Craftwork Cards - Wine & Canvas

Happy Monday Morning everyone! I have another layout to share with you today! This year, for my birthday, my daughter decided to treat me to a creative night out! Talk about the perfect gift! We went to a place called Wine & Canvas where we could drink a glass of wine while learning how to paint on canvas!! :) It may not be perfect, but we had a lot of fun and shared some great memories! It was the perfect gift!

 I used Echo Park's Beautiful Life Collection Kit for the layout. I added the white paint marks by dripping my Dylusions Spray Ink in White Linen on the cardstock.

This butterfly is actually part of the Frosted Designs Mixed Media Paper Kit that will be released tomorrow! Shhhhh.... don't tell anyone!!! I used CANDi for the center of the butterfly.

I am loving the kits at Frosted Designs! These Thickers letters are from the October kit. After I finished 4 layouts and 1 card, I STILL had plenty of left overs! It worked great for this title!

And of course... all of these supplies can be found in the Frosted Designs Store! 

Thanks for stopping by today!

Barb :)

Beautiful Life Collection Kit 12x12 American Crafts Textured Cardstock - Surf Dylusions Ink Spray October 2013 Scrapbooking Kit October 2013 Mixed Media Paper Kit

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Craftwork Cards - Happy Day!

Happy Monday everyone! Today I thought I would share a card I made for the Craftwork Cards CANDi blog!

I started with Echo Park's Beautiful Life Collection Kit. I love this mix of patterned papers and the colors are gorgeous!

I love this prima flower!! I added a little ink to give it a little aged look! 

I used Cardabilities current sketch for inspiration!  I love Karan's sketches!! 

Did I mention that you can get these products in the Frosted Designs Store?!  :) 

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I hope you all have a great week!

Barb :)

Craftwork Cards - Photo Shoot Fun

Hello everyone! Since I have been sharing some of my Bella Blvd Snapshots project, I thought I would  share another! :)  This layout was made for Craftwork Cards CANDi! The Metallic Crushed Ice CANDi was perfect to add a little shimmer and shine!

Sequins are popping up everywhere right now. I used them along with CANDi to add some fun sparkles around the cameras! You know... kind of like a flash! :)

 Here is a close up of a camera I cut using a Spellbinders die and I added the CANDi right to the center of it!

 I love the way this CANDi sparkles... just like the sequins!

This is the CANDi I used on this project:

Metallic Crushed Ice

Thanks for stopping by today! 

Barb :)

Craftwork Cards CANDi - A Friend Is....

Hello Everyone! I'm here to share a layout with you today! I did something I normally don't do... I did a layout that included me! I am so blessed to have Sarah as my best friend. She is the person who can be brutally honest with me while still being my biggest cheerleader! If I have good news, I want to share it with her. If I am having a bad day, she is the one who can make me feel better. She inspires me to be a better person... it stinks that she lives so far away! Thank goodness for cell phones!

 I used some Basic Grey papers and embellishments along with CANDi for this layout!

 To make this flower, I curled the sides of the CANDi to form the shape of the petals. I then put the 5 petals together to form the flower and finished it off with a gem in the middle!

I also used CANDi with the paint and ink splatters. I love the way they add a splash of color!

Here is the CANDi I used on this layout: Flower Power Mia

Have a great week!

Barb  :)

Craftwork Cards CANDi - Thanks!

Hello everyone! I hope you week is off to a great start! My daughter is starting back to school today... hard to believe that summer is already over!

I have a simple Thank You card to share with you today. I used some We R Memory Keeper papers along with Prima flowers.

And of course, I used CANDi!! I tucked some Little Prints Rose Bouquet CANDi in around the flowers! They were the perfect embellishment for my card! Thanks for stopping by today and have a great week! 

Barb

CANDi used on this card: 

Pretty Little Prints Rose Bouquet

Craftwork Cards CANDi - Welcome Home!

Recently, my daughter adopted 2 rabbits, Daisy and Clover. They are darling but my word, way more work than we had anticipated! Anyway, she adores them and they adore her! I had to create a layout about them coming to their new home....

I won these Little Yellow Bicycle Poppy Papers and I was so excited when they arrived! I loved the bright colors and the little rabbit die cuts/stickers were perfect for these photos!!

 Funny story... for some reason, I keep thinking Clover's name is Oliver. So much so, I actually put Oliver on the layout first and then had to change it when I caught my mistake!! lol!! He just seems like an Oliver to me!!

 I love the mixture of flowers and the CANDi was the perfect embellishment to add to the cluster! I did a little outlining with a black pen on the flowers and banners.

