Hey Crafters! Katelyn here, sharing with you a little Christmas in July with my Merry Christmas Gift Tag.
To create my gift tag, I’ve used a variety of dies and stamps from Suzanne Cannon as well as dies from the Planner Essentials Collection. You’ll want to read below as I share with you how to recreate my gift tag at home.
Step One. Choose a piece of red lightly patterned paper from the Reminiscence the Book. Die cut the small tag from the Planner Essentials – 2 die out of the patterned paper. Ink the edges of the tag using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Two. From the Flourished Christmas Minis 2 die, die cut the snowflake once out of White Soft Finish Cardstock and a second time out of silver foil paper.
Step Three. Die cut the stars once from the Peace on Earth Die out of Champagne foil paper. You’ll need a total of three stars.
Step Four. From the Christmas Collection Stamp Set, you’ll need the Merry Christmas words. Apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the words and stamp onto a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Fussy cut the Merry word out and cut the Christmas word into a strip. Ink the edges of both pieces using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Five. Adhere one star in the top right corner of the tag. Adhere the second star in the top left corner of the tag. Adhere the third star in the bottom left corner of the tag.
Step Six. Layer and adhere the two snowflakes together, making sure that the silver foil snowflake ends up at the top. Foam square the snowflakes to the middle of the tag. Add Trans. Glitter/Gold Dots to the silver snowflake as desired.
Step Seven. Adhere the Merry Christmas sentiment to the bottom right portion of the tag as desired. The merry and some of the Christmas will sit on the snowflakes.
Step Eight. To finish the tag, tie a piece of twine through the hole at the top of the tag.
Thanks for joining me today! I hope that I’ve inspired you to create your own version of my Merry Christmas Gift Tag.
Katelyn
Elizabeth Craft Designs Supplies Used:
Other Supplies Used:
Ranger Ink: Black Soot Distress Ink and Blending Tool with foam
Misc: Silver Foil Paper, Champagne Foil Paper and Twine
Hey Crafters! Katelyn here, sharing with you my Happy Gardening Card.
To create my Happy Gardening Card, I’ve used a variety of the dies from the Planner Essentials Collection and Joset Designs as well as dies and stamps from the Sidekick Essentials Collection. You’ll want to read below as I share with you how to recreate my card at home.
Step One. Choose two pieces of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book. From the first patterned paper, die cut a 3 1/2″ Stitched Rounded Rectangle. From the second piece of patterned paper, die cut a 3″ Stitched Rounded Rectangle. Distress the edges of both rectangles. Ink the edges of both rectangles using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Two. Die cut a 3 1/4″ Fitted Rounded Rectangle out of a piece of kraft cardstock. Distress the edges of the rectangle. Ink the edges of the rectangle using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Three. Choose a piece of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book. Die cut the plain label from the Sidekick Essentials 16 – Seed Packet Set. Ink the edges of both pieces using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Four. Choose a piece of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book. Die cut the tattered note page from the Sidekick Essentials 16 – Seed Packet Set. Trim the note page down to 1 1/8″. Ink the edges of the piece using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Five. From the Planner Essentials 22 – Planner Pocket 3 – Top Loading die, die cut the arrow strip out of a piece of kraft cardstock. Ink the edges of the arrow using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Six. You’ll need to choose a green piece of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book. From the Sidekick Essentials – 7 die, you’ll need the large plant and two of the single leaves. Die cut the large plant once out of the patterned paper. Die cut the two single leaves twice out of the same green patterned paper.
Step Seven. You’ll need the Happy Gardening Label from the Sidekick Essentials – Home & Nature Stamp Set. Apply Vintage Photo Distress Ink to the label and stamp onto a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Fussy cut around the label. Ink the edges of the label using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Eight. Adhere the 3 1/4″ rectangle to the 3 1/2″ rectangle. Foam square the 3″ rectangle to the 3 1/4″ rectangle.
Step Nine. Adhere the torn edge note piece 1/4″ from the right as the 3″ rectangle.
Step Ten. Staple the label pieces together as desired. Staple the arrow strip 1/4″ from the right of the label. Adhere the label 1/2″ from the right and 5/8″ from the bottom of the 3″ rectangle.
Step Eleven. Adhere the large plant as desired on the right hand side of the 3″ rectangle. Adhere the single leaves as desired around the large plant.
