Grapevine Designs by Paper Vineyard

Hello all,

This week, Paper Vineyard is having a friendly competition using their new "Grapevine Designs" Custom Albums. I used their "Plain Jane - Man and Woman" album this week. These albums are AWESOME (they have a bunch of them that they keep in stock all the time) AND you can order custom albums cut just for you!! More info about the competition is listed below.

Anyway, here is my album. When I saw the Man and Woman (the universal symbols), I knew I had to do some kind of travel album. All the supplies I used were from my "stash" of papers and embellishments. The pictures are all ones that I have taken during my travels over the years. I printed them out in sepia tone and inked the edges to make them look older. I did the same thing on the other items that I included on the pages. I added a few charms from my stash of jewelry making supplies to finish the cover.

Here is more about the competition Paper Vineyard is having for the Design Team. All the Custom Albums that we have made will be on display starting on Wednesday, August 31st at the store. If you live in the Phoenix metro area, please stop by the store in Chandler (Alma School between Ray Rd and Chandler Blvd) and vote for my book. The voting can only be done in person at the store. Update: Voting will be open for a whole month so you have until September 30th to stop in and vote......for me I hope!!! The Design Team winner will win a goodie bag AND ...... wait for it ...... one of the customer ballots will be randomly be chosen to win a goodie bag too! See, there is something in it for you!!

Thanks for looking and I hope you get a chance to come into the store to vote. Let me know what you think. I look forward to your comments!

This week at Paper Vineyard

Hi All, hope everyone is having a great week so far.

This week, our challenge was "Shimmer and Shake". Make something that had movable parts and that shimmered or was glittered. Here is the card I came up with!

I cut the flowers using my Cricut and the Mothers Day Bouquet cartridge. I used a skewer to curl the edges of the flowers under and then rolled something rounded (I have since bought a tool that is actually used for working with modeling clay) in the center to make the flowers actually stand up. I didn't have any dark colored brads, so I took one of the big green ones that I found in my stash, colored it black with my black sharpie marker, and glittered it with Stickles. All the paper, except for the craft card stock that I used for the card base and the tags, was left over from a class that I attended at Paper Vineyard a while back.

Both of the flowers are attached to tags, that when pulled out, have "friend" related rub-ons that I also had in my stash of goodies!

Hope you like it. Let me know what you think.

Halloween in August at Paper Vineyard!

Hello Everyone!

Sorry for not posting in a while. I was out of town last weekend ( in the much cooler mountains of Payson, Arizona ) and didn't get to participate with the Design Team at Paper Vineyard. I had a great time in Payson and it really got my design juices flowing again. I think I just had to get out of the heat, recharge, and get back to designing again.


Anyway, here is this weeks project for the team. Our assignment (if we wished to accept it!), was to make anything Halloween using We R Memory Keepers Spookville line of products. The print papers and the spider web brad are from this line. Solid paper is from Bazzill. I cut the entire picture frame from the Cricut cartridge Happy Hauntings. I love that cartridge! The rest of the supplies were from my ever-growing stash of supplies!!

Hope you like it. Let me know what you think. Have a great week!

This is also entered in the following challenge:

Bitten By The Bug - Happy Hauntings - Use any frame on the Happy Hauntings cartridge

Paper Vineyard Cards, cards cards!!

This week, we were challenged to make cards using any Paper Vineyard products, any theme we wanted. I had gotten a sheet of paper from Scrap within reach (double sided) and decided to utilize both sides of the paper. I had a rub on from Kaisercraft of a camera and gotten the idea to make a card for someone who would be traveling. I was inspired by my Mom, who will be taking a Panama Canal cruise in September. Can you say JEALOUS!!!

Here is the inside.

And can you believe it.......I didn't use the Cricut on this one!!
I know, I can't believe it either!!

Hope you like it. Let me know what you think. Have a great week.

Birthdays at Paper Vineyard

Hello Everyone,

Another week, another project for Paper Vineyard. This week, our challenge was to make something for a birthday using the Kaiser Kraft Birthday line - and it couldn't be a card!! Well, since I have been trying my hand at mini-books, I decided to make one for this challenge. I was at a weekend crop here in Phoenix over the weekend and worked on it there. This post is picture heavy since I included shots of all the pages.

