Colourful sneak from Camilla

Hi all! I am here to show you a sneak layout made with the upcoming August kit. It is a simple layout where I have focused on the beautiful papers and flowers in the kits. I wanted to create a bit of summer and a bit of happiness with this layout.

Make sure you stop by the blog tomorrow to see another sneak of the August kit. I am sure Svetlana have a beautiful layout to show you!

Looking Ahead to August

Wow, summer seems to be flying by.  It's difficult to believe we are previewing our August Kit today.  We can't show you the entire August Kit, but we can let you see the paper line we will be using and a photo of both add-ons.

August will bring you the beautiful Pion Design's "Vintage Garden", all the way from Sweden.  It's an awesome collection of rose, pink, blue, green, and brown.  The August Kit paper is available in our store HERE.  The entire kit will be available at the end of July.

"Vintage Garden" by Pion Designs

Kit Paper
Pion Vintage Garden: Phlox
Pion Vintage Garden: Blue Ornament
Pion Vintage Garden: Peony
Pion Vintage Garden: Tags
Pion Vintage Garden: Borders
Pion Vintage Garden: Pink Ornament
Pion Vintage Garden: Images
Pion Vintage Garden: Flax

Each month we also offer two add-ons.  Unfortunately the add-ons have already sold out, but some of the items are available individually in our store.  If you'd like to purchase them or add individual items to your kit, follow the links below.

If you want to be sure we have an Embellishment and/or Flower Add-on available for you each month, please e-mail Leslie{at}c'estmagnifiquekits.com and she will make sure you are automatically sent what you want each month.  It's the only way to make sure you get the add-ons.  

August Kit Embellishment Add-on

Teresa Collins: Chipbaord Elements: Summer Stories
Melissa Frances: Floppy Ribbon
Prima: Alphabet Stickers: Fairy Flora
Blue Fern Studios: Chipboard: Seasonal Wildflowers
Prima: Shabby Chic Treasures: Angel Wings
Prima: Lyric: Say it in Crystals
Shimmerz Paints: Spritz: Olive Branch

August Kit Flower Add-on

 Petaloo: Forget Me Nots: Robin Egg Blue
Petaloo: Wild Blossoms: Soft Green
Basic Grey: Serenade: Chiffon Flowers
Prima: Fairy Rhymes Collection: Mini Rose Stems
Prima: Fairy Rhymes Collection: Roses
Prima: Joulee: Tropics

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Our Design Team has been busy working with this kit and you are sure to love the variety of styles!  Between now and the end of the month, each designer will share a sneak peek with you.  You won't want to miss it!

We have a winner!

Hi all.  I sure hope your weekend has been a great one!  Today we'll choose a winner for the July Bits & Pieces Giveaway.  Let's see who Random.org has selected:

Entry # 22 belongs to Janina Beckett of the UK.  Congratulations!  You are the winner of Leslie's Bits and Pieces Giveaway.  In addition, you will be able to shop in the C'est Magnifique Store and have any items you purchase shipped to you free, along with your prize package - and we all love free shipping!

Please email Leslie{at}cestmagnifiquekits.com for all the details.  You must claim your prize within 7 days.

What's coming up? - Migbell will be posting tomorrow and will show you the last look at our July Kit.  It looks like we have a couple of them remaining in the store, so get yours before they're gone.  Then on the 15th, be sure to check back because we will be giving you the first look at our August Kit. 

UHK Layouts Created by Valerie

Hi, it's Valerie Serfozo today.  I'm here to share a couple of layouts that I created using the July Kit.  For these two layouts, I used the paper from UHK.  I really like the combination of black and cream. 

"Homecoming"

For this first layout I chose to use a black and white photo with this striking 

damask patterned paper from UHK.  The photo is of my granddaughter 

and her boyfriend prior to the Homecoming Dance last fall.  

I tried to stick with primarily black and cream, with a little bit of color from the peach tones.  

For this layout, I have used paper and embellishments from the July kit, as well as items from the Embellishment and Flower Add-ons.

Other items used:  Viva Pearl Pen - Cream, Gesso, Green Tara Leaves, Black Soot Distress Ink

"Wonderful and Amazing"

The background musical paper I used for this layout is from the KaiserCraft portion of the July Kit paper, but I stayed with the neutral tones of the UHK paper.  This photo of my nephew is one of my favorites and it was spontaneous, which makes it even better! He was sitting on the floor, 

I had the camera in my hand and said, "Hey Trevor". He looked up and I snapped. 

 He really is wonderful and amazing. 