How cute is this rabbit with his bow tie?! It's like he is reaching out to welcome our new friends!

I used the Patchwork CANDi on this layout! I adore the little white flowers printed on them!

Quick Quotes - Life is about...

I am hosting two blogs today so I decided to use both products on today's layout! The papers and inks are from Quick Quotes and the CANDi is from Craftwork Cards!

Are you ready to have a little fun and get a little messy?! I am going to show you how to create a fun background for your layout.

The papers in the Quick Quotes Just Because line remind me of summer and sunshine so I wanted to give my layout the starburst effect behind the photo.

I used a mask along with Matte Gel and Biscotti PowderPuff Chalking Ink to create the circles. I then used yellow twine to "connect" the circles.

The Just Because Line includes a sheet of quotes and journaling tags. I cut apart one of the quotes, inked the edges and used it on this layout. I replaced a few of the key words with different letter stickers to draw your eye to them.

I used some CANDi to make these fabulous little flowers! I started with a chipboard circle, added some hot glue and then turned the CANDi upside down to create them! I used Patchwork and Rainforest CANDi on this layout!

If you would like to see a step by step tutorial on how to make the background, be sure to watch this video! 

Supplies Used:

Quick Quotes Patterned Papers: Just Because 200, 300, 400, 500

Quick Quotes PowderPuff Chalking Ink: Biscotti, Java

Craftwork Cards CANDi: Rainforest, Patchwork

Cardstock: Core'dinations

Twine: American Crafts

Letter Stickers: Simple Stories, Prima

Punch: Martha Stewart

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Craftwork Cards Blog Hop!

Hello! And welcome to my blog! If you are participating in the Craftwork Cards Blog hop, you should have arrived from Marie's blog. If you are just getting started, be sure to head over to the Craftwork Cards CANDi Blog to get started! You can get there by clicking here!

Craftwork's USA team has teamed up with the Craftwork's UK team to show off their new Wreath Kits! These kits are the best! They come with everything you need to make 2 wreaths! I was given the Bohemian wreath kit to work with....

The kits come with precut flowers and all you have to do is add your own personal touches. I decided to change the look of my wreath a bit and cluster my flowers together on one side. Here is my wreath... 

And since there were so many flowers in this kit that I didn't use on my wreath, I decided to do a layout, too! 

I thought the flowers were perfect for these sweet photos of my oldest daughter who is now 23! I guess it is about time I do a scrapbook layout with them!! :) 

I love that these flowers come in all shapes and sizes. It makes it easy to layer them to create this look.

For my flowers, I inked all the edges with PowderPuff Chalking Inks in Biscotti and Plum Crazy and after I layered them together, I misted them with Shimmering Mist. I finished them off with some pearls in the center! This kit made it so easy!!!

I kept the title soft and subtle because I didn't want that to be the focus of the page. The kit also comes with ribbon which was the perfect embellishment for my photo! 

Thank you to Karan at Sketchabilities for a wonderful sketch to work with! 

You can find this Wreath Kit (along with all the others) at Scrapbook.com.

Would you like to win a wreath kit? All you have to do is leave a comment on my blog and I will pick a winner at the end of the week! Would you like more chances? Then leave comments on all the blogs, on all the days because each of the Design Team members participating in the Blog Hop have a wreath to give away! As if that isn't enough, Craftworks will also be giving away Wreath Kits on the USA blog as well as the UK blog! That is a lot of chances to win! You can go to the Craftwork Cards CANDi Blog for all the details!

Your next stop is Kath Woods blog! Be sure to stop back this weekend to see if you have won the Wreath Kit on my blog! Happy Hopping!

Craftwork Cards CANDi - My Dad!

Happy Monday morning! Father's Day is just a few days away and it really has me thinking about my dad. I don't mean to brag but I do have THE BEST DAD!! I mean seriously... no one even comes in at a close second!  :)  I found this photo of my Dad and I and couldn't wait to use it on a layout!

My dad is so sweet and so kind! And he is the best fix it up person ever!!! Every time I have a project, he is the first one I call!

I love that CANDi looks like a brad without having to poke holes in my layouts. I have this bad habit of changing my mind and I can easily move these without leaving a hole behind! :) Notice the one on the tag. The buttons are all from a collection I received from my Grandmother. Over the years, she removed them from my dad's (and his siblings) clothing. I think it is cool that I can use them on his projects now!

I also used the Rainforest CANDi in the corner of my journal spot... perfect for a masculine layout!

Here is the Rainforest CANDi I used in my layout....

Have a great week and Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there! 

barb  :)