Product Shuffle : 5x7 Kraft Envelopes Take 2

Good morning!
This week I continue my quest to use up part of my massive stash of envelopes!  If you want to my first fist take click here.
It seemed like it had been so long since we were invited to a wedding.  All of sudden, a couple of months ago we received three invitations!  We unfortunately missed two while we were away overseas on our vacation, but I still wanted to send cards.  The third wedding is this weekend.  While making wedding cards, I will be using envelopes to seal the cards, obviously!  But how could I use more?  By making a card using the envelope!
I am using a kraft envelope, that way it is sturdy enough to be used as a card.  it is already scored, so all I need to do to transform it into a card is to cut the sides.  I removed about one inch on each side to make a 5X6 fold over card

I then added Pink Paislee's Secret Crush paper to the card.  This romantic love themed collection seemed perfect for a wedding card.  

 I like how it all came together.  You would never guess that the card was created using an envelope.

I used Pink Paislee mini alpha stickers, Webster's Pages trim and Prima flowers and flourishes.  Super easy!  I even embellished the inside using fussy cut doilies from the same paper collection

I did this to hide the glue strip that was on the envelope, but it makes it just that bit more fancy.  I hope you like it! I'm off to make more of these envelope cards.  See you Saturday for our weekly sketch reveal!
Have a great day!

Friday Faves

With so much stock in the LCOM store these days it is not difficult to choose some faves to share with you today.

The Soleil collection by Basic Grey collection would be fun to use on some of the summer photos I have yet to scrap.  And check out the awesome flair badges.

Also from Basic Grey the Paper Cottage collection has some fun bits and pieces that would make creating so much fun.  I love to pop stickers off the page using 3D adhesive, adding more colour and dimension to my page.  And I am a real sucker for stitched brads.  Truth be told, I love these ones so much I would have a hard time actually using them on a page.

 

These stamps would be welcome accessories in my scrap room any time.  With summer vacation only slightly forgotten these BoBunny guys would be great a page.  And the Prima ones below would be a perfect fit on any page.

Maya Road never fails when it comes to embellishments, and these little guys are no exception.

If you know my style, you will know that I am, more times than not attracted to muted, toned down colours with pops of bright.  So you may be shocked to know that my absolute favorite item in the shop right now is the bright and cheerful Grandma's Lima Bean Soup collection by Jillibean Soup.  Inexplicably, I was immediately drawn to the fabulous lush colour in the collection.  The alphas are the perfect size, and come in a variety of colours. 

Here is my first layout completed with the collection.

Quote found on Pinterest

All my faves and more can be found in the shop here.  Get ready, once you start looking, you won't be able to stop.

Happy shopping friends!

You amaze me

You amaze me

by Nicole Nowosad

Supplies used:

Pink Paislee Daily Junque

Pink Paislee Daily Junque Ephemra

Pink Paislee Mini notes & labels

Jenni Bowlin Flag banner - small

The Twinery - pea pod green

Bella Blvd. Quattrofina alphas

Prima Annabel flowers

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I had tons of fun this month playing with Pink Paislee's Daily Junque collection! Seriously, there are oodles of goodness in the line!

The papers are a unique blend of funky hip modern with a twist of vintage mixed in. Just check out the bird and quote on this paper:

 I added a bit of Bazzill Tulle to the Prima flowers for some softness

 The Twinery twine adds a simple touch to the photo.. and it is such a good deal!!! Steal some up quickly!!!

I just love the 2 fonts that you get on the Bella Blvd. alpha sticker sheets.. and 2 different colors too!

Make sure you visit us soon for more amazing creations from the Let's Capture Our Memories Marketing Team... and don't forget to stop by the store to see what's new and what's coming!

Beautiful Prima, Beautiful Layout

Beautiful
by Krissy Clark McKee

I'm back to share with you another layout using one of my favorite scrapbooking products ever - Prima. If you like Shabby Chic as much as I do, then Prima items are a "must have" for you!

I LOVED using Prima papers to make this layout. The muted designs are so soft and romantic, and they have wonderful vintage-y images which are perfect for fussy-cutting!

