Teresa's share with the new March kit

Hi everyone it's Teresa here today on this beautiful Tuesday and i have lots to share with you that i made with the new C'est Magnifique March kit for this month.  It was jam packed with lots of amazing papers, embellishments and flowers so i really had fun and made lots of projects to catch up for pages and gifts to give.

My first share is a page i did of a family friend at her wedding shower.  It was such a wonderful day for her and it really showed in this picture.  The papers went great with the sepia colors and the flowers really made it all come together.  It was great too that the papers have so much printed on them so all i did was layer a few papers behind the photo to make it pop more and then added the little sentiments that came with the set.  The cute doilies from Prima are also in the set and it was a pretty addition to put in the cluster of flowers.  

And this page was really fun to make.  I was on the Spellbinders Design Team for 4 years and had lots of photos to do of us so all the neat sentiments started this one off.  Then i layered the papers under it to make the photo stand out and added some of the flowers, the chipboard butterflies and the pretty clock with the flowers.  You also get lots of chipboard sentiments in this kit so i used one of the Friendship words and inked it up a little for my title.  And of course i had to put a die on the backround just for memories. Oh and a few pearls too.  Ya gotta have a bit of bling right?  

For this page i wanted to use the printed words in pink and newsprint that came in the kit so i matted the picture first and then tore the prints to go underneath it.  Then a tucked in a few tags that came with the set and layered that over a couple pieces of the printed paper that i cut in rectangles.  All the gorgeous colors in the papers really made the picture stand out.  And to have a bit of fun i inked up one of the stamps that came in the set with pink ink and stamped a bit on the sides. This sometimes can add that extra color in your photo that you want to pop.  And to finish it i added lots of flowers and some greenery that i die cut and punched out of the green papers that came in the kit.

Here is a page that i did really outside the box with the papers.  Instead of staying with the theme of them i used really simple printed papers and layered them for the backround and then cut a Mickey head with the black to put my photos on.  The black, white and gold tags really went great with this to tuck in by the photos.  And then i added a few strips of colored paper to tie it all in with the flowers.  And if you have time you can add little details like the dots around the outside of the shape or maybe some stenciling.  But have fun, try new things and enjoy what you do.  That is half the fun :)

I think when i taught my classes my students favorite times was when they were doing messy inky things so ink things up and add glitter and paint and have fun in whatever you do... you never know what magic you might create with your projects... 

In this kit you also get 2 pieces of 6x6 chipboard so when i saw this tag on one of the papers i new i needed to make a cute little book for an upcoming adventure.  I cut lots of the papers into 6x6 pieces for the insides and then decorated them with the tags and other goodies in the kit.  It was really fun!!  

On the front i used the ivory printed patterned paper and then cut the tag to fit across.  It had the beautiful roses on it but i also added the black, red and ivory ones to go with the doily that came in the set.  And i got a pretty piece of chain so i strung that in the flowers to hang to do something different with it.  You get 2 sets of pearls in the set too so i added a few red ones on the side to match.

Here is a quick photo of the inside.  There is so much in this set you are really going to have fun!

And== i even had lots left for tags after all the other things i made.  I did this one with the heart tag and added the roses over it and the sentiment.  Just a quick little one to add to a gift bag is always nice.

And this one is a wooden tag that you get in the set.  I used the Prima ink they had with a new texture stamp and went all over the base of the tag first.  That was fun.  Then i inked up around the edges and made those little stitching dots.  Then-- i inked around the chipboard sentiment and glued that on with that pretty white pearl and added some flowers that i got in the kit.  And just finished it with a pretty ribbon that i had in my stash....  So easy but really fun to make!

And my last tag for today i stamped the texture stamp on the backround with ink and then i used some of the purple embossing powder over it.  I gave it a nice mottled backround to add lots of goodies over.  Then i took the chipboard sentiment and pained it with pink paint and let that dry.  It needed a little bit of shadow so i used some purple ink around all the edges.  The flower comes in the set and i cut a green pieces of foliage from a die that i had and arranged it all out on the tag and glued it down.  Then i just finished it with a matching ribbon.  It was a fun experiment and i love how it came out.  

And that is my share for today with the new March Kit.  You are really going to love all the fun pieces in this and i hope that i inspired you to make lots of fun things of your own with it.  Enjoy!!

Erin Reed's March Kit Inspiration Projects

The March kit is amazing.  It is just jam packed to the gills with so many lovely embellishments!!  I can't decided what is my favorite!!  I made a little unboxing video of all the amazing goodies in this kit.  Enjoy!!

My first project is a couple of cards.  They are simple and easy, super quick to make for those days you need a card quick!  I just layered some of the PL card on top of layers of cream cardstock and patterned paper, misted it a bit with the mist in the kit, added in a misted and inked chipboard title, and a few little pearls.  That is it!!

The picture is of my husband and I at the funeral home the day before the funeral.  We chose to have her body embalmed, but just for us to view.  We felt it would be odd for our friends and family to see a dead baby, and I still feel a bit weird letting people see the pictures of here like this, I would rather everyone see her alive and happy.  When we went to view her that day a friend came with the program Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep to take pictures of our last moments with our daughter.  I have not looked at these pictures since the day of the funeral when she gave them to me.  They went on a shelf and I really just have not had the strength to see them again and bring up all the memories of that painful day.  Time has gone by, and my son who is now 10 (he was 3 when she passed) is still asking tons of questions about what happened to her and asked to see the pictures.  There was a lot of crying on both of our parts while viewing the pictures, and I decided it was time to do something with them.

