Everyday Enchantment Accordian Scrapbook

This handy little 4" x 4" accordian scrapbook makes a great brag book for a purse, or a one-of-a-kind card that allows you to share several photos with a friend. I used Everyday Enchantment dsp and Lucky Limeade ruffled ribbon (approximately 27 inches).

When you open the scrapbook, there are four squares for photos, and you can even cut your photos from corner to corner to put them on the folded pieces. This scrapbook uses 3 sheets of 8" x 8" card stock (I cut down 8-1/2" x 11" sheets). Score/fold each sheet in half each way, and on ONE diagonal. In this photo, you can see I used Lucky Limeade card stock (mountain folds) for the left and right pieces, and Whisper White (valley fold) for the center. With the mountain/valley/mountain folds all pointing North and South, I adhered the white full squares over the Limeade full squares. Then I added 3-13/16" pieces of Everyday Enchantment dsp cut from corner to corner so there wouldn't be added weight/paper in the way when it's folded.

Fresh Vintage for Monkey Challenge #101: Spring

Spring has sprung around here! It was such a pretty day, with the sun shining brightly. Coincidentally, Spring has sprung at A La Card Monkey, where there is a new Monkey Challenge #101: Spring + Sketch.

 

I love the Everyday Enchantment dsp. I made four different accordian scrapbooks with that designer paper and coordinating card stock. I'll show one of those this weekend. This card starts with Pool Party card stock. I separated the dsp and embossed Whisper White pieces with a strip of Poppy Parade. I paper-pierced it, but then added rhinestones when the piercing didn't really pop out at me.

The pennant (also embossed) and the scallop circle layers are from the Pennants Die for the Big Shot. I added some ruffled Pool Party ribbon on Sticky Strip at the top of the pennant. The Fresh Vintage stamp was inked with markers. You can see the sketch below. I actually borrowed it from one of my downline's swaps a couple of weeks ago.

Have a fabulous weekend!

Elementary Elegance to Tea Shoppe quick cards

Here are three more quick and easy cards I've used for my 10-card classes recently. The one above uses Sale-a-Bration free items Elementary Elegance stamp set and Everyday Enchantment dsp and ribbon, along with the Curly Label and 1" circle punches. I CASE'd and flipped a card from Thoughts That Stick.

This sympathy card uses Mocha Morning Specialty dsp, Fresh Vintage (free SAB set), Blessings from Heaven, and the Scallop Trim Border Punch with a Basic Black ink pad. I CASE'd a card from Jill's Card Creations.



This Tea Shoppe card uses River Rock and Not Quite Navy colors. I used the 3" Circle die for the Big Shot for the circle behind the tea cup. There's also Paisley Petals dsp on there, with a Neutrals Button with Whisper White Baker's Twine.

I hope you have a great day! I think I'm going out and about today.

Fresh Vintage birthday card

This is a design I CASE'd from Deb Currier for a 10-card class. It uses the Everyday Enchantment dsp and brads, as well as the Fresh Vintage stamp set. You can get all three items free thru the end of March. You get to select one freebie every $50 you order from the Sale-a-Bration Mini. The sentiment is from the Loving Thoughts stamp set in the Occasions Mini.

Quick stamp-a-stack cards

Here are a few quick and easy card designs I used for a 10-card class recently. I hope you like them!

I used Daring Adventure for this fun man card. It's a Peach Parfait card stamped with Soft Suede. I love the Vintage Trinkets button brads in the corner.

This turtle is from the stamp set that helps raise funds for Ronald McDonald House Charities. It's called Turtle & Co. It's all Wild Wasabi ink, card stock and 1-1/4" striped grosgrain and embossed polka dots.

This Sahara Sand card uses a strip of Everyday Enchantment dsp, some 3/8" Not Quite Navy taffeta ribbon, and the Triple Treat Flower single stamp. I stamped the flower first in Poppy Parade and punched it out with the Fancy Flower Punch, then inked the stamp in Not Quite Navy and used the 5-Petal Punch, adhering the flowers together with dimensionals and an Everyday Enchantment brad.

