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Spellbinders July Club Kits Blog Hop

Spellbinders July Club Kits Blog Hop: Blossom Like a Rose Slimline Card with Tiara Trifold

Hello, Friends! Welcome to the Spellbinders July Club Kits Blog Hop! You should be coming here from Ilina’s lovely blog.

To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $25 gift certificate to 3 lucky blog readers – selected from the comments on the Spellbinders blog. Giveaway closes on Sunday, July 17^th, 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced on the Spellbinders blog hop post the following Wednesday. The winner is responsible for shipping costs, duties, and taxes.

Please note, store credit (gift certificate) cannot be applied to Club Subscriptions. Store credit can be applied to shop past Club products, Club extras and regular releases.

Tiara Trifold Slimline Card with Graphic 45 Cottage Life

My project for the hop is this Tiara Trifold Slimline Card. This month’s Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month is just lovely and truly versatile! Here’s how to use it on a slimline card.

First, lay out all the die pieces on a piece of white cardstock.
Next, run the die through your die cutting machine using the sandwich recommended.
Now, repeat the process.
Trim about 2″ off the bottom edge of each die cut.
Adhere the die cuts on either end of an 8 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ slimline card base.
Place the focal image in the center of the card and add embellishments.

Here’s a peek at the inside:

Add a small pocket inside the card, then tuck in a gift card wallet. Easy and elegant!

More Projects with Tiara Trifold

I’ve had loads of fun with this wonderful die! Here are a few other projects I’ve made with it.

It makes a gorgeous gift box! You can find more details on this project HERE.

On this card, I cut the die in half to make it longer. The I placed it behind my focal image. Then I built my flower arrangement around it.

Fun Ways to Use the Tiara Trifold Tag

Use the Tiara Trifold Die to make a pretty tag tuck in for a folio pocket.

TIP: Create a little tip in feature on your tag for extra fun. Instead of cutting along the perforated line, cut about 2″ over from it to form a little flap. Then trim the top of the flap so that it lines up with the bottom of the filigree.

Here’s a peek at the inside of the tag.

Dress the Tiara Trifold tag up with ribbon, charm and ephemera and you’ve got a bookmark.

No wonder this die is one of my favorite APG Club Kits this year!

On With the Hop!

The next stop on your hop is Linh’s blog.

Now visit these other blogs for even more July Club Kit Inspiration!

Kathy Clement (You are HERE)

Linh Van

Deborah Jenkins

Alanna Moses

Learn more about Spellbinders Club Kits HERE.

Enjoy the hop!

Cheerio,

kathy

SUPPLY LIST

Tiara Trifold APG DOM
Graphic 45 Cottage Life
Stamperia Garden of Promises

August Time to Flourish Desk Folio Tutorial

Graphic 45 August Time to Flourish Desk Folio Tutorial for Throwback Thursday

Hello, Friends! Can you believe that it’s already time to share this Graphic 45 August Time to Flourish Desk Folio Tutorial? Summer is just speeding by, isn’t it? The August papers are probably my favorites from the entire collection. Sunflowers just plain make me happy! And I indulged myself and gave myself time to create my own sunflowers using the Heartfelt Creations Rustic Sunflower dies. So this was a fun Throwback Thursday for me!

Sunny Skies, Sunflowers and Bees!

Here’s a look at the folio we’ll be making this month. Do you like the teal and gold color palette as much as I do? It just feels like a field of cheery sunflowers under a sunny summer sky to me.

Oh, but I did have fun making these lovely blossoms with the Heartfelt Creations Rustic Sunflower stamps and dies.

First, stamp the sunflowers onto white cardstock using Saffron Archival Ink.
Next, sponge the centers of the flowers with Rusty Hinge Distress Ink.
Now, apply Wild Honey and Mustard Seed Distress Ink on the petals.
Die cut the flower layers with the Rustic Sunflower Dies.
Next, mist them lightly with water and run through the Rustic Sunflower Shaping mold.
Now, layer the flowers together, staggering the petals. Mist lightly with Sunflower Sparkle Perfect Pearls Mist. Heat dry.
Finally, fill the centers with hot glue and Czech glass beads and arrange as desired.

The Hidden Folio Pocket

This 5 1/2″ square folio tucks into a hidden pocket found on the bottom of the card base.

Look at all the fun interactive elements built into this mini folio!

Here’s a peek at the inside of the desk folio. There’s no shortage of fun here, either!

August Time to Flourish Desk Folio Tutorial on YouTube

If you’d like to follow along as I make this sunny creation, I hope you’ll enjoy this video tutorial.

We only have 4 more folios to go to complete this year long series. Maybe you can be thinking of another series for 2023! Do you want to make monthly banners? Wall hangings? What sounds good to you? Please share your ideas in the comment section below, and I’ll take them up for consideration, my friends!

