I just couldn't resist the Pink Paislee and had to play straight away!
This is what I came up with ... two cards and a 4" x 4" Paw-pear Basics Mini Book:
To make the "Believe" card:
Materials used:
A 13.5mm x 13.5mm cream card blank
Pink Paislee Tinsel Town papers (5th Avenue, 34th Street and Nutcracker)
Pink Paislee Tinsel Town Press Ons
Co-ordinating Bazzill Cardstock (Pickle & Sugar Cookie)
Pink Paislee Fashion Script Black Alphabet Stickers
Pink Paislee Tinsel Town Ribbon Set
1. Cut a 13mm x 13mm piece of Bazzill Pickle Cardstock.
2. Cut a 13mm x 9mm strip of 34th Street paper and stick it across the centre of the Pickle cardstock.
3. Cut a 13mm x 7mm strip of 5th Avenue paper and stick it across the centre of the 34th Street paper.
4. (Optional) Using a sewing machine, stitch all around the edge of the cardstock/patterned paper square with cream thread.
5. Trim away any loose threads.
6. Using double sided sticky tape, stick the stitched square onto the card base.
7. Cut a 6.5mm x 6.5mm square of Bazzill Sugar Cookie cardstock.
8. Cut a 6mm x 6mm square of Nutcracker paper and centre and stick it onto the cream card.
9. (Optional) Using a sewing machine, stitch all around the edge of the cardstock/patterned paper square with cream thread.
10. Stick a 13mm length of Pink Paislee ribbon (I used the one with the printed trees) across the centre of your card.
11. Stick the 6mm square centred on top of the ribbon.
12. Rub two snowflakes onto the card as shown from the Pink Paislee Tinsel Town Press Ons.
13. Spell out a word of your choice with Pink Paislee Fashion Script Alphabet Stickers as shown.
To make the "Merry Christmas" card:
Materials used:
13.5mm x 13.5mm cream card blank.
Pink Paislee Tinsel Town papers (34th Street, 5th Avenue and Nutcracker)
Bazzill Cardstock - Pickle and Sugar Cookie
Coredinations Cardstock - Fuschia Fizz
Pink Paislee Tinsel Town Press Ons
1. Cut a 13mm x 13mm piece of Coredinations Fuschia Fizz cardstock, centre it and stick it onto the card blank. Sand the edges of it with a piece of sandpaper to expose the lighter coloured core.
2. Cut a 2.5mm x 13mm piece of Pickle cardstock - but don't stick it onto the card just yet!
3. Cut a 1.5mm x 13mm strip of 5th Avenue paper and stick it centred onto the Pickle cardstock.
4. Cut a .75mm x 13mm strip of 34th Street paper and stick it centred onto the 5th Avenue paper. Leave the whole assembled piece to one side.
5. Using a small piece of Sugar Cookie cardstock and a craft knife, cut a curvy line to look like a hill top as shown.
6. Cut the "Merry Christmas" Press On from the sheet and rub it down onto the bottom right hand corner of the Fuschia Fizz cardstock.
7. Now take the assembled piece that you put aside and stick it about 2.5mm from the bottom of the Fuschia Fizz card (just above the Merry Christmas rubon) with the cream curved piece stuck behind it.
8. Cut out the green tree Press On from the sheet. Leaving the backing paper attached, use it as template to cut a similar, slightly bigger tree shape from the Nutcracker paper. Don't worry about being too exact, they're supposed to be a little wobbly!
9. Using a black felt tip pen, draw a black outline around the cut out tree.
10. Stick the cut out tree on the top of the hill you made from your cream cardstock and rub down the green tree Press On beside it as shown.
To make the 4" x 4" mini book:
Materials used:
4" x 4" Paw-Pear Basics Mini Book (if you can't get this brand, use 7Gypsies or Maya Road).
Pink Paislee Tinsel Town papers (5th Avenue, Postcards and A Christmas Carol)
Pink Paislee Tinsel Town Ribbon Set
Pink Paislee Tinsel Town Press Ons
Bazzill Basics Sugar Cookie Cardstock
1. Carefully remove the binding from the Mini Book taking great care not to bend it too much as it won't look right when you put it back on.
2. Cover the front cover and back cover OUTSIDES ONLY with 5th Avenue paper. Trim the edges and sand with a piece of sandpaper.
3. Using the A Christmas Carol paper, cover the front cover and back cover INSIDES with paper. Again, trim the edges and sand with a piece of sandpaper.
4. Using a scalloped edge scissors, trim the oval shaped "my holiday wish" from the Pink Paislee Postcards paper as shown.
5. Stick the cut out piece onto Bazzill Sugar Cookie cardstock and, leaving a .5mm border, follow the oval shape and cut with a scalloped edge scissors.
6. Rebind the Mini Book. I didn't use the Bind it all to rebind as it's too difficult to match up the binding holes. I simply trimmed around the holes with a craft knife and reinserted the binding strip carefully by hand.
7. Cut a black bird from the Press On sheet and rub it down onto the oval piece so that the birds claws are resting on the word "my".
8. Using the cream velvet elasticated ribbon from the Ribbon Set, tie a piece just above the 2nd binding ring and around the front cover of the book, finishing it off by making a bow.
9. Stick the oval cardstock/patterned paper piece onto the front cover of the Mini Book, just above the ribbon, using foam pads to give it dimension.
10. Tie two pieces of assorted ribbon to the top two binding rings and you're done.
I hope you enjoyed these projects. I'll be sending the cards to two special people and I'll be using the mini book to record the run up to Christmas and all of the things I did to prepare for Santa's arrival, especially all the things my kids are wishing for!
