Product Showcase: Rub-ons and Brads

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Happy Day

Happy Monday and welcome to May.

Here in the UK we have a bank holiday today, which means that office people have a day off work...woooohooo!
What better way to celebrate than with getting stuck into paper and glue and create up a storm.

Today, I have a card/tag combo for you, which I hope you will enjoy.

For the card, I made use of papers from two very different collections: VOGUE and AVALANCHE

For the tag, I used some left-over scraps from the AVALANCHE  line to create the rosette and added a cut up RUB ON as a further point of interest to the overall design

January's Product Showcase

hHi all. As most of you know by now, we are changing things up a bit here at the Daisy Diaries blog for the year 2011. The fourth Monday post will be allotted for technique or product showcase.

I'm very honored to be the first one in this year to share my showcase and I chose product.

Over the last two CHA's, Upsy Daisy Designs have features specific papers in their new lines with journaling blocks and quote strips. This is one of my favorites in each line and I decided to share with you what I did with the Avalanche's Summit paper.



There is only one you

In my page, I decided to put my focus on one photo. I think the picture of my dad and daughter is so precious that it deserved a full page just for it. Anyways, I used the wipeout paper as my background because I love the neutral color but the distressed design gave it some pop.
I then layered some of my favorite strips from the line. I loved the "there is only one you" quote that I decided to make that my title.


with the smaller blocks like this clock above, I added it as an embellishment, filling the middle with a flower and a UDD brad.


I used my daughter's shirt color as a visual triangle element and matched it with my two flowers on the page. I added another UDD brad in my layered flower above.

As you can see, there are so many possibilities with the Summit paper. You can use most of it in one page, like what I did here or just spread them around to a few pages or even a mini. For an example of this, check my blog. I posted a mini using the same paper lines.

Thanks for stopping by.

Till next time,
Grace

Fun Bubbles!!

When crafters see the “Avalanche” papers from Upsy Daisy Designs, they immediately think “snow”, right?

Well I thought “BUBBLES!”

I found a really cute bathtub board book at the craft store to use, but you can use bubbles on layouts or cards or any other project.

I wanted to think of different ways to make bubbles for my “Fun Bubbles” mini book.

(1) I punched holes in parts of the blue shades of the Avalanche papers and some from cardstock.

(2) Then I wanted to “decorate” the bubbles different ways. I used gems, stickles glitter and paint, and the Upsy Daisy Clear Stamps “Make a Bloom.”

 

(3) After decorating my “bubbles”, I used a clear-drying glue on top of each one…. (you can use the Glossy Accents or Gloo, or any other clear-drying liquid glue). Cover each bubble you designed with the clear-drying glue and let dry completely.

(4) Attach them to your project with whatever adhesive you choose.

(5) I also used a few of the round Upsy Daisy Designs brads for some of the bubbles!

(6) For the large bubble on the cover, I actually used a clear nail polish I found with sparkles and tiny hearts that were already mixed in the clear polish.

There are so many ways to make your own bubbles!  Have fun using papers from all of the Upsy Daisy Designs patterns to make your own bubbles!!



A Year in Review

Happy New Year to all of you!

I hope you all had a wonderful, relaxing and blissful start to 2011 - may it be full of joy and prosperous for you and your loved ones.

This year we are changing things around a bit on the Daisy Diaries and have come up with different themes for our weekly musings, which we hope you will enjoy:

• On the 1st Monday of the month, we will show you a project - which can be anything but a layout.
• On the 2nd Monday of the month, we will share a step by step tutorial with you
• On the 3rd Monday of the month, we will set you a challenge
• On the 4th Monday of the month, we will showcase a specific technique or shine the spotlight on one of our wonderful products

So, what do you say - shall we get this party started?

For my first post this year, I am excited to share an envelope mini-book with you, which used many different Upsy Daisy Designs products.
Mini books are prefect to use up all those scraps that you may have saved from you favourite papers.

Throughout 2010 I have kept a list of all the good and bad things that I encountered each month, and I blogged regular about it. That meant, at the end of the year I could print out all the lists I posted and finish my yearly review in a flash. I am not going to bore you with every single month, but show you a few pages of the mini book. Hopefully this may inspire you to create you own mini book with a review of the passed year.

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UDD Products used:
Papers: #AVA012. Extreme, #AVA015. Summit, #AVA014. Powder, #SYLA015. Gators
Stamps: #UDD208. Chic Bebe
Brads: #BRD312. See You Later Alligator

.:Fortune cookies for the new year:.

Hi there everyone!

This is my first blog post for the Upsy Daisy design team blog, and I'm thrilled and nervous about it :)

Since the Christmas celebrations is over, its time to focus on the next big event this year... the New Years Celebrations. I have the cutest little idea for you to use at your party, Its a small paper Fortune Cookie. Aren't they adorable?

And I have a step by step tutorial for you today on how to fold these cuties. They are great for the kids treasure hunt, or as a fun way to wish all your friends a really happy new year.

well I better stop blabbing,,, here is the steps..

1.
Cut out a paper circle, the size of a Cd is great. Place one of the cut out paper circles in front of you. If you have a paper circle that has a pattern on only one side, place the pattern side down. Meaning, the side with no pattern should be visible. I have used the Avalanche paper line for this one.

2.
Fold the paper circle in half. You do not need to make a hard crease, just gently fold the bottom end up to meet the top. At this stage you can also put in a small paper ribbon or a trim to make your cookie a little more festive.

3.
Take both outer edges and pull them down to meet each other. Once again, you do not need to form a hard crease, a slight tug downwards on both ends will form your shape. Your paper will now look like a fortune cookie.

