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All things Glittery and Gold with Jenni Bowlin Studios

 

Hi all! With all of the latest and greatest CHA releases hitting the shop in the past few weeks, it's been tricky narrowing down a few of my favorites. But today I am sharing with you some of Jenni Bowlin Studios latest scrap goodies; her collection of sequins, flatbacks, and gold rub-ons.

  

 

Here are a few cards I created using some of these items:

 

These cards came together really quickly and were so fun to make! 

 

**OTHER SHOP ITEMS USED: PL Card Kit journaling cards-pink, yellow stripe, and houndstooth), Bella Blvd (star patterned paper and "hello" sticker tag).

Have a fabulous weekend! Happy Friday!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekend Inserts

 

 

Hi All! Back with you on this lovely Tuesday to share with you some weekend inserts that I use when working on my everyday life documented. Since much of what my family does together is shared on the weekends (or more of the fun, exciting stuff anyways) I almost always implement some sort of page insert into my PL spread that highlights the weekend activities. This works for me because I have more time to take pictures on the weekend too. And this past weekend happened to have a bunch of activities, so I actually used two page inserts! (*Yes, I have always been a rule follower but find that breaking creative rules are kind of fun the older I get). That's one of the many things I love about this type of documentation; you can make it fit your needs, or your creative style!

So, on to my weekend inserts:

First up, I loved, loved, loved seeing this patterned paper by Bella Blvd show up in my DT goody package!! I knew immediately I wanted to break out my Copic markers and have a little bit o' fun coloring outside the lines! (*There I go breaking the rules again! LOL)

 

Beneath the photo I have another Becky Higgins PL card that has journaling about the story behind the wand bottle opener my friend is holding (er, I mean waving). ;) I simply used my tiny attacher to staple the front photo (on green heart BB sticker)  to the back card. You can still lift the photo and easily read the journaling.

 

Here is the back side of the first weekend insert:

 On the backside of the "hello" PL journal card I wrote about having our eldest son's GF over for dinner for the first time. So surreal that I have a son old enough to drive and to have a girlfriend. *Sigh.  

The front of weekend insert #2:

We attended a concert by a fave local 80s band of ours after the taekwondo pool/bbq party. So, so fun and the weather was perfect for this outdoor event! I loved that the theme gave me great reason to break into the awesome neon Freckled Fawn Enamel Dew Drop Stickers that are in the COGC shop. ;) The orange "80s" and "Members Only" is a cut up concert wristband I saved. I always find it kinda fun to work ephemera and memorabilia into my PL spreads.

 

 

Some close ups highlighting several of the adorable stickers from the Bella Blvd Everyday and Snapshots lines (*now available in the COGC shop!) 

I used Becky Higgins Design H page protector for the first weekend insert and American Crafts for the Second.

 And the back of the second insert:

The top card flips up to reveal hidden journaling. Journaling talks about my hubs playing some mean ragtime on the piano and everyone at the party  enjoying it. What some didn't know is that it is also a player piano, so when he was finished really playing, they had others go up to the piano and give it a try. Then they set the piano in motion! It was a fun surprise by a quite a few! LOL

 

**SHOP ITEMS USED:  BB Daily Chevies Pickle Juice Patterned Paper (B side-black with white stars),

Bella Blvd Daily Chevies Everyday Bookplate Stickers, Bella Blvd Play Date Tab Stickers, Bella Blvd Snapshots Bookplates Days Stickers, Bella Blvd Snapshots Bookplates Stickers, Bella Blvd Snapshots Captions Stickers, http://comeongetcrafty.net/collections/chic-tags/products/road-trip-note-clips,  Project Life Kits , Freckled Fawn Neon Enamel Dew Drop Stickers  

I also have been using digital templates to make quick and easy photo collages/hybrid inserts for my weekend pages. I will be sharing this technique a little bit further down the road as I don't have a wide format printer at home currently and the templates I have been using are 6x12 and will fit into an American Crafts 6x12 page protector when printed. So look for that tutorial or post here on the COGC in the near future.

