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wish you a very creative World Cardmaking Day! winter make a wish greetings by vicki boutin by kelly goree cardstock, BasicGrey; pattern , Pink Paislee; stickers, BasciGrey; Pink Paislee; cardstock, Bazzill; pattern stamps, Hero Arts; Ink, Ranger; Rhine- paper, BasicGrey; chip- stones, Queen & Co.; ribbon board and hemp, Melissa Frances; embossing folder; Provo

1 Trim a sheet of cream cardstock to 10”x7”. Fold in half to form a 5”x7” verti- 1 Create a 5” x 5” card base. cal card base. 2 Trim a sheet of light grey paper to 5”x7” and adhere to the front of the 2 Stamp the card with a script image. card. 3 Trim a floral sheet of paper to 4”x6” and adhere it to the front of the card. 3 Trim three strips of patterned paper us- 4 Trim a piece of light grey paper to 3.5”x5.5” and adhere centered to the flo- ing a border punch and layer the strips ral piece. at the top of the card. 5 Using a scallop border punch, trim a piece of light blue paper to ½”x5.5”. With scallops to the left, adhere vertically 1” from the left side. 4 Add a ribbon and bow. 6 Trim a ¼”x7” strip of striped paper against the grain so there are more stripes per strip. Adhere vertically so that it is flush with the right (straight) 5 Stamp a label sticker and attach to card. Add rhinestones. side of the scalloped strip. 7 Trim a ¼”x7” strip of cream paper then adhere vertically so that it is flush 6 Add a bracket sticker. with the right edge of the striped strip. 8 Trim a 2”x5” piece of light blue paper and cut into a bracket shape. Run paper through embossing folder then adhere within the light grey block in the center of the card so the straight edge is flush with the cream strip as shown. 9 Print greeting “winter greetings” onto cream paper. Trim into 3”x½” flag. Mat flag with taupe paper. Adhere horizontally across the card so that it is 2” from the top of the card and flush with the cream strip. 10 Adhere chipboard snowflake just above the greeting ½” from the left side and ¾” from the top. 11 Wrap brown twine vertically around the card over the snowflake, thread through a light blue and tie in a bow. january february hoppy easter thinking of you by kimber mcgray by kathy thompson

Cardstock, Patterned Paper, Stamps and Die Cuts: cardstock, pattern paper, rub-on, embel- We R Memory Keepers; Tag and Stickers: Jillibean lishments and stickers, American Soup; Ink: Stampin’ Up!; Pearls: Zva Creative

1 Cut card to measure 5.5” x 4”. 1 Trim a piece of white cardstock 8.5”x6” and fold to create a 4.25”x6” 2 Select two coordinating pieces of pat- card base. terned paper.

2 Adhere the 4”x6” yellow pre-cut pat- 3 Cut one piece of patterned paper terned paper piece to the card front. 3.5”x4”; round inside corners.

3 Trim a piece of white cardstock 2”x6” 4 Cut second piece of patterned paper and stamp yellow and pink flowers 1.75” x 4”; round inside corners. on the background. Add self-adhe- sive pearls to the centers of a few of 5 Adhere patterned paper to card. the flowers. 6 Adhere rub on to sticker. 4 Using a Fiskars border punch, punch along 2-6” long strips of blue and adhere to the back of the white stamped piece of cards stock as 7 Adhere sticker to card using pop dots. shown in the image. Adhere to the front of the card. 8 Adhere Flair embellishment. 5 Trim a white piece of cardstock 1”x5”, stamp the ‘Easter’ sentiment with black ink and add the ‘Hoppy’ sentiment in blue alpha stickers. With a pair 9 Finish by Lining card with coordinating cardstock. of scissors, cut a notch out of the left end and adhere to the card front as shown. Draw a black border around the sentiment strip.

6 Cut a tag down to 4.25” and adhere to the front of the card. Draw a stitching line around the tag in black ink. Tie a bow with white on the tag.

