Ephemera's Vintage Garden - Love Is Chic #3

Happy Wednesday evening, my friends! 

I'm back to share my third and final project using the 
Love Is Chic Digital Journal Kit from Ephemera's Vintage Garden.

As some of you know, I just finished a mini album using this beautiful kit. 
If you haven't seen it, just scroll down and take a look at my last post. 
I had lots of tags left over that I chose not to use in my previous album. 
So what did I do? 
I made a mini mini album using all those pretty tags and leftover bits of paper! 
I also altered a sweet little tin to put it in.

I made this mini with another event in mind.
On Sunday is my 29th Wedding Anniversary 
and I just might give this to my Sweetie!
I have inked all the edges of everything with Iced Spruce Distress Ink. 
All the tags are backed with light grey cardstock. 
There are lots of placed to write all kinds of gushy sentiments! 

Here's the front of the tin:

Here's the bottom of the tin:

Here's a side view...showing the silver tin and the pretty trim:

The mini mini is a perfect fit!

It measures 3" X 4 1/2" if you include the binding wires.

I made the front page into a pocket that holds a couple of tags. On the back I added a stamp.

I adhered all the word digis together and added them randomly throughout the album. 

The back of the "laughter" says "you & me". 

The next page is one of the little paper bags from Michaels. 

It makes another great pocket to hold more tags. 

It's quite thin, so IRL you can see the image on the tag. 

Then on the front I added another stamp.

Here's the back of the bag with a little digi and a tag page.

The page on the right is another paper turned into a pocket.

The other side of the "forever" says "together" and the right page is one of the envelopes from the kit.

Here's the back of the envelope. I used a leftover flower to hold it shut.The right page is another tag.

Here's a closer look at the tag inside the envelope.

Isn't it adorable? I actually included two of these! ;o)

Another decorative addition on the left side, and a tag on the right.

The back of the "devotion" says "love" and then I added the lock. The key is on another bag.

On the back of the bag I added this beautiful heart. The right page is another pretty tag.

Here I adhered two of these matching hearts together and made a little insert. 

Here is the back page of the mini. I made it a pocket page too.

This one final photo shows all the tags that are in the pockets.

This sweet little mini was so fun to put together!

Other than the two little paper bags, and some grey cardstock,

everything is from the Love Is Chic Digital Kit.

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Debbie is having a month-long sale in her Etsy Shop, and you'll find the Love Is Chic Printable Journal Kit there...along with lots of other beautiful goodies. You'll just need to enter this code! :o)

Oh, and don't forget to go to Debbie's blog HERE to sign up for her newsletter. 
Debbie is very generous with her gorgeous freebies! :o)

Ephemera's Vintage Garden - Love Is Chic #2

Hello, my friends! 

Well...you've had a couple of days off...so now I'm back with a new project for you! :o)

This is my second project using the incredibly beautiful "Love Is Chic" printable journal kit from Ephemera's Vintage Garden. This kit is so pretty and fun to work with.

*You'll have to make sure that you read right to the bottom because I have some happy news posted there.*

I made this mini album in my favorite pocket page design. The outside of the album measures 5 1/2" X 7 1/2", and the inside pages are 5" X 7".  Each pocket holds two cardstock insert tags; one that folds over the page, and one that extends beyond the pocket. The pocket inserts are just slightly smaller than that, so they easily hold a 4" X 6" photo. This album could easily hold a total of thirty-six 4" X 6" photos. I, myself, would have a hard time covering up some of these pretty papers. That's why I like this style of album so much; there's the pretty...and then there's the practical! :o)

Let's begin with the cover:

The front, back, and spine of the album are a chipboard base covered with pink cardstock. Everything has been inked with Iced Spruce Distress Ink. I then added the cover paper from the journal kit. All of the kit papers have been distressed and inked. The cover has a lovely heart key hole, and I added the Tim Holtz one that fit perfectly over it. The album has a ruffled elastic closure.

Here's a full view of the cover.

The spine is decorated with a piece of pretty mini rosette trim, a seam binding bow, and a dangly charm.

I wasn't sure how I was going to attach the charm because of the rosette trim. I finally opted to pop an eyelet through the center of the top flower. I put a loop of the seam binding through the eyelet and tied another piece of seam binding on the other side, in the middle of the book, to secure it. I slipped a Tim Holtz Swivel Clasp on it, tied a knot, and then tied it into a bow. To the Swivel Clasp I added some pearls, some tiny Fleur de lis', and the key that fits the keyhole on the front cover.

Here, on the back cover, you can see how the ruffled elastic trim was attached. 

