SNOW Word Book

I am posting this for my friend, Rose. I know she would love to see it in person!

I used a tutorial from the old Cricut message board to help me make this book.
http://www.cricut.com/messageboard/tm.aspx?m=5058427&mpage=1&key&#5058427

I used George & Basic Shapes and Base Camp to cut the book. I made the book back in February 2011, so I'm not sure of the size, but I think it was cut at 5". The pictures are from January 2011, but I just got them scrapped last week.

The paper is from a stack I got at WalMart about 8 years ago. The embellishments are K& Co.

On the page that has the journaling...I messed up. That dark blue mat in the back was supposed to be a pocket, but I didn't cut my tags quite narrow enough. So, I just clipped them together at the top with a brad and glued the last one down. They rotate out so you can read the tags in the middle and back.

My newest set of OWH cards

So, this is my next set of cards for Operation Write Home (http://www.operationwritehome.org/).

I used Walk In My Garden to cut the leaves, I think at 2". Flowers are from Prima, brads from my stash.(Patterned Paper-DCWV Spring Paper Pack)

I cut the label with Preserves. I used 1.5" then used Design Studio to stretch it to 2". I typed the sentiment "thinking of you" to fill the page and then used George & Basic shape to cut a 1.75" circle. I finished the cards off with eyelets and buttons. (Patterned Paper-DCWV Spring Paper Pack)

I used Walk In My Garden to cut the flower in 3 sizes (2", 1.5", 1") and then stacked and stapled them together. I cut 2" tags from Tags, Bags, Boxes & More then stamped them with the "thinking of you" stamp and stapled a piece of ribbon to the tag. (Patterned Paper-DCWV Pocket Full of Posies)

A (not for me) Baby Book

This is a baby book that I made for a Baby Shower that's coming up for someone in our Sunday School Class.

All the patterned paper is from K& Co, not sure of the name. I have had it for YEARS! All the cardstock is DCWV. All the jewels are from the Dollar Bin at Michael's. I need to stock up after this book!

The book is cut 8x8, covered with patterned paper and cardstock, edges painted white with acrylic paint.

The frame is a 4.25"x6.25" rectangle (George & Basic Shapes) with a flourish (Storybook) welded to the top and bottom. I cut a second flourish from patterned paper and attatched with pop-dots.

{Just ignore my husband in the background!}

The tags (5" from Tags, Bags, Boxes, & More) pull out for journaling. (Flowers from American Heritage, Brads from WeRMemory Keepers.) I had to cut the top of the florish off in order for the tags to go down behind the frame.

The file folders open out for journaling and are tied shut with some ribbon from my stash. (cut at 3" from Fabulous Finds)

 All the cuts on this page came from Storybook. The butterfly is from the border feature (cut at 2") and the scallop square is cut at 3". I used Pocket Full of Posies paper pack from DCWV for these cuts. I inked them with 2 colors of green VersaMark  ink, because, well...just because. :0)

On this page, the butterflies pull out for journaling. 

This flower is also from Storybook. It is 3" high and then squished to about 4" wide. This paper is the same paper as the butterflies from the previous page.

 These lift up for journaling underneath. I used packing tape, sticky side up, under the cut-out portion of the flower and then sprinkled glitter on it. (I saw this idea on someone's blog, but I can't remember whose!)

An assortment of photo mats cut at 4.25"x6.25". I used the Poppy (cut at 1.5") corner feature from Storybook.