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Follow Your Heart

By Allie Gower on September 1, 2013 in Paper Crafts

If you are lost, you must quiet your mind, and follow your heart.

This card style is called a Stretch Card. I added a decorative band, because I plan on placing a gift card inside and I want it to stay hidden until the right time.

I used Lori Whitlock’s Reflections Papers from Echo Park, and some Kraft Paper from Close To My Heart.

Supplies for Follow Your Heart Card:

buttons: Nautical Value Pack
paper: Lori Whitlock’s Reflections (Echo Park), Kraft (Close To My Heart)
stamps – Unity
ink – Versamark Gold Dazzle, Rhubarb Stalk Memento and Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko), clear embossing powder
embellishments: ribbon (Bo Bunny), bling (Want2Scrap), twine (My Mind’s Eye), corrugated tag (Close To My Heart)
adhesive: Scor-Tape, Adtech Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks, Dimensional Foam Tape, Glue Dots
other: Heat Embossing Tool, Corner Rounder, Silhouette Cameo, Scissors (Westcott)

Instructions:

Cut basic card pieces and layered pieces and assemble. Lori Whitlock has a great video here: http://youtu.be/KaDIpjGL4zk
Create a sleeve – 1.5×10″ and secure at the back of the card.
Stamp heart on Kraft paper with Versamark Gold Dazzle Ink and sprinkle with clear embossing powder – heat to melt. Dab Rhubarb Stalk Memento Ink on heart and cut out. Add a rhinestone to the center with a Glue Dot.
Stamp sentiment with Tuxedo Black Memento. Round Corners.
Tie ribbon to Corrugated Tag. Tie twine through a button. Hot glue Nautical Buttons to the tag. Adhere tag to band with Dimensional Foam Tape.
Add heart and sentiment to band with Scor-Tape.
Slide band onto card.

Button and Twine Medallion Tutorial

By Tracy McLennon on July 31, 2013 in Paper Crafts, Scrapbooking

Join me for a step by step tutorial where we will make Button and Twine Medallions to use as embellishments for a seaside themed scrapbook layout. Nothing says seaside or nautical like red, white and blue with the texture of rope incorporated.

Products used to create this layout with Button and Twine Medallions:

Seaside Buttons– Nautical Value Pack
Close To My Heart- Tommy Collection patterned papers and coordinating embellishments.
Twine
Cardstock
1.75″ Circle Punch

You want to start with cutting out circles from cardstock. This is going to be what you create your Button and Twine Medallions on. So make sure you use a punch that is the size you would like the embellishment to be.

I then used hot glue to start adhering the twine to the outside of your cardstock circle.

I left a small space in the middle of each of my medallions. That way if you have chosen buttons that have shanks, then you should be able to still just hot glue the buttons to the medallions.

Here are the buttons that I chose from the Nautical Value Pack for my Button and Twine Medallions.

I added my Button and Twine Medallions to the border of my scrapbook layout.

I added a few more buttons from the Nautical Value Pack along with some canvas stickers to the top of one of my photos.

Here is my completed scrapbook layout with the Button and Twine Medallions as the perfect accent to my photos from the stunning Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope these Button and Twine Medallions make it to your next nautical themed craft project.