Friday, March 18, 2022

Spring Sampler Paper Craft 8 x 8 Window Box layout using Stampin’ Up!

 


My first Spring Sampler of the season!  Yesterday it was 73 degrees in Iowa and I am looking forward to more spring weather!  I wanted to make an 8 x 8 layout.  I have a window box frame that I purchased from Michaels and use that to switch out each sampler that I make for updated home decor.  You can find other window box frames on Amazon I'm pretty sure.  

I looked at my paper stash and the Daffodil Afternoon 12" x 12" caught my eye.  I received this pack FREE from the previous Sale-A-Bration Jan/Feb 2022 when I purchased $50 in products.  Be on the lookout for another one happening when the next catalog comes out in May 2022!  

Instructions:

I used the Stitched Shapes, Meadow dies and Stitched So Sweetly.  I used the largest Square and Oval and also cut out the next size smaller for the Daffodil Afternoon paper to be displayed.  I used Very Vanilla as the matte.  


Next, the colors I chose for the background paper was Pear Pizzazz at 8 x 8 and a 6 x 6 square of Daffodil Afternoon displaying the Pale Papaya and Very Vanilla polka dots.  The flower (Meadow Dies) die cut colors are Evening Evergreen, Crushed Curry, Daffodil Afternoon DSP, Soft Succulent, Pumpkin Pie.

Stampsets:  Shaded Summer (retired), Celebrate with Flowers
Punch:  Butterfly punch (retired)
Embellishments:  Artistry Blooms adhesive backed sequins, leftover Paper Pumpkin gems that matched Flirty Flamingo color.
Ribbons Mossy Meadow striped and Polka Dot Tulle Ribbons (retired).  The Mossy Meadow Striped Ribbon is NOW ON CLEARANCE for $3.00!



I used the Very Vanilla large squares and the medium squares along with the oval and rectangle and moved them around the paper to see how I liked each layout.  It was kind of fun because it felt like I was putting together a puzzle.  I anchored the corners with different sizes and then filled in the middle with the medium sized squared spaced evenly apart horizontally.  I then added all of the embellishments and chose the sentiment and stamp set by keeping springtime theme in mind.  Shaded Summer and Celebrate with Flowers were chosen because it seemed like a good combination to me!  

This is an example of how to used up free paper earned during any Sale-A-Bration period.  Also, I absolutely LOVE creating ways to use DIY home decor samplers to brighten up any wall in my home!

This layout design will be listed for sale at my ETSY store.  If interested, click the ETSY link to add to your cart and checkout.  I thank you so much for visiting my blog to see my latest creations!  

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