PATIO PARTY ROSETTES -  12" WALL ART  by Taylor B! 

HERE IS A GREAT HOME DECOR PROJECT FEATURING ROSETTES AND STAMPIN' UP'S PATIO PARTY DESIGNER SERIES PAPER!

Entering this project is FUSSY FRIDAY'S 'FANCY FOLD CHALLENGE 66 " HERE

PART I 

 I have a few choice words about rosettes which range from "Awesome" to 'arrgh!' on the occasion when I am all thumbs trying to put one together!!!

Luckily the Gods were good to us when they gave us steel dies!

We can now punch out rosette embossed 'blankets' and then construct those into the final, nifty, folded rosette of old!  And Stamping Up! has a great rosette die because it can make very large rosettes as you can see in my wall art project - just as it makes smaller ones too!

 So its way better .....but there are those days, when I can not put glue to paper and paper to paper without something slipping and going crooked!!!!  However, I put my thinking cap on and came up with a solution!

 I made 'rings' to the size I needed and placed my creased and nearly finished rosette into this ring to attach the stablizing 'backing' - the smaller sized paper 'core' we glue at center to the squished folds to keep them in their correct position.

  In the past, this is exactly where I goofed up!  I'd have my usual paper circle sitting and push my rosette coil down to glue it onto the circle core only to have the rosette coil shift - and then its less than perfect, and maybe even less than stable!  But my new found method works! Here in pictures is how......

I find a variety of rings to create different sizes of rosettes....here I have used a coffee cup which I cut witha a hobby blade and scissors, but try other 'rings' like biscuit cutters, hoop frames, maybe you have your own ideas. The ring's purpose is to "contain" the rosette coil.  The rosette coil is what I call the strip of accordian-folded paper that is joined at its ends to form a coil!  Now you can focus on securing the rosette's many folds at its center by attaching a paper backing!

Here's my backing.....

First, you need to establish a center - so I created a center guide! 

I made a square chipboard coaster into my ' base ' and marked 

the 'center' with pencil guide lines.  

Here is my rosettes "backing" circle core I 

spoke of just waiting for my rosette coil! I pinned the backing circle to the 

chipboard base AND the pin will act as my "centering guide" when I add

the rosette - you'll see!

Here I have positioned my ring and secured it with push pins.  You won't get a proper centered rosette if the ring shifts around! The glue has been added to the paper backing and everything is peachy! 

I added my rosette coil over the center pin which tells me that the rosette is centered. And pushed the loose rosette coil down and the glue will work its magic!  AND THIS IS WHY IT WORKS FOR ME...the ring helped me place the rosette into position and kept it there while I set it up - no shifting, sliding and I get the backing on dead center!!!  No more lop-sided results.  Instead I can focus on making the next one :) 

When it is safe to remove the rosette when the backing circle has dried in place, I can flip the rosette over and add a decorative center front!  I will be able to do this step easily since the folds are secured in place underneath to the backing. By decorating the rosette's front, you will also be doubling the strength of the rosette - you could almost set a drink on it by the time you're done!  

OK - I will be doing more on this project next time as you can see how I put the project together! 

Just one more picture and a final point.  

DIAMETER SIZE AND DEPTH OF ROSETTE

When you create ' rosettes ' the size and thickness of the rosette depends on the following:

a) the length and width of your folded strip of paper will determine the rosette's size overall 

b) the depth and number of your folds will determine how thick your rosette turns out.

See the pictures below and notice what I mean.....

The deeper, smaller rosette has folds at every half inch on a shorter length of cardstock whereas the more shallow but larger NAVY rosette on the right has a longer 'strip' of paper which was folded at every 1/4 inch. 

You can take this concept to every extreme - from the tiniest rosette with teeny-tiny folds to gigantic rosettes which make wonderful banners!  So please return to see my next set of tips and tricks to make fun and easy projects featuring the "ROSETTE"! 

My GIANT rosette fits beautifully into a 12x12 inch frame! 

