TIME FOR SOME FEBRUARY REVEALS!

I have to admit something.  Christmas and Valentine's Day are a struggle for me to scrap.  I don't know why, they just are.  But this week I started creating with the February Birds of a Feather kit and I had a great time! I never mix red and pink, since I don't really use pink,  but red and pink are so fun together!  I really love the word/definition cards that come with the kit too.  I had and an old photo booth strip that I wanted to use so I gave the page a casual feel.  I layered my pink paper on to red paper,  folded down the top corner and added a paper clip.  I used some chipboard letters that Amy sent me and painted them with the red paint.  It was my first time using a doily on a page too!  Added the word card, some sequins, arrows, initials and distressed the edges with the paint!  Done!

I had to make a Valentine's Day card next.  I posted a sequins pocket idea at the BOAF forums the other day and wanted to give it a try.  I used some clear packaging, cut up some patterned paper to fit in the clear package and added sequins.  I stapled the top shut to keep the sequins from falling out and covered the staples with the big speech bubble.  I added one of the word cards in the kit and there you have it!  A cute little card that I think will be going to my daughter. 

I really did have a great time creating this week and plan on doing more this weekend!  Make sure you share with us what you create with the kit.  The gallery is always open for adding more inspiration!  Happy Scrapping!

 

 

 

 

MORE JANUARY KIT

Yesterday I posted a challenge for you and today I'm posting another reveal with the BOAF January Kit!  Again, I kept it simple and had fun using the different pieces of  paper from ADORN IT. 

I cut some block pieces of the paper and stated layering on both pages.  For the first layout I even used one of the adorable envelopes from the December Kit. 

For the second layout I layered paper and included one of the clear polaroid frames under the title.  The red stickers in the kit gave this page a great pop of color.

If you plan on gettig January's Kit or already have it opened and ready to use, make sure you show off your creations in the gallery! 

Have a great week!

 

 



Sunday Scrappy Challenge - 1/19 to 1/25

Hi everyone!

IT'S TIME FOR A NEW SUNDAY CHALLENGE!

 

The January Kit @ Birds of a Feather comes with a cute page of Echo Park 3/4 cards so I based today's challenge on them! 

 

For your layout I want you to

Use two 3/4 cards (they can be quotes, journaling, blank...whatever!)

&

use a picture with YOU in it!

 

Here is what I came up with.  I used a picture of Paul and I on our anniversary and I used 3 cards.

Have fun with this challenge and make sure you post in the forum and the gallery by Saturday, January 25.

 

 

BOAF January 2014 Kit Is Here

It's 2014.  I can't believe it.  That means it's time for my first January Kit Reveal! This month we get to create with papers from Adorn It and Echo Park.  My favorite part of the kit though, is the sheet of clear polaroid overlays from Allison Kreft from Webster's Pages.  They are easy to use and add a little something to your pictures!  For my two layouts I kept it nice and simple.  My first layout is of my daughter and one of her barn chores at riding lessons.  Had to document how she will clean up after horse but not herself.  :)  I layered paper from the Adorn It collection.  This is actually one sheet of paper but I used both sides and layered it on a white background.  Easy!  Then I took an Instagram picture, covered it with one of the clear frames, then added the title in red letters for a little pop.  I also included one of the little frames that is on the polaroid sheet.  (Just love them!)

For my 2nd layout I went with a black, grey and red color scheme.  I used black and white pictures of Ziggy and Dexter, cut out an ampersand card from the 12 X 12 sheet in the kit, added the red title again and some simple embellishments.  Done! I couldn't resist adding more of the mini polaroid to this layout too.  Really like that some are plain and some have images in the frame. 

Then of course, I had to add an initial to both layouts.

 

 

If you haven't checked out the January Kit head on over to the store and take a look.

Later this month I will have more reveals with the kit!  In the mean time I hope to see some creations from you too! 

 

 

 

WINTER LAYOUTS WITH THE DECEMBER KIT

Hi everyone!  It's December kit time!  I am loving the great wintery colors that Amy put together and I  was so excited to see sheets of wood grain paper in this kit too.  So, of course, I had do my first layout with it!  I used some pictures from this past February.  (so glad I finally got them scrapped)  Yep. That wood grain paper is so great!  I really like the rustic feel it gives to the page. 

