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"Let's Party" On A Page

Are you ready to Party? Suzanna here today and I have a party on a page to share with you!

Sometimes, we can be our own inspiration. About a year ago, I created a layout for a design team project that had to be designed around the 1980s. I used big 80s styled letters to document the big hair I had back in then. Something about this Echo Park collection, Let’s Party, made me think of that layout. I used the same idea of an 80s font to create a cut file that allowed me to use LOTS of the papers in this collection to document my daughter’s 12^th birthday.

In essence, the title constitutes the body of the layout as both photos and journaling are nestled within the letters that make up the title. Using the black ink to stamp sentiments adds contrast and a visual focus to the layout. While the title reads from left to right and your eye follows that line to read the title, there is still a visual triangle created by the three photos that also move your eye around the page.

The B sides of the patterned papers are the majority of the papers that I utilized as the tone on tone papers provided interest to the page but weren’t too busy with all the colors involved.

By journaling on the darker of the patterned papers, I am able to still tell the story of the occasion and have it be part of the design of the page.

Be sure to check out my personal YouTube channel HERE to see the process video and see how this layout came together. If you are interested in the cut file, you may download that for free (and personal use only) HERE.

Thanks for stopping in today!

Download the FREE project sheet by clicking HERE!

 

SUPPLIES

Let’s Party  “Cupcake Celebration” Patterned Paper

Let’s Party “Party Time” Patterned Paper

Let’s Party “Cut The Cake” Patterned Paper

Let’s Party “3x4 Journaling Cards” Patterned Paper

Let’s Party “Birthday Balloons” Patterned Paper

Let’s Party “Make A Wish” Patterned Paper

Let’s Party “Journaling Cards” Patterned Paper

Let’s Party Sticker Sheet

Let’s Party Ephemera

Let’s Party Throw Confetti Stencil

Let’s Party Birthday Surprise Word Designer Die Set

Let’s Party Party Animal 4x6 Stamp Set

"Let's Party" Card Set

Hello Echo Park Paper friends! Anya here today and I would like to share a set of birthday cards that I created with the "Let's Party" collection. I like making card in sets and feel like creating four cards in one sitting is more time efficient than making them all individually.

When I am making a card, I like to pick a main color, which will take about 50% of the color scheme and decorate it with bits and pieces that coordinate or compliment that color. For these two cards I picked pink as the main color and added other patterned papers and embellishments that went well with it.

 

For the next two cards I grabbed two 3x4 Journaling cards in teal and based my cards off of them. Popping up the main part of the card adds nice dimension and helps it to stand out. Here are all of the card a little bit closer:

Products used to create these cards:

 

Cut the Cake patterned paper

3x4 Journaling Cards patterned paper

Birthday Balloons patterned paper

Journaling Cards patterned paper

Border Strips patterned paper

Happy Birthday patterned paper

Let's Party Element Stickers

Let's Party 6x6 Paper Pad

Let's Party Ephemera

Let's Party Frames and Tags Ephemera

Birthday Surprise Word Die Set

Spring Dots and Stripes

"Let's Party" With A 3D Paper Birthday Cake!

It's not a party unless there's cake! It's Michelle Zerull here today sharing a 3D project made with the Let's Party collection from Echo Park Paper.

This paper cake is full of yummy patterns and candy colors. The Snow Day Embossing Folder adds sweet texture to the yellow check paper. It's delicious and has zero calories!

The Element Sticker Sheet is loaded with fun party images and is included in the Let's Party Collection Kit.  The “Happy Birthday” image, as well as the “Paper Chain” element are both included in the sheet. Two paper chains circle the entire cake stand for fun that never ends.

The cake makes an impressive centerpiece, and additionally provides a great place to store a gifts or treats as they are also decorative gift boxes. It's a gift that will be treasured!

The “Celebrate” die cut rests upon a label cut from the Rounded Labels Die Set and is affixed to the paper candle. Make a wish! All of your birthday paper dreams have come true!

Make every birthday extra special with a cake using the “Let's Party” Collection by Echo Park Paper.

