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Fab Find Saturday!

Helloooooo, everyone! It's a fabulous Saturday and it's the last day this week for Fab Finds. You'd think that would make it a teeny bit easier for me, since the field of choice has been narrowed a bit by the earlier Fab Find posts this week, but it doesn't.

But after much going back and forth, I've chosen this gorgeous layout by Scrap It Girl, called "Take Time for Each Other".

I love the blue and black color scheme with the hint of neutral kraft. That little die cut bird is adorable, and the string of bead trim is such a sweet touch. Plus, she's set her photo at an angle, which is a great eye-catcher. And I love that little tag in the corner that finishes up her title. Cuteness!

Head to the gallery and leave her some praise!

Friday's FAB Find

Good morning everyone & happy Friday!  It's my turn to highlight a project from the gallery and it's always hard to pick just one.  I haven't been on the computer much lately so I haven't been in the gallery for a week or two.  Wow... there are some awesome projects...love looking at them!

Anyway today I chose to showcase this layout by ScrapGram...

What a fun subject to scrap!  Love how she matted the pictures & journaling spot (they really "pop" off the page) I'm a big fan of the doodled edge, but what really got me was that cute little envelope!  Can you believe she made it herself...love the little tickets peeking out and the flower embellishments.

If you haven't already, go leave her some praise here in the gallery.

Congrats ScrapGram...you are today's FAB find!

Name the October kits & August Project Video

OCTOBER KITS ....the thought of cool, crisp days just makes me smile!  Fall is coming soon and these October kits are perfect for the upcoming months, but don't just see these kits as 'themey'...they are very versatile and can be used for any non-theme photos as well!  The October kits will be available for preorder and kit selection on Wednesday, September 1 by 10 am MST. 

The October kits need names!  Post name suggestions here on the Blog by Wednesday, August 25 at midnight MST.  One lucky person will receive a fun gift from CC if their kit name suggestions are selected!

KIT 1 includes all NEW products: paper from the Crate Paper School Spirit line, Cosmo Cricket Togetherness line, and My Mind's Eye Alphabet Soup line; cardstock from Bazzill and embellishments that include Crate Paper School Spirit border stickers and sew brads, Jillibean Soup corrugated blue alphabet, and an Imaginisce journal box clear stamp.

 

KIT 2 includes all NEW products: paper from the Jillibean Soup Monster Stew line, Bo Bunny Whooligans line and American Crafts Boo line; cardstock from Bazzill and embellishments that include American Crafts Boo printed chipboard thickers, Bo Bunny Whooligans icandy brads, Basic Grey Wander woolies, and Jillibean Soup Monster Stew journal sprouts.

KIT 1 EMBELLISHMENTS are sold separately.  The products shown below are only a few of the embellishments that will be available:

KIT 2 EMBELLISHMENTS are sold separately.  The products shown below are only a few of the embellishments that will be available:

Enjoy Lisa Cole's Project Video using the August Fun in the Sun and Cool in the Pool kits! 

Wednesday's Fab Find!

It's Wednesday again...already! It's my turn to blog, and it's Fab Find week again! I have to admit that I'm becoming quite the AmyBug fan - I choose a layout of hers again this month for my Fab Find because it just jumped out at me from the gallery. I think it's because I love the simplicity of this layout combined with the great beach photo...

I do best with lists, so here I go:

1. I love how her son is completely unaware of the camera.

2. Those sandcastles are awesome.

3. The card! I wish I had gotten one, and I love how she used it.

4. Simple kraft background = sand. Perfect.

5. I can't think of a more appropriate title.

6. I'm a fan of "white space," and I like how the top of this layout has plenty of it.

7. I like how the embellishments complement the photo but don't compete with it.

8. It's a Fab Find!

Have a great Wednesday!

What a find!

 Two-page layouts are no easy feat, yet Natalia's design and balance on this layout drew me in! 

I love the arrangement of her many photos, the use of the library card-shaped patterned paper to hold her title, the use of the tiny types in that title, and how about that amazing curved paper to anchor the right-hand side of the layout! I also love the scalloped border on the left and the cute arrangements of buttons she has all over the pages. It's the perfect amount of embellishments to ensure that the photos are the focus of the layout. Love it! Give her some praise here!

  

 

It's Fab Find week!

I love this time of the month... choosing a FAB FIND from the CC gallery!  I can't begin to tell you the happiness I feel and the smile on my face when browsing the gallery, and seeing our members using the kits that we so carefully created.  It's a great thing! 

