March Madness - 20% Off Storewide!

What has happened to Leslie?  Has she gone crazy?  

Perhaps she's gone mad.......March Madness, that is!   

Shop in our Store this weekend and take 

20% off your entire purchase.  

EVERYTHING in the Store is included in this discount, 

including Clearance Items.

Please use the following code in the "Coupon Code" area at Checkout:

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This sale is valid through Monday, March 24th.

Have fun shopping and enjoy your weekend!

April kit with Karita

Hello everyone!

It´s Karita here and I have two layouts to share with you, made with the beautiful April kit.

Here´s my first layout and I have to say how I love these papers from Riddersholm. Great colours and the grunge look - perfect!
In the picture is my dear husband with his grunge look..

For this layout I have used the main kit, the flower add- on, the embellishment add-on and the MMM kit.

From my stash: gesso, twine, cheese cloth, black pen.

And here´s my second layout and my sweet sweet son, when he had longer hair. Isn´t he just cute!?!?

 Actually these two layouts are basicly similar, how funny.

In this layout you can see the great looking Junkyard Findings from Prima, which comes in the embellishment add-on.

For this layout I have used the main kit, the flower add-on, the embellishment add-on and the MMM kit.

From my stash: twine, mist, gesso and black pen.

Right, that´s all from me today,

Thank you for looking!

The April MMM Kit w/Erin

Good morning and welcome back to the C'est Magnifiue blog! We hope you've enjoyed our kit and projects thus far :). Today I'm sharing with you my first project using the Magnifique Mixed Media kit for April. My sister Kelly recently shared a fabulous video with you featuring this kit. I hope you had a chance to check it out! If not- see it {HERE}.

My layout today features papers from the main kit, as well as plenty of goodies from the MMM kit. 

"Snow Queen"

I adore this color palette against this rustic woodgrain paper. The tags and wood embellishments, along with the flowers allow for plenty of nice layering opportunities and interesting details.

I started out my layout with my masking. I used the stencil from the MMM kit along with some modeling paste to create the vertical designs seen on either side of my page. Topped with some of the Lindy's Stamp Gang embossing powder and set with a heat gun, my masking was complete.

Next came misting and mist splats. I love the almost tea-stained effect this mist creates. 

Masking tape and washi tape were the first layers I created atop my masked areas. They set the feel of the design for me. 

Torn paper layers and doilies interchanged with flowers, tags, and wood icons created plenty of dimension while keeping the attention on this sweet photo of my daughter :)

Art Anthology: Sorbet: Dimensional Paint: Imperial 1oz.

Lindy’s Stamp Gang: Embossing Powder: Madonna Robe Blue Gold

Lindy’s Stamp Gang: Moonshadow Mist: Violaceous Violet

Viva: Inka Gold: Gold

Jacquard: Lumiere: Perlescent Turquoise 1 oz.

Prima: Ingvild Bolme: Shabby Chic Treasures: Oval Resin Frames

Prima: Tatiana: Victorian 

Prima: Cartographer: Wood Embellishments 

Prima: Cartographer: Tags and Tickets

The Crafter’s Workshop: 6x6 Stencil: Mini Cut Circles

KaiserCraft: Rubons: These Days: Brown

Prima: Assorted Flowers (Mini Sachet: Meadow, Prima: Labelle: Jade)
*some items are partial packages 

 

Thanks for stopping by the C'est Magnifique blog today! I hope you've enjoyed having another look at our MMM kit this month. You can find it in the store {HERE}!

 

Have a wonderful day!

Our April Kit!

Hi everyone!  We're so glad you stopped by today, because we are ready to reveal our April kit.  Well, we're not actually ready to show you the entire kit yet, but we can't wait to reveal the paper and add-ons we have for you in April.

We will start with the paper, which is a beautiful combination of deep plum, baby blue, and various shades of vintage and worn browns.  It's the stunning Riddersholm Design (Denmark) Fall Flea Market collection. 

Riddersholm Design: Fall Flea Market: Old Receipt
Riddersholm Design: Fall Flea Market: Secret Letter
Riddersholm Design: Fall Flea Market: Classifieds
Riddersholm Design: Fall Flea Market: Scent
Riddersholm Design: Fall Flea Market: Vintage Junk
Riddersholm Design: Fall Flea Market: Future Key
Riddersholm Design: Fall Flea Market: Attic Junk
Riddersholm Design: Fall Flea Market: Retro Light

Next up is our April Magnifique Mixed Media (MMM) kit.  Designer Kelly Foster previewed this kit on our blog yesterday with mixed media layout and video tutorial.  If you didn't see it, you've got to scroll down to the post below this one and watch Kelly create!   The MMM kit is perfect to use with our main kit, or as a stand alone kit for mixed media projects.  The kit is now available in our store HERE.  Below is a photo of the kit and a list of contents:

Magnifique Mixed Media Kit:
Art Anthology: Sorbet: Dimensional Paint: Imperial
Lindy’s Stamp Gang: Embossing Powder: Madonna Robe Blue Gold
Lindy’s Stamp Gang: Moonshadow Mist: Violaceous Violet
Viva: Inka Gold: Gold
Jacquard: Lumiere: Perlescent Turquoise
Prima: Ingvild Bolme: Shabby Chic Treasures: Oval Resin Frames
Prima: Tatiana: Victorian
Prima: Cartographer: Wood Embellishments
Prima: Cartographer: Tags and Tickets
The Crafter’s Workshop: 6x6 Stencil: Mini Cut Circles
KaiserCraft: Rubons: These Days: Brown
Prima: Assorted Flowers (Mini Sachet: Meadow, Prima: Labelle: Jade)

(some items are partial packages)

As always, we have an awesome collection of flowers that were selected to perfectly coordinate with our Main Kit.  If you love to use flowers as much as we do, you will love our Flower Add-on.

