Sunday, 15 April 2012

Vintage Tags


Hello and welcome back!
Nice of you to join me here on my little piece of the internet!!

Today I want to share with you two tags that I created a month or so ago, but never got round to putting on my blog due to difficult timing.  They were, of course, made using the Cheery Lynn Designs dies.  I tried to capture that vintage feel and I think they will make lovely Mother's Day gift tags, or even a gift in itself.


  The great thing I find about making tags, is that you can use up some of your scraps.  This is exactly what I have done here.  I don't know about you, but I have a draw full of scraps of every kind.  Paper, card stock, stickers, alphas and the list goes on!!  So this is a great way of getting rid of some of that paper and card and not feel so guilty :)


These tags were great fun to make and didn't take long at all.  I love the prints in the middle and the best bit is that you can find these prints on line and most are free.

I am entering my tags into these challenges:

I hope you like my tags and will join me again soon.

Happy creating :)


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Friday, 16 March 2012

Travelogue Mini Album

Hello peeps and welcome back!

I have finally finished my mini album that I have been working on.  It is actually a paper bag album.  I have made one before but this one I found online and must give credit to Stephanie at http://withagrin.blogspot.com.au/.   I used the Tropical Travelogue line of papers from one of my all time favourites, Graphic 45.  Added in-between are prima flowers (yummy) and a few Tim Holtz extras.  It is of our quick get away down to Bunker Bay.  I hope you like it!


Above is the cover page and below the second page.  
It has lots of tags too!




 Above is the third page and below the forth.  These all have tags too.  Some have journaling and some have photos on the back. 



Above the fifth page and below the sixth.
Again tags galore!



Above the seventh (lovely blues) and below the eighth page.




Above the eight page and below is the back page and cover. Heaps of stickers and butterflies!


 So sorry it's long ladies, but I had the best fun making this album and the papers were absolutely  fabulous.  Love the prima flowers and all the pits and pieces that went with the collection.  Many thanks to Tania at the Scrapbook House http://thescrapbookhouse.wordpress.com/
 for all my scrapbooking needs and this fabulous collection of papers from Graphic 45.

Thanks for stoping by
Celeste

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Thursday, 15 March 2012

Cheery Lynn Designs Blog Hop



Hello and welcome back!

Today we have a treat for you. Our design team has been busy creating with the newly released Easter dies from Cheery Lynn Designs and we are doing a blog hop.  All you have to do is visit each of the team members blogs and leave a comment. Simple as that! One lucky person from each blog will win the Lace Egg that member used in her post.  Also be sure to leave a comment on the team blog for a chance to win the Nesting Egg dies. Winners will be announced on the 19th along with this week's challenge winner. Good luck and have fun hopping!


Bonnie Brown

Celeste Glover  That's me!

Donna Smith

Jeannie DeGruccio

Jodi Baune

Kianel

Sandie Louise

Don't for get to leave a comment on the team blog for a chance to win these Nesting Dies!

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Wednesday, 14 March 2012

Easter Eggs

Hello and welcome back.
I finally received my Easter dies!  Unfortunately I have been sick this last week and it was a bit of a rush to get my post ready.  So please bare with me while I get thru this bout of sickness.


I thought I would make something different this week.  I used some old packaging plastic in the shape of a cylinder and popped an egg into the middle.  On the outside I tied a bow (that has little chicks on it) and then began to cut out and stick down my dies.  


Firstly, for the large egg, I cut out the Spring Basket and used one of the Lace Egg dies in the centre.  I then used the Bunny and Chick Border to run along the bottom of the cylinder.  For the tag I used Nesting Eggs with the bunny from the Spring Basket and popped him in the middle.


For the smaller project, I used another plastic cylinder and filled it up with small Easter eggs.  I then used the Lace Egg die again and cut four eggs out and placing them all around the cylinder.  Topping off with a bow (this one had bunny faces on it!) I also made a tag.  This was using the Nesting Eggs again and also the bunny that came with the set.


Dies used:

I hope you like my projects and again, I am sorry that I only had a short time in which to bring you this post.  Please look out for the weekly challenge, on again at the Cheery Lynn Designs blog.

Till next time Celeste
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Wednesday, 7 March 2012

Pomander Balls


Hello and welcome back.
Does this remind you of your Nanna?  


A pomander, from French pomme d'ambre, i.e. apple of amber, is a ball made of perfumes, such as ambergris (whence the name), musk, or civet.[1]The pomander was worn or carried in a vase, also known by the same name, as a protection against infection in times of pestilence.


