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Valentine Decor: Crate Boxes

Hey friends, it’s Amber here! Can you believe we are already at the end of January and heading into February? I’m sharing a super fun and cute Valentine’s Day project with you today as we head into the month of love and hearts. I hope it makes your day a little sweeter!

If there’s one thing I love about the various seasons and holidays throughout the year, big or small, it’s getting to decorate my home for them! And Valentine’s Day is no different. When I learned that our task was to create Valentine’s Day décor, I got excited and got to brainstorming some creative ideas that would be both pretty and purposeful. And there’s not a more perfect collection to use than the pretty La La Love collection!

I love the simple concept behind Valentine’s Day. All the hearts, candies, pink and red colors, love notes and such are just really fun. So, I decided to create some mini decorative crate boxes to place around my new house and fill them with little things like candies and love notes between me and my boyfriend!

I began by gathering a few mini wooden crate boxes along with some gorgeous patterned papers and embellishments from the La La Love collection. When I had all my supplies together, I used my paper trimmer to cut the patterned paper into strips that would fit across the wooden planks on the crates. I used one patterned paper for each crate. Then I used an adhesive tape runner to adhere the paper strips directly onto the planks.

Then came my favorite part, the embellishing! For the first mini crate, I wanted to make a box for me and my boyfriend to exchange love notes in. The Happy Valentine’s Day ephemera card with the puppy putting a letter in the mailbox seemed too perfect. I popped that up on some foam dots and adhered it onto the crate.

I then stuck down a cupcake puffy sticker slightly behind the left side of the card. On the inner side of the crate, I adhered another cute ephemera piece. To the right upper corner of the crate, I adhered a glitter heart, a wine bottle popped up on foam dots, and the cutest little cardstock envelope topped with a red puffy sticker heart. Perfect for a love note box, am I right?

I wanted to use my second mini crate to hold some candies, like tootsie rolls and heart lollipops! So, I went with a “sweets” theme for this box.

 I started by using that cake puffy sticker to put on the upper center of the crate. Then I adhered the yellow Happy Love Day tag using foam dots to create some dimension, and layered it slightly over the right side of the cake. I also stuck down a couple thicker hearts. And to finish it off, I stuck on the “Sweet” thicker phrase! And there I had the cutest little “sweets” box for some Valentine’s Day candies.

For my third mini crate, I decided to use it to store my La La Love washi tape and place it on my desk as a cute and functional décor piece!

I began with this crate by adhering that large Love card directly onto the center using foam dots. I then used various embellishments to circle around the centered card.

The first thing I used was one of the adorable rubber paper clips! I clipped that right onto the Love card and I’m obsessed with how cute it looks. Behind the upper right corner of the Love card, I stuck down a red and yellow flower sticker. Toward the bottom right corner, I stuck down the XO sticker.

I used various hearts on the left side of the Love card – the large red puffy heart, a silver glitter heart, a pink thicker heart, and a little blue heart too! And to finish it off, I put the Love Is In The Air sticker toward the bottom!

I now have three adorable little mini crate boxes to place around my home as lovely little Valentine’s Day décor pieces. And the best part is that they’re as functional as they are pretty! I love that each has a purpose in facilitating the fun and lovey-doveyness of February.

I hope you feel inspired to get creative with the La La Love collection to create some cute décor to make your home a little sweeter!

Supplies: Crate Paper La La Love – Blush (344584), Heartbeat (344547), Bouquet (344545), Rubber Paper Clips (344561), Small Embellishments (344560), Puffy Stickers (344559), Ephemera pack (344555), Cardstock stickers (344554), Thickers (344552)

 

Valentine Decor: Mini Totes

Hello Ladies! Who’s excited for Valentine’s Day? I am, and I have a fun decoration project to share with you today! Creating a Valentine mailbox is one of our favorite Valentine crafting projects every year. I used to put the pretty bags on the shelves of our kids. The tiny boxes look so pretty and festive, and my kids could collect all their precious little notes & candies into them. 

