Echo Park Paper: A Very, Merry Unbirthday to You!

If you are thinking of someone and want to do something special for them “Just Because,” why not wish them a “Very, Merry Unbirthday” with the new Alice in Wonderland collection by Echo Park Paper and this tea kettle gift box?!

This tea kettle cut file by SVGCuts.com is such a great size! It measures 9 inches high with a circumference of 4 inches, making it perfect to tuck in a stack of homemade cookies, tea, or perhaps a bottle of lotion or body wash? Whatever you tuck inside, your friend will be excited that you thought of them.

The top of the handle is adorned with die cut flowers created with the Flower Die Set #3. I layered together all three flower shapes, as well as the large circle. I also added in a few blue swirls from the die set for a magical feel. The die cut leaves were created using the Fall Branch Die Set. All papers for the flower cluster are from the 6×6 paper pad.

Alice, herself, beckons you to go on an adventure. I don’t know about you, but she makes me want to spend the afternoon reading a book in a beautiful garden. (Isn’t the artwork in this collection so adorable?!)

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OTHER SUPPLIES:

Tea Kettle from the “Farmhouse Kitchen” SVG set by SVGCuts.com

Echo Park Paper Fall Branch Die Set

Button/Twine/Purple Ric Rac Trim
Mini Brads
Adhesive/Foam Squares
Gray Distressing Ink

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American Crafts: Throwing It Back to Christmas

I’m throwing it back to the Christmas season today with one more page created with the American Crafts Sweater Weather collection.  I had lots of fun with punched snowflakes on this one!

I love creating title with multiple sets of letter stickers. On this one I used the gold Joyous Thickers, blue Maggie Thickers, and some old red tile letter stickers by Adornit. I added some fussy cut flowers from the January Blossoms paper and a die cut pair of mittens, that look as thought it is hanging off of the title!

I put my snowflake punches to work on this page, creating a cascade of them down the center of the page. I placed a black gem in the center of each one for some sparkle and shine.

I also mixed in a bit of Dollar Tree gold holographic tape on this page for a fun border. I wanted a bit more of it at the bottom of the page, so I placed a length of tape on a scrap of white cardstock and punched it with a scalloped border punch to underscore the cluster of winter wear die cuts.

This was a really fun page to create! Have you given your punches a work out lately?

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OTHER SUPPLIES:
Red Tile Letter Stickers: Adornit
Gold Holographic Tape: Dollar Tree
Large and Medium Snowflake Punches: Martha Stewart Crafts
Small Snowflake Punch: American Crafts
Scallop Border Punch: Stampin’ Up
Black/Dark Grey Gems: My Mind’s Eye
Computer/Printer for Journaling
Clay Mist: Studio Calico
Edge Scraper: Making Memories
Trimmer/Scissors
Adhesive/Foam Squares

Echo Park Paper: RV Gift Box

I received a fun email recently … I found out that my blog has been included on Feedspot’s Top 100 Scrapbooking blogs! Thank you to Feedspot and everyone who supports and reads my blog. That made my day!

If you are looking for more scrapbooking blogs to check out … you may want to check out their list! A lot of my favorites are on there and I’m discovering new ones, too!

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I have another papercraft for you today! An RV Gift Box created with the Echo Park Paper Good Day Sunshine collection. This is one of my favorite new collections! When I saw the RV image … you know I just couldn’t resist trying my hand at creating one with my Silhouette Cameo machine!

I found this adorable cut file by Snapdragon Snippets in the Silhouette Design Store (Design #87066). I have many fond memories camping with my family in a trailer each summer.

The colors, patterns, and embellishments were absolutely adorable for this project! I had a lot of fun decorating each side of the trailer, as you can see! I mean, really! How cute is that quilt-inspired paper?!

The Good Day Sunshine decorative brads were perfect as hubcaps, and tail lights!

And the best part is that this darling project opens up as a box, so that you can use it as a gift box!

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OTHER SUPPLIES:
“Camping 3D Trailer Box” cut file by Snapdragon Snippets
(Design #87066 in the Silhouette Design Store)
Gray Distressing Ink
Adhesive/Foam Squares

Have you planned any fun camping trips for this coming summer?

Simple Stories: Cabbage Patch Doll

When I was a girl, I loved my baby dolls. Taking care of them, changing their outfits, and rocking them to sleep each night was so much fun for me. Surprisingly, none of my three daughters seemed to love dolls as much as I did when I was their age … they mostly gravitated towards stuffed animals instead.

That was until my youngest daughter received a Cabbage Patch Doll for Christmas one year. She took that doll everywhere! So, of course I had to include this random snapshot of her watching a movie on the computer with her beloved doll.

CABBAGE PATCH DOLL

I used the Welcome Spring set by Simple Stories along with a few bits and pieces from my stash. I only had one photo, so I decided to create a layered mat for it and cluster lots of fussy-cut flowers all around.

I keep random leftover bits and bobs in a container close to my desk. Inside I found these two metal wreath embellishments from an old Freckled Fawn kit, and thought they might be fun tucked among the flowers.

I pulled out some old October Afternoon letter stickers for the title on this page. I added some gold clips to the top, accenting one of them with a black enamel heart.

I fussy-cut the journaling block from one of the cut apart cards, to continue the title on. I added a couple of bird stickers and more black enamel hearts for good measure.

Were you into baby dolls when you were a girl … or were you like my daughters and took a liking to stuffed animals instead?

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OTHER SUPPLIES:
Letter Stickers: October Afternoon
Enamel Hearts: My Mind’s Eye
Clips: American Crafts
Patterned Scissors: ProvoCraft
Cardstock: Black, Red, Solid Black Patterned Paper, Gold Glitter Paper
Photo Corner Punch: Stampin’ Up
Paper Trimmer/Scissors
Adhesive/Foam Squares

Have a wonderful weekend!