March 19, 2017

Lawn Fawn March Inspiration Week | Watercolor Wishes "Hello Sunshine" Layout

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Welcome to the Lawn Fawn March Inspiration Week.

Today the Lawn Fawn Design Team is featuring the brand new Watercolor Wishes Paper Collection. I paired these papers with the amazing new Embroidered Hello Die for a hand stitched title. Rainbow colored die cut Finley's ABC's using the gorgeous Lawn Fawn cardstock are the perfect colorful addition to the black stitched title!

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For the journaling block sunshine, I die cut a circle from Watercolor Wishes 6x6 paper using a Small Stitched Circle Die and then ran the circe through a printer by attaching the circle to a piece of printer paper with temporary adhesive. I die cut a Zig Zag Circle Die from Sunflower Cardstock and matted the journaled circle on top as shown. 

For the date, I die cut an Extra Sentiment Banner from Black Licorice Cardstock and then stamped a date and accents using the Plan On It Holidays and Plan On It Calendar stamps using Versamark Ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.

A Watercolor Wishes Paper Collection paper was trimmed to 6" wide and I adhered the sunshine and date banner as shown. I die cut the title word "sunshine" from Raspberry, Chili Pepper, Fake Tan, Sunflower Cardstock, Cilantro, Mermaid, Peacock, Blue Jay, and Black Licorice cardstock using the Finley's ABC's. I adhered the colorful letters slightly offset on the black die cut letters and adhered them around the curved sunshine shape.

I ran the 6" wide strip through a Big Shot with the Embroidered Hello Die and hand stitched the rest of the title with black embroidery floss.

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I die cut Lawn Fawn cardstock and patterned papers with tabbed dies, rounded the corners of the strips, and adhered the tabbed panels to the background of the 12x12 page. Words from Plan On It stamp sets were stamped on the tabs to add interest. The greeting strip was adhered to the background as shown and then a photo collage was adhered next to the title strip.

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I finished the page with a scattering of Lawn Fawn die cut Hearts, wood veneer hearts, sticker phrase strips, a badge, clips, and a few other embellishments from my stash.

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V I D E O  T U T O R I A L

To watch the creation of this Hello Sunshine layout featuring Watercolor Wishes patterned paper from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:

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Click the codes below the thumbnails for links to where you can purchase the products shown in this post from Simon Says Stamp (SSS) or Ellen Hutson (EH). Where available I use compensated affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!

S I M I L A R  P R O J E C T S

More projects featuring the new release:

Posted at 11:01 PM in COMPANY | Lawn Fawn, SCRAPBOOK | Layouts, TECHNIQUE | Silhouette Cameo Die Cutting | | Comments (11)

March 11, 2017

Kerri Bradford Studio | Clean & Simple Thank You & Hello Cards

Happy Saturday friends!

I'm so excited to share some brand new cards featuring Kerri Bradford Studio stamps and digital cut files! Clean and simple cards are a snap with just a few sentiments, several ink colors, and die cut borders.

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I stamped greetings from the For You and Fresh Air stamp sets on 3” x 5 1/2” wide strips of smooth white cardstock using black Ink and the MISTI stamp positioner tool (so I could stamp the same greetings one on top of another perfectly for a bold, black design)! The florals were stamped in an array of springtime Lawn Fawn ink colors all over the backgrounds and then each strip was adhered to a standard A2 sized card base and finished with die cut borders from the Borderlines #3 Kit to compliment the design colors.

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I used the Lawn Fawn Inks in Ballet Slippers, Guava, Peachy Keen, Minty Fresh, and Carrot.

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Nuvo Crystal Drops in Morning Dew finish each card with subtle, clear dimension.

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V I D E O  T U T O R I A L

To watch the creation of these clean and simple hello and thank you cards from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:

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Click the codes below the thumbnails for links to where you can purchase the products shown in this post from Simon Says Stamp (SSS), Ellen Hutson (EH), or Kerri Bradford Studio (KBS). Where available I use compensated affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!

Posted at 08:45 AM in CARDS | Hello, CARDS | Thank You, COMPANY | Kerri Bradford Studio, TECHNIQUE | Silhouette Cameo Die Cutting | | Comments (3)

July 24, 2016

Kerri Bradford Studio | Christmas In July Tags 2016

Today I'm sharing some Christmas In July Tags (the 2016 version). There's no better time to get a jump on creating Christmas tags for the holiday season than during the summer months before the craziness of fall and winter set in! I've created two sets to share with you today. One black tag set with colorful embossing and one white tag set with coloring ink stamping. Both sets are exactly alike in design but give different looks simply by changing up the inks/embossing powders used!

