You & Me By the Sea: A Beach Layout

Hello Peeps!

Becky here with my last project for this week. I had the "Fresh" collection by Authentique. I love the beach so I really enjoyed working with this line.

I made a layout using some beach pictures of my husband and I in Costa Rica. The subtle blues with the vibrant red were perfect for these pictures.

Supplies
Authentique "Fresh" Collection - Clean, Pure, Free
Doodlebug letter stickers
Thickers letter stickers
Gray cardstock
Red floss
Polka Dots stamp by We R Memory Keepers

On Tuesday I shared this layout I had found on Pinterest using stitched hearts. I decided to try the same concept only using circles instead. I also stitched one circle and finished the layout with some subtle stamping.

As always you can find the materials used as well as see all of the projects featured on the blog at Pages From the Heart in Monrovia. Hope you felt inspired this week to print those beach pictures and get working!

Thanks for reading!

XOXO,
Becky

Design Team: Red, White and Blue 3D Projects

Hello Pages Peeps!

Lauren here again today with some more Red, White & Blue!

I know Independence Day is over but that doesn't mean we should put away the red, white & blue!
There are two projects I have for you today - one that you can use for a cute handout at your next Independence Day bash and one that can be used as decoration for next year or maybe the Olympics coming up!

First I have a 4th of July game packet:

Really, you could use this for an Olympic party if you just change the date. ;) This is a great party favor or can be used as a card for someone who would love to do a patriotic word search.

Supplies

We R Memory Keepers Red, White and Blue

 - Summertime Fun

 - Light Red Textured Cardstock

 - White Textured Cardstock

 - Mini Badges

4th of July Stamps

Red ink

Blue ink

Corner rounder

Here's the second project I made using the super cute BINGO rectangle!

This would make a great decoration or you could even make fun markers like above and play a small game of Bingo! This was made for decoration and I made a little stand for it out of cardboard:

Here's a little closeup of the markers I made using paper and buttons:

Supplies

We R Memory Keepers Red, White and Blue

 - Celebration

 - Summertime Fun

 - Dark Blue Textured Cardstock

Blue buttons

White button

Corner rounder

I hope you enjoyed these red, white and blue projects!

Until next time,

Lauren

Design Team: Red, White and Blue Layout

Hello Pages Peeps!

Design Team Member Lauren here with you today to share with you some fun projects! :)

I hope you all had an amazing 4th of July! Are you ready to scrapbook your memories?

I made this layout from We R Memory Keepers' Red, White and Blue line. Isn't it the cutest? I absolutely LOVE the background paper because it came pretty much scrapbook ready. All I added was some squares for photos and some embellishments. See the photo below to see it before:

Here are some close up photos of my embellishments:

I hope this page inspires you to start scrapbooking your Independence Day fun!

Lauren

Supplies
We R Memory Keepers Red, White and Blue
 - Confetti
 - Celebration
 - Summertime Fun
 - Dark Blue Textured Cardstock
 - Light Red Textured Cardstock
 - White Textured Cardstock
 - Mini Badges
Pearls
Gold ribbon
Label maker

Design Team: An Authentique Mini-Album

Hi Peeps!

Becky here again with a mini-album for you made from Authentique's "Carefree" collection. Even after making yesterday's card and this mini-album, I still want to make more with my kit! The colors are so fun and I still have tons of stickers left on my Details sheet.

Hidden tag with journaling!

Pinwheels!

Supplies
Authentique Carefree collection - "Radiant," "Easygoing," "Content" Authentique Carefree collection - Details stickers
Authentique - Classic Type stickers Black cardstock Brads Toothpicks

I started with a chipboard album that I had in my collection (although you could make it out of cardstock). Once I had covered each panel, it was easy to embellish using the Details sticker sheet. I also made pinwheels to go with the summery theme. To make them I cut a 1 1/4 square. I cut a line from each to corner stopping short of the center. I folded every other panel up and secured them with a brad. It's an easy and quick embellishment that can be made with scraps!


