C'est Magnifique February Sketch

C'est Magnifique Kits sketch designer, Michele Singh, has come up with a fabulous sketch for you have to have a go at.

The sketch also features the Blue Fern Chipboard Frame that is part of the February Kit, Royal Tea Party.

I replaced the frame element with hexagon shapes and a few of the Prima resist swirls from the kit for my interpretation:

Maja Designs papers feature along with Prima packaging 

 As well as a few flowers from the February Flower Add On Kit.

The C'est Magnifique February Sketch is open to everyone, you may use your own supplies and the sketch is open to your interpretations.
Leslie has put together a super sweet prize pack for the winner which will be drawn randomly.
Second Prize is a $10 store Gift Voucher awarded randomly to a participant using the sketch and a C'est Magnifique Kit.

Make sure that you check out the C'est Magnifique  BLOG for all the other details and fabulous Design Team interpretations of the February Sketch.

C'est Magnifique - Celebrate Her Radiance

Hello Again,

I have another project to share created from the beautiful C'est Magnifique February Kit.
This one features some more of the gorgeous papers by Maja Designs and elements from the Feb Main Kit and both of the Flower and Embellishment Add On kits.

One of the 'She' quotes by Kodi Yamada worked well for this photo of Miss E.

SHE...

 'Just has this way of brightening the day.

Celebrate her radiance'  

I went for more of a 'Steampunk' look for this one - Cogs and sprockets were die cut from patterned paper.  I used Spellbinders Donna-Salazar Sprightly Sprokets. 

A few blooms have been clustered together - Manor House Cream Romance and Gold Glitter Roses and Prima flowers feature.  I altered the Manor House Flowers with Amethyst Color Shine and a touch of Coffee Shop Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist. Amethyst was also used for altering the Thickers letters.  I also attached these to some acetate for ease of placement over the other elements.  

The Prima Amore Heart was also altered with Chalkboard Fern along with the Prima Resist Canvas Swirls.

'Celebrate her Radiance'

Materials List - HERE

C'est Magnifique Feb Reveal

It's reveal day at C'est Magnifique. The February kit is called Royal Tea Party and features some beautiful papers from the Swedish Manufacturer Maja Designs. The kit also features some other wonderful elements including Manor House Creations.

I am Guest Designing for C'est Magnifique during the month of February.
Here is my first layout showing how I used the kit:

Elements from both the Flower and Embellishment Add On Kits were combined with the main kit. Here's a closer look -

'Beauty Shines Within'

Main Kit:

Paper: 

Maja Design Let's have some coffee- Chaite
Maja Design Let's have some coffee - Bjornbarskakor

Maja Design Let's have some coffee -Ingefarsparon

Maja Design Let's have some coffee- Tva Froknar

Embellishments:
Blue Fern Chipboard Frame
Prima Flowers - Songbird Vine Purple
Manor House Creations Glitter Roses - Gold
Glitz Teeny Alphas - Tan
Heidi Swapp Color Shine - Amethyst

Flower Add On Kit:
Manor House Creations: Romance-Cream
Prima Flowers - Coventry Serene
Prima Flowers - Sherwood Rose Larkspur 

Embellishment Add On Kit:
Tattered Angles - Chalkboard Fern
American Crafts DIY Thickers Rain Boot

Other: 

Acetate, Gesso, Lamp Post Die, Plastic Shards

Sassy Scrapper - GDT Reveal #3

Hello!!

I have a step by step project up on the Sassy Scrapper Blog if you want to check it out.

In the meantime, here's a peek at the layout that I have created with the gorgeous Glitz Design Cashmere Dame collection.  Sassy Scrapper have the range in store HERE.

We are also playing with some pretty Prima blooms and Say It In Crystals combined with Glitz rhinestones, Puffy Stickers and Heidi Swapp bow and buzz words.

Sassy Scrapper - GDT Reveal #1

I am super happy to say that I am Guest Designing this month over at SASSY SCRAPPER.  I thank Olga for the lovely invitation and for the opportunity of showcasing the gorgeous Glitz Design CASHMERE DAME collection which is available in the store HERE.

I absolutely totally **heart** this collection and my little heart swooned as soon as I saw the peeks of it.  The colours, can I say, are fabulous.  The chevrons, honeycomb and retro elements add a touch of funk and edge. The shabby florals add a touch of sweetness for the girly girl in me.  **Sigh**   

For my first project,  Cashmere Dame papers were combined with 'Whatnots', a few' Puffy Stickers' and 'Giant Rhinestones'.

  

Coordinating Prima Rosarian Perles, Interlude Felt Red Roses and Bel Canto Yellow blooms, along with a stunning Manor House Fantasy flower were added to the mix.  

 The Twiddleybitz Ornate Frame was cut in half and inked black for contrast. Part of it is shown below.
 A Pink Paislee Artisan Butterfly was misted with Heidi Swapp Mustard Colour Spritz and added over the top.

A closer peek at the beautiful Manor House Fantasy bloom.  I actually pulled the bloom apart and added the larger bottom petals to the top of the layout and the smaller middle and centre piece finishes off the bottom cluster.  This was also altered with HS Mustard Colour Spray for a more intense yellow toning.  The other part of the Twiddleybitz Ornate Frame peeks out from under the floral cluster.