I'm so excited to spotlight this layout from adele_h:

I am verrrry familiar with this new fad with kids these days, so I was instantly drawn to this photo.  I absolutely *love* how Adele popped and matted a portion of the photo which details the title of her layout.  LOVE it!!

I also found it very creative that she actually used several of the bands, and highlighted their shape by filling it with patterned paper within the band - genius!  Thanks Adele for sharing your creativity with us!

  

Lazy Sunday

Good morning !  Marielle here and she's feeling rather lazy today, isn't that what Sundays are for ???

I'm still waiting for my " Preppy Boy" kit ( love the name!!) and I can't wait to get started with my projects. Everything takes so much longer to get to Canada, you would think that they still deliver mail by horse and carriage !!! LOL!!

Here's a look at the projects I made this month with the "Cool by the pool" kit. To note that I had received my kit 2 days before my vacation and had only a few nights to make these, so I chose to make quick layouts and these awesome papers really made it easy for me !!

 
I love using patterned paper as my background for my "Adore you" layout and just loved the Cosmo Cricket multi colored dots. I always cut out some of the paper I use as background for future use, it makes the kit go a little further !I adhered the "adore" fabric letters alternating glue dots and pop dots.The lovely American craft crochet flowers are from the store. I'm seriously thinking of getting my mom to make some of these...I can knit but I just can't get the hand at crocheting.

"Look alike cousins"

I don't know if any of you have noticed ,but I have an addiction to these ruled paper type papers from Basic Grey Basics ,available in the store, thanks Jamie for feeding my addiction !!! 

Anyway ,because I was short on time to finish my layouts this month, I scrap lifted one of my own layouts. I do this when I'm having "scrappers block" !!!

Love the different strips on the MME papers and used a few on this quick and easy layout of my son and his look alike cousins. I just could not resist cutting out a few of those large flowers from the Cosmo Cricket paper to use as embellishments. The Thickers are from the July Picnic kit .

and finally,I created this cute little thread box using an old Cosmo Cricket cigar box and the "Material girl" papers and those gorgeous Prima flowers from the kit.

Thanks for visiting the Coordinates Collections blog, drop by again this week as we will share with you our

choices for the "FAB FINDS"...it could be you !!

I'll be stalking the post lady for my Preppy Boy kit !! 

Cheers,

September is fun!

Hello and how are you this Saturday? I hope the day finds you well and happy. I, for one, am giving up Mafia Wars on Facebook for the weekend (no eye rolling, please!) so I can play around with September's "Valley Girl" kit.

For me, this was one of those kits that I wasn't too sure about when I saw the preview pics, but now that I have it in my hands, I'm in LOVE! The Cosmo Cricket "DeLovely" line is so very pretty. The kit includes a delicious sunny yellow circle print, a dreamy pink floral, plus some wonderfully matching papers from Bo Bunny, too. And you get the entire 12x12 sheet of Bo Bunny's super cute "Petal Pushers" chipboard. And I promise to get both girl AND boy layouts out of it, too!

Okay, now let me show you a little bit more of what I did with August's "Fun in the Sun" kit, and "reveal" some of the process that went into creating these layouts.

My first project was "Exploring River Legacy Park". All pics are 4x6 or trimmed down from 4x6. I almost always use standard 4x6 pics. Since I don't print my own, this size is the easiest and cheapest solution for me. And, as usual, I mounted the pics on white cs. To draw out the colors in the photos, I chose the rusty orange pp matted on the brown cs. Some touches of blue from the Thickers and other kit embellies complete the color scheme.

My next project is "Summer Lovin' Sunkissed Boy". Doncha' just love the versatility of this kit? First, I made a layout with a very Fall feel to it, and then -- with the very same kit -- I made this bright, sunny, funky Summer-y page. I started with the vibrant green Fancy Pants paper with the subtle dot print. I then cut out some of the words from the AC word paper, leaving a white edge around them, to serve as part of my title. Some teal blue Thickers (from my stash) placed on top of a kit sticker completed the title. The photo is a 5x7 pic of my son, Ryan, at the beach for the first time. He had such a grand time playing the surf. Good times, ladies. Good times.

