Supplies

• Rubber Stamps:
  Maple leaf stamp - Cherry Pie Art Stamps
  
• Cardstock - Bazzill
• Textured paper - unknown
• Paper - Daisy D's
• Photo corners - Heidi Swapp
• Metal brads - Making Memories
• Paint - Making Memories
• Fiber - On the Surface
• Rub - on's - Jo-ann's Scrapbook Essentials, Making Memories, Gin-x
• Punch out letters - EZ Laser Designs
• Metal charm - Jo-ann's Scrapbook Essentials
• Distress inks - Tim Holtz

 Directions

1. Distress edge of brown 12x12 cardstock with distress inks. Cut 4 shades of green cardstock 2 inches by 12 inches. Starting with the lightest color green, cut the strip to 2 1/2 inches and adhere to the brown cardstock starting with the upper left hand corner. Cut middle shade of green for the next rectangle, varying the size of the rectangles, adhere to page under the light green strip. Cut the next middle shade of green into a strip and adhere to cardstock. Cut the darkest green into a strip and adhere to cardstock. Start with the next row, varying the length of the greens to create a staggered effect. On the third row, start with the darkest green cardstock and the top and continue in the right order of greens. Continue across the page and onto page number 2.
2. Stamp the maple leaf image across both pages using a light green, dark green and brown color of Making Memories paint.
3. Distress the 2 pages using Old Paper Distress Ink, turning up various corners on some rectangles. Add brads to left hand page,upper and lower corners.
4. Make 2 tags by cutting out tag shape onto brown cardstock. Add check pattern paper and natural paper on top forming a random pattern. Trim any overhanging paper. Stamp maple leaf image onto tag. Outline tag with brown marker. Add journaling to small tag and rub-on's to large tag. Punch hole in top and add fibers, plus a charm to large tag. Secure large tag to layout and add remaining rub-on's and letters.
5. Cut a square, 4 inches by 4 inches of the brown textured paper. Cut the square diagonally into 2 triangles and adhere triangles to upper left corner and lower right hand corner. Attach pictures with adhesive and photo corners.
6. Slide journaling tag under picture on left hand page.

Supplies

• Rubber Stamps:
  Green twig stamp - Cherry Pie Art Stamps
  
• Cardstock - Bazzill, DCWV
• Pattern paper - Karen Foster
• Ribbon - unknown
• Paint - Making Memories
• Letter stamps - Making Memories
• Silk flowers - Michael's
• Buttons - unknown

 Directions

1. Stamp green twig stamp onto green cardstock using green ink. The softer twig images were made by stamping onto a scrap piece of paper first and then stamping onto the green cardstock. Then cut the green cardstock into 2 strips approximately 2 inches wide. Apply to purple cardstock, vertically. The left green strip should have about a 2 inch gap from the outside while the right hand strip will have a 1/2 inch gap.
2. Cut 2 strips of pattern paper approximately 4 inches wide, attach one to top of cardstock on first page and to bottom of cardstock for second page. Stamp title of first page using foam stamps and paint.
3. Add ribbon to edge of pattern paper. Mount 5x7 photo onto green cardstock. Attach to left page.
4. Add remaining photos to right hand page.
5. Attach purple flowers to each page, add button for center.
6. Stamp date on right hand corner.

Supplies

• Rubber Stamps -
  Ink Splatter stamp - Cherry Pie Art Stamps
  
• Cardstock - Bazzill
• Vellum - Paper Co.
• Pattern paper - Fundamentals, Leaving Prints
• Ribbon - May Arts
• Buttons - Button Bargain
• Rub-on's - Making Memories
• Foam letter stamps - Making Memories

 Directions

1. Stamp vellum with the Ink Splatter stamp using various colors of paint. Tear edges. Stamp letters and add rub-ons to complete title. Attach to black cardstock.
2. Attach drawing to bottom portion of cardstock. Add picture.
3. Using a sewing machine, stitch around outside of paper using various colors of thread. On last color of thread lay out ribbons and sew over to attach them.
4. Punch out pattern paper with flower punch. Layer the flowers and attach to lower right hand corner, embellish with buttons. Attach paper flower to upper left hand corner. Make ribbon flower by looping ribbon and gluing to paper flower, embellish with button.

