CHA summer layout and mini album

It's been so fun seeing what the team created with the brand new supplies from this release! Today I wanted to share two projects that I made for the booth! The first is a layout using the stitched grid stamp:

And embellished with the chipboard quilt stars and tags!

I loved using the grid as a guide to stitch on the side of the page, and then fill all of the little spaces!

The last project that I created for the booth was a small book that I filled will all  kinds of goodies.

Here's a peek at a few of the inside pages:

Don't forget to keep checking in for more great projects all week!

~ Leah

Guest Star Alexa Gill and the Red/Black Extension IV

Today we have a fabulous post to share from Guest Designer Alexa Gill featuring our Red/Black Extension IV Collection.  Here's a bit more about Alexa and you can see more of her work on her blog, Curlywiggles.

Alexa is a 20-something girl who lives on the south coast of England in a city by the sea. She spends most of her free time wearing navy blue, scrapbooking, day dreaming, getting lost in stories, taking pictures, drinking chocolate milkshake, avoiding wearing socks, or going on adventures. She has been published in The Scrapbook Magazine, Scrapbook Inspirations and Entre Artistes. I took an evening course at college this past term called 'Exploring Typography' and this line was perfect for documenting it! To create the alphabet pattern on the first page I used the Days of the Week stamp by inking individual letters with versamark ink and stamping onto the kraft cardstock.

Jenni's packaging is so beautifully designed I hoard it even when I've used all the embellishments that it was originally housing! Here I managed to work into my page the left over backing of some rhinestone buttons by layering some pattern paper, a doily flower and a decorative brad on top of it.

I turned 29 last November so this page is about my feelings on this year being the last of my twenties. The Large Dot is my favourite pattern in the JBS Core'dinations line. I really love to use the reverse side as a background paper for some subtle texture, but for this page I wanted to try something a little different. To highlight the pattern I sewed around some of the dots with embroidery thread. I used a punch with the mini pattern sheet to create frames for my photos.

Last summer I went on holiday to Germany and whilst there we took a day trip to visit Salzburg in Austria. It's the birthplace of Mozart and they are very proud of this, he is everywhere! And you can buy pretty much anything you want with his face on it. To fit the theme I used a vintage music sheet for my background paper and I added some colour by covering a mask in JBS ink and stamping it directly onto the paper. I hate to throw any scraps of paper away so I used all of my leftovers to make a border around the page. 

More for Valentine's Day

Today we have a delightful Valentine's Day centerpiece from Waleska Neris who writes, "I'm planning a simple 'treats' party for Valentine's day and this is what the lollipop station will look like. Fun, right?! My boys sure love it!"

"We painted the chipboard hearts with JBS paint dabbers, attached to lollipop sticks, decorated and held them up with the mini wooden spools."

                                    

Supplies:

JBS paint dabbers- Cough Syrup, Weather Vane, Speckled Egg
Mini Chipboard Pieces - Hearts
Vintage Style Wooden Spools
Vintage Sew-On Buttons - White
Doily Flowers - Red
Decorative Brads - Rhinestone
Mini Bingo Cards-Valentine
Papers- Be Our Guest - Tea Towel, Red/Black Line Extension IV - Mini Pattern Sheet
Fiskars/JBS Grandma's Doily Punch


                                     

Thank you Waleska for this bright, cheery, and festive idea!

Valentine's Day Paper Cones

I made these cones, also known as paper cornucopias or May Day baskets, for my kids to give to their teachers for Valentine's Day. You can tuck a little wrapped gift inside or put the gift inside wrapped with tissue paper or for a very special presentation you could wrap the gift in a vintage hankie. Another option is to use shredded paper and fill the cone with candy and treats. 

They also look so pretty to use as decorations. In the top photo I strung them on a ribbon and hung them over my mirror and in the photo above I hung them on my white feather tree.

The cones were made using 3D Scalloped Cone from Silhouette. I have a Cameo so I was able to cut them from full sheets of 12 x 12 paper for the largest cones. If you have a Silhouette SD they'll be smaller, closer in size to the diamond patterned cone I made. If you don't have electronic die cutting capabilities there are tons of cone templates online, like here and here. 

After the cones were cut I glued them together and used a long reach stapler to add a little reinforcement along the back seam, probably not completely necessary but I didn't have to wait as long for the glue to dry. I cut the silhouette girls from Jenni's papers.  The older girl is from Be My Guest and the little girl is from Haven. I layered the Haven girl on a JBS oval label sticker to match the other one, as seen on the diamond patterned cone. 

I made full, loopy bows with seam binding. For a few of the cones I used two colors on each bow. I added the teachers' initials using JBS alterable alphas in the middle of the bows. I attached ric rac handles and the bows with hot glue.

They look cute on the inside too!

Supplies:

Be Our Guest - Hers

Haven - Common Objects

Red/Black Line Extension IV - Letter Chart

Red/Black Line Extension IV - Multiplication

Red/Black Line Extension IV - Pen Nibs

Alterable Alphas - Micro Dot

Haven - Betty's House

Red label stickers

Red/Black Extension IV - School Dress
Other supplies:
Gold oval doily 
Vintage seam binding and ric rac

Briana

Coach by Betsy Sammarco

A fabulous sport's themed layout from Betsy Sammarco in Jenni's signature Red/Black color scheme. Love how she used the seal stamp.

You can catch more of Betsy in the January 2012 issue of the Masterful Scrapbook Design series on Focal Points. I'm sure it will be a great issue!

School Dress	Pen Nibs	Multiplication	Red/Black Extension IV Mini Pattern Sheet	Letter Chart
Inkwell	Red/Black IV Accessory Sheet	A Red Rose

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JBS Lavender Sachet Ink Pad	JBS Fountain Pen Ink Pad	JBS Cough Syrup Ink Pad	JBS Chili Powder Ink Pad	JBS Chicken Feed Ink Pad	Chewing Gum Ink Pad	Brown Sugar Ink Pad

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