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Willow Lane: Layout

Hi Ladies! It’s Flóra here today. I am super excited to share with you my very first layout made with the pretty and cute Maggie Holmes Willow Lane collection. I adore every bit and piece so much. The critters and other elements totally look like they would come from a fairytale book. I decided to feature all of these nice elements on my scrapbook page, so I didn't use a complicated layout.

I chose the Darling 12x12 Patterned Paper for background and I hand stitched the scallops with colorful threads. I placed my photo on the left in a circle Pom-Pom Frame and embellished around. My favourite stickers from the collection are the Standouts, so I added many of them to my page. The panda is the cutest I think.

The Sequins Flowers are unique so I wanted to use them up instantly. I added the white one next to the frame. Under it I adhered a fussy cut floral from Blossom Paper. The houses are also hand cuts from Cottage Paper. The title comes from the Ephemera pack. I wanted to remind myself how life is magical in every meaning and bright days are always a head. By the way, the black banner is fussy cut from the Spread Love Paper.

On the right bottom corner I created another cluster to reach the right balance. I added some die cut along a pink Thread Bow. Super cute! In the end I adhered a few Phrase Stickers from the Flourish collection.

I promise you will have tons of fun with the new Maggie Holmes – Willow Lane collection. All the embellishments are unique and lovely. They are perfect for documenting your most treasured memories. Thanks for stopping by! Flóra

 

Used products:

Maggie Holmes – Willow Lane Darling Paper, Maggie Holmes – Willow Lane Blossom Paper, Maggie Holmes – Willow Lane Spread Love Paper, Maggie Holmes – Willow Lane Pom-Pom Frames,  Maggie Holmes – Willow Lane Ephemera, Maggie Holmes – Willow Lane Standouts, Maggie Holmes – Willow Lane 12x12 Chipboard, Maggie Holmes – Willow Lane Thread Bows, Maggie Holmes – Willow Lane Sequins Flowers, Maggie Holmes – Flourish Phrase Stickers (344401),

Family Stories: Get-To-Know-You Book

Get to know your friends and family better with a Get-To-Know-You mini book. It's me, Sandra, and I'm sharing some inspiration how to make one of these adorable books.  

I decided to go for a mini book that gives you more flexibility with the contents and the number of pages. I grabbed a mini clipboard album from the 2013 Maggie Holmes Signature line that I had in my stash. The binder rings allow you to add more pages later on.

I cut different sheets of patterned paper and a thin acetate sheet for the cover to the size of the mini clipboard. And one by one, I started to build the pages. The fun thing about the Get-To-Know-You mini book is an integrated string-tie paper album that I attached to the third page.

You can add small pages to the inside of the string-tie album. I used a black pen to draw lines onto white cardstock. The pages can be used for more personal information that are not visible at first sight.

Things to ask

In addition to asking basic facts like name, age, date and "my motto", you can also ask questions like: What's your best memory? What are you wearing at the moment? What are the top 5 things to bring to a deserted island?

 

You can even use a small glassine bag that holds a strand of hair and put it into a small pocket.

Furthermore, you can ask for all things 'favorite': favorite color, friend, game, dream, etc. A patterned paper with lines is a great alternative to just plain white cardstock. 

Add a shaker pocket

The final page is a decorated shaker pocket that holds sequins, golden hearts and a cute little paper pocket (for even more secrets and secret dreams). I cut the paper pocket with my cutting machine. It has the shape of diving goggles.

As I said in the beginning, using binder rings is a wonderful way to stay flexible with your mini book creations. You can add more pages later on.

I hope you like my Get-To-Know-You Book inspiration. Have fun creating your own special book to get to know your loved ones better. Yours, Sandra

Supplies: Crate Paper - Main Squeeze Match Made (379164), Heart Eyes (379173), Chipboard Stickers (379176), Stickers (379178), Crate Paper - Here + There Chipboard Stickers (344345), Flair (344351), Stickers (344354), Crate Paper - Good Vibes Paper Pad Sheets (344311), Maggie Holmes - Gather Stickers (375851), American Crafts - Together Glitter Foam Stickers (344315), Wander Glossy Puffy Stickers (344344), Charming Chipboard Letter Stickers (344437), Joy Wood Letter Stickers (379063), Happy Foam Letter Stickers (379115), Crique Puffy Phrase and Accent Stickers (379117), Maggie Holmes - Signature Mini Clipboard Album

Family Stories: Family Tree

Hello!  Thank you for stopping by the blog today!  I have a family tree layout to share using the Maggie Holmes Flourish collection by Crate Paper.  I had so many ideas whirling around in my head as to how to approach the layout.  I started by looking through photos and realized I don't have photos readily available of extended family.  I thought it would be fun to focus on my daughter, myself and my parents for this layout.

