PAPER GIRLS CHALLENGE BLOG: Challenge #174 - Spring Color Inspiration

Today's Paper Girls Challenge is all about Spring! I chose to use the color palette to create a color block card using a die that I got awhile ago.

I die cut the heart multiple times, then paper pieced the pieces together in a spectrum order.

After that was complete, I used some matching paper for the background, embossing it with a WRMK Next Level Embossing Folder. This one was from a few years ago.

Popped the heart up on some dimensional adhesive, added a sentiment from an old A.muse stamp set, wound up some Hand and Hearth twine, and done. The little banner was just trimmed on the ends for detail.

Come play with all of us at the Paper Girls Challenge Blog!

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Lawnscaping Challenge No. 88: Texture Anyone?

I really loved this challenge... I had made a similar card (Popping Up to Say Get Well Soon), but wanted to really change it up and incorporate the fun texture idea of this week's Lawnscaping Challenge No. 88: Texture Anyone?

I started by recreating the same folded card, that was then cut using the Stitched Party Banner Lawn Cuts. This time, I really wanted the banner holes cut, so didn't put anything between the two layers. I then inked up my Darice woodgrain embossing folder and then ran the card through my die cut machine. Stamped up the Fox from my LF Into the Woods set, and colored using Spectrum Noir pens. I fussy cut and then attached it to the stitched circle.

I then took some of the Into the Woods paper (Sycamore), and die cut the Scripty Hello Lawn Cut. I then used my Xyron 1.5" Sticker Maker to attach it. I then sprinkled some Lawn Ornaments all over the card, and tied it together with twine.

See how running the ink pad over the embossing folder, then running the entire thing gave it some amazing texture and shine?!?!?! I cannot remember where I saw this technique, but I love it!! If I can remember where I found it... Probably Jennifer McGuire or Kristina Werner. I tend to watch their videos late at night before I fall asleep.

Supplies:
Lawn Fawn: Into the Woods Stamp set, paper and Lawn Ornaments, Lawn Cuts (Scripty Hello & Stitched Party Banners)
Other Supplies: Mohawk Via Vellum (kraft), AC cardstock, Neenah Solar White Cover, Spectrum Noir pens, Xyron 1.5" sticker maker & Adhesive Dots, ImagineCrafts Delicata Ink (Golden Glitz) Pin It

We R Memory Keeper's Guest Designer

FROM the We R Memory Keepers Blog:

Hello! I am Heather Conklin. I'm super excited to share with you how much fun I had creating for We R today! I live in Washington State with my wonderful husband, two little girls, and not-so-miniature schnauzer. I teach high school art during the day, and craft on nights and weekends when the kiddos head to bed. I've been crafting since 2004, but have been creating my entire life. I was so happy to see the wonderful colors of the Harvest Collection as they went perfectly with our recent family photographs.

CARD:

I love using all of my little bits and pieces for cards. For this card, I covered a card base using my Xyron 9" Creative Station, then used parts of the title strips from each paper sheet, and strips from the Fall Collage paper to add various patterns to the card base. Then, I simply added a ricrac ribbon and used dimensional adhesive with one of the Embossed Designer Stickers for a sentiment.

LAYOUT (2 PHOTO):

Cut down a sheet of Autumn Sprig to 11x11". Cut a 10x10" piece out of the middle out of a sheet of Pressed Flowers. Glue the 11x11" on top of the square frame of Pressed Flowers. Cut off a strip of the Fall Collage sheet and place it on the bottom third of your layout. Mat a 5x7" and wallet sized photo each with the leftover of the Pressed Flowers sheet. Place the 5x7" off center, and position the wallet in the photo's negative space.

Using a die cut machine, cut a doily out from the November Mist sheet and cut that in half. Position these pieces behind the photographs. Cut off the circle from Fall title, use some dimensional adhesive and place it over a few of the Embossed Designer Stickers. Use another of the Embossed Designer Stickers on the corner of your large photograph. Use Glossy Accents to highlight the white areas of the large orange flowers.

LAYOUT (1 PHOTO):

Cut down a sheet of Honeycomb to 11x11". Cut a dark brown piece of cardstock to 11.25x11.25". Glue the Honeycomb paper to the brown cardstock and then to a piece of vanilla cardstock. Cut a piece of Type Set to 8x10".

Corner round two alternate edges and glue down. Cut a piece of Pressed Flowers to 5x7" and corner round the opposite corners. Glue down, then using a contrasting marker, add faux stitching.

Mat your photo with a light cardstock, then take some of the leftover scraps of paper to make a collection of banners.

Place these under your photograph before you adhere it. Cut a circle, then layer a few of the Embossed Designer Stickers over it for your title. Die Cut a branch from cardstock, then add a few more of the Embossed Designer Stickers.

