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weekend inspiration: collage press

Jaimie has made no secret of her continual search for ranges that suit teen boy projects and Collage Press has outdone themselves with the Knave of Hearts range. The subdued colour palette is given pop with the strong reds and the packs have all you need to create many projects for that teen/tween in your family. Lots of patterns to cut out and layer in this range and Jaimie has created a cluster embellishment around her photo by using the diecuts that come in the range.

Layered strips from the paper pack create a border along with the circle cut out which frames her journalling. This range definitely has the thumbs up from us. A lovely strong masculine page.

The Sweet Shoppe range by Collage Press is the perfect mix of a candy-coloured palette with a Retro influence. Delicious warm brown and orange combined with candy pink and bright green and blue are fun and funky and perfect for these birthday photos of Nicole's daughter Madeleine. Nic found this one of the easiest paper ranges she has worked with for a while and used elements from the new die-cut circle sheet along with die-cut labels and flowers.

A strip of Hambly circles, a touch of pink cotton lace from Webster's Pages and a touch of handstitching finishes Nicole's layout beautifully.

Nic Howard has outdone herself yet again. Her beautiful design and layers allow the viewer to find something more with each look. Nic says that Collage Press has some of her favourite papers right now and she loves the Knave of Hearts collection. So do we! Thanks Nic

Jill Sprott from Oahu, Hawaii has kindly let us show her page using the Knave of Hearts range. Jills border from the die cuts that sits under the photo is lovely as is the 'connected' circles on either side of her title to mirror the intertwined circles that sit behind her picture. Thanks Jill for letting us show your beautiful work.

We are delighted to welcome Collage Press Design Team member Kristen Faust to our blog. Here Kristen shows a gorgeous example of the new die cut rings and accents in the Sweet Shoppe range. Delicious photos as well, thanks Kristen.

Due to technology issues, yesterday's Colours and Words post will go up next week.  That means, if you ran out of time, the deadline is extended to next Tuesday 11 August!

design team picks – nic finlayson

Nicole loved so many releases from CHA that it was hard to settle on one, but the overall standout for her was all the fabulous felt products.  Queen and Co have released new sport themed packs of Felt Fusion and also Felt Fusion by the roll, pre-cut into manageable 1 yard lengths meaning you can buy a smaller quantity rather than a whole pack.  Sassafrass Lass have released "Felties" which are adorable pre-pieced felt embellishments that even come with adhesive attached ready to place in the perfect spot on your projects.

With this layout, Nicole combined Felt Fusion from past Queen and Company ranges with a couple of the new releases from CHA. She used the previously released Star/Scroll and mixed it with the newly released Harlequin in black which comes by the yard and the Basketball which comes by the pack.

The appeal for Nicole is that the newly released Felt Fusion mixes so well with past ranges that the need to replace older with new is eliminated, rather the new releases enhance what you may already have.
Nic has use elements from the newly released "MVP" range by We R Memory Keepers to finish this page off.

Nicole whipped up this cute little journal by covering a Jenni Bowlin 4" mini book with patterned paper. She then cut the hill and clooud shapes from Queen and Co. adhesive felt strips, attached a Queen and Co Felt Frenzy flower and finished with an adorable little Feltie from Sassafrass Lass - too easy, the only adhesive she needed was for the paper.

Unable to resist the adorable Snack Attack Felties from Sassafrass Lass, Nicole used one here as a button cover on her cute little felt envelope housing a mini album created from the new Sassafrass Lass Paper Whimsies. Nic simply cut strips from Queen and Co self-adhesive felt and attached it to a swatch from Junkitz before cutting into pieces and stitching to create this little envelope.

Not strictly felt for a felt post, but still one of Nicole's CHA favourites, the little Paper Whimsies by Sassafrass Lass are the perfect size for a delightful little mini album.

Another super quick and simple idea is to attach the Sassafrass Lass Felties to other pre-cut felt shapes to create cute accessories usually only found in funky handmade craft shops and on Etsy.

Nicole used a Jenni Bowlin felt star as her base, attached an eyelet to the top for strength and adhered a Sassafrass Lass Feltie on top. All that was left to do was to attach a Tim Holtz jump ring, a leather strap and her daughter Maddy had a new necklace that she didn't want to take off. Very Rock Chick!

Simply gorgeous hairclips can be created quicker than it takes you to read this post! Take a normal hairclip (the kind that click when you bend them) and attach a pre-made Feltie and you've created instant hipster hair clips!

  

Another quick idea for Queen and Co Felt Fusion of any kind is to attach it to a plain headband and colour with Distress Inks or Glimmermist. Glue on a few jewels and you've got an accessory fit for a princess! With all of the delightful patterns in the Felt Fusion range, you could make one to co-ordinate with every outfit!

cha winter 09: queen & co

Queen & Co, once the 'queens' of beautiful and creative cosmetic packaging, are moving with the times with the introduction of their 'bucket' program - participating stores can literally offer you the opportunity to pick out single brads, flowers and embellishments that work with your page, and the cutest little re-usable bucket to put them in.  very green and fabulously economical!

