Julie Kelley's Design Gallery

Happy Birthday Mom!

This past weekend was my Mom's birthday... Happy Birthday!!! Here's the little card and coordinating envelope that I made for her...

 

Newest Silhouette Release!!

Check out the newest QuicKutz Silhouette release this week!! It is full of fantastic frames and shapes to make your scrapping easier!! I just love the collage frames, they're so versatile, you can use them for layouts, or cards, or projects... Here's a few of my projects with this release...

This layout features a collage frame, and made scrapping these pics from a recent day trip into Boston so quick and easy!! The State House, Constitution, and view from the top of the Bunker Hill Monument. The patterned papers are Collage Press.

I used this frame to create the layout, tuck the photos behind, and you're done in a jiffy!

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If you follow my blog, you know that I love to use things in different ways, and I love to be able to create a couple projects from one cut... Here's 2 cards that I made using the same shape... I cut the photomat_2057 and used the actual mat for the first card, then used the cut out squares for the second card! One cut, 2 cards... So much fun!!  The Love card uses My Minds Eye patterned papers, and the Faith card uses Paper Loft papers.

 

Another fabulous addition to the release were phrase circles... Anything in a cricle is just a wonderful addition to any card or layout!! Here's a card using the phrase_circle_2101and Chatterbox papers

and a layout using  photomat_2073

and phrase_circle_2108

I have a couple more projects to share soon, don't forget to check out the QuicKutz Silhouette Idea Gallery for more fun ideas from this release!! 

My New Little Friend

I took a little road trip today to Absolutely Everything, a fabulous store in Topsfield, MA today... They honestly have Absolutely Everything that you could want for paper crafts!! Very friendly people greeted us when we entered, and if the kids weren't with me I could have been there for hours looking at all the pretty things :) I got a couple new markers, some Collage Press papers I hadn't seen before, the kids picked some Star Wars papers, and I also got my new little friend here, she's Petunia Petals by www.poppystamps.com and I think she's just the cutest!! I had to come home and make up a card with her :) Even with my very basic Copics, she's pretty darn cute :)

3 new projects!

I've been on a crafting-roll!! Here's 3 projects I've just completed, but I can only show you 2 :) The third one (the layout) also features a new QuicKutz shape... I'll post it as soon as the shape is released... They all feature papers by Bo Bunny... You know me... I have a "thing" for pretty patterned papers, and Bo Bunny is among my favorites! They have sneak peeks of the new lines on their blog right now, and they are fabulous!! The Halloween Line has Googly Eyes!! What could be better than that :)

Love this little house, it's a Maya Road chipboard house, covered in the Bo Bunny papers

 

 

Then there's this card... I hand cut various sized "flower" shapes, crinkled and inked them, then made them into the flower... I also cut the word strips from another paper...

 

a close-up of the flower...

 

and then, the inside of the card...

New QuicKutz Projects

I thought it was time to add a few of the newest QuicKutz projects that I created for the July 2nd release...  I'll add a few more in the next few days... Of course, they all use the wonderful Silhouette (and I just got my latest assignment... the new-upcoming shapes are just as fabulous!! Can't wait to show you those as well!!)

Take a look at this really cool comic strip shape

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I took the shape (flipped it sideways) then also cut an offset so that it would have a little frame... I cut the letters also using the Silhouette and the font "StarJedi" The photos are from our trip last summer to Disney for "Star Wars Weekend" What a quick and easy way to fit a lot of photos on a page!

 

Then there's these fun little people shapes... You know me, I love to use things in ways that are different than their intention :) This card was created for Mike's cousin's wedding card (her colors were black, white and red... I had a "thing" for red and black with this release!!).

Here's the card... Some Bazzill Cardstock, and a couple of little jewels, and you have a perfect and easy wedding card.

 

and the shapes I used:

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restroom_girl_1761

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One more installment in my love of red and black was this door sign... Sean is always trying to get his little sister to stay out of his stuff (unsuccessfully, I might add!!) So, I made this little sign for his door... I used a Zutter Art Canvas cover for the base, and some great new SIlhouette shapes...

 

I am pretty positive it will not scare his fearless sister out of his room, but it goes nicely with his pirate themed room :)

Here's the shapes:

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A few QuicKutz Projects...

My newest set of projects are enroute to QuicKutz as I type... And, although I can't share them with you YET I can share a couple of projects that are already released!! 

From the first release that I sent in, is this little card... I cut the butterfly, and the scallop border with my fabulous QuicKutz Silhouette, and the little alphabet is the Dragonfly font

 

Materials:

American Crafts Cardstock

My Mind's Eye Patterned Papers

Junkitz Ribbon

QuicKutz Dragonfly 4x8 Alphabet

QuicKutz Silhouette butterfly_1135

QuicKutz Silhouette scallop_border_LG_1236

Here's another of my favorites from that first release

Materials:

American Crafts and Bazzill Cardstock

My Mind's Eye Patterned Paper

American Crafts Button

May Arts Twine

QuicKutz Katie mini Alphabet

QuicKutz Silhouette flower_mulit_square_1220

And a layout from the last release I worked on

Materials:

Paperabilities Kraft and cardstock

Bazzill Cardstock

QuicKutz Silhouette lizard_tribal_1619

The font is Impact, also cut with the Silhouette

Have a Silly Day!

Here's the card that I created this week for the www.funfrilled.blogspot.com blog, this week's theme was "April Fools" and I have to admit I was a little bit stumped, but finally came up with this little card :)  Check out the awesome work this week by the other ladies at the blog... And there's a HUGE give-away this month as well... I only have one more week as a guest, and I'll be very sad when my "guesting" is over!!! They couldn't be a nicer group of ladies!!  www.funfrilled.blogspot.com

Bind it All Challenge...

There's a new challenge posted on the Bind it All Blog!!! Super fun challenge, and fabulous prize!!!  See it HERE on the Bind it All Blog!!

Also... My first 10 projects are en route to QuicKutz :) I'm a nervous wreck!!!  I sooo hope that they will like them... It's so exciting, but I can't share them until the shape release this coming week :)  I can share my very first Silhouette project though :) This fun card was featured on the www.funfrilled.blogspot.com challenge blog last Tuesday... I used a font from my computer (Harrington) and added an "offset" to create the border around the title... I also used many of the shapes that came with the Silhouette...

Baby Fever

Not for us :) But for Mike's cousin Kimmy!! We couldn't be more excited for Kimmy and Blue and the little peanut!!! The baby shower was last weekend, and here's what I made...

A Matching gift bag and card, made with some wonderful Heidi Grace papers and cardstock stickers, the QK font is one of my favorites, Maggie Mini :) and a little bit of Bazzill Cardstock.







And... Paper Crafts are not all I can do :) I crocheted this wonderfully soft blankie to go with in the bag... It was a new pattern, but worked up pretty quickly, I just LOVE how it came out! I've just recently made another blankie for a friend who's also due about the same time, and I'm on scarf number 6 (it's going to be a handmade Christmas for many people this year!!)

New Layout and Card

Here's my newest layout:
"Family 2008"
This is a favorite family photo taken this spring. Supplies: Fancy Pants papers, Fancy Pants rub-ons, Bazzill cardstock, MM mini-letter stickers, La-Ti-Dah buttons, Narratives circle cardstock sticker

And a new card...
"Smile"
All the papers are October Afternoon, the little rubber charm is October Afternoon as well... The lacy ribbon came in a kit club, and I'm not sure who made it.