Teddy Bear Card & Gift Box

Hello crafters! 

If you're familiar with Forever in Time's paper collections, you know they all have glitter and embossing elements on them, which makes them awesome to work with! 

We have a few different collections in the shop but the one I couldn't wait to start working with was A Teddy Bear Life! It's so flippin' cute! 

Here's what is included in the 6 pack of double sided paper:

Super cute right! Teddy bear patterns always make me think of 'get well soon' type crafts and comfort. Who didn't have a favourite teddy when they were sick as a kid!? 

I found the cutest little box in Cricut Design Space, kind of like a mini Timbit box. Here's the completed project:

This was actually a really easy project to make. After I cut out the box on the Cricut, I cut out a few of the borders included on one of the papers. It fit almost perfectly around the box. 

*It's worth noting here that when creating these types of boxes, it's easiest to decorate before assembly as much as you can. 

I fussy cut the bear image, acorn and mushroom and adhered them in front of the border strip. The square images on either end were cut from the journaling card paper (I love when collections include those!)

The get well tag was also made with a trimmed down journaling card and stamped with Lawn Fawn's 'On the Mend' stamp set. I tied it up with a bit of yellow striped baker's twine and that was that! Now to fill it with a treat! 

As much as I loved the treat box, I wasn't done working with this collection! What goes better with a get well treat, than a get well card! 

Here's the card I made to go with the treat box:

This card was super simple to make as well. 

I simply cut 2 rectangles from paper in the collection and adhered them to a card front. I divided the 2 papers with a border strip and cut a journaling card for the sentiment. The 'Sending hugs' was also from Lawn Fawn's 'On the Mend'. 

The next friend that needs a little pick-me-up will have this special treat on their door step! 

Thanks for looking!

Lori

xo

Jack O'lantern Shaker card!

Good morning crafters!

So in keeping with our fall & Halloween crafting, I whipped up a quick card! 

I love shaker cards, it's such a fun element! Here's the card:

Here's how I made it!:

First I cut a sheet of plain orange cardstock, 1/8" smaller than my card front. In Cricut Design Studio, I created a rectangle the same size as the cardstock. I found jack o'lantern faces (Cartridge: Pumpkin Carving), and placed them where I wanted them to be cut inside the rectangle. I had to ensure I left enough space around the edge to adhere the foam tape. 

I cut the faces and placed an edge of black around the orange cardstock. I used Pebbles 2012 Halloween collection for the purple polka dot background paper as well as the stripe across the front of the card. 

I glued the purple paper directly to my card front, not the cardstock. Now it was time to get my shaker on! 

I guess I was maybe a tad too excited about this card. I got my foam tape all measured out, adhered it all to the back of the orange cardstock and started to fill it in with the black sequins. Something seemed off though. 

I forgot to put my clear plastic paper between the cardstock and the foam tape! My sequins were falling right through the jack o'lantern faces! Oops! 

I fixed up the mistake and put the sequins in again...this time they stayed put! I peeled the backing off the foam tape and stuck it to the card base. 

The moment of truth... (I always get worried I may have left a gap or space where all my shaker elements fall out! Crafter nightmare!)

I added the 'BOO" and spider webs from my stash, and that was it! 

I hope you enjoyed this card as much as I enjoyed making it! 

Lori

xo

Halloween Card using Lawn Fawn's Mommy & Me!

Hello crafters! 

Fall is actually one of my favorite times of the year. I looove the bright reds, oranges and yellow colors, the feeling of the crisp air, pumpkins, corn stalks and hay bales. But.... I reluctantly am getting on board with the "Halloween crafts in August thing".  After a big push from my co-workers, I thought maybe starting with something small like a card  would ease me into the season.  I'm just not ready to accept that summer is coming to an end!



Lawn Fawn's 'mommy and me' stamp and die set feature 2 owls, a mom and a baby. They're super cute, and owls are great for fall/Halloween crafts!

Here's the card! 

I used a 6.5" x 5" off white card base and cut navy blue cardstock for the trim. The orange polka dot paper is from the  Pebbles 2012 collection. 

The tree was cut in Cricut Design Space. The cartridge is Monster Bash.

I stamped and die cut the owls and colored them with colored pencils in yellow & brown tones. Cute but spooky! 

Enjoy the card, Halloween will be here before you know it! 

Lori

xo

Heartfelt Creations Berry Cafe Projects!

Good morning crafters!

To say that I'm totally in love with Heartfelt Creations Berry Cafe collection would be a huge understatement! As soon as we received it in our office I was showing it off to everyone!

These are just a few of the samples from the 12x12 paper pad, these  really show off the gorgeous colors in this collection. 

I could not wait to dig in to this! I knew a card was in the plans right away!

The stamp/die sets are so intricate you really need to see them in person to appreciate all the detail, right down to the seeds in the strawberries and the markings on the wood fence, these stamps are so detailed! 

Shortly after we received the collection, I was headed out to camp for the week- end  with the family. You think that would stop me from stamping and coloring? Nope! I packed up my stamps, colored pencils and blenders and created these die cuts while sitting back under the sun. Can you think of anything more relaxing!? 

Once I was back to the real world and had my die cuts all coloured, I chose a 5.25" x 5.25" square card front from the paper pad. There are a few different ones to choose from, I liked the blue border on this one. I arranged my die cuts the way I liked and then  chose a sentiment. There is also a selection of those in the paper pad. I adhered it all to a plain off-white card base and "voila", easy peasy!

Now let's get back to that part about relaxing, Let me tell you about this bottle of wine!

I love giving a bottle of my favourite wine as a thank you gift. Adding a gift tag t makes it a bit more personal (and pretty!).

Here's the instructions for making this tag:

1. Cut a piece of patterned paper 10" x 2.75".  Again, I used the berry cafe collection.

2. Cut a piece of coordinating cardstock 1/4" bigger than that.

3. Score the patterned paper at 3.25" and run a bone folder over it to ensure a solid fold. 

4. Using either a circle punch or trace something round the size that you need, cut a 1.25" hole approximately 1 inch above the fold. 1.25" is a good size for a standard size wine bottle, but if you're using a different bottle, measure the hole accordingly. 

5. Repeat steps 3 & 4 on the plain cardstock. Be careful to ensure that the holes line up, while still maintaining an even border all the way around.

6. Apply adhesive to the back of the patterned paper and adhere it to the plain cardstock. Decorate your tag using some of the many gorgeous embellishments in the paper pad! 

Anyone (ahem...your favourite local scrapbook shop owner perhaps,  lol!), who receives a great bottle of wine, with a beautiful tag is pretty lucky in my eyes!  Just make sure if it is a scrapbooking  friend, finish your coloring before you break into the wine! Ha!

Have a great day!!

Lori

xo