A Tag & Card - Le Cirque Style

Good morning everyone.  Hope you all had a restful weekend. A new week is upon us and I am convinced it will be a wonderful one (positive thinking right?).  Today I have a few projects to share with you using the beautiful Le Cirque Collection from Graphic 45.

The first is this jubilant tag that is sure to make you smile. It has some beautiful movement and dimension - I just love adding pop dots to create deapth!

For the base of my tag, I used packaging from some of Graphic 45's Staples.  It is the perfect size and is quite sturdy so makes a fantastic backing for your projects!

Supplies:
Graphic 45 Papers
Le Cirque Collection: Greatest Show on Earth, Wizards of Wonder, Tags, Magnifique
Staples: Metal Buttons
Scrapbook Adhesives: My Stik Permanent Adhesive Roller, 3D Foam Squares, Mounting Squares
Ranger: Glossy Accents

Here is another fun and bright creation using the stunning Le Cirque collection from Graphic 45! Fun springs to life with whimsical banners and contrasting paper patterns. This card is perfect for any occasion!

Supplies:
Graphic 45 Papers
Le Cirque Collection: Greatest Show on Earth, Wizards of Wonder, Tags, Magnifique
Staples: Metal Buttons
Scrapbook Adhesives: My Stik Permanent Adhesive Roller, 3D Foam Squares, Mounting Squares
Ranger: Glossy Accents

Thanks so much for your visit today!  Hope your Monday is fantastic!

Bo Bunny & Scor-Pal

Hey everyone!  I almost forgot to post this sweet layout of my daughter!  Last week Bo Bunny teamed up with Scor-Pal and had a fantastic blog hop!  We were asked to create something using the personal sized Scor-Buddy! 

Normally, when I make my rosette flowers, they take AGES and are never quite 'perfect'.  Folding them takes so long and I never could get each fold straight. Scor-Buddy rocks!! 

It was so easy to use - to simply create creases at precise points on my strip of paper made it super easy to create my little fan flowers.  For this project, I used only half a flower and framed around my centre circle.  I adhered the 'fans' to my page with a generous amount of tacky glue.

Part of the challenge was to include stitching on our projects as well so I added in some faux stitching on my title and around the border of my layout.

What is it about me and purple lately?  I swear, last year this would have been the most challenging of colours for me to work with - but for some reason, I just keep falling into this wonderful colour?  The gorgeous, purple, crystal flourishes are from ZVA Creative - just loooove them!

There's a whole lotta layers going on in this project isn't there!?  It is quite 3D - that is for certain - LOL!  I actually had to add a rosette in the middle of this layout to keep the centre from falling inwards.

Here are some more gorgeous embellishments from ZVA Creative.  The purple flowers in various sizes and shapes just coordinate so wonderfully together.

That's all for today!  Thanks for stopping by and I'll be back tomorrow with some Graphic 45 projects to share.  Enjoy the rest of your weekend.  I'm off to the hospital for (hopefully) one last visit tomorrow.  A stress test for my lungs and heart.  All my tests have finally been completed as of Friday last week (blood work - 8 viles to be exact, EKG, PFT Test, X-Ray, Echocardiogram, etc.) and hopefully the results of at least ONE will indicate what is wrong with me so the doctors can finally give me some kind of treatment.... cross your fingers.

Handmade Holidays Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Handmade Holidays Blog Hop!!!

Calling all crafters! We ve gathered designers from some of our favorite manufacturers to show you ways to create something from the heart this holiday season. This 3 day Hop includes over 60 stops with inspiration brimming from every corner. Explore all thoughtful and frugal handmade gifts you could make for the holidays, all in one place on this Hop!

To sweeten to Hop, we re offering a gift for you! For every comment you leave on the blogs in the Hop, you will be entered to win a prize pack from one of the participating manufacturer sponsors!

Visit the list of blogs below and leave a comment on each by Nov 7, 2011 at 11:59 PM PST. Each day we will be sharing a brand new list of blogs with brand new projects for you to explore, be inspired by, and create from!  Check out today's blog list:

Clearsnap http://clearsnap.blogspot.com/
Spellbinders http://www.spellbinderspaperarts.com/Community/Blog.aspx
Hampton Art - http://blog.hamptonart.com/
Zutter http://binditall.blogspot.com/
Graphic45 http://g45papers.typepad.com/
Donna Salazar Designs http://donnasalazar.typepad.com/
The Twinery - http://www.thetwineryblog.com/
Authentique Paper http://authentiquepaper.blogspot.com/
Glue Arts - http://gluearts.blogspot.com/

Jan Hennings - Glue Arts http://papercraftpleasures.blogspot.com/
Kim Sonksen - Donna Salazar Designs  http://kimsonksen.blogspot.com/
Jamie Harper - Hampton Art http://www.jamieharper.typepad.com/
Jenny Suchin The Twinery http://www.suchins.blogspot.com/
Heather Conklin - Authentique Paper http://goldiecar.blogspot.com/
Gloria Stengel - Graphic 45 http://gloriascraps.blogspot.com/
Christine Emberson - Spellbinders http://hope-chances.blogspot.com/
Julie Overby - Spellbinders http://joverby.blogspot.com/
Mary Dawn Quirindongo - Clearsnap http://mypinkmexico.blogspot.com/
Lea Sanders - Zutter http://leasanders.wordpress.com/
Tara Orr - Graphic45 http://eachmoment-onlyonce.blogspot.com/
Patti Milazzo - Glue Arts  http://pattimilazzo.blogspot.com/
Emily Lanham - Authentique Paper http://createserendipity.blogspot.com/
Jessy Christopher - Donna Salazar Designs  http://www.teacherjessy.blogspot.com/

I have a few projects to share with you all today! First up are a few sweet tags I made from burlap! They'd be a great compliment on a nice box of homemade cookies!

Burlap Tags
Graphic 45 Staples: Chipboard Buttons, Stickers, Trim
Graphic 45 Stamps: Christmas Emporium Cling Stamp 1(IC0126): Hampton Art
Color Catcher: Clearsnap
Smoochspritz in Gold Glow (on leaves and bells): Clearsnap
Smooch Pearlized Top Coat in Illuminate (on stamp and flowers): Clearsnap
Colorbox Pigment Stamp Pad in Espresso: Clearsnap
MyStik Adhesive Roller: Scrapbook Adhesives
3D Foam Squares: Scrapbook Adhesives
Flowers: ZVA Creative
Leaves: Petaloo
Glossy Accents: Ranger
Misc.: Crochet Doily, Burlap, Jingle Bells, Acrylic Paint

 Next up I created a sweet Holiday Card.

I first stamped the girl image using some Colorbox Ink and then painted with some Smooch paint. 

Joy Card
Graphic 45 Papers: Christmas Emporium: Merry and Bright, All I Want for Christmas, Special Delivery
Graphic 45 Papers: An ABC Primer: Happy Go Lucky
Graphic 45 Tags 1, Tags 2: Christmas Emporium
Graphic 45 Decades Ink: Photogenic, Antique Moss, Triumphant Red
Graphic 45 Staples: Trim
Graphic 45 Stamps: An ABC Primer, IC0125: Hampton Art
Graphic 45 Stamps: Christmas Emporium, IC0127: Hampton Art
Smooch by Clearsnap: Taffy, Illuminate, Moonlight, Lucious Lime, Sundance
Smooch Spritz by Clearsnap: Caramel Latte
Clearsnap Color Catcher
Edge Scraper: Making Memories

Lastly, I've made a festive ornament!

Snowflake Ornament
Graphic 45 Papers: Christmas Emporium: A Christmas Carol, Happy Holidays
Graphic 45 Stamps: Christmas Emporium Cling Stamp 2 (IC0127): Hampton Art
Color Catcher: Clearsnap
Smoochspritz in Gingerale: Clearsnap
Colorbox Pigment Stamp Pad in Espresso: Clearsnap
Colorbox Mix'd Media Inc in Honey: Clearsnap
Ribbon: May Arts
Border Punch, Postage Stamp: Fiskars
Scor-Buddy: Scor-Pal
Misc: Doily

Cheers to creating gifts from the heart this holiday season!
Happy Hopping!