Month: February 2013

Cards by Christine and Flowers by Natalie

I LOVE that so many of our Creative Team Members are in the card making mode. It has been great inspiration for me. Today we have Christine and Natalie sharing their adorable projects with us.  Christine says…
It’s time to stock up on cards.  Already this year, I have been caught without a card when I really needed one.  So I found this cute little card file in Lori Whitlock’s shop and decided to make a couple.  There is actually 4 different styles and I am showing two of them.  

What I love about making this cards is that if you use double sided paper, you can do the card base and accent panels from one piece of paper and one cut!
The belly bands are the different elements in the four cards.  The other two, not shown, are square and star shaped.  Look for those in an upcoming post because I am hooked.
Here is my second card.  This one has a circle shape on the belly band.  Instead of using the circle accent, I decided to use the space to attach some coordinating cardstock stickers.
The papers I used on both of my cards is  For the Record Documented by Lori Whitlock for Echo Park.  It’s a beautiful paper collection.
These cards are really easy and quick to cut out and decorate.  A really good card to use to build up your stash!
Supplies used:
Other Supplies used:
For the Record “Documented” paper collection by Lori Whitlock for Echo Park
Papertrey Ink Stamps
Next I have some very clever hair flowers to share with you. Natalie has created these beauties with one of Lori’s SVG files, I was shocked…
I’m excited to share with you this cute little project. I would bet you would have never bet that this was made from my silhouette?  When I saw the rolled flowers in Lori’s shop I knew that I wanted to try them out of fabric, and they worked.  The key is to use either stiff fabric with some stabilizer under it or, use this thin fabric to cut from.  The fabric I chose was thin polyester lining.  It’s used to line skirts or dresses with out adding a lot of bulk.  I came in an array of colors, and it was super cheap.  I cut the fabric 12×12 to fit on my cutting mat, then cut out the shape with my silhouette.  There were a few places that didn’t cut all the way through, which I hand trimmed, which is OK because these are not suppose to be perfect.  After I cut them, I grabbed my lighter and singed the edges, making them pucker and curl.  Then I got a needle and thread and had sewed the curls into place, then attached the rhinestone button.  Then hot glued a clip and some felt to clean it up.  Now I have some cute little flowers for my girls hair.  I think they turned out darling, now only if I had the time to make about 100 more!
The file I used was from Lori’s shop and you can find it here.

Layout by Mendi and Cards by Joy

Happy Presidents Day. I am home playing with my kids today and hope you are doing something fun also.  Today we have 2 projects to share with you. First is Mendi, she says…

“Today I thought I would give Lori’s awesome Life Card cutting files a try. I don’t actually keep a Project Life  album, but I just knew these fabulous little cards would also work well for a traditional grid style layout as well.  I decided it would be fun to cut them out with a white tone-on-tone approach, almost making them appear as if they were embossed.  I have to say I love the results!  I especially love how it adds a lot of texture and detail without overwhelming my layout visually.  Swing by my blog today for more detailed shots and design dilemmas I overcame for my layout”.

For This project, I used the following cutting files:
Border Strip Layered (Silhouette Store)
4 Button Set (Silhouette Store)
Arrow Set (Silhouette Store)
3 Circles (Silhouette Store)
Hearts (Silhouette Store)
Next up we have Joy. She has some cute Thank You cards to share with us…

I’m bad about keeping cards on hand.  I usually make them and then use them, so when an event comes up I have to prepare for the event AND make a card.  I’m trying to get ahead so I stop driving myself crazy.  LOL!  I used these two thank you card files by Lori :  “Thank You Card” and “Thank You So Much Card“.  They’re so easy to make!  Did you see that washi tape?  I’m in love with it.  It’s from Lori’s newest Echo Park paper line release:  All About a Boy and Sweet Girl.  All the paper I’m using comes from those lines too.  I used the 6×6 paper pads and shrank my cards down so I could have a few smaller ones on hand.  Whew!  Three thank you cards down…now to make a few birthday ones, hello ones, get well ones, Easter ones…

 

Digital and Hybrid layouts by Lisa Barrie and Roelien

Today we have our digital girls sharing their talents. First Lisa Barrie has created this beautiful layout…

Echo Park t&t charming wood stripes
Echo Park documented turquoise flowers
Echo Park documented bird
Echo Park tailored bird
Echo Park FRT Element 13
Echo Park FRT Element 19
Echo Park FRT Element 28
Echo Park documented Here and Now
Echo Park documented fly
LW office oriented paper

Next we have Roelien

Flowers and words: Maggie Elements
Buttons: Flair Buttons (available on 2/15)
Box and tags: Gift tag set
Doilies: 3 Doilies set

 

 

Happy Valentines Day projects by Corri & Amanda

Happy Valentines Day! or SAD (Single Awareness Day) as my teenagers would say. We hope no matter your situation you have a fabulous day! As always we are sharing some amazing projects. First up is the talented Corri, she says…

Happy Valentine’s Day!  I hope you all have a great day with the ones you love.

I have one last Valentine’s Day project to show you and I have to say I’m a little sad….I’ve had so much fun creating with the Love Story Collection from Echo Park, designed by Lori Whitlock.  

For today’s project, I made a simple card using two hearts from Lori’s 11 hearts set. 

I created the scallop mat by welding a border strip to a rectangle. I cut this adorable tall heart gable box to match.  This box is super simple to make….it cuts out has one piece. I added some chipboard embellishments from the Love Story collection.

Amanda has created this beautiful Valentines Day Box…

As it’s valentine’s day I thought I’d create and decorate Lori’s fabulous heart shaped box. I used some layered flowers and doilies on the lid for embellishment. I glittered the flower pieces and added a valentine’s border around the lid.
I used the Love Story papers and SVG Files used are:
3 doilies 3 
Heart Shaped box
Valentines borders 2 
5 layering flowers 

One Dollar Wednesday at Jessica Sprague

Today is One Dollar Wednesday at JessicaSprague.com!

That means from now until midnight (Pacific time) you can pick up a couple of digital kits for a steal…

First of all is the 2013 Planner. It is on SALE for 75% OFF the entire month, which makes it only $3.25!!!

2013 PLANNER

TODAY for JUST $1 you can grab the popular: Life Is Good Layout

LIFE IS GOOD LAYOUT

This layout template is perfect for a quick page to add to your project life pages or into your digital scrapbook (hint hint It is also available in Lori’s shop as an SVG file, which means if you don’t do digital but own a digital die cutting machine you can still use this file. Just cute out the shapes in your favorite papers and assemble.)

And, you can snag the following awesome product for HALF OFF… which makes it ONLY $2.99 (that’s a real deal): Happy Day Collection

HAPPY DAY COLLECTION

While you are at jessicasprague.com getting your kits, be sure to check out the samples made with each of these kits in the “more images” tab at the bottom of each listing.