Beautiful You-Fix it Friday

  I love the color combinations of this card, Emerald Envy and Sweet Sugarplum.  These are two of the current in colors in the annual catalog.  I am glad they will be around for another year.  Each set of 5 in-colors are around for two years, and then the disappear. So, I plan to use the colors that will be disappearing in May quite a bit in the next couple of months.

What could I do to fix this card which to me looks great just the way it is?  I thought I could use everything the same, but change it from a card to something else.

First I used the Mini Treat bag to make what could be a gift card holder.

  What was the same?

I used the same figure
I used the same colors
I used the same Emerald Envy solid Baker's Twine.
I used the same designer paper called Festive Birthday.

What did I fix?

I changed the saying to Celebrate
I cut the image out in a diamond shape.
I used markers instead of a blender pen to add the color.

For my final project I used the Gift Bag punch board to make a bag instead of a card.

What did I keep the same?

I kept the same image
I kept the same colors.
I kept the same designer paper.

I colored the image using markers again.

What did I fix?

I added Tempting Turquoise card stock
I cut out the image
I changed the saying to Happy Birthday
I added Sweet Sugarplum ruched ribbon.

This has been a fun week.  I love this set and how versatile it can be.

Come back next week to see what I can do with the So in Love bundle. 

Scrapbook Week-Festive Birthday designer paper

 What pictures would you put on these pages? Cammie put some pictures from a family dinner at a Mexican restaurant.  Fun way to use these pages.

I have a class once a month that I call Scrapbook Your Life.  In the class each person makes 2 two-page spreads.  I provide all the supplies including 2 plastic sleeves each month.  

Then, if they bring the pages back the next month with pictures on the pages they receive a surprise gift they can use in scrapbooking.  It might be a piece of designer paper, or some embellishments as a way of saying Hurrah you did it.


Supplies used in these pages:

Festive Birthday designer paper
Birthday Fiesta stamp set
Fiesta Time Framelit

A close up of the accent piece on the right hand page.

These items are stamped onto the designer paper for added texture.

 Scrapbooking with stamps is a great way to get some really good layouts.  Come back next week to see samples of projects I will feature at my Occasions catalog Open House to be held on Friday February 17th and Saturday, February 18th.

Designer Paper-Template Thursday

   Can you imagine how many tiny scrap pieces you could use up on this card?  This is called the Herringbone Technique and would make a great youtube video.  I'll add that to my list.

1. Cut 2-3 3/8" by 12 inch strips of designer paper.  ( I used Petals and Paisleys for this card-not available for the offer)

2. Lay strip #1 diagonally from one side to the opposite side.

3. Lay strip #2 perpendicular to strip #1 and off the center mark.  Cut off unused section.

4. On the opposite side of the card lay s\remaining section perpendicular but in a different spot from step #3.

5. Continue with accent pieces until the card is filled.

  For this card I left a little bit of space so that the background card stock was able to show through.  I used Festive Birthday designer paper for this card. (This paper is part of the ordering special for October.

Come back tomorrow to see how to add a simple little cut in the designer paper to show off both side of the paper.