DT Doodles for Kiwi Lane... with My Mind's Eye!!

Happy Monday Kiwi Family!  Do you know what the best part of Monday is for me?  Sharing a Doodle!  Here's what I came up with for today's doodle:

Here's what it looked like when I laid out my templates and before I cut anything (assuring me that I didn't do any accidental cuts and ruin my beautiful new paper!):

And my version using the awesome new Collectable collection called "Memorable" by My Mind's Eye:

I absolutely LOVE My Mind's Eye!  I really don't think they've had a collection in recent years that I didn't fall in love with immediately, and this was no exception- I loved working with their high quality papers and embellishment, including brads, chipboard stickers, buttons and cardstock stickers.  Pair that with some of my favorite templates and some great photos waiting to make their way onto a scrapbook page, and I have a beautiful layout!

You may notice that this page doesn't have any journaling visible, and you'd be right.  It was kind of a mistake on my part,  as I was enjoying the beautiful papers and embellies soooo much that I forgot to leave room for the journaling.  I put a super cute chipboard banner there instead- oops!!  Easily fixed, though, with the help of a journaling card stuck under a photo.  Yep, that cute little butterfly border under the photo of li'l ol' me is actually a journaling card that can be pulled out.  So what does it say?  It just talks about working with the Kiwi Lane ladies at a show in Del Mar, California a few years ago (yes, I'm not even close to caught up with my scrapbooks!!) and how we took a few minutes after the show to go down to the beach and play.  Nothing spectacular, but still a cherished moment that now has a home in my scrapbook.

Templates used:

Scallops 2A & 2B, 3A & 3B

Adorn 3B

Madison Avenue 2A & 2B

Accents 1, 2 & 4

Tiny Accents 1T & 2T

Brackets 1 & 2

Tiny Shapes 3T

Strips

Photos

And last but not least, I have a card to share with you:

I made this card using the same paper and embellishments as the layout.

Templates used:

Accents 4 (cut in half)

Mini Scallops 2A (finely misted with water and scrunched and folded)

Tiny Strips

That's all for today- thanks for stopping by and happy scrapping!

DT Doodles for Kiwi Lane Design- Week 20

Happy Monday fellow Kiwi Lane-ers!  I'm excited to share my DT Doodle with you today.  As you may recall, Kiwi Lane has partnered with Technique Tuesday for the Month of May. I'm sure you're tired of hearing us rave about their stamps, but I'm gonna anyway- you need to try these stamps!!  I don't declare myself to be a "stamper," but I do have my fair share of stamps in all shapes, sizes and materials.  Yet, with all those stamps, this was the first time I'd ever used Technique Tuesday stamps.  And they are wonderful!  The designs are great, they hold ink very well and they produce clean, crisp lines- especially for acrylic stamps!  

On to what you stopped by to see- this week's DT Doodle:

                                 

This is what my templates looked like laid out on my paper:  

(I ended up switching the arrows and adding more layers to the flowers as I went, but that is part of the way the templates work- you can still visualize the end product even if you make changes in the process!  And still no wasted paper!)

And this is what my layout looked like after I traced, cut, inked and replaced... 

Supplies: patterned paper (Scenic Route); cardstock (Bazzill, American Crafts); glitter glue (Ranger); pen (Staedtler); journaling cards, stamps (Technique Tuesday); ink (American Crafts, Ranger)

(I ended up switching the arrows and adding more layers to the flowers as I went, but that is part of the way the templates work- you can still visualize the end product even if you make changes in the process!  And still no wasted paper!)

....and added some glitter glue and journaling:  

I used the "Beautiful by Ali Edwards" stamp set from Technique Tuesday to create a border with word filled arrows.  I thought they went well with the other arrows on the page made with the KLD templates.  I also used the Journaling Cards from Technique Tuesday for my title, a caption and a space for journaling under a few of the photos.  

I used the following templates on this layout:

Aspen 1A & 1B, 2A & 2B

Playtime 3 & 4

Tiny Accents 1T

Tiny Sweetheart 4T

Tiny Nature 6T

Tiny Shapes 3T

Adventure 4 & 5

Strips

Photos

With some of my leftover paper and those amazing TT stamps, I created this "Awesome" card:  

Supplies: cardstock (American Crafts, Bazzill); patterned paper (Scenic Route); ink (American Crafts, Ranger); stamps (Technique Tuesday); letter sticker (Doodlebug Design)

I used these templates for the card:

Sentiments 3A

Adventure 1 & 2

Tiny Strips

I hope you enjoyed this week's DT Doodle- don't forget that you could win a $25 gift code to the Kiwi Lane Shop for playing along!  For all the details, just head on over HERE.

Thanks for stopping by and happy scrapping!

