Such Sweet Tierney July project

I just love how the BG JuneBug was great for quite a coupla

Josh Groban layouts -scrapping some fave songs by him.

These were my last buttons leftover for the July DT reveal.

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Josh Groban /Michael Jackson trivia :

Even Josh Groban recorded & performed live a Michael Jackson song -

She's Out of My life

Such Sweet Tierney July DT reveal

is up !

This month the whole DT team was given the same set of buttons to work with !

Unknown to us of course - what a lark!

For some truly creative use of buttons on a layout

do head over & have a lookie !

It's hard for me to pick a fave amongst my DT projects for this month .

I really loved how they all turned out ,

but this is probably my fave

simply because I think it's totally different from how I normally create.

Had a tonne of fun creating the cardstock background stamping with a Frap bottle cap ,

using off white acrylic paint,

had to do some paper smooshing ( or squishing as some might say! lol )

for more added fun & texture.

& nothing like a few choice spritzes

of Maya Mist in purple to finish everything off.

The 3 bigger Such Sweet Tierney chipboard buttons

were just the right size

to provide a visual triangle.

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Di Hickman's July Sketch #2 - Merci Beaucoup

Supplies: BG Cardstock, Prima fabric blossom, K&Co Que Sera Sera Dimensional Sticker , Lily Bee French Couture pps , Jillibean Soup Kraft pp, Crafty Little Secrets Sentiment Sticker

Still loving the BG Lemonade I decided

to make another card with the same sketch ,

using Prima Parlor Petal & some polka dotted feathers.

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Michael Jackson trivia :

I never knew he sang I just cant stop loving you

in French , & Spanish

oh MJ ! His music will live on ...

"Way before Tiger Woods,

way before Oprah Winfrey,

way before Barack Obama,

Michael did with music

what they later did in sports and in politics and in television,"

the Rev. Al Sharpton

His music was definitely a part of the soundtrack of our lives,

We grew up listening to MJ on records,

now the fave MJ songs in our household

are Black Or White, Beat It, Thriller , Billie Jean from youtube

But the song I don't remember very well from MJ

is Childhood

We'll be catching the Memorial Service

for Michael Jackson

on CNN

with the rest of the world

cps123 - have fun

http://cardpositioningsystems.blogspot.com/

Having some cardmaking fun with

Graphic 45

Communique & Fashionista pps ,

Prima lace misted with MR Charcoal Grey & GM Khaki .

Cardpatterns 22

http://cardpatterns.blogspot.com/

Trying out the Martha Stewart Embossed Petal border punch here

on a pearlescent cardstock.

I am convinced that it looks best with cardstocks

that have a sheen, otherwsie the embossing can hardly be seen.

Using the G45 Communique pps mainly for the rest of the card with a Fashionista tag .

Getting the dust off my almost 9 yrs old butterfly punch

here for some mini butterflies.

Playgroup days ( or daze ! )

Couldnt resist trying out a retro layout

with these Victoria's Street papers from Nikki Sivils,Scrapbooker.

DD looking a little dazed here I have to say ! lol .

This playgroup was the first ever she attended before 2 yrs'old

& an absolutely fab all round experience -

it was first of all held in my neighbour's house

which is so comfortable , inside & out ,

with great garden space & all.

I thought this paper line is great to help

recapture those days at Aunty Jane's house.

Sketch by Lana , Cister's Stylish sketches

Twisted Sketches #4 - Berry Precious

What fun !!!

This layout is LOTD over at CMK , 5th July!

woohoo !

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This week's twist is to use at least 1 Transparency - it can be any sort of see through embellishment.

& there's a great sketch to use as well by Anam .

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CHA Summer '09 releases are already upon us

& this week Nikki Sivils,Scrapbooker

Sweet as Cherry Pie & Victoria's Secret lines

have landed .

But only the papers & clear stamps -

they do have some very cute & different embellies

that did not arrive at this time

I misted 4 colors of Glimmer Mist within the frame of the die cut

using a curly KI Lace cardstock as a mask.

I am loving the new Lemon Meringue , Cherry Limeade GMs !

Also used Khaki & Seafoam .

My transparency is over the photo of DS - by MAMBI .

I also tried out pinching the scallops at their centers a la Jen Matott

& then I lifted them up so that more

of the background paper behind the diecut can be seen.

I added some Prima Parlor Petals for the circles on the sketch.

Here's what Prima says about these flowers !

Inspired by a child's imagination, these whimsical Parlor Petals are sure to capture your heart.

Made of a soft solid fabric with designer fabric centers and a touch of frosting along the petals edges.

I didnt realise all that especially the whimsical & child's imagination part - so it's all good !

Scrapping the Music Challenge #92 - Beautiful Sunday

You have to sing out the title

""oh,my,my,my"

for some retro fun! lol

BG Lemonade pps & chipboard

Prima packaging for journaling spot

(I just find most journaling spots too big in general !

