Hello everyone, this is Kim here with you today showing you a mix and match layout using older and newer lines from Upsy Daisy Designs.

I love how fantastic all of their older lines mix with the newer ones and you just wouldn't know which one is the older stash it if I didn't point it out.

I have made the concious decision that this year I was not going to buy any new stuff unless I would be working away some of my older stash - it is amazing not only how much money you save but also how creative you can get with paperlines older than three/four years.

Wanna see what I am talking about?

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The background paper is from the Fantastic Freeway collection which dates back to 2006!

I just love the burlap/texture look of this paper, which works perfectly with the Tweet line from 2007 and Vogue from 2009.

Not too bad, hu?

So, what about you - do you like to mix and match the old with the new?

Off the Page Challenge!!!

Hello everyone!

It is Jacquelin here today with a challenge to get you off the page and onto your desk!  The Upsy Daisy challenge this week is to create an off the page project for yourself!  I have put together this quick little note holder for my desk at work - it does double duty as a photo of my family and a place to store post it notes.

(#VO011. Catwalk; #VO012. Chic; #VO014. Fashionista; #VO016. Strike a Pose)

I used the fabulous Vogue line -

the flowers were perfect for fussy cutting!  This is an easy project - I used a clear acrylic photo frame as my base and then just had fun with a photo and these fun papers to decorate the frame.  A little holder for post its completes this off the page project!

I would love to see what YOU come up with to get off the page!  Join the challenge and be sure to leave a link with your creation in the comments!!!  Have fun creating!

Happy Day everyone!

Jacquelin

What a card!

Hello bloggers and HELLO August!
Hope your summer is going smoothly and you're enjoying the hot summer sun! This week I decided I wanted to get some cards done, who doesn't like having a stockpile of cards for all occasions on hand? I know I do, and it's sooo super easy with Upsy Daisy because they have thos handy dandy sheets with all the sentiments already on there. I decided to do just that using the Vogue papers and here's what I came up with!

 So what kind of cards do you like to stockpile up on? Birthday? Christmas? Thank you? For me, it's always birthay! It always seems like someone is asking me for a birthday card...between the 5 of us, it's always someone's birthday!

Strike a "SOCCER" Pose!

One thing about having a boy, sometimes when I want to use papers, I feel I am a little at a disadvantage. It's easy to find papers for girls, super duper easy...and it's even super easy to find papers for little boys, but to find papers to use for a tween boy, it can be a challenge.
So...when I went to get down to business this month for my blog post, I thought I would choose a typically girl line and shake it up a bit and do a real boy page. I mean how girly can a line called "Vogue" be?  with names like, Fashionista, Strike a Pose & Diva, I had my doubts. Well, it turns out, it's much more versitle that it sounds!
Vogue is a gorgeous line, I love the deep green and navy blue contrast and the patterns are to die for! Check out these papers...

 Absolutely stunning, and the page with sayings, journal spots etc is just the icing on the cake. I was able to find a great quote that totally fit in with my page!

So there you have it, not all papers are what they seem, try something new, out of the box and you'll be surprised with what you come up with...

STRIKE A POSE!

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

.:How to make a Tri fold Card:.

Hi everyone!


I hope everyone is doing alright,, spring is in the air.. and I hope to see the green grass soon again, we have had a really tough winter with loooots of snow.



Today I will show you a really fun and easy card to make, its a Tri fold card, it looks more advanced than it is..



All you need is a cardstock, three sheets of matching patterned papers, and glue.
just check out this small videotutorial and you are almost done ;)



the measures is:
6"x 12" cardstock
the folds are at 2", 4", 8" and 10"
the papers I used is: #VO011. Catwalk, #VO012. Chic, and #VO016. Strike a Pose

Please share with us if you make a trifold card using the UDD products, its so fun to see what you make with UDD.

Have a really great day!

//Katarina

Tutorial: Rolled Edge Window Card

So I have a question for all of you: who's ready for Spring? I know I am! Over the last week, I've seen some buds forming on the trees and some beginnings of spring flowers starting to sprout...very encouraging signs that Spring is on its way.

With Spring in mind, I've been playing around with the Vogue collection. The color palette is so bright and cheerful...and very Spring-y!

Today, I'm going to share a technique I've been playing around with: rolled edges. Upsy Daisy rub-ons are a perfect way to incorporate sentiments into your cards, and I wanted to find a way to really set them off. So I created a frame for them by rolling the edges of double-sided paper back to create a dimensional window. Take a look...

Upsy Daisy Supplies used: Runway #VO015, A Little Birdie Told Me #UDD 193

The rolled edges are a great accent and very easy to create. First, take a sheet of double-sided paper (I'm using Runway -- #VO015) and cut or punch a circle. (Keep in mind that, once you roll the edges back, it will end up being a larger circle than the original cut.) I cut a 2" circle for this frame.


