Echo Park Paper

OBW: Playground Digital Kits on Sale!

This week during Echo Park Paper's "One Buck Wednesday" sale download the digital "Playground Paper Pack 2" kit for just $1. This kit includes 14 papers from this fresh collection:

Then download the "Playground Elements 2" kit for 50% off. This kit includes alphas, tags, and elements that match the beautiful papers:

Both of these outdoor adventure kits are available at these discounted prices until midnight EDT tonight so be sure to download them before the sale ends! Look for additional Echo Park Paper digital kits HERE in our Jessica Sprague store.

Bundle of Joy Card Set with Kandis Smith

In today's blog post, Design Team Expert Kandis Smith uses the same card design to create two cards: one with the "Bundle of Joy: Boy" collection and one with the "Bundle of Joy: Girl" collection. Because these collections are meant to be mixed and matched, you can use the same card design as many times as you'd like. Read through Kandis's instructions for additional tips and tricks!

Instructions:

1.) Create card bases, rounding the corners. Cut a rectangle of patterned paper slightly smaller than the card front. Round the corners and trace a circle onto it. Cut out.
2.) Adhere the patterned paper to the card front with foam adhesive. Turn the circle you cut out over and adhere with opposite pattern showing through. Place the chipboard elephant/sheep stickers in the circle.
3.) Cut out two pennants banners from the girl and the boy patterned papers. Stamp the sentiment on one strip and adhere to the card as shown. Tie jute into a bow and adhere to the pennant. Add chipboard buttons or stars to each card.

Supplies:
* "Peek a Boo" patterned paper
* Boy Layered Chipboard
* "Sleep Tight" Patterned paper
* "It's a Girl" Patterned paper
* Girl Layered Chipboard
* Teal and Light Blue cardstock
* Green and Brown cardstock
* Other: twine, corner rounder

Are you using the new "Bundle of Joy" collections to create your own cards? We'd love to see it! Simply upload your projects on our Facebook page HERE to share it with our online community of crafters.

EP TV: Bundle of Joy Layout

Today I wanted to show you the beautiful "Bundle of Joy" collections: "Boy" and "Girl." In this video, I'll show you all the products from both the girl and boy version in this release. Then I'll create the following layout start-to-finish:

Here are the close-up photos of this project:

You can watch the video HERE on our Youtube channel or below:

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Introducing the Photo Freedom Digital Products!

We're so happy to announce the release of our Photo Freedom Products in digital format. If you prefer the Project Life system but are looking to do it digitally, we now offer our products just for you. To get started be sure to download the "Photo Freedom Designer Templates," which allow you to drag and drop either your photos or your favorite digital paper onto the templates:

Then download one of the paper or element packs designed to work with this system, such as the "Photo Freedom Volume 1 Full Collection" (or you can use any of your favorite Echo Park Paper digital elements or paper for these templates).

If you're looking for some great basic papers, try the "Photo Freedom Volume 1 Designer Solids Paper Pack," which is a great foundational collection for this system:

From there you can download as many of the following element packs as you'd like, such as the "Photo Freedom Volume 1 Element Pack #1" kit:

And the "Photo Freedom Volume 1 Element Pack #2" kit:

The "Photo Freedom Volume 1 Element Pack #3" kit:

And the "Photo Freedom Volume 1 Element Pack #4" kit:

Each of these amazing kits is 30% off during this weekend so be sure to download your favorites before the sale ends. Designer Rachael Sheedy shares this fun layout as inspiration for how you can use these kits. We'd love to see what you make with these. Be sure to share your finished Photo Freedom layouts HERE on our Facebook page.

"Brothers" Tags with Olga

Hello everyone! I would like to show you my new tags. I love Echo Park Collections because the paper can be used in various projects for different people on all kind of events and one can always choose a kit for any purpose and for any taste. I used the "Brothers" Collection Kit to create this project. This time I made tags. Each of them might be a good addition to a gift for a teenage boy or a man. I used "neutral" stickers and just pieces of paper on the kraft background, and this choice of materials doesn't let the tags look childish. I also used watercolor splashes which make any project unusual and individual as you never know what they will like.

Supplies:

*Brothers Collection paper
*Kraft Paper
*Buttons
*Eyelets
*Watercolor

I would love to see your tags as well. Simply upload any Echo Park Paper tags you've created to our Facebook page HERE to share it with us and our online community of crafters.

