We may be headed into the Halloween weekend, but here on the Fancy Pants blog, love is in the air! Check out these sweet projects from our design team using the new Love Birds collection...and be prepared to fall in love with this gorgeous new line!
Made With Love by Amy Peterman
Amy says, “I am in love with this collection! To create the background for my layout, I cut several sections from the Strips paper using decorative scissors and then layered them as I stuck them down. I also cut one of the banners from the Kissame paper and inserted two small photos as part of the banner. And ... I just had to use the owls sticker from the Elements Sticker Sheet. It’s so cute and worked perfectly with these photos. I adhered the sticker so the edge would run off the side of the layout and then trimmed the excess, which I used at the top of my layout for the date.”
I Love You by Brenda Hurd
Brenda says, "I punched the hearts out of the patterned paper and sewed them to the bottom for a fun border."
Froggie by Cindy Tobey
When I saw the frog on the Kissame paper I knew it would be perfect for these photos of my husband and me at the park. I cut out the frog and various flags to create a multi colored flag banner. Amy and I were thinking alike because I also added two smaller pictures to my banner! I cut some strips from the Strips paper and layered them with various Fancy Pants trims for a colorful border at the bottom of my page. I really love the bright colors and fun patterns of this new collection!
Bird House by Greta Hammond
Greta says, "This new Love Birds line is adorable! It screamed birdhouse to me so I decided to add little goodies to this gem. The papers provided a lot of fun cut-outs and I love the little bird characters so I cut one out and added her to the front of the house. I also included a bit of raffia for texture and to look like a bird's nest!"
Love ur Style by Vicki Chrisman
Vicki says, "I was so excited when I saw this new 'Love Birds' line. The colors and design are just so happy and cheerful. I knew right away just what new photo I wanted to use to create a layout with this paper. Something fun, and funky. A layout with a 'love' theme, but with a twist. Of course this line is perfect for a layout using a 'couples' photo...but there are so many other possibilities. I have ideas for altered projects just swimming through my head.
For this layout, I started with my basic layout design, and then went back and added some of the fun sticker elements. Finishing up with hand stitching, and buttons and clips for embellishments. I cut some free form flower shapes out of the 'Sweetheart', and 'Loves Me, Loves Me Not' papers. I edged them with glitter and layered them to create the dimensional flower. I love this fun and whimsical new line!"
With all of this love in the air we thought we'd share some of it with you. We're going to give a sampling of our new Hot Chocolate and Love Birds collections to three lucky blog readers!
Post a comment here (by midnight MST, Sunday, October 31st) and tell us what your favorite product is from our 2010 Fall Release and you will be entered to win a sampling of our BRAND NEW product! We'll be randomly selecting three winners.
*We will accept only one entry per person. Giveaway is open to U.S. and international entrants. Entries are due by midnight MST, Sunday, October 31st. We will post the winners on Monday, November 1st so be sure to check back then to see if you've won. Good luck!
Have a safe and happy Halloween weekend!
-Cindy Tobey
I punched the hearts out of the patterned paper and sewed them to the bottom for a fun border.
Love the colors! Looks like a fun, versatile line!
Posted by: Angela | October 29, 2010 at 06:16 AM
I love the Hot Chocolate line! So fun!!
Posted by: Stephanie Eaken | October 29, 2010 at 06:18 AM
Oh my! Those are so stinkin' cute! What fun ideas ladies! Makes me want to get going on some projects!
Posted by: Guiseppa Gubler | October 29, 2010 at 06:27 AM
I love what your designers have done with the Love Birds but the Hot Chocolate line is m favourite. It has loads of blue in it (my favourite colour) and reporesents winter (my favourite season) AND this version has no calories. Win Win!!!
Posted by: tania godwin-evans | October 29, 2010 at 06:29 AM
What fantastic inspiration! I think I love Hot Chocolate the most. Especially the journaling cards. So cool!
