Eiffel Tower Love Blog Hop

Welcome to the first 2015 Paper Crafters Sampler blog hop. We're starting off the year by using the Eiffel Tower template featured in the January 2015 issue, "Lovable You" of the Paper Crafters Sampler.

 

I started off by printing my template using the NEW "SVG" file included with each template of the month.  Wanting to give the projects a springtime feeling, I stuck with soft colors.  The cardstock color choice here was Crisp Cantaloupe.  It was stamped with the "I Like You" stamp set using a Cameo Coral dyepad. Once I stamped the flowers on the flat surface of the cardstock, I used my white signo-gel pen to highlight parts of the flower giving it that spring-like effect.

 

For the glitzy part, I added a little Gold and Dazzeling Diamonds Glimmer paper. The Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch gives a bit more feminine quality. To finish off the tower I created some coffee filter flowers dipped in Cameo Coral reink and wrapped some gold wasabi tape around the small flickering tea light. Take a look at the final project.

 

 

 

Now to view what the other design team members have come up with.  You're going to be so surprised with their creativity.

 

Select the hop 'button' below to view the next blog, Kerry Bunting

 

If you'd like to go back to the previous stop, visit Avery Murphy.

 

 

 

January ~ Lovable You

 

 

The first 2015 issue of the Paper Crafters Sampler has been released.  Our first issue, "Lovable You" celebrates the season of love, filled with projects for you upcoming Valentine events.

 

 

 

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Vemetian Valentine ~ Paper Crafters Sampler January 2014

 

 

Time to release the 5th year of the Paper Crafters Sampler. Once again we start the first issue by preparing for upcoming Valentine's Day. We've made a few changes this time around by avoiding the most common color associated with Valentine's Day, red.

 

 

Inside the January issue, Venetian Valentine, you'll find soft and subdued colors, fancy flourishes, embossed surfaces and splashes of gold. Tres le femme! The template of the month is the Fliptop Heart Trinket Box.  A little glimpse of the Trinket Box below.

 

 

 

January 2014 ~ Venetian Valentine

$12.99

 

 

 

Here's a glimpse of what's inside:

 

 

 

 

Ruffled Love......

Nothing screams girly like ruffles.  Created this using the new Heart gift-box template in the January issue of Paper Crafters Sampler.

and a few close-ups

Sweet images from Style Beautiful embellished with a white gel pen.

A Regal Valentine

Have you noticed I sometimes alter my priorities according to what's more fun than urgent :-)  Believe it or not, working on something that isn't required clears my mind.  These past few submissions were sent in for publication.  Keeping my fingers crossed they made it, if not, well you'll all have something to work on during the Winter dulldrums.

With that said, here's the last of my Valentine submission.  That is, until the mood strikes again. 

The base of this project (the large heart) uses the Petal card die from Sizzix.  .

My favorite addition was dragging the cream colored craft pad over the upper left side (you can see below) and the cheesecloth.  Cheesecloth.  Love that stuff!  It adds softness and texture.  Gives it an, airy feel.  Ya know?

The most difficult part was threading the two flaps of the heart with poppy embrodiery thread (see below).  Love the look of hearts that are stitched; in repair.

Lots of detail in this peice.  The only thing I'd do different was to add a few more beads to the base.  The peice origially had 3 but my lack of making a secure knot resulted in only two strings.  The remainder of the third is dispersed on our backyard patio.

Hope you enjoyed this little Valentine series.

Baroque Poppy

A quick little share.  This was for a magazine submission.  Uses the baroque scrolls from "Newsprint" DSP, satin ribbon and polka dot embossed Poppy card stock.  It's really part of a Valentine series.  You can never start to early.

Mojo Scallops

Yes, I've been absent for a few days.  I'm working on something really exciting that will be unveiled the day after Christmas.   It's taken lots of time to coordinate and prepare for.  With the unveiling so close, there's the inevitable tweaking here and there which requires me to be away from my blog.

I did however manage to compelte my first ever Mojo Monday Challenge.  I've been wanting to participate for a while, but something always seems to get in the way.  Not this time.

Without further ado, here is my creation for Mojo #117.

Before you say anything I know it's missing the bow on the right.  I couldn't bare putting it on and covering up that awesome ribbon.  It just would have been to much extra.  Besides, I've noticed there were a few other cards that omitted it.

There was also the option of adding a button to the center of the flower but again, too much.  I must have put that button on and off for over 1/2 hour trying to decide.  Geesh!  Anyone else have that kind of dilema when designing a card?

Now, off to work on some other projects whilst the kids are away watching the Saints game.  Quiet time, yeah. 

Have a great night.

Melanie