Momenta Altered Gift Bag and Card Set

My daughter was invited to a birthday party for a little princess, and I thought it would be cute for the gift to be presented in an altered gift bag with a matching handmade card.

This set features Momenta's super cute Free to be Me collection.  I pulled some pinks and complimented them with some blue and white.

I started with a plain kraft bag from the dollar store.  I layered some patterned papers and embossed cardstock from the Free to be Me super paper pad onto a piece of white cardstock, and then embellished with a puffy border sticker, a paper flower that I made with my flower punches, a mini puffy dot sticker, and a pennant with a vellum birthday sentiment sticker.  I completed the bag by tying a bright white bow around the right side of the handle.

The card front is the same design as the bag front.  I adhered this to kraft cardstock to coordinate with the kraft gift bag. This pretty little princess clear layered sticker was the perfect focal point for the card!

Momenta has some fun product swap events coming up in August... can't wait to share :)

Birthday Wishes

Hello everyone! My mom had her birthday this weekend- here's her card using pretty Prima papers, a chipboard sticker, and ribbon that were left over from the beautiful June Main Kit at My Creative Scrapbook.  I always have plenty of MCS kit leftovers to use for cards!  Love that!

The "birthday wishes" stamp is from the Joyful Blooms set by Verve Stamps.  I thought it would be perfect to use for their July Diva Dare to create a birthday-themed project.

I'm always inspired by the sketches at Mojo Monday- I especially loved this week's sketch.

Hope you're having a great weekend!  I'm a busy bee right now with the My Creative Scrapbook August kits... can't wait to show you :)

Momenta Cards

Hello everyone!  I have another pair of friendship cards on the Momenta blog today.  They feature patterned cardstock and layered stickers from the fun Family Outings line.

For the first card, I layered two of the blue patterns from the Family Outings premium paper pad for the background to create a relaxed feel to the card.  I mounted the fun beach chair with umbrella clear layered sticker onto solid white cardstock and layered those onto the yellow polka dot patterned cardstock from the Family Outings pad (the oval and scalloped oval were cut with my die cut machine).

The sentiment is a vellum sticker from the Serendipity vellum sticker quote pad, which I adhered to solid white cardstock and attached to the card front with foam squares.  I used green polka dot ribbon for the bow to coordinate with the green polka dot section of the umbrella.

For my second card, I wanted the wonderful Family Outings yellow polka dot cardstock to stand out, so I only put a small layer of blue patterned cardstock behind it.

I layered a die cut oval and scalloped oval using foam squares and then adhered the sweet vellum sentiment sticker on top.  I finished the card off with a pretty blue bow. 

The cute pair of fish is a layered sticker from the same set used in the first card.  I thought they'd make a sweet compliment to the sentiment :)

Supplies:

Family Outings Premium Paper Pad PA-2250

Family Outings Beach Clear Layered Stickers ST-4720

Serendipity Vellum Sticker Quote Pad

solid cardstock (Bazzill)

dies (Spellbinders)

ribbon (misc.)

Hello!

Hi friends!  Thank you for your sweet comments over the past couple days- it really means a lot!  Today I have a Pebbles card to share- love these papers and embellies!

Have a wonderful day!

Pure

Hi friends!  Here's another new favorite layout of mine that I had submitted for the Pebbles call.  I actually mixed & matched papers and embellies from 4 of Pebbles' collections for this one.  I really adore their stuff- have you seen their new Summer CHA releases? I think they are their best collections yet and I will of course need them all.  Anyhow here's my layout :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

My Creative Sketches July Sketch Contest *Prize*

The July sketch contest at My Creative Sketches is up and running... I hope you'll play along!

 This is my sketch sample using some of my favorite Teresa Collins' Posh.

 I clustered several Prima flowers around a fuschia flower from Imaginisce.

That blingy flower center is also Prima.

I love Teresa's collections so much!

Have you seen her Summer CHA releases?!  *drool*

This is the wonderful sketch by Kim Keane.

and the fabulous prize!!!

The July sketch contest runs until August 14th.  The winner will be randomly drawn and announced on the My Creative Sketches blog shortly after the end of the contest.  You can find all of the details of the contest on the blog, here... go play along!

Got Sass? and a Giveaway Reminder

Hi friends!  Hope you had a wonderful weekend.  Today I'm sharing one of my most favorite layouts :)

I just LOVE this photo of Allison soooo much!  and I love these super cute Pebbles papers and embellishments!

Yes- this was one of my submissions for Pebbles' recent DT call- I didn't make the team but I'm happy for those that did.  I will be sharing the rest of my Pebbles submissions over the next couple days :)

P.S. To get your name in the drawing for My Creative Scrapbook's July Carta Bella Main Kit Giveaway, go here... don't miss out!  It's a random draw!

Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!

LOTS of EXCITEMENT at My Creative Scrapbook *BIG GIVEAWAYS*

Hello friends!

There's so much excitement happening at My Creative Scrapbook kit club including lots of giveaways!  I would so love if some of my blog readers win the drawings.

Here are the ways you can win BIG right now at My Creative Scrapbook:

The July Main Kit Giveaway:

There are two entire July Main Kits featuring Carta Bella Beautiful Moments up for grabs!  It's so simple to enter, simply follow the My Creative Scrapbook blog, "Like" the My Creative Scrapbook Facebook page, and leave a comment at both places telling what you'd create with the kit.  You can find all of the details of this contest here.

The Carta Bella Collection Kit Giveaway:

Carta Bella is giving away brand new collection packs to five lucky winners on the My Creative Scrapbook blog!  The brand new releases up for grabs are Paris Girl and All Hallows Eve.  All you have to do to enter the drawing is follow the My Creative Scrapbook blog and leave a comment telling what you love about My Creative Scrapbook and Carta Bella.  You can find all of the details here.

Free Prima flowers with every Main kit new purchase in July:

Back by popular demand, My Creative Scrapbook is offering Free Prima flowers with every Main Kit subscription of three months or longer that is purchased in July.  YEA!!! Click here to join the fun.

Friends, I would like to encourage you to join My Creative Scrapbook kit club.  The kits are always jam-packed with the latest and greatest products, the design team gallery is filled to the brim with fabulous kit project samples every month, and the constant, completely generous giveaways are incredible.  This is by far one of the absolute best kit clubs available.

If you've been thinking about joining a kit club, you can't go wrong with My Creative Scrapbook.  Did you know there are multiple kits to choose from?!  Now would be perfect timing to sign up... not only will you get in on the Free Prima flowers promotion, but you'll also be ensured the best of the brand new Summer CHA 2012 releases at your doorstep.  I whole-heartedly recommend it :)

Okay go get your name in the drawings mentioned above, and have a lovely weekend :)

More Momenta Cards

Hi everyone!  I have another pair of cards to share that I recently created for the Momenta blog.

These cards feature the super cute One Fine Day collection.  One Fine Day has such a fun, cheerful feel to it, so I thought it'd be perfect for some friendship cards.

How cute is this monkey in the hot air balloon?!  That's one of the clear layered stickers... love the dimension on those!  I added him on top strips of patterned cardstock from the One Fine Day 5x7 cardstock pad.  The sentiment is a mini vellum quote sticker adhered to white cardstock. 

I also used a clear layered sticker for the focal point of my second card.  I worked with the same general design as the first card, but changed the details a bit by trimming the patterned cardstock strips into pennants and staggering them onto one another.  I also rounded the corners of the yellow background cardstock.  The mini vellum sentiment sticker here is from the same sticker pack as above.

Eyelet Outlet Cards

Hi everyone!  Today I have a set of bright and cheerful cards that I put together for the Eyelet Outlet blog.

My first card features a pretty teal mermaid brad along with a cute orange mini butterfly brad.

Card two features a wonderful cherry brad.

Card three is my favorite of the bunch, featuring 3 super cute bird brads.

This actually concludes my second term designing for Eyelet Outlet.  Thanks, Suzanne, for the fun experience! :)

My Creative Scrapbook July Main Kit Reveal and a Giveaway!

The July Main Kit from My Creative Scrapbook features the totally gorgeous Beautiful Moments collection from Carta Bella.  I love the pretty pinks, reds, and neutrals as well as the beautiful, timeless patterns.

My first page with the kit features our totally sweet new kitties.

There are so many gorgeous embellishments in the kit...

I clustered one of the metal birdcages with

some of the beautiful flowers here.

There's a wonderful custom Leaky Shed chipboard piece in the kit.

I used inks and crackle paint to alter it.

I'm normally a pretty clean scrapper but I did use three mists on this background.

Here's Allison in her classic tired mode!

I used foam squares behind most of the stickers and punched shapes.

Pam always finds the perfect flowers for her kits!

These stunning flowers coordinate perfectly.

Even when Allison's sitting on the ground digging in wood chips and sprinkling them all over herself, she's still the most beautiful thing I've ever laid eyes on.

A closer look at the foam-squared stickers

Aren't these flowers gorgeous?!

I also made 3 cards with the kit... Hello

Happy

Blessed

Giveaway: On behalf of My Creative Scrapbook's beautiful reveal of Carta Bella's Beautiful Moments in the July Main Kit, Carta Bella is giving away 5 brand new collection packs on the My Creative Scrapbook blog!  All you have to do to enter the random drawing is leave a comment on the My Creative Scrapbook blog, here, mentioning what you love about My Creative Scrapbook and Carta Bella.  Good luck!!!