 

Supplies:

Let's Party Collection Kit

Let's Party Solid's Kit

Let's Party 6X6 Paper Pad

Let's Party Ephemera

Rounded Labels Die Set

A Perfect Winter Snow Day Embossing Folder

Carta Bella Ultra White Felt Cardstock

Digital Cutting Machine

Manual Cutting Machine

Adhesive

 

Cut Files:

Birthday Cake Boxes SVG by Dreaming Tree (Modified)

Sunflower 3D Cake Stand by Snapdragon Snippets (Modified)

(Silhouette Design Store # 191668)

“Happy Birthday To You” Pop-Up Card

Create a beautiful birthday card to give to your friends or family on their special day is always the best choice because comes directly from your heart!  It’s Dorymar here sharing with you a beautiful Pop Up Birthday Card with the Colorful Echo Park Let’s Party Collection

Handmade cards are easier to make than you may think. To make the base I used a piece of ultra-white felt cardstock of 12 x 6” scored at 6’’. For the background I picked a colorful striped paper and colorful dots paper from the 6 x 6 paper pad of the collection. Also, many chipboard stickers from the Let’s Party Sticker Element Sheet.

When I saw the “Make a Wish Paper” I love the birthday fans, I was amazed by the idea of creating my own fans to give dimension to the card. To create them I used the Let’s Party Solids Paper Kit.  For the big one I used a piece of 1 ¼” x 10 ½, for the medium I cut a piece of 1 x 10 ½” and for the two smaller ones I cut a piece of 3/4 x 9 ½”. Then I embellished it with chipboard stickers from the collection.

For the inside of the card I cut another piece of cardstock of 12 x 6” with fold in 6”. Then, I made some marks in 1”, 1 ½”, 1 ¾”, 2¼”, 2¾”, 3”, 4½” and 5½”. After that I made some cuts as you can see in the picture. These cuts will be the supports for the pieces that will form the pop up.

To create the inside background for this card, I pulled out the “Throw Confetti Stencil from the Let’s Party Collection and used a dauber to add the confetti pattern to the orange/yellow paper using a yellow ink.

Next, I cut the birthday cake and the gifts from the Journaling Cards Paper. To create the sentiment, I cut out the surprise word from the Birthday Surprise Word Die Set and glue it in the center of the cake. This piece mixed with sprinkles jar sticker and the piece of cake sticker of the collection are the pieces that make up the pop up. This looks awesome, I love it!

To finish the card, I covered the other side panel with the yellow squares paper from the 6 x 6 paper pad and add the “Happy Birthday to you” die cut from the Frames & Tags Ephemera Pack with the big square bracket note card from the Ephemera Pack. This bracket it’s the final touch, because you can add your personal message.

I had a lot of fun with this collection and I know you will too!

Happy Scrapping!

 

SUPPLIES:

Let’s Party 6x6 Paper Pad

Let’s Party Solids Paper Kit

Let’s Party Stickers Elements

Journaling Cards Patterned Paper

3x4 Journaling Cards Patterned Paper

Border Strips Patterned Paper

Let’s Party Ephemera Pack

Let’s Party Ephemera

Birthday Throw Confetti Stencil

Birthday Surprise Word Die Set

Ultra-White Felt Cardstock

"I Heart Crafting" Card and Gift Card Combo

Hello, friends! Megan here. Paint the town happy with a card/gift combo. Incorporating a spot for a surprise gift is one of my favorite handmade card tricks.

 

 

Inspired by the all-things-awesome I Heart Crafting line, I wanted a painter’s pallet to be the focal point on this greeting. 

 

 

To create such a motif, I simply sketched and hand cut a basic pallet shape from white cardstock and matted it on black. I then punched six hearts from the “4x6 Journaling Cards” patterned paper and attached them to create “paint.” For a more paint-like finish, I topped each heart with Glossy Accents, a dimensional glaze that dries raised and looks wet. 

 

 

TIP: Don’t hesitate to trim pre-made ephemera. Even the cute ones! Eep! I know it can seem scary to cut a cute piece down, but it can sometimes give you the perfect card addition. This was sure the case with the “create beauty” piece, which I trimmed down to work as a sentiment on my card.

 

 

On the card’s inside, I attached a panel cut from the 6”x6” version of the “Inspiring Words” patterned paper. The painted lines provide a nice space to write words of love. (NOTE: There is machine stitching around this step, but that is an optional extra.) 