To make life easier you will need a scoring tool - preferably one such as Stampin' Up!'s Scoring Tray! 

Designer Paper = Patio Party by Stampin' Up! 

Rosette XL Die by Stampin' Up! 

Project designed by Taylor B! June 2012. 

END OF PART I

DID YOU KNOW YOU CAN USE THE BIG SHOT TO WORK

 WITH A VARIETY OF MATERIALS?

IT'S SO TRUE!  

Here is a project I made using MASKING TAPE - in black no less! 

I placed strips of black masking tape onto cardstock, side by side and cut the masking tape-cardstock down to size to fit my Big Shot. I used a EMBOSSING FOLDER and ran the masking tape-cardstock through and you can see the resulting pattern in the close-up shot!   Thus I was able to create a photo frame!   How cool!

I used the VINTAGE WALLPAPER Embossing Folder #120175 to create the four sides of the photo frame, and topped it off with a retired Bigz Die " Decor Elements "  to create an interesting hanger. The photo frame is hanging by one pin in the crook of the scroll. 

To make the frame ATTACH to the SCROLL - I double-layered my cardstock when I created the scroll to make two of them and glued the frame between the scrolls - ever so slightly - at the top of the frame and glued the pair of scrolls together for the rest of their shape. This also makes the scroll sturdier to hang the frame from it as you can see the scroll only touch the frame for two tiny areas. Use heavy weight cardstock if you can. 

Tip - use  thin steel sewing pins to attach items to walls {they make very tiny holes} and merely push the pins into the wall at a slight angle, and the deper you push the pin into the wall - the stronger it will be.  If you want to hang a heavier item - push the pins into the wall in pairs very close together.   Once removed, all you will have is a very tiny hole in comparison to other hanging devices. This is great if you are like me and change things up on a regular basis. 

Embossed Masking Tape Photo Frame

Other details - I cut a crown for my prince freehand from scrap cardstock, and made a border using our Scorboard and a Scallop Edge Border Punch.  Inking a deeper shade to the cardstock provides a link between the lighter colours and the darker shade black. Add embellishments! 

TRY EXPERIMENTING WITH DIFFERENT MATERIALS - JUST TO 'PLAY AROUND'!

MERRY CHRISTMAS BOUQUET - Beautiful !

One of our perks as Demos is to receive inspiration from a monthly magazine Stampin' Success which contains awesome projects like this gorgeous PAPER FLORAL BOUQUET in a BOX!!!  

YOU CAN MAKE THIS TOO!

Yes, seriously, you can!  I can!  We all can!

Purchase the list of products and you could make this in time to present to so many awesome people in your life - and ...

it's never gonna fade away! 

ok only if they leave it in a window forever, lol! ...but this is a beautiful reminder of your affection and its a real conversation piece, so your intended will enjoy relating to others how you made it which will bring more joy to them...

so it keeps on giving! 

GET STARTED! Hopefully you have some items in your possession or can borrow some BUT order supplies today and you will have many projects waiting for you to create! Let's Go!

Stamps Christmas Greetings Set, Gifts of Christmas SetPaper - Cardstock Garden Green, Old Olive, Real Red, Soft  Suede and Whisper White Ink Classic Stampin' Pads: Old Olive, Real Red;  and Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker; and Stampin' Pastels Accessories & Tools Real Red 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Linen Thread, Rhinestone Basic Jewels Stampin' Dimensionals, Color Spritzer Tool,  PUNCHES: Boho Blossoms, Dotted Scallop Ribbon, Extra-Large Tag and Lace Ribbon, 1-1/4" Circle, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack BIG SHOT and DIES: Flower, Daisies #2 Bigz Die, Island Floral Bigz Die Sponge Daubers Floral wire Hot glue gun Pinecones Silver ornaments

Instructions

To decorate box: 

