Month: April 2016

April Paper Panduh Box in Action

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You are about to see my April Paper Panduh Box in Action. This month’s subscription box is Paris-themed and full of unexpected and wonderful surprises.

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Here is the monthly spread in my Plum Paper Planner, which is in my lavender and gold Kikki K. I use this planner for my blog planning and execution. You can see Audrey watching over any and all activities – the Audrey clip is from Rue Vogue Shoppe – doesn’t she look elegant and yet playful?

I cut the paper purse from the kit apart and used it as decor, along with the lipstick and coffee cup sticky notes. The turquoise pen sleeping bag is sooooo soft, pretty and really functional – I can keep a pen in the holder and easily find it in my bag.

I hole-punched the Paper Panduh business card and put it in this section – a nice decorative touch, huh?

This spread is where I plan my blogs for the month – they are listed on sticky notes so I can move them around if I need to.

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I made a dashboard out of the welcome decoration from the inside cover of the box. Who knew coral and gold would go together so well?

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Here’s the week one spread. I was experimenting with the washi each week this month. In this one, I layered the red plaid washi, the blue washi, and the green patterned washi in various ways – didn’t love any of them, hmmmm. I used the perfume washi from March’s kit across the bottom – I DO love this washi, and I definitely need to get more . . .

Then I added some stickers and sticky notes – I like to leave lots of white space for my daily lists – to do’s, errands, blog titles . . .

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I bought the 5 piece skinny washi pack from the Paper Panduh site and ran a strip of the pink washi across the words, and then layered the red plaid washi over it – not baaaad . . .

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On this spread, I used my paper trimmer and cut the washi strips in half long ways – the awesome thing about doing this with washi is that it sticks to the trimmer and doesn’t shift – a little trick I learned from Tori Bissell (check out her videos, she has lots of useful tips). Anyway, I layered the cut strips on top of the blue washi – this is okay . . .

Oh yeah, I put the framed llama on the other piece of the paper purse – too funny!!! Hahahaha, framed llama . . . why is that soooooo funny??

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I put the Eiffel Tower weekend sticker on the last weekend of the month – this is the official start of my retirement – reason for celebration – BIG celebration!!

Here are my favorite washi/not washi strips. I took the beautiful Eiffel Tower paper from the bottom of the box, cut it into strips, put some adhesive on the back side and ran it across the pages – I LOVE THIS!!!! I am a believer in using as much as I can from the kit.

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Here is the final spread. I adhered the brown envelope to the last page and I’ll store the stickers I didn’t use yet inside it – I M.A.Y. occasionally misplace things (if you saw my crafting area, you would understand).

Lastly, I took the tag from the outside of the drawstring bag and I’m using it like a planner charm – cool, huh?

Hey, if you’d like to see some of my other projects, check out my Instagram and Pinterest board, and I would LOVE it if you would follow me.

As always, I’m Livin’ the Moments . . .

April Paper Panduh Subscription Box

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Eeeeeek!! I got my April Paper Panduh subscription box!

The biggest reason I love the Paper Panduh boxes is that they are full of surprises – this box does NOT disappoint.

She personalizes something in each kit, so it’s the first thing I look for. The above tag is this month’s personalization – I love my name all lower case . . .
2016-04-24 21.43.40The box arrives in a metallic gold foil mailer – very distinctive – and has her signature purple logo and hashtag.

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This is my first view inside – “Paris is always a good idea!” – a Paris street complete with Eiffel Tower. I’ve actually been to Paris – it was a once in a lifetime experience – and I loved it!!!

There’s blue tissue paper with a scattering of diecut flowers in lovely spring-colored patterns.

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Prolonging the reveal, everything is inside this muslin drawstring bag with an Eiffel Tower stamped in the lower right corner, and a scalloped circle that has “Paris” written in a beautiful calligraphy font.

Wow, so pretty . . .

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Here are the items from inside the bag. There are still plenty of surprises ahead . . .
2016-04-24 21.35.16 (1)Look at this cute little bag – I’m pretty sure you’re going to see parts of it in my Paper Panduh In Action blog on Friday. Just sayin’ . . .