I started out with a tree cut file that I cut from white cardstock.  I fiddled around with the cutout tree for quite awhile until it hit me to try the background with the tree cut out of it.  I slipped a piece of teal green patterned paper behind the cutout and loved it!

From that point, I chose my photos and then decided on an arrangement.  I added the photo of Hannah at the bottom left, a photo of her and I on the right and a photo of myself and my mom and dad on the top right.  I decided to use pinks and yellows to embellish the photos and got out the floral die cut pack!  I LOVE the flowers that Maggie Holmes includes in her collections.  My instinct is to hoard them, but on the layout, they went!  I added some washi tape at the bottom of the layout to "ground" the tree and popped on the cute little partridge embossed puffy sticker.

At the top of the tree, I added a fussy cut dragonfly from the Charming paper and a for a little joke I added the squirrel holding the little acorn! (Nuts don't fall far from the tree) Haha!  I tucked in some of the gorgeous gold puffy sticker leaves and finished off with some word strips from the cardstock sticker pack.

I hope you are inspired to create a family tree for your family!  I want to do another layout with old-time family photos!

SUPPLIES: FLOURISH- 344373 PERENNIAL / 344377 PROVENCE  / 344388 THICKERS - RECOLLECTION / 344390 THICKERS - MEMO / 344386 CHIPBOARD STICKERS / 344385 6x12 STICKERS / 344401 CARDSTOCK STICKERS / 344398 EMBOSSED PUFFY STICKERS / 344387 EPHEMERA P ACK  / 344394 EPHEMERA P ACK+  

Family Stories: Memory Book

Hello there! It's Jessy here to share with you a memory book that I created for one of our favourite family member. The person I picked is my little sister. She has been constantly caring & loving my daughters. 

Over the years, I have been blessed with the love my sister poured into our family. Our relationship grew deeper & fonder when we stayed in the same residential area! Often times, she will swing by to bring the girls out for a meal and always willing to help whenever we need one. She's certainly the best aunty that my girls adore very much. And with her in mind, I want to honor her by creating a mini album as my gratitude towards her! And today's mini album gift idea feature the Crate Paper Wild Heart collection.

To begin, I went through my old photos on the phone and picked out the ones that I would use for printing. Once that was done, I went through my stash to search for patterned papers and embellishments that I can use for layering. And I also decided to use patterned papers as my base. I wanted to go with colorful background.

After adhering all the photos onto the patterned papers, I continued with the embellishments. I kept the design pretty simple & similar to achieve a cohesive look. 

 

 

On the back of this card, I included a personal note to my sister. Writing it down sure adds the personal touch to the album. 

 Including thicker stickers like chipboard sure give the texture I was going for. 

 I hope you are inspired to create a cute memory book album for your loved ones today! Let them know that you care :) Thanks for coming by!

Xoxo Jessy

Supplies : Wild Heart - Wildly (344420), Electric (344421), Jungle (344428), Chipboard Stickers (344434), Cardstock Stickers (344435), Ephemera Die-Cuts (344436), Thickers (344438). Here & There - Tassel (344349)

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Enjoy! 

XOXO,

The Crate Paper Team

Summer Party Inspiration: Layout

Imagine warm summer nights. Music playing at the beach. And you sitting underneath a palm tree with your best buddies enjoying some refreshing drinks. Sounds good, doesn't it? Let's get in the mood for a nice summer evening party at the beach with today's Summer Party Layout.

For the background of the layout I chose the bold patterned paper Palms from the Wild Heart Collection. Then I created a cut file saying 'Summer Party' with my cutting machine software. In a next step, I backed the word Summer with the patterned paper Electric, also from Wild Heart.

Right below the title, I added a photo showing three blue sun shade umbrellas at the beach. In addition, I decorated the layout with different travel-themed embellishments from Here & There and the Good Vibes Collection. While creating the layout, I really got myself in the mood for travelling and enjoying nice times in a far away place.

