Happy 1st Easter card featuring Stampin' Up!

Happy Easter!!!

I was asked to create a first Easter card recently and this is what I came up with. It was a labor of love starting with Anna Griffin Christmas perfect palette (card base and top note). I grabbed a my Cuttlebug, a scrap of patterned cardstock from DCWV, Spellbinders, Wink of Stella, stamps and flowers from Stampin' Up! among other things.

To achieve a more pastel look, I added Memento ink and stamped off onto scrap paper before stamping on my project. In other words, I used the 2nd generation stamping technique for both the sentiment and the focal. The sentiment came out too light so I decided to trace it with a Spica at you glitter pen by Imagine Crafts. Then I went over the focal with wink of stella for a subtle glittery finish.

Supplies

• DCWV nana's kids
• ribbon from my stash
• Stampin' Up! crochet flowers stamps sets - well scripted, Easter blossoms
• Anna Griffin Christmas perfect palette - card base and top note
• Spellbinder's scallop circle die
• Tree House Studios - leaf sequins
• Cuttlebug summer set
• Recollections pearls, 3D Lots
• Memento inks
• Wink of Stella
• Imagine crafts - spica at you glitter pen
• Studio G - Internal sentiment - some bunny loves you

This card can still fit in a normal envelope. However, to be double sure I'd suggest a padded one.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday with friends and family!

La-Vie

Challenges:

• 613 Avenue Create - #118 Anything Goes
• AAA Cards - #36 Easter colors
• Amusing Challenge - #17 Anything goes
• Glitter n sparkle - #131 Anything goes
• The Corrosive Challenge blog - #221 hop into spring
• Scribble and Scrap - #41 always anything goes
• That Craft Place - Easter/Spring
• Craftin Desert Divas - Anything Goes linky party
• Aliciabel Challenge Blog - #6 Anything Goes (AG)
• Artbymiran's challenges - #29 AG
• Crafty Catz - #273 AG
• Jo's Craft Shack - #82 AG
• Simply Create Too Challenge Blog - #82 AG
• Simply Papercraft - #1 AG

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DCWV Amusement Park Scrapbook Layout

As promised I'm back.... with the companion page for my amusement park layout. I created this layout for my nephew's scrapbook with the DCWV Stack-a-holic challenge in mind.

Most of the layout was created using DCWV - My Sunshine Stack. However, a small amount of embellishments are from The Paper Loft - Double-sided die cuts - Summer Shapes, Lawn Fawn Peace Love Joy - sequins and American Crafts ribbon and twine. All the layers were inked with Tim Holtz Distress ink - antique linen using a finger dauber.

For more information on the first page I created, see my last post.

Together they make a great pair of pages about my nephew's ride on the Ferris wheel. After creating the layout I couldn't decide whether to reverse the pages due to the title being on the right hand page. The timeline suggested we waited in line and then we got on the ride so I positioned them this way. However, I think it's a little more pleasing to the eye to see them reversed. 

Here's how they look the other way around. 

Do you see a difference? Which do you like best? Does it matter that the timeline of events is nw backwards or do you just see cute kid faces? I know there's no right or wrong answer. But I am just curious if anyone else goes through these dilemmas. Please leave me a comment with your vote. Thanks for stopping by!

La-Vie


Challenges

• DCWV September Stack-a-holic challenge

Lawn Fawn Kiwi Lane Christmas '05 Layout

My 9-year old daughter and I got some uninterrupted quality time together to craft this week. I've been planning this project in my mind for years and finally bit the bullet. We are making an album of our Christmases with family over the past 9 years and will add to it each year. My side of the family lives about 6 hours away driving and we only see them a few times a year. Those times are special and we wanted to give this album to them for one of their Christmas gifts.

In the first layout, Zora is just a couple weeks away from turning one year old at her first Christmas. She chose pictures of just her and me and my husband for this one and a second layout to come will feature auntie and grandma sharing in her special moment.

I'm teaching Zora how to design scrapbook pages with designer collections like Lawn Fawn's Peace Joy Love templates by Kiwi Lane. In the process she schooled me on a few techniques! Go figure. Children are so creative. It doesn't matter how many classes I take and certifications I get, she's amazing and keeping me on my toes. I guess you're wondering what she taught me....

