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A Trio of Cards using Chasing Dreams

For me, cardmaking is like going on an adventure. You've got a certain plan in your head, but you don't know how everything will turn out. I usually gather different papers and embellishments on my table and select the items that fit together, because they've got matching colors, patterns or symbols or they are just perfect for what I want to say with my card. Today I want to share three new cards with the Chasing Dreams Collection from Maggie Holmes.

On the first card, I created a stack of different layers in matching colors. I used foam pads between the layers to give the card dimension.

 

For the second card, I combined the colors blue, gold and rosé and added a doily between the layers. I really like this color combination.

On the third card, I combined two different patterned papers of the same color scheme with gold and a matching floral chipboard sticker.

What is your cardmaking process like? Do you go by colors, patterns or just by the occasion the card is for? Thanks for stopping by today. Have a wonderful day.

Supplies: Maggie Holmes Chasing Dreams Be Happy (CDDS-75930), Graceful (CDDS-75932), Destination (CDDS-75946),Glittered Acetate Magical Gold (375948), Adhesive Chipboard (375949), Ephemera Die Cuts (375950), Phrase Stickers (375952)

Florals + Butterflies Layout

Hi there! It’s Flóra back on the Crate Paper blog. For this project I used the prettiest Maggie Holmes – Chasing Dreams collection. I can’t get enough of this pretty line. I rarely use 4x6 photos for my layouts, but this time I find better to go bigger.

For my background I used the shabby Moment paper, it fits perfectly with the ruined wall of the church. To create a unique background I fussy cut some gorgeous flowers from the Garden Club paper. I arranged all the prettiness behind my photo. I wanted to add 3D elements so I cut colorful butterflies from Monarch paper. I adhered them with foam tape so they could mimic them in flight.

In the top left, I placed a beautiful mint Fringe Butterfly. Under it adhered a Thickers frame for journaling. To add more interest to my page I tore the background paper in two places. I folded down the corners and backed it with Adventure Paper which has a cute blue polka dot pattern.

On the bottom right corner of the photo I created a cluster with a Chipboard frame and Thickers. I wanted to have the title ’Celebrate Today’, so I completed the chipboard sentiment with Cloud Puffy Alpha Stickers. Here, I also addeded a cute Puffy Camera Sticker.

I love the elegant and vintage elements of the Chasing Dreams collection. It’s perfect for documenting such special moments like a baptism.

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope I’ve inspired you today to get creative and make something pretty with Maggie Holmes goodies.

Supplies: Chasing Dreams Moment Paper (375933), Chasing Dreams Garden Club Paper (375925), Chasing Dreams Monarch Paper (375929), Chasing Dreams Adventure Paper (375924), Chasing Dreams Thickers (375955), Chasing Dreams 12x12 Chipboard (375949), Chasing Dreams Cloud Alpha Stickers (375954), Chasing Dreams Puffy Stickers (375953), Chasing Dreams Phrase Stickers (375952), Chasing Dreams Fringe Butterfly (375960)

Follow Your Heart Layout

Hi Crate Paper Fans, it's Laetitia here. I created a traditional 12x12 scrapbook layout with the beautiful Chasing Dreams collection by the talented Maggie Holmes. This collection is divine! I won't tell you that it is my favorite because I love each collection!!

For this page, I wanted to try a color combo that changes a little from my usual colors. Pink and blue with a mixture of black and white, graphic patterns with a floral pattern and stain. Mixing styles brings originality. I love this pink paper where it looks like we used gesso. It's ideal for a background paper.

To start this page I have superimposed 4 different printed papers without aligning them to the left and aligning them all to the right. This gives a destructured effect to everything. I then positioned my title with a different color of each item. The pretty glittery alphabet of the Oasis collection is perfect.

For the last step, I brought more femininity by mixing pink elements in the form of hearts, knots or plants. Either in paper, in rhinestones or in puffy. The final ones were glued with 3D foam to give more of an effect.

And you, how many projects will you still carry out with this magnificent collection?

Supplies: Chasing Dreams Garden club paper (375925), Chasing Dreams Dreamer paper (375944), Chasing Dreams My darling paper (375931), Chasing Dreams Collected paper (375938), Oasis Charm thickers (378992), Chasing Dreams Ephemera pieces (375950), Chasing Dreams 12x12 Chipboards (375949), Chasing Dreams Rhinestones (375959), Chasing Dreams Puffy stickers (375953)

Happy 4th Layout!

Hi there CP fans!  It’s Ashley, and I’m here today to share some patriotic inspiration with you!  When I am looking at buying collections, I usually try to stay away from getting specific themes, so you might ask how did I come up with the products to use for a Fourth of July layout using my Crate Paper collections.  The answer is mixing and matching!  You can get creative with the colors and embellishments in a mix of collections, and use them for almost any themed project.

For today’s layout, I used a bit of Cool Kid, Oasis and Chasing Dreams.  My first step for this layout was deciding on red and blue patterned papers.  I used one from the Cool Kid collection and one from the Oasis collection.  I wanted to use a large die cut USA shape and cover it with die cut stars in red and blue.  I cut the USA shape from White cardstock and used my Silhouette Cameo to also cut the stars.  If you don’t have an electronic die cut machine, you could also use a star punch.

