Pixie Dust Paperie

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary

2012-03-11T00:00:00.007-05:00

Pixie Dust Paperie March Kit

"Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary"

Get yours at Pixie@Etsy

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Pixie March Challenge

"Sketch by Kirsty"

Create a project based on this sketch

You have seen our fabulous Pixie Challenge Design Team and their beautiful projects the past 3 days, here are 3 more projects for the challenge

Kirsty Vittetoe

Lauren Bergold

Zielonooka

Come play along with us

Pixie March Challenge

Click HERE to enter the challenge

** Pixie March GIVEAWAY **

We are giving away this lovely thing to ONE lucky Pixie follower today, if you have been a Pixie follower, simply CLICK HERE to add your name to the list, no need to leave comment and no other "work", just add your name and we will draw one lucky number from that list

Pixie Challenge Design Team Projects ~ Day Three

2012-03-10T00:00:00.010-05:00

Pixie March Challenge

"Sketch by Kirsty"

A few more beautiful projects from our fabulous Pixie Challenge Design Team

Chriss America Real

Link to Chriss's blog - Scrappin' with Chriss and Lou

Chris is using Pixie March Kit "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary"

Get yours HERE!!!!

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Angi Barrs

Link to Angi's blog - Angi and Cokie Designs

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Sarah Bargo

Link to Sarah's blog - Thankful Tidings

* Announcement *

We are sad to announce that Sassy is stepping down from the Pixie Design Team due to health reason, if you have a minute, please stop by Sassy's blog to send her some love.

We wish you all the best Sassy, get well soon and come join us again

Link to Sassy's Blog - Sassy Moments

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Come play along with us

Pixie March Challenge

"Sketch by Kirsty"

Click HERE to enter the challenge

** Pixie March GIVEAWAY **

Pixie March Chalenge Design Team Project ~ Day Two

2012-03-09T00:00:00.008-05:00

Pixie February Challenge

"Sketch by Kirsty"

More projects from our Fabulous Challenge Design Team

Kissinia

Link to Kissinia's blog - Blue Birdie

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Evgenia (Joy)

Link to Joy's blog - Enjoy your life

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Linda Breedlove

Link to Linda's blog - Hands to work... Heart to Love

Come play along with us

Pixie March Challenge

"Sketch by Kirsty"

Click HERE to enter the challenge

* Pixie March GIVEAWAY *

Pixie Challenge Design Team Projects ~ Day One

2012-03-08T00:00:00.015-05:00

Pixie March Challenge

"Sketch by Kirsty"

Our fabulous Challenge Design Team is sharing their projects with you

Agnieszka Bellaidea

Link to Bellaidea's blog - Bellaideascrapology

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Sheila Burns

Link to Sheila's blog - Part Time Pretties

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Ros Crawford

Link to Ros's blog - Mikey's Mom

Come play along with us

Click HERE to enter the challenge

* Pixie March GIVEAWAY *

Pixie March Challenge ~ Sketch by Kirsty

2012-03-07T00:00:00.019-05:00

Pixie March Challenge

"Sketch by Kirsty"

Create a project based on this sketch

Prize

The winner for Pixie March Challenge will get a $15 gift certificate to shop at Pixie Dust Paperie

Take Note

You are welcome to submit any type of project based on the theme and enter as many times as you wish, but we do hope that the creation is new and original. No direct selling links are allowed here. Please do not cross-promote event unrelated to our challenge blog. Link your direct post of the challenge and not your entire blog, please remember to display our "I love pixie dust paperie" badge and provide a link back to us

* Announcement *

Pixie February Challenge Winner

Thanks to all who played along with Pixie February Challenge.

We enjoyed every single entry, they are all fabulous, thanks ladies!!!!

Here's the winning project

Congratulations ArtIs!!!! Please send an email to kirsty@pixiedustpaperie.com to claim your prize, you have till March 14th to do that.

There are a few more outstanding projects that caught our DT's eyes and we would love to share them with you!

Entry #1 Nata

Entry #3 Outi

Entry #4

Entry # 7 Danielle

Thanks ladies, for your fabulous work!

Please come back tomorrow to see what our fabulous Challenge Design Team had for you!!!!

** Pixie March GIVEAWAY **

thank you card by Zielonooka

2012-03-05T00:00:00.001-05:00

Hi all:)

Ponownie w moje prace wkrada się żółty kolor, może to z tęsknoty za słońcem i ciepłem, nieświadomie go dodaję. A może dlatego, że zaczynam do niego się przekonywać? Hmmm, kto wie:)

By kartka nie była zbyt ciemna, pobieliłam jedną z warstw farbą akrylową za pomocą pędzla.