I started my project with selecting patterned papers from the gorgeous La La Love collection. To be honest, it was hard to choose because all papers are beautiful and perfect for this project! I ended up by choosing Blush and Heart Beat papers. I printed out the template, that you can find bellow. I cut out the shapes and draw around them on patterned papers. I fussy cut out the bag and the handles from the patterned papers.

I used double sided tape to adhere the edges of the bag. Then, I punched holes into the handles and attach them to the top of the bag using brads. It’s super easy and fun!

When finished, I started to decorate the cute bags. I added ephemera pieces and cardstock stickers to the front, and created a large paper bow to make them even more pretty.

Of course, I also created tiny surprises for my kids to put into their bags. I made fortune cookies, cards, envelopes for treats, heart banners and décor sticks using paper straw and shaker stickers for them.

Here is the template of the Valentine’s mailbag:

I can't wait to make more of these for our Valentine’s Day celebration! Thank you for stopping by! I hope you are inspired to give it a try.

Supplies: La La Love collection: Blush (344548), Heart Beat (344547), Heart You (3244541), Shaker sticker (344556), Rubber Paper Clips (344561), Small Embellishments (344560), Ephemera (344555), Chipboard Sticker (344553),

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La La Love: Mini Album

Hello!  Lorilei here today sharing a love filled Mini Album!  La La Love is such a fabulous collection and I wanted lots of layers and goodies peeking out in my mini album so I made all kinds of pages for this mini!

 

 

I have had this idea in the back of my mind for years and La La Love inspired me to make it happen.  I wanted to have a place where I could add notes, thoughts and letters to my daughter about love and relationships.  Motherly advice so to speak :). The beauty of this album is that I can continue to add to it over time and the inside is fun and interactive but it is housed in a secure sturdy album ( Dear Lizzy Album by American Crafts)

 

 

I made a tag to start the album with Hannah’s initials on the back of the tag.  The next page is a short pocket made from the Bouquet paper.  I cut the paper to the size I wanted, folded it up from the bottom and stitched around the three sides.  I added a card from the ephemera pack clipped on with the super cute x & o clips and a bit of washi on the bottom.

 

 

Next I made an envelope from pink card stock and decorated it with vintage music paper, washi, chipboard heart and a heart from the Thickers - My Sweet sheet.  On the back of the envelope I added a title using the First Kiss Thickers and a phrase from the Like You cut apart paper.

 

 

The next page is a cut down page protector.  I kept the pockets simple and added a piece of the Berry Sweet paper with a chipboard heart and a sticker on top!  I also added the XO rubber paper clip.  I love that the clips are so cute sticking out at the top!

 

 

The next few pages feature a 6x4 card from the In Love paper (I added a photo on the back) and a mini file folder I made from the Be Mine paper.

 

 

This set of pages uses the back of the mini “file folder” and a page from a cut down piece of the My Guy paper.  I added snippets of papers with stitching and a sticker to decorate the page!

 

 

Next up I made an envelope from the Love Note paper and a little custom closure, beside it I punched a letter I wrote and added a card cut from the My Guy paper held on with x & o clips.

I have added more envelopes, a 2x2 pocket page with images of movies about love I would recommend and more little pages, I have tucked in poems and all kinds of items.  The envelopes really helped me to add heartfelt thoughts, knowing they would be tucked away.

 

 

Thank you so much for joining me today.  I had so much fun making this album and I encourage you to put together an album about love for yourself or as a gift to someone!

