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Spring Has Sprung Product Swap With A Flair For Buttons and The Cut Shoppe

Hi everyone! Welcome to the last day of the Spring Has Sprung Product Swap with The Cut Shoppe and A Flair For Buttons. 

All week, both design teams have been incorporating product from both shops. A Flair for Buttons and The Cut Shoppe both have amazing giveaways and discounts.  The giveaway will be selected from the blog comments.

A Flair for Buttons: from April 7-11th 10% off when you use code: SPRINGHASSPRUNG2016

Shelley will also be giving away a $15 Gift Certificate to The Cut Shoppe to a lucky commenter!

The Cut Shoppe:  from April 7-11th 30% off when you use code: SPRING30

Ashley will be giving away two sets of flair to random fans from her blog comments!

The Spring Fling cut files from The Cut Shoppe and Hello Spring flair from A Flair For Buttons was created for the hop.

Here is what I made with the cut files and flair.

I used the Spring Fling heart border cut file to create a backdrop for my photo and embellished with flowers, butterflies, hearts and flair to complete the soft spring feel for my layout.

Thanks so much for joining us for the Spring Has Sprung blog hop. Don't forget to leave a comment on the A Flair For Buttons blog and The Cut Shoppe blog to be entered for the giveaways. The discount codes in each shop are good through April 11th.

A Flair For Buttons Etsy shop to use the above discount.

The Cut Shoppe Etsy store to use the above discount.

Gossamer Blue Inspiration Blog Hop

Welcome to the Gossamer Blue Inspiration Blog Hop! I had a lot of fun playing with the February kits from Gossamer Blue. They are packed with some fun products from Basic Grey, Heidi Swapp and Fancy Pants. Here is a fun layout with lots of bows from the Life Pages Add-On #3.

I also created a layout using the Life Pages pocket cards and custom heart design for a quick and easy layout.

For more inspiration using the February kits, visit the other designers.

Andrea Gray | Chantal Philippe | Eunyoung Lee | Diane Payne | France Wisniewski | Heather Leopard | Jill Keller | Kellie Winnell | Kelly Xenos | Michelle Wedertz | Patricia Roebuck | Rebecca Luminarias | Sandra Dietrich | Sian Fair

Gossamer Blue Inspiration Blog Hop

Welcome to the Gossamer Blue Inspiration Blog Hop. The kits are full of some fun products to kick off the new year and some Valentine's goodies too. Here is a layout I created with my One Little Word for 2016...Focus.

I also created a simple Valentine themed card using the kits.

For more inspiration using the January Gossamer Blue kits visit the other designers.

Alex Hunter | Anabelle O'Malley | Andrea Gray | Brenda Weaver | Chantal Philippe | Diane Payne | Emily Spahn | Eyoung Lee | France Wisniewski | Heather Leopard | Jill Keller | Joy Taylor | Kasia "Antilight" Petrus | Kathleen Graumüller | Kellie Winnell | Kelly Xenos | Michelle Wedertz | Olatz Garaiyurrebaso | Sandra Dietrich | Sian Fair

Thanks so much for visiting! Have a fabulous day!

Gossamer Blue December Projects

Hi everyone! Today is the launch of the Gossamer Blue December kits and I'm kind of in LOVE with them. They are amazing...I was so inspired by all the goodies in the kits this month. 

Make sure you visit Gossamer Blue for more kit inspiration and to purchase your kits!

Thanks so much for visiting!

Gossamer Blue Inspiration Blog Hop

Welcome to the Gossamer Blue's November Inspiration Blog Hop! I'm excited to share with my November planner pages spruced up with the November kits. I have found that a blank insert and my leftovers from the kits make for a perfect planner.

Here is how I put together my planner for November.

I covered the cover of the insert with a piece of patterned paper. I like how that turned out and will be doing this again in the future.

I used some ink stains this month that coordinated with the colors of the kits to add some color to my pages. The title page for November features one of the pocket insert cards.

My calendar page...love the mixed color alpha included in the kits. It was perfect to add to my calendar.

My November goals page.

I like to use my daily pages to plan my day AND record events. It is really fun to look back on those tidbits later.

One of my weekly task pages.

Thanksgiving meal planning page.

A page to record some things I am grateful for during Thanksgiving week.

Let the Christmas shopping begin...Black Friday daily page.

Make sure you visit the rest of the Gossamer Blue designers for more mid-month inspiration using the Gossamer Blue November kits. 

Amy Challis

Andrea Gray

Diane Payne

Emily Spahn

Eunyoung Lee

France Wisniewski

Jill Keller

Kasia Przybyt

Kellie Winnell

Kelly Xenos

Michelle Wedertz

Olatz Garaiyurrebaso

Sandra Dietrich

Stephanie Buice

Gossamer Blue November Projects

Hi everyone! I'm so excited to be sharing my projects with the November kits from Gossamer Blue today! They are filled with lots of fun products from Amy Tangerine, Pebbles and Elle's Studio.

I loved the fun bright colors of Amy Tangerine's Finders Keepers collection mixed with the large gold glitter words from Pebbles.

On this next layout I wanted to document my grandparents winter home (trailer) in Florida and the fun childhood memories I have of that time. The large home glitter word was perfect for my title!

It is hard to see in the photo but the top piece is a transparency that is not backed with any paper or cardstock. I love how this looks when it is placed in an album and you can see other layouts peeking through the transparency.

Make sure you head over to Gossamer Blue to pick up your favorite November kits and more inspiration.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a fabulous week!

Jillibean Soup October Projects

Hey everyone! Last week I shared a layout and a card on the Jillibean Soup blog. I dug into my Jillibean Soup stamps, Self-Adhesive Sequin, Alphabet Soup II and Fur Fusion collection for my projects.

Look at those awesome Self-Adhesive Sequin! Love them!

Make sure to visit the Jillibean Soup blog. Lots of great layouts and cards for World Card Making Day have been posted over the last week.

Shaker Layout with the Fuse Tool

I recently purchased the Fuse Tool and wanted to create a custom shaker layout using all the fun bits and pieces from the Pink Paislee Cedar Lane collection in the Gossamer Blue October kits.

Here is a short video showing my process for creating this fun layout.

 

For a full list of supplies and some additional close-ups, visit the Gossamer Blue blog.

Gossamer Blue October Projects

My favorite month is here and the Gossamer Blue October kits are perfect for documenting and creating fun things to celebrate everything October! The kits go on sale today and if you're a Halloween fan, you can get two great Halloween themed kits (scrapbook and pocket page). Make sure to head over to Gossamer Blue and pick up your favorites. You won't be disappointed.

I'm new to the planner world and in three short months I've evolved from the Get To Work Book (in it's original spiral bound form and in a Filofax) to Traveler's Notebook. I'm in love with my Traveler's Notebook style planner and I'll be sharing a video soon of my old and new set-up and how I combined what I love about both systems into one.

Thanks for visiting. Don't forget to head over to Gossamer Blue to pick-up your favorite kits and for more designer inspiration.

Big Picture Classes | 5 Ways to Use Wood Veneer

Do you love wood veneer? Do you feel overwhelmed with how to use it? Head over to Big Picture Classes and join me in my new class 5 Ways to Use Wood Veneer.

I'll show you 5 ways to use wood veneer in fun and creative ways. You can use the exclusive class veneer or wood veneer from your stash. I hope you'll join me in the classroom.