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Friday, December 27, 2024

DIY Stationery For Everyday Moments.

Hi everyone,

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends. Today I have another fun crafty project for you using the December Scrapbook Kit along with some items from the December Card, Tag, and More Kit. I have the links below for you for both kits. I also have a video tutorial for you as well as the step by step down below.

December Scrapbook Kit December Card, Tag, and More Kit

To start our Stationery Book, cut one piece of cardstock at 12 x 9 1/4 inches and one piece of cardstock at 4 x 9 1/4 inches.

Next place 1/2 inch tape on the right side edge of the paper.

Attach the 4 x 9 1/4 inch piece to the tape.

Next to create your spine fold your piece of paper in half and place the crease on the 6 inch spot of the scoreboard. Then score at 5 1/4 and 6 3/4 inches. Burnish down the score lines and you should a spine just like the photo below.

Now we are going to create a pocket to hold journals, cards, envelopes, large tags or notepads. Cut one piece of cardstock at 8 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches. With the 8 1/4 inch across the score board score 1 inch on the left side and right side. Turn the paper to the 9 1/4 inch side across the scoreboard and score at 3 and 4 inches.

On the left and right side where the you scored the at 3 and 4 inches are little squares cut a slit to the first score line as shown below. These are little tabs that will fold in to form our pocket.

Now burnish down all the score lines. Next fold the bottom up and adhere the small tabs into the long tabs. You should have a pocket just like the photo below. ***(You can also watch the video to get more details.)

Now you can use your pattern paper to cover the inside and the pocket we created. ***(You can also watch the video to get more details.)

Before covering the front and back of the Stationery Book adhere down some lace or ribbon for your closure.

Here is the book covered.

To create the pen holder cut a piece of cardstock at 3 1/2 x 5, Score at 1/2 inch and at 1 inch on the left and right side, turn to the 5 inch laying across the score board and score at 1/2 inch and 1 inch.

Next cut off the 3 corner squares and the cut a small slit up to the first score line in between the long tab and the small square tab. Burnish all the score lines and adhere the small tab inward to the long tabs and the small rectangle one on the bottom folds up. ***(You can also watch the video to get more details.)

Burnish all the score lines and adhere the small tab inward to the long tabs, then adhere the small rectangle one on the bottom folds up. ***(You can also watch the video to get more details.)

Next create two small pockets, these will go on the left side of the Stationery Book.

Cut two pieces of cardstock at 2 1/4 x 5, score 1/2 inch on left, right side turn and score 1/2 inch down. Burnish all the score lines down. And you can cover with pattern paper.

Here is how you lay down the pen holder and the two small pockets.

Here is what the left side looks like all finished.

Here is what the inside looks like when opened up

Inside I placed two cards which were from the Card Kit. I used the Scrapbook paper to decorate them.

I had a couple of small paper journals in my stash. I covered and decorated them.

Here is the finished front of the Stationery Book.

I hope you received some inspiration from this Stationery Book I created. I had fun creating this and you can definitely add on and use it to hold various items. This even good to give as a gift.

Thank you all for joining me today. For more details you can view the video tutorial.

Don't forget to post your project on our Facebook Group Page, link is down below.

For more details you can always view the video tutorial process, which is at the top of the page.

Thanks again for joining me, I have all the links listed for you throughout the post so just click on the words and you will be taken directly to the store.

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Friday, July 26, 2024

Venetian Shutter In Bloom with Mini Booklet for Tres Jolie

Hi everyone,

Today I am sharing my last project for the month of July using the Scrapbooking kit along with the Mixed Media Kit. I just love how this beautiful House with venetian shutter turned out. It looks like a flower garden is just busting out of the window. I have links down below for you. I hope you enjoy this video tutorial as well as the step by step down below.

July Mixed Media Kit July Scrapbooking Kit

To start this project cover the wooden house with one of the pattern papers from the scrapbook kit. I covered the front and back. First I applied my adhesive laid down the pattern paper and burnished down and cut around the the house. This was the easiest way to cover the wooden house.

Then adhere down the venetian shutter to the front of your wooden house. I added little door knobs from my stash.

Next I opened the white packet of flowers from the Scrapbook Kit.

First I applied the texture paste onto the flowers and then used a small paint brush to brush on the pearl ex powder very lightly onto each flower. I used the yellow and pink salmon pearl ex colors found in the Mixed Media Kit.

Here is what the yellow flower looked like once I was done. You can do all your flowers like this or just a few.

Next we are creating a small mini booklet to adhere to the back of the house. I have the measurements below. For the 1 - 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 one you can cut two or just use one.

For the long strips once they are scored at 6 inches fold in half.

Then with one of the pieces 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch pieces scored at 1/2 inch place adhesive to the 1/2 inch flap and adhere that to the 1/2 inch flap to the fold of one of the long strips that are folded in half.

Next on the back of each long strip that is folded in half place adhesive to the back and adhere the back to the front of each one to create a booklet. (View Video Tutorial for more details)

Once you have the booklet together take the little strip that is 1 3/4 inches and score at 1 1/2 inches adhere the 1 1/2 inch to the back of the last page. Next use two magnets and adhere one to the inside of the closure and the other to the front page of the booklet. Adhere the booklet to back of the house in middle, as shown below.

Now you can decorate your your booklet. For more details on how I decorated my pages you can view the video tutorial. I do have a few pictures below.

Here is the front of the booklet.

Here is one of the cut-a-parts I cut out the middle part of the frame and made it into an open frame to place a photo inside.

Here is a page, I used a little cut-a-part card to create a tuck spot and place some other small cards inside.

Now for the front I added some flower grass inside the venetian shutter and used hot glue to adhere all the flowers down.

Here is the finished photo of the front of the house.

I hope you enjoyed today's step by step tutorial, remember I have the video tutorial for your convenience. I had so much fun creating this beautiful piece using the venetian shutter and the pearl ex from the July Mixed Media Kit and then using the beautiful Ciao Bella Bloom paper collection to finish it off along with fussy cutting those beautiful butterflies. I hope you found this inspirational.