Coast to Coast Cards and Layouts...

by Issa

I fell in love with this kit at once! I made use of the recent long weekend to play with them... can't resist! And so I came up with 2 cards and 6 layouts with all these YUMMY goodness and here they are...

Cards, CARDS and Cards!

Miss You Card...

Materials Used: green, black and white cardstock, Graphic 45 Communique Collection-Communique paper, green and brown polkadot ribbons, brown pigment ink, glittered glue and Ranger glossy accents.

Instructions: Cut a 4 1/2 x 5 1/2" piece of green cardstock and fold it into half. Using a script rubberstamp and pigment ink, stamp on the right area of the card. Cut the PEN design of the Commuique paper and adhere it using foam tapes on the left side of the card. Make a knot using the two polkadot ribbons and adhere them on the lower area of the card. Diecut the MISS YOU letters and place them on the right side of the cards on top of the stamped images. Enhance the letters with glossy accents and glittered glue.

Thank You Card...

Materials Used: Graphic 45 Communique Collection-Society Page paper, Teal green cardstock, green polkadot ribbon, WRMK precious metal hardware-buckles and eyelet, glittered glue and Colorbox fluid chalk ink.

Instructions: Using the buttom part of the Society Page paper (including the paper tab...hehehe!), fold it into half. Get a 2" strip of the teal green cardstock, tear on one side of it and ink with fluid chalk ink. Adhere it on the buttom part of the card and top it with the green polkadot ribbon. Embellish the ribbon with metal buckle and eyelet before your permanently adhere it. Place the word THANKS on top of the teal green cardstock and decorate it with glittered glue. Card #2 is done!

Layouts, LAYOUTS and Layouts!

Just Having Fun!

Materials Used: Kraft, brown and green cardstock, Graphic 45 Commuique Collection-Commuique paper, My Mind's Eye Bella Bella French Flea Market-French Flea Market paper, Daisy D's rub on transfers, Prima flowers, center flowers from Ytet, brown polkadot ribbon, Fancy Pants felt shapes and pins-Harvest, blue blings and Colorbox fluid chalk ink.

Instructions: Cut 4 pieces of 3 1/2 x 3 1/2" patterned papers, distress all 4 sides of each piece using fluid chalk ink and adhere them on a brown cardstock. Cut the brown cardstock and adhere it on the right part of the kraft paper. Mat your photo with green cardstock, then adhere it on the left portion. Place the scalloped shape felt on the buttom part of the layout. Now to embellish the page... put the rub on-title on the lower right box. Adhere the brown polkadot ribbon on top of the scalloped felt, bundle up some flowers, blings, a butterfly and some pins under your photo. Then put some blings on the centers of the circle designs on the upper right box. Journaling strips should be place on the right corner of your photo.

Live, Love, Laugh and Eat!

Materials Used: MME Bella Bella French Flea Market-French Flea Market paper, Graphic 45 Playtime Past Collection-Child's Play paper, orange cardstock, black corrugated board, Fancy Pants pins and felt shapes- Harvest, Adorn It cardstock stickers, Colorbox fluid chalk ink, Ranger glossy accents and Tattered Angel glimmer mist-Riptide Blue.

Instuctions: Spray on the glimmer mist on the center of the Child's Play paper. Cut an 8x7" size of Frech Flea Market paper, distress all sides, ink with the fluid chalk ink, then adhere on the right side of the base paper. Cut a 4 1/2 x 5 1/2" corrugated board and adhere on top of the French Flea Market paper. Mat your photos with the orange cardstock and adhere them on top of the corrugated board. Fold the left portion of your base paper going in and secure them with pins. Attach a 6x3" corrugated board on the upper left portion to still attain a 12x12" base. Adhere your strips of journaling on that area. Embellish your page with cardstock stickers on the lower left area and to complete your title, place your diecut letters under the stickers. Top the diecut letters with Ranger glossy accents. Then place the felt shape hearts on the right corner of your bundled photos. And you're done with your second page!

3 of Us...

Materials Used: My Minds Eye Bella Bella French Flea Market-Rouge Bird paper, Graphic 45 commuique Collection-Society Page, Teal Green cardstock, Adorn It cardstock stickers, American Craft Thickers glittered chipboard letters, Prima Callope flowers, All About Scrapbooking pearl conchos, WRMK precious metal hardware buckles, green and brown polkadot ribbons.

Instructions: To save some parts of the base cardstock, cut an 8x8" size in the inner portion of the cardstock, set aside for matting your photo. Cut an 8x11" size on the Society Page paper. Cut a 4x11" size on the Rouge Bird paper and hand tear on side horizontally. Adhere both papers on top of the cardstock, Society Page paper on top and the Rouge Bird on the bottom part. Adhere the Adorn It flower strip sticker on the left portion of the page vertically. Then adhere the two polkadot ribbons vertically. Green one covering the joining area of the 2 patterned papers and the brown ribbon under the green one. Use metal buckles to embellish your ribbons. Then, mat your photo with the left teal green cardstock. To journal your page, cut the right part of the bracket shape journaling sticker and adhere it on the upper right part of the page. Embellish your page with flowers, conchos and brads. Lastly, place your title on the upper right portion of your page.

Her Life's Blessings...

