DIY Pretty Packages

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Do you have extra bags on hand?  Wondering what to do with them?  I had a couple of cute muslin drawstring bags lying around that I thought would make cute packaging for gift giving.

I started by using a 1"inch circle punch from EK Success to punch out circles from gold glitter paper.  

I then used liquid adhesive to adhere the gold glitter circles to my bags in a polka dot pattern.

Next, came the embellishing.   Oh, how I love the fun papers and embellishments in the Crate paper Cute girl collection.  I chose papers and altered items that would work for birthdays or the everyday.

The tassels in the Cute girl collection are so gorgeous.  I wanted to use them all, but I decided on two of my favorites - (b/w polka dots with gold and mint with gold) to use on my bags.

I also added some darling ephemera pieces, gold bow paper clips and chipboard pieces.

 From my own stash I added a few doilies (white and gold) and gold glitter paper clips.

These bags came together in a snap and would be great for any occasion.

American Crafts | Hall Pass

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The new Hall Pass collection from American Crafts is a great way to express your own creativity.  I used the floral 3 ring binder and several pieces from the collection to create my own art binder, filled with lots of watercolor pieces.

Supplies: Hall Pass (373575) - Adult Coloring Folder Triangles, Hall Pass (373578) - 3 Ring Binder Floral W/Pink Spine, Hall Pass (373594) - Notebook W/Elastic Band Tribal, Hall Pass (373602) - Coloring Washi Tape Sketch Mark, Hall Pass (373604) - Paper Clips 2" Multicolor, Hall Pass (373605) - Paper Clips 4" Multicolor, Hall Pass (373617) - Magnetic Memo Pad, Dear Lizzy Happy Place (3733671) - Acetate & Cardstock Ephemera, Dear Lizzy Happy Place (3733672) - Die-Cuts Cardstock & Watercolor Phrases, Dear Lizzy Happy Place (3733675) - Suede Tassels

How To:

Use watercolor paints to paint the outside images of your binder, using pink, aqua, yellow and green with a fine tipped paint brush. Set aside to dry.  Next, use a 2" paper clip to hang a Dear Lizzy Happy Plce tag  and tassels from a magnetic paper pad.  Place inside art binder.  Use watercolors to hand paint outside of tribal notebook, set aside to dry.  Use watercolor paints to paint a Dear Lizy Happy Place "Be Daring" watercolor die-cut.  Set aside to dry and then clip onto the top of tribal notebook with a 2" paper clip.  Next, use watercolor paints to paint the front of a triangle coloring folder, set aside to dry.  Once dry, place 3 ringed folder into binder.  Clip in pieces of art work.  Use paper clips, watercolor word die-cuts, tassels and washi tape to decorate art work and folders throughout binder.

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

Pink Paislee | Desk Home Decor

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I'm excited to share a home office decor project with you today using the new C'est La Vie collection from Pink Paislee.  I love cute projects that I can display in my home office.  Even better if they are decor projects that can be changed out easily for different occasions.  To do so easily I love to use clip frames.  

I found this clip frame at my local hobby shop.  I added bits and pieces from the ephemera pack, paper clips, cork pieces and puffy stickers.  There are so many pieces to this collection that I love!

I printed a couple of small wallet sized photos and added a frame to the bottom piece and a black watercolor acetate letter.  It all came together in snap!  This is a fun project that you can easily display in your home or office, and change out easily for different seasons or occasions.

Collection Used: C'est La Vie

American Crafts | Instagram Album Tutorial

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I love Instagram because it encompasses everyday snippets of our lives.

I put together this Instagram album for my daughter to help document

her summer memories.

Supplies: Finders Keepers (HS340259) - Minc Postcard Kit, Documentary (340198) - Thickers Noted/Cork, Documentary (340202) - Thickers Desktop/Gold Foil Puffy, Documentary (340196) - Paper Pad, Documentary (340247) - Wooden Button Shapes Assorted W/Gold Foil Accents, Documentary (340249) - Washi Tape Booklet W/Gold Foil, Documentary (340310) -Foiled Vellum Stargaze W/Gold, Documentary (340293) - Foiled Acetate 12"x12" Heart Of Gold W/Gold, Sticky Thumb (ST340275) - Flat Adhesive Dots .5", Pink Paislee Citrus Bliss (PP70661) - Instagram Chipboard Album 4"x4"

1. Gather your mini album and supplies.

2. Trim "On An Adventure" title from acetate paper, attach to album 

cover with adhesive.  Finish by adding a strip of washi tape.

3. Measure the inserts of your album.  The inserts in the Pink Paislee

Citrus Bliss Album that I'm using measure exactly 4"x4", so I trimmed

my patterned papers 4"x4".

4. Add paper and Instagram photos to album.  Embellish photo by adding

rub ons. 

5. Use the Heidi Swapp Minc Machine to add gold foil to Finders Keepers

postcards.  After foiling, trim postcards to 4"x4".

6. Add postcards to album.  Embellish photo by adding washi tape.

7. Use a tab punch to punch out tabs from various patterned papers.

Adhere tabs to each page of the album.

8. Use Sticky Thumb adhesive to adhere rub ons and wooden buttons

throughout album.

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope that my tutorial, inspires you to create your own Instagram album!

Pink Paislee | Clip It Up!

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Hello Everyone!  This week we are sharing special ways to Clip it up, using the Memorandum collection on the Pink Paislee blog.  I am so excited about this collection!  Not only is it fun and super trendy, it is also perfect for keeping you organized!

When I saw the gold clipboard included in the Memorandum collection, I gasped!  I love gold, and knew that it would make the perfect addition to my office.  I decided to use the clipboard as a way to clip together notes and plans.

I used the "today" folder, included in the mini file pack, and adhered it to my clipboard as a way to keep track of things.  I cut several small cards from the Memorandum punch card patterned paper to fit inside my folder.

I created a simple banner for my clipboard by cutting out triangles from the Memorandum memo patterned paper and then used my sewing machine to stitch them together into a banner.

The washi tape strips included in the washi tape pack made the perfect simple embellishment to add to my note cards.

I hope that you enjoyed my post today, and that it inspires you to clip up your own ideas!!

Collection Used: Memorandum