Ooh la la! Paris Je T'aime!

 

I created this 19” x 25” poster board for the OLPH Auction Dinner Dance this past Saturday.  The auction committee needed a welcome board to display at the banquet hall's entrance, and our theme was “An Enchanted Evening in Paris.”

SUPPLIES:

Black foam core board

Canson Mi-Teintes Colored Drawing Paper - Stygian Black, Orchid, White

Treasures by Shabby Chic - Damask Gift Wrap

Recollections Glitter Paper – White, Silver, Orchid, Raspberry, Black

Recollections Glitter Embellishments

Recollections Adhesive Rhinestone Flourishes - Black

Sizzix Bigz Die - Tim Holtz Elegant Flourishes

Sizzlits Alphabet Dies - Bloom

Sizzlits Deco Strip Die - Frills #2

MS Punch Around the Page - Double Arches Large

Glitter Ritz Microfine Glitter – Fuchsia, Black

Prima Fabric Fancies - Quartz

Jewelry Essentials - 10mm clear rhinestones

Celebrate It! Ribbon - 7/8” black & raspberry glitter stripe

SU Cardstock – Basic Black, Melon Mambo

I started with a black foam core board, which I covered with Canson orchid paper, and used strips of Canson white paper to create the striped effect.  I punched the edge of the Canson black paper with the double arches punch, and constructed an awning to create a café sign effect.  I pasted the Damask gift wrap and handmade hibiscus flowers on top of the awning, and glued the Recollections glitter embellishments along the top edge. 

I cut multiple flourishes from the silver & white glitter paper using the Tim Holtz Elegant Flourishes die.  The medium and large hibiscus flowers were hand cut from the raspberry, orchid and black glitter paper using clip art I found on the web as a pattern.  The Eiffel Tower was hand cut also using a clip art pattern; I ran it through my Xyron and covered it with black microfine glitter to give it some sparkle.  I cut 2 sets of Sizzix Bloom letters from SU Basic Black and Melon Mambo cardstock, and ran the Melon Mambo letters through the Xyron and applied the fuchsia glitter.  The Basic Black letters were used underneath the Melon Mambo letters to give the title a shadow effect.  I glued the glitter flourishes to the board first, the rhinestone flourishes next, the large hibiscus flowers, then popped the Eiffel Tower off the flourishes with foam tape. I punched a 2nd Canson black strip of paper with the double arches punch, and applied the ribbon and 10mm rhinestones on the bottom of the board.

AUCTION PROGRAM

This is the 2^nd year I put together the Auction Dinner Dance program, including the cover artwork.  The cover was created on standard copy paper using a combination of computer typing, Eiffel Tower clip art, and stamps courtesy of my good friends Linda W. & Mel R. from Scrapbook Place.  The cover was then printed by a professional printer onto white cardstock.

SUPPLIES:

Stampology Clear Flourishes V.2 (from Linda W.)

CTMH Stamp Set - C1356 Extreme Happiness (from Mel R.)

SU Ink - Melon Mambo, Pretty In Pink

Thanks for taking a peek at my latest creations!

Happy Scrappenings,

ANNA

Fall & Halloween Blog Hop at Scrapbook Place

Hello Fellow Scrapbookers!  It's another fun blog hop over at Scrapbook Place.  If' you've just come from Shannon's Blog you're in the right place.  If you've just discovered our blog hop, go back to Linda's Blog and start there.  Follow along and see all the lovely creations from our members.  If you get lost, the blog hop list is at the end of this post.

I'm featuring some Fall & Halloween items I created:

Fall Tags

Halloween Tag & Puzzle Piece

I like many layers and depth in my creations.  The more three dimensional, the better!

Here's the blog hop order.  Don't forget to leave a comment on each blog when you visit!

Linda

Shannon

Anna

Pat

Annette

Donna

Teresa

Diane

Melissa

Scrapbook Place Blog

Many Happy Scrappenings!

Anna

Tag Challenge at SBP

Hello Scrapbook Friends!  I created this tag for Scrapbook Place's Tag Challenge.

I used Spellbinder's Labels 17, Petite Ovals Large, and Petite Scalloped Ovals Large dies; Impression Obsession's Script background stamp; Heartfelt Creations Falling Leaves Dies and Open Falling Leaves stamps; Martha Stewart’s Loop edge and Pine Branch punches; Glimmer Mist colors Sunflower, Burnt Red, Brick, Suede, Coffee Shop, English Ivy, Peach Delight, and Haunted Shadows; wine colored Skittles, Sakura Stardust Gel Pen, copper colored wire, fall-themed ribbon, bronze metallic paper, and chipboard.

I sprayed an A2 sized piece of white cardstock with Coffee Shop, Sunflower, Burnt Red, and Peach Delight Glimmer Mist colors, then used Impression Obsession's Script stamp to create the background.  I mounted the bronze metallic base paper, the stamped background, the bronze scalloped oval, and the sentiment on chipboard to make the tag sturdier.   I sprayed seven A2 cards with individual colors of Glimmer Mist and used those as my bases for stamping, punching & die cutting images.  The leaves were created using Heartfelt Creations stamps/dies on the Brick, English Ivy, Haunted Shadows, Coffee Shop, and Peach Delight Glimmer Mist card bases; the pine branches were punched from the Sunflower Glimmer Mist card base.  The loop edge under the leaves was punched from the Haunted Shadows card base.  I accented the leaves with the Stardust gel pen.  I added copper wire curlicues that I created by wrapping 1 large length of wire around a toothpick like a spring, stretching it out to give it a wavy look, and snipping off 5 lengths to use in random places.

