Hello, friends, and happy Friday to you! For those of you in the U.S., you may be gearing up for a holiday weekend, and all of us are starting to feel summer vibes! For today’s New & Noteworthy post, we have one of the latest collections from Crafter’s Companion that will bring a tropical feel to our papercrafting projects—and they have a great tutorial for you using it! Let’s take a look!

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Jewel bright, light and full of magic, the Nature’s Garden Hummingbird Collection will grace your card and papercraft creations with enchanting delicacy!

In some cultures hummingbirds are symbols of luck, joy and love, bringing light and sweetness into people’s lives. This stunning collection brings these graceful creatures to life through intricate designs, sumptuous illustrations and a jewel box colour palette. Perfect for crafting unique cards, crafts and gifts to treasure! 

Follow this step-by-step guide to create a beautiful desktop organiser that opens out to reveal shelves, a notelet holder and envelopes. 

You will need:

Step-by-step instructions: 

  1. Cut out pieces of Linen Card as follows:
    1. Two pieces 8″ x 10″
    2. One piece 3″ x 8″
    3. One piece 4″ x 8″
    4. One piece 5″ x 8″

2. Take both 8″ x 10″ pieces and use the Ultimate Pro to score down the 2″ line on both shorter sides and one long side as shown.

3. Use a craft knife to cut out the bottom corners on one piece of card and small slits in the other piece of card as shown.

4. Fold both pieces and slot together as in the image.

5. Take the 3″ x 8″ and the 5″ x 8″ card pieces and score down the 1″ line down both shorter sides and one long side.

6. Use a Glue Tape Pen to attach the piece from the previous step to the inside of your box shape. Use the longer piece at the center point of the box and the shorter piece at the front to create shelves.

7. Use your patterned paper paper pads to cut out and attach pieces measuring roughly 1/4″ smaller than each panel. This is called matting and layering. Top Tip: use a sheet of the 12” Paper Pad on the front flap to go over all three sides and then use matching 6” Paper Pad for the 2 dividers and back panel of the inside of the box to create a cohesive look.

8. Lay the Hovering Hummingbird Die and its outer frame onto Neenah Card. Follow the instructions included with your Gemini machine to die cut the design.

9. Color using Spectrum Noir Classique Markers.

10. Attach a piece of vellum to the back of the die cut image and attach to the front of the box. Cut out and attach frame to go around the outside of the hummingbird design using matching patterned papers. Top Tip: use the outer die from the Hovering Hummingbird Die to create the outer edge and then use a ruler and knife to create an aperture.

11. Take the 4″ x 8″ piece of card and score a 1″ line around all four sides. Cut notches out of each corner, fold and attach it to the box lid.

12. Repeat the process from Step 7 to add mats and layers with patterned paper. Attach to the panels and make sure your lid fits the box.

13. Take the largest die from the Tropical Tags set and die cut two from Linen Card. This will form your notelet holder!

14. Using the same die cut out some sheets of white paper or card that will become the inserts for your notelet holder.

15. Use the smaller Tropical Tags die to cut out a shape from patterned paper and attach to one of the coloured card tag shapes. Sandwich the white shapes in between both layers of card and tie together with ribbon

16. Die cut floral decorations from the Tropical Tags set and decorate your notelet holder. Use Finesse Alcohol Proof Inkpad and Rock a Blocks to stamp a sentiment from the Spread Your Wings set onto a piece of white card and attach.

17. Cut pieces of 12″ x 12″ patterned paper to measure 8/14″ to make envelopes to store inside your box organizer.

18. Use your the G line of your Enveloper on all sides to create cute envelopes from patterned paper!

Your Nature’s Garden Hummingbird desktop organizer is done! Ready to fill with your letters and notes or give as a handmade gift!

With delicate and detailed dies, beautiful stamps, and dazzlingly beautiful paper pads, why not check out the full Nature’s Garden Hummingbird Collection to see what else you can make? 

We’d love to giveaway this prize package to one lucky commenter:

This bundle includes: Hummingbird 12 x 12-inch paper pad, Heavenly Hummingbird 3D embossing folder, Spread Your Wings stamp, Sweet Hummingbird stamp and die, Hovering Hummingbird metal die, Botanical Wreath metal die

To enter to win, please leave a comment by midnight ET on Wednesday, June 1st, telling us what kind of project you would love to create with this new collection! A winner will be selected at random and announced here on the SCT blog on June 3rd. Thanks for reading and be sure to find out about our upcoming releases and find more inspiration at our links below!

Crafter’s Companion: Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Crafter’s TV

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Last week, Lawn Fawn inspired us with a pool party on a card by Caly Person and offered up an amazing giveaway of some of their newest products! The winner of this giveaway is:

“So much cuteness in this Lawn Fawn release! That pool party card is super adorable! I’m most looking forward to reading on the patio this summer.” ~ Stacy K.

Congratulations, Stacy! Please email meghann@scrapbookandcards.com with your shipping address and telephone number to claim your Lawn Fawn prize!

Thanks for joining us on the blog this week, and don’t miss out on more inspiration and ideas to come starting on Monday! We’ll see you here then!