New Arrivals: Assorted Brands

Gosh, this time we had 17 boxes and we had so much fun unpacking all the new goodies!! Bravo to the committed Papier's staffs! I better talk less and let you drool on the new arrivals. LOL :)

My Little Shoebox - Summer Breeze collection

Clear Stamps - Assorted Brands

Sizzix Dies

Kits, Rub Ons and Stickers

Martha Stewart Holidays Punches & do check out the punches section as we have brought in alot of pretty replishments :)

New from Ranger - Perfect Pearls Mists

Scrapbook Albums

Hurry and grab your goodies ASAP cause the items are "flying" off the shelf each hour!!

Xoxo Jessy

"Altered Frame" by Sharm

Hey ladies!! It's me, Sharm here again to share a lil something this week...I'm sure lots n lots of you sweeties have things lying around that you've often wondered what to do with. Simple, alter them into something that's crafty, eye catching & of course usable *lol*..Today I'd like to share a simple altered frame that was completed in a mere 15 minutes!

Materials Used: Wooded Frame from IKEA, Kaisercraft Patterned Paper, Prima Flowers, Prima Say It With Pearls, Vintage Button

A simple step-by-step tutorial:

1) Remove the glass & cardboard panel.
2) Place the frame to face downwards into the white side of the patterned paper
3) Trace the outer lines of the frame & the area where you are to place the photo.
4) Using a sharp craft knife, cut along those lines & remove the centre.
5) Stick to the frame using UHU glue or other strong craft glue.
6) Embellish to your heart's content.

Remember:
If your patterned paper has lots of details (like this one), try not crowd it with too much embellishments. Use minimal! ;)

I like using pearl or crystals to give it that lil bling ;) Try it, you might like it!

Destination: Paris

Hello Papier-ians,
Countdown to Paris.... its 9 days away and counting down.

If you haven't already registered & collected your entry token, don't forget its last day this Sunday, 25th October 2010, by 9.59pm. The entry tokens entitle you to a goodie bag upon entry, so its weaaallly important that you bring that long with you next Sat, ok?

Also, for those interested in the make-n-take, pleeeassee sign up by this Sun too so we have enough time to have everything prepared for you. We don't want you to be disappointed.

Its going to be a fun, fun day! Till then... C'est la vie


Create, enjoy & be free!
Macy :o)

"Raya" Layout & Altered Utilities Holder by Rosa

Hi! It's wednesday and today I have 2 projects to share with you. It's a simple project that I created using my beloved Slice.

My first project - 12x12 layout.

For the base, I used Crate Paper pp. To further enhance the base pp, I stamped the background with Hero Arts stamp using Encore Metalic Gold inkpad & added Ice stickles. For the side borders, I used Martha Steward punch.

To create this flower, cut out two different sizes of flowers.

- To create the large flower: Cut out the flower from the Slice Wedding design card & emboss it with cuttlebug embossing folder. Spray some Smooch Pearlized Spray Ink, use a sponge & dab the Ink all over it to cover the entire flower. Swipe the emboss area with Pearlescent Sky Blue Brilliance Pigment Ink.

- To create the small flower: Cut out the flower from the Slice Wedding design card & again using the same technique as above, spray & dab the ink all over the flower. Swipe all over it with embossing ink pad & add some clear embossing powder onto it, heat it with your heat gun. Let it cool, then stamp on it with black solvent ink.

- Cut out the flourishes from the Slice Basic 3 design card. Ink it with Amber Satin Color Box pigment brush pad. Stick them together & add a small button in the middle & sparkle it up with Glitz stickles.

Visit my blog HERE to view more pictures.

Materials Used : Slice Wedding, Basic 3 & Studio Essentials design card, Crate Paper Little Sprout Collection pp, Crate paper Cottage Collection pp, Dear Lizzy + American crafts pp, Dark brown cs, Martha Steward puncher, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Smooch Pearlized Spray Ink, Clear embossing powder, Hero Arts stamp, , Distress Ink, Encore Metalic Gold inkpad, Brilliance Pigment Ink, Solvent Ink, Ice stickles, Glitz stickles & Buttons.

My second project - altered utilities holder.

Last week I did a 'paperless' altered clipboard. This week I altered this utilities holder but its not paperless. It's 100% using Slice. It's really simple and easy to do.

- Select the pattern from Slice design card, set the size & cut it.

- Jazz it up with stickles, distress ink, chalk, LePlume marker and embossing powder.

- Put the cut out patterns together, layer them on top of each other.

This is the outcome. Simple and I like it. I use it to put my phone and it is also my mini ribbon holder.

