Mixed Media Bookmark **C'est Magnifique** March Kit w/video

I love playing with my mixed media and creating something fun.  This time I thought why not make a bookmark to place in my art journal!  I used the March C'est Magnifique kit to create this cute and funky 2 sided bookmark!

Here is the process video for one side of the bookmark.

Thanks for watching and get grungy!!

Supplies Used

Papers - Blue Fern Studios - C'est Magnifique March Kit
Dictionary Papers - C'est Magnifique March Kit

Mist - C'est Magnifique March Kit

Chipboard - C'est Magnifique March Kit

Ink - Kaisercraft - C'est Magnifique March Kit

Paint - C'est Magnifique March Kit

Tassel - Webster's Pages - C'est Magnifique March Kit
Dust -  C'est Magnifique March Kit
Chain - C'est Magnifique March Kit
Rope -  C'est Magnifique March Kit
Flower - Prima -  C'est Magnifique March Kit
Marker - Copic
Medium - Prima

Glue - Beacon

Enjoy!

Love Tag **Paper House & Die~Namites Dies** Blog Hop

I love Valentine's Day, it is full of love and giving.  Tags like these are perfect for Valentines day to have on hand for when you need to give them out for friends, family, teachers, or loved ones. 

Come hop along with Die~Namites to win!!

Hello and welcome, we could not be more excited to share our Designer Team Blog Hop with you! The Blog Hop will be the third Friday of every month and each of us will be sharing a fun tip or technique. We love to hear what others are doing and how they are saving time and getting the best use from their die cuts. So here we go, start the hop with us and two random people will win a $10 Die~Namites Gift Card to buy in our store.

Die~Namites FB Page - Join US!!

Tip of the Day

I loved the feel of this new die "Heart Ribbon" from Die~Namites, but it was just too big for the tag with the tails on it, so I cut them off!!  Don't be afraid to alter your dies if they don't fit what you need.

I then took the ends and brought them together to make a complete heart.  One die can have so many uses if you think outside the box with them!! 

Amazing new dies are now available in the store!!  Check them out HERE!  

You know you want some dies now, right? 

I got a great gift of 15% off you next purchase!!  

Just use erin15 and you get 15% of at checkout!!!  

AMAZING!!!

Be sure to hop around and comment on each design team members blogs, also visited our Facebook Page here, two random person will be chosen from the comments and likes to win the gifts certificates. What fun and there is lots to see and learn. Be sure to comment here too.  You have until Jan 18 at 12:00 AM to comment. 

Here is the line up:

DieNamites Blog

Martha Lucia

Susanne

Mitsyana

Henryka

Erin - YOU ARE HERE

Marina - NEXT

Freetany

Supplies Used
Tag Base - Canvas Corp
Paper - Paper House
Stickers - Paper House
Dies - Die~Namites
Ribbon - May Arts
Ink - Prima
Adhesive - Xyron

Christmas Card, Tag, and Layout **Paper House ** Blog Hop

Christmas is just around the corner and I am here to share with you a tag and a card all using Paper House Christmas products from paper to various stickers.  Here are my fun projects and read below for the fun Blog Hop with the Paper House Design Team!!

I used the wonderful Paper House Christmas Cheer Collection (Red Flannel & Merry & Bright) of papers with the Christmas Paper Pad and the "All We Want for Christmas" 3D Stickers. 

This weekend, we're hosting a Holiday Blog Hop with our fabulous Design Team! We challenged them to come up with their best holiday themed projects using Paper House products, and we were simply blown away with what they came up with!

We can't wait to share all their projects with you. To celebrate the hop, we're giving away a $25 PaperHouseProductions.com Gift Card! That's $25 to spend on ANYTHING on our website!

 

Holiday Blog Hop Designers

Giorgia Rossini

Bev Code

Christine Meyer

Karyn Schultz

Karen Sessions

Erin Reed - YOU ARE HERE

Laura Cox - NEXT

Francesca Biancon

Irit Shalom

Paper House Productions

Make sure to hop through each designer on the list and leave a comment on their blog post to be eligible! When you're done, just hop back here and let us know! The hop will be running all weekend, so you have until Sunday at 11:59pm EST to get your entries in! Happy Hopping, and Happy Holidays!

