Can you believe it’s already September?  School has started for most of us by now so I decided to use Dani’s It’s Elementary for this months desktop.  Enjoy!

You can find it here!

Hey everyone! Kellie here with this month’s tumble challenge. We are lifting the amazing gallery of Erica, aka pne123, which is found here.  Pick a layout you love, give it a spin with some of Dani’s goodies, and come back here and leave us a link to your layout. This time next month, we’ll pick a winner to receive a gc to Dani’s shop.

Elizabeth and I have some inspiration for you.

I lifted Erica’s layout Fly:

Elizabeth lifted Little Wise Guy:

Last month’s winner is heathergw who made this adorable page Girly Girl of the Year. Congrats Heather!

Hi! SaraL here with another hybrid post on Girl Talk.

Now, you may have noticed that all of us on Dani’s team rather like using her designs in different ways (did you see Becky’s Pop pops?!) - so this time I decided to try to ‘covert’ another one of her images into a gift presentation idea.

I decided to make a tea & biscuits (cookies for those in the US – and shortbread to be even more precise!)  mini gift for a friend who’s been a little under the weather recently.  Here’s what I came up with: 

…and a peek at the teabag gift bag’s reverse:

This whole gift set was made (naturally!) using Dani’s delightful Tea For Two.

I modelled the gift bag for my selection of fruity tea bags, on Dani’s teabag image, and used her cute cookie image as a ready-to-go gift tag.

As the original design was just a little too plain for a gift bag, I used the gorgeous floral paper from Dani’s kit for the bottom of the bag – deliberately overlaying it with the plain yellow paper so the flowers were visible but not too dominant.  Got to love Photoshop – its a fabulous tool for playing about with until you get just the look you want!

I think this mini gift set will cheer my friend up nicely – especially so, if I present it with a cute shaped teacup card like I made in June!

Bye for now,

Sara

PS  I used DIY Printable Templates:HouseBags by Heather Roselli to make the gift bag, and the font you see is Pea Chelsea K script.

In the life of every kid there comes a time when a good disguise is required.  A tasty disguise is even better.  :)

Introducing Pop Pops – for those many times when a mustache and a sucker are the perfect combination.

Mustache and tag made using He’s the Man by Dani Mogstad and Traci Reed:

Now a few photos – evidence to show the mischief and laughter that ensues once these Pop Pops are popped in one’s mouth.

If you would like to make some of your own, download the stache and tag here.  There is also three on a 4×6 in the same file, all ready to print and get the mischief started.  Cut out the hairy goodness and punch a hole the size of your sucker stick.  So many different options there.  The suckers I used were between the 1/8th inch and 3/16th inch holes in my puncher.  If the hole is too small the mustache rips, if the hole is too big the mustache slips and slides.  My brilliant hunny came up with the perfect solution.  Punch the hole once and then punch the edge of it slightly again to make the perfect size hole.  He thought it was obvious.  Me not so much; thankful for him.

One last view of this delightful confection all wrapped up and ready to gift- just to make sure the fun does not end.

*smiles*

Becky

p.s.  Actions on photos from Sarah Cornish at myfourhens photography.  ”Hand Crafted” from Blended set.  *swoon*

Wow….can you believe it’s August!!! Summer is almost over, ya wanna know how I know!?!?! My kids start school in 15 days!!! Woo Hoo!!!  Pretty soon I’m gonna be digging out the long sleeves and jeans for those cool fall days!!! Before we get to the new template let’s take just a moment to congratulate last month’s winner!!! Crystal (crystalbird) with her beautiful layout entitled My Boy. Congrats Crystal, you can contact Dani ::HERE:: to claim your prize!!!

Now on to this month challenge!!! You have until September 6th to download the template, fill it with Dani’s goodies, post it in a gallery and link us up in the comments section here!!! So come on…..play along for your chance to win some Dani goodness!!!

Download template ::HERE::

And here is how some of the ever talented Dani’s Girls used the template!!! We can’t wait to see what you do!!!!

By Kjersti:

By Kellie

By Rochelle

So enjoy what’s left of your summer and we can’t wait to see what you create for us!! Happy Scrapping!!!

Hi!  Sara here with a short but sweet post featuring Dani’s recent fab collab with MandaBean: Don’t Feed the Animals.

This gorgeous kit is overflowing with cute characters and lovely papers, in a colour pallet simply perfect for both boys and girls!

I couldn’t resist playing about with the monkey image in Photoshop to create this fun card: 

Remember, never be afraid to play with the papers and elements from a kit: magnify in or zoom out;  turn, crop or cut here and there.  Have fun adding your own twist and take on an image to ultimately make it uniquely yours!