I was having so much fun with the kit,  I made another layout.  This kit really makes it easy to put pages together.  I layered several of the papers and then added the big title.  (the big alphas for the title are part of the Timbergrove line but are not included with the kit.  The little ones are part of the kit and they are so cute!)  The star stickers are part of the sticker sheet and I gave them some dimension by adhering them with a pop dot. 

With the scraps I had from the above layout, I had to make a card.  I added one of the cute little envelopes in the kit and put the snowflakes and sentiment right on it.  Now I have a card to send out and I used up scraps! 

I will be making a lot more with this kit and if you bought it over at BOAF I hope you start scrapping with it.  Make sure you post your creations in our gallery!

 

 

 

 

Challenge at the Blog!

We've started a new thing at Birds of a Feather.  Instead of posting techniques for you, the design team is posting a new challenge every Sunday!  I think this is a great way to get people scrapping.  This past Sunday was my turn and I made it an easy one...if you like to make cards. 

If you are interested in checking out the challenge just head on over to the blog and join in!  It's really easy and lets you use up some of your scraps!

It's a November Reveal...once again.

Time for another reveal with this month's kit!

I really am loving the soft colors in the November Kit @ Birds of A Feather. 

Not only are the colors great, but the embellishments are so fun.

For this reveal, I made two more layouts.   On my first layout, I used patterned paper from both Heidi Swapp and Carta Bella.  I love how well these two go together.  For the "8" in my title, I cut out the number from another Heidi Swapp paper.  Then of course I used the cut glitter alphas for the rest.

Here's a close up of the title card, journaling and date tab.

On this next layout, I mixed up the Carta Bella patterned paper. Love the patterns on both!

For my embellishments I wanted to draw attention to the picture of my dad and I, so I used a

vellum arrow from the Heidi Swapp embellishment pack (not included in the kit).

Here's a close up!

I love that I scrapped a page of my dad and I.  That doesn't happen very often. 

This kit can be used for so many different pictures.  I plan on scrapping more this weekend so I think I will use up more of this great November Kit!!  If you use  yours, make sure you share what you create over in the gallery at BOAF!

 

 

 

Revealing November Creations

I couldn't wait to start creating with the November Kit from Birds of A Feather.  Here's my first layout that I created and I had so much fun.  I used some fun pictures of Kate being her entertaining self.  I don't usually go for glitter, but I am loving the glitter letters in the kit!  I also added one of the journaling cards I made for my November Technique.  (made putting this together so easy!)

Here is a close up of how I added the title to the card for a quick page embellishment.

Then of course I had to make a card.  Can't have enough cards made up to give to friends and family.  Not only do I love the glitter letters, I love the glitter words in the Kit Extras! I think they worked well together to make up the sentiment. 

If you grabbed your November Kit, I hope you are inspired to get it out and start scrapping!  Remember to share with us so we can see what you create with this great kit!!

 

Technique Tuesday - November Kit Journaling Cards

Hello!  I can't believe we are already working with the November Kit.  For today's Technique Tuesday I have some journaling card inspiration.   I had some blank journaling cards that I wanted to dress up before I used them in my Project Life Album.  I also wanted to use them on layouts I create with the kit.  So, for those of you that don't participate in Project Life,  you can use these for your layouts or cards!  My journaling cards are actually from Project Life but you can use any kind you have or that you cut out yourself. 

The kit Amy put together this month really has great colors and embellishments.  I used a little bit of everything  to decorate the cards.  The rub-ons, glitter words and alpha stickers, the mini frames, journaling spots and the fun rolling stamp that is in the November Kit Extras. 

This shows you some the ways I mixed up the embellishments.  I just had a lot of fun with it.  I even cut out pieces of the patterned paper. 

Not only did I create journaling cards, I also used a picture on one for inserting in my Project Life page.  I love that these are made up and ready to grab at any time.  Here are some details of the cards.  I used initials, dates, cut up the journaling spots that are in the kit and also layered the banners that are in the extras. (I did include some ephemera pieces that are not included in the kit.)

