More Hero Arts News

Earlier this week I shared with my readers about my recent visit to the Hero Arts Factory Store in Richmond, California. I recently received an e-mail from Hero Arts telling me about a meet-up on Wednesday afternoons.   Share ideas, techniques and inspiration with new and old friends while you make cards, scrapbook and/or work on any other crafting projects.  There will be some Hero Arts products out for you to play with!  So bring your WIPs (works in progress) and come have some fun. Their first meet-up starts on Wednesday, May 13 from 1 pm to 5 pm.

Have you always wanted to learn how to make a shaker card?  Well the time is now!  Martha and Terry will be showing you how to do just that in their next class on June 1 from 1 pm to 3 pm.  The cost is $25 for an entertaining afternoon.

Don't those events sound like fun to you? They sure do to me, I'm planning on making a visit again soon.

Have a great week!

Spring Garden Stakes

Today I am making Garden Stakes for my Spring Garden. These were very, very easy to make, but add some color to the garden. 

In the video I am showing you galvanized metal, oval garden stakes but I do not have a link to them to purchase online. They can be purchased at your local Michaels Stores. I did link to similar garden stakes sold by Joann's made from wood. 

Also, I linked below the pens I used in the video. I also made mention to the ribbon I purchased at the Michaels Store and used in the video were available for .99 per 25 yards. Unfortunately, these too are only available in their stores at .99 cents, the links below are sold online for $1.79.

View blog post for supplies

Finished Garden Markers in my freshly planted garden. 

 

Also, it rained last night and the titles still look great today. The ribbon dries quickly in the sunshine. 

Travel Journal

Today I am creating a travel journal. Once the basic journal design is made, it can be used to make any type of journal you would like. Some great ideas would be a grandma brag book, Mother's Day gift, thank you gift for a coach, etc. You get the idea. 

You will need:

• 3 sheets of coordinating 12" x 12" cardstock. 
• Permanent adhesive
• Stickers
• Photos
• Coordinating paper

To make the mini album:

1. Cut the 12" x 12" cardstock at 6", you will end up with six sheets of 12" x 6" cardstock. Choose one cardstock design to make into the album cover.
2. Trim 1/4" off of the remaining 12" x 6" sheets of cardstock so that you will now have five pieces of cardstock that measure 12" x 5-3/4".
3. Now trim one of the 12" x 5-3/4" sheets of cardstock that match the cover to 5" x 5-3/4".

You should now have cardstock pieces:

• One 12" x 6" (Cover base)
• Three 12" x 5-3/4" (Inside Pages)
• Two 5" x 5-3/4" (Cover extensions)

Score the 12" x 6" piece at 3" and 2-1/2" from each end of the cardstock.

Score the three 12" x 5-3/4" pieces at 3" from each end.

Using permanent adhesive, adhere the 3 scored and folded pieces of the inside pages (12" x 5-3/4") so that it will look like the photo below.

Here is a short video of the completed journal ready for photos and decorations

To watch me make the journal and see it finished, please watch my YouTube video: 

Below, please find a list of supplies I used in the video. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them here. 

If you like my video and would like to see more, please subscribe!  Thanks for watching and I hope to see you next week!

Lawn Fawn - Clear Acrylic Stamps - Wish You Were Here	Martha Stewart Crafts 12-Inch Simple Paper Trimmer	Martha Stewart Martha Stewart Replacement Blades for M281055 and M281056	Martha Stewart Crafts Scoring Board and Envelope Tool
Tombow MONO Permanent Adhesive Applicator, 1/3-Inch by 472-Inch (62106)	Tombow Mono Permanent Adhesive Refills, 3 Pack (62207)	Tombow - Extreme Glue Tape - Permanent	Glue Dots 32900 Glue Dot Desktop Dispenser
Glue Dots Mini Roll	We R Memory Keepers Crop-A-Dile II Big Bite Punch	Sizzix 657900 Big Shot Cutting/Embossing Machine with Extended Multipurpose Platform, Powder Blue/Te	Sizzix Accessory - Cutting Pads, Standard, 1 Pair
Sizzix BIGkick/Big Shot/Vagabond Magnetic Platform, 6.125 by 8.875 by .625-Inch	Picture Punch-Round Corners, 3	Copic Sketch Marker - BG53	We R Memory Keepers - Albums Made Easy - Instagram Journaling Cards - Jet Set
We R Memory Keepers - Albums Made Easy - Journaling Cards - Jet Set	Tim Holtz - Idea-ology Collection - 12 x 12 Paper Stash - Destinations	Scrapbook Customs - Military Collection - 12 x 12 Laser Cut Chipboard Pieces - Army Values	Scrapbook Customs Themed Paper and Stickers Scrapbook Kit, Army

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