Weekend in Paris- Home Sweet Home & Magic

 I'm still playing with this beautiful kit! Y'all! Go get it because there are STILL some in the shop (and there is an awesome Labor Day sale going on, too! Just use code LD25 at checkout to get 25% off on everything in the shop!!!). 

Two layouts to share

Hello again!

It's great to be back with y'all today.

For my post today I have two layouts to share, one using the Weekend in Paris kit and papers from the Classic Kit and a layout using the brand new Study Guide Classic Kit.

It's been quite a week or so of crazy weather in Texas. This picture of my girls was taken when a beautiful rainstorm appeared after a bad thunderstorm. This storm was different than the hurricane that is affecting Texas and Louisiana, but I will get to that in a little bit.

I used a paper from the Classic kit for my base and then layered strips of paper and pocket cards for the main design of my page. 

The word stickers from the Weekend in Paris classic kit were perfect for my title. I love the script font as well as the size of these stickers. I used a few little star stickers that also came in the same sticker pack as the title words. 

This cute heart pocket card came in the Daily Diary kit. I'd cut out the gold glitter heart to use on a different project and decided to use the rest of it, backed with that cute black and white striped paper, on this page. I added bits of gold glitter tape from my scrap supply and added a tiny piece of pompom trim to the "on top of the world" card. 

I stayed up late last night to finish up a second project, this time using the brand new Study Guide Classic Kit. 

I live in Texas, and while I am not in the area impacted by Hurricane Harvey, we have family and friends in the area and much of our emotions and time have been focused on this horrible storm and its effects. While on vacation this past summer we visited or drove through many of the areas that have been hard hit by the storm. We vacationed in Corpus Christi (near Port Aransas) and drove through Rockport before heading to Houston to visit family there. 

I wanted to somehow document this week's event and the colors in the Study Guide kit worked well with this picture of my daughter doing a handstand pose in front of a Texas map on the side of a building we passed while on our vacation in east Texas this summer. 

I used the chipboard alphas from the kit but used a black Sharpie marker over the design to make them stand out over the top of my photo. I used the American Crafts Slick Writer pen for my journaling and it was bold and smooth- my favorite kind of pen for journaling. 

I cut these fun stars from patterned paper and added some gold stars from the Weekend in Paris kit. 

Also used on my page is this cute navy and gray tag, a tag from Jillibean Soup and a strip of washi from the kit. 

Thanks for stopping by today. 

Two last projects with the Weekend in Paris Daily Diary Kit

Hello everyone!  I hope you have had a great start to your week.  I'm here today to share with you two last things with the lovely Weekend in Paris Daily Diary Kit.  I really make this kit stretch far this month :)

First off is a little marquee heart that I found in the Silhouette store.  I have wanted to put this together for awhile now and decided to make it small enough to showcase one of the Heidi Swapp acrylic words in the kit.

Using the Weekend in Paris paper pack I used the yellow and teal cardstocks for the foundation.  I then used a circle punch and punched a handful of circles for the rolled roses.  I spiral cut the circles and then rolled them and secured the ends with hot glue.  I hot glue all the roses to the bottom and then placed the cardstock sentiment over the top.

I decided to place the pom pom trim around the outside and topped it with a strip of pattern paper.

Here is another look at the finished heart.  I love how this came together!

I also decided to add to my little nieces baby album.  These pages are very simple and came together so fast with the help of the kit.

I attached the pom pom trim along the edge of the page protector with red line tape.

How have you used the kit this month?!  And if you have still been on the fence about purchasing this gorgeous kit there are some still left in the store.  Thanks for stopping by today and happy crafting!

Currently with the Weekend in Paris kits

Good morning!

Today I have another Weekend in Paris project to share with you.

It's a beautiful kit and I wish that I'd had more time to create with it this month. It's been quite a crazy one with summer activities and getting kids ready for school.

Anyway, this month I am creating with the Weekend in Paris Daily Diary kit but I also got the papers and have some embellishments from the Classic kit so I am using some things from both kits on this page.

My oldest daughter turned 13 years old (!!!) a week ago so she is the focus of my project for today.

This cute starry paper was one of my favorites from the kit so I started with that as the base of my page. I used a large heart diecut and matted it on a sheet of patterned paper from the Classic kit after spraying it with mist. 

After that I added some of those pretty acetate frames on the left side of my page and layered some cards and tags together to place on top of the frames. 

I did my journaling on the outer edge of the heart diecut. I like writing my journaling by hand. Some use their computer and that looks really sharp but I like the handmade touch my own writing adds. 

Here is another close-up of some detailing on the page: 

And now for a peek at my crafty work space: 

This is probably my favorite piece in my space. It was given to me by a friend who no longer needed it (don't you love free??) and holds lots of fun, colorful things like my Queen & Company glitter, etc., my favorite tapes, buttons and spray mists. 

This picture here is my space in progress. I am still moving things from the room I had to myself that is now being turned into my daughter's bedroom. Someday I will have things organized and where I want them but for now it will do. 

Have a wonderful day and as always, thanks for stopping by Noel Mignon! ♥

Some daily diary with a Weekend in Paris

 Oh. My. Word. Y'all.

Have you purchased a Weekend in Paris kit yet? Have you? Have you?! This is quite my favorite kit in some time. It's like a mix of girlyness and Anthropolige to me. Love love love. 

