Basic Grey Out of Print Bead Bound Mini

I have so much paper and decided I needed to 'use the stash'.  It's so easy to just buy as each new collection comes out, we all love that paper don't we (and bling and flowers and embellies  and... and... and...) I found it's much easier when I have a whole collection to work with. Paper, stickers, chipboard, stamps, flowers, bling.  It's so much harder to hunt and peck and find what looks good together. But it's a nice feeling when you're done knowing that you didn't hit the local scrapbook store or Michaels once during the process!

Most papers are Basic Grey, the Out of Print 6x6 Paper Pad
I added others to fill in from just what I had in supply.
You'll see Prima on the front and lots of K & Co Die Cuts,
For some reason last year, or perhaps the year before, I really went
crazy buying these, not sure why but decided now was the time to
put them to good use.  That's what started the mini, wanting to use
up these cardstock and acetate die cuts.
Next was finding paper that would work will with these colors.

I used Laura from Following the Paper Trail's 
Bead Binding to attach the pages with pony beads as
spacers, these are multi colored and pick up whatever
colors are nearby.

Many pockets, tags, flip ups and outs

The larger tag on the right is strips of leftovers, glued to a backing
paper and then cut to fit the mat.  I like the striped look don't you?

Large mats go into each end pocket, three have double backed
Martha Stewart flowers and the other three have pull tabs.

I did an extra flip out on this page to give a little extra room

The sunflower on the left is a large cardstock die cut which
I added Martha Stewart glitter glue to the center, looks so
nice when you're up close.  It actually has magnets behind that lift
and reveal a larger mat behind

Pockets, envelopes and mini books stashed here and there

The bird on the left is a fold out revealing 3 spots
for photos (I took an old Starbucks gift card holder for the basic pattern)
I love the look of the pocket on the left.  I fussy cut the paper
and then cut more of the flowers weaving them into themselves

A look at the larger pocket mats.

Thanks

I picked up a K&Company paper pak called Tim Coffey Fall and fell in love with the double side papers in it. These are all included in that pack. I used the Leave it to Weaver Fiskars border punch to thread the ribbon and punched the opposite side with the Apron Lace border punch. The butterfly was punched twice an EK Success punch. I put the bottom one flush then heavily Glossy Accented the top one and popped it up. The sentiment is a rub on from My Sentiments Exactly. Edges inked with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Hoggy Birthday

Oh what fun is the Create a Critter! I just love Ms Piggy. Background paper is from the Sunshine Paper Pad by me & my Big Ideas. Little birthday hat is K & Co. The bottom sparkles are from the rub in set mentioned below. Hoggy Birthday printed on my computer, font Scrap Kids.

I used my Peachy Keen stamps for her face but didn't care for the way her snout turned out so I used the one the Cricut punched out and just kept trimming it until it fit, still didn't look right so I painted it with my Copics and added Glossy Accents over top.

Did this ribbon of candles on the bottom of the inside of the card, it's a rub on from Imaginisce call Cake Walk Rub ons.

Thanks a Latte

I love love love this House Mouse stamp appropriately named The Need for Caffine. My kind of stamp! I used my Copic markers to color it. The bottom ribbon border is a Fiskars punch threaded with ribbon I lightly stroked with some teal ink to tie in with the paper.

This was acutally a mistake. I had cut this heart from my Doodlecharms Cricut Cartridge and it didn't work for what I wanted, I thought I was cutting a fold and glue envelope and it actually is just a flat envelope with the heart. Sometimes mistakes are the best things because after I cut the sides off, pop dotted the heart and glued the remaining to the center of the inside of my card it was perfect. Stamp is from Fiskars Latte Love clear stamps.

Can't be positive but I believe the print matting is K & Company paper.  I'll be posting the second card I made with this stamp in pinks next

Just Smile

This is my June Swap card for the Crafty Card Creators Yahoo Group. You were to use the word 'smile' somewhere on the card.  Stamps are colored with Copic markers.

These darling faces are from my new Peachy Keen Stamps. Aren't they adorable? I was so delighted when I ran across a blog that had used them, I'm so horrid at drawing faces and these stamps open up a whole new avenue for me. As well as the faces the flowers and pot are also Peachy Keen, there Happy Flowers and Cheerful Phrases collection.

The hummingbird was an added bonus after I bulked him up with some Glossy Accents. It's actually just a single sheet of paper from the me & my Big ideas 10th Anniversary collection. Ribbon is American Crafts, little flower pop ups are K & Co.

Just Dropped By

Spider and card from Doodlecharms Cartridge for the Cricut. After I cut the card I wasn't sure what to do next so I cut the spider from some dotted paper and ran it through the Mosaic Cuttlebug Embossing folder and then inked it with several shades of Distress Inks.

The sentiment are glitter alpha stickers from K and Co, black eyelash yarn from Jo Ann Fabrics.

Girly Girl

This stamp was one from Michaels a friend bought Friday while we were out shopping, I borrowed it and stamped a few and failed to get the name or maker, sorry. I rarely stamp in a color but like the end result of the red on kraft. The background mat is from DCWV Love & Wedding 8x8 Scrapbook kit in a stack.

Girly Girl is a dimensional sticker from K&Co's BW Purses.

The bottom border is a EK Success border punch on another paper from this stack.

Graduation Dolls

Using Everyday Paper Cards Cart for my Cricut Expression I made 3 cards for Graduates in their school colors.  Various chipboard pieces were added as accents and I'm sorry I didn't keep track of what came from where. 

You Go Girl and Wow are rubber stamps from a Grab Bag I got from My Sentiments Exactly.  Solid papers are from Debbie Mumm

The numbers are Glitter stickers from K & Co. 

 My other half isn't so keen on these, he thinks they look too little kid.  So give me your opinion before I send them out and regret it, do you think they're ok for my nieces and nephews who are graduating, I'm thick skinned I can take your honest opinion!

Hola!

This card was made for the Around the World Challenge #3-Mexico at Clips-n-Cuts  Loved the bright primary colors.  If you haven't played along it's a must!  At the end of the challenge you'll have the opportunity to vote for your favorite interpretation/inspiration of the picture.

I used alpha Glitter Stickers from K & Company for the Hola and a stamp from Hero Arts - All Occasion set for the 'just saying hello'

Sombrero was cut from the Paper Doll Dress up Cart and my Cricut Expression.

Blue cardstock backgrounds embossed with my Cuttlebug and the Swirls and Dots and Texture folders.