Materials used:
A 13.5mm x 13.5mm cream card blank
Pink Paislee Tinsel Town papers (5th Avenue, 34th Street and Nutcracker)
Pink Paislee Tinsel Town Press Ons
Co-ordinating Bazzill Cardstock (Pickle & Sugar Cookie)
Pink Paislee Fashion Script Black Alphabet Stickers
Pink Paislee Tinsel Town Ribbon Set
1. Cut a 13mm x 13mm piece of Bazzill Pickle Cardstock.
2. Cut a 13mm x 9mm strip of 34th Street paper and stick it across the centre of the Pickle cardstock.
3. Cut a 13mm x 7mm strip of 5th Avenue paper and stick it across the centre of the 34th Street paper.
4. (Optional) Using a sewing machine, stitch all around the edge of the cardstock/patterned paper square with cream thread.
5. Trim away any loose threads.
6. Using double sided sticky tape, stick the stitched square onto the card base.
7. Cut a 6.5mm x 6.5mm square of Bazzill Sugar Cookie cardstock.
8. Cut a 6mm x 6mm square of Nutcracker paper and centre and stick it onto the cream card.
9. (Optional) Using a sewing machine, stitch all around the edge of the cardstock/patterned paper square with cream thread.
10. Stick a 13mm length of Pink Paislee ribbon (I used the one with the printed trees) across the centre of your card.
11. Stick the 6mm square centred on top of the ribbon.
12. Rub two snowflakes onto the card as shown from the Pink Paislee Tinsel Town Press Ons.
13. Spell out a word of your choice with Pink Paislee Fashion Script Alphabet Stickers as shown.
To make the "Merry Christmas" card:
Materials used:
13.5mm x 13.5mm cream card blank.
Pink Paislee Tinsel Town papers (34th Street, 5th Avenue and Nutcracker)
Bazzill Cardstock - Pickle and Sugar Cookie
Coredinations Cardstock - Fuschia Fizz
Pink Paislee Tinsel Town Press Ons
1. Cut a 13mm x 13mm piece of Coredinations Fuschia Fizz cardstock, centre it and stick it onto the card blank. Sand the edges of it with a piece of sandpaper to expose the lighter coloured core.
2. Cut a 2.5mm x 13mm piece of Pickle cardstock - but don't stick it onto the card just yet!
3. Cut a 1.5mm x 13mm strip of 5th Avenue paper and stick it centred onto the Pickle cardstock.
4. Cut a .75mm x 13mm strip of 34th Street paper and stick it centred onto the 5th Avenue paper. Leave the whole assembled piece to one side.
5. Using a small piece of Sugar Cookie cardstock and a craft knife, cut a curvy line to look like a hill top as shown.
6. Cut the "Merry Christmas" Press On from the sheet and rub it down onto the bottom right hand corner of the Fuschia Fizz cardstock.
7. Now take the assembled piece that you put aside and stick it about 2.5mm from the bottom of the Fuschia Fizz card (just above the Merry Christmas rubon) with the cream curved piece stuck behind it.
8. Cut out the green tree Press On from the sheet. Leaving the backing paper attached, use it as template to cut a similar, slightly bigger tree shape from the Nutcracker paper. Don't worry about being too exact, they're supposed to be a little wobbly!
9. Using a black felt tip pen, draw a black outline around the cut out tree.
10. Stick the cut out tree on the top of the hill you made from your cream cardstock and rub down the green tree Press On beside it as shown.
To make the 4" x 4" mini book:
Materials used:
4" x 4" Paw-Pear Basics Mini Book (if you can't get this brand, use 7Gypsies or Maya Road).
Pink Paislee Tinsel Town papers (5th Avenue, Postcards and A Christmas Carol)
Pink Paislee Tinsel Town Ribbon Set
Pink Paislee Tinsel Town Press Ons
Bazzill Basics Sugar Cookie Cardstock
1. Carefully remove the binding from the Mini Book taking great care not to bend it too much as it won't look right when you put it back on.
2. Cover the front cover and back cover OUTSIDES ONLY with 5th Avenue paper. Trim the edges and sand with a piece of sandpaper.
3. Using the A Christmas Carol paper, cover the front cover and back cover INSIDES with paper. Again, trim the edges and sand with a piece of sandpaper.
4. Using a scalloped edge scissors, trim the oval shaped "my holiday wish" from the Pink Paislee Postcards paper as shown.
5. Stick the cut out piece onto Bazzill Sugar Cookie cardstock and, leaving a .5mm border, follow the oval shape and cut with a scalloped edge scissors.
6. Rebind the Mini Book. I didn't use the Bind it all to rebind as it's too difficult to match up the binding holes. I simply trimmed around the holes with a craft knife and reinserted the binding strip carefully by hand.
7. Cut a black bird from the Press On sheet and rub it down onto the oval piece so that the birds claws are resting on the word "my".
8. Using the cream velvet elasticated ribbon from the Ribbon Set, tie a piece just above the 2nd binding ring and around the front cover of the book, finishing it off by making a bow.
9. Stick the oval cardstock/patterned paper piece onto the front cover of the Mini Book, just above the ribbon, using foam pads to give it dimension.
10. Tie two pieces of assorted ribbon to the top two binding rings and you're done.
I hope you enjoyed these projects. I'll be sending the cards to two special people and I'll be using the mini book to record the run up to Christmas and all of the things I did to prepare for Santa's arrival, especially all the things my kids are wishing for!
