One More with Adornit!

This is my last project this week with Adornit!  It was such fun getting to guest design for them!  The products are such high quality and there are so many cute embellishments and stickers to play with!

Love

The colors of the Happy Hearts collection went so perfectly with this adorable pictures of a friend's daughter hugging her Minnie Mouse!  I just couldn't resist making a cute page with it.

I used the cut-out paper to make my title.  To make it really stand out on the page, I outlined it with a black marker and attached it with foam tape.

These CUTE daisies are also from the cut-out paper.  Try adding a few stitches and brads to the centers for detail. 

Another cut-out daisy and one of the journaling stickers finish off the page.  Again, I added some stitches for detail.

For the details on the page and for much more inspiration, be sure to stop by the Adornit Blog!!  They have a new blog and it's terrific!!  You can also see all the new collections there!

Another Day with Adornit!

It's day 2 with Adornit and ME!

Did you know that Adornit has a NEW blog? 

You should definitely go take a peek!!  I know they would love to hear from you!

Today, my layout was done with the Daisy Dew Collection.  This one is such soft and beautiful colors with patterns that are wonderful to work with.

The picture that I used is a picture of my kids, niece and nephews.  I made the shape by using a pattern that I had previously traced from a die-cut.   

Here is a quick look at some of the gorgeous embellishments that Adornit makes!!  Lots of layers and possiblilities!

Be sure to stop by the Adornit Blog for more close-ups and ideas!  The designers there are sure to inspire you to create!!  Not to mention... there is so much more than scrapbooking at the blog! 

 

Guesting at ADORNIT!

I'm super happy to have been asked to guest design for Adornit this week!!  They have such fabulous collections that are such fun to design with!

For my first day on the blog, I chose to use the new Paisley Princess collection.

At first glance, you might think that this would only fit with a sweet little girl picture.  I beg to differ!  :)  It will work with those sweet pictures, but why not go out of the box and play with some big girl pictures?

I did just that since my princess is all grown up now!  The fabulous zebra print paper and the edgy font fit perfectly with a picture that my daughter had worked with in Photoshop.

Fun Girl 

For a close-up and the details on this page, be sure to drop by the Adornit Blog!! 

While you are there, take some time to browse!  There are so many new collections and so many great ideas!  You are sure to be inspired!!

Hopping with ADORNit - Day Three

This is the last day of our ADORNit Blog Hop. We are winding up the hop with the Pink Hoot and Fern collections. They are the perfect palette of brightness and fun to scrapbook the amazing children in your life. These collections are so much FUN and make for the most fun altered projects!  I chose to use Pink Hoot on a terrific from ADORNit. 

After I spread everything out on my table and started planning my project, I noticed one of the stickers said, "Look whooo's too Cute."  That was it!  I had my idea! I decided to turn my plaque into a mirror with that sweet little quote.  I am going to give this away to one of the little girls in my life.

Here is my Mirror Plaque:

Before you make the ruffle, trace the shape of the plaque onto the patterned cardstock.  Be sure to trace the place where the holes are to string your ribbon through.  Set this aside for later.

To make the striped ruffle, I cut 1 1/2 strips of the cardstock.  I then cut little slits about every 1/2 inch.  Just cut around half way through the strip, you want your strip to stay in one piece.  Then on the opposite side, at each of those 1/2 inch slits, I gave the cardstock a little pinch.  This process will make your paper more pliable and will make it easy to  follow the curved edges.  Use a strong adhesive to adhere it to the outside edge. 

The next step is the small scalloped ruffle.  I cut 3/4 inch strips for this ruffle.  I then used an EK Success punch to make a scalloped border along one side of each strip.  Fold these as shown in the picture below.  You don't need to cut slits in this one.  It's size is smaller, so it follows the curves very easily.  Attach it to the plaque.

Use adhesive to adhere the traced and cut-out background paper to the plaque.

To make the owl, I enlarged  (about 25% bigger) a copy of the adorable owl on the paper.  I started with this shape to make the 'back' of the owl.  I used the pattern to add the paper wings and feet.  The raised body of the owl was made using some plasic packaging from an almost empty package of flowers.  It gave me a nice, slightly raised circle to work with.  Just make a couple of punched strips and fold them up and adhere them to the plastic along the bottom.  Trace the top 2/3 (approx.) of the circle and punch the edge.  Lay that on the top of the owl.  Finally, cut out the owl's eyes from the patterned paper and use pop dots to adhere them.  Add a tiny bow with the ADORNit ribbon and you are done!