I used the Kaiser Kraft Birthday line of papers, stickers and stamps. I made the book from scratch using chipboard and binding the pages together with Bazzill paper. I also bound the outside of the book with Bazzill paper. I used cuts from several Cricut cartridges - Birthday Cakes, Birthday Bash, Carousel, George and Basic Shapes, Tags Bags Boxes and More, and Create a Critter. I also used twine, gems, chalk ink, ribbons, lace and buttons from my stash of goodies.

Let me know what you think and have a great rest of the week!

Paper Vineyard Card

This week, Paper Vineyard is celebrating the addition of a separate card area in the store. So our project for the week was to use any Paper Vineyard products, it just had to be a card! Here is what I came up with.The card base and layer paper are both from Bazzill. The large ice cream cone was cut from the Sweet Treats Cricut cartridge. The other cones were from SEI borders called Fair Day. The line the top and bottom of the inside of the card, and I cut them apart for the outside. The stripes on the candle of the large cone is glitter paper, but I couldn't get my camera to pick that up. The inside is stamped with "You're so sweet!"

Let me know what you think! Have a good week.

Magic of Oz for Paper Vineyard

This week, our Paper Vineyard Design Team topic was the Magic of Oz with Graphic 45's new paper line of the same name. I must admit that this one scared me a bit. I just wasn't sure what to make. Well, after searching through my ever growing stash, I found a frame that I had bought at Hobby Lobby a while back. It seemed the perfect base for this project. I didn't have a picture to use in the frame, so I cut the Wicked Witch of the West from one of the papers and put her in the frame. I think it turned out pretty good. I guess I need to step out of my comfort zone more often!

And can you believe it?? 2 weeks in a row and NO Cricut! At least for the design team. I have been working on other projects though. I went to an all day crop on Saturday (Thanks Becky), and a mini book class at Paper Vineyard on Sunday (Thanks Dana). It was a great crafting weekend for me!

Thanks for looking and let me know what you think. Have a great week!!

Sizzix week at Paper Vineyard

Okay, so our topic this week for the Paper Vineyard Design Team was to use ONLY Sizzix die cut/embossing products. THIS WAS VERY HARD FOR ME!! I am a Cricut girl and found it very difficult not to go to my Cricut for shapes/letters etc to do my project.

So, here is what I came up with. I didn't actually use any die cuts on this 12x12 scrapbook page. I used the Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations embossing folders of the King/Queen/Jack cards, embossing them on lightweight metal from QuicKuts. I then used my Sharpie markers to highlight the embossed areas. The Keno balls and the dice were hand cut. The pictures were from a trip to Las Vegas that my husband and I made a few years ago.

Here is a close up of the embossed lightweight metal.

Hope you like it! Have a great week!

Marijo

Paper Vineyard - SEI White Elegance

Hello all,

This week we were challenged to use the White Elegance line from SEI for a wedding themed project. I have been having such a good time making the nameplates, that I decided to use one for this project.

I made the nameplate base from white chipboard (thanks to Christina at Creations with Christina for the tutorial) so that you saw only white on the inside. I covered the outside with one of the paper designs from the White Elegance Paper Pad. I also used another design from the pad to cover the edges. The lace with the pearls was from Michaels, the silver flowers are Prima, the glittered flower underneath the silver ones was Color Me Crazy from Petaloo that I sprayed with Tattered Angels Granite Glimmer Mist. The "Love" was cut with the Cricut Martha Stewart Seasonal Cake Art cartridge from a third design from the paper pad and the shadow was from a scrap of silver pearlescent paper I had in my stash. The pearls and the pearl brad are also from SEI.

I hope you like it. Let me know what you think. Have a great week!

Paper Vineyard - Anna Griffin products

Our task this week for the Paper Vineyard Design Team was to use Anna Griffin products. My problem was that her papers are SOOO beautiful, I found it hard to do them justice. It took me a while, but after going through some pictures from my wedding (I married the most wonderful man almost 12 years ago), I found the perfect picture to use. This is a shot of us getting into the limo on our way to the reception. I printed it in black and white to match the paper. All the paper used on this 12x12 layout is from Anna Griffin. I also used some black Prima "bling". The words were cut on my Cricut Expression using the Paper Lace cartridge. I LOVE that cartridge.


