Baby Shower Sign by Alyssa McGrew

Baby Shower Sign
Curtsey Boutique Design Team Leader
Alyssa McGrew

Today's project is brought to us by our design team leader, Alyssa McGrew.

At a baby shower I recently attended, the shower was held in a room not directly off the entrance.  We needed a way to direct guests to the appropriate room.  What could be cuter then a handmade sign?  

I used paper from Crate Paper's Pretty Party Collection along with a paper bow and burlap butterfly from the Curtsey Boutique shop.

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

Gray and Yellow Wedding by Sheila Burns

Bride and Grooms Sign
by Curtsey Boutique Designer
Sheila Burns

 Sheila has created a beautifully coordinated set of projects for a gray and yellow themed wedding that we will be sharing with you today with more exquisite ideas next week.

First up is a charming bride and groom sign featuring our white paper rosettes, black chip board cameos.

To compliment her signs are wonderful treat bags using our shabby chic butterflies and polka dot embossed bakery bags.

For more of Sheila's beautiful work visit her blog, Part Time Pretties, or click her picture below.

Layout by Alyssa McGrew

Alyssa is our featured designer today with this cute layout about her son.

I asked my son recently to make his "normal" face, in an attempt to get a photo that did not feature his tongue or crossed eyes.  This is what I got.  Life with a little boy is a laugh an minute!  For this layout, I used a library card, chevron embossed tag, and kraft tape to add layers and texture to the area surrounding the photo.  As a bonus, the tag can be pulled out to read the journaling.  

Curtsey Boutique Products Featured

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

Enjoy 2013 Card by Jess Mutty

Enjoy 2013 Card
by Curtsey Boutique Designer
Jess Mutty

Jess is our featured designer today with this lovely card celebrating the new year.

Happy New Year to all!  I love to make cards for all occasions but sometimes it is refreshing to create a card for some of the holidays that aren't typical "greeting card holidays".  A new year is a fresh start and a great opportunity to send out a little pizzazz!

When I think of New Year's Eve I think of bold colors and sparkle.  The large corrugated silver star is the perfect backdrop for the sentiment and embellishments.  I love how the paper bow looks like it ties right around the star. I layered all of this on top of an embossed tag for a nice pop of color and texture and tied two pieces of seam binding through the hole.  

My card is pretty simple but everything I added is bold and festive... I can see this design working for a teen or birthday too!

Curtsey Boutique Supplies Used

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To see more of Jess' stunning work visit her blog, The Examined Life, or click on her photo.

Love Birds Congratulations Gift Bag by DT Member Shellye McDaniel

Love Birds Congratulations Gift Bag
Curtsey Boutique DT Member
Shellye McDaniel

 Happy New Year!

I am excited for all 2013 has to offer. This post marks the first for our new Design Team. The blog will be so much busier from now on and full of lovely inspiration - I hope you enjoy it.

First up is this charming Gift Bag by Shellye McDaniel and a tutorial on how she created it.

1.  After printing the 'love birds' image, use a 2.5"circle punch to cut out the design; adhere to the center of the doily.  

2.  Stamp sentiment onto a piece of cardstock, trim and add to bottom portion of image.  

3.Machine-stitch around the perimeter if desired.  

4.  Using a Ballpoint-Tip Glue Pen, attach a border of brown/white baker's twine around the edge of the image.  

5. Line the top of the doily to just under the hole of the shipping tag and attach with adhesive or glue dots. 

6. Next, attach the paper bow to the top of the doily using adhesive, foam dot or glue dot.  

7. Cluster two white felt roses to the side of the image (or center, if desired) and add a button or pearl to the center or leave plain.  

8.  Hand-cut or use a leaf punch to fashion a couple of leaves. 

9. Before tying the tag onto the paper bag, fold over the opening of the bag to create a flap.  

10.  Using the hole of the shipping tag as a guide, punch a hole into the top of the bag.  

11.  Tie tag on with a length of brown/white baker's twine.

Little gifting bags are perfect for holding gift cards, money, small frames or other trinkets.  Have a larger gift in mind?  The Curtsey Boutique has a large supply of different sized boxes, bags and sacks available.

Curtsey Boutique Supplies:

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Other Supplies:

-Love Birds Printable (vintagefangirl.com)

-Adhesive Pearls (Recollections)

-Misc. Punched Leaves

-Ballpoint Tip Glue Pen (Martha Stewart)

-"Congratulations" Stamp (unknown source)

-Staz On Timber Brown Ink

To view more of Shellye's work visit her blog, the Papered Cottage, or click on her image below.

Shop Update: New Shabby Chic Fabric Flowers

Burlap, Tulle and Lace Flowers
Curtsey Boutique

 This past week I've added a bunch of new Shabby Chic flowers to the shop.  They combine some of my favorite things - burlap, lace, pearls, tulle and ruffles - lots and lots of ruffles.

They would be perfect on layouts, cards, packaging as hair clips or on headbands. They can be made in a wide variety of fabrics or custom ordered to match the outfit or occasion of your choice.

Lace and Tulle Flower
Curtsey Boutique

Shabby Chic Ruffle Flower
Curtsey Boutique

Shabby Chic Ruffle Flower
Curtsey Boutique

Thanks for stopping by,

CarrieAnne

Holiday Treat Bags for the Kids

Treat Bag by Alyssa McGrew
Curtsey Boutique DT

Design Team Leader, Alyssa McGrew has come up with a fun quick way to dazzle our dear little ones. They also showcase the 3x4 treat bags that will be listed later this week in the shop.

Treat Bag by Alyss McGrew
Curtsey Boutique
DT

I love the elegance of simple silver wrapping paper, but it seemed a little stark for a children's gift.  So I decided to dress up my packages a little with treat bags made using a few items from the shop.  I love how they turned out, and I'm pretty certain that little hands will have a hard time resisting these gifts under the tree!

To view more of Alyssa's beautiful work visit her blog here.

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