Just Because with Quick Quotes

Hello again! Welcome back to my second project with Quick Quotes!

If you have been watching the new releases from Quick Quotes, you have seen this wonderful line called Just Because. I love that there are so many bright colors in this paper!

The Star-burst paper really stuck in my head so I knew I had to do something with it.

I took 2 of the same star-burst paper used half of each so that I had 2 "corners" where the burst starts from. I wanted to make it look like the star-burst was coming from the side of the paper instead of at the bottom as the paper was designed.

I inked everything in Mango Mai Tai and added it to a orange 12x12 paper from my stash. The lime green mat behind this picture (of me and my boyfriend from our Chicago trip a couple weeks ago. We are infront of the "bean" at Millennium Park) is also one of the papers from the Just Because line.

These are Quick Quotes Fun Flowers that I actually took out of another page kit I had on hand from Quick Quotes (Summer Time) so they were white to start with, but you can get just the chipboard flowers too. I colored them with Quick Quotes Powder Puff Ink in (from right to left) Maraschino Cherry, Blue Hawaiian, Mango Mai Tai, Very Berry and Limeade.

This velum "Fabulous Vacation" was just perfect. I layered it to an element from the Just Because line and added a glittered chipboard bracket, also from Quick Quotes. You can see the other part of it on the left side of my pictured. I inked everything in Mai Tai.

For my last element, I took a circle and wrapped it in stripes of a velum quote. I inked it with Very Berry, Blue Hawaiian and Mango Mai Tai to match the page. The ribbon is also from the Summer Time kit I opened earlier. I layered it to more of the lime green paper and added my notes. I plan on making a second page for this layout that will have more journaling.

I hope you enjoyed my take on Just Because! 

~Liz

Products used:

Quick Quotes Just Because Paper Line

Quick Quotes Powder Puff Ink (Maraschino Cherry, Blue Hawaiian, Mango Mai Tai, Very Berry and Limeade)

Quick Quotes "Fabulous Vacation" Velum Quote

Quick Quotes Fun Flowers - Bag o' Chips

Quick Quotes Glitter Diecuts

Quick Quotes Yellow Ribbon

Twinery Twine from my stash in Pink Sorbet, Cappuccino, Cantaloupe, Shore and Honeydew

REMEMBER:

~Be a follower and leave me a comment on any of my Quick Quotes Guest Designer posts this month to enter to win a prize pack of Quick Quotes goodies!!

~Make sure to check out the current challenge over at Just A Scrappin'!

Cherry Truffle with Quick Quotes

So I have mentioned having some great news. Have I also mentioned I love Quick Quotes?

I am so lucky to get to be a guest designer for them this month! YAY!! Make sure to check out all my posts with them this month for some goodies at the end :)

They sent me tons of awesome product including this versatile line called Cherry Truffle. I look at it an I immediately think vintage so I challenged myself to think outside the box on this one.

I started with the quote "Live in the Moment" and went through some pictures. I love this picture of my boyfriend on his new ATV doing a wheelie. It really just embraces the moment!

 

I used a piece of paper on one edge of the velum to help hold it down and a flower in the other corner

Here you can see the paper layers I used and a close up of the wheelie in action! I also inked all the pages in Quick Quotes Powder Puff Ink in Mocha Mama

I love how this burlap "flower" or star turned out and here is how to make it!

I started with 5 strips of burlap, 5 lengths of twine and a dark velum quote cut into, you guessed it, 5 pieces

Here is what the petal looks like without the velum in it

 But I liked a little bit darker look so I added the velum

 And some glimmer mist (in Roll Top Desk)

 Twisted it back up and hot glued it together. You could also use Beacon's, I just didn't want to wait for all of them to dry

 Then I glued my 5 petals together and added some extra burlap in the middle.

 I added a large brad and my twine to finish it all off! Later on my page I added some flowers on top of the brad.

I hope you like the page and my mini tutorial. If you have any questions, please leave me a comment and let me know :)

Check back next week for another Quick Quotes project!

***GIVEAWAY ALERT***

Comment on any of my Quick Quotes Guest Designer Posts and be entered to win a Quick Quotes Pink Tote bad will lots of Quick Quotes goodies inside! You must also be a follower of my blog. Good luck!

Products Used:

Quick Quotes Cherry Truffle Line

Quick Quotes "Live in the Moment" Velum Quote

Quick Quotes Powder Puff Ink in Mocha Mama

Twinery Twine in Cappuccino

Burlap, flowers and brad from my stash

You can shop these and tons of other great products from Quick Quotes at www.shopquickquotes.com

Summer Fun Blog Hop with Just a Scrappin'

Happy Weekend everyone!

I am so glad you took time out of your day to join Just A Scrappin's First DT Blog Hop!!

It is time to celebrate Summer!

If you started here, you will want to go back to Just a Scrappin' so you don't miss any wonderful creations! If you came here from Keia's blog, you are right on track! If you are lost, the full schedule is below :)

There is of course some great blog candy to win this weekend! Just A Scrappin is giving some away as are many of the individual members!
Including me!!

So to celebrate summer, I couldn't get the idea of a bright summer sun out of my head. Here is what popped out on the paper

The ribbon is from my stash. I used QQ Powder Puff ink in Lemonade to ink the embossed panel and one of their quotes in the middle of the sun. I added some yellow stickles to make it shine!!

Be a follower of my blog and leave me a comment letting me know what your favorite thing about summer is on this post to enter to win!

Hope your enjoying the hop so far! There are so many talented ladies here! 

Your next hop is  to BREE's  blog !!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone and check back Tuesday for my blog candy winner!

Here is the full list of blogs participating in the hop, in order:

Bridget

Nicole M

Melitta

Keia

Liz <--- YOU ARE HERE!!

Bree

Joann

Belinda

Annmarie

Michelle

Sherry

Barbara

Cindy

Marye

Kim D

Carol

Nicole D

Pattie B

Just A' Scrappin' - First Design Team Challenge!

MY FIRST DESIGN TEAM PROJECT!!

Can you tell I am a bit excited? hehe

Over at Just A Scrappin' they are having a new challenge this week:

WEDDING

The challenge runs for a week so I hope you will join us this week :)

 I have a wedding to attend later this year that the color is purple. I had a scrap of this purple rose paper from a previous layout that immediately came to mind. Pretty sure it is really old DCWV paper.

I wanted to something a little non-traditional wedding (which fits the couple) so I did a card made from acrylic instead of cardstock. I found this great vellum quote from Quick Quotes that I layered behind another piece of the pattern paper and made a frame to go around it. Added some flowers, pearl pen dots, twine and glue butterflies covered with purple glitter.

 

I love the way the butterflies show through to the inside of the card. When doing an acrylic card, you have to cover everything you did from the back to the front. So I cut more purple squares for the inside. I decorated one side with another piece of pattern paper and the other square to write a message to the couple.

Here is the back of the card. You can still see the butterflies which I love. I added the square to the back to hide the glue holding the inside square on.

I hope you like my card and that you will join us for this great challenge. Remember, every entry for the month gets entered to win some blog candy! Who doesn't love blog candy!?