Step Twelve. Foam square the Happy Gardening label 1/8″ from the left and 1/4″ from the bottom of the 3″ rectangle.
Step Thirteen. To finish the card, cut a cardbase out of White Soft Finish Cardstock that measures 4 3/4″ x 7″, score at 3 1/2″.
Thanks for joining me today! I hope that I’ve inspired you to create your own version of my Happy Gardening Card at home.
Hey Crafters! Katelyn here, sharing with you my Carpe Diem Planner Page.
To create my Carpe Diem Planner Page, I’ve used a variety of the dies as well as stamps from the Planner Essentials Collection and dies from the Sidekick Essentials Collection. You’ll want to read below as I share with you how to recreate my planner page at home.
Step One. You’ll need the page die from the Sidekick Essentials 17 – Window Folder Set. Die cut the page out of a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Spritz the bottom right corner of the page with water. Spritz Dylusions Ink Spray in Blue Lagoon, Island Parrot and Fiery Sunset as desired. Dab off the excess ink spray and allow to dry.
Step Two. From the Planner Essentials – Pure Spring Stamp Set, you’ll need the chicken wire stamp. Apply Detail Black Ink to the stamp and stamp randomly on the page. Reapply ink to the stamp as needed and stamp four more times.
Step Three. Ink the edges of the page using Black Soot Distress Ink and blending tool with foam.
Step Four. From the Planner Essentials – Pieces of Life 3 – Quotes Stamp Set, you’ll need the Carpe Diem words. Apply Detail Black Ink to the words and stamp onto a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Cut the two words into strips. Ink the edges of the word strips using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Five. Choose one of the reinforcements out of the Planner Essentials Reinforcement Variety Pack 2. Die cut the reinforcement out of a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Ink the edges of the reinforcements using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Six. Choose two pieces of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book. From the Planner Labels die, you need the arrow label and stitched label. Die cut the arrow label out of one of the patterned papers. Die cut the stitched label out of the other piece of patterned paper. Ink the edges of both labels using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Seven. Choose another piece of patterned paper from the Reminiscence the Book. You’ll need the 03 tag and the & symbol from the Sidekick Essentials 5 die. Die cut the 03 tag out of a piece of kraft cardstock. Die cut the & symbol out of the patterned paper piece. Ink the edges of the tag using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Eight. Choose one of the arrows from the Planner Essentials 29 – Directions die. Die cut the arrow out of a piece of patterned paper from the Reminiscence the Book. Ink the edges of the arrows using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Nine. Next you’ll need the notched label from the Planner Essentials 26 – Planner Pocket 4 – Tags & Toppers. Die cut the label out of a piece of patterned paper from the Reminiscence the Book. Ink the edges of the label using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Ten. From the Sidekick Essentials 14 – Bonjour Fold Out, you’ll need the large tattered rectangle. Die cut the rectangle out of a piece of patterned paper from the Reminiscence the Book. You’ll need both pieces. Ink the edges of both pieces using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Eleven. Next, you’ll need the tag from the Sidekick Essentials 18 – Wave Pocket die. Die cut the tag out of a piece of patterned paper from the Reminiscence the Book. Ink the edges of the tag using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Twelve. Adhere the reinforcements overtop of the holes on the page.
Step Thirteen. Staple the inside of the tattered rectangle 1/4″ from the right and 1 3/8″ from the bottom of the page. Adhere the arrow label 3/4″ from the left and 2 1/8″ from the top of the page. Use foam squares to adhere the tag 3/8″ from the right and 2 5/8″ from the top of the page.
Step Fourteen. Adhere the stitched label 5/8″ from the right and 3 1/4″ from the top of the page. Adhere the tattered rectangle 1 1/4″ from the right and 3″ from the top. Use adhesive and foam square to adhere the notched label 1/4″ from the right and 1 1/2″ from the bottom of the page.
Step Fifteen. Adhere the & symbol to the right hand side of the notched label as desired. Adhere the arrow to the left of the & symbol as desired.
Step Sixteen. Adhere the 03 tag slightly overtop of the & symbol as desired. Adhere the Carpe Diem words as desired on the tag.
Thanks for joining me today! I hope that I’ve inspired you to create your own version of my Carpe Diem Planner Page at home.