Materials Used: My Minds Eye Bella Bella Frech Flea Market-Sophia and Frech Flea Market papers, brown and rose cardstock, Adorn It cardstock sticker, glittered glue, Ranger glossy accents and Colorbox fluid chalk ink.

Instructions: Use the Sophia paper for your base and cut a 5x4" size on the right side of it, set aside the fallout paper for further use. Then, cut 8x7" of the French Flea Market paper and distress the 4 sides of it. Adhere it on top of the window created to cover it. Mat your photo with brown cardstock and adhere it on top of the French Flea Market paper. Use the 2 strip designs of the Adorn It cardstock stickers and adhere them at the buttom of your photo. Use foam tapes on the swirl design strip to create depth on your page. Get the fallout portion of the Sophia paper and handcut the flowers and leaves, use them to embellish your page by putting them on the bottom part of the photo. Then use the heart sticker of Adorn It and put it on the center of the flowers and leaves. Put glittered glue on the leaves to give it a shine. Journal your page on the lower left corner of your photo. With the use of diecutting machines and dies, cut your titles and adhere them on the upper left area of your page. Top it with Ranger glossy accents to give it an epoxy look. And it's DONE!

New York City...

Materials Used: Graphic 45 Commuique Collection-Classy Correspondence and Commuique papers, orange and black cardstocks, Basic Grey Mini Monos chipboard letters, Antique red acrylic paint, Ranger glossy accents, Tattered Angel glimmer mist-riptide blue, Colorbox fluid chalk ink, Prima Artistry and Callope flowers and brad and EK Success sticko ticket sticker.

Instructions: Trace and cut a bracket shape paper on the Graphic 45 Classy Correspondence paper. Cut an 8x5" opening on the upper center of the base paper. Set aside the fallout portion of the base paper for further use. Adhere an orange cardstock on the back portion to close the opening. Roll the edges of the opening leaving it a distressed look. Mat your photos with black cardstock and punch holes on the top and buttom part leaving it a computer printout paper effect. Spray glimmer mist on the upper left and under the opening portion of the base paper. Adhere your photos inside the created window area. Hand tear a part of the fallout paper and adhere it on the lower portion of your photos. To embellish your page... cut the Liberty prints of the Commuique paper and adhere it on the lower right part of the window with the use of foam tapes. Bundle some ticket memorabillias or stickers. I used the letters NYC as initials of my title, paint your chipboard letters with acrylic paint and top it with Ranger glossy accents once dry. Put flowers on the buttom part of your title. For the journaling... I always love to use strips on my journals. Cut your journals into strips and distress them with fluid chalk ink, then adhere them on the lower center part of your page.

Speak Your Heart...

Materials Used: My Minds Eye Penny Lane-Free Bird "Beauty" Fond Circles Paper and Bella Bella-French Flea Market Paper, Graphic 45 Commuique Collection-Commuique Paper, orange and brown cardstocks, Adorn It cardstock sticker, Pompom brown ribbon lace, foam flowers, Prima Artistry flowers and Callope flowers, All About Scrapbooking pearl conchos, Colorbox fluid chalk ink and glittered glue.

Instructions: From your scraps of cardstocks and patterned papers, cut half inch, 1" and 1 1/2" of strips and then roll and secure each roll. Make at least 17 to 20 pieces of them. Cut 8x 3 1/2" MME French Flea Market paper and 8x 2 1/2" Graphic 24 Commuique paper, hand tear both papers on one side horizontally and distress with fluid chalk ink. Cut "A Specimen" portion of the Graphic 45 Commuique paper. Mat your photo with orange cardstock. And to assemble the different papers... adhere first the cut "A Specimen" paper on the middle top part of the base MME Free Bird "Beauty" Fond Circles paper, followed by the 8 x 3 1/2" MME paper then on top of it, adhere the 8x 2 1/2" Graphic 45 paper on the bottom part of the base paper. Using foam tapes to give a depth on your page, adhere your photo on the right part of your base paper. To embellish your page... adhere the brown pompom ribbon lace on the right side of your photo and another one in between the top and buttom printed papers on your left. Put a 4" double sided tape or put glue under the brown pompom ribbon lace and line up your rolled papers on it. Its your choice to choose the order and sizes of papers to be place, secure them properly so it will not fall apart. Arrange and adhere your bundle of flowers at the buttom part of your photo. You can use conchos and brads to decorate the centers of your flowers. Put the Adorn It cardstock sticker on the left side opposite your flowers. To finish your page... put glittered glue on the distressed papers to give it a shine. And you're done!

Thanks for looking!

STUNNING May add-on kit

Hi guys, here are some layouts and cards made using the May add-on kit, STUNNING.

Additional materials not in kit: white cardstock, dark blue cardstock, Prima flowers, Kaisercraft rhinestones, satin ribbon, Basic Grey book clip, AL buttons, ink for stamping.