The bag is held closed with a piece of clear washi that has a pretty pink flower on it – a little surprise. Inside the bag are three rolls of 1/4” washi. Oh yes, a very, very cute bag.
2016-04-24 21.36.08Wow, check this out! It’s a pen sleeping bag “Exclusively Created for Paperpanduh.” They come in various colors. This one is turquoise and it is soooooo soft!

The pen has a crown and a pink gem on the cap and is 0.5 mm. It writes a little “scratchy” (I prefer gel pens), but it’s so darned cute that I’ll HAVE to use it!!

2016-04-24 21.07.39Look at these sticky notes, aaaaaggggghhhh!! They are so cute, and check out the detail – the coffee cup has a lipstick mark on it, I mean, really – how cute is that? Probably not very functional – I mean, you can’t really write notes on the camera, but they are definitely decorative and there are A LOT of them!
2016-04-24 21.36.45 (1)The next surprise is a brown envelope with a “Paris postmark” on it tied with a piece of twine. Inside is a sticker sampler from letsmakeitsparkle – they are adorable and very French. Clipped to the outside is a macaroon paper clip from emileespeaks – mine is mint green.

The Paper Panduh business card was tucked in with the clip as well – I love her logo with the watercolor accent and the cute panda face.

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There’s a navy blue “Passport” notebook with blank pages – perfect for photos and journaling when I go on a trip.

And there are more stickers. One set is from Pages N Memories and has travel-themed planner stickers – half boxes, quarter boxes, flags, postmarks, bicycles.

The other set is from Sonia J Design and includes a sheet of washi strips and a sheet of various decorative designs – ha, look at the mustaches . . . There’s a fence?? . . . A framed llama?? Too funny . . .

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Another surprise is in this purple paper bag – it has a set of Paper Panduh stickers inside. I love the Notre Dame ones – Paris skyline – Eiffel Tower with the heart banner – ooooh, who am I kidding? I love them all!!!!!

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The final surprise is under the tissue paper – isn’t this Eiffel Tower paper lovely??? She lined the bottom of the box with Eiffel Tower paper . . . Her attention to detail and addition of these little extras are some of the many reasons that I continue my subscription every month.

Check back Friday to see what I do with all these be-you-ti-ful Paris-themed things!!!!

Hey, if you’d like to see some of my other projects, check out my Instagram and Pinterest board, and I would LOVE it if you would follow me.

As always, I’m Livin’ the Moments . . .

Close To My Heart Kaleidoscope Card #3

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I am making the Close To My Heart Kaleidoscope Card #3 from a CTMH Workshop on the Go Kit.

The kit includes:
– My Acrylix® Kaleidoscope Workshop Stamp Set (D-size)
Kaleidoscope B&T Duos™ Papers
– Cardstock Sheets (1 Pear, 1 Pixie, 1 Whisper, 1 White Daisy)
– White Daisy Cards & Envelopes
– Pink Enamel Gems (Z3091)
– Green Shimmer Trim (Z3087)
– Instructional Brochure

I used CTMH ink in the following colors:
-Canary
-Pixie
-Pear
-Slate

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The instruction brochure includes instructions to complete 15 cards in 3 different designs. The top left photo has diagrams for the three designs. The top right photo is a cutting guide for the cardstock. The bottom photo shows the three designs and the process for completion of each card. I’m making the card on the right.

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Here are the pieces for the third card design in the kit – I am making five cards of this design.

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I ran a piece of green shimmer trim about 1/2” up from the bottom of the White Daisy card base.

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I stamped the balloons in CTMH Pear, Canary, and Pixie in the two balloon sizes that come in the kit’s stamp set.

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I added confetti/sprinkles around the balloons.

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Then added the strings in CTMH Slate ink. I masked off from the shimmer trim down so I didn’t get ink on the trim. This means that I put a piece of paper over the trim, stamped the strings, and removed the paper. The bottom of the strings will be covered up in the next step.

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I added the green patterned paper above the shimmer trim and then put a strip of Pixie cardstock over where they meet to cover up the line.