Katelyn
Elizabeth Craft Designs Supplies Used:
Other Supplies Used:
Distress Ink: Black Soot
Blending Tool with Foam
Dylusions Ink Spray: Blue Lagoon, Island Parrot and Fiery Sunset
Hey Crafters! Katelyn here, sharing with you my Special Moments Wall Hanging.
To create my wall hanging, I’ve used a variety of dies from Suzanne Cannon and Joset Designs. You’ll want to read below as I share with you how to recreate my wall hanging at home.
Step One. Get a heavy piece of cardstock, cardboard or a print you no longer want to use and die cut a 4 1/2″ Stitched Rounded Rectangle out of it. Ink the edges of the rectangle using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Two. Choose five pieces of coordinating patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book. From the first patterned paper, die cut a 4 1/2″ Stitched Rounded Rectangle. Ink the edges of the rectangle using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Three. You’ll need another two of the patterned papers. Die cut a 4″ Stitched Rounded Rectangle out of the second piece of patterned paper. Die cut a 3 1/2″ Stitched Rounded Rectangle out of the third piece of patterned paper. Ink the edges of both rectangles using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Four. Now you’ll need the remaining two pieces of patterned paper. Die cut a 4 1/4″ Fitted Rounded Rectangle out of the fourth piece of patterned paper. Die cut a 3 3/4″ Fitted Rounded Rectangle out of the last patterned paper. Ink the edges of both rectangles using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Five. Die cut the Flourished Frame out of a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock.
Step Six. Choose a sixth piece of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book. Die cut the large butterfly flourished from the Butterfly Flourish die out of the patterned paper. Die cut the small butterfly twice from the Butterfly Flourish die out of White Soft Finish Cardstock.
Step Seven. Die cut the Special and Moments words from the Special Moments Die out of kraft cardstock. Die cut the words a second time this time out of black cardstock.
Step Eight. Adhere the 4 1/2″ rectangle to the 4 1/2″ heavy cardstock piece. Adhere the 4 1/4″ rectangle to the 4 1/2″ rectangle. Adhere the 4″ rectangle to the 4 1/4″ rectangle.
Step Nine. Adhere the flourish frame to the 4″ rectangle.
Step Ten. Adhere the 3 1/2″ rectangle to the 3 3/4″ rectangle. Foam square the 3 3/4″ rectangle to the 4″ rectangle.
Step Eleven. Foam square the large butterfly flourish to the middle of the 3 1/2″ rectangle. Adhere the two butterflies around the large butterfly flourish as desired.
Step Twelve. Adhere the kraft cardstock special word to the black cardstock special word, making sure that you get a bit of shadowing. Adhere the kraft cardstock moments word to the black cardstock moments word, making sure that you get a bit of shadowing. Adhere the words overtop of the large butterfly flourish as desired.
Step Thirteen. To finish the wall hanging, punch two holes at the top. Tie a piece of white twine through both holes to create the wall hanging.
Thanks for joining me today! I hope that I’ve inspired you to create your own version of my Special Moments Wall Hanging.
Katelyn
Elizabeth Craft Designs Supplies Used:
Other Supplies Used:
Ranger Ink: Walnut Stain Distress Ink and Blending Tool with foam
Misc: Black Cardstock, Kraft Cardstock, White Twine and Heavy Cardstock (wall hanging backer)
Hey Crafters! Katelyn here, sharing with you my Garden Journal Tag.
To create my Garden Journal Tag, I’ve used a variety of the dies from the Planner Essentials Collection as well as a variety of stamps and dies from the Sidekick Essentials Collection. You’ll want to read below as I share with you how to recreate my tag at home.
Step One. From the Planner Essentials 30 – Wave Pocket die, die cut the 3″ tag out of a piece of kraft cardstock. Next, you’ll need the flower from the Sidekick Essentials – In My Garden stamp set. Apply Emboss It Ink to the flower stamp and stamp onto the tag. Reapply ink to the stamp as needed and stamp on the tag until the entire tag has flowers on it. Ink the edges of the tag using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Two. Choose two pieces of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book. From the Sidekick Essentials 16 – Seed Packet Set, you’ll need the torn edge and letters/numbers. Die cut the torn edge die from one of the patterned papers. Die cut the letters/numbers die out of the other piece of patterned paper. Cut the torn edge down to 1″ wide. Cut the letters/numbers die cut down to 3″ x 1 1/2″. Ink the edges of both pieces using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Three. From the Sidekick Essentials 12 – Scallop Insert Die, you’ll need the macrame hanger. Die cut the macrame hanger out of a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Trim the hanger down to 3 7/8″.