1. Punch border from Whisper White Card Stock using Lace Ribbon Punch and adhere to box. Wrap Real Red 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon around box and adhere. Wrap Linen Thread around box and adhere.
2. Stamp flower image in Old Olive ink on Whisper White Card Stock. Stamp sentiment over flower in Real Red ink. Punch tag from stamped card stock using Extra-Large Tag Punch.
3. Adhere tag to Old Olive Card Stock and cut out.
4. Punch border from Real Red Card Stock using Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch. Trim scallop border and adhere to tag. Adhere Rhinestone Basic Jewels to tag.
5. Tie Linen Thread in a bow and adhere to tag.
6. Punch flower from Real Red Card Stock using Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack. Adhere rhinestone to flower and adhere to tag. Adhere tag to box using Stampin' Dimensionals.

To create Whisper White flowers

1. Cut flower petals from Whisper White Card Stock using Big Shot and Island Floral Bigz Die. Layer two sets of petals. Sponge Stampin' Pastels on flower center using Sponge Daubers.
2. Spritz flower using Color Spritzer Tool and Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker.
3. Cut strip of Whisper White Card Stock. Snip card stock every 1/16" and roll into a cylinder. Sponge Stampin' Pastels on snipped card stock. Adhere to center of flower, standing straight up.
4. Attach flower to floral wire.

To create Real Red/Soft Suede flowers

1. Cut several layers of flowers from Real Red Card Stock using Big Shot and Flower, Daisies #2 Bigz Die.
2. Punch a circle from Real Red Card Stock using 1-1/4" Circle Punch. Adhere circle over hole in one flower. Lay flower flat.
3. Curl petals on remaining flowers and fold in half. Adhere folded flowers around center of flat flower, slightly overlapping. 
4. Snip Soft Suede Card Stock every 1/16" and roll into a cylinder. Adhere to center of Real Red flower.
5. Attach flower to floral wire.

To create Old Olive/Whisper White flowers

1. Cut flowers from Old Olive Card Stock using Big Shot and Island Floral Bigz Die. Cut one petal from smallest flower and fold the rest of the flower to three petals.
2. Punch flower from Whisper White Card Stock using Boho Blossoms Punch. Scrunch flower and adhere to center of Old Olive flower.
3. Attach flower to floral wire.

To create Real Red flowers

1. Cut flowers from Real Red Card Stock using Big Shot and Island Floral Bigz Die. Layer flowers, removing petals from some layers. Curl petals downward.
2. Fold and distress small piece of card stock and adhere to center of flower.
3. Attach flower to floral wire.

Additional pieces

1. Cut thin strips of Garden Green Card Stock and attach to floral wire.
2. Attach ornaments to floral wire.
3. Attach pinecones to floral wire.
4. Arrange flowers and additional pieces in floral arrangement.

IF YOU REQUIRE ANY HELP - ANY AT ALL - PLEASE CONTACT ME!

NOT EVERYTHING IS EASY TO UNDERSTAND ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE NEW TO THIS HOBBY - AND WE LOVE TO SHARE, SO PLEASE ASK ANYTHING!!!

IF YOU NEED TO PURCHASE SUPPLIES - PLEASE CONTACT ME AS i AM ONLY TOO HAPPY TO HELP!  

THANKS EVERYONE!!!!

Crafternoons friends and maybe by the title of this post, to some really crafty crazy people like myself! :)

LOOK what I have been doing - do you like to recycle?  Well if you have followed me long enough, you may have noticed, I like to - " re-purpose " things as they say!  So, bit of the explaination here is that I drink coffee many times over at a few places.  Not to be pluggin' here for good ol' Tim Horton's but one day, I was staring down another cup of joe, when - I simply thought - "this would make fun paper for something!"

And here it is.....my projects!

Stampin' Up!'s SIMPLY ADORNED Jewellery - largest Bevelled CHARM and 24 Inch Necklace

Charm 'opens' and you can create a decorative insert!  Make as many as you like - change them for 

your occasion!   Add ribbon and a BAUBLE like I have done using the BLACK GLASS BAUBLE. 

