Sisters **CCB & Xyron w/ Craftwell**

I have 2 little girls, but they have never met.  Kristen became and angel in 2009 at 4 months old, and her sister Catherine just turned 3 last month.  They are so similar from their smiles, eyes, temperment, really Catherine reminds me of Kristen everyday.  Catherine will never know her sister in the flesh, but she has to only look with in herself to really know her, and I know Kristen is watching over her.

When I saw this Printer's Tray I knew I needed to do a project with both my girls.  I never can have pictures of them together, so instead this seemed like a fun way to have them together.  I split up the sections so they each had 6, and for Catherine I kept all her pictures under a year of age to help match the limited pictures I had of Kristen.  Can you tell who is who?  I kept to a pink theme, so if the picture did not have pink in it, I just printed it in black and white.  Some pictures I could just crop from 4x6 or 2x3 wallet sizes I already had on hand, but some I had to crop and resize on my computer and print special from home.

Here is a video showing how I put this cute little printers tray together.

I created this cute little tray with products from Canvas Home Basics, Tattered Angels, 7 Gypsies, Craftwell, and Xyron.  Below are the specific products used.

Here are some up close pictures of the tray. 

 

 

I added some special things or words that mean something to me about my daughters like the the angel button, "remember" word, the hearts, my poem, keys (to my heart), and more.  Not all embellishment are there just to look cute, they can hold a special meaning to the person who created them.  For that is what scrapbooking/memory keeping is all about remembering your loved ones!!

 

Supplies Used

Tray - 7 Gypsies

Metals - 7 Gypsies

Papers - Canvas Home Basics

Rope - Canvas Home Bascis

Burlap - Canvas Home Basics

Clothespins - Canvas Home Basics

Paint/Mists - Tattered Angels

Glimmer Glass - Tattered Angels

Swirls/Gems  - Prima & Kaisercraft

Alpha Stickers - Momenta

Ink - Prima

Flowers - Stash

Button - Stash

Dies - Craftwell

Adhesive - Xyron & Beacon

Enjoy!!

Cherish **Xyron & Anna Griffin & Paper House & Tattered Angels**

We went on a day trip to a dinosaur park about 45 minutes from our house a couple of weeks ago.  There was a little hike where you saw the life sized dinos, then a playground, and a fossil dig.  Really cute place.  Catherine actually let me put her hair up in a ponytail (about once a month she lets me do something with her hair) and it looked so cute.  She was digging in the fossil pit, sand was flying everywhere, and I just wanted her to look up while digging to get a cute shot; she was going to have none of that (typical 3 year old).  In my multitude of shots she stood straight up look right at me and click, this beautiful shot emerged.  I love the intensity in her eyes, it is just amazing!!

Here is a detailed video about how I created this layout with some fun tips and tricks!!

Xyron partnered up with Anna Griffin this month and her brand new Pretty Paintings Card Kit coming out on HSN on Sept 8th!!  

Anna's kit is just full of these beautiful colors of green, purples, and pinks; just perfect for a little girl.  I wanted to show the diversity of the kit, that it does not have to be just for cards, but for any paper craft you wish!!  And what can pair better with paper than Xyron and their amazing adhesives!!

The original picture I took Catherine had on a blue shirt and the focus was on the plants behind her and not her, so with some Photoshop magic, I transformed the picture to fit with the colors of the kit!!

I added in some amazing Paper House stickers and some Tattered angels paints and mists to help finish on this page.  Here are some close up shots of the layout.

I always think that it is fun to think outside of the box with my supplies and tools.  Change a pictures colors to make it look better, use a kit in a different way, use something other than ink to stamp with, or make you own stamp from a metal die!

Supplies Used

Papers - Create Paper & Paper House

Card Kit (Paper Inserts, die cut papers, flower stickers)  - Anna Griffin

Stickers - Paper House

Magic Foam - Clearsnap

Stamp - Hero Arts

Metal Die - Craftwell

Ink - Prima

Paint/Mists - Tattered Angels

Chipboard - Want2Scrap

Enamel Dots -  Want2Scrap

Pen - Tombow

Heating Tool - Marvy

Adhesive - Xyron

Enjoy!!

Princess Wands and Prince Scepters **Video** Paper House & Xyron & Craftwell

My daughter is completely infatuated with princesses, and it does not matter which one, just princesses in general.  So for her 3rd Birthday we are doing a Princess and Prince themed party.  I wanted the party favors to be something the kids would play with at the party and also think was fun, and then I thought wands!!  I have papers and ribbons up to my ears and I do not have to spend a thing to make these fun little wands for my daughter's party!!  Well, after making one for her my boys wanted one for themselves, but in their words "Not Pink!!"  So I let them pick out their own papers and created scepters for them.

Here is a video about how I created these fun wands and scepters.

I let my kids pick the papers they wanted for their wands.  My daughter picked 2 papers from the Paper House Garden Paper Pad in pink and Purple and my boys found Paper House Military papers they they loved.

I wanted the wands to hold up for some time, so I used the Xyron Creative Station Double Sided Laminated Refill in the 9" and 5" size to make these extra sturdy.

For an extra pop I used each of the 4 Craftwell Embossing folders for the top portion on each of the wands and scepters.

Come join this amazing partnership of Craftwell and Xyron this week until August 21st!
 

  Here are some up close shots of each of the wands and scepters.

You can't ask for a bigger smile that this for creating such a fun little thing. 

PS - They wands have been made for over a week and they still play with them!!

Supplies Used
Papers - Paper House
Embossing Folders - Craftwell
Laminating Machine - Xyron
Ribbons - May Arts
Eyelets - We R Memory Keepers
Punches - Marvy & EK
Number Stickers - American Crafts
Embossing Machine - Cuttlebug
Stapler
Buttons
Wet Adhesive - Beacon

Enjoy!!