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Michelle C whipped up some wonderful, wonderful pages. I wish I had some of my kit left because she inspired me so much.
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Love them all! We will have the winner of our challenge up soon! Kit reveal on Dec 1st! We hope you and yours had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
~Marie
To drool over a fabulous scrap kit. I mean seriously folks this one is wicked great. Here is a sneak to show what I mean.
The full kit will be available Dec 1st in our etsy shop! Don't miss out!
~Marie
Our guest designer this month is the talented Dina Wakley. Her creations are amazing. They really catch your eye and make you want to stare. She has some wonderful techniques so be sure to grab a pen and paper and take notes!
Wonderful right? Did you see all the awesome things she does to her pages? Don't forget Theresa's challenge. You have till the 25 Th. Our winner of our last challenge was Joleen.
We will be taking new subscribers email us at Redvelvetkitclub (at) gmail.com.
Our Jen has some wonderfully creative layouts to share. She used real leaves on some of them! They are absolutely stunning! Take a look.
We will also be taking new subscribers! If you have questions or would like to sub pls email Redvelvetkitclub (at) gmail.com.
~Marie
Our lovely Theresa has a wonderfully unique challenge set for you. She has had this challenge in her mind for a while. Make a layout in a jar.
Here is her example.
How cool is that?!? We want to see your take on this challenge. Link us up in the comments by Nov 25 TH and you will have a chance to win a DEC RVK!
~Marie
I decided to do a banner as my tutorial. I got a good response on the one I did last month so why not show you how you can make your own. Not to mention this kit is packed with so much fun stuff that you can make a banner and some pages oh and even a wall plaque! Let's get started.
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To get started make sure you have a nice work surface. Some place to spread out.
1. Choose the papers you would like on your banner from the RVK. I like to use as many different papers as I can. I used Cosmo cricket paper since it was two sided I got a variety of patterns. Here is my list; 2 leaves,2 brown woodgrain, 1 green woodgrain, 1 plaid, 1 car, 1 sky/water.
2. You will need your Cosmo cricket black board book plate. Take your book plate and trace it on your papers of choice and chipboard sheet. You can get chipboard sheets at your lss or in pattern paper packaging. My banner says Thankful so I needed 8 book plates. Also be mindful of how u are going to do your banner and how you want your patterns to lay. You can do them vertical or horizontal. Once you have traced everything cut out what you have done.
3. Glue down your patterns to your chipboard pieces making sure the pen marks are not showing. This is why it is very important to plan ahead.
4. Once they are dry it is time to decorate them. I glimmer misted my papers to give it a more rustic look. I chose some rub ons and my woodgrain contact paper to decorate some of my bookplates. Choose the ones you want and after you have rubbed them down cut out and set aside.
5. T-Swirl frame on wood contact paper. Glued it down then stitched around it. Punch hole in bottom left corner string ribbon and button thru. H-glued stick on the side of the letter. Cut out random leaves and glued down. One pop dotted. A-stitched around boarder in green. Cut 2 in lace glued down. Used bird and medallion on wood contact paper glued down. N-Rub on ribbon on each side. Punched tag and flowers from music sheets. Tag I layered on top of each other and bent edges up. Stitched around tag. Added vintage button to flower.K-Glue down green velvet ribbon, acorn, and buttons. F- Scroll rub on for the library paper. Cut out and glimmer misted. Birds on contact paper. Yellow stitches in corner. U-cut out owls from note pad page. Glimmer misted them. Glue stick on side of the u with a strong glue. Brown feather at the top. L-running stitch to green felt leaf. Glue down. Punch hole in bottom right corner string ribbon and button through.
6. Once you have got everything glued down punch holes in top corners to string your ribbon through. Do so to all book plates. Make sure you have ribbon long enough for all bookplates and spaces plus 5" on each side to hang down.
7. Attach pine cones (optional) to sides. Hang across your door or fireplace.
Here are more creations I came up with using this one kit.
I will have a mini tutorial on my blog for the Give Thanks plaque. If you make a banner pls link it here so I can take a look! Sat is Theresa's challenge and Jen's creations. Make sure to keep checking in!
~Marie
Theresa has put together a variety of wonderful things to get your little fingers creating. The colors and bits she put on these creations are just fabulous. I know you will think so too.
Wow so much done with this one kit! Should keep you busy for days to come! Come back for Dina's lovelies, my tutorial, and cant forget Jen and Michelle's wicked art! Oh not to mention Theresa will be back with a challenge just for you!
~Marie
...bright colors, textures that need to be touched and plenty of Fall paraphernalia for your scrappy pages! This kit (as shown below and in the added images from Cosmo Cricket's website) is a mix of the bold and subtle colors that fall brings as well as some rather unusual embellishments to keep it interesting. You can purchase yours here.
November Kit $29.99 plus S&H (Dom. $6.50 and Int. $13)
Kit Includes:
6 - Cosmo Cricket papers (2 Go Jump In A Lake papers)
5 - Plain card stock papers
4 - Basic Grey papers
1 - Vintage plaque paper
1 - American Craft Vinyl Thickers
1 - Hambly Scroll Rub-Ons
2 - Blackboard Chipboard pieces from Cosmo Cricket
1 - Strip of Blonde wood grain contact paper
1 - Owl memo sheet from Onegoodbumblebee.com
2 - Vintage stamps from Onegoodbumblebee.com
3 - Stickers from Onegoodbumblebee.com
1 - Custom leather acorn button
1 - Vintage fabric covered button
1 - Plaid fabric strip
1 - Vintage lace strip
3 - Felt leaves
3 - Feathers
1 - Vintage Library Due Date card
2 - Thought bubbles from evalicious.etsy.com
2 - Skeins of embroidery thread
1 - Strip of velvet trim from Cosmo Cricket
1 - Strip of leaf twill trim from Cosmo Cricket
You can purchase your kit from our Etsy shop. If you've renewed or started your subscription with us in the last two months, you can purchase the kits labeled for 'Subscribers Only'. If you'd like to renew your subscription or become a subscriber you can send Rachel an e-mail at Redvelvetkitclub (at) gmail (dot) com to be added to the list.
As always, please e-mail us with any questions you have regarding kit purchases or subscriptions at Redvelvetkitclub (at) gmail (dot) com.
The lovely Dina Wakely is our Guest Designer this month so check back soon to see what she and our incredible design team have done with the November kit!
Thanks for looking!
