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Bella BLVD meets Silhouette Chipboard!

Happy Sunday friends and a very Happy Mother's Day to you!  Today I have a couple of fun projects (and a card) to share with you! 

Silhouette's May Promotion is now in full swing and I had the honor to create some projects using one of their newest products - Silhouette Chipboard! 

One of the projects that I couldn't wait to create using the Silhouette Chipboard was a gift container! The heavier weight lends itself nicely to holding heavier gifts! I started by cutting out the Fruit Basket shape using my Cameo, assembling it, and then adding some white wash paint over it. I decorated it with a strip of Bella patterned paper, Ciao Chip, and a Button Market button!

The shape file that I used is called 3-D Bushel Fruit Basket. 

Here's a peek at the tag that I included with the basket.  I will be giving this to my three boys' bus driver.  :-)

For my next project I created a little Baby mini album! I cut out album pages using my Silhouette Cameo and some Silhouette Chipboard. I then cut some Baby Boy pages using the same cut files. Both the front and back have different patterns (all from the Bella Baby Boy collection). I decorated the front of the Album using some coordinating Baby Boy Ciao Chip pieces, Alpha+Bits Stickers, a couple of Saltwater Feathers, and a Star Button.

The name of the cut file that I used for this album is called 3 Tabbed Mini Album.

I love adding both dimension and texture to my cards, so the idea of being able to create my own custom chipboard pieces really appealed to me! I used my Silhouette Cameo, Silhouette Chipboard, and various Bella patterned papers to cut out the tree and heart shapes for my card. For embellishments, I added a Miniature Card Sentiment and two Button Market buttons!

The names of the cut files that I used for this card are Echo Park Tree and Hearts Set.



You all know how much I love my Cameo!  It's such a wonderful tool for scrapbookers and stampers alike!  If you've been thinking about purchasing either the Silhouette Portrait or the Silhouette CAMEO, now is a great time to make it happen. You can find these great chipboard promotions HERE, with prices lasting until May 15th.

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Hugs, Laurie

 

 

Tulip Basket
Birthday Girl: Miles of Smiles; Sophisticates: Sprinkles & Lace Punch, Ciao Chip Icons, Miniature Card Sentiments; Button Market: Hot Pink Flowers

Baby Mini Album
Baby Boy: Momma's Boy, Borders, Baby Boy, It's a Boy!, Alpha+Bits Stickers, Chipboard Icons; Feathers: Saltwater; Button market: Stars

Super Great Friend Card
Birthday Girl: Miles of Smiles, Party Dress; Sophisticates: Sprinkles & Lace Ice, Sprinkles & Lace Punch, Miniatures Card Sentiments; Love And Marriage: Smokeys in Love; Button Market: Pink Flowers

Engaged At Last Mini Album...

 

Good morning!  The inspiration continues over at the Bella BLVD blog!  You can see all new projects, cards, & layouts using the brand new CHA releases!  Today, I'm sharing the  mini album I created using Bella BLVD's brand new Engaged At Last collection!

Since all of my photos are old (as in the days before digital), I used some photos from a friend.  I am very new to "scrapbooking" but I really love how this turned out!  And those crochet hearts...yeah, that is going to be a new addiction!

New flags to go with this collection...yay!!  As you can see, I used an accordion style binding to hold these pages together.

I love how this collection has both feminine and masculine papers/embellishments! 

I think chipboard adds so much to a project, don't you?

 

 

 

I left some room for the bride to be to record some of her favorite moments from the planning and bachelorette party!

Hands down, my favorite papers from this collection are these two large chevron papers!!  I LOVE them!!

I included a photo of their honeymoon destination...it looks so pretty, doesn't it?

You can see even more Engaged At Last inspiration over at the Bella Blog!

Thanks for stopping by!  ~Laurie

 

Engaged At Last Sneak Peek...

Hi friends!  Even though my blog has been quiet, I have been super busy in my stamp room!  I have SO much to share with you over the next few weeks!  Yay!  :-)

Have you all seen the peeks at the new collections over at the Bella BLVD blog?  Oh my, these collections are delicious!!  Just wait until you see the new embellishments that go with them!!!  The most luscious Feathers and Crochet Hearts (in all the best Bella colors) are just a few of my favorites!

Today, they are highlighting the new Engaged At Last collection!  Here are a few peeks of what I created with it...

This first photo is a little snippet of a card.  Do you see that pretty pink Crochet Heart there on the left?  Swoon...

Here's another peek of a card!  This collection covers it all...even the Bachelor and Bachelorette parties!!

Okay, hold on to your seats because you are not going to believe what I'm about to tell you!  I made a mini album!  With pictures!  Like scrapbooking!  You know what else?  I really, really enjoyed it!

I'm still in shock.  I mean...I scrapbooked!  Well, to be honest...these papers and embellishments made is SO easy!

Here's another peek of a different page in the mini album.  Yeah, I had to sneak some vellum in there.  I had to...it was calling my name!  LOL!

I will share all of the photos with you later.  But for now, you can see more peeks (and all the papers) over at the Bella Blog!

 

Thanks for stopping by!  ~Laurie

 

Pretty in Pink...

