A Sneak Peek at July

It's the middle of the month and that means we're here to give you look at the paper we will be using in our July Kit, the Magnifique Mixed Media Kit, and our two add-ons.

First up is the patterned paper that we will be featuring in July - the Ombré Dreams collection from Blue Fern Studios (an American company).   C'est Magnifique Kits typically includes papers from manufacturers outside the United States.  This month, however, due to the sale of the Kit Club, there was not enough time for the new owner to order paper outside the country.  We feel confident you will love the paper we have selected for July, and in August, we will resume using paper from other countries.

Kit Paper

Blue Fern Studios: Ombré Dreams: Charlotte's Dream
Blue Fern Studios: Ombré Dreams: Dream Cards
Blue Fern Studios: Ombré Dreams: Ginger's Dream
Blue Fern Studios: Ombré Dreams: Joyce's Dream
Blue Fern Studios: Ombré Dreams: Julianna's Dream
Blue Fern Studios: Ombré Dreams: Leslie's Dream
Blue Fern Studios: Ombré Dreams: Shannon's Dream
Blue Fern Studios: Ombré Dreams: Susan's Dream

Magnifique Mixed Media Kit

Our July Magnifique Mixed Media Kit is now available in our Store.  We will have a video tutorial on our blog soon by our very own Karita Vainio,  You won't want to miss it!  Our Magnifique Mixed Media Kits sell out quickly, so head over to the store to get yours now.

 

Lindy's Stamp Gang: Starburst: Salt Water Taffey
Tim Holtz: Distress Paint: Shaded Lilac
Luminarte: Twinkling H2O's: Ginger Peach
Luminarte: Twinkling H2O's: Snapdragon
Shimmerz: Dazzelerz: Lemon Drop
The Crafters Workshop: 6x6 Template: Mini Texturized
Melissa Frances: Vintage Resin: Arrows (2)
Manor House: Yellow Flower
Prima: Innoscence 2 Flowers
Prima: Something Blue: Ring Bearer
Burlap Circles
Bazzill Basics: Small Word Stickers: Family
Blue Fern Studios: Chipboard: Royal Monarchs
Glass tiles (various sizes)
(some items may be partial packages) 

Flower Add-on

We create a Flower Add-on each month for those of you who like extra flowers.   We have selected six additional packages of flowers that compliment the kit and put them together as an add-on.

Petaloo: Penny Lane Mixed Blossoms: Lavender
Petaloo: Penny Lane Forget Me Nots: Teal
Prima: Ascot Park: Carnation
Prima: Something Blue: First Dance
Prima: Anna Marie: Flowers
KaiserCraft: Mini Blossoms: Honey 

Embellishment Add-on 

Lastly, we have an Embellishment Add-on so you can stretch your kit even further.  

 

BoBunny: Enchanted: Brads
Prima: Woodgrain Alphabet
Prima: Resin: White Feathers
Blue Fern Studios: Chipboard Word: Fabulous
Blue Fern Studios: Chipboard: Princess Window
Prima: Say it in Crystals Mini Swirls: Multicolor
BoBunny: Stamp: Gateway

Our new owner, Deonna, is off to a great start with our July Kit.  Paper add-ons, the MMM Kit, and both embellishment add-ons are available now for purchase in our Store.

Our May Sketch Challenge Winners!

Hi blog readers!  Deonna, the new owner of C'est Magnifique Kits has been super busy behind the scenes getting everything ready for our upcoming July Kit.  We will be giving you a sneak peek at it in just a few days.  We can't wait for you to see what she has chosen for her very first kit!

Today we'd like to announce the winners of May Sketch Challenge, and show you a few of the layouts that we have chosen to feature. 

Our first prize, chosen by Random.org, goes to..............#3, Carrie Sedlack.  Congratulations Carrie!!  You will receive a prize package from C'est Magnifique Kits.  Please e-mail Deonna{at}cestmagnifiquekits{dot}com and she will give you all the details.  Your prize must be claimed within 7 days.

Take a look at the happy Disney inspired birthday layout Carrie created!

