Explosion Box Album

Hello crafty friends!

Today's post is giving you a little bit more info about a workshop I'm holding a couple times this spring.  I call it the "Important Things Box."  Last month Close to My Heart had a scrapbooking bundle called the Important Things.  It featured journaling prompts to go with specific photos.  It was a 6x8 album that was designed to help you record important aspects of your life.

I took this idea, the April Stamp of the Month and a challenge to create an explosion box and melded them all together.

An explosion box is a cube that falls open when the lid is lifted off.  Some boxes had more flaps inside, others had Easter treat baskets.  Mine's a mini album.

This album was super easy to make.  The sticky tabs on the flip flaps are used to make the album so very little additional adhesive is needed.

Supplies Used
Gimme Some Sugar Paper Pack
Bashful, Juniper and White Daisy Cardstock
3x4 and 4x4 Flip Flaps
S1804 Color Your Life
D1772 Documented Scrapbooking
D1786 Quotable Words (Available May 1)
Z4144 Peacock Stitched Ribbon
E1033 Inked Alphabet
Z2849 Peacock Ink
Z3285 Flower Market Cricut Bundle

Workshops will be held Monday, May 7th and again in early June.  Stay tuned for more fun versions.

Awesome Looks Good on You

This is probably one of the simplest cards I've made all year.  But look at all the fun! 

Maybe it was super simple because I repurposed my up-line's Father's Day card with a new stampset.  Either way, a teeny bit of Magical Paper has a big impact when paired with our Sapphire Cardstock.

The sentiment was 1 stamp.  I stamped it on a scrap of paper to make a mask so that I could hide the Awesome portion while I stamped the "Looks Good on You" in Sapphire ink.  I then stamped the Awesome in Cranberry on another scrap of White Daisy Cardstock.

Items used:

Magical Paper Pack (available only through 8/31 or while supplies last)

Beyond Awesome Stamp C1644

Grey & White Enamel Gems

Sapphire & White Daisy Cardstock

Sapphire & Cranberry Exclusive Inks  (stick around.  They're in the process of being re-designed to an easy-open pad!)

Want the stamp set & 4 pre-cut cards shipped directly to your home?  Join my Crafty Card Club today!  Click here for more info.

Are you craftier than a kindergartner?

There’s no shame if you aren’t. 
I have a handsome & extraordinarily crafty kindergartner as your challenger. 
The challenge:
Have you used your Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge yet? 
And have you made any of the 3D flowers? 

Testing My Photo Uploading Abilities

Let's see if I can get this together quickly. Oh my, this is working much better slick as can be. Isn't he cute???