You’ll find a linked supply list below this post.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

SUPPLY LIST

Graphic 45 Time to Flourish Deluxe Collector’s Edition (DCE)
8×8 Time to Flourish Paper Pad
Heartfelt Creations Rustic Sunflower
Bee charms, buttons and twine from my stash.

Graphic 45 July Time to Flourish Desk Folio Tutorial

Hello, Friends! Summer is here, and it’s time to share this Graphic 45 Time to Flourish Desk Folio Tutorial with you. This is the next installment of our 2022 Time to Flourish Desk Folio Series on YouTube. The rich colors of summer berries and azure blue skies come together in this lovely vintage design.

Have you noticed how many more gardens have cropped up this year? Nearly every house in our neighborhood has a little plot or pot growing delicious summer produce. So I decided to really emphasize the growing season in this month’s folio. Whether you are growing posies or produce, July is the peak season for gardeners!

I wish I looked as cool and classy as this Reneabouquets Gardening Lady, don’t you?

A Peek Inside

A handy interior pocket does double duty as the stopper for this 6×6 easel card design. This gives us lots of room for sweet tuck ins and photos.

The hidden side pocket holds this 5 1/2″ square folio.

Despite its petite size, it holds all kinds of gardening goodness on the inside!

The side pocket feature has room for even more photos of your summer garden!

Graphic 45 July Time to Flourish Desk Folio Tutorial on YouTube

Would you like to learn how to create this pretty little desk folio? Then I hope you’ll enjoy this easy to follow YouTube tutorial.

If you are behind on making your desk folios, you can find the rest of the tutorials HERE.

You can find a linked supply list below this post.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

SUPPLY LIST

Graphic 45 Time To Flourish
- 12×12 Deluxe Collector’s Edition (contains stickers & chipboard)
- 8×8 Paper Pad
Reneabouquets Flower Girl Daphne Small Printed Beautiful Board
Queen Bee Clock Trinket/Reneabouquets
Prima Farm Sweet Farm Flowers
Craft Consortium Watering Can Charm (out of stock)
Keys and buttons from my stash
Red Houndstooth Ribbon 3/8″

Really Reasonable Ribbon June 2022 Blog Hop

Really Reasonable Ribbon June 2022 Blog Hop: Graphic 45 Let it Bee Card Folio

Hello, Friends! Welcome to the Really Reasonable Ribbon June 2022 Blog Hop! You should be coming here from Gloria’s lovely blog. This month’s Jungle Fun Ribbon Club Assortment is filled with lots of lovely ribbon that works on all kinds of projects!

It’s also a great match for Graphic 45’s Let it Bee Paper collection. Check it out!

Let it Bee Card Folio

First, create a ribbon border by layering Yellow Gold Plaid over Turftan Brown Taffeta Ribbon. This pulls out all the wonderful earthy tones of the paper collection and Reneabouquets Beautiful Board embellishments.

Next, tie some loopy bows with the Moss Green Plaid Ribbon. Top these bows with Ivory Burlap String and a white blossom for a perfect finish!

Now dress up a vintage pewter hinge clip with a jaunty plaid bow and tiny blossom. Perfect harmony!

A Peek Inside

If you’d like to take a short tour of this project, I’ve created a little video to show you all the fun interactive elements tucked inside. Enjoy this 6 minute video!

On With the Hop!

Now hop on over and see what paper pretties my teammate Cheryl has prepared for you.

Don’t forget to finish up the hop on the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog. Answer Bonnie’s question of the month and you might win your very own June Ribbon Club Assortment.

Not a member of the Ribbon Club yet? Well, now is a great time to join! Bonnie will be rolling out some fabulous holiday ribbon club assortment soon! Learn how to sign up HERE.

Have fun hopping!

Cheerio,

kathy

SUPPLY LIST

Really Reasonable Ribbon Jungle Fun Ribbon Club
Ivory Burlap String
Scor-Tape
Graphic 45 Let it Bee Collection
Reneabouquets
Little Birdie Wendy Flowers
Stamperia Gold Dew Drop Glamour Gel

Graphic 45 June Time to Flourish Folio Tutorial

Graphic 45 June Time to Flourish Folio Tutorial for Throwback Thursday

Hello, Friends! Believe it or not, it’s almost time to turn the calendar, so we need to share our Graphic 45 June Time to Flourish Folio Tutorial for this week’s Throwback Thursday post. Summer comes into its own during the month of June. Songbirds are teaching their young to fly, butterflies flit about in the garden and the air is heady with the scent of roses. What a beautiful month! I think you’re going to really enjoy making this month’s folio!

We are following our basic folio design, and dressing things up with lovely elements from the Reneabouquets shop. These Dusty Blue Roses are the perfect accent for the blues and pinks in this month’s papers. A small April in Paris Doily creates a lovely spot to tuck in a wee bird nest. I’ll show you how to make it in the video tutorial! And do you spy that gorgeous blue butterfly? Yummy!