AUTHENTIQUE PAPER: Traditional Holiday Stockings

Head on over to the Authentique Blog to see this wonderful tutorial using Authentique's Tradition Collection and some wonderful Petaloo products! There's even a chance to win some great Authentique papers!! You'll even see me break out the Xyron Creative Station on this one!

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Together is a Wonderful Place to Be (Gossamer Blue September 2013 kit)

Just a cute layout using the September Gossmer Blue Kit. Love my family!

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Blog Swap Week with Xyron + Maya Road!!

Good Morning Xyron and Maya Road fans!! Heather here with two wonderful projects for you.I am also being featured on the Xyron Blog today. Make sure you check out each day this week for fun and prizes!!

The first project that I created, was a sweet little ornament using one of the Maya Road Vintage Metal Heart Tins.

I started by tracing the Maya Road Vintage Metal Heart Tin onto my paper. To make sure that the heart fit, I had to cut down the heart just a little bit smaller than the area that was fluted. The Joyous Collection by Authentique was the perfect version of Christmas for this ornament.

I then used my Xyron 3" Sticker Maker to adhere the heart to the tin. The 3" Sticker Maker is just the perfect size for this!

I waited to create a hole for the cording until I glued in the heart down. This way, I didn't have to match anything up. Because of the metal, I used my Crop-o-Dile for this.

I then created some interest with a few stickers and some Xyron Foam Squares. It was then that I decided to ink the edges of everything. I had inked the stickers, but had to use an ImagineCrafts Fantastix ink applicator to smudge some ink onto the red heart.

I then added one of the Statements die cut pieces, using more of the Foam Squares to add dimension.

Lastly, I used the gorgeous Maya Road Twine Cording in Cherry Red to create a hanger for the ornament, and create a gorgeous bow for the top. The Maya Road Cording makes gorgeous bows.

I cannot wait to display this on my Christmas tree!!

For my second project, I started with the Maya Road 5 Ring Tab Book and more of the Joyous Collection. Each of the pages has been run through my Xyron 9" Creative Station. I then applied the patterned paper, then cut with a kraft knife, and filed off the edges using a nail file for acrylic nails (they last longer and are usually cheaper). The cover is finished with a Maya Road Photo Frame that has been run through the Xyron 3" Sticker Maker. The middle of the Photo Frame was sprayed with gold mist before adding some die cuts.

All of the pages are simple, as they will have photographs added later. Because of the amazing amount of pages in the Mini Book, I wanted to keep the dimension simple. Otherwise, I ran the risk of not being able to close it.

I cut each of the photo mats down to 3.5" x 5.5". This way, I can just slightly cut down standard sized photographs and easily use my Xyron Mega Runner to post in some sweet Christmas memories.

 I love how clean and graphic this ended up.

Supplies Used:

Xyron: 9" Creative Station, 3" Sticker Maker, Mega Runner, Foam Squares

Maya Road: Vintage Metal Heart Tart Tins, 5 Ring Tab Book, Twine Cording (Cherry Red), Photo Frames Chipboard Set

Other Supplies: Authentique's Joyous Collection, Distress Ink (Black Soot), ImagineCrafts Fantastix, Heidi Swapp Gold Lame Color Shine Pin It

You Are One in a Million... (Gossamer Blue September 2013 kit)

I really loved this layout. I saw something similar on the TwoPeas board... Or maybe Pinterest. Anyway, I found a similar cut file in the Silhouette Online Store and had fun mixing and matching the papers. I was in the mood to just create, so this is a pretty direct translation. And I still love it.
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Little Dancer (Gossamer Blue September 2013 Kit)

This past June, my oldest got to dance in her first ballet recital. Every other year, the local YMCA dance classes rent out this beautifully large theater downtown and they all perform. Miss I's first year in ballet was just this such year. She got to wear a wonderfully lovely yellow dress and dance to The Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun". Being a huge Beatles fan, I was in love that she now knows all the words to such a beautiful song.

For this layout, I used all of the lovely pieces from Gossamer Blue's September kit. I just loved that arrow stamp, and repeated it a few times. I also added a My Mind's Eye puffy geotag, and a Fancy Pants cork arrow. 
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AUTHENTIQUE PAPER: Cards & Tags with Core'dinations

I really enjoyed making this set of tags for the Authentique Blog today. Make sure that you check out all of the wonderful details that come about by combining Authentique papers and Core'dinations cardstock!

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Crop Layouts: ScrapbookSteals Crop (September 2013)

I always feel that I don't create enough when I'm at a crop. Mainly I love to chat with my lovely friends who are there with me. This last ScrapbookSteals Crop was no exception. I did however get a few things done during the classes, and in true Heather style, didn't follow directions all that well.

The first layout is using Pebbles' From Me to You papers. The class used the Dark Kraft cards from American Crafts, as a card making course. I really liked the cards, but wasn't really in the mood for cards that morning. Instead, I created this fun layout using most of the patterns and pricing strips from the various papers. I really liked the grey from this set of papers. I also really liked this sheet of paper, and am looking forward to using the rest for a few cards.

The second layout used a page kit from Echo Park's Reflections Collection. I swapped the order of the layout that was presented, and added a few more details with the white pen.

For this layout, I'm not quite sure if I'm done with it so far. KC from My Mind's Eye challenged us to a few choices of layouts. One, we had to use Christmas papers in a non-Christmas way. And two, he gave us a few choices for our layout. Luckily, I had this adorable picture of my little Seahawks fans ready to scrap. The papers are all from The Winter Wonderland Collection. So is the twine. Which actually worked perfectly as they are pretty close to Seahawks colors. The alphas are Pink Paislee and October Afternoon from my stash, the stamp from Elle's Studio for Gossamer Blue.

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