Happy Birthday to You!
Project: Card
Supplies:
- Plain & Simple ABCs Acrylic Stamps
- 2"x6" Acrylic Block
- Citrus Use 'Em for Anything papers
- Citrus Monograms
- Citrus Ribbon Set
- 5"x6 1/2" blank white card
- white cardstock
- black pen
- Timber Brown StazOn ink pad
- fine-grade sandpaper or emery board
- small Zots(tm)
Instructions:
1) Place the card with the fold on the left. Cover the card front with striped paper and sand the edges. Sand the edges of a 5"x4 1/2" piece of aqua texture paper and add penwork along the long edges. Glue the aqua paper above center on the card front.
2) Ink the edges of a 4"x3 1/2" piece of yellow dotted paper and add penwork around the edges. Mat on orange texture paper. Stamp "H"s and "B"s on an "H" and "B" monogram, then add penwork around the edges. Glue the monograms to the yellow paper. 
3) Stamp "happy" and "birthday" on white cardstock and ink the edges. Attach to the right side of the yellow paper, overlapping the monograms, using mini brads. Add a small silk flower above the phrase with a brad in the center. Glue the paper to the right side of the aqua paper.
4) Zot(tm) three knots of various ribbons down the left side of the yellow paper. 
5) Inside: Sand and ink the edges of a 5"x3" piece of striped paper. Sand the edges of a 5"x2" aqua strip and add penwork to the long edges. Glue across the striped strip. Sand and ink the edges of a 4 1/2"x1 1/2" strip of lime texture paper. Add penwork around the edges and attach a silk flower in the bottom right corner with a brad. Glue centered on the aqua strip.
6) Stamp "Y"s, "O"s, "U"s and asterisks on "Y", "O", "U" and exclamation mark monograms. Glue the letters across the green strip with the top of the exclamation mark above the silk flower.
7) Stamp "to" on white cardstock, then ink and add penwork to the edges. Attach to the left of the word "you" with mini brads. Glue the whole piece across the card inside and Zot(tm) a bow of ribbon to the top edge.


Princess Party
Project: Card
Supplies:
- Plain & Simple ABCs Acrylic Stamps
- Journaling Acrylic Stamps
- 2"x6" Acrylic Block
- Paper Pizazz(r) Red Sponged with Argyle Border
- Crown Brads
- Cardmaker's Citrus Ribbons 
- 5"x6 1/2" blank white card
- white cardstock
- black ink pad
- foam tape
Instructions:
1) Trim the card to a 5" square and place it with the fold at the top. Ink the edges of a 4 3/4" square of red texture paper and glue it centered on the card front.
2) Cut a 3 1/2"x5" piece from the argyle/stripe border and ink the long edges. Glue the paper centered on the card front with the stripes at the top. Stamp stars across the ribbon border and stamp "princess party" on the argyle pattern. 
3) Ink the edges of a 1 1/4" square of red texture paper. Mat on white cardstock and add a gold crown brad to the center. Foam tape the square centered on the printed ribbon border. Zot(tm) a bow of sheer orange ribbon just below the crown.
4) Inside: Ink the long edges of a 5"x3 3/4" piece of red texture paper. Stamp words and journaling lines with swirls to the left and right, centered on the paper. Glue the paper across the card inside.


