SHE....believes in fairy tales!

I LOVE this layout! It is quite detailed in creation but OH SO worth it! It covers TRIPLE fold as I used Sarah's stamps from Pink By Design and our 'Friday Frills' challenge this week (posting TOMORROW) is themed 'The Birds and the Bees,' all created for my FIRST DT entry for Kristal's Simply Sunday challenge, Pennants and Banners! WOO HOO! I snapped a few photos along the way to give you a tutorial....




Here I am stamping the pennant frame onto the pink to be cut out and places over the scalloped pennant base I stamped onto the paper. I used Cocoa ink from CTMH that matched perfectly!

















I adhered each of the cut triangle pieces to each stamped image.












The pennants at the top are stitched. I used the WE R 'Sew Easy' attachments. I sewed the pennants in a mixed thread and then sewed the dark brown across the top for them to hang.

Included in the pennant and banners stamp set from Pink By Design are little circles, dots and buttons. I added small Cocoa dots inside the shape on the paper.

I used a HEADBAND for the fun white piece across the top of the 'SHE' banner.

I created the white flower with folded white chiffon! the 'SHE' is stamped onto the banners (the alphabet is ALSO included in the stamp set). White pearl beads across the top of the pennants and inside the blue Prima flower were PERFECT!

The layered photo mats were sewn on with the sewing machine and I added rhinestones across the pennants and in side the flower!

This is the photo I took that will be placed on this page. I wasn't able to get it printed prior to photographing the project!










The top left corner with the sewn pennants, dots and sewn photo mats.

The bottom left corner with the banner! I also inked around the page with the 'direct to paper' technique!

The bottom right corner. I also tore along the bottom of the photo mat. I really believe it's all of the finer details that 'Make the Page." The sub title is hand written and I added each rhinestone to create a flourish and highlight the writing.


The date is written in pink in the top right corner circle.

And, again, here is the completed layout! I hope you'll consider participating in the challenges with us. You can enjoy the other DT members entires by clicking their name on my side bar to the right. I'll be posting the other creations for 'Friday Frills' TOMORROW so be beack here to enjoy those and be inspired to participagte in our challenge!

Oh, and did you know that K. Andrew has designed her own stamp sets that she is JUST debuting?! Click HERE to see for yourself and pre-order! I hope to receive some soon to design and share with you!

I hope you're enjoying an AMAZING Holiday weekend!

Friday Frills Challenge #3~Mother's

(For FLAUNT IT FRIDAYS and the Friday the 13th Blog Hop, Please scroll down to the previous post)!

The winner of our VINTAGE challenge is libeeti. Click on her name to view her AMAZING entry!

I hope you're having a WONDERFUL Saturday as you view 'Friday Frills'! I'm excited to bring some new designers to you and Cheryl below is one of them. I've been blessed with some FABULOUS talent to share with and inspire you!

This challenge is all about MOTHERS.

This is my 'mother' layout for Cricut Club. I also used the BINGO challenge from the Cricut Circle to inspire me.

It's created with the 'Mother's Day Bouquet' cartridge and 'Baby Steps.'









It's ALL sprayed with home-made shimmer mist!
The ribbon ruffles are from cardstock paper.

These 2 cards are from CHERYL! I'll share more about her with you very soon! Please visit her blog with a warm hello!

(I don't know WHY the photos copied in so SMALL-sorry. Be sure to visit their blogs for more detail and pictures)

She FUSSY CUT all of the details here!

I love how she used the lace on this!

Kris made this 8x8 page for an EXPECTING MOM!

Amy created this adornment for her mom to hang just about anywhere and always think of her sweet granddaughter.

We'd love for you to link up your project related to MOTHERS! You have 10 days and be entering you're eligible for our PRIZE of a $10 gift card to Michaels or Hobby Lobby (your choice)! We'll announce the WINNER with our next challenge. Join us here before then for more inspiration,blog hops and NEW designers!

Friday Frills: Vintage! And-WINNERS!

I'm so excited to bring you VINTAGE Friday Frills Challenge #2! Our first challenge was VERY successful and I will announce the winners of some Teresa Collins goodness at the end of this post!