 

SUPPLIES: La La Love - 344545 BOUQUET /  344555 EPHEMERA PACK / 344560 SMALL EMBELLISHMENTS /  344566 WASHI TAPE /  344552 THICKERS - MY SWEET /  344551 THICKERS - FIRST KISS /  344544 LIKE YOU / 344546 BERRY SWEET / 344554 6x12 STICKERS / 344561 RUBBER PAPER CLIPS / 344534 IN LOVE / 344535 BE MINE /  344536 LOVE NOTE / 344540 MY GUY /

La La Love: Cards

Hi Ladies! Today it’s Flóra back sharing two lovely Valentine's Day cards with you. Heart Day is such a lovely reason to celebrate love and friendships. I like to make cards from my loved ones and use all the pink and hearts for my greeting cards. La La Love is the cutest and prettiest collection to put something fun together. The Card Set makes everything so much easier. Check out what I made them!

 

You can use the cards from the set as they are if you don’t have free time this year to make handmade one. If you are lucky enough to play with these gorgeous line, I suggest you to grab the cards and use them as your base. You and add few stickers or add tons of layers as I did.

 

 

For the first card I used the strawberry card and added Ephemera pieces on. I layered on the top a chipboard stickers with a lovely girl portrait. As next to her I placed a “bakery” I just felt to add cake and cupcake stickers. On the bottom I adhered Phrase Stickers. I really love the black writing and different fonts they used for this sheet.  To add some texture I added red threads to the tag and fixed it with a mini stapler.

 

 

My second card has a ombre background. First, I placed Ephemera pieces and over that cute dog die cut. I scattered different heart stickers all around. Love different texture of the Chipboard, Foam, Puffy and Cardstock stickers. I always love to mix them, the more the merrier. I finished off this card by adding few Phrase Stickers.

 

 

In the end, I decided to make matching envelope liners. The Card Set includes regular white envelopes what you can cheer up with the liners. Use fun patterned papers and make your own sets! I hope you like my cards and they inspire you to send some love around in February! Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

Used products:

La La Love: Card Set, Puffy Stickers, Phrase Stickers, Ephemera, 6x12 Stickers, Chipboard Stickers, Foam Thickers, 12x12 Sugar Sugar Paper, 12x12 Amour Paper, 12x12 Blush Paper

 

La La Love: Valentine Pockets

Hello there! Enza here, and today I'm excited to share some quick and easy Valentine's Day pockets featuring the super fun La La Love collection. Every year, I help my kids make Valentines for their classmates and friends; from sweet treats to fun little messages, we try to find simple, handmade crafts that won't take much time. Here's a look at the pockets:

Let's see how they came together!

I started by making the pockets with the We R Memory Keepers Pocket Punch Board. After choosing the patterned paper I wanted to use, I trimmed it to measure 7x5.75 inches, so to create a pocket that would fit a 3x4 card. We got all our papers ready before assembling the pockets; it made the whole process go faster.

I fussy cut the cards from the In Love paper, embellished them with die cuts and stickers, and matted them with more fun papers.

To decorate the pockets, I used a mix of die cuts, chipboard stickers, and tags. For the one below, I layered a tag from the Ephemera Pack, a foam sticker heart with lovely glitter accents, and that super cute dog! Sentiments stickers and red twine finished the pocket. To keep it closed, without having to glue the flap or find a more time-consuming way to do it, I used a paper clip, which also added some dimension.

I followed the same layering technique for the second and third pockets, with tags, die cuts and sentiments. I love the cupcake and the XO paper clips! So fun! They bring in an interactive element that kids love. For one of the pockets, I also wrapped glittery washi tape around it, just to give it some sparkle.

Thank you for stopping by today. I'm very pleased with how these pockets turned out, and cant' wait to make more!

Until next time!

Enza

Supplies: La La Love – Embellishments (344560), Puffy Stickers (344559), Paper Clips (344561), Sentiment Stickers (344558), Foam Glitter Stickers (344552), Washi Tape (344566), Heart You (344541), Sugar Sugar (344543), Bouquet (344545), In Love (344534), Ephemera Pieces (344555).