 

 

 

 

 

we welcome your feedback, and would love to hear what both stores and consumers think about Queen & Co's news plans.  We have a few packets of their beautiful new Rhinestones and Pearls to give away if you leave us a comment

Finally, here are a few fabulous examples of their new lines in projects by the Queen & Co design team - thanks to Queen & Co for allowing us to share them!

 

 

 

weekend inspiration: queen & co

 

Working with the Queen & Co Fusion Scroll and Vine Felt was really lovely for Carole as she loves to be detailed and the felt allowed Carole to do this with the Trinket Box that she has made, also using the Technique Tiles and Timeless Chipboard Elements.

Try leaving the protective backing on the Felt Fusion, so that they don't have to be stuck straight onto paper, then the felt can be layered and 3D into your projects to give them body and depth.

  

Caz used the Queen & Co Felt Fusion as the patterned background for this fun picture she made for her daughters room. She added grungeboard wings painted and then glittered and a halo of tiny paper flowers and jewels to the photo. By leaving the glass out of the frame she was able to layer the different elements and create a lovely tactile 3-dimensional look.

 

Queen & Co Felt solids are a must have in any scrapbooking stash. They are an adhesive backed solid strip of felt, perfect to use just as a strip or fabulous to cut into shapes etc.. for a layout. For this page Mel has used the solid blue felt to draw her title onto, then hand cut out each letter before adhering onto the right hand side of the photo.

Queen & Co Felt solids are a must have in any scrapbooking stash. They are an adhesive backed solid strip of felt, perfect to use just as a strip or fabulous to cut into shapes etc.. for a layout. For this page Mel has used the solid blue felt to draw her title onto, then hand cut out each letter before adhering onto the right hand side of the photo. She has also adhered a full 12" strip under the scalloped piece of patterned paper, adding just that little bit of extra texture.

 

 

Starting with a base of kraft cardstock and Michael Miller Fabric paper, Nicole created a cosy and tactile layout by laying strips of Queen and Co Felt Fusion ribbon snowflakes to create a photo mat and then she layered her photos on top before adding an additional strip of felt ribbon swirls along the bottom edge to soften it. She highlighted the swirls by attaching some Queen and Co jewels and finished with some Technique Tuesday snowflakes coated in Glimmermist!

Sherry Wright created this beautiful 'first steps' layout using a selection of Queen & Co brads, felt and jewels. The rich colour combinations of red and blue look striking with those super cute photos. We loved Sherry's use of brads along the edge of the large bracket - very cool.

Anabelle O'malley was kind enough to let us share this bright bouncy layout with you, featuring Queen & Co felt, brads and alpha dots. It can be hard to scrap pictured from kids play places sometimes due to the bright primary colours. We love what you have done here. Thanks Anabelle.

         

 

 

Anabelle has also been kind enough to let us show you some great card ideas using the Queen & Co felt ribbon, flower frenzy flowers and the gorgeous felt brads.

We are so excited to welcome Johanna Peterson to our blog sharing her gorgeous little sandshoes, adorned with delicious Queen and Co. Felt Frenzy ribbon and jewels. Wouldn't these be gorgeous with a little Summer dress? Thanks Johanna, I bet these look sweet on your little girl!

cha summer 2008: queen & co

lots of fantastic new felt designs, brads, bling and sequins...

                           

cha winter 2008: queen & co

check out these gorgeous new queen & co felt fusion in new designs, new colours and new sizes...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

weekend inspiration: queen & co

 

Donna  has gone all out on this layout featuring Queen & Co.'s beautiful range of products and her cheeky little daughter. She has utilised Q&Co chipboard, combined with sequins and jewels, to create the focal flower embellishment and finished it off with some beautiful alpha dots and painted chipboard from the 'Friends' chipboard theme pack.

 

Caz has chosen a pink and black colour scheme for this layout of her eldest daughter and her 3 close friends. She decided that the Queen & Co Kissy Fit range was a perfect match for the assorted papers she had chosen. Caz sanded the edges of the fontastics letters and added them directly to her photo. A Bon Bon brad forms the centre of the unusual flower created using 2 difference Heidi Swapp florals folded in half.

 

By attaching the felt to the candle using sequins and brads Chris created this purely decorative home decor item which looks stunning on the display shelves in her kitchen.

 

As our piles of photos-to-scrap become larger and larger, many of us go searching for fun and unique ways to scrap multiple photos on a single layout? Look no further!

Lisa Risser has created beautiful layout to showcasing a rather large selection of summer photos. The colours of summer - popping right out of her photos - are perfectly matched with a few Queen & Co brads and their funky chipboard letters. What a simple, yet exquisite use of products.

 

We are thrilled to share with you this adorable altered mirror by another of Queen & Co's dt members, Wendy Reed. Wendy has beautifully incorporated some luscious felt ribbon to create this very girlie, and absolutely necessary, accessory! Thanks Wendy.

