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School Supplies: Pencil Holder

Hello there! Enza here to share a new project that is useful and easy to make, perfect as a back-to-school gift for the students in your life or their teachers.

My daughter loves school supplies (and so does her mama), so I thought it would be cute to make her a pencil holder using the gorgeous Willow Lane collection – I actually made two, so she can pick one and the other will be for me. Ha ha!

Here is what you'll need:

• a tin can
• strong double-sided adhesive, such as Red Tape by American Crafts
• patterned paper
• embellishments

I started by measuring the length of my tin can and cut the patterned paper accordingly. I used double-sided adhesive to adhere one edge to the tin, and went around covering it completely; then secured it with more double-sided tape.

For the first pencil holder, I fussy-cut a strip of paper from the Bright Days patterned paper and glued it in the middle portion of the can, while to create a border at the bottom, I used the super cute Star Decorative Trim.

I then went to town with the embellishments. Butterflies, hearts, a sentiment, and that cute girl from the 6x12 Sticker Sheet, gave the pencil holder a fun and pretty look. Everything was adhered down with foam adhesive, just to create a bit of dimension.

The second holder is much simpler in terms of decorative pieces.

I simply fussy-cut the Cottage patterned paper and adhered the houses all around the tin. I love all the different colors and shapes; they create the perfect border. The only other thing I added was a sentiment that covered the entire circumference of the tin.

I had a lot of fun making these pencil holders together, and I'm sure they'll put a smile on my daughter's face.

Thank you for stopping by! Have a lovely day!

Enza

Supplies: Willow Lane – Together (344465), Bright Days (344461), Cottage (344452), Adore (344445), Flutter (344450); Decorative Trim (344476); 6x12 Sticker Sheet (344485).

School Supplies: Notebook Cover

Are you looking for a nice present to give to a special person who is starting school? Do you wish to make the first day at school even more exciting for someone you love? Why not prepare a nicely decorated notebook. I'm sure you've got notebooks with blank covers at home. And these are waiting to be decorated by you. Just grab some of the pretty embellishments from the Willow Lane Collection and get started.

I used a wire-bound notebook with a white cover from my stash. I decided to go for a clean and simple design. The center piece of the cover is the fun polka dot frame with pom-poms. I added just a few embellishments around the frame and also on top of the frame.

Telling children that they are amazing will surely help strengthen their self-confidence. So why not go for a title like 'you are amazing'?!

With only a few wonderful embellishments from the Willow Lane Collection you can create a unique notebook cover.

I hope you like my notebook cover inspiration. Have fun decorating a special notebook for a person you care about. Yours, Sandra

Supplies: Maggie Holmes Crate Paper - Willow Lane Flowers (344471), Standouts (344475), Frames (344483), Ephemera Pieces (344486), American Crafts - Glitter Foam Stickers Together (344315)

Willow Lane: Greeting Cards

Hi Ladies! Its Bea here sharing two cards I made with the brand new - and seriously amazing!! - Willow Lane collection. Maggie’s new collection is so inspiring, I’m having way too much fun creating with it. Patterned papers are always one of my favorite things in any collection, and wanted to use as many patterns as possible on my project! I decided to create interactive cards with a cardstock base and cover the front with several patterned papers. To do this, I created two card bases with an extra flap from white cardstock. I folded them in three, covered the front with patterned papers and adhered a piece of lace to the bottom of the flap. I used the same technique for both cards, and love that the cards look like they are a part of a set because of the major design aspects are the same.

Here are the cards I created to share with you today.

I love the fun and playful nature of Willow Lane and decided to embrace that when creating these cards. The main element of the first card is the cute bunny from the ephemera pack. I wanted to create lots of layers but also add softness – achieved through the doily – and lots of dimension. The layers made up of the background patterned papers, die-cut tag, fussy cut flowers and the beautiful glittered heart standout. I cut the ‘cute’ title from the Daydream paper. That paper has all these lovely sentiments and words that would be perfect to fussy cut and use as title on your projects.  

For the second card I used the light blue Together and Sparrow papers as my base. I adhered the ‘You are Loved’ ephemera piece to the center using foam tape and layered tag behind. I couldn’t resist to add the cute unicorn sticker under the title and also added a piece of washi tape to the top. The yellow fussy cut butterfly was the perfect accompanying piece.

Of course cards aren't complete without an envelope! This was super quick to make thanks to the colorful pattern papers and the stamp set. I cut the envelope using my cutting machine, backed it with light-colored paper and added stamped images using the collection’s stamp set. I had an envelope in minutes that coordinated beautifully and fit the cards perfectly.

Thanks for joining me today, I hope you’re all inspired to create with this gorgeous collection!

Supplies: WILLOW LANE collection – Friendship (344446) / Sweet Rose (344447) / Sweet One (344453) / Happy Times (344463) / Sparrow (344456) / Blossom (344464) / Together (344465) /   / Clear Stamp (344479) / Chipboard Stickers (344484) / Die Cuts (344486) / Rub-Ons ( 344474) / Standouts (344475) / Washi Tapes (344480)

Willow Lane: Gift Tags

Hello, CP friends! Enza here, and today I'm very excited to share my very first project with the gorgeous Willow Lane collection by Maggie Holmes. Saying I adore this collection is an understatement; the colors, patterns, and unique embellishments are just perfect and suitable for any paper crafting project.

One of my passions is gift wrapping and pretty packaging. I think there is something extra special in adding a personalized touch to your gifts. Today I'm bringing you three gift tags, and I'm also going to share the finished wrapped presents using the new Gift Wrap Book that comes with the collection.

One thing these tags have in common is lots of layers. I started by choosing a background patterned paper, on which I then adhered several other tags and embellishments. The specialty vellum paper with its gold foiling details worked perfectly to bring in some sparkle and soften the overall look of the tags, also adding a more feminine touch.

Don't you just love those cute little thread bows? I would use them on everything! Same with the gorgeous butterflies from the Flutter patterned paper.

Here I stitched them together to bring in dimension and texture, and arranged them around a sentiment I fussy-cut from the cut-apart sheet.

The third tag was inspired by the pockets that come in the Journaling Ephemera pack. I cut patterned paper to size, created a scalloped edge, and machine-stitched it to the bottom tag to create a pocket, which I then filled with a couple of die-cuts. I also used the Rub-ons to complete my sentiment, and finished it with the lovely sequined flower.

Now onto the finished wrapped boxes. The paper in the Gift Wrap Book is thick and durable, and it comes in gorgeous patterns and colors. All I had to do was choose a ribbon that coordinated with the tags.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope you'll feel inspired to personalize your gift wrapping with papers and embellishments from the beautiful Willow Lane collection.

Enza

Supplies: Willow Lane – Daydream (344444), Kind Heart (344467), Happy Times (344463), Adore (344445), Friendship (344446), Flutter (344450), Willow (344462), Frolic (344451); Thread Bows (344470); 6x12 Sticker Sheet (344485); Rub-ons (344474): Specialty Foil on Vellum (344468); Gift Wrap Book (344493).