Board Books

Have you seen and/or used the Lush Board Books by Urban Lily? Well, let me tell you that these board books are little gems of beauty and goodness. I was torn between dressing up each page and letting the beauty of the page enhance my photo. In the end, I let the gorgeous flourishes and bold colours of each album page complement my photo.

Here is my board board that my daughters and I created for Father's Day. My husband loved the book...and if truth be told, my girls loved the "secret" pocket pages too!

And here is an excerpt of the inside pages...we love the pull out pocket the best. I love seeing the girls' handwriting on the pages...and you can also sneak a gift certificate in the pocket as well.

Thanks for letting me share!
-Virginia
http://www.virginiawongmichiels.blogspot.com/

Cugine = Cousins

Hello everybody!
It's my turn to show you a brand new page with the gorgeous Urban Lily papers.
On my last LO I only used one Urban Lily's patterned paper, for a beautiful monochromatic look... here it is:

Urban Lily supplies:

Gossip - Mooch Collection by Urban Lily

Mini Book Bright by Urban Lily - Urban Cut Collection

Raw - Mooch Collection by Urban Lily.

I love how it turned out.

'Till next time!

Secret Keeper Cards

Hello everyone! Today's host is Akiko. I made the card given to a cousinly daughter using Secret Keeper Cards. She became 3 years old this month! Happy Biethday To Miyu!!

Supplies:

Secret Keeper Cards - Vanilla

Ink - Blink Collection

Love Seals Rub-ons

Mini Book Bright - Urban Cut Collection

Linen Stripe - Everyday Lily Collection

Polo - Blink Collection

other - brads

Present seasonal Japan is a rainy season. And the hydrangea is very finely in bloom. It is the card which imagined and was made from the hydrangea.

These are using four papers cut for 1 inch around. And the angle is omitted by craft punch. These have stopped the center by brads.

I stuck the photograph of Miyu and a hydrangea into the hidden page. She will surely be pleased with this card.

Thank you for your stopping at this blog!See you next week:)

Akiko

Jewelry Showcase

Today I have a home decor item for you that I made for my grandmother. My grandmother collects vintage and reproduction brooches. I wanted her to have a way to display these pieces so that she can enjoy them rather than have them sit in a jewelry box.

To create the showcase, I used Sushi Stripe and Sushi from the Everyday Lily Collection. I purchased a frame from the dollar store and covered the cardboard backing with the Sushi stripe paper using Helmar dry adhesive.

I then covered the wooden frame with the Sushi paper using the Helmar Craft and Hobby PVA glue, carefully cutting around the flowers on the paper so that they would protrude into the open frame space.

Put together, they already make an attractive project

But, I wanted to make a way for my grandma to display her jewelry. So, I knit this pattern to stretch over the top of the patterned paper.

After washing and blocking the knit lace background, I glued it to the striped paper and put it in the frame.

I am not someone who has alot of jewelry but I did find this brooch that I had from when I worked at a retirement community and was required to wear something for special occassions to show how the piece works. Now my grandma has an attractive way to display her beautiful pieces of jewelry.

fun favors and a layout.

Happy Tuesday, to all you Swanky fans! It's Sarah, here.

Today, I thought it would be fun to share a couple of projects that I have recently created.

First up, I made these cute little bags that work well as favors. You can fill them with anything from chocolates to cookies. The possibility is endless.



I punched two holes at the top of the favor bag, and then I threaded some ribbon through to make bows. The bows will help prevent from any of the inside contents to fall out.

I also wanted to share a layout I created using a couple sheets of patterned papers.



Aren't the colors to this phenomenal?! I cut out some of the flowers on one of the patterned papers, and I used them as embellishments.



What do you think?! Pretty stuff, huh?!

I know I say this every time I post, but I truly mean it when I say that the papers speak for themselves. :)

Happy Tuesday!

hugs,
sarah.

Beautiful Dancer

Hello and it's Aida back again ! I love dance and am a huge fan of Ballet. My youngest daughter Nura recently had her dance class Open House for parents and we got the chance to see the class perform their routines as well as an explanation of the how the class has progressed and the ability level they are expected to be at by next year. Of course for proud parents, it was the chance to snap lots of photos !

The layout below features my daughter's friend Glynis and they've been in the same class since four years old.


It's a fairly simple design and one I hope shows how beautiful classical ballet is when executed by a graceful dancer.

The Urban Lily products used are :

Spark - Mooch Collection

Apple - Sugary collection

Thanks for stopping by !

Special Friends

Simona's here with a new LO.
My friend Cris had this pic of her and her BFF, and wanted a special page to celebrate their friendship.
Nothing better than the gorgeous Urban Lily papers to scrap an amazing page for her, isn't it???
Here it is:

Urban Lily supplies:

Pink Flaming paper - California collection

Celebrate paper - Happy Everything collection

I glued some half pearls to the paper using the fab Gemstone Glue by Helmar.




And I stitched some swirls with embroidery floss.

That's all for today, 'till next time :-).

Calling all Fashionistas! (by Virginia)

Do you have someone in your circle of family and friends that is a fashionista? or are you looking for an interesting way to give a gift certificate? If so, this post is for you!

Here is an adorable purse card that you can dress-up or -down? Any fashionista would love it! (My daughter is "shopping" with the purse card this morning at her play grocery store. LOL) It is perfect for giving gift certificates or for writing a personal note to the recipent. The paper used was Chic.

And here is another way to deliver a gift certificate to a special someone. Those adorable Urban Lily secret keepers are fabulous for giving gift certificates. Here is my dolled up secret keeper!

Papers used are Chic and Linen Stripe .

And when the secret keeper is opened, here is what it looks like. I have included a personal message on the backside.

Thanks for letting me share!
-Virginia
http://www.virginiawongmichiels.blogspot.com/

Brrr... it's cold!

Ok, ok... we are in June and here in Italy it's not cold at all ;-), but I scrapped this pic, showing my friend Silvia and her boyfriend on vacation in England in August, and... they were freezing!

Urban Lily supplies:

Mini Book B&W - Urban Cut collection

Hyperactive paper - Mooch collection

Blackout - Blink collection

This flower was actually a journaling spot, cut out from the Mini Book B&W... I glued on it a circle of paper (cut out from the Hyperactive paper), and I glued the flower to the page with a wire (to add a 3D effect)... I love how it turned out :-).

'Till next time :-),

Simona

"Who Do I Love?"

Valentine's Day is once a year, but that shouldn't stop someone from saying "I love you" to that special someone. What better way to do it than a card?!

I took a plain Secret Card Keeper:



...and I embellished it with various papers and bling to create this card:



Once you slide open the card, the inside has a simple but sweet, meaningful message.



Another idea you might want to consider is adding a gift card inside for that special someone. I'm sure they'll appreciate that small token of your gratitude.

Thanks for looking, and have a fabulous day.