Ormolu Blog Hop | New Releases

Today the Ormolu Creative Team is celebrating the arrival of two new collections with a fun blog hop. Make sure and catch all the blogs for some new inspiration and leave a comment at each one for a chance to win new product. The two new lines are oh so fun and versatile! Made and Montage are now for sale on the Ormolu site. 

Today I'm sharing a new 12x12 layout. I used the Montage Circle Tags, Flair, and Little Labels for a layout with photos from our summer 2011 vacation to Idaho. I mimicked the target/arrow Montage circle by stitching large concentric circles on the page. I love how it pulls your eyes to the center of the page where all the action is.

And now for your chance to win a set of Montage Circle Tags, just leave a comment below. Comments will be closed Wednesday at midnight and a winner will randomly be picked by random.org.

Next up is the oh so sweet and talented, Jen Kinkade.

If you would like to start from the beginning or maybe you've gotten a little lost, here's the list of blogs in the hop.

Latrice Murphy
Diana Fisher
Valerie O'Neall (you are here)
Jen Kinkade
Jen Chapin
Angie Gutshall
Ormolu

Ormolu | & 12 years

I'm up on the Ormolu blog today.

And I almost completely forgot about it until my husband mentioned it this morning when he asked me out on a date. On this day twelve years ago, was our first official date (to the spring play at our high school).

A couple blast from the past photos.

 Who needs a limo when you can take a DeLorean to prom?

Be Mine | Ormolu

Happy Valentine's Day! Head on over to the Ormolu blog today to see my latest layout in full.

Write. Click. Scrapbook. | February Gallery

The February gallery over at Write. Click. Scrapbook this month is all about conversations. You can view the entire gallery and there's also a blog post that goes along with it. The stamps I just received from Ormolu were absolutely perfect for this topic. It's such a fantastic set...a must have! I can't wait to see what Kaitlin has up her sleeve next!

SUPPLIES cardstock (Neenah) + stamps (Ormolu) + mist (Studio Calico) + ink (VersaMark & Memento) + embossing powder (American Crafts) + washi (October Afternoon) + fabric brad (Crate Paper) + enamel dots (My Mind's Eye) + other (vintage typewriter , Sharpie, & hole reinforcers)

Ormolu | today

Hop on over to the Ormolu blog today. You'll find me there as well as over at write. click. scrapbook. Oh what a busy blogging week!

Over at Ormolu | Today

Hey! Check out the Ormolu blog today where you can find my latest layout.

Hey Hey

Look what I found! One of my recent Little Black Dress Kit Club layouts made the Crate Paper blog! I'm a little behind in blog reading and just stumbled across it.

My last Design Team gallery with Elle's Studio is live. The January gallery at Write. Click. Scrapbook is up for perusing too. You can find me over on the Ormolu blog on Thursday next week. My scrapbooking area and supplies have been pretty lonely lately. I'm buried in graphic design work and can't wait to make time for playing with paper.

and because every post should have a photo....

I embraced the camera this week.

Little Black Dress December & An Announcement

Here's what I did with the Little Black Dress December Kit, A Swanky Notion. This is such an amazing kit! The kit includes the 12x12 Studio Calico Burst Mask. I actually squealed with delight when I opened box and saw it! I hope I have some time to make some more with it before the next delivery arrives and takes over my desk. Oh! And there's My Mind's Eye Enamel Dots too!! So much fun!!

First up is a layout with photos from a backyard picnic we had this past summer. I cut some circles and laid them out on the page, decided where I wanted photos, and then stitched the circles in place. The misting with the mask should have been done before that step, but I just didn't plan ahead this time. I love the yellow with the bright contrasting blue blanket in the photos.

SUPPLIES | Little Black Dress December kit--patterned paper: Echo Park, American Crafts, My Mind's Eye| sheet music & playing card | phrase stickers & enamel dots: My Mind's Eye | tape stickers: Crate Paper | mask: Studio Calico  [non-kit items- yellow alpha: BasicGrey | mist: Studio Calico | pen: American Crafts]

Next is a layout about how we always get a real Christmas Tree. I used the mask again, and this time did it first thing--before doing anything else. Went to my Silhouette and cut out a few pine branch looking shapes that I think came pre-loaded in my library. I designed the title in Silhouette Studio. I think the fonts are Screengem & Sofia. The tree shape was cut with a punch by EK Success and then decorated with sequin trim from the kit.

We have yet to get our tree this year. I'm hoping we can check that off the list this weekend.

SUPPLIES | Little Black Dress December kit--patterned paper: Crate Paper & Glitz Design | stickers: Crate Paper | enamel dots: My Mind's Eye | alpha stickers: American Crafts | mask: Studio Calico | sequin trim [non-kit items- cardstock & pen: American Crafts | Silhouette SD | tree punch: EK Success | mist: Studio Calico] 

Hey, it's my favorite cousin and I again. I LOVE the vintage photos I have of the two of us, and I think Little Black Dress kits are always just so perfect for scrapping them! There's such a great, interesting mix of papers this month. The trim, vellum, and tiny gold alphas kinda scream Christmas to me, but the rest of the kit doesn't. I love this mix of gold Christmassy accents with a non-traditional Christmas color scheme and non Christmas themed papers.

The garland looking trim is wired so I just bent it into the shape of the star and used one little staple with my Tiny Attacher to attach it to the page.

SUPPLIES | Little Black Dress December Kit-- patterned paper: Crate Paper | vellum & alpha stickers: American Crafts | enamel dots & phrase sticker: My Mind's Eye | garland trim [non-kit items-- cardstock: American Crafts | pinked circle punch: Martha Stewart | bracket & tab die: Quickutz | pen: American Crafts | tiny attacher]

And now for my big announcement! A new design team has been picked over at Ormolu, and I'm on it! I can't wait! I'm joining Jen Kinkade and Angie Gutshall again, along with six others I'm looking forward to getting to know and work with.