tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8821325065991859752024-03-19T02:14:25.780-06:00Liz Qualman DesignsLizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453660848614451032noreply@blogger.comBlogger521125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882132506599185975.post-13179150264132441212013-06-27T08:30:00.000-06:002013-06-27T08:30:59.142-06:00Embossed Glassine Treat Bags With The Crop Stop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is my final project as June guest designer for <a href="http://cropstop.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Crop Stop</a>. It has been a great month of inspiration. They sent me some fun items to try out and incorporate into my projects.<br />
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I have a large stash of Glassine bags lying around because you can order them in bulk at a good price and they are really convenient for gift ideas and craft projects. My friend Robbie Herring gave me a fantastic idea and told me I should try embossing the bags to see what they look like. Have to say that this was a great suggestion seeing how <a href="http://cropstop.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Crop Stop</a> sent me 3 fabulous embossing folders from Couture Creations.<br />
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I decided to use <a href="http://mylyb.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Little Yellow Bicycle's</a> brand new Vintage Summer collection and Couture Creation's Nuevo embossing folder to create this fun, summery treat bag. <a href="http://mylyb.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Little Yellow Bicycle's</a> bright collection, looks fabulous with the bag full of M & Ms, and the chambrays and cherry reds are such a sweet reminder of summer.<br />
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If you look closely, you can see how the three different embossing folders look on the glassine bags. It's so easy to run them through the machine. I used my Spellbinders Grand Calibur with a little bit of tweaking the cutting plates to get this effect and it was so fast. Probably could make a ton of them in just a few minutes.<br />
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I also used some of my Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities die cuts to make the top of the treat bag. I chose two patterned papers from the Vintage Summer collection, including the one with the beautiful song birds and then cut them at two different sizes so they would overlap nicely and create a pretty border.<br />
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For the tag, I used the Couture Creations large doily die cut. Then I added a Vintage Summer journal card with the Candi Fix foam pads for spacing and dimension. Next, I added one of the Vintage Summer Fabric Favorites flowers and a chipboard tag for the center of the cluster.<br />
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I also got out the Flower Soft products and mixed together both the white and the blue that was sent to me and glued it to the center of the Fabric Favorites flower. It has just the right amount of fluff that easily stays put and creates a wonderful dimension and shine to the cluster. Did I mention that this stuff is way better than glitter - you don't have to wear it around after you use it. Finally, I added two stick pins to dress it up a bit more. </div>
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453660848614451032noreply@blogger.com191tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882132506599185975.post-44595968567687935122013-06-25T04:00:00.000-06:002013-06-25T07:09:06.991-06:00LYB, Xyron & May Arts Blog Hop<br />
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I thought it would be fun to make an altered birdhouse for this exciting 3 Company Blog Hop since <a href="http://mylyb.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Little Yellow Bicycle's</a> Poppy collection had birdhouses and birds as part of the design. And I was particularly inspired by the <a href="http://www.mayarts.com/blog/" target="_blank">May Arts</a> gingham, ruffled ribbon.<br />
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I found the little birdhouse below in the craft section of our local Walmart. It was too cute and cheap to pass up. So it has been sitting on my shelf for months, only to be rescued and used for this project.<br />
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It was a little tricky to attach the <a href="http://www.mayarts.com/blog/" target="_blank">May Arts</a> gingham ruffle trim to the house, but with a little <a href="http://aintshecrafty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Xyron</a> Mega Runner and a lot of perseverance, I was able to make it stick. The new <a href="http://aintshecrafty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Xyron</a> adhesive dots are also a life saver and great on projects like these.<br />
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The ruffle trim made a fantastic statement and was easily blended into the Little Yellow Bicycle patterned paper and embellishments. Tip - for the gingham ribbon on the bottom of the birdhouse, you can actually run the ribbon through the smaller Xyron sticker makers and then easily attach to the project.<br />
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This little flower pot and flowers are just too cute for words. I added a tiny bit of blue gingham ribbon to the bottom of the stained birdhouse to make the fun cluster of <a href="http://mylyb.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Little Yellow Bicycle</a> Embellishments stand out more.<br />
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I love my 5" Creative Station and 2.5" Create-a-Sticker. It makes it so easy to permanently adhere things to projects. These were both great for attaching the patterned paper to the sides of the birdhouse.</div>
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453660848614451032noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882132506599185975.post-73237722178665733012013-06-21T13:48:00.001-06:002013-06-21T13:48:41.922-06:00Altered Photo Frame With The Crop Stop & LYB<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBAo8l0i9OcVV8Mb_pFC0ztEUp7OODgjkAz0JDyvduq06TkBLCeI5Qo40obw93pFoR_GH7bUW9LphTx2KeY8vy9reO0vRbjxhKQvSFcOdTBwrIKUaz4_E063WSxw4BFebX7zeyo68Y40/s1600/LYBFrame_CS2_LQ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXJEbIYg7V0x2Hqr_jVUfN_tkeTLCdyylkSvL_Ft5kAgRSY7KiDQ-EmjzzFfbUgwfZ8yfkxCcY4Oh9LE_v96JVS6x1cD1RMIONxIyrMdKqEYxKSVtLvz_HX8oHwnf4Y3QMxaLggegGLQ/s640/LYBFrame_CS1_LQ.jpg" width="640" /></a>It has been so much fun to play along as the guest designer this month at the <a href="http://cropstop.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Crop Stop</a>. I’m still scratching my head each week trying to figure out how to use the fun supplies and I have to say that this week is probably my favorite so far. Vicki Robertson at the <a href="http://cropstop.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Crop Stop</a> actually put me onto this idea when she told me that canvas was easy to emboss with the folders and that I should try using them with the <a href="http://mylyb.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Little Yellow Bicycle Naturals collection</a>. Talk about a fun idea, I got right to work...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBAo8l0i9OcVV8Mb_pFC0ztEUp7OODgjkAz0JDyvduq06TkBLCeI5Qo40obw93pFoR_GH7bUW9LphTx2KeY8vy9reO0vRbjxhKQvSFcOdTBwrIKUaz4_E063WSxw4BFebX7zeyo68Y40/s1600/LYBFrame_CS2_LQ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBAo8l0i9OcVV8Mb_pFC0ztEUp7OODgjkAz0JDyvduq06TkBLCeI5Qo40obw93pFoR_GH7bUW9LphTx2KeY8vy9reO0vRbjxhKQvSFcOdTBwrIKUaz4_E063WSxw4BFebX7zeyo68Y40/s640/LYBFrame_CS2_LQ.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />I had this wooden ArtMinds frame from Michaels lying around and thought it would be fun to alter because of the unique heart shaped photo. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4pC9cYQpXOMP6Apk6d8TrfqBMkEXBWolOOUbN8RZ3bLaen4YgFX2GVHRNLBdHGc7MMsY0saWDGgTX9o1UwwmIIZyK5Mt-tVeuzPQtN7zq4zwXgTB77Ajn9fQUbeHuVDjRwBKtxL6QTM/s1600/LYBFrame_CS3_LQ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4pC9cYQpXOMP6Apk6d8TrfqBMkEXBWolOOUbN8RZ3bLaen4YgFX2GVHRNLBdHGc7MMsY0saWDGgTX9o1UwwmIIZyK5Mt-tVeuzPQtN7zq4zwXgTB77Ajn9fQUbeHuVDjRwBKtxL6QTM/s640/LYBFrame_CS3_LQ.