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E - M A G A Z I N E CRAFTY NEW IDEAS FOR SUMMERTIME & MUCH MORE
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SUPPLIES: GCD Studios Pattern Papers: Oh Happy Day: Alicia (1765); Flower
Child: Flowery (1641), Peacock (1646), Layered Geo (1644), Twisted Floral (1649); PHOTO SOURCE: http://pinterest.com/pin/107171666102853167/
Badaboom Font: dafont.com; Burst cutting file by Silhouette.
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by Julie Overby
TAKE THE
COLOR
CHALLENGE
Try this beautiful color combination in your next project.
SUPPLIES: GCD Studios Pattern Papers: Oh Happy Day: Mariah (1771), Savannah (1772), Chloe (1766), Hailey (1767), Abbie's Sunshine (1769). Other:
Alphabet Stickers: American Crafts Thickers; Pearls: Want2Scrap; Die Templates: Spellbinders; Ribbon: May Arts.
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Summertime brings lots of things: pool parties, popsicles, and my
SUMMERTIME favorite – a variety of birds eating at our feeders. My husband and
I love bird watching in the warmer months. For this card, I took the
CARD sweet chevron paper from Oh Happy Day, cut it to fit my cardstock,
and then added a second layer of blue cardstock on top. Two cute
by Tracy Schultz birds were fussy-cut from the paper and adhered to a piece of twine
which acts as the wire spanning across for them to sit on.
SUPPLIES: GCD Studios Pattern Papers: Oh Happy Day: Amber's Avenue (1774), Abbie's
Sunshine (1769). Other: Stamps: Market Street Stamps - Chillaxin, Ink: Palette Noir, paper piercer,
black & white twine, Copic Multiliner .3 black, Copic Spica black glitter pen.
SUPPLIES: GCD Studios Pattern Papers: Splendor: Posies (1683), Pink Flora (1682), Floral Frame
(1677), Zig Zag (1687), Tiny Blossoms (1685); Country Charm: Country Bloom (1505). Other:
Glitter: Martha Stewart, Die Templates: Spellbinders, Alphabet Stickers: American Crafts
Thickers, lace.
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For this layout, I really wanted to go with a star theme after I picked
CHEESE out the patterned paper. I used my die cutting machine, as well as
punches to make star accents for my page. I stuck with bright primary
colors to compliment my photo.
by Jennifer Chapin
SUPPLIES: GCD Studios Pattern Papers: Country Charm: Super Star (1511); Bonjour: Bonjour
(1534), Les Fleurs (1538); Oh Happy Day: Hailey (1767). Other: wood veneers: Studio Calico,
flair: A Flair For Buttons, cardstock and letter stickers: American Crafts, letter stickers: Prima,
typewriter, sewing machine, washi tape.
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SUPPLIES: GCD Studios Pattern
Papers: Oh Happy Day: Amber's
Avenue (1774), Meagan (1770).
Other: cardstock, burlap,
buttons, and twine.
Technique
someone something that they want to keep
and enjoy looking at. This fun 4th of July card
is held in a pocket, but wait… there is another
by Guiseppa Gubler pocket within the pocket and then you will find
the sentiment card itself. The card is a fun surprise
that anyone would be happy to get!
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My son's tenth birthday was a big deal and I envisioned lots of balloon
BIRTHDAY like shapes on my page. I went with patterned papers and a few photos
of my son blowing out candles inside of the circles. To create the look of
MEMORIES conjoined circles, I first traced out my design onto the cream paper. I used
my old Coluzzle to cut out the circles inside and out (you can also use an
by Pam Callaghan exacto knife). The brightly colored papers gave the balloon appearance
all over the page. The dark background made everything pop.
1 Boy Layout
SUPPLIES: GCD Studios Pattern Papers: Flower Child, Bonjour, Sweet Tooth, and Country Charm
Collections; Provocraft Coluzzle, My Minds Eye die-cut, Fancy Pants chipboard.
SUPPLIES: GCD Studios Pattern Papers: Bonjour: Nice (1539), Les Fleurs (1538), Butterfly Flutter (1536), Au
Revoir (1533); Sweet Tooth: Bubblegum (1552). Other: pearls gems: The Paper Studio, ribbon: May Arts
and Maya Road, Die-cut machine: Silhouette; tissue paper, cardstock, and pipe cleaners: my supply.
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1 2
3 4
2. Accordion pleat the tissue paper stack in 1" increments and secure it in the middle with
pipe cleaner or ribbon. Trim both ends of tissue paper so they are rounded.