LAYOUTS"PRETTY IN BLUE"
Instructions:

1. Cut 4x12 Adornit Prairie patterned paper and patterns from Pink Paislee Fascinating Irresistible and Adornit Tweet Birdie Swirls. Set aside.
2. Cut 1 inch of the blue pattern of the Adornit Tweet Birdie Swirls paper. Use double sided tape at the back and pleat.
3. Cut in half the 4x12 Adornit Prairie paper, adhere 2 inches apart each other on the white cardstock. Adhere the pleated Adornit Tweet Birdie Swirls strip across, then adhere your photo. Embellish the vertically with the cutout patterns.
4. Embellish with flowers and rhinestones.
5. Stamp three Technique Tuesday Little Labels with black ink on a dark blue cardstock (I just pulled this strip from my scraps).
6. Adhere title and add journaling.

"SIBLINGS"
Instructions (this is an 8x8 layout):

1. Cut 8x8 Adornit Prairie paper. Cutout patterns from Pink Paislee Irresistible paper and a strip from Adornit Tweet Birdie Swirls.
2. Cut strips from Moxxie diecut paper and cut freehand scallop. Adhere on the top and bottom edge.
3. Adhere photos and alphas (American Crafts Subway Thickers) for the title, doodle around the letters for definition.
4. Stamp one label with black ink on a dark blue cardstock and adhere. Embellish as desired.

"J.K."
Instructions (this is an 8x8 layout):

1. Cut 8x8 Adornit Blue oval plaid paper, strips from Adornit Tweet Birdie Swirls and Moxxie Scallop diecut papers and patterns from Pink Paislee Fascinating Irresistible paper.
2. Corner round photo and adhere on the page.
3. Embellish with cutout patterns, Cheep Fringe trim, Basic grey book clip and buttons.
4. Adhere American Crafts Subway Thickers for the title and doodle around the edges for added definition.

CARDS

Card 1 - A day to treasure (Hope you're having fun)

Instructions:
1. Cut 5x8 white cardstock and fold in half. Adhere 3.75x4.75 Pink Paislee Fascinating Spectacular paper.
2. Adhere cutout flower and strip from Adornit Tweet Birdie Swirls.
3. Stamp label with black ink on Adornit Prairie paper.
4. Embellish with tied Cheep Fringe trim.

Card 2 - Happy Bday

1. Cut 5x10 white cardstock and fold in half. Adhere 4x5 Adornit Blue Oval plaid, Moxxie Scallop diecut paper and cutout patterns from Pink Paislee Fascinating Irresistible paper.
2. Stamp Technique Tuesday label with black ink on Adornit Prairie paper.
3. Pleat ribbon trim and adhere.
4. Add AC Subway Thickers Happy Bday sentiment.

Card 3- A day to treasure Happy Birthday

1. Adhere 4x5 Pink Paislee Spectacular pp on folded 5x10 white cardstock.
2. Adhere Adornit Blue Oval plaid and Prairie paper and cutout patterns from Adornit Tweet Birdie Swirls. Create flower from cutout Pink Paislee Irresistible paper and adhere.
3. Stamp Technique Tuesday label with black ink on Adornit Prairie paper and mat with Adornit Tweet Birdie swirls (blue pattern).
4. Embellish center of flower with knotted tie using Cheep Fringe trim.

Card 4 - A day to treasure Have a Happy Birthday

1. Cut 5x10 white cardstock and adhere 4x5 Pink Paislee Spectacular pp. Cut half inch Tweet Birdie Swirls paper (blue pattern) and cut freehand scallop. Adhere on card.
2. Cut patterns from Tweet Birdie Swirls (heart) and Pink Paislee Irresistible paper (leaves) and adhere.
3. Stamp technique tuesday label with black ink on Adornit Prairie paper and adhere on card.
4. Embellish with flowers, rhinestones and Cheep Fringe trim.

Thanks for looking!!! :)

BREATHTAKING May kit reveal

Aloha Scrappers!!! :D

Here are the BREATHTAKING layouts and card from the very talented Scrapbooks Hawaii DT YOYIN MALIG...

"Ever After"

1. Cut an inch from two sides of the Rain cardstock. Distress the edges a bit then adhere it to the French Vanilla cs.
2. Next, cut two corners from the MME Bellezo BellaBella paper to frame your photo.
3. Get two pieces of the same journaling card and adhere them on top of each other underneath your photo.
4. Cut some flowers from one of the Anna Griffin flora decorative papers and use them to embellish your layout.
5. Embellish as desired.

"All Spiffied Up"

1. Tear a strip from the AdornIt Dusty Toile Paper. Adhere the strip near the edge of your base cs. Add a ribbon next to the paper strip.
2. Cut a large and a small piece from the Moxxie diecut paper. Place the large piece alongside the ribbon. Place the smaller piece at the bottom of your layout.
3. Using pop-dots, adhere your photo to your layout.
4. Use flourishes to frame your photo or as photo corners.
5. Add title and journaling
6. Place embellishments along the bottom of the photo


"Adorable"

1. Cut a strip from the AdornIt (1" width) and the blue Anna Griffin (0.75" width) papers
2. Adhere the two strips onto your base cardstock so that they intersect each other near one end
3. Cut two 1.5" width strips from the green Anna Griffin paper
4. Adhere one of each alongside the first two strips
5. Using white ink, stamp a small leaf pattern repeatedly on a corner of your base cardstock (creating a frame for your large photograph)
6. Place three small photographs along the AdornIt strip and a larger photograph beside them
7. Place journaling stickers in one corner and arrange your embellishments on top

