We have received the beautiful collection from G45, Safari Adventure. This collection is beautiful! So much prettier in person. I can't wait to use it for my zoo pictures of the kids and grands. And for the "Animal Kingdom" photos oh my this is going to be awesome!
If you would like to check this collection out up close and personal just click either link below.
Join us this week as we start on a home decor journey. We will be making some home decor projects to decorate our craft room. Some of these I am scraplifting the sentiments but we will be adding our own twist and up-cycling products everyone has around the house. Here is a little sneak peek. We will be using these sentiments but made using regular cardboard boxes not wood. Subscribe to our YouTube so you don't miss out on these tutorials.
From Little Debbie's to Kids Coloring Book in just a few short steps. This project was so easy and fun and useful for those long summer car rides. If you are like us you need to keep just a little of your sanity therefore anything you have to keep the kids occupied for even a short time is very helpful. This is also a great project for up-cycling. We started with a Little Debbie's cake box and cut it down to the size we wanted and then covered with paper and added our pages.
Check the video out with all the step by step directions. Your box may vary so these dimensions may not fit yours but just adapt to whatever size you want to use.
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPRPxWAngdQ
The overall size of this book is 4x5x2 which is just the right size for those little hands.
I cut my little Debbie's box down to the size listed above and then scored the spine at 2" instead of the original 3" which was the side width of the box. I use the side of the box as my spine and then the front and back as my front and back covers.
To make the little bag holding the crayons and the candy I just used a sandwich bag and cut it to size, used my fuse tool to close it up again and then put washi around it to reinforce the edges. If you don't have a fuse tool then just use a couple layers of washi, that will hold it good enough.
I made the hidden hing binding, the tutorial is linked under the video on how to do this. I am using some watercolor scraps to draw my images on so they will be thicker than just regular paper and hold up to the coloring of little hands. I also added a pocket to the front and put some extra coloring pages from the documented faith collection there to make sure they had enough to keep them busy.
Note: if you would like to know how I do the coloring pages using the cricut just let me know under this post.
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Today we are working on some file folder cards for an invitation to a barbecue we are hosting in a few weeks. I wanted them to be very colorful and summer like. I am using the paper collection from Dear Lizzy called "Happy Place", and yes around the pool in the summer is my happy place. Eating with friends, talking, relaxing, laughing and just having a great time. So this is what we come up with.
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Click for video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fBFYIusuXc
Cut your paper at 8.5x5.5 and score on the long side at 4"
Use your envelope punch board (or make a template from a file folder) on punch board start your first punch with the paper in at 3", turn your paper to the opposite end and do the same. Decide which tab you want to use and trim off the other one. Then just decorate as you like. Put a mate on the inside, make a short one like I did on the yellow one and glue the sides together to make a pocket to put a RSVP card in or quotes, sentiments etc.
Today we made a desk organizer gift box. This would be a wonderful teacher gift, birthday gift, just about any occasion. Here are the measurements and the video.
Start off with a 12x12 piece of paper, the heaver the better for this project.
Score at 3 and 9 inches
Turn 180 degrees and score at 5 and 7 inches.
Fold and burnish score lines
Cut up on center score lines 5 & 7 on both sides
If you want to reinforce the bottom of the box this is where you need to cut your chipboard/cereal box piece and put in as shown on the video. This piece should not be any larger than 1 7/8"x5 7/8", glue the chipboard down and fold over the two flaps you just cut.
Put your paper back in your cutter with the flaps on one end and remove 1 3/4" from the two opposite flaps on same end. As shown in the video.
On the flaps on the other end you will need to score each side at 1" and 11"
First Pocket: 8 1/2x4 1/4 score at 1 1/4" on 2 shorts sides and 1 long side cut corners out at angles as shown on video.
Second and Third Pocket: 5 1/2x2" and 4 1/2x2" score at 1/2" and 1 " on both ends of both pieces.
Small pockets: 3x2" score on 2 short and 1 long side at 1/2", you will need 2 of these.
Booklet: 2 pieces of paper at 4x2 1/2" score on one piece at 1/4", this will be the front. Cut copy paper to go inside at 3 3/4"x2 1/4" punch holes in top and put brads through. Round bottom corners if desired.
Circle for pen: Take a pen that is larger around and roll the paper around the pen. Cut it to side and glue ends together. Put score tape on seam and glue down.
Lid 10 3/4x 6 3/8" score at 2 1/8" on all 4 sides, cut corners and trim out angle piece.
Decorate the inside and out as you wish. Beautiful and easy project. But oh so useful.
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