Prima's rub-ons, which I had never used before, went on extremely smoothly with no tearing or breaking apart as I have sometimes found with other rub-ons. And I thought the flourishes with both crystal and lace were so elegant and eye-catching - I couldn't wait to use them! But one of my favorite additions to my layout is the lace doily, which is actually part of the Prima PACKAGING that I cut up and used. It was so pretty, I couldn't resist!

Finally - Prima flowers! I can't say enough about them! Even though the ones I used are all from the same collection, they are each slightly different and unique. All are beautiful and have incredible detail!

So now that you've seen all the fun goodies Prima and the LCOM STORE have to offer, what are you waiting for?! Go get started on your own shabby chic layout today!

Until next time...

Products Used
Prima Papers (Moulin Rouge - Folies Bergere, Celeste; Botanical Collection)
Background Gold Cardstock
Prima Rub-Ons
Prima Flowers
Prima Say-It-In-Crystals Flourish
Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type Letters
Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
Adhesive Pearls
Border Punch

Princess

Princess by Krissy Clark McKee

Have you admired the gorgeous Glitz Design papers you've seen in the LCOM STORE but think they are just too pretty to cut up and use? Well, I'm here to show you that not only should you get them and use them, but you should consider tearing, curling, wrinkling, inking and painting them!

Glitz Design papers are made for the shabby chic look! I found the perfect sketch here at the LCOM SKETCH BLOG and thought it was exactly what I needed for my shabby chic layout.

I wrinkled my background paper and then rubbed distress ink over it to highlight the wrinkles. I then sprayed it with glimmer mist, and finally I added a couple of rub-ons to give the paper a worn, vintage look.

Next I cut out two strips of my dark red Glitz paper. I tore the edges and covered the torn edges pretty heavily with distress ink. I then rolled the torn pieces of paper and painted over everything with clear crackle paint, which hardened the edges and kept them in place.

After adding two border-punched strips, it was time for embellishments. I not only hand-cut several butterflies from my Glitz Design paper, but I mixed up several different packages of Prima flowers and added some blingy Prima Say It With Crystal flourishes. The flourishes didn't quite fit my layout so I simply cut them up to get the look I wanted! I LOVE the way Prima's flowers and flourishes compliment each other, don't you?

Have you seen all the beautiful Prima flowers in the LCOM STORE lately? There are so many wonderful styles and colors to choose from! In addition, LCOM also carries Prima flourishes, butterflies and even trim! They all contain the wonderful detail Prima is known for and are guaranteed to make your layout go from pretty to stunning!

Products Used
Glitz Design Papers (Laced with Grace Plaid, Butterflies, Stripe)
Prima Innoscence Flowers; Other Prima Flowers
Prima Say It In Crystals
Rub Ons (Glitz, Basic Grey)
Border Punch
Chipboard Alphas
Distress Ink (Vintage Photo, Antique Linen)
Crackle Pain (Rock Candy)
Adirondack Paint (Gold)
Glimmer Mist

Easter

Hi Everyone... I'm back this month with some fabulous papers from Lily Bee's Picket Fence Line. These papers are so pretty... perfect for those spring and Easter pictures! Every year I try to take a picture of our weeping cherry tree in bloom, and it was in full bloom this Easter. Perfect photo opportunity!


To add a bit of frill, I misted some Webster's Pages trim and gathered it using score tape.

I also colored some of these pretty paper flowers from Prima. They are white in the package, and perfect for misting!

And to keep the trend going, I misted some Maya road lace trim to add some color to the white space in the upper corner!

Stop by the LCOM store soon to check out the pretty new lines from Lily Bee including Picket Fences and the gorgeous flowers from Prima.

Products Used:

Lilly Bee Picket Fence: Veranda, Porch Swing, Stationary Oatmeal, Stationary Pear, Stationary Grape

Webster's Pages trim

Prima Innoscence Flowers

Shimmers Spritz

Maya Road Lace

Button - SU

Floss-DMC

I Love You

I Love You
by
Zoe Nemburt

 Supplies Used: Fancy Pants It's the Little Things Glittered Cuts, Element Stickers, Bird Cage, Feathered, Gerber Daisy, Headed South, Honeysuckle, Hummingbird, Pecking Order, Shuffle, Strips, American Crafts Thickers, Prima Fabric Leaves, Prima Flowers Treasure Rae, Prima Floret.