I allowed Zora to choose any embellishments she wanted from my Christmas section in my ScrapRack. She chose pine cones and candy canes along with a Jolee's Christmas tree. The pine cones are singular but she said I'm going to make a wreath. I was thinking...what? but look how nicely it came out and accents the page?! I was like go Zora, go Zora, get busy!! (dating myself for real!) But really, it's nice that someone enjoys what I enjoy and that I can share it. Sigh.....

The red cardstock is by Bazzill and the patterned ones are by Lawn Fawn. Kiwi Lane templates Happy Trails and Spook Alley were used. She traced the designed on the back side of the cardstock with a signo white uniball pen and cut it out with Elizabeth craft fussy cut scissors.

The photo mats were cut with the Cricut Expression 2 from the wintertime layout on the Artbooking cart by CTMH. The vellum sticker is by Anna Griffin Yuletide Greetings. The title is made out of K&Company's Christmas themed Chip Box. They are not self-adhesive so she used Zots glue dots and Scotch ATG to adhere them.

The "1st" portion of the title is customizable Thickers by American Crafts. The font is called rainboots. They come in white and the top (and bottom) is a sticker. You can add anything to the top to make it match your project. We decided to go with ultra fine transparent crystal glitter. I cannot remember where the pine cones and candy canes are from. They are with recollections or Jolee's. Another adhesive she used was Xyron 2.5" sticker maker.

I hope you enjoyed this Christmas in June presentation. I'll be sure to share more of the layouts my dear daughter creates as we create "the gift of a lifetime..." (wish I had one of those echo mikes for that phrase - smile!)

La-Vie and Zora

Challenges

• Crafty Girls Challenges - ATG
• Fan-tastic Tuesday Challenge #41 - ATG
• Simon Says Stamp - ATG
• Crafty Catz - # 237 ATG
• Creative Fingers - #41 ATG
• The Squirrel and The Fox - #73 Christmas in July
• Completely Christmas - #18 ATG Christmas
• Suzy Bee's Blooming Challenge Blog - #35 ATG
• Little Scrap Pieces - Show it off Saturday 
• The Pink Elephant - #257 ATG 
• Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - #109 2 word sentiment
• That Craft Place Challenge - ATG
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"I'm All Ears" Paper Wizard Disney Page

Earlier today, Paper Wizard announced a giveaway on its FaceBook page. Check it out here. For the first 12 people who post a newly made scrapbook page/layout to their FaceBook would receive a ticket to the selling floor of a Scrapbook Expo show of your choice. Scrapbook Expo is here in April so I jumped on it and made another page for my 2011 Disney album. The whole album is being created using Mosaic Moments.

I only had a few pics of us wearing Mickey Mouse ears so I scrapbooked this very differently than I usually do. It's a lot more busy looking but I love it! Can't always stay in the box....

The inspiration for this layout was the cute pics I took of my son in his stitched Mickey ears. I bought the Paper Wizard title to help exemplify both my children's new obsession with Disney! Here's a closeup of the 9-layer title.

Supplies:

• Paper Wizard title - I'm All Ears
• Mosaic Moments - White grid paper
• Marvy Punch - 3" square punch
• EK Success - Disney speciality paper: red/beige stars, Mickey paper with clouds and the blue star border
• Simple Stories:
• Say Cheese Simple Basics Kit: Yellow dots/stripes cardstock, bingo cards/stars
• Say Cheese Fundamentals Cardstock Stickers: Family Fun Documented, Arrow, Photo Op, camera banner piece, I love this, Smiles from Ear to Ear, black heart, black polka dot border, red polka dot scalloped border
• Say Cheese: blue film strip cardstock
• Adhesives: Scotch ATG, Glossy Accents, Zots, The Paper studio foam adhesive, Xyron
• Zig millennium pen

Wish me luck!!

La-Vie

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

XOXO Gap Card

As a part of the Just Us Crafty Girls craft group on Facebook I participated in a Gap Card swap for Valentine's Day. The hostess was also participating in the swap so I created two versions of the card so that she wouldn't have 2 of the same (because hostess gets one set of the swap cards regardless). There's a wealth of tutorials on this card and many others at a blog called Beccy's Place.

I'm really fond of washi tape these days! I applied 3 different patterns (polka dot, pink solid and red patterned) on the edge of the card. It helped to apply scotch ATG adhesive where the ends of the tape lay to make sure they don't curl off of the card (can't stand that!!).