Next, use a craft knife to make small cuts all the way around the edges of the circle. You want them to come straight out from the circle, like rays of sunshine. My cuts are about 1/4" long, but you can make them longer if you'd like more of a roll. They do not have to be perfectly straight or cut exactly the same length...there's a lot of room for error in this project!


Then take a skewer or a skinny paintbrush tip and roll the edges of each "ray" away from the circle slightly. (You can also use a quilling tool, if you have one.)


Continue all the way around the circle to finish out your frame, then mat and/or back it with coordinating paper as you wish and add the rub-on to the center.


Here is another example where I varied the sizes of the circles.

Upsy Daisy Supplies used: Runway #VO015, Unwritten #UDD 188

Even though I'm showing it on cards, you could easily incorporate this technique into a layout. Wouldn't it be fun to create a journaling spot this way?

Here's hoping that Spring is on its way to your home very soon!

Robyn

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.

Remember

I'm so excited as I type this blog post, as it is my VERY first post as a Upsy Daisy DT member. Ohh how very honored I am. Yipppeee, okay on with the scrappy creation! :)
 For this LO, I used the Vogue line, which I fell in love with on first sight. It's so versitile, and the colours are so rich and useable! I snapped this pic of my DD while we were away this summer and just knew I had to scrap it, I was just waiting for the right paper combo to go along with it, and it came to me when I saw these papers. I love how the blues and greens mix with the ocean colours of the photo.

UD products used :#VO012. Chic,  #VO011. Catwalk, #VO012. Chic , #VO014. Fashionista,#VO015. Runway, #VO016. Strike a Pose, #BRD313. Vogue square brads, #UDD124. Classy Brown - Alpha (8x8)

So, there you have it, my very first post...Have a wonderful last few days of Novemeber!

                                                                      ~ Melissa xoxo

Monthly Sketch - November 2010

Good morning and welcome to another sketch here at the Daisy Diaries - this will be our penultimate sketch, as we look to mix things up a bit here, come 2011.

But until then, let's have a look at our November Sketch - as usual, take this blueprint as inspiration for your project and if you like to play along with us. Link us to your project in the comments section of this post so we can stop by and leave you some praise.

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Our Designers were free to choose any of the paperline to create their projects this month and I decided to play some more with one of our latest releases AVALANCHE

UDD products used:
Papers: #AVA012. Extreme, #AVA013. Grind, #AVA016. Wipeout, #AVA015. Summit




TRACEY made use of the fantastic VOGUE papers to create this fun layout of her daughter's 1st soccer season

UDD products used:
Papers: #VO013. Diva, #VO014. Fashionista, #VO015. Runway, #VO016. Strike a Pose, #VO012. Chic




JULIA used HOME SWEET HOME and created this fabulous card from the sketch

UDD products used:
Papers: #HSH012. Beach, #HSH014. Maddison St, #HSH015. Midland Ave, #HSH016. Rockland Rd, #HSH011. Alma




New Daisy girl KATARINA made use of BLOSSOM to showcase her beautiful daughter in this soft layout making perfect use of white space

UDD Products used:
Papers: #BLO016. Spring is in the Air, #BLO012. Freshly Picked




Another Daisy debut from ROBYN showcases the HOME SWEET HOME line and we love how she used the handcut flowers from the #HSH011 Alma paper as subtle embellishments.

UDD Products used:
Papers: #HSH011. Alma, #HSH012. Beach, #HSH013. Cedar Cres, #HSH015. Midland Ave, #HSH014. Maddison St




We adore how SANDI  combined the  HOME SWEET HOME and A WALK IN THE PARK lines and layered them perfectly for this beautiful layout

UDD Products used:

Papers: #WP011. Beautiful, #WP015. Majestic, #WP016. Splendid, #HSH012. Beach, Rub Ons: #UDD188. Unwritten, #UDD124. Classy Brown – Alpha, #UDD0079 Sweet Slumber Alphas, Brads: #BRD311. Blossom Brads, Ribbons: #RIB401. Blossom Ribbon

And another wonderful take on our sketch by new Daisy REBECCA, who used the HOME SWEET HOME line and added some wonderful little touches with embroidery floss

UDD Products used:

Papers: #HSH011. Alma, #HSH015. Midland Ave, #HSH013. Cedar Cres, #HSH014. Maddison St,  Brads: #BRD316. Home Sweet Home Brads

GRACE made use of one of the Holiday lines, namely HOT CHOCOLATE for this yummy layout

UDD Products used:

Papers: #UDD0153. Frosted, #UDD0155. Wintergreen,#UDD0150. Cinnamon Stick, #UDD0152. Dash Away,  Brads: #EMB007. Walk in the Park, Ribbon: #RIB403. Vogue Ribbon

I hope that we have been able to inspire you to grab your Upsy Daisy Designs stash and start crafting. Don't forget to share with us what you create, we love to see your take on our sketch!