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Fancy This: JOY Banner

Hi, everyone! It is Suzanne with a simple, and quick decor project using the 12x12 Corrugated Sheets by Fancy Pants Designs. I was inspired by a card set I found at my local craft store made from corrugated chipboard. Well, after seeing this, I knew I could create my own. I created a banner for my daughter's room, to sit on a shelf.

Fancy Pants Designs Supplies:
Time For Spring: Die Cuts
Time For Spring: Gingham Dress 12x12 Paper
Time For Spring: Pour Me Out 12x12 Paper
Time For Spring: Tea Towel 12x 12 Paper
Time For Spring: Sweetner 12x12 Paper
Time For Spring: Short & Stout 12x12 Paper
Artist Edition: Filter Paper Embellishments
Country Boutique: Corrugated Paper (Kraft)
Wave Searcher: Buttons

Other supplies:
Scraps of Chipboard
Embossing Folder
String
Inks

Instructions:
First, you need to decide on what size you would like to make your banner. I made it simple, and my dimensions were 6" x 5", and I then scored it right down the middle, so it would fold easily.


To give my corrugated banner a bit more stability, I adhered scraps of chipboard to the back. It can stand alone, and this step is not necessary. However, just a bit more stability, if you plan on displaying your banner for awhile.


Next, I added some ink to distress the edges a bit. Super easy! How cute would a Christmas Banner be, using Fancy Pants Design Home For Christmas line? You can add even more panels, and customize your own words!


Next, pull out your favorite papers from Fancy Pants Designs. Since this was for my daughter, I pulled from the Time For Spring collection. I cut several strips, and borders from some of my favorite patterns.


For quick embellishments, I used flowers found on the Time For Spring Die Cuts. I ran through my embossing folder to add a bit more texture to them.


Here is detail of each of the panels:






I hope you enjoyed this decor project. I think I will be making a Christmas one, next! Have a great day everyone!

-Suzanne Sergi

The Things I Love

Hello again! Today I wanted to share with you just a quick little thought:

I recently worked on a book for a class that I was teaching and it was about the The Things I Love ... I found this quote AFTER I made the book, and it got me to wondering if the things I love reflect this quote?



And, after looking back through it, I realized that everything in there, "the things I love"  and my happiness truly is based on the happiness of those around me ... my husband, my sweet kids, my family, my friends, my work ... it's all what I love, but it's not as rewarding if the people you love aren't sharing in your happiness! So, I just wanted to share that little quote and a few images from my album and challenge you to make a book about the things you love ... I used a Brag Book so that I could keep adding to it ... there is always more to love :)! Have a great rest of the week!

-Jodi Sanford

Inspiration From The Everyday: Orchid

Hi there everyone, hope you guys had a great weekend and are ready for a fun week ahead. For today's Inspiration From The Everyday post, I thought I would share a little something that I picked up at a local market this past weekend. This gorgeous orchid plant/flower....


I absolutely fell in love with this when I first saw it among the 20+ plants that the sweet lady had... love the freshness of the colors and especially those pink polka-dot flowers. And it's these colors and the fresh flowery feel that inspired me to create the following cards using the gorgeous Time For Spring collection.

For my first card here, I drew inspiration from that fresh feel - reflected here with the mix of fun colors...


On the second card, it's the flow of butterflies that I associate with flowers....


And on this card, I focused on the colors - the soft pink and green ...


Fancy Pants Designs Supplies:
Time for Spring: Gringham Dress pattern paper
Time for Spring: Honeycomb pattern paper
Time for Spring: Tea Time pattern paper
Time for Spring: Pour Me Out pattern paper
Time for Spring: Sweet'ner pattern paper
Time for Spring: Tea Towel pattern paper
Time for Spring: Die Cuts
Time for Spring: Alpha Stickers

Thanks for stopping by everyone and what inspires you today?

-Piradee Talvanna

Fancy This: Practice Gentleness Canvas

Hi everyone! Today I wanted to share a home decor/canvas project that I made with you all.  I used the fun Time For Spring collection for my project. And really this collection is great for anytime ... not just spring, so don't let the name fool you.  :)

Fancy Pants Designs Supplies:
Time For Spring: Flower Patch patterned paper
Time For Spring: Tip Me Over patterned paper
Time For Spring: Gingham Dress patterned paper
Time For Spring: Short & Stout patterned paper
Time For Spring: Ruffles patterned paper
Time For Spring: Pour Me Out patterned paper
Time For Spring: Sweet'ner patterned paper
Time For Spring: Die Cuts
Time For Spring: Alpha Stickers
Beach Babe: Chipboard Alphas

Other Supplies:
White Paint
Embroidery Floss


I started with 6 pieces of paper, cut into almost squares (one side is slightly longer than the other simply because of the size of my canvas). The pieces do not fit perfectly but that is ok because I know I am going to cover the edges with paint. I adhered the papers to my canvas.


I took white paint and covered the edges and brushed over the papers, over the middle of the canvas. Ideally, I wanted some of the patterns to show through a little.

 
I hand-cut three large leaf shapes from 3 different patterned papers. I arranged those and a strip of green paper to make a flower. I also added the words "practice gentleness" to my canvas, overlapping the stem on my flower.

 
For a final me step, I added a bit of stitching around the papers in my flower.


Well there you have it, a simple but fun canvas to hang on your walls. Thanks for stopping by the blog today! Have you created a home decor project using Fancy Pants Designs papers? We'd love to see it! Leave a link here or upload your project to our Facebook page!  


-Pamela Young

Layout Lift: Jess & Piradee

Welcome to the very first Layout Lift—a new regular post we'll be doing here on the blog! Today I am sharing a page I scraplifted from another Pocket Chick. Piradee Talvanna's layout from her "getting to know you" interview really struck me as simple but so very fun. I loved the dimensional pennants and the bright colors of Summer Soul. SO fresh!
 


My layout is a pretty close lift, design wise. I used Time for Spring and some neutrals from Country Boutique and created a more masculine page.



I chose to stitch around each of my flags and keep them flat. I exchanged the filter paper flower for a more masculine accordion circle and switched up the title placement a bit. But ... there is no mistaking that this is a scraplift! My black and white photo looked great with the cool greys from Country Boutique and I love how the colors from Time for Spring pop.







I used bits and pieces of chipboard from other lines as well. So many of the recent Fancy Pants Designs collections can be mixed and matched to get exactly the look you need. 

Thanks to Piradee for the inspiration here. Like sketches, lifts can really get your mojo flowing. The end result can be very close to the original or look absolutely nothing like it by the time you are done, but it is a jumping off point either way. 

Thanks for taking a look today!


-Jess Mutty