It's a Magical Day

Hello Bloggers! Happy Tuesday morning. Hope you are all doing well. I'm up on the Noel Mignon Blog this morning with my latest layout using this month's "Buttons and Bows" Classic Kit. This kit has been so much fun to work with - lots of bright colors and fun embellishments. Our challenge this week is to use something "Magical" on our projects. Here's what I came up with.

I used Lawn Fawn's Stitched Circle Stackables Dies to create all my circles.

For more details and close ups, stop by the Noel Mignon Blog today.

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see ya soon.

Lots of Pockets

Hello Everyone! I'm back today with my latest Project Life page using the AWESOME Noel Mignon's Show and Tell Daily Dairy Kit. This page is a bit different from last week. I used a 12x12 pocket page from October Afternoon with 3x3 pockets for the first time. I must say, I LOVE this style pocket page. It's a bit of a challenge to decorate the smaller squares but layering smaller embellishments worked well. I used Crate Paper's Wonder collection for most of my page.

I have lots of close-ups on the Noel Mignon blog so please stop by and take a look.

It's time for a Pool Party!!

Howdy ya'll! I'm hopping on today to share my first Project Life Page as a Design Team member for Noel Mignon!! {insert squeal here!} I have been a Noel Mignon kit subscriber for a LONG time, and highly recommend Noel's kits. I have yet to come across a kit that has more packed into it than hers. All the papers and embellies are beautifully coordinated and make scrapping a breeze! Noel Mignon offers two types of kits. The classic kits are designed for layouts. The Daily Diary kits are geared for pocket scrappers so to be on the team as a Daily Diary Kit Designer is so exciting!! My first post is up TODAY so if you have some time and want to check it out I have a lot of close-ups on the blog >>HERE<<. Here's my first page using the Pool Party Daily Diary Kit.

 

 

I love how bright and summery this month's kit is!!!! I have already created two PL pages and am working on my third and I will STILL have leftovers!!

Thanks for stopping by today and letting me share my news with you! I have another PL page with the AWESOME kit coming up later this month!

Have a great week!!

 



National Scrapbook Day and New Prima Doll Tags!

Happy Monday Everyone. Hope you all had a great weekend and to all my crafty friends hope you had a productive National Scrapbook Day! I spent Saturday morning teaching a canvas class at Jenn Shurkus's lovely loft. Jenn and Chris's daughters created adorable canvases based on one I created last month for the Design Team over at Mixed Media Monthly Challenge Blog. Here's what they created ...

 

 

I love how each one is different even though all the products were the same. I also loved how the girls wanted to make them their own! They all waited to find the right word to add to the canvases to make it unique to them. It was so much fun and a great way to celebrate National Scrapbook Day! I also worked on a travel mini album to celebrate my trip to Bermuda in 2013. This will be a gift and I will share once I put the finishing touches on it!

Last month I created two brand new Prima Doll Tags using Julie Nutting's new Doll Stamps. I have made lots of these tags with Julie's stamps and I still love creating them. The first tag showcases "Jill" one of the newer stamps by Julie Nutting. I used Crate Paper's "Confetti" collection to create the scene for my tag and added the adorable dog as well - coordinated to match Jill, of course!

 

 

Here's a close up of the little dog all dressed up to walk in style ...

 

 

For the second tag I used "Rita", another newer doll stamp. I LOVE her dress and how stylish she is. She looks confident. I used My Mind's Eye "Jubilee" papers for Miss Rita.

 

 

For her dress, I re-stamped a few sections of her dress and popped them up with foam tape to give the dress more dimension.

 

 

I love little banners for detail and I added some gold thread under the button to go with the gold dots on her dress.

 

 

These tags are so fun and easy to create.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope your day is a good one! See you soon!