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />So, basically I ran with Vicki’s idea and grabbed one of the <a href="http://mylyb.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Little Yellow Bicycle</a> white canvas layered Daisy flowers. They easily come apart and go back together just as well. I carefully pulled off the adhesive pop dots and then ran the flowers right through the Couture Creations Exotic embossing folder. You can clearly see the beautiful vine pattern and I love the added dimension.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_n9mlSddjfUUIqJwNc3qLyWiQygETdZB7ECUl34esvuYQk3qVnFIKETTj2DzPv03WIbX_LP0GosXjkQe6nKUo-dh36ey0OXPyjCs96es6ZYSmwJgm47Zv410RQPzNwZz_affT6tJjTY/s1600/LYBFrame_CS4_LQ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_n9mlSddjfUUIqJwNc3qLyWiQygETdZB7ECUl34esvuYQk3qVnFIKETTj2DzPv03WIbX_LP0GosXjkQe6nKUo-dh36ey0OXPyjCs96es6ZYSmwJgm47Zv410RQPzNwZz_affT6tJjTY/s640/LYBFrame_CS4_LQ.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Then, I quickly reassembled the flower and sprayed with with some of the Dylusions Pure Sunshine Ink Spray that the Crop Stop sent me and a little bit of <a href="http://mylyb.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Little Yellow Bicycle’s </a>Art C Green Gold Glimmer Mist. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_in_6PiPL6ggs8jHom8ZCAO2FCMfW6Zg0SsFtLArAY-DeAdi-IN9lLk1jZ1ZGBet19GG1BfLYKohre-xnZH5Nz7i4UWqnaENi8OxtvHHlxZzVInY4As6-hw6Q00bZLJurZgKCNbSvLi4/s1600/LYBFrame_CS5_LQ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_in_6PiPL6ggs8jHom8ZCAO2FCMfW6Zg0SsFtLArAY-DeAdi-IN9lLk1jZ1ZGBet19GG1BfLYKohre-xnZH5Nz7i4UWqnaENi8OxtvHHlxZzVInY4As6-hw6Q00bZLJurZgKCNbSvLi4/s640/LYBFrame_CS5_LQ.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />The frame was altered with <a href="http://mylyb.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Little Yellow Bicycle’s Poppy collection </a>and the white canvas flower, now has a beautiful yellow color and sheen the perfectly coordinates with the cluster of embellishments from the Poppy collection.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpZbN4cMvGg6nwJz46rJR0ck-0XfcAqr4BmfIlt5DrWel1tXycMEF3DyohAHs41eOAKQ90GkrB5JKndjy3bQAQzba0l9etTt6-99nMyuvc3iPImbkyTpHUmnEo7qHd7UVw52euTUUMv0/s1600/LYBFrame_CS6_LQ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpZbN4cMvGg6nwJz46rJR0ck-0XfcAqr4BmfIlt5DrWel1tXycMEF3DyohAHs41eOAKQ90GkrB5JKndjy3bQAQzba0l9etTt6-99nMyuvc3iPImbkyTpHUmnEo7qHd7UVw52euTUUMv0/s640/LYBFrame_CS6_LQ.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />This beautiful vine pattern from the Couture Creations Exotic Embossing Folder is a wonderful print for this bold spring/summer collection of colors and embellishments in the LYB Poppy collection. The sentiment “LOVE” is a canvas word from the collection.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0sz9zmeJIWkfwEJfB3hbnL9gunzHjZvv50iJQgEdtJwWgvhDQlXNISQ3p4LodPe2-MPKk67n4jtSRKjL3hSxwcYKv-cwxq3PRpZlr7Im3UGuVALDuL87ao2iFGQmVayJL4OfRn_LTSo/s1600/LYBFrame_CS7_LQ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0sz9zmeJIWkfwEJfB3hbnL9gunzHjZvv50iJQgEdtJwWgvhDQlXNISQ3p4LodPe2-MPKk67n4jtSRKjL3hSxwcYKv-cwxq3PRpZlr7Im3UGuVALDuL87ao2iFGQmVayJL4OfRn_LTSo/s640/LYBFrame_CS7_LQ.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />I actually sprayed the bottom part of the canvas flower with more ink than the top to give it more color underneath and a splattered look on the surface. This canvas blends perfectly with the Fabric Favorite flowers in the Poppy collection. The two little stick pins are a fun addition to the cluster.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-a4QLhGBeN_cIBEh5QhC8L8Yw9YxEjSiAF6ffJurKcGLHdNoCZXESva1K8B9HDUjKbNfpJknvdMTTbQOG45J83ZrCRVJJ9cr6mmYhpnWREpKKIK216_aol8f7sCauveYgb9U3Oqv7G3s/s1600/LYBFrame_CS8_LQ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-a4QLhGBeN_cIBEh5QhC8L8Yw9YxEjSiAF6ffJurKcGLHdNoCZXESva1K8B9HDUjKbNfpJknvdMTTbQOG45J83ZrCRVJJ9cr6mmYhpnWREpKKIK216_aol8f7sCauveYgb9U3Oqv7G3s/s640/LYBFrame_CS8_LQ.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />It’s fun to look at the cluster and photo in the frame from another angle and see the dimensions. That little butterfly is sitting on a foam pad and the blue canvas flower is hinged to the red one with a foam pad too.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbN9YA-v0l2Gnsb7GCis0UKPTX07_9A47R2tEGVEINyfe8rEYHh2YY-VtBZM96YZ8KIr9bHn7TO7bEgN5Yz6LGjj2v2q537iBGWGQjTzKThaWs84_s0388ne_uorCT_PS8cEaiMxIe-k/s1600/LYBFrame_CS9_LQ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbN9YA-v0l2Gnsb7GCis0UKPTX07_9A47R2tEGVEINyfe8rEYHh2YY-VtBZM96YZ8KIr9bHn7TO7bEgN5Yz6LGjj2v2q537iBGWGQjTzKThaWs84_s0388ne_uorCT_PS8cEaiMxIe-k/s640/LYBFrame_CS9_LQ.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />It’s fun to use foam dots to emphasize elements and create dimension. I used some of the Craftwork Cards Candi Fix Foam Pads to add a little more depth to this little cluster in the top right corner of the frame. <br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453660848614451032noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882132506599185975.post-39022741762095170382013-06-14T15:31:00.001-06:002013-06-14T15:31:14.595-06:00Creative Card Ideas With The Crop Stop and LYB<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love the beautiful colors and gorgeous details of Simple Stories' Vintage Bliss collection. In fact, the Couture Creations doily die cuts completely reminded of the roses and lace in this collection, so I thought I would make a card combining the products.<br />
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I thought this rose sticker stacker from Simple Stories was the perfect center for the two layered doilies. I used some of the Candi Fix foam pads to separate them and add depth to the cluster. Although the sticker stacker already had a sentiment. I added one more " Loved." sticker to the mix to extend the thought. Then I tied a little bit of the sheer green polka ribbon that the Crop Stop sent me into the cluster to complete the look.<br />
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The Exotic embossing folder from Couture Creations is such a great background and I love how it looks with patterned paper. I used this newsprint paper from the Simple Stories Vintage Bliss collection and love how the vines pop right out, but allows you to still be able to see the print on the paper. <br />
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Sometimes keeping it simple is a great way to incorporate mixed media elements into a project. I chose one of the <a href="http://littleyellowbargains.com/mylyb/naturals.html" target="_blank">Naturals Canvas Stickers</a>
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The Naturals Canvas Stickers are very easy to color and there are so
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The watercolor pencils were easy to apply to the canvas and filled in
with vibrant color as soon as I added water with the paint brush. I had
a little bit of bleeding, but not too much and the effect is actually
pretty cool. I used some of the Tropical Gelatos to color the leaves of
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453660848614451032noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882132506599185975.post-7162184943662551852013-06-06T06:00:00.000-06:002013-06-06T06:00:08.269-06:00June Guest Designer At The Crop StopIt is a pleasure to be invited by my friend Vicki Robertson to guest design at <a href="http://cropstop.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Crop Stop</a> this month. I was pleasantly surprised at what they sent me because it made me think outside the box a little bit, which is always good for growing creativity. I even sent Vicki a panicked email about the embossing folders, but we'll get to that in a minute...<br />
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I really enjoy creating these Life Documented Pages with many of the <a href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/" target="_blank">Simple Stories </a>collections. It just brings an element of efficiency to scrapbooking that does not take away from the creativity. I'm not sure that the pages take any less time than a one page layout, but I feel like I can document an event with more completely and more easily add details, memorabilia and journaling.<br />