"Together"

1. Cut a piece from the scallop diecut paper. Cut away the scallops.
2. Cut a journaling card in half
3. Punch out several circles in different sizes from the AdornIt paper and the brown Anna Griffin paper
4. Cut a 3"x 11" strip from the green Anna Griffin paper
5. Cut a 1"x10" strip from the red and blue Anna Griffin paper
6. Adhere the piece from the diecut paper near the middle of your base cardstock
7. Glue the red and blue strip on top of the green strip. Glue them along the middle of the piece of the diecut paper
8. Glue the half of the journaling card along the right edge of your base cardstock on top of the strips of patterned paper
9. Arrange and adhere the paper circles on the left side of the layout
10. Place your photo in the middle of the layout
11. Adhere the three Flora metal clips below the photo
12. Stamp the title near the lower right corner of the layout
13. Using a black pen, draw a border around your layout


Thank You card

Wow! These are totally inspiring creations!!!
Watch out for the May addon kit reveal next :)

Donna E.

THE GRAD: April add-on kit layouts

Hi all! Donna here, updating the DT blog for Ate Marisa :)

As the saying goes, it's better late than never. So here are the layouts and cards I did using the APRIL Add-on kit, The Grad.

THE LAYOUTS



MOVING UP layout
1. Adhere photos on the Aged Line Black (Adornit) pp.
2. Cut with craft knife some of the flourishes/swirls to overlap some of the photos' corners.
3. Embellish with Kaiser Craft black rhinestones,"diploma" 3D sticker and Prima flowers.
4. Adhere chipboard alphas. Ink the alphas with gold ink.
5. Write journaling.

THE GRADUATES
1. Scallop the edges of the Bazzill Raven cs.
2. Cut 6"x10" of Hanging The Tassel (Adornit) pp and the topmost (striped part) of the Graduates (Adornit) pp. Adhere as seen in the layout.
3. Adhere photos and title.
4. Write journaling.

Congratulations, graduate (8x8)
1. Cut Bazzill Kraft cs in 8x8. Ink the edges with Chestnut Roan and stamp with gold ink.
2. Cut 6"x7" Hanging The Tassel (Adornit) pp, ink the edges with Chestnut Roan and gold ink. Adhere in center of Kraft cs. Also, cut and ink the edges of the cap/tassel/diploma image, this will serve as the title of the layout.
3. Cut 2"x8" Graduates (Adornit) pp, ink edges and adhere as seen in layout. Adhere photo and the "title".
4. Write journaling on a 2"x2.5" Bazzill Lily White cs. Stamp one of the Flea Market Finds Stamp (Technique Tuesday) with gold ink. Adhere as seen in layout. Embellish with Graduation Sandylion Essentials.
5. Cut word strips from Graduation Road Map (Adornit) pp, ink edges and adhere in layout.
6. Finish off with an Off White Fringe (Cheep Trims).

THE CARDS



Congratulations! (card 1)
1. Cut 4.5"x11" Bazzill Lily white. Score and fold in half.
2. Cut 4.5"x5.5" Graduates (Adornit) pp and adhere in front of card. Cut 3 pcs 1.5"x2" Graduation Road Map (Adornit) pp. Ink edges and adhere as seen in card.
3. Stamp the Flea Market Finds Stamp (Technique Tuesday), cut and use foam/pop dots to adhere in card.
4. Write sentiment on Bazzill Lily white cs and cut. Use foam/pop dots to add dimension.
5. Adhere black Graduation (Sandylion Essentials) cap.
Envelope:
Design flap with Graduation Road Map (Adornit) pp


CONGRATS! (card 2)
1. Cut 4.5"x11" Bazzill Lily white cs. Score and fold in half.
2. Cut 4.5"x5.5" Graduates (Adornit) pp and adhere.
3. Cut 2"x5.5" Hanging the Tassel (Adornit) pp and adhere.
4. Use sticker alphas for your sentiment and embellish with Black Lace Ribbon (Prima).
Envelope: Add interest to envelope by using a portion of the Graduates (Adornit) pp on the flap.

HAPPY GRADUATION mini-card
1. Cut 4"x4" Bazzill Kraft cs, round two corners.
2. Cut 3.5"x3.5" Graduation Road Map (Adornit) pp, corner round and ink edges.
3. Cut 2"x3" Graduates (Adornit) pp and adhere vertically as seen in card.
3. Embellish with Black Lace Ribbon (Prima), Off White Fringe (Cheep Trims), stamped "happy graduation" words and Flea Market Finds (Technique Tuesday) swirl, flowers and Kaiser craft rhinestones.

You are amazing mini-card
1. Cut 4"x4" Bazzill Kraft cs, ink edges.
2. Cut 2"x4" Graduates (Adornit) pp and adhere vertically as seen in card. Cut 1.5"x4" Graduation Road Map (Adornit) pp and adhere across card.
3. Embellish with Black Lace Ribbon (Prima), rubon, flowers and Kaiser craft rhinestone.


