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Gingham Foundry Upcycled Waterfall Folio Tutorial

My Mind’s Eye Gingham Foundry Upcycled Waterfall Folio Tutorial with Reneabouquets

Hello, Friends! It’s Throwback Thursday and I’m here to share this My Mind’s Eye Gingham Foundry Upcycled Waterfall Folio Tutorial with you. Do you have a well-loved paper collection that is down to just a few small pieces and a pile of little scraps? Well, this post has some great ideas to help you turn them into a really sweet waterfall folio.

I actually used the product packaging from the 6″ x 8 1/2″ paper pad to make the cover for this sweet creation. It already had a scored 1/4″ spine, and the cardstock cover was really sturdy. Rather than toss it in the recycle bin, I decided to give it a new life with pretty spring papers and a gorgeous Beautiful Board Parasol from Reneabouquets.

The twine-wrapped spine has a sweet dangle cluster with an umbrella charm, Reneabouquets Trinket Fairy Globe, and an enamel daisy charm. The ribbon closure is Smoke Blue Taffeta ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon. It is a perfect color match for the blue in the spine, but the camera makes it look bright blue. It is not.

Simple Design with Sweet Surprises

I love the simple design of this folio. The left hand side is a nice slash pocket with photo mats and a journaling card. A lateral waterfall feature on the right has room for 16 photos. Each section of the waterfall measures 4 1/4″ x 5 3/4″, so you can fit pretty good sized photos in there. A magnetic closure keeps everything neat and tidy.

We had to get creative with our scraps, my friends! So we used the bits and bobs to make our own designer paper! Every other page in the waterfall is a simple gray mat dressed up with a little washi tape border. You could easily put this folio together in an afternoon, so it’s a great design to have in your tool box for those occasions when you need a really quick gift.

Gingham Foundry Upcycled Waterfall Folio Tutorial on YouTube

Now let’s get down to the good stuff! You can see the entire folio and learn how to make it over on my YouTube channel. I hope you enjoy!

Now I need to go pack my suitcase and shift gears into Mother of the Bride mode! I have a heart full of happy right now, and I will have lots of fun stuff to share with you when I get back.

You can find a linked supply list below this post.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

SUPPLY LIST

Reneabouquets
- Dreamer Shaker Globes
- Victorian Umbrella/Tiny
Smoke Blue Taffeta Ribbon
Shades of Chambray Shaker Mix (discontinued, but sub THIS)
Acetate Sheets
1/4″ Foam Tape
2 shades of blue cardstock
65# gray cardstock
My Mind’s Eye Gingham Foundry (retired)
Prima Capri Roses (discontinued)

Ship to Shore Easy Mini Album Project Share

Photoplay Ship to Shore Easy Mini Album Project Share with Tips for Make & Take Tuesday

Hello, Friends! It’s Make & Take Tuesday, and I have a really fun Photoplay Ship to Shore Mini Album Project Share for you. This is wedding week, and I have a bunch of little loose ends to tie up before the big day. So I didn’t have time to create a details tutorial for you. But I will share lots of tips in the video. Honestly, this cute little mini album is so easy to make, I think you’ll be able to figure it out from the project share video and the tips.

Card Base Mini Album: How it Happened

In the process of re-organizing a few things in the studio, I ran across a huge stash of multi-colored 5 1/2″ square card bases. I vaguely remember buying them in bulk at a super reduced clearance sale years ago. But when they arrived, I discovered they were super flimsy…maybe 45# weight…and not suitable for supporting the heavily layered and embellished cards that I make.

Over the years, I’ve moved them here and there, contemplated tossing them, given them to the grandgirls to play with and thought to myself, “some day, I’ll know just what to do with you.” Well, this is that day! Lo and behold, they work perfectly for a quick and easy mini album base!

Shipshape Stacked Card Base Mini Album

Look how cute it turned out! And when I say easy to make, I am not joking. Here’s how I assembled the album base.

