Everyday Celebration Revisited

Quite a while back I purchased a card kit by CTMH called Everyday Celebration. It had 8 different card patterns in the colors of Blue & Browns.  I made some when I first got the kit but didn't finish the kit. Have you ever purchased something and then not put it aside to make later...but then never did? Or you made part of it but not all like in my case with this card kit? I am on a mission of getting some of my previous paper packs used and kits made. Of course I will still be using the new paper packs etc that I get but I am going to try and make some of the older ones mixed in between.

The following cards are the last ones I needed to make to complete the Everyday Celebration kit.
I added a little glitter to some to add a bit of sparkle.

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Kraft Container

The Big Picture P.J. Class was making this Kraft Container.
It is a very sturdy Kraft tube that could made into so many different ways. You could place a gift inside as a cute way to present a gift or fill it with candies and set on your desk or a variety of other options. Mine has 52 strips of paper inside each with an idea to us in your crafting. You can pick one out each day and incorporate in the project you are working on. It helps to expand what items you might end up using and techniques to try out.
This class was given by Stacy Julian. She gave us the download to printout her sheets of ideas to cut apart and put in the tube.
The next PJ Class is in July. I can't wait to see what it will be. This was a fun experience and can't wait to do it again.
Think of all the ways this tube could be decorated and used. It would be great during the Christmas season too. It is very inexpensive and can be decorated in a short period of time.
This tube used all CTMH products. They are the Chantilly paper pack, Grey twine, Happy Thoughts stamp set, Wooden Trinkets (the butterflies), Cricut cut for the frame and stamped with the coordinating Frame Flair stamp set and Twilight and Whisper inks.

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Chantilly and a Bracket Frame

Like I mentioned in earlier posts I really like the Chantilly paper. There are lot's of Bracket Frame projects on Pinterest etc so why not combine the two. Using the Cricut and the Artiste cartridge I cut a total of 18 flowers in varying sizes of 3", 4", 5.5"and 7" using all the different patterned paper in the Chantilly paper pack.
To further embellish the Cricut cut flowers I also stamped some flowers from the Happy Thoughts stamp set to place in between amongst the 3D flowers and added some wooden elements and sparkles.
The bow was made with a piece of the Chantilly Textiles and burlap ribbon. To make the bow have a bit more stability the fabric was wrapped around a strip of the burlap and stitched a series of rows to keep the burlap ribbon flat.
The banner I made as one that could be removed in case I wanted to have a different message. The black is a chalkboard sheet. So if I use regular chalk I can write a message and erase to write another. But if you want a permanent message on it use the chalk Marker and it will stay.
It was a FUN project to make and have to hang in my home.

I'm not done with the Chantilly paper yet though. I will have some more layouts made with this same line soon.
Check back for those.
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Graduations are here....

I had to quickly make two graduation cards for males. So I couldn't get all frilly and over the top like I would like to do when I make a card for a female. Instead I made this Fun Fold card using colors of  each of their schools. The base  is made by using a 4.25" x 9.3/4" strip of CS and scoring and folding until you have the Graduation Cap as the front of the card. It fits in a regular A2 envelope too!!! I made the inside as a pocket so I could send a gift right in the card. I used a variety of CTMH stamp sets. Some new and some older to stamp the sentiments and Graduation cap. The tassel decoration I made by hand with floss and attached to the top with a brad. They are a fairly simple looking card but in person they were much better looking.
Congratulations to all the Graduates!!!!