Moxxie March Blog Hop!

Welcome to Moxxie's March Muse-A-Palooza Blog Hop!

This month we are featuring and you could win the entire "Homespun Easter" collection, which is wonderfully fresh and packed with cross stitched charm! It evokes a comforting palette in shades of cream, yellow, green and blue. This collection is absolutely perfect for your Easter and Spring themed projects.

To have a chance to win, you need to: 

• Follow the hop through all eleven participating blogs, check out the beautiful work of the Moxxie Muses, and leave a comment for each of them. 
• Comments will close at midnight CST on Tuesday, March 5th. 
• Winner will be announced the next day on the Moxxie blog. 
• International fans are welcomed to play along if they agree to pay shipping in the event of their win.

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Made in an evening - mini album!  Does the thought or creating a mini album intimidate you?  Sometimes it can seem like a lot of work, but it really doesn't have to be!  The Homespun Easter collection is perfect to create a cute mini album for Easter.  Want to see what I created?

Spring or Easter Mini Album

Pages Two and Three

Pages Four and Five

The photo frame is open on the top to slide in my photo.

Pages Six and Seven

Pages Eight and Nine

Page Ten or Back Cover

Details...

Page Three Details...

Page Eight Details...

The project started with this base album cut from kraft card stock:

The default size of this album allows for 4x6 photos.  It includes the base cut for each page as well.  I love that you can make this album bigger if you like or customize the page counts to your design.  The tags that were added for journaling are from K and Company tag stacks that I had in complementary colors.  I've used the Spellbinders pinking edge square dies for photo mats.  

Moxxie's papers, die cuts and stickers make putting together a mini album a very simple process.  This album was completed in an evening. I just love the sweet homespun feel of it! Now all I have to do are print out some of my favorite Easter gathering photos this year and pop them in!  

Ingredients:

Homespun Easter Collection - Moxxie

Kraft Card Stock - The Paper Company

Mocha Mama PowderPuff Chalk Ink - Quick Quotes

Blue Pearls and Pearl Flourish Bling - Want2Scrap

Silver Tears, Heart and White Glam Rocks & iRock - Imaginisce

Heidi Swapp Banner (Back Cover)

Spellbinders Pinking Square Die

Felt Flowers - Petaloo

Tags - K and Company

Corrugated Frame - Jillibean Soup

Foam Squares - 3L

Other:  Seam Binding Ribbon, Twine

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

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Ready to hop?

Here is your hop sequence...  on your mark, get set --- GO!

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Got Moxxie

Susie Bentz

Patti Hamil

Cathy Harper

Michelle James

Rebecca Price

Misty Rushlow

Mary Pat Siehl

Dana Tatar

Rhonda Van Ginkel (You are here!)

Ange Weisbeck

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Christmas Card Inspiration with Imaginisce!

Greetings to you!!!

This month over at Imaginisce a few of us were challenged to create a few Christmas cards.  How fun is that?!

Here are a few simple cards that you can create with your leftovers from other projects.  I don't know about you, but there are times when I'm creating a project that I cut or create extra things and then don't end up using them.  For my cards today, I used our "Christmas Cheer" collection scraps from prior projects and of course my favorite i-Rock tool.

 

This wreath sticker is layered on top of a delicate lacy die cut by Memory Box.  I used my Silhouette to cut the negative chevrons and then created a simple fishtail banner to layer it on.  A bit of extra shimmer is added with my i-Rock and a variety of pretty hot rocks and glam rocks, plus a little silver tear for the candle flame.

 

My next card features our Snag 'em stamp that I colored using my Copics, a sticker stacker and a canvas sticker accented with some more gems.  The flourish was cut with my Silhouette.  A bit of embossing on the background pattern paper gives a bit of texture.

Some details for you...

I just love using my Copic markers!!!  Our Snag 'Em stamps are so much fun!