By nadać płaskim kwiatom przestrzenności przykleiłam je na taśmę 3D, dodałam kilka żółtych perełek w płynie by nadać im świetlistości.

Tag jest naklejką z kolekcji Random Alpha Label firmy Crate Paper, umieszczony jest również na taśmie 3D.

Całości dopełniają przeszycia maszynowe w czarnym kolorze, które komponują się z napisem umieszczonym na tagu.

* Supplies *

Pixie March Kit

"Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary"

Get yours HERE!!!!!

** Pixie March GIVEAWAY **

We are giving away this lovely thing to ONE lucky Pixie follower today, if you have been a Pixie follower, simple CLICK HERE to add your name to the list, no need to leave comment and no

other "work", just add your name and we will draw one lucky number from that list.

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Pixie March Challenge is coming up next, stay tuned!!!

"enjoy the journey" card by lauren bergold

2012-03-03T00:00:00.000-05:00

march's pixie dust kit is called MARY MARY QUITE CONTRARY which i think might be my favorite name ever! i like the way it sums up the spirit of the kit, and hints at the fun contradictions within: the colors are a mix of contrasting and complementary; the papers are a mix of funky and elegant; the embellishments are a mix of fun and fabulous! even *MARY* would have to cave and LOVE this one!!! :) here's a card where i enjoyed playing with those contradictions:

it's quite simple, because i wanted the sweet bike on glitz's "happy travels" paper to be the star of the show; but if you look closer, there are a lot of little details, like the tiny fussy-cut flowers from the floral paper, which i've layered to give the basket more dimension...

...and i've carefully machine-stitched over all the prominent lines of the bike, which you can see a bit in the close-up photo, but i have to say it is ever so much cooler in real life! finally, i made a sentiment with a few different crate paper stickers, and finished off with some of the my mind's eye "funday" buttons in the center of the bike's wheel:

i like the clean lines of this card, and also the reminder we can all use once in a while: that getting there is half the fun!!! ♥

* Supplies *

Pixie March Kit

"Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary"

get yours HERE!!!!

** Pixie March GIVEAWAY **

Wanna win this?

We are giving away this lovely thing to ONE lucky Pixie follower today, if you have been a Pixie follower, simple CLICK HERE to add your name to the list, no need to leave comment and no other "work", just add your name and we will draw one lucky number from that list.

Pixie Dust Paperie March 2012 Kit ~ Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary...

2012-03-01T00:00:00.003-05:00

Pixie Dust Paperie March 2012 Kit

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary

We have a few different packages to offer for

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary

Please take your time to scroll down and I am sure you will find something you like at an affordable price

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"I want it all" pack

10 double-sided patterned paper

Glitz Design - Pretty in Pink - Toile

Glitz Design - Happy Travels - Bicycle

Glitz Design - Happy Travels - Floral

Glitz Design - Vintage Blue - Rose

Glitz Design - Vintage Blue - Floral

Glitz Design - Beautiful Dreamer - Polka

My Mind's Eye - Kraft fun day - everyday fun "in print"

My Mind's Eye - Lost and Found 2 - Sunshine "Memories" Sweet

Pink Paislee - Nantucket - Oyster Bar

Echo Park - Victoria Garden - Garden Gate

12x12 sticker sheet

American Crafts - Flutterbys Garland

Crate Paper - Random - Alpha labels

Embellishment

Glitz Design - Beautiful Dreamer Trims

Glitz Design - Vintage Blue - Peek-a-boo

My Mind's Eye - Everyday fun - Kraft fun day buttons

Pixie Signature Crinkled Ribbon

Pretty Maid (crinkled)

Garden Green

Our Pixie Signature Collectable Item is included in this package

$32 - get yours HERE!!!!

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"Paper Only" pack

10 double-sided paper

$8.50 - get yours HERE!!!

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"Paper Plus" pack

10 double-sided paper

American Crafts - Flutterbys Garland

Crate Paper - Random - Alpha labels

$ 15.50 - get yours HERE!!!

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You could also get the embellishment individually at Pixie@Etsy

Shop for the Pixie Kits HERE

or at our new Pixie@Etsy

We will be back to inspired you with lots of creation with Pixie March 2012 Kit

"Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary"

but for now, how about a

Pixie GIVEAWAY!!!!!

Today, we are giving away ......

Glitz Design - Vintage Blue - Peek-a-boo

To a lucky Pixie Follower!!!!

If you are following The Pixie Blog, simply add your name with the linky system below, and we will draw one name from the list, please do not be shy, I want all the Pixie follower have a chance to win this, so just go ahead and add your name here, it only takes a few seconds!