Next, I made this layout with a very long title, that I'm just going to refer to as "Forever". LOL. The quote is from a Train song called "Marry Me". I was going for that "creatively random" look that I talked about in one of Susie's QODs a few weeks ago. You can find the forum thread here. To try to get that look, I started with some Glimmer Mist on the brown cs. I decided to forgo my usual white cs mat and instead used Pink Paislee Artisan Tape, letting the edges of it curl up a bit. I also used two different alphas (the BG Micro Monos are from the CC store), using both upper and lower BGs and placing them so they look sort of jumbled. Lastly, I added some "messy" machine stitching.

This last project "Cake-Friends-Lots of Fun", really gave me a mental workout. I just loved that red-dotted yellow paper and knew I wanted to use it, but could not find the right photo for it. I finally settled on this one and set about creating a birthday layout. The vertical blue strip is accented with circles punched from kit paper. The AC word paper from the kit inspired my title blocks. I simply added Doodlebug alphas to various papers (the red is from my stash) then cut them out and mounted them on white cs (also from my stash).

Thanks for stopping by today and having a look at my sctuff. I hope you've found something to inspire you to create. Have a fabulous Saturday!

Fun Friday

Happy Friday everyone!  I'm here to show you my projects from the FUN in the Sun kit!  I just loved the bright sunny colors in this kit, then you throw it onto that great textured kraft cardstock...Wow.

First up....RELAX

I kept this one clean & simple allowing you to see that great textured cardstock.  It really does remind you of sand, especially when you pair it with beach pictures.  Both the "footprint" paper and the "wave" paper were from the add on papers.  I cut apart the wave paper and mixed it with one of the canvas sticker borders in the kit...allowing the waves to roll across my sandy page.  Tip:  Ever have a picture with some distracting elements in the background?  Try positioning and embellie, title, or like I did here a piece of paper over them.  The paper also serves as a place holder for my title. I used stickers from the Fancy Pants sticker sheet on this page and as patterns for a few other stars cut from kit papers.  From my stash I added some FP chipboard letters painted white, a journaling sprout, and a Jenni Bowlin die cut label.

Coaster Girls..

This layout was totally inspired by the canvas ticket border strip I got in my kit.  As soon as I saw the tickets I went straight to the pictures I had from last summer when the we took the cousins to the boardwalk for the first time. I wanted more of a collage feel with the tickets, so I cut the border strip into pieces and began layering with elements. In my mind I wanted a round journaling spot and from there the circle elements were born.  I think circles are fun and in this pattern they create a lot of motion on the page...just like the coaster. Tips:  the smallest dark circles are the pieces collected from a normal office supply hole punch.  Also I had these canvas flowers from Jillibean with red polka dots...hmm canvas & mists?  why not?  The smaller flower looks just like the pattern paper.

"goggles"

I went a little overboard punching circles for the coaster layout...so I had a few extras laying around.  Next thing I knew I was punching a few more out of other papers from the kit!  Add a few stickers from the Fancy Pants sheet included in the kit, stitch them all down, add a title and then a little journaling with some Cosmo Tiny Type Alphas (I think these were an add on this month if you don't already have them...pick them up!)  Easy peasy.

"summer lovin' "...

I've been meaning to scrap this photo all summer.  Yes, she's just floating on a raft, but I wanted to highlight this because it was one of those less than $10 birthday gifts that became a "huge" hit.  Sometimes the simple things are the best. Basically this whole layout was designed around a few words cut from the American Crafts paper found in the kit.  After cutting the words, I mounted on foam tape, and positioned on the layout.    Added in some stickers from the kit, cut some flowers from the "word" paper, and added flowers from my stash.

friend card...

So quick and simple to make.  A piece of the Fancy Pants "Strip" paper, a piece of ribbon and a stamped sentiment.  All mounted on an orange card base. I think it took about 30 seconds to put together,  but it's one of my favorite cards.

Thanks for being my Coordinates Collections Friend!

Have a great weekend.

Lucky 13 SALE (x 2!) & September Preview Videos

Friday the 13th is LUCKY here at CC! 

From August 13-16 you can shop at the CC STORE and get a fun double 13 discount of 26% OFF! 

Simply enter coupon code LUCKY13 at checkout to receive the 26% discount.  Discount does not apply to monthly kit subscriptions, current or pre-order monthly kits, gift certificates or sale/$1 items.

Enjoy the fun shopping this weekend!

Thanks Lisa for great videos showcasing the products in each September kit.  Remember the kits are now available in the CC Store for pre-order and kit selection:

VALLEY GIRL

PREPPY BOY