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I die cut a bunch of Office Tags from white and black cardstock using the Silhouette Digital Die Cutting machine. 

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I stamped the same designs on both sets of tags by only changing up the inks for the white cardstock set and black cardstock set. Each tag set featuring the new Oh What Fun and Better Not Pout Stamp Sets. On the white tags I used dye inks and on the black tags I stamped with Versamark and heat embossed with multiple colors of embossing powder. I love the idea of creating multiples of a single design but mixing up the inks used for different looks.

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Finishing touches of baker's twine and gemstones adorn the tags.

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V I D E O  T U T O R I A L

To watch the creation of these black and white Christmas stamped tags from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:

 

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The letters below the thumbnails below link to stores where you can purchase the products shown in this post and video: SSS = to purchase from Simon Says Stamp, EH = to purchase from Ellen Hutson, SB.COM = to purchase from Scrapbook.com. Affiliate links used.

Posted at 01:36 PM in COMPANY | Kerri Bradford Studio, TECHNIQUE | Silhouette Cameo Die Cutting | | Comments (5)

February 03, 2016

Valentine Gift Boxes w/ Stamped Tags

Hello!

Kerri Bradford released a new Valentine's/love themed stamp set Monday that I just can't get enough of! I love mixing and matching the words and phrases from the new KBS XO Stamp Set for these sweet stamped tags!

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The gift box from the Santa’s Workshop kit is probably my favorite dimensional die cut ever. I sized my box pretty big so that I can fit lots of sweet treats inside for Valentine’s Day! I cut the bottom of the box from one 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of cardstock and the top of the box from another. 

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I cut an assortment of cardstock and vellum tags and stamped images from the new XO Stamp Set on each tag. I love how the words and phrases mix and match to create such fun custom designs! I used both stamping and embossing and also dye inks, depending on the tags/design. 

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I threaded a bit of colorful twine through each tag, wrapped each box with some pretty chevron ribbon and added a tag to each one. 

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Simple, easy and oh-so-“love”ly! I love Valentine’s Day! Not only do these make great gift boxes for gift giving but they would make lovely decorations too.

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[ KBS Products Used: Santa’s Workshop: box, tag; Stamps: XO ]

V I D E O  T U T O R I A L

To watch the creation of these love-themed tags from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:

 

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The letters below the thumbnails below link to stores where you can purchase the products shown in this post and video: SSS = to purchase from Simon Says Stamp, EH = to purchase from Ellen Hutson, SB.COM = to purchase from Scrapbook.com. Affiliate links used.

S I M I L A R  P R O J E C T S

Looking for more packaging ideas for Valentine's Day? Here are some more dimensional treat packaging ideas:

Posted at 07:00 AM in COMPANY | Kerri Bradford Studio, HOLIDAY & SEASON | Valentine's Day & Love, TECHNIQUE | Silhouette Cameo Die Cutting | | Comments (3)

December 17, 2015

Handmade Holiday 2015 | Pretty Packages (the 2015 version) + GIVEAWAY

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Welcome to Day 4 of my last minute Handmade Holiday 2015 Series!

I'm back with another year of last minute handmade ideas! Even with the craziness of the season I like to be able to add handmade touches to gifts for our friends and family. All this week I'll be sharing quick (an hour or less) Handmade Holiday ideas for cards, tags and gift wrapping sure to add that handmade touch we all love. Most ideas will include multiples (today I created a set of 6 small die cut paper boxes and black tags with white embossing)!

In addition to sharing Handmade Holiday projects all week, I am extending this year's series by two days for a total of seven days of inspiration! Plus, I am especially excited to share that after reaching out to several companies and online stores, there are amazing GIVEAWAYS each and every day plus a great coupon code from Ellen Hutson that you can use all week long at EllenHutson.com! Use coupon code handmadeholidays for 10% off all in-stock items between December 14-17.

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Last year I shared some elegant gold and white packages created with Kerri Bradford Studio digital die cut designs. This year I was inspired by the awesome Bella Blvd Clear Cuts Transparencies to create clear die cut gift boxes. And to keep it interesting, I die cut one from foil paper and a couple from glitter cardstock as well. I went with a traditional red/green/white color scheme with some bold black die cut tags with bright white embossing.

