Papier Couture.......

Hello all……I'm back with a couple more lovelies to share with you today….each one featuring bits and pieces from February's Natural Living Kit….which by the way is on SALE!

.....the first creation was inspired by a chic handbag....the kind of handbag you’d find on a modern yet sophisticated lady…......

....many pieces from the kit came together to create this lovely bag.....it began with this Basic Grey page.....and joining it was the Prima Tudor flower topped with crystals from the Basic Grey Bling it On....then backed with part of this 7 gypsies page....finished with one of the brads in the kit...... .....and finally topped off with a touch of the Smooch Spritz also in the kit.....which by the way is amazing....it's sort of like Glimmer Mist but more potent....love it!

....for the finishing touches I created a "compact" shaped card.....layered with a transparency and tag also from the kit.....

........with the inside blank and ready for a sweet sentiment.....

....lastly.....a handle created with pretty satin ribbon and a few pearls.....adding that feminine touch that I can't resist.....

....a peek at the inside of the bag reveals a lovely little built in pocket for the compact card......

....now for the second bag which began its sad little existence as a plain $ Store gift bag and is now pretty'd up with a few beauties from the kit......

....this is a quick alternative to creating a custom made gift bag which can take quite a bit of time....by just adding a touch of pattern paper and satin ribbon to the top and bottom edge.....

....layering a few pieces of coordinating pattern paper like the Basic Grey green checks page and the 7 gypsies page featuring subtle handwritten notes....a 3D flower created by simply cutting and layering the flowers from this page.....and for the stem a smidge of the green tape that comes in the kit comes in handy....just twist and add a bit of your own tulle or ribbon to soften it a touch.....

....and for a little bit of whimsy a little birdie from the Woolies stickers in the kit made his way to this little number....just add a pair of waddling feet with craftwire and you're done....

Well.....that's all for today:) Thank you so much for stopping by and of course your sweet comments.....they make my smile. See you next Wednesday!

Have a wonderful rest of the week!

Abby:)

OVERCOME

Hello all! B here!

My word for the year is overcome. I had a few things in mind when I chose (with the help of my bf) this word. Since then, many other obstacles have shown up in my path. And I am taking them on, one at a time....turning the obstacles into opportunities.

I used the Natural Living kit for this layout.

The next project I used lots of Bluemoon products you can find over at their store!

I had so much fun decorating and filling up this 7Gypsies portfolio.
I made this for my friend, Michelle, as a thank you for being the hostess with the mostess when I flew down to Louisiana for a mini vacay.
Still loving those 7Gypsies metal tabs!





You can add as many pages as you want. There are so many ways you can scrapbook with the portfolio!

A few other things:

Check out the newest, beautiful papers from Webster's Pages here.

Don't forget about the challenge we have going on! The prize is a $40.00 gift certificate to the store! yow!

Have a great day everyone!

B

Happy Monday!

I'm back with another Monday addition to the Blog!

It's week 2 using the Natural Living kit! Have you see what the Design Team has done so far...AMAZING! There are so many fun embellishments in this kit and the paper rocks! Basic Grey really has some cool flowers and felt embellishments (that are super sticky and not going to fall off the page). It's nice to work with already made embellishments, sure makes finishing a page go fast!

Isn't the Basic Grey doily paper BEAUTIFUL! I wanted just the upper corner to peek out, so I rolled the corner and ran my sewing machine on the edges to keep it tacked down (plus I like the look of stitching!)



What do you do when you have a sheet of alpha's and there is only include 1 "f"? I get crafty and trim the negative portion out as I did for the word "for." Another idea would be to fill the empty space with a wet glue and poor micro beads or glitter into the empty space or place the negative letters onto a piece of cardstock and cut around the letters. So many possibilities!


I guess this post is going to be short and sweet this week. I'm getting so excited for all the new products coming into the BlueMoon store. I'm drooling over the Cosmo Cricket (material girl and joy ride lines), Dear Lizzy Line---so glad I bought her book a couple weeks ago I just love it, Websters Pages (love the Life's Portrait line), Maya Road--- I really could just go on and on. How about you, what lines are you drooling over and must have???

Happy Monday!
~Melanie

Paging Dr. McSneaky!

Happy Sunday all! B here!

