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Hi friends! Halloween is almost upon us, which means spooky crafts are headed your way. I created this Mini Halloween Envelope Flip Book and thought it would be fun to share! Check it out below. :) 

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• Crate Paper After Dark digital collection
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Hello Hello Everyone! It’s Juanita and I have a fun first time project to share with you today. I have been bitten by the flipbook bug and oh buddies do I love it! I was so excited to make a flipbook and August’s Planner Kit was a great kit for inspiration. Not only were there so many ADORABLE papers, cards and washi but also we all received the brand new permanent adhesive from Tombow! And boy, did it come in handy!

I was so entirely inspired by the camera theme of this kit that I made my flipbook look like one of the cameras designed for the kit!

Now, this is my first flipbook so please be gentle… but I think it turned out pretty good. I went with a file folder design and really had a blast decking it out with all the goodies we got in our planner kits. For a full tutorial, process and walkthrough of my first flipbook feel free to watch the video below.

But here are some highlights of my favorite elements.  

First, I adore these quote cards I made using the cards from the add on kit. Can you guess which on is my favorite?

Second, I really loved the cut out cameras and made a little pocket for them to hangout in.  Don’t they look so happy bursting out of that pocket?

Third, I LOVED this pocket I made using the sticky notes! Plus, the permanent adhesive runner from Tombow really lives up to its name. This pocket is going nowhere! It’s all ready for washi samples, die cuts or tags and I have no worries that it’s going to fall off.

And lastly, I included a photography challenge that I found on Pinterest. It went so well with the theme and it made it possible for me to use more cutouts from the kit!

And there you have it!  Please feel free to watch the video if you want to see a proper walkthrough and see how I made this flipbook but at the end of the day, I see a lot more flipbooks in my future!

Happy Crafting! 

Hey, Sabrina here! Have any of you heard of a Squash book? Well if you haven’t keep reading this post and I’ll be showing and explaining how to make one. Like many of you I like to watch random craft videos on YouTube and I came across a Squash book. I thought to myself “Wow, that’s cool it kind of reminds me of a flip book” but more accordion you can squish together.

Let’s get into to how to make one of these …

First, gather all your supplies! I have already precut all my papers to size and gathered everything I plan on using which you can see in the photo below.

Materials needed:

Paper cutter or scissors

Pencil

Double sided tape, glue stick or adhesive tape [any of the three will work]

3- cardboard or thick paper 8 in x 8 in [Square shaped]

2- Design Paper 5 ½ in x 5 ½ in [Square shaped]

4- Design Paper 4 in x 4 in [Square shaped]

8-24 - Design Paper 3 ¾ x 3 ¾ in [Right Triangle shaped]

Stickers, die-cuts, lace, gift tag or whatever accessories you want to decorate with

I will be explaining to you how to create this book by the colors of the papers I used in the photos. That way there is no confusion.

1. Let’s start by getting your 3 cardboard or thick papers and cutting 3 perfect 8 in x 8 in squares of card. I'm using 3 black papers. It’s important to make the squares accurately so that the book folds properly. Take one of those papers and fold it in half vertically from right to left then flip it over and fold it again the same way. You want to have four squares when you’re done. Fold it corner-to-corner diagonally to form a triangle. Do the same thing to the other two papers.

2.  Lay the three pieces of paper with a diagonal folds going vertically and the middle of the card overlapping one corner-square of each of the other two.

4. Squeeze in the corners of the outer pieces of card. Just push the top and bottom corners along the diagonal fold lines and press down firmly. Keeping the folds tucked in, turn the whole thing over and now squeeze in on the remaining diagonal lines. Press down on the whole lot and you should have a square book- put something on top of it to stop it all from springing out again!

Next is to make the covers.

1.  Cut 2 squares of whatever paper you want to use for your book, I just used the two Design Paper that are cut 5 ½ in x 5 ½ in from the June PFP Fave Planner Kit you could use a mount board or thicker cardboard- or maybe stick two pieces of card together to get a sturdier cover. Make the sides 2 cm bigger all around, fold down the sides to make the mitered corners- it’s easier to form the shape before you apply the glue or tape.

2. Center the black folded part of the card inside all the edges of the cover- remember the actual book pages are slightly smaller than the cover. Carefully line up the cover and the back of your book and stick down firmly. Repeat the sticking process with the back cover- if you are using a paper with a “one-way” design you’ll need to match up the patterns nicely on the two covers.

1. I decorated my cover first by cutting some design paper and sticking it down on top of a plain gift tag then I added some lace, a die-cut piece, some heart puffy stickers and a bow to make my tag even cuter. I added two strips of lace to the bottom of the tag just because I love lace. Then I just added some decorated stickers that also came from the June PFP Fave Planner Kit- the motivational “Mega Babe” and “get it girl” stickers and some puffy heart stickers. Cover is done!

2. Inside of your card is completely up to you on how you want to design it whether it’s a themed card for a gift or just a memorable keepsake for yourself. Mine is a gift for my best friend who is graduating from college! I used four [4 in x 4 in] PFP Fave design papers that were double sided and glued them down on the four center squares. I grabbed my triangle pre-cut pieces and added those to the corners of the top and bottom folded squares.

3. I added some puffy heart stickers throughout and my toddler drew some art work that I added to the square pieces using the polka dot washi tape that came in the PFP Fave Planner Kit. But feel free to add photos, stickers, die-cuts, or whatever your heart desires. And, that’s it!

Here is what my complete book looks like with everything added ...

