Isabella Collection Stepping out

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I needed a pop of red to highlight the flag & honor the Memorial day parade theme in the photos.

Specific Items Used: Inks: (Bluebird) Make it from your heart Vol 5 X7270B Isabella Collection D2029 Isabella Scrapbooking stamp Isabella Coordinating Cardstock General Tools Used: Shimmer Brush: Card Stock: (Canary, Sage, Bluebird) Paper piercer: Dry Embossing Stylus All-purpose Mat: Rail Cutter: Non-stick Micro-tip Scissors: VersaMat: Adhesive: Markers: Scissors Ribbon

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Fun Fold Friday – Gatefold

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This week’s fun fold is just a workhorse. You can configure it to work exactly with the dimensions of your images, shapes & sentiments as well as use up tons of scraps.

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Double-page Mixed Media

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I did it! I created my first layout with texture paste. I loved it and will be doing that again!

The hexagons & the daisies are from Cricut design space, and I have links to the files below. The hexagons should just work, the daisies use the CTMH Flower Market Cartridge that may be purchased here if you don’t already own it.

Design Space File:

Hexagons: https://design.cricut.com/landing/project-detail/610ddbe47a53130a40cbb1af

Daisies: https://design.cricut.com/landing/project-detail/6112de8bf7fef20d50cca362

The Isabella papers were so much fun to use. It felt fresh and fun to me!

Process video

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Quarter fold Card

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Fun Fold Friday Card Tutorial

Written instructions: Quarter fold Download

Quarter Fold

Start with 2 pieces of cardstock

CS1: 4 3/16 x 11

CS2: 5 7/16 x 8 ½

Score CS1 at 2 3/4 from each end

Score CS2 at 2 1/8 from each end

Adhere the two pieces of cardstock together, lining up the edges with the score lines. Making a cross

Decorate as desired. (2 x 2 5/8) are the dimensions of the flaps that will show on the front of the card

Fold the card as you would close a packing box. Fold in the left side, fold up the bottom, fold in the right side, then tuck the left corner of the top flap underneath the left side panel

This card would be great to hold confetti or a monetary gift. (No worries of it slipping out!) The card fits in a standard envelope

Happy Crafting

Photo Focus Layout #5

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Pulled my photo boxes out and with the thought of being able to cut into the new You Are Enough papers, I was looking for photos with jewel tones. Have you seen these papers yet? The shinny is rose gold!

For as lovely as these papers are, the photos I pulled from the box just fit so nicely with this old Jubilee paper workshop layout (LO) that I will continue to wait to cut into the You are Enough pack.

One of the “photos” was really just a print on plain paper, so I backed it with cardstock and was able to use it to show more of the people that shared the day with me.