The Sweet Days Of Summer ~ Jackie's Creations

I am excited and a little sad about this post. First, I am excited about the fabulous products in my DT Kit this month! The rubons and papers from Fancy Pants Summer Soiree Collection are gorgeous! But I am a little sad that this is my last post as a Design Team Member for Posh Designs Scrapbook Store. I will still be around the interactive community though and of course I will be reading the blog to get awesome tips, and hear all the new fabulous products coming into the store! I want to thank Nini for this awesome opportunity, it has been amazing! And trust me if you ever get a chance to design for Nini you will love it, she is an awesome boss! And she puts together cool kits!

Now onto today projects! This is a layout of my Daughter and her two best friends. First off, I distressed a brown piece of cardstock, then cropped a super cute patterned piece of paper from this month's DT kit. I also used a border punch to punch along the bottom and top of the paper. I then added two strips of different patterned paper and added a paper clip on top.

Next, I added the word "Summer" using the fun fuzzy alpha stickers from Making Memories Felt Alpha Stickers as you can tell from previous posts I have used these stickers on numerous projects! A single package can go a long way, they are worth every penny! I then added rubons which are also from the Fancy Pants Summer Soiree line and a gorgeous flower from Prima Flower Power - Blush Posies! Followed by a cute little journaling card that also came in the cute paper pack from this month's kit.

I used the Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Tiny Attacher to attach my ribbon, and the little quote to a piece of ribbon for a cute little embellishment for my photo! YES, the staples are that tiny.... it is my favourite new tool! If you don't own one, you have to pick one up while you are shopping it is so cool! I then finished off the layout by adding a few buttons!


Now for this next layout, I used a plain piece of yellow cardstock as my base piece of paper. I then inked the edges of a clear 12 x 12 Transparency Overlay also from the Summer Soiree kit. I then used my Crop A Dile to puch holes along the entire right side of my layout and added knots of ribbon.

I then used a border punch to punch along my photo and then matted it on an orange piece of cardstock, I added it to my layout along with a little strip of ribbon and a little quote. I also left the bottom side of my photo unglued so it can double as a pocket to hide my journaling card!


And to finish off my layout I filled in the sun on the overlay with buttons, and also added little beads to a couple of the flourishes!


I hope you enjoyed todays projects. And once again thank you Nini for being so kind and letting me be part of your fabulous team! I will see you all around the Interactive Community!

Happy Scrapping!

Fiery Fridays - Cranking up the heat in July

For those of you that follow the blog, you'll have noticed that the Fridays of each month have a different "theme" if you will. I was having tougher time with this months and actually had to look back over the various Fridays we've had.

• Oct. 2008 - Freaky Fridays
• Nov. 2008 - Fun Fridays
• Dec. 2008 - Festive Fridays
• Jan. 2009 - Frosty Fridays
• Feb 2009 - Flirty Fridays
• Mar. 2009 - Frugal Fridays
• Apr 2009 - Fresh Fridays
• May 2009 - Fanciful Fridays
• June 2009 - Fun Fridays
• July 2009 - Fiery Fridays

Needed are suggestions for Aug. and Sept. of this year and then the plan is to start all over again! What kinds of Fridays are there out there that start with "F", I noticed as I put my list together that Fun was used twice, oops, that shouldn't have happened. My bad!

So I'll be looking forward to your suggestions but in the mean time, you really should check out the new Paper Company Woodland Whimsy line that is ready for pre-order! They'll be shipping this month and they are adorable.

A complete line of goodies from a specialty paper bundle to stamps to brads. The little critters are too cute for words, although there are a number that come to mind when I see them. Adorable. Cute. Must have! to name a few *lol*

So put on your thinking caps and let me know what kind of Fridays we should be having for the next few months. Till next week!

Another Sweet & Yummy Blog Candy! Giveaway!!!

Hey people!!!