Step Four. Choose a piece of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book. From the Sidekick Essentials 11 – This Week Fold Out Page, you’ll need the circle. Die cut the circle die out of the patterned paper. Cut the circle in half. Ink the edges of the circle using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Five. Choose another piece of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book. From the Sidekick Essentials 5 die, you’ll need the & symbol. Die cut the & symbol from the patterned paper.
Step Six. From the Sidekick Essentials – Home & Nature Stamp Set, you’ll need the Garden Journal Stamp. Apply Forest Moss Distress Ink to the Garden Journal stamp and stamp onto a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Fussy cut the label out. Ink the edges of the label using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Seven. From the Sidekick Essentials – Planted With Love Stamp Set, you’ll need the 3 for stamp. Apply Gathered Twigs Distress Ink to the stamp and stamp onto a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Reapply ink to the stamp and stamp onto the same piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Fussy cut the two stamped images out. Ink the edges of both images using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Eight. From the Sidekick Essentials – In My Garden Stamp Set, you’ll need the bee stamp. Apply Dried Marigold Distress Ink to the stamp and stamp onto a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Fussy cut the bee hexagon out. Ink the edges of the hexagon using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Nine. Adhere the torn edge piece to the left hand side of the numbers/letters piece, showing about 1/2″ Adhere one of the 3 for labels to the top left side of the torn edge as desired. Foam square the torn edge and letters/numbers piece to the bottom right hand side of the tag.
Step Ten. Adhere one of the circle halves to the bottom portion of the torn edge piece as desired. Adhere the macrame hanger 1/2″ from the right and all the way to the top of the tag.
Step Eleven. Adhere the other half of the circle 3/8″ from the bottom of the tag and slightly overtop of the macrame hanger. Adhere the other 3 for label 1/2″ from the right and 1 3/4″ from the top of the tag. Adhere the & symbol 1/4″ from the bottom and 1/8″ from the right of the tag.
Step Twelve. Adhere the Garden Journal Label 1/2″ from the bottom and 3/8″ from the left of the tag. Foam square the bee hexagon 5/8″ from the bottom and 1/8″ from the right of the tag.
Step Thirteen. Tie a piece of White Twine through the top of the tag.
Thanks for joining me today! I hope that I’ve inspired you to create your own version of my Garden Journal Tag at home.
Hey Crafters! Katelyn here, sharing with you my Let’s Do This Planner Insert.
To create my Let’s Do This Planner Insert, I’ve used a variety of the dies from the Sidekick Essentials and Planner Essentials Collection. You’ll want to read below as I share with you how to recreate my planner insert at home.
Step One. To start, choose a piece of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book. From the Sidekick Essentials 11 – This Week Fold Out Page, you’ll need the ticket die. Die cut the ticket die out of the patterned paper. Ink the edges of the patterned paper using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Two. Choose another piece of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book. From the Sidekick Essentials 11 – This Week Fold Out Page, you’ll need the rectangle. Die cut the rectangle out of the patterned paper. Ink the edges of the rectangle using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Three. Choose a third piece of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book. From the Sidekick Essentials 11 – This Week Fold Out Page, you’ll need the circle. Die cut the circle out of the patterned paper. Cut the circle in half. Ink the edges of both halves using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Four. Choose two more patterned papers out of the Reminiscence the Book. From the Planner Essentials 29 – Directions die, choose two arrows. Die cut the one of the arrows out of one of the patterned papers. Die cut the other arrow out of the other patterned paper. Ink the edges of the arrows using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Five. Next, you’ll ned the cut apart paper out of the Reminiscence the Book. Cut the Date rectangle, the flower polaroid and cut out the Let’s Do This Words. Ink the edges of the date rectangle, polaroid and words using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Six. From the Planner Essentials – Reinforcement Variety Pack 2, choose one of the reinforcements. Die cut the reinforcements twice out of a piece of kraft cardstock. You’ll need a total of 8 reinforcements. Ink the edges of the reinforcements using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Seven. Adhere the four of the reinforcements on the left hand side of the ticket, in order so that they line up with your planner. Flip the ticket over and adhere the remaining four reinforcements overtop of the already adhered reinforcements.