DT Doodles for Kiwi Lane (Week 12)

Happy Monday!  For this week's DT Doodles sketch for Kiwi Lane, I had the opportunity to play around with Quick Quotes' "Stowaway" collection.  Filled with shades of brown and aqua blues with bits of darker blue and peach, this collection is super versatile!  I chose to use some sepia toned pictures I have been saving for just the right paper.  Confession- these photos are almost 4 years old!  I tend to hold onto my most favorite photos, just waiting for someone to come along with a collection of paper that will be perfect.... does anyone else do this? or am I the only one??  Anyway, I was digging through my supplies and was thrilled to run across a Quick Quotes vellum quote that I vaguely remember buying a few years ago... ok, more like 10 years ago.  (Apparently I also save my supplies to match with the perfect pictures!)  The quote was about beauty and the pictures were my beautiful kiddos- perfect!  So, perfect paper, perfect pictures, perfect quote and here's what I came up with:  

Supplies: patterned paper and vellum quote (Quick Quotes); brads (Basic Grey); glitter glue (Ranger); paper flowers (American Crafts); doilies (OwlSupply on Esty, craft supply)

I loved the way the paper doilies looked with the Tiny Wildflowers!  So I added a bunch.  If you don't want/have doilies, the rings would work as a substitute.  Brackets would also work.   I didn't do any inking on this layout- totally not the norm for me!  Instead of ink, I distressed the edges of everything so that more of the white core of the paper was showing.  To finish up, I added some glitter glue, a few brads and a few paper flowers.  

Templates:  

• Tiny Wildflower 3T, 6T
• Cascade Trails 1B, 3B
• Mini Paisley 2B, 3A & 3B
• Tiny Shapes 3T
• Tags 6

With some of my leftover paper, I made this "Bon Voyage" card: 

Supplies: patterned paper (Quick Quotes); letter stickers (Making Memories); twine (Pebbles)

This card measures approximately 4" x 8".  If you don't want to use the cruise ship template, feel free to switch it out for whatever suits the theme of your card- brackets, some more tiny flowers, Accents or any other medium size shape would work in that spot.  You can also use any of the 8" mini borders instead of using part of a 12" trail template like I did.  Use this card as a jumping off point and let your creativity run wild!

Templates:

• Tiny Wildflower 1T, 4T
• Cascade Trails 1B, 2A
• Journey 7

Don't forget to play along with this week's sketch for your chance to win a $25 gift code to the Kiwi Lane Shop!  Find the details HERE.

That's all for today- thanks for stopping by and happy scrapping!

DT Doodles With Kiwi Lane and We R Memory Keepers (and a Giveaway!)

It's Monday.... and I really can't decide if that's a good thing or not.  I'm not a fan of Mondays, but my daughter loves them because it means she gets to go to school... weird kid!  Well, whether you're glad it's Monday or not, you should be glad that it's time for another DT Doodle!  And I should mention the chance to win a $25 gift code in the Kiwi Lane Shop if you play along... that should help you get going today!

This month, instead of doing a few card sketches, I chose to do one sketch and use that sketch for both a layout and card or two.  I just really wanted to show how versatile sketches can be with the Kiwi Lane templates, no matter the size of your project.  So here it is:

And here's my layout using We R Memory Keepers' "Crazy for You" collection:

Supplies: cardstock (DCWV, Provo Craft); patterned paper, ribbon, twine, bottle cap, metal flower, die cut (We R Memory Keepers); white alphabet stickers, brad (Doodlebug); black alphabet stickers (Making Memories); ink (Ranger); shimmer mist (Tattered Angels); date stamp (7gypsies)

Kiwi Lane Templates:  Clara Lane 1B; Scallops 2A; Sweetheart 3, 4 & 5; Tiny Sweetheart 3T, 4T & 5T; Tiny Accents 4T & 5T; 12" Strips 1/2"

I used the Sew Easy Ribbon- Scallop tool from We R Memory Keepers to punch the scallops for the ribbon to be threaded through- such a fun look with the Kiwi Lane Scallop!  I'll give you a quick tutorial on the tool at the end of this post... and give you a chance to win it!  I also used the twine a few different ways- I made a bow with a double strand and put it under the metal flower embellishment, made a flower with a single strand to put under the bottle cap embellishment, sewed around the smaller heart with it, and separated the strands to get just the purple to sew along the Clara 1B border.  I love how thick this twine is and the different ways you can use it!

Here are a few close ups of the layout:

Now for some cards:

Supplies: cardstock (Provo Craft); patterned paper, ribbon, twine (WRMK); flowers (American Crafts); ink (Ranger)

 Kiwi Lane Templates: Thoughtful 2B; Adorn 3B; Tiny Sweetheart 2T; Tiny Accents 4T

For this card, I mimicked the border at the bottom of the page and added a few of the shapes from the top right of the layout, used the Sew Ribbon tool again, added some twine and flowers and TA DA! A card based on a layout sketch!  Easy, right?  But what if you want your card to be rotated?  You rotate the sketch, of course!  Here's another card, still based on the same sketch, just rotated a bit:

Supplies: cardstock (Provo Craft); patterned paper, ribbon, twine, button (WRMK); ink (Ranger); jewel (Doodlebug)

Kiwi Lane Design Templates: Sentiments 1B; Adorn 3A; Tiny Accents 1T & 2T

I used flowers on this card to mimic the flower on the layout.  I also used twine for one of my flower centers by twirling it onto a 1" Glue Dot and finishing it off with a self-adhesive jewel.  Easy, peasy!

