Tunnel Style Christmas Card

Recently I participated in a Christmas card swap with Kraftie Kre8ations. This swap required me to create 6 tunnel cards for Christmas to swap with partners. The A2 cards had to include white, silver and blue and 2 butterflies. As a result of the swap, I received 5 unique tunnel cards, one card from each swap participant. 

The instructions for the tunnel cards (and many other types of cards) can be found at Beccy's Place. I was astounded by all of the types of cards I had never heard of AND the fact that there are detailed instructions.

Oh what a bit of cardstock, stamps, detailed embossing powder, Krylon pen, Washi tape, Stickles, dry embossing, Copics and embellishments can do!!

The card I created includes stamps from Hero Arts and Stampin' Up! I love how it came out. I will definitely make more tunnel cards and many others from Beccy's blog in the near future. Hope you will give it a try too!

La-Vie

Altered Art - The Letter "B"

This Fall I participated in an altered letter swap with Kraftie Kre8ations. My swap partner's name starts with the letter "B" so that's what I created. It was quite a fun little exercise!

I started out by purchasing a flat wooden letter (14" I think) from Hobby Lobby and painted it with Gesso. Once it dried I painted it again with several coats of Martha Stewart glitter paint in purple, my swap partner's favorite color.

Once it dried, I added the embellishments - clear bling, heart-shaped purple bling, dimensional flowers, ribbon, flower trim and a butterfly. I believe less is more!

I hope you enjoyed this project as much as my swap partner did!


La-Vie

Kraftie Kre8ations DT Reveal - Swatch book of Thankfulness

As a part of the Kraftie Kre8ations (KK8) DT, I'm learning about new crafts and techniques. Today we are showing our gratitude in a swatch book. "What's that?" you may ask... well it's like a small scrapbook. I've been mulling over whether I wanted to start a project life type scrapbook and making a swatch book kind of reminded me of that style of scrapbooking. So this is me, dipping my toe in the water and it feels fine!!

My swatch book entitled Live, Love, Laugh is about my adventures in October 2013. It's made from 3 x 4 inch pieces of cardstock from my scrap bin and a couple of journaling cards from a Project Life core kit called Amber edition. The scraps were from DCWV, Bo Bunny, Basic Grey, American Crafts, etc. The ten pages of the swatch book were made with my We R Memory Keepers 3 x 4 punch (with rounded corners) and the holes were added with my Crop-a-dile Big Bite.

Here's a closer look...

Last month, I was on a weight loss journey so I thought I would show my gratitude for my progress and my growing bond with my workout partner.

I used a dimensional sticker sheet (Jolee's maybe??) to adorn the pages and to being continuity to the swatch book. The butterfly is from a dollar store sticker sheet and the one kraft chevron is a leftover from a border punch from Stampin' Up!

Here's to meeting up with old friends and for having some old fashioned fun!! My daughter is winning a race and my son is ready for a sack race at the church fish fry. We are thankful!

I am thankful that my husband and my best friend accompanied me to a huge costume party (where we had a BALL) and that my new-found fitness allowed me to look fabulous in my flapper outfit! My daughter saw us having so much fun she went and threw her outfit on for some pics.

So there you have it! The last page has some journaling and here's a look at the book closed and spread open. I enjoyed making this swatch book so much. It's a great way to reflect on the month. Now I see why Project Lifers are into it so much. I can easily remember the little things we did and show my young children to remind them as well. I just might start one for real come Jan 1, 2014. Follow me here and on Bloglovin' (buttons at the sidebar) to see the big reveal!!

I hope you enjoyed this presentation and will check out my fellow DT member's reveals at Kraftie Kre8ations.

La-Vie

Kraftie Kre8ations DT - Black and Orange

It's time for another Kraftie Kre8ations reveal! We've got your black and orange just in time for Halloween! This time I decided to really challenge myself to make something different. In my crafting, I hardly use stickers, glossy accents and I had not figured out the mechanics of pop-up cards. This project includes all 3!!!!

The card base is by American Crafts and most of the card (inside and outside) is adorned in October Afternoon Witch Hazel collection. My friend Lyne suggested I use glossy accents on the black dress to make it pop. Thanks Lyne!

