Happy Friday ... Things have been a little crazy at mi casa. Were in the last stretch before Halloween and I have lots of work to get done. I cannot believe I have yet again commited to making my daughter a Halloween costume. As long as she keeps asking I am sure I will keep sewing. So in honor of my current sewing project I am sharing a Halloween banner I made for Jillibean Soup.
(Supplies Used: Cardstock Bazzill, Jillibean Soup Patterned Papers/Treat Bags/Mini Alphas/Wood Banner, Silhouette Cutting Systems & Images, Clothes Pins, Stickles, Hemp Twine, and Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher)
Don't laugh this project started out as a layout and then somehow evolved into a banner. This is what I would call a "happy accident" I was playing with the bags and the idea of matting photos on them and and then viola the banner was born.
Morning crafters I have a new layout I did recently for Technique Tuesday I am super excited to share with you today. This layout just shot to the top of my favorites list. It features 2 of Teri Anderson's newest stamp sets Say Cheese and Blah, Blah. So when I first saw Say Cheese 6 months ago I thought cute but how would I use this set. Fast forward to September and I was tasked with using the same set that once had me befuddled. Funny how what you are drawn to changes in such a short period of time. Apparently my obsession with Polaroids emerged in the last 6 months and I knew immediately what I was going to do with the stamp set. This is the end result.
(Supplies Used: Bazzill Cardstock, Patterned Paper Bella Blvd/Pebbles, Studio Calico Stars & Hearts, Enamel Dots My Minds Eye, Tiny Green Alphas Jillibean Soup, Clothes Pins Misc, Ink VersaFine Black, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, Hemp Twine, Border Punch Stampin Up, Silhouette Cutting System and fonts)
A couple things to note about this layout the speech bubbles frames and camera were all hand cut. All the photos were taken with my iphone 5 and if I were to open my camera roll right now I bet there are at least half a dozen more Corinne selfies to be found. I couldn't resist using the hash tag trend as my title inspiration for this layout.
Thanks for stopping by be good and happy crafting.
Good afternoon friends I thought I'd throw up a mid day post of some recent Jillibean Soup Christmas cards. I have been experiencing some technical difficulties with my favorite laptop (insert sarcasm) and over the weekend I had to have tech support (AKA Grant) wipe the hard-drive. Since tech support is a moody 16 year old boy he doesn't do reinstalls. So for the past 3 days I have been rebuilding my wonderful laptop (insert more sarcasm). So I am in the process of getting myself back up and running. I think I might be good to go now so wish me luck.
Time for 3 super simple cards featuring Jillibean Soup's Christmas Cheer Chowder.I am going to skip the supply lists today since these 3 cards are almost 100% Jillibean.
This first card features a fun stripe pattern called Tossed Tinsel. I cut 1/2 inch strips and alternated them to create a super trendy chevron look out of an otherwise basic striped patterned paper. I love the technique and will try it again soon probably on a layout.
This next card follows my super simple formula I tend to favor with my cards. I often try to layer multiple patterns and I always end up going for the basic less cluttered look. This card features my favorite stapled hemp twine bow which I use everywhere these days.
I love the the simplicity of my final card. I used a Jillibean Soup stamp and replaced the "O" with a die cut then finished off the greeting with my favorite Alphabeans. Another one of my go to favorite trends right now is the dotted line under the alphas. I love how this simple touch can ground a greeting or title.
Thanks for stopping by today and have a happy Wednesday.
Happy Tuesday and Welcome to the October Colour Suite a color challenge I put together each month for my friends at Scrapbook and Cards Today. This month I pulled colors that reminded me of the ever changing leaves of fall.
(Supplies Used: Bazzill Cardstock, Patterned Papers My Minds Eye/Jillibean Soup/AV Project Life, Clothes Pin Pebbles, Wood Embellishments Studio Calico, Stick Pin My Minds Eye, Sequins Lawn Fawn, Enamel dots My Minds Eye, Stamps My Favorite Things, Metal Dies My Favorite Things, Sticker Simple Stories, Washi Tape, VersaFine Ink Black, Sharpie, and font Veteran Typewriter downloaded from the internet)
I created the little details on this layout from stamps and dies from My Favorite Things designed by my friend Lania Lamb. I love stamps and dies they can be customized to fit into any color scheme. They were perfect for a Colour Suite layout.
Thanks for joining me today. To read more about this Colour Suite or to catch up on my past suites make sure you stop by the Scrapbook & Cards Today website and blog.
Hello again welcome to part 2 of my World Card Making Day celebration post. Scrapbook and Cards Today is hosting an all day event with new posts every hour and lots and lots of fun give aways.
We were asked to choose a CardMaps sketch from sometime this year and create a card. This is the sketch I chose to work with (sorry if it's a little blurry).
I was drawn to this sketch because it was horizontal and I loved the white space.