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I die cut tags from Simon Says Stamp Black Cardstock using the Christmas Countdown (tag round top) and Santa's Workshop (square tag). On the tags I stamped phrases and images from the Twinkle Stamp Set on the front of the tags and an image from the Tagged Stamp Set on the back of the tags. I stamped everything with Versamark Ink and heat embossed the phrases and images with white embossing powder.

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I die cut the boxes from Bella Blvd Transparencies, Doodlebug Cardstock, and foil cardstock using the box shape from the Santa’s Workshop Toys Only. I die cut bows from several of the cardstock sheets using a design from the same kit. I assembled all six boxes without the aid of adhesive. Adhesive could be used if you prefer but since I didn't want adhesive showing on the transparency boxes, I went without it on all of them.

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I assembled the paper bows using glue dots to secure the shapes. Then I started added twine, ribbon, bells, trims, and tags to the cute little gift boxes.

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I secured a black and white gift tag to each to complete these fun designs!

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V I D E O  T U T O R I A L

To watch the creation of these gift boxes and tags from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:

 

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The letters below the thumbnails below link to stores where you can purchase the products shown in this post and video: SSS = to purchase from Simon Says Stamp, EH = to purchase from Ellen Hutson, SB.COM = to purchase from Scrapbook.com. Affiliate links used.

S I M I L A R  P R O J E C T S

Looking for more gift tags, bags, and more ideas? Here are links to the 2015 Handmade Holiday Series projects:

Here are links to the 2014 Handmade Holiday Series:

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  1. Gold Foil Monogram Gift Tags (video)
  2. Decorated Treat/Goodie Bags (video)
  3. Zipper Panel Gift Card Holder (video)
  4. Pretty Die Cut 3-dimensional packages (video)
  5. See Thru Santa Tags (video)

G I V E A W A Y

Please leave a comment on this post for a chance to win a stamp set of the winners choice from the Kerri Bradford Online Store!

Comment must be left by December 20, 2015, 11:59 CST.

Winners for the week will all be notified via email and posted on the blog on December 21, 2015.

A huge thank you to Kerri Bradford Studio for sponsoring the giveaway today!

Don't forget to use coupon code handmadeholidays for 10% off all in-stock items between December 14-17 at www.ellenhutson.com.

Posted at 05:59 PM in COMPANY | Kerri Bradford Studio, GIVEAWAYS & WINNERS, HOLIDAY & SEASON | Christmas & Winter, TECHNIQUE | Silhouette Cameo Die Cutting | | Comments (89)

July 18, 2015

KBS Christmas In July Elegant Stamped Tags

Happy Saturday!

Earlier this week my good friend Kerri Bradford showcased these Christmas in July Gold + White gift tags on her blog and today I wanted to share them with my readers as well (and hey, I made a video, finally edited it, so I've included that as well!). I know that for many of us, thinking about the Christmas season seam cra-zy but it's going to sneak up on us before we know it and it doesn't hurt to have some of our Christmas crafting done early, right?!

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So apparently I am still super in love with the gold + white color combo for holiday. Or any day, really. But there's something so stunning and elegant about crisp white with a touch of gold for the holidays that makes my heart go pitter patter. Love it.

To create my tags, I die cut a bunch of tags (20 total, 4 each of 5 designs) from Neenah Solar White cardstock using tags from several of Kerri's digital die cut kits (see below the last photo for info on which design came from which kit). 

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Each of the tags is stamped with images from Kerri's two new stamp sets, Holiday Magic and Believe. Some of the tags I stamped with one image, some I used multiple images from the stamp sets. Everything was stamped with Versamark Frost Ink and heat embossed with gold embossing powder.

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I threaded Pretty Pink Posh white twine, May Arts gold metallic string, Lawn Fawn Gold Sparkle twine, and white silk ribbon through each of the tags.

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This tag design had a hole reinforcement design so I die cut that from some gold foil cardstock and adhered it to the tag(s).

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The twinkle tag? Yeah, if I had to choose I think that one's my favorite. Totally simple but I love the combination of the stars and the single word. 

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Need a handmade gift? Tuck these tags into a vellum bag, tape it shut with some sparkly wash tap, secure a gold bow (made with one of Kerri’s designs of course!) and add one of the small tags to the front and voila!, a great gift! Pair it with roll or two of coordinating wrapping paper and tape and it would make a really great gift!

