Showing posts with label Girlfriends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Girlfriends. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Let's Hang Out...Taylored Expressions May Stamp of the Month

Happy Tuesday! If you've come over from the super-talented Monika Davis's blog, you are definitely in the right place -- I have the pleasure of getting to hop today with a guest spot in the Taylored Expressions May Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! 


I wanted to make a card to send to a friend whom I haven't seen in a long time. This month's subscription stamp set, Cutie Pie, is super cute and I get to share a fun card with you today. I used this sweet set along with the May Key Ingredients kit that features darling paper from Echo Park's Sweet Girl collection.


After paper piecing the cute little dresses on the clothesline, I added some liquid dimensionals for some texture. I love the bright colors on this card and I'm pretty sure my friend will just have to accept my invitation to "hang out!"



Now hop on over to sweet Sankari Wegman's blog for more Stamp of the Month fun!

BEAN NOTES
Stamps: Cutie Pie May Stamp of the Month (Taylored Expressions); Patterned Paper, Cardstock, Ribbon all from May Key Ingredients (Taylored Expressions); Accents: Liquid Pearls (Ranger); Dies: Cloud Border, Cloud Duo, Frame it Up, Label Stacklets 3

In case you get off-track, here is the full list of hoppers getting their creative groove on today!

Monday, November 19, 2012

Queen for a Day


Happy Monday! It's Product Spotlight week at Imaginisce and I get to share a project I created with the fabulous Queen Bee Iron-On Motif. At first, I was a little dubious about using an iron on paper, but with the help of both this video and the iRock Mini Iron it turned out to be easy-peasy!


Thursday is Thanksgiving and we always spend it with my husband's family when we are in town. This year, my sister-in-law has agreed to cook the whole meal! I thought it would be fun to thank her by creating a card telling her that we will all stay out of her way and do exactly what she orders us to do -- making her the Queen for a Day!

BEAN NOTES
Patterned Paper: Love You More & Sole Sister collections (Imaginisce); Accents: Queen Bee Iron-On Motif (Imaginisce); Cardstock: Basic Black (Stampin' Up!); Tools: iRock Mini Iron (Imaginisce); Fibers: striped ribbon (May Arts); Font: Edwardian Script (Microsoft)

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Sole Sisters!...




I am so excited today because it is my day to have my projects featured on the Imaginisce blog! This week, we are playing with the brand new release, Sole Sisters and I have three projects to share with you. Join us all this week as the new Design Team that I am so proud to be a part of shows off this chic and fabulously fun collection!

For my first project, I just had to go straight to the "sole" of things! With a wonderful template I discovered HERE at Ellen Hutson, I traced and scored this elegant heel "box." The template can be reduced or enlarged, but I left it alone. Now, I've been pining for over a decade now for my very own pair of Christian Leboutins, so I couldn't resist adding a red sole!

I added a floral embellishment to my well-heeled project, using the very cool i-Rock tool to adhere some glam rocks for that extra little sparkle. Now I had a beautiful little "box" that I could fill with a special treat for another shoe-lover like myself...a gift card to a shoe store perhaps? (Nah, I'd just as well keep it for myself!)

BEAN NOTES
Heel Box All materials from Imaginisce unless otherwise noted.
Patterned Paper:  Shop 'Til You Drop from Sole Sisters collection; Cardstock: Whisper White, Real Red (Stampin' Up!); Accents: Black Fabric Flower and clear gemstones from i-Rock Flowers Stencil; Downloadable Item: Template, shoe-high heeled (Ellen Hutson); Tools: i-Rock


As mother to a boy that is as boy as you can get, I wanted to show that Sole Sisters can be just a cute for a more masculine project. My little rugrat made a special little friend on our last mini-vacation and I just had to capture their sweet friendship. The frames are all very cool die-cuts from the Sole Sisters collection, as well as the patterned papers. I love the bold colors for this layout and the frames saved me so much time!

You wouldn't know it to look at it, but the die-cut letters that spell "FRIEND" are from a piece of patterned paper from this collection that features purses! The paper is really great for some of its gender-neutral patterns and I was so pleased at how it was all so complimentary.

BEAN NOTES
Forever Friends Layout - All materials from Imaginisce unless otherwise noted.
Patterned Paper: Sole Mates, Purse-onality, and Girl Stuff from Sole Sisters collection; Cardstock: black, red and yellow textured (AC Crafts); Accents: red buttons (Papertrey Ink); tiny staples (Tim Holtz); Dies: Merry Classic Alphabet (Quickutz/Lifestyle Crafts); Scalloped Border Decorative Strip Die (Sizzix); Die-Cuts: Girl Die-Cuts from Sole Sisters collection


For my third project, I tackled something that I've been wanting to do forever! I have to confess that I am a certified shoe hound. I have STACKS of shoeboxes and I don't always know what is in them. So, I was extra excited when I saw Sole Sisters because I could make some shoe identifiers! I took photos of my shoes and created little cards that I could adhere to the front of each shoebox.

I used this absolutely darling stamp to create these little heel accents for each card and added a few of the ready-made die-cuts. The patterned papers are so fun and eye-catching and really liven up my closet. Now I don't have to pull out every box searching for that perfect heel to go with my new outfit!

BEAN NOTES
Shoe Identifiers  - All materials from Imaginisce unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Stiletto Snag 'Em Stamp; Patterned Paper: Chic Chat from Sole Sisters collection; Cardstock: Real Red, Baja Breeze, Basic Black, Whisper White (Stampin' Up!); Dye Ink: Real Red, Basic Black, Baja Breeze (Stampin' Up!); Tools: Circle and Scalloped Circle Punches (EK Success); Fibers: black stitched grosgrain (Jo-Ann); Liquid Pearls (Ranger)


I hope you enjoyed my projects today. Don't forget to visit the Imaginisce blog for more Sole Sisters eye candy and a chance to win this ENTIRE collection!