I'm really bad at keeping secrets remember my previous blog candy which is still on by the way *lol* well I mentioned that my next giveaway had the honor to win THE BEST of class and innovations award presented to them by the CHA... If you guessed that it was Fiskars Push & Print Stamp Factory then you're absolutely RIGHT!!! YAY :)

So, my dear bloggers up for grabs is a brand new and sealed stamp factory and below you'll find a small description of this awesome tool:

Paper crafters and scrapbookers rejoice! Fiskars is coming out with a cleaner, crisper, time-saving method to do your stamping. Fiskars' new patent pending device is called the Push and Print Stamp Factory and it just won Best Of Class for Scrapbooking and Paper Crafting Innovation from the Craft and Hobby Association.

The Push and Print Stamp Factory allows the paper crafter to insert any clear acrylic stamp into the "factory." Then, the crafter can select any one of Fiskars' ink pads into the unit below the stamp, and lock it into place. There is no self-inking necessary. The Factory does the inking for you each time you push down on the unit.

Here's a video from Fiskars... This video speaks better than words:



The rules are the same:

Please leave a comment on this post, only one entry per person!

Post a link about this blog candy on your blog or website and don't forget to leave the link of your blog, and if you don't have one, just spread the word out ok!

I'll pay for shipping anywhere in the world so everyone could participate! I will be using Random.org to draw the lucky winner. This yummy candy ends July 21st!

Hugs,

Thursday with KlDezign

Bonjour les filles!

Aujourd'hui je vous présente une page que j'ai fait avec de nouveaux papiers fait moi-même! Pas que Nini n'a pas de beaux papiers en réserve ça c'est faux! Mais j'ai ici des tonnes de retailles de papiers qui ne demandaient qu'à être utilisé!




Une page toute simple, mais avec du punch! Donc 3 nouvelles techniques pour vous!

La première en commençant par le haut!

Sur un carton blanc j'ai encré avec de l'encre Distress (C'est ma préférée!). Ensuite pour lui donner un effet travaillé j'ai vaporisé avec mon mini mister de l'eau sur ma feuille. Vous savez déjà que l'encre Distress de Tim Holtz est faite pour réagir avec l'eau donc elle donne de superbes résultats.

La deuxième. avec ma cricut j'ai découpé une multitude de petits coeurs que j'ai ensuite collé sur carton blanc. Par la suite encore avec la même encre et mon "Blending Tool" j'ai encré mon papier, aussi simple que ça mais avec les découpes ça lui fait un bel effet de texturé.

Et pour finir, j'ai choisi un motif que j'aimais avec une de mes étampes que j'ai ici. Je l'ai ensuite encré avec du Versamark, j'ai ensuite pris ma poudre à embosser que j'ai appliqué et fait chauffer. J'avais donc un motif blanc en relief sur un carton blanc. J'ai simplement eu à encrer le tout par la suite. L'encre mise j'ai essuyé ou j'avais mon embossage, l'encre ne tenant pas dessus ça me fait un nouveau papier à motifs!

Alors voila pleins de nouvelles façon de faire vos propres papiers! Au fait, Simplement prend bien un "T" il est présent sur ma page mais mon scan commence réellement à se faire vieux!

Bisous et à la semaine prochaine!

Kim @ KlDezign

It's Candy Time! Yummy Blog Candy Giveaway!

Hiya all! Hope everyone's doin' great!!!

Happy Canada Day just in case I don't get to chat with you tomorrow *lol* I have been cleaning up for our big move and discovered that I have tons of scrappy supplies that sadly I won't be able to tag along with me and I certainly do not think that one blog candy should be enough to clear out my "personal" stash *lol* with that said keep an eye on my blog because with moving does come purging! Be sure to follow Posh Designs to not miss out on any of my future giveaways *lol* :)

Here's a detailed list of what's included in this candy:

1. One 9x9 Bo Bunny Bare Naked Binder
2. One Giant Heidi Swapp Mask (Bracket)
3. One Pack Daisy D's Rub-On Transfers (Reflections)
4. One Pack Prima Say it in Crystals
5. One Pack We R Memory Keepers White-Out Nonsense Rub-Ons (Brown)
6. One Pack Glitz Designs Rub-Ons (Paisley Flourish)
7. One Sheet Bo Bunny Cardstock Stickers (Sweet Baby Girl)
8. One Sheet Bo Bunny Cardstock Stickers (We R Family)
9. One Sheet Bo Bunny Cardstock Stickers (Will Travel)
10. One Sheet Bo Bunny Cardstock Stickers (Star Struck)
11. One Sheet Bo Bunny Cardstock Stickers (Keep us Together)
12. One Pack K&CO Branda Walton Rub-Ons & Gems (Sweet Talk)
13. One Pack Making Memories Flower Patch Clear Dimensional Stickers
14. One Pack Prima Marketing Little Darlings (Chick)
15. One Pack Prima Marketing Little Darlings (Bunny)
16. One Pack Prima Marketing Fiesta Flowers
17. One Pack DCWV Textured Cardstock Posies (Blues)
18. One Pack DCWV Textured Cardstock Posies (Pinks)
19. One Pack Bo Bunny Bodacious Brads (Buttercup)
20. One Box Daisy D's Chipboard Titles
21. One Jumbo Ranger Ink Archival Ink Pad (Jet Black)
22. One Jumbo Ranger Ink Archival Ink Pad (Coffee)

Phew... what a candy eh! Now here are the rules:

Please leave a comment on this post, only one entry per person!

Post a link about this blog candy on your blog or website and don't forget to leave the link of your blog, and if you don't have one, just spread the word out ok!

I'll pay for shipping anywhere in the world so everyone could participate! I will be using Random.org to draw the lucky winner. This yummy candy ends July 21st!

Goodluck people!

Now here's a peek at the next blog candy... This is just a peek ok?! You'll have to subscibe or follow our blog to know what my next candy is all about!

My next candy has won this award in 2008, it's a personal favorite of mine and to many other stampers out there! Can you guess what it is?!

Lasly, I've got a little something to share with ya'll I must admit that due to the moving, remodeling and maintenance of the store for next month's releases I haven't really had the time to sit down and create! I made this little card earlier today. I just had to create something, anything so this ones a little rusty but I'm still glad to have ended up making something!

Hugs,

Cricut Tuesdays with The McSmitty Girl

Hi Everyone!

Summer has arrived and I hope it is as beautiful as it is where I am and that you are getting in some 'sun' time! This will be another quick inspirational tutorial. I will be creating a Baby Card and Pre-Designed Layout Pages for my cousin and his girlfriend as they are expecting their child. For the layout pages, I used the New Arrival cartridge.


Tip: If you are making these type of pages as a gift, a great default size to create photo mats that are industry size standards like wallets, 3x5 , 4x6, 8x10 etc... The recipient does not need to trim the photo to make it fit onto the page which results in a quick and easy assembly on their part. Plus they feel they had a part in designing the overall look of the layout page.


Now, let's get started... For my gift I will be using 12x12 pages because I am able to fit standard 4x6 and 8 x10 photos onto the page and in multiples as well (for 4x6 size).


*For all the pages I trimmed the background cardstock (cream) sheet to 11-1/2 x 11-1/2 size because I wanted a trim color of my background cardstock (pink) sheet to be seen inside the frame. Also, I trimmed a piece of 2 x 12" strip of patterned paper and border punched the one side. Essentially these can be hung together or separately depending on the decor and space. When creating these pages, I wanted to ensure each frame can be on its own if desired.

• The 'Sweet Pea' page:

Cut [swtpea] with the Shadow creative feature using Fit to Length cutting mode setting the dial size @ 11-1/2". This will result in a cut that is 2-1/4" in height.

Repeat cut with the Blackout feature setting the dial size @2-1/4" (make sure your Fit to Length button is off).

• Repeat cut with the standard set creative feature. You do not need to adjust the dial size.
• Nest and adhere all pieces together and place onto page.
• Cut [elphnt] with the Shadow creative feature @ 2".
• Repeat cut with the Blackout and standard creative features.
• Cut [elphnt-s] at its standard creative feature (do not adjust the dial size).
• Nest and adhere all pieces together, then repeat steps 5 thru 8 for the other animals shapes. For my project I used the [monkey], [bear], and [girffe] but they are many other images to chose from like trains, other animals and other modes of transportation

The 'baby' page:

Cut [baby] with the Shadow creative feature using Fit to Length cutting mode setting the dial size @ 11-1/2". This will result in a cut that is 2" in height. (Tip: Save the positive pieces from this cut; you'll see why below).