Enjoy the rest of your day y'all! Thanks for stopping by!

Product Showcase | American Crafts Mayberry | Raspberry Mixed Tags

 

Hi all! I am back today to showcase the lovely little tags from American Crafts Raspberry Line! I  love the texture of these little pretties and decided that they were just begging to become a simple little summer happiness mini album!

 

 

 

I simply printed out my photos to 2.5inches by 4.5 and trimmed a touch, embossed the "Summer" with red Zing, added a few other embellishments from the shop and from my stash, some sentiments, some stitching (I swiveled out the pp to sew on it so as not to sew through the burlap), and a ribbon. *The red circle ring is from 7 Gypsies.

I used my Cropadile to punch the holes through papers and embellishments. 

 

 **SHOP ITEMS USED:  American Crafts Raspberry Mixed Tags, Lily Bee Sweet Shoppe Letter Stickers, Lily Bee Chipboard Shapes, American Crafts Mayberry Shady Lane 12x12 Patterned Paper, May Arts Red Twill, Basic Grey Mint Julep Bottle Cap Stickers, Crafty Bits Kits

The thing I love about mini albums? Near instant gratification. :)

So, what summer mini albums are you working on? Post your creations over in the Come On Get Crafty Flickr Inspiration Gallery here. 

 

Have a great Wednesday! First day back to school for my youngest. Sixth grade already! *sniff sniff

 

Hello everyone and happy Saturday!  It's time for another sketch challenge here at the Come On Get Crafty blog...

Let's take a look at what our amazing creative team came up with!

Ginny rocked the sketch by using different patterned paper strips as her background...

And here's what Diane came up with...

Isn't that photo amazing?!?!  I just love how she used gold accents to bring out the beautiful sunflares in her photo. 

Suz said, "I stayed pretty true to the sketch and decided to use the sentiment stickers not only for my title work, but also to represent the rectangles in the sketch (along with my photo of course).  I kept this layout pretty minimalistic.  Sometimes I like my layouts to be more about the photo + words and less on the embellishments.  (And then sometimes I like to play away with the embellishments!  I guess it just depends  on how I feel on that particular day!) ;) 

"My journaling is hidden beneath the photo as shown below.  It documents how I love the age my DS is at right now; curious, wanting to learn, and still liking to hang out with the 'rents.  I pop-dotted the camera sticker to add a bit of dimension and a little machine stitching down the borders. "

Shop Items Used:  Pebbles (Lakeside Phrase Stickers), Lily Bee (Sweet Shoppe Strawberries and Cream Patterned Paper, Sweet Shoppe Label Stickers)

Here's how Nicole interpreted the sketch...

Nicole says, "I loved how this sketch has borders and the potential for lots of layers.  I decided to stamp the borders on the side using the Jillibean Soup stamps and then draw some attention to it with the Lily Bee twine from the embellishment bundle.  I've been grabbing old photos that are already printed trying to create scrapbooks for our older sons who will be graduating from high school soon.  This is one of my favorite photos of my husband with our two oldest kids when they were just starting to love books.  I love how my son is looking at his daddy as he reads...priceless!"

Shop Items Used:  Lily Bee (Sweet Shoppe Embellishment Bundle and Letter Stickers), Jillibean Soup (Chilled Cucumber Clear Stamps Set 2), Basic Grey (Candy Buttons), Freckled Fawn (Black Pinwheel Washi Tape)

Here's Melissa's layout using the sketch...

I just love all the circular elements she used and those layers are just fabulous! 

 

And here's my take on the sketch...

I went all out with rainbow colors to emphasize my photo of the double rainbow that I had captured one summer afternoon after a rain.

Shop Items Used:  Basic Grey (Candy Buttons), Elle's Studio (Saltwater Cutouts, L'il Snippets, and Tabs), Lily Bee (Sweet Shoppe Circle & Tag Stickers, Sweet Shoppe Embellishment Bundle), Fancy Pants (What A Wonderfu Day Sticker Fundamentals), Crate Paper (The Pier Paper Pad)

Now it's your turn to show us your take on this sketch!  Link up your creations to this post by Friday, August 23, 2013 and get a chance to win a $5 Gift Card to the Come On Get Crafty online shop.  

