Freebie Friday - Vintage Digital Stamp -1913 Vogue fashion ad

Curtsey Boutique Freebie Friday
1913 Vogue Fashion Ad
Digital Stamp

It has been far too long since I shared a free vintage ad digital stamp . Isn't this fashion sketch and frame lovely? She is from a 1913 furrier ad in Vogue Magazine.  As always feel free to use for PU, S4H, or CU so long as you link back to the blog.

We are busily finalizing our new Design Team so be sure to stop back by next week for our announcement, a sale, and a bit of celebration!

Have a lovely weekend,

CarrieAnne

DIY Baby Shower Gift Boxes Tutorial with Jenifer Cowles

Instructions for the Doily Flower topper:

1.  You will need 5 doilies total. 

2.  Fold 4 doilies in half and then in half again.  

3. Layer them on the 5th doily adhering them on with a jumbo zot, fluff.  

4. You can add another flower on the top or even a cute button. 

5.  By changing the fabric ribbon and the center flowers you could easily change these gift boxes to match any occasion, I will be using these for baby shower gifts.

Curtsey Boutique Supplies

4 Inch Paper Doilies - Curtsey Boutique	4x4x4 Kraft Pinstripe Boxes - Curtsey Boutique	Torn Fabric Ribbon - polka dot, damask, geometric
Glitter Pennants - Curtsey Boutique	Felt Pansies - Felt Flowers - Curtsey Boutique

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Stamped Kraft Masking Tape with Alyssa McGrew

Today, we have a layout to share from Alyssa McGrew.

Alyssa stamped on our Kraft Masking Tape with border stamps for this layout!

Alyssa says: I was looking for a way to add a little more interest to this layout, so I decided to take one of my favorite border stamps and try stamping on the Kraft Masking Tape from the shop.  I love the way it worked!  I'l be doing this again soon.

Alyssa also used canvas butterflies and embossed tags to add even more texture to this bold layout.  To see more of Alyssa's work, click on her photo.

Kraft and Woodgrain Card with Jess Mutty

Today we have another amazing card to share, this one from DT Member Jess Mutty.

 Jess says: Sometimes I really just love the simplicity of a neutral color scheme. You can really make the most of textures with basic kraft and white.  Today's card has lots of rich layers of paper doilies, felt, seam binding, rosettes, and more.

The background is from an embossed kraft bag with parts of white paper doilies on top.  The flower is actually formed from eight book page hearts folded in half.  I also used some fab white banner stickers and cut a notch in some doubled up kraft tape for coordinating banners.

To see more of Jess and her amazing work, click on her photo.

Using Cork and Mini Clothes Pins to Make a Wedding Card with Andrea Amu

Today we have a lovely card to share, created by Design Team Member Andrea Amu.

Andrea used our mini clothes pins in a unique way on this card.  We love how she painted them and turned them into butterfly bodies.

Andrea also used Kraft Masking Tape, covering a sheet of cardstock with it, then embossing it.  We love her creative use for this staple item.

To see more of Andrea's beautiful work, you can click on her photo to visit her blog.

Frog Berry Basket Packaging with Shellye McDaniel

If you are looking for details on our ongoing Design Team Call click here: Design Team Call

Don't Forget the Deadline is September 1st.

Frog Gift Basket Set
Curtsey Boutique Designer
Shellye McDaniel

Shellye McDaniel shares the cutest and most novel use for our new berry baskets - frog gift packaging!

To put the frog box together Shellye I painted two of our wood berry containers green.  

She attached them together at the back with hinges and extra-long brads. The small end of a Crop-A-Dile was used to create the holes. 

Curtsey Boutique Supplies

Wood Pint Berry Basket - Curtsey Boutique

3.5 inch Heart Doilies - Curtsey Boutique

To see more of Shellye's amazing creations visit her blog, Papered Cottage, or click on her image below.

 

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Celebrating 1000 sales with a Curtsey Boutique Design Team Call

We had our 1000th sale on Etsy over the weekend and thought we would celebrate by announcing our 2nd Design Team Call.  

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Party and Event Planners
Scrapbookers
Card Makers
Home Decor Lovers
Project Lifers
Packaging Addicts
Accessory Makers
Anyone who loves the packaging, baskets, accessories, flowers, doilies, paper bows and other goodies we sell in the shop!

REQUIREMENTS

6 Month DT Term (October - March)

Create 2 projects a month

Create 1 separate tutorial a month (photo or video)

Be able to take clear, well staged photos of projects.

Be willing to allow project photos with proper credit to be used in shop listings even after your design term expires.

Must have an active blog, updated at least twice a week.

Must be able to create a Curtsey Boutique pinterest board to share projects and product updates.

All projects will be posted on your personal blog and the Curtsey Boutique Blog 

Post our DT badge on your blog sidebar.

Be an easy to work with, happy personality that meets deadlines and offers insight and inspiration when it strikes you!

COMPENSATION

Generous box of Curtsey Boutique product at the beginning of your term that you get to help select!

Additional product boxes throughout your term with shop updates and resupply items.

Discount on all shop purchases and free shipping if the purchase coincides with a DT package.

Link to your blog in all your project posts and on our DT members page.

Shop credit via product payment for publications when the shop is listed in the publication's supplies.

APPLYING

Provide your contact information:

Name
Blog Address
Email Address
Mailing Address
Links to Social Media (facebook, pinterest, online galleries)

Images of 3 of the projects (layout, home decor, packaging, card, mini album, Project Life, etc) that best reflect your current style. They don't need to be new or contain Curtsey Boutique product (though its nice if they do!)

Provide a list of your experience (either in resume format or less formally) including current  and past design team commitments

A brief introduction of yourself and why you would like to work on our DT.

Email all this to: curtseyboutique@gmail.com with DT Call Submission in the subject line

DEADLINE

September 1, 2013

Winning Designers will be contacted personally by 5 September 2013.