Tim Holtz~Tiny Attacher

I did it. I finally bought a Tiny Attacher (Tim Holtz~Idea-ology.) For the longest time I just couldn't justify getting one. I already have a stapler and this is just a little stapler, right? Well, yes it is. Do I really need a little stapler... YES I really do! The tiny attacher staples are the perfect size. If you need just a little something you can use just 1 but if you need more for emphasis you can attach a few. This tag is a perfect example. A regular staple is too wide for this but I was able to use three of the little staples to attach the "Good Times" embellishment to the tag. The Tiny Attacher has quickly replaced my old stapler. Not only do I love the size of the staples but it also works much more smoothly. It is so easy to manipulate to get the staple in just the right spot. It works perfectly every time. I never have a problem with the staples getting stuck or bending in the wrong way. Although I'm pretty sure Tim Holtz would think that those types of accidents are really just an opportunity for grunge I personally like my staples to bend and hold the way they are designed to.

Fun With Two Pages

The Block Party Paper from Bo Bunny is all about fun, and I really had fun creating my pages this month. Making my two page layouts was a little hard for me, because I generally like to carry pieces across the ditch. With only one sheet of each patterned paper... and the rare inspiration to create 2 two-pagers... I was challenged to make the pages seem cohesive without using the same papers on both pages.


We had two sheets of the lime green Bo Bunny double dot paper. I think everyone knows that I absolutely love this paper. I think I own most every color. :) To stretch my patterned papers over the middle, I trimmed down the Block Party Fireworks paper and scooted it just a little bit part the midline of the papers. I used part of the scraps to create my title banner. I matted the feature photo on red cardstock on the right side of the page, and added a strip of the same cardstock to the left hand side. I separated the nested, chipboard stars and painted them chocolate brown and added a coat of rock candy distress paint, placing one on each side of the layout. I added brown stitching and buttons to both ends. Finally, I split up the title to draw your eye across the pages.

Using the same items in different ways and amounts on both the left and the right balances it all out. It wasn't as easy as simply carrying the papers across the two pages... but I'm really happy with how it turned out.

thanks for stopping by!
erin

Cards!

The Block Party line from Bo Bunny makes card making easy! Here are a couple of quick cards that I put together with my scraps.

The sun shape was made using an accucut die at ScrapbooksPlus. Love this shape! I used a bit of bling around the edge of my center for a little extra pizazz.



For this card I added this bird diecut shape from My Mind's Eye and a chipboard heart I had laying around. I used the die cut paper as my starting point and layered it with one of the journaling sheets and a few pieces of the patterned paper.

Wednesday Make and Take - My Mind's Eye

I had the pleasure of creating the make and take for today.  I used the beautiful So Sophie collection from My Mind's Eye. My favorite element from this line is the large circle die cut.  It really makes the page stand out. 

I have included two flourishes as your free element this week.  I have also provided the page map above along with detailed instructions.

Be sure to stop in the store this week to take a closer look. I hope you enjoy it.

Robin

Cooling Off Ferrari Style!

For my two page spread this month - I used Block Party and Block Party Fireworks as my background papers. I layered my large photo with Bo Bunny card stock in Paprika & Avocado. My title is in Blueberry Dot cut with my Cricut.

On my second page the photo strip is mounted on Blueberry Dot and Paprika. I used the Block Party Stickers and chipboard on both pages. I layered many of the chipboard pieces together. TFL.

July Calendar by Esther

This calendar for July was inspired by the Colorful star studded designs of BoBunny's Block Party group in the kit. They reminded me of celebrations, summer and fun. Two sheets from the group were chosen for the base. Any of the Block Party sheets can be combined for this purpose. They were attached and overlapped to give length with the worded Picnic sheet at top. The words were block and facing all directions to lend colorful design.

A red strip of the cardstock was attached over a solid cream cardstock strip. A chipboard star was overlaid. This star was sprayed with Tattered Angel's Irridescent Gold Glimmer Mist a couple of times. Let the applications dry between sprayings to be able to see missed areas. Once it dried, the star had to be pressed flat by topping it with a heavy book. Redline tape was used to glue it to the calendar top. ScrapbooksPlus carries a wide assortment of colors in the Glimmer Mist. It is a fun product to achieve custom looks. The calendar was formed on the computer and printed on cream cardstock. A hole was punched with the Crop-A-Dile for hanging on the wall. Try making a creative calendar for each month.

Have a great Patriotic Day!

Love love love this paper line. I had so much fun this month making all the projects. Here is a very simple card with the Bo Bunny Block Party line. I used a few buttons to enhance the star burst paper. Then I used one of Martha Stewarts punches to give it a cute border. Just add two circles and the star from the paper line and pop it with a 3D-Dot and you have a quick, colorful, and happy card for someone.