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Check out our projects featured in the April issue of Memory Makers magazine!

Fall Memories Clipboard
By Laura Nicholas

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Instructions:

Round the bottom corners of an 8 3/4"x4" piece of black mesh paper, sand the edges and glue across the bottom of the clipboard. Tear the bottom edge off an 8 3/4"x12" piece of striped paper (stripes running vertically), sand the edges and glue over the top of the clipboard, overlapping the black paper.
Use a foam brush to lightly apply paint to the metal clip and around the edges of the clipboard; let dry.
Use Zots™ to attach three pieces of rust ribbon diagonally across the clipboard. Sand the edges of four photos and mat them on tan textured paper. Glue the photos to the clipboard, tucking portions under the ribbon lengths.
Use the Crop-A-Dile™ to punch six holes in the clipboard, one over each end of the ribbon lengths. Lightly sand the tops of three black big brads and three standard brads. Insert the brads in the holes, adding silk flowers behind the brads in the bottom right corner, then trim the ribbon tails even with the edges of the clipboard.
Punch a hole in the top left corner of the metal clip and attach a rust flower with a sanded big brad. Knot two pieces of black ribbon around the top of the clip.
Computer journal onto blank tags and glue throughout the page, then accent with a black grosgrain bow.

Card Organizer
By LeNae Gerig

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Instructions:

Glue a 5 3/4"x1/2" strip of striped paper (stripes running vertically) across one short side of the box lid. Use the Crop-A-Dile™ to punch six evenly spaced holes along the strip and eight holes along each of the other sides. Add brads to the holes in the strip and weave three lengths of rust ribbon through the holes on the other three sides.
Place the lid with the bradded edge closest to you. Ink the edges of a 6 3/4"x8 1/4" piece of brown mesh paper and glue it centered on the box lid. Ink the edges of a 7 3/8"x4 3/4" piece of striped paper (stripes running vertically) and glue it across the lid. Ink the edges of a 5 3/4"x7" piece of blue dotted paper and glue it centered on the lid.
Double-mat a small photo on white cardstock, then brown mesh paper. Add a blue brad to each corner and glue the photo centered on the lid. Layer two small silk flowers on top of two large flowers and insert brads in the centers. Use Zots™ to attach the flowers in the top right corner of the lid and add a rust bow. Computer journal onto a small tag cut-out and glue it tucked under the flowers.
Ink the edges of three 4 3/4"x5" pieces of striped paper (stripes running horizontally), then glue one centered on each side of the box, excluding the side with the label holder. Ink the edges of a 2 3/8"x3" and a 2 3/8"x1 1/2" piece of striped paper (stripes running horizontally). Glue the pieces above and below the label holder.

Happy Birthday to My Husband Card
By Paris Dukes

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Instructions:

Cut a 5"x6 1/2" piece of squares border paper, including the border. Ink the edges of four square brads and two star brads, then add them to the centers of the outlined squares on the border. Place the card with the fold on the left and glue the paper over the card front, placing the border on the right.
Cut a 2"x6 1/2" strip of bronze glimmer paper. Run black grosgrain ribbon centered down the strip, taping the tails to the backside. Tear and roll the right edge of the strip, then glue the strip even with the card fold. Ink the edges of the card front.
Write a message onto two small tag cut-outs and ink the edges of the tags. Ink the edges of two star brads and add one to each tab, then foam tape the tags down the ribbon length. Use a Zot™ to attach a bow just above the top tag.
Inside: Ink the edges of a 5"x2 3/4" piece of bronze glimmer paper and glue centered across the card inside. Write onto the label cut-out, ink the edges and add a square brad to each end. Glue the label across the glimmer paper.
Closure: Add a no-set eyelet brad to the right edge of the card front, then add another in the same location on the card inside. Close the card and run a length of black ribbon through both holes, knotting the tails together.

“A” Monogram
By Laura Nicholas

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Instructions:

Sand the edges of a black Chip Chatter “A”. Cut a 2 1/2"x1 1/2" piece of striped paper (stripes running vertically) and tear the long edges. Glue the paper across the “A” cross-bar. Place the letter face down on a cutting mat and use a craft knife to trim the excess paper even with the edges of the letter.
Use the Crop-A-Dile™ to punch a hole over the paper on the right side of the letter. Attach a small silk flower over the hole with a black brad. Set two copper eyelets along the top left edge of the letter using the Crop-A-Dile™.