Hello my crafty friends! I am back today to share with you two projects that I recently created showcasing a collection of beautiful papers and ephemera from 1Canoe2 and American Crafts. A huge “thank you” to 1Canoe2, American Crafts and Xyron for all of the amazing products we got to play with. They are extremely beautiful!

For my first project, I created a very simple (but useful) Dry-Erase Memo Board using an inexpensive frame from Ikea. Here are the items that I used:

I started out by cutting the paper to fit inside the frame. I particularly chose this frame because it has a magnetic closure inside so I can change the paper/photo for each season.    To decorate the inside and the outside of the frame, I chose the word Hello, the arrow, butterfly and the flowers from the Hazelwood Collection Cork Die-cut shapes and ran it through my Xyron Creative Station Lite, using a repositionable adhesive. This is the best way to decorate a frame so that nothing is permanent and you can change the embellishments for every season.

To finish off the design, I decorated the outside of the frame using the washi tape and adhered the flowers. Here’s the first photo:

Here’s when I wrote my note using a whiteboard marker:

For my second project, I wanted to create a 12 x 12 page layout of my trip to The Maldives with my husband last July. I am showcasing the Sweet as Honey paper from the Hazelwood Collection, and my newly acquired Distress Oxide Inks.

I started out by cutting pieces of the honeycomb with my precision scissors. Using a plain 12 x 12 card stock and my blending foam tool, I distressed my background with the Worn Lipstick and Spiced Marmalade distress oxide inks. I love this color combination on white background.

I used my watercolor brush to splatter some water on my card stock to get the distress look. Using a paper towel, I dabbed it onto the cardstock to lift the color. It turned out really beautiful! To add a little bit of whimsy and color, I used a stamp from my stash adding hot pink little dots to the distressed background.

To finish my design, I adhered the honeycomb paper to my layout with my Xyron mega tape runner. I then ran the cork embellishments through my Xyron Creative Station Lite using a permanent adhesive.  I love using Xyron adhesives to my scrapbook layout because they are acid-free.

Here’s my finished layout:

I hope you got inspired today and like my projects. I have listed and linked the supplies that I have used below.  Please visit the 1Canoe2 website to shop for amazing products.   Here’s the link to their shop: https://1canoe2.com

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1 Canoe 2 – Hazelwood Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Sweet as Honey	1 Canoe 2 – Hazelwood Collection – Cork Die Cut Shapes	1 Canoe 2 – Hazelwood Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Hazelwood	American Crafts – 12 x 12 Cardstock Pack – 60 Sheets – White	1 Canoe 2 – Hazelwood Collection – Washi Tape Set
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Oxides Ink Pads – Worn Lipstick	Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Oxides Ink Pads – Spiced Marmalade	Worn Lipstick Distress Oxides Ink Pad by Tim Holtz	Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxides Ink Pad by Tim Holtz	Teresa Collins Mega Tape Runner
Teresa Collins Xyron Mega Runner Refill	Xyron Mega Tape Runner	Xyron Mega Tape Runner Refill	Xyron Creative Station Lite (5″)	Xyron Creative Station 5″ Adhesive Refill
Xyron Sticker Maker – XRN150 – 1.5 Inch.	Xyron Sticker Maker Refill Cartridge	EK Success Cutterbee Scissors

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