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The Crop Stop sent me these really fun embossing folders from Couture Creations, some mist and Flower Soft products. It was a new adventure for me since I am not one to buy embossing folders and I am scared of anything that looks like glitter or has to dry. I was not sure at first how to get the folders to run through my Spellbinders Grand Calibur, but after a few tries, they worked like charm. And now after trying them out, I am hooked. All of the materials add some fun dimension and texture to a paper craft project. So, rather than build a project around the products, I decided to incorporate them into what I love to create with the Life Documented pages for Simple Stories.<br />
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It was so fun to run the 3 x 4 <a href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/" target="_blank">Simple Stories I Heart Summer</a> journal card through the embossing folder. If you look at the close up, you can see the beautiful vine pattern and how it gives the paper more dimension and texture. I also added some of the white Flower Soft crystals to the middle of the sun for some shimmer and texture. I have to tell you that I very much dislike any form of glitter, but the Flower Soft products do not stick to your skin and are easy to clean up. I did not have to wear it around all day if you KWIM.<br />
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The orange Dylusions mist combined with the embossing folder also created a fun effect. Tip, be sure to add any relevant journaling before you emboss and then add mist and stickers after.<br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453660848614451032noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882132506599185975.post-5096819185541124902013-05-22T22:04:00.000-06:002013-05-23T11:06:59.521-06:00Xyron and Bo Bunny Blog Swap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This week <a href="http://aintshecrafty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Xyron</a> teamed up with <a href="http://www.bobunny.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bo Bunny</a> to showcase how well these manufacturers work together. I was sent bits and pieces of the <a href="http://bobunny.com/foryoureyesonly/lightbox/trailmix.html" target="_blank">Bo Bunny Trail Mix collection</a> and created this layout of my daughter from a recent camping trip. My goal was to incorporate this highly graphic paper into a relatively clean design... <br />
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This is the <a href="http://bobunny.com/foryoureyesonly/lightbox/trailmix.html" target="_blank">Bo Bunny Trail Mix</a> Noteworthy die cut pack. I used this as the primary embellishment for my layout. The tags and camping decor were especially fun.<br />
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The Xyron Create-a-Sticker machines are perfect for the Bo Bunny die cuts. I was easily able to run the different sized die cuts through the machines and adhere them to my layout permanently. </div>
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I added a stamped sentiment to this Bo Bunny die cut tag and then ran the tag through my Xyron Create-a-Sticker to make sure it would stay in place permanently. Then I added some of the Bo Bunny jewel stickers.<br />
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I thought a combination of Little Yellow Bicycle clear stamps and wood alphabets worked perfectly with the Bo Bunny outdoor collection.<br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453660848614451032noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882132506599185975.post-19417218782811049162013-05-20T13:08:00.001-06:002013-05-20T13:08:20.778-06:00Introducing Little Yellow Bicycle's Poppy Collection<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love the color palette of <a href="http://mylyb.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Little Yellow Bicycle's</a> <a href="http://littleyellowbargains.com/mylyb/poppy.html?SID=3vos4dj7qhica08569d5oe8p16" target="_blank">Poppy collection</a> and thought it would be fun to document some of our vacation last year using photo pockets. The 6 x 6 paper pad is the perfect background for the 4 x 6 and 3 x 4 pockets. I simply trimmed the paper to size and then added photos, journal cards and embellishments to them.</div>
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The LYB <a href="http://littleyellowbargains.com/mylyb/lyb-basics.html" target="_blank">Clear Word</a> stickers are perfect for adding what looks like handwriting to a project. Plus, I love how they easily adhere to photos. I have yet to purchase a cameo, so I am always happy to find words and lettering in all of our LYB collections.<br />
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I added the word "LOVE" to this 3 x 4 card using the Poppy chipboard shapes and a Poppy journal card. Easy enough to polish the look with a corner rounder punch. The "Moments to remember" sentiment is a <a href="http://littleyellowbargains.com/mylyb/lyb-basics.html" target="_blank">Clear Word sticker.</a><br />
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I love the script background of this green patterned paper. I just added the to photos, clear word sticker and fresh verse sentiment for a fun mini layout.<br />
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I really enjoy creating a "layout" in the small 4 x 6 size. I added the text to this photo in photoshop and then printed it out and cropped it to the smaller size. Then, I created this layout design with the 6 x 6 patterned paper and clear word and fresh verse stickers.</div>
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Added it to my family vacation album and called it done.</div>
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453660848614451032noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882132506599185975.post-59085893975401769302013-05-09T09:58:00.000-06:002013-05-09T09:58:20.866-06:00Take A Hike With Simple Stories
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been a LONG winter in Colorado and we are actually still getting snow
believe it or not. However, my family loves to camp and hike so we had
to head west on I-70 in search of sunshine and warmth. We found it in
Fruita, CO near the Colorado National Monument last weekend and actually
got to spend a few days in 70 degree weather even though the night
dropped to 30 degrees (not my ideal for sleeping outside, but still more
fun than snow at my house).<br />
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I thought the Simple Stories <a href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/take-a-hike.html" target="_self">Take a Hike collection</a>
was great fit for these photos. It's almost as if the Simple Stories
designers know exactly where the Qualmans like to camp and created the
perfect sentiments and color palettes. This collection was made for
the National Park circuit if you KWIM.<br />
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other thing that is so wonderful about this collection is that it is so
thoughtful that I did not need to add anything more than my photos and
journaling - simple right? Just the way I like to get the memories of
our trips documented.<br />
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was so easy to make these pages that I don't have a lot of tips, except
that I love to buy postcards from all of the national and state parks
that we visit because then I have the perfect beauty shot of where we
are staying with the title already added to the photo. Makes it even
easier to document the trip and the park service profits from my
purchase. Talk about good Karma...<br />
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also cut off a piece of the map we were given at the park entrance to
show the trail we hiked along the rim of the canyon and added a smaller
photo of the hikers in our party to one of the <a href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/take-a-hike.html" target="_self">Take a Hike 4 x 6 journal cards</a>. Makes a fun and easy compilation. I used my <a href="http://www.xyron.com/enUS/Segments/Adhesive_Solutions.html" target="_blank">Xyron Mega Runner</a> to adhere the map and photo to the 4 x 6 journal card.<br />
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love the spacing on the 4 x 6 journal cards because it allows me to
write big loopy letters in my cursive. I just added a couple of journal
stickers to this card and called it good.<br />
