with this set of dies.
For the base of the tag, I inked up the edges of the tag and scraps of cardstock. I applied an Adhesive Sheet to a scrap piece of cardstock and cut out one of the borders from the Keepsake Capsule Borders Etched Dies. I also placed Foam Squares to the back of a bird cage image.
I removed the Adhesive Sheet backing from the border die and placed onto the tag.
Also before placing the bird cage image onto the tag base, I inked scraps of cardstock and glued to the back side of the image and added the hole enforcer.
The next thing I did was fussy cut several roses, leaves and a bird images from a piece of cardstock. I adhered the flowers to the bird cage image and added a Gold Gem to two of the roses.
I placed Foam Squares to the back of the bird before placing onto the corner of the bird cage image and added loops of thread to finish.
This was a fun and relaxing project to work on and I can’t wait to create more so stay tuned! If you have any questions or comments about this project please leave them below.
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Hi everyone! I’m ready to share my first project of the month for Eileen Hull. This month’s theme is Old Project/New Twist. Though this is an old project I created last year. The new twist, for me, is I never shared it. Last year in August I was going to write the blog post but my back went out (which was very painful). I spent a month between going to the chiropractor and trying to rest and not aggravate the process of the doctor’s work on my back. Anyways, I’m better and sure don’t want to go through that again!
I applied Adhesive Sheets on both sides of three cut down pieces of Mat Board. This is for the front and back covers and the spine. I placed patterned cardstock on both sides of the covers. For the spine I placed a solid colored cardstock on the outside of the spine and a patterned on the inside. I ran all pieces through the Diecut Machine.
I “peeled” both sides of the spine back and left the center spine to create one signature. This lets the spine lay flat against the outside covers. I adhered both covers to either side of the spine. I cut to fit cardstock to cover the areas that I “peeled” from the spine and glued in place. I added elastic cording to the top and bottom holes on the spine and tied off.
I cut down a booklet with blank pages inside to fit the inside of the journal.
I adhered cardstock to the front and back of the booklet. I glued two strips of cardstock to the center of the booklet. I placed the smallest circle diecut from the RainBow Wheels Thinlits over the strips of cardstock and I glued another strip of cardstock over the circle diecut. I dug into my stash of embellishments and placed a floral arrangement with butterfly and a leaf sprig over the circle diecut. I opened the booklet to the center and slid under the elastic cording in the journal.
In this photo you can barely see the inside front cover where I accidentally had the cardstock turned upside down. So, I had to come up with a solution to somehow cover up my mistake. I cut a cover from the Handbound Journal Diecut and cut down and scored at 1/2″ in on the straight end of the cover. I applied a line of glue to the scored end and placed onto the inside cover.
I cut two of the bookbindings from the Book Binding and Label Thinlits (retired). I folded and cut to size and added glue to each “flap” end. I placed each flap on the top and bottom of the inside cover and attached to the cut down cover to create a pocket. I cut out one of the labels from the Hardware Diecut and the smallest spinner/arrow. I punched a hole in the center of the label and added a brad to the spinner/arrow and attached to the label. I adhered the label to the inside cover. This will keep everything in place and the pocket closed.
For the back inside cover I cut a strip of patterned cardstock applied glue to three sides and placed on the cover. This is a great way to keep up with notes, receipts, etc.
The front cover I cut the largest circle from the RainBow Wheels Thinlits and glued to the cover along with a floral embellishment and a leaf sprig from my stash. I finished by adding gray trim to cover the seam between the plain and patterned cardstock.
Though this project is a year late in posting I hope it gives you some inspiration in creating one for yourself or as a gift for someone special. If you have any questions, want to share an idea or comments please leave them below.
Also if you haven’t been by Eileen’s blog lately you can find the newest post HERE.
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Hi everyone! I am back with the third and final post in this series of tags I created using Eileen Hull’s newest collection and a lot of past dies. If you haven’t been following along you can find the first post HERE and the second post HERE. Anyways, let’s get started!
For the first tag I cut the largest tag from the Ephemera Pocket and Tags Thinlits. I glued a fussy cut image of a house with tree, a tiny strip of cardstock and three Pearls.