Our second prize, a $10 gift certificate to the C'est Magnifique Kits Store,  is randomly awarded to a participant who used one of our kits to create their layout.  Our winner this month is Alena Grinchuk.  Please e-mail Deonna{at}cestmagnifiquekits{dot}com and she will send you your coupon code.  Your prize must be claimed within 7 days.  Alena used our March Kit to create this stunning layout:

 Now we would like to feature a few layouts from those who participated in the sketch challenge.  These are in no particular order.  

"Too Cute" by Becky Wagner

"Enjoy Every Moment" by Yvette McDonald

"Green Monkeys" by Caroleanne Wright

"Beachy" by Valerie Andrieux

"Map Room" by Julene Matthews

Thanks to each of you who entered our May Sketch Challenge.  You are an inspiration to all of us.

We will not be posting a sketch challenge in June, but be sure to check back in July, when we will have a new sketch for you!

One More for the June MMM Kit w/Erin

Hi everyone. Today is a bittersweet day for me. I've been honored to be a part of the C'est Magnifique family for so long now, but it is now my turn to say good-bye. It's been a pleasure designing with these amazing kits every month and am honored to have been given the opportunity. 

I leave you today with a card that I created using the June MMM kit...

"Discover"

I started out with the rub-ons on my card base, applying them to the upper-left and lower-right. Next I used a craft knife to lightly spread gesso over everything, but wiping it away from the rub-ons.

The 13 Arts paint in this kit is smooth as butter! I used a mask and a craft knife to create the stenciled design and allowed it to dry on its own. Next I began applying the purple and blue Gelatos along the edges where the stenciled areas were. With a baby wipe, I began to blend them and then discovered that upon doing so, the painted stenciled areas began to blend as well. 

Finally, I added the Blue Fern Studios "Techno Rings" chipboard (cut in half) and the Maya Road wood hearts before finishing it all off with a flower cluster.

One more look at the complete MMM Kit:

Thank-you so much for allowing me to share with you all this time. 

C'est Magnifique is in great hands and I know there are so many exciting things to come! So stay tuned!

Colors of the June Kit

Hi blog readers.  It's Valerie today, and I'd like to share with you a couple layouts and a mixed media piece I have created using the June Kit, "Lazy Days of Summer".   This kit features paper from both 7 Dots and KaiserCraft.  

For my first layout, I used this gorgeous paper from KaiserCraft.  I love the color and detailed background.  As soon as I saw it, I remembered this photo of my nephew that I took shortly after he was born.  I love his little aviator hat.  Black seemed to be the perfect accent color.

I took a softer, more neutral approach with the 7 Dots paper for this layout.  I also chose a photo with neutral tones, and added just a bit of color.

To add some interest to the background, I sprayed 3 colors of mist on my craft sheet, in 3 areas.  I then placed a 12x12 stencil on the craft sheet and let some of the ink cover it, before removing it and placing it on my background paper.  After the mist had dried, I lined up the stencil with the pattern, and applied some super-thick white gesso to add some dimension.

 

I like to save the flaps from boxes to use as the substrate for mixed media pieces.  They are lightweight and best of all.....free!  That's what I used for this mixed media piece titled "Fly".  The quote, "Until you spread your wings, you'll never know how far you'll fly" is printed on one of the papers from the KaiserCraft collection. 

 I used the gelatos from the Magnifique Mixed Media Kit to create the background, along with some white paint, paint, mists, and rub-ons.  

 

Next up will be Erin with a layout using the Magnifique Mixed Media Kit.  Enjoy your weekend!

Newest Design team member

I would like to introduce our latest C'est Magnifique Kits Design team member.  Tammy Broadaway from Bono Arkansas.  She is going to be a great addition to the team!
Here is just a little information from Tammy until we get her Bio and Picture uploaded.

I have been married for 30 years. I have 3 adult children, two daughters and one son. They are all married, the oldest daughter has my two wonderful grandsons. I have lived in Arkansas for 37 years, after growing up in the military. I have scrapbooked since I was a teenager but today’s type of Scrapbooking since my oldest Grandson was born 14 years ago when my daughter introduced me to the local Scrapbooking Store. My Scrapping Style is mostly “Shabby Chic” or “Vintage”. I love flowers, bling, and ink! I have made some of my best, life long friends through Scrapbooking and I love to attend crops for the day or weekend!