• Repeat cut with the Blackout feature setting the dial size @ 2" (make sure your Fit to Length button is off and save these positive pieces as well).
• Repeat cut with the standard set creative feature. You do not need to adjust the dial size.
• Nest and adhere all pieces together and place onto page.
  

The 'Little One' page:

Cut [littleone] with the Shadow creative feature using Fit to Length cutting mode setting the dial size @ 11-1/2". This will result in a cut that is 3-1/4" in height.

Repeat cut with the Blackout feature setting the dial size @ 3-1/4" (make sure your Fit to Length button is off).

• Repeat cut with the standard set creative feature. You do not need to adjust the dial size.
• Nest and adhere all pieces together and place onto page.
• Cut [feet] using the Shadow and Standard set creative features each @ 2".
• Nest and adhere all pieces together and place onto page.

Voila... Ces't fini! As you can see there was a common theme throughout my cuts. Layer, layer and layer. Also I used the following techniques to give my pages a consistent look and overall more definition such as:

• Using the same color of cardstock papers.
• Mix and Matching the same patterned papers throughout the project.
• If you are using a punch for corners or borders, use those same punches on all pages.
• Use the scraps from the cuts to create a coordinating card (see below).
• Use a pen marker to define character features on the animals.
• Add pop of color onto one page but that coordinate well with the overall look of the project.

Now here are my instructions on how I created the coordinating card (finished size 6-1/2 x 5"):

• Using the Beyond Birthdays cartridge, cut a [rectenvl] using the Fit to Page cutting mode. This will result in a cut that is 7".
• Trim a piece of cardstock to 6-1/2 x10" then score and fold @ 5". You now have a rectangle shaped card.
• Using scraps from the layout pages created; I trimmed pieces of patterned paper and cardstock at least 6-1/4" wide.
• Use the same border punch as with the layout pages and bottom punch the cardfront as well as the strips of cradtstock.
• Arrange and adhere your patterned papers and cardstock as desired.
• Place a ribbon trim if desired.
• Use the positive pieces from the 'baby' page to adhere onto your card. You will find the pieces create a shadow effect which will pop out from the card.
• Stamp a sentiment if desired.
• Embellish card as desired.

Now how easy was that? And now you're done. Consider for your next project when making gifts to use all the bits and pieces leftover from the main cuts. Beyond cards you can create tags, card confetti and so much more.

I hope these projects inspired you to create your next gifts from paper and your Cricut. It is so much fun to do. Until next week... Happy Crafting!

p.s. Congrats to my Cousin Andrew and his Girlfriend Joanne on the arrival of their 1st child!

Dive Into Summer ~ Jackie's Creations

Dive into summer with the wonderful patterns and colours in the fun and fresh paper pack from Fancy Pants Summer Soiree Collection! I love the bright colours, and the floral patterns!

This first layout is of my family's favourite place to camp, Moberly Lake!! It has beautiful campsites and the area is breathtaking! Now first of all I distressed my base piece of cardstock. I then used my border punch on a smaller piece of plain cardstock and I only punched two edges. Next I inked the edges of my fun title and glued that and my photos to my layout.

I added a fun rub on also from Fancy Pants Designs Summer Soiree Collection. Then I added three little one inch squares of patterned paper some buttons and voila a fun layout of our favourite summer time getaway location!

Get your summer layouts under way and document all those precious memories from your favourite out door activity to messy faces from those tasty popsicles! Posh Designs Scrapbook Store has all the fun papers you need to document those precious summer time memories!

Check out the fun paper stack from Imaginisce - Summer Cool Paper Pack or click here to check out all the yummy printed paper packs!


This next layout is of my Niece and Nephew playing at the park on the slide!To make this layout first I used my border punch on one side of my title, and my base piece of cardstock. Then I glued my photos and my title to my base piece of cardstock.

I then added a pretty flower from Prima Flower Frillies - Yellow these flowers are so pretty and at just $2.99 a package you will want one in every colour! Next I added the word play with BoBunny chipboard letters. And a cute little bracket from Making Memories Felt Alpha Stickers - Green! I then added cute buttons from Basic Grey - Lime Rickey Buttons as bullet points for my journaling!

I hope you enjoyed today's projects! Until next time Happy Scrapping!