The back of the tag I added a scalloped circle die from my stash to one side of the tag. I glued a color swatch printable and a strip of patterned cardstock over part of the scalloped circle die. I cut out the number 6 from the Nora Numbers Thinlits and adhered near the bottom of the tag. I added a tiny flower that I had cut from the Windowsill Vase and Flowers Thinlits and a Gem to the center of the flower. I placed it onto the number 6.
I cut out the smaller tag and glued a fussy cut house and a strip of cardstock to it. I used another tiny flower from the Windowsill Vase and Flowers Thinlits and added a Gem to the center of the flower. The tiny leaf I’m not sure which collection that comes from but I adhered that to the back of the flower and added to the strip of cardstock.
I found this scrap of cardstock that had the word “things” on it. So I glued it to the tag along with the number 7 from the Nora Numbers Thinlits.
I cut a largest tag and glued the “love you more” sentiment to one side of the tag. I added the married couple from the Mini Paper Doll and a small heart from the Stitched Hearts Thinlits to the tag.
The other side I glued three strips of cardstock to the tag and added fussy cut boots with flowers to the tag.
I cut out the smaller tag. I adhered a piece of lace to one side of the tag. I cut two of large and one small flowers from the Windowsill Vase and Flowers Thinlits. I layered and glued together and added a Pearl to the center of the flower. I dug into my stash and used a leaf sprig which I adhered it and the flower to the tag.
I cut out the larger tag. I used the negative space from a die I had cut out and glued to one side of the tag. I added a circle die over what was there. I adhered a strip of cardstock and Ric Rac onto the circle die. I layered two flowers from the Windowsill Vase and Flowers Thinlits and added a Gem to the center of the flower. I dug into my stash and found a leaf sprig die that I glued to the tag along with the flower. To finish I glued a little girl from the Mini Paper Doll to the tag.
The back side of the tag I embossed a circle die with Watercolour Bouquet Embossing Folder and lightly inked with an Aqua Chalk Ink and glued onto the tag along with a postage stamp from the Faux Postage Thinlits. I applied Adhesive Sheet to a piece of green cardstock and cut a portion of a wreath from the Wreath and Snowflake Thinlits. I placed the wreath onto the tag. I cut the letter “T” from the Nora Alphabet Thinlits and I glued onto the circle and postage stamp portion of the tag to finish.
I cut out the larger tag and embossed with the Watercolour Bouquet Embossing Folder. I lightly inked over the edges with Aqua Chalk Ink. I adhered Pom Pom trim to the bottom of the tag.
The back I cut out a portion of my business card with the tag die and polk a dot cardstock from the bottom half. I glued both to the back of the tag I had embossed. I added a Ric Rac to finish.
I had so much fun decorating all the tags and I can’t wait to create more. I love the fact that I am using up scraps of cardstock, embellishments that didn’t make it into a project and it gives me a chance to create a little when I don’t have much time.
If you have any questions about this project or comments please leave them below. Also If you haven’t been by Eileen blog to see what the team has been up to you can find that post HERE.
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Hi everyone! I’m back with part two of a three part series of tags I created using Eileen Hull’s newest collection along several other dies from past collections. If you missed part one you can find that post HERE. Anyways let’s get started!
The first tag was cut from the largest tag from the Ephemera Pocket and Tags Thinlits. I added scraps of cardstock, circle die with the word flower on it and a fussy cut sprig of flowers and butterfly to the tag.
The back side of the tag I adhered an assortment of cardstock, a fussy cut advertisement circle and flower to the tag.
The second tag is cut from the smallest tag and I cut two of those out and glued back to back since the cardstock was single sided. I added two scraps of cardstock off center of the tag. I glued a leaf sprig from the Home Sweet Home Thinlits and a fussy cut bird to the tag. I also added a “fly away” sticker from the Clippings Cardstock Stickers.
The back side of the tag I adhered a circle die off the side of the tag. I cut off the excess. I added a couple strips of cardstock and a number 4 die from the  Nora Numbers Thinlits to the tag.
I cut out two of the largest tags and glued back to back since it’s single sided cardstock. I applied an Adhesive Sheet to a piece of cardstock and cut a wreath from the Wreath and Snowflake Thinlit. I placed off side and wrapped around the tag. I added a fussy cut butterfly with Black Gems down the center of the butterfly. I added the “life is full of beauty” sticker from the Clippings Cardstock Stickers underneath the butterfly.