Once all of the stars were finished cutting, I covered one half of the USA with red stars and the other half with blue stars.  Instead of using White cardstock for the background, I decided to go with one of the wood grain patterns from the Oasis collection.  I liked that it was a little untraditional, but also gave a masculine feel to the layout, since I was using a photo of our son.  I brought in White with my title, using the Cloud Thickers from the Chasing Dreams collection.  Viola…red, white and blue!

Here’s a good tip, for when you’re working with a collection/collections that aren’t specific to the theme of your project…use generic embellishments and don’t over embellish.  I kept all of my embellishments layered over the USA die cut, and pulled a few stars and puffy stickers from the Cool Kid collection that would work with the Fourth of July Theme.

Next time you need to create a specific themed project, but don’t have a collection to fit that need, take time to look through your CP collections and get creative with what you already have on hand!

Cool Kid Products Used:Crate Paper Cool Kid Wild One (680469), Crate Paper Cool Kid Stars (680486), Crate Paper Cool Kid Boys Puffy Phrase & Accent Stickers (680481), Crate Paper Cool Kid Adhesive Chipboard (680482), Crate Paper Cool Kid Accent Stickers (680484) Oasis Products Used:Crate Paper Oasis Coastal (378989), Crate Paper Oasis Spring Break (378980)Chasing Dreams Products Used: Crate Paper Maggie Holmes Chasing Dreams Cloud Thickers (375954)

Announcing our newest collection, FaLaLa

We know it's only June, but guess what? We couldn't wait to share this collection with you! This collection starts shipping to stores in July, so you'll have plenty of time to plan for the holidays.

Have a holly jolly holiday season with FaLaLa from Crate Paper. Grab some hot cocoa and get set to create beautiful, festive projects! FaLaLa features classic Christmas elements in a colorful, modern palette. Christmas trees, ornaments and stockings are joined by hand drawn illustrations and quotes. Welcome the holidays in gorgeous shades of red and green with accents of gold foil.

 

We hope you love what you see and are already planning some gorgeous projects! Okay, now back to summer and sunshine!

Create 4th of July Rosettes

Hi Everyone! It's Gina Lideros here to share a fun patriotic table display with you. This paper rosette display is super easy to make and is sure to be a hit at your next Fourth of July get together!

I love making paper rosettes, they are cute, simple to make and great for so many occasions! I had this idea to make a patriotic table display using several handmade paper rosettes and cute paper straws. All that you need to make your own is patterned paper, double sided tape, scissors and a hot glue gun.  

First, I started by taking my coordinating paper and folded it accordion style (make sure to do this lengthwise). Next I folded each paper in half and applied double sided tape along the inside of the fold and then pressed the two sides together.

Your paper will look like a fan when you open it back up.  Do the same steps with all of your papers to create several fans.  I chose different patterned papers all with a red, blue or white theme.  Next, I used a mini hot glue gun to adhere circle punches and mini rosettes to the front of my rosette.  I love using vintage book pages for this.  I always keep a stack of book pages in my scrap room because they coordinate with everything!

To embellish each rosette I added netting (from my stash), punched stars, chipboard shapes and thickers.  After my rosettes were finished I wanted to display them in a vase to use them as a tablescape. You can use bamboo skewers to do this, but I thought that metallic straws would be cuter.  So, I used my mini hot glue gun to adhere a straw to the back of each finished rosette.  

I hope that you enjoyed my project today and that you are inspired to create your own Fourth of July centerpiece!

Supplies: Cool Kid (CK12-80470) - Brothers, Cool Kid (CK12-80476) - Superhero, Cool Kid (CK12-80475) - Handsome, Cool Kid (680482) - Adhesive Chipboard, Cool Kid (680489) - Wood Veneer Shapes, Sticky Thumb (ST340278) -Cordless Mini Hot Glue Gun Blue, Sticky Thumb (ST340278) - Mini Hot Glue Sticks, Heart Day (375909) - Thickers Alpha Stickers, American Crafts Details (373834) - Silver Stripe Foiled Paper Straws

Introducing Carousel by Maggie Holmes

Capture the magic of everyday fun with Carousel by Maggie Holmes. Celebrate carefree festivities in beautiful shades of cotton candy pink, vintage teal, and popcorn yellow with splashes of gold and black. The charming assortment of products feature traditional graphics, including balloons, ice cream, Ferris wheels and more. Document the magic of the everyday with this cute, colorful collection.

We're so excited for this beautiful collection! Want to win it before you can buy it? Leave us a comment detailing your favorite product. We'll announce the lucky winner on June 21st.

Gift Giving: Father's Day

Hi everyone, I'm delighted to share with you some little ideas for celebrating dads. This year I created a personalized packaging in masculine tones and a small matching frame that I will place on the table on Father's Day.

I first packed my gift in classic kraft gift paper, which is easily found in stores and I collected my papers and embellishments in blue, yellow, black and white. For once I didn't add the pink! I've superimposed 3 papers with different motifs of the CHASING DREAMS collection and 2 labels cut out of GATHER papers, the 2 wonderful collections by Maggie Holmes.