Step Eight. Foam square the rectangle 1/8″ from the right and 1/4″ from the bottom of the ticket. Adhere one half of the circle to the top left side of the rectangle as desired. Adhere one of the arrows to the top of the rectangle as desired.
Step Nine. Adhere the date rectangle 1/4″ from the right and 1″ from the top of the ticket. Adhere the remaining circle half to the bottom right hand side of the date rectangle as desired.
Step Ten. Adhere the polaroid frame 3/8″ from the right and 1 3/8″ from the top of the ticket. Adhere one of the arrows to the bottom portion of the polaroid as desired.
Step Eleven. To finish the insert, foam square the Let’s Do This words to the right hand side of the polaroid as desired.
Thanks for joining me today! I hope that I’ve inspired you to create your own version of my Let’s Do This Planner Insert at home.
Hey Crafters! Katelyn here, sharing with you my Live in the Moment Wall Hanging.
To create my wall hanging, I’ve used dies from the Paper Flower Collection as well as stamps and dies from Joset Designs. You’ll want to read below as I share with you how to recreate my wall hanging at home.
Step One. Choose two pieces of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book. From the first patterned paper, die cut a 3 1/2″ Stitched Indented Rectangle. Die cut a 3″ Stitched Indented Rectangle out of the second patterned paper. Ink the edges of both rectangles using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Two. Die cut a 3 1/4″ Fitted Indented Rectangle out of a piece of black cardstock.
Step Three. Die cut the Elegant Ornament out of a piece of black cardstock. Cut the ornament down to 3 1/2″.
Step Four. Die cut a 3/4″ Diagonal Stitched Fishtail out of a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Trim the fishtail down to 3″. From the Zen Sentiments stamp, you’ll need the live in the moment sentiment. Apply Detail Black Ink to the stamp and stamp on the right hand side of the fishtail. Ink the edges of the fishtail using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Five. From the Florals 5 die, die cut the leaf five times out of a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Using a waterbrush and Watercolours, colour the five leaves.
Step Six. From the Florals 5 die, die cut a extra large, three large, three medium and three small flowers out of a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Using a waterbrush and Watercolours, colour the ten flowers.
Step Seven. From the Florals 5 die, die cut the centres once out of a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. You’ll need a total of three centres.
Step Eight. Adhere the 3 1/4″ rectangle to the 3 1/2″ rectangle. Foam square the 3″ rectangle to the 3 1/4″ rectangle.
Step Nine. Adhere the elegant ornament to the left hand side of the 3″ rectangle as desired. Adhere the 3/4″ fishtail 7/8″ from the bottom and 3/4″ from the left of the 3″ rectangle.
Step Ten. Adhere a extra large, large, medium and small flower together. For the other two flowers, adhere a large, medium and small flower together. Adhere a centre to each flower. To finish the flowers, shape the flowers as desired.
Step Eleven. Adhere two leaves at the top left side of the ornament. Adhere two leaves in the bottom right side of the ornament. Adhere the remaining leaf to the middle left side of the ornament.
Step Twelve. Foam square the large flower to the middle left side of the ornament. Adhere the other two flowers as desired around the large flower.
Step Thirteen. To finish the wall hanging, punch two holes at the top of the wall hanging. Tie a piece of black twine through the two holes to create the hanger.
Thanks for joining me today! I hope that I’ve inspired you to create your own version of my Live in the Moment Wall Hanging at home.
Hey Crafters! Katelyn here, sharing with you my Let Your Heart Guide You Tag.
To create my Let Your Heart Guide You Tag, I’ve used a variety of dies and stamps from Suzanne Cannon as well as dies from the Planner Essentials Collection and Joset Designs. You’ll want to read below as I share with you how to recreate my tag at home.
Step One. Die cut the large tag from the Planner Essentials – 2 die out of a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock.
Step Two. Choose a piece of green paper out of the Reminiscence the Book. Die cut half of the leaf wreath from the Wreath & Elements die out of the patterned paper.