 

These are all the cards that I completed!  I think the November Kit had so many fun colors and patterns to work with. Now, I can't wait to add these to my projects!

If you make some cards, make sure you post them in the gallery so we can see what you create!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



OCTOBER CREATIONS

Time for my last reveal with the October Kit!  I did another layout and card.  Once again, I used flowers even though I normally don't. (Insert gasp here.) But I really thought the flower stickers in the extras were so pretty.  Love the colors.  So, I used them on a simple "Thank You" card.  I used some pop dots to give the card some dimension and the sentiment was done with the alpha stickers that are in the kit.  And my favorite wood grain paper was used for the background of the card.

For my layout, I kept it simple too.  Of course, I think I have a pretty simple style so I don't think it's too surprising.  I used a picture of our dog, the wonderful wood grain paper and some strips of the orange patterned paper.  I did some fussy cutting for the LOVE tag and added the stickers for the date and the journaling.  I thought the little orange button, which is also from the extras, looked cute as an embellishment.  Just like the "Thank You" card,  I used the alpha stickers from the kit.  And of course I couldn't leave out an initial! 

If you picked up one of the October Kits, make sure you share what you create over in the BOAF Gallery.  We would love to see them! 

 

BLUE FERN AND BIRDS OF A FEATHER BLOG HOP!!

Hi! And welcome to the Blue Fern Studios and Birds of a Feather Birthday Blog Hop!

Hopefully, you have been directed here from Linda's Blog. If you haven't, please head back to the Birds of a Feather blog and start hopping from there.

Remember, in order to qualify for the Blue Fern prize, you MUST hop to and comment on each Scrap Chick's blog.  (We love getting comments on our blog!)

 

Here is my layout using the "A Moment in Time" Chipboard Title from Blue Fern. I used paper from the October Kit at Birds of a Feather!

 

Here's a close up of the chipboard title.  I was going to leave it naked but decided to use mist to give it more color.  It was so easy and turned out great!  I really like the font on this one.

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the hop. Your next stop is Nicole's blog for her wonderful Blue Fern creation!

Oh! And one more thing before you go. Since this weekend is the Birds of a Feather Bird-day Crop, and since we are celebrating three amazing years, Amy has a special gift to offer you:

All hoppers can receive 10% off your Blue Fern order if you order through BOAF by the crop deadline, Wednesday the 16th. All you need to do is send Amy a private message via the message board OR the gallery, or send an email to birdsofafeatherkits@gmail.com .

 

Just so you have it, here is a list of all the blogs you will hop to.

Birds of a Feather

Linda
Janet
Nicole
Shawna
Blue Fern: http://bluefernstudios.blogspot.com/

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy Hopping!

Creating with the October Kit

I really can't believe it's October already.  Where does the time go?  A new month means a new kit and Amy put together one with great fall colors.   Not only is it great for fall, I used the papers for a Halloween page.  I couldn't help it.  The green, orange and purple of the Bo Bunny papers just scream Halloween to me.   So I grabbed a picture from last year, cut some strips from the patterned papers and added some embellishments and a die cut title.

 

The circles are from the chipboard pieces included in the kit and I used one button from the kit extras.

I cut the title with my Cameo for and easy title.  The Prima alphas weren't the color I needed for this page, so I used a black ink dabber and painted them to match.  The quote bubble is also a die cut.

 

For my Thank You card I went with the Echo Park Papers.  The wood grain paper is my favorite so I made it the base.  I added stickers from the sticker sheet in the extras and cut out a butterfly from the Authentique page that Amy included with the kit.  I used some pop dots to make the butterfly stand out a little more.  This was a simple card and now I have a thank you card ready for when I need one! 

 

 

This kit went pretty fast, but there is still one left in the boutique.  If you grabbed one already I can't wait to see what you create with it!  Make sure to add it to our gallery.  Enjoy the October Kit!

 

 

More of the September Kit!

Hello again!  It's time to show you more of my creations using the September Kit!  The colors in this months kit really are gorgeous.  I am loving the yellow, and for my layout I used a lot.  I took some Instagram pictures of Kate and I at the fair this summer that seemed perfect for the papers.  I cut out some of the chevron pattern and added them to the top and bottom of the layout to draw the eye to the pictures.  Then I layered 3 different patterned  papers in the center and put the pictures in block style.