The back side of the tag I added two flowers, one in the center of the larger flower, from the Windowsill Vase and Flowers Thinlits. I placed a Gem in the center of the flower and glued a fussy cut sprig of leaves and a bit of cheese cloth to the tag.
I cut out the smallest tag and adhered a strip of cardstock to the center. I dug into my stash of embellishments and added this 3D flower. I have a stash of cut out dies that I like to keep on hand. I found this yellow flower which is from one of Eileen’s collections but I don’t remember which collection it came from?!? Anyways, I added it to the center of the 3D flower and placed a button sticker from my stash in the center of it.
The back side of the tag I adhered a scrap of accounting paper, a scalloped circle die and an image of a butterfly to the tag. I place two Pearls to the center of the butterfly.
I cut out the largest tag and on the front I adhered a fussy cut color strip, an advertisement strip and a leaf sprig.
The back side I glued a couple of pieces of cardstock to the tag. I added a piece of Ric Rac off center and let it hang off both ends of the tag. I adhered a fussy cut lamb with flower to the tag and placed a Gold Gem in the center of the flower. I cut out the number 5 die from the Nora Numbers Thinlits and glued to the bottom edge of the tag.
I cut out the smallest tag. I added a scrap of a lace die to the edge of the tag. I placed the negative of a circle that was cut from a previous project onto the lace. I glued two flowers together from the Windowsill Vase and Flowers Thinlits and placed a Pearl in the center of the flower. I added a couple loops of thread and the flower to the circle.
The back of the tag I adhered a strip of cardstock to the edge of the tag. I fussy cut the smaller postage stamp from cardstock and the larger postage stamp was from stash of embellishments. I glued both to the tag to finish.
I am going to wrap up this post and will share the final post later this week. If you haven’t been by Eileen’s blog lately to see what her team has been up to you can find the latest post HERE. Also if you have any questions or comments please leave them below.
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Hi everyone! I hope everyone is surviving the heat and having a wonderful summer. I’ve spent most of my time with family, cooling off in the swimming pool and working on a few home projects that I could no longer put off.
The first thing I did was cut out an assortment of small and large tags from the Ephemera Pocket and Tags Thinlits. Before cutting out several hole reinforcers I applied an Adhesive Sheet to the back of the cardstock. It makes it so much easier if everything is cut out and ready to create.
For the first tag I used the smallest tag. I inked the edges of both sides with a Brown Chalk Ink and added a hole reinforcer on both sides. The house is a fussy cut image that I glued to the tag along with a tiny strip of green cardstock to mimic grass.
The second tag I used the larger tag. I did adhered two tags together since they were both single sided cardstock. I added a decorative piece of cardstock, a circle die and trim to the tag. I placed Foam Pop Dots to the back of a Mini Paper Doll before adding to the tag. I selected the “Alice” sticker from the Clippings Cardstock Stickers and placed onto the tag.
The back side of the tag I glued a strip of cardstock and a scrap of lace to one side of the tag. I cut a large and small flower from the Windowsill Vase and Flowers Thinlits and a leaf sprig from the Home Sweet Home Thinlits. I inked the edges of all the dies I cut out with Brown Chalk Ink. I added a drop of glue to the back of the smallest flower and placed in the center of the larger flower. I adhered the flower, leaf sprig and a tiny piece of cheese cloth to the tag. I added a Gold Gem to the center of the flower.
I used the smallest tag and backed two tags together since both were single sided cardstock. I cut one of the labels from the Bookmark, Pockets and Toppers Thinlits and inked the edges before gluing to the tag. I cut two butterflies in different types of cardstock from the same set of dies. I cut the antennas off of one of the butterflies and added a bead of glue to body/center. I placed on top of the other butterfly. The top butterfly I bent the wings slightly upwards. I added four Pearls to the center of the butterfly.
The back side of the tag was easy since I framed the butterflies on the cardstock before cutting out the tag. I cut a tiny butterfly from the Home Sweet Home Thinlits and added the “my beautiful butterfly” sentiment from the Clippings Cardstock Stickers to finish.
I used the larger tag and backed two tags together since one of the cardstocks was a single sided design. I adhered a patterned piece of cardstock to the center of the tag. I added two scraps of cardstock off center and glued a Mini Paper Doll to the tag. I glued a tiny flower and two tiny leaves, (I’m not sure which die sets these belong to) to the woman and added a Gem to the center of the flower.
