C'est Magnifique Scrapbook Kits and Store: September 2015

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

October Kit Reveal!

You've seen some great samples that our designers have created with the October Kit over the past several weeks. It's time to give you a look at everything you can find in the October Kits and to remind you of our Add-Ons.

October Kit - Among The Birds

Kit Embellishments:

American Crafts: Homemade: Chalkboard Label Stickers
C'est Magnifique: Twine: Blue/Pink/Yellow*
Cocoa Vanilla Studio: Hello Lovely: Accessory Stickers
FabScraps: Chipboard Embellishments: Chandeliers
Heidi Swapp: Hello Today: Spot Varnish Chipboard Window Frames
Prima: All About Me: 12x12 Cardstock Stickers: Type & Tabs
Prima: Coy: Adelle
Prima: Donna Downey: Embroidered Canvas & Chipboard Tag Set: Flowers
Prima: Garden Fable: Tag Me
Prima: Lavender Roses (2)
Prima: Resin Angel*
We R Memory Keepers: Inked Rose Wood Tag: Hello

*Partial Package

Paper Add-On

Marion Smith: Romance Novel Chapter 2: Forever
Kaisercraft: Miss Nelly: Her Style
Prima: Garden Fable: Birdhouse
Prima: Garden Fable: Blushing Floral (2)
Prima: Garden Fable: Garden Fable
Prima: Garden Fable: Lover Momentos
Prima: Garden Fable: Porcelainware
Prima: Garden Fable: Primrose & Proper

Magnifique Mixed Media Kit

The October Magnifique Mixed Media Kit is available now in our Store!

Blue Moon Beads: Tokens Metal Word Charms
C'est Magnifique Shimmer Mist: Majestic Purple
Darice: Paper Mache Purse Box (10"X8"X3")
Dovecrat: Grosgrain Ribbon: Picket Fence: 2m
Everything Mary: Round Grommets: Black
Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft: Gelatos Double Scoop: Guava
Heidi Swapp: 6x6 Stencil: Doily Flower
Prima: Large Rose: Pink
Prima: Say It In Pearls: Leaf Swirls: Gray
Stewart Gill: Opaque Medium

Djamila Khiter prepared a preview video of the Mixed Media Kit for you!

Magnifique Card Kit

The October Magnifique Card Kit is available now in our Store!

Basic Grey: Highline: Be Yourself
C'est Magnifique: 3.5-inch Paper Doily: Orange
C'est Magnifique: 3.5-inch Paper Doily: Lavender
C'est Magnifique: 4.25x5.5 Patterned Card Bases (2)
C'est Magnifique: 4.325x5.5 White Envelopes (5)
C'est Magnifique: 5.25x7.25 Cream Envelopes (3)
C'est Magnifique: 8.5x11 Cardstock: Assorted Shades of Pink (6)
DCVW: Juniper Check on Fossil
DCWV: Zebra with Pink Stitching
Dovecrat: Ribbon: Pink Dot: 2m
Heidi Swapp: Hello Today: Cardstock Stickers: Remember
Kaisercraft: Miss Nelly: Her Style
Offray: Ribbon: Pink/Green Flowers*
Marion Smith: Romance Novel Chapter 2: Forever
Prima: Garden Fable: Birdhouse
Prima: Garden Fable: Blushing Floral (2)
Prima: Garden Fable: Garden Fable
Prima: Garden Fable: Lover Momentos
Prima: Garden Fable: Porcelainware
Prima: Garden Fable: Primrose & Proper

*Partial Package

Flower Add-On

We create a Flower Add-On each month for those of you who like extra flowers. We have selected flowers that compliment the kit and put them together as an add-on.

Petaloo: Expressions: Mini Fabric Flower: Fuschia
Pink Paislee: House of Three: Daily Junque: Felt Flowers
Prima: Cottage Blossoms: Baby Blue
Prima: Evita: Esme
Prima: Garden Fable: Mulberry Paper Flowers: Everbloom
Prima: Lady Godiva's Fabric Flowers with Pearls: Grape Ice

Embellishment Add-On

Lastly, we have an Embellishment Add-On so you can stretch your kit even further.

American Crafts: Dear Lizzy: Serendipity: Die-Cut Cardstock Shapes
Bella Blvd: Color Choas: Trinkets Stickers
C'est Magnifique: Doily: Pink
C'est Magnifique: Velvet Ric Rac: Pink*
Cocoa Vanilla Studio: Hello Lovely: Sequins: Pink
Pebbles: Washi Tape: Begonia
Prima: Chipboards & More: Debutante
Prima: Garden Fable: Wood Icons
Prima: Say It In Crystals: Garden Fable: Self-Adhesive Jewels

*Partial Package

Doesn't the October Kit look gorgeous?