CONGRATULATIONS! (with Happy Graduation tag) mini-card
1. Cut 4x4 Bazzill Kraft cs and 3.5x3.5 Graduatin Road Map pp, corner round. Adhere latter to base cs.
2. Cut 1x4 Graduates (Adornit) pp adhere across the card. Embellish with sentiment on Lily white cs, Black Lace (prima) and flowers with rhinestone.
3. Cut 3x5 Bazzill Lily white and make pouch. You can place a "monetary gift" inside this pouch.
4. Finish off with a doodled "Happy Graduation" sentiment and a small pull tab.

Additional materials not in kit:
AC Thickers, Scenic Route sticker alphas, Prima flowers, Colorbox Chestnut Roan ink, Gold ink, White ink, Autumn Leaves (Rhonna Farrer) rubon, MM and Fancy Pants stamps.

Thanks and God bless you all! :)

Donna E.

HOME COOKED

HALLOOOOO! We're on a roll here with updating our Gallery... :D More ideas and this time YUMMY layouts, cards and mini album by ISSA LUCIDO. A runner up of the Philippine Scrapbook Idol 2008 and one of our new DTs, Issa's scrapbook style grabbed my attention with her mix of techniques and well-balanced layouts. I asked Issa to create as many layouts, cards and mini album with the April 2009's kit, HOME COOKED, and she didn't disappoint! :D

Famous Lumpiang Ubod...

Materials used:

Adorn It pps- Aunt Mame Collection (Red lined paper and Recipe Jumble)

Moxxie recipe card

Cardstocks orange and black

ribbons

lace

ric rac

eyelets

AC Slick writer pen

Faber Castell watercolor pencils

Moxxie letter rubons

MME card and frame

Jolee stickers

Steps:

1. Get the left 6x6 recipe jumble pps, put double sided tapes on 3 sides of the pps, leaving the top area open. That will serve as a pocket.

2. Punch 6 holes on the right portion. 2 holes about half and inch apart, then follow it downwards. Secure eyelets, then tie the orange ricrac on the first set of eyelet, followed by some red lace, then green ribbon.

3. Write the recipe on a recipe card. Mat a small photo. Then insert them on the pocket.4. Adhere a 4R photo on the MME frame then mat it with black cardstock. Adhere the matted photo on top of the made pocket.

4. Insert a card on the right side of the matted photo, journal here.

5. Put rubon letters on the upper left portion of the page. Using a slick writer pen, draw a cloud like image around your title. Use a watercolor pencil and just color the inside of the cloud. Then get a wet paint brush and just spread the watercolor in a going in motion, making a fading effect.

6. Write a subtitle on top of the rubons. Then embellish it with some more stickers.

My Sweet Life...

Materials Used:

Pink Paisley- Fascinating pps

Adorn It, Anne Mame Coolection- Recipe JumbleDelightfyl-Sweet Baby Shower, A Girl is frame

cardstock-black and orange

Moxxie letter rubons

ribbons

laces

buttons

DMC thread

Brillance fluid chalk ink

Potholder

eyelet outlet brads

Jolee's sticker -bowl and spoon

glittered glue

Steps:

1. Cut 10 x 6 inches of Adorn It-Recipe Jumble pps, then distress all 4 sides using a paper distresser or a scissor. Apply ink on all sides.

2. Mat small photos with orange cardstock and the big one with black. Get the Delightful frame and just simple squeeze out the big photo.

3. Adhere the pps on the upper right area of the Pink Paisley pps for the base paper.

4. Assemble and adhere your photos on top of the 10x6 pps.

5. Sew all sides of the base pps with red embroider thread.

6. Get 3 kinds of ribbons or laces, measure 2 1/2 inches each and fold into two, then sew them on the upper right corner of the 10x6 pps. Secure it with buttons.

7. Stamp on the lower right corner of the base pps... that will serve as the journaling area too.

8. Use Moxxie rubon letters for your title adjusten from the stamped area.

9. Embellish with Jolee stickers and potholder brad.

Fine Dining...

Materials Used:

Moxxie- Table Service pps and Home Cooked pps

Cardstocks- white, red, black

Delightful cardstock bracket card

Orange ricrak

eyelets

K & Company Letters to go

MM acrylic paint

Moxxie letter rubons

black pen for doodling

Potholder brad

Steps:

1. Measure 1 inch on all sides of the Table Service pps, then cut it leaving the center open. Set aside center fall out pps.

2. Adhere it on a white cardstock.

3. Get a 76x 8 1/2 inches piece of Home Cooked pps. Distress and apply ink on all 4 sides. Adhere it on the center of the base paper. Punch two eyelets on the top left area and another pair on the lower right area.

4. Mat your photos with black and red cardstocks. Adhere the big one on top of the Home Cooked pps and the smaller one on the lower left side of the photo.

5. With a foam brush, simply run a stroke of beige acrylic paint on the upper right area of the layout. Let it completely dry up before topping it with Moxxie letter rubons.

6. Use a black pen to doodle on the inner portion of the cut frame pps... it gives a highlight effect on the page.

7. Write journaling on the bracket card and adhere slanting under the smaller photo.

8. Embellish your page with K & Company letters to go, potholder brad and some rikraks on the eyelet holes and make a neat knot.

Look Who's Cooking...