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[ Stamps | Believe + Holiday Magic. Designs | Santa’s Workshop Toys Only (bow) / Attach It (tag fold and flap, tag round end) / Christmas Countdown (tag round top) / Christmas Cheer (tag) ]

VIDEOHOWTO

To see how I put together these gold + white stamped gift tags from start to finish, watch out the video below or view on youtube HERE:

 

SUPPLIES

The letters below the thumbnails below link to stores where you can purchase the products shown in this post and video: SSS = to purchase from Simon Says Stamp, EH = to purchase from Ellen Hutson, SB.COM = to purchase from Scrapbook.com, ME = to purchase from Mama Elephant, etc. Affiliate links used when possible.

SHOPPING

 

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A note from Kerri regarding the new holiday stamps:

We sold completely out of our first shipment of stamps in the first 24-ish hours of the sale. Wow! I just want to thank you so much for all your support. I truly love what I do and continued to be humbled by the fact that all of you keep me motivated to create and create with your amazing support. humbled.

Just so you know, all orders as of Tuesday afternoon are on pre-order and will ship within a couple of weeks. But they are still on sale all through this week, so be sure to take advantage of the sale and the pre-order! It ends Sunday.

Be sure to click HERE to start shopping the Christmas in July Sale and to pre-order your stamps!

Sale ends Sunday (that's tomorrow!).

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Posted at 08:00 AM in COMPANY | Kerri Bradford Studio, HOLIDAY & SEASON | Christmas & Winter, TECHNIQUE | Silhouette Cameo Die Cutting | | Comments (6)

June 30, 2015

Lawn Fawn Treat Yourself | "Treat Yourself" Card

Welcome to the Lawn Fawn June Inspiration Week!

Today the Lawn Fawn Design Team is showcasing the new Treat Yourself Stamp Set and coordinating Treat Yourself dies. I combined these cute new images with the Here's The Scoop Stamp Set and brand new coordinating Here's The Scoop dies to create an ice cream shop window.

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The images from the Treat Yourself Stamp Set and Here's The Scoop Stamp Set were stamped on smooth white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored with Copic Markers then die cut with the coordinating Treat Yourself dies and Here's The Scoop dies. I applied a layer of Glossy Accents to the aqua ice cream dishes and set them aside to dry. I colored over the cherries with the Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Pen.

For the ice cream shop window, I used a design from the Silhouette Online Store (Design ID #44304) die cut from Lawn Fawn Mon Amie 6x6 Paper Pad and woodgrain patterned paper and assembled the window on a card base created with the Simon Says Stamp Cream Cardstock, rounding all four corners with a 1/4" corner rounder.

For the greeting, I stamped a banner from the Home Sweet Home Stamp Set on vellum using Versamark Ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The greeting from the Treat Yourself Stamp Set was stamped on the banner and heat embossed with gold embossing powder then die cut with the coordinating Home Sweet Home dies.

The sweet images were adhered in the "window" to finish the card design.

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VIDEOHOWTO

To watch the creation of this ice cream sweets card from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:

 

SUPPLIES

The letters below the thumbnails below link to stores where you can purchase the products shown in this post and video: SSS = to purchase from Simon Says Stamp, EH = to purchase from Ellen Hutson, ME = to purchase from Mama Elephant. Affiliate links used.

SIMILARPROJECTS

  1. "Make A Wish" Card featuring Party Animal Stamp Set and Dies (video)
  2. Dog House Gift Boxes featuring Milk Carton Die (video)
  3. "I'm So Jelly" Shaker Card featuring So Jelly Stamp Set + Ocean Wave Border Dies (video)
  4. "Happy Wedding" Card featuring Happy Wedding Stamp Set and Dies (video)
  5. "You're A Star" Card featuring Rainbow + Puffy Cloud Borders Dies (video)
  6. "Best Fishes" Card featuring Fintastic Friends Stamp Set & Dies + New Ink Swatches (videos)
  7. "Fantastic Father's Day" Card featuring Let's BBQ, Happy Summer and Maker Lemonade Stamps and Dies (video)
  8. "You're Smokin'" Card featuring Let's BBQ Stamps (video)
  9. Milk Carton Gift Boxes featuring My Silly Valentine stamps and dies (video)
  10. Baby Cards featuring Scripty Congrats Die (video)
  11. "Happy Birthday Have A Ball" Card featuring Sweet Smiles stamps and dies (video)

Posted at 11:00 PM in CARDS | Birthday, CARDS | Friends, CARDS | Get Well Soon, CARDS | Hello, COMPANY | Lawn Fawn, TECHNIQUE | Copic Markers, TECHNIQUE | Silhouette Cameo Die Cutting | | Comments (10)

May 02, 2015

Celebrating NSD with Bella Blvd | "Favorite Things" Layout

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Happy National Scrapbook Day! 