Supplies:

• DCWV card stacks: parchment, speckled, DCWV patterned paper: 12x12 Sweetheart
• XOXO - Cricut American Alphabet cut at 1.25" real dial size
• Washi Tape from Anna Griffin and Recollections - 3 different widths and patterns 
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink and Applicator Festive Berries
• Zots Glue dots - bling
• Scotch ATG

Which do you like the best? The vertical or the horizontal version? I hope you enjoyed this post and will come back soon to see more of my creations. Thanks!

La-Vie

Challenges:

• LEJ Designs - Valentine's/Love
• Just B Creative - March Just Because Linky Party (ATG)

• The Crafting Cafe - Clean and Simple
• Just for Fun: ATG
• Just Inspirational Challenges - ATG
• Ladybug Crafts - ATG
• Sister Act Challenge #46 - Always ATG
• Delightful Challenges - make it simple
• Creative Fingers - ATG
• Crafty Catz: ATG
• Ali-craft: Valentines

Inspiration for Get Inky! Stamps Challenge 17: Thanks

Have you heard about the challenge at the Get Inky! Challenge blog? It's all about giving thanks. To inspire you to join in on the challenge, I created a Thank you card using two Get Inky! Stamp sets - Sew Sweet Cupcakes and Love Bugs (found on Etsy).

I enjoyed making the Thank you watermark with VersaMark ink and Get Inky! Stamps - instant background!! Finding unique ways to use leftover cuts is a must. Here I used a balloon as the place to stamp my sentiment. And who can resist a glittery butterfly?

Supplies:

• Get Inky! Stamps - Sew Sweet Cupcakes and Love Bugs
• Bazzill blue card base 100 lb cardstock
• Personalized by You - A2 pink card layer
• Recollections - glitter butterfly 
• Ink: VersaMark and Blue jay chalk ink
• Martha Stewart punch around the page - ribbon loop 
• American Crafts twine
• Cricut cut - balloon from my stash
• Scotch ATG and Zots large and bling glue dots

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see your entry in the challenge!

La-Vie

Kiwi Lane Designs October Blog Hop

Here's a sneak peek of my project. Can you guess what I made or which products I used? Hmmmm.

If you haven't guessed, I'm honored to participate in the October Kiwi Lane Designs Blog Hop which starts at the KLD blog! Never heard of KLD? Well you're in for a treat! This wonderful company has created templates to make your scrapbooking, cardmaking and beyond POP! This month it's a double dose all in one day! First we have the blog hop and second, some amazing challenges for World Cardmaking Day! Be sure to get in on all the fun!

Blog hop lineup:

Kiwi Lane Designs

La-Vie Borde-Perry   >>>YOU ARE HERE!!!

Lyne Schnable-Blodgett  >>>UP NEXT! 

Jennifer Budge 

Meka Matthews

Jenn Nicholes 

Joan Holmes Leitch 

Michelle King Beaudry

Gail Owens

Please comment on all the blogs in the hop for a chance to win!! A random participant from ONE of the hop blogs (including the Kiwi Lane blog), will win a $25 gift certificate to the Kiwi Lane Shop. The winner will be announced on the Kiwi Lane blog on Thursday, October 10th. 

EXTRA INTERNATIONAL BLOG CANDY ALERT!!!!! Kiwi Lane Designs graciously donated the Mini Aspen Court templates to give away on my blog! Please follow me at the following places to be entered to win! One winner from anywhere in the world will be announced right here on Thursday, October 10th. Remember, one comment gets you entry into both contests if you follow me on...

• bloglovin AND in blogger (see buttons of the sidebar of this blog)
• Pinterest
• Twitter 
• Facebook fan page
• YouTube
• Instagram! My user name is laviebordeperry
• Leave me ONE comment telling me how you like KLD and my project, plus where you followed me AND all your user names in those places. Entries that I cannot verify will be disqualified.

Ok! On with the post! 

Here's s my 5 x 7 inch card designed with Kiwi Lane Designs Templates Tiny Accents $10.95 and Mini Aspen Court on sale this month for $14.35. The cardstock is from DCWV The Glitter Sweet Stack and the sentiment is from Stampin' Up!