Good luck and happy crafting! 

 

Hi All! Back to share with you a Travel Edition of "Everyday life. Documented." Last week my hubs and I vacationed in Vegas celebrating our 18th wedding anniversary and attending the CHA (CreateNConnect) summer show. (I attended that solo! -LOL) ;)

Knowing that I wouldn't be able to scrap on the road this time due to luggage restrictions and time, I simply collected ephemera all week including, tickets, napkins, coasters, and other small items to add to my layouts.

Here is my intro page which I added as I could no longer fit any more pages into my album!! So this year is broken into two albums and our summer trip and CHA seemed to be a good place to break the year up into two.

I cut out the bracket frame (below "Hello There") with my Xacto knife and added some color behind it. The Becky Higgins Project Life kit cards from the shop came in very handy in simplifying the process and helping me get this week documented relatively quickly.

Here is the left side:

I pieced together a bunch of sentiment stickers from Fancy Pants to add to the "love this place" Project Life card and layered a few other Project Life cards together to create the Monday card. 

 

Here is a portion of the insert I added to my spread. It houses a bunch of journaling from the PL Days of the Week cards that are in the shop along with some pictures and ephemera (hotel coasters). 

I will simply stitch through the page protector a bit to keep the coasters from falling out. (Thanks Ali Edwards for your continuous inspiration!) 

Here I have added a portion of a napkin from Serendipity 3 ( the restaurant known for it's frozen hot chocolate). I plan to add some more journaling to the "this is life" journaling card as well.

 

**SHOP ITEMS USED: Project Life Jade Kit Project Life Midnight Kit Project Life Blush Kit Project Life Kraft Kit Fancy Pants Cork Stickers Freckled Fawn Heart Wood Chips Fancy Pants WAWD Sticker Sheet Fancy Pants WAWD Reminder Patterned Paper 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Feel free to ask questions in the comment section if you have any! Have a great day!

 

Product Showcase CHA Edition

Hi all! Sharing with you today just a small sampling of the many fun new products being showcased here in Vegas for Create and Connect (formerly called CHA).

This convention is always a frenetic bustle of activity with vendors, retailers, and designers walking about the floor, selling their products, buying their products, sharing ideas and inspiration, and networking. The first day is always the craziest and tricky at times to navigate and to take pictures without getting in the way of the business that is being conducted. I always try to be respective of the retailers time and space, and for that reason, I only took a few pictures yesterday, but plan to get plenty more today. :)

**That being said, I think the fastest way for me to share is through my Instagram/Twitter feed; SuzMannecke (no spaces) so follow along there if you are able.

Now, on to some fun finds from Day  1. (*Note: I did not lug my big camera along for the trip this time because it proved to be painful to carry around all day long last time, so these pics are all from my iphone and definitely not the best images, but hopefully you get the idea! :)

 

Basic Grey: I have to say they knocked it out of the ball park with their lines; Capture, Persimmon, 25th and Pine, RSVP, and Carte Postale. They came out with these awesome paper packs of "The Best of Basic Grey" where they have compiled collections of favorite paper patterns from their collections; including those of the past! Brilliant yes?!

From their adorable Christmas Line; 25th and Pine, these mixed brads and tags. Definitely putting these on my Stocking Wish List!

Other fun scrappy items from Basic Grey were:

acetate letters

chipboard alphas

printed feathers (cool collection that has patternedpaper feathers along with classy gold metallic feathers too)

Waterfall Theme Pack which is an awesome collection of journaling and die cut cards, labels and alphabet stickers all in one package (Kinda a fun Crafty Kit Bits of sorts!)

stamp sets (love them all but especially the Persimmon line and the 25th and Pine.

 

Simple Stories had these adorable brads and embellies and were showcasing a new line that is perfect for those who love Disney and theme park travel.