Flower Add-on:
Prima: Sunrise Sunset: Zipper Flowers
Petaloo: Botanica: Minis: Peach
Prima: Frilles: Plum - 2 flowers per pack
Petaloo: Faux Dried Floral Ephemera: Green
Prima: Millinery Collection: Dora
Prima: Audrey Rose Collection: Ice Blue

Our April Kit contains eight sheets of double-sided patterned paper, which gives you so many choices.  The kit will contain many embellishments for you to use, but if you want some extras, you will want our Embellishment Add-on.

 Embellishment Add-on:
Blue Fern Studios: Chipboard: Small Circle Flourish
Prima: Ingvild Blome: Shabby Chic Treasures: Resin Fireplace Collection
Petaloo: Spring Berry Clusters: Lavender/Purple
My Mind’s Eye: Lost & Found: Record It: Antique Alpha & Word Stickers
Shimmerz: Royal Purple
Prima: Junkyard Findings: Industrial Lamps
Prima: Cartographer: Chipboard Pieces

Erin will be posting on the blog in a couple of days.  Don't miss her post showing you how she used our April Mixed Media Kit.  Have a great weekend!

Magnifique Mixed Media Reveal + Video Tutorial

Good morning! Kelly here again, to introduce the new Magnifique Mixed Media kit for April!

I am so thrilled with this kit...I adore the colors, there is a stunning variety of embellishments, and as always, a super fun selection of unique mediums to try out!

I love to see how different paints, sprays, powders, etc...will work together, and I love to try new things so we always try to seek out a unique combination of goodies for these kits!

Have a look...

Art Anthology: Sorbet: Dimensional Paint: Imperial 1oz.

Lindy’s Stamp Gang: Embossing Powder: Madonna Robe Blue Gold

Lindy’s Stamp Gang: Moonshadow Mist: Violaceous Violet

Viva: Inka Gold: Gold

Jacquard: Lumiere: Perlescent Turquoise 1 oz.

Prima: Ingvild Bolme: Shabby Chic Treasures: Oval Resin Frames

Prima: Tatiana: Victorian 

Prima: Cartographer: Wood Embellishments 

Prima: Cartographer: Tags and Tickets

The Crafter’s Workshop: 6x6 Stencil: Mini Cut Circles

KaiserCraft: Rubons: These Days: Brown

Prima: Assorted Flowers (Mini Sachet: Meadow, Prima: Labelle: Jade)
*some items are partial packages

As always, I have a project to share along with a video tutorial. Here is a look at the layout I made in the video:

"Amour"

Kids and their pets...so sweet :)

I can't get over how much I LOVE these colors together! Sit back and have a look at my start to finish process video:

A few more close ups of the page...

Thank you so much for stopping by today and having a look. If you'd like to get your hands on this kit, (they go fast!) find it in the C'est Magnifique Store.

Have a great day!!

*Kelly*

Bits and Pieces Winner Announced

Hi blog readers.  We are here today with a real quick post to announce the winner of our March Bits & Pieces Giveaway.   And the winner is....................

Entry #21 belongs to Karen of Australia.  Congratulations Karen!  Please email leslie{at}cestmagnifiquekits{dot}com within 7 days to claim your prize.

Here is a reminder of the Bits and Pieces that Karen has won, all from our March Kit.
The full kit is sold out, but the paper and numerous embellishments are available in the Store.

You won't want to miss tomorrow's post.  Kelly Foster will be giving you the first look at our April Magnifique Mixed Media Kit, along with a video tutorial.  It will also be the first day you will have a chance to purchase this kit.

March Kit Layouts by Valerie Serfozo

We hope you have enjoyed seeing how the Design Team has used our March Kit.  In just a few days, we will be giving you a sneak peek at our April kit, but before that, here's a couple of layouts I have created with the March Kit. 

For this layout I used both the UHK and Blue Fern Garden paper.  The UHK paper has a beautiful resist pattern, which you can see on the dark pink paper that I have sprayed with the mist from kit.

Here are a few close-ups:

I absolutely love the flowers that are in each kit, and 

the Flower Add-on that is available each month.

 

I primed the Blue Fern Chipboard (from the Embellishment Add-on) with gesso 

prior to painting it and adding it as a corner accent on the layout.

Here is a close-up of the resist side of the UHK paper.  

I sprayed it with the Art Anthology Mist that is in the kit. 

I also used the neutral side of the UHK paper for this layout, with little bits of the teal from this collection.  I used a text stamp to add some texture to the background. 

This month's Magnifique Mixed Media Kit contained some beautiful 

teal and green mist and watercolor that I sprinkled on the background.

And here is another example of the beautiful flowers that are in the kit and Add-on

If you haven't yet had a chance to enter our Bits and Pieces Giveaway, you still have today and tomorrow to add your name to the list.  A link to the post can be found in the left sidebar.  We will be announcing a winner on the 13th.