Have a great rest of the week!

Marijo

Centerpiece for a birthday party

Hello everyone, Happy Monday!

I wanted to share a centerpiece I made for a birthday party for an 11 year old. she loves yellow and I made these rosettes using the Tim Holtz die from Sizzix and 3 different yellow printed papers. I also used some Peachy Keen face stamps as well as some other stamps from my stash!
Also, we made crafts at the party and I taught the girls how to make a nameplate for their desks. Thanks to Creations with Christina for the tutorial on how to make the base of the nameplates. Her tutorial used crackle paint but since I didn't have that kind of time (to let the paint dry, etc.), I covered the nameplates with paper and put a strip over the corners to cover them. I let each girl pick out her papers, flowers, and bling. Here is how they turned out. I love how different they all are and what each girl brought to the table. They all did a great job!Thanks for looking. Leave me a comment and let me know what you think. Have a great week!

Marijo

I just got a Cricut-tastic Award!

Hi all,

Susan over at Cricut for Beginners just sent me an award -

The Cricut-tastic Award!!

This is such an honor coming from Susan and the Cricut for Beginners team. Thank you!

Part of receiving the award it to tell you 5 Cricut things about myself... Here goes!

1. I originally learned about the Cricut watching a late-night infomercial (just like Susan and probably most of us)!

2. I own a Baby Bug, 2 Expressions, and the gypsy (and am considering the E2).

3. I have been using them for about 4 years now.

4. I use some cut from my Cricut in just about every project that I make.

5. I bought my second Expression because my original one was making strange noises and I just couldn't imagine life without a Cricut machine.

Now, I need to forward this award on to 10 other Cricut users who really deserve this. Check out their blogs and see their creations. These ladies are awesome!

Allison at www.ahilldesigns.blogspot.com
Carri at www.doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com
Momo at www.madebymomo.blogspot.com
Scrapalette at www.scrapalette.blogspot.com
Okieladybug at www.okieladybugsscrapnmore.blogspot.com
Diane at www.capadiadesign.com
Monique at www.monkeydoodlecricut.blogspot.com
K Andrew at www.gettingcricky.com
Tammy at www.tammyskinner.com/
Tracy at www.craftjunkietoo.com

Have a great rest of the week!!

Marijo

Paper Vineyard Cupcake Theme

Hello all,

I hope everyone is having a great week so far. Our theme for this week for the Paper Vineyard design team was Cupcakes. I decided to make a card this week since I haven't done a card for the team in a while. I used KaiserCraft printed paper, Bazzill cardstock, Cricut Sweet Treats cartridge, Stickles, Imaginisce I-Rock and gems and a stamp from Above Rubies Studio. You have got to check out this store if you are local to Arizona. They carry the best stuff!!

I hope you like it. Have a great rest of the week!

Marijo

Paper Vineyard Yankee Doodles project

Hello all,

Sorry I have been MIA for a while. I have no good excuse other than I was having issues with my camera and it took me some time to get that fixed. All fixed now though.

This week, the design team for Paper Vineyard Scrapbook Store was tasked with making a project using patriotic items from the Yankee Doodles line from We R Memory Keepers. I had some wood blocks that I have purchased from Stampin Up quite a while ago and this seemed like the perfect theme to make a project using them.I used the Yankee Doodles paper on each of the blocks, cut the letters with the Martha Stewart Seasonal Cake Art Cricut cartridge, punched stars with my Mini Star punch from Creative Memories, glued them using my Xyron 850 and sealed it all with Mod Podge Satin. There are words using all 6 sides of the blocks.Please let me know what you think. I love hearing what other crafty people think! I hope everyone has a great week.

Tim Holtz Inspired project for Paper Vineyard

Hi Everyone,

This weeks project for Paper Vineyard scrapbook store was to make a Tim Holtz inspired project. Since Tim's style and products are all distress/vintage items, I decided to make a printers tray showcasing a few photos of my husband's family. I have never made a totally vintage project before so this was a bit out of my comfort zone. But I do like the way it turned out. And so does my husband. He now says we have to take it with us when we go back to Pennsylvania to visit so the rest of the family can see it too!
This is a close up of where I used the Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher to staple the ribbon and paper.

Let me know what you think. I hope everyone has a great week!