 

Ingredients:  Christmas Cheer Collection, Reindeer Snag 'em Stamp, Canvas Sticker, Sticker Stacker, i-Rock, Hot Rocks Compact - Jewel, Glam Rocks - Silver Tears, Glam Rocks - Hot Rocks Compact - Glitter, Glam Rocks - Pearl, Swiss Dot Cardstock, Bazzill, Silhouette, d'Vine Swirls Embossing Folder, Big Shot by Sizzix, Anastasia Border Die, Cheery Lynn Designs, Floral Lace Die, Memory Box.

 

Thanks for the fun card challenge Imaginsce!  I always love to make cards!!!

Have a super scrappity day!!! 

~ Rhonda

Naughty or Nice? Moxxie Style!

Happy Thanksgiving eve to you! 

I've got a project to share today featuring a Moxxie line called "Party at the Pole".  The collection is very fun and spirited...  just like my boys!  Ha!

I chose these fun photos to collage from last year while making Santa's "Cookies", which was the gingerbread house.  We decorated it together and of course a lot of sampling was in order.

Catch those happy little presents!

Notice how the little Elve's hat is pointing to "naughty"... 

hmm...  cooincidence?

Ingredients:  "Party at the Pole" papers and diecuts by Moxxie.  Scalloped Grand Rectangle and Lacey Oval Grand dies by Spellbinders, Large Holly Flourish die and Doily die by Cheery Lynn Designs, Tag cut with Silhouette, iRock, Glam Rocks, Glitter Hot Rocks and Foam Tape by Imaginisce, Acrylic scallop border by Fancy Pants, Other:  Sewing Machine, Buttons, Seam Binding Ribbon and Thread.

Have a super scrappity day and a very blessed Thanksgiving!!!
~ Rhonda

Love You More Release Party!

Happy Monday to you crafty peeps!  It's a big day over at Imaginisce, we are celebrating all this week with the brand new "Love You More" release party.  

Love You More is our romantic new release that you will not be able to put down!  This collection is incredible!!!  New embellishments include washi tape, buttons and some pretty cool alpha stickers too!

"Always and Forever"

My first project is a layout that I created using one of our wedding photos.  The inspiration was the "Always and Forever" sentiment on the 4x6 card.  I had my husbands ring engraved with this sentiment so it seemed the perfect fit to use it for my title work here.  

I selected one of our wedding photos in black and white to compliment the grey tones in the collection.  The lacy border was fussy cut and layered under my photo with some additional die cuts.  I used the washi tape and layered it with some ribbon to the right of my photo.  

Tip:  To help keep thicker ribbon together when using your iMagicut ribbon cutter to make a chevron cut, use a bit of washi tape to keep your fold in place.  

Ingredients:  Love You More collection, Foam Tape, POGO, i-Rock, Glam Rocks Heart, Hot Rocks Compact - Crystal, ImagiCut by Imaginisce.  Cheery Lynn Anastasia Border Die, MFT Scallop Border die and Fishtails, Spellbinder's Grand Oval and Rectangle Scallop dies, Memory Works die, Corner Chomper by We R Memory Keepers, Jenni Bowlin Studio Tab punch and gray stick pin, Maya Road heart stick pin, Cardstock by Bazzill.  Other:  Sewing Machine, thread, seam binding ribbon.

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"For You With Love" (A2 Card)

My next project is a card. I wanted to create something that can be used for a loving note of encouragement or a birthday. You see several of the stickers from the collection here. Some foam tape was used under my sentiment for dimension. A bit of thin ribbon tied simply finished the card.  

The inside of the card features one of the 3x4 journaling cards.

Ingredients:  Love You More collection, Foam Tape and POGO by Imaginisce, Doily Die by Cheery Lynn Designs, Corner Chomper by We R Memory Keepers, Cardstock by Bazzill

I hope you enjoyed my projects today!  Be sure to visit the Imaginisce blog all week long for some incredible projects featuring this stunning line!!! 

Have a super scrappity week!!!

~ Rhonda

Share-A-Card and Imaginisce!

Happy Wednesday to you! 

