"Happy Day" card by Moriah Macdonald

“Happy Day”

Designed by: Moriah Macdonald (fuzzyslippersdesigns.blogspot.com)

Featuring: Echo Park- For the Record

 Supplies:

Paper- Borders, Noteworthy – For the Record (Echo Park)

Brad- Fabrications (Teresa Collins)

Ribbon- Red Gingham (unknown)

Card base- Parchment (Memory Box)

Embossing folder- Swiss Dot (Cuttlebug)

Sentiment- Wishing you a happy day (Hero Arts)

Ink- Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Adhesive- ZipDry & foam tape

Instructions:

Preparing your page components:

1. Cut the following pieces from your papers:

● Cut 6 border strips from Borders paper.  Largest in length strip is 4 1/8” and shortest is 3 ¼”.  Cut triangle from bottom of each strip to form bunting edges.

● Cut rose tag from Noteworthy paper.  Stamp sentiment.

Assembling your page/card/project:

1. Dry emboss card base.

2.  Adhere border strips starting with widest strips and layering the narrower strips on top.

3.  Knot ribbon at top of card and insert brad into knot.

4.  Foam tape tag with sentiment and tuck corner under ribbon knot. 

*****Not only is this card super easy and super fast, but the paper I used is on sale at Hen's Den!!!! 

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'This Is Me' layout by Carla using Simple Stories Fabulous collection

Title: This Is Me

Designed by: Carla Oliveira http://carlascuriouslycraftychaos.blogspot.com/

Featuring: Simple Stories Fabulous line.

Supplies:

Simple Stories Fabulous line

4x4 craft picture frame

Tim Holtz distress ink spiced marmalade

Prima vintage trinkets

Maya Road candy stripe blossoms

Petaloo mulberry paper flowers

Doodlebug Jewels

Prima say it in Crystals

ribbon

Take Sassy patterened paper from the Simple stories line and adhere to the frame using modge podge.

Apply modge podge to the outside too and let dry to give it a little of a gloss finish.

Sand the edges, and then ink with distress ink.

Cut journaling card off of the sheet (this is me) and then also cut the min flags off of the other journaling card and adhere to the (this is me card).

Add to the picture frame below the picture.

Adhere ribbon to the side of the frame.

Cut bingo card out of the paper line, and adhere to the frame next to the journaling card.

Take prima vintage trinket and use ribbon to make a bow, add to the ribbon down the side of the frame.

Then add flowers around the trinket and leaves and prima say it in crystals.

Thank you card by Anita

Thank You Card
Designed By:  Anita Mulcahey, Happy Paper Craft Happenings Blog 
Featuring:  Fancy Pants, it's the little things

Supplies:  Fancy Pants, it's the little things (Feathered, Shuffle), Bazzill (Burning Ember) Cardstock: Other

Ribbon:  Other

Embellishments:  Prima (Vintage Trinkets), Petaloo (Mulberry Street Daisies small with Tyedye, orange) * flowers are on order with The Hens' Den store*, Pearl:  Other, Sticker:  Other, Glossy Accents:  Ranger Inkssentials

Dies:  Other

Corner Rounder, Other

Cutting Directions

1.  Cut neutral colored cardstock 5 1/2 X 8 1/2", fold in half.

2.  Cut black cardstock 4 X 5 1/4"

3.  Cut Burning Ember cardstock 3 3/4 X 5"

4.  Die cut two 2" circles (Feathered yellow side and Shuffle dotted side) and one heart (Feathered striped side) that is 2" across the widest part.

5.  From the playing card side of the Shuffle cardstock, cut out one of the cards that has birds and a heart on it.  Round the corners.  Cut the dotted side of Shuffle 2 3/4 X 3 3/4".

6.  Cut one bird from the Shuffle cardstock playing card side.

Assembly Directions

1.  Adhere black cardstock to neutral card base. Add Burning Ember piece center over the black cardstock.

2.  Pop up playing card on black and white dotted side of Shuffle paper.  Add some Glossy Accents to the wing and two small circles on each bird on card.  Add some Glossy Accents to your small cut out bird as well.  Allow all to dry.

3.  Tie a bow with the black gingham ribbon to the top of the largest bird cage.  Glue your bird to the center of the bird cage and set aside.