I just posted some sneak peeks for this Tuesday's post on my blog and I thought I would hop over and share them here, too!

Have you gotten creative this weekend? If so, link me up...I would love to see! :D

*for the love of kodak* :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Happy Saturday EVERYONE!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Julie Tucker-Wolek here and I want to share with U what I have created with the most YUMMY kit....... Natural Living.... seriously YUM! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

I wanted to alter a shadow box that I found at an antique store to show of my collection of new and vintage Kodak Cameras.... if U have visited my blog before, than U probably know that I have a MAJOR history with Kodak. My Grandfather worked there, most of my Aunts and Uncles too...and the most important Kodak story I can share is.... My Mommy and Daddy fell in LOVE while working there! :):):):):):):) Soooooooooo as I started reflecting on my love of Kodak's history...I started collecting cameras wherever I could find them... I have bought some from antique stores, from Nicole's ETSY shop and from a friend Heather, whose digital Kodak had decided to stop breathing life one day...lol and I even got one of them from Lisa and Scott (the owners of Blue Moon!!!) and the film rolls are from them too and my Daddy found one for me at an estate sale!!!! :):):):):):):):):):)
And I thought of nooooooooooo better way to showcase them in this shadowbox then to alter it with the Natural Living kit!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

I painted the shadowbox with crackle paint and then "wall papered" the walls with papers from the kit...soooooooooooo love this kit!! It was PERFECT for this project!! I also included some of the trim from the kit and also some of the YUMMY buttons!!! *swoon* :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)















Next....I want to share a LO with the title....."Din Up Ma" ... "A 'Din what Julie?'" U are all asking yourselves, right??? LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
Hehehehehehehe...Here's the story....My brother Steve couldn't say "Julie" so he called me, "Din".....he also was DEATHLY afraid to wake my Mom up in the morning...as he was afraid that Daddy would wake up and get mad at him...sooooooooo my brother used to sneak into my room in the morning and say...."Din Up Ma!" LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL......in other words..."Julie, get your butt out of bed and go get my Mommy and wake her up for me, so I don't get my butt in trouble from Daddy!" LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)









All of U should go this kit...seriously to DIE FOR!!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee the colors and all the WONDERFUL goodies it comes with!!!!! Hope everyone has an amazing weekend! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Friday already!!

Hi everyone,Fauve here!All the way from a very rainy Holland.Hope the weather is better where you live.There is one upside to rainy day's...They are perfect to do some scrapbooking!

So here is my first layout using the Natural Living kit.Perfect name as the colors are indeed so natural and pretty...This color yellow makes me think of big sunflowers.(I love sunflowers,i get them almost every year for my bday :))

I wanted to create the effect that my small pictures were growing as grapes.I punched a small hole and attached a little ring to the picture.Then i punched a small hole in the velt,added the ring and closed it.Looking at the layout now,i might add a bit of sewing.What do you think??

The title say's 'Seeing the world through my eyes".Journaling is about my love for my camera,and how i love to spot beautiful things through it.Things that other people who are not looking through a camera,are not noticing.

Ofcourse i couldn't leave you with some sneaks!!!Looks really shabby,i know...But what's better then lace and crystals?Nothing if you ask me :) Well maybe little flowers,love them!Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!Don't forget to check out the great new kit.xoxo Fauve

The gift!

Wow! So many great projects have been shared on this blog so far this week. AND...I have another project to show you!!

But, first, I have a question.

What do you get when you play with:

Three canvases and photos of two beautiful girls!

(Yep, I'm a little bias!)

Claudine Hellmuth Studio Paint

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist

Smooch Spritz (in Gold) AND......
All the fantastic, amazing, lovely, spectacular items in the FEB kit - NATURAL BEAUTY?

Here's what I ended up with!!

A very pretty wall display with such rich colors and beautiful flowers and glitz!



I have to say that this is my first time playing with this Claudine Hellmuth paint, but it was so easy. I actually added water to the paint to thin it out:

Then brushed it over the canvases:

After the paint dried, I spritz over them using the Smooch and Glimmer Mist!!

After adding the photos, I finished the project off with fun elements from the kit!

Doesn't this kit look beautiful??

Make sure you keep checking out this blog all month long for more designs, inspiration, and creative ways to use items in this kit!

Have a scrappy day!!