Necklace Chain has a pretty TOGGLE and an exclusive SU! charm

You can actually use the toggle in the front! 

Comes as a BRACELET too! 

Detail - layers of folded scallop circle shapes

So I love em!   And hopefully I will think of more ways to recyle!

Naturally we are experiencing cooler weather - but sometimes by supper, you might discover that you should have worn a warmer jacket {or so my daughter is discovering - but when you're that young,well...}...and  I can see the beginnings of the trees changing their leaves and I know that signals Fall has or is arriving soon!  And of course - the inevitable discussion if we should bother getting our long-haired dog, one more trim or let his winter coat start growing.

But I am ok with that as Fall is one of my favourite seasons - actually, it IS my fav. And I know it is also for many people. We love to go to fall markets - down to the Beaches area and soak in the atmosphere, wearing our favourite cozy sweaters, sipping on cider....ith my daughter pulling on my sweater sleeve...I will oooh and aaah at Pier 1's dinner settings! Hopefully they haven't moved on to Christmas yet, lol!

Which is why I have been busy making preparations for Thanksgiving!  In fact, I have to - because as always I run out of time near the last weeks before a big holiday!! At least this way, I have a few things done in case I come down with a cold.  Just being practical :)

So without further mutterings, I'll show you what I've been up to!!!

FALL CARDS 

 Have you seen our SPICE CAKE DESIGNER PAPER?  It is one extremely pretty set - the colour combos and the prints are splendiferous!!!  And its flying out the window as many crafters are lovin' it! So grab some while you can - its also in digital downloads!

And combined with the top selling NEW LEAF stamp set - GENTLY FALLING - you'll have such a nice time making all sorts of projects. But first, here is a sample of a card I made ....

.....lots of simple layers!

[More STAMPIN' UP! Supplies=Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, More Mustard Cardstock 

Early Espresso and More Mustard Classic Ink, Early Espresso Ribbon {Mini Holiday Catalogue}]

The fun part of this card is that GENTLY FALLING stamps come as a 2-step technique set.  You choose your LEAF SHAPE among the set, stamp it as I did here in the More Mustard ink - the Maple Leaf shape - then you choose its companion stamp {here in the brown ink outline}....and stamp 'over top' of the first shape!  Its always fun to see the results - never gets boring!!!!

Cut out the leaf and layer, layer,layer plus add some ribbon - and there you are! A great sentiment underneath and this is such a pretty card to give. I'm sure you can think of someone, yes?

Moving on......

HOME DECOR  

FALL WREATH and BANNERS

If you turn to the inside pages of our MINI HOLIDAY CATALOGUE - you will see a paper rosette wreath that everyone is ooohing over and claiming they want to make - well, I am no exception.  ALSO I think this IS the year of the BANNER too - the ideas for them are all over the net, mags, crop circles, - everywhere!

So I have started one.....and I haven't stuck to any one look yet - so I begin with basic fall colour - ORANGE! ..... and make my rosettes...some I have 'distressed' the edges with brown ink {chocolate chip ink} ..or I "glitter" the edges......later on I will add LAYERS on top ...but these are just the beginnings....

...and here I have also played with sizes...

.....so when you see my finished BANNER ...you will know it didn't happen overnight, lol! 

SIMPLY SCORED TOOL             

 [top photo - the scoring tool to make projects like these super easy!]

If you think you'd like a home demonstration of this project - let me know!  Local Stampin' Up! parties and workshops are fantastic way to pass time with friends, family, co-workers!  

Book early as this is our busy season! 

crafternoons  friends!

now go on and enjoy your day :)

Hi Crafters!
Do you LOVE the new hand-made FLOWERS being made all over the place - I do!  And STAMPIN' UP! is no newbie at flower creations - just look at this......!   It's from the cover of my Stampin' Success Magazine for July 2011!  Gorgeous!  

Now....LOOK what I made the other day!  Isn't it great?

CLICK ON PHOTOS

Layered DAISY #2 Bigz Die using our 'new' IN COLOR Island Indigo cardstock and my BIG SHOT!!!