If you'd like to see any of the projects made by the Design Team, they are currently on display at Pages From the Heart. Thank you for reading!

Have a happy and safe 4th of July!

XOXO,
Becky

Design Team: Becky's Carefree Card

Good morning Peeps! This is Becky and it's my turn on the blog this week. This month I worked with the new Authentique "Carefree" collection. This is a fun new line that is great for picnics and any other summery activities you have planned.

One of the projects I made this month was this card. My goal this year is to make a card using the leftovers from any project I make. So far, so good!

Supplies
Authentique Carefree collection - "Relaxed," "Easygoing," "Content"
Authentique Carefree collection - Details stickers
Dark brown cardstock
Brads
Toothpicks

Even the names of the papers make me happy!

I made this 6x6 card using a piece of brown cardstock. I layered the printed paper and added stickers from the Details sheet. I finished the card by making these pinwheels. I'll explain a little more about how I made those with my next reveal tomorrow. So stay tuned!

Thanks for reading!

XOXO,
Becky

Our Final DT Reveal with Becky!

Good Morning!

Today we're back with out final Design Team reveal, which is from Becky!  But don't worry, we'll be sharing the Design Team Challenge projects next week!  Let's take a look at Becky's cards!

The design team assignment for this month was to create 3 cards, with one of the cards being "masculine." When making this card I kept my husband in mind and created something that I would give to him. The rich, rustic colors of the Basic Grey "Pyrus" line coupled with embellishments from Authentique's "Gathering" collection made this very easy. Along with the DT assignment I also tried to create cards that could be made using scraps to encourage myself (and maybe others!) to finally use all of those little pieces of paper I cling so dearly to.

Masculine "Together" Card

Supply List

Authentique "Gathering" - Noteables
Authentique "Gathering" - Expessions
Coordinating Cardstock
Basic Grey "Pyrus" - Beurre d'Anjou Paper
Basic Grey "Pryus" - Bradford Paper

Pearl Pen in Dark Brown
Jute in Natural
Stick Pin (head pin, beads, Diamond Glaze or Glossy Accents)

I covered my card and added the two sentiments. I wrapped the bottom portion using jute and added a stick pin. I made my own stick pin using head pins and beads that I found in the jewelry section of a craft store. Using Diamond Glaze (Glossy Accents would work, too) I adhered the beads to the pin. I finished the card by adding some accents using my Pearl Pen.


Friend Card

Supply List

Authentique "Gathering" - Noteables
Authentique "Gathering" - Expessions
Coordinating Cardstock
Basic Grey "Pyrus" - Beurre d'Anjou Paper (Scraps)
Basic Grey "Pryus" - Bradford Paper (Scraps)
Basic Grey "Pyrus" - Pear Pie (Scraps)
Pearl Pen in Dark Brown


Continuing with the idea of using scraps, I found this wonderful CardMap by Becky Fleck. I used 1/2" strips and wove them until I was happy with the look. I added some sentiments from the Authentique Noteables and Expressions cards and finished it all with some accents using my Pearl Pen. The quote, "A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words," really struck a chord for me and I know exactly who I will be sending this to!


Warmth in Your Heart Card

Supply List

Authentique "Gathering" - Noteables
Coordinating Cardstock
Basic Grey "Pyrus" - Beurre d'Anjou Paper (Scraps)
Basic Grey "Pyrus" - Bradford Paper (Scraps)
Basic Grey "Pyrus" - Pear Pie (Scraps)
Pearl Pen in Dark Brown

Other: Heart cut on Cricut using George and Basic Shapes at 3" and 3 1/4"

I made this card by taking a couple of cards I had seen on Pinterest and smashing them all together! I had seen the idea for the heart recently on the Pebbles Inc. blog and in an issue of Scrapbook Etc. I started by cutting two hearts on my Cricut, one at 3" and one at 3 1/4". I used my scraps and cut several one inch squares. Starting in the center of the heart, I started layering the squares. Once the heart was covered (there are two small spaces that didn't get covered but I hid them by using my distress ink!) I turned it over and trimmed off the excess. I added two long banners and a sentiment from the Authentique Noteables card.

