Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Garden Party

I will admit, I am not a big fan of winter. The snow is pretty for awhile, but I despise the cold. I am already dreaming of warmer weather, green grass, and blooming tulips and daffodils.  The wonderfully talented Amy Coon at The Paper Life gave me Imaginisce's new Garden Party line to play with as an assignment.   I had so much fun creating with the papers and embellishments. I especially loved all the flowers, as well as the mesh brads, and Snag 'Em stamps.  Be sure to check out Garden Party as well as the rest of their cute paper lines on the Imaginisce blog

First, I created a one-page layout using a picture of my niece, Sidney, when she was 2 yrs old:


Garden Party has so many fun embellishments, including this cardstock sticker tag, as well as coordinating ribbon and flowers.

I used the new Quickutz Lifestyle Craft Essentials to make this cute banner


Love all of the flowers and brads..especially the mesh brads!


I had fun using my new toy I got for my birthday: my sewing machine! Now, I want to stitch everything! :)



Using my leftovers, I created a mini-book using the Maya Road chipboard scroll book and pictures from this year's Easter.




The Snag 'Em stamps are ideal for journaling!




A huge thank you again to Amy! It's fun to take a break from Christmas and do something different :)
Well, I'm off to do some present wrapping and addressing my Christmas cards! I feel so far behind but that's ok. It'll all get done sooner or later. The most important thing is that my kids will enjoy Christmas. Everything else is just a bonus. 

24 comments:

  1. SO beautiful! Love the colours, the flowers and the sweet brads!! What a gorgeous creation! Thanks for sharing!

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  2. That breath of spring is just what I needed on this freezing cold day! What a beautiful project. Thanks for sharing.

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  3. Love that mini album. Simple to make, looks cute and I love the big photos! Thanks for sharing!

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  4. Gotta love pastel colors! I love how you added the stitching to your layout. Very cute!

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  5. Love your projects. We have those same outfits as in your mini, but in purple and add 2 more kids. LOL Thanks for sharing such a pretty layout and mini.

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  6. The mini book calls to me. Thank you for the inspiration. It's so funny you were talking about the break from Christmas and I was thinking the exact same thing. After Christmas I'll start thinking about older Spring and Summer pictures so I can have a Christmas break. Love the flowers with the brad centers!

    Reneecrops

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  7. Thanks for sharing such a beautiful layout and mini album! This new collection is beautiful! I can't wait to get my hands on it! Thanks!
    kmgillon at yahoo dot com

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  8. love both the layout and the mini...tfs!!!

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  9. This is one of my favorite collections! I love what you have done with it!

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  10. Fabulous collection which you have used so beautifully! Love that album!

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  11. Oh this is so cool! I love the close up shots of your page, and those awesome mesh brads are the bomb diggity!

    Really great mini too! You knocked your assignment right outta the park gf!!!

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  12. AWESOME!! I am so ready for SPRING, even though so far here in NEBRASKA our winter has been SO NICE compared to usual!!
    I LOVE the layout, that photo is just PRECIOUS!! =) That mini is so fun too!! The mini banner and the colors are too cute!! I really like to make minis and this line seems to lend its self to alot of fun possibilities!! THANKS so much for sharing with us today, FABULOUS JUST FABULOUS!! =)
    Have a WONDERFUL HOLIDAY!!

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  13. Both so pretty!
    Love all the little details on your layout :)

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  14. Jen, you are so super-talented!!! I love the layout and the mini album....perhaps a class some day soon???!!! You deserve this recognition!

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  15. Beautiful paper...beautiful layout! The mini book is "hopping" cute. Perfect pics!

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  16. WOW - your work is adorable. I love this new line and cannot wait to see what else you create.

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  17. I love both of your projects! They are sooooo pretty!

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  18. BEAUTIFUL PROJECTS!! TFS!! Have a GREAT Day,
    Me-Ma Kim

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  19. Very nice Jen! Your blog is looking good too.

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  20. Your mini is so cute! This new line looks awesome!

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  21. Awesome job, love your LO and mini book, the colors in the new Garden Party is so pretty!!

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  22. Hi Jen. Thank you for your kind words on my blog!! It was a good ride while it lasted!! And your mini book and layout are gorgeous. You definitely rocked the "GArden Party" line.

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