Little Boy Blue

Some of the items we are featuring this month at The Robin's Nest are the new Special Delivery Baby sets.  I chose the Special Delivery Baby Boy set for my project.  I decided to do a one page, 8 x 8 layout and showcase it in a square frame.  I absolutely love the way it came out!

 

I used the following items in my post (click below to see the paper on the Robin's Nest website):

 

Special Boy ~ Rocking Horse Specialty Paper

Special Boy ~ Special Delivery Boy Paper

Special Boy ~ Special Boy Tags

I started by distressing a piece of blue cardstock by sanding it and then adhering it to a piece of chipboard.  Next, I cut a rectangle out of the Rocking Horse Specialty Paper (no measuring, just a quick couple of cuts).   I cut various pieces from the Special Delivery Boy Paper and used distress ink to age them.  My cut pieces were all triangle type shapes (nothing exact).  I glued the Special Delivery paper (face down) to the underside of the opening in the Rocking Horse paper (wide end glued down).  I then used a few different trims I had in my stash to surround the opening, and then glued the smaller end of the Special Delivery pieces down around the trimmed out area.  I completed my layout by adding a "Little Treasure" tag  and then adhering the Rocking Horse portion to the solid cardstock  portion and then adding the piece as a whole to my frame.  I just love the colors and the way the frame gives it such a finished look. 

In these last pictures I added a piece of scrap paper to show how you would just insert your photo and glue it down . . . or I was thinking about gluing a mini clothespin at the top of the opening so that you could even change out the photo.  What do you think?

Make sure to leave me a comment and let me know what you think.  Thanks for stopping by; make sure to hop over to the Robin's Nest Website to check out the New Baby Boy and Baby Girl Special Delivery sets.

~ Make Today Count
Wendy

www.scrappinwendysway.blogspot.com

Flames of Achievement Graduation Card

Love Bug Creations

 Hey there Robin's Nest fans, and welcome back to the blog.  The featured collection this month is The Robin's Nest  Hot Flame Line papers.  These are HOT, HOT, HOT!  and are on sale this month for a COOL 20% off.  They are so fun and very masculine, but if you've been following along this month, you will see that our design team has made them more feminine, too.  Needless to say, they are very versatile and you are limited only by your imagination.

By the way, take a look at the new Special Delivery Baby Boy and Baby Girl kits.    They are so cute and charming, you will want both kits.  I have made two more cards from the Baby Boy kit to share with you today.

We are also very pleased to be teaming up with Love Bug Creations this month, using some of their scrumptious rumple ribbons in our creations.  These ribbons are so fun to use, and the colors are absolutely gorgeous!

The first card I want to share with you today is using some of the new Hot Flame Line collection papers.  This card is made especially for a graduate, but you could certainly use it for any kind of special achievement that you would like to acknowledge.

Supplies used:

The Robin's Nest Wind Flames with thermal icing CS
The Robin's Nest Black CS
The Robin's Nest Chili CS
The Robin's Nest Mango CS
LoveBug Creations Rumple Ribbon  (Sunflower, Sunset, Rosebud)
Ranger Distress Inks (Aged Mahogany)
Sizzix Vintage Fan Bigz die (Tim Holtz)
Sizzix Tattered Banners (Sizzlit Border Strip) (Tim Holtz)
Chipboard
Metal gear, brad (Tim Holtz)

Cut The Robin's Nest Black CS 6-1/2" x 10", fold in half to make 6-1/2" x 5" card.  Trim The Robin's Nest Wind Flames with thermal icing CS to 6-1/2" x 5",  adhere to card front.

Adhere a piece of The Robin's Nest Chili CS (4-1/2" x 5-1/2") to a piece of chipboard the same size.   Die cut vintage fan from the chili cs/chipboard piece.  This is easier than trying to match up two separately cut fan images.  

  

Place metal gear over center of fan, mark/punch hole and insert three small pieces of rumple ribbon through the hole, then insert the brad through the gear and the hole.  Arrange the ribbons to look like they are being blown by the fan in the same direction as the flames on the CS.

Adhere vintage fan to card front.  These are the three colors of rumple ribbon I used for the fan.  

Cut a piece of The Robin's Nest Mango CS with the tattered banners border die.  Add Aged Mahogany distress ink all over, and hand write message:  "Fan the Flames".

Fold banner edges, as shown, and adhere above vintage fan with pop dots.

I found this quotation online, which was my inspiration for this card.  I printed it out onto a piece of parchment paper, trimmed it to 4-1/2" x 6" to fit inside my card.  

Doesn't this make the perfect graduation card?  I am so thrilled with how the Hot Flame Line papers work so well with this quotation.  The internet is a wonderful thing.  You can glean a lot of inspiration from its abundance of information. 

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Next, I made a few cards using the Special Delivery Baby Boy kit.  Here is a picture of the fun things included in the kit.