Thanks, Becky!  These cards are wonderful and I hope everyone feels full of inspiration after all of the teams projects!  Have a great weekend and we'll see you next week with more challenges!

Take care-
Andrea

Debbie's Design Team Reveal

Good Morning!

Today we're back with Debbie's cards, who had Basic Grey's "Little Black Dress" Collection.  Debbie created 3 cards, one with a great easel fold that you could morph to fit any theme!  Let's take a look!

Cards by Debbie

I received several sheets from the Little Black Dress collection by Basic Grey, ribbon, "thank you" stickers and Bazzill cardstock for this month's challenge project - design three cards: one masculine, one birthday and one designer's choice.

The chevron pattern on Etiquette reminded me of tire tracks and I used that theme for my masculine card.  I angled the paper before I cut it to fit the card front and accented each corner with small brads.  I also used the brads in the tires of the trucks cut from a 2x2 QuicKutz die.  I repeated the circle pattern with a button and some scalloped circles used as the background for the trucks.

One of my favorite and most versatile stamps, the "happy birthday" tag hung from the button with twine finished off a quick and simple birthday card for guys of all ages.

For my 2nd card, I wanted to make an easel card and the cream lace pattern on the Black and White paper seemed like a perfect background for a card you'd want to display on your desk.  An easel card is really simple...fold your card to whatever size you want and then make another horizontal fold across the top of the card base. 

You will assemble the face of the card separately and then adhere it to only the bottom part of  the base below the fold.  This way, your card will fold flat for mailing but stand up for display.  You will want to plan to use a raised bar design for the sentiment inside your card in order to form a stand for the easel front panel.  Thanks to Sara for showing me how to make the rolled flowers - see what else you missed by not attending the St. Patrick's Day Crop!. 

After I spiral-cut the circles, I ran them through my crimper several times to add texture and make the paper more pliable.  After rolling the flowers, I added a bit of raspberry ink on the edges for the only bit of color in this monochromatic card.  The stickers from SRM are terrific!  The backing is clear and nearly disappears into the background and it's a great value with lots of stickers in all styles in the package.

I was left with the Tuxedo gray and cream paper and wide black lace for my last card.  My friend Tina had recently shared a tip with me about using my square punch to make a notch in a banner flag and so I decided to use a banner with a thin red border to break up the pattern.  I pleated the lace into a circle and secured it with a brad that I covered with a cream flower made from pearl buttons.  I found these embellishments in an opened package in the clearance aisle at Michael's.  The stamp is from a Taylored Expressions collection. 



Supply List:

Patterned Paper - Little Black Dress collection by Basic Grey
Cardstock - Bazzill
Dies - Quickutz, Taylored Expressions
Punches - Fiskars, Recollections
Pearls - Michaels
Stickers - SRM
Other - twine, button, brads, ribibon

Thanks, Debbie!  Debbie has such a elegant style to her cards!  Remember, you can always pop into Page's and see all of the teams projects!

We'll be back tomorrow with Becky's reveal!
Have a great day!
Andi

Lauren's Reveal!

Good Morning!

Today we'll be taking a look at Lauren's cards!  Lauren did a wonderful job with her different collection; let's take a look!

Birthday Card

Konnichiwa by Basic Grey was such a great line to work with this month. The colors and brightness of it all was so fun! I wanted to show something unique that you can make for a birthday card.

This is a card made from an 12 x 12" piece of card stock instead of the traditional half sheet of 8-1/2 x 11". And it's a great fold to have on display! I love how when it stands up and you can see all three panels.

I cut the 12 x 12" down to 12 x 5-1/2" and scored at 4" and 8". When the card is folded, it will be 4 x 5-1/2" and will still fit into an A2 envelope.

