Closing out November with Julia Stainton

Here we are at the end of November. The December kits are ready to roll (for tomorrow), but I wanted to share Julia's projects from November. If you've been in the store, you will have seen them displayed in person. This is the one that gets all the attention. It must be those adorable kids :)

And the denim flower ... old jeans + Tattered Florals die = super cool handmade embellishment.

And of course, lots of stitching ...

Julia always makes good use of the kit packaging. Part of the smaller paper bag appears behind her photos ...

And that fabulous Tattered Florals die again with the remainder of the paper bag ...

Julia always does such lovely work and now her cards are available for purchase in the Up The Street store. Stop by for a peek :)

"Very Vintage" with Mandy Starner

We're only a few days away from December, but I've never gotten around to sharing the design team's work with the November kit.
I love that Mandy is able to show so many ways to use a kit. Although her layouts are typically single pages, she varies the amount and sizes of photographs she uses on each one.
To showcase a single photo, the woodgrain background is interesting without overwhelming the layout.
By using a white border on her photos, Mandy is able to overlap them and still have them looking crisp and seperate.
I love how Mandy has used the trinket pins in this cluster at the top of her page. It suits the subject of the page as it looks as if the leaves are falling into the photos.
Grid layouts are a fantastic way to showcase smaller photos and use up smaller, leftover bits from a kit ... shorter lengths of the borders from the Sassafras papers and punched borders are layered together ... chipboard accents from the November add-on really "make" this page.
If you don't want to haul out your sewing machine to create your grid lines, faux stitching can easily be drawn on or use thin strips of leftover paper for a similar look.
Small photos are a wonderful option for your layouts. 3x4 and 2x3 photos are some of my favorites right now and are so easy to print at the Kodak picture maker booths.
I love all of the dimension in this embellishment cluster. Just keep adding little bits and pieces until you're happy with the look. And then add one more ;)
How adorable is this card? After I saw it, I immediately ordered the two-step punch Mandy used for the cupcakes to stock in the store. And the teensy yellow hearts on each cupcake are accents from the Pink Paislee sticker sheet.

And one more card ... just a sweet little note card with layers of scallop borders and one of the Maya Road transparent doilies. Lovely :)

There are still a few of the main kits and add-on kits left. If you order one now, it can be shipped together with the December kit to save on shipping.

November "Very Vintage"

I have been waiting for this month's kit for a very long time. Ok ... so a few months. But still. It seemed like a very loooooong time :)
Michelle Clement (our guest designer from July) actually designed the Sassafras Mix & Mend line that figures prominently in the November kit. How cool is that?
I neglected to take a photo of the backs of the papers, but trust me ... they're just as lovely as the fronts. There is a mix of the Sassafras Mix & Mend, Crate Paper Restoration, 7 Gypsies Conservatory and Pink Paislee Sweetness. Also included is a sheet of the Creative Imaginations 12x12 brown corrugated paper. This is the first one I pulled out to use. So fun. One of my favorite items in this kit is the Coredinations Couture cardstock (the teal coloured paper on the left). When I ordered it, I hadn't realized that it was quite so sparkly. It's absolutely gorgeous. I've since ordered it in a dozen colours for the store and can't wait for it to get here.

A nice selection of Maya Road pins & florals, Crate badges & brads, Kaiser keys ...

Maya Road transparent doilies (swoon) & resin flowers ...

Pink Paislee alphas, Maya Road velvet rik rak and Prima lace ...

Visit the store for a complete kit content listing and to view some of the coordinating embellishments available. You can order through the site, by e-mailing upthestreet@isp.ca or by visiting the storefront at 2 Front Street West in Strathroy.

Also take a few minutes to pop by the gallery. Fantastic stuff :)

More November Sneaks ...

I really do have the best design team gals. Mandy sent me these wicked sneaks of her November projects. I think she's had the kit for all of about 37 seconds. She's a rock star ;) And I am actually midway through a layout of my own! Shocking ... I know. Finally a few minutes to play with paper. Pure bliss :)

November Sneaks!

Hi Guys :) Not much blog posting going on around these here parts. I'm not sure where the day goes ... but it goes.
The Grand Opening this past weekend was fantastic. Lots of people taking advantage of the sales, but a lot just wanting to see the renovations to the building.
As a result, my stock has thinned out enough to warrent a few big orders to fill up the empty holes. Look for new product this weekend and early next week.
I'm trying to pack up the November kit today and wishing I had a few hours to sit down and play with it. Thankfully, I'm fortunate that I have fabulously talented design team members who will showcase the kit. Julia received her kit on Friday and already has sent me these beautiful sneaks ...
The November kits will be revealed on the 1st and available in the store on the 2nd.
Hope everyone has a wonderful Hallowe'en. I'm still working on finding one more costume by tomorrow. And I have received a request for carmel popcorn for the class. Also for tomorrow. Fun, fun.