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Each year the Xyron Team loves to do a fun promotion where the new design team selects a popular project from the past and uses it to inspire a new project. We call it Something Old, Something New and you can check out each post this week on the <a href="http://aintshecrafty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Xyron Blog</a> for more ideas. <br />
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I selected the accordion project above by <a href="http://www.xyron.com/enUS/GalleryProjects/Summer_Calendar_Wall_Hanging.html" target="_blank">Elizabeth Bracco</a>, which inspired me to make this fun Summer Banner to celebrate summer. Of course I used the <span id="goog_1460757030"></span><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/">Little Yello<span id="goog_1460757033"></span><span id="goog_1460757034"></span>w Bicycle<span id="goog_1460757031"></span></a> Splash collection along with my <a href="http://www.xyron.com/enUS/Home/default.html" target="_blank">Xyron Mega Runner and 2.5" Create-a-Sticker.</a><br />
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Did you know that the LYB Chipboard Shapes and Clear Cuts easily run through the Xyron Create-a-Stickers? It makes it so easy to attach them to a project and know that they are going to stay there. I kinda wish I had a swimsuit like this one, the colors are so bright and fun.<br />
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<span style="color: #0000ee;">I ran the<span style="color: #0000ee;"> clear cut flourish, ch<span style="color: #0000ee;">ipboard sentiment and fish thro<span style="color: #0000ee;">ugh the 2.5<span style="color: #0000ee;">" Create-a-Sticker<span style="color: #0000ee;">. Made it super fast and easy to stick them to<span style="color: #0000ee;"> the banner. Aren't the little <span style="color: #0000ee;">cal<span style="color: #0000ee;">end<span style="color: #0000ee;">ar tickets adorable?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><u><br /></u></span></div>
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I cut up one of my LYB 6 x 6 mini albums into banners, punched some new holes and then covered them with paper. The Xyron Mega Runner makes is super easy to adhere the paper to the chipboard. Please ignore my super dirty craft mat. Just know there is a lot of crafting and very little cleaning that goes on in my scrap space - LOL<br />
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I really enjoy this style of memory keeping. It is really fun to work with the smaller sized journal cards, but still embellish them any way I want. I also really appreciate the flat pages that easily fit into my scrapbook albums, plus it is a little faster than making single pages. And, it's such a great way to incorporate something about everyone. </div>
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Last spring my family and I made a point of visiting a different park
each day of our break and each of these pages represents a park. I thought it would be a great fit to document the memory with <a href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/" target="_blank">Simple Stories'</a> new 24/7 collection. The vibrant colors are a fun palette to go along with the beautiful spring photos.<br />
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I love to mix alphabets together - colors, sizes, texture. These cork alphabets from Little Yellow Bicycle mix so well with the red and blue cardstock stickers from Simple Stories.<br />
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This calendar is a stamp from the <a href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/" target="_blank">Simple Stories</a> Sn@p collection. I used Ranger Ink to stamp it on to the grid patterned paper and then added that to the cork paper along with some cardstock sticker sentiments. The <a href="http://www.xyron.com/enUS/Home/default.html" target="_blank">Xyron</a> Mega Runner is perfect for putting the journal cards together.<br />
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These journal cards make it sooooooo easy to add your memories in your own handwriting. And the bright colors are really pretty.<br />
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These <a href="http://mylyb.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Little Yellow Bicycle</a> Cork alphabets blended perfectly with this collection and added a nice dimension to the flatter cardstock sticker alphas without bulking up the page too much. I used my <a href="http://www.xyron.com/enUS/Home/default.html" target="_blank">Xyron</a> Mega Runner to adhere the patterned paper together.<br />
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Love this old typewriter. The journal card was already decorated this way, I just added the journaling and the sentiment "now" to the card with the <a href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/" target="_blank">Simple Stories</a> cardstock alphabet stickers.<br />
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These cork scrabble tiles add some wonderful texture to the sentiment.<br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453660848614451032noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882132506599185975.post-9446584339834780302013-04-01T04:00:00.000-06:002013-04-01T04:00:02.350-06:00New Little Yellow Bicycle Design Team and Blog Hop w/ Prizes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thank you for helping me welcome the new L<a href="http://mylyb.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">ittle Yellow Bicycle Design Team</a>. Just like this card from the new<a href="http://littleyellowbargains.com/mylyb/fern-forest-boy.html?SID=3tgh5ujq193kpl7mjcsa5n8923" target="_blank"> Fern and Forest Boy collection</a> says, "A Great Day Makes All Things Possible," and today we want our fans to help celebrate all of the new and wonderful things going on at LYB and maybe even win some new things for yourself...<br />
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I added the sentiment on this card with the new LYB cling stamps. It's a nice mix with the new <a href="http://littleyellowbargains.com/mylyb/fern-forest-boy.html?SID=3tgh5ujq193kpl7mjcsa5n8923" target="_blank">Fern and Forest collection</a>. Not to mention the adorable miniature clothespin.<br />
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I also added the new <a href="http://littleyellowbargains.com/mylyb/fern-forest-boy.html?SID=3tgh5ujq193kpl7mjcsa5n8923" target="_blank">Naturals collection</a> tree embellishment to the card. This is quite possibly my favorite to date.<br />
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Help us welcome more of the new Design Team by hopping to his/her blogs and saying hello. <a href="http://littleyellowbargains.com/mylyb/fern-forest-boy.html?SID=3tgh5ujq193kpl7mjcsa5n8923" target="_blank">Little Yellow Bicycle </a>is giving away prizes for leaving comments on each of the blogs and a grand prize on the new <a href="http://mylyb.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">LYB Blog</a>. <br />
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<a href="http://mitchellkraft.com/" target="_blank">Mitchell Kraft -Minnesota</a><br />
<a href="http://evascrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Eva Pizarro - Italy via Chile</a><br />
<a href="http://thescrapfarm.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Melinda Spinks - Australia</a><br />
<a href="http://collagecollagecollage.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mou Saha - Forida</a><br />
<a href="http://happylifecraftywife.com/" target="_blank">Tamara Tripodi - California</a><br />
<a href="http://www.shellyemcdaniel.com/" target="_blank">Shellye McDaniel - Texas</a><br />
<a href="http://audreypettit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Audrey Pettit - North Carolina</a><br />
<a href="http://scrappinthedetails.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Suzanne Sergi - California</a><br />
<a href="http://www.mrschez.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Jen Chesnick - Maryland</a><br />
<a href="http://draft.blogger.com/%20http://thespottedleopard.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Heather Leopard - Texas</a><br />
<a href="http://robbiesphotoblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Robbie Herring - Texas</a><br />