 I loved making it because it was  s i m p l e  but challenging enough to make the curly ends!  If you know what I mean!  Maybe not the best thing to do while you're talking on the phone, but certainly you could do these watching tv, and I am all about doing some things that allow you to sit and relax beside your loved ones!  Its like they have to be willing to let you disappear into your craft zone {FOR DAYS ON END, LOL} -so this way you can be beside them while doing these......just bring some glue, a ton of the layers along and get your "curly tool" - mine is the paper piercer {honestly I need to find a curly tool of just the right size - anyone knows of one please let me know!}.


OK - enough of Babbly Me!   Here is what I did....


Use DAISY FLOWER #2 BIGZ DIE - cut 3 layers of each of the three daisy sizes  for a total of 9... 
I think its pretty straightforward - stack each of the 3 sizes - you can begin front to back or back to front, but rotate each daisy clockwise slightly from the last one to fill in the gaps between petals. TIP:You can glue 1 inch circles to the back to assist in layering them.  In time, you should have one continuous layered 'circle' created from the 9. A very 'fringey' looking circle.


  Once I have the 9 daisies glue together - stacked largest on the bottom of course, then I set to make a center 'ball' which is nothing more than some scraps rolled tight, and a couple of daisy 'tips' glued around the ball.  You could totally do a "ribbon " center - I would have, but moi does not have this colour on hand yet!

Here it is looking down at it - luscious layers!

This is one of our newest IN COLORS called ISLAND INDIGO - and I love. love, love it !!!!   Its the blue-green range of which I can never grow tired of - seriously! Never!  A little known fact on here is that I do summer projects for my own private collection - seashells, little sea creatures, life on the coast....and so I love the water colours.


Well I will be making my group of flowers to create a wall decor project - I am using our photo on our INVITATIONS and our latest July issue of SUCCESS MAGAZINE for demos - to inspire me!  Wish me luck on finishing them soon!

MORE IDEAS

CREATE YOUR OWN PROJECT WITH FLOWERS
SEE THE PRETTY FLOWERS FEATURED ON JULY's SUCCESS MAGAZINE?   MAKE YOUR OWN PROJECT USING ONE OR MANY FLOWERS!!

CLICK ON PHOTOS

Crafternoons!
TAYLOR :)

Here's my half of a Fat Page Swap which has a ' SUMMER ' theme!  We also decided that it should feature some iris folding, and some embellishments.  My iris folding didn't really turn out the traditional way, but the beach ball does have layer over layer of bright, summery glitter papers - and - some clear sequins layered on top to give it some more kick!

This is a non- SU! project, but I feel I must do one now and then, as a way of stretching my wings, let's say :)

Can you believe the little penquin is a button?

***

I was lucky to be included on the stamp's manufacturer's facebook wall of photos HERE - thanks Karen!

Hello stamping friends!

Here I am with a special friend who I've helped by gift wrapping his Mother's Day gift, and now he has  a one-of-a-kind present for sure!
This is exactly the reason I feel we stampers do this hobby/small business for - to provide happiness!  For sure!

winning smile!

Details
Step 1 - Hand-made 3D Flowers
I have used the Big Shot and our Island Floral Bigz Die to die-cut 9 flower shapes, the 5-petal version. Then during a coffee session, I manipulated and glued into them into three 3-D flowers. What a fun way to spend some down-time!
I will link a tutorial for making the flowers shortly.

Step 2 - Create Floral Gift Topper
Then I added another Sizzix Bigz Die for the  Vine and Leaves which were cut from our pretty PEAR PIZZAZ Cardstock - one of our IN COLORS for this year!  I added dimension to them by sponging some Old Olive Ink.  Attach flowers to vine, embellish with gems and bits of easter floss and tulle. Build everything on to a Scallop Circle {another Bigz Die!}  


But there's more!  The Flower Gift Topper can also be a wall/tabletop decoration!  Yeah!!! By  building onto the Whisper White Scallop Circle - AND -  adding a tab to the back to hang the whole piece - its now a keepsake!   