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Next, I stamped the “celebrate” banner on the White Daisy cardstock, cut around the edges, and added two pink enamel gems.

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I used pop dots under the banner to add dimension, centered it on the paper strips, and Voila! the third card is done!!

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Here are 5 cards in this design – it took me about 30 minutes, after the pieces were cut out, to complete all five cards.

The inside is blank, so you can stamp or write a sentiment. This design can be used for anything that warrants a celebration – it doesn’t have to be for a birthday.

So, I made 15 cards – Card 1, Card 2, and Card 3 – in about 1 1/2 hours. Pretty amazing!!!

Hey, if you’d like to see some of my other projects, check out my Instagram and Pinterest board, and I would LOVE it if you would follow me.

As always, I’m Livin’ the Moments . . .

Close To My Heart Kaleidoscope Card #2

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I am making the Close To My Heart Kaleidoscope Card #2 from a Workshop on the Go Kit.

The kit includes:
– My Acrylix® Kaleidoscope Workshop Stamp Set (D-size)
Kaleidoscope B&T Duos™ Papers
– Cardstock Sheets (1 Pear, 1 Pixie, 1 Whisper, 1 White Daisy)
White Daisy Cards & Envelopes
– Pink Enamel Gems (Z3091)
– Green Shimmer Trim (Z3087)
– Instructional Brochure

I used CTMH ink in the following colors:
-Canary
-Pixie
-Pear
-Slate

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The instruction brochure includes instructions to complete 15 cards in 3 different designs. The top left photo has diagrams for the three designs. The top right photo is a cutting guide for the cardstock. The bottom photo shows the three designs and the process for completion of each card. I’m making the center card today.

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Here are the pieces for the second card design in the kit – I am making five cards of this design.
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I put the Pear strip on the left edge, layered the green patterned paper to the right of the Pear strip, and finished with the green shimmer trim. Then I added three pink enamel gems.

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And now for the stamping . . .

In the top left photo, using the White Daisy pieces, I stamped “Party Time!” in CTMH Slate ink. The top right photo shows the candle in Pear ink, and the flame in Canary. The bottom left photo shows the cupcake in Canary and the frosting in Pixie. The bottom right photo shows the addition of sprinkles in Pear ink and “Hope your day is happy” in Slate.
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The bottom edge has a banner shape – there’s a little trick to making AWESOME banner edges.

First make a vertical cut in the center to where you want the peak of the banner (top left photo), then starting from the corner, angle cut toward the top of the vertical cut (top right), and cut the other side in the same way (bottom left). And the finished banner, cool, huh?

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Here’s the finished card – I used pop dots under the banner to give the card dimension. I LOVE the colors in this kit – they’re so bright and happy . . .

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Here are 5 cards in this design – it took me about 30 minutes, after the pieces were cut out, to complete all five cards.

The inside is blank, so you can stamp or write a sentiment. I’m a teacher, so I’ll add these to my stash for my student’s and coworkers birthdays.

So far, I’ve made 10 cards – Card 1 and Card 2 – in about an hour. Pretty amazing!!!

Hey, if you’d like to see some of my other projects, check out my Instagram and Pinterest board, and I would LOVE it if you would follow me.

As always, I’m Livin’ the Moments . . .

Close To My Heart Kaleidoscope Card #1

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Hi Guys! Come on in and see what I’m doing today!

I am making the Close To My Heart Kaleidoscope Card #1 from a Workshop on the Go Kit.

The kit includes:
– My Acrylix® Kaleidoscope Workshop Stamp Set (D-size)
– Kaleidoscope B&T Duos™ Papers
– Cardstock Sheets (1 Pear, 1 Pixie, 1 Whisper, 1 White Daisy)
– White Daisy Cards & Envelopes
– Pink Enamel Gems (Z3091)
– Green Shimmer Trim (Z3087)
– Instructional Brochure

I used CTMH ink in the following colors:
-Canary
-Pixie
-Pear
-Slate
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The instruction brochure includes instructions to complete 15 cards in 3 different designs. The top left photo has diagrams/layouts for the three designs. The top right photo is a cutting guide for the cardstock. The bottom photo shows the three designs and the process for completion of each card. I’m making the card on the left.

