Sunday, February 26, 2012

Pier 39 Sneaks

It's Sunday so its sneak time:) Here are a few sneak peeks of Pier 39 Cocoa Daisy's March Kit. Love the mix in this kit! And the stamps OMG so cool you don't want to miss them! I have to admit I was a little nervous about the colors at first but then when Nik Harper and I met last weekend for a crop I dug right in and started creating I even stamped on 2 of my layouts! Gasp I know right? And if you'd like to know what I used so far this month here's the list: Main Kit, Add-on 1 Boardwalk, Add-on Pattern Paper, and Prima Chalk Inks: Old Road, Tin Can, and Moss Lawn. I still have lots left and pieces from the other 2 add-ons so maybe you'll see a few more sneaks of projects before Reveal on the 28th. Speaking of Reveal come join us on the message board on te 28th starting at 4pm there will be some fun, some chitchat, and raks. yapyapyap get to the sneaks already right!
Thanks for taking a peek~MK

Friday, February 17, 2012

10987654321Breathe

Today I thought I'd share my post from the Cocoa Daisy blog it's a couple tips/tricks that I used to create this quick and simple layout using pieces By The Numbers Kit and the DeweyDecimal, …count the ways, & EmbellishmentPack add-ons.

TIP/TRICK 1:
I love the Hambly Rub-ons in the DeweyDecimal add-on(sorry this one is sold out) and it's perfect for the single 4x6 photo layout i had sketched in my mind because it measures 6inches wide. To get the look that the rub-on was 11inches long I cut between the woodgrain and graph patterns.Then I moved the 2 piece to get the right placement(no measuring just eyeballed it on my craft mat) on my cardstock rubbed away then placed my photo between the 2 rub-on pieces.

Tip/Trick 2:

Y'all know I have a love for my 1920′s Royal typewriter and use it a lot well the ol girl is in storage right now(long story but we’re moving and things had to be packed) so how do I get my loved typewritten journaling with no typewriter? I downloaded this font and work the size and shape of my journaling in PSE. Once i have the journaling sized so that it fits my journal card i print on regular old printing paper. I hold the paper up to the light to see if the journaling fits the card space if not I rework it in PSE and reprint(sometimes it takes a couple trys to get it right).When the journaling fits and looks the way I want it to I adhere my journal card over the printed text.
Then run it back thru the printer and it looks like this when done.Voila I have that same typed look it just takes a few more steps than it would with a typewriter.

Another look at the layout and a couple closeups.


So there you have it a couple tips/tricks to try next time your scrapping!
Have a great weekend!MK

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Super Duper Excited to share this...

I'm the newest member of the Cocoa Daisy Design Team! I feel totally lucky and I'm thrilled that i was asked to join the CD team!!Christine puts together awesome kits every month,CD has super talented Designers, and a fun atmosphere on the MB! Speaking of awesome kits have you seen the sneaks of Pier 39 March's kit? Love it!
The kit and add ons go on sale to subscribers on the 28th of February, and to the general public on March 1st.
and wait til you see this....
Cocoa Daisy has a Stamp Subscription! How cool is that? Here's a peek at the March Stamps
To avoid duplicates, now our subscription includes the three stamps we offer in the shop each month, at a discounted rate. There is an exclusive stamp in the main scrapbooking kit only, it won't be included in the Stamp Subscription so you won't be getting doubles when you order both. You'll get three stamps each month for $11.00 plus shipping and handling. This month's stamps include a grunged up bullseye, a quatrefoil stamp, and an arrow set.
Will have some sneak peeks using this kit for you later this week.
Have a Wonderful Wednesday!!~MK

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Not so wordless Wednesday:Him

Taking an online Photography course right now and this is one of my first assignment photos. Happy to say I got a great critique on it. Love this photo.
mk

Friday, February 03, 2012

February Guest Designer at Cocoa Daisy


So excited to share with y'all that I'm the guest designer at Cocoa Daisy this month! The kits this month are Awesome! Numbers, Love, more numbers, Kraft...all my favs! I got the following kits & stamps to create with. My projects came together really quick. you can see the main kit By the Numbers & the addons HERE...Here's what I created with the kit & addons. As you can see I'm loving 8.5x11 right now.I have lots leftover so I'll have more to share later this week hopefully some 12x12 layouts too. REMOVED FOR PUBLICATION This last one is based on the February Sketch Challenge you can find the details & see what the other ladies created HERE.
~MK

This One Time... HI

Hello Friends! I hope you're doing well. I've decided once again to give this whole blogging thing a go in hopes that I'll ...