 

What is more gorgeous, the sweet painted faces of the children or this layout by Anabelle O'Malley?

Anabelle has used a mix of brand new and older Queen & Co embellishments on her layout. New White Heart Felt Fusion and
Large and Small Felt Flowers from the Brights Collection, combined with the older Fab Flowers, Sprinkle Brads and Fontastics (painted white with UTEE on them).

Thanks for sharing Anabelle.

 

Another fabulous layout from Queen & Co design team member Anabelle O'Malley.

We loved the bright colours in this layout and the way Anabelle has curved the Red Heart Felt Fusion around her main photo.

Anabelle altered the fontastics letters once again. This time with purple glitter.

 

These two stunning layouts and card are shared with the permission of the talented Linda Beeson from California.  Unfortunately they were amongst the layouts that went missing from the CHA booth recently.

The first layout 'Star' featured the luscious new Felt Fusion Ribbon in Star Swirl Blue. A scattering of Mini sprinkles and a heart shaped Bold Brad finish off a lovely page.

 

 

The second layout has a semi-circular shaped window cut in it and Linda has laid strips of Felt Fusion Floral in Hot Pink behind it. The circle was continued around and over the photo using various sequins, brads and flowers in the 'soul mate' colours. A simply stunning effect.

Thanks Linda for allowing us to share two precious layouts.  We continue to hope that these and the rest of the Queen & Co's design teams' hard work are recovered safely.

cha summer 2007 previews - queen & co

This release sees Queen and Co producing new clear stamp sets, round and patterned themed brads, and a whole lot more of the felt border we fell in love with last release in new and fabulous designs.

Product Focus: Beads

This week the focus is on beads.  Beads on a layout can add dimension, lustre and style.  They can be a subtle way of adding sparkle if you're not a glittery type, or they can be used to accentuate patterns or elements of patterned paper or embellishments.

These days beads appear in lots of Nic Howard's layouts. She uses them to add dimension and colour. A popular technique is to place a layer of beads along lines in your patterned paper. Alternatively you can match the colours of beads to the colours in your papers. That extra layer adds dimension.

If you are using plainer papers then beads are a fun way to add swirls and lines. Again, pencil draw out your shape, add a line of dimensional magic and pop those beads on.

Nic has created this incredibly stunning layout and runs us through, in a step by step, a cool and easy way of adhering and arranging Queen & Co's tiny Beadifuls on your layouts.

   

Step 1. Apply a line of dimensional magic or Papier glass finish where you would like the beads to go. 

Step 2. Tip your beads into a tray. Place the tip of a sharp pencil into the hole of the bead.

Step 3. Touch the bead (which is on the end of the pencil) on to your line of dimensional magic. Do not press hard, just touch gently, and the dimensional magic will 'pull' it off.

Step 4. Complete your creation by repeating the above steps. What looks like a very complex creation is really an easy task! Enjoy your Queen & Co beadifuls, available in 13 different themed colors.

Weekend Inspiration: Queen & Co

This weekend's inspiration comes in the form of some fabulous layouts and beyond the page items using Queen & Co products. 

Suz Doyle created this layout showing that beads can be for boys too.  This layout celebrates a friendship between her son and an older friends son.  "There's something special about Sam."  Alex told her one day.  "He knows everything about all the superhero".

Suz has covered Heidi Swapp red ghost letters in striped coloured beads from the Make Waves and You Go Girl colour ranges, and had some fun with Alpha Bettys, Hook Ups and brads to embellish her page.

The Queen and Co products used on this layout (Fontastics Scrap in the City colourful chipboard letters, Hottie Fab Flowers and Pinky Swear Mini Sprinkles) were a perfect combination for Mel to use with the Heidi Swapp Gypsy Romani patterned papers.  Adding a splash of flowers combined with hot pink hand stitching finishes off the page perfectly.

This layout comes from home grown talent Tracy Wyldman who has made delicious use of the Scrap in the City range of pinks and greens. The very bright Fontastics have been toned down to work with her photos with just a couple of rubs of sandpaper and we love the frame she's made with the Fab Flowers and brads.

It is a tough job to be as cute as this layout we thought!  Michelle Tan created this using Hottie Fontastics and a range of Fab Flowers and Bon Bon Brads and some very very cute photos!  We love the way the embellishments 'frame' all four photos to visually unify them.

Check out these though for proof that Queen & Co is so much more than just the product inside the packaging.  Johanna Peterson altered this empty Beadifuls bottle and turned it into an amazing memory, complete with sand, shells, photo and beads.  It's both beautiful and innovative and we thank Johanna for allowing us to share it here.

and Wendy Reed has turned this empty Queen & Co container into the sweetest little tooth fairy box using Alpha Bettys, flowers, beadifuls and a great imagination.  How delighted would  a little one be to exchange teeth for coins in this little box.  Thanks Wendy for this wonderful idea.