Supplies Used

Tag 

Cardstock - Canvas Corp Brands

Patterned Paper - Paper House

Sticker - Paper House

Ribbon - May Arts

Ink - Prima

Adhesive - Xyron

Card

Dies - Die~Namites Dies

Cardstock - Canvas Corp Brands

Patterned Paper - Paper House

Twine - May Arts

Pearls - Bo Bunny

Adhesive - Xyron 

Enjoy!

Butterfly Tag **Paper House & Die~Namites Dies & Xyron**

Who does not love purple?  It has such a presence of softness that works perfectly with black to give it a hard edge.  This is the feeling I wanted creating this tag, soft but hard, a wonderful juxtaposition of feelings and tones.

I added lots of layers here in paper, pearls, rhinestones, mesh, ink, stickers, and die-cuts to create the complexity but simpleness of this fun tag.  This could be used on a present, instead of a card, on a gift bag, or  just something pretty to sit on my work table.

I used the wonderful Die~Namites Die "Swirly Butterfly" cut out of Paper House purple paper and inked the edges in black.  I then ran it through my Xyron 1.5 Create-a-Sticker to make it sticky.

Paper House Purple Paper

 

I cut out a second butterfly in white cardstock and layered the purple butterfly on top of the white one.

I then ran the layered butterfly through the Xyron again to stick it to the tag.

For the background of the tag I used strips from the 12x12 paper from Paper House and layered them on the tag using all the varying color of purple and the fun metallic swirly parts.

Paper House Paper used for base of tag

Here are some close up shots of the tag in various angles, you can just see the wonderful delicateness of the butterfly die.

Die~Namites Dies Sketch Challenge and Dare.

This month's dare is create something "manly"

Here are the rules to play along!

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TO ENTER the Die~Namites Dies May Sketch Challenge YOU MUST:

1. Use at least one Die~Namites Die in your creation.
2. Use the SKETCH! It can be interpreted (loosely or exactly) as a card, layout, or altered piece!
3. Incorporate the DARE into your creation.
4. Mention the Die~Namites Die you used in your blog post.
5. Link back to the Die~Namites Die.
6. You have until the last day of the month to post your creation on your blog and link up to this post.  **PLEASE add a link to your direct post, not your entire blog.**

Each participant will receive one entry into our random drawing

for each entry into the challenge.

 A random winner will be chosen from eligible participants for a

$25 Gift Certificate to Die~Namites Dies.

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Supplies Used

Papers - Paper House

Sticker - Paper House

Die - Die~Namites Dies

Gems - Prima

Mesh - Other

Twine - American Crafts

Punch/Trimmer - Fiskars

Ink - Prima

Adhesive - Xyron

 Enjoy!!

Enjoy Tag **Die~Namites Dies & Tombow** Blog Hop

Hello and Welcome to the 

Tombow USA and Die-Namites Blog Hop!

You probably got here from Daniella Hayes' blog but if you stumbled across my blog go the Tombow USA Blog to start!

Here is my project using Die~Namites Dies and Tombow, such a great pair!!  I used Paper House papers as the base of the tag, and then added in lots of little layers, stickers, and diecuts!! 

I used the wonderful "Poinsettia Duo" Die~Namites Dies in the top corner and also as the main focal point of the tag.  I then used the wonderful Tombow Dual Brush Pens in Black and White to accent around the layers of the tag and on the die-cut.  I also used the wonderful adhesives to hold everything together.  I used the Tombow Stamp Runner for all the paper layers (perfect for those small pieces that you can just stamp on the adhesive) and the Tombow Aqua Mono Liquid Glue for the delicate die-cut flowers.

    

Supplies
Papers - Paper House
Rub-ons - Paper House
Stickers - Paper House
Twine - Maya Road
DieCut - Die~Namites
Pens - Tombow
Adhesive - Tombow

To win, visit and comment on the participating blog posts. You have until April 28 at 11:59 EST to comment. A winner will be picked randomly and announced on April 29 2015.

