A Fabulous Duo

Simple Stories- Fabulous- Card Duo

Created by Moriah Macdonald

Alas, I am hanging my head in shame (well sorta).  Valentine's Day & our Curious Cupid celebration got the best of me this year and I only got 2 more cards made from my goodie pack.  Good news is that this coming week is school vacation, so you may still see a few more creations! :)

Today would have been my dad's 65th birthday, so to honor him I made this birthday card.  Don't you just adore the clean lines and perky feeling of this card?!?!?! :)   My dad was a Miami Vice fan- the early years when the guys wore pink.  He even had one of those pastel pink shirts.  He was a fashion forward kinda guy and I think the pink on this card would have really amused him. ;)

The other card I managed to squeak out just under my self-imposed deadline was this "Hello Friend" card.  The 100% Girl paper is my favorite and I really wanted to see how it would look as a base for a fabulously layered card!  Wouldn't this make a great "get well", "thank you", or just "cheer your day" card?  I love those "just cause" cards.  They are an unexpected surprise of love in your mailbox.  Makes the whole day better. :)

Now before you wander off, let me remind you that many of the items I used here are ON SALE!  Also, we just had our Valentine Blog Hop, so you'll want to check out everyone's blog so you can comment before Feb 17th and be entered to win goodies!

Goodies from The Hen's Den used on these projects:
Simple Stories- Fabulous- 100% Girl

Simple Stories- Fabulous- Orange Mini Dot/Doily
Simple Stories- Fabulous- Sassy
Simple Stories- Fabulous- Brown Damask/Antique
May Arts- Orange Wrinkle Ribbon
Tim Holtz- Distressed Card Stock- Bundled Sage
Also used- Hot Pink Bazzill

February 14 2013 Blog Hop



 

 

 

If you got here first, you need to start with this link

(click here)

 

Valentine Blog Hop!!

Featuring all of the Design Team Members form

The Hens Den

 (This is the last stop on the blog hop)

 

We hope you enjoy your journey today through each of our blogs.  We want to share with you some techniques that each of us use and hopefully you will learn something new from us. ( You should have started with the Facebook posting, so if you got here first, please go to Facebook and click on that link and will take you to the beginning.)

 

Please be sure to comment on each blog.  If you pay close attention, each Design Team member is giving away "a piece" of a kit and one lucky person will win this kit valued at $35.00.  We will select a winner from all of you that comments on ALL of the blogs.  The winner will be picked randomly and we will post how we got that person.   

 

My project is Grunge board/paper.  I love working with Grunge Paper and I find it very intriguing to work with.  I play with scraps a lot.  I just do not want to get into a project and waste good paper on mistakes, so scraps are easy to play with and I usually have plenty around for messing with.  I am messing around in these pictures so, you are going to see the results just as they ended up.

 

I apologize for the glare in this picture.  I used Distress ink on the top piece and I painted the bottom piece.  I wanted to see what it would look like both ways.  Grunge paper/board is easy to cover and take color of all kinds.  Do not be afraid to play and experiment.

 

 

This piece I pained with Gesso because I wanted to play around with stains on the gesso and see what I came up with.

In this sample, I used several Distress Stains and dried the using a heat tool.  the color turned out really cool and I loved the texture that I ended up with as well.  I will use this for a project down the road away.

On this sample I used embossing powders to create a different look.  As I heated the grunge paper, it curled up but later flattened out, this is normal so do not panic if you have never played with it before 



 

 The top piece is the one that I inked using Distress ink and then I sprayed some gold glitter ink spray and it turned out really cool.  I think I might pair it up with the piece shown.

 

 

 Here are the two pieces that I made while playing with embossing powders.   I can add letters or a saying to the center of the sign and be very happy with the way it turned out. 

 

The entire purpose of this project is to give you encouragement to play with something new and not be afraid to mess around and see what you come up with.

 

 

I hope you had fun today and commented along the way.  We will be taking all the names from everyone that did play and one person will win all the items that will make up a kit for your enjoyment and pleasure.    ~ Charlie

Fancy Pants Valentine bottle hanger By Lori McClellan

Valentines Day bottle hanger

featuring Fancy Pants Country Boutique

By Lori McClellan

Lori here with a great Valentine's Day gift idea. 

My husband is REALLY hard to shop for, but I know that I can't go wrong with a fun evening out and food.  I used the Fancy Pants Country Boutique to make this bottle holder gift.

So begin by gathering your supplies.

Fancy Pants - Country Boutique - Black corrugate sheet 
Fancy Pants - Country Boutique - Lydia
Fancy Pants - Country Boutique - Die cuts
May Arts - Black/White 1/2" ribbon
Sewing Machine and red thread
Adhesive
Circle hole punch

Create the pocket out of the black corrugate sheet.  Cut a small piece of the Lydia paper to fit on the front pocket.  I drew a heart with a pencil, then used my sewing machine to sew the shape.  I went over it 2 times to help define the shape.

