Xyron, Little Yellow Bicycle, and May Arts

 

 

Xyron, Little Yellow Bicycle, and May Arts Ribbon have teamed up for a week of fun and inspiration. Be sure to check out all three blogs each day to see what the design teams have created. 

 

I made two projects for the blog hop. My first project is a fun mini album using the Little Yellow Bicycle Poppy collection and some of the May Arts orange chevron ribbon. I chose to use a Heidi Swapp display stand as the base for my album. I kept the cover page of the album very simple using one of the banners from the Paper Crafting kit and the Bloom sticker from the Favorite Pieces sticker sheet.

 

For the inside pages I made several of them as file folders and the others as pocket pages. This first page uses the Garden Journal/ Red Pinstripe patterned paper and the Tim Holtz file tab die. The journaling card serves as an embellishment on the page as well as a way to hold the file folder closed. There is plenty of room for journaling on the card and the inside patterned paper is lined and has room for additional journaling if needed. Photos can also be stored inside the folder.

 

The next page is a pocket page I made using white cardstock and the 6x6 paper pack. I added another banner and a sticker from the Fresh Verse sticker sheet.

 

I trimmed the 6x6 patterned paper to make a 3x4 journaling card. I added the May Arts orange chevron ribbon as both a banner piece and a pull tab so the card can be easily removed from the pocket.

 

 

This page is another folder page I made with the Tim Holtz bracket die. I added another journaling card and more of the May Arts chevron ribbon cut into a banner shape.

 

I used the Pretty Plaid/ Aqua Parchment 12x12 patterned paper and the script paper from the 6x6 paper pack to make the pocket and added banners and embellishment from the paper crafting kit.

 

 

I added a simple journaling tag to the inside of the pocket.

This page is another file folder page using the Bloom and Damask/ Yellow Pinstripe 12x12 patterned paper and the Tim Holtz file tab die. I added a journaling card embellished with items from the paper crafting kit.

 

 

I added an additional piece of cardstock to the inside of the folder as a photo mat.

 

I used more white cardstock and patterned paper from the 6x6 paper pack for this pocket page. I kept the embellishment simple only using a strip of vellum tape and the chipboard banner piece.

 

I cut a journaling card from more of the 6x6 patterned paper and embellished it using a flower and banner piece from the paper crafting kit.

 

 

The final page of the album is a folder page using the Pretty Plaid/ Aqua Parchment 12x12 patterned paper and the Tim Holtz bracket die.

 

I embellished the journaling card with a flower from the paper crafting kit. I used DIY foam adhesive to give the flower a bit more dimension.

 

 

Supplies:

Xyron 5" Creative Station

Xyron 1.5" Sticker Maker

Xyron Mega Runner

May Arts Orange Chevron Stripes Twill

Little Yellow Bicycle Poppy Collection 12x12 Patterned Papers:

Garden Journal/ Red Pinstripe 

Poppy Field Damask/ Aqua Script 

Pretty Plaid/ Aqua Parchment 

Bloom and Damask/ Yellow Pinstripe

Little Yellow Bicycle Poppy Collection 6x6 Paper Pack

Little Yellow Bicycle Poppy Collection Chipboard Shapes

Little Yellow Bicycle Poppy Collection Paper Crafting Kit

Little Yellow Bicycle Poppy Collection Journaling Cards

Little Yellow Bicycle Poppy Collection Cardstock Stickers- Favorite Pieces

Little Yellow Bicycle Poppy Collection Cardstock Stickers- Fresh Verse

Little Yellow Bicycle Poppy Collection Vellum Tape

Heidi Swapp Memory Display Stand

Tim Holtz File Tab Die

Tim Holtz Bracket Die

Martha Stewart Scoring Board

Recollections White Cardstock

 

For my second project I created this fun Hello card using a chipboard shape, papers from the Little Yellow Bicycle Poppy collection and May Arts ribbons. I started with one of the chipboard banners and a couple of the banner shapes from the paper crafting kit and then selected additional papers and ribbons and cut them into banner shapes, too. I layered them along the bottom of the card and adhered them using the Xyron Mega Runner. I cut a piece of cardstock and added the thickers along the right side. It may be hard to see in the photos, but I also added several score lines on both sides of the word hello for a bit more texture. I added the piece of cardstock to the card using DIY foam adhesive made with the Xyron 5" Creative Station.

 

 

Supplies:
Xyron 5" Creative Station (DIY Foam Adhesive)
Xyron Mega Runner
Little Yellow Bicycle Poppy Collection Paper Crafting Kit
Little Yellow Bicycle Poppy Collection Chipboard Shapes
Little Yellow Bicycle Poppy Collection Pretty Plaid/ Aqua Parchment 12x12 Patterned Paper
May Arts Orange Chevron Stripes Twill
May Arts Red Grosgrain Dots
May Arts Orange Grosgrain/ White Oval
May Arts Yellow Grosgrain/ Stitch Print/ Scalloped Edge
Recollections White Cardstock
American Crafts Goodness Thickers
Martha Stewart Scoring Board

I hope you enjoyed my projects. Thanks for stopping by!

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Xyron and Epiphany Crafts

Welcome back to another project for the Xyron and Epiphany Crafts blog hop. Both design teams have been sharing some great projects this week. Be sure to stop by the Xyron and Epiphany Crafts blogs to see what the design team members have created.

