Pish Posh Paperie: Reverie Creations

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Loving My Free Stuff :D - Reverie Creations DT Projects

I just want to say very quickly that I am extremely grateful for the fathers in my life. First for my husband! You are my rock, and my best friend. You do so much for our family that I can't even begin to say thank you. You make me laugh everyday and you take wonderful care of our daughter! Even when you give her bright blue snow cones : D. I love you! Then for my dad. Thank you Dad for setting the bar high of what a father should be. Thank you for teaching me to be a good person and showing me life shouldn't always be taken so seriously. I love you! And for all the other dads out there, you guys rock. Happy Father' Day!

I got to work quickly after my boxes of goodies came in! I have 4 pages of my lyrics album finished! I can't decide if I should start posting pages now or wait until the whole thing is finished. For now I will wait, but I sure as well may change my mind later : D.

In the mean time, I did use almost all of the Reverie Creations package that I received! I made a 9x9 scrapbook page and 3 little mini cards - 3x3. I was inspired by the gold foil inside the roses paper. I love how shiny it is! So I used my Coffee House Tattered Angels spray on the brown cardstock to make it shiny as well. It gave it a sort of copper color. So cool! The one bad thing is that the spray makes the paper curl and warp. So I should have let it dry under something heavy to keep the paper flat. I will remember that for next time. I knew I wanted to rubon's to look like they were sort of coming out of the pictures and then off the bottom of the page.

So here are the pics:

I got the title for my layout from one of my most favorite children's books by the same title. It's such a great story about love and motherhood.

In that top picture, Peyton still makes that face sometimes when she is sleeping. It's pretty cute.

Here are the supplies used:

Cardstock - American Crafts
Patterned Paper - American Crafts, Scenic Route {lined paper}
Rubons - American Crafts
Punches - Lace border Martha Stewart, Real Estate Sign EK Success
Ribbon - American Crafts
Chipboard Letters - Green Glitter Dear Lizzy for American Crafts, Brown Flocked Lush for My Minds Eye
Glimmer Mists - Coffee House Tattered Angels
Ink - Soft Suede Stampin' Up! classic

These pictures where taken in the hospital the morning after Peyton was born. We tool pictures too after the hospital photographer did since she was all dressed up for the first time. She was so newborn swollen and red, but so, so, so cute!

In the pictures of the cards, you can see the gold in the patterned paper better. I think these would be fun on the outside of a wedding present.

Here are the pics:

Here are the supplies for the cards:

Cardstock - American Crafts
Patterned Paper - American Crafts, Scenic Route {lined paper}
Punches - Scallop Circle Stampin' Up!, Real Estate Sign EK Sign
Ink - Soft Suede classic Stampin' Up!
Stamps - Congratulations Stampin' Up!
Jewel Brad - My Minds Eye
Glimmer Mist - Coffee House Tattered Angels
Other - Glossy Accents {used to hold the scallop circle rose together}, Pop Dots
Ribbon - Brown Gingham Making Memories, Brown Silk American Crafts

And there you have the first projects made for the Reverie Creations Design Team! Hope you all like them : D! Have a great Father's Day!

Monday, June 14, 2010

The Good, The Bad, And The Did She Really Make That Card! :D

Hi Everyone! Sorry it's been so long since I have posted. But I am back! And I have a fun project to show you.

But first I wanted to take a minute to share some news. I have been selected to be on the Reverie Creations Design Team! Woot! I am so excited. It is a great little community that is just starting. It consists of a small online store, a message forum and some other fun things. I can't wait to get my first set of goodies and get scrapping : D! Right now with your first order you get a paper pack or adhesive for free! What a cool deal, hu! Just mention your choice in the comments section of your order. So head on over and join the community. It's a lot of fun!

Just very quickly, on a personal note.... Thank you to all of you that have reached out to say the kind things you have and to be good friends and family at this time. My family and I really appreciate all of you. Life is hard sometimes, but I am surrounded by good people and it makes the hard times not as hard as the could be. So thank you.

