April Paper Trail Blog Hop... Claire

Welcome to the Paper Trail Blog Hop for April!

 

You should have arrived from Amy Raimy's blog, but this is a circular hop, so it doesn't really matter where you begin.  ;)

 

This month we are featuring the Claire Paper Packet.

 

 

And this time I created a cute 3x3 boxed card set to share with you.

 

 

The box is created from a 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" piece of cardstock (basically made from a card base).

 

I came across the concept from Julie Davison's blog, where she took a card (that had a decorative edge) and she scored it in a few extra places to create a neat little card holder for 3x3 cards.

 

So smart!

 

You can find Julie's "box from a card" instructions HERE.

 

The only change/addition I made from Julie's instructions was that I used a decorative border punch along one of the short ends of my piece of cardstock, since I used just a piece of cardstock and not a fancy card base.  And then I used my scissors to trim the side tabs because they were a little too high after I used the border punch for the front part of the box.


Here's the little 3x3 cards I made:

 

 

 

  

Super fun cards, right?

And can you tell I love my job???  lol

Playing with my papers, stamps, and ink... what's not to love about that?!

And the papers in Claire really are fun to be creative with.



I guess I should also add how I made the little pinwheel on the front of my box, just in case anyone was wondering how to do it.

I took a piece of 2 3/4" x 2 3/4" piece of Outdoor Denim Claire patterned paper, and using my paper piercer, I poked a little hole in the center of it.

Then I took my ruler and going from one corner to the opposite corner, I measured 3/4" going outward from the center point and poked a hole to the left and right of the center.

Then I moved my ruler to the other corners and repeated the previous step.

Then I just took my scissors and cut a straight line from the corner points up to the little holes I just poked.

Then I just grabbed every other end and pulled them towards the center point, adhering each one as I went around in a circle.

I added a die cut flower and gem to the center, which hides where the points meet, but it would look cute done with a button in the center, too.

 

 

 

Here are what the papers look like in the Claire Paper Packet.

 

 

 

 

And with it being a new month, that means there is also a new Stamp of the Month available only during the month of April.

 

S1304 My Sunshine is just $5 with a minimum $50 order (or $17.95 without a qualifying order).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks so much for the visit!

 

Please continue on the Paper Trail Blog Hop by visiting Mary Crosby's blog.

 

 

Happy creating!  :)

 

 

 

Supplies used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):
Paper:  Claire B&Ts; Colonial White CS
Stamps:  Perfect Fit - Birthday, Honeycomb, Sightseer, Hello Tweety, For A Friend, Avonlea Card WOTG set - retired
Inks:  Outdoor Denim, Blush, Sunset, Whisper, Sunset Pigment, Versamark
Embellishments:  Outdoor Denim Tiny Type Epoxy Alphabets, Hollyhock Zipper Lace, Pearl Gems, Pink Glitter Gems, Clear Sparkles, Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel, Outdoor Denim Bigger Brad, Prisma Glitter, Slate Washi Tape
Punches:  Word Bubble  Blue (Marvy Uchida), 3/4" circle (EK), 1 1/4" circle, 1 1/2" circle (EK), 2" scallop circle, Apron Lace Border (Fiskars)
Dies:  Flower Trio Die set (My Favorite Things)
Other: Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge, Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers), Cuttlebug (ProvoCraft), Micro-tip scissors, 3D foam tape, Clear Detail embossing powder