A Hair Necessity! with Virginia

Tomorrow is our big day - it's Back to School day for my girls. It is quite a milestone as my oldest is moving to the middle school and my youngest is going to grade 1 *sniff* *sniff* We have had fun making banners, party straws and now party headbands to celebrate the day.

Here is my youngest with her "tiara" headband.

And here is my oldest with her more "tween" headband!

Supplies:  Pattern papers used were Lulliloo and Blackout. These papers work perfectly together. Buttons and ribbon were from my stash - not sure of their source.

Thanks for letting me share!

Christmas cards

The season of Japan when I live now is autumn on a calendar. However, a day hot till September in Japan continues. Although mind may be very early, I prepared the Christmas cards.


Supplies:
Secret Keeper Windows
Holly - Oh So Merry Collection
Snowflake - Oh So Merry Collection

I also used the stamp for Christmas, ink, jewels, glitter adhesives, and a ribbon.


I have noticed the affinity of a stamp and glitter adhesives being very good with this card.


I put jewel on snowflake at the point.

Since I am not panicked before Christmas, I am going to prepare a little early.

Thanks,
Akiko

Happy Everything!

Hi Scrapfriends! Marci here....I'm so excited to join the Urban Swank Design Team and to get to work with the fabulous Urban Lily products. I don't know about you, but I found it VERY difficult to find Urban Lily products at my local Scrapbook Stores. The papers may be older, but never having had a chance to use them before, they're new to me!

I love the bright colors, and strong graphic elements of the pages. Urban Lily papers are perfect for those of us that like to cut, cut, cut!

On a recent trip to Six Flags, I took this photo of my girls and their friends. I was so delighted to find an Urban Lily paper collection that suited it PERFECTLY. The bright, vibrant colors in the photo are exactly matched by the colors in the paper....and the title is what I would have added myself! I cut and mixed a few papers from the "Happy Everything" collection for added pops of color, and added a rub on. It was so simple.

I used the "Friends" paper:

the "Happy" paper:

and the "Always" paper:

and these fun rubons from the "Celebration" Collection

Thanks for stopping by. See ya next time! ;)

It's a pre-Party with Virginia!

At my house, I am counting down the days before the start of school! We've heard the song, "It's the most wonderful time of the year!" I love the wit of the song and it makes me laugh every time I hear it! To make back to school fun for the kids this year, I decided to make a fun banner and some straw decorations for a marshmallow fiesta! As an added challenge, I wanted to only use scraps of Urban Lily paper!

Here are my projects! First up is the banner. The picture shows only 3 rosettes but the banner goes all around the girls' homework/craft/everything table. The flower rosetes were made with strips of Urban Lily paper and accented with the Urban Lily chipboard circles.

A front view - this banner repeats around the table - this photo only shows one side of the banner.

Here is a close-up of the rosette.

Here is a side view of the rosettes.

Now for my second project, the straw decorations! My girls love marshmallows. To them, it is the ultimate treat. As a treat on the first day of school we have "Marshmallow Drinks" - this year, they will be just a wee bit more fun!

Here is my youngest demonstrating the Marshmallow sundae.

Here is my daughter succumbing to the temptation!

And here she is enjoying the moment to the fullest!

I think the Urban Lily papers have made our pre-Party a fantastic Party; don't you???

-Virginia

Welcome Marci Knecht!

I have had the pleasure of meeting Marci and I am so excited to let you all know that Marci is another addition to the Swanky Girls! This girl is amazingly talented! Plus, she is so sweet!

I grew up in Ontario Canada and moved to the United States after the birth of my first daughter. Being new to the area, my husband suggested that I should “find a hobby’….little did he know the monster he would be creating! Five years later, I’m in avid paper crafter, card maker, alterer, scrapbooker and all-around ‘creative chick’. When I’m not reading or baking, you can find me in my scrap room creating. My work has been seen in Memory Makers, Cards, Scrapbooking and Beyond, CardMaker and Stamping, Stationary & Scrapbooking. I have 2 beautiful daughters who are the center of my universe, and an amazing husband who rocks my world.

