March MMM Kit - with Kelly

Good morning, everyone! I hope your week is off to a great start!

I have a couple of projects to show you today using the (Sold out) March MMM Kit. I truly enjoyed the gorgeous spring colors of this kit and the unique combination of mediums we got to play with!

First up, I have used one of those cute glass bottles from the kit to alter. I happened to have purchased a few larger glass bottles recently and decided to use one of those, as well.

Altering the bottles was quite simple. I started by watering down gesso and letting it drip down the outsided of the bottles. I repeated the drips inside and outside with the Daler Rowney Liquid Acrylic from the kit, letting it pool in the bottom of the bottles. I also sprayed here and there with the Lindy's mist from the kit.

The bottles were then hot glued together and wrapped with twine and wire. I glued on a couple of the Blue Fern Studios Bohemian Flowers for simple decoration, and added two word stickers from the Cosmo Cricket sticker sheet.

Next up, is a layout I created, for Blue Fern Studios, but I used items from the MMM Kit and some of the Blue Fern papers from the Main Kit as well.

"Natural Beauty"

I just adore the greens and blues and those sweet little Blue Fern Bohemian Flower pieces. The Prima flowers were altered to match my page using the Lindy's spray and the Twinkling H2O's from the kit.

Thank you so much for having a look at my projects today!

*Kelly*

March Sketch Challenge

Welcome to March!  We like to start out each month with some new inspiration for you.  Like me, I'm sure many of you have those times when you just don't feel creative.  A sketch is the perfect way to get you going!  Let's take a look at the March sketch, created by Michele Singh just for C'est Magnifique Kits:

Need a little more inspiration?  Take a look at how the design team used this sketch along with the March Kit, "Between Winter & Spring". And wait until you see the variety in these layouts -- so many looks from one kit!

"Plymouth Mayflower" by Caroleanne Wright (our March Guest Designer)

"Looking Forward" by Ulrika Blomfelt

"So Shy" by Bonnie Friesen

"Perfect Sun Day" by Kim Price

"Typiskt" by Camilla Ekman

"It's Cold Outside" by Karita Vainio

"Timeless Beauty" by Vicky Alberto

"Perfect Moment" by Valerie Serfozo

We would love for you to show us how you would use this month's sketch.  Our sketch challenge is open to everyone and there are no required products.  You may use one of our kits, but you do not need to be a member of our kit club to participate.  You are welcome to use whatever you have in your scrapbook stash.  Feel free to flip or rotate the sketch, but we do want to look at your layout and be able to see that you used the sketch.

What would a challenge be without prizes, and we have 2 of them!  The winners will be selected by a random draw.  The first prize is this collection of paper, flowers, chipboard, stamps, lace and embellishments.  The winner of the prize package will also be able to shop in the C'est Magnifique Store, and have their purchases sent with the prize package, so that means you won't have to pay for shipping.

Here is this month's prize package:

Our second prize, a $10 gift certificate to the C'est Magnifique Store,  will be awarded randomly to one of our participants who obviously uses one of our kits to create their Sketch Challenge layout. 

We will also chose 5 (or maybe more) layouts to feature on our blog!  

You have the entire month of March to submit your layout.

What do you have to do to enter our sketch challenge?

1.  You must be a follower of our blog.  It's easy to become follower -see the left sidebar.

2.  Create a layout using the sketch, and add it to our blog using the Inlinkz tool below.  Please link to the blog post where you have uploaded your layout  (not your general blog address). If you do not have a blog, you may link to an online gallery.

 Deadline for entering the sketch challenge is midnight, March 31, 2014 (US time).

Have fun with the sketch.  We can't wait to see how you use it!

An InLinkz Link-up

It's Time to Reveal our March Kit!

Today we're here to show you our March Kit, "Between Winter and Spring".  This kit is a wonderful combination of UHK's icy blues, and the spring-time florals of the Blue Fern collection. 

Kit Paper:
UHK: Winter Is Coming: Butterfly Effect
UHK: Winter Is Coming: Wheel of Fortune
UHK: Winter Is Coming: Song of Ice
UHK: Winter Is Coming: Letter from Home
UHK: Winter Is Coming: Do You Remember
UHK: Winter Is Coming: Dream of Spring
Blue Fern Studio: Blue Fern Garden: Picnic
Blue Fern Studio: Blue Fern Garden: Boudoir
Blue Fern Studio: Blue Fern Garden: In Bloom
Blue Fern Studio: Blue Fern Garden: Parlour
Blue Fern Studio: Blue Fern Garden: Calling Cards
Blue Fern Studio: Blue Fern Garden: Signature
Blue Fern Studio: Blue Fern Garden: Timeless
Blue Fern Studio: Blue Fern Garden: Love Letters