A product I love from Art Gone Wild is their Crafty Cutts Dies CCD-023 Rectangle Stairs. It's a die that cuts 4 levels of stairs for pop up cards. I used 3 of the levels for this card. The die cuts all four at once with the score lines. It was very easy to cut, fold and attach. All I had to do was use my powder tool from EK Success to remove the stickiness from the stickers (leaving a small portion sticky) and attach them to the "stairs."

Finally, the moon was made with Bazzill cardstock, Antique linen Distress Ink and the Creative Memories cutting system. Here's a closeup of the pop up.

Stop by the Kraftie Kre8ations blog to check out my fellow DT member's creations!

La-Vie

Boxes of Hope by the Kraftie Kre8ations DT

Getting diagnosed with a life threatening illness can be hard on anyone. It is always good to know you are not in it alone. The KK8 Design Team have made boxes of hope that can be filled with words of encouragements. For the next two days we will show case our creations.

It was a blessing to create this Breast Cancer box to brighten my college friend Jennifer Whetsell's day who is a breast cancer survivor. I started out with a brown chipboard cross box from Hobby Lobby. Pink is the color of choice, so I painted it and layered scrapbook paper, a quote, ink, crochet flowers, brads and stickles to accentuate the breast cancer symbol.

The box is filled with quotes I found online at The Quote Garden. I am hoping they resonate with my dear friend.  

It was very nice to share a little cheer and support. Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges:
D.L.ART - anything goes
D.L.ART Linky Pinky Party - Breast Cancer Awareness

La-Vie

Winnie the Pooh Challenge - Kraftie Kre8ations DT

Guess what? September is National Honey month and this week is Kids Creative Week! To celebrate these occasions, the Krafie Kre8ations design team created projects featuring Winnie the Pooh and kids. Why? Because we ALL know Pooh loooooooves his honey!! And what kid can resist that lovable, huggable bear, Winnie the Pooh? 

Join in on the fun!! If you except this challenge, create a project featuring Winnie the Pooh and kids. Link your blog post or gallery photo to the Kraftie Kre8ations blog between September 29th and October 5th and one winner will be chosen to receive a special prize. The winner will be announced on October 6th.  

Our family took our first trip to Disney in 2011. My children were 2 and 6. It was such a magical time! This Mosaic Moments layout shows all the fun we had waiting in line for the many adventures of Pooh ride in Magic Kingdom.

I am very experienced at creating Mosaic Moments layouts using 1" and 3" square punches. Actually my entire Disney trip is in Mosaic Moments (links to the other layouts I have created are at the bottom of this post.) However, this was my very first time using Kiwi Lane Designs templates. The title on this page sits on cardstock cut using the Aspen Court mini 2A. A full supply list is included below.

On this page I used both sides 2A and 2B of the Aspen Court mini Kiwi Lane Designs templates to adorn the journaling block. I like to leave lots of room for handwritten reflections. I hope you enjoyed this trip down memory lane with me.

Supplies:

• Mosaic Moments grid paper
• Kiwi Lane Designs - Aspen Court mini 2A, 2B
• Cricut cart Disney Pooh and Friends - Pooh's head on pg. 18 and Pooh title on p. 16 cut at 2"
• Martha Stewart Drippy goo punch
• Pressed Petals, Inc. Black Mini metal letters
• DCWV - blue leaf cardstock: Animal Crackers Stack, Adhesive cardstock - green, yellow glitter cardstock
• Bazzill - beige cardstock
• Recollections - orange, red cardstock, red and yellow washi tape, black cardstock
• Core'dinations - Autumn (yellow) cardstock punched with the drippy goo punch
• Queen and Co. - Disney inspired brads
• Fiskars Zings - red circle epoxy stickers
• Marvy square punches
• EK Success Pooh stickers
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Faded Jeans
• Xyron, Scotch ATG

Thanks for stopping by! If you'd to get your Disney fix check out my other layouts. Here are the links...

• Toy Story
• Playhouse Disney
• Monsters Inc.
• Magical Moments
• Animal Kingdom
• Tusker House
• Disney Princess

La-Vie

p.s. I love comments and new followers!!

