H2H Paper Lantern card

I made this card for this week's H2H challenge.  The paper and color inspiration is from the Wings B&T pack.  The stamp set is Paper Lantern. The lantern on the right was stamped in vineyard berry ink, cut out and attached with a pop dot, then embellished with "pearls."  TFL!

Paper Bag Purse

These paper bag purses come together really quickly and easily.  I'm sure the idea has been around for awhile, but I was inspired by some that I saw at my LSS.  They are perfect for a small gift bag or for favors for a wedding or baby shower.  I used Close to My Heart's Wings paper pack and Sophia for these two.  Here are the easy instructions for the Wings purse:



You'll need:

1 - paper bag (standard lunch size--approx. 5.25" x 10.75")

1 - 5.25" x 5" cs for the front base

1 - 5.25" x 7" cs for back base

2 - 5" x 4.75" B&T paper for front and back (one is wrong in the pic--they should be the same size)

1 - 5" x 1.75" B&T paper for front flap

1 - 3" x 3" cs for front overhang

1 - 2.75" x 2.75" B&T paper for front overhang

ribbon of your choice

crumpled paper flower (for instructions for making this flower, click HERE)

Cut the paper bag 5" from the bottom of the bag.









Score the 5.25" x 7" cs 2" from one end and fold.





Adhere the 5 x 1.75" B&T paper to the end that's folded over.  I used gluestick for almost everything.

 

Thread ribbon through the slits, and tie small knots on each end to secure it.

Adhere the 5" x 4.75" B&T pieces to the front ande back of the purse.



Assemble the front square embellishment, and adhere it to the front flap.  I used a strip of two-sided tape to attach the square. 

Finished!  I added a little extra ribbon to the handle.  You can use a tiny glue dot to close the front flap, or a piece of velcro if you want it to open and close easily several times.

Big Easy Layout with Wings

Finally...back to scrapping.  I used CTMH B&T papers from the Wings collection for this layout from my recent New Orleans vacation.  I wanted to show the dark and ominous feel of the French Quarter, so I used the black cs as a background.  The layouts are inspired from the book "Playing with Paper" by Angelia Wigginton.

This page highlights one of my hurricanes from the famous Pat O'Brien's.  The straight lines in the background are colored pencil (as well as the white flourishes & "the" before Big Easy.)  I stamped "Big Easy" with CTMH's Token Alphabet stamp--one of my new favorites--and punched it out.  EASY!  The fleur de lis and ticket stamps are from the You & Me stamp set from this month's CTMH special kit.  The six large flourishes are freehand cut from various Wings B&T papers.

This page shows a couple French Quarter street scenes and a couple more pics from Pat O'Brien's (the flaming fountain and the tray player from the piano bar).  Again, the fleur de lis is from the You & Me stamp set.  I also used the Hope for Japan stamp at the top.  The white writing and flourishes are all white colored pencil. 

Pensacola Beach Layout (H2H Scrapbook Challenge)

I tried the H2H scrapbooking challenge for the first time.  The layout was simple, but it turned out perfect for the few pictures I had.  I used the reverse side of the CTMH Wings paperpack--a totally different look than the front side, for a very "beachy" color palette.

Here's page one (in a horrible photo--sorry for the lighting).  The shells, palm tree, and sandcastle are cut from my cricut.  I think it's the second time I've used that thing, and the other time was for the shells too.  The top paragraph of the journaling tells what we did on our day trip to Pensacola.  The second paragraph are Jimmy Buffett lyrics to Frank and Lola.  (The song is about Pensacola and we ate at Frank & Lola's restaurant in Buffett's hotel (left pic).)

Here's page 2 up close.  I used my favorite alphabet, CTMH's Delightful Alphabet for "Pensacola Beach."

Here is the challenge's sketch of the layout: