Moxxie Blog Hop Time!!!!

Hi Everyone,

Guess what day is today?  Yes, that is correct.  It is the first Friday of the month and that means it is Moxxie Blog Hop time.  This month we are going to shake things up just a bit!  Design Team Member Mary Pat Siehl has created another sketch for you and each Muse will show you their take on the sketch.  The Muses will be using all different Moxxie collections.  It is going to be so fun to see what collections the Muses are using and to see how each one interprets the sketch.

So let's get us started with the sketch!  This sketch is very fun and lends itself to many different interpretations.

Isn't this sketch great?  Here is my take on it. I chose to go with the Patriotic theme in celebration of the 4th. We should never take our freedom for granted, especially in today's trying times. Our daughter modeled for PinUpsForSoldiers for a few years and this is one of her calendar pages.

I used a mixture of Moxxie collections, Midway Madness and Hometown Celebration. I usd the papers and also a few stickers as well. I only added a few buttons, lace and twine, and the alpha stickers are Moxxie also!!!

So let's get hopping.  Here are the Moxxie Muse's links.  Simply hop to ALL the blogs and Leave a Comment. Don't forget the final stop- The Moxxie Blog and leave a comment there.  

Susie Bentz

 Patti Hamil  

Cathy Harper 

Michelle James 

Rebecca Price 

Misty Rushlow 

Mary Pat Siehl 

Dana Tatar go here next 

Rhonda Van Ginkel 

Ange Weisbeck

 Got Moxxie 

So have I mentioned the Giveaway?  This month one winner will win ONE ENTIRE COLLECTION of their choosing from the Moxxie store.  Isn't that just so awesome????  I know!  It totally rocks!  So I know you are going to have fun today!

The hop starts today and the winner will be announced Wednesday July 10th, 2013 on the Moxxie blog.  Good luck!

Core'dinations and Couture Creations Blog Hop

Welcome to Day 5 of the Couture Creations & Core’dinations Color Core Cardstock Blog Hop! 

We’re so excited to team up with Core’dinations Color Core Cardstock to share some inspiring projects with you this week, marrying our products together.

 

 

Hi it's Patti I wanted to take this opportunity to create a page with our beautiful new Granddaughter who was born June 12!!! She is absolutely precious and the Pastel Core'dinations papers were perfect for a baby girl layout!

This is my finished project, I used lots of Couture Creations and Core'dinations on this. I think this photo is just so sweet and I wanted to keep the focus on the photo itself.

I started out by cutting four 5.5 inch squares of the pastel cardstock. I used the Hyper Magical embossing folder on each one. I placed them for my background and "faux" stitched around them with my Zig markers. I die-cut scallop squares using the second and third largest size. I used the Glitter cardstock for the smaller and a coordinating color of the 6x6 cardstock. I outlined them with my Zig markers. I then placed them on the page leaving space for a 4x6 photo. I used different embellishments on each square. I used a die-cut dragonfly on the yellow and blue, then used buttons and punched blooms. The leaves were cut from a scrap of the Hyper Magical embossed cardstock that was left over.

Here is a close-up of the title. I just used chipboard pieces and 5 punched blooms with Glitzin' Glamour in matching colors for the centers.

Here is a close-up where you see a punched bloom and also some of the embossing.

Here you can see the different embossed layers and the little bloom and dragonfly. It all layers together beautifully.

I took one of the smaller Pastel Core-dination Tags and wrote the basic information on it. I used a couple of pieces of Couture Creations foam tape to give it some dimension.

Here is another detail of some of the embellishments I used, this is a piece of the embossed folder cut out.

Here is one where I used a button and twine!!!

One more close-up showing another button, part of the tag and some detail of the embossing. I love the look of the coordinating colors of Glitter and regular cardstock.

I used Gemstones in matching colors on the bodies of the dragonflies. I just drew the little antennae with my Zig marker.

