Monthly Archives: July 2013

true love

Posted on July 23, 2013 | 4 comments

It’s the time of year for wedding bells and bridal showers. I’ve been to more this year that I have in the past decade! Love must be in the air.

I’ve been enjoying buying presents and creating cards for the special events. Today’s card design is one I whipped up yesterday for a bridal shower I attended last night.

I love a soft vintage style so that’s what I went with. Combining bits and pieces of this and that is my favourite way to design and it’s also a great way to use up supplies and clean up your desk.

Here’s the embellishments clustered together.

And here’s a peek at the inside of the card. I made my own little layered banner but cutting the scraps from the papers on the front into sweet little pennants. Just the tops of each paper are adhered there to give a little lift to the bottoms of each piece of the banner.

Happy creating!

 

Supplies:

A lot of the supplies are older and retired so I didn’t bother to list them. The layering papers are by Glitz Design I believe

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CHA peeks

Posted on July 20, 2013 | 3 comments

This year’s CHA projects (well, it’s now called the Crop N Create Tradeshow but I can’t quite seem to switch to the new name) are some of my favorites that I’ve created to date.

I just couldn’t wait to share some of them with you…

…a sweet and shabby miss you card, of course featuring some great new Maya Road product,

…a masculine card design showing off a gorgeous new airplane charm,

…and a peek at an altered clipboard. I had an absolute blast creating this one. Loads and loads of layers and goodies.

I’ll be back at a later date to share the full projects and the others I haven’t shown.

If you’re looking for some more Maya Road inspiration…check out today’s blog post! Full of amazing projects and the full catalogue reveal. Sooooo many jaw-droppers!

For those of you lucky enough to be able to go to the tradeshow, safe travels and enjoy! I think I may be just a little bit jealous. Take lots of photos so I can experience it second-hand.

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bon voyage

Posted on July 19, 2013 | Leave a comment

I’ve been busy getting inky!

I love stamping and travel too! Today’s fun card combines the two as my thoughts are with a friend who is on vacation.

Paris!

Imagine!

Lucky girl…safe travels, my friend!

I’m in the CLASSroom with a tutorial and step outs. Feel free to join me!

Have a fabulous weekend!

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vintage post

Posted on July 18, 2013 | 1 comment

Life is flying by at an alarming rate.

I feel like summer is almost half-done already! I’m taking a big deep breath with all my CHA projects mailed and delivered. I’ll be able to share some of them shortly but in the meantime, how about a vintage thank you card…


I made this card last month for a Maya Road/Fiskars blog swap. Love the Fiskars Postage Stamp Punch! It puts a great spin on the classic rectangle and here I’ve used it to make a fun background. It’s a great way to use up your scraps.

It’s that time of the year again! Time for summer release sneak peeks! I’m excited with what I’m seeing out there.

I seriously cannot wait to get my hands on these…

Gasp! I can’t wait till they hit the stores!

Make sure you stop by the Maya Road blog! Each day this week they have some AWESOME new goodies up for grabs. Check it out here…

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punched florals

Posted on July 15, 2013 | 5 comments

The circle punch is an amazingly flexible tool to have. It’s really one of those must-haves. The circle is a classic design shape but it’s almost impossible to hand-cut well. A punch makes it super quick and easy to incorporate circular elements into a design. And while it makes lovely circles, it can also make spectacular flowers!

This  card was created a few weeks ago for a Maya Road and Fiskars blog feature. You can find it here. The flower is created by piecing together 8 folded punched circles. It’s hard to explain in a few words so stay tuned for a tutorial in the near future.

It’s layered with all kinds of wonderful Maya Road goodies and I’m pretty sure  the paper is by Cosmo Cricket. Evangeline, maybe? Sorry! It’s been awhile!

Keep creating!

Supplies:

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the envelope frenzy

Posted on July 12, 2013 | Leave a comment

I have a new toy.

The Envelope Punch Board.

Love, love, love it!

You can make a myriad of sizes and use so many unique papers with it.

I’ve created a tutorial for it that I’m sharing in the CLASSroom. I hope you’ll join me here.

Thanks for stopping by!

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share the story

Posted on July 10, 2013 | 1 comment

It’s never too late to scrapbook.

Go back and pull out those old photos and make a mini album. I used to think that I had to scrapbook consecutively and I had to document each and every photo.

Well that is just a recipe for stress and can totally take the fun out of a hobby. In fact it stalled me and for quite a few years I quit scrapbooking altogether.

Today I scrapbook what I want, when I want. Lately I’ve been addicted to mini albums. So small and sweet and I can embellish as much as my heart desires.

This mini album is one I finally created for my daughter using her elementary school photos. She’s about to start her third year of university but that’s ok. Better late than never.

Today I’m sharing this mini album on the Maya Road Blog. Stop by for more photos of the project.

Have a creative day!

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