 

Organization: Calendar with Sandra

Hi! It's me, Sandra. Since it's the start of the year, many crafters are trying to get organized after the holidays. To jot down important dates and deadlines for the coming year 2019, I created a to-do planner album. I've used this type of handmade planner for the past two years. And I just love that it's handmade and simple.

 

 

Basically, the album consists of a cover page, 12 calendar pages (one chart for each month), and a paper for the back.

 

 

A great and simple way to make the album is to use the Book Binding Guide from We R Memory Keepers. This is a very handy tool to bind albums with different types of Japanese coptic book binding. All you need is the guide, a paper for the cover and calendar pages (either hand-drawn or downloaded from the Internet). And then simply follow the book binding instructions that come with the kit.

 

 

How to:

First, download calendar pages from the Internet. Second, gather two of your favorite papers from Crate Paper: one for the cover and one for the back of the album. Third, use the Book Binding Guide to create a fun coptic Japanese mini album. It's so effortless with the book binding guide!

 

 

Fourth, add cute stickers on the monthly planner sheets. Done :).

 

 

Tip: At the end of the year, I like to look back at what I've accomplished throughout the year. Looking at the single pages of the to-do planner album gives me the feeling that I've done fun and useful things throughout the year.  

 

 

I hope you like my to-do planner album inspiration with the Hooray Collection. Have fun creating a handmade album for important dates, deadlines, and events in 2019.

 

Yours, Sandra

Supplies: Crate Paper - Hooray Frosted (344571), Cardstock Stickers (344584), Phrase Stickers (344587), Crate Paper - Journal Studio Sticker Book (344530)

All Heart

Organization: Ephemera

Hi friends! It’s Amber here, and I’m so excited to be sharing my very first project on the Crate Paper blog! It’s an honor to be on the Crate Paper team this year and I hope that you feel inspired by this post I have for you today.

We are officially well into January, which means everyone is trying to get organized and make progress on goals for the new year. My goal word for this year is “Simplify.” This applies to so many areas of my life, but one of the biggest places I wanted to start with was my scrapbook space and supplies.

I really wanted to create a simple and sustainable organization system for my scrapbook supplies. So often, I find that my scrapbook supplies – my ephemera and embellishment pieces in particular – end up in different places tucked in the torn and worn plastic packaging that they originally came in. Instead, I wanted to have all my ephemera and embellishments kept in one specific box and organized based on their collection.

To bring this concept to life, I decided to create specific envelopes for each scrapbook collection I have. And inside, I would tuck in the corresponding ephemera, embellishments, and other little paper pieces to keep it organized.

I used a simple template I found on Pinterest to create the envelopes, but an easier and more efficient way would be to use the American Crafts 1-2-3 Punchboard! I didn’t have one at the time when I made these envelopes, but I did just get one for Christmas and I’m over the moon excited to use it.

For the envelopes, I used patterned paper from the same scrapbook collection of the ephemera that I would be tucking inside. And of course, I just had to add some embellishing to the outside of the envelopes as well. This is totally optional though – you can simply write the name of the collection on a plain white envelope and tuck in your scrapbook pieces. However, using patterned paper and embellishments made it much more fun and beautiful! This way, I could tell which envelope stored which collection’s ephemera simply by looking at them.

One of my favorite collections from 2018 was the Hooray collection. I had some leftover papers to choose from and went with the blue and multi-colored dot Sprinkles patterned paper for the envelope. I tucked in the Hooray ephemera pieces inside the envelope, but kept a few out to add to the front side of the envelope.

I love the two banner flags and the Happy Birthday tag with the rainbow stripes! I also stuck down a yellow thicker party hat, and a pink chipboard party hat on top of the yellow one. This added some nice dimension. Not that I’m working on a layout or anything, but a few pretty paper pieces and dimension never hurt anything, am I right?

I did the same thing for the envelope storing my La La Love collection, which is another gorgeous collection from 2018. I have some fun Valentine’s Day projects I’m dreaming up using this collection, so I definitely want it to be organized and ready to use when I need it.