My emotions are fully obvious in the picture and tried to convey that feeling of pain, anguish, love, frustration, hurt, numbness, and just anger into my layout.  I used a ton of paper tearing, layers of gesso, other mediums, stencils, splatters, misting, and really just getting mad at my layout beating it all to hell as a poured my heart into the piece.

The next project is a little mixed media bookmark I made.

Here is a complete video tutorial on how to make this super cool bookmark!!

Thanks for stopped by!!

Teresa's share for the month of February

Hi everyone it's Teresa here today with my share of all the fun things i created with the February Kit from C'est Magnifique.  I wanted to try and really think outside the box and be creative so i only used the basic kit for all my things and wowser did i ever get alot of things made with it.

So first up i started doing some pages to catch up with all the photos that i have.  This beautiful gold frame and mixed media looking paper was perfect for my photo.  The rich golds and black went perfect and i used just bit and pieces of it for the backround.  Then i added the little paper pocket and some of the butterflies that came in the set.  You also get these really gorgeous keys so i used just one to tie with a gold ribbon on the side.  

I loved a the neat words in this set too.  There was so much to pick from and it just turned out perfectly with what i wanted to say on the page... love that kind of magic.

This page was a super quick and simple one since the paper already has the flowers on it.  I cut it down to frame it out a little more and the added the photo at the right.  The dies i thought gave it a little more interest with the lacy design and then i added flowers and some letters and a few of the tags i was telling you about.

This one was super easy to make because it has a page in the set with lots of premade

sentiments and other fun goodies.  For this one i added some extra die cuts and a strip

of the black paper and then layered it over leftover pieces of the green and then some

white and pink cardstock that i had in my stash.  Super easy peasy!!

This page was another quick one where i cut a piece of the flower printed paper and adhered it to the left side and then glued the photo onto a bunch of layered pieces of paper and the doilies that you get in the set.  The string i pulled apart to make it more lacy looking and the flowers and die cuts went perfect on both sides to frame the photo.  The little flowers i punched out from the paper and added a little bit of the white gel in the centers.  I still need 2 more photos but it's a gift that i need to frame so i am going to find something neat to finish it for them later.

Aren't the flowers and things so pretty in this set.  It's super easy to use for all those family photos an events that you have been meaning to get done.  And i even had more product to make the cards that you see below....

And for these i used some of the cute paper sentiment pieces that i was telling you about and simply framed them and added some ribbons and butterflies.  The card on the right i did as an easel card so that it can stand up and i also used a bit of an adhesive border on it to jazz it up a little more... I really love these.

And for my jar (since i am getting low on things right about now) I decided to make it up to store some pretty things in my scraproom.  I covered the lid with paper and then added the flowers and leaves from the set to make a pretty bouquet.  Then i tied some of the left over string that came in the set around the top and added another of the keys that i got.  The tag is made from the paper and just matted with red and black papers and then i tied some black ribbon with another key on it to finish it.  It would make a great gift this way and i could even wrap a small gift card and put it in the jar maybe and wha laa... guess i can decide later on this one!

Here is a closeup picture of all the pretty flowers that you get in the set!

And lastly since i work at Disneyland i had to scrap some of my coworkers hanging out with Thor one day.  This was such a cute picture and these papers really went great with it. I like to do my pages with lots of papers but i also like to get them done quick so all of these things i posted i did in one afternoon.  And i still had lots of fun tearing and inking and adding bits of stenciled pastes to all of them... it was great!

Here you can see how i did the letters and the stenciling.  I love to add texture to all my projects and think it adds so much to them.  And it's really fun to get a little messy!!

And last but not least i have a few tags to share.  I have a fun little box that i keep tags in for gifts to give so this will be a great addition to have for the future.

Be sure and stop by the store to order the February kit for this month and there are

lots of add ons that you can get too... don't forget to stop back to get more fabulous

inspiration from our design team with it.

Thanks for stopping over and have a really wonderful and creative day!!

Maria´s January Projects

Hi,

Maria here today to share my January projects.
The January Kits are so beautiful and fun to work with. I have, as usual, mixed the different kits on my pages. I have used the main kit, the flower add-on, the embellishment add-on and the mixed media kit.

My first layout - I love the romantic style in these papers. I´ve used many flowers on my layout and then used gesso to get the mixed media feeling to the page. The chipboards that come in the kits are beautiful!

My second layout - "Family". I have cut out the bird and the balloon and added them as decorations on my layout. Many of the papers have great images that can be cut out and used on your pages.

In the mixed media kit, you can find paints in matching colors to the papers. I made a page in my journal. 

Finally, some ATC cards 

That´s all for today, thanks for stopping by. Make sure to check out the kits in the store.

Maria

Guest Designer Evgenia Krapivina

Hello! It's Evgenia Krapivina here to host the blog for you today. I'm really happy to be guesting for C'est Magnifique and created a few projects using C'est Magnifique November 2015 Kit.

I made three scrapbooking layouts, cards, and a mini album of tags. I hope you feel inspired!

"Romantic" Layout

I used stamps and flowers for my projects (not from kit).

"Dream" Layout

"Serenity" Layout

 I did the background using white gesso, and blue and brown mist.

"Cherish" Card

"Romantic" Card
I love to use factory packing from scrap products. I used packing from kit flowers on my card.

"Hello Summer!"  Tag Mini Album

Thank you for joining me today! I hope you feel inspired by these projects I created using the November kit! If you have any questions, please leave a comment or send me an email. You can find my email address from my blog - here. I would also love for you to visit me there or on Facebook!

Wishing you a creative day!