The Main Kit, the Magnifique Mixed Media Kit, the Magnifique Card Kit, the Flower Add-On and the Embellishment Add-On are available now for purchase in the C'est Magnifique Store! Our talented design team will be back to inspire you with more projects using our October Kit. Until then, please enjoy this video by designer Djamila Khiter, featuring an in-depth look at the October Main Kit contents!

Friday, September 25, 2015

Deonna's October Kit Layout Tutorial

Hi! Deonna here today sharing a layout tutorial that I created using the October Kit, which features the beautiful Prima Garden Fable collection. I used the Main Kit, Flower Add-On and Embellishment Add-On to create this page.

Step 1. Cover the entire paper with gesso.

Step 2. Cut the green rectangles from the piece of Garden Fable "Blushing" patterned paper.

Step 3. Water down green Tim Holtz Distress Stain and brush it over the page.

Step 4. Distress the edges of the cut out green rectangles.

Step 5. Ink the edges of the distressed papers with green Distress Stain.

Step 6. Spritz the inked papers water to spread the color.

Step 7. Emboss the edges of the papers with an iridescent blue embossing powder.

Step 8. Ink and emboss several pieces of chipboard ephemera from the Prima Debutante Chipboard and More package of embellishments (Embellishment Add-On).

Step 9. Ink the petals of flowers (Flower Add-On), dip in embossing powder, and heat set.

Step 10. Ink and emboss the resin fairy from the Main Kit.

Step 11. Emboss several of the Garden Fable Wood Icons (Embellishment Add-On).

Step 12. Dilute green Tim Holtz Distress Stain, brush onto the background paper, and let it roll off the paper. While the ink is still wet, add embossing powder and heat set.

Step 13. Assemble the layout. Use a paintbrush to add diluted Distress Stain to select areas of the layout.

Here's some close-up photos of the embossed page elements. The embossing powder really catches the light, adding a fantastic shimmer to my layout.

Using the same process as above, I also created this blue layout.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope I have inspired you! The October Add-Ons, the Mixed Media Kit and the Card Kit are available for purchase now from the C'est Magnifique Store. The October Main Kit will be on sale on September 30th.

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Dana's October Kit Projects + Farewell

Hi! Dana Tatar here today sharing the projects I created with the C'est Magnifique October Kits. I had a blast working with the Prima Garden Fable collection. I used items from the Main Kit, Flower Add-On, Embellishment Add-On, Mixed Media Kit and Card Kit for my projects this month. This kit will be the last that I work with as a designer for C'est Magnifique Kit Club. It has been an amazing year, but it is time for me to move on. I've enjoyed sharing my work with you and have appreciated every comment and kind word that I have received during my term. The new Design Team Coordinator will be introduced next month, so please stay tuned!

I like to flip-flop between two major design styles, romantic and clean and simple. I have a pair of layouts in each style to share with you today. These kits are versatile!

I had a lot of fun fussy cutting the patterned papers as well as my photo for this layout featuring my niece.

I used the stencil, Gelato and mist from the Mixed Media Kit to create a colorful textured background for this page.

The leaves, flowers, nests, birds and architectural elements that I fussy cut from the patterned papers were super fun to layer over and under the house that is the focal point of my design.

I used one of my favorite family photos for this page. The beautiful Prima Evita Esme flowers from the Flower Add-On were perfect for a heritage layout! I used two patterned papers from the Card Kit, the solid kraft and the stitched animal print, to coordinate with the outfit of the woman in the photo.

I added bright pink flowers for a fun pop of color. I highlighted the roses on the patterned paper and the neutral colored flowers with the Guava (pink) Gelato from the Mixed Media Kit.

I went monochromatic for my two clean and simple layouts. I has fun mixing things up a bit using pink for a masculine page and blue for a feminine page.

I love this pink/red masculine layout that I created using a photo of my brother and his son as inspiration.

I criss-crossed pieces of washi tape over the background of the patterned paper and then covered it with a layer of the Opaque Medium from the Mixed Media Kit. I then added some color with the Guava Gelato and splatters of mist. I layered die-cuts, tags, stickers and small pieces of patterned paper under my photo and then finished the page with some flowers and rhinestones.

My last layout features my youngest niece. She is such a sweetheart! I pulled the blue papers, packaging and die-cuts from the kits for this page.

