Documenting WK 13 with Vintage Spring DD

Happy Saturday! Danielle here to share with you my latest project using the Vintage Spring Daily Diary Kit

This weeks Design Team assignment was to incorporate "Texture" to your project.

I did this several ways. The first was to use the ribbon that Noel included in this months kit. I chose to ruffle and stitch it to the side of my layout. The other way I added texture was to use the sequins also included in the kit. I created a shaker pocket with a vellum die cut, then stitched it close. I also used my glossy accents to adhere several that I scattered across a photo.

Here are some close ups

What have you created with this months kit? Don't forget to share your projects on our Facebook Group!

Documenting Wk 12 with the Vintage Spring DD Kit

Happy Saturday everyone! Danielle here with another project using the super cute Vintage Spring Daily Diary Kit

 This week I chose to pull out the pops of green that were in this months kit. They add a pop of freshness to some otherwise dreary colour photos (due to weather)

I fussy cut the green butterfly out of one of the Maggie Holmes Flourish papers, and used my stapler to attach it. Another fun element I added was a piece of my sons favourite blue shirt that ripped. I sewed it onto the side of the page for a fun textural element and to bring out another pop of blue from the photos.

 I cut out a 3x4 section of a kraft bag that had a souvenir in it, from a work trip my husband was on. I like how it pulled over the wood tone on to this page, to mimic the "wood" style paper on the other page.

Have you been creating with your kits? If so, we would love it if you shared with us over on the Facebook Group!!!

Vintage Spring - Project Life Wk 11

Happy Saturday!!! Danielle here today to share with you my 2nd project using the Vintage Spring Daily Diary Kit.

This weeks theme is "Spring is in the air". We are having a bit of a late spring where I am from, but I managed to capture the sunrise one morning, showing the snow on the ground. I used the gorgeous rose gold Thickers as part of my title "Where is Spring?"

I also used the super cute puffy bird sticker from the Maggie Holmes Flourish collection as part of the "spring theme" on my project

and here are some close ups

Thanks for stopping by. Have you created anything with the Vintage Spring kits yet? If so, don't forget to share them on the Facebook Group.

Vintage Spring Kit - Project Life Wk 9

Hi everyone, Danielle here with my first layout using the 

VINTAGE SPRING DAILY DIARY KIT

I was so excited to break into this kit when it arrived! Noel packed it full of Maggie Holmes Flourish goodies!! I used the washi from the collection as a tab on my photo, and also on other cards. It added nice little pops of black throughout the spread.

I love the pops of rose gold on the Thickers, and on the stickers.

here is a close up

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Lunch with Layla: She's So Crafty DD Kit

Hi!  Sarah here with a layout using the January Daily Diary Kit.  I went and had lunch with my daughter at school one day and she was just elated about it.  I brought her a Happy Meal from McDonald's and I grabbed a salad for me.  Just having me there and getting to have a special lunch was so fun for her and I loved being able to do it.

I wanted to bring out the blue from the photos by using some patterned paper from Amy Tangerine (not in the kit) and paired it with some bright pink from the kit.  I love how the pink paper compliments the pink in the letter stickers.

I cut out a few little cameras from the 6x6 papers in the kit to use as embellishments.  One of the project life cards had a great sentiment on it, so I tucked it behind the photos.

To play up on the pink, I used the large rose die cut around the picture of me and Layla.  The phrase stickers were just perfect for the photos I had.

I used another project life card for my journaling and I love how the colors just came together.  I sprinkled some enamel dots and sequins around the layout for extra dimension.

Thanks so much for joining me today!  We'd love see how you're using your January kits, don't forget to share them in the FaceBook group!

New Year, New Plans: She's Crafty Daily Diary Kit

Happy New Year everyone!  This is one of my favorite times of the year (even though I loathe the winter weather).  I just love the idea of a fresh start and an excuse to make changes.  This week, the design team is focusing on "New Beginnings" for our projects.  I decided to document my new planner and system I'm using to plan out my time for 2018.  I'm a big planner and I work best when I'm organized and my time is planned out ahead of time.

For my background paper, I used an Amy Tangerine paper (not in the kit) that has sun and clouds on it which I felt was good for a new beginnings theme.  Also, from the same paper pad is the pink striped paper which I used just to add a pop of color and to take up a bit more space on the layout.  From the kit, I layered up three of the 6x6 papers (yellow, cork and floral). 

I loved adding all the little details, such as the flair badge, the word stickers and some epoxy and little bits. 

For the title, I used the Jillibean Soup alpha stickers and added the 2018 with some Elle's Studio stickers that came in last month's kit.  The word strip stickers from Vicki Boutin are just so cute!

I used a Project Life card from the kit for my journaling.  And one of my favorite Vicki Boutin word strips is the "Do All The Things" sticker that I added right above my photo.  I love it!

