Get Your Free On!

Happy Friday! 

How would you like a gloriously free printable (for personal use) that can be used for Project Life, scrapbooking layouts, cards, gifts or whatever other crafty goodness you can dream up?

Today marks the debut of Winnie & Walter to the world even if it is a tiny debut!  Winnie & Walter will be a small online boutique offering products designed by my talented friend Julie Mogford and I.  We are offering up a free printable (for personal use) on our blogs along with a little inspiration on how we used it.  This is to be the first of many printables in the future.

We have a whole lot of goodness coming soon so to keep in the loop about Winnie & Walter, please follow this blog and/or Julie's blog!

Now on to the free Live Laugh Love printable:

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Tip: If you wish to adjust the colors of the printables I recommend using Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.  In Photoshop Elements under Enhance pick Adjust Color and then Adjust Hue/Saturation.  You can use the bars to adjust the hue, saturation and lightness as you desire.  For more information you can check out this simple tutorial: http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/cg_display.asp?g=4&seed_id=22398

What to see what I created with the Live Laugh Love printable?   Here are few cards for your viewing pleasure:

Card No. 1

Today is actually my grandfather's 90th birthday.  For the occasion I made this card to celebrate such a momentous occasion.  I used the dot journaling card and today banner from the Live Laugh Love printable with the Spencer's Card Kit, grey polka dot journaling card from the Clementine Core Kit and a 4x6 woodgrain journaling card by Studio Calico along with number dies from Papertrey Ink.  I pulled out the sewing machine and went to town.  The last element was a tin pin from October Afternoon.

Card No. 2

This card features the burst journaling card from Live Laugh Love.  It is a mix of things from Studio Calico (like the tag from Spencer's Card Kit and the journaling card under the burst journaling card) along with patterned paper from the 6x6 paper pad from the brand new Finnley collection by Glitz Design.  I found this collection really fun to play with along with the printables.  I also used the happy die from Papertrey Ink which I cut from the Soho Garden 6x6 paper pad.

Card No. 3

This card highlights the hello circle which I cut from the burst journaling card of the Live Laugh Love printable from Card No. 2 (I oh so cleverly covered up that section so you can't tell there is a hole where the hello circle should be).  I added it to a geotag journaling card from Studio Calico and a fun and funky piece of patterned paper from the Soho Garden 6x6 paper pad.  I notched the panel with a circle punch and added some ever useful black and white twine.

Card No. 4

The notebook journaling card was the beginning piece of this card (I punched a hole through each of the navy circles and cut along the lines to give the notebook edge a bit more interest) which I built upon using other bits from the Live Laugh Love printable along with a journaling card from Studio Calico I cut up into arrows.  I added a sticker from Dear Lizzy's Lucky Charm Accent & Phrase Sticker onto the tag along with a tag from Anna Griffin under the laugh printable.  The patterned paper is again from the Finnley 6x6 paper pad.  The last touch were wood veneer hearts by Studio Calico.

Card No. 5

I tried to put quite a few of the elements from the Live Laugh Love printable on this one.  The only elements not from the printable are the grey label from Anna Griffin, doily and the ombre patterned paper also from the Finnley 6x6 paper pad. 

There you have my offerings to inspire you with the new and free Live Laugh Love printable.   Make sure to download it and head on over to Julie's blog to see what she has done with the Live Laugh Love printable. 

We would be over the moon to see how you used them so feel free to comment with a link!

Happy creating,
Shay.