Bella Blvd is hosting a day full of fun NSD blog posts showcasing layouts from the designers. There's giveaways, inspiration and lots of fun!

Each designer was asked to create an "all about me" page and this is my layout:

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I printed the text in a list-style format along the right side of a 12x12 sheet of white cardstock using a wide format printer (I use and love the Epson Stylus Photo R2000 Printer). I purposely didn't include bullets, etc. when printing the journaling and instead added stamped carrots from the Kerri Bradford Studio Line By Line Stamp Set to indicate each bullet point. I used bright inks from Lawn Fawn in Mermaid, Freshly Cut Grass and Sunflower.

I left room between the two sections of journaling to add a die cut title from the KBS Around Here Kit. I added stamped phrases from the KBS Line By Stamp Set, KBS One Fine Day Stamp Set, KBS Time Stamp Set, and KBS Time Again Stamp Set above and below the title, and at the beginning and end of the journaling.

I added a 4" square photo in the lower left corner of the layout and added Bella Blvd Campout Treasures and Text corner stickers to the photo. I added a tab sticker underneath the top edge of the photo and added more stamped text to the sticker tab.

 

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I die cut a bunch of butterflies from Bella Blvd patterned papers in yellows, greens and blues using a digital design from the KBS Design Secrets Class Extras Kit. I adhered the butterflies and added enamel dots to complete the design.

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VIDEOHOWTO

To watch the creation of this layout from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:

SUPPLIES

(Click SSS = to purchase from Simon Says Stamp, EH = to purchase from Ellen Hutson, ME = to purchase from Mama Elephant, SB.COM = to purchase from scrapbook.com, AZ = to purchase from Amazon)

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SHOPPING

There are some super sales going on this weekend:

  1. THERM-O-WEB: Free shipping on orders of $15 or more using code MAYSHP (I love the Bling Glue Dots for attaching sequins and other small embellies!)
  2. Save 25% off Copic Markers through May 15th at Simon Says Stamp. Enter code COPIC.
  3. SCRAPBOOK.COM: Free shipping on orders over $50. Enter code NSD2277

Be sure to check out the Bella Blvd Blog all day long for tons of scrapbooking inspiration!

Posted at 01:00 PM in COMPANY | Kerri Bradford Studio, SCRAPBOOK | Layouts, TECHNIQUE | Silhouette Cameo Die Cutting | | Comments (7) | TrackBack (0)

March 24, 2015

Paper Doll Art Journal | March 2015 (video)

 ***For UPDATED information on the text paper, album, and all other supplies I use for my Paper Doll Art Journaling pages, please scroll down under "SHOPPING".***

Hello! Today the incredible May Flaum and I are celebrating National Craft Month with some art journaling pages! Be sure to check out May's blog HERE for her project.

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I stamped the Prima Paper Doll Audrey Stamp on text paper and colored in her skin and hair with Copic Markers (the individual marker colors are listed and linked below in supplies). I stamped her again on leftover Authentic Classique Beauty patterned papers from the Simon Says Stamp March 2015 Card Kit of the Month. I fussy cut the clothing and the hat and adhered them to the paper doll. I added shading to her "clothing" with Cool Gray Copic Markers.

I created the background for the page by trimming a 12x12 sheet of "cloud design" paper to 6x8. I used the Silhouette Cameo to die cut the tree from the Kerri Bradford This & That Spring Kit, the fence from the KBS This & That Lucky Kit and the title from the KBS Today Is A Good Day Kit.

I created grass using the Lawn Fawn Grassy Border Die to complete the background. I adhered the paper doll and finished her ensemble with some black Prima Say It With Crystals "jewelry" and a bow for her hat created with the Mama Elephant Dainty Bow Die.

I finished the scene with some backyard critters stamped from the Lawn Fawn Hello Baby Stamp Set and Lawn Fawn Critters In the Burbs Stamp Set. I colored the images in with Copic Markers, cut them out and adhered them to the page.

I stamped the date on the page using Kerri Bardford's new Time Again Stamp Set.

