Monday, December 30, 2013

Stretch Your Card Kit!

After all the cardmaking with the Copper Mountain card kits, I was itching to create something else. :) So I made a 12x12 page using some paper scraps from the card kits and some digital files.

Showered with Love

I love how this page turned out! Here are some details.

Showered with Love

This is a digi printable.

Showered with Love

I love this little stamps from the Copper Mountain card kit!

Showered with Love

Layering with the pretty star button.

Showered with Love

Misting in the background, and another digi printable (the speech bubble).

Showered with Love

These gems are so pretty!

Friday, December 27, 2013

Copper Mountain - January kits at Studio Calico

I am the card kit guest designer for January 2014 at Studio Calico, and I went a bit overboard with cardmaking lately! ;) I made a total of nine cards!

These first few were done with the main card kit only, Copper Mountain card kit{the link only works for subscribers from noon EST on Dec. 27, and for everyone from midnight}

Catch card

The kit comes with a die to be used with a manual die cutter. Since I don't own one, I thought of some other way to use the die, and ended up using it as a stencil for my stitching. :) I love this cute whale!

Catch card

Catch card

The colors in this month's kit are right up my alley!

Hi card

The patterns in the paper pad are very pretty!

Best Wishes card

This ribbon in the kit is so much fun! It has thin metal wires inside, so you can shape it up as you wish!

Best Wishes card

I thought the stamps were so versatile!

Best Wishes card

I was inspired by these cute candy dots to go with an ombre theme for this card.

Best Wishes card

And now we get to the card add on kit, Spaulding Bowl{the link only works for subscribers from noon EST on Dec. 27, and for everyone from midnight}

Happy Birthday card 

I went with an elegant design for this card.. I guess the color scheme was inspired by the Christmas festivities! :)

Happy Birthday card 

I am in love with the skinny handwritten sentiments in the stamp set!!

Just A Note card 

As soon as I saw the washi and the gems in the add on kit I knew they'd be a perfect match! :)

Just A Note card

I also used some of the digital files along with my Silhouette.

Get Whale Soon card 

When I saw the ocean theme for the stamp set I immediately thought I should use this pretty blue POW glitter paper I had in my stash. :)

Get Whale Soon card

Get Whale Soon card

Yeah, I think this is my favorite card out of the nine I made!

Get Whale Soon card

I tried using the stamp to make a card with two whales, but it didn't quite work out.. it turned out much better to use the digital shape and cut out the two whales! :)

Greatest Catch card

Confession: this was my first time ever using a rub on! ;) (the white anchor)

Foxes card

There is an adorable fox stamp in one of the Project Life add ons and I got to play with this cut file and some watercolors. :)

Foxes card

And that's my ninth card! I have by no means exhausted these two kit, just my time! I haven't even played yet with two of the stamps - the clouds and "showered with love" sentiment in the main kit and the books stamps in the add on.

I hope you enjoyed these cards; I had lots of fun making them and I hope they show how versatile these kits are! :) In fact, I used the card kits to make a 12"x12" LO last night - I will be sharing it here early next week. :)
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Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you a magic day filled with family and love. I leave you with a page I made with products that are on sale 50% today at The Lilypad, in case you're looking for a last minute treat. :)

Merry Christmas 2013


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Merry Christmas!

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Copper Mountain Sneaks!

Happy Christmas Eve! I am quite thrilled that it's snowing again, after the snow melted all away a couple of days ago. I am hoping we get a white Christmas!

In the meantime, I have some Instagram sneaks of the cards I made with the Studio Calico January kits. I'm very excited to be a card guest designer next month - what better way to start the new year?! :) First off, I want to show you some sneaks of the Copper Mountain card kit:


I also got to create with the card add on, and I've got to tell you... those stamps are awesome!!


Apparently I cannot stop creating with these gorgeous kits, because I have a couple more cards to share in which I also used some of the digital elements to cut out shapes with my Silhouette. :)

  

For this last card I combined the whale and fish with some blue POW paper from my stash.. it may very well be my favorite card of the bunch!

OK that's it for now! I have made seven cards so far, and I may have a couple more in the works ;), so come back on the 27th to see the full reveal!

Saturday, December 21, 2013

Christmas Idea Notebook

The new Christmas 2013 Idea Notebook is in the store at Digital Design Essentials, along with some gorgeous holiday products! Also, make sure you check out this awesome deal - it ends Dec. 31st!


Here is a page I made with the Christmas 2013 Idea Notebook and other goodies.

'Tis The Season

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These pictures are from two days ago, and I am super bummed because all of that pretty snow is now gone, melted away! I'd really love to have a white Christmas..

Friday, December 20, 2013

Merry Little Christmas

creashens has an adorable new kit in the store today!


I used it to scrap about my hopes for Christmas (... only 5 days to go now!!). I am so in love with all the hand-drawn elements and the pretty tape in this kit!

A Merry Merry Merry Little Christmas\

Are you having a white Christmas? :)

Thursday, December 19, 2013

December Daily 2013 - Days 1-4

Whoops I am a few days late with this post but it's just been a crazy week. Here are Days 1-4 of my December Daily.

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On day 1 I took a picture of our four advent calendars. :) Our elf reminded us to open the advent calendars this day (he's leaning back and pointing to the calendars, and not sleeping like DH thought! ;)).

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I am using vellum numbers by Crate Paper to mark the days this year. I layered a punched snowflake and gold numbers to identify our advent calendars.

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In the second spreadI have four day (part of day 1 and days 2, 3, and 4).

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Here are the details.

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I am starting to freak out because Christmas is less than a week away and I have done close to zero holiday related events.. I have just been too busy with work, but it sucks because this is my favorite time of the year and I wish I could savor it more.

Monday, December 16, 2013

December Daily Update

I'm up on the write.click.scrapbook blog today with an update on my DD album. I will be posting more detailed photos here tomorrow, but in the meantime here's a look at my cover and intro page.

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How's your December Daily album coming along? :)