I was so excited that the gals here at Imaginisce are partnering up with such a great organization like Share-A-Card!  I created two cards, one pretty clean and simple and another featuring our Snag 'em Stamps with our Christmas Cheer Collection.

I loved the elegant look of the embossed white against the red card stock, so I used it and a cute die and layered with a bit of foam tape.  I accented the "Ho Ho Ho" with a bit of bling with my iRock. 

For my next card, I used our Rudolph Snag 'Em stamp for inspiration, colored and cut him out and layered with a few other elements.  I punched a snowflake from my little folder tab die for some negative space interest and layered a white punched snowflake on top. 

I really had fun creating these cards and hope that you'll join us in supporting Share-A-Card!

Ingredients:  Christmas Cheer Papers, Chipboard and Sticker Stacker, iRock, Glam Rocks Pogo and Foam Tape by Imaginisce, Red and White Cardstock by Bazzill, Burst die by Memory Works, Fishtail die by MFT, Tab die by Lifestyle Crafts, Scallop border punches by Fiskars, Embossing plate by Spellbinders, Snowflake punches by Martha Stewart, Big Shot by Sizzix, Copics, Memento Ink, Sentiment stamp by Hero Arts, Ribbon by May Arts.

Have a super scrappity day!
~ Rhonda

Designer's Challenge for Imaginisce

Happy Friday crafty peeps!!!

It's a fun filled couple of weeks over at Imaginisce!  The designers were challenged to create a project using a special recipe... 

• Must create a shaped project, no circles or rectangles
• Must include a smidge of orange
• Must include three patterned papers

I was so inspired by this challenge, I just love shaped cards!  I found this cute design in the Silhouette store and knew I wanted to make some of these little bird cards!

 

There are a few friends of mine who are expecting right now so I thought how cute it would be to create a baby card!  I started with the Makin' Waves collection and used the blue chevron pattern paper as my base.  I added a smidge of orange in the wing and my favorite silver tear shaped gems for accent.  A bit of baker's twine for hair was my finishing touch. 

 

After I created him, I figured he needed a friend so I created the pink girl themed card next.  : )

I used a bit of pink baker's twine with her wing.

 

I thought these also work nicely for the holidays, so I created a few more using our Christmas Cheer collection.  A bit of orange is layered into their wings.   

Blue and Pink Bird Ingredients:  Makin' Waves papers, i-rock, Glam Rocks in Black, Silver Tears, Hearts and Hot Rocks Compact - Rhinestuds and Glitter by Imaginisce, Twine by The Twinery, White and Black Cardstock by AC and Silhouette.  Cutting file is Samantha Walker. 

 

Christmas Bird Ingredients:  Christmas Cheer and Makin' Waves collections, i-rock, Glam Rocks in Red, Hot Rocks Compact - Glitter, Rhinestuds and Crystals by Imaginisce, Snowflake and Frond punches by Martha Stewart, Silhouette, Martha Stewart Twine, White and Black Cardstock by AC and Silhouette.  Cutting file is Samantha Walker.

 

Thanks so much for stopping on over!  Be sure to visit the Imaginisce blog for all kinds of amazing inspiration from the other designers!!!

~ Rhonda

Spotlight on... Snag 'em Stamps!

Monday greetings to you!  

The next two weeks over at Imaginisce we are doing a fun product spotlight feature on our Snag 'em stamps.  I'm super excited to be kicking off this fun event today so here--we--go!

It's always so much fun to play with our stamps.  I thought it would be fun to make a few Halloween cards featuring our Snag 'em stamps from the Monster Mash collection. 

For the square chevron and scalloped shaped cards, I used my Silhouette.  The hexagon shaped card was created with the newly released Spellbinders hexagon die.

I cut a few leaves, layered them and decorated in Sugar Skull's hair, 

then added some Crackle Accents.

On the Hex card I layered a few hexagon shapes and used the sentiment from one of our Sticker Stackers.  I added a witches boot for fun.  She is secured with a wobbler.  (Have I said that she is one of my all time favorite Snag 'em Stamps?  She is so so cute!!!)