 I hope his Mom feels special - I know HIS GIFT is really nice, he is a real sweetie!  I was only too happy to help!  




STAMPIN' UP! SUPPLIES

Exclusive Stampin' Up! Bigz Die for the Big Shot:

" ISLAND FLORAL "  shown with the flower die I used for the project 

highlighted in pink. 

Pear Pizzaz  IN COLOR Cardstock

Old Olive Classic Ink Pad 

Today's hot word is HOMEMADE ....

CAN YOU TELL WHICH IS THE REAL PIZZA?

LOL!

I personally think this is picture shows works of art - truly Renaissance worthy!

But that is because - moi - made these, lol!  And I am not being too humble, am I?

But, honestly, my "real" homemade pizza was the best - I love making homemade pizzas because I love, love the thick, puffy crust!  Plus - I can make it tailor-made to our preferableness (yes, that IS a word!)....and fresh ingrediants, mmm-hmmm!

The usual around here is FRIDAY NIGHT PIZZA - and a Movie!  And I just overheard an adorable, little guy asking his Mom in the grocery store whether they could make Fridays, movie night!  So I helped him out, and said "Pardon me, but we have Friday night movies too! With pizza! It's really fun!"   So hopefully, the little guy gets his way...but I am thinking, its probably Friday Night Pizza in lots of households - practically a North American tradition .

Anyways - the funny thing was, that here it was last Thursday, the 7th; and my daughter came to me and asked if I'd help her with a little something for a class presentation project due Friday.  She is in university, but I was intrigued when she said they needed to have:
 a PIZZA PUZZLE and a WINE & CHEESE MATCH-UP CARDS. 

BUT - the really funny thing was -
 I had just learned HOW TO MAKE "MUSHROOM" PUNCH ART the day before!!!
 I was astonished how the Universe was all coming together!!!

And since, I love a challenge - it was ON!

PIZZA PUZZLE

puzzle pieces attached with velcro tape

First I made the pizza base - I didn't waste good stuff, so I cut a large 7 in circle from a cereal box and covered it with a beige-yellow no-name cardstock.  Then I re-created another 7 in. circle in SO SAFFRON cardstock by STAMPIN' UP! naturally.  Which I distressed with our DISTRESS WHEEL and a little SOFT SUEDE ink.  That was the plain part, up next was the fun stuff - making the little mushrooms!

MUSHROOM PUNCH ART 

Need: Oval Punch (small or medium but large will do if necessary)

Circle Punch - 3/4 inch or 1 inch  ( use larger if creating big mushrooms)

The CIRCLE and the OVAL PUNCHES are relative to each other according to the size of MUSHROOM you desire. But a little adjusting can work wonders.

1. Punch out a Circle in a light beige cardstock

2. Using your Oval punch - nip a small chunk out of the circle, using the "end" of the Oval punch.

3. Punch out an Oval in light beige cardstock. 

4. "Fish" the Oval shape - glue a small strip of paper to one end of the Oval shape, and insert the Oval shape ' BACK INTO THE OVAL PUNCH' exposing one "side" of the Oval, and 'PUNCH' a big bite out of the Oval - you basically create a long 'C' shape of the side of the Oval.  REPEAT to other side of the Oval shape - you will have a shape that is narrow in the center and wider at both ends. 

5. Assemble ' mushroom ' from the two parts you have created.

ILLUSTRATION depicting Mushroom Punch Art Steps

TO VIEW LARGER IMAGE:

CLICK ON THE ABOVE PICTURE
(or set your computer's zoom - see 'wrench icon' top right of your bookmark bar)

The rest of the pizza I just made up as I went along ......that is GREEN PEPPERS made with the OVAL PUNCH once more - punch a green strip of cardstock, just along the side of the Oval Punch, slide it just a wee bit above and punch 'again' and you will have a elongated 'C' shape - sliced pepper!

