Mari Koegelenberg Is Back!!

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I apologize for the absence on my blog.. I actually was on vacation for two weeks (yay!) and had a lovely time, but I am glad to be back to my craft room now. 🙂

Something really exciting happened while I was gone.. Mari Koegelenberg opened up a new digital shop and is back to designing!! So so so happy to be playing with her designs once again! She has a gorgeous brand new collection that I love, aptly named Fresh Start.
I have been on Mari’s creative team for over five years and I can’t begin to express how grateful I am. She is such a lovely person and I am so glad to know her! Here’s what I made with this gorgeous kit:

I was also super inspired by the gorgeous brushes included in this collection, and broke out my watercolors to make a card and some tags.

Have a good Sunday!

Embossing Love

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A couple months ago, I took the plunge and bought a manual die cutting machine. After considering the options (namely the Cuttlebug, which is smaller and less sturdy), I decided to get the Big Shot. My main motivation to buy it was to use it with wafer thin dies, but I also bought an embossing folder, just to try it out… and I have fallen in love with embossing!

I really love the results! Here are a few cards I made for my Project Life album.

Embossing folder: Amy Tangerine

Embossing folder: Tim Holtz

 

Embossing folder: We R Memory Keepers

Embossing folder: Cuttlebug (left)          Tim Holtz (right)

I have been playing with creating a faux letterpress look. I just used some Hero Arts shadow inks for this card.

This one is probably my favorite plate set! By We R Memory Keepers

Seriously.. embossing, where have you been all my life?? 😉

Heck Yeah

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Yay for the weekend! And yay for the World Cup.. are you a soccer fan?? I sure am! 😉
Anyway, back to scrapbooking.. here’s a lovely new kit that I had fun playing with this week! I love the orange, teal, yellow and gray combination! Here’s the card I made with it.

Enjoy your weekend! I am alone this weekend so I’ll make sure to get my craft on, yay!

Why I Love Wednesdays

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Hello and happy Wednesday! This is my favorite day of the working week, because it’s SOSN (Something Old, Something New) – 50% off selected products at The Lilypad. I love it because it’s the best way to grab some gorgeous products I missed when they first came out, and add some new ones too! Here’s what I made with today’s goodies.

Credits:
Cleaning Bug Papers, Cleaning Bug Elements and Cleaning Bug Alpha by Pink Reptile Designs
Splatterific 9 – paint clusters by Karah Fredricks
The Roots fonts by Heather Joyce

Yes, I used a cleaning kit to make a page about a haircut. 😉

Credits:
Mini Dot Alphas by Amy Martin
The Roots fonts by Heather Joyce

This gorgeous kit was from last July’s BYOC and I had not scrapped with it, I was so happy to do it now because it’s gorgeous!

June BYOC

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I scrapped this week. Oh yes I scrapped. And I bet you will want to too, once you see the June BYOC at The Lilypad. :))

I really am not much for purple at all, but I’ve fallen in love with this BYOC!

Credits:
Oh for Cute papers and Oh for Cute elements by Splendid Fins
Drift Away Elements by Sahlin Studio
Summer Days Badges by Stolen Moments Designs

Such a great mix of papers, elements, alphas and templates!

Credits:
Painted Rounders v2 and Mended Around by Amy Martin
Oh for Cute papers and Oh for Cute elements by Splendid Fins
Summer Days Pocket Cards by Stolen Moments Designs

I also made a card for my MIL with the BYOC products by Sahlin Studio.

Credits:

Next up, I have a page documenting a very special happening.

Credits:
Timeline templates by Paislee Press
Oh for Cute papers and Oh for Cute elements by Splendid Fins
Sprinkles v24 by Valorie Wibbens
Dreams Do Come True Elements by Little Butterfly Wings

We have a robin nest on our deck, and we’ve been able to look at the progression. It’s just so sweet! The nest is quite high and we’ve only been able to sneak phone pictures there (sadly out of focus), but it was worth documenting! And this timeline template was just perfect!

OK.. last page now.

Credits:
Sassy Pants Papers by Amy Wolff
Painted Rounders v2 and Mended Around by Amy Martin
A Bit Worn no. 7 and Sprinkles v24 by Valorie Wibbens
Dreams Do Come True Elements by Little Butterfly Wings
Summer Days Badges by Stolen Moments Designs
And for being someone who doesn’t like purple.. I am digging the purple on this page! 🙂

King of the Woods

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Today is Wednesday – the middle of the week, and SOSN (Something Old, Something New) at The Lilypad. Select new and old products are 50% off today only. I picked one that is a classic, but for some reason I had never used it before.

This kit made me go and pull out this photo from three years ago, because it was a perfect match!

 

Credits:
King of the Woods by Karah Fredricks and Anne DeJong
Font: The Serif’s Sister by Heather Hess

I love the pretty grass stamps included in the kit; I used them to create a border for the bottom of my page.

Anniversary Week – Day 5

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{this is part of a series I wrote for write.click.scrapbook. You can find the full post here}

Welcome to the last day of this Anniversary Week! Today I am sharing some ideas for anniversary gifts.

Some of these projects don’t require photos, and others do, so you can pick the project based off of what you have available.

Let’s start with a photo-less project. Here is a set of personalized coasters I made. I bought the tiles at Lowe’s and covered them up with different digital papers.

Last year my in-laws’ celebrated their 50th anniversary, so I collected a bunch of photos from their family and friends and made a photo collage. We had it printed and framed for them. They loved it!

Next, I want to share two frames I decorated. These make a great gift too. I got the frame from Michaels and it’s very easy to cover up and embellish.

This other frame was from the dollar store, and I covered it up with paper.

Finally, I wanted to share the wall heart-shaped photo display I put together. I prepared photo and paper squares of ~3 inches side and arranged them in a heart shape. I just love how this looks in our living room!

I hope you enjoyed all the anniversary inspiration this week!

Graduation

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The lovely new releases at The Lilypad this week prompted me to finally get this picture from last year scrapped! 🙂

Credits:
May 2014 challenge freebie template by Amy Martin
Sunshine in My Soul and Sunshine In My Soul Journaling Cards by One Litte Bird Designs
Little Graduates by Kate Hadfield

I’m very happy to be nearing the week’s end.. this will be my last Saturday in class for the next three months and it feels good! 🙂