To view more of my Disney pages check out these links:

• http://cestla-viedesigns.blogspot.com/2015/04/hakuna-matata-lion-king-scrapbooking.html
  
  http://cestla-viedesigns.blogspot.com/2015/04/our-disney-adventure-with-mickey-and.html
  
  http://cestla-viedesigns.blogspot.com/2015/04/i-love-parade-layout-featuring-mosaic.html
  
  http://cestla-viedesigns.blogspot.com/2012/08/disney-animal-kingdom-layout.html

  http://cestla-viedesigns.blogspot.com/2012/09/disney-magical-moments.html

  http://cestla-viedesigns.blogspot.com/2012/09/disney-monsters-inc.html

  http://cestla-viedesigns.blogspot.com/2012/09/playhouse-disney-layout.html

  http://cestla-viedesigns.blogspot.com/2012/09/disney-toy-story-layout.html

  http://cestla-viedesigns.blogspot.com/2013/09/disney-princess-mosaic-moments-layout.html

  http://cestla-viedesigns.blogspot.com/2013/09/disney-magical-friends-layout.html

  http://cestla-viedesigns.blogspot.com/2013/09/winnie-pooh-challenge-kraftie.html

  http://cestla-viedesigns.blogspot.com/2014/03/im-all-ears-paper-wizard-disney-page.html

  http://cestla-viedesigns.blogspot.com/2015/04/disneys-tinkerbell-just-tinkering.html

Kraftie Kre8ations Celebrations and Thankfulness Blog Hop (DAY 3)

Welcome to Day 3 of the Kraftie Kre8ations 

Celebrations and Thankfulness Blog Hop!

To view the lineup for all four days of the hop, visit the Kraftie Kre8ations blog. One random winner will receive a gift from Kraftie Kre8ations! To be eligible you must:

1. become a follower of the Kraftie Kre8ations blog
2. leave a comment on each participants blog, all 4 days of the hop
3. Join the FB Group (http://facebook.com/groups/kraftiekre8ations)
4. Have FUN!

***EXTRA blog candy from me!!! Follow my blog (let me know you did in the comments) to win some American Crafts baker's twine! So you can make a wreath of your own!***  

As you hop along with the Kraftie Kre8ations Design Team and Facebook group members, we hope you will be inspired to create your own fall project and link up using the inLinkz on the Kraftie Kre8ations blog sidebar.  Our color palette (see below) is an amazing representation of the changing colors of fall leaves.  Create ANY fall project (including Thanksgiving).  It can be a layout, card, mixed media project or an altered item. The sky is the limit!

For the occasion I created a fall wreath adorned with Cricut cuts and wrapped in twine, burlap ribbon (from The Paper Studio) and baker's twine for my craft room door. It was truly a labor of love!

I've always wanted to create a wreath like this but knew it would be time consuming. Although it's only 7 1/5" across it took FOREVER to cover in twine. It took more than 15 small spools of American Crafts twine to cover the form. To boot, I used a floral ring from the dollar tree and it was very difficult to work with. Next time I will get the styrofoam wreath (and stop playing LOL). 

The title is cut at 3.25" from the Celebrate with Flourish Cricut Cartridge using American Crafts foil cardstock, red linen cardstock (stash) and blue and brown cardstock from Bazzill.

Using the Cricut Imagine, I printed and cut the leaves and their layers from the Nursery Tails cartridge at 5.5" and added red glittered accents and yellow bling from Recollections. Instead of layering the leaves, I used the layer as a separate fern adornment for the wreath. Blue wired ribbon completed the look.

Thanks for hoppin' by! I hope to see your entry in the challenge! Your next stop is Carolyn's blog for more fall fun! 


La-Vie

Save the Date! Sept 12th-15th Kraftie Kre8ations Blog Hop

Save the date!! Kraftie Kre8ations Back 2 School DT Posts 8/24 and 8/25

Please join us for two mini hops where the Kraftie Kre8ations (KK8) DT members will reveal back to school projects that are sure to please!! It all starts at the KK8 blog tomorrow! Be there or be square!

I will post a project on Sunday 8/25 for your viewing pleasure. I look forward to your comments!


La-Vie

Kraftie Kre8ations Blog Hop - Design Team Reveal Intro!!!