What a Pair!

Hello everybody!
Simona's here with a new LO: What a Pair!

Urban Lily supplies:

Linen Dots by Urban Lily - Everyday Lily Collection
Linen by Urban Lily - Everyday Lily Collection
Linen Stripe by Urban Lily - Everyday Lily Collection
Alphabet by Urban Lily - Urban Cut Collection

Here are some close-ups:

And with the scraps of the same papers, I did a quick card, using kraft cardstock as background.

In my page, as well as in the card, I pleated a stripe of paper, and glued it using the fab 450 Quick Dry Adhesive by Helmar.

Till next time :-).

Urban Lily Class at Scrapbook USA Expo!

Urban Lily meets the Cricut and Helmar Adhesives!!! This combination is amazingly awesome! Each person will create a layout, a card and a wall hanging in 90 minutes! The goodie bags are packed! Each atendee will receive Bazzill and Urban Lily die-cuts cut with Provo Craft's Rock Princess Cartridge. Among other tips and tricks, I will be showing how to bling those die-cuts up! Be prepared to leave sparkling with glitter ;) Cost of the class is $35. But the best part is that you will receive over $45 in product so you will have plenty of leftovers to scrap the night away! Check out Scrapbook USA Expo for more details. The class is not up yet, but I will post a link when it is.

Friday September 10th, 2010 6:30 - 8:00 PM in Sandy, Utah at the South Towne Expo Center

Here's just a tiny peek for you all ;)



Make it a great day!

Becky Teichmiller

at the park

Hello Urban Swank fans! I am Akiko and introduce two 12-inch layouts today. We the families love playing in a park. They are a neighboring park along which we can walk, and a park which must go out by car specially. I cannot stop that a husband and a daughter photograph the figure which is lying idle together there. Therefore, I have to make much layout using the photograph in which the family is playing in the park. And these are the layouts using the photograph in which we are playing in the park.


"love"
Supplies:
Spark - Mooch Collection
Lulu - Lulliloo Collection
Lala - Lulliloo Collection
Answer It Chipboard
Alphabet by Urban Lily - Urban Cut Collection

other - meshseet,diecut


Supplies:
Lola - Lulliloo Collection
Hyperactive - Mooch Collection
Lulu - Lulliloo Collection
Answer It Chipboard
Accents by Urban Lily - Urban Cut Collection
Petite - Mayella Collection

Thank you for stopping to Urban Blog!
Akiko

Bla bla bla & maman by Polinka

Bla bla bla

Supplies:
Honey by Urban Lily - Sugary Collection
Memory Photocards - Posh by Urban Lily
Acrylic paint - brown & white
Sewing machine & thread
white gel pen

deI worked on the picture with bleach and sanding paper... I added splashes of paint over everything and made a stencil for the title...

Maman

Supplies:
Linen Stripe by Urban Lily - Everyday Lily Collection
Sushi Dots by Urban Lily - Everyday Lily Collection
Acrylic Paint
Sewing Machine & Thread
chipboard alphabet



Doesn't this paper fit well with my mother's shirt? I liked this combination a lot! I draw a funky border with paint and gel pen, as well as stitching to finish the layout...

Have a great day :)

Polinka*

Quirky Cool !

Hello everyone ! I'm Aida, returning with a layout of my daughter.

We have an eighteen year old and these days feel lucky to have a daughter who loves her life ! She's in a college that's a perfect fit for her interests in music and audio technology, is an awesome Bass Guitarist and working hard towards her dream of being a producer in the music industry. It wasn't always smooth sailing when she was much younger as she was a quirky child who was not typically *girly* , she was not into Barbie Dolls, dressing up, ballet and other girly best friends.

At eighteen, Stasha's quirks have become part of her personality and is now a cool young woman with her own true sense of direction and style !

Urban Lily products used :

Sassy - Mayella Collection


Linen Stripe - Everyday Lily collection


Thanks for coming by !