Fun in A Tree Layout with Alyssa McGrew

Fun in a Tree Layout
Curtsey Boutique Designer
Alyssa McGrew

This week's Project Life spread focused on our trip to a local ropes course.  I got so many fun photos of the kids (and their dad) in the trees, working their way through the course.  I used a series of tags from the shop as the base of the layout, and built on top of them.  I also carried the tag theme into the divided side of the page.  

All of the shop's tags can be found in our Labels, Tags, and Library Supplies Sections Here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/curtseyboutique?section_id=10929714

To see more of Alyssa's amazing work, click on her picture below.

 

The Wild Layout by Cowles

The Wild Layout
Curtsey Boutique Designer
Jenifer Cowles

I really like the beautiful array of neutral colors and embellishment Jenifer in this recent trip to Yosemite National Park. The shop is full of kraft colored items and Jenifer did a great job mixing and matching them.

Curtsey Boutique Supplies

Kraft Masking Tape - Curtsey Boutique	Vintage Pattern Flowers	Burlap Stars - Curtsey Boutique
Medium Felt Doilies - Curtsey Boutique	Woodgrain Embossed Kraft Bags - Curtsey Boutique	5" Brooklace Doilies

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To see more of Jennifer's artwork visit her blog, Scrapbooking-N-More, or click on her image below. 

 

Project Life Layout - 1 to 7 by Alyssa McGrew

One to Seven Project Life Layout
Curtsey Boutique Designer
Alyssa McGrew

As Alyssa shares in this wonderful Project Life layout our  shipping tags are perfect for journaling or as an embellishment. They come in a variety of styles including plain,

Embossed Woodgrain

Embossed Polka Dot

and a range of colors and sizes!

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

DIY Confetti Bag Tutorial with Jennifer Cowles

DIY Confetti Bag Tutorial
Curtsey Boutique Designer
Jennifer Cowles

Jennifer is with us today sharing this wonderfully fanciful confetti bag tutorial. Confetti is all the rage in paper crafting these days and now you too can add to your cards, packaging and layouts by following these simple steps below.

1. Fill one of the Curtsey Boutique's 3x4 clear bags with confetti dots, glitter punches and whatever other tiny embellishments you have laying around.

2. Sew the open end shut.

3. Cut square shape from front of wood grain embossed bag.

4. Use double sided tape to tape the confetti pouch to the inside of the kraft bag.

5. Embellish!

Jen used washi tape at each of the cut outs corners, a Curtsey Boutique paper bow and letter stickers to spell out her sentiment. This would make a great envelope for your invitations or a favor bag for guests to take with them.

Curtsey Boutique Products

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To see more of Jennifer's artwork visit her blog, Scrapbooking-N-More, or click on her image below.

Gift Bag with Jennifer Cowles

Gift Bag
Curtsey Boutique Designer
Jennifer Cowles

I had a fantastic trip last week to the Bahamas and I certainly appreciate the kind comments and well wishes emailed to me.

Today, Jennifer is back with a quick and easy gift bag that showcases a bunch of our new releases.  These felt flowers are so sweet and very full without adding too much bulk to your projects. They are currently available in 6 colors with more to be added soon!

The denim blue baker's twine is also a new addition to the shop and has been paired beautifully with a few old favorites like our polka dot embossed shipping tags, doilies and woodgrain embossed kraft bags.

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To see more of Jennifer's artwork visit her blog, Scrapbooking-N-More, or click on her image below.

Eiffel Tower & Woodgrain Packaging

Die Cut Eiffel Tower and Wood Grain Kraft Bag
Curtsey Boutique

We were lucky to have new neighbors move in down the street this week - especially lucky because they have 2 girls the same age as my oldest two girls which means easy peasy play dates!

I wanted to make them something as a welcome gift and so I put this gift bag together. Ironically my baked goods were to large to fit inside, so they got delivered old school - disposable aluminum pan with a little note (not so fancy).

I still like the bag, though so I used it to pack up an Etsy order.  In retrospect I wish I would have stamped the "Carte Postale" post card with a script background stamp, but it didn't occur for me to do so until I had already mailed it - urgh!!

I die cut the Eiffel Tower from fabric that I had adhered to wonder under (it makes a serious difference in obtaining smooth edges with cotton fabrics.)  I've been die cutting EVERYTHING from fabric since I figured this out. I'm sure most of you knew this trick a long time past, but I normally figure these things out by trial and error - mostly error!

Have a lovely day,

CarrieAnne