Emma's Paperie: April 2010

Friday, April 30, 2010

National Scrapbook Day Events

Designer's Workshop by Anabelle O'Malley

Thinking of You Card by Anabelle O'Malley

Supplies:

Homespun Quilted Floral Pattern Paper by Jenni Bowlin
Homespun Tiny Tulips Pattern Paper by Jenni Bowlin

Borderlines Vintage Lace Clear Stamp Set by Technique Tuesday
Simply Stated Clear Stamp Set by Technique Tuesday

Flutter Blossoms and Buttons Box by Making Memories

Flutter Glitter Die-Cuts by Making Memories
Garnet Pearls and Crystals by Prima

Directions:

1. Create the card base from card stock. Cut a panel of Tiny Tulips paper to fit along bottom of card. Adhere.
2. Cut large flower from Quilted Floral paper. Adhere letting the edges hang over the side of the card.
3. Stamp the vintage lace border in yellow onto white paper. Cut out and adhere.
4. Adhere the pink flower die cut to the middle of the large flower.
5. To create the floral center, stamp the vintage lace border in red on white cardstock. Cut out and fan fold. Adhere edges to create a pinwheel and add a bit of hot glue to the back. Adhere to center of flower and add floss tied button.
6. Stamp frame and sentiment. Cut out and adhere to bottom right side of card.
7. Cut a scrap from the yellow vintage lace border. Adhere to butterfly wind and adhere butterfly to card.
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Thursday, April 29, 2010

Designer's Workshop by Melissa Phillips

Paint the outside and inside of front and back covers with Antique White acrylic paint. Let dry and sand edges to distress.
Trace a portion of the cover onto floral paper, cut out, ink, and adhere in place.
Ink edges of ticket die cut page, stitch along seams, and adhere to front.
Attach scallop cardstock sticker to center of cover and adhere resin wreath directly over the top. Embellish center of wreath with a chipboard heart and sticker.
Wrap seam binding around left edge of cover and tie in a double bow near the top.
For the inside of the front cover, trace a potion onto green floral paper, cut out, ink, and adhere.
Embellish with a cardstock date prompt sticker, cotton scrap label with trinket pin, rubons, and cardstock stickers.

For Each Page

Each page is already printed with beautiful prompts for you to fill in with information and memories surrounding baby’s first year. To add your special touch start by stamping images from the Baroque stamp set on pages that don’t have a lot of pre-printed images.
Add a cardstock date prompt sticker or ticket stub die cuts to pages that have more white space and embellish with cardstock stickers, rubons, cotton scraps, adhesive pearls, trinket pins, etc.
To add a bit more character, adhere strips of trim across pages with straight edges so that it extends over the edges of album.
Embellish tag pages with ticket stub die cuts, buttons, ribbon, etc.
The inside of the back cover is a perfect spot to adhere the baby’s feet growth chart. After stamping the inside cover, adhere the chart and embellish with rubons, flower, and button.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Designer's Workshop by Lisa Dorsey

Teacher's Gift by Lisa Dorsey

Supplies:

Oval Vanilla Paper Mache Box by The Craft Pedlars
Fly a Kite Sprinklers Paper by October Afternoon
Lush Red Medium Polka Dots Pattern Paper by My Mind's Eye
Malta Pattern Paper by Collage Press
Merrymint Nutmeg Black Glossy Chipboard Thickers by American Crafts
Pansy Pearls and Crystals by Prima
Tis the Season Yuletide Pattern Paper by Bo Bunny Press
Calendar Year Pink Kaleidoscope Paper by Creative Cafe
The Thrift Shop Collector's Item Paper by October Afternoon
Lush Black Ribbons by My Mind's Eye
Earth Tones Large Pearl Brads by American Crafts
Fly a Kite Dandelions Paper by October Afternoon
Brown Circle Journaling Sprouts by Jillibean Soup

Directions:

1. Cover the outside of box with pattern paper. Punch a scalloped edge out of red polka dot paper. Cut into a 1 inch strip, ink and attach to top edge of box.
2. Cut circle out of Malta paper. Cut a second circle slightly larger out of black cardstock and mat the first circle. Add sticker letters and pearls.
3. Cover journal with red paper. Cut section from calendar paper and attach to journal.
4. Use scallop punch to punch two strips from aqua pattern paper, ink and attach to bottom of journal. Attach Details strip from Calendar paper. Add pearl brad.
5. Add ribbon to side of journal and knot towards the top. Add button.
6. Place year at top of journal using letter stickers.
7. Wrap sticky notes in twine. Use scallop scissors to cut a strip of red cardstock. Cut narrower strip from stripe pattern paper. Attach to red cardstock and wrap around sticky notes. Cut circle from aqua paper, ink and add sentiment. Attach to front of notes.
8. Use Microsoft to print sentiment on journaling circle. Attach to red cardstock and use a scallop scissors to cut around tag. Attach to cellophane bag filled with candy using ribbon. Attach button.
9. Put a small piece of foam in the bottom of oval box. Place all items in box along with a book, ruler and pencils placed in foam.