3. Starting with the top layer, carefully pull the tissue paper up and in to form the petals.
I don't know about you, but I have a nephew who The green striped paper was adhered directly to the
absolutely adores wearing different patterns at the same card front. The blue paper houses the slider element. To
time, especially if they're super bright. For this card, I took make the slider, I simply cut two vertical strips on the left
the plaid and yellow striped papers and cut them just and right side of the decorative paper, from halfway to
smaller than my card front. Then, on my plaid piece of almost the top edge. Then added my sliders and adhered
paper, I cut along the straight lines of the plaid to remove that to my image panel. The little arrow is a prompt for
the lighter portions of the plaid design. I glued down the the recipient to pull up. When he does, the fun sentiment
remaining stripes onto the yellow paper leaving gaps is revealed- along with more of that gorgeous paper!
where the lighter portion was removed. This is where the
yellow striped paper (or whatever pattern you choose)
peeks through, and makes one new, crazy pattern.
SUPPLIES: GCD Studios Pattern Papers: Flower Child: Groovy (1642), SUPPLIES: GCD Studios Pattern Papers: Sweet Tooth: Sprinkles (1560),
Peacock (1646), Flower Child Plaid (1639). Other: cardstock: PTI - Bubblegum (1552). Other: cardstock: PTI - kraft; Stamps: Market Street
enchanted evening white; Stamps: Market Street Stamps - Blast Off; Ink: Stamps - Blast Off; Hero Arts Just a Note; Ink: Palette Burnt Umber,
Palette Landscape - Prussian Blue; Copic Spica sky blue glitter pen. Orangerie; prismacolor pencils, craft knife, paper piercer.
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4 Birthday Cards for Girls
This first card would be perfect for a tween's birthday with This birthday card would be great to give to a little
the pretty floral patterned paper banner and the cute girl! What little girl wouldn't like the cute paper-pieced
little banner and polka dot stamped images. Layering a presents and scalloped ribbon detail? I stamped
few of the banner pennants with some foam tape makes presents on patterned paper and then pieced them
some of the patterned paper stand out! Try arranging together, choosing brightly colored ribbon to add some
the banner asymmetrically on the card to draw interest softer texture. I stamped the polka dot panel in the
to it. A few pearls add the finishing touches. background to create a confetti-type festive backdrop
for the gifts. I added foam tape to the center gift to give
this card some dimension. Sometimes you don't need
a sentiment if the theme of the card is straight-forward,
hence the birthday gifts!
SUPPLIES: GCD Studios Pattern Papers: Splendor: Heirloom (1678), Letter SUPPLIES: GCD Studios Pattern Papers: Oh Happy Day: Emily Rose
Tiles (1680), Posies (1683), Woven Chevron (1684), Tiny Blossoms (1685). (1763), Hailey (1767), Priscila (1768), Savannah (1772); Splendor: Tiny
Other: Clear stamps: Sentiment (PTI), Dotted border and scallops Blossoms (1685). Other: Clear stamps: Scallops stamp (Avocado Arts).
(Avocado Arts), Ink (Tsukineko), Pearls (Queen & Co.) White Ink (Tsukineko). White Cardstock (PTI). Sew Ribbon Tool (We R Memory
Cardstock (Bazzill), Corner rounder (Fiskars). Keepers).
5 Party Hat
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Make this cute & festive
party hat with just a
piece of 12x12 paper
and a few scraps.
There's no happier day than your birthday, and the Oh Happy Day collection
invitation is perfect for creating the perfect invitation to your soiree. Inspired by the
garden feel of these papers, I created a garden party-themed invite, bursting
by Tessa Buys with blooms and feminine detail Beginning with a base floral pattern, I layered
a paper doily and a fussy-cut rose and banner. Lifting the last piece with foam
adhesive gives the card dimension. The banner is the perfect place for the
"you're invited" sentiment. I fussy-cut another rose and added it to the corner
of the inside of the invitation, repeating the motif and adding color.
SUPPLIES: GCD Studios Pattern Papers: Oh Happy Day: Savannah (1772), Andrea (1773). Other:
cardstock (Georgia-Pacific), Sticker Sentiments (SRM Press).
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MEANINGFUL CRAFTS THAT CELEBRATE DAD & MUCH MORE
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TECHNIQUES
AS EASY AS 1,2,3 WALLET &
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STITCHING & CRAFTS
WONDERFUL
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messy
depth to on the page. I also choose the colors to coordintate with
the colors of the shirt in the photo, and I think the patterns in the
layers
paper make for lots of fun color contrast. I love how staggering
the stripes works your eye down the page of the layout.
SUPPLIES: GCD Studios Pattern Papers: Splendor: Pink Flora (1682), Navy Flora (1681),
by Wendi Robinson
Candytuft (1676), Woven Chevron (1686), Labels & Tags (1679), Letter Tiles (1680).
Other: twine, buttons, distress ink, bling, Sharpie pen.
