May 2014

Looking through this issue's projects I was struck with the excitement that summer is just around the corner. Summer is my favorite time of the year because after a long winter of snow that seemingly never ends, I can finally enjoy time with my family out of doors in the summer sun.

This month the Carta Bella Paper and Echo Park Paper Design Teams have collaborated on our newest collections to share their best and brightest ideas. From summer mini albums to 4th of July home decor pieces, you're bound to be inspired.

If you want to learn more about a collection, be sure to use the "CLICK HERE" buttons as each button takes you to the corresponding collection for that company. Want to share something you've made using Carta Bella Paper or Echo Park Paper products? Simply follow our social media buttons to engage and share with our community of crafters.

Once again this issue is full of inspiration you're bound to love. Be sure to tell your friends about these FREE Idea Books. Or download some additional project instructions from the "Inspiration" section of our website. It's going to be a creative season!

Sincerely,

Jennifer S. GallacherEcho Park Paper Co.

Editor's Note

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Sushine by Jennifer S. Gallacher

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Credits: Photography Amber Winward

Designer Linda Nelson

Contributors Wendy Sue Anderson, Aly Dosdall, Ashley Horton, Corri Garza, Teagan Skwiat, Lisa Swift, Tania Willis

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S u m m e r f u nF a m i l y f u n a n d s u m m e r c e l e b r a t i o n s m a k e s u m m e r s h i n e !

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15Over 15 Beautiful Layouts, Cards, & Home Decor Decorations

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Featuring Collections from Echo Park Paper and Carta Bella Paper

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Getaway

Supplies: "Away We Go" Patterned Paper (Getaway); "Tickets" Patterned Paper (Getaway); "Border Strips" Patterned Paper

(Getaway); "Navy/Yellow" Solid Paper (Getaway); Element Stickers (Getaway); Chipboard Stickers (Getaway); Assorted Brads

(Getaway); Silhouette Die Cut Machine; Silhouette Sketch Pens

Sail Away by Ashley Horton

use the sketch pens on your Silhouette machine to "draw" shapes onto the solid papers from the "Getaway" collection.

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1. Use the Silhouette Die Cut Machine to cut a 3d suitcase shape from the patterned papers listed above.2. Assemble the box according to the instructions.3. Decorate the box with tickets cut from the "Tickets" patterned paper and the pennant card cut from

the "Journaling Cards" patterned paper.4. Add a bow tied with blue twine. Place a brad in the center of the bow to hold in place.

Getaway Suitcase by Corri GarzaDimenSionS: 6 1/2" x 4 1/4" x 2 1/2"Supplies: "Globes" Patterned Paper (Getaway); "Paris"

Patterned Paper (Getaway); "Tickets" Patterned Paper (Getaway); "Journaling Cards" Patterned Paper

(Getaway); "Cream/Red" Solid Paper (Getaway); "Navy/Yellow" Solid Paper (Getaway); Decorative

Brads (Getaway); Black Cardstock; Twine; Silhouette Die Cut Machine; 3d Suitcase Die Cut Shape

look for three dimensional shapes in our Silhouette store.

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to download die cut shapes

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Supplies: "Animals" Patterned Paper (A Day at the Zoo); "Animal Journaling" Patterned Paper (A Day at the Zoo); "Animal Sounds"

Patterned Paper (A Day at the Zoo); Black, Orange and Red Cardstock; Stickers (A Day at the Zoo); White Bag; Sewing Machine;

White Sewing Thread; Brown Stamping Ink' Corner Rounder Punch

Wild About You by Lisa Swiftfocus in on the details when taking photos of an event like the stripes on the zebra lisa captured in this photo.

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Zoo Table Decor by Lisa SwiftDimenSionS: 6" x 8 1/2" (2), 4" x 5 3/4"Supplies: "Animal Sounds" Patterned

Paper (A Day at the Zoo); "Animals" Patterned Paper (A Day at the Zoo); Red, Yellow, and Orange Cardstock;

Stickers (A Day at the Zoo); Small and Large Flower Punch; Border Punch;

Buttons; Pearls; Chipboard; Wooden Blocks; Sewing Machine; White

Sewing Thread; Glue Gun

1. Cut three triangles (see sizes above) from chipboard.2. Cut the "Animal Sounds" patterned paper to the same triangle

sizes. Cut vellum to the same size and mount on the patterned paper triangles. Cut border strips with the border punch from the "Animals" patterned paper. Mount the border strips at the bottom of the triangles and machine stitch in place.

3. Decorate the triangles with stickers from the "A Day at the Zoo" collection. Use adhesive foam tape to adhere some of the

shapes giving them additional dimension. Add pearl stickers to some of the shapes.

4. Punch large or small flower shapes from the yellow, red, and orange cardstock. Mount a button in the center of each flower and mount a flower on the top of each triangle.

5. Cut a wooden block large enough to stabilize the back of each triangle. Hot glue in place.

using chipboard to back an altered project gives it additional stability. the use of wooden blocks also helps to hold up an item.

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Supplies: "Flip Flops" Patterned Paper (Summer Bliss); "Summer Stripes" Patterned Paper (Summer Bliss); "Summer Memories" Patterned Paper (Summer Bliss); "Say Hello" Patterned Paper (Summer Bliss); "Bicycle Bliss" Patterned Paper (Summer Bliss); "Summer Butterflies" Patterned Paper (Summer Bliss);

"Summer Floral" Patterned Paper (Summer Bliss); Element Stickers (Summer Bliss); Alpha Stickers (Summer Bliss); Twine; Decorative Tape; Buttons

You Scatter Sunshine Layout by Jennifer S. Gallacheruse journaling cards to create an eye-catching element on your layout by layering additional stickers and patterned papers on top.