First, locate a stack of unloved card bases. Mine all matched, but mix and match would work too. They should all be the same size, however.
Cut one of the card bases into 1″ wide strips.
Next, score each 1″ x 5 1/2″ strip in half from top to bottom. Now you will have a whole stack of 1/2″ wide hinges or gussets.
Now adhere each gusset to the back side of each card base. My fold was on the LEFT, so I glued the folded edge of my hinge/gusset against the left hand edge of each card.
Then, glue the back side of each hinge/gusset to the front of the next card base, also on the left.
Continue until you have as many “pages” as you desire for your album.
Now cut liners for each page. Since my album is 5 1/2″ square, I cut 5 3/8″ liners. The liners will cover up the hinges!

Hidden Pocket Pages

The hidden pocket pages are equally easy to make.

Before you glue down your designer paper liner, create gussets or hinges for the sides and bottom of the album base. These are identical to the hinges you cut to join the card bases together, but just cut them a little shorter. I cut mine 1″ x 5 1/4″.
Once your gussets are in place, adhere your paper liner to the gussets, forming a lovely pocket.
Create the pull out page for the pocket by cutting the 5 1/2″ card base down to 5″ x 5″.

Quick and Easy Pocket Pages and Tip-In Pages

To make the pocket pages, simply fold the right hand side of a page back 2″ and crease. Add gussets to the top and bottom of the page and voila! Instant pocket!

Create a tip-in page by cutting your designer paper wider than the base page. Because I wanted a 3 1/2″ flap , I cut my paper 3 1/2″ wider than the base page. Then score at 5 3/8″ and fold. Easy peasy!

Waterfall Pages

The back side of the “short” pocket pages are sized perfectly for waterfall features. So as you can see, even though this album is on the small side, there’s lots of room for 4×4 photos, journaling and photo booth sized pics.

Photoplay Ship to Shore Easy Mini Album Project Share with Tips on YouTube

If you’d like to join me for a sight-seeing tour of this new Photoplay Paper collection and a walk through of the mini album with tips, please enjoy this Ship to Shore Easy Mini Album on my YouTube channel.

Even though I’m traveling this week, I’ll be back on Thursday with a quick and easy card-making tutorial for Throwback Thursday!

You’ll find a linked supply list below this post. Thanks for stopping by!

Now go get your craft on!

Cheerio,

kathy

SUPPLY LIST

Photoplay Paper Ship to Shore Collection Pack
- Die Cut ephemera pack
Reneabouquets Beautiful Board Anchor
5 1/2″ card bases from my stash
Champagne Chevron Striped Ribbon
Bits and Bobs from my stash

10 Year Blog Anniversary Giveaway

10 Year Blog Anniversary Giveaway and Cupid’s Sweetheart Café Tea Party in a Box Tutorial

Hello, Friends! This week I’m celebrating a major milestone with a 10 Year Blog Anniversary Giveaway! On January 13, 2013, I took the plunge into blog land with my very first blog post. I knew absolutely nothing about blogging (except that I enjoyed reading blog posts from my favorite crafters). My tech skills were pretty much non-existent. But I had a strong desire to educate and inspire other crafters about the joys of working with paper. So I plunged in and have never looked back.

Ten years of blogging represents countless hours sitting in front of a screen tapping out posts, thousands of hours of behind the scenes editing photos, self-education, experimenting, picking up spilled buttons (and sequins and glitter, sadly!) and tens of thousands of hours of pure pleasure spent playing with paper. A few of you have been on this journey with me from the very beginning; some of you have only recently discovered Kathy by Design. To all of you, a great big thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking this wild ride with me. You are the best blog buddies out there, and I am thankful for the many meaningful online relationships forged because of this blog.

So, a giveaway seems to be in order. Actually…more than one giveaway…but all will be revealed as the week goes on! Let’s get down to business with today’s Make & Take Tuesday Tutorial, shall we?