For both of the balls I only used the smaller die of the Judy's Blooms set.  I just wanted to show that you can create lovely items with very few dies.  Until you can afford to splash out (wouldn't that be nice!),  you can still do a lot of creating.


To make these pomanders, all you need is a styrofoam ball, a bit of ribbon or lace and some pearls or brads for the centres. I just cut multitudes of the small flowers from Judy's Blooms, placed one on top of another and glued them into place around the ball.  I inked the edges and glimmer misted all the petals and then spritzed the whole lot with water and lavender essential oil, (for the purple one and water and rose essential oil for the pink one.).

Thanks for stoping by and if you haven't already checked out the latest challenge for Cheery Lynn Designs, head over to their blog and have a go!

Till next week,  Celeste
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Wednesday, 29 February 2012

Little Girl Banner

Hello and welcome back.

This Wednesday I am showing you my banner.  It was completed just before the weekend.  I was very excited to be doing a banner, as I thought no one else had made one.  Then  to my surprise, Jeannie's creation came up.  All I can say is,  "Jeannie, great minds think alike" and I hope you like mine just as much as all the fantastic comments you gave Jeannie.
So here goes!


I started off with wooden off the page flowers from Kaiser and went about covering them with Sweet Nothings 6 1/2 paper pad also by Kaiser.  Starting with the Dainty Dutch Deco Frame, I cut the middle out and used that for the middle of each flower.  On top of the flower are bling alphabets with small wings just underneath.  The edges of the flowers are covered in pearls.  The flowers are made up of the Miniature Rose, the Cuties 2, the Darling Daisies and the Stacker Flower #1 Leaf.  Finishing off with ribbon and binding them all together used pink links.



Dies used:



Thanks for stoping by and if you would like to join in the fun at Cheery Lynn Designs, click here to find the latest challenge.

Happy Scrapping Celeste.

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Wednesday, 22 February 2012

Number One Fan!

Hello and welcome back.  Celeste here with you for another Wednesday.

Today I want to show you a card I made using the Eazi-Score, that Phyllis from Diamond Card Craft sent to the Design Team members a little while back.
I used the score board and instruction booklet to make this Bouncy Card.


I started off using purple card stock to make the card.  Next I used some patterned paper to put on the bottom of the card and in the square.  I cut out the Folding Fan from the same card stock as the main card and then used a shimmering purple to go over the fan itself.  One flower using the Large Rose and Cuties 2 dies was used at the bottom.  Lace Corner Deco A were used for the corners on the square of the card, while two of the other Lace Corner Deco A were used for the stand of the card.


To add some "greenery", the Olive Branches were popped in behind the flower.  On the stand of the card I used the Small Dragonfly with Angel Wing in one corner and the Darling Daisies in the other.  


Don't forget the challenge this week.  Head on over to the Cheery Lynn Designs blog for all the information and good luck!

Dies used:

Thanks for stopping by Celeste


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Wednesday, 15 February 2012

Adore


Hi Cheery Lynn Adorers!  Celeste here with you for exciting news of the new releases of dies!!
The Reflections Boutique Mega Dies are just fabulous.  There are so many ways to use these dies you can't just stop at one!



In my post today I have used the Horizon Covered Rectangle Mega Doily as the border for my little girl. 
I have cut out two sizes of this doily and popped them on top of each other with ribbon and lace before adhering to the bigger doily.  This bigger doily is the Mini Pearl Covered Rectangle Mega Doily, and as you can see, I cut just one side of the largest doily to use as the background for my Mega Fanciful Flourish.  You heard it right folks!  A MEGA Fanciful Flourish.  Loving this one!!


Another of the new release dies is this Mini Flourish One, at the left of the above picture.  I can see this becoming another hot favourite!  And yes there is a mega die too!!



These Lace Corner Deco dies are sure be a big hit.  There are quite a few to choose from and the bonus is you get a set of three different dies in one pack.

These new release dies are:

Other dies used:

If you would love one of these new release dies, head on over to the Cheery Lynn Designs Blog and enter the current challenge for your chance to win a voucher.

Thanks for stopping by
Celeste
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Wednesday, 8 February 2012

Bless You!


Hi every one and welcome back.  Celeste here with you for another Cheery Lynn Designs Project.

For a long time I have wanted to dress up a Tissue Box.  I finally found one (from Kaiser) and got to work.  I hope you like it!


