Hip to be Square challenge entry - Hels Sheridan

 My resolution this year is to enter more challenges, so here I go on the second one. I have done this for the Hip to be Square Challenge on Hels Sheridans Pinkleart Blog

USED

Mountboard

Tim Holtz Ideaology corners, grungeboard letters and shapes, metal and distress inks

Thin metal sheet

flower die

papers and card

Cuttlebug embossing folders

Paperartsy ephemera

Mountboard

Melt Pot, bronze and gold embossing UTEE

Text stamp

Mica - Perfect Pearls

First I cut loads of squares of paper in plain and pattern card and then embossed in the Cuttlebug.  The edges are inked in Fired Brick distress ink. I dipped the letters and shapes into the melt pot to coat them in UTEE, I  love the bubble effect it makes, probably due to the moisture content?  They are also brushed with Perfect Pearls in pink and gold

The flowers were die cut and rolled from art metal, they are easy to make but can get a little sharp on the edges.  Care is needed when removing from the die as it tears easily. Metal corner protectors on each corner for decoration and the close up of the Paper Artsy ephemera border.

A text stamp has been applied to hot utee on stampboard

Birthday Smash

Basic Ingredients

I have never done this before and I am not sure I have got the true meaning of a Stash Book down here but it's my version.  I found it hard to break away from the Scrapbooking regime and found having a more random approach quite a challenge but I worked fast and didn't give myself to much time to think which helped a bit.  I found the ideas for these online, I had not heard of them before so it shows how I am out of touch with what's trending right now :-(

I was very spoilt this year for my birthday and had some beautiful cards and gifts from family and friends.   The gifts came in such lovely bags and had my favourite thing right now, Owls on so I "deconstructed" them to make the papers for this book.  Gift bags make the covers, envelopes are reused to make pockets, elements from the left over bags cut out to use as embellishments and the ribbon handles are also used in the book.

Stash used

Birthday Gift bags, cards and tags

sticky tape, binding rings, ribbons, card stock, Tim Holtz dies, Cropodile, chip board, googly eyes

Photo's

K & Co Neopolitan Stickers

I won't bore you with all the details just let the photo's speak for me

thanks for looking

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Quotations mini book

Nestabilities mini album I made as an alternative to a Birthday Card for my friend.

Used:

Plain cardstock

patterned paper Basic Grey

Cuttlebug folders

Nellie Snellen Frame Die

Paper and fabric flowers

Binding ring

eyelets

Cropodile

Ribbons

Colourbox Eye chalks

Blending tool and foam

Grungeboard die cut shapes

Brads

I made a load of leaves using my grungeboard and cuttlebug leaf folder. Grungeboard will go through the cuttlebug but you need to centre it as its a bit thick, same when you emboss. I had in mind an Autumn wreath but I am not very happy at how these turned out. I went all over this morning trying to get some polystyrene wreath rings but had no luck so I used a card ring (2nd one) and a bought berry wreath. I had to use my hot glue gun for sticking to that. I will keep looking for the rings and have another go when I do as I think they will give a better effect as these seem a bit flat.

Penny Slider & Video

Before I get to the slider I wanted to share these bracelets.

I went to a carboot sale on Sunday and found these clear plastic bracelets which shouted at me "Alcohol Inks" So for a bargain 50p for the 2 home they came and 15 mins after getting my supplies out I have these to give away as little presents. I love Alcohol inks as the result is so fast and easy to do.
Before:
After: This one used Cranberry, Currant and Eggplant then add metallic silver, then mixative.
This on uses Pesto and Lettuce, then metallic copper then mixative
Now... I have been trying to get these right for some time and have finally got them sorted out. I think its the way I was assembling them. I now use foam tape to put the mount onto the card and it lifts it high enough to get them to slide. I cut the slider mechanisms and mount with my Cricut, here's the Cut File (it also has another shaped card file I am working on in that selection)

I did a single penny slider first then got carried away and did double and four slide cards but the spider is my favourite, he is just so cute. Wow I also made vids of them as you need to see them working I think :-)

Thanks for this win

Thanks to all those who voted for me on the Trimcraft site. I am looking forward to getting my prize
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This is the one that won me the prize :-)

Birthday Planner

Made this along the same lines as the year planner but with just days and months so it can be used for longer. Similar instructions are on previous posts and the papers are K and Co again. I haven't put all the pages on as they are like the previous ones. Ooops need to fix that corner :-(
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Year Desk Planner (inst added)

All sizes are for this one but you can adjust it to your personal taste to make smaller or larger versions. This is quite easy to do but takes time as it involves a fair bit of cutting but if you cut all the pieces first and then assemble it it makes it easier

Materials used:

• Heavy Card - I used old cereal packaging and covered the printed side before covering with designer papers so it would not show through but you can use any sturdy card you have.
• Designer Papers K & Co from a Boxed Collection called Classics
• Cricut and carts, Storybook for number and front panel, assorted images from Indie Art, Celebrations and Home Accents for embellishment for each month
• Bind-it All and wires (size depends on your preferences but I used 3/4")
• Chalks
• Glue
• Fancy edge blade for trimmer or fancy edge scissors

The main stand consists of 3 pieces of card 2 cut at 7 1/2" x 9" and 1 cut at 7 1/2" x 4" this piece is scored and used as the base. Cover all of these with designer papers. The front cover is another the same size as the larger piece covered again decorated with the Year (see first photo)

Print off your month sheets (link to files below), cut them using a fancy edge blade or scissors and chalk the edges in coordinating colours to the Designer paper you have chosen. Mount them onto pieces of designer paper cut at the same size as the cover (7 1/2" x 9") decorate with your embellishments.

Assemble the stand punch the bottom of the 2 stand pieces and both sides of the small folded piece and join using the bind-it all (see last picture)

Punch the 2 top edges and the month pages making sure they all line up to fit. Hold the 2 top edges place the cover and month pages and bind this section, flip this all forward and the Planner is complete. If you want to see a video of how this is done there is a video on You Tube of someone making a similar construction in this post I made earlier of another calender.

Here are the Word Desk Planner Calender pages for you to use and print. You can make changes to them to fit your project if you wish but you may not sell them on or claim them as your own. If you make this and post photographs of it on any site please link back to my Blog to show where you found this idea. Thank you