Get Well Soon
Project: Card
Supplies:
- Expressions Acrylic Stamps
- 2"x6" Acrylic Block
- Cardmaker's Pretty Creative Pack
- Cardmaker's Pretty Ribbons
- Pretty Creative Kit
- white cardstock
- brown ink pad
- foam tape
- 5"x6 1/2" blank white card
Instructions:
1) Place the card with the fold on the left and cover the card front with tan dotted paper. Tear one long edge off a 2"x6 1/2" strip of light pink textured paper. Glue the strip with the long straight edge against the card fold, leaving the torn edge unglued. Tear one long edge off a 1 1/2"x6 1/2" strip of tan/pink floral paper, then glue the long straight edge against the card fold. Ink the edges of the card front.
2) Stamp "Just for you", "Get well soon" and "Thinking of you" on white cardstock, crop individually and ink the edges of each. Fold three 1" lengths of tan gingham ribbon in half and secure the loose ends of one folded ribbon behind the right end of each of the stamped sentiments. Glue the sentiments with the left ends tucked under the unglued torn edge of the pink paper strip. 
3) Layer a small pink silk flower on top of an ivory flower. Use an ivory flower brad to attach the layered flowers over the top of the pink paper strip, then glue the torn edge in place. Stamp "miss you" in the bottom right corner of the card front.
4) Inside: Cover the card inside with tan dotted paper. Stamp "Get well soon" in the bottom right corner of the card inside, then foam tape a tan/pink flower cut-out to the left.


Hi!
Project: Card
Supplies: 
- Thinga-ma-jigs Acrylic Stamps
- 2'x6" Acrylic Block 
- Cardmaker's Icy Rainbow Creative Pack
- Cardmaker's Icy Rainbow Ribbons
- Pastel Monograms
- black ink pad
- fine-grade sandpaper or emery board
- 5'x6 1/2" blank white card
Instructions:
1) Trim the card to a 5" square and place it with the fold on the left. Cover the card front with purple dotted paper and ink the edges. Ink the edges of a 3"x4 1/2" piece of mauve floral paper and glue it even with the top left edge of the card front. Ink the edges of a 3 3/4"x3" piece of mint green textured paper and glue it centered over the card front.
2) Sand a yellow "h" and "i" monogram. Tie lavender gingham ribbon around the "h", then glue the monograms over the left side of the mint paper. Stamp a curly bracket to the left and a large exclamation point to the right of the word "hi". 
3) Fold 1" of gingham ribbon in half and secure the loose ends behind the left end of the "thinking of you" cut-out. Glue the right end of the cut-out even with the bottom right edge of the card front.
4) Inside: Cover the card inside with mint green paper. Glue a 3 1/4"x5/8" strip of mauve floral paper even with the top right edge of the card inside. Stamp an asterisk to the left of the strip and glue the "just because" cut-out over the left end of the strip.


Happy Birthday
Project: Card
Supplies:
- Expressions Acrylic Stamps
- 2"x6" Acrylic Block
- Cardmaker's Citrus Creative Pack
- Citrus Embellish-abilities(tm)
- Jet Black StazOn ink pad
- small Zots(tm)
- 5"x6 1/2" blank white card
Instructions:
1) Place the card with the fold at the top and cover the card front with black glimmer paper. Ink the edges of a 6 1/4"x4 3/4" piece of purple words paper. Add a series of three mini brads down the top left and bottom right corners of the purple paper, then glue it centered on the card front.
2) Ink the edges of a 1 3/4"-wide strip of teal striped paper (stripes running horizontally), then glue it over the left side of the card front and trim any excess even with the card edges. Stamp "best wishes" continuously across lime ribbon. Glue the ribbon centered down the teal striped strip, trimming the excess even with the card edges. Zot(tm) a bow of lavender ribbon over the top of the stamped ribbon.
3) Fold 1" of lime ribbon in half and secure the loose ends behind the top of the purple "birthday" tag. Stamp "happy" on a lime big brad. Use the brad to attach a purple silk flower over the purple tag, then glue the tag over the right side of the card front.
4) Inside: Ink the edges of a 1/2"-wide strip of teal striped paper (stripes running vertically). Mat on purple words paper, trimming the mat to 3/8". Glue the strips against the bottom edge of the card inside, trimming any excess even with the card edges. Add a lime heart brad to the right end of the strips. Stamp "happy birthday" above the left end of the strips.


