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Showing posts with label Shabby Cottage Studio. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shabby Cottage Studio. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Marvelous Monochrome in black and white.

 I am pleased as pie with this card, I am often so self critical but I really like how this came out.  I am really happy that I learned how to use my Zing to cut the card base, and I was also able to make a nice fold line also.  This is the 1st project in the MTC Tuts group which is so helpful!  The sweet image is from Gecko Galz Marvelous Monochrome collage set.  The paper is from Shabby Cottage Studio and I used a We are Memory Keepers Sew Easy tool to make my lines of polka dots on the frame and filled them in with a Le Plume white marker.  I was so lucky to find the dots in my ribbon match the dress perfectly!  I used my Perfect Layers Rulers to get the precise layers on my card, see my sidebar for a coupon or click on my link above.  The card ran out of the house with my daughter this weekend, she loved it too, ha ha!  She made a surprise visit for her Dads birthday, we were thrilled to have her home, if only for the weekend.  
That's it, thanks for looking.  ~Diane
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Friday, December 7, 2012

Special card for a special friend


Hi, sorry I have been absent for so long.  The remodel keeps moving through different phases, I get things put back together then it gets torn up all over again.  The end is in sight, thank goodness!  
I made this card for my friend Celeste from Celestina Marie Design to thank her for the exquisite hand painted ornaments she sent me.   The image is from Gecko Galz , I printed it on matte photo paper to capture all the beauty.  The paper is from Shabby Cottage Studio also printed on matte photo paper.   I have been admiring the use of gauze on other blogs,  I sprayed this gauze with some Tattered Angels glimmer mist, I made the hat pin from items at Pizzazz Aplenty.   
and the vintage ribbon charm is from my Mothers costume jewelry box.   I used my Perfect Layers square and rulers to get the nice square cuts and borders.  (use my link and coupon code Bove5%, you will save 5% on the Perfect layers rulers and get flat rate priority shipping. 
  If you are looking for some great ideas for Christmas presents, all of the above links are places I can vouch for, they all have beautiful items to get or give.
Thanks for looking and I hope to be posting more frequently in the future.  I am entering this card into Beverly's Pink Saturday, thanks for hosting Beverly, also into the Gecko Galz Blog Challenge. 
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Monday, February 13, 2012

Perfect Layers Rulers

Many thank's to Cindy Adkins  for adding me to your Featured Blogs list, it is a real honor!



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I made this sexy card with the Valentine image from Shabby Cottage Studio.   The paper is Black and Cream Damask Variation  and my new tool  Perfect Layers  made the beautiful straight layers possible.  I used the 1/16th and 1/8th cuts to make this card.  I just had to have a matching envelope!.
I am really excited to share a new set of tools with you today,  Perfect Layers .  I saw this at Paper Craft Planet and went wild for it and I knew I had to have it.   I go crazy trying to get my card stock layers centered, I hate crooked edges, they really catch my eye and ruin the whole effect.  What really turned me on to this fantastic set of tools was the fact that it not only would allow you to cut straight but that you could also glue it together straight!  I can't tell you how many times I have picked up a piece and tried to move it around so it is centered before the glue dries!  With these tools I can glue my piece directly to the next layer and depending on how big I want the border I can trim away the excess with an Exacto knife and have it seated perfectly on to the next layer.  No need to eyeball it and try to center it in.  The Perfect Layers Rulers are clear so you can see through them. Each side of the ruler has a little lip or an edge on it, each lip is a different measurement, 1/16, 3/16, 5/16" 1/8", 1/4", 3/8", 5/8", 3/4" and 1". When you want to layer something it takes all the measuring and frustration about even edges edges right out of the process.  The other thing I love is how I can save paper while using these rulers.  I cut my border pieces from the middle of the 5x7 sheet and then hide the space behind the layers so I get 2 borders out of 1 sheet,  I took some pics below to show you what I mean.  Watch the video and you will want one too!
You can use this link to view a video and purchase your set of  Perfect Layers.  Use the promo code Bove5% and you will save 5% on the rulers and get flat rate priority shipping.  Once I saw this video I was sold, so much so that I contacted the company to see if I could offer a discount to my friends!
I am linking up to
The Joyful Stamper link party.  Many thanks to Maria for hosting and inviting me to join.
Make it Monday link party, thanks to all the ladies on the DT who make this possible and take the time to visit all of us. Mary J, Rene, Lisa M, Shirley anne, Chrissy, Michelle, Karen and Kerrie.
Cindy Adkins A Woman Thing link party  2-  Special thanks to Cindy who has another best seller!
 
 Thanks for looking.  ~Diane

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Friday, February 10, 2012

Passionate

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I love this image, so passionate, so romantic!  Perfect for Cindy Adkins its a  Woman Thing  the link party and Beverly's Pink Saturday, link party.  A big thanks to Cindy and Beverly for hosting.  
I won a gift certificate to Shabby Cottage Studio and I chose a ton a papers and the collage sheet this image came from called Valentines.  Many thanks to Linda at Random Creativity for allowing me the opportunity to win this wonderful gift certificate.  I love the paper and I love the fact that I will never run out of it!  Digital papers are such a great thing for paper hoarders, we can use our favorites freely because we will never run out!   I was like a kid in a candy store choosing these gorgeous vintage style papers, you will see more of these in the future.  My $10.00 gift certificate went a long way too, Gail's products are very reasonably priced.  I also like buying the paper by the sheet instead of a set.  This paper is called Edgy Ornamental Diamonds it is in the Pink section.  I love how the papers are grouped by colors too.  Gail offers both digital and hard copies of these papers along with many other vintage products.  She also offers online classes, stop by her blog to see more information on the classes she offers.  I am also linking up to Seasonal Sunday's, many thanks to the Tablescaper for the invite.  Stop by and see her amazing tablescapes.
This went together so easily, I made it with my new tools from Perfect Paper Crafting.  I will tell you more about them in my next post.  Thanks for looking.  ~Diane








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