 

 

Creating a gift card compartment is easy. Simply machine stitch a small treat bag, such as the glassine bag I used, to the inside of your card. NOTE: If you aren’t interested or able to machine stitch, a stapler makes a fine and easy attachment alternative. 

 

 

Using a basic shipping tag as a template, trim a tag shape from leftover “Inspiring Words” paper.   Punch or cut notches in either end of the paper. They will hold your gift card in place. Complete the pattered tag by punching a basic hole at the top and reinforcing it with a sticker. Now, tie the handmade tag to the shipping tag for a fun layered look. This gives you a tag to write a message on, as well as a tag to hold your gift card.

 

 

With a card design like this, a gift card to your favorite craft store seems just the ticket, but iTunes always does in a pinch. ;)

 

Just like that, you have a happy little card even Mr. Bob Ross, himself, would adore. I hope it leaves you feeling inspired to create some beauty today. 

 

 

Cheers!
Megan Hoeppner

 

Download the complete supply list and step-by-step instructions for this card on one of our FREE project downloads HERE!

 

ECHO PARK/CARTA BELLA SUPPLIES USED: 

 

Ebony Black Linen Cardstock

I Heart Crafting Ephemera

I Heart Crafting Element Sticker Sheet

I Heart Crafting “Inspiring Words” Patterned Paper

I Heart Crafting “Make Pretty Things” Patterned Paper

I Heart Crafting “4x6 Journaling Cards” Patterned Paper

I Heart Crafting “Dark Pink/Teal” Coordinating Solid Cardstock

I Heart Crafting “Create Banner” Die Set

I Am a Crafter 4x6 Stamp Set

I Heart Crafting 6x6 Paper Pad

 

OTHER SUPPLIES USED:

 

• Black dye ink
• Shipping tag
• Sewing machine
• Die cutting machine
• Glassine (vellum) treat bag
• Hole punch
• Heart punch
• Notch punch
• Hole reinforcement sticker
• Dimensional glaze
• Foam adhesive
• Liquid adhesive

"I Heart Crafting" Gift Card Holder

Hello everyone! It's Tya and I am so excited to share my project with you today! I love, love, love fun fold cards and I have been wanting to try one of these types of cards for a long time.  I am using the adorable I Heart Crafting line for my card and I wanted to add a craft store gift card to the card for some added fun for the recipient! They get a cute card and a gift - Bonus! 

I used this tutorial to make the base of my card: Diagonal Double Pocket Card. It was very easy to follow and make. I loved the idea of putting  2 tags in the pockets, with one holding a gift card in it like shown below:

The collection has some really lovely patterned papers in them. It's best to use one that doesn't have a pattern on it that needs to face a certain direction. I chose the Fancy Floral paper for my base. The edges of the pockets are just some strips of the Yellow/Orange Coordinating Solid papers that I punched out with a scallop border punch and glued to the edges. I decorated the tags a little bit, but not too much as I wanted them to be able to slide in and out of the pockets easily. 

The inside of the card can be left blank, but I chose to add a couple more stickers in the corners and also include a place to write a little note to the recipient. 

That's all there is to this fun project. I hope I have inspired you to pick up this amazing collection and make up a bunch of these cards for your crafty friends! No need to think of a gift when you already have one done! Thank you for stopping by and Happy Crafting! 

 

PRODUCTS USED:

I Heart Crafting Fancy Floral paper

I Heart Crafting Yellow Orange Solid Coordinating paper

I Heart CrafMake Pretty Things paper from 6x6 paper pad

I Heart Crafting Element Sticker

I Heart Crafting Frames and Tags Ephemera

I Heart Crafting Ephemera

Foam tape

Button

Twine

"I Heart Crafting" Travelers Notebook

I’ve heard many times the saying “Life is a Journey”. Our creative lives are part of that journey so if we are preserving our lives and memories through scrapbooking, then so too must we include our creative life. There are many ways to document a creative life and I, Suzanna, have chosen to use a Travelers Notebook to document snippets of my creative journey. One of this month’s new collections, I Heart Crafting, is the perfect complement to documenting those stories.

For memory keeping style documenting, I prefer the blank Travelers Notebooks and there are a wide variety of notebooks to choose from. The Echo Park books are my preference for the white pages, right angle corners (ie not rounded) and the numerous pages. The ivory and white striped notebook from the Coffee & Friends collection is perfect for my crafty escapades and ideas. I plan to use this notebook to document crops, crafty friends and friendships, publications (which I hope will happen), goals, my craft space and, today’s topic, crafty essentials.