The Spooky card I layered the tree die cut under the interior sentiment block so it would peek out from behind my mummy and ghost.  The ghost has fairy glitter on it and my mummy has some frost glimmer on it.  I added some "eyes" to the Spooky sentiment using my i-Rock and hot rocks.

The "Boo!" card layers a Halloween fence behind the chipboard sentiment.  Eddie has a wobbler behind him too, so he wiggles and jiggles when you move or rock the card.

Ingredients:  Monster Mash Pattern Papers, Chipboard, Sticker Stackers and Snag 'em Stamps Sugar Skull, Eddie, Mummy, Ghost and Foam Tape by Imaginisce, i-Rock and Hot Rocks by Imaginisce, Crackle Accents, Silhouette, Spellbinders, Spooky Tree die by Cheery Lynn Designs, Wobbler, Momento Ink, Copics, Trim by Cosmo Cricket, Twine by The Twinery, Glue Gloss and Fairy Dust by Donna Salazar, Smootch Glitz in Frost by Clearsnap, Xyron 5" Creation Station and Mega Runner.

Thanks so much for stopping on over today.  Be sure to visit the Imaginisce blog for more Snag 'em stamps inspiration all week!!!

Have a super scrappity day!

~ Rhonda

Monster Mash... Imaginisce Style!

We're very excited over at Imaginisce this week to continue to share with you 

our latest release called:  "Monster Mash"!

Here are a few of my favorite images from the collection:

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"Boo! Bam! Pow!" 12x12 layout

This collection is so fun to work with, the colors and adorable characters just spoke to me!   These fun photos were taken of my boys trying on their costumes from last year.  I thought it would be a fun play on the "Boo" to add a few additional phrases. 

The spiderweb style doily and "Pow!" and "Bam!" were cut using my Silhouette. The sentiments that I cut were accented with Crackle Accents and Glossy Accents. A few glam rocks were added using my i-Rock to the tree's eyes and to the "Boo!" sentiment.

The mini tray was a fun little Halloween scene to create for some decor.  The boys absolutely love it and can't wait to put it out!  (I'm pretty sure they really just can't wait for the c-a-n-d-y!!!)

Ingredients:

Monster Mash Collection

i-Rock and glam rocks

Cheery Lynn Designs flourish die

Silhouette

MFT Bumpy Road die

Crackle Accents and Glossy Accents by Ranger

Mini Artists Tray by 7 Gypsies

Thanks so much for stopping on over!  Be sure to visit the Imaginisce blog for even more inspiration and peeks of this fun collection.

Have a super scrappity week!

~ Rhonda

Back to School with Imaginisce!

Happy Tuesday to you!  Today is the second day for an inspiration filled week for you over at Imaginisce!  

Back to school already?  Wow, doesn't it seem like summer just barely got started?!!!

I always seem to need a card or two for teachers to have on hand so, I thought it would be fun to create a teacher's card using the Sole Sisters line.  It has such a fun and fresh look to the collection I thought it would work well.

I wanted to accent the musical nature of the sentiment (A. Jillian Vance Designs), so I added a bit of acrylic that I had, but some music paper would work too.

 

Added a bit of bling to the herringbone pattern paper die-cut with the i-Rock.

I just love my i-Rock LED lighted tweezers and little pink tray!

I don't know about you, but I need to have a few cards on hand for our kid's teachers.   It's nice to have a few ready to go for special occasions.

 

Ingredients:  Sole Sisters, i-Rock, i-Rock LED Lighted Tweezers, Pink Jewel Tray, Black Glam Rocks and Foam Tape, Imaginisce.  Cardstock by Bazzill, "Teacher's Treats" Sentiment Stamp by A. Jillian Vance Designs, Dies by Spellbinders, Vagabond by Sizzix, Baker's Twine, The Twinery, Music Acetate, Hambly, Ink by Memento, Copics and Corner Chomper by We R Memory Keepers.