I have used items from the July Kit and both the Embellishment and Flower Add-ons.

Other items used: EK Notebook edge punch, Martha Stewart White Texture Effect,  Dylusions Spray (Melted Chocolate), Distress Ink - Frayed Burlap, Stampin Up Scallop Punch,  Le Pen - Marvy Black Pen, Crafters Workshop Mini Harlequin Mask.

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Be sure to stop by tomorrow when we will announce the winner of the July Bits & Pieces Giveaway!

A Final Look @ the July Kit w/Erin Blegen

Hi everyone! Erin Blegen back again with you today with a last look from me at the July Kit, "Vintage Curiosities". I hope you've enjoyed the loads of inspiration from our design team over the last couple of weeks- and that you were able to snag one of these kits for yourself! Last I checked, there were still a couple left in the store. But they never last long, so get one while you can!

"Last Day Pre-K"

These papers were perfect for creating a masculine layout for my oldest son Wyatt on his last day of Preschool. He looks so grown up- and I wanted my layout to be elegant and mature; much like the little guy he is becoming :).

From my stash: stamps, mask, modeling paste

"Always Sweet"

Taking the opposite stand- here, I wanted to create a very feminine layout for my little girl :). The romantic KaiserCraft papers included in the kit are perfect for accomplishing that! I used just a hint of scraps from the UHK Gallery papers to accent with just a touch of black and white. 

From my stash: stamps, masks, modeling paste

Thanks for coming over to the C'est Magnifique blog today! Be sure to check back in tomorrow- Valerie has some inspiration to share :).

And if you haven't yet, be sure to get in on the Bits and Pieces giveaway- there's just a couple of days left!

Svetlana's Projects with July Kit

Hello everyone! Svetlana is here today to bring you another portion of inspiration on how beautiful and versatile "Vintage Curiosities" kit is.

The title of this layout is in Russian and it translates as "Daughters-Mothers". It is actually the name of children's game all the Russian girls play. 
Kaisercraft papers in this kit were perfect for creating the retro look I wanted to achieve to complement the photo. The cut out elements from UHK Gallery papers made this project complete.

For my layout I used papers and embellishments from the main kit, as well as add-on flowers and embellishments add-on.

My personal supplies: mask, gesso, glimmer mist, stamps, paper doily, cotton thread, glossy accents, sparklet heart, self adhesive transparency and laser printer

I couldn't resist an opportunity to get really messy and create a proper masculine layout with these papers from UHK Gallery. The papers are very thick so one can really apply a lot of mediums over it.

July is also month when my husband has his birthday so I thought I will use this opportunity to create something for him and about him.

Just Because You Can...

I used UHK Gallery papers, alpha stickers and Inka Gold paint from the main kit and wooden buttons from the embellishments add-on

My personal supplies: tiny alpha stickers, die-cuts, twine, old metal buttons, metal clip, border punches, gesso, glimmer mists, stamps, embossing powder, liquid pearls, staples, and cotton thread (hand stitching)

On This Day collection from Kaisercraft was designed to help us scrap all those beautiful wedding photos so for this layout I decided to go with the theme. I still don't have a wedding album though I made a few attempts. I finished it a couple of time but every time I was not happy with the end result so I would tear it all off and start over. So far I have just a few layouts that I am satisfied with. That was a good opportunity to make one or two more.

To Love And To Cherish

I used papers and embellishments from the main kit, as well as add-on flowers and embellishments add-on.

My personal supplies: glimmer mist, stamps, paper doily, paper leaves, self adhesive transparency and laser printer (for the title), liquid pearls, silk ribbons, border punch, die-cuts, and bling.

Thank you for visiting our blog today!

Don't forget about our July sketch challenge and Bits and Pieces giveaway.

July inspiration from Maja

Hi, Maja here. Today it´s my turn to show you some layouts made with the July kit " Vintage Curiosities". I have two to show you. Two totally different layouts and that's what so cool with this kit, it´s so versatile.

This first one is made with the UHK papers in black and white and a piece of Kaiser Craft paper in pink. I have added embellisment in pinks and red. I wanted to create a cool layout to match the photo of my son fooling around in front of the camera.

For this layout I have used the main kit, floral add on and the Embellisment add on.

From my own stash I have used black and white gesso, stencil from TCW, ribbon and some gold paint.

For my next layout I have used papers in more muted colours. I wanted  the page to be soft to go with the photo of my daughter from her graduation.

For this layout I have used the main kit, flower add on and embellisment add on.

From my own stash I have used chalk, white gesso, stencil from TCW, Crackle Paint and embroidery yarn.