Dot & Whimsy

My patio door will be all decked out with this colorful Summer

wreath that I made with the "Beach Party" Mini Collection by

Paper wreaths come in all shapes and styles and today I’m sharing my version 

of a fun “Hello Summer” wreath that will brighten an entry way or covered door

 during the Summer months! I started with a 7” wire wreath base and twelve 12” 

strips cut from two patterned papers (total of 24 strips) from the “Beach Party”

 Mini Collection.  The strips were cut 1” wide.

 The strips were folded in half with the center of the fold placed over the inner ring

 of the wreath.  The top flap of the strip was inserted back through the outer ring

 and glued in place to the back flap.

A circle of chipboard and solid red paper were cut to be a bit larger than the center

 opening of the wreath.  The two pieces were glued together and then attached to

 the back of the wreath.  A journal card was cut-out and attached to the center

 of the circle with foam adhesive.

To add even more fun (and to hide the bottom metal ring), strips of 5/8” grosgrain

 ribbon were knotted or tied into bows around the perimeter.  Approximately 4 yards

 of the navy ribbon was used to make the bows and 2 yards each of the red and

orange ribbon were used to make the knotted pieces.

A large eyelet was set into the top paper strip and a piece of white string was

 knotted through for a hanger. Now it's all ready for displaying and greeting guests!

Supplies:
Beach Party Mini CollectionAnything Goes- Red/Lt Pink PaperBundle of Joy Boy- Enamel Dots

See more project ideas on the Echo Park Paper Blog!

Begin by making the base pages.  Start with the Set of Frames from the

 Silhouette Design Store. The largest scallop frame and the ric-rac style frame were

 used and cut from Carta Bella’s Linen cardstock.  The pages graduated in size from 

 4.5”X4.5” for the cover and 6.5”X6.5” for the back page.  Two of the same shape were

 cut and then adhered together to form a sturdier page.

A scalloped mat was cut for the front cover using the Scallop Nesting Dies and then

 layered with stickers from the Birthday Girl Alpha and Element Sticker Sheets.

This particular album is a flip-up style album, so keep that in mind when planning

 out the embellishments and paper’s pattern direction.  Off-set embellishments

 (especially if foam adhesive has been used) so that the pages will rest neatly

 against one another.

 Mix in enamel dots and decorative brads from other collections to dress up the pages.

Because of the smaller design scale, the 6X6 Paper Pad pages are just 

perfect for mini albums!

Products:

This past week I shared a couple of cards over at the 

 focusing on using dies to create interesting frames

  featuring the “Jack and Jill” Collection.

 

I started with a tabbed chipboard album that I had on hand and used

 Carta Bella’s Kraft Paper for the base pages.  I cut smaller mats from various

 “Sunny Days Ahead” papers and machine stitched them in place 

before adhering to the chipboard.

On the front cover I used a round punch and a piece from the 6X6 paper pad to make the journal card’s sun 3-D; just adhere with foam adhesive and you have a really fun look.

 If you’re giving your album as a gift, print off a few related photos (I found mine 

on the internet by searching for “vintage rain photos”) and add them to the

 pages with repositionable adhesive.  This is a good way to show 

placement ideas to the recipient.

Next, the “Spring” sentiment was die-cut from the  “Spring Flowers Die”. 
I wanted the letters to follow the contour of the sun shape, so I snipped the letters
 apart and then affixed them to the image.


The small number stickers from the Element Sticker Sheet are the perfect
bullet points for the journal card…add a list of your favorite spring activities.

For the first card we are using the cone portion of the Ice Cream Cone Die Set 

 to make an interesting background.  The image was die-cut twice from two 

different pattern papers found in the Mini Theme.

A base paper was cut to 3 3/8”W X 4 5/8”H; this was the width and height of the 

four cones when they were placed edge to edge.  The cones were attached to the 

base paper and then machine stitched in place.

The T-Rex dinosaur was added with foam adhesive and finished off with a couple 

of stickers from the mini collection, as well as enamel dots.  The brown and green

 mats were cut from the Bundle of Joy Boy 6X6 Paper Pad.

 The second card also uses one of the dinosaur shapes from the Silhouette file, but 

I have cut it twice, from two different patterns.  I layered the two together by offsetting

 the top layer just up and to the right of the bottom piece.  I used foam adhesive to

 adhere them together.  The bottom layer adds a really cool 3-D effect.

 Using the larger of the Designer Label Dies, I die cut a small landing for the 

dinosaur shape and added it to the card-front.

The palm tree sticker was placed to the right side of the label with foam adhesive

 and the dinosaur layered on top.  From the “dinosaur” banner stickers,

 I used the “U” and “R” to create part of the card’s sentiment. 

PRODUCTS:
Dinosaur Adventure Mini ThemeIce Cream Cone Designer Die SetDesigner Label Dies Set #1Bundle of Joy A New Addition Boy 6X6 Paper Pad Dots & Stripes
Enamel Dots
Silhouette “Dinosaurs” Cut File

Have a SUPER weekend, friends!

Hi, everyone! I was up on the

 Echo Park Paper Blog 

yesterday with this cute DIY framed art piece that I made with the

"Anything Goes" Stamps, paper and a few accents.

You will also find a FREE printable for the poem if you'd

like to create one for yourself!

 I love the look of matte, so I painted an old gold frame with

black matte spray paint and removed the glass so that the embellishments

really pop!  You can see lots more and instructions on how I put it together:

Have a ter-rific week!