K-CUP HOLDER:

I cut the K Cup holder with my die cut machine using quality cardstock. Fold on all of the score lines, making a tube. The outermost section is the one next to the circles on the end. Adhere each edge flap as you go. When the K Cup holder is put together, add your decorative papers. For this one, I used rectangles of November Mist and a strip from the Fall Collage sheet. Make sure that you score your paper before attaching it to your holder. I then adhered circles of paper to each of the K Cups, then added a Embossed Designer Sticker to each of them.

Lastly, I tied the K Cups into the holder with some jute twine and tied a button to the bow.

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Thanks for looking at today's post. Thank you again to We R Memory Keepers for having me guest design for you!!

Here is the link for the Silhouette File that I made for the K Cup holder LINK. Let me know if you make one, and link me up!

If you really like the photographs (and you are in the greater Seattle area!) make sure that you check out MG-B Photo or check out her Facebook Page. Michelle does some amazing work!

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MWAH! - Scrapbook Steals MWM Peridot 4

I am loving this month's Gossamer Blue box. And my May Elle's Studio kit... SWOON!!!! Seriously. The two combined are even better. In love. I cannot wait to see what is available next month!!!

In this layout, I wanted to use bright colors. I loved the Echo Park woodgrain. I had to use it for my "solid" background. In love!! The Fancy Pants Down By the Shore anchors were adorable. And that Jillibean Soup green pattern was fantastic. All of the embellishments were just too fun.

I loved the "Book Report" journaling tag. It's going to be quite awhile before Isla is actually reading, so I just used it for my journaling.

I used the ScrapbookSteals.com Mid-Week Mojo for the sketch. I love using sketches!! Melodee's are pretty darn fun too!! Check them out every Wednesday at 9 am MST. Pin It

Gossamer Blue Guest Design Challenge with My Mind's Eye

It's no secret that I love my monthly dose of Gossamer Blue. If I wasn't at work when the postman came, I think I would probably start stalking him about the time my GB box was to arrive. This last month, GB had a challenge for a Guest Design spot featuring My Mind's Eye products. Just another reason to go and snag some more of their enamel dots!!

For this layout, I combined quite a few new and older lines together. Stella & Rose, Alphabet Soup, Collectible and The Sweetest Thing with a little bit of twine and white cardstock. Seriously though... I love those enamel dots!! Pin It

February's Pinspired with Gossamer Blue Challenge

I often stumble through Pinterest pinning random things to all of my boards. However, it's not often that I actually go through and create something based on anything I pin. Which is kind of unfortunate, because I do pin cute stuff all of the time. I'm trying to get better about it, and actually create things. When Gossamer Blue started their new "Pinspired with Gossamer Blue Challenge", I was completely tempted to join in. I also needed a couple of cards, so it was a perfect excuse to play along. HERE is my inspiration pin, and it's from the Glitz Design Team located HERE. I couldn't find the original post, sorry...

This lovely little pretty was created for my mom. She needed a little bit of cheering up, and it's perfect for her. Bright, cheery, and has green. I also used some more of the bits and pieces of my January Gossamer Blue kit.

This next card uses Authentique's Lovely Collection. I have used almost every scrap of this collection. It's just that perfect. Seriously. If you haven't snagged it all up before it goes away, make sure that you do! It's just beautiful.

I think one day I might just have to make a tutorial on how to get that ribbon... I'm not sure how the original cardmaker did it, but I sure have a fun trick!

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Counterfeit Kit Challenge: Gift #1

I haven't gotten to craft as much as I usually like to lately. We've had some illness floating around our house for a few weeks... and it's not been too much fun. Thankfully, we are all on the mend, which means that I get to spend my free time crafting and not doing extra chores!! WOOHOO!

For this project, I used my Counterfeit Kit to create a little gift for my sweet friend Karen. I covered one of my Moleskine notebooks with some sweet Basic Grey paper, an oh-so-cute doily, a few Sassafras stickers, Fancy Pants chipboard, and tied it all together with some twine, AC washi tape, Tiny Type and a cute bling.

I know this is an iPhone pic... But oh well. It will have to do today! In this case, I wanted Karen to have her gift right after I made it.

Totally loving the Counterfeit Kit Challenge!! I'm using up my stash of supplies!!

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Yes, I actually scrapped in Salt Lake City...

Here are a few of the many cards that I made using my new October (Fall themed) Counterfeit kit. I really need to get the photos for it up, but they weren't that great... So I've not been in a huge rush to post them. 

Anyway, there are two girly cards to start. The first is perfect for a birthday, and the second just a great hello card. I even added Stickles to the multi-colored stamped candles.

 

The rest are just an assortment. I love all the woodgrain, pinks and blues!

This is a small, square card. Perfect for a mini gift enclosure. I do however have to make an envelope for it.

While I wasn't looking, my friend Venetia added the "sexy" underneath the "Hello". I thought it was funny, so it stays.

 Just a LOVE card. 'Nuff said.

This is for a cutey 7 year old's birthday in December. Her favorite color is orange. So I added an orange banner!

