I cannot tell you how thrilled I am to be showing off the work of  Sasha Halloway today. Sasha is not only incredibly talented, but a strong woman, a friend, and someone whom I admire very much!! Here is a little bit about Sasha…

Given that your basic needs have been provided for, what would you do with the last $20.00 you have for the week; if it’s only Wednesday?

What I do now with money SAVE IT. Every week we get rid of all of our $1, $5 and $10 bills and put it in a safe that we do not touch. Add it up at the end of the year. It works you will be amazed at how many times you just pull out a $20 when you have change in your purse already.

Is there something about yourself that you think makes you unique from others?

I have moved literally non-stop every 2-3, or 3-4 years of my life. I was a military brat before joining the service myself, I have visited almost every country out there from deployments, TDY’s, PCS or just holidays with the family. Plus even though for 16yrs I’ve rocked the combat boots .. I can still vacuum in a pair of stilettos. (Umm, Sasha? Can you take a picture of this for me??!!)

How would you describe your scrap style?

I think my style is a bit of a lot of things.  I call my style hodge podge at times because I love mixing and matching different patterned papers and making them work together, and then there are days I consider my style very clean.

First up… “That Face”

Okay, seriously… those pinwheels are fantastic! And I just adore how she uses photoshop to perfectly make her photos coordinate with the layout. My favorite part of this layout? The color enhanced word “loves” in her journaling strips. Incredible detail.

“Star Player”

How cute is this? I am continually blown away by Sasha! She can make the cleanest layouts, all while rockin’ the negative space because her details are absolute perfection.

“Book Club”

This layout is super fun and I adore that she scrapped this subject. The photo is taken from an intriguing angle, and the colors that she paired together make for a spunky, eye-catching, page!

Thank you for playing with us this month, Sasha!!

(Are you sad that there isn’t more from Sasha? Well, don’t be! She is serving an “extended edition” GDT spot with us… so look for her next month as well!)

xx Heidi

ps. Tomorrow Alyssa has a fun font blog post… and a giveaway!

Ready for the Couture Cardstock take on the newest The Color Room Palette?  This bright and sunny palette uses Couture colors Firelight, Crush, Lineal and New Leaf.  Here is what I did with the palette:

Upload your take on the palette for a chance to win a Couture Cardstock prize pack!  See you there!

~Alyssa~

Check out what Andrea B. made using Cosmo Cricket’s Garden Variety and Couture Cardstock’s Spring Valley Monochromatic Family and White Monochromatic Family.

What a fun gift idea!  I know several people who would enjoy getting that as a gift!  Thanks Andrea.  :)

That wraps up our Cosmo Cricket blog swap!  I hope you have enjoyed seeing all these amazing projects from both design teams!

~Alyssa~

“A Perfect Partner! Yes, yet another perfect pairing… Couture Cardstock’s Harvest Moon Monochromatic Family, a collection of seasonal orange hues, coupled with Cosmo Cricket’s earthy and spicy “Earth Love” line is a winner!” – Couture Designer Andrea Amu

I love how Andrea created this pinwheel! The two colors of paper add visual interest, and those little twists of cording? The perfect touch to the earthy toned colors, and whimsical feel of this card.

Couture Cardstock: Harvest Moon Monochromatic Family “Persimmon, Burning Ember, Acorn Squash, Corn Husk”; White Monochromatic Family “Winter White”

Come back tomorrow and see our last Cosmo Cricket pairing, with Andrea Budjack!

xx Heidi

I love me some Cosmo Cricket! This line is fun and so colorful! I just want to jet set around and then scrap using this line. However, it is also great for other themed pages. I found it easy to do school themes, boys, fall, and even personal themes. It’s go lots of graphics and simple shapes. Easy to use with the browns in Couture Cardstock’s Confectionary Monochromatic Family.

