Christmas Leftovers For Valentine's

 So, when all the hustle and bustle is over and you find yourself with an overabundance of Christmas scrapping supplies, what do you do with them? Use them of course! 

Kristin asked us to make something Valentine's theme and while this isn't exactly Valentine's I figured it was pretty darn close. So here's a little Mohawk Love for you:

 I started with a kraft background, put some mist on it and then added papers from DCWV's Jolly Whimsy stack. Yep, Christmas, but look how perfectly they fit into this love theme!

For the diamond mat, all I did was cut along the design of the paper. Then I cut some of the smaller diamonds out and added them to my layout for embellishment. You can see one in the closeup above popped out of the mat using foam adhesive.

I'm a washi addict and I love using it to frame my layouts. Gives it a great finished look, don't you think?

Do you have extra letter stickers leftover? Yep, the entire title is from Echo Park's Christmas Reflections line. Last I added my journaling and my date with a date stamp. (love them!) I used a sketch by Lanette Erickson from 3 Scrappy Boys for this layout.

Thanks for looking and happy scrapping! 

:)Ange

CHA Round-UP A-L

Hello and good morning..

It's Wendi here and I had the amazing opportunity to go to Winter CHA in Anaheim.. I've been before, but this time I was able to be there for 3 days and had a blast. If you haven't gone before, there is a TON to look at. It's 3-4 full convention sized halls full of crafting and supplies.. it is AMAZING and a bit overwhelming at the same time because there is soooo much to see.

Here is a run down of what I saw and fell in love with while I was there... I'll go in ABC order.

First up AMERICAN CRAFTS...

The DIY shop has some really fun basic embellishments and additives for any project...

 

Dear Lizzy collection: adorable embellies, the stamp set was too cute, and check out the wooden heart "paper"- how fun would that be to add misting, cut apart or make a home decor project with.

BELLA BLVD:
I swooned over the new Molly and Max collection since it's aimed towards tweens- not too baby for kid photos, but not too grown up for teenager photos. Both collections have fun patterns.
check out the pink camo paper:

 

 The embellishments were also very playful and fun- I can't wait to get my fingers on them:

BASIC GREY:
I was really drawn to the fun, bright colors of the Spice Market collection, perfect for spring and summer photos.

and these cool metal embellishments and these fun shapes:

Next up... CHICKANIDDY CRAFTS:
A new company that is in the scrapbook industry with two new collections. The enamel hearts from each lines are so delicious.

They also have gold and silver specialty papers that can be run through any die cut machine or embosser.

COSMO CRICKET:
Has some of the cutest little wood charms out there:

And some really cute organizational containers for holding scrappy goodies or anything else. The containers either come with vintage knobs or opened spaces:

CRATE:
Always has such sweet collections and great embellishments that coordinate, I'm a huge fan of their chipboard pieces.

How cute are these little bow embellies? I might even use them and attach them to my little girl's hair clips.

DCWV:
Always has great displays in their booth. Check out this layers HUGE scrapbook layout.

 As always, they have TONS of new Mat Stacks coming out, in almost every theme, color scheme, textures, or holiday line you can think of.

ECHO PARK:
Always have great collections packs, along with some of their mini lines that are coming out. Did you know that Echo Park releases a new collection every month?? That is so cool, and always gives me something new to look forward to.

This soccer line really has me excited to scrap the kids soccer photos this year:

And this collaboration line with Allison Kreft looks so bright and happy:

GLITZ DESIGNS:
Always one of my favorite companies with ubber cool embellies. Washi tape, giant rhinestones and some fun puffy stickers this year.
The Carpe Diem has some little woodland creatures in it.. can you say, What Does the Fox Say?

Here are two of the lines 77 and Carpe Diem:

HAZEL and RUBY:
A newer company out of Utah, the owners are Jayme and Lindsey (who previously was involved with Cosmo Cricket). They have some fresh and new creative products.
Large rolls of washi tape:

Pretty sequin tubes- which are a HUGE cool embellishement right now:

And lots of fun stencils, which are great to do DIY boards with:

JILLIBEAN SOUP:
I always love to see what new soup names they are going to come out with to name their new collections..
Spicy Social Soup has lots of fun embellies, along with a stamp on an instagram camera..

Their placemats are all the rage to use on your projects. They come in several patterns, to be used in whole or cut apart:

Soooooo that's what I have for you today. I still have M-Z to get through next time. There is a TON of cool new product, papers and embellishments calling my name.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day....

Layout & Card with Echo Park

  And we're off! Tis the season to be merry, bright and decorating right? 

Which is why I decided to scrap this cute photo of my husband lifting our youngest to put the angel on the top of the tree. He was so adorable waiting to put "Cinderella" at the top.

 I used Echo Park's Reflections Christmas line & sketch #294 from Nuts About Sketches for this layout. I picked this bold print,  Days of Christmas, for my background and nearly changed it out a couple of times, but I'm glad I stuck with it. To offset the bold print and bring attention to the photo I used a much more subtle print, North Pole, in the center. I cut 1 larger star & 2 smaller ones from the scraps of North Pole and colored them and then added lots of cute stickers, along with a washi tape border. Here's a couple closeups and the sketch:

 Nuts About Sketches #294

Then I put together this card using the easy project life style papers in the kit.