4.  Layout your circles with the circle 1/4" from the top and next to the left edge.

5.  Glue your black (Shuffle) circle just under where you have laid your yellow one.  Glue down both.

6.  Pop up your heart with the bottom tip 1/4" from the bottom of the card at an angle.

7.  Pop up Mulberry flower and add a pearl to the center.

8.  Glue bird cage to yellow circle.

9.  Add sentiment sticker and your card is done.

If you missed it this last weekend we are having a giveaway and a chance to get the know the team!

Fancy Pants - It's the little things - Feathered

May Arts - Solid Ivory Check - Blacy - 7/8 in

Ranger Glossy Accents

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Tuesday spotlight, Two new kits in the store!

Sunshine and Summertime Album kit

by Cheri Piles for The Hens' Den.

Using BoBunny Country Garden Collection

$32.00

  

• Album comes pre-cut and ready to assemble with detailed photographed instructions.
• Using versions of the Chic Albums combined.
• 6 pages front and back, including covers for a total of 12 pages.
• Optional items for this kit: Claudine Hellmuth paint or Tim Holtz Distess Ink available in the store.

Click {HERE} to purchase this kit today by Cheri Piles.

Using Little Yellow Bicycle Saturdays Collection
By Charlie LaBonte for The Hens' Den

$30.00

Using Little Yellow Bicycle "Saturdays" paper line and The Hens Den Sassy Chic album, this kit is pre-cut and includes illustrated instructions and embellishments. Including front and back pages, there are a total of 7 pages for your enjoyment and story telling.

Optional supplies that are available in the store: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Blue Jeans

To purchase this kit click HERE

Saturday Friends with Theresa the scrapbooking queen.

Saturday Friends ~ Little Yellow Bicycle

The Scrapbooking Queen

www.thescrapbookingqueen.com

The Queen was blessed to attend CHA this year in Chicago 

and one of her dearest friends live close.

So we got to spend the weekend together and tour

downtown Chicago via a Double Decker bus. 

Good times and fun Saturday...

Instructions:

1. Choice a base paper for your layout stage and theme
2. Cut matching papers strips for banner back drop for photo
3. Add pre-printed sayings "It's All Good"
4. Stamp a fitting sentiment on a Kraft paper tag and distress it with Tim Holtz Distress in Vintage Photo.
5. Assemble the pre-cut flowers and arrange them around your layout.
6. Add some more pre-printed saying to your layout for tying into theme
7. Photo of your choice to bring the whole "Saturday Friends" Theme together.

If you missed it this last weekend we are having a giveaway and a chance to get the know the team!

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Behind the Scene's- getting to know the chicks from The Hens Den & a GIVEAWAY!!!

We are so lucky to have such a great team of ladies, they all are so very creative!! If you only knew how much fun we all really have together!! We're so lucky to have one another.  

Each one of them is talented in their very own way and that offers you, our customers so much diversity in seeing different types of projects to help YOUR creative growth.

Hi I'm Charlie - I am the owner/operator and "Altered Items" are my specialty. I am close to celebrating 31 years with my husband, Glenn.   We have 3 awesome Grandchildren, Logan and Ethan who are twins and Autumn who will light up the world someday.  By day, I am a mortgage loan officer for a local credit union and have been doing this for over 20 years.   Counting the years now to retirement...whew!! You can find me on Facebook and my personal blog. 

Hi I'm Cheri - I am the Design team coordinator. Mini books are my thing, but honestly though I am a craft-o-holic when I am not working as a real estate broker, you will most likely find me creating something because my mind does not stop. You can find me hanging out at Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, My blog and  Instagram #Cheripiles 

I'm Carla, I am the assistant design team coordinator. My specialty is also mini albums. I am a working mother of two kids in college, 4 fur babies and I have been scrap booking for about 13-14 years now. You can find me at Pinterest, Facebook, Scrapbook.com and of course my personal BLOG.

Hi my name is Anita from MA. My specialty is card making and I love all things to do with paper, ribbon and glue. You can find me hanging out at: Pinterest Facebook Scrapbook.com And, last but not least my BLOG. 

Hi, I'm Carolyn and my specialty is layouts. I am a wife, mom, photographer, crafter and sports fan who is a bit of a control freak. I am addicted to reading and having clean laundry. I can be found hanging out at Pinterest, Facebook and my BLOG. 