Happy B*d@y 2 U
Project: Card
Supplies:
- Plain & Simple ABC Acrylic Stamps
- 2"x6" Acrylic Block
- Busy Scrapper's Solution Vintage Papers
- copper mini brads
- 3/8"-wide lavender sheer ribbon
- Folder Tabs template
- 5"x6 1/2" blank white card
- brown ink pad
- black ink pad
- foam tape
Instructions:
1) Crop the card to a 5" square and place it with the fold on the left. Place the fold line from the template's File Curve Tab shape on the top right edge of the card front, then trace. Trim about 3/8" off the right side of the card front, cutting around the traced tab.
2) Cover the card front with aqua textured paper. Glue a 3/4"-wide strip of striped paper even with the card fold. Ink the edges of the card front brown.
3) Stamp "happy" in black on a blank brown dotted label. Add a mini brad to each end of the label and glue it to the top of the card front. 
4) Stamp "2", "B", "D" and "y" in black on ivory textured paper, crop individually and ink the edges of each brown. Mat the "B" on aqua textured paper and ink the edges brown. Glue the "B" to a small brown tag cut-out and add a mini brad to the tab. Arrange the "B", "D" and "y" across the bottom of the card front. Stamp a bracket on each side plus and asterisk and "@" between the letters to complete the word "bday". Foam tape the "B" and the "y" and glue the "D" to the card front. Glue the "2" to the tab and stamp "you" to the right. 
5) Wrap lavender ribbon around the left side of the card front, tying the tails into a bow on the front of the card.
6) Inside: Cover the card inside with striped paper and ink the edges. Stamp "best" on a blank brown label cut-out and glue it to the top of the card inside. Stamp "wishes" on tan textured paper, crop the letters individually and ink the edges of each. Glue the letters at varying angles below "best".


Thank You
Project: Card
Supplies:
- Artsy ABCs Acrylic Stamps
- 2"x6" Acrylic Block
- Cardmaker's Icy Rainbow Creative Pack
- Cardmaker's Classic Ribbons 
- lavender mini brads
- 5"x6 1/2" blank white card
- purple ink pad
- small Zots(tm)
Instructions:
1) Cut a 6 1/2"x5" piece from the bottom left corner of the lavender/white flourish paper. Stamp "Thank You" on the paper, positioning the "T" and the "Y" in the center of two of the flourishes. Add mini brads to some of the remaining flourishes. Place the card with the fold at the top and glue the paper to the card front, then ink the edges.
2) Glue the rick rack border cut-out diagonally across the top right corner of the card front. Zot(tm) a knot of white grosgrain ribbon to the stem printed in the paper's flourishes.
3) Inside: Ink the edges of a 6 1/2"x1 3/4" strip of lavender flourish paper. Glue the rick rack border cut-out even with the right edge of the strip. Stamp "{so much}" to the left of the cut-out. 
4) Add a mini brad to the bottom left corner of the strip, then glue the strip across the card inside. Zot(tm) a knot of white ribbon above the brad.


Sisters
Project: 12"x12" page
Supplies:
- Journaling Acrylic Stamps
- 2"x6" Acrylic Block
- Bohemian sarapapers(tm)
- Bohemian Embellish-abilities(tm)
- Bohemian Medallions Brad Buddies(tm)
- black pen
- black ink pad
- fine-grade sandpaper or emery board
- small Zots(tm)
Instructions:
1) Use a sheet of red/green floral paper as the background. Sand the edges of a horizontal and a small vertical photo. Mat each photo on red texture paper and ink the edges. Glue the horizontal photo in the bottom right corner of the page with the vertical photo overlapping the top left corner. Glue short lengths of lace ribbon to one edge of each photo. 
2) Stamp a swirl next to each photo. Stamp a swirl, journaling lines and an arrow above the horizontal photo. Write on the journaling lines and add red mini brads to the arrow.
3) Ink the edges of a large white silk flower and stamp swirls on it. Sand the edges of a red big brad and use it to attach the flower in the top right corner of the horizontal photo. Attach a medallion Brad Buddy(tm) to the left edge of the photo. Sand the tops of two medallion brads and attach them below the photo. Zot(tm) two buttons to the right of the silk flower.