The Tombow USA prize includes: The Tombow Xtreme Permanent Adhesive, NEW Tombow Foam Tape, NEW Tombow Adhesive Dots and the Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue.  The Die-Namites prize is: a $25.00 Gift Certificate.

Remember to “Like” Tombow USA and Die-Namites on Facebook!

Here is the line up in case you get lost.

Tombow USA Blog

Martha Lucía Gómez

Beth Watson

Pam Bray

Daniella Hayes

Erin Reed - YOU are HERE

Jennie Garcia - NEXT!!!

Tina Guigui

Jennifer Priest

Peggy Lee Baker

Latrice Murphy

Lynne Forsythe

Die-Namites Dies Blog

Enjoy!!

Beautiful **Unique Laser Designs & Imagination Crafts & Paper House***

I love having tags on hand to add to presents instead of cards, and with all the little girl birthday parties I will end up going to I know this little beauty will come in handy to add to cute little gift we will give to the birthday girl.

I used the wonderful wood butterflies from Unique Laser Designs at the top of the tag.  They are just to cute and sweet and perfect for this little tag!  I love a plain look as seen below, but for this tag I wanted them to sparkle, but not too much.

So I first pressed the wood into the embossing medium (like Versamark) to amek it "sticky" for the mica powders to stick.  I used a pale pink color to match the colors in the tag and just used a small dry paint brush to apply the powder tot eh sticky wood.  I used the wonderful mica powders from Imagination Crafts.

The shine and shimmer is just beautiful when it is done, it just catches the light perfectly, and it will not rub off!!  There is no drying time so to make these little shiny gems is super easy and fast too!!

For the main part of the card I used the wonderful Paper House papers and stickers.  Their cute Little Girl Quilt paper just begs to cut cut apart and used for a tag, and the little Puffy stickers match perfectly.  I topped it off with a chipoxy "beautiful" sticker from the Mom sticker pack, but every little girl loves to be told they are beautiful!!

Tags can be used instead of cards, so have fun making some tags for a change of pace!!

Supplies Used
Wood - Unique Laser Designs
Paper - Paper House
Stickers - Paper House
Mica Powder - Imagination Crafts
Cardstock - Kaisercraft
Ink - Prima & Tsukineko
Twine - American Crafts
Adhesive - Tombow
Trimmer - Fiskars

Enjoy!

Lady in the Summer **Susan K. Weckeser**

Tags are a fun way to try something new, step out of your comfort zone, and just play.  Why not play a little with the last bit of summer left!!  Can you not just imagine being the lady walking through these bright gardens on a beautiful summer day?!?

Susan K. Weckesser's papers just scream summer, bright and cheery and perfect for putting a smile on your face.  I played with the layers of her "Beautiful Daydreams" paper, placing a full 12x12 paper into the size of an A4 tag.  I took bits from each element (sun, could, kite, and flowers) and layered and used foam dots to create dimension of a lady walking through a garden on a summer day.  I then back it with Susan K. Weckesser's "Live in color" green side paper and used lots of ink and Ranger Stickles to make things pop!!

I did a ton of fussy cutting, some layering on top, and some behind the main section of the tag and the lady.

I used the stunning lady stamp called "Poised and Pretty" from Susan K. Weckesser.  I used the cute little hat and jumper outfit and stamped it with Clearsnap Mixed Media Inks in yellow then used Tattered Angels mist in pink.  The ink resisted the mist so it created a wonderful contrast.  I stamped everything in Core'dinations cardstock in beige.  Lastly I took Pitt Pastel pencil from Faber-Castell in orange, yellow, red, and mustard and drew in contrasting colors on the hat and dress.

 

Don't forget to stop every now and then and smell the flowers, take a day to just enjoy the garden, and the warm sunshine before it is gone!!

Supplies Used
Cardstock - Core'dinations
Patterned paper - Susan K. Weckesser
Stamps - Susan K. Weckesser
Ink - Clearsnap
Stickles - Ranger
Pencils - Faber-Castell
Adhesive - 3M

Enjoy!!