Christmas in August!

It doesn't have quite the same ring as Christmas in July, but I am too late for that!

Yesterday over the Bella Blvd blog was "What's New Wednesday" where projects are featured using the newest products from Bella Blvd. 

So I decided to play with the new Christmas Countdown line and get a jump on my Christmas cards!

It's never too early to start is it?!

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This is what I made... 

I got a little crazy and threw some yellow into the traditional red & green color scheme!

:) 

Check out {this post} over on the Bella Blvd blog to see more projects using the newest products!

OK short & sweet from me today!

Have a good one!
:)

gretchen

a 2-pager!

Good morning! 

I've got a 2-page layout to share with you today. 

I find that I end up making a lot of 2-pagers because I take too many pictures & have a lot to say about them! 

The page I've got to share with you today is about a trip I got to make out to Utah to hang out with the Creating Keepsakes team back in April. 

I used the "Our Summer" kit from Noel Mignon to make this one.
I really didn't even use a lot of product on this page.
I used cardstock as the background, some patterned paper, chipboard letters for the title, and then a bit of twine. 

Sometimes there is just not room for too much product or else it starts to look too busy!
Here are a couple close up shots of the page...

Ok that's all I've got.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Have a good one!

:)

FYI

2 things:

1) Last week I had a post up on the Creating Keepsakes blog showing a more detailed look at my half-marathon album published in CK's latest special issue called "All About Albums".

My mini album is a 6x6 2-ring binder album that I am using to keep track of the half marathons I have run.

19 half marathons I have run! 

The most recent page I added was a half my brother & I ran in Birmingham this past February. 

Supplies: 6x6 paper pad (DCWV), Patterned paper (Elle's Studio), Die cuts (Bella Blvd, Elle's Studio), Chipboard (Basic Grey)

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Now do me a favor and go check out the full post with many more details over on the CK blog {here}.

And (secondly) while you are over there, go leave a comment on {this post} for a chance to win some loot from My Mind's Eye, Elle's Studio, and Pebbles!

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Happy Tuesday to ya!
gretchen 

Don't forget!

Time is a tickin'!

Submissions are due September 10th!

Sept/Oct issue of Creating Keepsakes

I made the cover!!

Well I am not actually on it...not my face anyway.

I mean that I made the layout on the cover!

So go get a copy!

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And have a happy Friday!

gretchen

Fun stamping technique!

Hey!
Good morning!

Y'all know I am not much of a stamper so you are probably shocked that I am actually sharing a "stamping technique" today.

Well pick your jaw up from the floor because I am!

Disclaimer: I am pretty sure this is not some earth-shattering, never-done-before technique but I am sharing it nonetheless.

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I am going to show you how to make the flower on this card.

I made this card with my "Our Summer" kit from Noel Mignon and in the kit was the teardrop-shaped ink pad that I used.

If you don't have the same ink pad I used, you can also use one of the cateye ink pads.

All you need is a sheet of white paper/cardstock, ink pad, pen, & scissors.

And this is what you do...

1). Stamp the ink pad all over the white paper.
These will be your "petals".
I use 5 petals for my flower but I stamped a few extra so I could choose the ones I liked best.

2). Outline the petals with black pen.
Don't worry about outlining them perfectly.
Sometimes the messiness is more fun!

3). Now cut them out.
Once again, don't worry about cutting them out precisely.

4). Arrange them like a flower and add a fun center!

Done! 

Now you have a fun flower to add to a project!

So there it is...probably the one and only stamping technique you will ever see from me!

:)

Thanks for stopping by today!

You're simply lovely

Just a simple card to share with you today...

{supplies: KI Memories}

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And have yourself a lovely day!

:)

gretchen