Here's a particular piece from their Magic collection that caught my eye:

Some ribbon from May Arts that caught my eye:

And I  fell in love with this awesome wood veneer tape (you read that right) from a company called ARC Crafts. I love that the veneer is thin enough to use with die cutting machines and that it also comes in sheets that you can print on, spray, mist, etc.

Ok, so I realize this is just a few tidbits from the show, but it gives you a small sampling of items. Based on past shows I have attended today and tomorrow will be easier to get more images from the booths as it is less hectic. 

So what manufacturers do you want to see the latest from? I plan to catch Elle's Studio, American Crafts and Project Life TM, Echo Park/Carta Bella (Kaitlin Sheaffer-Ormolu), Fancy Pants, Bella Blvd, Webster's Pages/ALlison Kreft, and Chic Tags today. Let me know of other companies you want to see and I will snag some Instagrams. ;)

*Note: Jillybean Soup, Lily Bee are not in attendance and October Afternoon is walking the floor. There are others not in attendance I am certain, but those are the companies I am aware of.

I will be hosting a giveaway soon (think some new goodies from CHA vendors/retailers) so be sure to check back in for more updates on Instagram and details from CHA. Oh, and Friday's COGC Guest Featured Designer? You will loveeee! She is super sweet and crazy talented too! ;) 

 

Ok, gotta run! I know you are wanting to see more goodies so off to the show I go! Have a great Wednesday!

 

Suz

 

 

 

Friday Faves | Fun & Fancy Pants Free & Freckled Fawn Wood Veneers

 

Hi All! Back with a few shop favorites of mine that I have been creating with this week; The Fancy Pants "What A Wonderful Day" Collection. I love the whimsical and yet graphic feel to this line and the bright pops of yellow and red complemented by some soft pastels. And the dimensional cork shaped stickers?! So fun to create with to add some pop to the design.

 

And here's a few cards I made with some of these scrap goodies:

This one was inspired by a relatively recent Studio Calico sketch:

SHOP ITEMS: Freckled Fawn Wood Hearts, Lily Bee Sweet Shoppe Chit Chat Stickers, Lily Bee Sweet Shoppe 6x6 Paper Pad

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**SHOP ITEMS: Cork Arrows, Cork shapes, Tape Stickers, This Way Patterned Paper, Superb Patterned Paper

 

The sentiment reads (inside) "...my heart will follow." Could be used for a Valentine's card or for a loved one headed off to college or some other new adventure! 

 

Speaking of following one's heart-- I am excited to share that I will be attending CHA-S (now Craft & Connect next week) and will post here on the Come On Get Crafty blog for "Product Showcase" from Vegas!

Be sure to leave a comment below letting me know what manufacturers you want to see goodies from. I will be as active as possible on Instagram "SuzMannecke" and Twitter to give y'all the latest scoop/photos from the CHA floor. There may even be a giveaway or two involved, so be sure to stop back in next week  for more details and the Product Showcase highlight on Wednesday (7.24)!

 

 

 

 

Product Showcase | Elle's Studio Saltwater Collection

 

Hi All! Happy post 4th of July week to you! 

Last week my family and I had a Staycation of sorts(camping, theme park, cabin and lake time) and this line was the perfect "go to" to complete my week of "Everyday life. Documented." "Staycation Edition."

 

 

Below is an insert I added to my spread as this week definitely was photo heavy. **The left half of this photo is the front of the insert and the right is the back side.

I journaled a fair amount behind a few of the photos and tucked behind the pics. Don't be afraid to cut up your Saltwater cards and use in different ways. For example, I cut off the top of one jounraling card and added it to the bottom of one photo so that it could be the jounraling blurb for the photo beneath it. (*the "someone loves fish").

 

Here is another week where I used a fair amount of the Saltwater Collection:

 

 

This is another insert I did and the top left photo is an example where I cut up the journaling card and moved the tab/sentiment portion of it to another place to suit my design. 

** SHOP ITEMS: Saltwater Cutouts , Saltwater Large and Medium Journaling Tags , Saltwater Tabs , Saltwater Lil Snippets Labels

How are you doing on your Project Life TM? Keeping current? Yes? No? If not, no worries. Just start where you are! you can always start working backwards when you start seeing progress. And even if you don't, getting some of your life documented is better than being paralyzed by creative perfectionism. Isn't it? 