Thanks so much for joining me today!  Have you documented your new beginning for this year?  If so, please be sure to share it on the Noel Mignon facebook page so we can see it!

Thankful for Ten: Home Sweet Home Daily Diary Kit

Hi!  And Happy Thanksgiving to all of our American readers!!!  Today I am coming at you with a layout about how thankful I am for our rescue boxer, Annabelle.  We adopted her when she was about a year old and stray on the streets of San Antonio, TX.  We met her at a rescue center and it was love at first sight for both of us.  She is the perfect dog for us.  She's sweet, gentle and brings us so much joy.  She has just turned 10 this month, and she has been with us for 9 years. 

This is an 8.5x11 layout that will go in Annabelle's album.  I used a brown plaid paper from my stash as the background and then used the 6x6 papers from the kit that I still had left.

The Simple Stories chipboard "Thankful" sticker was perfect for my title.  I used the Thickers from the kit to finish it off.  The red project life card was great for my journaling since we definitely felt like she completed our family when we brought her home.

I cut out a piece from the Simple Stories cut apart sheet to create the "so very blessed" collage and added the chipboard "together" to help it round out.  The Elle's Studio cut aparts were great as a sentiment along the left-hand side as well.

The chipboard hearts really helped it come together and finish it off.

Thanks so much for joining us today.  Have you used this kit to document something you are thankful for?  Please share it in our FB group so we can see it!

Roof Stomp: Nov Home Sweet Home DD Kit

Hi!  Sarah here with a layout using the November Home Sweet Home Daily Diary kit.  I had these great pictures of a fun roof stomp that my husband's squadron did recently.  A roof stomp is a tradition in the Air Force.  When a new commander comes into a squadron, the members usually organize a roof stomp, where we all meet secretly and travel over to the commander's house.  We quietly climb up on the roof and all at once, start stomping to create that noise in their house.  It usually freaks them out because they have no idea!  The spouse knows so that they can make sure they are home and it's a ton of fun!

I grabbed a piece of paper from my stash from Crate Paper (the green background) and used a block of Carta Bella paper that I felt echoed the shape of a roof.  I also used a few project life cards and layered my photos on the 4x6 cards and did my journaling on a 3x4 card.

I loved collecting some of the house elements in the kit and using them here.  One of the project life cards has a house and I didn't like the sentiment at the top of the card, so I covered it up with two green die cuts.  I also had a house on the chipboard sheet.

The tree chipboard pieces went really well with this layout since there are some trees in one of the pictures.  And I used a bow leftover from a previous kit to help finish off the title.

The "Home Sweet Home" die cut was so great for this layout and tied into the theme nicely.  To finish it off, I used a geotag sticker I had lying on my desk and some pearl beads from my stash as well. 

I hope you guys enjoyed that!  Please don't forget to upload your layouts to the FB group so we can see how you're using your kits this month!

Spaghetti Queen: November Home Sweet Home DD Kit

Hi!  Sarah here with my "Mad About Plaid" challenge this week.  It was fun digging through the kit and finding the plaid papers to use.  

I used the Simple Stories squared paper to kind of mimic a plaid pattern as my background.  Then I used the 6x6 red plaid paper and pulled a multicolored piece of plaid from a Jen Hadfield paper pack from my stash.  

The Thickers gave this layout a nice homey feel as well with the texture on them.  I also cut the pink heart from one of the Project Life cards from the kit.

The tag isn't plaid, but it does echo the squares in the background paper so I was able to tie that in nicely.  I also pulled some Elle's Studio die cuts that are food themed in to help with the overall theme of the layout.  The grey ties in nicely.

The house and sentiment are both cut from Project Life cards from the kit and I used another Elle's Studio die cut here to help tie in the blue from the tag.  I used some Prima gems from last month's kit and also the Carta Bella epoxy stickers to finish it all off.

Thanks so much for joining me this week!  We'd love to see you use your plaid elements from the kits and share your layouts in the members Facebook group!

Lazy Layla: November "Home Sweet Home" Daily Diary Kit

Hi everyone!  Sarah here with my first layout using the awesome November kit.  Full disclosure, I was dumb and forgot to order the extra paper...so I will be using paper from my stash for this month's layout mixed in with the cut apart paper that came in the kit.

I have these picture of Layla laying in bed one morning.  I had to go get her up for school...and this was her reaction!  I couldn't help snapping some pictures.  I pulled from the reds and pinks in the picture from her bedding to pick my color scheme.  The background paper and the "Let's Stay Home" card are both from my stash from a Jen Hadfield paper pack.

The 6x6 papers were perfect for layering and for softening up the areas around my photos.

The arrow was cut from one of the project life cards from the kit.  I also loved bringing in the chipboard roses to bring in the reds.

The house was the perfect addition here since she's in bed and doesn't want to get up to go anywhere.  

Thanks so much for joining me today.  We'd love to see how you are using your November kits!!!