7 Adhere the die cut bunny to the front of the tag and add a self-adhesive pearl to the bunny’s bouquet. march april #1 mom you are no. 1 dad by summer fullerton by emily pitts

cardstock, Bazzill; pattern paper, Echo cardstock; bazzill; pattern paper, stamps, Park; punches, EK Success; alpha stick- spray mist; Studio Calico; ink, Stampin’ ers, BasicGrey; ribbon, Jillibean Soup; Up!; alpha stickers, American Crafts and adhesive, American Crafts Cosmo Cricket; twine, Jillibean Soup; wood- en star, American Woodcrafters; thread

1 Cut 6”x8” card base and fold in half to create card. 1 Cut a 12” x 6” strip of cardstock. Score at 6” and fold so you have a 6” x 6” 2 Cut green patterned paper approxi- card. mately 3-5/8”x5-5/8”, cut teal patterned paper approximately 3-5/8”x2” and ad- 2 Stamp half the front with large polka here to the top of the green patterned dot stamp, using spray ink directly on paper. stamp.

3 Round the corners and cover the seam 3 Cut a 5 3/4” x 2 7/8 strip of patterened with brown ribbon. Adhere to card paper. front. 4 Attach to front of card, opposite the stamped pattern. 4 Punch scallops and circles from card- stock and patterned paper and layer 5 To make medallion, cut a strip of cardstock 2”x 12”, border punch one edge. with pop dots. Accordion fold the strip and attach the ends w/ liquid adhesive, then form a circle. Punch a 3” scalloped circle, attach to the accordion flower with machine stitching in a continuous circle. Spray a wooden star w/ yellow 5 Cut pound symbol and number with Cricut/Plantin Schoolbook cartridge mist, stamp with red ink. Adhere with liquid adhesive 5o medallion. Add adhere to circle and layer mom stickers as shown. letter stickers. For ribbon tails, cut a 2” x 1” strip, pleat once on one end, dove tail the other and attach to the back side of the medallion. 6 Cut two strips approximately 1”x3½ from coordinating blue patterned pa- per to make the tails of the ribbon adhere to the back of the large scallop 6 Wrap the card down the middle of the two patterns with twine, adhere by circle. machine stitching around the outside of the card a few times.

7 Trim and gently curl the tails of the ribbon as shown and adhere to the card 7 Attach the medallion with liquid adhesive. front. may 8 Add the word “DAD” just under the medallion. june wish you a little bird were here told me by lisa kisch by davinie fiero

cardstock, Dollarama; pattern paper; cardstock, Bazzill; pattern stickers, American Crafts, Echo Park; paper, chipboard, sticker, floss, Bazzill Crate Paper; birds, Cosmo Cricket; ribbon, Making 1 Cut one rectangle of patterned paper, Memories; ink, Ranger; 6.75”x4.75”, and adhere to card base. scallop punch, Fiskars

2 Cut one strip contrasting patterned 1 Trim a card base for a 4.25 x 5.5 inch card. paper 3”x7” and adhere to the centre of the card. 2 Trim the green patterned paper at 4 inches wide. Using a scalloped border punch, trim one of the ends, and then trim it for a final size of 4 inches wide 3 Print part of the sentiment on photo by 5.25 inches tall. Ink edges and adhere to card base. Stitch edges. paper and cut down to a square 1 5/8”. 3 Trim patterned paper to fit inside chipboard frame. Trim bottom edge with 4 Stitch around the title, then add a frame sticker. scalloped border punch.

5 Add the last word of your sentiment in letter stickers. 4 Layer sentiment sticker. Adhere frame to patterned paper.

6 Create two banners using pennant stickers. 5 Wrap frame with ribbon and tie in a knot.

7 Using a paper piercer, punch holes near the corners of each pennant. 6 Adhere frame to card base, centered top to bottom and on the left side of the card. 8 Stitch through the banner with the same embroidery floss as in the title. 7 Adhere two chipboard birds as shown.

