Thomas the Tank Engine Day....

For all of you that have kids that love Thomas and 

all his special friends on the Railway lines 

are going to love this book that our 
Guest Designer Mireille Divjak made special for us with our

 I love America Collection.  She is from Holland so since

they don't have independence day the patriotic papers

went perfect to create this mini book for the very special and

most wonderful day her son and bff had with

 Thomas the Tank Engine...  

"Thomas the Train" by Mireille Divjak

be sure and click on the photos to see all the details....

June second this year Noah and I went to the Railway Museum in Utrecht.
They  had a very special Thomas the Train Event there.

 It was very special getting "the real Thomas Train" over from the UK ..

and having Douglas and Hiro and Emily there too.


Noah and his BFF Alex enjoyed a day filled with trains.. 

yummy food, and watched the Thomas Musical :)

The even participated in a Guiness book of records

 "building the biggest wooden toy railway "

and they got their face painted as lil thomasses.

It was their day.. and they totally enjoyed it

Supplies
Patterned Paper: Best Creations Inc. I ♥ America 6x6 paper pad (two)
Glitter Element stickers: I ♥ America #IA 012
Combo Stickers: I ♥ America #IA 013
Chipboard: I ♥ America #IA 014

Other Supplies:
Mini Album: Creative Imaginations
Vinyl Thickers: American Crafts
Border punch : Fiskars
Pens: American Crafts; Sakura
Sew Easy: We R Memory Keepers
Brads: MME Lush2 Navy
Ink: Colorbox
Circle Punch: Make Me!


Be sure and come back tomorrow for another fantastic day
of mini book ideas from our DT!  Thanks for stopping by
and have a fabulous day!!

Mini Albums from our 6x6's

For the next 3 days we will be showing you lots of ideas

for quick and easy mini albums to make from our mini pads.

The cool thing about them is they have 2 sheets of each paper
and you get tags and mini die cuts and then all you need is 

some stickers or chipboard and maybe a few extra things

to put in with it from your stash...  

Each of our DT made a diffrent style of album so

you will have lots of great ideas to use...

"Princess Mini Album" by Alicia Barry

These are really quick albums that you can make by folding
a  sheet of 12x12 in half  and then folding it again 3x3x3x3
and creating little pockets that you can put photos in and 
journaling.  Just add stickers and lace from our Princess Ballerina
line and you have an adorable book to remember a really
fun and special event.


supplies:
All papers and stickers are from our 6x6 princess pad and
stickers too.  Punches from Martha Stewart, ribbon and flowers.

"Fun at the Spray Park" by Debbie Sherman

This mini album was made with the New Splash Fun
mini papers and stickers.

"Show Memories Mini Album" by Emily Branch

Patterned Paper: (6" x 6" Rock Star paper pack) Best Creation.

Accents: (RS012, RS013 from Rock Star collection) Best Creation.

Other: (Accordion album) Paper Source

"Life is Good" by Jona Panessa 

Here's the mini album using the 6 x 6 splash fun 
and some scraps from surf's up.
additional supplies:
prima flowers, tim holtz bird die, rangers  crackle paint.

Thanks for stopping by to see what is new and

be sure and check out the other mini book ideas

this week.... They are super cute!!!

Something to decorate with...

Altering things for our homes is a fun way to pass the time, 

its a great way to save money and you can create something fun

that you can say you did and give a
huge proud smile to everyone who see's it !!
 You can also find some cool thing at a flea market and refurbish

it to make it new again to give to someone special you love :)

Our Design Team created these things today 

to decorate with and we hope you get some great

ideas to make something today for yourself....

"Heart Wreath" by Jodi Wilton

Products used:  IA001, IA002, IA003, IA006

Other products used: 3 ring circle wooden wreath, spellbinders basic hearts, 

silhouette machine, black and white cardstock

Notes:  I die cut two different sized hearts and layered

 them behind and on top of the circle. I popped up the smaller hearts

 using best creation foam tape. I die cut the big heart and the title from my silhouette machine.

"Altered Lampshade" by Karen Thind

Tip:  to punch the butterflies out, I peeled the silver off of the

 backing and then it was so easy to cut with the punch :)

                                                                  Supplies : Best Creation Silver Glitter Cardstock,

 MS Butterfly punch, TIm Holtz ribbon.

"Rock Star Wall Art" by our Guest Designer Mireille Divjak

Mireille used lots of paints and chipboard pieces that she

had already to go with her project and that makes it all the more

fun to do because you can use anything that you

have in the house and paint it up a bit to match!

Patterned Paper: Best Creation Inc. Rock Star  #RS003 #RS004 #RS007
Stickers #RS013
Chipboard #RS014

Be sure and check back this week for lots of fun

ideas for mini albums and things to do with our

6x6 pads...  Our DT is going to wow you!!!!

Lots of Fantastic projects with Spellbinders....

Being a partner with Spellbinders this year is a real

treat for our Design Team.  There are endless possibilites

for using the dies and with them you can create some 

really fantastic pages, cards and projects !!!

Our Design Team today each got different die and

made something really incredibly cute with it to share with you!!

"H20 page" by Karen Taylor

 Karen created these really cute flowers using a die

cut from Spellbinders.  It is just gorgeous how she used 

the paper to create this flower and this super cute page!!