<a href="http://vickiboutin.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Vicki Boutin - Canada</a><br />
<a href="http://lizqualman.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Liz Qualman - Colorado</a> - You Are Here</div>
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453660848614451032noreply@blogger.com85tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882132506599185975.post-30599541805481229112013-03-26T04:00:00.000-06:002013-03-29T12:51:20.690-06:00Xyron Imaginisce Blog Swap<br />
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This week <a href="http://www.xyron.com/enUS/Home/default.html" target="_blank">Xyron</a> and <a href="http://www.imaginisceblog.com/" target="_blank">Imaginisce</a> have teamed up for a fun blog swap. I had a great time working with the <a href="http://www.imaginisce.com/paper-crafting/products.aspx?col=89" target="_blank">Imaginisce Childhood Memories collection</a>. The bright colors and whimsical designs were really fun... <br />
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I particularly liked the <a href="http://www.imaginisceblog.com/" target="_blank">Imaginisce</a> bicycle stamp in this collection and thought it would make a great card center. I also really loved the red striped paper and made sure I used some red Ranger Archival Ink to match. I stamped the image of the bike on to plain white cardstock, then I used my circle cutter to cut around it. I debated on whether I should color the bike, but in the end I like the simple image in red ink. Finally, I backed the image with a <a href="http://shop.mylyb.com/" target="_blank">Little Yellow Bicycle Naturals</a> burlap circle and added some Maya Road Twine.</div>
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For the bicycle flag, I used a <a href="http://shop.mylyb.com/" target="_blank">Little Yellow Bicycle</a> stick pin and some jewel stickers so it looks like the Memories sentiment is part of the bike flag. I was able to run the whole burlap circle through my <a href="http://www.xyron.com/enUS/Categories/create-a-sticker/2_5__create-a-sticker.html" target="_blank">Xyron 2.5 Create-a-Sticker</a> machine to give it a sticky back which made it a lot easier to adhere to the card.</div>
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This home décor project was really easy to make. I had an old 7 Gypsies Small Printer's Tray lying around, so I thought it would be fun to use the 4 x 6 journal cards in the Imaginsce Childhood Memories collection and some of the Sticker Stackers to make this project. I used my <a href="http://www.xyron.com/enUS/Products/Adhesive_Solutions/Adhesive_Application/Mega_Runner.html" target="_blank">Xyron Mega Runner</a> to adhere the patterned paper to the tray.</div>
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For something a little out of the ordinary, I stuck some of Tim Holtz Idea-ology Memo Pins in the top of the tray and ran a little miniature clothesline. Then I cut out some of the Polaroid sentiments and hung them up with the <a href="http://shop.mylyb.com/" target="_blank">Little Yellow Bicycle Naturals</a> mini clothespins. I like how both the Polaroids and the pins have sentiments on them.<br />
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I stripped down some of the sticker stackers so I could add the little images to the Printer's Tray. They were the perfect size without the rest of their backing and then I could customize the patterned papers.<br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453660848614451032noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882132506599185975.post-32525697431819389272013-03-14T10:02:00.000-06:002013-03-14T21:25:57.957-06:00Get Ready for Spring<a class="asset-img-link" href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/.a/6a0120a6a1e222970c017c36e99d7d970b-popup" style="display: inline;"><img alt="HelloHappy1_LizQualman" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a0120a6a1e222970c017c36e99d7d970b image-full" height="640" src="http://simplestories.typepad.com/.a/6a0120a6a1e222970c017c36e99d7d970b-800wi" title="HelloHappy1_LizQualman" width="640" /></a><br />
Now
that March is here, it's time to make plans for a
festive spring. Easter will be here before you know it and that
anticipated egg hunt is on the horizon. <a href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/snp-life.html" target="_blank">The Sn@p Life collection</a>
from <a href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/" target="_blank">Simple Stories</a> is such a great palette for everyday events AND special occasions like
Easter. I love how the bright colors enhanced this fun photo of my
daughter collecting Easter eggs.<br />
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I
used the Sn@p 6x6 paper pad to cut all of these little banners and then
added the days of the week stickers with some foam tape to make them
pop. It's such a fun design element and compliments the single 5 x 7
photo.<br />
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I
LOVE this sentiment! Perfect for the expression on my daughter's face
and really ties all of the little banners together with the title Hello
Happy. I also added some of <a href="http://littleyellowbicycle.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Little Yellow Bicycle</a>'s <a href="http://littleyellowbargains.com/mylyb/hello-spring.html?SID=kgn3ugfvlt8pelbrt8imq9sns2" target="_blank">Hello Spring!</a> collection chipboard and clear cuts on this page. They were a perfect match and you can still order the collection <a href="http://littleyellowbargains.com/mylyb/hello-spring.html?SID=kgn3ugfvlt8pelbrt8imq9sns2" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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Added some twine, clear cut shapes and chipboard to finish off the look.<br />
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<a class="asset-img-link" href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/.a/6a0120a6a1e222970c017ee88ccd32970d-popup" style="display: inline;"><img alt="SB&B_Spring_2013_cover" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a0120a6a1e222970c017ee88ccd32970d" src="http://simplestories.typepad.com/.a/6a0120a6a1e222970c017ee88ccd32970d-400wi" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 400px;" title="SB&B_Spring_2013_cover" /></a>AND...check
out the new Spring Issue of Scrapbooking and Beyond Magazine for more
fun spring layouts...<br />
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Thank you so much for stopping by,
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453660848614451032noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882132506599185975.post-59634844384478817992013-03-08T06:00:00.000-07:002013-03-08T06:51:16.423-07:00Day-to-Day Memory Keeping with LYB<div>
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play with our Wii (now don't worry we make him play outside plenty
too). Some might say he is even a bit obsessed with it. We're pretty
sure he could bowl on our Wii before he could talk - now at 4 1/2 he
does both quite well. So on Monday, I asked him if I could take a few
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I thought it would be fun to take some of Becky Higgins photos sleeves and combine them with <a href="http://littleyellowbicycle.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Little Yellow Bicycle's</a> <a href="http://littleyellowbargains.com/mylyb/naturals.html" target="_blank">Naturals embellishments</a> and<a href="http://littleyellowbargains.com/mylyb/lyb-basics.html" target="_blank"> Clear Stamps</a>. I'm a novice stamper, but the Ranger Inks sure made this project look easy... AND you can order the sheet protectors from Amazon.com Prime. Woohoo two-day shipping for free!</div>
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focus. I grabbed my Makin' the Grade 6 x 6 paper pad, a fun notebook
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The font on these stamps is exclusive to Little Yellow Bicycle. Isn't it cool?</div>
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This title was fun to make. I combined <a href="http://littleyellowbicycle.typepad.com/" target="_blank">LYB</a> cork alphabet letters
with the Friends Clear Stamps. Then, I stamped the word moments onto the
letters for a fun effect. The cork readily soaks up the ink and does
not require much pressure for a beautiful clean stamp.</div>
