Bloom Planner Insert

Happy Friday! 

For today's blog post, I've created this Bloom Planner Insert. To create my insert, I've combined a variety of dies and stamps from the Planner Essentials Collection as well as dies from Joset Designs and stamps from Charlene van der Vorst. You'll want to grab a cup of your favourite beverage and learn how to recreate my Planner Insert at home.

To start, die cut the planner insert from the Planner Essentials 15 - Bookmark 2 out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Sprinkle Magenta Nuance in Ocean, Jade and Cerulean Blue in the middle of the insert. Spritz the powder with water. Dry the insert with a heat tool. Place the Story Telling Stencil to the middle of the page insert. Use a palette knife and put Texture Paste Opaque Matte through the stencil as desired. Remove the stencil and allow the insert to dry.

From the Planner Patterns die, die cut the letters pattern out of kraft cardstock.

From the Planner Essentials 21 - Note Pieces die, die cut the medium note piece out of White Crinkle Abstract Digital paper by Pam Bray. Ink the edges of the note piece using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

From a piece of book page, die cut a 3/4" Diagonal Stitched Fishtail out of it. Ink the edges of the fishtail using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Die cut a 3/4" Diagonal Stitched Fishtail out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the Bloom stamp from the A Field of Flowers stamp set and stamp onto the fishtail. Trim the fishtail down to 2 3/8". Choose one of the flowers from the same stamp set. Apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the flower stamp and stamp onto a piece of watercolour paper. Colour the flower in using the Watercolor Palette. Once the flower has dried, fussy cut it out. Ink the edges of the fishtail and flower using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

From the Planner Essentials 25 - Double Heart Insert, die cut the leaf out of a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. From the same die, die cut the heart branch out of Olive Twist Soft Finish Cardstock.

From the Planner Essentials 24 - Photo Frame Pages die, die cut the film strip out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. From the same die, die cut the arrow out of Spring Green Soft Finish Cardstock. Ink the edges of the arrow using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Die cut the banner die from the Planner Essentials 26 - Planner Pocket 3 - Tag & Toppers die out of black cardstock.

Choose one of the reinforcements from the Reinforcement Variety Pack. Die cut the chosen reinforcement out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. You'll need a total of six reinforcements. Ink the edges of all the reinforcements using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Cut a piece of cheesecloth to your desired length and size.

Adhere the reinforcements over top of the circles on the page insert. Adhere the letter pattern 2 1/4" from the bottom and 1/4" from the right of the insert.

Foam square the note piece 2 1/4" from the top and 1/2" from the right of the insert. Adhere the fishtail to the middle of the note piece. Staple the filmstrip to the banner. Staple the arrow to the filmstrip. Adhere the filmstrip, banner and arrow over top of the fishtail.

Adhere the cheesecloth to the middle of the filmstrip and banner. Adhere the heart branch and leaf as desired to the middle of the cheesecloth.

Foam square the flower to the middle of the leaf and heart branch. Add a staple to the left hand side of the fishtail. Use adhesive and foam squares to adhere the bloom fishtail 2 3/8" from the bottom and 3/4" from the left of the insert.

Here are a few closeup photos of the insert.

Here is the finished Bloom Planner Insert.

Elizabeth Craft Designs Supplies Used:

Other Supplies Used:

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Ink - Black Soot and Blending Tool with Foam

- Ranger Ink: Jet Black Archival and Texture Paste Opaque Matte

- Magenta Nuance: Ocean, Jade and Cerulean Blue

- Tim Holtz/Ideaology: Tiny Attacher Stapler

- Emerald Creek Craft Supplies: Pam Bray Digital Paper - White Crinkle Abstract Paper

- Misc: Kraft Cardstock, Black Cardstock and Book page

Thanks so much for joining me today and I hope that I have inspired you to recreate your own version of my Bloom Planner Insert.

- Katelyn

Mermaid Kisses & Starfish Wishes

Happy Wednesday!

I've been busy playing with Joset Designs newest collection of adorable sea themed dies. So, for today's project, I created this cute Mermaid Kisses & Starfish Wishes Card. To create my card, I've used a variety of dies from Joset Designs. You'll want to read below as I have a full tutorial on how to recreate my card at home.