Julie Nutting Mixed Media Cling Rubber Stamps - Rita	Julie Nutting Mixed Media Cling Rubber Stamps - Jill	Prima Marketing Cling Stamps, Mixed Media Doll, Dog Treats by Julie Nutting	Memento Ink Pad, Tuxedo Black	Coats Metallic Thread, Gold	Fiskars Easy Stamp Press
Ranger Inkssentials MINI GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue Adhesive .5oz GAC27898	Ranger Inkssentials Manila Craft Tags, 4.125 by 8.5-Inch, 10 Per Package	3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent	My Minds Eye - Jubilee - Mint Julep 12x12 Paper Bundle (16 sheets)	Crate Paper Maggie Holmes Confetti Patterned Paper Pad, 12 by 12-Inch	Liquitex Professional White Gesso Surface Prep Medium, 16-oz
Scotch 085 ATG Acid Free Advanced Tape Glider, 1/4-Inch by 36-Yard, Pink	Faber-Castell - Mix and Match Collection - Color Gelatos - Red - 4 Piece Set with Clear Acrylic Stam	*Faber-Castell NEUTRALS Gelatos Clear Stamp and Brush 4pk	EK Success Cutter Bee Precision-Cut Scissors	Fiskars 12 Inch LED SureCut Folding Rotary Paper Trimmer (154470-1002)	Hygloss 10061 100-Piece Round Doilies, 6-Inch, White

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Valentine's Day Projects and Winter GO AWAY!!

Hi Everyone! Here in New England we are in the midst of ANOTHER powerful storm, leaving us with another foot or more of snow. This has been a challenging winter, one of the toughest in a while, and we are pretty tough here! There is no place for the snow, the transit system is limited, the traffic is brutal due to the lack of trains running and I can't even think about when it comes time for this mess to melt. Roofs are collapsing with the weight of the snow and navigating around the snow banks is dangerous. However, we trudge on because that's all we can do!

I've been in my studio a lot lately since the outdoor activities and travel are limited. I did have a great canvas class yesterday at Right at home Scrapbooking! I want to thank all who attended. We left just as the snow started! I posted some pics on my Instagram account. I made some cute Valentine's Day Treat Bags for my students using my latest Paper Pumpkin Kit from Stampin' Up!

 

 



 

I also created a valentine's Day layout using my latest Noel Mignon Kit "Love Life". I used lots of papers from Crate Paper's Kiss Kiss collection ...

Here's a few close-ups ...

Hope you all had a great Valentine's Day and wish us New Englander's luck dealing with Mother Nature!!!! Thanks for stopping by!

Creative Scrappers Sketch 279 and a Birthday

Good Morning!! Happy Sunday to everyone. Today is a special day for me for several reasons. It's my Birthday AND it's reveal day at Creative Scrappers. I am beyond excited to share with you my first layout as a Design Team member of this amazing team!! I have always LOVED sketches and I enjoy seeing how everyone interprets them. Here's my take on Sketch 279 ...

 

I used papers from Noel Mignon's September "Tea for Two" kit. Most of the papers and embellishment are from Crate Paper's "Notes and Things" collection. Here's a few close-ups ...

 

 

Sketch 279

Our sponsor for sketch 279 and 280 is Pretty Little Studio.

 

To Win a prize all you need to do is create a layout and enter the challenges using our inlinkz widget at the end of the reveals for Sketches #279-280.

 

Also a reminder that Creating with Sketches Vol. 3 in available for preorder. Digital copies will be available shortly.  Go HERE to purchase yours today...and save 20% TODAY ONLY with the coupon code V3SUNDAY279.

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and please stop by Creative Scrappers to see all the inspiration from the team!!

Happy Birthday Blog Hop!!

Hi everyone! I wanted to hop on today to share a Birthday card I created for a good friend of mine. I met her recently this year and she quickly became a good friend!! We are on the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge Blog team together and as a birthday surprise to her the team decided to each send her a card in the form of a blog hop! So without further ado ... HAPPY BIRTHDAY Rachel Kleinman!!! Here's my card for you!

 

I used Crate Paper's "Notes and Things" for the card base. The collection is so pretty and includes some fun accent stickers. The sequins and gold/white paper on top of the doily are from Teresa Collins "Nine & Co." collection. Here's a close-up on the card's center. I added some gold thread under the stickers...

 

 

You have probably arrived here from Lynn Adam's blog. Next stop Melanie's blog. (Here's the list of the "Birthday Wishes" team)

 

Donna Bowman

Lynn Adams

Lynn Kopas <<<you are here

Melanie Douthit

Lalo Ik

 

Happy Birthday Rachel!! Hope you have an extra special day!!! See you soon!!