Love Always Mommy Layout by Lisa Spiegel

Love Always Mommy Layout
Curtsey Boutique Designer
Lisa Spiegel

Have you ever pulled out a coat or purse after having not used it in awhile and discovered a $10 bill? It is such a lovely unexpected surprise. The same thing happened to me today when I was doing a bit of inbox cleaning I found one more project from Lisa that I hadn't shared yet with you - a lovely surprise!

Lisa filled her layout with doilies, a library card, vellum bag and our shipping tags. 

In her own words "I use all of these products on almost every layout I create!  I just love the subtle layering they allow and the ability to hide my journaling in the vellum bag is one of my best tricks to sharing meaningful journaling that you might not want everyone looking through your album to see."

Curtsey Boutique Supplies

Assorted Library Cards - Curtsey Boutique	Black Dyed Doilies	Small White Shipping Tags - Curtsey Boutique
Medium Polka Dot Embossed Glassine Bags - Curtsey Boutique	5" Paper Doilies - Curtsey Boutique

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To see more of Lisa's lovely work visit her blog by clicking on the link below.

Just a Slice Please

DIY Vintage Photograph Bag Tutorial by Connie Mercer

Vintage Photograph Bag Tutorial
Curtsey Boutique Designer
Connie Mercer

One of the absolute best parts of my morning routine is checking out my inbox to see what lovely creations my designers have sent me. I truly am amazed by their creative and this project by Connie is perhaps one of my most favorite.

Today she shares a lovely tutorial for making photograph bags to house lovely vintage snapshots. I hope you enjoy following along.

       1. Take the muslin bags and soak them in strong tea.

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2. Let them set for about 30 min.  Then take them out and dry them.  (I let mine drip dry outside)

13.    Cut out your leaves using the Spring Greenery by Tim Holtz/Sizzix.

44.   Hot glue a cluster to center of the muslin bag.

55.  Hot glue the burlap butterfly over the leaves.

66. Take the seam Binding and spray it with water and scrunch it up in a ball.

77. Apply the Distress stain to it ~ random places and dry with a heat tool.
  8. Make a messy bow and adhere it to the center of the butterfly.

19. Stamp the white tag with your message and adhere under the wing of the Butterfly.

110. Gather some photographs and wrap twine around.
11.  Insert in bag for gift giving.

Other Supplies:

Buttons

Darkroom Door Stamp

Ranger ink

Tim Holtz/Sizzix die

Tea bags (for dyeing Muslin bags)

Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress ink (Antique Linen)

Hot glue

Curtsey Boutique Supplies

Valentine's Assortment Seambinding	Muslin Bags - Curtsey Boutique	Small White Shipping Tags - Curtsey Boutique
Burlap Butterflies - Curtsey Boutique

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To see more of Connie's lovely work be sure to visit her blog by clicking on her image below.

Crafty Goodies

DIY Journal by Alyssa McGrew

Stories of our Journey Journal
Curtsey Boutique Designer
Alyssa McGrew

I made a pre-created book for our upcoming move overseas, in the hopes that it will help me collect all the assorted travel related items I want to keep and put them in a book in less then 6 months.  

Think it will work?  Well, whether it does add or not, when I finally get around to documenting the story, it will be very cute!  

I used a variety of tapes, envelopes and tags from the shop to add pockets and journaling areas to this book.  I'll be back to share photos when it is done!

Curtsey Boutique Products 

Chevron Embossed White Tags

Small Glassine Envelope

Small Kraft Grocery Bags - Curtsey Boutique

Kraft Masking Tape - Curtsey Boutique

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To see more of Alyssa's wonderful work visit her blog, Alyssa Scraps, or click on her image below.