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First, I trimmed the zipstrip off the end of the green patterned cardstock – it coordinates with the kit’s colors and you can use it in other projects.

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Here are the pieces for the first card design in the kit – I am making five cards of this design.

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I adhered the patterned paper onto the front of a White Daisy card base, added a strip of green shimmer grim, and added a strip of Pixie cardstock.

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I glued a piece of White Daisy to the Pear cardstock. Then I used the Kaleidoscope Workshop Stamp Set and stamped the cake stand in Slate ink, and the cake layers in Canary ink.
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Then I added the candles in Pixie ink, the flames in Canary ink, and the sentiment in Slate ink. Finally, I added some pink enamel gems to finish it off.
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Here is the finished card.

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Here are 5 cards in this design – it took me about 30 minutes, after the pieces were cut out, to complete all five cards.

The inside is blank, so you can stamp or write a sentiment. I’m a teacher, so having quick, colorful cards handy is an easy way to show my students I care about them.

Hey, if you’d like to see some of my other projects, check out my Instagram and Pinterest board, and I would LOVE it if you would follow me.

As always, I’m Livin’ the Moments . . .

May Cocoa Daisy Day Planner Kit in Action

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It’s the May Cocoa Daisy Day Planner Kit In Action. Peach, aqua, light blue, vintage florals, soooooo pretty!! And I LOVE pretty!
2016-04-17 11.38.11Here is the month tab, peach pen, notepad, and tassel clip. They really go well with my hot pink Filofax Domino, don’t you think?

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This is the month on two pages. I ran the cherry blossom washi down the inside edges, added my monthly activities, stickers, and die cuts. I don’t overdo filling the dates in – I want to leave plenty of room for additions. I try not to put too much on my pages anyway, because I don’t want to take away from the basic design – I want to complement . . . not distract . . .

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The page on the left is my yearly goals page – I carry over from the other months – this gives me a “big picture” view of the year and what I want to accomplish.

The page on the right is where I started planning. May begins on a Sunday and ends on a Tuesday – the pages run from Monday to Sunday – so here’s what I did. I separated the two pages, put one at the beginning for May 1 and put the other at the end for May 30 and 31. It worked perfectly this month.

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Here’s the week-on-one-page. I put a cherry blossom washi banner on each Thursday – just because it’s in the middle, lol. Aren’t the colors so pretty? I used the magnetic bookmarks to separate the weeks making them easy to flip from week to week when I need to.

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Here’s the first full week. I ran the washi across the top of the weekend days, put a number in the top left corner signifying what week it is, and used the numbered banners to label the dates – I usually write them in. Hmmm, the banners were just a little too wide to fit between the edge of the page and the day – I think they would’ve looked better there. Just sayin’.

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Here’s the second full week. Oh man . . . I have a dentist appointment . . . that’s something to look forward to . . .

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Here’s the third week – I get to go to Great America with the 8th graders. So much fun!

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Here’s the final full week – I put a banner on Thursday – it’s the last day of the school year. Friday is the 1st day of my retirement – a new chapter begins . . .

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Last two days of the month. Memorial Day is always a busy weekend at the lake – hopefully the weather will cooperate.

Hey, if you’d like to see some of my other projects, check out my Instagram and Pinterest board, and I would LOVE it if you would follow me.

As always, I’m Livin’ the Moments . . .

Cocoa Daisy May Personal Day Planner Kit

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Yay, I got a little ray of sunshine on a cloudy, gloomy day! It’s the Cocoa Daisy May Personal Day Planner Kit, and it’s just lovely.

On to the unboxing . . .

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Oh man . . . the black and white polka dotted tissue paper is a little crushed . . . that means it’s FULL of stuff, right?

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The kit came in this brown paper bag – I love things that come in brown paper bags – groceries, alcohol . . .

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The planner kit is in this white muslin cloth bag – “ENJOY EVERY DAY”

Prolonging the experience with tissue paper . . . then a brown paper bag . . .                       then a cloth bag . . . I think I’ll go make a sandwich and look at it for a while . . .