july august f is for fall happy turkey day by kerry mcrorie by sarah hodgkinson

cardstock, Bazzill; pat- cardstock, Core’dinations; pattern paper, but- terned paper, BasicGrey, tons, journal spots, twine, flowers, alphas My Mind’s Eye, Crate and stickers, Jillbean Soup; adhesive, Helmar; Paper; ink, Ranger; punch, Chomper, We R Memory Keepers; thread, Fiskars; letter stickers, google eyes Sassafras; chipboard, Crate Paper; button, BasicGrey; floss, DMC; label sticker, 1 Cut a 5.5” x 11” piece of kraft paper. Score My Mind’s Eye and fold the card base so it measures 5.5” square. 1 Make a 5.5 x 4” card from cardstock. 2 Cut a 5.5” x 3” piece of Fresh Garlic Clove 2 Cut a 5.25 x 3.75” from pink paper; ink edges. by Jillibean Soup. Cut a 5.5” x 2” piece of French Roast Flowers Core Impressions 3 Cut a 5 x 3.5” from graphic patterned paper; ink edges. cardstock by Core’dinations. Using sand paper or a sanding block, lightly sand the 4 Cut a 4.5 x 1” strip from grey paper; ink edges. Core’dinations cardstock to reveal the co- ordinating core. Round and bottom two 5 Cut a 4 x .5” strip from blue floral paper; ink edges. corners and attach both to the kraft base. Optional: hand stitch or sew around the edge, 1/4” from the edge. 6 Punch a 2.5 x .5” strip from pink paper; ink edges. 3 Attach a large Pasta Fagioli Journaling Sprout to the right hand side of the 7 Layer all pieces on top of one another as shown. card. Using foam layering squares, attach the Pasta Fagioli letter cardstock stickers, “Happy”. Also, attach the red Corrugated Alpha letters “d” and 8 Cut out “f is for” rectangle from patterned paper; ink edges; adhere as “y” directly to the Journaling Sprout, while you attach the “a” using foam shown. layering tape. 9 Adhere label sticker and remaining letters for sentiment. 4 Create the Cool Bean turkey critter by Glue Dotting two googlie eyes to the small brown button. Hand cut the small, medium and large Harvest Bean 10 Adhere chipboard flower. Seeds (felt flowers) or leave plain to create the waddle, wings, feathers and feet of the turkey. Cut a 4” piece of Bean Stalk brown twine and use it to 11 Thread floss through center of a red button; adhere in center of flower. create the legs of the turkey. Attach all turkey parts with Glue Dots and use september Glue Dots to firmly secure the turkey to the card. Gobble,october gobble! get well happy by erin lincoln holidays pattern paper, My Mind’s Eye; stamps, ink, by becky fleck ribbon, , die, Paper Trey Ink; ink, Ranger; embossing powder, American Crafts; cardstock, Bazzill; pattern paper, die-cuts, Bo Bunny Noel collection; glitter, Martha Stewart; adhesive, American Crafts; thread 1 Cut 4x4 card base. Stamp left edge with Embellishment border in Antique Linen Distress Ink. 1 Trim a piece of ivory cardstock to 10”x7” and fold it in half with the opening on the right. 2 Adhere polka dotted patterned paper to card. Cover border with Sweet Blush rib- 2 Trim a 5”x4” piece of Bo Bunny Noel Ornaments (the damask pattern) and bon. adhere it to the bottom front of the card.

3 Stamp and heat emboss pink circle ele- 3 Trim a 5” x 4.5” piece of Bo Bunny Noel Memories (gold side). Trim off a ment. Distress edges. Stamp sentiment. decorative edge from the bottom. Trace this piece onto a 4.5” x 4” piece of Punch out and adhere to card. Noel Joy (green side) and trim inside the traced line 1/4”. Adhere the green piece to the gold piece. Sew along the interior edge of the green piece either by machine or by hand. 4 Die cut flourish shape, stamp in Dark Chocolate ink. Distress edges with Antique Linen Distress Ink. Adhere to card. 4 Trim off the strip of “Happy Holidays” words from the Noel Cut Outs and adhere it to the bottom of the card as shown. 5 Thread button and adhere to card. 5 Trim out the three large ornaments on the Bo Bunny Noel Joy paper. Cover the solid red ornament with coarse glitter. Attach gold tinsel to the back of each ornament.

6 Referring to the photo, arrange the ornaments on the face of the card, ad- hering the red patterned ornament with pop dots. Trim off the excess paper that falls off the left and right sides of the card. november december