A quick and easy Thank You card using Maggie Holmes Crate Paper

I made this card using Maggie Holmes Crate Paper collection.  I used the chipboard cutouts as well as the 6 x 6 paper pad.  I love the variety of shapes included in the chipboard ephemera.

You can get your Maggie Holmes collections from WhimseyGirl,  Tell her Lorrie sent you! .

Pink Paislee Freebies to go with the Epiphany Studio Square 25 Tool

I have been having so much fun creating squares and rounds to fit the Epiphany Crafts tools!  If you haven't added these fun tools to your stash, I suggest you put it on your wish list!  It's a perfect way to add your own flair to any scrapbook layout, card, jewelry, etc.  To see the various Epiphany Crafts tools in action check out the Epiphany Crafts blog!  There are so many great ideas, your head will be spinning with possibilities!

I contacted Pink Paislee and asked if I could use their fun digital products to create a few freebies for you.  Rebecca from Pink Paislee very graciously said "YES!".   Pink Paislee has so many fun digital items on their website.   Check out all the awesome downloadable Pink Paislee items HERE.

To download the Pink Paislee artwork above which fits with the Studio Square 25 tool by Epiphany Crafts, click HERE.  I have made them just slightly bigger than the 25MM cutout to alleviate any paper bleed around your cutout.  I made a fun necklace with the orange flower above and have had requests for two more.

Have a great day!  My daughter is getting married on Saturday, so I'll see you later! ;)

Hello Card / Maggie Holmes Crate Paper

Hello!

My daughter's wedding is less than a week away!!!  I can't even believe it!  Every spare moment I have is spent going over check list, shopping, or making plans.  Today, I took a quick break and sneaked into my craft room for a little creative therapy.  I love making cards when I need a creative fix, but don't have a lot of time.

I made this simple 5x5 card using the Maggie Holmes Crate paper line.  If you haven't picked up this line, you need to!  It is chalked full of ready made embellishments that go together flawlessly with the papers.   You can get the Maggie Holmes products at WhimseyGirl's website.   I used the 6x6 paper pad along with the chipboard embellishments to complete this card.  The butterfly is a Heidi Swapp Color Magic piece which I misted with Mustard ColorShine.

Well I'm off to check my checklists..... (Licence-check, shoes-check, tulle-check..........).

Thanks for looking.

Wedding plans!

II am so excited.  In a little over a week, my daughter is getting married! It is going to be a beautiful day. We are having an intimate backyard wedding followed by a fun open house reception.  Even though we are going "casual" for this wedding, i wanted to add a few special touches.  I decided to make keepsake charms for the bouquet and boutineer. 

For Her bouquet I used the Epiphany Craft Round 25 tool along with the charms. I added a photo to one charm and on the other i added their initials and wedding date. A little silver heart charm finished it off. 

For his boutineer I added a picture of his grandpa who was very dear to him.  

I used the Epiphany Crafts Square 25 tool and charm for the photo.  

I think this little personal touch really adds a little magic and love to each piece.  

Happy Birthday Card

I haven't had a lot of time for scrapping lately.  My daughter is getting married in 3 weeks.  We've had shower planning, wedding planning, shopping, exchanging and lots of planning.  I did manage to whip up a two cards this afternoon.  I like cards because they are generally pretty quick.

For this card I focused on the Maggie Holmes line.  I love the soft yet vibrant feel of this line.  I used my Epiphany Crafts round tool for this card.  I have been using it on nearly every project. 

You can purchase all of the items required to make this card from WhimseyGirl.  She has all of Maggie Holmes products and will soon be getting her new line in stock!  I can't wait!

Thank you Card Order

I have an order for several thank you cards, so be prepared, I will be posting lots of Thank You's in the next few days.

For this card I used Heidi Swapp's No Limits paper pad and some Color Magic stars.  The card face is mounted on a kraft card base.

 The card above was made using a digital kit by Stampin' Up and an Epiphany Crafts Epoxy sticker

I used bit of Heidi Swapp "No Limits" this time.  A masculine thank you.

The card above and below were my favorites of the groups.  I just love those color magic butterflies

Thanks for looking! 

Heidi Swapp Memory File Adventure Continues....

 

I am still working on the Heidi Swapp Memory File Adventure.  This is a continuation of the last section I posted... I AM, I CHOOSE, I DREAM, I LOVE and I HOPE .  This particular page will focus on I HOPE.  I made the photostack (on the bottom right) to journal my hopes.

 

This is where I will journal my hopes for the future, for my life, for my children.  I will probably add some photos as well in the photostack.

This is just a filler page.  I didn't want to put one of the title there since the peek-a-boo shows LOVE THIS.  

Just a close up view of some of the details.  I used a photo behind the framed photo to add some interest.    The frame is by Maggie Holmes, I just love her line mixed with the Heidi Swapp line.  You can buy Maggie Holmes from Whimsey Girl, Heidi Swapp is available at Scrapping Clearly and Whimsey Girl

Maggie Holmes Thank You Card

My awesome friend, Kathryn aka WhimseyGirl, is a retailer of Maggie Holmes products.  She recently sent me quite an assortment of her products to play with it, and let me just say.... SO PRETTY!  If you haven't had a chance to score this very soft, whimsical line, RUN over to Kathryn's blog and order now!  CHA's new releases are coming out in September, and it will be hard to find the current line.  Also, you can get a 12 x 12 paper pad from Michaels that perfectly matches all the super cute embellishments.    Keep watching for several more product samples, I have lots of ideas in mind!