 

Here's a close-up look at the embellishments we have selected for the March Kit:

Kit Embellishments:
Art Anthology Colorations Spray: Heart
KaiserCraft: Wooden Flourish: Square Frame
American Crafts: Memo Alphabet: Newsprint
Petaloo: Mixed Textured Mini Blossoms: Teal
Prima: Butterfly Kiss: Madeline
Prima: Songbird Vine: Pink
White Applique

And don't forget that each month we have 3 add-ons that are perfect with our main kit:

 Magnifique Mixed Media Kit: (sold out)
Twinkling H2O’s: Pear Blossom Mini Jar
Twinkling H2O’s: Blue Grass Mini Jar
Twinkling H2O’s: Apple Blossom Mini Jar
Lindy’s Stamp Gang Edelweiss Moss Green
Daler Rowney Pearlescent Liquid Acrylic Ink: Sun Up Blue
Ranger Ink- Distress Stain:Worn Lipstick
Assorted Flowers
Cosmo Cricket :Cardstock Stickers: Tiny Text: Just Because
Inkadinkado Stamping Gear Collection: Inkadinkaclings Rubberstamps: Meadow Flowers
The Crafter’s Workshop 6x6 Doodling Stencil: Mini Swirly Garden $5
2 glass bottles
Blue Fern Studios: Chipboard: Bohemian Flowers
* some items may be partial packages

Flower Add-on: 

Prima: Paquita Meadow
Prima: Nieve
Prima: Lucido
Manor House Creations: Pink Mix
Prima: Labelle Harbor
Petaloo: Mixed Texture Blooms: Teal

Embellishment Add-on:
Marion Smith Designs: Junque & Jems
Prima: Clear Stamps: Vintage Vanity
KaiserCraft: Adhesive Pearls: Hot Pink
Prima: Chalk Ink: Teak Wall
Blue Fern Studios: Chipboard: Jeweled Page Dangles
Crate Paper: Maggie Holmes: Flea Market: Photo Overlays
Prima: Alphabet Stickers: Meadow Lark

Some add-on items are available individually in our Store. 

Today is the last day to enter our February Sketch Challenge, and we will have the March sketch for you tomorrow.  Have a great weekend everyone!

The March Magnifique Mixed Media Kit w/Erin

Hi everyone :)

Erin Blegen here with you today to share a project using the March Magnifique Mixed Media kit. If you recall, this kit is like a breath of fresh spring air- and just in time. 

I thought I would help you out with an idea as to how to put the cute little glass bottles included in this month's kit to use. I decided on a reverse canvas as the wooden stretcher bars were the perfect little shelf for my bottles to sit on :).

"Make Someone Happy Today" Canvas

 I used the blue Pearlescent Liquid Acrylic ink to decorate the blue bottle. Simply squeeze a couple of droplets inside, replace the cork, and give it a shake. The inside of the bottle will be coated in ink, giving it a nice and even coloring. I dabbed the outside of the bottle with gesso before securing some sticks with jute twine. The green bottle was first painted with gesso before spraying the outside with the Lindy's Stamp Gang "Edelweiss Moss Green" mist included in the kit. 

 A hot glue gun was all I needed to secure these bottle in place. 

 The Blue Fern Studios chipboard was decorated with a variety of colored microbeads.

Twinkling H2Os, including the "Blue Grass" and "Pear Blossom" in the kit helped decorate the edges of my canvas. Simply apply randomly using your fingertip.

I've used vintage book pages to cover the frame. They've been painted with gesso and stamped (with the stamps included in the kit) with distress ink.

 The Cosmo Cricket mini word stickers made for quick and easy titling!

The March Magnifique Mixed Media Kit:

Twinkling H2O’s: Pear Blossom Mini Jar
Twinkling H2O’s: Blue Grass Mini Jar
Twinkling H2O’s: Apple Blossom Mini Jar
Lindy’s Stamp Gang Edelweiss Moss Green
Daler Rowney Pearlescent Liquid Acrylic Ink: Sun Up Blue
Ranger Ink- Distress Stain:Worn Lipstick
Assorted Flowers
Cosmo Cricket :Cardstock Stickers: Tiny Text: Just Because
Inkadinkado Stamping Gear Collection: Inkadinkaclings Rubberstamps: Meadow Flowers
The Crafter’s Workshop 6x6 Doodling Stencil: Mini Swirly Garden $5
2 glass bottles
Blue Fern Studios: Chipboard: Bohemian Flowers
* some items may be partial packages

Thanks for visiting today!

A peek at March with Vicky

Hi, Vicky blogging today to share just a few little peeks at some of my creations made with the March kit. This kit is one of my favourites to date and there are so many beautiful treasures to play with.

