DCWV Mariposa Mini Book

Friday greetings to you!

I have a mini book project to share with you today that I've created for DCWV as a guest designer.

This is their Mariposa Mini Book and I just fell in love with the pretty design. There are many pages in the book and I chose to tear out a few to cut embellishments from.

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I decorated the spine with a few ribbons and metal embellishments from Blue Moon Beads.

The left page includes a page from that book that I tore out, then trimmed to use for my mat. A doily and tags finish the pockets on the right page. The black tab on top is an element included in the kit made of washi. 

For the design, I kept it fairly simple and am repeating a single photo mat to one side, allowing the pretty designs of the papers and book elements to shine.

I love this butterfly die cut.  The black frame behind worked so nicely to add interest.

Love the vellum pattern page and the soft texture it adds!

For these embellishments, I adhere the bottom only so the photo can be slipped in.

I used the craft and white mat stack and it worked so nicely against the red page.

This mini book is so pretty in person. The papers are gorgeous and the extra interior pockets are so nice to tuck all of your photos, notes and memorabilia into.  If you haven't given a mini album a try, this is the perfect way to jump in!

Thank you to DCWV for the opportunity to work with your products and design such pretty things. They make it easy to create a beautiful project with ease.

DCWV Products:

Mariposa Mini Book

Twinkle Glints Stack

Cardstock Matstack-Neutrals

DIY Project Stack - Birds and Butterflies

Craft and White Mat Stack

Blue Moon Beads Products:

Blue Moon Beads Chain, Box with Rhinestones, 2mm, Silver with AB Stones

Blue Moon Beads - Lockets and Heart

Other Products:

Glue Dots

Xyron

Ribbons by May Arts

Watercolor Pencils - Faber Castell

Time Sentiments Dies - Heartfelt Creations

Raindrops on Roses Dies - Heartfelt Creations

Sun Kissed Fleur Stamps - Heartfelt Creations

Sun Kissed Fleur Dies - Heartfelt Creations

Once Upon a Time Stamps - Heartfelt Creations

Lords and Commons Boutique Stacker Die - Cheery Lynn Designs

A2 Fancy Step Card Kit (Butterfly) Dies - Cheery Lynn Designs

Precious Butterflies - Memory Box

Scallop Border Punch - Fiskars

PowderPuff Chalk Inks - Quick Quotes

Misc.: Gems, Stars and Flair

Thanks so much for stopping on over today!  Have a super weekend!!!

Quick Quotes and Xyron Blog Hop!

Xyron and Quick Quotes Blog Hop!

Day 4

 

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It's been a fantastic week over on the Quick Quotes blog as we've partnered with Xyron for a blog hop!  Make sure you stop on over to both of the blogs so you don't miss any inspiration or chances at a prize!

It's my day to share a project on the Quick Quotes blog.  For the hop, I created this page with our new Calypso collection and a die cut frame from an older Club Q kit along with my favorite adhesives from Xyron.

"Small beautiful events are what life is about…"

The photo collage our our youngest from his Pre-School graduation was my inspiration point as the colors in the photos were really perfectly suited for our Calypso collection.

Here I layered a doily, a Dreamcatcher die cut and a Bag O' Chips chipboard gear inked with Caribbean Blue PowderPuff Chalk Ink using my 3" Sticker Maker and topped them off with a flair.

I really found the 3" Sticker Maker so very handy for adhering this delicate die cut that I made.  It worked beautifully!

  The Mega Runner was awesome for assembling all of my layers.

As you can see, the Tape Runner was the perfect size to use in adhering my frame overlay.

Quick Quotes Products Used:

Quick Quotes Club Q

Gears - Bag o' Chips 

Calypso 100

Calypso 200

Calypso 300

Calypso 400

Calypso Chipboard Die Cuts

Serendipity 100

Quick Quotes PowderPuff Chalk Inks: Caribbean Blue, Coconut, Lemonade, Java, Blue Jeans and Soft Sage

Xyron Products Used:

Xyron Mega Runner

Xyron Glue Stick

Xyron Tape Runner

Xyron 3" Sticker Maker

Other Products:

Stamps by BoBunny

Enamel Dots by MME

Flair by Paper Bakery

Metal Owl by Momenta

Scallop Border Die and Tab Die by MFT

Dreamcatcher and Leaf Dies by Cheery Lynn Designs

Hex Mask and Foliage Die by Memory Box

White Cardstock

A very special thank you going out to our friends at Xyron for the opportunity to work with their amazing adhesives!  

Thank you so much for taking a minute to stopping on over to visit my blog today!  Have a super scrappity day!!!

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No hop would be complete without PRIZES.

Each day of this fabulous hop a random winner will be chosen to win a yummy prize! Stop over to the Quick Quotes Blog to find out how.

Be sure to stop over to the Xyron blog next

to check out their gorgeous projects!!!

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(*QQ Prize Disclaimer: prize contest open to US residents only.

If you live outside the US and want to play,

you would be responsible for any shipping costs for prizes won.)

Hoppin' with Quick Quotes and Xyron!