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technique 2
colorful
by Jenny Suchin
technique 3
red, white, and blue
by Jenny Suchin
SUPPLIES: GCD Studios Pattern Papers: Country Charm: Farm Field Stripe
(1506). Other: white cardstock, black ink, Studio Calico stamps.
stripes
stripes) from Oh Happy Day at an angle for this card. I added
some interest to the card by giving the pink bird some dimension.
SUPPLIES: GCD Studios Pattern Papers: Oh Happy Day: Hailey Paper (1767), Abbie's
by Nina Yang
Sunshine Paper (1769), Mira's Pearls Paper (1764).
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technique 5
sewing stripes
by Clare Prezzia
Take a bit of the Splendor collection and add a splash of the Country Charm
collection and you get the perfect color palette for summer photos! That is what I
did here and it really put me in a beachy mood. But since I didn't think it was a good
idea to haul my layout and supplies to the beach, I brought the beach to my layout!
Yep, I put sand on part of my title!! Simply brush on a coat of liquid glue - I used
Martha Stewart glitter glue - and pour on the sand. Let dry and repeat once more
for better coverage. I just love the texture it adds to the layout!
SUPPLIES: GCD Studios Papers: Country Charm: Picnic Blanket (1509); Splendor: Heirloom (1678), ZigZag
(1687), Navy Flora (1681). Other: twine: The Twinery, alpha stickers: October Afternoon, mist: Tattered Angels,
clothespins: Canvas Corp, Die-cut machine: Silhouette, wood shapes: Studio Calico, glue: Martha Stewart;
buttons, cardstock, sand, and pearl gems: my supply.
Ice cream is the ultimate Summer treat. I mean, gosh, who doesn't love a big scoop
of ice cream at the end of a hot day? Besides the perfect way to cool off and being
superdelicious, it's also provides great inspiration for making a couple sweet cards
for Summer. And the best part: It's fat-free in paper form! For the "Let's Chill" card, I
used a big circle punch to cut the circles. I finished off my scoops with a cherry cut
from a piece of patterned papers and a few pearls. I used a little circle punch for
the other card.
SUPPLIES: GCD Studios Pattern Papers: Bonjour: Paris Je T'Aime (1534); Oh Happy Day: Mira's Pearls (1764);
Country Charm: Cherry Pie (1504), Sweet Floral (1512), Country Bloom (1505).
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1
It's really easy to make ice cream
scoops from GCD's patterned
papers. Start by cutting several
circles from patterned paper. Any
size circle punch works well.
2
Be sure to ink the edges to give
each circle a little extradimension.
Then use your scissors to cut a free-
style border of sorts for each scoop
from matching paper. You'll see
none of mine look quite the same.
3
Now, just start stacking up your cone.
4
Start with a circle. Then add one
your free-style borders to it. Then do
it again and again. Keep going until
you have a cone you are happy
with it.
I was thinking about layers of waves, so I took some strips of blue paper and used
a border punch on one long edge. Then I punched some random small holes and
layered them in the middle of my page. I was inspired by the oval shape of the raft,
so I stitched an oval over my strips and created an oval shaped journaling area. I
found a water splash cutting file online which I cut with my electronic die cutting
machine. I used the cut out pieces for embellishment, but I also used the negative as
a mask for painting some water splashes, and also for doing a little heat embossing
with some clear embossing powder.
GCD Studios Papers: Flower Child: Twisted Floral (1649); Splendor: Sunswept (1684), Zig Zag (1687); Botanique:
Grandmas Pearls (1712). Other: Versamark Ink, American Crafts Embossing powder, paint, machine stitching,
Tatterd Angels Mist, Paper Studio punch.
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happy camper by Mary Ann Jenkins
One of our family's vacation traditions is buying souvenir patches from each of
the places we visit. They are fun to collect and make great embellishments on our
vacation layouts. On this page, I included the patch we got in Grand Teton National
Park. A perfect way to rememberall the fun places we travel to!
SUPPLIES: GCD Studios Pattern Papers: Splendor: Heirloom (1678), Letter Tiles (1680), Woven Chevron (1686);
Botanique: Elegant (1718); Bonjour: Petite Fleur (1542).
Alter It.
I chose to change the circles to
layered flowers and bring the up
the from the bottom just as the
sketch. My photos also were flip
flopped with the largest photo
to the left instead of on the
right. I stitched my title on the
bottom and added a few pretty
butterflies to my page.
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by Nina Yang
Flip It.
Nina flipped the sketch on its side. To bring focus to the sentiment Nina put it at the top
right of the card and layered it with a piece of cardstock. Finished card size is 5.5" x 5.5".
SUPPLIES: GCD Studios Pattern Papers: Sweet Tooth: Lollipop (1557), Sprinkles (1560), Cherry Cordial (1553), Sweet
Tart (1562), Sugar Cookie (1561).
by Heidi Sonboul
Cheerful and upbeat, this happy
collection will brighten up your day with
simply sweet patterns perfect for basics
and fussy cutting.
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