All Occasions Gift Boxes

Happy Thursday!

I'm thrilled to be sharing my All Occasions Gift Boxes  over on Graphic 45's Blog today. To create my gift boxes, I used the Let It Bee Keepsake Kit as well as a variety of other products from Graphic 45. 

Head over to Graphic 45's Blog as I have a tutorial on how I created these vintage All Occasions Gift Boxes. Make sure to check Graphic 45's Blog out as well as their instagram page for more inspiration from the team.

- Katelyn

Love You To The Moon & Back Houses

 Happy Thursday!

Valentines is only 12 days away and I thought it would be fun to add a little decor to my Valentine's Day Decor. To create these cute little houses, I used the Tim Holtz Tiny Houses die and the Happy Hearts Creative Kit from Jennifer Edwardson Creative Inc. Grab a cup of your favourite beverage and learn how to recreate these cute little houses at home.

To start, die cut the small house twice at the roof once out of a piece of Mat Board. Choose two pieces of patterned paper from the Happy Hearts Creative Kit or any love themed patterned paper. The pattern that you want to use make sure it faces up when die cutting the house and the roof. You will need two house pieces. Ink the edges of the mat board houses and roof as well as the patterned papers using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Adhere the patterned paper to each of the houses. Adhere the patterned paper roof to the roof.

Adhere the house together. Adhere the roof to the top of the house using a hot glue gun.

From the ephemera package from the kit, you'll need the typewriter and the Love You To The Moon & Back Quote. Cut the quote into four strips. I fussy cut three hearts from patterned paper. Ink the edges of all of the pieces. Foam square the typewriter to the bottom right side of the house front. Adhere the moon & back strips to the typewriter as desired. Adhere the three hearts as desired around the typewriter. 

Die cut the large house twice at the roof once out of a piece of Mat Board. Choose two pieces of patterned paper from the Happy Hearts Creative Kit or any love themed patterned paper. The pattern that you want to use make sure it faces up when die cutting the house and the roof. You will need two house pieces. Ink the edges of the mat board houses and roof as well as the patterned papers using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

From the ephemera package from the kit, you'll need the two roses, four hearts and the Love You To The strips. I fussy cut one heart from patterned paper. Fussy cut one of the labels from the patterned paper. Ink the edges of all of the pieces. 

Adhere the patterned paper to each of the houses. Adhere the patterned paper roof to the roof.

Adhere the house together. 

Foam square the two roses, one in the top right and one in the bottom left corner of the front of the house. Use adhesive and foam squares to adhere the label in between the two roses. Adhere the Love You To The word strips to the label as desired. 

Adhere the five hearts as desired on the front of the house.

Adhere the roof to the top of the house using a hot glue gun.

Here are a few closeups of the finished houses.

Here is the finished Love You To The Moon & Back Houses.

Supplies Used:

- Jennifer Edwardson Creative Inc.: Happy Hearts Creative Kit

- Tim Holtz for Sizzix: Tiny Houses

- Sizzix: Mat Board - White

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Ink - Walnut Stain and Blending Tool with foam

Misc: Hot Glue Gun

I hope that my tutorial to create these Love You To The Moon & Back Houses has inspired you to recreate your own at home!

- Katelyn

You're A Gem Gift Bag/Envelope

Happy Friday! I have a new project over on Wild Whisper's blog, where I'm sharing my You're A Gem Gift Bag/Envelope which features one of the brand new collections Watercolour Paper Pack from Pam Bray Designs.

For all the details, more photos and a full tutorial on my tag you'll want to stop by the Wild Whisper blog. You'll want to make sure to keep checking out Wild Whisper's blog as the design team will be sharing lots of inspiration using the new collections.

- Katelyn

Travel Journal

Happy Friday! Today, I have a new project over on Wild Whisper's blog, where I'm sharing my Travel Journal which features the new City Lights Collection.

For all the details, more photos and a full tutorial on my Travel Journal you'll want to stop by the Wild Whisper blog. Make sure to keep checking out Wild Whisper's blog because the rest of the design team will be sharing projects all month featuring the Talk Foodie to Me and City Lights collections.

- Katelyn

Good Times & Tan Lines Travel Journal

Happy Monday! Today, I'm excited to be back on Wild Whisper's blog sharing my tropical themed Good Times & Tan Lines Travel Journal which has me longing to go on a tropical adventure. To create my travel journal I've used the brand new Back to Basics Collection as well as the Palm Paradise Collection.

For all the details, more photos and a full tutorial on my Good Times & Tan Lines Travel Journal, you'll want to stop by the Wild Whisper blog. Make sure to keep checking out Wild Whisper's blog because the rest of the design team will be sharing projects featuring the new Back to Basics Collection and the Palm Paradise Collection. 

- Katelyn

All is Calm, All is Bright Gift Card Holder

I'm sharing one more post with you today. 

 I'm thrilled to be back on Wild Whisper's blog sharing my All is Calm, All is Bright Gift Card Holder which features the Christmas Comfort Collection.

For all the details, more photos and a full tutorial on my All is Calm, All is Bright Gift Card Holder, you'll want to stop by the Wild Whisper blog. You'll want to make sure to continue checking out the Wild Whisper's blog as the design team will be sharing more inspiration with you.