 

 

                                                     

 

For this project I put together a fun set of notebooks. My kids love to doodle and write stories so these fun notebooks will help keep them busy now that school is out. Their smaller size makes it easy to store in the holder and take up little space on a desk and theycute enough that my girls want to display them in their rooms.

 

Here is a look at all five of the notebooks.

 

Let me show you how I made these notebooks. Choose five coordinating patterned papers and trim to 5.5 x 12 inches. These will be the covers of your notebooks.

 

 

Score the patterned paper at 4.25 and 8.5 inches along the 12 inch side of the paper.

 

I wanted my notebook flaps to have decorative edges so I used the Tim Holtz Bracket and File Folder Tab edge dies for four of the notebooks. For the fifth book I simply rounded the corners. You could also use punches to give the flaps a fun look.

 

For the inside pages I used regular printer paper. You can add as many pages to your notebooks as you would like. I used 5 pieces of paper for each of my notebooks, cut them in half, and trimmed them to 5.25 x 8 inches.

Score all of the pages at 4 inches along the 8 inch side.

 

Staple the pages together and fold along the score lines.

 

Use a ruler and craft knife to trim the paper for an even edge.

 

Open the pages and lay flat. Use the Mega Runner to apply adhesive to the first and last pages of the book.

 

Adhere the pages to the inside of the cover.

 

I used the Xyron Magnet Tape and Epiphany Crafts Tools to make the closures for the notebooks. Choose your patterned paper and add to the Epiphany Crafts Round 14 Tool with a bubble cap and punch.

 

The magnet tape is very thin and can be easily punched. Adhere a strip of the Xyron Magnet tape to a piece of printer paper and punch two circles using the Epiphany Crafts Round 14 Tool.

 

 

 

Next, take an Epiphany Crafts Round 14 Brad Setting and remove the prongs. Add a small piece of DIY foam adhesive to the back of the brad and then add the punched magnet shape on top of the foam adhesive. Turn the brad over and adhere the epoxy shape to the top of the brad setting.

 

Adhere the brad setting to the flap of the notebook.

Line up the second circle magnet and adhere to the notebook.

 

I cut and assembled all the pieces of the A2 Card and Envelope Magazine Holder Studio file by Lori Whitlock. It was the perfect size to hold all five of my notebooks and was quick and easy to put together using the Xyron Mega Runner and 5" Creative Station.

 

Instead of adding the bookplate piece to the spine that is included with the file, I added an Epiphany Crafts Oval Charm and a banner with crochet thread.

 

Supplies:

Xyron 5" Creative Station

Xyron Mega Runner

Xyron Magnet Tape

Epiphany Crafts Oval 25 Charm Setting

Epiphany Crafts Oval 25 Bubble Cap

Epiphany Crafts Oval 25 Studio Shape Tool

Epiphany Crafts Round 14 Studio Shape Tool

Epiphany Crafts Round 14 Brad Settings

Epiphany Crafts Round 14 Bubble Caps

We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper

Tim Holtz Bracket and File Folder Tab Dies

Silhouette Cameo

A2 Card and Envelope Magazine Holder Studio File by Lori Whitlock

Studio Calico Snippets 12x12 Paper Pad

White Printer Paper

Red Heart White Crochet Thread

 

I hope you enjoyed my project. Thanks for stopping by!

 



 

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Xyron and BoBunny

This week Xyron and BoBunny are teaming up to bring you some great projects. Be sure to stop by the Xyron blog all week to see what the rest of the design team has created.

 

I recieved the BoBunny Trail Mix Collection to work with. I used it to make a tackle box and card gift set. This would be fun to give to your favorite fisherman on Father's Day.

 

 

A few shots of the tackle box.

 

 

 

I made a tray for the inside of the box to hold a few small fishing accessories and a gift card.

 

Under the tray was plenty of space for a 4x6 mini album so I put together a simple mini to give as part of the gift.

 

The mini has 5 pocket pages that hold tags with plenty of space to add photos and journaling. Here is a look at each of the pocket pages and tag inserts.

 

 

 

 

I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut the pieces for this card and added the sentiment to the inside of the card.

Supplies:

Xyron 5" Creative Station

Xyron 1.5" Sticker Maker

Xyron Mega Runner

BoBunny 12x12 Trail Mix Mountain Air Paper

BoBunny 12x12 Trail Mix Botany Paper

BoBunny 12x12 Trail Mix Stripe Paper

BoBunny 12x12 Trail Mix Bird Watching Paper

BoBunny 12x12 Trail Mix Lakeside Retreat Paper

BoBunny 12x12 Trail Mix Field Journal Paper

BoBunny 12x12 Trail Mix Meadow Paper

BoBunny Trail Mix Noteworthy Die-Cuts

BoBunny Trail Mix Layered Chipboard Stickers

BoBunny Trail Mix Jewels

Wausau 12x12 Wheat Crinkled Paper

Basic Grey Magnetic Discs

Martha Stewart Scoring Board

We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper

Silhouette Cameo

Silhouette Studio Files- Fishing Apparel and Fishing Flies

Jute

 

I hope you enjoyed my project. Be sure to stop by the Xyron blog all week to see more projects using Xyron and BoBunny.

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