Merry by Kay Rogers

Kay writes:

When I found these old Christmas Card photos, the memories came flooding back. Where does the time go?

I used the main kit, as I always do. I inked the edges with the Prima Ink, which I LOVE! It works so well, and I love how it separates the layers! I also inked the wood piece, which was a 5-second makeover. I love a quick fix, as time is always what I fight against.

Memories came flooding back for me too! Some of you may know that I owned a kit club many years ago and Kay was on my original design team then. When I saw these photos of her girls it brought it all back to me too! Thank you, Kay!!

Add-ons used:

Melissa Frances Flash Cards "Deck the Halls" collection - 'Snow'
Kaisercraft Wood Holly Swirls

This Week's Challenge Winner

Congratulations to Heather (scrappin_in_ak), the winner of our Journaling Prompt Challenge. Heather created this beautiful layout about her son. In her journaling, hidden in the pocket, she tells of how thankful she is for this first step in a journey.

Heather, thanks for participating in the challenge, and thanks for being a part of C'est Magnifique. Leslie will be sending you a RAK!



~~~Valerie Serfozo

Music Challenge

I hope you've enjoyed seeing all the December kit sneak peeks that Leslie has been posting this week. Keep checking back, because she will be posting more this week.

But since it's Sunday, C'est Magnifique has a new challenge for you. This week we challenge you to use a song title or lyrics as inspiration for a card or layout. It can be any song you choose. Use the title or lyrics in your journaling, as a title for your layout, or a sentiment for your card (or any other way you can think of). The song could also be the subject of your layout!

You will have 2 weeks until midnight EST (New York City time zone) Sunday, December 5th to complete your layout. Please upload it to the November "Music Challenge" folder in the gallery and post an image in our forum here. The winner, chosen by a random draw, will be announced on the blog and in the forum. The winner will receive a RAK from C'est Magnifique!

Our challenges are designed to help you with your scrapbooking, so we ask that you upload only newly created layouts for this challenge. We can't wait to find out which tunes inspire you!

~~~Valerie Serfozo

Snow by Beverly Sams

Beverly has this to say about her layout:

This is one of my favorite photos from my son's childhood and I keep a copy of it above my desk. When I saw the beautiful C'est Magnifique December kit papers from The Scrapcake, I knew immediately that they would be perfect to further showcase one of my precious memories! I chose the oval format to slightly offset the circles I wanted to include. The rosettes were made from a Tim Holtz die and red card stock to echo the beautiful medallion at the top of the page. In the center of those are pieces of the gold and crystal rhinestone trim included in the main kit.

The Prima chipboard snowflakes were given a bit of sparkle with Crystal Stickles and the chipboard branches were generously treated to a coat of Martha Stewart's aquamarine crystal fine glitter.

The snowman melted and the child grew up, but in this way I have frozen a wonderful moment in time!

Add ons used:

Melissa Frances Flash Cards "Deck the Halls" collection- 'Snow'
Prima North Country Chipboard Stickers

Introducing Kristie Taylor!!

I am so excited to announce a fabulous addition to our design team! Kristie is her name and here is a photo, a short bio and an example of her work with the stunning December kit. She brings a new style to the team and I am looking forward to working with her!

Kristie Taylor

"Hi I am Kristie, and I presently live in Wisconsin, but I am a southern girl from North carolina through and through. I am mom to four amazing kids, ages 27,14,11 and 11.Who are often the subject of my scrapbooking pages. I love scrapbooking and working with the paper arts, I have served on several design teams, and have taught classes as well. I love adding texture and dimension to my projects, and love "found" objects too. When not playing with paper, or planning my next page, I also love to do mixed media art and some art journaling. I find that creating something.. anything soothes my soul and renews my spirit. I am honored and excited to be asked to join the Cest magnifique team and I hope that I can do these amazing kits justice!"

Here also is a little sneak of the December kit created by Kristie! Can you say GORGEOUS?!!



Here is Kristie's description of her layout:

I started with some white cardstock, and rubbed on some distress ink and glimmer mists. I cut the first layer and used fringe scissors to add some texture. Then I started building layers. The heavy paper from "The Scrapcake" just LOVES distressing because it is so thick. Each layer of paper was distressed and inked using distress inks as well as the awesome little brick red ink pad that comes in the kit. I used a lot of the add-ons including the beautiful flowers by Prima. The kit is just gorgeous and the photos just don't do it justice, everything is color coordinated and matches PERFECTLY! The pages just flow together, the only problem I had was that I didn't want to cut the gorgeous papers :)

Add-ons used:

Prima's North Country Chipboard
Prima's Innoscence 546014
Prima's Romantique Roses - SOLD OUT

Welcome to C'est Magnifique Kits, Kristie!

Store Sale!!!

Yay! In observance of Black Friday - we are having our first sale! Enjoy!!

December 2011 Papers and Add-Ons

December's kit is quickly becoming my favorite! The colors in this line of paper from The Scrap Cake out of Poland are superb!!! I love that these papers make Christmas Card making so easy too! Take a look:



Here are the add-ons for the month too:




Both the embellie and flower add-on packages are already sold out, but some of the items are available individually IN THE STORE. For first dibs on the add-ons, you may want to sign up for our email newsletter at the top left of the blog - it's where you learn first of the kit and add-on images.

And don't forget - as a monthly member you receive an additional discount on all add-ons for the month.