And of course, that is just a wonky circle which was trimmed from a large CIRCLE PUNCH shape of retired DUSTY DURANGO cardstock.  Then, I went crazy with a POLKA DOT STAMP and lots of ink colours ranging from white to dark reds, and browns.  

I gave everything a swipe of brown ink around edges - even highlighted a few parts with a light brown marker.  And since we need TOMATO SAUCE - a un-even edged circle of REAL RED cardstock did the trick!

We "layered" our pizza - and since it is a PUZZLE - we did not clutter the surface, but left it so we could CUT the PIZZA BASE and the PIZZA TOPPINGS/SAUCE into 6 SLICES - which worked out to be a little under 3 inches around the circumference. 

Attach VELCRO TAPE (Adhesive-backed) to pizza base, leaving the two parts of the tape together - ALIGN the pizza top slices - then curl off the adhesive backing, and slap the pizza slice into place and press hard to create good adhesion. VOILA - a PIZZA PUZZLE! 

MATCH-UP CHEESE AND WINE CARDS

Next we needed to make a game for MATCHING CARDS of varieties of brands of CHEESE and WINE. \

The TOP NOTE DIE and my BIG SHOT 

were just what I needed!

[ The objective:  each Top Note is cut in half, labelled and spread on the table. Choosing a Cheese (brown cards) search and pair with a compatible Wine (red cards).]

1. Punch out TOP NOTE Shapes - as many as reguired to match-up! In our case, we need 28 so I punched out 14 Top Note shapes in a variety of colours.  My daughter meanwhile, made labels. 

2. Cut Top Note shapes in half length-wise.  Now you have 'pairs' !!!

3. Create a POCKET.  Follow any template you wish for a box - I basically measured and cut a rectangle slightly shorter than the top note half-shapes, and then scored along both sides twice 1/4 apart, and the same again on one shorter side.  Clipped the parts where the edges met when I folded it together and glued together.  I did not create a 'back' as we were gluing the boxes to a paper insert for the project's presentation binder. 

Hope this helps give you ideas on how to use our crafting tools to help with presentation work! 

Beverly

Yes helloooo to all out in craft-cyber world!

I feel really accomplished this week!  I have finished a set of gift bags for a baby shower AND a nice card in
SQUASH BOOK style - both are ready to fly out the door!!!

In order to decorate the squash booklet, I created my very own "Sakura Flower" using our Stampin' Up!'s FLORAL ISLAND BIGZ DIE.  Its one of a few select flower dies that I own, and its the same for my punches - so to create a flower, I had to borrow inspiration from my friend Maria Vanderform.  Maria specializes in many flower punch art creations, and seems to start by thinking of what she wants to create - then matching idea to tool!

So....I thought the same thing!  I looked up some flowers and chose the SAKURA Flower which is adored on a national level in Japan!  It can also be referred to as the Cherry Blossom Flower. The trees are stunning when in full bloom - and its hard for the eye to take in all the beauty of a grouping of trees, its awesome!

However, my flower is only a stylized ideal of the actual flower - meaning I took some liberties!  So here it is!

Sorry for the hint of pink through out the photo, but the camera read my flower as 'red' and its actually

 ROSE RED which goes nicely with the softer PINK accents and the GARDEN GREEN cardstock. 

The patterned paper is part of a 8x8" Cardstock Pad from Stampin' Up! - they come out with a new one every year featuring several colours cardstock. 

I will do a tutorial on the creation of the flower soon.

Meanwhile, I will show you the size of the SQUASH BOOK! 

Inside of the ' Front '

....beginning to ' OPEN ' !!!

Build-A-Brad  customize your brads!

  

The 1rst extended section ...

Look at its length!!!!  3 pages were joined together - lots of creative journalling or adding pictures! 

You could also use this for a card where many, many signatures are involved - right? 

I have to say - it's FUN to open these!!!   Brings out the kid in you!

And close 'er back up again! 

Well, I hope I've inspired you now! 

Have a great week-end! 

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