Happy Friday to you!  Even more exciting...  it's a long weekend too!!!  

This week at Quick Quotes, we are hopping with Xyron to share products and creations!  If you haven't stopped over yet, there's still time!

Here's my project for today.  I'm in absolute LOVE with the all new Halloween collection from Quick Quotes!  Just check out these vibrant colors...  *swoon*!

Embossing using the Creatopia:

I embossed a 12x12 piece of Core'dinations with hearts.

I cut this die shape with my Silhouette and ran through 

the Xyron 5" Creative Station.

A close up for details.

I don't know about you, but I use my Xyron X machine and my 5" Creative Station all the time.  It's particularly wonderful for all of your intricate die cut shapes and chipboard pieces.

If you haven't seen the Xyron Creatopia machine in action, you are missing out!  It does so many cool things from cutting, embossing full 12x12 pages, applies laminate and adhesive.  You can see even more information on all of their products at www.xyron.com.  

Supplies:

Halloween collection, Quick Quotes

PowderPuff Chalk Inks:  Purple Passion, Mango Mai Tai and Limeade, Quick Quotes

Xyron Creatopia

Xyron 5" Creative Station

Silhouette

Core'dinations Cardstock and Sanding Buddy

Black Cardstock, Recollections

Bat and Spider, Petaloo

Corner Chomper

Foam Tape, Imaginisce

Other:  Mini Alphas, Pinking Scissors, Thread and Sewing Machine

Thanks so much for stopping on over today!  Be sure you hop on over to Quick Quotes blog and to Xyron today.  The other designer's have some awesome inspiration for you.  

Word has it that there are also yummy prizes to be had!!!

Have a super scrappity day!

~ Rhonda

Gathering My Family Mini Album with Quick Quotes

Happy Tuesday crafty peeps!

Today is my turn to share with you my canvas project over at Quick Quotes.  Did you know that Quick Quotes store carries a wonderful variety of canvas in a variety of sizes?  It's really a fun and versatile medium to use for projects!

I started with two flat canvas panels in 5x7 size.  The edges were inked with Biscotti PowderPuff Chalk Ink.  The canvas is a perfect foundation to create a mini album in a convenient size, so I took the new "Just Because" line, Itty Bitty Vellum Quotes and some of my favorite pictures and this is my project.

To the cover, I added some die cuts, chipboard and Prima flowers.

The fence is white card stock inked with Biscotti and Mocha Mama.

This size canvas is perfect for 4x6 photos!

I added a journaling spot, Itty Bitty Vellum Quote attached with eyelets and die cuts.

Simple stitching is all that was added here.

A little kraft envelope accented with Tahiti to emphasize the design can hold journaling.

I loved this Itty Bitty Quote and used my Spellbinders to frame it.

A piece of scrap acetate overlay from a prior Club Q kit worked perfectly here!

The blue partial mat here is a scrap from my page 3 die cuts.  

This floral paper was a perfect fit for this Grandma photo!

Very simple page, the colors were so nice for this!

I thought the little die cut was a fun addition here.

In decorating the back cover, I really wanted to be sure it would lay flat and stand the test of time so I created a simple grid pattern to feature some of the various pattern papers in the line.  A bit of added stitching added just a little extra texture.

Designer's Notes:  

To attach paper to the canvas covers I used Beacon's 3-in-1 adhesive.  My fence was attached using my Xyron 5" Creative Station.

To conserve paper on my interior pages, I stitched only on photos and then adhered to my page, so it looks like it was stitched actually to the page.  This allowed me to use a single piece of paper on each interior page and make use of the double sided pattern papers.

This line is perfectly named...  "Just Because" you really can use it for any kind of project, it is incredibly versatile!  The soft buttercream, blues, green and still pinks and orange and brown are amazing.

I hope that I've inspired you to take a look at using Canvas as a foundation for your next album.  

Quick Quotes Ingredients:

Just Because papers

Itty Bitty Vellum Quotes - "Babies, Kids, Family"

Adhesive Backed Glitter Die Cuts - JT

Flat Canvas Panels (2) 5x7"

PowderPuff Chalk Inks:  Tahiti, Biscotti, Mocha Mama, Limeade, Green with Envy 

Yellow Sheer Ribbon

Dark Green Ribbon

Narrow Brown Ribbon

Beacon's 3-in-1 Glue

Green Binder Rings and Acetate Transparency (Creative Imaginations) from prior Club Q Kits.

Other Ingredients:

Xyron 5" Creative Station

Kraft Envelope - Maya Road

Spellbinder Dies - Deckled Rectangle, Circles

MFT Dies - Fishtails, Hex, Flourish, Squiggley Line

CLD Dies - Fence

Martha Stewart Punches - Rose Leaf, Frond

Fiskars Punch by JBS - Tab

Flowers - Prima

Diamond Stickles - Ranger

Twine by The Twinery

Other:  Journaling Spot, Eyelets, Thread, Sewing Machine

Thanks so much for stopping on over today!  Have a super rest of your week!!!

~ Rhonda