(Supplies Used: Bazzill Cardstock, Patterned Paper Bella Blvd/Simple Stories/Pebbles, Stickers Bella Blvd, Stamp Technique Tuesday, White Embossing Powder Stampin Up, VersaMark Ink, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, Becky Fleck Spellbinders Scallop border metal die, and Hemp Twine)
Funny what happens during the design process. I ended up turning my card vertical trimming about 1 inch from the original A2 size thus making my card almost square. The end result was an orientation change and almost no white space.
Good Morning crafters today is going to be super fun. This will be part 1 of a 2 part post. In honor of World Card Making Day Jillibean Soup is hosting a fun little contest featuring 3 card sketches from my good friend Kimber McGray. Your job is to create your own card based off any or all of the sketches and share it with us via Facebook. Winners will be announced Monday it's super fun and super simple.
While all the sketches are fabulous this was the one I was inspired to use.
(Supplies Used: Bazzill Cardstock, Jillibean Soup Patterned Paper/Alphas/Sticker/Stick Pin, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, and Hemp Twine)
For more information make sure you check out the Jillibean Soup blog. Thanks for joining me make sure to check back today at noon PST for my 2nd World Card Making Day post from my friends at Scrapbook & Cards Today.
Good morning crafters happy Friday! When exactly did it become October? Sometimes I have these moments where I feel like I am running on a hamster wheel chasing the elusive holy grail which will always be out of reach. I best be getting organized because there is no way I am going to make it to Halloween in one piece. In the midst of all my craziness managed to finish up several assignments I am super excited about I can't wait to share.
Today I am sharing an altered project that was featured 2 weeks ago on the Lily Bee blog. Let's face it altered projects of any kind are completely out of my comfort zone so at it's core my project is rather simple. I began with this natural wood box I purchased at a local craft store. I removed the hardware and spray painted the box black.
(Supplies Used: Bazzill Cardstock, Lily Bee Patterned papers/alphas/stickers, Hemp Twine, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, Wood Embellishments Studio Calico, Metal Dies Sizzix, and Silhouette Cutting System/Image)
I used a letterbox tray as my inspiration for this project. I have never made a letter box tray project and I loved the price point for this project the wood box was $3.99 on sale.
Tomorrow is World Card Making Day make sure you stop by to check out the cards I have created to share with you. Happy Crafting:)
Morning crafters I awoke this morning to a thick hazy fog literally and figuratively. I really didn't sleep all too well last night I for see a very large coffee in my future.
Today I am bringing you some news from my friends at Technique Tuesday, new metal dies. The latest releases are geared for those of you who do Project Life but while that is their intent I am here to say you certanly don't have to use them in that capacity. While I love the idea behind Project Life it doesn't fit my style but that doesn't mean I can't use the products on my more traditional pages.
Here are images of just a couple of the new die sets. There are 8 new sets of dies that fit into this "project life" category and what is great is that they can be used alone or you can easily mix and match them together.
These images don't do the product justice you really need to see them in action. If you read my blog you will know that while I don't do Project Life I do adore the products geared towards this style. The 3x4 grid layout has become my go to layout design. This is how I used these products on a more traditional layout.
(Supplies Used: Bazzill Cardstock, Patterned Paper Bella Blvd,Elle's Studio, Technique Tuesday Metal Dies and Stamps, Alphas Jillibean Soup, Wood Embellishment Stars Studio Calico, Ink VersaFine Black, DMC Floss, My Minds Eye Enamel Dots, Twine and font Veteran Typewriter downloaded from the internet)
As you can see the dies are like overlays that go over 3x4 photos. They come with fun companion pieces that are great for nesting. Many of the Technique Tuesday clear stamps fit wonderfully with the new die sets. I used a bunch of sets designed my Teri Anderson their clean lines really work with my style.
I hope you have enjoyed these new die sets from Technique Tuesday. Happy Cratfing!
Good Morning crafters happy hump day. Today I have my October PageMaps layouts to share with you. I have found this sense of design peace (so to speak) with Becky's sketches lately. I think it's because I did I think 5 different sketch layouts over the course of September. This is the sketch I chose to work with this month.
I kind of fell in love with the envelope element on the sketch. I orignally wanted to use a Maya Road kraft envelope but the style didn't work so I ended up cutting one with my Silhouette.
(Supplies Used: Bazill/Jillibean Cardstock, Patterned Paper Simple Stories/Bo Bunny, Stickers Simple Stories, Wood Embellishments Studio Calico, Sticker Alphas Jillibean Soup, Enamel Dots Doodlebug, Metal Dies Becky Fleck designs for Spellbinders, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, Prima Washi Tape, Hemp Twine, Silhouette Cutting System/Image and Veteran Typewriter downloaded from the internet)
I kept really close to the original sketch but rather than using 2 photos I used one. I think this was the biggest change I made to the sketch. Don't forget registration for PageMaps U is now open go reserve your spot today.
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