I hope you like my layout inspiration. Have fun creating your own special Summer Party Layout. Yours, Sandra

Supplies: Crate Paper - Wild Heart Electric (344421), Palms (344422), Embossed Puffy Stickers (344442), Crate Paper - Here & There Chipboard Stickers (344345), Stickers (344347), Flair (344351) Crate Paper - Good Vibes Stickers (344314)

Summer Party Decor: Photo Booth

Hello Crate Paper fans! It’s Bea here today with a fun party idea! In my personal experience, parties are more successful if I give my guests something to do when they arrive. And my favourite of those activities is a DIY photo booth! Having a photo booth is so fun and gives attendees—who may not know one another—a point of commonality and a simple conversation starter. It also creates a great keepsake for you and your guests. They will appreciate having a photo of themselves with their friends, their kids. And, of course, I always add some fun props to make it even more memorable.

This year I created a summer themed photo booth for our regular beach party. I started off with a big frame which I coloured with mint acrylic paint. I placed it on a small table and put in front of the white wall that I used as a background. I also involved the frame with tulle to add a playful look. The next step was to decorate the frame with tropical embellishments. I used my cutting machine to create tropical flowers and created two clusters using the die cut flowers and some sticker leaves from the Wild Heart collection.

Next, I arranged the ‘This is PARADISE’ sentiment to the top left corner of the frame using cardstock stickers, and adhered butterflies to the top.

To add more fun, I created party props for our guests. Sun glasses, hats, camera, flags and hearts are always good choices!

I adhered the props to wood sticks and put them into a standing frame. I also placed a piece of patterned paper into the frame and used alphabet stickers to create the ‘Beach Baby’ title.

Paper crown is something that I never miss to create when I set up a DIY photo booth. I trimmed two paper stripes from patterned paper and added pretty flowers from the Flourish collection and cardstock stickers from Wild Heart collection.

My daughter was the first who wanted to try the photo booth, she really enjoyed playing with the fun photo props.

A picture’s worth a thousand words, don’t you think? Thank you for stopping by today! Bea

Supplies: Crate Paper Wild Heart collection- Wildly (344420), Animal (344427), Palms (344422), Daze (344423), Paradise (344425), Jungle (344428), Chipboard Stickers (344434), Cardstock Stickers (344435), Ephemera Cardstock Die-Cuts (344436), Thickers Stickers (344438), Standouts (344439) Flourish collection - Decorative Trim, (344405), Puffy Gold Thickers (344388), Tiny Tassels (344399), Standouts (344396)

Summer Party Decor: Tropical Garland

Hello, CP friends! Summer is in full swing, and we only have a few more weeks left before returning to the usual routine of school and various kids' activities. How about a tropical themed party to celebrate the warm and long summer days with family and friends?

Party décor has become an essential step in my event planning. It helps bring the theme to life and welcomes your guests in an inviting way. Today I'm sharing an easy DIY garland made of colorful flowers and tropical leaves that is sure to set the tone for a great outdoor summer party. The Wild Heart collection, with its fun colors and patterns, was perfect for this.

I started by choosing the color scheme, and gathering the patterned papers I wanted to use. I went with green for the foliage, and pink and yellow for the flowers. I used my die cutting machine to cut the shapes, but there are lots of templates online that can be easily traced or printed and fussy cut.

For the flowers, I layered a smaller flower on top of the bottom one to create dimension; I also varied their sizes, alternating them for a more natural look.

Once all the individual pieces were ready, I adhered the Flourish Decorative Trim to the back of the piece of pink ribbon I chose to hang the garland, so that only the small gold leaves showed from the sides.

I then went on gluing down the flowers in a wavy pattern. For extra detail, I added gold leaves from the Flourish collection here and there in between the other leaves and flowers.

This tropical paper garland was really fun and easy to make, and would be a great piece of décor for any summer party. It could also be used as a tabletop decoration!

Thank you for stopping by today!

Enza

Supply list: Wild Heart – Retreat (344429), Planted (344424), Hustle (344430), Palms (344422); Flourish - Decorative Trim (344405), Ephemera Pack (344394).

Crafts with Kids: Paper Flowers

I was pretty excited when I found out that I was assigned for this week's project theme - "Craft with Kids"! I knew that my eldest daughter would love to have crafty time with me. She always does! A few days before we started this together, I spoke to her that we would do something fun. We actually briefly discussed what we should do. We decided to create colorful paper flowers. That would be perfect as our craft time together!