This large felt flower from the Flower Add-On adds a wonderful softness to this layout.

The small piece of Prima resin is one of my favorite embellishments from the Main Kit. It made a fantastic bow topper.

I created a small corner embellishment with piece of patterned paper, a die-cut and some rhinestones.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope I have inspired you! I have one more layout to share for the October Sketch Challenge, so please stop by again on the first of the month.

The October Add-Ons, the Mixed Media Kit and the Card Kit are available for purchase now from the C'est Magnifique Store. The October Main Kit will be on sale on September 30th.

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

October Kit Sneak Peek!

Here we are at the middle of the month again and that means we're excited to give you a look at the paper we will be using in our October Kit, the Magnifique Mixed Media Kit, the Card Kit, and our two add-ons.

The patterned paper for October is the Prima Garden Fable Collection.

Magnifique Mixed Media Kit

The October Magnifique Mixed Media Kit is available now in our Store!

Magnifique Card Kit

The October Magnifique Card Kit is available now in our Store!

Flower Add-On

We create a Flower Add-On each month for those of you who like extra flowers. We have selected flowers that compliment the kit and put them together as an add-on.

Embellishment Add-On

Lastly, we have an Embellishment Add-On so you can stretch your kit even further.

Doesn't the October Kit look gorgeous?

The Magnifique Mixed Media Kit, the Magnifique Card Kit, the Flower Add-On and the Embellishment Add-On are available now for purchase in the C'est Magnifique Store!

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Guest Designer Rhonda Van Ginkel - Part II with the September Card Kit

Greetings, it's Rhonda Van Ginkel back with you today to host the blog as a Guest Designer with Part II of my September projects. I am featuring designs using the C'est Magnifique September 2015 Card Kit.

"This Life is Pretty Wonderful" (12x12 Page)

I love the elements in the Card Kit so much, I also had a few extra goodies to include from the Embellishment Add-On Kit as well as the black flower from the Flower Add-On September 2015 Kit. I started this page inspired by the green card base which I used to mat my photo collage, along with some simple black cardstock.

I loved the idea of mixing this strong chevron design with some florals. I used a sheet of kraft card stock from home, then used crackle modeling paste and a stencil. I added the small gold glitter paste stars using a stencil. You will also see a few wood veneer stars mixed in which I lightly touched with Gold Glimmer Spray to blend in.

Some Gelatos were used in 4 different colors, and just smeared in to blend. After that, I sprinkled drops of Glimmer Spray about in coordinating colors to the pattern papers. I stamped using some of my BoBunny stamps and black ink.

The blue banner and pink arrow and sequin elements are from the Embellishment Add On Kit. I added the string and pearl along with the ink for coloring the "Hello" speech bubble. The partial tag I cut using a simple tag die.

"Hello Sunshine" Tag

For my next project, I created a tag to fit the cute pink polka dot envelope that comes in the kit. I've used the Prima Doll Stamp included in the kit as my focal point. She is colored with Copics and paper pieced.

I've used a scrap from one of my first projects on this. In the background you should see a frame and behind it I've backed it with the black and white ampersand. This was a really fun project to do, I love using these doll stamps, the possibilities are endless!

I added some Diamond Stickles to accent the bodice florals as well as the top of the skirt. The paper piecing that I did with her hair is from a woodgrain pattern paper included in the kit. I highlighted some of the hair design with my marker.

The headband, bodice and florals on her shoes all coordinate to the same patterned paper. To accent the headband, I added a single sequin and an Enamel Dot.

Here's the coordinating envelope. I added a few simple touches and love how it fits perfectly!

For this project I used a Prima Tag Pad from my own collection of items for the base, then added other papers and embellishments to it.

"Hello" (A2 sized card)

This card showcases another one of the beautiful designed card bases included in the kit. I decided to layer over the florals lightly with a few other pieces.

The "Hello" sentiment flag was cut from the pattern papers in the kit. I cut one of the vellum hearts in half and used for "leaves" under the flower cluster on the left. To create this look, I used a few of my dies and my die cutting machine.

Are you loving the projects you've been seeing? If so, be sure to check out the C'est Magnifique Store to get your very own September 2015 Card Kit today!

If you love those enamel dots, wood veneers, die cuts, sweet bows and arrows, be sure to check out the Embellishment Add-On Kit while you're there. There is also a Flower Add-On September 2015 Kit if you crave some flowers for your projects.

Thank you to C'est Magnifique Kit Club for inviting me Guest Design again with you this month. I loved working with these beautiful papers and goodies!

Have a super creative day!

~ Rhonda

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