Sitting on my craft desk is a gold tin that contains all of my scrapbooking essentials; pens, scissors, tweezers, glue pens and various other bits and bobs. I printed the photo 8 inches by 4.25 inches so that it would occupy the whole left side of the spread. The large photo enables you to see all of the things without having to read what each of those things are.

As a crafty journal, it’s only fitting that you include crafty techniques, don’t you think? So it was only fitting to use the paint dots stencil to create a background for the title of the page. Which, in essence, is what the right hand side of the spread is. I used similar color inks as those contained in the 4x3 journal card that I used to compliment the card and rubbed the color in, switching colors as I moved down the page.

The center of the circle has been punched out with a circle punch to create a window for the strip of patterned paper that lies underneath. The heart that was in the center of the circle has been fussy cut and glued to the center of my large photo, did you catch that little hidden detail?

The title is then nestled within the hand die cut banner with a few stickers to support the craft essentials used. And that, my crafty friends is how this little gem came together! I’m looking forward to documenting more of my crafty journey. Do you document your crafty life?  I would love for you to share your crafty life with us at Echo Park!

Thanks for stopping in today!

SUPPLIES

Coral Travelers Notebook

Coffee & Friends Collection Blank Notebook Inserts

Ultra White Felt 80 lb Cardstock

Paint Dots 6x6 Stencil

Floral Border Die Set

I Heart Crafting - 6x6 Paper Pad

I Heart Crafting Element Sticker

I Heart Crafting 3x4 Journaling Cards

I Heart Crafting Dk. Pink/Teal Coordinating Solid

Distress Oxide Inks

Manual Die Cut Machine

Adhesive

Circle Punch

"I ♥ Crafting" Sewing Room Ensemble

Hello crafty friends! It's Michelle Zerull with you today to share a three dimensional project I made with Echo Park Paper's I Heart Crafting line. I love the pretty papers and embellishments and I know that you will too. We all love to craft!

To make my paper Sewing Room Ensemble, I created a paper sewing machine as well as a paper dress form mannequin using my Silhouette Cameo. When creating paper structures, you need to build a solid base. The Carta Bella Ultra White Felt Designer Cardstock is strong, yet soft and pretty too. It's my favorite!

 

The dress form mannequin isn't just pretty, she's functional!  She comes apart to store scissors and thread, or use as a pretty gift box for a crafty friend. Wouldn't that brighten someone's day?

The sewing machine could be used as a box too, but I think it makes a fun decorative piece. The “Make” banner pieces came from the I Heart Crafting Ephemera Pack. The dreamy colors will complement the decor of any craft studio.

Thank you for visiting today. I hope that I've inspired you to make something special with the beautiful papers and embellishments that celebrate the Crafters and Makers with I Heart Crafting.

Supplies:

I Heart Crafting Collection Kit

I Heart Crafting Ephemera

I Heart Crafting 6X6 Paper Pad

Celebrate Winter Enamel Dots

Carta Bella Ultra White Felt Designer Cardstock

Silhouette Cameo

Gold Cardstock

Twine

 

Cut Files:

Sewing Machine SVG file by Lori Whitlock

(Design #66557 in the Silhouette Design Store)

Flower SVG file by Lori Whitlock

(Design #197968 in the Silhouette Design Store)

Mannequin SVG File by SVGCuts

This is My Happy Place Layout

My craft room is my favorite room in the house and the place I spend the majority of my time. Hi, there! It’s Jana Eubank. Here to share a page with you today about my favorite place to spend my time using the I Heart Crafting collection.

I love the Coordinating Solid Paper Packs that Echo Park offers with several of their collections. I always make a point to pick a set up because they are so perfect for matting photos, die cutting coordinating elements, or using them as a background like I did here on today’s page.

I gathered up the circular button die cuts from the Ephemera and Frames & Tags Ephemera packs to use in this cluster in the top right corner of the layout along with some fussy-cut flowers and a fussy-cut heart from the 3x4 Journaling Cards paper.