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VIDEOHOWTO

To see how I put my March 2015 paper doll art journal page together from start to finish, watch out the video below or view on youtube HERE:

SUPPLIES

(Click SSS = to purchase from Simon Says Stamp, EH = to purchase from Ellen Hutson, MFT = to purchase from My Favorite Things, SB.COM = to purchase from scrapbook.com, AZ = to purchase from Amazon)

SHOPPING

I get asked about the text/dictionary paper I use for my dolls a lot. I am using text papers from my scrapbooking stash. A lot of them are old and are no longer available but I like to use up what I have on hand. I've done a search and found similar and current text papers that you might be interested in. Click any of the links below to start shopping:

The paper doll stamps average 8" in height and it can be a challenge to find an acrylic block that fits them in both width and height. I love this Prima Handle Block. 

The album I've chosen for all my paper doll art journaling pages is THIS Brighton Pier Handbook Album from Studio Calico.

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More pages in my 6x8" Paper Doll Art Journal:

 

Posted at 07:00 AM in COMPANY | Simon Says Stamp Card Kits, SERIES | Paper Dolls + Art Journaling, TECHNIQUE | Copic Markers, TECHNIQUE | Silhouette Cameo Die Cutting | | Comments (7) | TrackBack (0)

March 06, 2015

KBS | Hello There Snowflakes Layout (video)

Today I'm over at the Kerri Bradford Studio Blog sharing a winter-y die cut layout that uses some of Kerri's new stamps! That's right friends, stamps! SO excited for my dear friend Kerri on her new venture. If you love stamping on your layouts and projects, you will love these!

I wanted to create a page that depicted the feeling of winter for this photo of my son “helping” his grandpa shovel snow from several years ago. I kept the color scheme to blue + silver + white + gray/black and purposely created a a quadrant-style layout with the larger photo in the bottom left quadrant, the grouping of four snowflake embellished tags in the lower right quadrant and  the title and journaling in the upper right quadrant. The scattering of snowflakes fills in the upper left of the design. 

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When I'm designing a scrapbook page using digital die cuts I like to open, resize and arrange my page in the Silhouette Software based on my photo, like you see below. By adding in the dimension(s) of the photo(s), I can easily resize and rearrange the other elements until I have the layout laid out the way I want.

Here are the kits I used to create my page:

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I love combining Kerri’s words and/or phrases to make custom titles for my layouts. The mix of fonts adds interest as well as a fun touch. I printed my journaling on the 12x12 patterned paper and adhered the title below the journaling by combining the words "hello there" from the Happy Stuff Kit with "snowflakes" from the This & That Winter Kit. I purposely chose this Dear Lizzy Polka Dot Party paper because of the white splatter on the solid color, perfect for my snowy page!

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 I stamped the date below the journaling using the Pebbles Roller Date Stamp and the "happiness" arrow is from the One Fine Day Stamp Set.

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I die cut the four tags using the tag shape from the Santa's Workshop Toys Kit and embellished them with die cut snowflakes adorned with pearls, enamel dots and gemstones. The stamping on the tag is from the new One Fine Day Stamp Set and Time Stamp Set.

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Kerri’s new print & cut Lovely Little Words add a great finishing touch throughout the page.

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I used a mix of 12x12 patterned papers, foil paper, glitter paper, and vellum to add "texture" without the bulk to my layout. Making sure to have a couple of the snowflakes "hang" off the side of the page helps ground the page design.

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VIDEOHOWTO

To see how I put together this page from start to finish, watch out the video below or view on youtube HERE:

SUPPLIES

(Click SSS = to purchase from Simon Says Stamp, EH = to purchase from Ellen Hutson, MFT = to purchase from My Favorite Things, SB.COM = to purchase from scrapbook.com, AZ = to purchase from Amazon)

Other supplies (retired, from my stash): 

  • Crate Paper Love Notes Crush 12x12 Paper (black with hearts)
  • KBS Stamps
  • Doodlebug Beetle Black Mini Jewels
  • Doodlebug Lily White MIni Jewels
  • Freckled Fawn Epoxy Button Accent and Acrylic Star Accents

Be sure to check out Kerri's new stamps in her store HERE:

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Posted at 08:30 AM in COMPANY | Kerri Bradford Studio, SCRAPBOOK | Layouts, TECHNIQUE | Silhouette Cameo Die Cutting | | Comments (4) | TrackBack (0)

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