I placed two floral eyelets through the finished cover, threaded the trim through, and tied it in a pretty bow. 

You'll see that in a later photo.

Now we'll take a look at the pages. Here's what they look like all together.

This is the inside front cover and the first page. As I said, each pocket page holds two tag inserts; one in grey and one in pink. The grey one folds down over the page, and the pink one extends out of the pocket. For the next series of photos I have removed all of the tags. I want you to see the gorgeous work Debbie has done on this wonderful kit.

On the inside front cover I fussy cut these pretty flowers out of one of the pages and added it as a corner pocket. It holds this beautiful printed envelope. I then added the pretty stamps.

I didn't add anything to the next page...it's too pretty just as it is.

Aren't these beautiful? 

I apologize for the lighting in some of these photos...the sun was playing hide and seek!

On the left page I popped up the "together" and the "forever" on the top and bottom of the page. 

The bottom serves as a holder for another lovely printed envelope. 

Again, not a single embellishment was added.

This is the center of the album where the seam binding was added through the spine to fasten the spine embellishments on the outside. I cut it long enough to extend out the bottom of the book. 

It makes a great bookmark.

Aren't these pages pretty? 

This printable page on the left was one of my favorites, so I actually used it twice. 

Here is the last page, and the inside back cover. 

On the right you can see the pretty bow created with the elastic trim. 

I added the heart as a corner pocket and slipped in this matted card from the kit. 

Here is a closer look at the grey pocket tag inserts. 

The folded edge has been decoratively punched, and then stamped in pink with this pretty image. A flower was stamped and die cut and adhered to the center. Under each flap I stamped a journaling spot, and then added a pretty rose to the corner. I used Liquid Pearls for the flower centers. Each of the grey tags are finished in the same way.

Here's a look at the pink pocket insert tags. Again, the edge has been punched, and each one was stamped in grey ink. Three have the little label square which would be perfect for a date or location of the photo, and three have a little row of flowers. 

Here is a closer look at the mini envelopes and the matted tags that are in them.

Here's one extra picture...just because I liked the way it looked! :o)

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Materials Used:

Papers: Recollections - Cardstock,

Ephemera's Vintage Garden Printable Journal Kit - Love Is Chic;

Punches: Martha Stewart - Cornice, Doily Lace;

Stamps: Fancy Pants - Journal a la Mode, MME - Howdy Doody "Baby";

Ink: Distress Ink - Iced Spruce, Martha Stewart - Pink Geranium;

Flower: Stamp and Die from Sweet 'n Sassy;

Flower Centers: Ranger Liquid Pearls - Silver Pearl;

Tim Holtz: Lavish Trims, Swivel Clasp, Lock and Key, Pearls;

Fleur de lis: Fashion Accessories.

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So there you have my mini album using this fantastic kit!
I'll be back soon to share one more project using the same kit.

Now for the happy news:
Debbie is having a month-long sale in her Etsy Shop, and you'll find the Love Is Chic Printable Journal Kit there...along with lots of other beautiful goodies. You'll just need to enter this code! :o)

Oh, and don't forget to go to Debbie's blog HERE to sign up for her newsletter. 

Debbie is very generous with her gorgeous freebies! :o)

All Dressed Up Challenge # 16 - Use Some Bling

Hello again, my friends!

Wow...so much excitement around here lately!

If you've missed some of the fun, please scroll down and take a look! :o)

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It is new challenge time at All Dressed Up.

Our theme for this challenge is *Use Some Bling."

Here is the card I created for this challenge.

I used the super sweet "Love My Pets" image.

I coloured the image and framed it with this lovely glitter paper.

Then, all I had to do was add some rhinestones!

Materials Used:

Papers: Recollections - Cardstock, Stampin' Up - Glimmer Paper;

Image: All Dressed Up - Love My Pets,

Prismacolor Pencils and OMS;

Die: Spellbinders Shapeabilities - Classic Frame;

Bling: Kaiser Scrapbook and Unknown.

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This challenge will run until the 15th of June!

Head on over to All Dressed up blog to check out the rest of the teams creations, 
and why not enter the challenge whilst you are there.
 **Please note** 
To enter our challenges you MUST use an All Dressed Up Image or paper.

Don't forget to stop by our Facebook Group to keep up to date with all the latest All Dressed Up news, and to chat with fellow crafters. 

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Well...that's it from me...for now!
Starting tomorrow you get a little break from me but I'll be back very soon! 
Have a wonderful week of joy and laughter! :o)

What? Scrap n' Art Magazine too?

Hello, my dear friends!

Thanks for coming by again so soon!  

What a fun filled weekend for me! I have had two cards published! 

