Archives for August 2015

Quick and Easy BBQ Hostess Gift

Aug

Hi Friends! It’s Wendy Sue here today, sharing another quick and easy gift project! It’s summertime, and that means it’s picnic & barbecue season! Chances are you’ll be hosting or attending an evening or two filled with friends, family, good food, and fun! We were recently invited to a friend’s home to enjoy just such a night – and I have been trying to decide what to take to the shin-dig – besides a delicious salad and drinks! I decided to create a little bbq hostess gift for her; something she could use for future outdoor parties. This is the project I came up with:

You can never have enough mustard and ketchup for summer meals, right?!?

Here’s how I made it:

I cut the carrier(s) with my Silhouette Cameo. The carrier is actually for a milk carton, but it’s the perfect size for these bottles!

I used my favorite red tape to secure the tabs and create the carrier.

Repeat the process for a second carrier.

And use the same awesome red tape to hook the two carriers together, back-to-back, to create a double carrier.

I cut the paper strips (from the cut file) from striped paper and wrapped them around the outside of the carrier. This makes it CUTE and more sturdy at the same time!

To complete the carrier, I cut a 3×4 card into a tag shape, punched a hole and tied a bow through it. I used foam adhesive dots to secure it to the front of the carrier.

Of course, I had to dress up the bottles a bit, so I wrapped each one with patterned paper and then used some of the printed die-cut shapes from the Chips to decorate them just a bit more!

I can’t wait to give this quick & easy little gift to my friend, knowing that she will definitely have a use for the bottles in the future! Happy BBQ season to you!

Supplies:
Fun In The Sun “Summer Days” Patterned Paper
Fun in the Sun “Sunshine” Patterned Paper
Fun in the Sun “Watermelon” Patterned Paper
Fun in the Sun “Cherries” Patterned Paper
Fun in the Sun “Beach Towel” Patterned Paper
Fun in the Sun “Chips”
Super Sticky Red Tape
Foam Adhesive Dots

Cottage Living with Wendy

Aug

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I am so thrilled to be with you today to share some of what I have created with the amazing Cottage Living collection. Hi, my name is Wendy (http://antenucci.blogspot.com), and I love to document our everyday with pretty papers! For me, as a mom of 6 (and yes we homeschool), I want to document everything, but I have to be quick about my creating.

Be Together Frame

I loved the chalkboard included in this collection and instantly gathered my favorite gold washi tape from the Home+Made collection, clips, and a fun picture.

I began by placing my washi tape as a border on the chalkboard.

I then created a embellishment cluster with a doily (my favorite) as the base.

As a final touch, I added in a title to my frame to remind us that Family is meant to be together!

Now is the Time

My next layout was inspired by the Gallery Wall paper. I realized the colors were perfect for documenting my daughter’s first pointe recital. I used the lovely gold washi tape again and the Love Notes paper as I had in my mind a French feel. The stamp set, fit so perfectly inside of the frames adding just the right sentiment to the page. The gold garland provided a touch of celebration which I tied together with clusters of flowers fussy cut, one of my favorite stress relieving activities.

Just Be You

This layout, was a deviation from the last pieces, in I just wanted to create something fun with all of my leftovers. You can see my photo block and I loved the papers I chose to go together, but the layout was lacking in interest. So I mixed and matched! The Fun in the Sun collection had a great saying that added some color and the glasses were perfect with the sun rays from my picture.

A few leftover black stars carried the striking contrast through my page, but I still wanted more to tie everything together… So I cut some sun rays from vellum and stitched them to my layout. Again, a subtle touch, but it further enhanced my page and it added to my theme of the sunshine.

Thank you for allowing me to share with you today. Have a blessed day!
Wendy

Just Be You Supply List:

732760 Cottage Living Sunrise Sunset

732751 Cottage Living All Lined Up

732759 Cottage Living Classic Stripes

732783 Cottage Living Gold Tipped Tags

732768 Cottage Living Sweet Greetings

732835 Fun in the Sun Die-Cuts

732850 Fun in the Sun Summer Days

Now is the Time Supply List:

732750 Cottage Living Floral Tapestry

732763 Cottage Living Rounded Trellis

732759 Cottage Living Classic Stripes

732792 Cottage Living Acrylic Stamps

732793 Cottage Living Alphabet Masks

732756 Cottage Living Love Notes

732754 Cottage Living Gallery Wall

732768 Cottage Living Sweet Greetings

732783 Cottage Living Gold Tags

732791 Cottage Living Puffy Stickers

Be Together Frame Supply List:

732750 Cottage Living Floral Tapestry

732759 Cottage Living Classic Stripes

732754 Cottage Living Gallery Wall

732768 Cottage Living Sweet Greetings

732791 Cottage Living Puffy Stickers

732790 Cottage Living Hanging Chalkboard

732781 Cottage Living Gold Clips

732784 Cottage Living Flowers

You can find me in cyberspace at –
My Blog: http://antenucci.blogspot.com

My Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wendyantenucci

My Instagram: http://instagram.com/wantenucci

Summer Layout With Journaling Tutorial

Aug

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Hello there! It’s Mendi here today with a Fun In the Sun summer layout that’s all about yummy BBQ comfort foods! I love nothing more than hanging out with my family and eating (with a little more eating) so I decided to create a layout celebrating every day moments like this one.

To tie my theme together I turned to all the adorable ephemera shapes in the chips pack and grouped them all together in one big border across the center of my page for extra impact. To create some depth, I popped some of the shapes up with foam tape and embellished with some enamel dots.

For my journaling I used one of the 3×4 cards found on the “Summer Days” cut apart sheet. Ever want to know how to get your journaling to fit perfectly on pre-printed lines?