But first, let me announce that the Friday Frills Design Team has expanded! Cheryl Caldwell-Nyboer will be joining us full time and these special ladies will join us as guests:

Rebecca Maddux
Rhonda Davenport
Lisa Lahiff
Cherie Goyer and last, but certainly NOT least:
Tiffany Call

Ladies, thank you for applying! I am honored to have you!


The first project you're viewing here is a 2 page 'Cherish' layout by Brynn. Created with a light color scheme of We R papers and embellishments, it is perfectly finished with cameos, lace and ink!





















These tags were created by Amy. She began 1 and just couldn't stop-vintage is kinda her thing!

Ruffles and rolled rosettes really set this one as a favorite.







Gorgeous butterflies and french script.

Fancy cut beautiful vintage girl-with wings of course!






And Kris created the following vintage tag as well! (Ummm-they forgot to tell me it was tag themed. LOL)

Beautiful ruffled lace, background, butterfly and MORE! YUMMY!

I immensely enjoyed going through your submissions on our first challenge. Thank you SO VERY much to each of you! As a matter of fact-I am SO appreciative that I am sending ALL of you a special gift! E-mail me your address to me at flairandfrillscreativity@gmail [dot] com with your address!

Valerie took our 1st place position with her cake card and Kacee takes 2nd place with her cake layout (which happens to be PINK, black and white :D )! Click on their names to view their entries and take a look around their blogs!

I am attaching the link-up again below! Enter your VINTAGE CREATION by Wednesday May 11th @ 11:59 pm to be eligible to win a SURPRISE gift package from Flair and Frills (sure to include stamps, trim and embellishments you'll LOVE)! And, while you enter here, click on over to Patches of Pink and enter there as well! {HEART} them!

P.S. ONE MORE WINNER! Ann from the Todally Frogs Blog Hop-you wi darlin! Please e-mail me your address! Ann said, "TOADally cool frog!! Great job!! :)Thanks for sharing your talent in the hop today -- I was invited to do the froggy hop by Melissa (Disney Dreamer Designs) and am HAPPY to be a new follower!! :)Amy :) at www.lovetocrop.com" Thanks Amy! And thank you too Melissa!

FRIDAY FRILLS: Let's Celebrate!

Good Morning! Thank you for being here with us to debut the 'Friday Frills' challenges! This week our theme is CELEBRATION! Whatever you're celebrating, we have FABULOUS projects here to inspire you as you participate with us!

This page was created by Brynn. It's using the 'Grandma's Feather Bed' collection from Bazzill, as well as the twisted flowers and buttons. She will add a photo of the debut here of the Friday Frills with journaling in the side box that sparkles with home-made Shimmer Spray!

Jenny shared with us this card she created on her Imagine to celebrate the birth of her niece! Isn't it just precious?! It just FEELS soft, with a sweet lite lamb!

Amy has blessed us with this Beautiful 2 page layout highlighting her daughter Savanna's 1st Birthday!

Just GORGEOUS! Look at the layered flowers and the choice of paper! WOW!

Kris made this ADORABLE Birthday card with the Create-A-Critter cartridge, Swirl embossing folder an some Jolee's embellishments! What a fun card! Did you see the cute sentiment?! And look at that little blow-out in his mouth!

Now-the fun begins! Submit your project here with the link tool by Wenesday, April 16th to be JUDGED by our design team to win an AMAZING prize package of TERESA COLLINS products (and a badge to brag about on your blog wall)! We'll choose 2 (T-W-O) winners-so get to creating! :D I am honored to have you here participating. Thank you! I am looking forward to seeing what you share with us!

Meet Amy!

I'm so stinkin' excited to be on Brynn's Design Team!! What an honor!!I'm Amy McCollum, wife to Brian, the love of my life - He totally gets me!! We'll celebrate our 8th Anniversary in a couple weeks. Mom to little Miss Savannah (Savvy) who will turn 3 in a couple weeks. I ADORE paper, stamps, glitter and ALL things vintage. I'm a Stampin' Up Demonstrator and LOVE it!! I'm also an Aromatherapist and used to own a store (B.K. - Before Kiddo) specializing in bath goodies - totally girly! I still love to make all sorts of delightfully smelling potions as well as get into my craft room and create cards, scrapbook layouts, decor, hair accessories, anything and everything crafty. Thanks Brynn for the opportunity to show my craftiness. My blog: www.smoochesstampin.blogspot.com





My silly project is of my sugaroo Savannah making 'smooch lips' (like mother, like daughter). Every time I see this pic it makes me giggle. So I combined it with some fun, bright layers of paper, border punched the heck out of 'em and made a mini layout that is so going on my fridge!Smooches, Amy

Amy resides here in the Albuquerque area with me-fortunately just a few minutes away! (I like to go sit by her-hoping the creativity will rub off-ya know?!) She is one of THE most talented people I have ever met and I know how blessed I am to have her here designing for Friday Frills. She is compassionate (with an emphasis on passion) and out going, always loving life. Be sure to visit her blog and help me welcome her!