Step Three. Die cut a 1 3/8″ Fitted Fishtail out of a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Trim the fishtail down to 2 3/4″. From the Love & Soar Collection, you’ll need the Let Your Heart quote. Apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the quote and stamp onto the fishtail.
Step Four. Choose a piece of light pink paper and a piece of patterned dark pink paper. Die cut the medium butterfly from the Butterfly Flourish die out of the light pink paper and the patterned dark pink paper. Die cut the small butterfly from the patterned dark pink paper.
Step Five. Adhere the leaf wreath to the left hand side of the tag.
Step Six. Use foam squares to adhere the fishtail quote 1/4″ from the bottom and 1 1/4″ from the left of the tag.
Step Seven. Adhere the three butterflies as desired to the left side of the tag.
Step Eight. To finish the tag, tie a piece of twine through the hole at the top of the tag.
Thanks for joining me today! I hope that I’ve inspired you to create your own version of my Let Your Heart Guide You Tag.
Hey Crafters! Katelyn here, sharing with you my Let Love Grow Card
To create my Let Love Grow Card, I’ve used a variety of the dies and stamps from the new Sidekick Essentials Collection as well as dies from the Planner Essentials Collection and Joset Designs. You’ll want to read below as I share with you how to recreate my card at home.
Step One. Choose two pieces of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book. Die cut a 3 1/4″ Fitted Indented Rectangle out of one of the patterned papers. Die cut a 3 1/2″ Stitched Indented Rectangle out of the other patterned paper. Distress the edges of both rectangles. Ink the edges of both rectangles using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Two. Die cut a 3 3/4″ Fitted Indented Rectangle out of a piece of kraft cardstock. Die cut a 3″ Stitched Indented Rectangle out a piece of kraft cardstock. Distress the edges of both rectangles. Ink the edges of both rectangles using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Three. Choose a piece of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book. From the Planner Essentials – Planner Patterns die, die cut the numbers out of the patterned paper.
Step Four. Choose a piece of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book. From the Sidekick Essentials 17 – Window Folder Set die, die cut the tab out of the patterned paper. Ink the edges of the tab using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Five. Choose a piece of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book. From the Planner Essentials – 8 die, die cut the ragged edge out of the patterned paper. Rip a bit off the top and bottom so that the piece measures 5 1/4″ long. Ink the edges of the edge piece using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Six. Choose a piece of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence the Book. From the Sidekick Essentials – 3 die, die cut the banner out of the patterned paper. Ink the edges of the banner using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Seven. From the Sidekick Essentials 5 die, die cut the & symbol out of a piece of kraft cardstock. Ink the edges of the symbol using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Eight. Next, you’ll need the bee and Let Love Grow hexagon stamps from the Sidekick Essentials – In My Garden Stamp Set. Apply Fossilized Amber Distress Ink to the bee hexagon and stamp onto a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Apply Forest Moss Distress Ink to the Let Love Grow hexagon and stamp onto a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Fussy cut each hexagon out. Ink the edges of both hexagons using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Nine. Adhere the 3 1/2″ rectangle to the 3 3/4″ rectangle.
Step Ten. Adhere the 3″ rectangle to the 3 1/4″ rectangle. Adhere the ragged edge 1/4″ from the right of the 3″ rectangle.
Step Eleven. Adhere the tab 1″ from the top and 1 3/4″ from the bottom of to the 3 1/4″ rectangle. Foam square the 3 1/4″ rectangle to the 3 1/2″ rectangle.
Step Twelve. Adhere the numbers pattern 3/8″ from the right and 1/4″ from the bottom of the 3″ rectangle. Adhere the banner 1/8″ from the left and 7/8″ from the bottom of the 3″ rectangle.
Step Thirteen. Adhere the & symbol 3/4″ from the left and 1/2″ from the bottom of the 3″ rectangle. Foam square the bee hexagon 7/8″ from the right and 7/8″ from the bottom of the 3″ rectangle. Use adhesive and foam squares to adhere the Let Love Grow hexagon 1/8″ from the right and 1/8″ from the bottom of the 3″ rectangle.
Step Fourteen. Cut a cardbase out of White Soft Finish Cardstock that measures 3 3/4″ x 10″, score at 5″. Adhere the cardfront to the cardbase.