- Katelyn

Certified Farm Fresh Mini Album

I have one more post to share with today. I'm back on Wild Whisper's blog today sharing my Certified Farm Fresh Mini Album which features the Farmhouse Collection.

For all the details, more photos and a full tutorial on my Certified Farm Fresh Mini Album, you'll want to stop by the Wild Whisper blog. Make sure to keep checking out Wild Whisper's blog because the rest of the design team will be sharing projects featuring the new Christmas Comfort Collection and the Farmhouse Collection. 

- Katelyn

Here comes Summer on the Emerald Creek Dares Blog

It's all about Summer on the Emerald Creek Dares blog for this weeks two week challenge. For this challenge I focused on the ocean aspect of summer. With growing up on the west coast of Canada I was spoiled to be able to go and relax by the ocean. So, for my project I decided that I would create a ocean inspired happy birthday card. Lets get started as I show   you how you can create my ocean birthday card at home.

To start you will need to cut a 4" x 5 1/4" piece out of 100lb white cardstock. Once the cardstock is cut, apply Distress Embossing Ink to the Mayflower stamp. Stamp the ship starting at the top of the white piece of cardstock. Continue applying ink to the ship and stamping it onto the white cardstock piece until the entire piece is covered in ships. After the white cardstock is covered in ships, sprinkle  Fine Clear Embossing powder over top of the entire piece, tap off the excess and then emboss with a heat tool.

After the ships have been embossed, it's time to blend Broken China, Tumbled Glass, Mermaid Lagoon and Faded Jeans Distress Ink over top of the entire ship embossed piece of paper. If  the background turns out to blue for you, blend a bit of Vintage Photo Distress Ink over top to tone it down. To finish the custom background, edge distress the edges and then ink them with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Now that the custom ship background piece is done, it's time to move on to the oval piece. For the oval you will need to use the Tim Holtz Stitched Ovals Dies from Sizzix and a small piece of 100lb white cardstock. Once the oval has been cut, blend Broken China, Tumbled Glass, Mermaid Lagoon and Faded Jeans Distress Ink over the entire oval. To finish the oval, edge distress the edges and then ink the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

After the oval is coloured with the Distress Ink, it's time to work on the sentiment. For the sentiment I used the Happy Birthday stamp and applied Vintage Photo Distress Ink to it. Once the stamp is inked, stamp onto a small piece of 100lb white cardstock. After it's been stamped, blend Broken China, Tumbled Glass, Mermaid Lagoon and Faded Jeans Distress Ink over the entire sentiment. When your happy with the coloured background on the sentiment, trim the Happy and the Birthday apart.  To finish the sentiment, edge distress the edges and then ink the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

With the sentiment being done, it's time to move on to the Anchor Charm. To get rid of the bright silver on the anchor charm, apply a layer of Gold Alcohol Adirondack Ink to it. Once the gold layer is dry, apply a layer of Mushroom Alcohol Adirondack Ink randomly over top of the gold. Set aside to dry.

The next step is to work on the stamped images. The first stamped image is the Starfish. Apply Vintage Photo Distress Ink to the starfish and stamp on to the 100lb white cardstock. Once stamped, colour the starfish with the Candied Apple Distress Marker. Fussy cut out the starfish and then ink the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

After the starfish is done, the next image that you will stamp is the Octopus. Apply Vintage Photo Distress Ink to the octopus stamp and stamp on to the 100lb white cardstock. After the octopus has been stamped, colour the octopus with the Scattered Straw Distress Marker. Fussy cut out the octopus and then ink the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

The last stamped image is the Water Logged. Apply Vintage Photo Distress Ink to the water logged stamp and stamp on to the 100lb white cardstock, repeat this step two more times. Once the water logged images are stamped, colour them with Gathered Twigs, Candied Apple and Scattered Straw Distress Marker. Fussy cut the water logged images out and then ink the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. Once all of the images are cut, adhere them along with the sentiment to the oval.

One of the finishing touches for my card, is wrapping linen twine around the middle of the boat custom background and then foam squaring the oval overtop in the middle of the background. The second finishing touch is adding glossy accents to the starfish and octopus stamped images. The last finishing touch is adding a piece of teal cardstock to behind the ship custom background that measures 4 1/8" x 5 3/8", make sure to edge distress the edges and ink them with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Products used from Emerald Creek:

- 100lb White Cardstock

- Octopus Stamp

- Mayflower Stamp

- Starfish Stamp

- Water Logged Stamp

- Fine Clear Embossing Powder

- Anchor Charm

Other Products Used:

- Ranger/Tim Holtz: Distress Markers: Gathered Twigs, Scattered Straw & Candied Apple, Distress Ink: Broken China, Tumbled Glass, Faded Jeans, Mermaid Lagoon, Embossing Ink & Vintage Photo and Adirondack Alcohol Ink: Mushroom & Gold

- Ranger Ink: Glossy Accents

- Tim Holtz/Sizzix: Stitched Ovals

- Bazzill: Blue Oasis Cardstock

- Misc: Linen Twine

Make sure that you go and check out the rest of the Emerald Creek Dares Design Team as they have all created fantastic pieces for this weeks challenge:

Cathy

Shilpa

Claudia

Pam

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my Ocean Happy Birthday Card. Don't forget to enter your project into our Emerald Creek Dares Challenge for your chance to win a $25.00 gift certificate for the Emerald Creek Store!

Until Next Time!

-Katelyn