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The <a href="http://littleyellowbicycle.typepad.com/" target="_blank">LYB</a> Journal Cards and Tear Out Ticket Books are great layers
for the 3 x 4 pockets. I journaled on this one, added a cork tag from
the Naturals that looks a bit like a clipboard and then backed it with
some of the MTG patterned paper. I also ran the journal tag through my <a href="http://www.xyron.com/enUS/Segments/create-a-sticker.html" target="_blank">Xyron 2.5 Create-a Sticker</a> for permanent bonding.</div>
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embodied the sentiment "Attitude is everything" from LYB's My Happiness Clear
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453660848614451032noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882132506599185975.post-39800456745000212752013-03-06T09:07:00.000-07:002013-03-07T15:09:12.996-07:00Simple Stories Urban Traveler and Sketch<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0fWiGmgp9yMl6LPfRLzHvblHxraJuQmWatbF0LzVRokC6T7veyy2RokbprddDP2lA4JVC5rEbRQxFygron9slHNwORnEc4VIrgESzopDtB1jSR8bb7berR6DBzG0ZP72OJmNHsnQQuU/s1600/UT_OfftoCampLayout_LizQualman.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0fWiGmgp9yMl6LPfRLzHvblHxraJuQmWatbF0LzVRokC6T7veyy2RokbprddDP2lA4JVC5rEbRQxFygron9slHNwORnEc4VIrgESzopDtB1jSR8bb7berR6DBzG0ZP72OJmNHsnQQuU/s640/UT_OfftoCampLayout_LizQualman.jpg" width="640" /></a> <br />
The new <a href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/" target="_blank">Simple Stories</a> <a href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/urban-traveler.html" target="_blank">Urban Traveler collection</a> is such a great combination of bright
red and blue grounded in creamy yellows and green. It reminded me of
these photos of my daughter going off to camp for the first time last
summer. Can't believe we actually gave her up for 10 days. I know she
had non-stop fun, but it was the longest week and a half of my life.<br />
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probably would have worked great too, but because I used the dark blue
patterned paper, I opted for some contrast and grabbed alphas from the
Summer Fresh collection. Love how you can easily mix and match
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Love how some of the stickers are already stacked in clusters. All I
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The cardstock stickers in this collection are so much fun. Just add a
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I made these very simple notecards so that my daughter can use them to
write home next summer when she goes back to camp. The graph paper
makes a great neutral background so that the stickers pop off the card.
I cut the tails from one of the patterned papers. <br />
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OMGnome! Did you know <a href="http://littleyellowbicycle.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Little Yellow Bicycle's</a> <a href="http://littleyellowbargains.com/mylyb/fern-forest-boy.html?SID=ghq6p2o45s3unnsu1nbr0722a3" target="_blank">Fern and Forest Boy collection</a> is shipping this week? And I have to say that this is one of my all time favorite kids' collections. The color palette is perfection and I really appreciate the softer hues on traditional boy colors. My sister and I joke that this is my son Henry's "Robert Redford" look with the shearling coat and the natural background.<br />
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These letters for the title "Boy" are really made from chipboard. I was using prototypes for this page to get it ready for CHA, so they will have a much softer and dimensional feel in the actual product.<br />
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I added a hidden journal tag with some banners to pull it out. Wanted to keep a really clean feel to the page and not cover up the beautiful background paper. I used my <a href="http://www.xyron.com/enUS/Segments/create-a-sticker.html" target="_blank">Xyron 1.5" Create-a-Sticker</a> to make the little banners stick together permanently.<br />
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Head over to the Little Yellow Bicycle blog today for ideas on <a href="http://littleyellowbicycle.typepad.com/my-blog/2013/03/a-naturals-evolution-w-tim-holtz-ranger-ink.html" target="_blank">LYB's Naturals, Stamps and Tim Holtz Ranger Ink</a>. It's two weeks loaded with really clever and simple ideas to include <a href="http://littleyellowbargains.com/mylyb/naturals.html?SID=ghq6p2o45s3unnsu1nbr0722a3" target="_blank">Naturals</a> in your everyday lives. PLUS there are prize opportunities each day.</div>
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Did you know that <a href="http://littleyellowbicycle.typepad.com/my-blog/contest/" target="_blank">Little Yellow Bicycle</a> is running a contest with the gorgeous new <a href="http://littleyellowbargains.com/mylyb/naturals.html?SID=ir2h9623lvqf9uuiltvqlkj8i3" target="_blank">Naturals collection</a>? There are so many prize opportunities and a lot of categories besides just paper crafting...</div>
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<strong>When</strong>: Monday, February 18th - Sunday, March 17th<br />
<strong>Where</strong>: Little Yellow Bicycle Blog and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LittleYellowBicycle" target="_blank">Facebook</a><br />
<strong>What</strong>: 4 Categories, 8 Prize Packs, 1 Grand Prize and prizes for sharing the fun<br />
<strong>How</strong>: Upload contest entries to our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LittleYellowBicycle" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> or email them to liz@mylyb.com<br />
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Below is a description of the categories from LYB... <br />
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><strong>Paper Crafting</strong></span>
- show us how you can incorporate our naturals into a variety of
gorgeous paper crafting projects like cards, layouts, minibooks, etc.
Projects must be 90% Little Yellow Bicycle, but we are happy to see any
of our paper collections combined with our <a href="http://littleyellowbargains.com/mylyb/naturals.html?SID=ir2h9623lvqf9uuiltvqlkj8i3" target="_blank">Naturals collection</a>. Please
visit your local scrapbook store the LYB <a href="http://shop.mylyb.com/" target="_blank">our online store</a> for products.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><strong>Wearables</strong></span>
- show us how you can incorporate our Naturals into everyday fashion.
The key to this category is being clever and a great photo to show off
your fashion sense. Write up a little advertisement about the accessory
to make us want to wear it too... Example - shoes from the Gap - $20,
burlap flowers from Little Yellow Bicycle - $3.99, effect on
husband/boyfriend - PRICELESS<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Home Décor</span></strong>
- Show us how easily you can incorproate our Naturals collection into
your home. These wine glass charms were made with our burlap heart
shapes, jute and wonderful words rubons. The key to this category is
beautifying your home with some Natural accents.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Sewing</span></strong>
- show us how you can use our Naturals collection in a sewing project.
Maybe use some of our burlap and canvas shapes for appliqué and add
some of our adorable buttons... The key to this category is sense of
style and craftmanship. We'd like to take sewing lessons from you!
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Upload contest entries to Little Yellow Bicycle's <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LittleYellowBicycle" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> and/or email them to liz@mylyb.com. You may enter each category up to three (3) times. <br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Contest Prizes</span></strong>
- Two (2) prize packs will be awarded for each category and include our
latest paper collection along with some of our Naturals collection. 1
Grand Prize for a $100 shopping spree in our online store will be
awarded to a lucky winner. <br />
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><strong>More Prizes - </strong></span>We
will also send out prizes each week of the contest to fans who share
our contest on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. AND as we make a push
towards 10,000 fans, we'll have prize packs for our newest "likes" too.