I made two more cards from this one kit.  One card is for a baby boy, of course, but I am going to show you how I made a similar card for a baby girl, still using this same kit.

Supplies used:
The Robin's Nest Special Delivery Baby Boy kit
The Robin's Nest Neon Mini Dew Drops (orange, blue, pink)
The Robin's Nest Glitter Blue Alphabet Stickers
LoveBug Creations Rumple Ribbon (Ocean View, Purple-dise, Green Leaves)
Distress Inks (Stormy Sky, Gathered Twig, Faded Jeans, Dusty Concord)
Distress Stain (Picket Fence)
Spellbinders Labels 22 die
Denim CS
Pale pink CS
Tan CS scraps

First up, my baby boy card.

Cut denim blue cs to 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", fold in half to make card 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" (A2 size).  Trim Rocking Horses paper to 5-1/4" x 4", add stormy sky distress ink to paper, and distress edges with gathered twig.  Adhere to card front.

Adhere rocking horse sticker to a scrap of tan cs.  Align labels 22 die over sticker, as shown.  Cut out.

Distress label edge with gathered twig distress ink.

To change color of Ocean View rumple ribbon, first color with Picket Fence distress stain.  Heat set.  Add Stormy Sky, Faded Jeans, and Dusty Concord distress inks, heat set.  The rumple ribbon will now be fairly stiff.  Make a loop in the middle and adhere beneath the rocking horse label.

Add neon mini dew drops around the label, and spell out "It's a Boy" with Blue Glitter alphabet stickers.  (TIP:  I cut the tiny end piece from the letter "Z" to make my apostrophe.)

And now, here is my pretty little baby girl card.

Cut pink cs to 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", fold in half to make card 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" (A2 size).  Trim Rocking Horses paper to 5-1/4" x 4", add Milled Lavender  distress ink direct to paper.  Adhere to card front.

Adhere "bundle of joy" sticker to a scrap piece of chipboard.  Trim away excess and edge with Pumice Stone distress ink.  

Cut two 4" doilies in half, placing each half beneath the "bundle of joy" sticker.  Trim off excess.  Adhere to center of card, as shown.  Add pink neon mini dew drops in each corner, as shown.

Make two tiny vintage roses by dropping a blob of Helmar 450 glue onto your craft sheet, and scrunch up a 6"-8" piece of Purple-dise rumple ribbon.  Leave to dry.  Peel off of craft sheet and adhere to both sides of sticker with a tiny piece of Green Leaves rumple ribbon beneath each rose.

If you have to mail your card and do not want the excess dimension from the roses, here is the card without them.  It looks good, but I have to say, I really like the one with the roses.

Well, there you have it.  A baby boy AND a baby girl card, all from the same kit.  Isn't that fun?

I hope you enjoyed my projects today, and that I have inspired you to look at things differently.  It never ceases to amaze me when I can change things up with a bit of inks, a different embellishment, or even a dew drop color.  So, please visit both The Robin's Nest and Love Bug Creations online stores for more fun products to make your mouth water, and check out the blog for more inspiration from the design team.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a wonderful week.

Barbara

Layout Robins Nest

Hello to all!
This week I've been showing you guys one-page paper using the Robins Nest.
Stock up on the RN Flame Line it's 20% off all month long! Perfect for the biker, motor-cross enthusiast, lover of fast cars or just the tough Dad with a mellow heart.
I opted for a more sedate and layout for girls and so I used Damask Black and White.

 I simply love the texture of these papers!

 

 I always use Dew Drops in my butterflies. I love it!!

Thanks for visiting us today!

Picture Frame Plaque

Good morning and welcome to another Robin's Nest post.  The papers they have are incredible and this month this Flames Collection is 20% off.  There is so much versatility.  Here is a plaque I was commissioned to make.  My business is picking up more and more and for that I am very thankful.  A coworker asked me to make something "Harley Davidson" for her bff.  I remembered these papers I had gotten from the Robin's Nest and knew exactly what I wanted to do for her.  This is how I started:

I started with one of my trays 

and painted it black actually I had to do 3 coats.

I used my cricut to cut out some diamond shapes in orange paper 

and I cut their names inside of the "symbol" from vinyl and layered it over orange cardstock.

I used a piece of foam core and glued a photo page onto it

For this month's project we received a punch.  I had never seen one of these before and I cannot tell you how much fun this is.  I will lead you step by step through the process. 

This is what it looks like 

Find the placement of your paper  

add your "bubble" top

add the safety cap and close the lid 

Now put some pressure on it and "punch" 

Open it up and out comes your bubble topped embellishment. 

Cool huh? 

I added orange paper over the black acrylic paint with mod podge.  I added the black diamond shaped dew drops onto the orange diamond cut outs 

and added some of the rest of the "flame" papers to the edge of the "picture" frame. 

She really loved how this turned out.  She plans on putting a picture of her friends on their "Harley" into the photo holder.  I hope I've inspired  you again to alter something and make it into something you love.