Cupid’s Sweetheart Café Slimline Tea Party in a Box with Reneabouquets

Valentine’s Day is coming up hard and fast, and PhotoPlay paper has released a gorgeous collection to help us celebrate. The thing I love the most about Cupid’s Sweetheart Café (apart from the name) is the fact that this is so much more than just a Valentine’s Day collection. So today I’m going to show you how to create a non-Valentine project with these pretty papers!

Of course, you could use this 4″ x 8 1/2″ Tea Party in a Box Shaker card as a Valentine if you wanted to. But it also makes a lovely birthday, get well, or friendship card. I’ve dressed up the paper collection with some beautiful roses, ribbons and Reneabouquets paper pretties.

I think you’ll enjoy the simple construction of the card cover. I let the patterned papers, roses, chippies and shaker element do all the heavy lifting. The tutorial shows you how to create the cut-away slimline card base. I did not have time to do a tutorial for the inside of the card. But, you can learn how to create all kinds of pockets, including box pockets, in THIS Papercrafting 101 tutorial.

A Peek Inside

The inside of the card is so much fun with all the beautiful patterned papers. And how do you feel about pink with red? It’s not a color combo I use all the time, but it works here, I think.

This tea party in a box consists of a wrapped tea sachet, cookie treat, honey stick and a little sleeve of Dove chocolates. It’s the perfect way to send a little love!

10 Year Blog Anniversary Giveaway and Tutorial on my YouTube Channel

You can find out what I’m giving away today and learn how to make this sweet Tea Party in a Box card over on my YouTube channel. To enter the giveaway you need to:

Subscribe to my YouTube channel.
Leave a comment on the YouTube channel, not here on the blog.
Live in the Continental US (sorry that International shipping is so expensive.
Watch and comment before 12 NOON EST on Friday, January 13th.
Winner will be announced on my YouTube channel on Saturday, January 14th.

I hope you enjoy the video tutorial:

I will have another giveaway on my BLOG tomorrow, and a final giveaway that I will announce on Saturday on my YouTube channel! So lots of fun and celebration at Kathy by Design this week. Thanks for helping me party!

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

Cheerio,

kathy

SUPPLY LIST

Photoplay Cupid’s Sweetheart Cafe
- 12×12 Collection Pack (includes stickers)
- Die Cut ephemera
Reneabouquets
- Small Simply Beautiful Frame
- Flower Girl Printed Beautiful Board/Small
Little Birdie Rosalind Sangria Flowers
Really Reasonable Ribbon
- Red Seam Binding Ribbon
- Black Sheer Organza with Gold
Ranger “Letter It” clear foam tape
Stampendous Aged Black Embossing Enamel (Frantage)
Bits and Bobs from my stash

Heart Eyes Card Kit Reveal

Simple Stories Heart Eyes Card Kit Reveal for The Button Farm Club

Hello, Friends! I’m popping in today to share the first look at this adorable Simple Stories Heart Eyes Card Kit with you. It’s my Button Farm Club Quarterly Subscription kit for December 2022. Sometimes we can hit what I call the “post-holiday crafting slump”. Does that ever happen to you? Our crafty mojo drops down with the winter temperatures, and we need some fun, inspirational ideas to get us back into the creative swing of things. Well, I designed this vibrant kit with that in mind, and I think you are really going to love it. Let’s take a closer look at the fun projects in this kit, shall we?

Dimensional Loaded Envelope Tutorial

I love loaded envelopes, and I’ve been making them since I was about 6 years old. Of course, I didn’t call them that back then, but that’s what they were. Mom and Dad kept an office for our small town credit union in our home when I was growing up. The office trash can was always filled with manila envelopes (remember those?) and I used to fish them out, dress them up with cut out hearts or snowflakes or whatever the theme of the moment happened to be. Then I would fill them to the brim with little notes and drawings and my version of cards.

So when I entered the world of crafting, I fell in love with this concept all over again. Some time ago, I figured out how to make the envelopes in 3-D. You all fell in love with those projects and asked for a tutorial. But because the process was complicated and unpredictable, I never felt comfortable sharing it with you. I kept working on the paper engineering, and earlier this year, I came up with such a simple way to make these delightful box-style envelopes, that I decided to include the design in one of my card kits.