Saying Happy Birthday with Elementary Elegance

I absolutely adore the Everyday Enchantment dsp you can get free with every $50 order (Sale-a-Bration special that goes till March 31). I saw a card that used a couple of different patterns of the dsp on Calypso Coral card stock with a small border of Pool Party, then on an embossed Lucky Limeade card. I borrowed the colors and much of the layout from Gisela. I also used the Elementary Elegance stamp set (another free item through SAB), cutting out the crown and adding a rhinestone, as well as some free ribbon (Everyday Enchantment ribbon and brad pack).

Everyday Enchantment dsp for L-O-V-E banner

I love the colors and patterns in the Everyday Enchantment dsp you can get for free when you order $50 (thru March 31) from the Sale-a-Bration Mini Catalog. I used Poppy Parade, Pool Party, Early Espresso and Calypso Coral.

I used the Big Shot and the Hearts Framelits to cut these two heart sizes. You can mix or match the double-sided patterned paper however you like. There are a lot of options!

To make the rosette, accordian-fold on the 1/4-inch score lines and adhere the ends together.

Just push down the center and stick it on your hot glued heart or Sticky Strip. Since I was prepping 10 banner kits, and each kit gets 4 rosettes, I scored 12" x 12" pieces of Everyday Enchantment dsp every quarter inch on the Simply Scored tool, then cut them into 1-1/4" strips. Again, you have a lot of choices for which pattern you want. Hot glue works the best to hold the rosettes together, as well as onto the layered hearts, and it's faster than using Sticky Strip.

I used the Full Heart punch for these hearts, and ran Very Vanilla card stock through the Big Shot with the Alphabet Simple Letters dies. The letters are attached with Stampin' Dimensionals.

My downline, Michelle, actually had the idea of using these Blossom-punched flowers to hold the banner together. There's a solid flower and a patterned flower. Mix and match for the combo you like and add an Everyday Enchantment brad (another SAB freebie that also comes with two colors of ribbon!). I used a bone folder to curl up the petals.

There are a couple ways to connect the hearts together - with Pool Party ruffled ribbon - with bows at each end. Or hot-glue the blossoms onto the hearts to hold them together, and the ribbon is just at the ends. Either way is cute! I have my L-O-V-E banner hanging in the foyer area of my house. That sounds really elegant, but it's a small area with this washstand, lots of shoes and coats! lol

Outlined Occasions valentine treat

There's nothing like a nice bite of chocolate (Ghiradelli, in this case) to say, "Love." The stamp is one you can get FREE when you order $50. It's a Sale-a-Bration offering called Outlined Occasions. Then there's a label framelit behind, with a Twitterpated button. I CASE'd this Scallop Envelope treat idea from Jill Hilliard.

Stamps: Outlined Occasions;

Ink: Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink;

Paper: Very Vanilla, Pretty in Pink;

Accessories: Twitterpated buttons, Labels framelits, 1-1/4" Pretty in Pink striped grosgrain, 1/8" Very Vanilla taffeta, dimensionals, Scallop Envelope die.

Home Sweet Home decor element plaque

I chose this Home Sweet Home decor element for FREE when I bought $50 worth of high-quality Stampin' Up! product, because it's Sale-a-Bration time! The door to my house doesn't have a big enough flat area for the decor element, so I picked up a wood plaque and one of my downline painted and glazed it for me. Now it hangs at my studio. I had to cut about an inch from the ends of the curly lines under the words, but I think it still looks good. What do you think?

Sprinkled Expressions for a sweet Valentine

This Valentine's card features a few new items available to you on January 24 in the Sale-a-Bration Mini Catalog - the Sprinkled Expressions stamp set, Everyday Enchantment dsp, and Everyday Enchantment ribbon (part of a ribbon and brad pack). Also featured on this card is the Occasions Mini embossing folder Adorning Accents. The hearts is just one of the three folders in the pack for $8.95.