Supplies:

• Kiwi Lane Designs Templates - Tiny Accents 6T and Mini Aspen Court 3B, 2A, 1B
• Card base - American Crafts 5x7 pink card
• Cardstock - DCWV The Glitter Sweet Stack
• Sentiment - Stampin' Up! Eat Chocolate stamp set
• Ink - Tim Holtz: Broken China, Walnut Stain, Worn Lipstick and Memento Rich Cocoa
• Adhesive - Scotch ATG and Zots glue dots

It was easy to work with these templates. To start the process I laid out the templates on my project and played around until I thought I had a perfect mix of the templates. They also can be flipped over to reach the desired effect. Then I decided to use one DCWV 8x8 stack so I could choose all coordinating cardstock in a jiffy. The next step was a snap! I placed the templates on the cardstock traced it (you can do it on the back if you want) and fussy cut it with my Elizabeth crafts spring action scissors. Inking the edges are a must! Once I applied the pieces to the card base, I cut off the excess for a clean edge. Using glue dots, I anchored the cog cut and any other areas that were sticking up.

Guess what? the word chocolate is not stamped! It was in the middle of the cardstock but with the tiny accessories template I was able to see through to the make sure I didn't cut off any letters. The fact that they templates are see through make all the difference! 

Here's a closeup of the sentiment "I would give up chocolate but I'm no quitter!" PERFECT!!

I must say I have had a ball using Kiwi Lane Designs templates and I have gotten over the fear of hand cutting. It's nice to have options to keep the creativity flowing. And oOe thing you might not know about KLD... once you're accepted to participate in their blog hop, they send you the templates to work with for FREE!! Whoop whoop!! Go get it girls (and boys)!! 

Next, you're headed to the talented Lyne Schnable-Blodgett's blog! Thanks for hopping by!

Challenges:
D.L.ART - anything goes

La-Vie

Get Inky! Stamps Challenge 14: Fall Colors

Today a new challenge is posted to the Get Inky! Challenge Blog!

Pull out those fall colors and create a project to wow us! 

My project is a square card with vellum punched layers featuring a sentiment stamp from Get Inky! Stamps' Love Bugs available on Etsy. I punched all three layers of vellum at once and an oily substance was left behind. Next time I would incorporate some paper to see if the oil would still leak through.

Here's a closeup of the sentiment and some of the leaves and acorns that were left over once I punched the vellum. I love that the punch leaves behind usable confetti. I also love the jute and the rustic flatback buttons. 

One last view with the changing leaves. Makes me wanna pull out my jean jacket and leggings. Enjoy the season! Can't wait to see your fall-inspired projects!

Supplies:

• Get Inky! Stamps - Love Bugs available on Etsy
• Lara's Crafts - Jute Twine
• Favorite Findings - wooden flatback leaf and acorn buttons
• Stamp on It - A2 Vellum Bright color pk 1 (text weight)
• Tombow Vellum mono adhesive
• EK Success - falling leaves punch
• Zots glue dots - bling and petite
• Memento - Tuxedo black ink
• DCWV 5x5 card in green

La-Vie

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Designer's Challenge: Paddington Bear Baby Shower Invite

This was one of my fav projects this year! A client ordered 38 paddington bear baby shower invites and I created this lookalike just for the special occasion using several Cricut carts, my E2 and Imagine. This invite has 20 layers. SERIOUSLY! When I am designing I cannot help going over the top. Making multiples of this kind of invite is labor intensive. Little disclaimer.... LOL.

Ok, here's the skinny...

1. white A2 cards - JoAnn's essentials
2. frame print/cut at 6" from Cricut Imagine Best Friends cart (Bazzill basics white)
3. blue sky - cut a rectangle (2:3) from the stock images in the Cricut Imagine at 3"(Bazzill)
4. teddy bear and all layers cut at 3.75" from Cricut lite cart Teddy Bear Parade - black DCWV cardstock, Bazzill brown and Recollections Kraft cardstock
5. from Cricut lite cart Teddy Bear Parade - red hat, yellow boots and blue coat Recollections cardstock
6. Suitcase - Cricut Cart Pack Your Bags cut at 1"- brown bazzill cardstock, layer cut from light brown DCWV adhesive cardstock. The P.B. is my handwriting with a black Zig writer.
7. Inked the edges of the raincoat with black sweetheart inker by We R Memory Keepers
8. I printed the inside of the invite (not shown) on a text liner from The Paper Cut and to accent the page I added a second pair of the red boots at the bottom.
9. You're Invited! stamp - stampabilities
10. Adhesives - zots, Xyron, ATG

I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did! Before I got to complete the job, the theme changed to Aviator Bear. Please check out the diaper cake and embellished wooden letters that I created. They are too cute as well!

