Echo Park Paper: April 2019

"Zooventure" Animal Safari Card

Hey there Echo Park fans! It's Tya up on the blog today. As an avid animal lover, I fell head over heels in love with the fun Animal Safari collection! Anytime we travel I love to visit zoos or aquariums or anything that has to do with animals. I may have even planned a few family vacations around animals lol! Anyway- I am sharing a card I made featuring the Animal Safari collection today.

To make this card I used a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inch piece of white cardstock as my base. The blue, zebra and yellow pattern papers are from the 6x6 paper pad. I love using the smaller scale of the 6x6 paper pads for card making!

I decided to do a little watercolor painting on this card. I cut a piece of watercolor paper to 3 1/2 x 5 inches. I ripped the edges of the paper for some added texture. I added some yellow, orange and tan paint and splatters to the watercolor paper. I really liked the pop of color it added to the card.

To decorate the card, I added the Zooventure label sticker to the card with foam tape. I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out 3 leaf shapes (found here) out of some Green Coordinating Solid paper. I glued them back behind the label sticker. I also added a small butterfly and "happy" word sticker from the Element Sticker sheet.

I loved this beautiful macaw bird that I fussy cut from the Birds of Paradise paper. I added the bird to the top right of the sticker label. I also added a few loops of brown twine behind the label sticker as well for some texture.

This card was so much fun to make and had me wanting to take another animal-themed adventure soon. I hope I have inspired you to make a few cards with this stunning collection. It has so many possibilities! Happy Crafting!

SUPPLIES:

-Animal Safari Birds of Paradise paper

-Animal Safari 6x6 Paper Pad

-Animal Safari Element Sticker Sheet

-Animal Safari Green/Teal Coordinating Solid Paper

-Ultra White Felt Cardstock (card base)

-Watercolor paper and paint

-brown twine

-foam tape

-Silhouette Cameo Digital Cutting Machine

-Silhouette Cut File # 289086 (Echo Park Leaf)

Posted on 04/08/2019 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Team Treats with Carta Bella Baseball

Head to the park; it's baseball season! Cheer on your little slugger with treat bags made from the new Carta Bella Baseball Collection by Steven Duncan.

There are so many awesome papers in this line, that you'll be able to craft enough bags for the entire team! I love the “Hey Batter Batter” patterned paper. The fun graphics really capture the spirit of the big league games.

The Element Sticker Sheet is loaded with sporty images to decorate with. I love being able to layer them on this “Play Ball” treat bag.

You can use your stickers along with the Baseball Ephemera Pack to achieve some really playful looks. The “Baseball Thread” paper is one of my favorites. It looks so real!

Did you know that there are Carta Bella and Echo Park Paper images at the Silhouette Design Store? I used the Carta Bella Decorative Rounded Flap Bag SVG, along with my Silhouette Cameo, to make these dimensional bags. The small size is perfect for your little shortstop, but you can enlarge it to cut a king-size bag for the coach.

It doesn't matter if you're a big league fan or a T-Ball Mom, baseball is a Summer activity we can all enjoy. This year, enjoy it with Carta Bella Baseball.

See you at the park!

Michelle Zerull

Click HERE to download a complete supply list and step-by-step instructions for creating one of these grand-slam treat bags!

Supplies:

Carta Bella Baseball Collection Kit

Carta Bella Baseball “Hey Batter Batter” Patterned Paper

Carta Bella Baseball “Baseball Thread” Patterned Paper

Carta Bella Baseball “Play Ball” Patterned Paper

Carta Bella Baseball Element Sticker Sheet

Carta Bella Baseball Ephemera

Pop Dot Dimensional Adhesives

White Glue

Twine

Scissors

Electronic Cutting Machine

Carta Bella Decorative Rounded Flap Bag SVG

(Design ID# 276059 at the Silhouette Design Store)

Posted on 04/05/2019 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Take Me Out To The Ballgame Scrapbook Layout

Hiya scrappy peeps! Suzanna here today to share with you a double page layout I created using the Baseball collection! Both kids were born in the Chicagoland area and were raised as Cubs fans! On our drive back to Richmond from Toronto this summer, we made a slight detour to Philly to see the Cubs play. This collection is perfect not only for your baseball player but for a great night or afternoon spectating at the ballpark and cheering on your favorite team!