As always, have a great day and God Bless.

Burning Rubber with the Flames Collection!

                                  Greetings TRN Fans!
The Design Team this month are creating with a fun and detailed paper collection, The Flames Collection! This collection is 20% off all month!
This collection so fun & amazing for Car racing, motorcycle, dirt bikes, skate boarding, ect! I created a LO using 2 pictures from when my daughter rode some go carts! The perfect paper for this LO!
We are also creating with LoveBug Creations
Rumple Ribbon this month too!
http://www.lovebugcreations.net/product/springrainbow
The Rumple Ribbon colors are so fun and vibrant! They have a large variety of colors to choose from! Thank you LoveBug Creations for sponsoring us this month!
For this LO I titled it Burning Rubber! Our daughter loves to ride these go carts and go as fast as she can!
The background paper I used the Mango flame border paper.
I added some fun tire marks with adding some ink to a toy car!
For the large flame I fussy cut that from the Chili flame border paper.
The flames on the banner and the stars I used the Little Flame chili paper.
For the Rumple Ribbon I used Sunflower and Sunset on the banner!
The letters for the title are from the Red glitter stickers from TRN!
I love the vibrant colors in this paper collection! Did you know they have a Dew drop collection called Flame dew drops?! A close up of the colors and link are below! They go perfect with the colors of the Flame collection!
I used a couple of the colors by the stars on the LO!
For the Fast sticker that's from TRN called Hot wheel sticker.
The arrows are from my stash.

Here's a close up of the flames on the stars I punched!
Also a few of the dew drops.

 

 

Here's the Flame Dew Drops!

The colors go perfect with this collection and all the stickers collection too!

The cool thing about this dew drops collection they come in small and medium size!

 

For more ideas using the Flame Collection keep checking back here on TRN Blog! The DT team has been sharing some very creative & amazing ideas and projects!

Have a wonderful and safe weekend!

Michelle H.

#1 Hot Rod Dad!

This week I thought it would be fun to make a "Hot Rod" style card!
 I stamped a truck image (from Stampin Up) onto white cardstock and colored it in with Spectrum Noir pens.  With a black pen, I added some flames. I trimmed out the truck and placed it on the card with the following from The Robins Nest:

• Classified cardstock
• Romantic Red Glittered chipboard
• Flame Border Stickers  (currently 20% off)
• Glitter Letter Stickers

For the cards corners, I ran  soda can sheets through my embossing folders and die machine.
 Then I cut them into the corner shapes.

Thanks for coming by, have a great weekend!
Michelle Frae Cummings

Flaming Chili Peppers!

Hi Everyone,

As you drive along roads in Arizona, within nearly every mile, you can pull to the side of the road and buy a beautiful string of hot red chili peppers. Chili Flame Cardstocks are a perfect way to celebrate this Southwest tradition. This month, The Robin's Nest is bringing you amazing projects that showcase the Hot Flame Line. Take a break from your busy schedule and enjoy all the creativity.

Today's project uses Chili Flame Cardstock, Chili Flame Border, and Rumple Ribbon from Lovebug Creations.

Supplies Used

• Chili Flame - Thermal Icing Cardstock
• Chili Flame Border
• Ochre Classic Glitter Cardstock
• Labels Four Dies (Spellbinders) 
• Rumple Ribbon - Sunflower (Lovebug Creations)
• Winter Retreat Dew Drops
• Glitter - Cayenne, Poppy Orange, and Regal Red (Glitter Ritz)

The finished card is 5-1/2" x 5-1/2".  The card front is Ochre Classic Glitter Cardstock, matted with the solid side of Chili Flame Border.  

I fussy cut the flame border and angled flames from each corner toward the center of the card.

A 3-1/4" square was cut from Chili Flame Cardstock - matted with Ochre Classic Glitter and the solid side of Chili Flame Border.  This was popped up in the center of the card.  

I cut several small "chili pepper" shapes and covered them with different shades of glitter.  These are arranged on a Spellbinders die cut out of Ochre Classic Glitter.  The chili peppers were embellished with Sunflower Rumple Ribbon.  The ribbon is tied in a bow, with the ends sliced to resemble straw.  

A few Winter Retreat Dew Drops finish off the card.  How ironic that "Winter Retreat" Dew Drops would make this card so hot!

Embellish your Home

Ever wonder if there are other things you can embellish in your home with Dew Drops?  I am always thinking, this could use a few dew drops, or that frame would be so cute with a few dew drops added to it.
I embellished my towel holder with dew drops!  This is inside my main floor bathroom by the kitchen.  I love fleur de lis, and so here it is, embellished with pearl dew drops.

So here it is, so cute!  

I'd love to hear what you have embellished in your house, or what you want to embellish.

We will give a $15 gift certificate for one of the ideas posted on this blog post, tell your friends to make a comment on this post with your ideas on what you would or have embellished in your home.

Ciao,

Robin