 

Thanks so much for stopping on over today!  Be sure to visit the Imaginisce blog for even more fun inspiration from the other designers!!!

Have a super scrappity day!

~Rhonda

Imaginisce and Cheery Lynn Blog Hop!

Happy Sunday to you!

Today kicks off an exciting week of hopping between Imaginisce and Cheery Lynn Designs!  What a wonderful mix of perfect scrappy goodness!!!

My project is fairly large so let's kick this off!  First off, I have a secret...  I have an *ahem* rather luxurious assortment of Cheery Lynn Dies.  Some might say it's a habit of collection of sorts, but I just love them!  They are so pretty and add so much to a project!  When we received the products for our exchange, I was giddy!

I received the:  Large Sunflower Doily, Olive Branches and Daisy Lace Bracelet to work with.  What to create?  As you may have seen, we recently released the all new Christmas Cheer collection.  I've always wanted to create a "December Daily", but haven't attempted it.  I thought this would be the perfect way to use these products together.  

The first to do was to choose an album.  I selected one of the divided page protector types along with one refill of regular full page protectors.  It's a 6x8. 

I used our i-Rock Mini Iron and i-Rock Motif to decorate the spine. 

I also dug out some number pages from an older Imaginisce collection that I had.  Ironically, I only had the numbers and some rub-ons left.  The colors coordinated perfectly for this project, so I decided it was time to use those up!  The photo's here are taken with the page protectors on.

This is the first interior page.  I used the Cheery Lynn Window Frame A for this and trimmed beneath it with the Anastasia border.  Santa and Rudolph are peeking through the window on the top.

Anastasia Border used here on the left 4x6.

Olive Branches decorates my "3".

Anastasia Border, Large Sunflower Doily, Daisy Lace Bracelet and Fanciful Flourish

Olive Branch decorates my "9".

Daisy Lace Bracelet peeks out under my layers.

The French Lattice Large die is used here on top of vellum and white cardstock.

Large Sunflower Doily and Mini Fanciful Flourish

Anastasia Border

 Daisy Lace Bracelet 

Anastasia Border

Sentiment is from Sole Sisters.

Fiona's Magic Mirror and Mega Holly Flourish, cut apart.

Mega Holly Flourish and Large Sunflower Doily

Anastasia Border and Daisy Lace Chain

Fiona's Magic Mirror

Large Fanciful Flourish

There are a variety of dies used throughout my pages and you'll see them accenting elements in addition to being a featured part of a page.  I added others dies as I went along the way from my personal collection and noted them.

Some techniques used here are re-use of packaging as layers.  The relief frames from our stickers were used on days for "9" and "13"  I loved how nicely that worked to frame the numbers.  I am going to embellish more with my i-Rock and i-Top as I work my photos and memorabilia in through the season.

Ingredients:  Christmas Cheer papers, Chipboard, Sticker Stackers, Canvas Stickers and Die Cuts, Sole Sisters, Geek is Chic and Cottage Christmas (daily numbers and rub-ons), i-Magicut, i-Rock Mini Iron, i-Rock iron on motif, foam tape and Pogo by Imaginisce.  Cardstock by Bazzill.  Large Sunflower Doily, Olive Branches and Daisy Lace Bracelet, Anastasia Border, Fionas Magic Mirror, Mega Holly Flourish, Mini Fanciful Flourish, Fanciful Flourish, French Lattice Large and Window A.  Snowflake punch by MS, Tab punch by Fiskars, Silhouette for number 1 and 16.  Baker's twine by The Twinery, Snowflakes by Momenta, Album by Simple Stories, Technique Tuesday 3x4 cards, Archiver's 4x6 cards, 5" Creative Station and Adhesive by Xyron,.  Inks, Mini Attacher and Glossy Accents by Ranger. Other:  Sewing Machine, vellum, music paper and ribbon.

Thanks so much for stopping on over and spending some time with me today!  


Have a super scrappity day!!!
~ Rhonda