Cosmo Cricket in a 12x12

Hello everybody!! Lots of new inspiration coming up soon, keep your eye out!

And take my sincerest apology in such a long time between posts --- things seem to just get away from me sometimes!

Here is a 12x12 I did using the Cosmo Cricket Double Deck Earth Love and The Boyfriend - Retail: $19.99 - BSD: $12.99



as well as the COORDINATING Cosmo Cricket Boyfriend Ready Set Chipboard!! - Retail: $4.99 - BSD: $3.49



look at how neat those chipboard pushpins are!! perfect for "tacking down" photos!

Art Blanche Alterable Octagon Boxes!

The thing I love about Art Blanche... is that it's WHITE chipboard. Don't get me wrong, I love kraft as much as the next vintagy girl - but the clean crisp white board that Art Blanche uses to make their alterables is so wonderful to work with! It's very inspiring have an absolutely blank canvas to work with.

The octagon boxes I have to show you today come in a set of three that are all different sizes.



I started with the shortest, widest octagon and I decided to go very vintage inspired with it (be sure to keep an eye out for the other two in future weeks.. they're all going to be SO different!)


Supplies:
Art Blanche Octagons - Retail: $25.97 - BSD: $9.99
Distress Ink - Retail: $4.99 - BSD: $3.99
Fancy Pants Grab Bag - Retail: $39.50 - BSD: $16.99
other personal supplies used


These octagons are so cool to have - and the body of them is GLOSSY so alcohol ink takes to them WONDERFULLY (hint on the next one I have to share!) Enjoy! -DeeDee

8x8s Featuring Fancy Pants +

Here are a couple of 8x8 layouts:

Baby Shower:

I started with some gorgeous Fancy Pants paper from the 50 piece Grab Bag as the background and extra piece of green behind my photo, I then stitched down a large photo leaving the top unstitched to act as a pocket for some smaller photos.. This is a GREAT way to include TONS of photos without cluttering up a layout.


I used some things I just had laying around; EP sticker, random satin ribbon I dyed myself, black pen, bingo card, and a 7gypsies punch. I'm a total distress freak so I of course used the Distress Inks by TH, and I LOOOOOVE the Art Blanche chipboard letters! They're large, white and easy to make your own! I also have to tell you, these gals have such a fantastic deal on these EK Adhesive dispensers that I haven't used any other kind in MONTHS. lol.

Nesting:

I again used some of that awesome Fancy Pants paper, distress ink and I used a Cosmo Cricket Rubon.


Other products used: don juan cricut cartridge, corrugated cardboard, raffia, fiber, lace, vintage paper measuring tape, ball point pen, martha stewart butterfly punch, old book, nest image and swallow chipboard piece. And I'm seriously telling you.. check out the great deals they have on all of their adhesives (as well as EVERYTHING else they have for sale!)

Cosmo Cricket!!

@ BigScrapDeal.com we can't get enough of that Double Deck paper pack by Cosmo Cricket.. so here again are some GORGEOUS projects featuring the two paper lines included in the double deck; "Earth Love" and "The Boyfriend"

First is a 2 page layout by owner, Michelle - she started with 2 pieces of black card stock from the Kit of the Month - then she took pieces from both lines of the Double Deck and cut them into squares and placed on her paper adhering with her favorite glue. She used the papers and one of her favorite Cricut Cartridges to cut out some gorgeous birds, which she adorned with blingy adhesives rhinestones from K&CO.


And then HERE is a banner I made for my soon to be lil guy! These colors are so vintage and fun together!! I used the same Cardstock from the Club of the Month by Bazzill - and the double deck for the gorgeous colors and patterns:

Fall Layout by DeeDee

So I'm going to start off the Fall Theme Layout challenge on facebook!

I scraplifted this layout from a gal who posted on the Echo Park paper company's facebook and gave it a couple of my own twists:

I started with a piece of Bazzil Cardstock from the Cardstock kit of the month and used Distress Inks to ink the edge and crinkles of the paper. I picked one of my favorite photos of Chamos and I at the park playing in the leaves, and made a frame for it with the Fancy Pants 50 Piece paper pack which also made the leaves of the tree and the blue sky background. I cut the leaves using the Don Juan cricut cartridge and made the tree truck out of corrugated cardboard. I used the Art Blanche Tahoma letters for my title and adhered everything with the Zig glue pen and EK Success Permanent Adhesive roller.

=) Now let's see YOUR fall layouts!

Thank You and Fly Away Cards by DeeDee

I wanted to share a couple of cards I made using some of my favorites from the store!!

First off I needed a thank you card, I started with a kraft base and used some KnCompany paper.. I embellished with a Cosmo Cricket paper pack that is currently sold out, but my favorite part of this card is the giant scripty T that comes from the Art Blanche Script Chipboard Set - There's also a swirl flower and some tulle, a Martha Stewart half pearl and some distress ink.

This next card was for a secret sister card swap - I used a kraft base again.. but picked out a gorgeous green paper from the Crate Paper Lemongrass Kit (whole kit for only $6.99!!!) and some other random patterned paper I had. I used a butterfly from Angel Company, some distressing ink and distressing powder, and a stamp from Chatter Box Botanico Set. I finished off with a little raffia!

For adhering both cards I two of my favorite products are straight from BSD - the EK Success Permanent Adhesive Dispenser and the EK Success 2Way Glue Pen!!

Hope you enjoy! -DeeDee