For this envelope, I used the Sugar Sugar paper with those adorable little cherries! On the front side, I stuck down a few cute embellishments. The La La La Love ephemera piece was the perfect center for my envelope. I tucked the XOXO ephemera piece behind it and stuck down a few cardstock and thicker hearts.

I couldn’t resist adding that cute little strawberry cake cardstock sticker to the right, and the So Sweet puffy sticker to the bottom. To top if off, I clipped on one of the “x” paper clips to help keep the fold closed. One again, I tucked the rest of the ephemera and embellishments inside the envelope.

I repeated this process for several of my other scrapbook collections by Crate Paper including Wild Heart and Good Vibes. The best thing about this technique is that you can keep adding envelopes for new collections as you grow your scrapbook stash! I still have a couple Maggie Holmes collection envelopes to make myself.

Once my envelopes were completed and my ephemera pieces were all tucked inside, I put the envelopes inside a pretty pink keepsake box I have. This box is big enough to store so many more envelopes, so it works perfectly to help keep everything in one place. Yet still, the collections are separated and organized.

You can store the box on your desk or nearby as décor, just somewhere to keep it handy. And there you have it! A simple, yet sustainable and functional organization system for all your gorgeous scrapbook ephemera and embellishment pieces. I hope you feel inspired by this fun and productive New Year’s project and that it helps you make progress on any organization goals you have!

Supplies: Crate Paper Hooray - Sprinkles (344568), Ephemera pack (344583), Cardstock stickers (344584), Chipboard stickers (344582), Washi tape (350766), Thickers (344581), Crate Paper La La Love – Sugar Sugar (344543), Rubber Paper Clip (344561), Small Embellishments (344560), Puffy Stickers (344559), Ephemera pack (344555), Cardstock stickers (344554), Thickers (344552), Crate Paper Wild Heart – Roar (344426), Ephemera pack (344436), Crate Paper Good Vibes – Girls Night (344299), Ephemera pack (344313)

Organization: Journals with Bea

Hi everyone! It’s Bea here today to share with you how I organized my Journal Studio notebooks to start the 2019 year!  I already use notebooks to document my everyday memories, our travels, and to plan my days, but it became clear that I also need more notebooks with specialized themes. Adding notebooks dealing with only one topic, help me to focus on important things!

To create these notebooks, I mixed and matched more Crate Paper collections. I chose the Hooray collection as the base of my projects, but I also grabbed embellishments from the Merry Days, the Chasing Dreams and the La La Love collections. I’m still amazed by their compatibility!

For my first note book, I chose the Party paper as my cover. I love the pretty black dots on the white background, and I decided to decorate the cover mostly with blue embellishments. To create the ‘To do’ title, I added blue alphabet stickers from the Chasing Dreams collection, and cut a paper frame using my Cameo. Under the title, I gathered blue house ephemera pieces and cardstock stickers, and adhered a gold puffy sticker tree and a star among them.

The second notebook gives place to my new and healthy food recipes. I started the cover by choosing the bright yellow Frosted patterned paper, and added the title using black alphabet stickers. I just love the cute cup and muffin stickers, and can’t resist to add them to the center!

The third note book combines Hooray collection with the new and incredibly beutiful La La Love collection. I created the cover using the pink Confetti patterned paper, and machine stitched the pretty First Kiss alphabet stickers to the front. This time I wanted to keep the design clean and simple, so I decorated it only with a glittered start ephemera piece and a punched circle paper.

Thank you for stopping by today. I had fun putting these note books together. What do you think? Would you give it a try?

Supplies: Hooray collection | Frosted (344571), Confetti (344573), Party (344572), Cardstock stickers (344584), Ephemera (344583), Merry Days collection | Ephemera (344521), Alphabet stickers, gold puffy stickers (344507), La La Love collection | Paper Clips (344561), First Kiss alpha stickers (344551)