La-Vie

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

Get Inky! Challenge 12: Cupcakes

Guess what? There's a new challenge posted to the Get Inky! Challenge blog and it's a fun one! This time we are challenging you to make projects using cupcakes. As a part of the team that exemplifies the challenge, I decided to think out of the box a little to get your creative juices flowing.

Using the Sew Sweet Cupcakes and Joyful Jar Drinks stamp sets available on Etsy, I created a happy birthday Artist Trading Card (ATC). ATCs measure 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" - and are the smallest craft I've made to date. I wouldn't consider myself a small crafter but I am learning to work small and loving it!

Here's my ATC!

This ATC is super special because I used Get Inky! Stamps with honeycomb paper to create a 3D effect. It was my first time creating with the dynamic duo and I enjoyed it so much I'm making it a normal part of my crafty toolbox.

Here's another view to show you how tall the cupcake wrapper becomes with the honeycomb paper. To create this look, I stamped half of the bottom of the Get Inky! cupcake stamp onto the honeycomb paper in tuxedo black memento ink. I cut it out and set it aside. Then I took a second ATC and stamped the entire cupcake image in Bahama Blue and fussy cut it out and colored it with Copics.

Using a Tombo glue stick I added glue to the bottom of the honeycomb paper and lined it up with the bottom of the cupcake. Once it was stuck down I applied glue stick the top portion of the honeycomb paper and opened it like a fan and stuck it down on the other side of the stamped cupcake wrapper. Adding crystal ultrafine transparent glitter was a snap with my Quickie glue pen.

Supplies:

• Inkessentials manila ATC (2)
• Cuttlebug cupcake embossing folder from the Once Upon a Princess set
• Memento Dew Drop Ink - Lilac Posies, Rich Cocoa, Bahama Blue
• Recollections - bling brad
• McGill 1/16" hole punch
• Copics - B0000, B00, B02, BG05
• Elizabeth Crafts fussy cut scissors
• Tim Holtz tonic scissors
• Quickie glue pen
• Tombo glue stick
• Zots glue dots
• Inky Antics brown honeycomb paper

I learned a valuable lesson while making this ATC. When choosing a stamp to use honeycomb paper with, make sure the shape is symmetrical. I wanted to do the icing as well but since it wasn't. When I opened the honeycomb paper the shaped looked like a cone. I saved it to use on another craft at some point. But thought I'd pass on the tip to save you time and frustration.

So c'mon! Join in on this fun challenge! I can't WAIT to see what you come up with!

Challenges TBD

La-Vie

Trust in the Lord Breast Cancer Card

Here's another custom order to brighten the day of someone battling Cancer. Sometimes a word of support can do wonders for the spirit. It's another reason I craft. 

I love the dimension that the Anna Griffin cuttlebug folders allows me to create. Although it was beautiful on its own, adding the floral embellishments made me happy. The light colored flower was topped by a button. Using a 3D Zots glue dot I added a metal breast cancer symbol brad from my stash to create my own embellishment.

Supplies

• Stampin' up card base, sentiment from Trust God set
• Purple Daisy Designs - inside sentiment
• Anna Griffin Cuttlebug - Blossom Dance folder
• 3D Zots
• Recollection - Boutique Fleur, floral embellishments
• Top note from stash (Cricut Imagine)
• Breast Cancer brad - stash
• TPC Studio Clearly Better Navy Ink

La-Vie

Hello ATC for Denami Patterned Paper Blog Hop!!!

When: The blog hop starts at the Denami blog on June 9th at 6 AM, PST. However, you have until June 10th, 2013, 11:59 pm PST, to leave comments on all the blogs (to be eligible for a prize).

Why: To be inspired by fun DeNami Design creations and also the chance to win mini shopping sprees on the DeNami Design website!

Prizes: We are giving away THREE $20 gift certificates to our website! We'll be giving away one gift certificate to a random participant (DT members not eligible) and then we'll also be giving away TWO gift certificates to TWO people who comment along the hop!

For my project I designed an Artist Trading Card (ATC) using Denami Designs Large Chickie stamp and patterned cardstock from my stash. I was so happy when Denami came out with this stamp! It's just my size!

Combining colors comes easy, but mixing patterns is a bit more challenging for me. My rule of thumb is to use patterns that are in the same color palate, those that blend into a scene I am creating or ones that contrast well. I inked certain areas of the ATC with Tim Holtz distressed ink to bring the look together, while differentiating between the different patterns.