I just sketched the tree limb and the leaves.  Glue those to the plaque and add your owl.

The finishing touch is to add some of these adorable stickers to the plaque.  I LOVE THESE STICKERS!  I used pop dots for more dimension.  I also added some doodles to the sticker.  Lastly, pull some more of the ADORNit ribbon through the holes and tie a knot for hanging.

You can find the plaque at ADORNit, too!  

It has been such fun to participate in this hop!  The ADORNit products are such fun to work with and I have loved ever one of the collections!  In fact, these projects aren't the last time you will see ADORNit on my blog!  I can't wait to play with these collections some more!

If you made it here from Aphra's Blog, you are well on your way!  If you started here, go back to Melinda's blog to start the hop!

Melinda

Liz

Suzanne

Aphra

Robbie

Frances

ADORNit

Don't forget to leave your last comment at the ADORNit blog to have a chance to win the collection!!  Hope that you have enjoyed hopping along with us!

Thanks so much for dropping by!

 



Sock Hopping with Adornit! Day 2

It's day 2 of the Adornit Blog Hop!  Today we invite you to a sock hop!  So get your groove on and follow us along today's hop.  Today the featured collection is Vintage Groove!  This one is another really versatile collection.  It has so many options included all in one collection.  Anything from summery and bright to wintery and rich goes with this fabulous collection!  So beautiful and another one for your must haves!

Today it is my turn to share some cards that I made.  The Vintage Groove collection made these really easy to do.  There are wonderful papers, great stickers and of course, the beautiful ribbons.

With my smile card, I really concentrated on just the paper.  I just fussy cut some of the flowers and the title spot, then added lots of pop dots.  Finish up with a bit of hand stitching and a bow.

 

My next card is something new that I tried.  I used a punch to make three scalloped squares.  Instead of using the punched shapes, I used the negative that was left after punching.  Again, I added pop dots between the layers of paper to add a bit of extra dimension.  Super easy!  Add some punched and scrunched flowers, pop on one of the fabulous journal cards and that's it!  Another easy one!

Now... as you know... Adornit is giving away this collection!!  All you have to do is hop along with us!

If you made it here from Suzanne's blog, you are on your way and your next stop is Melinda's Blog.  If you started here, hop back to Suzanne's blog so you can start at the beginning.  Finally, don't forget to stop by Adornit's Blog at the end to tell them about your hop!  That is the last step to getting entered for a chance to

Win the entire Vintage Groove Collection!

Suzanne

Me

Melinda

Liz

Frances

Aphra

Adornit

Thanks for dropping by and be sure to join us tomorrow for the final day of the hop and another fabulous collection!

Hopscotch with Adornit! Day One

Today is such a fun day!!  Adornit is hosting a blog hop! This is the first day and there will be two more!  Each day, you will have an opportunity to win the collection featured.   Some of my friends and I are sharing some projects that we did with the same collection and at the end of each hop, there is a giveaway at the Adornit Blog!  Yeah!

First Up is the Misty Collection!

What fun it has been to play with such quality products.  I alway love working with a collection that is so versatile and yet perfectly suits my own style.  The colors in this collection are really rich and beautiful.  Embellishing is easy when you have so many beautiful stickers and ribbons.  If fussy cutting is your thing, there are papers that are perfectly suited to that, too. 
Here is my project:

In addition to wonderful double sided papers, there are such fabulous stickers! Below, you can see the close-up of my flower cluster.  It is made almost entirely of clear and cardstock stickers.  The only thing I added was a bow from some of Adornit's beautiful ribbon!  Did you know that Adornit has ribbon?  Well, they do and it's gorgeous!

Even the grey flower is a sticker.  I just fussy cut it out of one of the stickers, added some popdots and it was ready to go on my page!

 
Be sure to keep Hopping to all of the blogs and leave a comment.  Then Hop back to the Adornit Blog and leave them a comment telling about your hop and you could WIN the entire Misty Collection!  You WANT to get your hand on this!


 
 
Here is the Order of the Hop
 
Aphra
Frances
Liz
Melinda
ME
Suzanne
Adornit!
 
If you made it here from Melinda's blog, your next stop is Suzanne!  If you started here, be sure to go back to Aphra to make your way through the hop!  Don't forget to end your hop with a comment at the Adornit Blog!
 
Thanks for dropping by and be sure to join us tomorrow for another chance to win!