When you have to tell your 3rd grader, sorry honey, I guess you’re just going to have to call your Daddy, who’s halfway across the country on a business trip if you need help with that math homework…you’re dense. What can I say, I just can’t do math without getting a headache. Now, I don’t think this means I’ll have to send back my feminist membership card just yet. If you’re anything like me, I’m sure you can sympathize. There’s just no doubt, I am mathematically challenged. The problem is, I like making cool stuff and I also happen to be quite anal retentive in my own charming way (try to suspend your disbelief). I’m a huge fan of so many talented women out here doing their scrapping and stamping thing (or some combination thereof) and sharing it with the rest of us like-minded in cyberspace. One of my all-time favorites is Andrea Walford. If you’ve never seen her work, get thee to her sweet spot (http://andreawalford.com/).

She’s just always coming up with brilliant little goodies in the form of boxes and assorted 3-D items to hold her perfect cards. When you’ve really gone and done something so gorgeously creative, you just have to have just the right accoutrement to package it. So, I’ve decided to try and get around my obvious delay in spatial relations. After studying so many of Andrea’s wonderful creations, I noticed that when you get down to it, you can start with a square. I also have a great tip when trying to try a new template: Don’t get overwhelmed, do it on a smaller scale. Use whatever small scraps you have lying around so you don’t waste your good (read: SU) paper. As a scrapbooker for over 8 years, I have accumulated tons and tons of supplies. If you’re new to papercrafting, one of the best and cheapest things to pick up at your local craft store can be found in the scrapbooking section…Scrap Pack 1lb. cardstock for about $3. Here goes my first tutorial!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Score at 1” and 2”.

Rotate paper and score at 1” and 2” again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using bone folder, fold along score lines.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cut along center fold score lines to create flaps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fold in flaps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Place sticky tape along outer top and bottom folds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press together to adhere tape.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attach ribbon to each outside center side with glue, or brads, or whatever you like.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Embellish with bling or whatever your heart desires! You’re done!

This gorgeous pic is courtesy of my brilliant upline, Amy Celona.  We are having a team Stamp Festival on February 23rd and I will return with class outlines and some pre-cut kits.  This adorable chick card will be just one of the projects in my March Stamp-A-Stack.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have tentative dates set for a morning class starting at 10 a.m. on March 6th, and an evening class starting at 6:30 p.m. on March 13th, but I am willing to work with anyone who needs some one-on-one time or a small group class to get an introduction to papercrafting, cardmaking and scrapbooking.   I will be posting an event calendar where you will be able to register for classes shortly.  In the meantime, if you are interested, go to the Classes page to view details and e-mail me to let me know.  Happy Crafting!