Next, how about a silly play-on-words with this Happy Birthday – ooops, I mean Hippo Birdy card?  I think this card showcases the colour scheme of this kit very nicely:

I do love the fresh combination of the orange, turquise and lime!  …and here’s one final card to convince you that you do neeeed this kit!

A peek-a-boo card for a young child, made by simply combining Don’t Feed the Animals with the paper strip templates from Dani’s Scrappers Toolbox: Creative Crops 2.

So why not treat yourself to this kit and have some fun playing and creating with it!   Enjoy the rest of your Summer Holidays :)

Sara

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Hello Girl Talk readers!  Allie here to bring you the July Tumble Challenge!

First off, the winner from June’s tumble using Random.org is Leeanne with her cute layout here!  Congrats!  Please contact Dani here for your prize!

This month we are tumbling Fairon.  You can find her beautiful gallery here.  You know what to do:  check out her gallery, pick a layout to lift, make a layout using Dani’s stuff & post it to a gallery.  Then come link us up in the comments for a chance to win a Gift Card to Dani’s shop!  Easy Peasy!

Here’s a little inspiration:

Elizabeth lifted What a face:

I lifted Monkey

Go check out her gallery and have fun scrapping!  :)

Sometimes the beach just isn’t close enough.

Sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands.

This magical magnetic creation is made using Dani’s “Take Me Away” vacation kit:

The other supplies needed are magnetic tape, scissors, a magnetic tin (mine is recycled), and sand:

I made a fun label and printed my sandcastle sections and decorations.  Then I stuck them to the magnet strip and cut around.  I also glued some real sand onto the castle pieces.  I got a big bag at Walmart for $3 and used the rest in a tub for more sandcastle building.  When I had a nice size collection of pieces I put them in the tin.

Here are a few photos to get an idea of how big the tin is:

Wow, my girly was being a ham:

The kit was then ready to be assembled as desired.

Here’s just one of many possibilities:

Here’s to a summer filled with sandcastle building (real and magnetic)!

*smiles*

Becky

Wow….it’s July!!! I can’t believe how quickly this summer is just flying by!!! Before we know it, it’s gonna be fall!! Well before we get to the new template let’s take just a moment to congratulate last month’s winner!!! Amanda (mkcdaisy) with her beautiful layout entitled Mr and Mrs Peters. Congrats Amanda, you can contact Dani ::HERE:: to claim your prize!!!

Now on to this month challenge!!! You have until August 2nd to download the template, fill it with Dani’s goodies, post it in a gallery and link us up in the comments section here!!! So come on…..play along for your chance to win some Dani goodness!!!

Download template ::HERE::

And here are how some of the ever talented Dani’s Girls did with the template!!! We can’t wait to see what you do!!!!

By Allie

By Kjersti

By Rachelle

Happy Scrapping!!!!

Hi!  Sara here with a few ideas for cute invitations.

Dani has created LOTS  of lovely images in her kits that are just perfect for making into simple, unique invitations - with a little fun and lots of style guaranteed!

If the invitations are for your child to handout to others in the playground, then why not opt for a straight-forward postcard invite?  If, however, you prefer a more traditional ‘open-and-look-inside’ style of card, then why not consider a shaped card?

Having a summer party, or pool party?  Then take a peek at these cool ice lolly invites…

My shaped invites were made by duplicating the lolly images from Dani’s vibrant Pop!, and then placing the duplicates edge-to-edge to form a ‘hinge’ for the card, before printing and cutting out.  I also horizontally-rotated the image that made the back of the card in Photoshop, to ensure that when the card was finally folded in half, the two halves would fold together neatly, with little or no additional trimming needed.

I was able to print 3 complete invites on a 8.5×11in piece of card, and I ensured that the final shape of the card was easy to cut out.

Thinking of a tea party?  How about a suitably-themed invite using Dani’s adorable Tea for Two?

For these invites, the card hinge is at the top.  To create this, I rotated the image for the back of the invites vertically in Photoshop and then placed the two images edge to edge.  Again, I made the final card as simple as possible to cut out as possible - the only really tricky part was the cup handle, which I took my time cutting out using a sharp-bladed craft knife.

Want something simpler?  How about these invites, which were made by using a photo frame image from Dani’s wonderful Flying High kit:

I am totally in l-o-v-e with the loopy alpha from the kit, which I used to make the word ‘Playdate’.  Its gorgeous, don’t you think?  A cloud or two here, and a kite there, et voila!

All that remains is to add your party details to the inside, and I think the simplest way is to print, cut and stick the information in place – though there are rubber stamps available to help standardise the details as an alternative if you’d prefer.

So, next time you have need of invitations, why not have a go at making your own using the wonderful images from your stash of kits by Dani!

See you next month!

Sara

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