Merry and Bright

Yes it's still Christmas in July!! Am I helping you stay any cooler during this heat wave?

Another quick and easy card using the Festive collection from Authentique.



Supplies Used: Authentique Festive Paper: Believe, Merry
Authentique Festive Details Stickers
Other: Cardstock, Floss, Button

Dont' forget that you can pick up the Festive collection in the store at Cord Scrapbook Studio.

Let your heart be Light

Using the products from Authentique's Festive collection made it so easy to create a Christmas card.

Supplies Used: Authentique Festive Paper: Jolly, Merry
Authentique Festive Details Stickers
Authentique Festive Elements Stickers
Tim Holtz Ink
Spellbinders Dies
Machine Stitching
Other: Cardstock, Pearls

I of course got my hands on this fabulous collection so soon from Cord Scrapbook Studio.
I'm going to enter this card in Authentique's July sketch challenge.

How "Festive" !

Cord Scrapbook Studio always sends me the most wonderful products to create with and that was once again true with the Festive collection from Authentique. You can find it in the store right here.

It was so great to get these photos from 30 years ago of 2 of my children meeting Santa and it was really weird that once I got my layout done I realized that it fit the sketch challenge at Authentique perfectly! Who knew??

Supplies Used: Authentique Festive Paper: Merry, Glistening, Jolly
Authentique Festive Details Stickers
Authentique Festive Elements Stickers
Silhouette Cameo
Fiskars Border Punch
Other: Cardstock, Floss, Buttons

Here are some closeups.

I'll have a card posted tomorrow from this collection. Don't wait too long to buy this Festive collection....you don't want to miss out!!

Christmas?

Well I won this cute stamp from Your Next Stamp called Ellie Loves Music and I used part of the stamp to create a Christmas card.

The fabulous paper that I used is the "Festive" collection from Authentique and I just LOVE it!! Where can you get it you ask? From Cord Scrapbook Studio of course!! Follow that link and it will take you directly to this collection.

Authentique Festive pp: Yuletide, Merry, Believe
Authentique Festive Details stickers
Stamp: Your Next Stamp
Cardstock: SU
Ink: Colorbox
Pearls: Kaiser
Copics
Nestabilities

Stay tuned for some more Festive projects!
Oh and thanks again to Your Next Stamp for this adorable stamp!

C'est Tres Magnifique!

One of my new favourite scrapbook manufacturers is Glitz Design and how lucky was I that I got to design with the French Kiss collection!

This collection was in the Tickle Trunk Memories June kit and it looks like it is still available so I would highly recommend that you treat yourself to it because it's FABULOUS!!!

I'd like to share a layout that I made using the kit that features a photo from my daughter and son-in-laws wedding.

I'm super excited to see that I can enter this in the July challenge at Glitz. Phew...I just noticed this in the nick of time too!!!

Besides the products found in the TTM kit I also used:
Tim Holtz alteration dies & ink
MyStampBOX stamps
Jillibean twine
embossing powder
Versamark

Here are some closeups:

Stamps and Washi Tape

Do you like Washi tape? Are you like me and have a gazillion stamps in your arsenal?
Well I'm here to show you how to make your own Washi tape.

Here is the card I made with my handmade washi.

Cardstock: SU
PP: MME
Ink: Versafine & Versacolor
Papertape: 3M
Punch: SU
Stamps: myStampBOX

For my tutorial check out this link at the myStampBOX blog. I hope you will give it a try!

I'm Featured

Have you seen the newest Studio News at Cord Scrapbook Studio? If you haven't make sure you check it out right here.
Why you ask? Well for one thing this layout that I'm sharing today is featured in it. Isn't that cool??
You also will want to see some other projects by my fellow DT members and all the current news of course!

PP: Studio Calico's Take Note collection
Stickers: Studio Calico, LYB
Mist: Mr. Huey
Stick Pin: LYB
Wood Veneer: Studio Calico
Ink: Colorbox, Tim Holtz
Enamel Accents: Ranger
Cameo
Copics
Machine Stitching

I'm starting to use my Cameo more for my titlework. Love it!

I used one of the adorable SC butterfly stickers to dress up a stick pin. Aren't they sweet?

I really want to get some more of these wood veneer shapes from SC. The birds added such a nice touch. I could have left them in their natural state but I chose to colour them with my Copics.

Butterflies and Birthdays

I don't think that I will ever tire of butterflies on my crafty projects......do you love butterflies too?

Supplies Used: Studio Calico Take Note Paper: Executive, Pink Pearl
Simple Stories Awesome Cardstock Element Stickers
Cardstock
Butterfly Die-Cut
Jillibean Soup Baker's Twine
Tim Holtz Distress Ink

I really enjoyed using some Studio Calico papers that I got from Cord Scrapboook Studio to make this birthday card.  I'll have another project to share with you soon. :)