Y’all, you are going to LOVE how easy it is to make the envelope base! So that is why I made this the very first project in our December kit. I can’t begin to tell you how excited I am to share the design with you!

Shaker Envelope Easel Cards

No card kit is complete without a couple of cute shaker cards! And y’all never seem to grow tired of making them!

Can you see the super cute sprinkles and candy hearts in the shaker window? This view of the closed card makes it a bit easier to see, but the card actually does stand up like an easel for display. What a bright spot of color to add to your desk!

Slimline Card Folios

Slimline cards continue to be very popular, so I included a very pretty pair inside this card kit. They are so easy to make, and the folio design inside the card is fun to open!

Loaded Front Pocket and Tag Cards

OK, y’all. I do love a good pocket! And if you can tuck a super cute lollipop rosette into the front pocket of a greeting card, I’m all in!

I’ll show you how easy it is to make these festive lollipop rosettes in the card kit tutorial. They are such a great addition to a pocket card. Each of these top fold A2 cards has a fun tag and 3×4 card insert. You’ll see how cute the inside is, too, when you make the kit!

Twist and Pop!

Some of you may have already seen this cutie on my Facebook or Instagram page. Because I love pop-up cards, I try to include one in each card kit that we make. You’ll also learn how to make the really cute butterfly clothespin embellishments in this kit.

Fun Flip Folio

And because I know you love to make them, I’ve designed a brand new fun flip folio card for this sweet kit.

You will love how easy it is to create this folio base!

I predict it will become a staple in your crafty toolbox!

Heart Eyes Card Kit Reveal Video on YouTube

If you’d like to take a look at the supplies and finished projects in this kit, I hope you will enjoy this short YouTube video.

How to Order

If you are already subscribed to my Button Farm Club Quarterly Card Kit, you can just sit back and wait for your kit to ship out to you. No need to order, unless you want extra kits to give as gifts.

Subscriber kits will ship out first, then Button Farm will fulfill non-subscription orders. You can place your order HERE.

In case you missed it, we also have a lovely Simple Stories Life Captured Folio Kit to help you record the events of 2023. You can check that out HERE.

Closing Thoughts

I hope each one of you enjoyed a warm and cozy Christmas! We had a marvelous time with our family and grandchildren! So much fun, laughter, good food and great conversation made the holiday very Merry, Bright and Memorable!

Now we have a new year to look forward to! Hooray! I’ll be back on Friday with the Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop, so keep an eye out for that.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

Gingerbread Christmas Mini Album Tutorial

Reneabouquets Gingerbread Christmas Mini Album Tutorial

Hello, Friends! For this final Throwback Thursday of 2022, I have this adorable Reneabouquets Gingerbread Christmas Mini Album Tutorial to share with you. The tutorial will show you how to create a quick and easy 5 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ Stacked Spine Mini Album base and some special interactive mechanisms that go with it. It’s my Christmas present to each one of you that has followed my blog and left so many lovely comments this year. Truly, you are the best of the best, and I am thankful for each one of you! Now let’s get this Throwback Thursday rolling!

Sweet Shop Gingerbread Christmas Mini Album

I wish you could see this album in real life. It is just so stinkin’ cute! The camera does not do a good job of picking up the sparkle in the shaker box or on the embossed snowflake frame. So you will have to use your imagination there. If you happen to have Echo Park Gingerbread Christmas in your stash, it is the perfect playmate for Reneabouquets new Sweet Shop Christmas collection. I’ll share a peek at the goodies in the video tutorial below.

These beautiful flowers are part of the collection. I’ve paired them up with Copper and Cream Gingham Ribbon to really amp up the gingerbread vibe of this sweet little mini.

These Sweetshop Gingerbread embellishments are just so darling. I’ve used them throughout the album. Because they come in multiple sizes, you can easily add them to card fronts or inside a mini. The detail is amazing!

