Blog Archive - July 2008
August G2P
August G2P is a fun mix of embellishments and little items to enhance your designs, each bag contains the following:
Elle's Shop Bubble Birdy Tags x 2
Riff Raff Chipboard Curly Tree
18" 15mm Micro Dot Black/White Ribbon
18" 5mm Velvet Amethyst Ribbon
18" 6mm Grosgrain Shocking Pink
1 Large Fancy Button - Purple/Pink
1 Medium Stripe Button - Black/White
1 Small Dot Button - Purple/White
2 Notecards
1 Heart Button - Lime/White
1 Bird House Novelty Button
Our talented bunch of designers has been using the items to great effect, even the packaging:lol:
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Written by Lorraine Ablett - 31st July 2008
More August Delights
The Design Team are submitting the most stunning designs at a lighting speed rate this month.
So it is time to share some more peeks...
L & J
Written by Lorraine Ablett - 30th July 2008
August Guest Designer
We are delighted to introduce our Guest Designer for August - Sam Ball...
'I'm 35 years old, married to Harvey (a photographer) and a step-mum to three beautiful girls. Harvey and I have been living in a hamlet in sunny Shropshire for the past two and a half years, along with Cuthbert and Dibble, our two cats! We are renovating a farmhouse, which will one day be
finished (in our lifetime is debateable!) I work full time in the marketing dept.of a bathroom furniture manufacturer, with my main focus on the creative side of marketing, such as styling room sets for photography, brochure design and exhibitions and from time to time work with Harvey photographing these room sets - that gets interesting!
Since graduating in Textiles, I have tried and tested many crafty type hobbies, from knitting to stained glass, but nothing compares to the enjoyment and addiction that I have when scrapbooking. I have been scrapbooking for ..... Read More
Written by Lorraine Ablett - 28th July 2008
This Month, Last Month
Karen Moss has designed a lovely layout using a combination of July and August Create Kits.
'Together' features patterned paper from July and August Kit as well as other embellishments mixed from the two months.
Don't forget the This Month, Last Month Challenge we have running over at the Clubhouse!
Written by Lorraine Ablett - 24th July 2008
News From Chicago...
WOW, finally we have managed to upload!
The internet connection here in the hotel is not very speedy to say the least! What with a slow connection and the fact that it keeps dropping out we haven't been able to share the many delights we have found at CHA.
We have sourced October, November and December supplies as well as having a fair idea of the ranges for January and February! We have gorgeous goodies coming your way and have secured some great discounts so we have been able to pack even more into each kit:D
Later tonight we are going to try and upload some images from around CHA but for now we would like to share a picture we all had taken with Jenni Bowlin on her beautiful booth.
L & J xx
Written by Lorraine Ablett - 21st July 2008
Karen Moss's Product Review - Fancy Pants Doodle Transparency
Welcome to our second edition of a Design Team members Product Review.
This month we showcase the highly delectable Fancy Pants Doodle Tranparency that features in August Create Kit 'There's No Place Like Home'.
Karen loves all the new overlays and transparencies that we have been including in recent kits but none more so than this delicious, bright and funky little number from Fancy Pants.
Karen adores the little groups of bright flowers and especially loves the heart shaped one!
Karen's tips:
If you have a fine permanent marker you could extend the doodling from the transparency onto your layout to incorporate the pattern more into your design, or if you have a set of coloured permanent markers or a fine gold permanent marker you can colour in the stars to ..... Read More
Written by Lorraine Ablett - 14th July 2008
There's No Place Like Home...
We are really excited to bring you Augusts Kit.
'There's No Place Like Home' is full to the brim of fun and quirky products, this kit takes you through a whirlwind of colours, with bright shades that are playful and bold - you really will discover 'There's No Place Like Home'!
There is so much to play with in this kit, textures, patterns and fun elements make it a delight to create with. We are sure you will all LOVE the Heidi Grace products featured, the Flocked Bird paper just has to be stroked!
Tomorrow is the start of the countdown to Augusts Designer Product Review:)
L & J
Written by Lorraine Ablett - 13th July 2008
July Project Kit
Did you grab a July Project Kit, if so then you will be excited to see the design that Helen Miles has come up with using all the elements from the Kit.
The base of the kit is a Bazzill Scalloped Chipboard Board in White, these are cool little mini books that have board covers, cardstock pages as well as mini page protectors - one is included in each kit.
Helen really enjoyed working with this Kit and has created the most beautiful keepsake.
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Written by Lorraine Ablett - 12th July 2008
July Mini Kit
This last month we started offering a Mini Kit and a Project Kit to coordinate with the Create and Greetings Kit of the month.
Today we showcase how Helen has used the beautiful July Mini Kit.