I'll introduce Altaira on Monday!

Meet Kris!

Hello everyone,I feel very honored to be asked to be on this design team with many fabulous ladies.

I have been married for almost 22 years to a great man. We have 2 children, our daughter Ashley is in culinary school and out son TJ who is in high school and is on the school and competitive cheer team.

I work part time as a RN in a pediatric office, which I LOVE! When I’m not working and driving my son around I enjoy scrapbooking and making cards. I haven’t been scrapbooking in a while and I’m way behind. I make cards with my Cricut and stamping, I always love to try new things when I craft.

I hope in some way my projects will inspire you.

Have a great day!Kris

What a fun project! I LOVE the feathers and the 'Red Hatters' FEEL to it! And, don't you just LOVE the sentiment?! ;)




Kris is also from the Chicago area and we met at the same place, the Cricut Circle Swarm in Utah. She and I talk several times a week and I love that she began her blog to accept the online challenges and participate in them! She is kind, with a warm smile. I am just delighted that she will join us here as we begin these amazing challenges! Thank you Kris. I know you'll be a great addition to the team!

Be sure to visit her blog and say hello!

I'll introduce Amy on Friday!

Meet Jenny!

My project is a shaped card using Life Is A Party - A little Monkey just Monkeying Around!

I am 45 years YOUNG!!! That is because of my 3 wonderful kids, 2 girls 24 and 18, and 1 boy 8. I have a fantastic husband who is seriously the love of my life. I am a Christian saved by Grace alone. I live in a suburb of Chicago and we have one furry baby, a chocolate lab named Harley. I have been crafting for 4 years and always feel behind since I only discovered this seriously addicting hobby (LOL) just a short time ago. A friend of mine introduced me to scrapbooking and then I discovered the on-line community and got into card making as well. I currently have a Create, 2 expressions, 2 cuttlebugs and an Imagine. I have about 130 cartridges all together and I am a true paper hoarder.

XXOO Jenny


To introduce themselves, I asked the design team members to create something silly. After all, we are beginning this journey on April Fool's Day! LOL





Jenny joins the Friday Frills design team as one of my 2 BFF's from Illinois! We met at the first Cricut Circle Swarm in Utah, 2010. She is sweet, with a great sense of humor and great to be around. Please help me welcome her with CHEER and say hello from here on her blog too! I'm SO glad you're here with us Jenny. Thank you for joining and supporting me in this creative endeavour!



I will introduce Kris on Wednesday. Be here to meet her!

READY TO REVEAL:

Hi ladies! If you've been following, then you'll likely remember me mentioning a BIG announcement I have had to share. Well-that day is here and I'm bursting at the seams! I debut to you.....

FRIDAY FRILLS

What's THAT, you ask?! Well, Friday Frills is the new challenge part of Flair and Frills, complete with an A-MAZING Design Team (you KNOW how I am about giving you the BEST quality possible)! So, beginning April 1st (an adequate date indeed, considering my personality!) A challenge will be presented here, with you able to participate and link your projects within 10 days. At that time, the submissions will be judged by myself and the design team to determine winnerS! I like the opportunity to be JUDGED and not just randomly picked. I feel it will be more fair that way. I have FABULOUS sponsors lined up, including: TERESA COLLINS, QUICK QUOTES, THE SHABBY VANITY and many more! We'll kick it off with Teresa Collins! YEP! That's right-I got her ;) My design team is currently creating the debut Friday Frills and I'll introduce you to them in the upcoming weeks. I sincerely hope you'll decide to join us and share YOUR amazing talent with everyone here. So-MARK YOUR CALENDERS gals-it's going to be FABULOUS!