G you're nice! Project: Decorated Monogram Supplies: - Pastel Monograms - Cardmaker's(tm) Classic Ribbons - black mini brads - white cardstock - black ink pad - fine-grade sandpaper or emery board - Scallop Tags Punch Instructions: 1) Punch out a pink "G" and sand, then ink the edges. Add two black mini brads to the lower right portion of the "G". 2) Computer journal "You're Nice!" on white cardstock and punch to a small tag shape. Glue the tag over the left side of the "G". Tie black grosgrain ribbon just above the tag, then tie gingham ribbon around the top of the "G". 5 Project: Decorated Monogram Supplies: - Pastel Monograms - Paper Pizazz(r) Use 'Em for Anything Pastels - Pastel Silk Flowers - Pastel Flower Brads - decorating chalk - craft knife, cutting mat Instructions: 1) Punch-out a green "5". Apply glue to the left half of the number, then adhere striped paper over the left half (stripes running horizontally). Place the number face down on a cutting mat and trace around the edges with a craft knife to remove the excess paper. Chalk the edges of the number blue. 2) Computer journal a name on pink paper and chalk the edges blue. Glue the name extending off the right side of the number. Attach a small blue silk flower above the name with a pink flower brad. Thanks Project: Card Supplies: - Paper Pizazz(r) Use 'Em for Anything Pastels - Pastel Monograms - Pastel Silk Flowers - Pastel Brad Pack - Cardmaker's Citrus Ribbons - fine-grade sandpaper or emery board - small Zots(tm) - 5"x6 1/2" blank white card Instructions: 1) Place the card with the fold at the top and tear 3/4" off the bottom of the card front. Computer journal "hanks" on green dotted paper and crop to 6 1/4"x4 1/4" with "hanks" positioned to the right. Sand the surface of a pink "T" monogram and glue it to the left. Fold a small lavender flower in half and attach it to the left of the "T" with a yellow brad. Tear off the bottom edge of the dotted paper, then glue to the card front. 2) Knot together a 5 1/2" and a 4" length of pink gingham ribbon. Glue the ribbon across the bottom of the card front with the knot positioned to the right. Trim the ribbon ends even with the edges of the card. 3) Inside: Computer journal "I really appreciate it" on green dotted paper, crop to 5"x1 3/4" and tear off the bottom edge. Glue the strip across the top of the card inside. Knot two short lengths of gingham ribbon and Zot(tm) one knot to each end of the strip. XOXO Project: Card Supplies: - Paper Pizazz(r) Use 'Em for Anything Pastels - Pastel Monograms - Pastel Silk Flowers - Pastel Brad Pack - Fresh Berry Great Big Brads(tm) - lavender grosgrain ribbon - purple cardstock - white ink pad - 3/4" circle punch - small Zots(tm) - 5"x6 1/2" blank white card Instructions: 1) Place the card with the fold at the top. Cover the card front with purple cardstock and ink the edges. 2) Glue a 6"x4 1/2" piece of striped paper (stripes running vertically) centered on the card front. Ink the edges of a pink "X", a lavender "X" and a green "O" monogram. Add a green brad to the center of the pink "X", add two pink mini brads to the center of the lavender "X" and tie ribbon around the top of the "O". 3) Punch a 3/4" circle of striped paper and glue it to the top of a pink Great Big Brad(tm). Ink the edges of the brad, then add it to the center of a yellow silk flower. Attach the monograms and the flower across the card front to spell "XOXO". 4) Computer journal "my sweet" on pink paper, crop to a small rectangle and ink the edges. Glue in the center of the "O" monogram. 5) Inside: Cover the card inside with striped paper. Ink the edges of a 4"x2 3/4" piece of purple cardstock. Ink the edges of a pink "&" and glue it in the center of the cardstock. Attach a small yellow flower to the "&" with a pink brad. 6) Computer journal "hugs" and "kisses from me to you" on pink paper and ink the edges of each. Attach to the left and right of the "&" with green mini brads. Glue the cardstock centered on the card inside. 