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Happy friday the 13th!!! I can be a little superstitious at times!!! lol Well here I am again with another layout using FANCY PANTS!! It's the Little Things collection, ooohhhhh I just cant get enough of it, I did actually get the whole collection pack but I linked the papers I used individually above so click on the links to go straight to the items I used to create my layout.

For those of you who are familiar with my work you know how much I LOVE layers, and the more the better!!! Sometimes I like to take an extra step and add lace to my layers, which I did here with the bracket shaped background, It's super easy to do, I use a liquid glue and it's very strong too so I only need little, I run a very small bead of glue around the reverse edge of my die cut about 4 inches at a time and then place the lace into postition as I go, Once you get to the end just add a touch of glue to fuse the ends of the lace and your done!!

 What I love most about collections like this one, is if your handy with a pair of scissors you can cut out your own embellishments, like with the flower above and the cards below.

I hope you enjoyed my post today, I really really LOVED this collection by Fancy Pants we have alot more from this fabulous company in the store, :)

Sweet As Sugar

Sweet As Sugar
by
Zoe Nemburt

 Supplies Used: Fancy Pants It's the Little Things Overlay, Bird Cage, Feathered, Four Birds, Gerber Daisy, Honeysuckle, Spring Fever, Glitter Cuts, Kaisercraft Pearl Flourish, Prima Eminence Collection, Thickers Rockabye, Prima Bird Embellishment

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Hello, Zoe here today to show you a layout I created using Fancy Pants It's the Little things papers and embellies. The collection pack comes with this really cool sheet of flocked transparency, so for a different look I decided to use one of my Crafters Workshop templates to cut it out, it has super large scallops and makes an amazing background, quite tricky to cut transparency, but just take your time try not to handle the flocked surface too much as the flocking may come off a little.

 Here are some close ups of my layout, I used some flowers from the store made by Prima the Eminence Collection these are AMAZING, you can spritz them, distress them of just use them just the way they are, I didnt alter thier colour but I did scrunch them up to give them the height and dimension as the Prima Sugar blooms.

 On the Birdcage glittered cuts there was a little birdie already but I thought it would be fun to add a Prima Bird Embellishment in his place. :)

Thank you so much for stopping by the blog today, we have alot more inspiration coming this way so check back often, and dont forget to check out the store new items are arriving all the time.

Some More Ad-Libbing

Hi Everyone,
I'm back with a fun mini-album using Bo Bunny's FABULOUS Ad Lib Line! A couple of months ago, my daughter was given an assignment in her art class to design a flag for Youth Art Month, which is a nationally recognized program here in the U.S. Much to our surprise, her flag design was chosen to represent the State of Massachusetts! We were so excited! It was a whirlwind of ceremonies, letters of congratulations all culminating in a trip to Washington, DC for the flag raising ceremony with the other state winners. She was also invited to meet with a Congressman and a Senator from Massachusetts! It was such an exciting time that I had to capture it all in a mini album, and the Ad Lib colors and embellishments were a perfect background!

I started out with a 6x12 canvas album from Prima's Donna Downey Line. I painted the canvas pages of the album and added the ribbon trim to coordinate with the Ad Lib Papers. I also scanned her flag design to make it part of the cover.

I decided to keep the pictures black and white since the papers were so colorful. I used the clear inserts of the album to hold newspaper articles and envelopes I made to hold all of the letters, invitations and ceremony booklets.

She even made the local newspaper!



There were so many keepsakes, I decided to make envelopes to hold them all!

Does anyone recognize that flower embellishment??


This envelope holds the congratulatory letters she received from state and town officials.



It really was an experience to remember! I've listed my supplies below. Make sure to check out LCOM for all of the wonderful Ad Lib goodies soon!

Supplies Used:
Ad Lib Collection Pack
Ad Lib Buttons
Prima Donna Downy Canvas Album
Chipboard, Rub-ons, Dimensional Stickers and ribbon: Bo Bunny Ad Lib
Cardstock: Bo Bunny Double Dot: Mint, Sunflower, Ocean; Double Dot Ledger: wild berry
Stamps: SU Spunky Alpha Stamps, MFT Typewriter alpha
Banner Die: MFT Fishtail Banner
Twine: Karen Foster
Paint: Adirondack Dabbers in Lemonade, Pool, Aqua; Jenni Bowlin for Ranger in stick candy and cough syrup.
Brads: SU