And now to the moment you have all been waiting for! In preparation for the movie coming out in just 16 days, I made the funniest cards ever! I would like to introduce you to the official Sparkle Edward card :D. Ok, they look kind of serious, but it came to me late last night and I was laughing so hard at myself when I came up with it and I knew I had to make them for my friends at work that like Twilight. I tried so hard to get a good picture of Edward on the card, because he really sparkles!!!!! Yep, he sparkles just like in real life.

Here are the pics:

I know, I know! I am totally a dork! But I so can't help myself sometimes : D.

Here are all the cards for my peeps at work!

As I have said many times before, I love the books and am Team Edward for sure! So for anyone who doesn't like the series, I know it's not for everyone. And for those of you that are Team Jacob, no I did not make you a card : D.

The stamp set with Edwards face is actually part of a set that I purchased at Barnes & Noble of all locations. I got it when New Moon was still in the theatres. I tried to find it on their site so I could link you guys to it here, but I couldn't find the set anywhere on the BN.com site. On the back of the container for the stamps I found a web address: http://www.necaonline.com/. So I went to it and found the New Moon section. I clicked on it and it took me to a Amazon store where I still couldn't find it. :-( I took pictures and posted them just below in case anyone wanted to track the set down still and maybe if you contact someone at the necaonline site, you could find the it that way.

The set consists of this beautiful Edward, one of Bella and Jake, and then a Team Edward, Team Jacob, Twilight, Cullens banner, and the Cullen Crest. Plus it also came with a black ink pad and they all came in a metal tin. So I have had the set for a while, but this is the first time I have used it. I doubt I will ever use the Team Jacob or Jacob's face stamps! But now if there was a Team Taylor Lautner stamp, I would definitely use it! : D.

Here is the nitty gritty:

Cardstock - Basic Black, Whisper White Stampin' Up!
Patterned Paper - Bo Bunny {Black and Grey, Grey and Cream, Yellow and Black and Red, Red and Black for roses} and Presto Patterns Specialty DSP Stampin' Up! {red and white paper strips - This paper is solid white with embossed images on all of the paper pack. I took a makeup sponge and rubbed the red ink all over the paper. The embossed images stay white. It's really fun to use and it's got a way cool texture to it.}
Stamp Sets - Twilight {included the black ink pad} from Barnes & Noble manufactured by NECA, Sparkle sentiment is from the Warm Words set from Stampin' Up!
Brad - Red Rhinestone Fire Circle Stampin' Up!
Ribbon - Black Velvet Making Memories, Grey Satin Stampin' Up!, or Black Grosgrain Stampin' Up!
Smooch Spritz - Vanilla Shimmer Stampin' Up!

I know the roses cover up most of Edwards hair but the stamp cracks me up, because even it has huge hair!

Front side

Back side

Here is the next thing to show you.... Amber finished her card from our Stampin' Up! Use All The Products That We Buy Swap, so I thought I would show you now. I am waiting to get Marci's. So when she does, I will also post it. Amber purchased the Itty Bitty Bits set, Bitty Buttons, and Punch Pack. They are so cute and definitely so Itty Bitty! The funny thing that we were all laughing about was she used all three things on the very center of her flower on the card, and that is the only place they all are : D. It still turned out super cute though, doncha think! The patterned paper is My Minds Eye.

Here is Amber's cute card:

In the very center of the flower, you see the stamped image,

the punched out flower and button!!! Is it not the

cutest, Itty Bittiest

layering you have ever seen! The layered flowers behind are cut from Amber's Cricut.

I am now up to 6 hole followers here - officially anyway! I know I have lots of stragglers that still happen by. So thanks guys!!!! I am glad to have you!

And lastly but never least, I leave you with the pictures Peyton had me take of her today. As I was sitting down to post on my blog, she saw the camera and said "Take my picture Mom!" She is so going through a little diva stage right now. It's pretty cute! She makes Thong and I take pictures of her all the time with phones or cameras!

So here is her little mini photo shoot! The first pic is my fav for sure!