4.
Add a dab of glue or a glue-dot where the two ends meet to secure them. In order to hold the shape of your fortune cookie the adhesive is necessary.

Make as many as you like, put them in a bowl as a centerpiece at the table, or give everyone a cookie together with the placing cards when you set the table.

Materials used: Avalanche- #AVA011-Adrenaline, #AVA014 -Powder, #AVA012- Extreme

Hope you all get a fantastic new year celebration!

//Katarina

Holiday Spirit

The holidays are officially upon us! No matter where you look, there are decorations, shoppers, parties, gifts -- and lots of holiday spirit.

Today, I'm going to share with you a few holiday-inspired cards, along with a little gift idea I discovered this year.

First up, a card I created by mixing papers from AVALANCHE, HOME SWEET HOME and SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR.

UDD Products Used
Papers: #SYLA013. Everglades, #HSH015. Midland Ave, #AVA014. Powder

I really love how all the colors mesh so well together, even though they're from different lines. And since I was in a cardmaking kind of mood, I created this card from the HOME SWEET HOME papers:

UDD Products Used
Papers: #HSH016. Rockland Rd, #HSH014. Maddison St

I'd never realized that the colors in this line are traditional holiday colors...just with a different twist!

So I have the cards, now I need a gift to go with them! A few months ago, I found this wooden perpetual calendar from Queenvanna Creations on Etsy. I thought it would make a great gift, so I started altering it with papers from the VOGUE collection. I love this collection for home decor because the colors are so preppy and stylish. I'm so happy with the way it turned out.

I cut the words out of black vinyl with my Silhouette, and I cut the numbers from cardstock with my Cricut. I outlined the white numbers with faux stitches with a black glaze pen to make them pop.

UDD Products Used
#VO011. Catwalk, #VO012. Chic, #VO013. Diva, #VO014. Fashionista, #VO015. Runway, #VO016. Strike a Pose

Now the only problem is: I don't want to give it away! I want to keep it on my desk and happily change the block each day. Is that wrong?

Hope your holidays are filled with the spirit of giving! Enjoy!

Robyn

Monthly Sketch - December 2010

Can you believe that we are as good as at then end of yet another year? It amazes me just how much time flies these days...I swear it was only a few weeks ago that we all enjoyed the Summer, no???

But I digress - it is time to say good-bye to a long standing friend of ours: the monthly sketch. 

We have all enjoyed to play along to the sketches and I hope you got some inspiration out of them, but it is time for something new. 

With that being said, we hope that you all play along with us this month and celebrate our ultimate sketch in style.

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I decided to take my favourite holiday line HOT CHOCOLATE and create a totally non-Christmas layout. Don't you love it when you have such a versatile paper line that can be used for any occasion?

UDD products used:

Papers: #UDD0151. Cocoa, #UDD0155. Wintergreen, #UDD0153. Frosted

Rub Ons: #UDD124. Classy Brown - Alpha (8x8), #UDD186. It's A Girl Thing

By the way - our Christmas Lines are ON SALE right now HERE and HERE...be quick though, as stock levels are low already

JULIA created two stunning cards from the sketch, mixing quite a few paperlines. The attention to detail is mind-blowing - just look at that wreath! And Julia also created a wonderful layouts for the sketch too

UDD Products used:

Papers: #AVA015. Summit; #WP015. Majestic; #UDD0147. Take wing; #UDD0149. Freedom; #HSH016. Rockland Rd; #HSH015.Midland Ave; #AVA014. Powder; #UDD0135. Sprinkles; #UDD0156. Giving; #UDD0159. Peace;

MELISSA made perfect use of our AVALANCHE paper and created this fabulous layout - indeed a picture perfect!

UDD Products used:
Papers: #AVA013. Grind; #AVA014. Powder; #AVA015. Summit; #AVA012. Extreme 

TRACEY also used AVALANCHE and I adore just how different it looks! Gotta love the versatility of Upsy Daisy Designs Papers

UDD Products used:

Papers: #AVA011. Adrenaline; #AVA014. Powder; 


KATARINA created this amazing layout. Who would have thought that VOGUE is perfect for winter themed projects?

UDD Products used:
Papers: #VO011. Catwalk; #VO012. Chic; #VO014. Fashionista;
Rub Ons: #UDD191 With Gratitude. 

MARIELLE dug into the HOME SWEET HOME and AVALANCHE collections and created two wonderful layouts

UDD products used:

Papers: #HSH011. Alma; #HSH013. Cedar Cres; #HSH014. Maddison St; #HSH015. Midland Ave

Brads: #BRD316. Home Sweet Home 

UDD products used:

Papers: #AVA011. Adrenaline; #AVA012. Extreme; #AVA014. Powder; #AVA015. Summit

Meanwhile JANIS produced this funky layout of her sweet Santa Babies using our HOT CHOCOLATE line

UDD products used:

Papers: #UDD0155. Wintergreen, #UDD0153. Frosted, #UDD0152. Dash Away, 

Brads: #EMB006. New Day 

GRACE also played with HOT CHOCOLATE this month and created this beautiful set of cards

UDD products used:

Papers: #UDD0155. Wintergreen,  #UDD0152. Dash Away, 

Brads: #BRD311. Blossom 

SANDI made use of the SPIRIT line to create this wonderful layout

UDD products used:

Papers: #UDD0158. Love,  #UDD0156. Giving, 

So, what do you say? Are going to join us for one last time and play along?

If so , please link us in the comments section to your layout so we can visit and leave you some Daisy love


But before we go - please join us in sending us best wishes to our very own KATARINA who celebrates her Birthday today!!!
Happy Birthday Katarina - may all your wishes come true. Stay healthy and safe.