First I covered the whole box in neutral tones and then started with the borders.  For the borders up the top, I used the Lace Light Deco Border and for the bottom with ribbon threaded thru, I used the new release Country Girl.  Up on top I used the Queen Anne's Lace.


Next the foliage came along.  This was the Tropical Flourish and Olive Branches.  I cut these out and inked with Tim Holts inks.  


The flowers were made up of the Miniature Rose, Large Rose and Cuties 2.  These were put together and placed on the corner and two sides to look like a trail of vines and flowers.  The Exotic Small Butterflies were added to the two sides.


Dies Used:

Please head on over to the Cheery Lynn Designs Blog for all the information on the current challenge.

Have fun and thanks for stopping by

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Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Mother and Daughter


Hello and welcome back.  It's Celeste here with you for another Cheery Lynn project!
Today I have a surprise for you.  My daughter Amberly created a card with my Cheery Lynn Design dies, and this is her creation!


She found the silhouette of one of my dies, the Fanciful Flourish.  She asked if she could use it and together we cropped and put it on white card stock.  I asked what she would like to do next, and she chose to use the Darling Daisies.  She even new what to do with them!  


Amberly then decided that she was going to put the rub-ons in the corner, and that it was good the way it was.  Don't you love the simplicity of children?  She is going to give it to her Nanna, who is in a nursing home.
Now onto my project.


To keep it in theme with Amberly's project, I decided to make a card too!
I saw this image on a free vintage stamp site and knew I wanted to use it.  It is not a traditional scene to use on a card, but I loved the colours and the style.


Using the new Swedish Spring Oval Frame, I cut it in half and put half on the front, and the other half on the bottom of the easel card.  Doing this also helps the card stay upright (or open).


The using the Cuties 2 and the Miniature Rose dies I cut the flowers and popped them on with the Olive Branches tucked just underneath.  I added the pin, using the same colour theme.


Dies used:
B147 Olive Branches
B150 Cuties 2
B152 Miniature Rose
FRM135 Swedish Spring Oval Frame

If you would like a challenge, Cheery Lynn Designs has their latest on now and you can find all the details 'HERE'.

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting, Celeste
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Sunday, 29 January 2012

Lucky!

Hello and welcome to my blog.
This is my cat Lucky.  You have seen him before.
Well, today I was using my Cherry Lynn dies and Lucky hopped up onto the table.


It looks like he is choosing a die to work with!


 Lets see here.......
Yes, I think I like this one.


Yes this one will do.


I want this one Mum!


Come on Mum lets play with this one :)
Of course we will.  This is fun...

Stay tuned folks to see what Lucky comes up with next time!

Happy scrapping Celeste
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Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Bride and Groom


Hello and welcome back.  Celeste here with you for this Wednesdays post.

It was my 19th wedding anniversary last week and since I received the new release Wedding Garter border, it seemed appropriate that I do something regarding my wedding day!


Here is my wonderful hubby and myself on our wedding day.  I used the Diamonds & Starburst embossing plate under the photo and on top of that, I placed the Dutch Doily Rectangle Frame over the photo.  I then added the Wedding Garter border around the embossed paper and added the bride and groom lettering.


All the flowers were cut out of white card stock and inked with various Tim Holts distress inks.  This took a while but the end result was quite worth it!


I found that the best way to stick all these flowers down, was to use glue dots.  After sticking down most of the flowers, the Fanciful Flourish and Olive Branches were inserted underneath.


The flowers were to represent my bouquet, but I got a little carried away! They were so much fun to play with.  In my veil I had small crystals, so to incorporate these, I used crystals in the middle of my big flowers.


I hope you like my layout this week, as I had a great time reliving the memories of my special day.
Till next time Celeste
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Friday, 20 January 2012

New Do!


 NEW DO!

This is a layout I prepared for the My Minds Eye challenge. 


The challenge called for the theme "new" on the layout and to follow the sketch provided.  You had to use at least 80% of My Minds Eye products.


The papers used here were Little Boy Blue, 
"Darling Dots" and "Thats My Boy".  The tag was Rosy "Best of Friends" as was the big spotted paper.  All of these papers are from My Minds Eye range.
The flowers were made by me using the above papers.


A bit of bling and thickers from my stash were used for the title.

There is still time to join in the fun!  Head on over to My Minds Eye and check out the challenge.

Bye for now Celeste
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