Here is a page I made with Cosmo’s Joyride and Couture Cardstock Confectionary Monochromatic Collection:

The ledger paper in the Joyride collection is perfect for layering and gives the perfect backdrop to the circles! I used a circle mask to create a left and right area of color with Glimmer Mists in Riptide. Then I ripped the top and bottom unevenly and layered another circle paper with more color behind it. The base paper is Couture Cardstock in Bon bon. I also created the circle die cut by punching various sided circles in cardstock scrap (Bon bon again!) and cutting around it with my X acto! Ink the edges and attach to the page next to the photo for some visual interest! I also added a “moth eaten” look to the edges with a variety of hole punch sizes punched randomly. I love using this technique!

Jen

Supplies: Couture Cardstock (Bon bon), Cosmo Cricket patterned papers (Joyride), Glimmer Mist (riptide), Ribbon (Martha Stewart), hole punches (Fiskars and EK Success).

When I first received my packet of Cosmo Cricket, and saw that “Joyride” was the collection that I had received, I knew immediately what pictures I was going to use. I have been holding onto these precious photos of my son, Jax, on his way home from the hospital the first time and not only were the colors perfect but the theme was boyishly right on!

I used Couture Cardstock’s Whole Grain Monochromatic Collection, in “Oat” and “Sunflower Seeds”. The background is spritzed with Glimmer Mist and I used Distress Ink to shade in the various sized circles on the page. I just adored the laned lines of the “Round-A-Bout” paper and all the little cars, arrows and fun details that “Joyride” offers, perfectly assisted me in capturing the mood I wanted to bring to this page.

(Couture Cardstock: Whole Grains Monochromatic, Black Monochromatic)

Tomorrow Jen Matott show a little Cosmo Cricket love, and Andrea Amu will be up on Saturday!

xx Heidi

**Yes, you have seen this post before. We moved some things around, and this week we are showing all our Cosmo Cricket projects for real!  ;) **

Today begins a wonderful thing: a whole bunch of projects using Cosmo Cricket and Couture Cardstock!  Today, and throughout the rest of the week, we will be posting projects that our designers made using the amazing products from both of these companies together.  When you are finished here, head over to the Cosmo Cricket blog to see what their designers created for you.  I can’t wait to see, I am sure it is amazing.

The first Cosmo Cricket project I have to show you today is one I made using Early Bird, the White Monochromatic Family, and lots of Glimmer Mist. I don’t think I have ever made a more colorful layout!

To create this card, Natalie use The Boyfriend Collection, and some Winter White, Hay Ride, and Pine Needles cardstock.

Join us every day this week for more Cosmo Cricket projects, and don’t forget to head to the Cosmo Cricket blog to see what their designers have done!

~Alyssa~

Look at all that lovely misting!

Link up your interpretation using Couture Cardstock for a chance to be featured on our blog!

~Alyssa~

Today it is my turn to bring you the latest colors from The Color Room. Here is Palette #10:

And here is what I did with it:

The coordinating Couture Cardstock colors for this palette are Cracked Wheat, Frankincense, Temptress, and Free Fall.  Make sure to upload your take on this palette to The Color Room for a chance to win a prize pack from Couture Cardstock!

Tomorrow Nicole brings you a really cool sketch.  See you then!

~Alyssa~

I love the color of water, the beach, and all things seaside. You may recognize the first photo of my girls in this project.. I used it in a layout titled “Lily Girls” last month. This photo, however, was the first in a series of photos that I took of my daughters at the pool and I wanted to be able to put it all together. This mini acrylic tag album was perfect for that!

The album is quite small, only about 3.5 inches in height, so I went through my stash of Couture Cardstock scraps and discovered that all those teeny pieces that I have held onto were perfect for exactly this project. (And EXACTLY why I hold onto those scraps also… I am a bit of a nut when it comes to that. I figure one day I will need it, lol!)

I used Websters Pages “Seaside Retreat”, and Couture Cardstock in Winter White, Umbrella, Pick-Up Line, and Liquid Sunshine. I added a lot of alcohol ink, molding paste, Glossy Accents, and Distress Inks to complete the album.

It’s summer time, crafters! Go get your beachtime scrappin’ done!

xx Heidi