Summer FunCLICK HERE

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1. Cut a 6 1/2" x 9" rectangle from white cardstock and fold in half to form the card base.

2. Cut the orange 4" x 6" journaling card from the "Summer Memories" patterned paper. Cut a 4" X 3 1/4" rectangle from the "Flip Flops" patterned paper and mount on the right side of the card. Mount the entire journaling card on the white cardstock with tan photo corners.

3. Cut a 6 1/4" x 2" pennant shape from the "Summer Butterflies" patterned paper and mount on the card.

4. Cut a 6" x 1 1/4" strip from the "Summer Stripes" patterned paper. Cut at a diagonal and mount on the card. Wrap twine around the

strips and tie into a bow.

5. Punch a 4" scallop border from the "Summer Stripes" patterned paper with a scallop border punch and mount at the bottom of the pennants.

6. Use a manual die cut machine to cut a 3 1/4" pinked circle from kraft cardstock. Rub the edges with brown stamping ink and mount on the left side of the card. Mount the "snapshot" camera sticker on the pinked circle with adhesive foam dots. Mount "The Best Summer" banner sticker from the Element Sticker sheet on the camera sticker. Add a black button tied with twine to the lens of the camera sticker.

7. Add the "a perfect day" and "beautiful day" stickers from the Alpha Sticker sheet onto the card.

8. Add enamel dots to the card.

Snapshot Card by Jennifer S. GallacherDimenSionS: 6 1/2" x 4 1/2"Supplies: "Summer

Butterflies" Patterned Paper (Summer Bliss); "Flip Flops" Patterned Paper (Summer

Bliss); "Summer Stripes" Patterned Paper (Summer Bliss); "Summer Memories" Patterned Paper (Summer

Bliss); White Cardstock; Element Stickers (Summer

Bliss); Alpha Stickers (Summer Bliss); Twine; Epoxy Stickers; Tan Photo Corners;

Manual Die Cut Machine; Pinked Circle Die Cut; Scallop Border Punch

layer stickers on top of one another to give an object more height on a layout or card.

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Summer Card Set by Aly DosdallDimenSionS: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

"life is a Journey" Supplies: "Beach Journaling" Patterned Paper (Summer Adventure); Stickers (Summer Adventure); White and Blue Cardstock; Circle Punch or Circle Cutter; Twine; Brad

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1. Cut an 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" rectangle from white cardstock and fold in half to form the card base.

2. Cut a 4" x 5 1/4" rectangle from the blue cardstock and mount in the center of the card.

3. Cut the anchor journaling card from the "Beach Journaling" patterned paper and wrap the blue twine around the card and tie intoa bow. Add a yellow brad to the bow. Mount the journaling card in the center of the card.

4. Add a red strip from the striped journaling card on the "Beach

Journaling" patterned paper to the bottom of the anchor journaling card. Mount the wave sticker on top of the red strip and trim.

5. Use a circle punch to punch the large anchor from the "Beach Journaling" patterned paper and mount in the center of the small anchor journaling card with adhesive foam dots.

6. Add stickers from the "Summer Adventure" sticker sheet to

the card.

DimenSionS: 4" x 6""Here Comes the Sun" Supplies: "Beach Journaling" Patterned Paper (Summer Adventure); Stickers (Summer Adventure); White Cardstock; Twine; Button; Tab Punch; Notebook Border Punch; Silhouette Die Cut Machine; Arrow Digital Die Cut Shape

1. Cut a sheet of white cardstock into an 8" x 6" rectangle. Fold in half to fold the card base.

2. Cut the 4x6" whale journaling card from the "Beach Journaling" patterned paper. Turn the card to a vertical position. Cut the "Here Comes the Sun" card from the same paper and mount the top of the smaller card at the top of the whale card.

3. Cut the bottom off the blue wave card from the "Beach Journaling" patterned paper. Use the notebook paper punch to punch the top of the rectangle. Mount the rectangle across the bottom of the whale journaling card.

4. Cut the colored block border sticker from the "Summer Adventure" sticker sheet into a pennant and wrap red Baker's Twine around the sticker. Thread the twine through a red button and tie into a bow. Attach the border strip across the card.

5. Use the Silhouette die cut machine to cut the arrow shape from the striped journaling card from the "Beach Journaling" patterned paper.

6. Use a tab punch to punch a tab from white cardstock. Print or stamp the sentiment onto the tab.

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DimenSionS: 3" x 4"Supplies: "Beach Journaling"

Patterned Paper (Summer Adventure); White

Cardstock; Stickers (Summer Adventure; Binding Rings

Hello Summer Mini Album by Aly Dosdall

you can also combine the 3" x 4" and 4" x 6" journaling cards to create a multi-sized mini album.

1. Cut the 3" x 4" journaling cards from the "Beach Journaling" patterned paper.

2. Decorate some of them with stickers from the "Summer Adventure" sticker sheet.

3. Add journaling printed on white cardstock banners.4. Add 3" x 4" photos to the backs of the journaling cards.5. Use a binding machine and coordinating binding rings to close the

mini album.

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