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Trying something new (to me) in July!

mpatry — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:56:53 +0000

Hello Daisie readers! It’s me, Monique back with another article about something that I’ve tried this month that was totally new to me! So far I’ve shown you a new to me layout style/technique, and I’ve shown you my first ever hybrid scrapped greeting cards! This month I’m going to show you my first ever candy tent!

I went googling online for a template, found one that I like, then started scrapping! First I made one for a friend of mine to use as a Promotional Product Packaging for her Discovery Toys business, then I made a design for some little Christmas gifts to use this year! I’ll make my own hot chocolate mix, fill the little (2×3") baggies and staple them into the little candy tents I made!

Ready for some pics? Here are some photos I took of my 2 (first ever!) finished candy tents!

You can find more scrapping inspiration and information on my regular blog, Monique’s Scrappin’ Blog!

How about a fun little quiz?

mpatry — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:11:21 +0000

Hello Daisie readers! It’s been so quiet around here with the forums down that I thought I’d do a little game post here on the blog and see just how many people are still occasionally checking in… lol. So here’s a fun little blogthings quiz, click the link below my results and take the quiz yourself. Then come back here and post your results in the comments section! Have fun!

You Are A Blue Girl

Relationships and feelings are the most important things to you.
You are empathetic and accepting - and good at avoiding conflict.
If someone close to you is in pain, it makes you hurt as well.
You try to heal the ones you love with your kind and open heart.

What Color Girl Are You?

July’s Inspire and Enable Me weekend

mpatry — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:59:29 +0000

Welcome back to the Inspire and Enable Me weekend carnival! To join in you will need a blog, if you don’t have one yet but would like to join in on this weekend’s fun then you might want to check out a post from my personal blog called "Need a basic blog? Need a reason to blog?". If you do have a blog then you will want to get writing! You have all weekend to put your post together and make sure that it includes the 4 main requirements.

1. Include the above banner and a link back to this post.

2. Include in your blog post a layout or pictures of a hybrid scrapping project that you completed in the last month.

3. Include a list of credits, all digital items must be linked to where they can be purchased. If the product is no longer available, link the designer’s name to where their products in general can be purchased. Please list fonts if known, though they don’t have to be linked to anywhere.

4. Come back here, click on the Mr Linky logo below and add to it your name and a link to the actual blog post on your blog where you joined in on the Inspire and Enable Me weekend fun!

5. (Optional but fun!) Come back here throughout the weekend to follow the links in the Mr Linky to all the bloggers who participated in this month’s Inspire and Enable Me weekend! Get inspiration, be enabled and leave some love around the blogosphere!

So what did you create last month?!

You can find more scrapping inspiration and information on my regular blog, Monique’s Scrappin’ Blog!

New Contest: Who’s That Baby?

Lambie — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:15:46 +0000

Come Join us in the "Who's That Baby" Contest Forum

See if you can guess who's baby picture has been posted!

http://www.daisiecompany.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26989

Read the instructions for posting your baby picture too!

http://www.daisiecompany.com/forum/posting.php?mode=editpost&p=434835

Summer Fun Product Spotlight!

mpatry — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:00:57 +0000

Have some summer fun photos that need scrapping? Then why not check out these products that I found while browsing around the Daisie Co shop? Images are all click-able, and feel free to do your own searches in the shop if you’re looking for anything specific - you never know what you’ll find!

I hope you all have a wonderful summer full of fun and sun, don’t forget to take tons of photos and share your crafty summer creations in Daisie’s own gallery!

You can find more scrapping inspiration and information on my regular blog, Monique’s Scrappin’ Blog!

The Daisie Garden (aka MessageBoard) is currently down for pruning.

Lambie — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:29:28 +0000

The Daisie Garden will reopen, for your enjoyment, on Monday

Trying something new (to me) in June

mpatry — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:10:14 +0000

Hello Daisie readers! This month I thought I’d try a hybrid greeting card. So far I’ve only ever done completely digital cards, printed them out and placed a backing on the prints to make them sturdy enough to use them as postcards.

But this month I wanted to try something different. So I bought some blank cards (4×5.5 inch) to use as my base, designed the cards digitally to begin with, then printed them out with some of the elements separate from the main card image. I cut out the background, cut out and pasted the other digital pieces, added some traditional scrapbooking pieces like ribbons, flowers, charms etc. I’ve done several designs, once I started I just didn’t want to stop! So here are some photos of my finished hybrid cards, I hope I’ve inspired you to try something new this month!