For my journaling card I wanted it to be a semi-circle (based on a sketch by Nichol Magouirk which inspired me) so I grabbed my We R Memory Keeper nesting circle dies to cut it.

I then used photo splits cut in half (because I’m cheap and it doesn’t take much to hold it). 😉

I then adhered my journaling card to a piece of basic office paper and set to work measuring so I could know where to set my 4 page margins within Microsoft Word. For your top margin you will want to measure to the top of first line and to the bottom of the last line for your bottom margin.

I knew I wanted to layer a cute die-cut on mine with some foam tape so I set the die-cut in place to measure my right margin. When all the margins are set, type out your journaling. Now the fun begins. Sometimes you must get creative in your spacing by playing with your font style and size. I started with Arial, but it took up too much room so I switched to Arial Narrow. It is important to count how many lines you have to fill and to not exceed that in your typed journaling. When I got it about right, I had a little extra space that I hadn’t used for bottom margin, but I was at my 12-line maximum so I played with my line spacing settings until the words lined up from top to bottom. All of this sounds complicated, but I swear it gets easier. With a little practice it can be done in a matter of minutes.

After I had my spacing just about right I chose to print it out on a piece of scratch paper so that I could hold it up to my other sheet and make sure my spacing was good. This is always extra helpful. In my case I decided to move everything over an extra 1/2 inch and to manually indent a couple of the lines to help them follow the curve. In hindsight I’m wishing I had moved everything up one line as well to account for the lines being printed lower on the card, but it didn’t occur to me until I had everything sewn down. 😉 I hope I’ve inspired you to try a little computer journaling on your next summer layout or project! 🙂

Supplies:
FUN IN THE SUN SUMMER DAYS 12×12 CARDSTOCK
FUN IN THE SUN SUNSHINE 12×12 CARDSTOCK
FUN IN THE SUN WATERMELON 12×12 CARDSTOCK
FUN IN THE SUN CHERRIES 12×12 CARDSTOCK
FUN IN THE SUN BEACH TOWEL 12×12 CARDSTOCK
FUN IN THE SUN CHIPS DIE-CUT SHAPES
HAPPY DAY EPOXY STICKERS

Picnic Pie Box

Aug

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Hello everyone! I’m Eva Pizarro and today I have a fun tutorial to share with you. I love to find new uses for my tools and looking at the Banner Board Punch by WRMK I immediately thought I could use it to make a pie box for my next picnic.

Start by scoring a 6 x 12 inch of paper at 1.5 inches.

Place your paper on your Banner Punch Board with the scoring on the upper side and cut your paper from the scored line to the tip of the banner. To make the pie box bigger, I cut placing my cutting tool on the guide but with the blade facing the outside. You will not be able to cut the tip of the triangle but that’s ok. Just use your scissors to cut a straight line.

This is what your paper will look like once you take it off your board.

Put your paper on your Banner Punch Board again and slide it to the 7 inch guide. Now you are going to score the paper following the guides of your board.

Bend your guide lines and cut your paper corners this way.

Bend your corners and assemble your pie box.

Once you glue your pieces, trim the rest of the paper.

And this is your finished pie box! It has a 1.5 inch height so you can use it for different sized pies or cakes.

Use some wax paper to protect the inside and tie it with some twine.

Picnic pie box by @evapizarrov using the #FunInTheSun collection from @pebblesinc

I also did other things to embellish my picinc!

Picnic pie box by @evapizarrov using the #FunInTheSun collection from @pebblesinc

I wrapped my sandwich in a piece of patterned paper and used some twine to tie it.

I embellished a paper bag and filled it with chips.

And because I knew it was going to be sunny and hot outside I also made a little paper fan with some cardstock shapes and a flattened paper straw.

Nothing like a cute picnic basket to brighten your day.

I hope you liked this little tutorial and that you can enjoy these sunny days with your loved ones.
Eva

Supplies:
Fun In The Sun Flip Flops (732853)
Fun In The Sun Cherries (732854)
Fun In The Sun Layered Sticker (732836)
Fun In The Sun Chips Die-Cut Shapes (732835)
Harvest Baker’s Twine (732897)
We R Memory Keepers Banner Punch Board (662565)
American Crafts Paper Straws (766943)

Wrapped Polaroid Frames with Tutorial

Aug

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Hello friends! Becki here, to show you how to make a wrapped Polaroid frame. As Summer is winding down I’m starting to print the dozens (okay, maybe hundreds) of photos. I wrapped a couple of frames and added the frames to the photos on this layout.

These frames are so easy to make. All you’ll need is some Polaroid frames from the Happy Day collection and some embroidery thread.

Start by picking one color and putting a little bit of adhesive on the back of the frame.

Put the thread on the back of the frame where you put the bit of adhesive and start wrapping the thread around the frame.

Once you have one color done, just add a little more adhesive and start with another color.

Because the frames are a little bulky, I adhered the photos to the frame with a couple of mini staples in the corners of the frames where there isn’t thread.

And here’s a few detail shots of the finished product.

Thanks for joining me on the Pebbles blog today! Come back and visit us soon!

Supplies:
Happy Day Photo Garland Kit 732716
Fun in the Sun Waves Patterned Paper PFISP-32858
Fun in the Sun Sunshine Patterned Paper PFISP-32851
Fun in the Sun Splash Patterned Paper PFISP-32855
Fun in the Sun Enamel Dots 732834
Fun in the Sun Layered Stickers 732836
Fun in the Sun Die Cut Shapes 732835
Fun in the Sun Lemonade Patterned Paper PFISP-32856