The other day I bought new bed linens – very colorful ones of course, as I generally tend to feel attracted to colorful things. They were packaged in plastic with a cardboard wrapper which displayed a picture of what the linens would look like once unpacked. And it was that cardboard picture I used to create this card!
The colors were simply amazing and I embellished only a little here and there. Did have to mat the inside and backside of the card of course, and for this I used some Studio Light papers.
In the video you can see the actual linens by the way š
So anyway, this week my tip is to look beyond your design paper pads and check out other options – like cardboard wrappers of bed linens š
Well, the title is already teasing it: I’ll be expanding on my creative adventures – by designing my own patterned paper templatesĀ and offering them as downloadable printables! š
What that means is that I’m experimenting with digital scrapbooking and graphic design, to come up with my own project templates. And I’m starting off with not one butĀ two Box cardĀ Printables!
Now these are not templates in the sense of having visible cutting & scoring lines or some such. The reason I’m calling it a box card patterned paper template is that you will not need any (!) cardstock to create your box card, because I came up with a double-sided design paper that will work perfectly with the cuts and folds of any box card.
Note that it will take at least medium level paper crafters for the printable to work without a tutorial. Therefore I have added a bonus tutorial and a bonus cutting guide to my regular Box Card Tutorial (#26), specifically for these printable patterned paper templates. Those of you who have already purchased this tutorial are in luck, for they will be able to download the extra guidesĀ at no additional cost! š
I’m calling my new box card patterned paper templateĀ Flowers & Wine.Ā It’s an original design and available in my shop now, for a very small price. You can print it as many times as you like, provided you do so for your own personal use or gift giving. AND as a bonus, you’ll get a freebie!*Ā For there’s a secondĀ printable available with the first, enabling you to make TWO beautiful box cards for the price of ONE!
Simply check out theĀ PrintablesĀ section in my shop.
So, check out the video below and please do let me know what you think! Is this something you would like to see more of?
* I created theĀ freebieĀ printableĀ with elements from the Bring on SummerĀ digital collection by Savi by Design.
A little while ago I designed and created aĀ Double-Paged Gatefold AlbumĀ that I called Holiday Dreams – or for clarity’s sake, Vacation Dreams. I had some sunny and exotic photos in mind when I created it, and this week I’m happy to be able to share it with you again, but this timeĀ with pictures! š
I’m also sharing a great tip for your largeĀ photo mats: leave themĀ unmattedĀ and turn them into printed journalling – so cool! You can check it all out in the video & pictures below.
If you’d like to create this album yourself with your own materials, you can purchase my very elaborate & clear (written) tutorial – with a huge amount of helpful pictures! – in my shop. Now with a 10% discount for International Scrapbook day (discount offer will end Sunday May 6th, 10PM CET) – just like every other tutorial in my shop!
If you’d like to purchase a kit with the Ubud Dreams paper collection that I used, plus lots of embellishments, check out the Photographs & Memories webshop, which offers a complete kit INCLUDING my tutorial! šĀ It is US based so will hopefully be very convenient for people in the North Americas, shipping-wise.
You may have come across these press-out chipboard micro or mini albums, usually with some metal binding rings. In case you have wondered what to do with these, here’s an example!
It’s my second one actually, my first one was a bit larger and held pictures of my mom walking a fashion catwalk for elderly people – if you’re not curious about that, then by all means don’t check out that blog post š
This time around I bought a really tiny one – I like tiny stuff! – and printed little tiny pictures of my three guinea pigs Todah, Rizpah and Yarden (who recently passed away alas š ). Let me know if you’d like a little video tutorial on one or two apps with which you can easily print these smaller sized pictures. If there’s more than one of you then I’ll see what I can do.
Anyway, enjoy the video and pictures below! And see you next week! āļø
The envelope mini album is a fairly well-known phenomenon in the scrapbooking world, but this week I’m sharing my own unique design variety, which I’m calling theĀ Envelope Folio Album.
I designed two different versions, mostly by accident for I aimed at only one š, and while I was at it I prepared two pdf tutorials, which I’m offering as one tutorial set. Take advantage of the EASTER SALE I’m running until Monday April 2nd, for you’ll get a 15% discount on all of my tutorials!
Each of my spring-themed Envelope Folio Albums consists of eight envelopes, either square or rectangular – that’s up to you – and only a little bit of cardstock for the photo mats & wallets.
The square one is perfect for your 6×6″ paper pads – I don’t know about you but I have like aĀ tonĀ of those in my stash! – and for the rectangular one only 7 sheets of 12×12″ design paper are enough. So both iterations of this design keep the costs of creating them relatively low, especially when compared to a mini album!
