AUTHENTIQUE PAPER: Love Notes Altered Mailbox

After Christmas ends, I love decorating for the winter and then Valentine's Day. Ever since my littlest has started to express opinions, one of them has been to make sure that the house is ready for each holiday. This year, a little mailbox is joining the decor, wrapped up in our new Love Notes Collection. 

I started with a sweet little mailbox from the Dollar Spot at Target. I have seen similar mailboxes in other big box craft stores as well. 

The mailbox is wrapped in Love Notes Three. In this case, the paper measured 4.5"X12", and wrapped over the entire mailbox.

Right where the flag is was a bit tricky. I cut a straight cut to where the flag and the mailbox connected. Behind the flag is a little hole that I cut out of the paper. Once it was in place, I made sure to add adhesive around the flag and down the length of the cut in order to hide it. To make this perfect, I practiced on a separate piece of paper and traced it onto my Authentique paper.

Adding a few stickers to each side made for some interest, as did the die cut border. The handle for the mailbox is a grouping of stacked buttons. In this case, three buttons in similar colors to the paper were stacked and hot glued together.

The front of the mailbox has a couple of stickers from the Details sticker sheet and a heart die cut from Love Notes Five. 

A few more stickers from the Details sticker sheet, and this mailbox was complete. 

Thanks for looking at this fun project. I hope this inspires you to find a cute mailbox and alter it yourself!

Supplies Used:

Authentique Paper: Love Notes Collection Kit (Love Notes Three, Love Notes Five, Details Stickers)

Other Supplies: Mailbox, Scor-Tape, buttons, hot glue

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AUTHENTIQUE PAPER: Happy Valentine's Day from the Design Team!

I turned a Target Dollar Spot ornament and pieces from the Romance Collection into a fabulous Valentine's wall hanging. You could easily use this as a larger ornament or home decor item. The twine is also detachable, so if you wanted a small stand, that would also work. 

The heart is hand cut from a piece of Romance Three. Before it was inked with Distress Oxide inks, I also used a Lawn Fawn Reverse Stitched Scallop Circle Window die in the place where the heart's "heart" would be. This was where I added the interest to this piece.

I layered die cuts from the Elements die cut sheet, as well as various flowers and Pretty Pink Posh Water Droplets. The last detail was to glue a piece of 3/8" Mini Pom Pom Ribbon in White by May Arts. 

 Supplies: Authentique Romance Collection and Die Cuts, Target Dollar Spot ornament, Dimensional Adhesive, ribbon (May Arts), water droplets (Pretty Pink Posh), flowers (Petaloo - retired), Oxide Ink (Distress - Ranger), dies (Lawn Fawn)

 

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AUTHENTIQUE PAPER: "Love You Forever" Accordion Mini Album

I know that the New Year is coming up soon, but I really wanted to share with you this fun little "Love You Forever" Accordion Mini Album. To start, I used the wonderful Accordion Mini Album cut file by Paige Evans. She has a ton of great files, and quite a few mini albums. Make sure to watch the YouTube video she has for this if you get stuck. I followed the tips that she used for not taping the top of the middle pages to allow for extra tags.

The outer cover was a combination of Romance Three and Eight. I backed the image from Eight with a little bit of Five. Inking the edges a little bit gives the perfect amount of contrast between papers.

The inside focuses on the various patterns, highlighting the lace image from Romance Two. A sweet sentiment from the 12x8" Elements sheet sets the mood.

Once all of the pages were put together, I added the tags into the middles of each of the paired papers. 

A pretty gold threaded twine adds the perfect amount of sparkle. 

Once the accordion pages were all glued together, I added bits of cut papers from the 12x12 papers, and the cut-a-parts from Romance Eight. 

The opposite side is equally decorated. You could easily add mini photos or wallet sized photos to this as well. The pieces from the Elements 12x12" sheet have perfect sentiments and details to add more interest to your project.

The cut tags are a perfect space to write little messages to your beloved. Special memories, ephemera, or things that you loved about them would be a great place to start. 

Each tag is topped with the sparkly twine. Easy to remove to read.

The entire accordion is glued into the cover. I loved pairing different patterns together. Here, Romance Two, Three and Five all play nicely together.

A great side shot of the entire album all folded up. I love all of the different shades of pink and red that the Romance Collection has.

I hope that this inspires you to create a mini album for a loved one that you have. You don't have to create something huge from scratch, a simple cut file can help you start to create your perfect Valentine. 

 Authentique Supplies: Romance Collection (One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Eight, Elements)

Other Supplies: Silhouette Cameo III, Silhouette Online Store (#268004), Distress Oxide Ink (Festive Berries), Lawn Fawn Twine (Gold Sparkle),  Tombow Fastener Tabs (retired)

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AUTHENTIQUE PAPER: "Adore"-able Valentine's Packaging

I wanted to share with you a few quick and easy Valentine's that you could make using Authentique's new Adore Collection. To start, I found an adorable Heart Window Treat Wrap (#114931) that was just the right size for a little Valentine's Jelly Belly box. I cut the pieces from Blushing and the Enhancements page. I really love that black and white stripe that was on the reverse of the images, and wanted to showcase it. Finish them with ribbon and a sticker, and they are perfect!

The "Love" home decor was simply a fun wood piece I found at my local craft store, then painted white and covered with pieces from the 6x6 Bundle. To get the letters just so, I made sure to glue then down first, cut with a craft knife, then sand the edges smooth. Inking the edges last, makes any imperfections disappear!

The last little Valentine I have for my little family is a fun gift bag that I filled with yummy chocolates. I just love the Blushing paper, and had to use it once again. I used almost the entire sheet for this, and it's just the perfect size for an entire bag of goodness! To make the bottom more secure, I glued in a small square of 110# cardstock. To complete this, I used some wonderfully pink May Arts ribbons.

The fun gift tag is created from one of the Components die cuts, and a Details sticker that I hole-punched. Simple and perfect.

 Hopefully this gets you in the mood to create some fabulous Valentine's yourself!

Adore Collection: Blushing, Enhancements, 6x6 Bundle, Details stickers, 6x12" Components

Additional Supplies: May Arts ribbons, Silhouette Cameo, Silhouette Online Store [Heart Window Treat Wrap (#114931), Vertical Heart Box (#37202)], wood word, white paint, inks, adhesive, candies

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