The base Santa paper from Peace Joy Love paper was a little big, so I trimmed it down a little to fit my card. The red pattern was fussy cut from the Christmas Story paper. I just flipped it over after cutting it out and used the back side. Both papers are inked with black. Then I added the Merry Christmas sticker and used foam adhesive under the red pattern to add to my card. I cut the green circle sticker apart and used it along with one other little circle sticker and some green stickles. 

I hope you're enjoying your holiday season!

:)Ange

Christmas Cards & Tags with Echo Park

Hello and good morning...

One thing that I always look forward to is making and sending out Christmas cards. I have handmade all my Christmas cards for at least the last 10 years or so, and I really do enjoy it.

Here are a couple of Christmas cards and a tag using Echo Park's Reflections Christmas collection.

First up is a 6x6 sized card:

I used a couple of the  sticker elements for my sentiment:

For my second card one of the 3x4 cards from the line for my sentiment:

and spiced it up with some bling and trims:

I also made a tag which is a perfect addition to add to any gift to give:

I just used my border punch and added the strips in layers:

There you go a couple of fun ways to add the handmade touch to any gift..... Check out Echo Park and all their wonderful products..

Thanks for stopping by today

Wendi

Other supplies: Kaiser Craft bling, border punch, misc trims, twine.

Tis the Season

Hi friends! It's that time of year again! Time to start making Christmas crafts and projects! I love how I am always so much more motivated to do projects during this time of year- gives me a chance to catch up! So I was privileged to receive some wonderful product from Echo Park. I was sent the Tis the Season paper pack. This pack has some very nice traditional elements as well as some fun, modern trends (like chalkboard!). I have included 2 full layouts that I created with the pack, but easily could finish a couple more as well as some cards! There is a LOT to work with including 2 sticker sheets and some journaling tag/card pages. There is one page that has numbers 1-25 in different fonts which would make an adorable advent calendar project. Here is my first layout:

With this layout you can see a little bit of that fun chalkboard element that is so trendy right now. The rest of the colors and patterns really complement each other very nicely.

I created a little cluster with fun stickers in the upper right of the page, and added some border stickers in the corner.

I thought this chalkboard style card was so cute I decided to use it as my title. I love when products can do double duty- really makes my layouts come together quickly.
Here is the second layout:

I cut the music style piece on my Cricut. I love that it was done in the chalkboard style as well.

I created the title using one of the cute journaling cards, and the letter stickers from the pack.

The little banner was also fussy cut from one of the pages and popped up on foam dots for dimension.

I hope you enjoyed my projects, and be sure to pick up Tis the Season for your holiday projects- so much versatility and inspiration in this pack!

Thank You, Echo Park

Hello my wonderful friend!

Sometimes you just need a quick card, right? (but it you don't want it to LOOK like you threw it together!)  Well, it doesn't get too much better than this... thank you Echo Park! 

Both the turquoise chevrons and the owl papers are journaling cards from Echo Park's "Oh So Thankful" Photo Freedom kit. I trimmed the owl card down about a half inch more than the chevrons so there would be a border, then I ran a distressing tool over the edges. The "thank you" was spelled out using the letter stickers also found in the kit. A little ink around the edges and a jute bow, and it is ready to go! WHEW! 

Now back to your busy life.

Enjoy!

~Kassi

Products Used:

Paper: Echo Park "Oh So Thankful" photo freedom kit

Ink: Distress

Other: Jute

Photo Freedom by Echo Park

Hello my wonderful friends! 

Raise your hand if you are behind in your scrapbooking.

Yeah... me too. 

(you can all put your hands down now.)

Echo Park has a fun and super easy way getting a hold on those photos. It's called Photo Freedom, and you can check it out HERE. Their focus is really about keeping it simple and getting the photos and stories recorded. However, that doesn't mean it has to be style has to be sacrificed! Their papers and embellishments are adorable!

I was sent one of their "Oh So Thankful" kits to work with...

My page came together so quickly! I was amazed! 

Tucked behind the photo is a hidden journalling tag. The kit comes with some super cute double sided journalling cards, all I had to do was add a tab on the edge so it is easy to pull out.

I made a few border strips as well as a the quote tag with some stamps from my stash. I love being able to mix in stuff I already have with current kits on the market!

Here's a quick tip for you...

When using stickers to make titles, I like to use a section of the sticker backing paper to figure out the spacing. By putting a ruler underneath, you can get your letters straight and evenly spaced (you can often see through the backing papers enough to see the ruler lines). Be sure to leave the stickers hanging off the edge of the paper for easy transfer...

To move them to your project, simply place them where you want them, firmly rub the stickers on your project where they are hanging off the backing, slide the backing sheet out and rub on the other half. Easy titles! LOVE!

Enjoy!

~Kassi

Supplies Used:

Paper: Echo Park "Oh So Thankful" photo freedom kit

Ink: Memento, Archival, Distress

Stamps: Unity "Tribal Trend", "Jumprope", "Strength and Dignity"

Dies: Spellbinders "Labels 18"

Other: tissue paper, glitter, pearls