These designs are really fun, for they offer lots of hidden nooks & crannies for pictures and memorabilia, for they sport lots of flaps and pockets. They make great original gifts and are of course easily customizable by simply choosing papers & embellishments in the theme of your choosing.
Feel free to leave your questions in the comment section! š
To celebrate Easter – and simply the arrival of spring yesterday šŗ – I created two z-shaped, multi-panel, tri-fold cards and did them up withĀ Cotton Tail,Ā a super fun Easter collection by We R Memory Keepers, in lovely spring colors.
The examples of regular Z-cards I found on the internet were all tri-folds, with four panels – which are very easy to make.
For my second card I decided to give it a littleĀ Creator’s Image StudioĀ twist, and doubled its length! Now that was great fun to work on, I have to say, for each panel is its own little layout, and there’s fourteen of them on my double-length design!
It helps if you’re working with some cutapart sheets or a die-cut pack, to be able to create enough variation in your panel decorations. Also, just throw in some flowers, feathers, enamel dots and the like, and you’re ready to go.
One of the great craft ideas floating around on the internet is what I would call a chocolate bar envelope. I think lots of people have made these by now, but only after I had the pleasure of receiving one myself, was my attention drawn to it.
I waited for the right occasion to create one myself and when the moment came, tadaa! š There it was, my very own version.
I sent it to my friend Christa, so it would be waiting for her when she got home from a short vacation. I mean, nothing says Welcome Home like chocolate & tea don’t you think? š
Have you ever sent someone food or snacks? š Let me know in the comments!
I’ve been fascinated by this thing called ‘easel card’ for a while, but I hadn’t actually made one myself yet. The front of an easel card has a movable part, which enables it to stand up Ā – like a painting on an easel I guess.
Of course I gave it my own Creator’s Image Studio twist, and designed what I’m now calling a Pocket Easel Card. Check it – and two regular ones – out in the video.
Let me know if you’d like me to share this little invention with you all by way of a (free) tutorialĀ (even years after this post is fine with me, just drop me line or leave a comment – I’m always in for new blog and/or video ideas š ).
Happy New Year everyone! š
And let’s start off with a new craft idea, why don’t we š
So I bought what I’m calling a collection folio, a sturdy folio to keep your paper documents neatly ordered around the office and at home. I altered it a bit, that is to say I expanded on it, decorated it and then filled it up with two handmade folios of my own.
I used the beautiful MadeleineĀ paper collection byĀ Bo BunnyĀ plus several of its decorative elements.
Hope you like this idea, it was pretty fun to work on it! As for the other two folios, next week’s post will focus more on them, plus I’m now offering a tutorial set for them.
In my last post I shared an XXL album with you, created with Kaisercraft’s Salty Kisses paper collection. As is most often the case, I had some papers left over. So I created a lovely summer-themed birthday card, combining a Kaisercraft sheet with the awesome die-cuts of Studiolight’s Summer at the Beach collection and a fun sentiment stamp by Crealies.
And by the way, cards also make great mini album page inserts! So there’s a bonus idea for you š
Hi all! I’m excited to be able to share this, my latest album! It is HUGE: it measures 9 x 12″ (23 x 30.5 cm), which makes it perfect to house the loads of pictures from any event or period of which you want to cherish many memories.
Since this particular album is beach-themed, it was created with our summer vacation in mind – so I named it Sunny Times!
It houses ten base pages – so 20 page surfaces – with lots of extra add-ons for your many pictures. You can add pictures of all sizes, ranging from wallet-sized all the way up to 8×10″ (20×27 cm), and in addition it offers lots of pockets and tuck spots for your memorabilia.
So check it out, enjoy the video, and consider your purchase options if you’d like to create one yourself: there’s the tutorial only option – a 178-page written tutorial (with over 500 clear pictures!) by way of immediate download – and then there’s the kit + tutorial you will very soon be able to get fromĀ Photographs and Memories,Ā which is a kit full of goodies to create the album plus my aforementioned tutorial (no extra costs).
Shabby chic is quite a broad term to describe a style of (usually interior) decoration that is or appears to be pleasingly old and slightly worn. There are various color themes and accompanying atmospheres that go with the term; it is not however what we would call vintage.Ā Below I’m embedding some digital mood boards I found on Pinterest to show you two very different kinds of shabby chic.
Based on these two mood boards I created two shabby chic cards, one to represent each type.Ā So, what type of Shabby chic do you prefer – if any? š