Then I tied a white string all around by adding a tassel. As a final touch I added a golden heart. I love them! They are very thick and show well on our various creations.

For the frame, I opted for the classic 4x6 format. I wanted to match it to my gift using blue and white striped paper. The alphabet of the HEART DAY collection is perfect! The set goes well with small chipboards.

I hope it gives you ideas. Thank you for visiting the blog today! 

Supplies: CHASING DREAMS Collected paper (375938), CHASING DREAMS Stay True paper (375928), CHASING DREAMS Dreamer (375944), GATHER Sweet Life paper (375814), GATHER Moments paper (375818), CHASING DREAMS puffy hearts (375963), CHASING DREAMS Thickers Stickers (375955), CHASING DREAMS 12x12 Adhesive Chipboards (375949), HEART DAY Thickers, CUTE GIRL Paper tassel (680513)

Father's Day Star Layout

Hi there! It's Gina back with a layout for Father's day! I decided for my Father's day layout that I would use the Cool Kid collection from Crate Paper. I know the collection is supposed to be "kid" themed, so you might think that it only works for kids projects. However, I thought that this collection had so many patterns and colors in it that would work great for Dad's too.  

As I contemplated the design for my layout I found this amazing star from the Everyday Essentials cut file from The Cut Shoppe.  The cut file included the star design as well as other designs.  I opened the cut file in Silhouette and decided to copy the star three times onto a new workpage.  I also enlarged the star.

I chose to cut my star out of white cardstock paper and then I backed each star with various pieces of patterned papers from the Cool Kid collection.  If you look closely you will notice that I managed to sneak some papers in there from the Gather collection too!

After each star was complete I adhered them to my page.  I chose kraft cardstock as my background, I love how it makes them stand out.  The wood veneer shapes in the Cool Kid collection are so fun to use I used three of them on this layout.  I added other embellishments and stickers from the Cool Kid collection and then decided on an XO wood button and thickers from the Heart Day collection.  I love that they seem to fit right in and that you can't tell that they are supposed to be "valentine's day" themed. 

I hope you all liked this layout and that it will give you ideas for documenting those Father's Day photos!

Supplies: Cool Kid (680476) - Superhero, Cool Kid (CK12-80467) - Run & Jump, Cool Kid (CK12-80468) - Boys Club, Cool Kid (CK12-80469) - Wild One, Cool Kid (CK12-80470) - Brothers, Cool Kid (CK12-80471) - Fun Times, Cool Kid (CK12-80472) - Hooray, Cool Kid (680481) - Thickers Stickers Boys/Puffy, Cool Kid (680482) - Adhesive Chipboard, Cool Kid (680489) - Wood Veneer Shapes, Maggie Holmes Gather (375832) - You + Me, Maggie Holmes Gather (375835) - My Story, Maggie Holmes Gather (375816) - Jane, Heart Day (375909) - Alpha Stickers, Heart Day (375918) - Mixed Embellishments, American Crafts Cardstock (AM71-563) - Dark Kraft, American Crafts Cardstock (AM710-81) White Textured, Sticky Thumb (ST340261) - Runner & Refill Permanent Solid, The Cut Shoppe Everyday Essentials Cut File

A Dedicated Father's Day Layout

Father's Day is this weekend! It's a perfect time to honour that special man in our lives. And for that, I chose to honor my husband. He is such a great daddy. Our daughters absolutely adore him to bits! I'm blessed to have such an awesome hubby. He is incredibly supportive and is the reason I can do scrapbooking and be with my girls. He made many of my dreams came true especially allowing me to be a SAHM (stay-at-home-mum). He does the laundry, cleans the house, takes care of the fur-kids and many more. He is also a very hands-on dad whenever he is at home. We are truly blessed! And of course, our lives is really part of our dreams. And all this happened because we waited and placed of faith in God :)

Today, I am sharing with you a masculine layout that I have created with Maggie Holmes Chasing Dreams collection. Absolutely love that I can mix + match so many color combos in this collection. It is absolutely perfect for any occasion or theme too! This time round, I intentionally picked all the shades of green. I got the inspiration from the photo, he's holding a mint green + gold sparkles on the guitar. That immediately inspired me.  

This layout is pretty simple to create. It consisted lots of layering with patterned papers and ephemera die-cuts all around the photo. Before adhering them together, I decided to give more texture by adding washi tape and also added to diagonal paper on each end to jazz up the layout instead of leaving it bare on a white cardstock. That diagonal papers surely added more fun to the look. 

Phrase stickers are great addition to your layout. It helped to fill up the gaps & spaces. They sure give more character to your layout!

 

Once again, thank you so much for letting me share today! Hope you will have a good crafting session today!

Supplies: Crate Paper Maggie Holmes Chasing Dreams - Adventure (CDDS-75924), Moment (CDDS-75933), Ephemera Die-Cuts (375950), Thickers Stickers (CDDS-75946), Stickers (375951), Washi Tape (375958), Phrase Stickers (375952)