The colours in the Mini Kit are fun, funky and vibrant, there are many elements to play with too as you can see by the design below:)
We just love the detail on this design and Helen's clever use of the patterns within the Chatterbox paper really do bring this layout to life.
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Written by Lorraine Ablett - 11th July 2008
This Month, Last Month Challenge
Towards the end of last month we introduced our new challenge - This Month, Last Month.
'Now we are sure that a lot of our members must have a few left over strips of paper, letter stickers and a handful of embellishments from the previous months kit when the latest kit drops on the door mat:)
If you love to use up all those bits and pieces then why not take part in our new challenge 'This Month, Last Month'.
Its so simple to enter ~ all you need to do is use a little of the previous months kit along with the current month, upload to the special Gallery entiled 'This Month, Last Month' and you have a chance to win a prize.'
The Gallery is starting to fill with member creations using June Kit with a little bit of May, don't forget to keep adding to the Gallery as this will be a regular feature with prizes ..... Read More
Written by Lorraine Ablett - 9th July 2008
More Greetings to Share
Designs are coming in thick and fast from our talented designers using Happy Days GoGo Greetings Kit.
Today we would like to share Nicola's gorgeous creation.
Nicola has cut away part of the front of the card blank using the plastic heart template that is included in Happy Days Greetings kit. Adding patterned paper heart cut outs behind each 'window' makes this card really special.
Check back tomorrow when we will be highlighting the July Mini Kit and July Project Kit.
L & J
Written by Lorraine Ablett - 6th July 2008
Celebrate Happy Days!
Today we would like to share a card made by Sally using the July GoGo Greetings Kit.
All our kits are designed to compliment each other, so if you are lucky enough to have grabbed a Happy Days Create as well as a Happy Days Greetings then you will simply love to intermix your supplies.
Sally has used some of the supplies from the Greetings kit to create this stunning card.
Celebrate
'I love the huge amount of die cuts in this kit and adapted this one slightly by following the pattern with my embossing stylus which makes the edges lift making it slightly 3D.
The colours all co-ordinate perfectly and the Crate paper is fantastic to sand which gives the edges ..... Read More
Written by Lorraine Ablett - 5th July 2008
Something a Bit Different...
Do you ever feel like jazzing up a 12x12 layout, then why not have a play around with different shaped edges.
Bazzill edged cardstock has been a around for a little while now and it looks great, although of course there are onlyl a handful of shapes available so there comes a time when enough is enough:lol:
The answer to this is to GoGo Create your own:)
Yellow Ducks
'When Matthew was younger bath time was all about the ducks, he adored them. He'd clutch hold of as many as his little hands would hold if it looked like 'big brother' was gonna try and have a couple for himself.'
Eileen has used the Bazzill Smootie Ocean Breeze and dry brushed with white paint, this create a lovely effect ..... Read More
Written by Lorraine Ablett - 4th July 2008
Some More Peeks...
July is well and truly under way, although the weather isn't so great here at GoGo HQ today:(
The dark, cloudy sky hasn't got us down though as the colours of Happy Days are bouncing around the warehouse as the July Kits are being assembled ready for Despatch.
Ali has been busy creating Happy Days and we just love how she has used the Chatterbox paper as a speech bubble of her son's random thoughts. We just adore the journalling that Ali has added to her layout!
Random Thoughts
'You have reached the stage where your mind has become likea grasshopper, you jump from thought to thought so quickly - any conversation with you is totally random!'
Notice how cool the Making Memories Tiny Alpha look around the side of the photo, and we loads of letters you have plenty ..... Read More
Written by Lorraine Ablett - 3rd July 2008
GoGo Greetings Kits....
contain exclusive stamps within every kit!
Each Greetings Kit is designed to be able to use as a stand alone kit or along with GoGo Create to produce even more layouts, projects and cards each month.
July GoGo Greetings 'Happy Days' Kit comes along with a stamp that compliments not only the Greetings Kit but works well with the Create Stamp - just think of all the combinations that you could design!
Monica has designed this stunning Get Well card using the stamp as flower heads, she has created the grass effect from patterned paper and scissors.
The butterfly die cut is a great little edition to a card that is sure to lift the sprites of some one that is feeling under the weather.
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Written by Lorraine Ablett - 2nd July 2008
Go Grab Your Stamps!
It has been well over two years now since we have been offering our exclusive stamps alongside the main kits themselves.
The Design Team have simply loved using the July Set, and at just £4.50 you simply have to have them....
Ifa has stamped a border using the stamps that runs down the side of her layout, a unique approach that looks fab! The use of watercolours to add colour really does add a subtle, almost white washed look to the end result.
Nothing Sweeter
'You are greeted with the most wonderful scent when you visit Andalucian cities in the Spring. What is more appropriate than some cheerful stamped flowers to echo that.'
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Written by Lorraine Ablett - 2nd July 2008
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