This is another oddly-sized card. I thought I was cutting the right size of paper. Nope. Oh well. It will fit into a standard envelope quite easily.

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Just a few cards...

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AUTHENTIQUE: Beautiful Girl

From the AUTHENTIQUE BLOG...

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Hello Authentique fans,  it's Heather again!

I have to start this post with a confession: I love my Hipstamatic photo app. When I printed this photograph, I knew that I wanted to use some of the pink colors from the Uncommon line that Authentique sent, to showcase my little munchkin off. 

I started by using the back of the Gifted paper from the Uncommon line. I really liked how the text, and simplicity allowed for more color in the embellishments. Rather than using a bold mist, or a liberal swipe of acrylic paint, I made a simple solution of white acrylic and water. Instead of spraying, I just splattered some on for interest.

 (Supplies Used: AUTHENTIQUE patterned papers, Uncommon Gifted (back), Uncommon Foundations (back); AUTHENTIQUE die cuts Uncommon Icons, Splendid Icons, Splendid Tabloids, Journey Classic Type)

(Other Supplies: Basic Grey buttons, Twinery twine-Lilac, American Crafts brads, Sassafras Lass Vintage Brooch, Glossy Accents, homemade white acrylic spray)

I really enjoyed how the Uncommon papers worked against the Journey stickers and Splendid die cuts. I used some of the buttons, brads, and a metal flower that I had in my stash.

I also stitched a contrasting color of twine on one of the die cuts. I haven't really quite decided if I really want to add any journaling onto the tabs. So far... I've decided against it.

On one of the die cuts, I used a little bit of Glossy Accents to make the sentiment stand out.

Rather than keep the title straight, I used a piece of circle paper to position the letters in the right spot. I also reflected the circle in the metal flower and the curves in the stitching.

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I also created a card with some of my scraps. This one is for a lovely scrappy friend who just had her fourth baby, a little girl!!

  (Supplies Used: AUTHENTIQUE patterned papers, Blissful 6x6; AUTHENTIQUE die cuts Blissful Icons and Excerpts)

(Other Supplies: American Craft buttons, Hero Arts stamp, Twinery twine)

I hope you enjoy! ~Heather

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I. Love. Twine!

I. Love. Twine!

Seriously... I love twine. I think twine has to be one of the prettiest things that I can add to my papercrafting. It looks fantastic with kraft paper. Twine is just lovely.  So, when my lovely friend Kristy over at www.scrapbooksteals.com asked me to showcase how I keep my twine, as well as a few of my projects... I JUMPED at the chance. 

A little while back a few of my crafty friends and I bought a bunch of Twinery twine in bulk, then divided it all up. This way, I was able to have each of the colors for the same price of one roll!!

  

 Although I love love love how many people creatively hold their twine... I'm all about function! I used strips of chipboard 1.5"x6" to use for two colors. I tried to use complementary colors, or colors that I felt weren't necessarily the same, but I could use together. The concept worked perfectly, until I had to get the newest Twinery colors: Denim, Buttercream and Stone.

 

I may rearrange at some point... But it's not too important at the moment!

For this card, I used a bee that I had lying around from a previous bout with my Cricut. I copied the Echo Park rainbow pattern in twine. It just ended up really cute!

 I really liked how the colors of twine matched all of the rainbow colors in the EP paper.

(Supplies used: Echo Park Summer Days 6x6, American Crafts cardstock-blue/white, Bazzill cardstock-black, Basic Grey yellow patterned paper, Sassafras Lass In-a-Stitch Blooms, Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type, Twinery Twine, Hero Arts stamp)

For the next card, I really wanted to make a knitted looking stocking. I started by actually trying to knit using skewers, and quickly realized that I am NOT a knitter. I'm okay with that information. I ended up using a really quick slip knot stitch and made one long braided looking string. I had previously cut out the stocking, and so wrapped the braid around the stocking shape.

I really liked how this gave the impression of being knitted, without all of the bother! I ended the stocking, by looping the leftover twine to make a loop.

 (Supplies used: Basic Grey patterned cardstock, PaperZone white cardstock, A*Muse stamps, ColorBox ink, Twinery Twine)

I also use twine on layouts! This brightly colored layout was screaming for more pink!

(Supplies used: Basic Grey Patterned Paper in Olivia, MyMindsEye patterned paper SoSophie, BG embellishments, Sassafras Lass letters, Twinery Twine)


For this layout, I attached a chipboard piece to the twine, then made it stay in place using grommets. I love how the twine just adds that extra bit of wonderfulness!!!

All in all... I LOVE Twine! PS. Scrapbooksteals is having Twinery twine on sale today!! Just sayin'!

Also... Head over to my friends' sites to see how they use Twinery twine! ALL  of these ladies are downright GENIUSES!!!

Venetia Holbrook

Brenda Smith

Erin Colby

Van Nguyen

Karen Weingartner

Misty Buck

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