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Mmmmmmm, peach, aqua, florals . . . Pretty, Pretty, Pretty.

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Here you see:
A 3×5 notepad – It has a floral design across the top that kind of looks like vintage wallpaper, a tone on tone polkadot background, and “inspiration is everywhere” across the bottom
Die cuts designed by Jaimee – I LOVE the bicycle!!
A roll of washi tape designed by arleigh – it’s peach, with cherry blossoms running across it – just simply love this
A Copper Mist tassel paper clip from Hautepink Fluff – it’s more of a dusty pink than copper – it’s very thick and a smaller size than other hautepink fluff tassels I have
A set of 3 Project Life Inspire Edition Magnet Tabs – they have the same design on both sides – I just saw these at Joann’s in the Webster’s pages display
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A 5×7 planner sticker sheet – they’ve carried the kit designs over to the stickers – florals, cherry blossoms, polka dots . . .
A 4×6 Exclusive Day and Date sticker sheet – this is new – I like the numbered stickers – perfect for planners and I use these all the time
A Fine Tip peach pen with black gel ink – it literally glides across the paper
2016-04-12 21.11.34Look how pretty the inserts are!! Mango, peach, pink, yellow, green, blue and light blue . . .

• 1 double sided month tab page – OMG, isn’t this beautiful??????
• 5 double sided week in review pages

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Month on 2 pages – I love that they include this in the kit now – I used to have to print them – I would inevitably mess them up – you know, cut them wrong (how this happens, I have not idea!), crooked, and my printer paper is not nearly as nice as this paper.
2016-04-12 21.14.09This is the back side of the month on 2 pages – one has a grid and check boxes – I use this to make my monthly list, the other has monthly boxes – I use this page as my yearly goal page – what I have to do to meet my big goals.

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5 sets of double-sided weekly overview pages (2 per set).

“Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is watching.” Funny, I tell my students this all the time . . .

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32 double-sided daily to do pages.

Someone at Cocoa Daisy has a sense of whimsy because they are always doing something interesting with the hydrate section. This month, there’s a vase in the middle with a flower in it that says “buy myself flowers.” I actually do this all the time – so does my daughter now that she’s grownup – I guess you don’t realize your children are watching you until they start imitating you . . . love my kids . . .

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I was out of town during the presale, so I only got a few extra items:

A Gold faux leather bow planner clip – the color of this reminds me of butterscotch . . .
And, finally, a 12″x12″ Chevron Gold Dot acetate overlay – it looks even better in real life.

Finally, I got the May Daisy Dori Booklet that Includes:
A Kraft embossed cover that says “Start Here”
Its pages include:
◦ Monthly Calendar
◦ 3 lined journaling pages
◦ 11 blank (with design) pages
◦ 10 graph pages with 7 sections
◦ 10 unlined pages with 3 sections
◦ Last page with design

Hey, if you’d like to see some of my other projects, check out my Instagram and Pinterest board, and I would LOVE it if you would follow me.

As always, I’m Livin’ the Moments . . .

We R Memory Keepers Template Studio File Folder Template

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I’m using my We R Memory Keepers Template Studio File Folder Template to make folders. I want to make folders for some of my paper organization. The Template Studio comes with tools and instructions to make Boxes, Envelopes and Gift Bags.

The File Folder Template is an add on and comes with 4 instruction cards, and two file folder templates.
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You get a card that has finished dimensions/tab positions, paper size requirements, and the measurements needed for completion (top left photo), and three cards with step-by-step instructions (other three photos).

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These are the “File Folder A” and “File Folder B” guides. These guides are attached to the guides included in the Template Studio. You can make rounded or flat tabs on your folders.

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The Template Studio comes with a cutter (on the left) and a scoring tool (on the right).

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There are 11 steps to making a folder.

Step 1: Decide what folder size and tab location you want. I am making the example in the instructions – 12×12 with a middle tab.

Step 2: I connected the “A” and “B” guides and popped them into the vertical measurement, placing the triangle on the measurement (26.5).