Supplies

• Rubber Stamps -
  Blank Postoid Stamp - Cherry Pie Art Stamps
  
• Cardstock - Bazzill and Hammermill
• Gold Tinsel Embossing Powder - StampnStuff
• Brads - unknown
• Rub-on's - Jo-ann's Scrapbook Essentials

 Directions

1. Stamp blank postoid image onto white cardstock using an embossing ink pad. Sprinkle with gold tinsel embossing powder, shake off excess powder. Heat with embossing gun.
2. Draw holly images inside postoids using watercolor pencils, blur images with Q-tip and water. Outline holly images with markers. Using the end of a Q-tip, make berries using red chalk. Cut the upper right hand corner of the top postoid using an exacto knife. Tear paper at an angle.
3. Attach white cardstock to red cardstock. Add brads to upper right hand corner.
4. Rub on the "Season's Greetings".

Supplies

• Rubber Stamps -
  French Postcard Stamp - Cherry Pie Art Stamps
  
• Cardstock - Bazzill
• Paper - unknown, Keeping Memories Alive
• Ribbon - Offray
• Frame - My Mind's Eye
• Rub-on's - Heidi Swapp
• Metal Frame - Making Memories
• UTEE

Directions

1. Using purple paper, stamp the French Postcard image using embossing ink. Sprinkle with UTEE, shake off excess. Use heat gun to melt embossing powder. Trim to size, put aside.
2. Cut black pattern paper to size and adhere to black cardstock. Add French Postcard image to top and adhere.
3. Trim the black frame to become photo corners and adhere to opposing corners.
4. Trim purple paper to fit inside white frame, add rub-on letters and adhere to frame.
5. Place ribbon over pattern paper seams and secure to back of cardstock. Add white frame to middle of ribbon.

 Supplies

• Rubber Stamps -
  Ink Splatter Stamp - Cherry Pie Art Stamps
  
• Cardstock - Bazzill
• Pattern paper - Leaving Prints
• Vellum - Paper Co.
• Ribbon - Michael's
• Safey pins - Making Memories
• Sticker - Pebbles Real Life
• Rub-on's - Heidi Swapp
• Tags - Maco
• Paint - Making Memories

  Directions

1. Using the ink splatter stamp, stamp the vellum with various colors of paint. Cut pattern paper and cardstock to size, set aside.
2. Join the white tags together by taping the back side. Distress with pink ink. Add rub-on letters for title. String ribbon through every other hole of tag.
3. Adhere vellum to pattern paper. Set safety pins in corners. Add tag title. Adhere ribbon to back. Add sticker on the right hand side.
4. Secure pattern paper to cardstock.

 Supplies

• Rubber Stamps -
  Maple leaf, Oak leaf stamps - Cherry Pie Art Stamps
  
• Cardstock - Bazzill
• Paper - Keeping Memories Alive
• Metal - Architexture
• Ribbon - Dritz
• Black Stayz - on ink
• Distress Inks - Tim Holtz

Directions

1. Stamp the brown paper using the maple leaf and oak leaf stamps. Use both the green distress ink and brown distress ink.
2. Trim pattern paper and mount on light green cardstock. Add ribbon to top of card. Secure ribbon to back. Mount to dark green cardstock. Put aside.
3. Trim a piece of copper metal from metal sheet, flip over. Copper side should be facing down. Stamp the maple leaf image onto the back using Stayz-on ink. Take a stylus and trace the outline of the shape. Flip image over to see if any more outlining is needed. On good side, gently swipe with Stayz-on ink to bring out the design. Add to card.