I am catching up with some older photos with this kit... and I ran out of adhesive, so today's shopping list is to grab some more so I can keep going tonight! 

Isn't the layering of these colors just lovely? I love the splash of "paint" style on that card tucked behind the photos. P.S. Don't forget to scrap all those silly selfies! I'm glad I have these pics of me! 

These cards are tucked into a page protector, while the Project Life card is adhered on top! 

I love how these cards have typed sentiments on them already. It's like I had everything planned for me. Easy peasy! 

Get yours here- and free shipping today if you get it before midnight! 

Love You Always- keeping it simple

Hello!

Today I have another project for you created with the Weekend in Paris Daily Diary kit and the paper pack from the classic kit.

For this page I did something that I rarely do- I kept the design fairly simple. I did not even add a lot of spray mist like I typically do. I liked the design nice and simple and decided to keep it that way.

My page started out with an   8 1/2x11" sheet of white cardstock mounted on this cute polka dot paper background. I decided to cut some 1/4" strips of black cardstock to make a border around the white cardstock as kind of a frame. I really like that it makes the page stand out more. I cut the black and white striped piece from one of the pocket page cards. 

The things that really catch my eyes most on the page are the gold heart and the handcut roses (Meridy shared her beautiful watercolor technique with these last week- I opted to keep the ones on this page black and white to go with the color scheme of my page). The floral paper may seem a bit overwhelming in one piece but if you cut out individual flowers they are a beautiful addition to any project. The gold heart that I used was cut from one of the journaling cards in the kit. 

I added the black and white puffy sticker bow and doodled strip (these stickers are in the Classic Kit) along with some gold foam Thickers to finish off my title. The gold alphas are perfect! I love their smaller size. The "love you" is also from the Maggie Holmes puffy sticker pack found in the Classic kit. 

Do you challenge yourself to try a different style- used mixed media (mists, paint, etc.) when you usually stay simple or go with a simpler design when you typically like to add a lot of embellishments? 

I am glad that I kept with a simpler design on this page and think it takes on an elegant look with the black/white/gold color scheme. 

Keep checking back each day- we'd love to hear what you think about the kits and our projects. 

Have a fanstastic day!

Wall Decor with the Weekend in Paris Daily Diary Kit

Hello everyone!  I hope you are having a wonderful week.  I have been busy with my boys fitting in a few summer activities before school starts next week.  I'm sure I will miss a little of the summer carefree days, but right now I'm ready to be back on a routine.

This week with the kit I created a décor piece for my wall.  I have a wall in my living room filled with 12x12 prints of my boys.  Awhile ago I had new pictures printed to replace some of the older pictures and when I went to rearrange them I couldn't bear to take down any of the pictures.  I got all mommy sentimental and instead my gallery wall grew from 6 pictures to 12.  Unfortunately there is a light switch on this wall and when I hung them up I ended up with a space in between the last row.

I have had that weird gap for a couple of months now trying to figure out what to hang.  I finally decided that I would have to make something to fit that space and while digging around in our shed I found an old piece of wood that would do.  It fits the space and is what I used as my foundation for todays projects.

I pulled the lined/graphed 3x4 cards from the kit and lined them up to cover the length of my wood.  The wood didn't have a totally smooth top and it's actually one of the reasons I picked this piece.  I really like the texture of the grain along the top.  To leave the grain showing I cut all the cards down to fit the smooth top.

One of the journaling cards has the sentiment "you make me happy".  Instead of covering it up I decided to use this as part of my sign.

I used a couple of sheets of 12x12 paper from the paper pack and cut a strip of  Fancy Couture sheet from Carta Bella and placed it along the bottom.  I then fussy cut flowers from the Maggie Holmes flowered paper for my accents.

I used the gold thickers from the kit to spell out "so very" and the swirl font from the Silhouette store to cut out the word happy.  I had my silhouette cut out the word in black cardstock fives times and I stacked these on top of each other to add dimension to the cut.  

Here is a look at my wall with my décor hung in the weird gap left for the light switch.  I have to say I like the wall a whole lot better now.  

Do you use your kits to make home décor projects?  I would love to see if you have.  

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!

Stitching and the Weekend in Paris kit

Hello again!

Today I am sharing my first project created with this month's Weekend In Paris kits. I received the Daily Diary kit but also got the paper kit so I will be incorporating that with my kit.

This week's designer challenge is to add stitching to a project. 

While I love to machine stitch on my pages my machine isn't working right now so I pulled out a paper piercer and some embroidery floss and added stitching on a couple spots on my page. 

After handcutting this cute pennant strip from some patterned paper and adding the pompom trim I added some stitching. I used my paper piercer to make the holes before doing the stitches to make it easier to go through the paper.

I also added a couple of x's here on this lower part of the page. I like the homemade element it adds to my layout as well as the bit of blue that complements the kit colors well. 

There is such a fun mix of embellishments in this kit, as there always is, but these little gold foam Thickers are my favorite! They are just the right size for titles in small spots like this journaling spot that I cut from one of the pocket cards included in the kit. I also punched some tiny stars from the pink paper I used on my page. 

How have you used stitching in your projects? 

We'd love to have you share with us on our Noel Mignon Member page on Facebook. 

Have a fantastic day!