May Arts and Scor-Pal Blog Hop Day One

Welcome to Day One of the May Arts and Scor-Pal Blog Hop! Our designers have some wonderful projects to share with you over the next two days - and we have some awesome prizes to give away.

We will be giving away a full sized Scor-Pal scoring board! And May Arts will be giving away some of their fantastic ribbon.  Leave comments on any of the stops on the hop for chances to win these fun prizes.  The more comments you leave, the greater your chances.

Day One Blogs

Jen Shears

Abby Henderson

Jennifer Cowles

Diane Zechman

Karen Baker

Jennie Harper

Lalo Ik

Katie Tate

Sandy Allnock

Lisa Silver

Virginia Fynes

Guest Designer Joann Jamieson

Hello again everyone, It's Joann here again with another fun project for you. Today I would like to show you a card idea that also incorporates a slide-out drawer for a gift. The idea came from a card that I recently did that held 4 tea lights. You can see it here. I wanted to create something to hold more than 4 tea lights but you can customize it to hold whatever you desire by simply altering the size of the drawer. Here is my finished project:

 

And here is what it looks like open

 

 And as a bonus there is a surprise inside

 

To make this card follow these simple instructions:

 1. Start with a piece of 7 ¾ x 7 ¾ cardstock and with the card stock placed on the Right side of your Scor-Pal (I like to score from the right side, I find it easier) scor on the 10 ½ and 11 ¼ marks on all 4 sides and then discard the shaded portions. 

 2. Using another piece of card stock 6 ⁵/₈ x 12 inches, place the card stock with the sort side up and scor on the ⁷/₈ and 1 ¾ marks. Next rotate the card stock and scor on the 4 ⁷/₈, 5 ¾, 10 ⁵/₈ and 11 ½ marks and then discard the shaded portions. Since some of the scor marks are not on the Scor-Pal you will have to move your paper so that where you want to scor matches up with one of the channels. 

 3. To form the drawer, simply fold on the scor lines to make the sides and glue the tabs to the adjacent side for the box. I like to make an extra flap that I fold down so that the edges of the box is 2 layers thick for extra strength.

 4. Next to form the sleeve, I designed it so that only one side was open. Simply fold on the shorter scor lines to make the sleeve and glue the end with the extra flaps shut. This way your drawer will not fall out by accident. In order for the drawer to slide in and out easily I added ¹/₈ inches to each section so as long as you add a little more for the sleeve you can customize this for anything that you want.

 5. To make the card portion I used my Grand Decorative Labels One and cut it twice. Then cut a strip of paper 4 ¾ x 2 ¾ inches and scor it on the short side at 1 and then 1¾ marks. This will allow the card top and bottom to wrap around the drawer. Placed the drawer so that you have to open the card to open the drawer so it does not open by accident. I also decided to make this an easel card for a little more punch but this is totally up to you : ) Whatever you decide, have fun with it!

 For this card I used: Spellbinders LF-018 Grand Decorative Labels One Cheery Lynn B315 - Ivy Corner Flourish Cheery Lynn DL224 - Notre Dame Cathedral Doily Impression Obsession DIE071-I Thanks so much for visiting my blog and I hope you can come back and visit again soon!

Coming Up....

For all of our Scor-Pal Fans!

Here are some of our upcoming events.  Be sure to mark them on your calendar, so you won't miss any of the fun, the inspiration and the prizes!

Scor-Pal and May Arts Blog Hop May 23, 24

Scor-Pal and Paper Smooches Blog Week May 27 - May 31

Scor-Pal and Clearsnap Blog Week June 3 - June 7

Scor-Pal and Heartfelt Creations Blog Week June 17 - 21

We have so many exciting things planned, and just wanted to give you a heads up on what's happening the next few weeks!

Abby's Trio of Altered Frames

Hey everyone..welcome back for another scrappy post. Today it's all about a Tri of Altered frames I made for my daughter's upcoming birthday. I have quite a few photos to share with you along with a tutorial on how I made each frame AND I will have a quick video that shows the final project up close. So let's get started : )

First let me start with the final project.....

 A Cork Board, Chalkboard and a Dry Erase Board.

And here are the frames pretty much in the state I found them at the thrift shop...

I've had these in my stash for awhile now & I knew I wanted to make some functional boards for Kaley's room.Below is a photo of the items I used for this project..with the exception of the bling..flowers & patterned CS.

The first step was to paint the edges of the frames. I also painted the inside rim as well just to make sure none of the wood would show through.

While the paint was drying I scored & cut my corrugated cardboard into the lengths I needed for all 3 frames. Even though the cardboard was corrugated..I still needed to make score marks for the widths I needed. Love this tool!!