I used both sides of "Good Afternoon" along with the stickers from the Konnichiwa line, ribbon and paper flowers. I made my own embellishments - the girl and fan - from stamps and Letraset markers.

Supplies
Paper
Pink 12 x 12" card stock
Cream card stock
Basic Grey konnichiwa: good afternoon
Ink
Color Box chalk ink
Brown ink pen
Brown non-blending ink pad
Alcohol-based markers
Embellishments
Pink ribbon
Green and blue gems
Bazzill Basic Paper blue paper flowers
Basic Grey konnichiwa: stickers
Stickles Diamond glitter
Tools
Slot punch
Glue
Dimensionals
Scissors
Corner rounder
Scoring tool
Paper trimmer
Stamps
harold's abcs by Lawn Fawn
Kyoto by Recollections

Masculine Card

When you first look at Basic Grey's Konnichiwa line, masculine isn't what first pops into your mind. But when I saw the "Mt. Fuji" paper, I knew it would be possible. The key thing for masculine cards is keeping the card simple and no glitter or flowers allowed. ;) I used brown card stock as the base of the card and Mt. Fuji as the background.

Using my crimper, I crimped a piece of cream card stock, sprayed with some blue mist and lightly "stamped" a brown ink pad onto the crimps. I added a scrap piece of mesh I had, tied around some twine, added a sticker and a few buttons to match.

I stamped out the sentiment "for you," but you can use a die cut as well. I think the card radiates masculinity, don't you?


Supplies
Paper
Brown card stock
Cream card stock
Basic Grey konnichiwa: mt. fuji
Ink
Brown ink pad
Mister Huey Heirloom Blue
Embellishments
Twine
Various buttons
Basic Grey konnichiwa: stickers
Scrap piece of mesh
Tools
Crimper
Glue
Dimensionals
Scissors
Scoring tool
Paper trimmer
Stamps
quinn's abcs by Lawn Fawn


Designer's Choice

Basic Grey's Konnichiwa line has a great sticker collection and I wanted to use the large sticker with "Good company on a journey makes the way seem shorter" as the focus of my card. It has a great sentiment and decoration already in the sticker which is a perfect embellishment for a quick card. I layered the sticker onto a piece of pink card stock and before gluing it to my brown card base, I wrapped around some pink ribbon.

I knew it needed something else so I tied a bow and added very cute, blue flowers. I absolutely love glitter so I used Stickles on the edges of the flower as well as in the centers of the flowers on the sticker. Such a quick, cute card!

Supplies
Paper
Brown card stock
Pink card stock
Ink
Brown ink pen
Embellishments
Basic Grey konnichiwa: stickers
Pink ribbon
Stickles Diamond glitter
Bazzill basic paper blue paper flowers
Tools
Glue
Glue dots
Slot punch
Scissors
Scoring tool
Paper trimmer
Corner rounder

Well, that's it for today!  Lauren did a wonderful job showing how versatile a paperline can be!  I love that she incorporated 2 very feminine cards and 1 masculine cards so that we're able to see what you can do with one line of papers!

Have a great day!  We'll be back tomorrow with more cards reveals!
Andi

Lucky Us! Challenge Reveal

Hello!

Today we'll be sharing Becky's Lucky Challenge project, which turned out super cute and is very sweet! 

Let's take a look!

Love Note's Box by Becky

I began with a plain white box that I found at Michaels. Using Doodlebugs' Colorwheel and Petite Prints Collections, I covered the white box section by section, adhering the paper with Mod Podge. I let it set overnight and then started embellishing. The Cute Cuts that I had leftover from my January project kit were perfect for the top of the box. The inside looked a little bare so I added some more of the Colorwheel paper. I plan on using the box for storing letters my then-boyfriend, now-husband wrote me while he was working with a professional sports team and traveling a lot. The inside of the lid will eventually have some journaling describing the situation.

I truly love this collection and am so glad I could squeeze another project from my scraps!