Since the back of the tag had a butterfly pattern I kept the embellishments to a minimum. I dug into my stash and added a circle and label die to the tag. I cut out a number 2 from the Nora Alphabet Thinlits. I added a pink sequin, gem and tiny leaf to the 2.
I used the larger tag and backed two tags together. I added a banner to one side of the tag with the edge hanging off. I used a circle punch and punched out the woman with a hat. I added a couple button stickers, the “from the heart” sentiment from Clippings Cardstock Stickers and a small heart die from the Stitched Hearts Thinlits to the tag.
The back side of the tag I adhered an assortment of cardstock to the tag. The stamped label is from one of Eileen’s earlier stamp sets but I don’t remember the name. I glued the label to the tag, added a Mini Paper Doll and three button stickers to finish.
I used the smallest tag and I backed two single sided piece of cardstock together. I fussy cut a leaf sprig from a printable in my stash and adhered to the tag.
I had so much fun digging through my scraps of cardstock and embellishments and creating these tags. This is a great way to use up what you have lying around. I will be sharing more tags from the same project over the next week or two so be sure to stop back by.
If you have any questions or comments please leave those below. Also if you haven’t been by Eileen Hull’s blog lately to see what the team has been up to you can find the newest post HERE.
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Hi everyone! I’m back with my first project of the month for Eileen Hull. I created two quick tags using the largest tag die from the Waterfall and Tags Thinlits. Tags are a great way to use up scraps of cardstock and those random bits of lace or embellishments that cover your desk. Anyways, let’s get started!
First I gathered up scrap of cardstock that coordinated with the color of the tag. I inked the edges of the scraps with a combo of blue and brown chalk inks and adhered to the tag.
The “W is for Wings” is a printable, the butterfly is a chipboard piece and the “do not crush” sentiment is from one of Tim Holtz’s collections. I glued all to the tag to finish.
The second tag I used an assortment of cardstock and a little piece of ledger paper which I inked with blue chalk ink. I adhered all to the tag.
I added a Mini Paper Dolls, a clock face and floral chipboard pieces, oval scalloped frame and the “five-O’clock” sentiment to the tag. I used thread to create a bow and adhered underneath the sentiment to finish. Oh how I love creating tags and have already started more! I’ll be sharing those soon.
If you have any comments or questions please leave them below. If you haven’t been by Eileen’s blog lately you can find the latest post HERE.
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Hi everyone! I’m back with part two of my journal for Eileen Hull and Grafix. If you haven’t seen part one you can find that post HERE. I created five tags for the pockets and belly band in my journal. Anyways let’s get started!
For the inside pocket I used the bookmark from the Bookmark, Pocket and Toppers Thinlits and cut out two bookmarks. I inked the edges of the bookmarks with a Brown Chalk Ink.
On the front side of both the bookmarks I dug into my stash of scraps of cardstock and glued strips of patterned cardstock to the base of the bookmark. Side note, this is a great way to use up what you have lying on your desk. I added the clear film “Make Every Minute Count” sentiment from the Grungy Vibe by Cat Kerr to the book mark along with a clock button from my stash to finish.
The next bookmark I cut a keyhole die from the Journal Hardware Diecut, adhered to the top corner of the bookmark along with two Gems in each end of the keyhole. I cut out the clear film key and the “Be Kind” sentiment and added to the bookmark.
The back side of both bookmarks I adhered more scraps of cardstock and one of the smallest circle die from the Rainbow Wheels Thinlits to finish.
I cut a piece of cardstock to fit inside the center pocket. Side note, I inked all pieces of cardstock and dies cut with Brown Chalk Ink. I cut the largest circle die from the Rainbow Wheels Thinlits and glued to the base of the tag along with two strips of cardstock. I cut one large, four small flowers and two leaf sprigs from the Floral Pocket and Paperclips Thinlits. I adhered the small flower to the center of the large flower. I glued the flower along with the leaf sprig to the upper top of the tag. I cut the little girl shoes out and glued to the tag. I added pink trim and two of the small flowers to the shoes to finish.
The back side of the tag I cut the lace clear film out and adhered to a piece of cardstock. I glued to the side of the page to create a tab. I cut out the clear film yearbook photos added to the tag. I place the sunshine outline die from the Home Sweet Home Thinlits over one of the girls. I glued a strip of cardstock over the lace overlay, added a piece of pink trim and another flower and leaf sprig from the Floral Pocket and Paperclips Thinlits to finish.
