Spider Fest - Queen & Co.

Good morning!

If you can read this then you are Blissfully UNAWARE of what is CREEPING UP behind you!  It could be a spider.  It could be a spider created with Lollies and Epoxy Dots.  If it is, you are lucky!  This Fright Fest Halloween Shaker  from Queen & Co., is so fun and creepy.  

A colorful background makes the black web and its tiny spiders pop off the page!  I used a mixture of toppings to include the ones included in kit.  I used a ruler to create the web that extends directly to my Epoxy Dot spiders.

For my second card, I wanted to create something girly with the web.  Using girl colors, pink and purple Toppings and Pom Poms, it is perfect for the the girl that loves Halloween.

I created my own spiders for this fun card too.  I used Bubbles and Pom Poms with a coordinating colored pen for the legs.  

Go grab the Fright Fest Halloween Kit.  Create your cards with ease, since everything is included in your kit.  Or you could add a few additional items like I did.  

Mary-Ann Maldonado
Supplies used:
Fright Fest Halloween Kit
Bubbles
Toppings
Pom Poms
Lollies
Epoxy Dots

Love - Queen & Co.

Good morning!

I am here today with a fun layout using the Bug Jar and Love Jar kits from Queen & Co.  They were made to coordinate perfectly with each other.  The Love Jar Kit provides the jar and the Bug Jar Kit provides new jar covers, Toppings, and embellishments to match.

I played with the title of my layout and used a full jar of goodness as the 'O' in Love.  

Then I stamped and die cut flies, die cut vellum and layered those together to soften the look of the black bugs.  

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I wanted to emphasis flowers on the side of the photo to offset the heaviness of the Jar in the title.  I clumped several different styles together to match the color of my boy Milford and his eyes.  

Thank you for stopping by today.  I encourage you to use your shaker kits on a layout page.

Mary-Ann Maldonado

Supplies used:
Bug Jar Kit
Love Jar Shaker Kit
Little Letters - Green
Bouquet:  Pastel and Bright
Pom Pom Flowers:  Yellow, White and Green
Glitter Flower: Yellow
Toppings:  Pops, Iridescent Bubbles and Butterflies (Included in kit)

Bug Jar Kit - Queen and Company

Good morning Q&C friends.
Mary-Ann here!  I was so excited to receive the Bug Jar Kit in the mail from Queen and Company.  I have so many ideas!  It perfectly coordinates with the Love Jar Kit, it just adds additional embellishments for it.  I had to do something with the black and yellow bees!  Wouldn't you?  

I started with base colors that would match my tiny bee ToppIngs.  I decorated with a few bees and lightly filled the jar with coordinating Toppings.  

For my second card, I stared with wanting to create a blanket for a picnic but it turned into this instead!  It looks like my jar fell over, releasing all of the beautiful ladybugs.  

The clouds are from the Nested Cloud Dies.  To cover my glue dots from the vellum, I carefully placed Starbursts and Epoxy Dots.  

Thank you for stopping in today.  Hope you are having as much fun with these two kits as we all are!

Mary-Ann Maldonado
Bug Jar KitLove Jar KitEpoxy Dots
Starbursts
Nested Clouds
Paper Pads:  Delightful Dots, Halloween Hoopla, Heart Throb, Stripes
Pop Toppings
Bubble Toppings
Yellow Twine

Shaker Cards - Queen and Company

Good morning Q&C fans!
I have two new shaker cards for ya!  I gotta tell you it is really fun to be given a die set and told go to town!  There is so much versatilely to these sets.  No rules, just plain creativity.  I was assigned the Circle Shaped Shaker Set.  The set includes dies and the coordinating Foam Shapes.  9 foam shapes to be exact and 3 different size circle dies.  The Stamp Set that is included has several different themes.  Making playing with this set, super easy and fun. 

I decided to create a card based in the stamp sentiment: Something for the happy couple.  I looked through my older die/stamp stash for something I could make two of, representing the happy couple.  I found this fun Flamingo that came with a palm tree.   

After layering the papers and creating the shaker, I filled it with coordinating Jewel and Pop Toppings, Iridescent Toppings and Pearlies.  Adding a few stationary Metallic Bubbles in gold.

Supplies used:
Heart Throb Kit
Picture Perfect 6x6 pad
Metallic Bubbles - Gold
Circle Shaped Shaker
Toppings: Pops, Iridescent Bubbles, Pearlies and Jewels.

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For my second card, I wanted to incorporate the Sunburst Die with the Circle Shaped Shaker.  I first blended my base paper with a few colors representing the sun.  After cutting out the Sunburst Die, I layered the Circle die on the Sunburst and re-cut with my Big Shot.  Leaving a Circle background, showing the pretty blended colors.  

I filled the Circle with various Confetti Toppings and Iridescent Bubbles.  Tied a yellow Sparkle String bow and that was all!

Supplies used:
Circle Shaped Shaker
Sparkle String - Yellow
Sunburst Die
Toppings: Confetti, Iridescent Bubbles, Tiny Bubbles

Thank you for popping in today.  I hope you are inspired to use other dies along with your newer ones.  It is a fun technique.

Mary-Ann Maldonado

Father's Day - Queen and Company

Morning.  Today I am sharing a layout on the Queen and Company blog.  I used the coolest Say Cheese Shaker kit to create a crossword puzzle.  Q&C has the most amazing bling and scrapbooking supplies.  If you LOVE to add small things or even shakers to your projects, head over to the Q&C website and check out what they have.  

Queen and Company Website

OMG you have to take a close look at this photo!!!!

My poor Boy! - Queen & Company

Morning and welcome to a glorious Sunday morning!
It snowed her last night and the ground is covered in white.  Its beautiful.  But so is lots of color!  Have you seen the What's New section of the website?  Have you seen that the Washi Tape Bundle, normally $19.95 is now $6.95??  Also, the Holiday Binder Bundle gives you LOTS and LOTS of embellishments for a ridiculously low price.  

Like my last layout I did for Queen, I applied lots of Washi to my white base for color and pizazz!  I chose colors from the photo to use as the base. 

It is bright.  But it is fun too!  

Thanks for stopping in.

Head over to Queen & Co. and give it a look over.  

Be sure to read my journaling on the page.  Poor kid.  

Oh Christmas Tree - Queen and Company

Join me on the Queen and Company Blog today where I bring the shakers to a Christmas layout.  

I added them to a fun Christmas tree to help document my recent Christmas tree!!

Grab this fun Shaker kit from HERE.