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Double-Sided Paper Pocket (tutorial)

I am excited to (finally) bring this post to you. Girls Camp started this week, which means it is safe to start posting some of my projects and handouts I’ve been working on for the girls! 🙂 So get ready for a week of girly crafts and projects…here we go!

The colors for camp this year are pink and grey, with chevrons. When I was asked to help make some cute handouts and favors, I jumped at the chance (this is right up my alley)!

The first handout I thought of were these double-sided paper pockets. I found the PERFECT paper that had pink chevrons on one side, and polka dots on the other side.

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You might recognize these little darlings, I used them for my Backyard Picnic here! See, if you just change up the colors, you have an entirely different feel. They are the perfect size for Ghirardelli chocolates, but use your imagination for other items that can slip inside the pockets.

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At my backyard picnic, I put Laffy Taffy candy on one side, and Wet Wipes (for the BBQ!!) on the other side. Perfect.

Wouldn’t these be adorable as a little “Thank You” for someone? For these little pockets, you need a 6×6″ sheet of paper, adhesive, and some ribbon. (For a larger sized pocket, I’ve seen them made with a full 12×12″ sheet of paper.)

Here’s a semi-quick (just under 4 minutes) video How-To:

Since it is July in Arizona, we decided to use Laffy Taffy for the Girls Camp pockets, instead of chocolate. I’m pretty sure that was a smart move. I hope the girls are enjoying camp…and laughing it up! Can’t wait to hear how they loved Girls Camp.

Leave me a comment and let me know if you have any other creative ideas for using these pockets. 🙂

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Sunshine Watercolor card

Happy Holiday weekend! I’ve been working on sunshine and watercolor cards lately. I am sharing one today that makes me feel happy.

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I love the look of the watercolored sun rays and sunset. And of course the colors are some of my very favorites right now.

Linking up with the Mojo Monday 300 Celebration.

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Patriotic Card

I have a quick patriotic card to share with you today!

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I love how this turned out! So glittery and colorful…perfect for this day.

Supplies:

White cardstock card, Michaels
Red heavy wrapping paper, Staples (yes, that’s wrapping paper!)
Blue glitter paper, JoAnn’s
Happy die cut, Simon Says Stamp
4th die cut, Cricut (Lyrical Letters cartridge)
Blue gemstones, K&Company
Black dashed lines, Micron .08 black pen

Linking up to SSS Patriotic Challenge.

Happy 4th of July to YOU!

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Card Candi Challenge

I have three packages of Card Candi that I haven’t had the chance to use. So when I saw the Challenge from Simon Said Stamp, I decided that now was my chance!

See those circle shapes: the zebra and the hot pink metallic pieces? Those are the Card Candi.

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I used Liquid Pearls to “paint” the word happy and I love the depth it adds to the word. It’s hard to tell in this picture, but I also watercolored a sunset behind the cutout and the flower.

It’s a simple card, but it does feel happy, doesn’t it?

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Thank you Berry Much card

It’s the first day of summer. (Although it has felt like summer for weeks now, here in Arizona!) And to celebrate, I put together a little summer fruit berry card with a few scraps of paper, a few scraps of felt and a thanks banner.

I love strawberries in the summer, and how cute are they as the star of this card? Enjoy:

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Inside:

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I love felt as a medium for cards and tags. {See my orange felt slice here.}

Linking up to the Summer Fruit Card Challenge.

 

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