Summer photo book with Scor-Pal

It is that time of year where so many of us are taking some time away from work and enjoying the good weather.

Each year we have family members come for a visit – we live near Pensacola Beach and they get a chance to enjoy our fantastic beaches. I decided to make a little photo book as a keepsake for the memories we will make. It will hold eight photos, although with a little creativity I can make it hold more if I want!

I made it using some beach themed scrapbook paper, my Scor-Pal and Scor-Tape.

I started with a piece of patterned paper measuring 12 x 5. I began scoring at the 4″ mark, then every .5 inch until I reached the 8″ mark.

I did accordion folds for the scored lines.

Then I used Scor-Tape to tape together the outer accordion folds – this will allow me to add the inside pages.

Then I placed scor-tape on the inside accordion folds..

There are a few ways to add pages to the inside. What I did was take a piece of cardstock measuring 7.5″ x 4.75″, scoring in half and adding it to the inside accordion sections.

Once I added the pages I embellished the front. The little photo book is held closed with velcro dots.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Summertime mini treat bag

Well, it’s been a busy summer and I have not posted in over a month. Seems as though summertime just flies by – gardening, visits from family, and traveling. We are into August now and school is just around the corner, but it is still summer hot here in Florida.

I made this quick and easy mini treat bag with my Scor-pal, some embossed paper and summertime dies.

I started with a piece of embossed cardstock measuring 5 x 10.5. This cardstock came from a 12 x 12 pad of paper from Michaels which actually had 6 colors of cardstock with different embossed patterns. It was color on one side and white on the back, so I just used the white side for this project.

On the short side score at .75 on each end. On the long side score at 4.75 and 5.75.

Burnish and fold on the scor lines and cut the tabs shown below. I used Scor-tape to hold it together.

On the front I used a few summertime dies and cut them with patterned paper. The sentiment is from an old stamp set. The yellow ribbon holds the treat bag closed.

I hope your summer is going well and you are enjoying your favorite activities. I hope to get a jump on my holiday cards soon!

Thanks for stopping by today!

July More than One Score Challenge – Summer/Patriotic

Hello crafters!  It’s the start of the month and a new challenge over at the Scor-Pal blog!

This month we want to see your “Summer or Patriotic” creations.
We are making some changes to the challenges this year, we will have a theme that the Design Team will follow, and we would love you to follow too, but if you don’t want to you can do an “Anything Goes” creation as long as it follows the general rules
Each month we will have a different theme and you will have a month to create and enter your projects. As well as the theme you will need to make “More Than One Score” and tell us where you used the Scor-Pal on your project. So a single fold card won’t count but an Easel, Gatefold, Stair Step, etc will 🙂 Also we love to see your “Anything But a Card” projects, just as long as you make “More Than One Score”
We have a ton of inspiration on our Projects on the Scor-Pal website and also on our Pinterest Board to get you eager to enter.

This month I went with a summery floral card.  And if I was thinking a bit more I might have made it with red, white and blue for the patriotic theme, but I had selected some patterned paper and was well into the project before it occurred to me.

As you can see, I did a stair step card, which is so easy to do.

Take a piece of cardstock measuring 4.25 x 11 and on the long side score at 1.25, 2.5, 6.0, and 8.25.  Fold and burnish to make the step portion of the card.

The base card itself is 4.25 x 5 1/8.

Then you can set out to embellish however you want.  I used several floral dies in both solid and patterned paper.

You can find the Scor-Pal here and Scor-Tape here.

I hope you hop on over the the Scor-Pal blog and play along!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Wild For Watermelon

Hello stampers and happy summertime to all of you!  I have a fun summery card for you today..

It’s wild for watermelon!

I love watermelon – there is just nothing better on a hot summer day than a piece of  sweet and messy watermelon.

This card uses an old stamp set that is no longer available.  Drawn by Marcella Hawley for Flourishes years ago.

I stamped it with Memento ink and colored it with copic markers – shades of YG and RV.

The green embossed paper is from a pad I purchased at Michaels.  The angled and scalloped edge dies are from MFT I believe.

I hope you are keeping cool this summer!  Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Summertime Gift Box – Scor-Pal monthly challenge

Hello crafters and happy June!  I hope you are all enjoying wonderful summertime weather.

