March Scrapbook Nook Projects & Here's Our April Kit

I still can't quite get over how ethereally beautiful this Ever After paper line from Cosmo Cricket is. Thankfully, the March My Scrapbook Nook Kit was chalk FULL of it, so I could loll in it til my heart's content!

I obviously have wedding on the mind (not that I'm doing anything remotely CLOSE to getting engaged!) and here's what I came up with. Man, this paper is beautiful!! Did I say that already??

My first project is a Wall Hanging utilizing those large metal frames from Basic Grey that turned up at Big Lots for something like $2.50 each! I grabbed a few of those as I was really inspired by a similar project designed/taught by Candice Carpenter a few years ago. The ivory frames were a perfect complement to the Cosmo Cricket Ever After papers. I'm pleased with how my version came out. The picture is of my brother and his wife on their wedding day last April. (He he, and they have a baby on the way already, who's due in mid-May! Dang, those two don't waste any time, huh?)

I wanted to take a break from cards for awhile, so I was thrilled that one of my local cropping groups was going to the Pinecone Press location for a crop a few weeks ago. Pinecone Press, as you know, is a great manufacturer of products and pre-packaged kits, etc. Their headquarters is completely stocked with ALL the Accucut dies ever made!! I was in heaven!! I wanted to try out all these boxes and shapes that I was too lazy to measure/cut out on my own using patterns I've found on line. So, yes, I got to play with all those dies and here's what I came up with.

I'm either going to use this as a bridal shower invitation or as a little gag gift to the next friend of mine who gets married. This little purse is scored in such a way on the bottom that I could actually fit a few sheets of papers in between, so I could include tips, funny anecdotes, items for a survival kit, etc.

Then, I'm always out of ideas for place settings/table favors!! So I worked up a few mock samples.



I've always loved this photo of my sister in law on her wedding day. She had a damn good photographer, didn't she? I kept this one fairly flat because my SIL's style isn't as lumpy as mine.

Definitely check out the gallery to see what the other Nook DT's created with this fabulously gorgeous kit! We still have a few of the March Kits left, so definitely get yours before they're completely sold out!

Before I sign off, I gotta show you our April kits!! Yes, I intended for kits to be plural!! We have two kits this month; one of them is a special limited one!

Here's our April kit at the Nook:

I'm diving into it now and will hopefully have some projects to share with you after this weekend. I absolutely LOVE Pink Paislee!!

And here's our Limited Edition Spring Kit: (more Pink Paislee goodness!)

And very last thing, I promise, before I go. The Nook is featuring a card per day using the March, April, and May kits for a month. Definitely come play along with us or just visit for inspiration in our card forum!

Alright kiddos, its time to hit the road for me. (I've got lots more to update the rest of this week!)



"Wedding" Wall Hanging
Paper: Cosmo Cricket "Ever After" PP; Chipboard
Embellishments: Cosmo Cricket "Ever After" Die Cuts & Chipboard; Cream Tulle; Jenni Bowlin Jeweled Ivory Button; Misc Cream Flowers; Misc Iridescent Pearl Beaded Ribbon; Offray Cream Satin Ribbon; Basic Grey Alpha Stickers; Basic Grey Ivory Metal Frames
Accessories: Perfect Paper Adhesive; Glue Dots

"Bridal Purse"
Paper: Cosmo Cricket "Ever After" PP
Embellishments: Cosmo Cricket "Ever After" Die Cuts & Chipboard; Cream Tulle; Jenni Bowlin Jeweled Ivory Button; Prima Lace; Misc Iridescent Pearl Beaded Ribbon; Misc Brown Wired Satin Ribbon
Accessories: Accucut Purse Die; Glue Dots; Double Sided Sticky Tape

"Cake Tower Place Setting / Favor"
Paper: Cosmo Cricket "Ever After" PP
Embellishments: Cosmo Cricket "Ever After" Die Cuts; Misc Cream Flowers; Offray Cream Satin Ribbon
Accessories: Accucut Cake and Topper Dies; Glue Dots; Double Sided Sticky Tape

"Cake Favor"
Paper: Cosmo Cricket "Ever After" PP
Embellishments: Misc Iridescent Pearl Beaded Ribbon; Misc Large Silk Flower
Accessories: Accucut Cake Dies; Glue Dots; Double Sided Sticky Tape; Scalloped Scissors

"Happily Ever After"
Paper: Cosmo Cricket "Ever After" PP
Embellishments: Cosmo Cricket "Ever After" Die Cuts & Chipboard; Cream Tulle; Jenni Bowlin Jeweled Ivory Button; Misc Cream Flowers; Offray Cream Satin Ribbon; Prima Lace and Pearl Swirly
Accessories: Glue Dots