Posted by: Samantha T | October 29, 2010 at 06:33 AM
LOve LOVE Love this collection.
I saw it.. already, and touched it... and loved it at first sight!!!
Thanks for the chance to win!
THIS would be my fave!
Yay you guys!
Posted by: Kara | October 29, 2010 at 06:47 AM
I'm in love with Hot Chocolate and Love Birds, the journaling blocks are AWESOME! I would love a chance to win some FP goodies!
Posted by: Becki | October 29, 2010 at 06:47 AM
Great ideas ladies!!! I love blues and browns and the Hot Chocolate collection delivers in a big way, will be soooo fun to work with. BUT, there is just something about that big tree in Love Birds that inspires me. It's a close call but I think its LOVE BIRDS, final answer!
Posted by: Tara K | October 29, 2010 at 06:49 AM
The Hot Chocolate collection is totally fabulous. I LOVE the teal and red color combo of the Love Birds collection and the owls are just too cute! The letters on Vicki's layout are really cool! Thanks for the inspiration and the chance to win!
Posted by: Dana Tatar | October 29, 2010 at 06:52 AM
I think I like Hot Chocolate the best (although I am thinking of ideas for the Love Birds too).
Posted by: Sumpleby | October 29, 2010 at 06:53 AM
Love, love, love the Hot Chocolate line....it's my fav!!! The "warm" colors are just perfect for those "cold" winter layouts I'll be making as soon as the snow hits the ground! And with a new grandson, I'll have plenty of pics that will be just perfect! Thanks!
Posted by: Beth Warner | October 29, 2010 at 06:54 AM
I love this line and the Hot Chocolate line! I would love to win! Thanks for the chance!!
Posted by: Heather Gray | October 29, 2010 at 07:03 AM
I love this collection. The blue with the traditional red and pink is just perfect!Can't wait to see more DT inspiration
Posted by: Bree Tetz | October 29, 2010 at 07:06 AM
I love artist edition & little sprouts! now these love birds series will be the next must have & must buy for myself! ((:
Posted by: Juanna | October 29, 2010 at 07:08 AM
The Hot Chocolate collection is my fav but honestly I would buy any of them. The color scheme of the HC line is awesome!
Posted by: Shawn Wenrich | October 29, 2010 at 07:19 AM
I love both but Hot Chocolate is my favorite! LOVE the colors and embellishments.
Posted by: conniemelancon | October 29, 2010 at 07:29 AM
Oh, I have to choose just one?! Ok, Hot Chocolate it is, but only because I have two boys and get in trouble for pink and red on scrapbook pages! cjdempsey9 at msn dot com
Posted by: Clare Dempsey | October 29, 2010 at 07:36 AM
Love the Hot Chocolate collection.
These projects are so stinkin cute.
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http://pammejo-scrapbookflair.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Pam Bray | October 29, 2010 at 07:47 AM
The hot chocolate line!! Perfect :D
Posted by: Smitha | October 29, 2010 at 07:51 AM
love birds by far! The strips paper is going to be bought in multiples for sure.
Love it!
Posted by: chez | October 29, 2010 at 07:54 AM
I love all of these awesome projects!! I like every single line! But my fave is Love Birds! I am such a hopeless roamntic lol
Posted by: Jeanne | October 29, 2010 at 08:00 AM
it's hard to pick just one favorite from Fancy Pants, but I really love the red and blue with the brown in Hot Chocolate!
Posted by: Amy Kilgore | October 29, 2010 at 08:01 AM
Hot chocolate for sure!!! Love it!!!
Posted by: Sue P. | October 29, 2010 at 08:01 AM
I can't wait to get my hands on the Hot Chocolate line. Brown and Blue are BY FAR my favorite color combos right now. Keep up the great work. Fancy Pants has always been one of my favorite companies. :)
Posted by: Kim Rose | October 29, 2010 at 08:05 AM
I love Hot Chocolate!!
Posted by: Tracy Sarra | October 29, 2010 at 08:18 AM