This time it is in  the latest issue of the Scrap n' Art online magazine.

Scrap n' Art is an electronic magazine packed with articles, tutorials and inspiration all the paper crafter and has a reader base of over 20,000. 

Wendy Burns and three brand new, exclusive All Dressed Up images are being featured in the current issue plus several of the design team have submitted projects.

The three exclusive digis are:

                                                                    Love My Teddy                                                                                          

Princess For A Day

  Too Good to Eat

 

These three digital images are currently available only by subscribing to Scrap n' Art.  

Your subscription entitles you to a monthly magazine for $24/year,

 or you can try it for $5 for one month and you can access tutorials, inspiration, editorials and downloads.

For my project, I used **Too Good to Eat** and I created a card and a little treat box!

Here's a close-up of the card.

I used a Sizzix die to cut the cute cupcake pocket card. 

This "sweet" image is the perfect embellishment!

Don't those cupcakes look good enough to eat?

Here's a close-up of the treat box!

Unfortunately there are no treats in it! ;o)

I used my Cricut to cut the box. 

It's the perfect size to hold mini cupcakes, or big chocolate truffles!

Here's another view.

Wouldn't this make a lovely gift?

It doesn't show in the photos but these papers are glittered and embossed. 

It's a really lovely collection!

Materials Used:

Papers: DCWV - Nana's Kitchen Stack, Recollections - Cardstock;

Image: All Dressed Up - Too Good To Eat,

Prismacolor Pencils and OMS;

Dies: Cricut Cartridge - Sweet Tooth Boxes,

Sizzix Bigz XL - Card and Pocket, Cupcake;

Ribbon: Celebrate It;

Glitter: Ranger Stickles - Stardust.

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Thank you so much for stopping by and sharing in my fun!

I'll be back tomorrow to share a brand new All Dressed Up Challenge!

EnJOY the rest of your weekend! :o)

Lia Stampz - Challenge #66 - CAS

Hello, my friends!

Here is more of my bombardment of posts! :o)
I have another post coming up in a few hours.
I must say that I am rather frustrated with blogger these days.
They don't list my posts in the reader when I publish them, they seem to do it whenever they feel like it. 
Also, my newsletter has not been going out! 
I really hope you'll come back to see my next post, and please scroll down to see the ones you've missed. :o)  

There's a new challenge beginning over at Lia Stampz! 

This time it's CAS - Clean and Simple!

I don't think you can get much more CAS than the card I made. 
I used an older image called "Lady" and coloured it up. 
I layered it and then I used a fun freebie from Create With TLC. 
Doesn't it work perfectly with this image? 

Materials Used:

Papers: Recollections - Cardstock;

Image: Lia Stampz - Lady,

Prismacolor Pencils and OMS;

Sentiment: Create With TLC.

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Come on over to Lia Stampz and join in the fun!

You could win an image or be chosen as our Featured Artist!

You can find all of Lia's great stamps in the Whimsy Shop HERE.

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See you again very soon! :o)

Yes, indeed! I have gone..."Through the Craft Room Door"

Hello, my friends! 

Thank you for coming back today to hear my fun news!
 Today, I want to share my card which has been published in the latest issue (which goes live tomorrow) of Through The Craft Room Door online magazine! :o)

Through The Craft Room Door is an electronic magazine packed with articles, tutorials and inspiration for the paper crafter. Wendy Burns and three brand new, exclusive All Dressed Up images, are being featured in the current issue. Several of the design team submissions are also included and our very own Christine is featured on the cover.

The three exclusive digis are:

    

                Flowers For You            Love Spring Time                          

 

 Best Friends

 

These three digital images are currently available only by subscribing to Through The Craft Room Door.  Your subscription entitles you to 5  issues with an additional holiday issue in the November/December issue for $18.00/year. You will have access to all the previous issues, over 100 free digi's, tutorials, inspiration, prizes and articles!

For my card, I used the *Love Spring Time* image.

Materials Used:

Papers: K & Company - Watercolor Bouquet, Recollections - Cardstock;

Image: All Dressed Up - Love Spring Time,

Prismacolor Pencils and OMS;

Dies: Spellbinders Shapeabilities - Pagemaps Potpourri, Pagemaps Whimsy;

Punches: Martha Stewart - Flower Shower, EK Success - Triple Butterfly;

Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs - Daffodil Tag Set;

Ink: CTMY - Moonstruck;

Pearls: Crafts.

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That's it for this news but I have more coming up this weekend!
I'll be back tonight with a new Lia Stampz post, 
and another fun announcement tomorrow!
I hope you come back again! :o)