Inspiring Inkin Annual Catalogue 2014-2015 Launch Blog Hop

Welcome to my very first blog hop!  I hope you are all enjoying the blogs and picking up some lovely ideas for your crafting projects. 

 

The project I made for the new catalogue launch was a 6" x 6" notebook, treats box and card - all matching.  I designed this with the end of the school year in mind to give to my son's teacher when he left her class.

The notebook I made by covering a 6" square coaster board with a 7" square of lullaby designer series paper, before overlapping it onto the back and covering with coastal cabana cardstock to hide the edges.  I then cut 6" squares of coastal cabana and baked brown sugar cardstock for the file tabs sheet, which I cut out using the new file tabs die.  The 15 white pages were originally 6" squares that I cut down to fit behind the file tabs sheets.  I scored these (and the file tabs sheets) at 1" so that the pages could be opened.  (I learnt this the hard way!).  I stuck it all together up to the score line and added a spine to make it look more like a book, before using the new work of art stamp set to stamp the greeting.  I cut this out using the decorative label punch and sponge daubered the edges to blend them in, before adding to the front with dimensionals.  I then added some flowers punched from the Itty Bitty accents punch set and the pearls.

The card was a little easier and was simply a case of sticking it all on really.  The greeting was stamped, punched and attached in the same way as the notebook.

 

The chocolate treats box was made by making a basic box base from coastal cabana and decorated using baked brown sugar cardstock and lullaby designer series paper. I used a sheet of window sheet as the lid so that you could see what was inside, and finished it off with a piece of coastal cabana thick baker's twine.

 

A lovely gift I think!

 

Project Life launching...

For anyone who loves scrapbooking but finds that lack of time is a problem, Project Life by Stampin' Up! might just be what you are looking for.

 

Project Life is a quick and very easy way to preserving your memores. 

All you do is pop your photos into the pockets, add journaling and you've done!  If you are feeling extravagant you can even stamp your journaling cards before popping them into the pockets.

 

 

What could be more simple than that??

 

Have a look for yourself: Project Life

Card and herbal tea caddy box

This is something I made for one of my best friend's birthdays.  She's a great herbal tea fan, so I made her this tea caddy (from a design I found on the internet - cannot claim it to be my own!) and matching card.

 

I used crisp cantaloupe cardstock and birthday basics designer series paper to make the actual items.  I then decorated it with petite petals stamp set and punch, and basic pearls to decorate the middle of the flowers.  I then used the decorative label punch to make the greetings label.

Hope you like it.  I was rather pleased with it.  Though word of warning - make sure you buy herbal tea bags that are individually wrapped!  It looks much better than tea bags just plonked in the mini boxes!!