I cut two tags from cardstock for the belly band on the inside of the back cover. I added an assortment of scraps of cardstock to each tag. The first tag I cut the clear film license plate and gear and for the second tag I added the clear film “grungy vibe” overlay and adhered to each respective tag. I found these vintage cars in my stash so I added them to each tag.
The back side of both tags I adhered scraps of cardstock to both tags. I added the largest circle die from the Rainbow Wheels Thinlits and two clear film gears and the number ten to one of the tags to finish.
I still have several pieces of the Grungy Vibe by Cat Kerr that I can’t wait to play with. So stay tuned more projects are sure to follow! Also if you haven’t been by Eileen’s blog to see what the team has been up to you can find the latest post HERE. If you have any questions or comments please leave them below.
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Hi everyone! I am back with my project for Eileen Hull this month. The team is also collaborating with Grafix. I’ll be using an assortment of dies, thinlits, embossing folders and Grafix Dura-lar Prints to dress up the Journal Diecut .
I received the Grungy Vibe by Cat Kerr to incorporate in my journal. There’s a crystal clear film and a matte translucent film of each design for a total of six sheets in the package. Anyways, let’s get started!
I placed Adhesive Sheets on both sides of a piece of Chipboard (I did this step twice). I added patterned cardstock to both sides of the chipboard, placed the chipboard onto the Journal Diecut, sandwiched between the two cutting plates and run through the Diecut Machine.
I lightly inked the cover with Brown Chalk Ink. I cut off the excess spine and peeled one side of the remaining spine so when glued together it will lay flat.
I adhered scraps of patterned cardstock to the cover of the journal.
I dug into the packet of Grungy Vibe by Cat Kerr and pulled out both the clear and matte translucent images of the man with a butterfly over his face. The clear image, I cut out only the man with the butterfly. The matte image I only cut out the butterfly to use as a template to trace onto a piece of patterned cardstock and cut out. I adhered the patterned butterfly to the back side of the clear image.
I dug into my stash of embellishments and found this stitched frame (I think it is from 49 & Market). I glued the bottom edge of the clear image and the top of the man’s head to the frame. I scored the outer edge of frame since it is larger than the journal cover. I wrapped around and adhere to the inside of the cover.
I added ric rac and buttons before gluing the frame to the cover.
The inside front cover I cut a pocket from a portion of the Field Notes and Specimen Card Diecut. I did cut down the sides so it would fit on the inside cover of the journal. I lightly inked the edges and added glue to three sides before placing on the inside cover. I added scraps of patterned cardstock to the upper corner of the inside cover. I cut out a label from the Journal Hardware Diecut and the middle size circle from the Rainbow Wheels Thinlits. I inked the edges of both dies before adhering to the pocket.
I cut out the three stitches and the typewriter from the clear film. The typewriter I used a Knife and cut a slit in the top of it. I cut a piece of plain cardstock to fit into the slit of the typewriter. I lightly inked the edges and glued inside the slit of the typewriter. I dug into my stash of stickers and added the “today” to the paper in the typewriter and “details” to the label. I placed two Black Gems in the holes of the label.
The back inside cover I embossed a piece of cardstock with the Lacy Leaves A5 Embossing Folder. I cut a strip of cardstock to fit the back of the journal and lightly inked with chalk ink. I added glue to each end of the cardstock and placed onto the inside cover. This creates a belly band to hold tags, journaling cards, etc. I cut the largest and middle size circles from the Rainbow Wheels Thinlits. I inked the edges with chalk ink along with a strip of blue cardstock and adhered onto the belly band. I added a couple scraps of patterned cardstock on top of the circles. I cut out the man from the clear film. I adhered on top of the circles. Next, I cut the sunshine from the Home Sweet Home Thinlits twice. One of each in plain and patterned cardstocks. I placed the outer part of the sunshine die over the coat pocket of man. I cut out the number “88” from the clear translucent. I glued on top of the inner circle from the sunshine and added to the center of the sunshine.
For the inside pocket I folded a piece of cardstock in half and placed below the cut lines of the spine of the Journal Diecut. I marked the holes on the inside of pocket and used the needle to poke holes in the spine. I threaded the needle with thread and stitched the pocket onto the spine of the journal. I added glue at each end to create the pocket.