First, we picked up a fringed flower die. And with the help of an electric die-cutting machine, our tasks were pretty smooth and fast too.  

Once the cuttings were done, we assembled from the biggest piece at the bottom and followed by the medium and smallest at the top. 

Then, she used a cute flower brad to secure all the pieces together. 

 

Next, she fluffed up the fringed petals by pushing them upwards. She really had so much fun!

These are how the flowers will look like! Aren't they pretty? I love the eclectic & whimsical look. 

 

To complete the paper flowers, we die cut leaves and attached sticks at the back of the flowers. My daughter just loved the end result and she asked if she could give these flowers to her classmates as gifts. She'll include a note at the back of the leaves. She's the sweetest! Love her proud face too!

 

These paper flowers sure have alot of potential. You can use them as cake topper, banner, bookmark, part of embellishment for handmade cards or smaller projects, etc. Simple to create and fast to complete! Perfect for kids.

I do hope that you love this little project I did with my girl. Thanks for coming again! 

Xoxo Jessy

Supplies : Crate Paper Maggie Holmes - Poppy (344362), Provence (344377), Hummingbird (344380). Confetti - 12x12 Paper pad (683398)

Crafts with Kids: Paper Wands

Hello everyone! Enza here, and today I'm sharing a fun project that is perfect if you are looking to spend some time crafting with your kids. One of my goals during the summer months is find activities that we can do together inside the home, and arts and crafts are always at the top of my list; entertaining for them and very enjoyable for me. It doesn't get any better than that ;)

Paper wands are one of my favorite things to make. They can be used for role-playing, fairy and princess themed birthday parties, party favors, and room décor. The good thing is that you can go from very simple to more intricate designs and always get amazing results that your kids will love.

Here is what you'll need:

• Patterned paper.
• 1/4” wood dowel or pencil (to make paper straws).
• Paper trimmer.
• Scoring board (to make rosettes).
• Scalloped edge paper punch or any border punch.
• Nesting craft dies (you can also use circular objects for tracing, as long as they are different sizes).
• Hot glue gun or liquid glue.
• Embellishments.

I started by making paper straws. You can purchase already made ones, but I wanted to use patterned paper from the gorgeous Flourish collection.

• Cut your paper into 1.5” strips.
• Lay a thin layer of glue along one edge of the strip of paper, making sure it's the side you don't want it to show.
• Place the dowel or pencil at an angle across one corner of the strip. Tuck the corner under the dowel and start rolling, using the dowel as your guide.
• When you reach the end, add a bit of glue to secure the paper and remove the dowel from the paper straw.

Next, the rosettes. I used my die cutting machine to save a bit of time, but if you and your kids are up to it, you can totally make them by hand. Here are the instructions for a 3” rosette:

• Cut a 2” strip of paper from a 12x12 patterned paper.
• Use the border punch to shape one of the edges.
• Score the strip of paper at ¼” along the whole length and fold it accordion style back and forth on the scored lines.
• Glue the ends and adhere the flattened rosette on top of a small paper circle with glue or double-sided tape to keep it in place.

Once straws and rosettes are ready, you can start assembling the wands. I used the nesting dies to create several layers with different patterned papers. The largest circle is the base of your wand topper, on which you can adhere the rest of the circular shapes in decreasing order. Some of the wands have two layers of rosettes, which make them very dimensional, but you can achieve a similar look by simply alternating paper and craft foam.

To add extra details, you can use ribbon, paper bows, chipboard stickers and more. One thing that I recommend is gluing the paper straw in between two layers of paper to make the wand more durable.

My daughter and I had a lot of fun putting these together. She opted not to use rosettes on her wand, but only die cut circles and the super cute dimensional flower sticker from the Flourish collection as her finishing touch.

I hope this tutorial has inspired you today and that you'll consider trying it with your kids.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Enza

Supply list: Flourish - Fragrant (344369), Emma (344364), Poppy (344362), Greenhouse (344371), Poetic (344366), Jardin (344376), Royal (344372), Songbird (344368), Ponderosa (344363), 6x8 Paper Pad (344406), 6x12 Sticker Sheet (344385), Standouts (344396), Decorative Trim (344405), Chipboard Stickers (344386).