I hope you liked this book idea and will want to have a go at making one for yourself, they are fun to make and even more fun to share. I’d love to hear what you think and if you make one of these books I’d love to see yours so make sure you tag me on Instagram or Facebook in your photo.

I have something a little different for you today, let's call it a tin letter.

For this project I used the April Planner Kit to create a letter with goodies to put inside a tin can I had left over from another project.

When you open the tin, it greets you with a nice letter to explain what this is. You can pull the letter out to reveal all of it's glory! I used one of the papers from the kit as my base and adorned it with diecuts from my collection, stickers from the kit and more.

I also used some of the quote stickers for embellishments.

I cut out some stars from the paper to make a one of a kind paper clip with a little tulle and my laminator.

For the last "card" I used the star sequins in the kit to make a little shaker pocket and adorned it with a quote sticker and a star enamel that also came in the kit.

I really enjoyed how this project turned out. If you would like to see a video process of this project, please check out the video below!

Hello friend, it's Dani! I'm here on the blog today to share with you a flip book I made using the journal cards from the March Planner Kit. Let's see what I created!The kit came with five 4x6 cards so I took 4 of them and created two pockets, one that opened on the left side and one that opened on the top. I then put these pockets together using a strip of the info card and lots of washi to create a little book. I made a flippy bit using some of the info card to create a pocket for the washi tag and attached it with a bit of my favorite washi. For the right side of the book, I made a vellum pocket to store some stickers, then decorated it with wooden letters, succulent washi, and stickers that came in the kit.For the left side, I made another pocket, again using the info card. Who knew how dang useful that thing would be? :D Anyway, I tucked in some tags from my stash and a few ephemera that went with the theme. I also slid the "Currently" journal card into the side pocket to create a little mail tag type thing and will write my note on the back side of it. I slipped a small notepad into the top pocket and called it done!Well, almost done. I added a cute sentiment to the back of the flip book to jazz it up a bit, but not too much because I didn't want to cover up the gorgeous watercolor pattern. Do you like my flip book? I'm kind of obsessed with them at the moment! I have a bunch of flip book videos over on my Youtube channel @popfizzpaper if you want to see some more that I've made. In the meantime though, leave me a comment below letting me know how you used the journal cards in the March kit. And don't forget to come back here on March 1st at noon to grab an April kit, they're going to be out of this world awesome! :)

Yes another Journaling post from me! I love my journals but not all the time do you need words. Sometimes just pictures are enough. With all these flip books floating around it reminded me of mini albums that used to be popular a few years back. I loved making those and using them as journals.

First I gathered my supplies around and decided to finally use the January kit which I've been hoarding.

The hardest part was deciding what to use with these cards. I have sooo many embellishments and constantly am gaining more, so in my typical fashion I decided to just wing it and use things as I remembered them or was inspired to. 

I started out by measuring the information card from each side so that I could fold it and fit the journaling cards inside. I did this so the extra space was in the middle of the card creating a spine allowing for bulk. Once that was achieved I cut down some coordinating paper and glued in inside and laid down some silver washi along the spine.

Next was to decide what cards I wanted to use and what order I wanted them in. This was actually one of the trickier parts as I can be a perfectionist - in fact I changed out a few of the cards after I took this photo. I also decided what journal prompts I was going to use off the February list. 

Once I had my finalized prompts and cards I taped them all into place with some washi. I decided to go ahead and decorate the front of the cards at this point and get them looking how I want them before scouring my photos for ones that answered the prompts I chose. 

After I had the photos all in place I decorated around them and added some more fun embellishments (I especially like the metal pyramid stickers). That back part looked a bit bare so I grabbed a smash book journaling spot pad and added a wee bit of journaling before decorating the inside and outside cover. 

I used the most recent photo of me on the cover and I just love it and the way it looks. This Instagram style frame I just love and was gifted to me by the wonderful Serena Bee. I'm overall really happy with how this turned out and is a perfect capsule of my life at this moment in photos. 

This project was so much fun to do and was put together in a few moments. I think it would be fun to do and send to a friend without the photos as a mail tag. You could also do one with photos of your self and answering their questions in response to their mail tag. I also think it would make a super cute baby book for when your tot is all grown.

I'd love to see your projects and ideas for the Journal prompts - please comment below and tell me what you use them for. 

Flip books have become the new "thing" in the crafty/pen-pal world. A flip book is created when you attach pieces of paper or card stock together with Washi tape to create flipping pages. I created one using PopFizzPaper Journal Prompt stickers. I used some left over paper that I have had in my stash for a long time.  

Using some Washi and paper, cut down to what ever size I wanted to use, I created some panels that flipped vertically and horizontally. I decorated the panels first and added bits of torn paper and some small journaling cards that I had. Then I selected some of the PopFizzpaper Journal prompts and added one or two to the panels, leaving space to write my answers. 

I also used some of the other stickers that PopFizzPaper has for even more inspirational journaling. These are a great way to write down what you are doing right at that moment. I based mine off of what I have enjoyed so far in 2016. 

I used a pink envelope ( attached with Washi tape) to create another space for a journal prompt. I used a scrap of paper to write my letter of self-love and slipped it inside the envelope. This is a great way to also store bits that you want to keep, such as tickets or other memorabilia from something you loved or did. 

Choosing which prompts to use was the hardest part. So many amazing suggestions. Some have prompts to make you think really hard. Some of the answers are easy and make you smile when you know immediately what you are going to write.  I enjoyed creating this project. Try it out and tag @popfizzpaper on IG. We would love to see your Journaling Flip-Books or any other projects you create using PopFizzPaper products!!