I added the extra piece of Lacy Leaves A5 Embossing Folder to the outside of the pocket along with some strips of patterned cardstock. I cut a piece of patterned cardstock slightly smaller and glued to the back side of the pocket. I also added a few strips of cardstock to the back. Next I cut out two of the largest Tunnel Arches Thinlits. I cut out the windowsill from the Windowsill Flowers and Vase Thinlits. I folded a piece of cardstock to create a hinge.
I adhered to the windowsill and the back of the tunnel arch. I glued to the pocket. I cut out the clear film of the woman and adhered to the tunnel arch. Next I punched a hole next to the tunnel arch and attached a closure with a flower brad.
I cut out the following dies: Floral Pocket and Paperclips Thinlits, two of the largest flowers and a leaf sprig. Windowsill Flowers and Vase Thinlits, two large flowers and five of the smaller flowers. Home Sweet Home Thinlits, three leaf sprigs. I used one of the largest flower, one large flower, three of the small flowers and a leaf sprig and placed next to the woman and bottom corner. I cut the number “79” from the clear film and added to the center of the flower.
I adhered the largest tunnel arch to the back of the pocket. I added the decorative trim from the Windowsill Flowers and Vase Thinlits to the bottom of the tunnel arch. I cut out the other woman from the clear film and glued to the tunnel arch. From my stash of embellishments I added a crown to the woman’s head. I adhered the largest, large, two small flowers along with three leaf sprigs next to the woman’s face. I cut a number “9” and a number “88” from the clear film and glued to the center of the flowers.
I absolutely love these images from Grafix! They are fun to work with and really dress up any type of project. I will be share a part two blog post later this week/early next week using the Grafix film along with Eileen Hull’s dies. So be sure to keep an eye out for that post.
If you haven’t been by Eileen’s blog to see what the team has been up to you can find the latest post HERE. If you have any questions or comments about this project please leave them below.
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Hi everyone! I hope everyone had a great holiday. I took time to enjoy family and I wound up with a nasty cold that took awhile to get over. But I’m back with my first Eileen Hull project of the month and the theme is Card Bonanza. I used an assortment of dies, stamp set and an embossing folder to come up with this uplifting card. Let’s get started!
I used a piece of cardstock and the Mini Album Diecut to create the base for my card. All I had to do was fold the diecut in half. Next I cut a piece of patterned cardstock slightly smaller than the base. I inked the edges with a hot pink chalk ink before gluing to the card.
I used an assortment of patterned cardstocks along with a plain piece of cardstock which I embossed with the Lacy Leaves A5 Embossing Folder. I lightly inked the embossed cardstock with a mix of hot pink and regular pink chalk inks before adhering all strips of cardstock to the base of the card.
I found in my stash a wreath from the Wreath and Snowflake Thinlits and a garland from the Winter Garland Thinlits (retired) already cut out. I glued both to the center of the card. The lamb is a leftover piece I had fussy cut from cardstock. I shaped the leaves and made an indention in the center of the largest flower with a Stylus before adding Foam Pop Dots to the back of the lamb. I placed that off center of the wreath and garland.
Next I cut one large and two of the medium size hearts from the Envelope, Folder and Flowers Thinlits. I inked the edges of all the hearts with a pink chalk ink before adhering all to the card.
I placed the “I’m Here for You” sentiment from the Swatch Cards Stamp Set onto the MISTI Stamping Tool and inked with Black Ink. I stamped onto a piece of cardstock, cut to size and inked with pink chalk ink. I adhered to the upper edge of the wreath and garland along with a mini flower to finish.
If you haven’t been by Eileen Hull’s blog lately to see what the team has been up to you can find the latest blog post HERE. Also if you have any questions or comments please leave them below.
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This blog is compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites, and various other topics. Even though the owner(s) of this blog receives compensation for our posts or advertisements. I always give my honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely my own. Any product claim, statistic, or quote should be checked with each manufacturer. Verify other representations about a product or service with the provider or party in question.This blog contains affiliate links. Clicking these links helps to support Tonya Trantham Designs – Creative Paper Addiction. It’s at no additional cost to you.Today’s features are Sizzix, Eileen Hull and Scrapbook.com Products.
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