The Chickie is raised on foam tape as the star of the ATC. I used small elements fussy cut from the same green patterned cardstock, adorned with bling and raised on foam tape to create more depth. The flowers in this Chickie's wing and on the ground were cut from the same cardstock as the grassy knoll. The clouds were cut down from a larger border stamp and the "hello" also came from a border stamp (what a little masking will do!). I hope you enjoyed this project and will be inspired to create an ATC with patterned paper and Denami Designs.

Supplies:

• Denami Designs Large Chickie
• Couture pique 8-5109 (double-sided) - dotted cardstock in the background and clouds 
• Green graph patterned cardstock and the blooms - stash
• Yellow patterned cardstock (stash)
• Inkessentials Artist Trading Card - 2 1/2  x 3 1/2" manila
• Recollections - Fun Borders (hello and clouds stamps), Foam adhesive circles
• Clear and Simple Stamps - Perfect Little Black Dress hybrid ink 
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Mowed Lawn
• Copics - Y15, YR07
• Clear bling
• Zots - bling glue dots

GUESS WHAT??? I've got even more blog candy for ya!!  

One lucky follower (anywhere in the world) who comments on this post AND follows me via social media (see below) will win a mystery prize pack including Tim Holtz Distressed products! 

Each one of these earns you an extra entry!!!

• follow this blog with bloglovin AND in blogger (see buttons of the sidebar of this blog)
• follow me on Pinterest
• follow me on Twitter 
• like my Facebook fan page
• follow me on Instagram! My user name is laviebordeperry
• share this post with friends. Let them know to leave a message telling me who sent them.
• when you're all done, leave me a second comment letting me know where you followed me and the user name you used at each one (so I can verify all your entries)

On with the hop!!!  Starting at the Denami Blog and hopping to:

1. Lisa Elton
2. Barbara Murphy 
3. Paulina Nakamura 
4. Stacy M.
5. Tenia Nelson
6. Tina Milbourn
7. Tammy Hobbs
8. Greta Hess
9. Lisa Petrel
10. Pattie Goldman
11. Deb Fischer
12. Kanani Kawamura
13. Annette Holleger
14. Jennifer Harris
15. Emily Keaton
16. Diana Fernandez
17. Amy Smidebush
18. Wendy Elliot
19. La-Vie Borde-Perry  YOU ARE HERE!!
20. Deb W.  NEXT UP...

Thanks for hopping!! Good luck in the prize drawings!!

Challenges:
Great Impressions - Leave a little sparkle
Sarah Hamer Designs - Linky Party: Anything goes
A Creative Romance - Anything goes
DL.ART - Anything Goes

La-Vie

Graduate Hello Kitty Card

I remade this card - one I made for my daughter years ago (click here for the original post) - for someone yesterday. I love it even more now that I corrected a multitude of sins from the original version. 

My fav tip from this project is... when you punch the card edge before embossing the front, the pressure will cause the punched area to emboss the cardstock on the inside of the card. I accentuated that embossing by inking the hearts with Tsukineko Brushstix and Hero Arts Pink Neon ink (applicator through the punched areas) and outlined with Zig Millennium pen in pink. 

I love the Quickie Glue pen's fine tip to help keep the tiny parts of her bow and her neck in place. Using 3 - 3D glue dots under the left side, I attached the Hello Kitty and her hat to the card front.

Supplies:

• Cricut Cartridge Hello Kitty Greetings - pg 60 cut at 5"
• Anna Griffin Cuttlebug, Embossing Folder - Heart Blocks
• Cupcake ribbon from stash - bought at Michael's
• Bazzill basics white and premium pink cardstock (card base cut at 12" x 5")
• DCWV black, yellow glitter, red glitter cardstock
• Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page - Heart Chain
• Creative memories corner rounder
• Zig Millennium Pen - pink (used to trace the embossed hearts inside the card)
• Hero Arts Pink Neon ink
• Stamp: Hampton Art Signature Collection (graduation set)
• Tsukineko Brushstix
• Adhesives: Xyron, Scotch ATG, Zots 3D glue dots, Quickie glue pen (pinpoint roller)

When the stamped image didn't come out as solid as I like, I used the Brushstix to fill in with Hero Arts Pink Neon ink.

I hope you liked this quick trip down memory lane and the new enhancements.

Challenge: Schools Out Challenge at Cuttlebug Mania

La-Vie