Travel purse, mini book, and clipboard

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I love taking scrapbooking “off the page”. Many of my projects are altered containers that I often times put matching mini albums into and give away to family and friends. This project is the first time I’ve used both the Ultra ShapeXpress and the Easy Stamp Press and I’m enamored! Who would have thought making extra large circles and swirly shapes would be so easy? Once you have the dial on the tool set for the weight of the paper, it is smooth cutting all the way. And wow--no mess-ups and “stamp shadows” with the stamp press. Why didn’t I start using these a long time ago?

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Instructions (Print version)

Purse
1. Prepare your wood prior to adhering paper by either painting, inking or leaving natural. Let any ink or paint dry before continuing.

Front of Purse
2. Using the Ultra ShapeXpress, cut two 8.25” circles from Wish You Were Here and Globetrotter (reverse) patterned papers.
3. Cut a 7.75” circle inside the Globetrotter 8.25” circle to make a thin border.
4. Using the Fingertip Craft Knife and an acrylic ruler or by using a trimmer, trim away any excess to match the contour of the purse as needed.
5. Using the Scalloped Daisy Embossing Border Punch, punch the length of Wish You Were Here (reverse) patterned paper.
6. Trim the paper to 3 ½” wide strip. Punch the other length.
7. Using the Give it a Swirl Border Punch, punch the length of Globetrotter patterned paper.
8. Trim the paper to a 2” wide strip. Punch the other length.
9. Layer and adhere both strips together. Add to the large circle and trim edges.
10. Trim a small strip of Globetrotter (reverse) patterned paper to cover the bottom edge and adhere.
11. Adhere the Globetrotter circle border made earlier to the top. Trim as needed.
12. Adhere this whole combination to the wooden purse.
13. Using the Ultra ShapeXpress, cut two swirls using the Shapes and Flowers template from the Globetrotter (reverse) patterned paper and adhere on top of the layered strips using mini glue dots.
14. Adhere one of the quote stickers to a cardstock sticker and place on top of the swirls.
15. Using Pop-up Glue Dots, adhere title.
16. Add buttons and epoxy stickers.
17. Add glitter glaze to circle border and swirls. Let dry completely before proceeding.

Sides of Purse
18. Using Threading Water border punch, punch the length of Road Map patterned paper.
19. Trim the paper to a 1 ¾” strip. Punch the other length. Make two of these punched strips and adhere together.
20. Using the Round n’ Round Extra Large Squeeze Punch, trim semi-circles in the strips to accommodate the purse hardware and adhere to one of the sides of the purse.
21. Using your trimmer and Scallop Rotary Blade, trim the length of Runway patterned paper. Trim the paper to a ¾” strip. Make two of these trimmed strips and adhere to the sides of the purse.
22. Add buttons around the closure.

Back of Purse
23. Using the Ultra ShapeXpress, cut two swirls and two stars using the Shapes and Flowers template on the Wish You Were Here patterned paper and adhere on top of the Globetrotter circle that was made earlier.
24. Using the Scallop Rotary Blade, trim a 2 ½” x 5” tag from the Runway patterned paper.
25. Using the Straight Rotary Blade, trim a 2” x 4 1/5” tag from the Road Map (reverse)
26. Add one of the quote stickers to the Road Map (reverse) tag and then adhere this to the Runway tag. Adhere on top of the stars and swirls.
27. Trim the bottom and adhere the Globetrotter (reverse) circle to the back of the purse.
28. Add glitter glaze to edges of the circle and the swirls. Let dry completely.

Mini Book

1. Using the Ultra ShapeXpress, cut five 6 ¾” circles from coordinating cardstock.
2. Add various acrylic stamps to the stamp press and stamp on both sides of two of the circles.
3. Trim a little bit off of each circle to make straight edges for the binding.
4. Cut 6” circles from Hit the Road, Globetrotter and Wish You Were Here patterned papers.
5. Trim a little bit off a 6” Globetrotter circle and adhere to one of the unstamped cardstock circles.
6. Cut one of the 5 1/2” circles in half. Border punch the bottom half with the Threading Water punch, trim a little off to make a straight edge and adhere to the Globetrotter circle.

7. Add chipboard title, chipboard shape, epoxy stickers and buttons.
8. Adhere 6” circles to unstamped pages.
9. Trim 3 ½” x 5” tags from white cardstock and punch one end with Threading Water border punch.
10. Trim 3 ¼” x 4 ½” tags from Road Map (reverse) and Wish You Were Here (reverse) patterned papers and punch one end with Give it a Swirl border punch.
11. Stamp on Road Map (reverse) and Wish You Were Here (reverse).
12. Adhere patterned paper tags to white cardstock.
13. Add pictures and embellishments as desired.
14. Layer tags between pages.
15. Use Eyelet Setter to punch holes and set eyelets. Add binder rings

Clipboard

1. Trace clipboard onto the reverse side of Runway patterned paper and cut out using trimmer.
2. Adhere paper to clipboard. Trim excess paper with the Fingertip Craft Knife.
3. Punch circles from Globetrotter paper and adhere to clipboard.
4. Add clear quote stickers, assorted Rain Dots and epoxy stickers.

Supplies:

Fiskars – Border Punches – Threading Water, Give it a Swirl
Fiskars – Embossing Border Punch – Scalloped Daisy
Fiskars – Squeeze Punch – Extra Large Round n’ Round
Fiskars – 12” x 18” Self Healing Cutting Mat
Fiskars – Ultra ShapeXpress
Fiskars – Fingertip Craft Knife
Fiskars – 6”x12” Acrylic Ruler with Two Color Grid
Fiskars – Shape Template Set – Supersized Circles, Shapes and Flowers
Fiskars – Portable Rotary Trimmer
Fiskars – Rotary Blades – Straight, Scallop
Fiskars – Easy Stamp Press
Fiskars – Scissors - No. 8 Razor Edged Softouch
Fiskars – Eyelet Setters
Li’l Davis Designs – Away We Go Clear Stamps – Road Trip
Fiskars – Tape Runner, Pop-up Glue Dots, Mini Glue Dots
Li’l Davis Designs – Away We Go Patterned Paper – Wish You Were Here, Hit the Road, Globetrotter, Runway, Road Map
Li’l Davis Designs – Away We Go Cardstock Stickers
Li’l Davis Designs – Away We Go Chipboard Alphabet – Lakeside
Li’l Davis Designs – Away We Go Epoxy Stickers – Around the World, Seashore
Li’l Davis Designs – Away We Go Assorted Buttons
Li’l Davis Designs – Away We Go Chipboard Words – Scenic Route
Li’l Davis Designs – Glitter Glaze - Iris
Cloud9 Design – Clear Quote Stickers – Memories
Cloud9 Design – Rain Dots – Multi Stardust, Vacation Words & Shapes, Family Words & Shaped
other- wood craft purse, mini wood clipboard, ink, paint, blue and white cardstock, eyelets, binder rings, paint brush, pen or pencil

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