*Sharing some of the Design Teams work!!* :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Hi all!!!!

Julie Tucker-Wolek with you here today and I excited that every month I will be sharing with you some AMAZING projects from some of our Design Team members (and ME TOO!! lol!)... I am loving what "my girls" (me and Katrina each took some of the card design team members for our posts every month...so I have dubbed my part of the team as "my girls"!!) sent me this month!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! And yes! They are on the card making side of our Design Team...but you will soon see HOW AMAZINGLY talented they are beyond the card making business! :):):):):):):):):):):):):)

First I have THREE WOW projects from Sarah Eclavea!!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):) Ohhhhhhhh how I loveeeeeeee her work! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Her lo is using "My Friend Birdie!" Toooooooooooo CUTE CUTE CUTE! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

And these TWO GORGEOUS cards from the "Boo-tiful" line!! *love* :):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Next, we have Michelle Bertuzzi!!!! And she has for us today THREE WOW GORGEOUS cards using "Blueberry Hill" line!! WOW WOW WOW!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeee how she used the Burlap Buttons! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Next, we have Carina Lindholm  and she has a card for us today and the CUTEST little magnets she made all using the "Boo-tiful" line! :):):):):):):):):):):):) How STINKIN' cute are the magnets and that card?!?!?! Carina told me that she cut out the ghosts and then adhered them to cardstock and added magnets on the back of them!! *love* :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Next, Erika Taylor has the CUTEST Halloween banner and a lo using the "Boo-tiful" line!!! I loveeeeeeeeeeee how Erika used  the chipboard album for the banner...and that lo...*sigh* this lo is AMAZING! WOW! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

And next, I have a lo and a card made by  Christine Ousley!!!!! She used an amazing sketch book by Alison Davis & Debbie Sanders for Scrapbook Generations!!! I have one of these books too...and the sketches are AMAZING!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) And I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee this 2 page lo Christine created and the card!! *sigh* gorgeous!!! Christine used "Happy Holly Days" line! *LOVE* :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

And last...but not least...I wanted to share some of the projects I have been making! :):):):):):):):):):) Here are cards I have made using the "Tree Love" line along with E.A.D. Designs stickerz!  I was honored to guest design for E.A.D. this month and I loveeeeeeeeee how well Nikki's papers work with their stickerz! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Thanks sooooooooooooo MUCH for stopping by...we really appreciate it!! I will be back on the 28th of this month with our monthly installment of "Showcase on YOU!"...where we scour the world wide web finding projects using Nikki's products and showcase them RIGHT here on her blog!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Autumn Harmony

Who loves fall?
Seeing  the vibrant colors of red, orange, brown,
Hearing  the crunch of dried leaves,
Feeling the Autumn breeze,
...the smell that tells you Fall is here,
looking forward to the taste of Turkey on Thanksgiving

Speaking of Thanksgiving.... This Monday (Oct 11), we get to celebrate Thanksgiving here in Canada. So Happy Thanksgiving to you my Canadian friends!


For those of you who don't know, I'm on the Card & Stamping Diva Team. The past few months of blogging here, I've been creating layouts and altered projects. Today however, I'll stick to cards using Nikki Sivils' fall collection Tree Love. I love the mixture of fall and love. It's always great to create cards in batches using the same collection. You can whip these 3 cards in less than 30 minutes. You should give it a go.

Who wants some giveaway? I will pick 1 lucky random winner from the followers' list and will send a 6x6 Tree Love Paper Pad. It will be announced on my blog on October 15, 2010.

Falling For You

(Do you see, I cut out a small heart from one of the trees and put it in the beaver's hands?)

Other Supplies Used:
Die-Cuts: Nikki Sivils' Bucky's Cut Ups 
Cardstock: Gina K Luxury Kraft
Punch: Martha Stewart Lattice Edge Punch
Flower: Recollections

A Love Story

This is a really simple card that you can whip up in 5 minutes or less!


Other Supplies Used:
Stamp: Unity Stamp Woodgrain Background
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Vintage Photo
Tools: Marvy Uchida Jumbo Circle Punch
Sticker: SRM

Thanks

Other Supplies Used:
Punch: Martha Stewart Lace Border, Martha Stewart Hydrangea Punch, Marvy Uchida Extra Jumbo flower Punch, Martha Stewart Oak Leaf Punch
Cardstock Sticker: Tree Love
Pearl: Kaisercraft 

I hope you like all these simple and easy cards.

Michelle Bertuzzi here signing out. Hope you all have a wonderful week!
Thank you for visiting!

Boo!

Hiyah all! Michelle Bertuzzi here posting from chilly Alberta, Canada. Hope you are enjoying whatever is left of summer. Something to look forward to - Fall is one of my favorite season. Great weather and beautiful colors of scenery.

My Friend Birdie collection remind me of fall colors but it is versatile and can go with just about any theme. I punched the photos and patterned paper using 2" Marvy Uchida square punch.

Supplies Used:
Layout Patterned Paper Base: My Friend Birdie Shake a Tail Feather
2" Cut Paper: 6x6 My Friend Birdie Paper Pad
Banner: Birdie Cut Ups
Alphabet: My Friend Birdie Cardstock Stickers
Cardstock: Bazzill
Journaling: Bird Plus Journaling tags
Tools: Marvy Uchida 2" Square Punch
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Vintage Photo)

And for leftover scraps, you can easily whip up a simple card too!

Supplies Used:
Patterned Paper: Birdie Bubbles
Die-Cuts: Birdie Cut Ups
Embellishment: Burlap Button Brown
Cardstock: Bazzill
Sticker: Pocket of Stickers Blue Bees, SRM
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Vintage Photo)

And since Halloween is pretty much on its way, so I thought I'd share a Halloween project I recently did. Sorry for the poor photos, it was quite dark when I took this.

Would you believe I only used 6x6 paper pad on this project? Nikki's Chipboard Albums match/coordinate her paper pad size really well. Just cover it, pierced the edges and voila, ready to embellish!


I also cut up the 6x6 into 4 squares (basically 3" squares) & created little banners to go in between the ghosts.


Can you spot the ghost Hula dancer? :)




Supplies Used:
Patterned Paper: Boo-tiful 6x6 Paper Pad
Chipboard Album: Ghost Album
Die-Cuts: Boo-tiful Cutie Cut Ups
Ribbon/Trim: Michael's
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Black Soot
Embellishment: Burlap Button Brown
Button: Craft Store
Alphabet: My Friend Birdie Cardstock Stickers

That's it for me today, appreciate you stopped by!
Have a beautiful weekend!

Dreamer

Howdy! Michelle Bertuzzi here. Hope you all are enjoying this great day! Who's getting ready to go to CHA? There will be lots of new Nikki Sivils products to drool from.

I'm sharing 3 projects with ya' all today using the super cute irresistible Willow Bee collection.
First project is a layout about myself. Yes, I'm a dreamer. It's free so why not take it. :)


My second project is this little bird house. Perfect to use for those scraps that you have hanging around. I painted the wooden bird house with white paint (perfect cover up for those teeny tiny mistakes you'll make with measuring the papers) and brown paint for the fence. I then covered it with this beautiful A Good Place to B and Bee Strips. I pierced the sunflower from the same Bee Strips paper to create dimensions in front of the bird house as well as the clouds. Embellish it however you like. This bird house is available at any Michaels' store.

This 3rd project is a layout of my youngest son. He's happy as a bee so the Willow Bee is so perfect for him and these silly photos.



So glad you popped over!
Have a wonderful time for all of you attending the CHA and give Nikki a big kiss from muah!
Enjoy the rest of this beautiful week!