5 Reasons We Love Summer! Project: 12"x12" page Supplies: - Paper Pizazz(r) Use 'Em for Anything Pastels - Pastel Monograms - Pastel Brad Pack - mint green cardstock - light yellow cardstock - black pen - black ink pad - fine-grade sandpaper or emery board - 2 1/8" circle punch Instructions: 1) Ink the edges of a sheet of dotted color block paper and place it with the long blue block at the bottom. Heavily sand and ink the edges of two horizontal photos. Mat the photos together on green cardstock with 1/2" of space between. Trim the mat to 1/2" and ink the edges. Glue the photos over the right side of the page. 2) Write the subjects' names on yellow cardstock with space between. Punch to a 2 1/8" circle and ink the edges. Sand the tops of one green, yellow and blue brad. Attach the brads evenly spaced between the photos, using the green brad to attach the punched circle positioned the left. 3) Sand the tops of one green, one yellow and two blue brads, then attach them down the right edge of the color blocked border on the left side of the page. 4) Ink the edges of a blue "5" monogram. Mat on green cardstock and ink the edges. Use yellow mini brads to attach the monogram to the upper left of the photos, then write "Reasons we love summer!" below. 5) Computer journal a list on green cardstock, crop to a tag shape and ink the edges. Ink the edges of a 1/4"-wide strip of yellow cardstock, glue it across the bottom of the tag and trim it even with the tag edges. Glue the tag below "Reasons we love summer!" and write the year below. Ink the edges of a yellow "+" monogram, turn it so it looks like an "x" and attach it to the top of the tag with a blue mini brad. 5 Of My Favorite Things Project: 12"x12" page Supplies: - Paper Pizazz(r) Use 'Em for Anything Pastels - Pastel Monograms - Pastel Silk Flowers - Pastel Brad Pack - Paper Pizazz(r) Tags Template - light yellow cardstock - mint green cardstock - black pen - fine-grade sandpaper or emery board Instructions: 1) Sand the edges of a sheet of pink pinwheel border paper and place it with the border on the left. Accent four pinwheel centers with brads. 2) Mat two horizontal photos together on yellow cardstock with 1/2" of space between. Trim the mat to 1/2" along the left and right edges and tear along the top and bottom edges. Write the subject's name below the bottom photo, then glue the photos to the right side of the page. Attach three brads evenly spaced between the photos, using one brad to attach a lavender silk flower positioned to the left. 3) Sand the edges of a "5" monogram and attach it to the upper left of the photos with two blue mini brads. Attach a yellow silk flower to the "5" with a pink mini brad. Write "of my favorite things" below the "5". 4) Write a list on yellow cardstock. Use the middle-sized rounded tag shape from the template to cut the journaling to a tag shape. Mat the tag on green cardstock, then attach below "of my favorite things". Attach a blue silk flower to the top of the tag with a lavender brad and write the date below the tag. My Best Friends 6 Project: 12"x12" page Supplies: - Paper Pizazz(r) Use 'Em for Anything Pastels - Pastel Monograms - Pastel Silk Flowers - Pastel Brad Pack - Pastel Butterflies Brads - Paper Pizazz(r) Tags Template - light yellow cardstock - mint green cardstock - black pen Instructions: 1) Place one sheet of blue paper with the dotted corner in the bottom left. Mat a horizontal photo on green cardstock. Mat again on yellow cardstock, trimming the left edge to 1 3/4" and the top and bottom edges to 1/2", and tearing the right edge to 1/2". Glue the photo centered at the top of the page and write the year down the right side of the yellow mat. 2) Computer journal "friends" on a pink "t" monogram. Punch out lavender, pink and blue monograms to spell the rest of "best", then glue them overlapping down the large left side of the yellow photo mat. Computer journal "My" on green cardstock. Use the smallest rounded tag from the template to cut "My" to a tag shape. Attach the tag to the "B" with a yellow mini brad, then add another yellow mini brad above. Add a lavender butterfly brad to the "s" and a green mini brad to the "t". 3) Computer journal on yellow cardstock and tear along the bottom edge. Mat on green cardstock, then glue centered below the photo. 