9/28/18

Hello Crafty Friends,

Today I want to share with you the third project I entered in the Los Angeles County Fair.

First, here is the ribbon I earned:

Yeah, I first place ribbon.  Here is a closer look at the pages of the this school album.

I loved this paper line from Authentique.  I loved it because it was not traditional school colors.

9/24/18

Hello Crafty Friends,

September is almost over and this month has been all about the Los Angeles County Fair.  I always have a great time demoing in the DIY Studio every weekend.  I get to work on projects and share my passion for paper crafting.

The highlight of the fair though is seeing how I placed on my entries.

So, today is the beginning of 5 part blog post.  I will be sharing my projects as well as how I did on them at the fair.

First up is a picture of my layout and the first place ribbon I received.

Here is more detailed picture of the layout.

This layout was fun to make.  I cut the motorcycle out with my Cricut, as well as the title.  I added some twine to the side of the layout and buttons to the motorcycle wheels.

Come back on Wednesday for another fair entry and ribbon.

9/20/18

Hello Crafty Friends,

Can you feel it in the air?  The weather is getting cooler!  Fall is going to be her very soon.  I have a card today to get us more in the fall mood.

I created the base of the card by placing a strip of cardstock across the Whip Cream Cardstock base.  I then stamped the three different leaves with the three different colors across the bottom and top of the strip.
I then splattered Bronze and Dark Roast silk on the card.  After this was done, I removed the piece of cardstock.
To finish the card, I stamped the word Fall from the Harvest Wreath set with Cocoa Powder ink and die cut with the matching die set.  I stamped the leaf with Cocoa Powder ink, fussy cut it out and added to the tied Natural Twine bow.
I hope I have inspired you.

Supplies Used:
Stamp: Autumn Days, Harvest Wreath
Paper: Summer Days Cardstock, Whip Cream Cardstock
Ink: Citrus Cooler, Cocoa Powder, Cranberry Bliss, Oatmeal Cookie
Dies: Harvest Wreath
Silk: Dark Roast, Bronze
Accessories: Journey Natural Twine

September Calendar

Can you believe it already September?  Where has the year gone?

Today, I would like to share the calendar spread I created for September.

For the calendar side, I took a small piece of Whip Cream Cardstock and stamped the Newsprint Background on it using Rock Candy Ink.  I then adhered this to the calendar base.  On a scrap piece of Whip Cream Cardstock I stamped the stars from the Star Bright Stamp Set, in Summer Days, Candy Apple and Huckleberry Fusion Ink.  I also stamped My Type typewriter on a scrap of Whip Cream Cardstock with Black Licorice Ink.  I fussy cut these out and used popup squares to attached them to the layout.  I added Journey Glaze and Journey Sparkle Dust to the Summer Days and Huckleberry Fusion Stars.
I tied some Black Licorice Journey Twine around the calendar piece and tied a bow. 
To finish off the calendar, I stamped the sentiment from the Star Bright set with Huckleberry Fusion Ink of Whip Cream Cardstock banner and cut banner ends on each side.
Enjoy!