Crate Paper | Receipt Holder

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I recently put together this altered receipt holder using the Crate Paper Maggie Holmes Bloom collection and I wanted to share it with you!

This was such a fun project to work on!  I wanted a spring project to help brighten up my home.  The Maggie Holmes Bloom collection is perfect for this.  I added tags, ephemera and bits and pieces from the Bloom collection.  I added some simple machine stitching with white thread and left several of the ends long to a homemade effect.

I also added some loose threads behind some of my embellishments.  Epoxy stickers, rubber charm pieces, suede tassels, and tiny paper flowers.

This project is sure to brighten up any room in the house.  Thanks for looking today! 

Illustrated Faith | Set A Fire

Hi everyone!  I’m so happy to be here and share this new song journal entry in my new praise book for Illustrated Faith.  This song (Set A Fire Down In My Soul) by Jesus Culture has really been resonating with me lately. I decided to use it as an inspiration for my page. I have been asking God to make me stronger and to gain a closer relationship with Him through trials and tribulations that I have been going though.

The journaling is from the song and it reads ” Set a fire down in my soul that I can’t contain, that I can’t control.  I want more of you God”.  I could have gone on and on, if only I had more room.  To start off my page I  used a mix of paints, stamps and stickers across my page.  The flowers and chipboard art are from the She Blooms collection.

This message is so deep in my soul right now and I hope that you gain some inspiration from it too.

Supplies: Illustrated Faith His Love Never Fails Stamp Set | Illustrated Faith by Bella Blvd Precision Pen. 35 Tip | Illustrated Faith by Bella Blvd Be Bold Bible Mat | Illustrated Faith By Bella Blvd Pop Culture Die Cut Paper Pieces | Illustrated Faith by Bella Blvd Enamel Hearts: Hey Sugar Sugar | Illustrated Faith by Bella Blvd: Just Believe Washi | Illustrated Faith: Send Me Washi Tape | Illustrated Faith by Bella Blvd She Blooms Art Prints Paper | Illustrated Faith by Bella Blvd Chipboard Icons | Homespun Alpha Stamp by Illustrated Faith | Illustrated Faith by Bella Blvd Praise Book | Illustrated Faith by Bella Blvd Hey Big and Bold Alphabet | Studio Calico Mega Date Stamp | Staz-On Ink in Black | Illustrated Faith by Bella Blvd Homespun One In A Melon Alphabet Stickers | Illustrated Faith by Bella Blvd Homespun Practice What You Peach Stickers | Illustrated Faith by Bella Blvd Homespun Bananas For You Stickers | Illustrated Faith by Bella Blvd Clear Acrylic Block | Illustrated Faith Beautiful Devotional Kit | Illustrated Faith by Bella Blvd Date It Stamp | Illustrated Faith by Bella Blvd Love Stickers | Illustrated Faith by Bella Blvd Flag It Stickers | Illustrated Faith by Bella Blvd Homespun Black Eyed Pea Alphabet Stickers

America Crafts | Spring Table Decor

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Spring Table Decor

Spring table decor is so much fun to create. Combine your decor pieces with papercrafting projects for a great centerpiece!

Supplies: Happy Place (373650)- Tropical Tango, Happy Place (373654) - Sun Kissed, Happy Place (373672) - Cardstock and Watercolor Phrases, Happy Place (373675) - Suede Tassels, Happy Place (373641) - Be Free, Happy Place (373660) - La La Land,Happy Place (373657) - Say Cheese,  Details (373831) - Paper Straws

How To:  Trim a small card measuring 3x4 from Tropical Tango patterned paper, leave the bottom tab on paper.  Fold in half to make card.  Use adhesive to adhere cardstock watercolor phrase "you are lovely", set aside.  Use jute twine to hang suede tassels from mason jars.  Place a small tealight candle inside two of the mason jars.  Place gold straws in the third jar.  Use a die cut machine to create layered paper flowers. Place on your table centerpiece along with card, mason jars and candles, decorate as desired.  You now have a beautiful spring centerpiece that works great for indoor or outdoor parties.

I hope this spring decor setting inspires you to create your own spring table decor!

Pink Paislee | Mix n' Match

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I hope that you are enjoying the projects that the Pink Paislee team has shared so far in Mix'n'Match week!  I'm sharing a layout using pieces from the C'est La Vie and Fancy Free collections.



Pattern piecing is one of my favorite techniques. I love mixing patterns and colors together. When I saw this beautiful pink paper with a hexagon print from the C'est La Vie collection, I knew right away just how I wanted to use it.



With a pencil and a piece of tracing paper, I measured the the size of the hexagons on the background paper. Then I hand cut several pieces of patterned paper from the C'est La Vie and Fancy Free collections into small hexagons. I used the background paper as a template for my cut pieces.




I added several puffy stickers and a paper clip from the C'est La Vie collection, as well as puffy stickers, ephemera, and buttons from the Fancy Free collection. I love how well these two collections coordinate together. Do you like to mix and match more than one collection together while working on a project? If so, we would love for you to share it with us on the Pink Paislee Facebook Page!

Collections used: Fancy Free, C'est La Vie

American Crafts | Colorful Week

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Custom Clipboards

These colorful mini  clipboards are sure to brighten up any office space.  Use washi tape, tassels and ephemera pieces to embellish these in a snap.