Materials Used:

Round scrapped pps

Moxxie-Homecooked pps

Adorn It-Anne Mame Collection, Recipe Jumble
Pots brads

Pompom red lace

cardstock red

Moxxie rubon letters

Colorbox gold ink

Brillance ink red

glittered glue

Ranger Glossy Accents

Prima flowers

MM silver brads

Steps:

1. Mat your photo with red cardstock, distress all sides with paper distresser or scissors, then apply gold ink all around.

2. Cut 2 strips of pps (Recipe Jumble and Home cooked). Adhere pompom lace at one side of the home cooked pps. Distress and ink one side of the Recipe Jumble pps

3. Cut 4 designed flowers at the back of Home Cooked pps. Using your cutter, cut the inner petals of the 2 cutout flowers.

4. Adhere the 2 pps on the left side of the base, then followed by the 2 photos. Embellish it with the cutout flowers, prima red flowers and brads on the lower left area. Put a pot brad on the top part of the Home Cooked pps and another on the buttom part.

5. Diecut your titles with red cardstock and top it with Ranger glossy accents to get an epoxy effect. Adhere them under the photos, then use Moxxie rubon letters for the lower title.

Sweet Life

1. Cut 7x10 pps and fold into half for the base of the card.

2. Cut 2 1/2 x 5 pps and adhere on the top portion of the card.

3. Adhere ricrak ribbon on the buttom part of the red pps to cover the edges.

4. Stamp on the buttom left side of the card.

5. Embellish with flowers. In this design, I made a strip flower and topped it a little diecut flower and a button.

6. Cut our mini letters for the sub title...

Thanks

1. Cut 7 x10 cardstock for the base of the card.

2. Cut 4 x6 pps and use a corner rounder on all sides. If you have a corner rounder, you can trace a coin and just cut it.

3. Paper tear a strip and adhere in the upper portion of the card. Then attach a pompom lace on top of the strip pps.

4. Hand cut a design of flowers in one of the pps and adhere them on top of the strip paper using foam tapes.

5. Use rubon letter on the right buttom part of the card.

BONUS LAYOUTS!!!! :D

Updating our blog again. This time layouts from Rollyn Malig--bonus layouts! Yipeee! Rollyn or YOYIN as we fondly call her, is another finalist of the Philippine Scrapbook Idol 2008. This girl's talent blows me away. I am never bored with the layouts she comes up with! Rollyn played with POCKET OF SUNSHINE and HOME COOKED. Now for our bonus layouts...

POCKET OF SUNSHINE

HOME COOKED

DAWN

Aloha Folks!

It's time again to update our gallery. This time, we will showcase the talented DONNA ESPIRITU. Donna has been the Scrapbooks Hawaii DT for over a year now. She is one of the top finalists of the Philippine Scrapbook IDOL 2008. Donna is also a DT of My Little Attic. Her talent and unique style reminds me of Elsie Flanigan's with all her doodle work. Donna played with our kit, DAWN, and I'm sure you'll agree--she didn't let us down! :) I love the colors of this kit, truly reminds me of DAWN and all the promises of the day that awaits us.

Instructions:
"Just Chillin'"
1. Prepare at at least 5 photos (sizes varies). Crop your photos so it can fit in your layout. Corner round the edges.
2. Cut:>4-5 pcs half inch Wood Butterflies (MM) pp>1 pc 1.5 inches Wood Butterflies pp and divide into 6 pcs (approx. 1.75-2 inches each), ink edges>the edge of the Tree tops (Sassafras Lass) pp>approximately 9x8.25 inches Tree tops (Sassafras Lass) pp>fuzzy-cut tree images in Tree tops (Sassafras Lass) pp, leave the green part on most of the cutout trees.
3. Adhere the 9x8.25 inch Tree Tops pp, centered, on the Mustard cs as seen.
4. Next, adhere the Sassafrass Lass Tree Tops edge at the bottom part of the 9x8.25inch Tree Top pp.
5. Get the Wood Butterflies strips and fold it by pleating. Adhere as seen in the image. I use double-sided tape when I do pleats.
6. Arrange your photos, centered, overlapping each other. Adhere alphas stickers for your title.
7. Arrange and adhere the tree cutouts as seen in the image, use foam tape on the other cutouts (w/out green edge) to add dimension.
8. Get the 6 pcs strips of Woodland butterflies pp and staple it criss-cross as seen in the image.
9. Doodle around the edges of the 9x8.25 pp, around the photos and add your journaling.
10. Tear (some) around the base cardstock and use staple wires to "accent" it.

