Mandy's Happily Ever Crafters: annual inspiration 16-17

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Monday, August 8, 2016

Using Baby Boy Complements

Recently I have absolutely fallen in LOVE with elephants. It could be due to our traditions at Texas A&M OR this little dude is just so stinkin' cute you can't help but "love him lots" (LOL)!!!

During my creative session I used our Thin 3D foam tape to pop up my elephant; this allowed him to stand above the other embellishments. In addition to this I added shimmer using our NEW Shimmer Brush to make him shine, as he is the star of my card! It was just the added cuteness he needed!!

This awesome elephant is from one of 4 sticker sheets included in the Baby Boy Complements, as well as the polka dot heart in the top right corner. Along with the sticker sheets there are white vellum and silver glitter die-cuts included in the complements; this is where the white vellum heart and silver glitter heart were pulled from.

One of the things I have really liked about this set is even though it was created with the intention of using it for babies, you can use it in so many other ways by tweaking the arrangements or adding cardstock to contrast the washed out colors.

And of course the ribbon just make this card complete! The Whimsy Ribbon Pack includes 4 ribbons, and 1 twine each containing 3 yards per spool!!! Here I used three of the ribbons stacked in order to give the card even more dimension and character.

This lovable card was created using Close to My Heart's Whimsy Fundamentals paper (24sheets/pack), Whimsy Baby Boy Complements, Whimsy Ribbon pack, Close to My Heart Shimmer Brush and lots of fun!

Items Used Today:

Whimsy Fundamental Paper

Whimsy Baby Boy Complements

Whimsy Ribbon Pack

Shimmer Brush

Bonding Memories Glue

Thin 3D Foam Tape

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Best Day Ever!

Adventure Fundamentals - Layout 1

Creating this layout was so easy and such a BLAST! I truly adore the vibrant colors in our Adventure Fundamentals paper pack. Not to mention the coordinating ribbon pack, and complements are just the added pop you need to complete your projects!! In addition to the embellishments I also used our Journaling Pen to make the photos mats POP off the layout.

Using the "Best Day Ever" gold vellum complement as my title I was able to create the theme for this layout.

One of the unique aspects of our complements is that it comes with a guide on suggested groupings of embellishments within the complements set. For someone like me who does a better job of picking photos and not embellishments this was SUPER helpful! I would choose one of my favorite vellum pieces or teal glitter die-cuts and use the guide to pick the remaining embellishments!

Of course this is just personal preference, as you can certainly use them in any order you want!

Also within the Adventure complements set, are four sheets of stickers! In the photo above I choose the journal sticker, teal glitter die-cut hearts , gold vellum hearts and clear sparkles to bling up my page!

In addition to the complements I also used my favorite embellishment of ALL TIME...Shimmer Trim! It is this amazing glitter-tape created by Close to My Heart that allows for added sparkle to your projects without becoming too "girly". In this layout I thought the black shimmer trim would look the best as it contrasts with the vibrant colors!

Saving the best for last!

I can't even begin to describe how much I am absolutely head over heels for this ribbon collection!!!! Truth be told, when the new products came in my mom and I split up the paper collections to create displays, and due to the Adventure ribbon collection I called "DIBS" on playing with the Adventure Fundamentals! LOL!