You & Me
Project: 12"x12" page
Supplies:
- Artsy ABCs Acrylic Stamps
- Journaling Acrylic Stamps
- 2"x6" Acrylic Block
- Bohemian sarapapers(tm)
- Bohemian Embellish-abilities(tm)
- brown cardstock
- Timber Brown StazOn ink pad
- 3/4" circle punch
- small Zots(tm)
Instructions: 
1) Place a sheet of light blue paper with the medallion corner in the bottom left. Stamp asterisks on pink  and teal brads, then attach them in the center of the printed medallions. Add pink and teal mini brads to the small printed flowers.
2) Mat a horizontal and a 4" square photo on brown cardstock. Glue the horizontal photo to the bottom of the page. Stamp the subject's names on blank tab and tag cut-outs, then glue them next to the photo. Zot(tm) a knot of pink ribbon to the stamped tag.
3) Ink the edges of a 3"x4 3/4" piece of pink dotted paper and glue in the top right corner of the page. Stamp swirls down the right edge of and accent with teal mini brads. Glue the square photo to the left side of the paper and stamp "remember" below. Layer brown and pink silk flowers and Zot(tm) them in the bottom left corner of the photo with a pink button in the center.
4) Stamp "You" and "Me" on a blank label and tag. Attach the "You" label in the top left corner of the page with pink mini brads. Glue the "Me" tag below, leaving space between, and Zot(tm) a knot of pink ribbon to the tab. 
5) Stamp an "&" on pink dotted paper. Punch the "&" to a 3/4" circle and ink the edges. Glue the circle to the top of a teal big brad and attach the brad in the space between "You" and "Me".


Woof, Woof!
Project: 12"x12" page
Supplies: 
- Plain & Simple ABCs Acrylic Stamps
- Journaling Acrylic Stamps
- 2"x6" Acrylic Block
- Chocolate Use 'Em for Anything papers
- Chocolate Silk Flowers
- Dog Brad Buddies(tm)
- red cardstock
- black pen
- black ink pad
Instructions:
1) Place a sheet of tan paper with the black and white border at the bottom. Mat a 7"x5" photo on red cardstock and glue in the top left corner of the page. 
2) Attach two "woof" Brad Buddies(tm) below the photo and stamp punctuation marks. Stamp "what a face" above the photo with an arrow brad to the right, pointing at the subject.
3) Layer brown silk flower and attach them to the left end of the printed page border with a dog Brad Buddy(tm) in the center. Lift the right edge of the flowers and stamp swirls to the right.
4) Stamp dotted journaling lines to the left of the photo. Stamp the subject's name above the lines and a swirl below. Write on the journaling lines with a black pen.


Memories
Project: 12'x12" page
Supplies:
- Artsy ABCs Acrylic Stamps
- Journaling Acrylic Stamps
- Bohemian sarapapers(tm)
- Bohemian Embellish-abilities(tm)
- white embroidery floss
- white cardstock
- brown cardstock
- black pen
- brown ink pad
- foam tape
- small Zots(tm)
- clear adhesive tape
instructions:
1) Ink the edges of a sheet of pink/green striped paper and place it with the stripes running vertically. Ink the edges of a 12"x9 1/2" piece of brown allover brackets paper and glue it across the center of the page. Draw zigzag penwork overlapping the top and bottom edges of the brackets paper.
2) Ink the edges of a 2 1/4"x12" piece of white cardstock. Stamp "notes" at the top and journaling lines down the right side. Glue a 1/8"-wide strip of brown cardstock even with the left edge. Stamp stars between the brown strip and the journaling lines. Write on the journaling lines, then glue the cardstock strip even with the right edge of the page. 
3) Tear the bottom off an 8 3/4"x8 1/2" piece of pink dotted paper, then ink all the edges. Run brown ribbon across the bottom of the paper, taping the tails to the back side. Glue the paper centered on the brackets paper. Add a brown brad to each corner of the brackets paper.
4) Double-mat a 7"x5" photo on white, then brown cardstock, inking the edges of the white mat. Glue the photo to the top of the dotted paper. Stamp a bracket to the left and right of the photo and outline each with dashed penwork.
5) Zot(tm) three silk flowers and a bow of brown ribbon across the ribbon length. Run embroidery floss through the holes on three buttons and Zot(tm) one in the center of each flower. 
6) Stamp "memories" and the date separately on white cardstock and stamp asterisks at the ends of the words. Add dashed penwork and ink the edges of the stamped words. Add pink mini brads to the asterisk centers. Foam tape "memories" above the photo and the date below.