Here is the title again, the little punched blooms

Couture Creations products used:

Nesting Dies (Scallop Square) C0723043

 Fresh and Fun collection Hyper Magical Embossing folder C0723442

Sweet Dreams collection Fancy That Embossing folder C0723308

Gemstones

Glitzin Glamour:

gold C0721976

purple C0721972

green C0721978

lilac C0721975

rainbow C0721980

 Summer Dragonfly decorative die C0723420

Core'dinations products used:

Color Core Cardstocks

Glitter (Brillant) 4.25x5.5  GX-1760-01

6x6 (Pastels) GX-3000-07

Tags (Pastels) GX-1800-06

 

 

We’ll be giving away a fabulous Couture Creations prize package at the end of the week, so be sure to play along and check back on Sunday to see if you’re the lucky winner!

Here are the different ways you can play along with us –

1.      Like Couture Creations on Facebook 
2.      Share this blog post on your Facebook wall and tell us you did on ourFacebook
3.       Follow our Couture Creations Blog
4.      Comment here on our blog or on Facebook
5.      Follow Couture Creations on Pinterest 

Core’dinations ColorCore Cardstock is also posting projects and giving away prizes, so be sure to check out their Blog and Facebook page, too!

Hop over to the Core’dinations ColorCore Cardstock Blog and see what their Design Team has created using their ColorCore Cardstock and our Couture Creations products! They also have  giveaways, so what are you waiting for – hop over!  oh and don't forget to follow our Design Team Blogs

Adriana Bolzon 

Bridget Louw 

Cathi O'Neill 

Dana Tatar 

Gloria Stengel 

 

Jo Piccirilli 

Lesa Bird 

Pam Bray  

 

Patti Hamil 

Sue Smyth 

Tracey Cooley 

Kerrie Gurney

Check in again with us tomorrow for more inspiring projects from Couture Creations & Core’dinations ColorCore Cardstock 

Green Tara Post!!!

It's my day up on the Green Tara blog and I have three projects to share with you, first a Birth Announcement card
and then two layouts. Each one has tons of beautiful Green Tara goodies
 on them! These feature one of my favorite color combos, pink and yellow
with some others mixed in as well. Hope you like them.

"She's Here"

I am so happy to share this post with everyone today!!! We became the

 proud Grandparents of a sweet baby girl June 12th!!! And she is

 precious! I made a super sweet and simple announcement card using

 some pastel colored blooms and trims!

Here you can see the blooms that I used, the pretty yellow Primula, 

white Apple Blossom and tiny pink cherry blossom together.

 I added the Mint/Ivory Bud n Bow trim with some dainty

 20m white lace across the bottom.

I made a pocket/frame for the photo and put a tag with the stats inside,

 I added a little bit of the pink/grey raffia as the trim.

"Adore/Cherish Forever"

I also have two layouts to share with you. These are photos taken

 before the baby was born! This first one was a black and white,

 so I chose colors that would accentuate the pic. I used lighter hues

 to match the colors in the paper that I used. It's a subtle look 

that suits the photo.

Here you see some of the embellishments that I used, the little

cherry blossom was the perfect accent to the cluster of blooms,

 I cut out some hearts from the paper also & added some 

liquid pearls to finish it off.

Here you see the gorgeous Laurel silk and organza bloom,

 the soft yellow was perfect. You also see the Tutu blooms 

and more little cherry blossoms.

I added a pretty black flower spray and 10mm lace ribbon on the edge 

of the photo. I also added a bow made from the

 natural Jute ribbon in ivory.

Just a close up of a few more details where I added their name and date, 

with more little liquid pearl accents.

 I added a pretty little yellow Primula bloom and another cherry blossom!

 The little cherry blossoms are just the perfect size to tuck in anywhere

 you need a little filler!!!

"Cherish"

This is another photo taken before the baby. 

This one was bright and colorful, 

so I chose papers and embellishments to match.

 Lots of pretty pink and green on this one!

I just love the pink and yellow blooms together!!! The pink azalea

 is gorgeous with the little yellow bloom and tiny black roses tucked in!

 I also took some white Petals from the Petal pack and spritzed them 

with some pink spray, cut in half, and tucked them behind.

Here you see the pretty pink Bud n Bow trim layered on the black

 lace ribbon. The chippie frame is from Imaginarium Designs.

Here is a close-up of one of the clusters and you see another

 Petal bloom tucked underneath.