I added some washi tape and did a little bit of sewing too.

I left one of the spaces open for the mixed font title.  I used the American Craft Thickers that are in the kit, some tiny alphas from my stash and cut the "FAIR" out using pattered paper and my Cameo.

I distressed the little alphas to give it that used look. 

Now for my card.  Don't fall out of your seat girls.  I used a FLOWER!!  Can you believe it?  It wasn't hard at all! LOL.  I used more of the Close Knit paper but these are softer then the ones I used on the layout.  The minty green color at the top is so pretty.

The ruler ribbon is folded toward each end and I used pop dots to give it some dimension. 

Then I added the flower with a wonderful little enamel dot and cut out a tag from one of the patterned papers in the kit extras. I cut a little slit in the tag and tucked it under the dot so it would stay.  I love making "hey" cards just to have when I need a card to send to someone.  Now, what will you creative with your September Kit?  Make sure you show us when you are done!

 

 

 

Loving September!

What a way to start my first month for the DT!  I am having such a great time with the September Kit!!  I love the colors, extras, and all the embellishments.  For my first layout I used papers from the Crate Paper "Close Knit" line.  I layered some pieces of patterned paper and journaling spots.  I did some fussy cutting with the camera paper and added a camera to the corner of my design.  It might be hard to tell, but I added a photo overlay to my Instagram picture and I love it.  The overlays are definitely a great part of the kit!  They are just a fun way to add something to your pictures!

I cut out some journaling spots from one of the sheets in the extras kit.  I stamped the date and did a little journaling above the picture.  I added a little distressing to some of the edges too.

I just love the layered borders in the kit.  I added one to the top of my page with a little subtitle.  It even has the stitching right on it!  They are all so cute!

For my second layout I went with a different color scheme but it is still papers from the Close Knit line. The yellow and blue just look so good together so I had to used them.  Part of my title is made form the American Craft Thickers that come in the kit and the "my" in the title is made from some of the patterned paper and cutting it with my Cameo.  I did some layering, added the picture of my sweet dog and added the title and journaling.  I think it's a totally different feel from my first page.  Another reason to love the kit Amy put together.  You can do so much with it.

 

I hope you head over and check out what the September Kit has to offer!  Amy did a wonderful job putting it all together and I can't wait to start creating more layout and cards to share.  Have a wonderful week!

First Tutorial for BOAF DT!

Hi everyone!  It's time for my first technique post at Birds of A Feather.  Ok, so it was supposed to be a few days ago but our computer/internet wasn't going to let that happen.  But now we are up and running!

I don't know about you, but I love the cute Instagram frames that are popular right now.  So, I thought I would use some frames and show you they are not just for pictures. I've seen this idea on several layouts throughout Pinterest but I don't remember which ones.  If you don't have the Instagram frames, any size frame will work for this.    First I got all my supplies together.  I planned on using everything pictured but of course that changed when I started creating the page. 

Now I started laying out the pictures and frames.  I knew I wanted the frames to overlap, so I put the pictures close together then added the frames. I love that these frames have places to add journaling.

I just kept repeating this process with my 4 frames, making sure they were a little staggered and overlapped.  I think it gives it a little more of a casual fun feel.  (at least that's what I think.)

The fourth frame is not holding a picture.  This is where I changed it up a bit.  Instead of framing one of my pictures, I wanted to use it for framing some of my embellishments. 

I tucked some phrase tags under the edge of the frame.  I layered a few down the side, then I made them pop a little by outlining them with a black Sharpie. I used a pop dot to adhere the star.

 

To give the page some finishing touches, I added my new favorite embellishment, enamel dots, some washi tape to a few of the frames and then outlined the whole design in black.  And this is what the final layout looks like...

 

I had a lot of fun with this page and I hope it inspires you to either pull out your frames or go out and buy some.  If you do, I would love to see your layout.  It's quick and easy and gives your pictures and embellishments a little more UMPH! 

(The frames and tags are both from Elle's Studio) 

More Layouts!

I managed to get all the challenges done for the Birds Crop! Felt good to scrap this much. Here's what I created...