I'm back today to share a project I made using the brand new Glitz Collection Pretty in Pink!

I altered this frame using lots of different Pretty in Pink papers, Glitzers, Cardstock Stickers, Peek-A-Boo and one of the new Giant Rhinestones!

I framed this photo of my daughter using one of the uber pretty Peek-A-Boo frames!  And those Glitzers...just LOOK at those gorgeous blingy, vintage stickers!  LOVE them!

You can see more Pretty in Pink projects over at the Glitz blog!

Thanks for stopping by!  ~Laurie

World's Best Dad...

 Happy Tuesday!  Today, I have two items to share with you.  For this first card, I used the new Protector and World's Best sets...as well as Seeing Stars.

Now...prepare yourselves (you may want to sit down).....I ACTUALLY scrapbooked!!  Well, kind of.  LOL!  I don't always share them here, but I like to make little 6 x 6 albums.  Here is a page that showcases a photo of my daughter DH together.  I used Dad's Day, Up Up & Away, & Abundant Blessings sets.

 

I realize it may look a little "odd" to have a picture of a cowboy on such a "girly" page, but I made this more for my daughter than anyone else.  :-)  I just LOVE this quote (from Dad's Day) and thought it described their relationship perfectly!  Ali is the oldest...as well as our only daughter, so she is naturally the apple of my DH's eye!  :-)

Thanks for stopping by!  ~Laurie

I Scrapbooked!! (Well, Sort Of...)

Happy Sunday!  Today, I'm going to share with you a mini album I made to give to my DH on Father's Day.  I'm not sure why, but if I call it creating a mini album...and not scrapbooking...it is much less intimidating to me!  LOL!  When I go back into my stamp room, I have a limited amount of time in there...and I like to leave having accomplished/finished something (and it seems like my scrapbooking will never be done)!!  Heheee!  These little mini albums are usually the perfect project for me, as I'm able to finish one in just a short while.

When I saw the new Father Figure set from Verve Visual, I knew right away that I wanted to make a little photo album (using my DH's favorite photos of our kids) and give it to him for Father's Day!

When I was rummaging through my collection of patterned papers...I found some scraps of this paper (from Stampin' Up!'s retired Treehouse DP)...and knew it would be perfect for my little  Coaster picture book!  (The front and back covers are chipboard coasters...and I adhered the DP to them and then sanded the edges for a clean edge.)

I started my focal piece by stamping a Sahara Sand rectangle with the small outline star stamp (from Seeing Stars) with Sahara Sand ink.  I then stamped it with the "Dad" stamp in True Thyme (last year's In Colors).  I wanted some extra dimension...so I stamped the Dad stamp in Buckaroo Blue onto some scrap Sahara Sand, cut out each of the letters, & glued them onto the True Thyme colors (offsetting them just a little).  I added some stars for accents (stamped with the outline stars from Seeing Stars and then punched out with Stampin' Up!'s small and large star punches.  I also stitched along the bottom with some Linen Thread (I first poked holes using my Mat Pack guide (from Stampin' up!).

On the first page, I used this wonderful sentiment (included in the Father Figure set)...to set the "tone" for the book.

I used one of my rectangle Nestabilities to cut out/emboss this rectangle after I had stamped it (I like to stamp...then cut out, but that's just my personal preference).

 

The first photo is of my DH and our son Bryan (Bryan loooooves the Four Wheeler) and the second photo is of our daughter Alison.  One thing that our kids love to do, is go with their dad on the Four Wheelers to check on various water tanks in the summer.

 

The picture on the left is of our oldest son, Jared.  He had just gotten back from helping his dad move some cows.

I inked up part of the "When I grow up..." sentiment and used the first part on the left picture (cut out with the Word Window Punch).  After cleaning my stamp, I then inked up the other half of the sentiment and stamped it under Ali & Jared's Four Wheeler picture.

 

On the left page (under the picture of Jared, Ali, & Bryan), I stamped the sentiment "I'm so glad you're my", and then on the last page I adhered (with stampin' dimensionals) Dad at the top of the page.  (Again, I stamped the word Dad onto Sahara Sand c.s. with True Thyme ink and cut them out).

I didn't have any pictures of our youngest son, David (you know...the one that climbs on top of our refridgerator...escapes out his window...and many other things that scare me half to death) on a Four Wheeler with my DH or helping on the ranch...so I chose this picture of the two of them posing for a picture at the Salt Lake City Zoo (it's one of my favorite pictures).

I also wanted to tell you about the Star Studded Sale that Verve is having right now!  Now, through May 15th you can save 15% off any of the Star sets...plus some fun paper, ribbon, & embellishments!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!  Have a wonderful day!!!

Recipe   Stamps: Father Figure, Seeing Stars (Verve Visual)   Paper: Tree house DP (retired), True Thyme, Buckaroo Blue, Cranberry Crisp, Sahara Sand   Ink: Sahara Sand, Buckaroo Blue, True Thyme, Cranberry Crisp   Other: Chipboard coasters, Vintage brads, Linen Thread, Hemp, Jumbo eyelet, Large & Small star punches, Paper piercer, Mat Pack, 1" circle punch (to create the tabs on the front cover)