Help us get the word out and tell us what you did and you will
automatically be entered into our weekly drawings.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><strong>Find the Naturals collection</strong></span> at your nearest Michaels, your local scrapbook store or at the LYB <a href="http://shop.mylyb.com/" target="_blank">online store.</a><br />
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It's going to be awesome and the <a href="http://littleyellowbargains.com/mylyb/naturals.html?SID=ir2h9623lvqf9uuiltvqlkj8i3" target="_blank">Naturals</a> are so fun! I had a blast making each of these projects and my shoes have never looked better...<br />
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<a href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/">Simple Stories</a> is shipping three brand new paper collections in March. The collection featured on this layout is called <a href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/24seven.html">24/7</a> and it is such a fun collection full of primary colors and quirky embellishments. It's such a great alternative to the brighter, more pink Sn@p collection.</div>
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I love how you can layer the cardstock stickers and faux washi tape in this collection to make a fun little cluster. However, Simple Stories has created brand new embellishments to go with this collection including chipboard elements and layered stickers. Yeah! Can't wait to see them myself.<br />
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I don't think I will ever get tired of notebook paper, because it is so easy to write on and it was such a great background of this school photo of my daughter.<br />
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This ruler strip of paper with the days of the week on it was such a fun and novel element. I made it into a large banner and used it in two different direction on my layout. Love to use strips of paper because they easily run through my <a href="http://www.xyron.com/enUS/Home/default.html">Xyron Create-a-Sticker</a> and make things permanent.<br />
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Happy Valentine's Day! Thought I would make some fun cards and little gift boxes to fill with candies and chocolates for my kids. I used the Just Because collection from <a href="http://littleyellowbicycle.typepad.com/">Little Yellow Bicycle</a> and my <a href="http://www.xyron.com/enUS/Home/default.html">Create-a-Sticker</a> from <a href="http://xyron./">Xyron.</a><a href="http://www.xyron.com/enUS/Home/default.html">http://www.xyron.com/enUS/Home/default.html</a><br />
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The two larger boxes were nesting gift boxes I found in my gift wrapping stash from X-mas and the top box was a random gift box that I thought would make a perfect topper. To make sure the paper on the sides was extra sticky I ran it through my <a href="http://www.xyron.com/enUS/Home/default.html">Create-a-Sticker</a>. Now it is never going to peel off.</div>
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The tops of the boxes were not too difficult to cover. I used my scoring tool on the corners to make really neat edges that were easy to adhere. I also love the way sheer ribbons look on gift wrapping, so I tied this beautiful red Offray ribbon around the gift box stack. </div>
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I was really just having fun with layering elements on this card with the silver heart and fresh verse stickers from <a href="http://littleyellowbicycle.typepad.com/">Little Yellow Bicycle</a> being the focus. I just love how the journal card makes such a great focal element with the sentiment and little notebook edges.</div>
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I added some of the brand new Naturals cork heart stick pins from Little Yellow Bicycle to this page. I love how well it mixes with the bright fun colors of the Just Because collection.</div>
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Last but not least, I wanted to keep this card simple because the 6 x 6 patterned paper was so darling and really only needed a little stitching, pop dots and heart stickers. </div>
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Hope you have a wonderful holiday!</div>
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453660848614451032noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882132506599185975.post-85451897234257379092013-01-30T16:29:00.001-07:002013-03-03T10:17:20.073-07:00Little Yellow Bicycle February Sketch Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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haven't sketched in a while, but I have to say that this one feels
really good and has a lot of opportunity to customize or just follow
along. Totally up to the beholder... Head over to the <a href="http://littleyellowbicycle.typepad.com/my-blog/2013/01/february-sketch-challenge.html">Little Yellow Bicycle Blog</a> for details on the challenge. <br />
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This page came together pretty quickly. I
have to admit that I was tempted to use one large 5x7 photo of my kids
and call it good, but I love all of the pages I've been seeing with
wallet-sized photos. So, I compromised and used the same photo (in a
wallet-size) three times to make the same impact with a litte more
flair. This picture of my kids really warms my heart, so I probably
could have used it six times or more, but I tried some self-restraint -
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Have you checked out Little Yellow Bicycle's new <a href="http://littleyellowbargains.com/mylyb/naturals.html" target="_blank">Naturals collection</a>???
It is a must have and I am not just saying that because I work for
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regardless. Look how this burlap heart totally fits in with the bright <a href="http://littleyellowbargains.com/mylyb/just-because.html" target="_blank">Just Because</a>
color scheme, but adds a little natural texture. I just LOVE it!!!
And check out the other hearts you get in the package with this one...
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Can you even stand another minute without these <a href="http://littleyellowbargains.com/mylyb/naturals.html" target="_blank">Naturals</a>
blue canvas letters that remind me of denim? They were such a fun
element to add to my page. Not to mention that they come in other
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My daughter is so much fun to photograph. We were playing with her glamorous sunglasses and boa and caught this picture. I paired it with a large shooting star because it seems like she might be headed in this direction - LOL.<br />
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I used a banner (green) in the Paper Crafting Kit and traced the design onto various patterned papers to create the tail for the star. Then I tucked foam tape underneath to make it pop up a bit.<br />
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Love how you can use the journal cards without having to actually write on them. They make wonderful design elements just as they are.<br />
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A little cluster of stars and banners finish off the design.<br />
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I used my scoring tool to create this accordion lampshade. It was a lot of folding, but the effect is really fun. The little chipboard fairy and flowers make a great design that would brighten up many little girls' rooms.<br />
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I used one of my old Fiskars punches to add the scallops to the bottom layer of the lampshade. I bought the very inexpensive lamp and shade at Walmart.<br />
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I have more projects with brand new collections to share from both <a href="http://littleyellowbicycle.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Little Yellow Bicycle</a> and <a href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/">Simple Stories.</a><br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453660848614451032noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882132506599185975.post-48413522468108005922012-12-26T21:14:00.000-07:002012-12-26T21:14:54.617-07:00Super Cute Cookie Box<div>
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Have you done a lot of baking and need to share
the goodies with some with your friends and neighbors before you eat
them all yourself? Why not deliver them in a special container to hold
all of the delectable creations? I found this snowman shaped box at my
local grocery store (on sale since it was so close to Christmas). It
was already somewhat decorated, but I decided to make it even more
adorable by recovering it with one of my favorite holiday collections
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I chose two pieces of patterned paper to line the outside of the
box. Then I measured and cut the strips of paper, matching up patterns
where I could since it took more than one strip to go around the box.
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To recreate the design, I used a plain piece of copy paper to trace
some of the elements on the box and then cut them out as a pattern.
