Quick Card

January 30, 2012 | cristina

I made a quick card last night, inspired by my heart garland – it features lots of hearts and sewing.

Credits:

When I finished sewing the hearts to the card, it felt a bit empty, so I added some splats of paint – not sure that I love them, but it was too late to go back! 😉

And yes, that’s my Project Life album used as a backdrop – I was working on it last night. Almost done with week 4, but it’s not likely that I’ll have pictures to share for at least a day or two.

Hearts Garland

January 28, 2012 | cristina

Yikes! I spent the whole morning helping out DH fixing some cabinets in the kitchen to the wall, and I was itching for some crafty time instead! I still have to begin my Project Life spread for this week… In the meantime, though, I made a heart garland with Jenn Barrette’s new kit, out today:

I printed out 8 different patterned paper on Epson double-sided matte presentation paper, cut out some hearts by hand, and sew them together with my sewing machine.

It turned out so cute!! I made 6 strands of 8 hearts each. The only problem is that they tangle easily, so you need to keep the strands separate once you’ve made them. I hung 3 to the new cabinet in the kitchen, and I will probably put the other 3 on my bulletin board.

When I have some spare time (yeah, sure…. ;)) I plan to punch out a few shapes from double sided paper and create garlands to use to decorate gifts.

With the paper leftovers, I made some confetti.. and I feel an addiction growing! I will likely find an use for them in my Project Life album.

ETA 2.4 – This project was featured in the MSA magazine.

Puppy Love

January 23, 2012 | cristina

What a busy weekend I’ve had! Nothing major, just some shopping with DH and then finishing week 3 of my Project Life (pictures to come tomorrow, I do not have the energy to take them tonight), but I am exhausted! I am not ready for Monday to be almost here. :-/ Anyway, this weekend I also played with the new releases by Jenn Barrette:

Isn’t this kit adorable? 😉

And these cutouts are so cool! Here’s the card I made with them:

Puppy Love card, Credits: Puppy Love and Cut-Outs Everyday by Jenn Barrette

Have a good start of the week! I’ll be back soon with pictures of week 3. 🙂

Tooth Fairy Box

January 14, 2012 | cristina

Jenn Barrette has teamed up with Valorie Wibbens to create this gorgeous kit, and it’s 20% off throughout the weekend! It’s available at the Sweet Shoppe and at The Lilypad.

I used it to repurpose a little box (it contained a little flashlight I won at a raffle) and turn it into a Tooth Fairy box. 🙂

I love how it turned out!! I am totally in love with that star paper!!

Since I don’t have any kids I won’t be using it as a tooth box, in fact I am already using it to hold some little bits and pieces for my Project Life. 🙂

ETA: I got a GSO on the MeSoScrappy blog for this project!

Note to Self

January 7, 2012 | cristina

Jenn Barrette has a new kit out today, it’s a collab with Kristin Cronin-Barrow and it’s delicious!

The colors are so pretty!! I have printed out a few bits to go in my Project Life album, so you’ll see those soon, but in the meantime I made a card too:

The patterned papers in this kit are absolutely gorgeous! Makes me want to print them all out!

Happy 2012!

January 1, 2012 | cristina

Happy new year! I’ll have a ‘2011 in review’ post up later (I’m working on a LO), so for now let me just share the latest kit by Jenn Barrette (out today, and 20% off). It is adorable!!

As you might notice from the new kit preview, there has been a site redesign at the Sweet Shoppe – go check it out. I quite like it! 🙂
I was out of town this week (I followed DH on a business trip) so I couldn’t go hybrid with this kit, but I certainly could scrap, and scrap I did! 🙂

Credits:

Snow Bunny by Jenn Barrette

Font: Pea Pumpkin Peters

This kit is so much fun!

Hedgehog Card

December 15, 2011 | cristina

I just realized I never shared this little card I made last month, so here goes! 😉

Credits:

Tag from Everyday Storytelling Collection by Jenn Barrette and Kristin Cronin-Barrow

Wax Werx by CD Muckosky

Hedgehog from Autumn Afternoon by Kate Hadfield

Very Merry and Bright

December 10, 2011 | cristina

Jenn Barrette has teamed up with Shawna Clingerman to create this gorgeous Christmas kit. I love the color scheme, just LOVE it!

I used it to make this card:

I am also using this kit for a 2-page spread in my December Daily album – I am working on my album but I have a crazy weekend ahead, so I don’t expect to be able to share any peeks for a few more days. But I am loving how it’s turning out! 🙂

Lots of Crafting Projects!

November 21, 2011 | cristina

I have been busy creating this weekend, since it will be a while before I can craft again, with my mom being here. I have started my December Daily album and i am loving how it’s coming along! Jenn Barrette and Krista Sahlin have teamed up to make this fabulous Christmas kit that inspired my to start on this year’s December Daily project. 🙂

It is available at The Lilypad and at Sweet Shoppe Designs. Plus there are some fantastic add on packs:

This is what my first pages look like. I recolored a few items to match my color scheme. More peeks to come towards the end of the week! 🙂

I have not decided what date these pages will be for yet, that will depend on what pictures I have for each day.

Another big project I have committed to for next year is Project Life. I am in the process of buying the binder and the paper kit, and I am excited to start. I will also be printing out digi goodies to fill my album, and the new collection by Jenn Barrette and Kristin Cronin-Barrow is simply perfect for this!

The colors are really versatile, and I am crazy about those journaling pieces! 🙂 I made this card to start with. 🙂

I also made a card for DH’s birthday this week. I had fun making this – it uses a digital stamp and it is my first time using one!

That owl is so cute! I followed a tutorial by Trish on how to digitally color stamps (well… truth be told, I skipped a few steps, but it worked for me 😉 and I will be using digital stamps again for sure! 🙂 ).