Morning all!
I’m back on the Seven Hills Crafts blog today with another project featuring supplies from The Greetery’s Have a Spine series.
This time, it’s the turn of the Have a Spine Short Story die set, which creates a mini book complete with details like a bookmark, accent for the spine, and decorative corners.
The cover element of the die set is the perfect size for cutting out journaling card elements from 6×6 papers. You can easily line it up to frame the element and tape it in place to run through your die-cutting machine.
I’m often left with those cut apart pieces in my paper pads and struggle to use them up, so this was a nice little discovery. Especially for the pretty Secret Garden 6×6 Mega Pad from Carta Bella, which includes lots of pretty florals, but some book-themed elements too.
Paper: Carta Bella – Secret Garden
Stamps: The Greetery – Curio Labels
Dies: The Greetery – Sentiment Suite Basics, Lawn Fawn – Hearts, The Greetery – A2 Stitched Scallops, The Greetery – Big Branches Eucalyptus, The Greetery – Fit to Be Tied, The Greetery – Have a Spine: Short Story
Once I’d assembled the book, I stamped the “Just for you” sentiment from the Curio Labels stamp set on the fountain, and then picked some more papers to build my card around the book.
I cut the cream flower paper with the largest of the A2 Stitched Scallops dies and used another journaling card element to go behind the book.
But I needed something to break up the patterns, so out came the versatile Big Branches Eucalyptus die. I added the twine bow from the Fit to Be Tied die set to the stem for extra detail.
There were some scraps from the 6×6 journaling paper sheets I’d used still on my desk, and I cut some fishtail banners to add at the top using the Sentiment Suite Basics die set. A really simple touch, but it also really helped balance out the card, finishing up that little cluster with a tiny heart cut from the same cream paper.
Finally, I needed something in the bottom left corner, and cut another banner from the Sentiment Suite Basics die set to stamp the “Happy birthday” sentiment on from the Curio Labels set.
Until next time, happy crafting!
 The Greetery – Curio Labels stamps Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG |
 The Greetery – Sentiment Suite Basics dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG |
 Lawn Fawn – Hearts dies Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK) |
 The Greetery – A2 Stitched Scallops dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG |
 The Greetery – Big Branches Eucalyptus dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG |
 The Greetery – Fit to Be Tied dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG |
 The Greetery – Have a Spine: Short Story dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG |
 Lawn Fawn – Black Licorice ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK) |
 Carta Bella – Secret Garden – 6×6 Mega pad Shop at: MISC | SBC |
 Bearly Art – Precision Craft Glue Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Lawn Fawn – Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Mini MISTI stamping tool Shop at: MISC | SBC |
 MISTI stamping tool Shop at: SBC |
 Crafter’s Companion – Gemini machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Sizzix – Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Sizzix – Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Thermoweb iCraft – Purple tape for die-cutting – 1 1/2″ Shop at: AZ (UK) |
 Tim Holtz – Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Tim Holtz – Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
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