Zelinda's PaperNook

 Sometimes when I make a box card set like this I like to make all the cards to match the box and use the same stamp set and colors. But in this case I had too many ideas to limit myself to one stamp set and color combination.  The person I gave this to today was very appreciative of my creativity and made the comment I hear all the time when I give cards as gift..." They're too pretty to give away". But they are meant to given, but only to those "special" people in your life that will appreciate a "non store bought" card and not just toss in the trash as soon as they read the card! The box holds up to 6 cards with matching envelopes. Here are 4 of the 6 cards I made and the box... I ran the flowers through an embossing folder to add some "life" to the flowers. For added dimension I punched out some little flowers and popped them up with Stampin Dimensionals and added Basic Pearls .  I used the Brayer technique for sailboat card

I saw this technique from Dawn another Stampin Up demonstator and decided to give a try. And I love making this flowers. Here is the link to her website on how make the flower. I added my own touches by inking the edges and spraying with shimmer mist. http://dostamping.typepad.com/dostamping_with_dawn/2011/04/video-heated-ribbon-flower-stampin-up-satin-ribbon-dawn-stampin-up.html

I used the stamp set Button Buddy, one of my favorites from the new Stampin Up catalog.

Stampin Up supplies used: Bigz Die Flower Daisies #114520 Stamp Set in Clear-Word Play #120651 Soft Suede Striped Grosgrain Ribbon #125060 Paper: Melon Mambo Paper 115320 Pink Pirouette #111531 Regal Rose #105130 Basic Black #121045 Whisper White #100730 Punches: 2 3/8" Scallop 1 3/4" Scallop I used 3 of each size daisy to make one flower.

I made this for a baby gift, it was my first one and I was pleased how it turned out. The theme of the book was all the Baby's firsts...bath, walking, crawling...you get the idea. The pages are chipboard, which I cut out by hand (whish I had cricut machine). Then I cut the paper to cover the front and back of the chipboard. The size of the book was about 10" long by 5" wide. I wanted to make it large enough to fit a 4x6 photo on each page. I did find the template of the onsie online and then enlarged it to the size I wanted. The book had 10 pages (20 front and back).Here are some of the pages.

I saw this idea on YouTube and created my own version. The book is made from empty toilet paper rolls, but you can use empty paper towel rolls or even empty gift wrap rolls. It's a great way to recycle. You can use as many rolls as you like, I used 5. Flatten each roll and wrap with scrapbook paper, and embellish. There are different ways to bind the book, I just punched holes and used d-rings with ribbon.   Here is another great recycle idea, again I saw this idea on You Tube and added my own touches. The page on the right is made from plastic store bags, the bags are melted together with an iron. After I melted the bags together, I cut to the size I needed and ran it through my Cuttlebug with embossing folder. Then I inked to add some dimension to the page. It takes 8 layers of bags to make 1 plastic page.     And here is another great recycle idea, plastic packaging to create clear pages. I ran it through my Cuttlebug with an embossing folder. I love this idea...

Here are the instructions for the Pumpkin, if you have any questions, please let me know. I used the Stampin Up New Simply Score Tool ·          Red sticky tape or a glue gun to assemble ·          (8) 12 x 12 Stampin Up designer paper scored at ½’ intervals,             it’s easier to score the 12 x 12 paper first then cut into strips. 1.        Punch out (20) 1 3/8” or 1” circles. Each rosette will have will have 2 circle punches,           one on each side. 2.        Start with the center layer, score then cut (3) 3 ½” x 12” strips then attach all the strips           to make 1 long strip. Form rosette and attach to a circle punch, then turn over and attach     ...

I made this Pumkpin using the new Stampin Up Scoring tool.