Heidi Swapp Memory File Adventure . . . Still Going

 So the Memory File Adventure continues.  I apologize for all the layouts of "ME", but that's what the prompts are.  This section is "I AM, I DREAM, I HOPE"  I just completed "I AM". 

 I kept the front cover pretty simple.  I love the yellows in this collection! So bright and happy  

Inside is more of a Vintage Vibe.  I feel like it didn't quite go in the direction I planned.

 

I find it difficult to write about myself.  Do you?  Why is it so hard to say something nice about ourself?  It makes me feel very self conscience.

 

Next section is "I DREAM".  I will have to think about how I want to approach that one!

Sweet Dreams

This is another layout from my Scrap-in.  On this layout I used a little of Sugar Chic and some No Limits.  I snapped this cute photo of my son this weekend.  Katie just loves to have him home.

Simply Family

 I made this layout last night at Michaels Scrap-In.  Did you know on the first Saturday of every month from 3-9 Michaels has a Scrap-In?  You can go to Michaels and use their machines (Cricut, Spellbinder, Cuttlebug, Xyron) and all of their punches, stamps, etc. and just scrap for just $5.  I am technically the Scrapbook instructor at our Michaels, but I am no longer teaching classes.  Just hosting the Scrap-in.  I've met some very fun ladies and once a month we scrap together.

Anyway, I have been introducing the ladies to Heidi Swapp products!!  They love all of the ColorPop and ColorShine.  They had no idea what it was until they saw me spraying, wiping and suddenly, I had them all watching.  Needless to say, they all left the first night with some ColorMagic Butterflies and Colorshine.  Last night, they bought more ColorMagic (Hearts and Arrows), and then they noticed the paper pads.  Yes, you guessed it!  They all left with either Sugar Chic or No Limits paper pads as well.

I just love both collections of papers.  I am not really good at packing to crop on the go, but with the Sugar Chic Paper Pad and the No Limits pad, I am in pretty good shape no matter what I'm scrapping.  I also love that all of the embellishments are included in the pad.

Heidi Swapp - My Craft Channel Card

Do you watch Heidi Swapp's My Craft Channel shows every Wednesday?  I do!  This past Wednesday, she introduced this simple card using color magic paper and color shine with a doily.  I added some seam binding and changed the embellishments from hers but the concept is the same.  I used Dylusional spray ink for this yummy  electric green color.  The stamp is by Papertrey Ink.  Butterflies are by Heidi Swapp.

Thanks for looking

Another digital/hybrid card using Maggie Holmes digital kit

This is another card I made using the digital papers and elements available from Maggie Holmes digital kit.  I put this together very quickly after importing the elements into the Silhouette, printing then cutting.  It's a very happy & bright card.

Heidi Swapp Memory File Adventure - Still Going

 I am finished with this section with the exception of journaling.  I have two different large spaces left to add "my story". 

I filled the clear pockets with a mixture of photos, quotes and just a plain tag and some sequins.  The sequins are all pushed up to the side in the photo, but they are loose in the pocket and move freely.

 This is just a flip open flap and a little of this and that to add some interest.

As you can see, I have space left to journal on the inside of the flap and to the right of the photo.  I may add some more embellishments to this after I finish writing.  I also have a large space to journal in under the flap you saw in the prior post. 

On to the next section!

Heidi Swapp Memory File Adventure continued

I started working on my Heidi Swapp Memory File Adventure again.  I interpreted this section ias celebrating YOU, Today.  It's important to document you.  I often wish I had more photos of my mother, because like most moms, she was always behind the camera.  I used to be very shy about having my photo taken, but with the kids gone and a gazillion pictures of my dogs, sometimes, my only subject is me and my phone. 

 

There are also a few Heidi Swapp elements on the page, i.e. the butterfly which I misted with Primrose ColorShine.   The Fabric Frame is by Maggie Holmes.

The items stapled to the frame are digital elements from the Maggie Holmes line.  I simply downloaded them then used the print and cut feature of the Silhouette.

 

Again, this page consists mainly of Maggie Holmes digital elements cut with the Silhouette.  

 This is the flip side of the clear sheet.  I love how the photo from the previous page shows through.

One last close up of the details from this page.  I've still got more pages to finish in this section, but this is a good start.

 

and the backside of the tag page

 

Digital Card using Maggie Holmes digital kit.

I was so excited to see that Maggie Holmes now offers her line in digital!  I made this card entirely from her digital elements and papers which I imported to the Silhouette.  I am in love with this entire line!  I added just a little stitching around the black/white chevron paper and across the tag.  The "hello" is a stamp by Papertray Ink.

Humming Bird Layout using Heidi Swapp Stencils

 First of all, this layout is WAY out of my comfort zone.  There is nothing about this layout that looks like "my style".  I wanted to play with the Heidi Swapp stencils and I wanted to use Kraft background.  My first version, I used white acrylic paint with the stencil to create the background, but the stark contrast make my pictures get lost in the layout.    So, I flipped the paper over and tried again.  I thought about using clear embossing powder, but I had a lot I wanted to cover.  I opted for Mod Podge in Matte finish.  I simply laid the stencil on top of my kraft paper and used mod podge and a sponge brush to randomly fill in the stencil.  After I removed the stencil I quickly dried it with my heat gun, then carefully laid the stencil back down and misted just parts of it with Gold Lame' color shine.

The green tag I used for journaling is actually the packaging of of some pretty fabric flowers.  I cut the humming bird with the Silhouette. 

Like I said, totally out of my comfort zone, but sometimes, you need to experiment and try new things.  It's not my favorite layout, but I don't hate it either! :)