I am thrilled and honored to be invited as a member of the Design Team of C’est Magnifique.
Thanks,
Tammy

Farewell and projects by Bonnie

Hi all! It's my turn to share with you all what I have created with the June Kit. It's been a bitter-sweet month for me both personally with saying good bye to my Mother-in-law and working with this amazing kit which is my final kit for C'est Magnifique. I have so enjoyed designing for CM but it seems we are both going forward in new ways!  I want to that Leslie for taking a chance on me and I want to wish Deonna all the best as she takes over C'est Magnifique Kits!

Now for my projects!  My first project I want to share with you is called "Moments" This kit has so many wonderful elements to choose from I put a little of everything on this layout! Here is little Lucia, who is stunning in her pink flower headband!  I did alot of mixed media type techniques from stamping to stenciling with home made modeling paste, to distressing and using paints and gelatos. I even took threads off the brown burlap trim and used them around the little roses on the outer edge of my layout! Such fun!

 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: stencil, home made modeling paste,gesso, stamp, archival ink,string, leaves.

This layout is in memory of my loving Mother-in-law who passed away May 16/14 and now rests in the loving arms of Jesus.  "Mother".  This photo is of my MIL and my dear hubby, taken almost 3 yrs ago at our daughters wedding, and she had just celebrated her 90th birthday. She always had this smile and light in her eyes when she talked with any of her children,  grandchildren and great grand children. She is fondly remembered and sadly missed. I wanted to keep this layout C&S, which is not really may style at all, but suits Mom.

I used papers from 7 Dots from the Main kit and got out my Martha Stewart punches and punched away! I very lightly inked the edges just to define them a bit more. I used lots of flowers and the cute Prima doily stichers. I altered the Blue Fern Calligraphic Border with distress paints in the metallics and teal chalk ink by Prima.

 To create this layout I used the Main kit, the flower add on, and the embellishment add on. From my stash I used: distress paint and inks, border punches, clock die, Inka Gold, and teal chalk ink.

Time for some fun! I bought this wooden plaque from Micheals some time ago with just this kind of project in mind!  I call it "She Knew". I made good use of the MMM kit for this one! Lots of paint and sprays and rub on's and gleatos! 

 To create this project I used the main kit, the flower add on, the embellishment add on and the MM Kit. From my stash I used: gleatos, mists, stencil, home made modeling paste,doll stamp and archival ink.

For my last but not least layout I have "Brotherly Love" to share with you. Jacob just loves his little brother Seth sooo much! When I saw this paper from the Kiasercraft papers that came in the June kit, I knew I would be using this photo with it! I had such fun using the turquoise paint from the MMM kit to make those yummy paint drip at the bottom of the layout. I painted the Blue Fern chippies black, and I made black dashes along each letter in the banner part of the title. 

 To create this layout I used the Main kit, the flower add on, and embellishment add on and the MM kit. From my stash: memory box die, stencils, home made modeling paste, mists, black paint and pen and cardstock,, wire string, leaves.

Thanks so much for stopping by, I hope you gained some inspiration on different ways to use this glorious kit, and please keep posted to the CM blog for future updates and enjoy the new ride!  I will be having some updates on my personal blog as well!

Be Blessed!

"Fun Moments" MMM Kit Layout by Kelly

Hello there!

Kelly here today, for my final post here at C'est Magnifique. I truly have enjoyed my short time here designing the Magnifique Mixed Media kits...and I am so thankful for the experience - what a great adventure that really opened my eyes up to all of the fun products that are out on the market right now!! 

Here is my second project using the (sold out!) June MMM Kit.

"Fun Moments"

The background for this one was created using the Tim Holtz rub ons, the Gelatos, and the Ayeeda Paints from the kit. My favorite part..the Blue Fern Studios Techno Rings. They really pulled the page design together, I think.

I added just a touch of the turquoise paint to the words on the Prima "Jean Plates" to make them stand out for my title.

One more peek at the kit :)

I want to say a huge "thank you!!!!!" for all of the support of the MMM Kits so far - it has been a great joy to see them so successful, as I am sure they will continue to be :)

Have a great day!!!

Kelly