Alrighty... the moment you've been waiting for! ;)  Here's how to do the Sew Ribbon punch tool:

 It comes with a two sided punch that has magnets that hold it together over the paper:

 It really is easy- you just use the punch thingy and stick it through the holes in the punch template thingy:

 Then you thread the ribbon through the slits like so:

(And I know that fuchsia and kelly green don't go together... I was using scraps and that's what I pulled out of my box.)  This is quite a fun tool and goes hand-in-hand with the Kiwi Lane Templates!  I love how it adds just a bit more texture and a bit more dimension to your projects and layouts.... and I love how easy it is to use!!

So wouldn't you love to have one of these fancy schmancy tools to add to your scrapbook supplies??  Well, you can win one... this one, in fact!  That's right- I'm giving it away to one lucky blog follower.  All you have to do is become a follower of my blog (if you're not already) and leave a comment letting me know that you're a follower and what you would use this Sew Easy Ribbon Punch for!  You have until 11:59 p.m. MST on Sunday, March 3rd to enter.  I'll announce the winner here on my blog on Monday, March 4th 2013. (I had to modify the dates to better correspond with the blog hop... sorry to those who were counting on it being earlier!)

Don't forget to make a project based on this week's DT Doodle for a chance to win a $25 gift code for the Kiwi Lane Shop- head on over to the Kiwi Lane Blog for the details!  

That's it for now - Happy Scrapping!

DT Doodles with Kiwi Lane Designs

It's time to kick off the new year (It's still January! I'm not THAT far behind... yet.) with a new feature from Kiwi Lane.... DT Doodles!  It will be the feature every Monday on the Kiwi Lane blog and members of the Kiwi Crew will be taking turns sharing their amazing skills!  There have already been three weeks of DT Doodles shared on the blog, and I'm happy to be bringing you this week's Doodle!

So, are you wondering what a DT Doodle is??  Here's the low down: this is basically just a weekly sketch you can use to jump start your creativity with Kiwi Lane templates.  There's also the chance at winning a $25 gift code to the Kiwi Lane Shop when you make a project based on a Doodle, but I'll give you that info after I share my project...

My assignment was to make some Valentine cards using Authentique's Lovely collection.... and we all know how much I LOVE Authentique, to I was happy to comply! :)  And the combination of Kiwi Lane AND Authentique... I'm now beyond words... so I'll let the cards speak for themselves... Enjoy!

Supplies: kraft paper (The Paper Company); patterned paper and stickers (Authentique); brad (The Girl's Paperie); ribbon (craft supply); twine (Doodlebug); pen (ZIG)

Kiwi Lane Templates: Adorn 2A & 2B, Tags 7, Tiny Accents 2T, Tiny Sweetheart 2T & 3T, Sweetheart 2

Supplies: cardstock (The Paper Company); patterned paper and die cut (Authentique); flowers (Prima); jewels (Doodlebug); ink (Clearsnap); twine (Lilly Belle's Paperie on Etsy); vellum (Provo Craft); circle punch (Marvy Uchida); decorative scissors (Provo Craft)

Kiwi Lane Templates: Adorn 3A & 3B, Tiny Strips 1/2" & 1"

Supplies: cardstock (The Paper Company); patterned paper, die cuts and sticker (Authentique); jewels (Doodlebug); pearl brad (My Mind's Eye); ink (Ranger)

Kiwi Lane Templates: Adorn 1A & 1B, Tags 2, Tiny Tags 2T

Supplies: cardstock (The Paper Company); patterned paper, die cut (Authentique); twine (Creative Impressions); ink (Ranger); glimmer mist (Tattered Angels)

Kiwi Lane Templates: Tags 1, Adorn 3A & 3B, Tiny Shapes 3T & 7T

Do you ever need a leaf smaller than the ones the templates provide? Think again!  Use any of the scallop borders to make the size of leaf you need!  Cool, huh?  Here's how:

Trace the scallop template:

Flip the template and line up the "valleys" of the scallops so they are touching and trace again.

Now you have a line of leaves!

Now just cut out your leaves, ink and adhere.  This was the process I used to make the two different sizes of leaves on the last card.

 And here's a video for how to make the rosettes using a circle template-

(I would like to add here that this is my first ever attempt at making a video tutorial, so it's not great, but you should be able to get the point... and if you hear funny noises in the background once in a while, it's my 3 year old son who was instructed to "not make a peep.")

Now for the good stuff!  Wanna win a $25 gift code to use in the Kiwi Lane Shop? (Seriously, who wouldn't?!) Hop on over to the Kiwi Lane blog for the details!

Thanks for stopping by and happy scrapping!