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

Another My Scrapbook Nook DT Project Reveal - A "Lovely" Banner

I guess I'm slowly sharing my creations from my DT February My Scrapbook Nook Kit this week instead of releasing it all at the same time. Thank you for bearing with me. I've been working on taking better pictures, and then there's the business of applying watermarks now. I feel like a computer geek with all that I've been tweaking, I swear!! LOL, but all's good.

A quirk about me is that I collect drink coasters from all the restaurants I frequent, even if I'm travelling abroad. I alter them to make them into mini books, mini tags, etc. I even run them through my die cutter to cut out shapes with my Sizzix dies, etc. Here, I decided to choose unique coaster shapes and sizes to create an eclectic Love themed banner which is a very fitting tribute to this gorgeous Jenni Bowlin paper line, don't you think?

I just had to bring it to work today to hang in my cubicle to brighten up my day. I think I'm going to leave it here in the office for awhile, at least through February. :)


Here is a detailed shot so you can see the dimension this banner has.


And this is what the individual banners look like:

And here it is again...


I can't end this post without properly giving credit to the restaurants who contributed to this effort: Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Chili's and an Italian pub I was in during my last trip to Rome. :)

All materials seen on this banner came from the February My Scrapbook Nook Kit with the exception of:
* Red Glitter Chipboard which came from Walmart
* Silver glitter Leaf - Michael's Christmas clearance (inspired by my talented friend Melissa Bove)
* Buttons - Autumn Leaves Bag of Buttons
* Bling - Heidi Swapp and Michaels
* Stamped frame with the "Love is in the Air" sentiment is a Prima stamp - My Scrapbook Nook Kit Add On Item

I have been an avid fan of Christine Penaflor for quite some time now, so my dictionary flowers cut out of the Jenni Bowlin dictionary paper with the Sizzix die was inspired by Christine. Speaking of Christine, check out this incredibly generous blog candy RAK I just won on her blog???

Christine is celebrating the 50K hit on her blog this week and thus was offering this blog candy to all her readers. Congratulations Christine and a big, big THANK YOU!! I looooove Making Memories and have been coveting this Sabrina line that popped up at Michaels recently. Yes, these goodies will be put to very very good use!

But I digress, so let me get back to the topic at hand, lol! If you love Jenni Bowlin as much as I do, then head on over to My Scrapbook Nook and get this February kit. There are just a FEW left now before its sold out!

"Love" Banner (Majority of items are from Feb My Scrapbook Nook Kit)
Paper: Jenni Bowlin Patterned Papers; Misc. Drink Coasters
Embellishments: Jenni Bowlin Scalloped Notecards & Calendar Cards; Maya Road Felt Flower; Cream Grosgrain Ribbon; MM Valentine Tickets; MM Tiny Alpha Stickers; Scenic Route House Chipboard; Marcella by Kay Red Glitter Chipboard Letters; Heidi Swapp & Misc Bling; Autumn Leaves Buttons; Michaels Silver Glitter Leaf;
Accessories: Prima Frame Stamp; Sizzix Flower Layers #3 Bigz Die; BG File Set; EK Success Cropodile; EK Success Cutter Bee Scissors; Scrapbook Adhesive Foam Pop Up Adhesive and Glue Dots.
Size: Various