Both of the above cards were created using graphics from DAISIE Co, Eline Pellinkhof’s Babies’ Bath and Bedtime (both the boys and girls sets were used). I also used a striped digital paper by Jennifer Barrett in the baby boy card. I just love how these turned out! Here are a few more of my faves from today’s card making:

The first card is my Father’s Day card for my wonderful hubby. It was created using the Gitchy Gitchy kit by Robin Carlton and Mandabean, plus a little paper flower, a mini brad and some ribbon.

The second card is a wedding card that I created for a wedding that we are going to at the end of this month. I find most wedding cards to be so…. white and blah that I really wanted to make something myself. I used a wedding set from PC Crafter called Now and Forever by Marie Cole, I also added some paper flowers and mini brads as well as some yellow ribbon (though it’s hard to see it since it’s yellow with polka dots like the background).

The last card is a Thank You card that I made just because I wanted to use the kit… lol. It’s a new kit I just bought called Haute Spring by Zoe Pearn, I also added some ribbon and mini brads. There’s a little tag on the end that says "sweet", but it’s a little hard to see in the photo.

Well, I think I’m hooked on hybrid card making! I can’t wait to design some more!

So what new-to-you crafty thing have you tried recently?

You can find more scrapping inspiration and information on my regular blog, Monique’s Scrappin’ Blog!

New way of sharing our recipe cards

mpatry — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:45:59 +0000

Hi everyone! The right-click option has been turned off in the gallery here at DAISIE Co, so I went in search of a new way for us to share our recipe cards with one another. And so, I’ve created a group album with Photobucket! You can view, and download my recipe cards that I will be sharing with you each month here on the blog, as well as upload your own recipe cards created using DAISIE products to share with everyone! When adding a recipe card please include credit info in the description area. And know that the recipe cards won’t show up until I approve them, this way I can control what gets added to the album.

The address to view and download the cards is:

http://photobucket.com/DAISIERecipeCards

The album is password protected, here is the password:

DAISIE

You should be able to click on the images, click to view full size, then right-click to save to your computer. All past recipe cards that I’ve shared here (only 2 so far lol) and all future ones will be there! Enjoy, and let me know if you have any problems with the album as this is the first time I’ve ever created a shared group album and am not quite sure what I’m doing… lol. Have a great day DAISIE Blog readers!

Recipe Card Share - Cupcake Cravings!

mpatry — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:50:38 +0000

Hello everyone, I have a new recipe card to share with you all this month! It’s one I created using an absolutely adorable set of graphics by Kathy Hatch called Cupcake Cravings! You can find the recipe card in the Recipe Card Exchange gallery where you can right click on the image and save to your computer! Use it to record your own favourite sweet and delicious recipes! To view a larder copy of the below recipe for easier reading simply click on it

Credits:

Background, cupcakes and sprinkle jar graphics from Kathy Hatch’s Cupcake Cravings;

Card, tab, sprinkle border and lace edge by me (Monique Patry)

Font used is called Aka Frivolity.

ETA:

recipe cards can now be viewed and saved from a Photobucket group album I created!

The address to view and download the cards is:

http://photobucket.com/DAISIERecipeCards

The album is password protected, here is the password:

DAISIE

June’s Inspire and Enable Me weekend!

mpatry — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:05:01 +0000

Welcome to the very first Inspire and Enable Me weekend! To join in you will need a blog, if you don’t have one yet but would like to join in on this weekend’s fun then you might want to check out a post from my personal blog called "Need a basic blog? Need a reason to blog?". If you do have a blog then you will want to get writing! You have all weekend to put your post together and make sure that it includes the 4 main requirements.

1. Include the above banner and a link back to this post.

2. Include in your blog post a layout or pictures of a hybrid scrapping project that you completed in the last month.

3. Include a list of credits, all digital items must be linked to where they can be purchased. If the product is no longer available, link the designer’s name to where their products in general can be purchased. Please list fonts if known, though they don’t have to be linked to anywhere.

4. Come back here, click on the Mr Linky logo below and add to it your name and a link to the actual blog post on your blog where you joined in on the Inspire and Enable Me weekend fun!