The Christmas Dangle Spine

We do so love a good dangle charm element, don’t we? Here’s a close up look at the one I created for this album. Not only do I collect charms, my husband gives them to me on special occasions, our daughter is always on the lookout for them, and even my sweet friends and followers send them to me. That’s why it’s sometimes hard for me to list where I found a particular charm.

A Peek Inside

This petite mini album will hold 3×5 cards for recipes, 4×4 or 4×5 photos or small bits of ephemera. The base is made with 110# Michael’s Recollections 8 1/2″ x 11″ Kraft cardstock. It’s my favorite kraft cardstock for paper engineering as it is super thick and strong…just a step below chipboard, really.

Interactive elements and mechanisms are what make a mini album so much fun. So I’ll show you how to create this fun flip/flap folio page in the video tutorial.

Every mini album needs a waterfall mechanism. This one is made with 4×4 elements. I’ve weighted it down with another Sweet Shop Gingerbread man. And, there’s a surprise element that you’ll see in the video tour!

You need room for journaling as well as room for photos in a good mini album, and these cute pull out pages do the trick.

How about hidden pockets? Yep….gotta have them! And tip in pages with a cute tab element are loads of fun, too. Especially when they are adorned with a Sweet Shop Candy Cane!

TIP: Create more “real estate” for photos with the help of flip up pages and flap pages!

Look at all the room behind this flap page!

Reneabouquets Gingerbread Christmas Mini Album Tour and Tutorial on YouTube

You will notice in this video tutorial that I welcome you to Make & Take Tuesday. Well, that’s because I forgot about the RRR Blog Hop that took place on Tuesday. So I just moved this over into the Thursday slot. Really, it works perfectly, because Gingerbread Christmas is an older collection from Echo Park.

So grab a cuppa and a gingerbread cookie and join me as we make this fun mini album base.

As I stated earlier, this is my last video for 2022. I have a new grandson to cuddle, cookies to bake with The Littles, the house to decorate, our daughter’s February wedding to plan, and some Button Farm Club Kits to finish up before the end of the year. So I’m not really taking a break…I’m just taking care of business!

I have a few posts pre-scheduled, and if I have time, I might do a “favorites of 2022” post for you to enjoy while I’m taking care of stuff. I’m also planning a fun 10 year Blog Anniversary celebration in January (there will be giveaways!) so look for that.

In the meantime, I wish each and every one of you a peaceful, joyous, meaningful Christmas. May the Light of the World, Jesus, fill your hearts and homes with love, harmony and celebration. I send every one of you a hug!

Stay warm and cozy!

Cheerio,

kathy

My Mind’s Eye Gingham Foundry Upcycled Waterfall Folio Tutorial with Reneabouquets

Simple Design with Sweet Surprises

Gingham Foundry Upcycled Waterfall Folio Tutorial on YouTube

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Photoplay Ship to Shore Easy Mini Album Project Share with Tips for Make & Take Tuesday

Card Base Mini Album: How it Happened

Shipshape Stacked Card Base Mini Album

Hidden Pocket Pages

Quick and Easy Pocket Pages and Tip-In Pages

Waterfall Pages

Photoplay Ship to Shore Easy Mini Album Project Share with Tips on YouTube

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Cupid’s Sweetheart Café Slimline Tea Party in a Box with Reneabouquets

A Peek Inside

10 Year Blog Anniversary Giveaway and Tutorial on my YouTube Channel

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Simple Stories Heart Eyes Card Kit Reveal for The Button Farm Club

Dimensional Loaded Envelope Tutorial

Shaker Envelope Easel Cards

Slimline Card Folios

Loaded Front Pocket and Tag Cards

Twist and Pop!

Fun Flip Folio

Heart Eyes Card Kit Reveal Video on YouTube

How to Order

Closing Thoughts

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Reneabouquets Gingerbread Christmas Mini Album Tutorial

Sweet Shop Gingerbread Christmas Mini Album

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