  

Hi there I am Krystle. My specialty is creating two page layouts. I am an attorney, wife, and scrapbooker! You can find me hanging out at Pinterest, Facebook and here is my personal BLOG

Hi everyone, I am Lori and my specialty is like Charlie's I love altering projects. I am a wife and mom to 4 great kids, a part time college student studying graphic and web design., and a small business owner. In my spare time I love to exercise, read and of course paper craft. I love to inspire and be inspired. You can find me at my favorite places Pinterest, Facebook, and my BLOG . 

Hi I'm Moriah and my specialty is cards. Currently living in MA, Creating paper art is a form of meditation for me. Cards are what I most often create, but lately I have gotten into more home decor creations. Come check me out at Pinterest, Paper Craft Planet, 2 Peas in a Bucket, and my BLOG. 

Hi I am Nicolle, my specialty is advanced layouts. I am a stay at home mom of 4. My favorite hobby at the moment is scrapbooking but I dabble in many others. Come on over and check me out at Pinterest, Facebook , Twitter and my BLOG

Hi I am Theresa and my specialty is card making too! Let's just say I love all things "Royal" and creating things that people say, I can do that. Inspiring to create fun and quick projects for everyone. Come check The Scrapbooking Queen at Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, and my person BLOG.

GIVE-A-WAY: 

You may have to visit each of our blogs to find the answers in the form below. To enter just answer ALL of the questions below and click on submit for your chance to win this  AWESOME exclusive CHIC mini album collection: 

• Exclusive Chic Album "Classy Chic" by The Hens Den 9 pages total, 2 covers, 4 tabbed chipboard, 2 corrugated, 1 canvas page.
• 5 sheets of music notes insert pages  
• 5 sheets of dictionary insert pages 
• 1 yard of green tweed ribbon 
• 1 yard of green and cream stripe ribbon
• 1 package of Petaloo flowers
• Simple Stories Generations collection kit

You have until 5pm Sunday August 6th. The grand prize winner will be randomly chosen and announced on the blog on August 7th. Good luck and have fun!!

Prima "memories" layout by Nicolle Kramer

Memories

Designed by: Nicolle Kramer

My Blog >>http://nicollelovesscrapbooking.blogspot.com/

Featuring: Prima's Nature Garden

We enjoy going to the Erie Basin Marina here in Buffalo every summer. It tends to be a few degrees cooler by the lake and we love watching all the peoples boats in the distance. There is also restaurants, icecream, boat tours and a submarine, naval ships to explore. In the picture below we were on the little beach they made there.

Supplies:

Lace Ivory - Pearl Center 3/4 inch	Cotton Crochet Ribbon	Chipboard	Blackthorn	Essentials Petals
Meeting a Fairy	Midsummer's Eve

Green Bazzill basics paper

Burning Ember Bazzill Basics paper

Misc: Martha Stewart punch, Black pearls, Green pearls, white pearls, foam squares, bling and glue.

Preparing your components:

• Use Prima Blackthorn paper for base paper and distress edges.
• Cut 9 1/2"x 12" from green bazzill paper and border punch sides.
• Cut 7 1/2"x 12" paper from meeting a fairy paper, distress edges.
• Cut 7" x 6" from midsummers eve paper and distress edges.
• Cut (2) photos 3 1/3"x4" and mat with Burning ember bazzill paper cutting it 1/4" bigger all around photo.
• Cut a 1" x 7 1/2" from green bazzill paper and border punch.
• Cut 2 12" pieces of lace with pearl centers. Cut 7 1/2" piece from cotton crocheted trim.

Assembling your layout:

• Take 9 1/2"x 12" green bazzill paper and center and attach to prima blackthorn paper.
• Attach  7 1/2"x 12" paper from meeting a fairy paper to center of green bazzill border punched paper.
• Attach  7" x 6" from midsummers eve paper towards top of layout and center over meeting a fairy paper. 
• Attach pearl center trims to sides of meeting a fairy paper.
• Attach crocheted trim to bottom of midsummers eve paper. 
• Attach photos as shown above toward top of layout.
• Attach flowers to top left of left picture and bottom right of right picture.
• Attach chipboard flowers to center of photos adding flowers to each side.
• Attach chipboard title under right picture.
• I used a sketch for inspiration.