So this Prima packaging in green I LOVEE - just cut to size to fit anywhere ! )

Sketch by Julie Bonner

ICS #23

Trying out my new findings at one go :

BG Lemonade pps, sticker& diecut ;

Prima trellis rose ,

Martha Stewart simple scallop border punch

Kaiser Rhinestones

You can check out this week's sketch here .

Bon appetit

So many ideas going on here by the time

I pieced each part up one by one,

not fully explored .

Still I like how it turned out.

JB , Cosmo Cricket & October Afternoon mix.

Love the Bubblegum GM color as well.

So much cherry ideas going around these days I just had to give it a try as well -

I punched out several circles of cherries from the OA paper

For always

Really liked how this cardstock as background turned out :

First I distressed the edges of the

Core'dinations cardstock from the Chocolate Box range-

some of the Green core comes thru'

& then I ran my scissor edges randomly down each of the four sides.

Finally I picked out a SEI Petticoat diecut and misted Snow ANgel GM over it .

Loved the soft bling effect ! totally fun !

Give it a go if you haven't been misting over diecuts over cardstock !

Simply extends the life of the die cut beyond one use for sure .

I also loved the mix of Dove of the East Paris Vintage pp, Some G45 Transatlantique & handcut some flocked scrolls from a GCD Studio cardstock !

The rub ons are Prima's Flirty Little Secrets range.

using Sketch 40 , Little Shop of Sketches

what does the title read to you ?

Created with Mix It Up Challenge #23

Sketch by Juliana

Using BG Lemonade & new CHA Summer 2009 Primas

Journaling reads :

Be patient with everyone, but above all with thyself.

Do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage.

St. Francis de Sales

Made the Lily Bee blog this week !

This layout made it to the Friday Faves !

Can't wait to see what Lily Bee will have this CHA Summer !

MY CHA Summer releases have been used up fast & furious already ! lol !

In a major first, I have almost used up my entire collection pack of BG Junebug !

I think I did 11 layouts with that pack ! woot !

I literally put every scrap to good use!

For this layout I used Raisin color wash &

misted it over a BG Doiley ( die cut )

unto a cardstock.

I have to say this BG Junebug is more versatile than I expected !

Great for both kids & adult, masculine layouts !

also retro pics are easily scrapped with this line !

I just might go get more if I can't

wait for other new papers to be released ! '

& one thing I've just learnt - it's always worth waiting to scrap older pics -

they really just are easier to scrap with the very LATEST papers ! ack !

Prima June BAP

Used up more of these funky Prima Rebellion pps ,

designed by Adrienne Looman .

So many journaling spots on hand ,

I decided to use some as photo mats for a change.

Twisted Sketches #3 - Be Happy, Be You

Another great sketch this week .

& This week's twist is to use some Fine Bling

- it can be any sort of fine bling -

like Stix2 glitter, Doodlebug Glitter, Ranger Stickles, American Craft Glitter embossing powder etc

I used more BG Junebug here & some ICe Stickles .

My Little African Chinese neighbor here truly is

a Junebug , celebrating his birthday on Sunday !

Some misting with Copper Maya Mist & butterfly shapes as masks .

Sweet Summer Lovin'

has just begun

with the first taste of Summer CHA '09 offerings

landed on our tiny island here!

using:

BG Junebug pps, element sticker, dimensional sticker, chipboard shape;

Prima Blue Cherry Blossom Branch , Trellis Rose Lemon Creme,

Gallery Rose , Parlor Petals

Prima packaging in Green ( love it!)

a bit of Ice stickles all over the background pp.

ICS #22

The lovely sponsors this week is Lily-Boo's Boutique. Sam and Lou have put up this lovely set of girls as the prize for this weeks WINNER. Lily-Boo's Boutique is pretty new to the cyber/blogging world. Sam has some really amazing images. If you love digi images then you should really go and check out Sam's images. You won't be disappointed in what you see or get.

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You can check out the sketch here .

The Colors of Summer

Brand new Summer collection

yummy buttons here all by Such Sweet Tierney

So far the most exciting reveals to me have been Basic Grey's Lemonade/ JuneBug lines & Prima's New CHA Summer 2009 releases .

Of course we really haven't seen too many sneaks or reveals yet by the major manus.

Some new brands are debutting and have started their reveals -

the Cherry Pie/ traditional cooking themes still seems to be in trend right now .

It's all Good!

I've just realised my It's all Good layout using mainly

Webster's Pages Magical Wishes

( whatever I have left of it !)

was on the Featured Photos gallery over at Inspire Me.

I love adding in a touch of K&CO paper & embellies with this line for some reason .

Also went on a use up my CHA Winter '09 Primas blitz this weekend

in anticipation of the Summer '09 ones to come !!!

ooo can't wait !!!