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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Designer's Workshop by Anabelle O'Malley

Sweet Dreams Doily Card by Anabelle O'Malley

Supplies:

Homespun Chic Pink Sparkle Glitter Pattern Paper by GCD Studios
Isabelle Pink Green Medallion Paper by Anna Griffin
Isabelle Green Tonal Paper by Anna Griffin
Soft Blue Pearl Flourish by Zva Creative
Sweet Pea Ribbons by Fancy Pants
Homespun Chic Epoxy Stickers (sold out)
Small circle doilies

Directions:

I've been all about making doily flowers lately! They add such a fun and feminine touch to projects.

1. To create a doily flower, just find a small doily. Cut out the center. Fan fold the lace part.

2. Secure the ends with a glue dot.3. Then add a center. You could use a sticker, a smaller flower or a circle of felt with jewels added. I chose to use an epoxy center on this one.

1. To create the card, cut the cardstock to create a 4.25 by 5.5" base.
2. Cut a doily in half and adhere it so that a bit is hanging off the left side.
3. Cut a piece of patterned paper smaller than the base.
4. Cut the pink and green quarter circle from the ___ paper. Adhere to top of the card.
5. Add a strip of green paper and a piece of yellow ric rac.
6. Adhere the pearl flourish and then the flower. Adhere the panel to the card base.

Monday, April 26, 2010

Designer's Workshop by Sherry Wright

Garden Journal & Seed Envelopes by Sherry Wright

Supplies:

Nature's Storybook Plant & Nurture Paper by Webster's Pages

Nature's Storybook Grow Dreams Paper by Webster's Pages

Nature's Storybook Nature's Manuscript Paper by Webster's Pages

Olive Trim by Webster's Pages

Prima white flutter vine (sold out)... this would be a beautiful replacement: Blue Songbird Vine by Prima
Mini Calendar Journaling Cards by Webster's Pages

Kraft Square Envelopes by Maya Road

October Afternoon alphabet cards (sold out - will be reordering)

Olive Leaves ribbon by May Arts

Girl flash cards by Melissa Frances

White vintage sew-on buttons by Jenni Bowlin

Calendar green journaling sprouts by Jillibean Soup

Handmade ephemera pack by K & Co.

Vintage Findings Label Artisan Mix by Making Memories

Lemongrass (Limited Edition Spring 2010 Color) Glimmer Mist 2oz. by Tattered Angels

Hula Hoop (Limited Edition Summer 2010 Color) Glimmer Mist 2oz. by Tattered Angels

Fabri-Tac 2 Ounce Bottle Adhesive by Beacon Adhesives

Directions:

1. Use a pre-made 6x6 album or cut up a cardboard box into two 6x6 sheets. Pull the covering off the cardboard to show the corrugated areas underneath. Brush with white paint. These will be your cover and back page.

2. Cut a 5"x4" piece of pattern paper and adhere to front. Adhere trim to top of paper, envelope to right side, and "G" alphabet card to center. Spray lightly with lemongrass glimmer mist.

3. Adhere flower & butterfly branch to left side. Run twine through button and adhere to lower left side.

4. For inside cover page cut pattern paper to fit, add photo, flower chipboard piece and cut out butterfly.

5. For next page use calendar page adding calendar month (sprayed with glimmer mist) to lower corner.

6. After calendar page spray envelope with glimmer mist, add label and embellish.

7. Repeat steps 5 &6 for the entire planting season, alternating calendar page and seed envelope. The last page will be your cardboard back.

8. Punch holes in cover and continue lining up and punching through all calendar pages and envelopes until you get to the back cover. Run metal rings through holes and tie vine ribbon around ring.

Use the album to keep track of planting, collecting seeds for next year, harvest time, and recording how things are growing ect. :)

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Friday, April 23, 2010

Guest Designer, Erin Lincoln

We are excited to have Erin Lincoln share her amazing creativity with us this month. I first met Erin when we were both designing for Karen Foster and discovered that we only lived 10 minutes apart. We now like to catch up over Cheesecake Factory goodness and movies :) Erin has put three fun projects together for Emma's Paperie.....Enjoy!