Thanks for joining me today! I hope that I’ve inspired you to create your own version of my Let Love Grow Card at home.
Hey Crafters! Katelyn here, sharing with you my Live Life In Full Bloom Sidekick Essentials Sneak Peek.
To create my Live Life In Full Bloom Planner Page, I’ve used a variety of the dies and stamps from the new Sidekick Essentials Collection. You’ll want to read below as I share with you how to recreate my planner page at home.
Step One. Choose a piece of patterned paper out of the Reminiscence The Book. Die cut the Scallop Page from the Sidekick Essentials 12 – Scallop Insert twice out of the patterned paper. Ink the edges of both pages using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Two. From the Sidekick Essentials 12 – Scallop Insert die, you’ll need to die cut the macrame hanger once out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. From the same die, die cut the three leaf die twice out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. You’ll need three single leaves and one of the three bunch leaves.
Step Three. Still using the Sidekick Essentials 12 die, die cut the pot three times out of kraft cardstock. Die cut two of the single plants out of a piece of green paper from the Reminiscence The Book. Ink the edges of the pots using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Four. From the Reminiscence The Book, you’ll need to choose a piece of patterned paper. From the Sidekick Essentials 16 – Seed Packet Set, you’ll need to die cut the rectangle out of kraft cardstock. Die cut the single leaf out of the green patterned paper you die cut the other leaves from. Die cut the number label out of a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Die cut the arrow out of the patterned paper piece you chose. Ink the edges of the rectangle, arrow and label using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Five. Choose two pieces of patterned paper out of Reminiscence The Book. From the Sidekick Essentials 14 – Bonjour Fold Out Die, die cut one of the tabs twice out of the green patterned paper. Die cut the tattered square out of one of the patterned papers. Die cut the tattered rectangle out of the other patterned paper. Ink the edges of the tabs, square and rectangle using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Six. From the Sidekick Essentials 17 – Window Folder Set Die, die cu the tab out of the green patterned paper. Die cut the bird out of a piece of blue patterned paper. Die cut the plain jar out of the same piece of paper that the arrow was cut out of. Die cut the open jar out of a piece of kraft cardstock. Ink the edges of the jars, bird and tab using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Seven. From the Sidekick Essentials – Home & Nature stamp set, you’ll need the Live Life stamp. Apply Potting Soil Archival Ink to the stamp and stamp onto a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Fussy cut the square out. Ink the edges of the square using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Step Eight. We’ll start with the left page. Adhere the top portion to each of the pots. Use adhesive and foam squares to adhere the pots to the bottom portion of the left page as desired. Adhere the two green plants to the first two pots.
Step Nine. Adhere two of the single white leaves to the bottom portion of the third pot. Adhere the three white leaf bunch slightly above the two single leaves. Adhere the remaining single white leaf to the left of the white leaves as desired.
Step Ten. Use adhesive and foam squares to adhere the Live Life square to the left of the pots as desired. Adhere one of the small tabs to the top of the Live Life square as desired.
Step Eleven. Adhere the frames around the squares and rectangles, so that they become one piece inside of two separate pieces.
Step Twelve. Now we’ll start on the right page. Use foam squares to adhere the kraft rectangle 5/8″ from the right and 1 1/2″ from the top of the page. Use adhesive and foam squares to adhere the tattered square 3/8″ from the left and 2 1/4″ from the top of the page. Use adhesive and foam squares to adhere the tattered rectangle 1 1/2″ from the right and 1″ from the bottom of the page.
Step Thirteen. Adhere the number label 1/2″ from the bottom and allow it to hang over the right hand side of the page. Adhere the arrow 3/4″ from the bottom and allow it to hang over to the right hand side of the page.
Step Fourteen. Adhere the single green leaf underneath the top left corner of the kraft rectangle. Adhere the macrame hanger 1/4″ from the left of the page. Adhere the large green tab to the right hand side of the tattered square as desired. Adhere the remaining tab to the top right corner of the kraft rectangle as desired.
Step Fifteen. Adhere the open jar to the plain jar. Adhere the bird to the inside of the jar as desired. Foam square the jar 1 1/8″ from the right and 1 1/4″ from the bottom of the page.
Thanks for joining me today! I hope that I’ve inspired you to create your own version of my Live Life In Full Bloom Planner Page at home.
