A Ladies Diary Bookmark with KellyCraft

Created by Lisa Rojas, Stampin' Queen Creations
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I just love to read! I cannot go to sleep at night unless I read a little bit first. It's my way of letting go of the day. For this project I wanted to create something beautiful yet simple and I think I have accomplished that with my "A Ladies Diary" Bookmark.

I wanted to make sure when I adhered the two ribbons together for the bookmark, that they were as straight as I could make them. So, once again I pulled out my favorite craft tool, KellyCraft's Get-it-Straight Laser Square.

I hope that you'll take the time to create one for yourself and even some for your family and friends. They would make a great gift with a book for any holiday.

"A Ladies Diary" Bookmark
 



Supplies

KellyCraft Innovations Get-it-Straight Laser Square
Connie Crystal Mixed Media Suncatcher- Pink
Connie Crystal Mixed Media Suncatcher- Green
Connie Crystal Meter Garland
Graphic 45 Chipboard Pieces from A Ladies Diary Collection
Beacon Adhesives Fabri-Tac Permanent Adhesive
Pink Ribbon
Tan Ribbon
Needle & Thread



Using a Get-it-Straight Laser Square, line up

tan ribbon on top of pink ribbon and adhere

with Fabri-Tac Permanent Adhesive

Tie ribbons around both pieces of the chipboard. Next,

tie both strings of crystals through the hole in the

chipboard with the ribbon.

Remove two crystal pieces from Meter Garland.

Attach pieces to the end of the ribbon with a

needle and thread.

That's it! You're done! If you decide to create

this project I would love to hear about it.

Drop me an email at~

lisa@stampinqueencreations.com

Decorative Fabric Napkins made with the Get-it-Straight Laser Square

The KellyCraft Get-it-Straight™ Laser Square makes it simpler than ever to create custom decorated fabric napkins for your holiday table.

By Cindi Bisson, Behind These Eyes™

Supplies:

KellyCraft Get-it-Straight™ Laser Square
Fabric napkin
JudiKins Leaf cube stamp
Plaid Simply Screen paint - Penny, Gold, French Roast
Gold decorative trim
Aleene’s Fabric Glue
Connie Crystal decorative crystal beads

Instructions:

Begin by sponging Penny paint onto one leaf stamp.  Place napkin with corner flush in Get-it-Straight™ Laser Square.  Use laser to determine placement of first stamped image in corner of napkin.

Sponge different leaf stamp with French Roast paint. Use Get-it-Straight™ Laser Square to align second stamped image next to first.   Continue using random leaves, and intermixing Penny, French Roast and Gold paints across width of napkin.   Rotate napkin and continue on all four sides.

Heat sent paints according to manufacturer instructions.   To mount trim, re-align napkin in corner of Get-it-Straight™ Laser Square.  Use laser to determine placement of ribbon trim.   Following laser line, glue trim in place.  Repeat on all 4 sides.

Mount large crystal bead in each corner of trim.  Use Get-it-Straight™ Laser Square to help determine equal placement/alignment of 3 additional crystals on extending from each large crystal in each corner.

Place into your favorite napkin rings and use to adorn your table at your next dinner celebration.

A Love that "Sparkles"

To be honest I am not much of a scrapbooker; although admittedly I do have all of the supplies right here in my studio.  Yes, I have done my fair share of layouts but usually when I am creating a layout it is for  a manufacturer, a publication or trade show booth.  Rarely do I create a layout to stick inside an album....I prefer to display my layouts especially when so much  thought and meaning goes into creating them.

 I received a box of "Crystals" from Connie Crystal the other day and when I looked at them I knew I had to create a special layout of my parents wedding picture and with the Get-It-Straight Laser Square I knew everything would be lined up perfectly too!  This layout would "Sparkle" just like their "Love" did.....

Supplies:
Connie Crystal: Assorted Crystalsin Blue & Clear
Get-It-Straight Laser Square
Tombow: Mono Liquid Glue & Power Adhesive Tabs
Kreinik Thread: Black
One 12" x 12" Decorative Paper
Cardstock: One each of Blue and Black
Scissor
Ruler

There was just something about this decorative cardstock that made me buy it several years ago,
although I knew it would never be used for anything to do with California.....
I loved the vintage feel of it and the flourishes....since it had blue on there I knew it was perfect
for this project because blue was my dad's favorite color and
still is my mom's favorite color!

 

I placed my decorative cardstock with the photo inside my laser square to determine where to cut it down 

 

 as I wanted to create an 8" x 10" layout so it could easily be framed. I wanted that hint of blue still showing to coordinate with the matting that would be done with the blue and black cardstock.

 I layered the photo onto blue cardstock using the laser square to get everything straight

on all sides.

I placed glue on the back of the photo

 

so that I could adhere my photo to the cardstock.

making sure it was aligned 

all the way around before pressing firmly in place. 

 I created two more pieces by cutting down the left over decorative cardstock 

then layering it on top of black then blue.

I gathered my crystals and  thread to create a strand  3 1/4" long

which I knotted at each end to hold into place.

I used the laser square to line up the strand of crystals  

then I used the power tabs to hold the thread onto the back side.

Then I used the laser square to align the crystal piece onto the layout.

I printed out "Mom and Dad" with the date on vellum and adhered to the decorative cardstock 

again layering with the black and blue cardstock.  

Using the laser square to find the right placement and then I glued in place.

I placed it into the only black frame I had to take the photo but

plan to go and buy a black frame for it before giving it to my mom!

I love how it turned out and will need to create something like this for my

mother-in-law with her wedding picture also!