"All About You"
First and foremost, cut the Orange/Blue Circle Scallop Diecut (Moxxie) pp in half.
1. The sizes of the photos used in this layout are 3.5x3.5 and 2x2 inches.2. Cut:> 2 (pcs) 1.5 inches MM Brocade pp, cut free-style scallops (or you may use your desired border puncher) and ink edges with Chestnut brown Colorbox ink.> 2 (pcs) half inch MM Brocade pp and ink the edges as well, pleat.> fuzzy cut flowers and leaves in Smitten Floral (Bo Bunny) pp> cut 1 pc 3x4.25 inches and 1 pc 3x2.25 inches of Orange/Blue Circle Scallop Diecut (Moxxie)
3. Adhere the 3x4.25 inches Orange/Blue Circle Scallop Diecut (Moxxie) in the left side of the Petunia cs and the 3x2.25 inches in the right side, approximately 4.5 inches from the bottom).
4. Adhere the scalloped MM Brocade pp (plain side up) as seen in the image. Place and adhere the photos, center the smaller one as shown.
5. Write your journaling on the MME journaling card, adhere right next to the big photo.
6. Arrange the flowers and leavees then adhere as seen on the layout. Embellish the center of the flower coutouts with some Kaiser rhinestones.
7. Use 2 pcs of the small eyelets on each Just Chillin Pink Glitter Ribbon (Making Memories), as seen in the layout.
8. Use the small alpha stickers for your title, doodle around the letters for a bit of definition.
9. Stamp around the Petunia cardstock with the lined dots stamp from Fancy Pants and Chestnut brown Colorbox ink.
10. Dot around the edges of the scalloped strip with Platinum stickles.
"Think happy thoughts"
1. Cut the Dainty Scallop (Adornit) pp as seen here and pleat. (insert image kraft and pp cutout AND pleated pp) butterfly images on the butterfly on the Wood Butterflies (Making Memories) pp random strips of paper (no particular size) on the Wood Butterflies (Making Memories) pp, Orange/Blue Circle Scallop Diecut (Moxxie), Brocade (Making Memories) 4 pcs, 1.5 inches of the Just Chillin Butterfly Print Twill (Making Memories).
2. Paint the Kraft cardstock with a light/pastel blue acrylic paint, let dry then adhere the cut Dainty Scallop (Adornit) pp as shown (pleated). (insert painted kraft pp)
3. Adhere the strips of paper randomly inside the cut Dainty Scallop (Adornit) frame, then your photo. Place the two cut butterflies as seen in the layout and embellish with some Kaiser craft rhinestones. Set the two butterfly eyelets (or if you have a BIG BITE, much better) on the top corners of the Dainty Scallop (Adornit) frame.
4. Doodle a cloud image and the word "happy" on the blue side of the Orange/Blue Circle Scallop Diecut (Moxxie) and cut. Doodle clouds, sun, the word "thoughts" and scallops (bottom part) on the Kraft cardstock and then doodle small clouds as well and write your desired words (mine are the words LOVE, being alive, friendship, laughter). Adhere as seen in the layout.
5. Arrange the alpha stickers as part of your title and embellish the dot in the letter "i" with a Kaiser craft rhinestone.
6. Paint (just lightly): > the doodled clouds with light/pastel blue acrylic paint,> the doodled sun with light/pastel yellow (first) and orange acrylic paints
7. Cut the scalloped bottom part and use lavender stickles for added touch. You may scatter light touches of stickles on the painted areas of the layout.
8. Staple the Just Chillin Butterfly Print Twill (Making Memories) on the upper left corner of the Kraft cardstock.
9. Write your journaling.

FOR YOU card with envelope
1. Cut 21.4cmx12.8cm Bazzill Raven CS. Fold in half.
2. Cut 10cmx12cm MM Brocade pp, adhere on the front panel of the card.
3. Cut 3 strips of MM Wood Butterflies pp, ink edges (approximately, 1.5cmx10.7cm)
4. Fuzzy cut some flowers in the Bo Bunny Smitten floral pp. adhere as seen in the image.
5. Adhere a strip of Just Chillin Butterfly Print Twill (Making Memories) and tie a knot in the front card.
6. Cut and pleat approx, 1.3cmx23cm Dainty Scallop (Adornit) pp. Adhere as seen in the image.
7. Embellish with Kaiser craft rhinestones.
8. Cut strips of MM Brocade pp and adhere to the envelope. Then you're done!

"Celebrate mini-album with a box"
Accordian album:
1. Cut and ink the edges:
> 2 pcs 3.5"x12" of the Chili cardstock> 1 pc 2.75"x2.75",1 pc 2.75"x1.75", 2 pcs 1"x2.75", 5 pcs 1"x1.5", 6 pcs 3"x0.5" and 1 pc 6"x0.5" Brocade MM pp
2. Score and fold the Chili cardstock into 4 equal parts (3x3.5). Adhere one end to another to form a 7 panel accordian album. Set aside.
3. Corner round the 2.75"x2.75" pc of MM Brocade pp and adhere to the front/first panel as seen in the image.
4. Pleat the 6"x0.5" piece of MM Brocade. Adhere. Embellish the front panel with a piece of Prima flower and Kaiser craft rhinestones.
5. Use the smaller letter of the alpha stickers for the title.
6. Pleat the 6 pcs 3"x0.5" and snip one end. Adhere alternately on the panels (upper left, lower left, upper right, lower left, upper left and bottom right side of the panels).
7. Adhere the 1 pc 2.75"x1.75" of MM Brocade pp overlapping the second and third panels. Adhere the 2 pcs 1"x2.75" on the 4th and 6th panels as seen in the image.
8. Fold the 5 pcs 1"x1.5" in half and adhere on the panels with butterfly eyelets.
9. Embellish the last/7th panel with a Prima flower and Kaiser Craft rhinestone.
Box:
1. Cut:> 2 pcs 4.5"x3.5" Raven cardstock> 1 pc 9"x1" and 1 pc 1.5"x0.5" MM Brocade pp> 11 inches of the Just Chillin Pink Glitter Ribbon (Making Memories)
2. Score the Raven cs as seen on the image:
3. Fold and adhere the scored lines to make a box. Do this on the other piece as well.
4. Cut approx. 1"x8.25" of MM Brocade,ink the edgesand adhere this around the bottom as seen on the image. Cut any excess Brocade pp.
5. Cut 0.5"x3.5" MM Brocade, ink the edges and adhere in the front part of the box cover.Embellish with a Prima flower, butterfly eyelet and rhinestone.
6. Cut 10" of the MM Just Chillin' Pink Glittered ribbon and adhere around the edge of the box cover. Optional,you or may not do this... set two round eyelets on both sides of the box cover. Then you're done...