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Step 3: Cut paper to correct size. I put the cutter in the rail and trimmed off the excess.

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Then I connected the “B” and “C” guides, popped them into the horizontal measurement, placing the triangle on the measurement (13), and trimmed off the excess.

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Step 4: Then I lined the left edge of the 13” x 26.5” paper to the paper alignment left measurement (0) and the bottom edge of the paper to the paper alignment bottom measurement (21).

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Step 5 & 6: I connected the “File Folder A” guide to the “B” guide and lined up the triangle to the first file folder placement measurement (1).

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Step 7: This folder will have a middle tab – so I cut on the LEFT side of the guide (cut on the RIGHT side of the guide if you want a side tab).

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Step 8: Move the guide to the next measurement (26) and cut on the LEFT side of the guide for a middle tab (cut on the RIGHT side for a side tab).

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Step 9: Line the cut edge, that has the indented tab, with the scoring alignment measurement (1.75) – sorry, you can’t see it in this photo – and put the vertical guides in with the arrow to the 14” measurement.

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Step 10: Score on the 14” (left) side of the guide.

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Step 11: Fold along the score line – AND you have a folder – a really big folder. It’s 12×12 and would easily hold cardstock or anything else you want to store that’s 12×12 or smaller.

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Above are some folders I made that measure 6×6 to hold my 6×6 cardstock. Yay, another organization job, lol. These ones have the rounded tabs. Personally, I like the flat tabs better. To get the side tabs to be on either side, I just folded them in opposite directions along the scoreline.

I plan to make folders for my embossing folders – and yet another organization project!

Hey, if you’d like to see some of my other projects, check out my Instagram and Pinterest board, and I would LOVE it if you would follow me.

As always, I’m Livin’ the Moments . . .

Listers Gotta List Kit #11: Awakening In Action

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Here’s my Listers Gotta List Kit #11: Awakening in action. I’m using it this month to decorate Carmen – my Coral Carpe Diem – I use this planner to track my social media data.

This kit comes with an Elle’s Studio stamp set, a Prima Chalk Edger Pastel Peach ink pad, glue stick, light blue and white “Cross stitch” washi, LGL stickers, “Awake” diecuts, green library cards and cream pockets, Spring-licious journal cards, and Carpe Diem word strips.

Above is the month-on-two-pages spread. I love the “Happy April” diecuts – they are in a soft color palette and definitely speak “spring.” I used LGL’s Graceful (my personal favorite collection) Number boxes to label the days. Hmm, look, it’s Murphy keeping an eye on what I’m doing . . .

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This is the Elle’s Studio Cienna Happiness stamp set, the Pastel Peach ink pad, the blue and white washi, glue stick and, hey, I think Murphy’s giggling – he sure looks happy!!

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This is the cover page. I ran some washi across the top, added a long journal card (so pretty), and used one of the library pockets. I put some solid blue cardstock on the front of the pocket, trimmed around the edge and cut an opening so I could slide a card into it. Then I added some Honey Girls and an “Everyday is a fresh start” die cut.

This page has been Murphy approved . . .

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This is the first week – it’s only a partial week, but it pretty much shows what I did on each spread:

Washi dividing the days
Date stickers
Word strip stickers
Die cuts
Stamped images
Murphy

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Here’s the first full week spread. I had fun layering stickers – doing this adds dimension to the pages. Check out the top middle of the left page where I layered a “fresh start” sticker over a pink sticker over a white and black polka-dotted sticker. I trimmed off the part of the sticker that hung over the edge.

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This is the second full week. The colors are so soft and pretty – who says planning has to be just utilitarian? Don’t you love the honey girl in the bottom right corner? The butterflies? The flowers?

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The third week is much the same – one of the huge benefits of using a kit is that the colors and theme are complementary – there’s no coordinating or worrying if what you choose goes together. This is just soooooo pretty!!!!

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And . . . here’s the final week. An addition to this page is the journal card in the bottom right panel. I like to washi a journal card, creating a hinge where the card turns like a page. I can put something on the back side as well as under it. I outlined the words on the journal card so it would be easier to read – the letters were a little too washed out.