Then I used the pattern to trace on the papers I selected to fit my own
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Finally I added some sentiments with cardstock stickers from <a href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/handmade-holiday.html" target="_blank">Simple Stories Handmade Collection</a>. This will be a fun gift for a neighbor or
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453660848614451032noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882132506599185975.post-58466384715547721842012-12-07T09:45:00.000-07:002012-12-07T09:45:32.191-07:00CUTE Carta Bella at Scrapbook Steals<br />
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Looking for some adorable children's scrapbook collections at an unbeatable price? You need to check out the Carta Bella Alphabet Junction collection at <a href="http://scrapbooksteals.com/">ScrapbookSteals.com</a> today! It has the most wonderful textured cardstock and patterns that are perfect for the little guys and girls in your life. I made this fun, bright page about my little guy.</div>
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There are super cute sentiments and fun patterns to document your memories like this preschool photo of my son. I really liked how there were plenty of places to hand write my journaling and how the texture of both the paper and the chipboard helped me avoid smudging. The miniature stitching on this sticker is a wonderful detail.<br />
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I especially love how coordinated the cardstock stickers, chipboard pieces and patterned paper are in this collection and how they work together in clusters. I used the alphabet stickers to make the title and then continued the sentiment with the cardstock sticker phrases.</div>
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It's fun to use banners as a design element and make each of the embellishments part of the effect. I cut banners out of some of the cardstock paper and then I snipped the ends of the cardstock sticker phrases to complete the banner look.</div>
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I thought it would be fun to use the Alphabet Junction patterned paper and stickers to create a more mature card. This Delightful Stripe patterned paper used on the flip side with the XO pattern made a great focal point for the design of this romantic card.<br />
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The cardstock stickers are from the Carta Bella collection, but the clear stickers are from Little Yellow Bicycle. I used two of my Martha Stewart punches to make the border and leaves.<br />
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This card took very little time and is focused around one of the alpha cards. I added the chipboard title and the cardstock banner sticker to pull it together for a fun everyday card.<br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453660848614451032noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882132506599185975.post-10475884358036455482012-12-06T13:17:00.000-07:002012-12-06T13:17:42.971-07:00Simple Cards to Get in the Mail in a Hurry<a class="asset-img-link" href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/.a/6a0120a6a1e222970c017d3e7e358b970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="CoreSS_Card1_LizQualman" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a0120a6a1e222970c017d3e7e358b970c image-full" height="333" src="http://simplestories.typepad.com/.a/6a0120a6a1e222970c017d3e7e358b970c-800wi" title="CoreSS_Card1_LizQualman" width="400" /></a><br />
Are you frantically making cards in every spare moment? It's time to get those season's greetings into the mail... Why not make things easier on yourself with a simple design and some fun materials from <a href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/" target="_blank">Simple Stories</a> and <a href="http://www.coredinations.com/index.php/products/core-essentials/" target="_blank">Core'dinations</a> - especially at this time of year when cardstock is a staple for making cards. I particularly love the red <a href="http://www.coredinations.com/index.php/products/core-essentials/" target="_blank">Tim Holz Kraft-Core</a> because it distresses beautifully and provides a kraft colored inside for easy handwriting. It also compliments the <a href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/" target="_blank">Simple Stories</a> <a href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/handmade-holiday.html" target="_blank">Handmade Holiday</a> collection perfectly.<br />
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I used one of my old McGill flower punches and some of the <a href="http://www.coredinations.com/index.php/products/core-essentials/" target="_blank">Core'dinations cardstock</a> to make this flower. Then I shadowed it with another flower of the same size using some of the <a href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/handmade-holiday.html" target="_blank">Handmade Holiday</a> 6 x 6 patterned paper. Next, I added a Handmade Holiday cardstock sticker ornament for the center. The Christmas banner sentiment was cut from another piece 6 x 6 patterned paper.<br />
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I simply cut a 4.5 x 12 inch strip of <a href="http://www.coredinations.com/index.php/products/core-essentials/" target="_blank">Karft-Core cardstock</a>, scored and folded it, and then added the embellishments. The patterned paper is from the <a href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/handmade-holiday.html" target="_blank">Handmade Holiday</a> 6 x 6 patterned paper pad and the tiny Merry Christmas sentiment is from the 12 x 12 fundamental cardstock stickers.<br />
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I just love the <a href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/handmade-holiday.html" target="_blank">Handmade Holiday</a> advent calendar numbers and wanted to make "25" the focal point of this card. A little bit of twine tied around the pop-dotted numbers completes the "handmade" look.<br />
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The popcorn garland is too cute for words, so I added just a bit to provide a little more interest to this simple card. Hope you have all of your cards ready to mail soon. Only 19 more days left until Christmas...<br />
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Have a crafty day!<br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453660848614451032noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882132506599185975.post-28471324379515233732012-12-03T10:22:00.001-07:002012-12-03T10:22:41.052-07:00Custom Tags and Gift Packaging Ideas
<a class="asset-img-link" href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/.a/6a0120a6a1e222970c017c34134d13970b-popup" style="display: inline;"><img alt="HandmadeGiftWrap1_LizQualman" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a0120a6a1e222970c017c34134d13970b image-full" height="400" src="http://simplestories.typepad.com/.a/6a0120a6a1e222970c017c34134d13970b-800wi" title="HandmadeGiftWrap1_LizQualman" width="400" /></a><br />Time to start wrapping those gifts! Why not keep it "simple" and create gift wrapped items that can be used again? I used the <a href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/" target="_blank">Simple Stories</a> <a href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/handmade-holiday.html" target="_blank">Handmade Holiday Collection</a> to cover these boxes and bag in a way that they can be easily opened with out ripping the paper. Then I used the <a href="http://epiphanycrafts.com/" target="_blank">Epiphany Crafts Shape Studio and Charms</a> to make permanent gift tags that can be used for many future holidays.<br />
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For
the larger box (found at target), I covered the bottom of the box with
the Handmade Holiday mistletoe patterned paper #2709 and left the lid
alone since it was already a beautiful red color. For the permanent
gift tag, I chose a 4 x 6 journal card from the <a href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/handmade-holiday.html" target="_blank">Handmade Holiday Collection</a>
with a plain background and used my typewriter to add the gift
recipient's name, but one could easily hand write a name as well - just
make sure it will fit in a 1" cirlce. Then I used the <a href="http://epiphanycrafts.com/" target="_blank">Epiphany Crafts Round 25 Shape Studio and Bubble Caps</a> to punch out the name. Finally I added the Bubble Cap to the <a href="http://epiphanycrafts.com/" target="_blank">Round 25 Charm Setting</a>. Voila - a simple reusable gift tag charm that dresses up any gift wrapping.<br />
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For
the smaller box, which has a lid that folds up, I wrapped a strip of
the Handcrafted patterned paper #2707 around the edge of the box and
then cut a 3 x 3 inch square to adhere to the fold up top. I used my
scissors to curl small strips of a contrasting patterned paper and then
used some foam tape to add the fun snowman sticker. Finally I tied on
the reusable gift tag charm.<br />
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For
the kraft colored gift bag, I kept it simple and used some patterned
paper and the scalloped cardstock sticker trim from the <a href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/handmade-holiday.html" target="_blank">12 x 12 Fundamental Cardstock Stickers</a>. The beautiful tag is actually a cardstock from the collection. Then, of course, I tied on one of the <a href="http://epiphanycrafts.com/" target="_blank">Epiphany Crafts</a> gift tag charms.<br />
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Good luck with getting all of your holiday shopping and wrapping done in time for your own <a href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/handmade-holiday.html" target="_blank">Handmade Holiday</a>, and we hope that <a href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/" target="_blank">Simple Stories</a> makes it a little easier...<br />
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Have a wonderful day!<br />
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