Supplies:
live laugh love printable, Winnie & Walter
Spencer's Card Kit, Studio Calico
Cardstock: solar white, Neenah White; white woodgrain, Studio Calico; corrugated navy, stash
Patterned paper: Finnley 6x6 paper pad, Glitz Design; Soho Garden 6x6 paper pad, American Crafts
Dies: By the Numbers Die Collection and Wonderful Words: Hello die, Papertrey Ink; circle nestabilities, Spellbinders
Other: Cuttlebug, Provo Craft; journaling card from Clementine Project Life Core Kit, Becky Higgins; journaling cards, Studio Calico; sewing machine, Brother; tin pin from Boarding Pass collection, October Afternoon; accent & phrase stickers from Lucky Charm collection, Dear Lizzy/American Crafts; doily, Studio Calico; heart wood veneer, Studio Calico; labels, Anna Griffin; tiny attacher, Tim Holtz; white tag, Studio Calico; washi tape; black and white baker's twine, Whisker Graphics; 3/4" and 1" circle punches, Stampin' Up; Crop-A-Dile Chorner Chomper, We R Memory Keepers; dimensional adhesive

Man Oh Man Monday No. 14 | Father's Day Edition No. 6

We continue on with Father's Day as it is less than a week away.  Have you gotten your card done or bought?  

I am putting a tiny spotlight on hybrid Father's Day cards today.  Hybrid simply means using something created on a computer (digital) and then printed to make something physical.  You can create the digital design/sentiment yourself, purchase other people's designs from various online stores or create something for yourself using purchased designs.  There are some truly amazing digital products and designers out there.  For recommendations, let me know because I can do a detailed list.

For the cards today I started with Shine, this digital journaling card product by Emily Merritt Designs:

This mix of journaling cards has it all: feminine, masculine and gender neutral for young and older alike for all sorts of occasions with bright happy colors.  Included are convenient pdf files for easy printing of the journaling cards. I printed out one of the pdf files. My printer makes everything look distressed (a positive spin on the lack of quality) so don't assume that your print quality will be as poor as mine.  I just go with it until I get it fixed.  If you like the distressed look I have found that using an eraser on the image...well...for lack of a better word...erases some of the ink.

I chose to make cards from the "you shine" and "you light up my life" journaling cards.  I am still on a sun ray/sun burst kick so these cards are inspired by that idea as well.

Card No. 1

For you shine I cut the sentiment using an oval die and decided to use my Studio Calico burst mask with Mister Huey's Calico Shine on white cardstock for a cool subtle tone on tone look.  I added "dad" using the Headline alphabet die and a couple of star wood veneers.  Simple, bold and interesting. 

Truly, in person the shine looks really cool.

Card No. 2

For You Light Up My Life I decided to add a cute light bulb from a Lawn Fawn stamp set made for Studio Calico's Spencer's Card Kit.  I pulled out some new mustard embossing powder to emboss the image.  I also did some sewing on this card as I had the sewing machine out still after this project.  I am still a bit shocked by how easy it was to sew on paper.  Maybe I am finally mature enough to sew!  I am only about 1 or 2 decades behind everyone else (as usual).   I used the Headline alphabet die once again and added a touch of shimmer and interest by adding stickles to the "pop".

Fun, colorful and easy.

I may or may not be around again for a bonus MOMM Father's Day Edition this week because I recently received some new stamps that are meant to be inked up!  If I don't, I hope you have a delightful Father's Day celebrating the fathers/father figures that have enriched your life!

Happy creating,

Shay.

P.S. I am submitting these cards to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog for Masculine/Father's Day.

P.S.S. You can find me on Paper Wings Productions' The Aviary tomorrow for Tutorial Tuesday.

Supplies:

Digital product: Shine, Emily Merritt Designs

Stamp: from Spencer's Card Kit, Lawn Fawn for Studio Calico 

Ink: Versamark, Tsukineko; black soot, Tim Holtz Distress Ink by Ranger

Cardstock: solar white, Neenah Paper; stamper's select white, Papertrey Ink; white, Georgia Pacific

Patterned Paper: Snippets 6x6 paper pad, Studio Calico

Other: Mister Huey's 12x12 burst mask, Studio Calico; Mister Huey's Calico Shine, Studio Calico; sewing machine, Brother; oval nestabilities die, Spellbinders; Headline alphabet die, Papertrey Ink; Cuttlebug, Provo Craft; star dust stickles, Ranger; mustard Zap! embossing powder, American Crafts; star wood veneer, Studio Calico; Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper, We R Memory Keepers; dimensional adhesive; embossing heat gun; Inkssentials ink blending tool, Ranger