Whatever you get done, as Ali Edwards has so often said, "It is ok." I wholeheartedly agree.

Have a great day! :) 

 

Happy Saturday, everyone!  It's time for another sketch challenge here on the blog...

Let's check out what our amazing team came up with using the sketch!

Suz created this beautiful card by flipping the sketch 90 degrees...

Shop Items Used:  American Crafts (Mayberry 6x6 Paper Pad), Studio Calico (Atlantic Sequins)

 

Here's what Nicole came up with...

Shop Items Used:  Fancy Pants (What A Wonderful Day Cork Arrow Stickers, Cork Hearts/Stars Stickers, Astounding Paper, Superb Paper), Pebbles (Lakeside Chalkboard ABC Stickers), Project Life TM (Jade Core Kit), Freckled Fawn (Heart Wood Chips)

Ginny also created a beautiful card using the sketch...

Shop Items Used:  Lily Bee (Pinwheel Picnic Basket Patterned Paper, Sweet Shoppe Circle & Tag Stickers, Sweet Shoppe Embellishment Bundle), American Crafts (Mayberry Strawberry Lemonade Patterned Paper), Freckled Fawn (Cloud Wood Chips)

Ginny said, "I decided to make a card from the sketch this month.  I am not a big card maker, so having the sketch as a starting point was a big help to me.  I used 3 different brands of patterned paper, but I think they all go together so well.  It was fun mixing it up!"

And here's a look at my take on the sketch...

"I stuck very close to the sketch and used the Mayberry Mixed Tags as my background paper.  I misted my background card stock with blue and yellow spray ink and added circular bits all around my page to bring my design together."  

Shop Items Used:  American Crafts (Mayberry Raspberry Mixed Tags), Pebbles (Lakeside Chalkboard ABC Stickers, Chipboard Shapes, Phrase Stickers & Post Cards Patterned Paper), Lily Bee (Sweet Shoppe Chipboard Stickers, Embellishment Bundle, Label Stickers, & Letter Stickers), Studio Calico (Atlantic Cork Arrow Stickers, Epoxy Brads, Sequins, Wood Veneer Burnished Circles, Wood Veneer Boats and Anchors), Basic Grey (Mint Julep Woven Labels)

I love how everyone used the sketch in so many different ways this month!  Now it's your turn to show us your take on the sketch!  Link up your creations to this post by July 20th, 2013 for a chance to win a $5 Gift Card to the Come On Get Crafty Shop!  And be sure to link up your creations to our Flickr Gallery, too!  

Have a great weekend and happy crafting! 

Stars & Sequins Forever | Product Showcase

 

Hi all! Happy Wednesday! I am posting from a bit of a remote site today (the nearest wifi is about 20 minutes away-LOL) as the fam and I are on a bit of a Staycation at our lake cabin. This week, in honor of the 4th of July I thought I'd showcase "Stars & Stripes {Sequins} Forever," with the Studio Calico Glittered Stars and Atlantic Sequins from the shop.

First up is a clean and simple layout:

I love how versatile these embellishments are and I find myself using them quite often. 

A little bit of cutting, scoring and sewing to finish it off.

And a few cards using the sequins. I love that the package includes both masculine and feminine colors as well as woodgrain ones. *swoon.

I think I channeled my inner Joey Tribbiani (Friends) with this above card. You can hear Joey speaking this, yes? ;)

ETA: I realized that a few sequins didn't stay adhered to my card after uploading these pics. Oh well, you get the idea. :)

PRODUCT SHOWCASE SHOP ITEMS USED: Atlantic Sequins

Atlantic Glittered Stars

OTHER SHOP ITEMS USED: Crate Paper Pier Paper Pad, Mayberry Cupcake Shaped Wooden Veneers, Mayberry Paper Pad, Sweet Shoppe Embellishment Bundle

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a safe and happy 4th if you celebrate the day!