This layout afforded me the ability to share 5 photos and include a decent amount of journaling! There is a single 4x6 vertical photo and four 4x3 horizontal photos. By including all the strips, from both the strips patterned paper as well as strips I cut from various patterned papers in the collection, I was able to incorporate into this double page spread.

The 6x6 paper pads are a perfect compliment to the collection as they usually include some coordinating solids to the collection such as this red that I used to cut out a batter to punctuate the white space to the left of the photos. The cardstock “Champions” continued the line begun with the back leg of the batter and leads your eye up to the photo.

While not proportional, this cluster of stickers, chipboard and ephemera really do the layout justice by subtitling the layout and adding more visual interest to the page. I also used stamps from one of the two accompanying stamp sets to add a bit more to the bottom of the striped rows moving across the page. I could have cut another strip to layer in but I liked the complimentary colors from the stamping and subtle white space that afforded at the bottom of the main part of the layout.

This was a low scoring game and I was pleased to be able to include the actual score with a combination of the chipboard stickers and Element stickers. BTW, be forewarned that if you’re going to make faces in my photos, I’m going to scrap them! LOL!

Be sure to swing by my YouTube channel and check out the process video if you are interested!

Thanks for stopping in to today! I look forward to seeing you again soon!

Suzanna

SUPPLIES:

Natural White Linen 80 lb Cardstock

Silhouette Store Digital Cut File, Baseball Player, Design ID 288474

Multi Journaling Cards Patterned Paper

Batter Up Patterned Paper

Border Strips Patterned Paper

Baseball Tickets Patterned Paper

3x4 Journaling Cards Patterned Paper (x2)

Play Ball Patterned Paper

Baseball Element Sticker

Baseball Decorative Brads

Baseball 6x13 Chipboard Phrases

Baseball 6x6 Paper Pad

Baseball Ephemera

Baseball All Star 4x6 Stamp

Posted on 04/03/2019 | Permalink | Comments (1)

Pirate Tales Pirate Ship

Yo Ho Ho! Ahoy crafty friends. Welcome aboard! Michelle Zerull with you today to share my Echo Park Paper “Pirate Tales” Pirate Ship! I loved creating my Galleon with these fun papers. The whimsical prints and patterns will please any pirate!

The ship's hull is constructed with Carta Bella Ebony Black Felt Cardstock. I love this cardstock for creating structures. It has a felt-like texture that grabs glue fast. It's durable, yet is so easy to cut with my Silhouette Cameo. It's my favorite! After creating the hull, I covered it in scales! This uniquely scaled print is the “B” side of the 3x4 Journaling Card Paper. Such a fun piece of paper! Isn't it great for making scallops?

It wouldn't be a Pirate Ship without a Jolly Roger! The Skull and Crossbones Die Set fit nicely on the mast sail. It's a warning for the landlubbers to beware of the pirates, but I think that it's a sign that there's pirate cuteness ahead!

I wanted my buccaneers to know that they're special, so I made a sign to declare it to everyone. The Pirate Tales Ephemera has so many fun sentiments, that it was hard to choose my favorite. Using gold paper from the Pirate Tales Solids Kit, I made a bit of my own paper treasure to bring the point home. And also because the gold doubloons will be fun to play with!

An adorable map from the 6X6 Paper Pad is trimmed to fit in a small glass bottle. Every pirate loves to search for buried treasure, and X marks the spot!

I really enjoyed working with the Pirate Tales line of papers and embellishments. Whether you're making for Captain Hook, or a Pirate Princess, you'll find something for every lad and lassie. Heave Ho! It's a pirate's life for me!