Sisters are a Gift & GIVEAWAY!

Happy Friday! Jill Cornell here for my final post...I can't believe how quickly this week has flown by. I've saved my favorite project I created for last! For my final project to share with you this week, I created this layout using the "Kris Kringle" collection. Every year at Christmas, my sisters and I take a new photo together. It's a tradition my mom started when we were very little and we still uphold it today.

Here's a look at my layout...

When I first saw the reverse side of the "Snow Angels" patterned paper, I fell in LOVE! Those circles are my FAVORITE and I used a tone-on-tone effect for a lot of added texture.

To create extra texture, I punched snowflakes of a variety of sizes out of the same circles I wanted to adhere the snowflakes to. I adhered rhinestones in the centers of the snowflakes.

Here's a little hint for title work, use a black journaling pen to outline the letters and it will help them pop off your page:

Finally, I used the white opaque mist from Studio Calico to add a snowy look to my kraft cardstock.

Thank you so much for checking in with me this week and taking a peek at my projects. Thank you to SEI for the opportunity to bring you some inspiration this month!

Please stop by my blog and visit me anytime: www.jillcornell.blogspot.com.

Thank you Jill! What a clever use of the snow angel's paper today! It has been such a fun week with a diversity of great projects throughout. We love to see the creative way you mix papers and products to create a new look everyday.

Since Jill was so great at mixing it up this week, we thought we would mix up the giveaway too. To enter to win a mixture of the goodies Jill used this week, leave a comment on this post by Sunday, January 16th at midnight MST. Tell us which of Jill's posts was your favorite this week. We will announce the winner on Monday. Be sure to check back to see if you are the winner so we don't have to pick a new one.

Valentine Treat Bags

Happy Thursday! Jill Cornell here with you again today to share a fun project in honor of Valentine's Day. I have the world's worst sweet tooth, and I know I would love to receive some sweets this year! A fun way to give something sweet to your sweetheart is by placing the treat in a bag and making a topper for the bag. I used the "With All My Heart" collection on this set of three treat bags.

I used the 6 x 6 paper pad from the collection as well as the die-cut accents with glitter plus a few ribbons, buttons and baker's twine from my stash.

To make the treat bags, follow these simple directions:

1) Measure patterned paper to approximately 4" x 6" and fold it in half. Ink the edges.
2) Sandwich the bag in between the open end and zig zag stitch to close.
3) Punch holes at the top of the bag and thread with ribbon and tie in bow.
4) Decorate with assorted die-cuts, buttons, and twine.

Here are a few close-ups of each bag...

Thanks for looking today! I'll see you tomorrow for my grand finale! :)

About a Girl Layout Mix

Happy Wednesday! I can't believe my week with you is more than half over! I'm really excited to show you my layout today that combines (count 'em) 1, 2, 3 SEI collections. WOW! You'll see bits and pieces of Kris Kringle, Monsterville and With All My Heart.

First, here's a look at my layout of my sweet daughter, Nora. I captured and recorded important information about her personality and development on this layout.

Can you spot the different collections? Let me help you...

The multi-colored striped patterned paper (Intersections) and pink striped patterned paper (Posie Way) are both from Monsterville. I also used patterned papers from this collection for the punched hearts at the top of the layout.

And there's the reverse side of the "Evergreen" patterned paper from Kris Kringle again at the top of my layout:

Finally, I used several of the die-cuts (heart, circle, flower) from With All My Heart:

Let's look at some of the details of my layout:

Thanks for looking! See you tomorrow! :)

Moonrise Celebrate Card

Happy Tuesday! Jill Cornell here again with a simple little card to share with you using the beautiful "Moonrise" collection. I kept the design fairly simple by using just a couple of the pattern papers, a leaf die-cut and a label die-cut. I even pulled out some ribbon I still had in my stash from SEI's "Dill Blossom" collection from a few years ago that matched everything perfectly. I used glue dots to pleat the ribbon and then ran it through my sewing machine to secure the pleats.

I worked with SEI's 6 x 6 paper pad and die-cut pearls accents to create this card. The 6 x 6 paper pads are the perfect size for card makers as they give a scaled down version of the collection's patterns.

Thanks for looking! See you tomorrow! :)

Double the Joy

Happy Monday! Jill Cornell here with you to kick off a fun week of SEI projects! My first project to share with you this week uses the whimsical, bright "Kris Kringle" collection on this layout of my twin girls enjoying their first Christmas last year.

These are two of my favorite patterned papers in collection and you'll see them again in layouts later this week:

Evergreen (I used the reverse side):

Tannebaum:

Let's take a closer look at my layout for some of the details...

For the title of my layout, I used the "Kris Kringle" alphabet stickers and the dimensional page titles. I punched out a scalloped circle from the "Boxing Day" patterned paper, placed a white cardstock circle in the center and then used foam adhesive to add the "Joy" sticker.

I hand drew a scalloped border using the reverse side of the "Evergreen" patterned paper and punched some snowflakes as accents.

I LOVE the set of trees included with the "Kris Kringle" dimensional page titles and featured it here as a page accent.

A couple other things to note about my layout:

1) I have an obsession with kraft cardstock....you'll be seeing kraft frequently this week! :)
2) A little white opaque mist from Studio Calico gave a snowy feel to my Christmas layout.

Thank for looking! See you tomorrow! :)

Guest Blogger, Jill Cornell

Please give a warm welcome to next week's guest blogger, Jill! She has some really beautiful projects to share with you so stop by each day so you don't miss out. If you are ready to see more of her projects and pictures of her adorable little girls, stop by her blog, Blessed Scrapper.

Hi there, friends! Jill Cornell here and I'm so thrilled to be hosting the SEI blog next week. But first, I'd love to share a little bit more about myself and my love of all things scrapbooking!

I live in Windsor Heights, Iowa, with my husband of 7 years and our 20-month-old twin daughters. We adopted them into our lives and hearts when they were just days old. I have a degree and career experience in public relations and broadcasting but am now a stay-at-home mom. Other than scrapbooking, I enjoy reading, working out, spending time with my family, friends, and church family and a good cup of coffee.

I would consider myself to have a shabby chic style with clean lines. I enjoy incorporating ink, paint, distressing and almost always machine stitching on my
layouts and projects. I have been scrapbooking for the past 7 years. I love having girls to scrapbook because it gives me an excuse to use pink, lace and ruffles! My work has been featured in Creating Keepsakes, Scrapbooks Etc., Paper Crafts, Scrapbook Trends, CARDS, Scrapbooking and Beyond, Paper Creations, Crafts N' Things and Simple Scrapbooks. Please stop by and visit me at my blog: www.jillcornell.blogspot.com.

To wrap up my little introduction today, I want to share one of my favorite past projects "Leaves, Pumpkins, Acorns" using the Moravia line. I created this layout using a photo from my girls' first Halloween and their first pumpkins.

Please stop by for a new project everyday next week! I had a blast working with Kris Kringle, Moonrise, Monsterville and With All My Heart. See you Monday and have a great weekend!

Jill