OBW: Walk in the Park Digital Kits on Sale!

This week during Echo Park Paper's "One Buck Wednesday" sale download the digital "Walk in the Park Paper Pack #2" kit for just $1. This kit includes 18 papers from this amazing collection:

Then download the "Walk in the Park Element Pack" kit for 50% off. This kit includes 32 elements which work perfectly with the patterned papers.

Both of these beautiful kits are available at these discounted prices until midnight EDT tonight so be sure to download them before the sale ends! Be sure to check out all of our Echo Park Paper digital collections HERE in our Jessica Sprague store.

Sunshine Shape Tutorial with Susan

Hi everyone, Susan here with some sunshine ideas. I know you guys are ready for some sunny springtime pages, right?  I created this layout using the super springy "Sweet Girl" collection; and the elements like the tree, clothes line, and hot air balloon were just asking for a sunshine. I knew that I wanted to use this little "My Girl" chipboard element, and it's a great size to become a sunshine. Any small round, square, or oval shape makes a great sunshine if you just add some sun rays.

For the sun rays, I chose the 6x6" pad because the smaller scale yellow prints were cuter for the sunshine. I cut two widths from 2 of the yellow patterned papers and hand cut wedges, as shown below, until I had enough of each to alternate around the chipboard piece. By attaching just the smaller end of each ray, I was able to bend the wide end upward. It's also fun to put adhesive foam tape behind the fold for a bit of dimension. Try using other small shapes to create a sunshine. Think how cute the gear from "All About a Boy" collection would be on a boy page.

Supplies:

*Sweet Girl "Teal Green" solid paper

*Sweet Girl "Sweet Clover" patterned paper

*Sweet Girl "4x6 Journaling Cards" patterned paper

*Sweet Girl "Border Strips" patterned paper

*Sweet Girl  Element Stickers

*Sweet Girl Alpha Stickers

*Sweet Girl Decorative Brads

*Sweet Girl Chipboard Stickers

*Sweet Girl Layered Stickers

*Sweet Girl 6x6 Paper Pad

Do you have additional ideas for creating sunshine shapes? We'd love to hear them. Simply leave them in the comments section below to share.

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Photo Freedom: Disneyland Spread with Wendy Sue

The new trend of using divided photo sleeves for layouts is one of my favorite trends ever! The system encourages all of us to get our photos out of the boxes, off our computers, and into our scrapbooks.  What I especially love about the Photo Freedom collections is how easy it is to get those photos safely scrapbooked. I can simply including a few colorful elements here and there, which allows creativity as well; but then it’s up to us how much time and energy we want to put into personalizing each individual pocket. Here are a just few easy ways to take the elements of these kits just a step further in personalization and creativity:

• Use the 4x6 cards as photo mattes for smaller photos.
• Use foam dots to add the tiniest bit of dimension behind stickers and elements.
• Add stitching to some of the cards with colorful/coordinating thread.
• Add a few gems, brads, bits of ribbon, etc.
• Cut out some of the designs and layer them on different cards.
• Don’t be afraid to add colorful elements directly on top of your photos.

Next time you pick up a Photo Freedom kit, remember that even though the elements are straight forward and easy to use, you can always infuse your own personality into your project!

Supplies:

Happy Go Lucky Collection Kit

Happy Go Lucky Element Stickers

Happy Go Lucky Life is Good

Happy Go Lucky Hello

Happy Go Lucky Happy

Happy Go Lucky Spread Happiness

4x6 Vertical Designer Photo Sleeves

3x4 Designer Photo Sleeves

Yellow/White Baker’s Twine

Colored Gems

Foam

Pop Dots

Yellow Thread

Sewing Machine

Have some additional ideas for the Photo Freedom system? We'd love to hear them! Simply leave us a comment below.

OBW: Scoot Digital Kits on Sale!

This week during Echo Park Paper's "One Buck Wednesday" sale download the digital "Scoot Paper Pack 1" kit for just $1. This kit includes 12 papers from this on-the-go collection:

Then download the "Scoot Element Kit 1" kit for 50% off.This kit includes 44 of the fun elements from this kit:

Both of these boys-on-the-go kits are available at these discounted prices until midnight EDT tonight so be sure to download them before the sale ends! You can find additional Echo Park Paper digital kits HERE in our Jessica Sprague store.