I loved the ticket from the Fancy Pants Country boutique die cut pack that said Good times, admit one.....It was PERFECT for this project!  I mounted it red cardstock  and adhered it to the Lydia paper.  I tied the May Arts Black and white ribbon around the card too, then I sewed again the parts that covered up the heart.  I cut the holder into the shape of a tag, and punched a hole at the top.

Now all that was left to do was write a note on the red cardstock tag, fill it with some fun stuff, (in this case chocolate and a gift card for dinner), and give it as a gift.  This would also make a great gift for a wedding, an anniversary, a birthday gift....whatever!

Thanks for stopping by, and remember to join The Hen's Den for a very special Valentine's Day blog hop on February 14th!  See you then!

Graphic 45 Olde Curiosity Shoppe- New Driver Layout by Nicolle Kramer

New Driver Layout

Graphic 45 Olde Curiosity Shoppe

Created by: Nicolle Kramer

These are the products I used to create with this month.

Kayla's has been bugging my hubby and I since she's turned 16 for us to take her for her permit. There was a slight delay because we couldn't find her Social Security Card. Go figure it was right in front of our faces. She finally went to take the test on Saturday, January 26th. Kayla was so excited that she only got 1 wrong on the test. She did better then her 2 older brothers. Mike (my hubby) took her out the next day to practice. I am just glad he does because I don't have any patience for that sort of thing. Kayla has a lot of practice ahead of her. Mike takes her in his 2008 Dodge Caravan he uses for work. We recently bought a new 2013 Dodge Journey and because it's smaller that's what she will be learning in from now on. She's one lucky girl.

Some of the techniques I used in this layout are distressing both with scissors and ink, lots of layers, double matted photos. Don't you just love that beautiful big bright blue Petaloo flower and the little white velvet flowers in the cluster with the graphic 45 chipboard tags. The cluster on the left side of the layout came together nicely. When I embellish I keep in mind what the topic of the layout is and go from there. I used the chipboard key, number tag, time piece flower and button. To me the age you are able to drive represents the numbers, the key represents the vehicle and the clock how time flies.  

A closer look at the bottom cluster.

Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to check out The Hen's Den store for these and other fun items. There's also a Valentine Blog Hop on February 14th.  I hope you can come join us in the fun!

Supplies:

Graphic 45

Olde Curiosity Shoppe- Butterfly Specifics

Olde Curiosity Shoppe- Cardstock Stickers

Olde Curiosity Shoppe-Counting Down

Olde Curiosity Shoppe- Exquisite Motif

Olde Curiosity Shoppe- Genuine Article

Olde Curiosity Shoppe- Mercurial Masterpiece

Olde Curiosity Shoppe- Optical Oddities

Olde Curiosity Shoppe-Parlor Wall

Olde Curiosity Shoppe- Tags1

Olde Curiosity Shoppe- Tags2

Graphic 45 -Ornate Metal Keys

Petaloo-Velvet Wild Roses Small

Petaloo- Bohemian Ready to wear Flower

May Arts- Satin/ Grosgrain Double Banded 1.5 in - Cream

May Arts- Soft Blue Crochet Ribbon .5 in.

Love and hugs,

My Mind's Eye Follow Your Heart layout by Carolyn Lontin

Never Forget This Day Layout

Designed by Carolyn Lontin

(http://carolynlontin.blogspot.com/)

Featuring: My Mind's Eye Follow Your Heart

Look at this GORGEOUS line by My Mind's Eye!  The stamps are super cute & the papers are so pretty that they don't need much embellishing!

I used the stamps and a selection of different Ranger Distress Inks on a craft tag then topped it off with layered chipboard decorative buttons and scrappers spool to create my own embellishment tag and I love how it turned out!

I also really LOVE Petaloo's Color Me Crazy Fancy Frames - it was the PERFECT way to frame the saying and the bicycle image I cut from the patterned paper!