After the paint was dry I used some Scor-Tape to attach the CS to the frames. I say this all sincerity...I seriously LOVE Scor-Tape..I use it all the time on almost all of my projects. So in my mind there was no other adhesive that would do the job! The scoring tool that comes with your Scor-Pal comes in handy to burnish the Scor-Tape to the CS.

Here are the 3 frames after the CS has been added. 

Chalkboard Frame:

I used more of the Scor-Tape to adhere the Chalkboard CS from DCWV to some heavy chipboard. 

I wanted to make my own box from scratch to hold the extra chalk so I used the Scor-Pal to create the lines I needed & the Scor-Tape to hold it all together. 

I used some of the 1/8" Scor-Tape in the corners for my strips of twine. I used more the tape to adhere the chalk box to the frame. It's super sturdy & I know it's not going anywhere!!

Cork board Fram:

To make this board..I cut some cork board to fit & used more of the Scor-Tape to adhere the cork board to some heavy duty chipboard. 

To make this "notes"sign I adhered some CS to a piece of chipboard using some Scor-Tape. I distressed the edges...added some bling sticker letters & tied it off with some pretty ribbon. 

I wanted to make a flower for the upper right corner of this board so I took more of the pink/black polka dot ribbon and made a flower. For the base I punched a circle from some scratch CS...covered it with some Scor-Tape and then folded the ribbon around the circle & topped it off with some black bling. Pretty cute huh? 

I added some hot pink push pins so the board is ready for use. The flower looks adorable...it helps to balance out the frame I think.

Dry Erase Board:

Ok I am really excited about this one. Not only did I use Scor-Tape on this one BUT I also used the actual clear plastic cover from the Scor-Pal packaging...pretty clever right?? ;) I just cut the plastic to fit the frame & adhered it to some bright pink CS. I didn't want to use white since the theme is black & pink. 

The 1/8" Scor-Tape was perfect for the edge of the pink CS. It doesn't show through onto the clear plastic which is awesome!!

Just like the chalkboard I wanted to make my own holder for the dry erase markers. I used a TP roll..covered it with some CS using Scor-Tape to hold it all together. 

I ran a strip of the 1" Scor-Tape on the backside of the holder and adhered it to the frame. It is super sturdy and will handle the weight of many pens while hanging on the wall. 

I wanted to share this step with you as well. This is something I did on all 3 of my frames. In addition to the backing of the frames I used some Scor-Tape on the inside of the frame to secure the different inserts snuggly to the frame. This tape is just awesome & hasn't failed me yet in the year's I've been using it. 

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial of my Trio of Altered Wood Frames. This was such a fun project to create for my daughter & I can't wait to see her reaction when she opens this present..I will be sure to post a picture : )

Here's a quick video to show you the different boards up close...

Not only is this a tutorial showing you how to alter frames on your own but it's also my application for the Scor-Pal Design Team Call. When I saw this DT listed I knew I had to apply as I seriously use their products all the time and as I mentioned above..I LOVE their Scor-Tape and use it on so many of my projects...it's just awesome stuff & I couldn't image crafting without it : )

Thanks for stopping by and checking out another scrappy post!

Happy Scrappin!!

Products used:
Scor-Pal
Scor-Tape
Corrugated CS
DCWV-Chalkboard Stack & All Dressed Up
Little Yellow Bicycle CS
Colorbok CS
The Twinery
Want 2 Scrap
3 Girl Jam-Crinkle Ribbon
Really Reasonable Ribbon
Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Black Soot

 

Guest Designer Joann Jamieson

Hello again everyone, Joann with you again to show you how to make a fun little basket. I got the idea from a little paper game I use to play with as a child. It is called Paper Fortune Teller. I found one in an old box of stuff and when I looked at it upside down, it was perfect for a basket.

and here it is with another angle

  

 To make this fun little box follow these simple steps: Cut a piece of cardstock 8 ½ inches x 8 ½ inches Score at 2 ¹/₈, 4 ¼ and 6 ½

  

 Flip and score the other side the same 2 ¹/₈, 4 ¼ and 6 ½ Place your Scor-Envi on your Scor-Pal and score at the 9 mark on all 4 sides

  

 To fold the basket do the following:

1. Turn the cardstock so it looks like a Diamond
2. Fold the 4 points into the middle so you are left with a square
3. Flip the card stock over and fold the 4 points onto the middle again
4. Fold the card stock in half and then fold in half again on the other side
5. To make the basket simply place the folder card stock so that the top looks like a W and push in on the 4 corners.
6. Glue the basket to a doily
7. To make the handle I used a strip of paper 1 ½ x 10 ½ and punched the edge with a Martha Steward edge punch

Here's a list of the products I used for this project: Cheery Lynn Designs English Tea Party Martha Stewart Edge Punch Graphic 45 - Secret Garden Paper Thanks so much for visiting my blog and I hope you can come back and visit again soon! hope you can come back and visit again soon!