Kraftie Kre8ations is proud to have this opportunity to introduce its new design team members! We have a talented group of ladies starting this month.  Here is their opportunity to introduce themselves and for us to allow them to truly shine.  Just wait until you see what they have to show you on this hop!

To start from the beginning of the hop, visit the talented Shavon's blog. Otherwise, you should have come from Meka's gorgeous blog.

La-Vie Borde-Perry

We were asked to create an ATC to help introduce ourselves and to share some of our fav past projects as well as a Q and A. I decided to create a self portrait ATC using a stamp I love from Stampland, transparent glitter and lots of bling! I love my natural hair and wearing headbands with flowers, bling etc.

Here's a little more about me... 

1. What is your scrapbook "kryptonite"?

Believe it or not, mixed media project and mini albums have been my craft kryptonite for a long time. Mixed media is cool but I don't even know where to start. Mini albums stress me out because the page is so small. I love to work in 12x12 because it offers maximum space to create. But I am slowly warming up to the thought of mini albums. 

2. What do you listen to or watch while your scrap? Why?

I like to put on Pandora on the Dwele station because it offers the most variety of Rhythm and Blues - my fav. The music keeps me groovin' and in a creating mood. Other times I listen to YouTube crafting tutorials. I love learning new techniques.

Here you can see the glitter a lot better!

3. How do you jump start your creativity when you find that it is missing?

I follow many craft blogs, YouTube channels, Pinterest boards, Facebook fan pages and participate in challenges to keep my creativity flowing. If none of those help I usually take a break and come back refreshed and ready to go. 

4. At what time of day are you most creative?

I am most creative in the late morning/early afternoon. I usually get the most crafty endeavors done when my children are at school. But I am constantly brainstorming - sometimes even in my sleep!

This is one of my fav past projects. I made an 8x8 scrapbook page of my nephew. A lot of love, hear and soul went into this one! For more info on this project click here.

5. What are your favorite techniques to use right now? Why? 

I am really into stamping, inking the edges, dry embossing, heat embossing, coloring with Copics, apply transparent ultra fine glitter and creating dimension and scenes in my work. I think all of these techniques out together make the most interesting projects. Embossing takes any project up a notch and glitter gives projects that wow factor. Scenes help bring my point of view across and stamping and coloring are my staples!

6. What are some tried and true techniques you love to use?

The best technique I have is my connection to my work. For me, without that, the work has no meaning. I have to feel something in order to create it. Secondarily, my work is usually clean and simple. I love a certain amount of white space, balance, symmetry and sentiments with meaning. Once I have that, creating is a snap. Add bling, ribbon, flowers, or an action wobble and I'm golden!

This is one example of a clean and simple project including a digital stamp, ultra fine glitter, stamping and coloring with Copics. For more info click here.

Our sponsor for this hop is Stampin' Up! After the hop, we will select the lucky winner from those who commented along the way and became a new follower of the Kraftie Kre8ations' Blog, the last stop on the blog trail. You have today and tomorrow (Aug 3 and 4) to complete the hop and leave comments. We hope that you enjoy our welcoming blog hop! Good luck and happy hopping!

Next up is the talented Lyne!!


If you get lost along the way, here's the whole lineup.

Shavon Borders -- START HERE

Meka Matthews

La-Vie Borde-Perry -- YOU ARE HERE

Lyne Schnable-Blodgett -- UP NEXT

Carolyn Smith

Paula Jennings

Alicia O'Bryant

Charmagne Welch

Kisha Taylor

Kraftie Kre8ations

Challenges:
D.L Art - Anything goes
Created with Love - anything goes
Creative Inspiration Paints - anything goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - anything goes



La-Vie

Tune in this weekend!! Kraftie Kre8ations Design Team Reveal!!

Guess what???I was accepted to another design team and I am so overjoyed!! Kraftie Kre8ations is a closed Facebook group for avid crafters with a public blog. Click the links, come join us and let the fun begin! Until then, come join us for a hop this weekend Aug 3 and 4!

Kraftie Kre8ations is proud to have this opportunity to introduce its new design team members.  We have a talented group of ladies starting this month.  It's their opportunity to introduce themselves and for us to allow them to truly shine.  Just wait until you see what they have to show you on this hop!

Be there or be square!! Spread the word to all social media pretty please!


La-Vie