A toddler napping in a stroller IS a perfect moment. Just look at the gorgeous Prima embellishments in this kit that perfectly match the gorgeous Blue Fern papers! I added a few doilies from my stash to extend the pretty lace paper that I fussy cut.

Next up is a layout made combing the UHK and Blue Fern papers. The collections blend so well together! Again, I added a doily on here to add a bit of texture. I fell in love with this stock image and had to use it for a display layout (for my fireplace mantle this Spring). The lush flowers are from the add-on.

I couldn't resist using my scraps (from the previous 2 layouts) to make a little card too. I added a few little leaves around the flowers (from the flower add-on) to frame the cute little bird graphic. The pearl gems can be found in the embellishment add-on for March.

Well, that's all I'm showing you for today so be sure to check out the full design team reveal on February 28th. You'll be amazed at how versatile this kit is - "see" you soon!

March kit with Camilla

Hi all! I have been playing with the March kit and here are the four layouts.

As background I have used one of the UHK papers and created more patterns using the mask from the mixed media add-on kit and the stamp from the embellishment add-on. The layering underneath the photo is made by using different dies as well as a doily. The chipboard is painted in white. Then I smeared some blue pearl accent on and inked it a bit. Finally I added some glossy accent.

For my layout I have used the main kit, the flower add-on, the embellishment add-on and the mixed media add-on.

From my own stash: texture paste, dies, paper doily, leaves, glossy accent, seam binding (bought in the CM store)

In the March kit we get both Polish papers from UHK and the new paper collection from Blue Fern Studios. Here I have used a BFS paper as the background. I have used the mask, the green mist and the stamp from the add-on kits to make some more texture. You can also see some old book pages. I just love the combination of the purple and the turquoise flowers.

For my layout I have used the main kit, the flower add-on, the embellishment add-on and the mixed media add-on.

From my own stash: texture paste, leaves, stamp

I went a little crazy with flowers on this layout. LOL It is just that there were so many gorgeous flowers in the kit. And the little girl in the photo is such a little cutie pie. For the background I chose one of the resist papers from UHK. I used the Distress Stain in the MMM kit. Then I stamped and also used texture paste on top of a mask before I added the photo and the embellishments. The BFS chipboards are painted in white and stamped on.

For my layout I have used the main kit, the flower add-on, the embellishment add-on and the mixed media add-on.

From my own stash: texture paste, mask, leaves, stamp, old music sheet, seam binding

And finally I made a boy layout for my son. As a background I have used one of the BFS papers. Behind the photo is one of the frames in the kit and the wooden frame, which I painted white and stamped. Isn't the butterfly magnificent?

For my layout I have used the main kit, the flower add-on, the embellishment add-on and the mixed media add-on.

From my own stash: leaves, stamp, seam binding, border punch

March reveal with Bonnie

Hi! It's Bonnie blogging today, and I've been waiting to show you what I have been doing with the March Kit from C'est Magnifique Kits.  This kit has been so much fun to work with, and is so versatile! Its amazing how many different looks you can get with it!

My first layout I want to share with you is called "Yes". The photo is a "selfie" my future daughter-in-law took of her engagement ring. I just loved it so much that I had to scrap it! In this layout I am working with the papers from UHK- just beautiful- and I really love the resist side of them.

To create this layout I used the Main Kit, the Flower Add On, the Embellishment Add On, and the MMM Kit. From my stash I used: mask, molding paste, mists, archival ink, stamp, micro beads, die, border punch, cardstock, crinkled seam binding, fibers, leaves, glossy accents.

Close ups:

For my second project I decided to alter this Tim Holtz clock I had sitting around for ages. I first primed it with gesso and then painted it with white craft paint. I then dribbled mist down the sides and stamped it a bit.

To create this altered object I used the Main Kit, the Flower add on, the Embellishment Kit, and the MMM Kit. From my stash: clipart, gesso, craft paint,mist, archival ink, crinkle seam binding and fibers.

Close ups:

The third project I am sharing with you today is a layout in a Clean and Simple style. This is my great niece Lucia, and she looks like she is off into another world. I got this photo from my SIL's Facebook page and the photo was taken by Petit Oiseau Photography.  So very cute! I did a bunch of fussy cutting, some random stamping and
 around the outer edges of the layout I used an embossing enamel to tie into the photo frame.

To create this layout I used the Main Kit, the Flower Add on, the Embellishment Add On and the MMM Kit. From my stash: doily, archival ink, border punch, crackle accents, embossing enamel 

Close Ups:

That's it for now, and I hope you enjoyed what I shared. I have more comping up in the near future that I can't wait to share!

Be Blessed!