4) Layer a pink flower on top of a lavender flower and attach them in the bottom right corner of the yellow photo mat with a yellow brad. 5) Mat two small photos on green cardstock and glue them overlapping in the bottom right corner of the page. Write the subjects' names to the sides of the photos, then add a yellow bracket punch-out to each side. Attach a yellow flower between the photos with a pink mini brad. Mya Project: 12"x12" page Supplies: - Paper Pizazz(r) Use 'Em for Anything Pastels - Pastel Monograms - Pastel Silk Flowers - Pastel Brad Pack - Cardmaker's Citrus Ribbons - white cardstock - small Zots(tm) Instructions: 1) Place a sheet of yellow gingham paper with the striped border on the left. Mat a vertical photo on white cardstock. Mat again on striped paper (stripes running horizontally), trimming the top edge to 1/2", the left and right to 3/4" and tearing the bottom edge to 2". Glue the photo in the center of the page and add a pink brad to each top corner of the striped mat. 2) Use brads and mini brads to attach a variety of silk flowers across the large bottom edge of the striped photo mat. 3) Computer journal the date and a small block on pink paper. Crop the date to a strip and glue it to the upper right of the photo. Zot(tm) a bow of gingham ribbon over the end of the strip. Crop the block to a tag shape, then tear along the bottom edge. Glue the tag tucked into the flowers and Zot(tm) a knot of gingham ribbon to the tab. 9 & 5 Project: 12"x12" page Supplies: - Paper Pizazz(r) Use 'Em for Anything Pastels - Pastel Monograms - Pastel Silk Flowers - Pastel Brad Pack - blue cardstock - white cardstock - yellow cardstock Instructions: 1) Place a sheet of dotted color block paper with the long blue block at the bottom. Mat a 9 3/4"x8" photo on blue cardstock, trimming the mat even with the right edge. Glue the photo even with the top right edge of the page. 2) Mat three small photos on white cardstock and glue them overlapping in the bottom right corner of the page. 3) Attach blue and yellow monograms down the dotted blocks on the left side of the page to represent the ages. Add two yellow mini brads to each number monogram. 4) Computer journal on white cardstock and mat on yellow cardstock. Glue the journaling in the bottom left corner of the page. Fold a blue flower in half and use a yellow brad to attach it even with the left edge of the journaling. Sisters Project: 12"x12" page Supplies: - Paper Pizazz(r) Use 'Em for Anything Pastels - Pastel Monograms - Pastel Silk Flowers - Pastel Brad Pack - lavender grosgrain ribbon - white cardstock Instructions: 1) Place a sheet of pink pinwheel border paper with the border at the top. Accent the centers of 6 pinwheels with mini brads. 2) Mat a horizontal photo on purple paper. Mat again on dotted stripes paper (stripes running horizontally), trimming the bottom to 2 1/4" and the remaining edges to 1/2". Mat a third time on white cardstock, then glue over the right side of the page, leaving the left edge unglued. 3) Punch out monograms to spell "sisters". Tie ribbon around the "R", then glue the letters overlapping across the large bottom edge of the photo mat. Layer a blue flower on top of a yellow flower and attach them to the left of "sisters" with a yellow brad. 4) Computer journal "friends", "companions" and "playmates" in purple ink on white cardstock, then crop to individual strips. Mat each word on purple paper and glue them with the right ends tucked under the unglued left edge of the matted photo. Add green and yellow brads to the left end of the journaled words and finish gluing the edge of the photo mat in place. 2 Sisters Project: 12"x12" page Supplies: - Paper Pizazz(r) Use 'Em for Anything Pastels - Pastel Monograms - Pastel Silk Flowers - Pastel Brad Pack - Sunset Great Big Brads(tm) - Pastel Bow Brads - pink cardstock - polka dots stamp (available from Hero Arts) - black StazOn ink pad - foam tape Instructions: 1) Place a sheet of blue paper with the dotted corner in the bottom right. Mat a 4" square photo on yellow cardstock, ink the edges and glue in the top right corner of the page. Write the subjects' names above the photo. Computer journal on yellow cardstock, crop to the same width as the matted photo and ink the edges. Glue the journaling even with the bottom edge of the photo. 2) Double-mat a 5" square photo on yellow, then pink cardstock, inking the edges of each. Glue the photo overlapping the left edge of the first photo, then write the date below. 3) Stamp dots on a yellow Great Big Brad(tm) and use it to attach a green flower in the top left corner of the larger photo. Cut a tag shape out of pink cardstock and ink the edges. Ink the edges of a yellow "2" monogram and glue it to the tag. Add a lavender bow brad, then attach the tag below the silk flower with a lavender mini brad in the tab. 4) Punch out monograms to spell "sisters" and ink the edges of each. Stamp dots on the "i", "t" and "r". Attach the letters below the photos, attaching the dotted letters with foam tape and layering a silk flower under the dot for the "i". Add mini brads to the "s"s and a green bow brad to the "E".