Layout 'Together'

Materials List - HERE

Come by and say 'HI' over on the Sassy Scrapper Blog.

My Creative Scrapbook - Recreating Banners

Hi There,

I have a little tutorial to share for recreating the banner as seen on my layout created for My Creative Scrapbook with their Limited Edition June Kit.

Banners or Buntings are not only super sweet but are also super fun to make.  I must confess that they are often a feature of my creations from time to time.

They can be made from your scraps of patterned papers and are a quick and easy way of adding a customized accent to your paper crafting project.

To recreate a banner/bunting as seen on my layout -‘Little Girls have magic all of their own’

Create a curved line – I traced around part of a dessert bowl to create the curve and then draw the triangles along the curved line. 

Then simply cut out around the lines which you have drawn 

The banner was attached with foam dots to add some dimension.  Die Cut elements from the My Creative Scrapbook June Limited Edition Kit were then attached over the top.

Try altering the size of the banner by adjusting the length and curvature of the line.  The size and shape of the ‘flag’ can also be adjusted. 

'She’s a little Princess’

 Instead of a triangle why not try a different shape as I have done here. 

My Creative Scrapbook Reveals

Hello!!

Earlier in the week, I shared some sneak peaks of my creations using the My Creative Scrapbook June Limited Edition Kit.

 This kit ROCKS with Pink Paislee London Market and Prima Flowers.

Here is my first creation from this totally gorgeous kit. 

Little girls have a magic all their own.

Everything you see is from the MCS June Limited Edition kit - oh except for the title sentiment and I used some white card for this. 

I did get scissor happy with some fussy cutting

 And layered it up with the fussy cut elements, London Market Ephemera, Prima Flowers and ribbon.

The Eiffel Tower and little tag element sitting on the bird cage were cut out from a couple of the tags which are part of the Ephemera pack.

Prima Flower Packaging was used to layer behind the photo.

 How sweet are the London Market Spool Covers? - These are also part of the kit.  I have another project idea for these, but more about this later :) 

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My second layout  has the gorgeous Pink Paislee London Market 'Royal Charm' paper for the base.
A larger banner/bunting  was created from patterned paper.

Pink Paislee packaging was also used - some behind the photo and the floral elements that sit on the crown were also cut from the same packaging. 

The larger Prima bloom was altered with Tattered Angels Patina Glimmer Mist to coordinate.

 A London Market Jumbo Number also features along with the crown from the Ephemera pack, a spool cover and  some more Prima Flowers.

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For my following project, I was inspired to create somewhat of a garden theme and wanted it to appear as if Miss E and Missy N were meandering their way through it.

I wonder how many butterflies they found?

Once again I got scissor happy - gosh these patterned papers are perfect for cutting out elements and so pretty.

I used one of the bases from the Twiddleybitz Opening Gates Set as a template to trace around to create the arch that sits behind the photo.  The removed middle insert created the open gate effect - I also removed the centre piece to leave a thin border all the around before attaching.

 The Limited Edition Kit contains gorgeous Prima blooms - here are a few which I have clustered together. 

I also incorporated some of the Prima flower packaging    - the sentiment banners were cut out from this.

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For my final project reveal, this is perhaps a little different to my 'usual thing' but just the same, still had lots of fun putting it together. 

I wanted to make the London Market Jumbo Numbers a feature and have overlapped a number series along one side of the photo.

I again have incorporated some of the Pink Paislee packaging and included travel elements to tie in with the 'world' theme.  

Totally **heart** these gorgeous Prima blooms.  

I loved working with this kit and thank Pam and My Creative Scrapbook for the wonderful opportunity of Guest Designing this month and last.

Before I sign off this post, I must also tell you about the fantastic contest that My Creative Scrapbook are running at the moment.

Feast your eyes on the grand prize

 Head on over to the My Creative Scrapbook Blog HERE for all the details for how you go about entering to win this gorgeous kit.

  

Thanks so much for dropping by,

Hugs,

T  

My Creative Scrapbook: Creating a tree embellishment

Last month I created this layout 'A Happy Home' for My Creative Scrapbook with the May Limited Edition Kit.

I've shared the creative process for creating the tree embellishment which is featured on the My Creative Scrapbook blog HERE.

The creative process is as follows:

I first created a template by drawing a tree trunk onto a piece of paper.  Once I was happy with the design and the size, I cut it out.

The template created was then used to trace and cut around from a piece of patterned paper.

  I wanted a fairly large tree and it measures approximately 11" in height.  

To add a little definition, you may like to ink around the edges.
Add some foliage to the tree branches.
Punch out some leaves from patterned papers - I used a Martha Stewart punch.  This is also great way for using up some scraps.

Now attach leaves to branches to recreate a tree canopy.

I used hot glue to attach.

Happy Creating!

My Creative Scrapbook - Sneak Peaks

The My Creative Scrapbook June sneak peaks are up and you can check them all out HERE. 

Can I just say that Pam has put together another wonderful assortment of kits. 

I am Guest Designing again this month and I so excited to create with the Limited Edition kit. Totally loved it and had so much fun creating with it.

Here are a few sneak peaks for now... 

Make sure you check back on the My Creative Scrapbook site on the 5th of June for the full kit reveal.