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Here’s a closeup of the journal card – where the words are outlined and I added a sticker.

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I put a bird die cut on the back side of the card and a clipboard die cut with “happiness” stamped on it under the card. How pretty is that? Oh my, this month was so much fun to create and it turned out so pretty.

Hey, if you’d like to see some of my other projects, check out my Instagram and Pinterest board, and I would LOVE it if you would follow me.

As always, I’m Livin’ the Moments . . .

Listers Gotta List Kit #11: Awakening

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Hi Guys! Come on in and see what I’m doing today!

Here it is!!! Listers Gotta List Kit #11: Awakening. I love that there’s a pencil on the side of the box – you can tell what it is from pretty far away – say, maybe even from the street . . . Just sayin’ . . .

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“Celebrate the Awakening of April and get your crafty on!”

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After removing the teal crinkled paper strips and unfolding the black and white polka dot tissue paper, this is what I see . . . siiiigggghhhh . . .

I’ve said this before, but if I were choosing the items for a planner kit, these would be it – vintage, floral, soft colors, nature . . . Love It!

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There is a mini glue stick in every kit – I have to say, it actually works pretty good, travels well, and not big and bulky like my ATG.

There’s a roll of light blue patterned washi (so pretty) and a Pastel Peach ink pad – the shape of the pad makes stamping and inking edges really easy.

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Library card pockets are included in every kit – this kit has five cream pockets with green cards. I just got an antique typewriter from my husband’s uncle – I can’t wait to use it to type on these cards!!! You can decorate them with washi or watercolors or stickers or patterned paper. The pocket can be used to store sticker sheets or small ephemera – hmmm, useful AND pretty.

There is also an Elle’s Studio “Cienna Happiness” acrylic stamp set with some really cute stamps. The vintage style goes perfectly with this kit – don’t you just love the flower? And the diamonds? And the scalloped lace edging?

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I got a set of Journaling cards – they are one-sided and have soft, pastel images on the front. Cory says they’re one-sided because we usually glue them on our pages, but I like to hinge them and write on the back. I’m not a “let it all hang out for the world to see” person and I like to think I have a little more privacy when I write on the backside. I also use them to hide little surprises underneath – die cuts, pictures, quotes . . .

There are also ten white cards included with a faint grid on them – these can be used to write lists or just for journaling. I like paper with grids or lines – it helps me write straight(er) and (more) even.

There are enough cards to use one for each day of the month – some of the designs go with specific April prompts if you want to use them that way.

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There’s a clear, reclosable bag full of theresetgirl original die cuts – keeps them together in one place.

The top of the bag is hole-punched and has a lovely spring pink ring – this is really useful for storage – you can clip it inside your planner, clip it together with other bags of ephemera, or hang it on something nearby.

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Here are the die cuts spread out – there are A LOT of them!!! My favorite are the vintage girls – just the right kind of nostalgia for me. The colors are mostly pastel and very springy.

The letters spell out “Happy April.” I mean, really, how sweet are these? Butterflies, flowers, feathers, birds, ampersands, alphas . . .

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For the first time, this kit comes with the list prompts on sheets so you don’t have to print them yourself. I love that they have colorful backgrounds and how about that font??? Yeah, I like these a lot!!

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I also got six of these looooooong journaling cards. They fit in a midori, and they are perfect for your longer journal entries.

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There are four sheets of The Reset Girl stickers – numbers (1 for each day of the month), small round circles, large round circles, and polka dotted circles. The circles are so much fun to use for layering – you can put them on top of each other, offset them, cut them and use them as half circles . . .

There are also two sheets of Simple Stories word stickers – with a huge variety of phrases – you can layer these over the circle stickers or just let them stand alone.

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Finally, here is Murphy – he watches over my projects and keeps quiet about my lists, unless I ask him, of course.

Hey, if you’d like to see some of my other projects, check out my Instagram and Pinterest board, and I would LOVE it if you would follow me.

As always, I’m Livin’ the Moments . . .

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