Start by diecutting a 3 1/2" Stitched Rounded Rectangle out of White Soft Finish Cardstock.

Diecut a 4" Stitched Rounded Rectangle out of a piece of mermaid like patterned paper.

The next five steps use the Mermaid Die.

Die cut the hair pieces out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Gathered Twigs Distress Oxide Ink over the entire surface of each piece. 

Die cut the mermaid bottom out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Seedless Preserves Distress Oxide Ink over the entire surface of the piece. 

Die cut the head, hands and body out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Tattered Rose Distress Oxide Ink over the entire surface of each piece. 

Die cut the head band, bikini top, flipper and trim out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide Ink over the entire surface of each piece. 

Die cut the mouth and eyes out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Abandoned Coral Distress Oxide Ink over the entire surface of the mouth. Colours the eyes using a black marker.

From the Mermaid die, die cut the crown out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. From the Diving Accessories die, die cut the starfish out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide Ink over the entire surface of each piece. 

For the next three steps, you'll need the Seaweed die.

Die cut the rocks out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink over the entire surface of two of the rocks. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide Ink over the entire surface of the other two rocks.

Die cut the coral pieces out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Abandoned Coral Distress Oxide Ink over the entire surface of the large coral piece and one of the small coral pieces. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Seedless Preserves Distress Oxide Ink over the entire surface of a second coral piece. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide Ink over the entire surface of the last coral pieces.

Cut a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock that measures 3/4" x 3 1/2". Die cut the edge die out of cardstock piece. Round the bottom left and right corners of the piece. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Antique Linen Distress Oxide Ink over the entire surface of the piece. 

Adhere your mermaid together.

Adhere the 3 1/2" rectangle piece to the 4" rectangle piece.

Adhere the sand piece to the bottom of the 3 1/2" rectangle.

Foam square the large coral piece to the left hand side of the 3 1/2" rectangle. Use adhesive and foam squares to adhere the other three coral pieces to the right hand side of the 3 1/2" rectangle as desired.

Around the large coral piece, adhere a brown and grey rock as desired. Around the three coral pieces, adhere the remaining rocks and the starfish as desired.

Adhere the mermaid in behind the coral pieces. Apply Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide Ink to the Mermaid Kisses & Starfish Wishes stamp from the Splish Splash Sentiments. Stamp the sentiment to the top right side of the 3 1/2" rectangle.

Cut a cardbase out of White Soft Finish Cardstock that measures 4 1/4" x 11", score at 5 1/2". Adhere the cardfront to the cardbase.

Here are a few closeup photos of the finished card.

Here is the finished Mermaid Kisses & Starfish Wishes Card.

Elizabeth Craft Designs Supplies Used:

Other Supplies Used:

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Oxide Ink - Peacock Feathers, Squeezed Lemonade, Abandoned Coral, Hickory Smoke, Gathered Twigs, Seedless Preserves, Antique Linen, Tattered Rose & Vintage Photo and Blending Tool with Foam

- Misc: Patterned Paper and Black Pen

I hope that my card has inspired you to recreate your own version of my Mermaid Kisses & Starfish Wishes Card.

- Katelyn

I'am Here For You Card

Happy Monday! 

I'm back on Creative Scrapbooker Magazine's Blog as a monthly blogger sharing my I'am Here For You Card. My project features dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs, a variety of products from Ranger Ink, embossing powder from Emerald Creek Craft Supplies, cardstock from Creative Scrapbooker Magazine and adhesive from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.

You'll want to make sure to stop by the Creative Scrapbooker Blog to learn how I created my I'am Here For You Card.

Thanks for stopping by!

- Katelyn

Enjoy This Moment Planner Page

I have one more post to share with you today. I'm up on Elizabeth Craft Designs blog, sharing my Enjoy This Moment Planner Page. My planner page features a variety of dies from the Planner Essentials Collection and Joset Designs.

For a full tutorial on my planner page, you'll want to head over to the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog for all the details. 

- Katelyn