Supplies:
Doodlebug Design - Colorwheel Collection - Fancy Florals
Doodlebug Design - Colorwheel Collection - Cute Cuts
Doodlebug Design - Petite Prints Collection
Doodlebug Design Alphabet Rub-Ons Bubblegum
My Little Shoebox Mini Alphabet Stickers - Lilac
Other:
Tim Holtz Box Feet
White Box
Lace
Heart Stick Pins

Thanks, Becky for this cute box!  I'm sure that you felt very lucky to receive the notes, which makes that box a Lucky in Love Box!

We'll see everyone next month for more Design Team reveals!  Thanks for stopping by!
Andi

Lucky Us Challenge Reveal!

Good Morning!

Today we're sharing Michelle's Lucky Project... which I'm pretty sure that any one of us would feel lucky to get!

March Lucky Project Challenge

Slide-out Candy Bar Holder

Supplies:
Patterned Papers: Authentique
Die Cuts: Authentique
Brad: We R Memory Keepers
Pearl: KaiserCraft
Ink: ColorBox Chalk
Corner Punch: EK Success
Ribbon: May Arts
Candy: Hershey's

This is a quick and easy way to wrap a candy bar. The candy magically slides out when you pull the ribbon at the top. It is basically a card you can make for any occasion with the added bonus of including a little gift inside. I incorporated this month's challenge luck theme by printing out an Irish blessing that included wishing someone good luck onto a piece of Authentique's patterned paper that had a neutral background. I wrapped a die cut piece around the blessing for an additional 3-D effect.

I thought the jumbo brads from We R Memory looked like Celtic coins so I included one at the top to match the sentiment and theme.

If you would like to make one yourself, there are numerous tutorials on the internet, just search candy bar slider. Here is a clear video tutorial: http://dawnsstampingthoughts.typepad.com/dawns_stampin_studio/2008/09/candy-bar-slider.html

Thanks for stopping by!

This Candy Bar idea would be great for a shower or birthday party favor!  You could even do it for any holiday, just change your paper to match your theme!

We're almost done sharing all of our March projects with you!  Remember, you can always stop in at Page's and see the projects in person!  See you tomorrow with our final Challenge project from Becky!

Andi

Lucky Us! Challenge

Good Morning!

We're still going with our "Lucky Challenge", and today is my turn to share my project!

Shamrock Wand by Andi

Materials:
QuicKutz Nesting Scallop Hearts
QuicKutz Doily Heart
QuicKutz Nesting Circles
Bazzil Cardstock
October Afternoon Farmhouse Paperline
Misc Fake Flower, Lace Ribbon, Manila Tag, Tulle, skewer
May Arts Stripped Green and Cream Ribbon
Fiskars Circle Punch
Ranger Distress Ink - Burlap

I was playing with the QuicKutz Sweetheart Release and I was trying to figure out a way to use the hearts for different occasions than the obvious love or Valentines.  I was staring and staring when I saw the hearts turn into the petals of a clover.  I remember seeing something similar made out of fabric in a magazine and I figured that I could do the same from paper.

I cut all of my hearts and the doily heart and a large circle.  I distressed the edges all all of my hearts and then arranged them on the circle so they'd look like a clover.  I glued them all down onto the circle and realized that I had a lot of empty space in the center.

I grabbed my QK nesting circles and cut a few circles.  I then hand cut a spiral into the circle so I could create rolled flowers (you can see a tutorial on my blog).  I made 1 large rolled flower and 2 smaller ones.  I then added a few fake flowers, 2 hand cut leave, a manila tag that you could stamp a sentiment on and some tulle and ribbon.  The clover part was now down, but I couldn't forget the stem.

I grabbed a kabob skewer and covered with paper.  I then glued it to the circle on the back of the clover.  I wanted to make sure it was really secure and had a nice finish, so I glued another circle (same size), over the skewer. 

That's it!  The clover is sitting on my mantle next to a picture of my leprechaun son and a "lucky" banner!

See you tomorrow with another Challenge reveal!
Andi