Today starts a new challenge over at the Scor-Pal Blog.  Each month Scor-Pal hosts a “more than one score” challenge with a theme.  This months theme is “Warmer Days” – think summer, warm colors, etc.  The challenge requires you to make a card or project with more than one score that fits the theme of the month.  All the details are on the Scor-Pal bog here.

My project is a cute gift box and I had such fun making this.  Essentially it is two boxes, one that fits over the other.

I used my Scor-Pal and Scor-Tape, along with some circle and border dies, a small stamp and paper from a DCWV paper pack called Watercolor.  I really love this paper – it is a nice weight and double sided.  The patterns are great for summer – fruits, flowers and flamingos!   I have a video tutorial below, but here are the measurements to get you started:

For the top:  Paper size 4 5/8 x 11.75

Score on the short side at 1 5/8

Score on the long side at 1 5/8, 5 5/8, 7.25 and 11.25

For the bottom:  Paper size 5.5 x 11.5

Score on the short side:  1.5

Score on the long side:  1.5, 5.5, 7.0, and 11.0

You can find the scor-pal here and scor-tape here!

Please check out this video on how to put it all together.  Thanks for stopping by today!

 

 

I Brake For….. CANNING JARS!

Hello stampers and welcome to Wednesday with I Brake For Stamps!  I hope everything is going well with you, wherever you may be.  We are just a couple of weeks away from the official start of spring – are you feeling any warm weather yet?

My card for today is more about summer and fall than spring…do any of you can fruits and vegetables?  My husbands family used to do a lot of canning, but my family never really got into it.  But I saw this adorable stamp and had to have it.

The stamp is called Canning Jars and can be found HERE.

It is also available as a digi stamp – found HERE.

I colored the image with prisma pencils and used a stitched rectangle die to cut it out.  A scallop border punch and banner tag dies were also used to embellish the card. I found the yellow polka dot paper in my stash – have had it for years and thought the color was perfect for the card.

Hop on over to the IBFS store to find this and thousands of other stamps! Use code SAVE10NANCY and save 10% off your order!

Thanks for stopping by today!

sneak peek – Silly Shells

Welcome friends to another sneak peek day!  Today I am showing stamps from the soon to be released set from Mark’s Finest Papers called Silly Shells.

I love all types of beachy stamps and this shell set will be one of those that I go to again and again.  I chose a clean and simple layout – the images are stamped in Memento Rich Cocoa and colored with copics.   I sponged memento sand and sky inks for the background.

Be sure to stop by again this week for more sneak peeks!

Mark’s Finest Papers – May release day 4!

Welcome to Mark’s Finest Papers a Heinrich Company’s 

                        May Blog Hop!

This month’s New Stamp Set Releases are

Oopsy Daisy Featured May 15

Get Reel Featured May 16

Scenic Selections Featured May 17

Flamingos on Vacation Featured May 18

Get ready for summer and vacations with this set – Flamingos On Vacation!!

I stamped one of the fun flamingo images and colored with pink copics.  Love how this came out!!  The patterened paper is from Fancy Pants, and the ribbon from MFP!

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don’t forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on May 19, 2012 on the Mark’s Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday May 18, 2012.

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chill out

Hello friend  I’m still here.  Just been busy with life, but still stamping and creating. 

I hope you are having a wonderful 4th of July weekend – its hot and humid here as usual, but that is ok because the beaches are gorgeous and the water refreshing.

Over at Splitcoast we are having a Holiday Clean and Simple Challenge starting today and continuing tomorrow.  I hope you will join us!  I created this card for the CAS challenge with the theme of “grilling or picnics”.  I kn ow many of you have a nice cold beverage when you are grilling or picnicing – here is my beverage:

The drink and umbrella are from Rubbernecker stamps and were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  The drink was sponged with all the colors from the Kaleidacolor Desert Heat rainbow ink pad.  The blueish tint on the glass and the umbrella were colored with copics in the lighter shades of BG markers.  The umbrella is popped up.  The word “chill” was computer generated because I could not find the right size and shape alphabet stamps in my own stash.

Thanks for stopping by today!