Winter Display Tray

Hi, it's Diane today and I hope you had a wonderful holiday!  After working with so much red and green for the Christmas season, it's fun to shift into Winter projects.  This little display tray is a great accent on a shelf or table and can stay up long after the Christmas decorations come down.

I used some snowflakes from the Winter Seasonal Medley and the Winter Seasonal Sparkles and then added Gradient Gem stickers to the centers for additional dimension and color.

In the three bottom squares, I added some Sequined Flowers along with flowers from the Sparkly Garden Brads and more snowflakes from the Winter Seasonal Medley.  The teardrop shape gems from the blue Vintage Jewels make lovely corner accents. 

If you'd like to see more details about this project, please visit my personal blog, Capadia Designs.  I hope you enjoy the rest of the holidays and have a Happy New Year!

Safe....

Hi everyone! Sorry I'm posting this a little late. Anyone else having any technical difficulties with blogger& photos? How are you all enjoying the last day of summer???


 Today we're preparing for our teeny terrors' first day of school... it's tomorrow! Everyone's  getting their backpacks stuffed with supplies, their first day outfits..There's a nice little buzz of first day jitters. :)


Well, obviously I'm not here to talk about the 1st day of school but to show you what I've done with the deal of the month. When you take a look at my layout, you'll have no doubt that I've been completely influenced by the awesome colors, and that gorgeous bling.


Ready or not...here it comes:

 

I did lots of fussy-cutting and bling sticking. :) 

These sequin flowers are totally to die for. 

if you're craving something frilly/dainty...that polka-dotted ribbon's for you. I just couldn't resist and lined up a row of black gems underneath.

this brad's as cute as a button!

Well, that's it. Hope you've been inspired to use up this awesome color combo found in the deal of the month! Happy Labor day!

Happy Scrapping,
Arlene

Sequins and Groovy Flowers!!!

Hi everyone! Jennifer here with two new layouts using Creative Charms sequined flowers and the fun groovy petal medley! I used a sketch from Inspired Blueprints to create this fun layout of my son at six!!!

I love creating fun dimensional circle embellishments and the groovy petal medley were perfect in completing the look! I used three separate circle punches, layered them and spritzed with a little water to form the edges added the petal brad and let dry...easy and such a cute way to add whimsy to your layouts!!!

Here is a closeup...

I did want to share this layout I did using the sequined flowers. Even though most colors are out of stock you can still pick up the white and black/white here. This is a photo of my daughter in her favorite "light up" Cinderella shoes! I thought the quote was perfect for the layout.

These are so gorgeous in person and make a simple design sparkle!!!

That is all I have for today!!! Hope you have a good one!

Jennifer

Girlfriend Gift Purses

Sometimes you just want to do something special for your friends - spoil them with a little treat and present it beautifully.  These purse shaped bags decorated with Creative Charms bling are just the thing!

The bags were cut using the Tags, Bags, Boxes and More cartridge with the Cricut Expression electronic die cuttting machine.  I used Core'dinations gemstone cardstock.  The garnet and turquoise cardstock coordinate perfectly with the pink and blue radiant sequin flowers from Creative Charms.

The bags make cute table favors for a luncheon.  I used all three sizes of the gradient gem stickers on the handles.  These gem stickers find their way onto most of my projects lately.  They are available in so many colors, very easy to use and they stay stuck down.  If your friends have been extra good, you could fill their bags with Creative Charms embellishments!

If you'd like more details about making the gift bags and some hints for assembling and decorating them, please visit my blog, Capadia Designs.

Love card

I'm excited to post my 2nd project on the CC blog!

I used the Vintage Poppies in purple and changed out the pearl in the center to one of the VintageJewel Brads. I then used the Black and White Sequined Flower and the Pearl centers of the Vintage Poppies on either side.

I then used the Gradient Gem Stickers on either side of the stamped image.

I finished off my card using the Black and White Fancy Polka Dot Ribbon across the top.