Hope you enjoyed my creation!

Many Happy Scrappenings

Anna

ATC Challenge at SBP Blog

Hello my fellow scrapbookers! I'm posting a few new and old ATCs I've created for the Scrapbook Place Blog Challenge. 

Butterflies

Carte Postale 

Falling Leaf

For the Love of Baseball

Picnic Fruit with Friends

Santa Baby

Seaside Tranquility

Stained Glass Ornament

Thankful

I hope these inspire your ATC creativity!

Many Happy Scappenings,

Anna

Music Inspired Challenge

Over at Scrapbook Place, they're having a Music Inspired Challenge. My project was to create a CD cover for all the special music that I've loved over the years, from my very first favorite song at age 4, to my current favorites. I burned all of those songs onto 4 CDs and listen to them frequently. I call my music "Songs That Haunt the Soul." I also made a booklet with all the titles, lyrics, and meanings beind the songs. Although I created the CDs for myself, I created the CD case and booklet for my 10 year old daughter, since she's always asking me why I like the songs and what they mean to me. So this project was actually inspired by and for my daughter.

CD COVER

I chose a lightly patterned background paper from an old 12x12 pad for the CD cover and stamped it with Impression Obsession's Cover-a-Card Music stamp. Then I sprayed it with 5 colors of Glimmer Mist to give it some new life. Stamping first then spraying with Glimmer mist also gives the stamped backround a more muted effect as it slightly washes out the image; it's a great "ageing" technique. I added decorative natural feathers from Michael's and pieces from 2 different packs of Recollections pearls and rhinestones. I die cut the treble clef and music notes at my local scrap store, ran them upsidedown through my Xyron machine and used Glitter Ritz Micro Fine Glitters on the tops.

CD INTERIOR

I searched local & online stores high & low with no luck to find blank cardboard CD covers I could alter. So I created the CD cover from scratch using dimensions from another altered CD cover that I had.

CD TITLE BOOKLET

I used the same stamping and Glimmer Mist technique on the booklet cover, then die cut some Sizzix Broadway Melody letters for the title.

I hope you like my music inspired creation!

Many Happy Scrappenings,
Anna

Scrapbook Place Patriotic Challenge

Over at the Scrapbook Place Blog, they're having a Patrioic challenge in honor of the upcoming 4th of July holiday. This was my entry for the SBP Design Team.

Go over to the SBP Blog and enter your own Patriotic project.

http://yourscrapbookplace.blogspot.com/

All entries received by 11:59pm PDT July 10 will be elligible for a prize drawing.

Many Happy Scrappenings!
Anna

SBP's 4th Blog Hop - April Showers Bring May Flowers

Welcome to Scrapbook Place's monthly blog hop!  Our theme this month is "April Showers Bring May Flowers" so you will see FLOWERS featured in all of our creations.

If you just happened upon my blog, you will want to go back to the beginning of the hop - Lindsy's blog - and follow through to see all the beautiful creations!  Have fun hopping along with us and if you get stuck, hop on over to the Scrapbook Place's blog where the entire hopping list will be posted.
Thank you for joining us in more inspiration!

In the group:

Lindsy
Leti
Allie
Annette
Shannon
Linda
Debbie
Teresa
Diane
Donna
Pat M
Anna
Rhonda
Holley
Jinky
Scrapbook Place Group Blog

My entry this month is a Flower Bouquet birthday card.

SUPPLIES USED:

Heartfelt Creations Daisy Patch Bouquet stamp
Heartfelt Creations Daisy Patch stamps
Heartfelt Creations Daisy Patch dies
Impression Obsession Flourishes Stamp
Cardstock: Stampin'Up! Bravo Burgundy, Brown, White
Memento Ink: Black, Brown
Stampin'Up! Stampin' Write Markers: Wild Wasabi, Always Artichoke, Rich Razzleberry, Tangerine Tango, Poppy Parade, Regal Rose, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Pretty In Pink, Rose Red
Glimmer Mist: Sunflower, Black Cherry, Marmalade, Sugar Plum Fairy, Tutti Fruitti, Burnt Red.
Glitter Glass: Rose, Red, Spice Brown, Orchid, Copper, Geode
Prima Pearls & Crystals
Sheer orange organdy ribbon

I used the Stampin'Up! Bravo Burgundy as the base for my 5x7 card. I sprayed a piece of white cardstock with the 6 colors of Glimmer Mist in a random pattern, blotted off the excess and quick-dried it with a heat gun. Then I stamped the Impression Obsession Fourishes background stamp on top with Memento brown ink. I stamped the Heartfelt Creations Daisy Bouquet on white cardstock. On a separate piece of cardstock I stamped 3 small daisies and 2 large daisies. I colored the daisies in the bouquet and the individual daisies with 6 different Stampin' Write marker colors and die cut the 5 individual daisies with the Heartfelt Creations Daisy Patch dies. I popped the 3 small daisies off of their matching colors and popped 2 large daisies, 1 on top of the other, off the single large daisy in the center so it would be 1 layer higher than the 3 small ones. I used different colored glitter glass in the centers of each daisy. I pasted the bouquet card to a brown cardstock background, used 3 sizes of Prima half pearls on the top and bottom of the card, and orange organdy ribbon for the bow.

Quick Fix Note: The reddish daisy on the bottom left of the bouquet was originally a Pumpkin Pie color, but it didn't have enough contrast against the large center flower. I fixed it by coloring over it first with Pretty In Pink, then Rose Red to create a new color. The resulting contrast against the other daisies was perfect.

I hope you liked my card!

Many happy scrappenings,
Anna