Friends card and envelope
1. Cut:> 1 11.3cmx12.4cm , 27cmx20cm Adornit Dainty Scallop
> 2 3cmx5.75cm and 1 3cmx10cm Bo Bunny Smitten floral (these will be our make-shift "grass")
> 1 1.3cmx14cm, 2 14cmx7cm Orange/Blue Circle Scallop Diecut (Moxxie)
> Fuzzy cut Bo Bunny Smitten floral (flowers and leaves)
> 1 19cmx26.8cm Chili Bazzill
> 20cm MM Just Chillin' Pink glittered ribbon. 2. Score and fold the Bazzill Chili cs at this measurement to create a tri-fold card:
> 8cm, 19.5cm
3. Adhere the following:
INSIDE of card - > 11.3cmx12.4cm Adornit Dainty Scallop (center)
> 1 3cmx10cm Bo Bunny Smitten floral "grass", bottom part.
> Some of the fuzzy cut Bo Bunny Smitten floral (flowers).
> Use friendship sentiment rubon as part of the message inside your card... Write the rest of the message as seen in the image.
OUTSIDE of the card - > 2 14cmx7cm Orange/Blue Circle Scallop Diecut (Moxxie), on each front card panels as seen in the image
> Some of the fuzzy cut Bo Bunny Smitten floral (flowers) and the 2pcs 3cmx5.75cm Bo Bunny Smitten floral on each front card panel as well.
> Set two round eyelets for the ribbon
> Write front card message (I used "Friends are like flowers in the garden of life") on the 1.3cmx14cm Orange/Blue Circle Scallop Diecut (Moxxie) - blue side. Cut each words, ink edges and adhere on the right card panel. EMbellish all letter "i" with Kaiser Craft rhinestones.
Note: Adhere only half of the "friends" strip so it will overlap on the left card panel.
4. Ribbon through the two eyelets.
Envelope
1. Score and fold the 27cmx21.5cm Adornit Dainty Scallop in these measurements:
> 12.5cm, 25cm (across 27cm)> 1cm, 16cm (across 21.5cm). Fold from the 16cm scored line (this will be the envelope flap)
2. Cut an opening for the envelope, approximately 9.5cm from the top of 21.5cm and 10cm (1.4cm from each sides of 27cm).
3. Adhere the folds to form an envelope (pouch) for the card.
4. Embellish with fuzzy cut flowers (Bo Bunny floral) and rhinestones as seen in the image.

REFLECT mini-album/journal
I was able to make this with just scraps from the Dawn Kit papers. Sizes can vary depending on how you cut the papers.
1. Front/1st panel is the Raven cs, approx. 9cmx12.7cm. Embellish with some fuzzy cut flowers and pleated strip of Bo Bunny floral pp and Scenic Route alpha stickers (reflect) matted with Orange/Blue Circle Scallop Diecut (Moxxie) pp (blue side). At the back of the front panel is the portion of the MM Wood Butterflies pp (the negative part of the butterfly we cut earlier to use in one of the layouts)...and a portion of the Orange/Blue Circle Scallop Diecut (Moxxie) pp.
2. 2nd insert is 2pcs of Tree Tops (Sassafras Lass) pp 5cmx9.6cm, adhered together and corner rounded.
3. 3rd insert is a MM Wood butterflies pp, approx. 9.1cmx12.3cm with 4.3cmx9.5cm Tree Tops (Sassafras Lass) pp in the center for journaling. At the back is a fuzzy cut leaves and flower (Bo Bunny floral) in the lower left corner and a 3.7cmx5.6cm Orange/Blue Circle Scallop Diecut (Moxxie) pp (blue side).
4. 4th insert is another 9.1cmx12.3cm MM Wood butterflies pp. Adhere 3.7cmx6cm Tree Tops (Sassafras Lass) pp and 3.7cmx3.7cm Orange/Blue Circle Scallop Diecut (Moxxie) pp (blue side). Adhere some fuzzy cut leaves (Bo Bunny floral pp) in the upper right corner. You can add your photo/s at the back of this insert.
5. 5th insert is another 2pcs of Tree Tops (Sassafras Lass) pp 5cmx9.6cm, adhered together and corner rounded.
6. 6th and last insert is a 9.1cmx12.3cm MM Wood butterflies pp, another portion for any photo/s you want to add. Adhere a portion of the Orange/Blue Circle Scallop Diecut (Moxxie) pp to complete.
7. Set eyelets in the upper left corner of all the inserts and finish off by tying a MM Just Chillin' BUtterfly print twill to secure all inserts, then you're done!