Green Tara products used:

"She's Here"

20m white lace RB6807WH

5mm Raffia Pink/Grey RBJPPG

10m Bud n Bow Mint/Ivory RB6771MI

Apple Blossom White FDV044WHS

4.5 Silk & Organza Primula Yellow XF9325Y

Cherry Blossom Pink FLC22P

"Cherish/Adore"

8cm Silk & Organza Laurel, Cream/Yellow XF9218CY

 Heirloom 4cm Silk & Organza Yellow XF9317Y

Cherry Blossom Cream FLC22C

Cherry Blossom 2 Tone Sea Green FLC2259

Tutu 5cm  Organza & Pearl Midnight XF9227M

Tutu 5cm Organza & Pearl Turquoise XF9227TU

Flower Spray Black PFSTBL100

15mm Natural Jute Ribbon Ivory RB26NAT15IV

10 mm Lace Ribbon White RB6810WH

"Cherish"

10mm Lace Ribbon Black RB6740BL

10mm Bud n Bow Ivory/Pale Pink

1cm Roses Black FDR001BL

Cherry Blossoms Pale Pink FLC22PP

Cherry Blossoms Pink FLC22P

7cm Petals white 021WH

Heirloom 6.5cm Silk & Organza Yellow XF9213Y

Heirloom 4cm Silk & Organza Yellow XF9317Y

5cm Azalea Pink FLA100

I just love the variety that Green Tara has, you can find something that 

fits your project and makes the entire thing go to extraordinary!!!! 

Thanks so much for stopping by and please come back!!!

Craft-Dee Bowz Wedding Layout

Today is my day on the Craft-Dee Bowz blog! This is our daughter on her wedding day. I focused this black and white photo on the beautiful offwhite and burnt orange ribbons. I used my Craft-Dee Bowz tool and made a triple loop bow with the wide sheer ribbon, then made a single loop with the burnt orange and layered it on top and pinned it with a pretty stick pin!

Here is a close-up of the beautiful ribbon and the bow, also the lace border. You can see the little stick pin accent as well.

Here you see the beautiful strip that I embossed with the 12" embossing folder by Darice. I then inked it white and used lavendar and gold stickles along with gems and pearl accents.

Here you can see the beautiful Prima blooms and butterfly that matched perfectly with the ribbons. I was lucky and found some old Cosmo Cricket Love Letters paper in my stash!!! The colors were just right!
The journaling is rub-ons from Kaisercraft. I love the colors together and I think it shows well with the b/w photo. The Craft-Dee Bowz tool makes it easy to create gorgeous multi-loop bows and layer them if you want to!

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you will create and play with your Craft-Dee Bowz tool, and if you don't have one, what are you waiting for?!?!?!?!!!!!

June Challenge at OnceUponASketch!!!

It's time once again for a new sketch at Once Upon A Sketch. Nadia has been super busy with a new baby and has still kept everything running like a well oiled machine!!!! Congrats to her and her beautiful family!

Now..... here is this months challenge which you have until midnight June 25th (Australian Eastern Standard Time) to enter. Hope you have fun with it :)

   

Theme: What's your guilty pleasure?

Oh yes! We all get some sort of pleasure from something we really shouldn't. What's yours? 

Ideas for journalling: scrapping, time alone, food, going to a concert, a T.V show, time in the garden, playing , Facebook, your iphone, shopping, bags, shoes, computer time, designing, creating etc etc

Your layout must incorporate this theme and the sketch below. 

Please make sure that we see some sort of journalling on your layouts and please tell us where your journalling is . You are allowed to journal in any language but please tell us where on your page we will find your journalling. Remember journalling has to be a bit more than a title, or a generic comment. Hidden journalling is perfectly fine.

Here is my project. The theme is guilty pleasure. I have watched "The Young and the Restless" since I was a kid. Now I try not to miss it, I have other things that should be done, but I have to watch!! LOL! I apologize for the bad photos, my camera battery was dead, these were taken with my phone!

I used some old Basic grey paper and some miscellaneous blooms and bling! The scallop border around the journaling is a Couture Creations nesting die!

The alpha chippies are from Imaginarium Designs. I added some little liquid pearl accents and also some Crystal Accents too.

The little butterfly is also Imaginarium Designs. I just added some little gems for the body!

I hope you have time to join us for this challenge, and please check out the website for the beautiful creations by the rest of the design team. Thanks so much for stopping by!!!!!