The layout feels a bit more feminine than I typically use for my son but since he is gaining more independence with each passing day the message in this collection just spoke to me but I tried to grunge it up a little bit by adding some Fancy Pants Corrugate paper (not included in the kit photo above) and lots of distressing! ;)

I also left a little room for my journaling so we never forget this day! :)

Products used:

My Mind's Eye - Follow Your Heart - Be Happy Never Forget paper

My Mind's Eye - Follow Your Heart - Be Happy Follow paper

My Mind's Eye - Follow Your Heart - Be Happy stamps

My Mind's Eye - Follow Your Heart - Be Happy gems

My Mind's Eye - Follow Your Heart - Be Happy buttons

Fancy Pants Country Boutique Kraft Corrugate Sheet

Petaloo - Canterbury - Magnolia Blossoms - Burgundy

Petaloo - Color Me Crazy Fancy Frames

Ranger Distress Ink - Black Soot

Ranger Distress Ink - Antique Linen

Ranger Distress Ink - Fired Brick

Ranger Distress Ink - Weathered Wood

Ranger Distress Ink - Old Paper

Prima Marketing - Rasp Tool

Tim Holtz - Tiny Attacher Stapler

3D Foam Squares

Therm  O Web 3D Zots

Thanks for stoppin' by!

Simple Stories - A Fabulous Card Trio!

Simple Stories - Fabulous - Card Trio - Moriah Macdonald

Wow, what a weekend!  Groundhog Day has us seeing 6 more weeks of winter (if you live in MA and believe Ms. G) or an early spring (if you believe Phil from PA).  Superbowl Sunday with a power outage delaying the game (who hit the wrong switch?!?).  Now there is a big sale at The Hen's Den!  Charlie is desperate to make room for all the new CHA goodies and is slashing prices on Fabulous goodies! :)  That means you're in luck 'cause the goods used in today's creations are ON SALE!!!!

Have you ever given yourself a personal challenge to see how much you can make using just the goodies in front of you?  That's what I'm doing for my posts this month.  My goal is to see if I can get at least 11 cards made using just what's in the photo above (I get to add ink, adhesive, & stamps though- a girl has to have some wiggle-room after all. LOL!)

For this Peace, Love & Happiness 2 U card I cut the Orange Mini Dots 4 1/8" X 5 3/8" and mounted it directly to the dark brown card base.  The next layer is the Sassy paper cut 1 3/4" x 5 with a piece of 100% Girl cut 1 1/2" x 4 3/4" glued to the center and foam taped onto the dots.  The Fabulous Flash Card, with the peace sentiment, is foam taped next.  The 2 U is from the Expression Stickers.

For this Hey Girlfriend card I again cut the Orange Mini Dots 4 1/8" X 5 3/8" and mounted it directly to the dark brown card base.  The next layer also uses the Sassy paper cut 1 3/4" x 5, but I flipped to the other side of the paper and again used a piece of 100% Girl cut 1 1/2" x 4 3/4" glued to the center and foam taped onto the dots.  Once again, the Fabulous Flash Card, with the lil' birdie speech bubble, is foam taped next.  The words, blue flower, and universal woman symbol are all from the Expression Stickers.

This last hi there luv! card, (say it with me folks) uses the Orange Mini Dots cut 4 1/8" X 5 3/8" and mounted it directly to the dark brown card base.  I changed it up on this next layer!!! :) Both pieces are layer is the 100% Girl paper cut 1 3/4" x 5 AND 1 1/2" x 4 3/4", but the bottom is the flower side and the top is the striped side.  They are once again centered atop each other, glued, and foam taped onto the dots.  Change up time!  The next layer is a die cut heart from pink Bazzill paper.  I crumpled it to give more depth and then adhered it to the card.  Next, you guessed it, we're using the Fabulous Flash Card, with the envelope, and foam taping it to the top.  The words are all letters from the Expression Stickers.  

*****Now you'll want to hurry in to The Hen's Den to get these goodies because the Expression Stickers are already gone!!!!  That's how good of a sale is happening!

Goodies from The Hen's Den used on these projects:
Simple Stories- Fabulous- 100% Girl
Simple Stories- Fabulous- Fabulous Flash Cards
Simple Stories- Fabulous- Orange Mini Dot/Doily
Simple Stories- Fabulous- Sassy


Make sure to tune in for our blog hop on Valentine's Day for the next installment of cards from this set of goodies! :)

Kisses for my Sweetheart

Graphic 45 - Place in Time - Kisses for my Sweetheart - Anita Mulcahey

Graphic 45 Place in Time

Kisses for my sweetheart Card

Created by Anita Mulcahey

Happy February everyone.  I wanted to start this month of love of with a vintage valentine and these Graphic 45 papers are perfect for that. You can find all these lovely products in the Hens' Den store.   I am going to tuck this away for my sweetie.  I used some Crystal Effects on the lips, on the kisses tag, on the fan that the woman is holding and on the hearts on the My Sweetheart tag.  I had fun playing with Pic Monkey to edit the cropped photos.

Supplies:  Graphic 45
Place in Time, February Cut Aparts
Place in Time, Sentiments
Place in Time, Stickers
Tim Holtz Distress Cardstock, Coordinations
Ranger, Glossy Accents

Hugs,