Supplies: Core'dinations cardstock, Prima Stamp, Storage Unit Inks, Martha Stewart border punch, Jillibean Soup Kraft paper, everything else Creative Charms.

CHA Sneak Peek #4

Hi, Chris here with a CHA sneak peek. This kit will be available in October for Breast Cancer Awareness month. It's lovely and pink and sparkly! What more could a girl want?

With this kit, I did a layout about my daughter. I went ahead and scrapped the not so perfect photos. She still looks adorable! (if I do say so myself)



Here's a close up:


Here, in the close up, I combined the pink flared flowers with a hot pink gem brad. It was easy to do. Just take a craft knife and position it in the middle of the flower, and poke through. Make sure you are poking through on a craft mat or similar surface. Slip the brad through the opening and you have a completely different look! I also bent the petals to give it more dimension. Such a fun way to use the two together.

I also used the gorgeous sequined flowers to go with the "cluster". I created another cluster in the corner with the pink sequined flowers. I love creating clusters!

I also used the pink gem brads on the butterflies. Using a die cut machine or punch, cut a butterfly out of cardstock, then embellish it with the brad. To add even more sparkle, I added a bit of glitter glue around the butterfly edges.

The final fun little detail I added was using one of my favorite Creative Charms products, the gradient gems. I think I use them on every layout I make! They come in a variety of sizes and colors, so I always have the perfect one!

Here I used it as an accent for the "dot" on the letter "i". Instead of just using the dot, I used the asterisk mark, then added the pink gradient gem to make it look like a little flower.

I hope you enjoyed seeing how I used these pink products on my layout.

*(paper: My Minds Eye Quite Contrary. Bazzill cardstock.)

CHA peek 3! - pink!

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Creative Charms will be releasing a special embellishment kit. It's full of lovely pink things that are sure to make you smile!

I made two projects with this little embellishment kit... first, a jeweled heart love frame.



I used the pink gradient gem stickers on the chipboard heart that I had at home. Simply cover your favorite chipboard shape with the little gems and adhere to the outside of the frame. Place patterned paper on the inside of the small frame. Add a rubon if desired.


Next, I used this special set to make a card.



I used the light pink gem brads, a pink 3d butterfly brad and a few radiant sequin flowers.
One of my favorite things to do with the radiant sequin flowers is to layer them with other flowers, as you can see on this card. Also, the gem stickers from the kit make a fun little flight path for the butterfly.

Have a happy day!, Charity

Think Pink: CHA Sneak Peek #2

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Creative Charms will be releasing a special embellishment kit.  It has all sorts of fun pink things, but don't think you have to have a house full of girls to use these, just look at my project below!

I wanted to do a page for this project in honor of my husband, Paul, and all the men who, I proudly watch and cheer, walk in the Susan G. Komen, 60 mile, 3-day walk every year.  This August will be Paul’s 6th walk and he has raised over $15,000 for this foundation, I am so proud of him.  We have met many people through this event, all walking for a different reason.  One man, a Chicago firefighter, walks every year and dedicates it to everyone who has ever been touched by this horrible disease, even though his family has no history of breast cancer.   Since I don’t walk, I make the thank you cards every year.  Enjoy!

These cards were pretty simple, but when I put the cute little embellies on them, I really didn't feel like they needed anything else.

Thanks for looking!

Sneak Peek!

Happy Memorial Day everyone!

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How about if we celebrate the day with a little CHA sneak peek? I got the most delicious package in the mail last week with this wonderful pink kit that will be available in October in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month.

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What better way to show thank you to that special woman in your life than a shabby gift box? I painted the box with light brown acrylic paint, then added a coat of crackle finish. After the crackle was almost dry I applied a coat of linen colored paint. That is when I got to play with all the amazing goodies in this kit. After putting some lace around the edge of the cover I added pink gem stickers to the lace. I also added one of the cool Flared Flowers to the bottom corner of the box.

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I added a sequin flower to the center of a paper flower I created. After making a tag for the box I added some Gem brads to the bottom of the tag as well.

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Thanks for stopping by today and enjoy your week!