Londyn's Black & White Damask {What's in a Frame} and Matching Card

One of my good friends and CTMH downline, Mandy, had a baby back in August. I had promised to make her a name frame for Londyn's nursery back when I saw her at Convention in July!! It only took me 7 months after Londyn was born, but I finally made it and sent it to her!

For those of you who know Mandy, you know she LOVES black & white damask. So that is the theme for Londyn's amazing nursery. {You've gotta check out her nursery post.}

Here's the {What's in a Frame} I made for Londyn...

It's almost like I knew I should wait on Londyn's frame, because CTMH came out with the For Always paper pack with this current Spring/Summer catalog, and it couldn't be more perfect for the nursery!

All of the damask-ish paper began as black-and-white from For Always. For the green, I swiped my New England Ivy ink pad directly over the paper to change the white to green. (I learned this trick from Pamela O'Connor...see her tutorial.)

The skirt on the dress form was made with CTMH's FAB rosette ribbon. I used hot glue and just laid down a line of it at a time, then adhered the rosette ribbon where I wanted it. Then I used the black shimmer trim to create a waistline, folding the ends behind. I love that the shimmer trim is self-adhesive.

I cut the letters with the Artiste Cricut cartridge at 1" with CTMH's new glitter paper. (I HEART the glitter paper!) It cuts wonderfully on the Cricut and with your paper trimmer.

Some more shimmer trim, black tulle ribbon, and adhesive-backed pearls finished the look. The frame I used is a shallow shadow box from Hobby Lobby, so it fit all the dimension nicely.

Here is the card I sent with the frame...

The pennants were created with the For Always textile fabric, which matches the paper. The only exception is that the fabric is bright White Daisy and the paper is Colonial White.

These pennants were actually made by Marissa Rowley (Michele's daughter) at our team swap a few months ago. She used Bonding Memories to adhere the pennant flaps together over the black hemp. I added them to the card with Londyn's name using the Trinity Alphabet stamps. (I LOVE the Trinity Alphabet because it comes with 3 sizes of letters. Perfect for scrapbooking and/or cardmaking!)

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Trinity Alphabet Stamp Set

Elena's Vintage Dr. Seuss Cat in the Hat Nursery Name Frame

Last month I promised to share some {What's in a Frame} projects I finished. This one is for Baby Elena. I shared her big sister Olivia's frame HERE last month and her {littler} big sister's frame HERE.

Elena's room is kinda of a vintage Dr. Seuss theme. Basically, not all the bright colors of the traditional Dr. Seuss. So, I used the same Cat in the Hat images as on THIS frame for Baby Caleb, but toned down the red quite a bit in Photoshop before printing onto glossy photo paper and cutting them out. Then I paired them with light blue and green to match the nursery instead of such vivid colors.

All of the squares began as plain cardstock in CTMH Sweet Leaf, Crystal Blue, and SU Riding Hood Red. I used background stamps to give each color a pattern. The dots are from Mama Elephant stamp, the chevron is from Hero Arts, and the grid is from CTMH Universal Backgrounds (one of my faves).

Here are some close-ups. I used the glittery shimmer trim as a base for the Cat in the Hat to "pop out of"...plus every girl needs some bling in her room!

I love the fish :) For the Milepost shapes, which come cardboard-color, I used a white acrylic paint dabber to add some white, but left some of the original color for texture and interest. I have mentioned before...I love the paint dabbers. It makes adding a little color less messy and so easy!

Right now you can get a package of the Milepost shapes on clearance for only $1! Shop here >

I've got a few more frames to share with you next week, plus the Mother's Day gifts I made!

If you're interested in purchasing one of my handmade nursery decor frames for your little one or as a baby shower gift, visit my Etsy shop :)

Fun with Fabric Video

Have you noticed that the Spring/Summer 2013 Idea Book features fabric?! The new Chantilly and For Always textiles include three sheets of cotton fabric with pinked edges in designs that coordinate with the Chantilly and For Always paper packets.

Here's a card I shared previously that uses the new Chantilly fabrics and paper (along with one of my fave new stamps from the In the Background stamp set).

You don’t have to be a seamstress to use fabric in your artwork; in fact, you can use fabric in place of patterned papers on your layouts and cards for added dimension and texture. To learn more about using fabric in your artwork, watch this video from CTMH corporate...

In the Background

Birthday Card With Chantilly & CTMH May Stamp of the Month: Pinwheel

I just LOVE the May stamp of the month: Pinwheel. It's not only fun, whimsical, and versatile, but several of the shapes coordinate with the Artiste Cricut cartridge. Score!

At our team meeting in March we all created a card and then prepped enough for the rest of the attendees to make as well. It was like a card workshop, we had everything set up around the table and we rotated to make each person's card. It was so fun!

Here's a card I made/prepped for the meeting with the Chantilly paper packet and Pinwheel stamp set.

(This card was actually Lalia's card because I can't find the picture I took of mine and I already gave it away!) The sentiment is meant to go in the bottom right corner, but I left it blank so that the sentiment can be stamped with whatever is needed at the time :)

Here's a masculine Valentine's Day card I made back in February using the Pinwheel stamp set. See original post >

And here's CTMH corporate's beautiful artwork...

This stamp set is available for only $5 with a qualifying $50 order this month only (retail value is $17.95). If papercrafting makes your world go ’round, hurry and get the Pinwheel stamp set during the month of May to make your artwork sparkle and spin! Shop now >

 

And don't forget that you can also get the Dream Pop paper pack for just $10 with a $35 purchase this month...2 great deals at once!  Shop now >

 

Reminder for Dream Pop National Scrapbooking Month Special

Just a reminder that in honor of National Scrapbooking Month, you can get the yummy Dream Pop paper packet for only $10 when you spend $35 in May! Look at how awesome the bright colors POP in this scrapbook layout from CTMH corporate...

You can see the projects I've made with Dream Pop HERE and HERE and HERE.

This exclusive paper packet includes 12 cardstock sheets with a glossy pattern (2 each of 6 colors) as well as 12 B&T Duos^® papers (2 each of 6 designs) that were created for this promotion—you can’t get these sweet colors and patterns anywhere else!

Yummy glossy-patterned cardstock!
(Photo from another Consultant.)

 To get this paper packet with 24 sheets of cardstock-weight paper for just $10, all you need to do is spend $35 in new items on my CTMH Website! Shop now >

Want a Dream Pop paper packet for FREE? When you sign up as a new Consultant in May you'll receive this colorful packet of luscious paper for free in your kit! The Basic Kit is only $49 and you get over $150 in awesome CTMH products! (That's a much better value!) Here's more info on becoming a Consultant OR  Sign up now >

Here's a video I created of the papers close-up...



 
Don't forget that you can also get the May Stamp of the Month, Pinwheel, for only $5 with a $50 purchase! Shop now >