I added another fussy-cut floral, this time from the 4x6 Journaling Cards paper, to the left of my photos along with the “This is My Happy Place” 3x4 Journaling card as the page title. I placed the cute banner sticker at the bottom, and then tucked in the adorable button jar sticker and a fussy-cut pair of scissors as accents.

Here is a closer look at the leaf stems I die cut using the Floral Border Die Set to make the floral cluster feel a bit more dimensional. So pretty! And no, not all leaves have to be green! The pink stems are the perfect pop of color here, and help to distribute the dark pink color around the page.

Next, I used the Stitched Label Nesting Die set to create a journaling block from the Pink/Green Solid paper. I added the typewriter sticker to the right of the journaling block and then accented it with another decorative floral piece at the bottom die cut from the Dark Pink/Teal Solid paper with the Floral Border Die Set.

Next time you pick up your favorite collection by Echo Park Paper, be sure to grab the Coordinating Solid Paper Pack, if there is one. You will enjoy incorporating the perfectly matched solid colors among your patterned papers and other elements. 

Thanks for coming by today! I hope you feel inspired to create a page about your crafty space! See you again soon!

 

SUPPLIES:

I Heart Crafting Collection:

I Heart Crafting Solids Kit

Dark Pink/Teal Solid Paper

Yellow/Orange Solid Paper

Pink/Green Solid Paper

3x4 Journaling Cards Paper

Crafty & Happy Paper

4x6 Journaling Cards Paper

DIY Queen Paper

Make Pretty Things Paper

Element Sticker Sheet

Ephemera

Frames & Tags Ephemera

Floral Border Die Set

Stitched Label Nesting Die

"I ♥ Crafting" Crafty File Holder

Hello crafty friends, It’s Dorymar here today sharing with you a very fun project!  I used the “I Heart Crafting Collection” to create a set of file folders full of details.  These would be perfect for filling with pictures!

I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut these project, for the file holder I using the Card & Envelope Magazine Holder  and for the folders I used 3 Bracket File Folder, both of them designed by Lori Whitlock. To cover the file holder I used the Inspiring Words patterned paper mixed with the stickers and die cut floral border from the collection.

Each folder is covered from a mix of patterned papers. The first one features the colorful dots is the back of 4x4 Journaling Cards patterned paper, the second one with diagonal lines is DIY Queen and the third one is covered with the back of the paper Sew Lovely.  Elements from the Sticker Sheet decorate the front of each file.

Inside each folder is different, in each one you can find a lot of space to document and place photos, besides having fun observing the details and such fantastic elements that this collection includes.

For the background of the file dedicated to MAKE, I used a circle that I cut with the Stitched Circle Die Set that I combined it with several stickers that includes the collection and the result was FANTASTIC!

All the patters of this collection are perfect to mix and match! Inside of this one I used the Stitched Label Die Set to cut the photo mat from the Dk. Pink/Teal Coordinating Solid Paper.

For the background of the file titled “GOOD IDEA”, I used a combination of patterned paper with 3 x 4 journaling cards and many stickers! 

Inside this file, I add a piece that you can flip to several sides, where in each side you find space for photos. The Sticker Sheet and Ephemera Packs includes so many graphics that would be fun to feature on this file.

I used the Crafty & Happy Word Set to cut the words crafty and memories.  They look awesome!

The third file is titled CRAFTY, our favorite word! For the background I used a combination of the patterned papers with the coordinating solid paper.

In addition to pattered paper and stickers, some of my favorite decorative pieces were the designer dies.  They are the perfect element to give the final touch!

Crafty is the answer! This fabulous phase with many more is included in the Stamp & Die Set!

I know we all love making crafts, this is a line you need to add to your collection. All the papers, stamps, ephemera and coordinating dies are AMAZING.  Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you enjoyed this project and get inspired to make your own.  Happy Crafting!

Supplies

I Heart Crafting Collection

I Heart Crafting Ephemera

I Heart Crafting Frames and Tag Ephemera

I Heart Crafting Solids

Floral Border Die Set

Crafty & Happy Die Set

Just Add Glitter 4 x6 Stamp

Stitched Circle Die Set

Stitched Label Die Set

 

Cut Files:

Daisy Flower by Echo Park Paper (Design ID 250387)

Paper White Flower by Echo Park Paper (Design ID 250390)