 I die cut  Labels Fourteen die templete with the 

Spellbinders Grand Calibur and folded as shown.

 I then folded the die in half the other way. Glued the two sides 

together forming a petal. Repeated 3 more times and

 adhered them together forming a flower as shown.

Best Creations Splash Fun: Glitter Paper SF001,  SF004
Best Creations Splash Fun:  Combo Stickers SF013
Best Creations Glitter Cardstock: GCS008 Ocean Blue
Adhesive: Helmar
Cardstock: The Paper Temptress
Chipboard Letters: EK Sucess
Misc: Sewing Machine and Sewing Thread
Ink and glitter spray: Clearsnap: Fluid Chalk Cat's Eye Queue

 (Chocolate and Blueberries) and Smooch Spritz (Vanilla Shimmer)
 

Spellbinders Mini by Petra Offrell

 The best part about Spellbinders dies is that you get
5 different dies in each set which means that you have
the perfect sizes to make shadows and different pages
if you are doing a mini book like Petra did....

"Being your mother is like riding a rollercoaster every day"
by Katarina Damm
LS004-LS003
Loops and scoops mini pad,
Spellbinders Lacey Circles

Supplies:

Rock Star collection: RS 002, RS003 RS012, RS013

GCS 014 Black

Spellbinders die templates: Grand Labels Eleven LF 246, 

Standard Circles Large S4 114, Standard Circles Small S4 116

Helmar Premium Craft Glue, Helmar Zap Dots

Heidi Swapp Black Alpha

WRMK Cropodile and eyelette

Unknown ribbon

Instructions:

1. Diecut a piece of cereal board using Grand Labels Eleven Die template # 6 (with #1 being the smallest).

2. Cut/emboss patterned paper using the same die. Adhere together using Helmar Premium Craft Glue.

3. Cut/emboss patterned paper using Grand Labels Eleven die template #5 

(with #1 being the smallest). Center and adhere using Helmar Premium Craft Glue.

4. Cut black glitter cardstock Standard Circles Large die template #7 (with #1 being the smallest).

5. Cut/emboss patterned paper using Standard Circles Small die template #7 

(with #1 being the smallest). Adhere to black circle. Add title and cardstock stickers.

6. Add cardstock glitter border strip across center of sign. Add Circles using Helmar 1/2 inch Zapdots.

7. Add border stickers and other glitter stickers as desired.

8. Punch 2 holes in the top and add eyelettes. Tie on ribbon. 

"Make a wish" by Tracey Taylor

Supplies:
Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Square
BC Peach Sunset Glitter Cardstock
 Design Notes:
Use Liquid Pearls to create a fun border around the
 inside of a die cut frame. 

"The flowers in my garden" by Petra Offrell

Supplies:

Best Creation 6x6 Splash Fun SF 016

Best CreationBasic Glitter Paper BGP205, 211

Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Spellbinders shapeabilities Floral Doily Motifs

Other, ink, ribbon, BBQ sticks

Party Banner by Jodi Wilton

Designer Notes:  The Spellbinders Dies are perfect for creating
 a party banner for any occasion!  I  cut out the largest lacey pennant
 out of Kraft Cardstock, and adhered the largest Nested Pennant
 on top. Then I cut out the next size down out of the 
lacey pennants and popped them up with Best Creation Foam tape. 
 I added some border sticker elements and popped up the nested heart.
 I added my daughters name to the banner for her first birthday,
 since we will be camping for her birthday, the GONE CAMPING
 line is just perfect for her camping celebration!  

Gone Camping Products used:  GC006, GC009, GC012, 

GC016. GC014, BB006

Spellbinders Products used:  Nested Pennants,

 Nested Lacey Pennants, Classic Hearts

Other Products Used: Ribbon, BoBunny Chipboard Alpha's, 

Tim Holtz Sizzex Large Rosette Die, Big Bite

Happy Birthday Card for Dad by Nicole Wise

Rock Star Supplies Used:  RS002, RS009, RS012, RS013, GCS014, 

Spellbinders Nesibilities Large Scalloped Octagon (S4-187)

 and Standard Circles, Large (S4-114).

"You Rock" Card by Emily Branch 

"You Rock" Card supplies:

Cardstock (Black glitter cardstock) Best Creations. (White) Papertrey Ink.

Patterned Paper: (RS001, RS003 from Rock Star collection) Best Creation.

Fibers: (Jute twine from Soiree collection) Pink Paislee.

Accents: (Glitter Drum sticker [RS013] from Rock Star collection) 

Best Creation. (Black alpha stickers) Jenni Bowlin. 

(Gray stick pin from Soiree collection) Pink Paislee. (Crystal button) Maya Road.

 (Heart button) BoBunny. (Wing rubon) Craft supply.

Tools: (Frame die) Spellbinders. (Border edge punch,

 Fringe scissors) Martha Stewart. (Pinking sheers).

"Welcome" by Liz Chidester

Products used:

Safari Girl paper pad GPD008

BC 3D Foam Tape

Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Circles Large

"Hello" by Nicole Wise

GC003, GC013, GCS011, Spellbinders Nestibilities Lg. Scalloped Octagon
 (S4-187), Spellbinders Nestibilities Clasic Scalloped Heart (S4-137)

Thanks for stopping by to soak in some inspiration
with all the fun dies from Spellbinders today and
be sure and check out their blog for more great ideas here.