Visit my blog HERE for more close-up pictures of this project.

That's all from me this week. Hope you like it. I'll be back again next week wednesday. Till then, tata titi tutu....

Note: If you know how to position the Slice, you will save a lot of paper!

Materials used: mm flutter pp, Crate Paper pp, Plain cs, Ice stickles, Glitz stickles, StazOn, Rhonna Farrer double scroll clear stamp, Pebbles Inc Chalk Kit, LePlume Marker.

Slice design card: Wedding, Noteworthy, Basic 3, Basic 1 and Vintage Findings.

"Two Love Birds" Layout by Jessy Christopher

Hello crafters!! It's Jessy in the house again. Today, I'd like to show you a layout that I created using simple "recipe" again!!

Quite often, I love to use cheery background paper to accentuate my whole layout.

This layout is pretty easy to assemble. All you need is to do some cutting, get the right embellies and fonts. That's all! Told ya it's simple rite?

Prima vines are lovely to use and it is so easy to play with it. You can bend, twist the vines to suit your arrangement on your layout or projects.

Don't you love that beautiful peacock?

I fussy cut the clock, peacock and the pretty

roses from a Webster's Pages paper.

I am thankful I found my love bird "ancient years" ago!!

Believe it or not, I knew Mr.Handsome since I was 7 years old. LOL!!

Materials used are available at the store:

Echo Park patterned paper

Webster's Pages patterned paper

Prima flower vine

Maya Road White Doily

American Crafts Thickers

Prima pearls

Hope you are doing fine on this beautiful Tuesday :)

Happy Tuesday!!

Xoxo Jessy

We've got WINNERS!!

Firstly, thank you so much for your participation on our recent "Photo Inspiration Challenge". We received beautiful submissions from all of you. For those of you who have participated, I am sure you must be very anxious to know the results rite?

Ok, the Lady Boss aka Macy has spoken & decided to pick these winners ....

EVELIN

(layout winner)

FARAH

(card winner)

Congrats ladies on your winning and kindly collect the winning RAK from our store :)

Xoxo Jessy

"All Boy" layout by Amelia Khalik

Hey..hey..hey…it’s my turn again for week2. Hope u people are feeling great. I know I am, with all the latest arrival in the store who wouldn’t.  Don’t forget to enroll yourself for PCM. It’s going to be a ball!!!

So on to my layout. This week is all about boys for me. Yup my little mischief hunk is now 7 and getting hunkier by the minute..hahaha. Here’s a simple layout I created using only two pp’s from Fancy Pants Rough & Tough Collection above with lots of cutting.

First simple step is I stamped the background with bubble wrap n distress ink. Then layer with cutouts from the second pp to create a second background before sticking my photos on top. The frame and banner is also cut from the second pp and adhered with 3d dots to create a little dimension.  Embellish with MM Glitter Bling.The trick to making my layout pop is layering, nothing but papers and stamping. I like it busy..lol.

Material lists, Fancy Pants Oh Boy Rough 7 Tough pp, Fancy Pants Rough & Tough Cards pp, Bubble Wrap, Distress Ink and MM Glitter Bling Stickers.

I hope you’ll be inspired to create. Till next time. Adios…J

Submissions

Hi there!! We received lovely submissions from our blog readers for the Photo Inspiration Challenge. Check them out:

Wonderful creations rite?

Stay tune for the winners soon :)

Xoxo Jessy

"With Love Card" by Sharm

Hi, it's Sharm here! Here's my first project as part of the DT for Papier! It's amazing how one patterned paper is all you need to create a card! You don't even need to use other embellies (i.e: flowers, etc) to accentuate the card cause the patterned paper would probably do the job for you ;)

This is a simple piece I made using Kaisercraft's PP. The bird cage and flowers were also cut out from the very same patterned paper!

* Tip 1: Don't be afraid to cut. You'll be amazed by the results it brings.

* Tip 2: When you round the corners of the card, it often makes the ribbon stick out like a sore
thumb. To avoid that, I've tied a lil knot before stretching right across to make the bow. Try
it! & let me know if you like the effect ;)

Materials Used :

Kaisercraft patterned papers

Prima Pearls

PTI Die & Stamp

EK Success Scallop Diamond

Sharm

Bonjour!

Bonjour,

It's PCM Day again! This year, Papier is celebrating "from Paris with LOVE!". Come join our afternoon of delight, enjoy great discounts & bargains, and dress to the occasion for a chance to win the "Best Dressed RAK". Please see invite for details or call us now for further information and to reserve a spot!

Amour!

Create, enjoy & be free!
Macy :o)