Toot Toot
Artist: Debbi Adams

Supplies
Puzzle Mates Products:

Train
Select one or two photos and use template (Engine from All Aboard! set) to trace then cut out. Then, using the same template, trace and cut the following parts out of black cardstock: grill, chimney, wheels and roof and the cab out of yellow cardstock. Mount photos onto red cardstock and use the 3/8" disk (Magic Matter) for a perfectly even mat.

Trim an 8 1/2 x 11 inch piece of white cardstock down to 8 x 10 1/2. Adhere to an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of blue cardstock. Cut "grass" from green paper then lay on top of black cardstock, using the 1/4" Magic Matter disk to create the black border. Adhere to white cardscock base, making sure to trim the sides to fit the edges of the white cardstock.

Cut a circle (approximately 2 1/2") from yellow cardstock. Make "X" and pole from black cardstock and attach to yellow circle. Mark "R R" on either side of "X." Mount onto page as shown. Adhere engine pieces (i.e. wheels, etc.) to engine and then mount onto white cardstock.

Title
Trace and cut out "Toot Toot" (Alphabet Puzzle Template Book) from black cardstock. Mount "Toot" onto green cardstock. Trace around letters with 1/8" disk (Magic Matter) and cut out.

Make centers of O's with white cardstock cut into small clouds. Draw puffs of smoke from engine with black marker (Tip: use a pencil or Journaling Genie Vanishing Ink Pen first!) onto white base cardstock. Adhere title as shown and outline letters with white milky pen.

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Flight to Italy
Artist: Debi Adams

Choose photos to fit airplane template. Trace and cut out.

Mount photos onto white cardstock. Cut out pieces of map cardstock and mount onto navy blue cardstock.

Draw "flight pattern" lines with white milky pen. Place a star ( * ) on important places. Mount airplane with photo in proper direction onto navy cardstock. Title page with black pen on luggage tag. For added dimension, mount luggage tag and using Magic Matter, trace around template and tag, then cut out on lines indicated. Adhere to page.

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Lost!
Artist: Debi Adams

Supplies

Puzzle Mates Products:

Puzzles to Go! Dentist Template Set Magic Matter Puzzle Mates States and Chunky Letters Template Book

Other Supplies:

Red plaid paper Journaling Genie #1 Black acid-free pen

Tooth
Using tooth template, trace and cut shape out of white cardstock. Mount white cardstock onto red cardstock and use Magic Matter around the outside to get a perfectly even mat.

Title
Use a Magic Matter disk to trace INSIDE the chunky letters onto red plaid paper. Mount letters onto black paper and use a Magic Matter disk around the outside to mat the letters.

Photos
Mount photos onto red plaid paper and use a Magic Matter disk around the photo for the mat.

Journaling Block
Cut a rectangular piece of white paper. Mount onto black paper and use a Magic Matter disk for the mat. Use Journaling Genie #1 to create the lines on the block. Journal as desired.

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Fun in the Sun
Artist: Alison Bergquist

Supplies
Puzzle Mates Products:

Puzzles to Go! Scenic Borders Template Set Magic Matter

Other Products:

Blue 12 x 12 paper (Robin's Nest) Blue cardstock (to mat photos) Sand paper (Sandy Lion)

Clouds
Cout out 2 cloud borders from white cardstock. Mount onto blue cardstock (Robin's Nest) as shown. Chalk around edges. Mount page title onto clouds.

Sand
Cut out 2 borders from sand paper (Sandy Lion). Mount 1 border approximately 1 inch from the bottom of the page. Mount pail accent between the layers of "sand."

Photos
Use paper trimmer (Fiskars) to crop photo. Mount onto blue paper. Use a Magic Matter disk for the mat. However, when cutting along the line left by the disk, continue cutting straight on all of the lines to obtain the squared off corner look.

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