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A Charmed Life

A Charmed Life
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SIMPLE STORIES
can lean towards your St. Patty's decor, Spring projects or 
masculine layouts.  I love that it can be used for so many different subjects!
And the colors of kelly green, royal blue and sunny yellow make the collection
even more fun to play with!

First up I have just the sweetest little hanger using A Charmed Life 
 and a few goods from my stash: 
I started with a heavyweight chipboard semi circle that I covered with Happy Times Paper.
 Next, I matted the cute Insta Square with a swatch of the Happy Times (Side B) Paper and
 then attached it to the center of the semi-circle with foam adhesive. I embellished the top 
of the Insta Square with one of the small chipboard flowers and a yellow brad for the center. 

To the bottom, I added some felt flowers from my stash and die-cut a few
 leaves from the Happy.Go.Lucky Paper. Using some fabric glue, I inserted the
 two navy brads into the middle of the yellow felt flowers. A couple of punched holes
 were made and some pretty turquoise ribbon strung through for hanging. 

A Charmed Life Products: -Chipboard #3728 -Brads #3727 
-Happy.Go.Lucky Paper #3707 -Happy Times Paper #3709 -Insta-Squares #3730

 Next is an easy, easy, EASY card :) 
I think we could classify this as a "5-minute-or less" card! I cut the base paper
 1/2" smaller than the card, which gives a nice border of the card peeking through. 
The heart-motif Insta Square was added with foam adhesive and then embellished
 with one of the Bits & Pieces' tags and a brad. 
A Charmed Life Products: -Happy.Go.Lucky Paper #3707 -Insta Squares #3730
 -Bits & Pieces #3729 -Expression Cardstock Stickers #3703 

And lastly a cool frame that I collaged into fun home decor item:
 I started by removing the glass from the frame and reserving just the back piece.
 To it, I adhere a thin sheet of corkboard (you can find sheets or rolls at your local craft store). 

I took a couple of the SN@P! cards and trimmed them down so that they would create
 an even grid of four. For extra interest, I machine stitched around the edge
 of each card before attaching to the corkboard.

Each rectangle was adorned with different pieces from all around the 
"A Charmed Life" Collection! Bits &  Pieces, Chipboard shapes, brads and stickers were added. 

In finishing, I glued on a whimsical bow from some May Arts ribbon. If you're 
interested in creating a perpetual collage, use push pins or removable adhesive 
so that the cards can be changed out with each season! 

A Charmed Life Products: -SN@P! Cards #3723 -Bits & Pieces #3729 -Brads #3727
 -Chipboard #3728 -Fundamentals Cardstock Sticker #3702 

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Have a beautiful weekend, friends!
Friday, February 21, 2014 February 21, 2014
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For Mom

I love it when an idea comes together!
I had this next project in my mind for a "Mother's Day" theme at 
LITTLE YELLOW BICYCLE
 My Mom loves collages and anything to do with her grandkids (of course) so I had
envisioned placing small, round photos of each child in the centers of the Naturals Canvas Flowers.
I had the back chipboard page leftover from a water-fall album that I made recently,
so I used it as the base.  To give it a finished look, I covered both sides with the same
patterned paper from LYB's Just Because Collection.

Next, I cut a mat of heart paper and machine stitched around the edge.
Just placing the flowers onto the heart mat looked a little 'flat' so I decided to use
my square 1" dies and create a quilted look.  I machine stitched around the red squares.
Before adhering the other squares, I backed them with the same-size chipboard and then
mounted n place.  To add some texture, I simply stitched a large X across those squares.

 The Naturals Flowers come with a wooden button in the center; I removed them and
set them aside to stitch on later.  After punching each photo out I also backed it with the 
same size chipboard before adding to the flower centers (I used Glue Dots for this).
I secured the bottom of the Wooden Clothespin with some Quick Dry Glue before 
clipping it onto the side of the flower.

 For the "My Joy" banners, I cut apart one of the Naturals Burlap Banners and
then added the Blue Canvas Alphas.

 Using Fabri-Tac I hid the edges of the chipboard with Red Jute.  
The large bow at the top was made with some really cool wired-edge ribbon
by May Arts...I left just enough at the top for hanging.  

LYB Products:
NA-JT20 Jute Pack - Bright (4 colors, 72" each)
NA-BF50 Layered Burlap Flowers - Daisy
AS-212 Canvas Alphas - Blue, Esfera
NA-BS100 Burlap Stickers - Flags
JB-109 Tiny Blossoms, Birds & Blooms
JB-304 6X6 Paper Pad (24 sheets - 2 each of 12 designs)

Check-out the other Mother's Day projects at the LYB Blog!
Have a wonderful Friday!
Friday, May 10, 2013 May 10, 2013
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Fabulous Christmas in a Collage!

I don't have a lot of experience in the art of collage, 
so when I was sent the 
November Paper Bakery Mixed Media Kit
as part of my Design Team assignment
I wasn't quite sure how I was going to go about it.
Maybe I'm just a little too structured to ever be a master collager,
but boy did I have fun makin' this!


In beginning, I took the 12x12 canvas (included in the Mixed Media Kit) and painted it a light blue.
I then followed than with a bit of clear glitter and washi tape around the edge.


Next, I took two sheets of cardstock (trimming one down so that it was a little smaller)
and machine-stitched the two together.  Taking several of the patterned papers from the 
City Sidewalks 8x8 paper pack, I cut 25- 2.75" squares and applied them to 
the cardstock.  Wanting a 'quilted' look, I used a piercing tool to make a 
border of holes around each square.


After that, I focused on building my collage.  I started that process with
two lace doilies that I die-cut with Lifestyle Craft's Lace Nesting Dies.


The fun began when I started arranging different elements from the 
City Sidewalks Ephemera pack!  I love all of the sweet vintage-styled die-cuts.


Enlist fun punches like snowflakes, ornaments, etc.  Tying in with the base of
the canvas, I glittered just a couple of the snowflakes.

You will also find a set of cool clear stamps in the kit...I made the 'fabulous' banner and stamped the
heart from the stamp set.  
Gotta have swag!  So I made a washi tape banner (also in kit) and used the cute little
sticker alphas from the November Scrapbook Kit!

 Hand-tied buttons and swirls of baker's twine softens the collage.
I'm now finished and I love it!
I all ready have it displayed amongst some of my vintage goodies...
it looks perfect :)

Now, I do believe at this time there are a few of the November Kits remaining,
but I wouldn't wait too long to grab what you need before they're gone!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 November 21, 2012
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