Wish You Were Here!
Project: 8"x8" page
Supplies:
- Expressions Acrylic Stamps
- Thinga-ma-jigs Acrylic Stamps
- 2"x6" Acrylic Block
- Paper Pizazz(r) Friendship 8"x8" Papers
- Earth's Palette Creative Kit
- purple ink pad
- black ink pad
- white ink pad
- black pen
Instructions:
1) Glue a 7"x4 3/4" piece of green floral paper over the top of the periwinkle paper, then add a blue mini brad to each right corner of the floral paper. Glue a 3"-wide strip of green/purple striped paper (stripes running horizontally) down the left side of the page, overlapping the left side of the floral paper.
2) Mat a horizontal photo on purple paper and glue over the left side of the floral paper. Stamp "friends" in purple down the right side of the floral, surrounded by two brackets stamped in black. Stamp "thinking of you" above the floral paper, just right of the striped strip.
3) Journal on the postcard punch-out and accent with an exclamation point stamped in purple and "miss you" stamped in black. Glue the postcard at an angle below the photo, over the striped strip. 
4) Stamp three asterisks in white and "miss you" in black in the bottom right corner of the page. Add a purple mini brad to the center of each asterisk. Use blue mini brads to attach two purple mini Brad Buddies(tm) around the asterisks.


That's Funny...Right?
Project: 8"x8" page
Supplies:
- Thinga-ma-jigs Acrylic Stamps
- 2"x6" Acrylic Block
- Paper Pizazz(r) Kids 8"x8" Papers
- Zoo Brad Buddies(tm)
- blue ink pad 
- black ink pad
- black pen
Instructions: 
1) Place the light blue paper with the block border at the bottom. Glue a vertical photo even with the right side of the page and outline with black penwork. Stamp "I love you" in blue in the top right corner of the photo. Attach an elephant Brad Buddy(tm) over the bottom left corner of the photo.
2) Glue the left end of the "giggle" cut-out even with the top left edge of the page. Journal an elephant-themed joke down the left side of the page, accenting the journaling with thinga-ma-jigs stamped in blue and black. Glue the "priceless" cut-out centered below the journaling.


10 Years!
Project: 12"x12" page
Supplies:
- Expressions Acrylic Stamps
- Thinga-ma-jigs Acrylic Stamps
- 2"x6" Acrylic Block
- Paper Pizazz(r) Fresh Citrus sarapapers(tm)
- Pastel Monograms
- Citrus Creative Kit
- white cardstock
- black ink pad
Instructions:
1) Place the striped paper with the stripes running horizontally. Ink the edges of a 4"-wide strip of words paper and glue it down the right side of the striped paper. 
2) Mat a vertical photo on black glimmer and glue it over the left side of the page. Mat another vertical photo on black glimmer, leaving the right edge unglued. Computer journal the year on white cardstock, ink the edges and glue behind the bottom right corner of the photo. Finish gluing the edge of the photo and glue it over the right side of the page. Mat a square photo on black glimmer and glue it overlapping the top left corner of the second photo.
3) Computer journal on white cardstock, crop to three strips and ink the edges of each. Attach one strip across the bottom of the first photo with a lime mini bard in each end. Attach the other two strips in the top left corner of the page. Stamp a bracket and asterisk around the two strips, accenting the stamped thinga-ma-jigs with brads.
4) Stamp "celebration!" on a yellow "1" monogram and glue in the bottom left corner of the page. For the "0", attach an orange flower next to the "1" with a blue brad. Attach blue and yellow monograms to spell "years" to the right of "10". Accent the monograms with silk flowers, flower brads and mini brads. 
5) Stamp a large exclamation mark after "years". Stamp asterisks around all the monograms and add a mini brad to the center of each.


Bethany's 4th Birthday
Project: 12"x12" page
Supplies:
- Expressions Acrylic Stamps
- 2"x6" Acrylic Block
- My Girl Finished in a Flash!(tm)
- Tuxedo Great Big Brads(tm)
- white cardstock
- Jet Black StazOn ink pad 
- clear adhesive tape
Instructions:
1) Glue a 2"-wide strip of pink floral paper down the left edge of the yellow textured paper. Glue the flower border punch-out overlapping the seams between the two papers.
2) Mat a 7"x5" photo on white cardstock and ink the edges. Place pink ribbon on a piece of scrap paper and tape the ends to hold it in place. Continuously stamp "birthday" across the ribbon. Run the ribbon down the left side of the photo and tape the tails to the back side. Glue the photo across the top of the page. Zot(tm) a bow of lavender ribbon at the top of the pink ribbon. Stamp "wishes" on the blank pink tab punch-out and glue it down the top right edge of the photo.
3) Stamp the swirly "Happy Birthday" centered below the photo, accenting the ends of various swirls with mini brads.
4) For the collage at the bottom of the page: 
- Stamp "happy birthday!" across the blank heart punch-out and Zot(tm) a bow of pink ribbon below the phrase. 
- Mat a small photo on white cardstock and ink the edges. Add a lavender heart brad to the top right corner.
- Stamp the circular "birthday wish" on top of a white Great Big Brad(tm). Insert the brad in the center of the large pink flower punch-out. 
- Computer journal on the blank pink tag punch-out. Zot(tm) a lavender bow over the tab and add the crown Brad Buddy(tm) to the bottom.
            Glue all the elements overlapping across the bottom of the page and 
  accent with the "just for you" stamp.