How to: Cover mini clipboards with colorful patterned papers.  Trim a stack of notebook paper and clip on to each clipboard.  Hang tassels to each clipboard using twine.  Embellish the front of each notebook by adding stamps, washi tape, rub on pens and ephemera pieces

Supplies: Better Together (BTDS-73977) Knot + Bow, Better Together (BTDS-73978) - Ladies + Gentlemen, Better Together (BTDS-73981) - Salt + Pepper, Better Together (373993) - Acetate & Cardstock Ephemera, Better Together (373994) - Washi Tape Rolls Printed & Glittered, Better Together (373999) - Rub-on Pens Xo's & Donuts, Better Together (373996) - Rotary Phrase Stamp, Happy Place (373675) - Suede Tassels, Mini Clipboards (340223) - 5"x7", Mini Clipboards (340224) - 5"x7",Mini Clipboards (340225) - 5"x7", Sticky Thumb (ST340261) -  Adhesive Runner & Refill Permanent Soliid

Pink Paislee | Spring

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Hi friends, welcome!  We are celebrating Spring week over on the Pink Paislee blog! So many of the colors, papers, and embellishments in the Fancy Free collection remind me of spring.



When I first saw this floral paper in the collection, I fell in love with the flowers immediately. I couldn't wait to cut them apart.



I fussy cut them and layered them against a light blue background paper. Next, I dipped a paint brush in white paint and splashed paint across the page. After the paint was dry, I printed a small photo and added it to my page. I chose the chipboard piece "Colorful" and ephemera piece "wonderful day" to create my title. I love how happy the title looks and helps to bring out other colors on the page.



Because there is so much going on in the center of my layout I decided to leave the left and right side of the page mostly blank (white space). I finished the page by adding some chipboard elements, buttons, and layered stickers.



What ideas do you have for incorporating spring photos onto your layouts?

Collection Used: Fancy Free

American Crafts | Circles Week

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How To: Cut out circular background with an electronic die cutting machine.  Place cut circle pieces onto a white background paper, adhere down.  Use a sewing machine with white thread to stitch pieces down. Sprinkle navy ink across the page.  Print a small black and white photo and adhere to the center of the layout.  Trim snapshot title from patterned paper and adhere to the left side of photo.  Embellish layout by adhering chipboard stickers to the page.  Adhere acrylic pieces and flair button to page.  Finish page by stamping word stamps onto layout.

Supplies: Shimelle Starshine (374022) - Gemini, Shimelle Starshine (374025) - Hubble, Shimelle Starshine (374026) - Horizon, Shimelle Starshine (374030) - Odyssey, Shimelle Starshine (374033) - Mercury, Shimelle Starshine (374034) - Mariner, Shimelle Starshine (374035) - Artemis, Shimelle Starshine (374039) - Apollo, Shimelle Starshine (374041) - Rosetta, Shimelle Starshine (374042) - Orion, Shimelle Starshine (374043) - Viking, Shimelle Starshine (374044) - Voyager, Shimelle Starshine (374052) - Chipboard Stickers 3/Sheets, Shimelle Starshine (374054) - Acrylic Shapes, Shimelle Starshine (374058) - Acrylic Stamps, Shimelle Starshine (374059) - Flair Plastic Buttons

American Crafts | Small Tags

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I like to keep an assortment of tags on hand that can be used for all occasions.  They also come in handy to use as gift tags.  I created these small tags using the Better Together collection from American Crafts.

Supplies: Better Together (BTDS-73962) - Each + Every, Better Together (BTDS-73961) - Sun + Moon, Better Together (BTDS-73973) - Mom + Dad, Better Together (BTDS-73976) - Yin + Yang, Better Together (BTDS-73981) - Salt + Pepper, Better Together (373984) - Black + White, Better Together (373990) - Accents & Phrases W/Gold, Better Together (373989) -  You + Me Words/Black Foam, Better Together (373994) - Washi Tape Rolls Printed & Glittered, Better Together (373993) - Ephemera, Better Together (373992) - Sticker Book, Better Together (374000) - Rub Ons W/Gold Foil, Sticky Thumb (ST340273) - White Tabs, Designer Desktop Essentials (370819) - Heart Paper Clips, Designer Desktop Essentials (370820) - Bowtie Paper Clips, Designer Desktop Essentials (370821) - Arrow Paper Clips, Designer Desktop Essentials (370823) - Jumbo Paper Clips

How to: Trim tags from patterned paper and black + white acetate paper, use string to tie each patterned paper tag to an acetate tag.  Add stickers and die cuts with foam tabs.  Add rub-ons and foam thickers to tags.  Adhere washi tape to each tag.  Use a sewing machine to add white stitching to each tag.  Finish tags by adding a paper clip to each tag.

Pink Paislee | Feather's Mobile

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Hi everyone, I hope that you have been enjoying Patterned Papers week on the Pink Paislee blog! I designed this feathers mobile using lots of fun papers from the Fancy Free collection! This is a great way to use up small scraps of paper. Would you like to learn how to create your own? Follow the steps below.

Supplies:

embroidery hoops
paint
paint brush
string
various patterned papers
die cut machine (or punch)

1. Paint embroidery hoops, set aside to dry.



2. Gather papers from the collection. Use a die cut machine to cut out feathers.



3. Tie on a piece of each string to the end of each feather. I used strings of various lengths between 5 and 20 cm long.



4. Start tying on each feather to your embroidery hoop, tie them on at different lengths, leaving the string long on top. Repeat this step for each feather mobile that you would like to make.



5. Gather all the loose strings on top and tie them into a knot.



6. Your feather mobile is now complete! Hang from your desired surface and enjoy!

Collection Used: Fancy Free