Pixie Dust Paperie March 2012 Kit Preview

2012-02-29T00:00:00.003-05:00

It is hard to believe that February is almost over, but I am so looking forward to March!

photo credit

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary

how does your garden grow?

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With March on its way, are you starting some work in your garden?

Or getting some Spring project done?

Here's ONE KIT you don't want to miss if you are planning on those Spring project

Just to sneak in a few Spring inspired shots today

Aren't they gorgeous?!!!!!

Come back for the release tomorrow

and a PIXIE GIVEAWAY!!!!!!

* Pixie February Challenge *

"The Land of Fairy Tales"

Last day to enter our February Challenge

Click HERE to enter!!!

"oh snap" card by lauren bergold

2012-02-28T00:00:00.000-05:00

one of my personal goals each month is to try to make a cool "guy card" using my pixie kit. for one thing, i love showing that these kits--in addition to being both FAB and extremely generous--are tremendously flexible in terms of the type and style of projects for which they can be used. for another thing, i happen to know quite a few guys, and almost all of them have a birthday every single year!!! :)

here's what i made with our february kit, YOU MAKE LIFE FUN:

obviously the starting point for this one was that awesome camera from the entire 12x12" sheet of october afternoon's "thrift shop" stickers you get in the kit. my friend juan is one of the best photographers i know, and i think he'll get a kick out of both the sticker and the sentiment. the letters that spell out "OH SNAP" were cut from scraps of pink paislee's "beauty parlor" paper, which has a fun word search grid on its reverse side. there are quite a few full words you could trim, or circle, or highlight; but if the one you need isn't there, just make your own!

i used my manual typewriter to add the same phrase repeatedly on the background paper(the reverse of glitz design's "vintage blue") concentrated around the perimeter of my faux-polaroid, which is composed of plain white index stock from my stash, a scrap of my mind's eye "fun and games" paper, and a dymo label. if you don't happen to have a typewriter or label maker, no worries! you could easily get the same effect using your computer's printer and some fun free fonts!

and now i am anxious to mail this, both because i am excited for juan to see it... and also... because i really *DID* (unfortunately) miss his birthday!!!

*Supplies*

Pixie February Kit

"You make life fun"

paper and sticker pack

Usual $11, today only $6

simply send an email to kirsty@pixiedustpaperie.com

or check out Pixie@Etsy

also The Pixie Shop for other crafting goodies

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This is our final project for Pixie February Kit "You make life fun"

Tomorrow is our preview, hope that you're excited for March!!!!

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Not too late to join us at our February Challenge

"The Land of Fairy Tales"

Click HERE to enter our challenge!!!

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We have a giveaway coming up soon, stay tuned with Pixie!!!!

Thankful for You mini album by Kirsty Vittetoe

2012-02-27T00:00:00.025-05:00

Have you seen the new lines from MME?

I just love kraft, kraft and lots of kraft, I make an entire mini album out of all those kraft papers included in Pixie February Kit "You make life fun"

A "Thankful for You" mini album for my friends

that is her baby boy.....

love those pinwheels....

and the garland....

get your Pixie Kit HERE or visit our Pixie@Etsy

* Pixie February Challenge *

"The Land of Fairy Tales"

Come play along with us!!!!!

Click HERE to enter the challenge

We have a giveaway coming up, so stay tuned with Pixie

"so beautiful" tall card by lauren bergold

2012-02-26T00:00:00.000-05:00

for some reason, i rarely make "tall" cards! i'm not sure why, because i almost always love how they come out, plus--from a practical standpoint--#10 envelopes are inexpensive to buy and mail; so i really think i should make a lot more long, lean cards... such as this one based around embellishments from february's kit, YOU MAKE LIFE FUN!

obviously i was inspired by the vintage fabulousness of october afternoon's "thrift shop" stickers. you get an entire 12x12" sheet in the kit, full of elements which are the perfect size for both layouts and cards! i layered the lovely fashionable ladies (who are popped up on a bit of foam tape for more dimension) over the pretty yellow doily, and used a couple of the typewriter key letters (part of the word "memories") and the word "beautiful" snipped from a scrap of the word search pattern on the reverse of pink paislee's "beauty parlor" sheet. the ivory text layer is actually part of the packaging to prima's flocked rub-ons, source of the sweet butterfly image, as well. the yellow flourish paper is called, appropriately enough, "sunshine" and is by echo park.

there are few things in life that don't look even better when tied up with a bow, in my opinion; this one is made from our luscious pixie signature seam binding, and i think it looks... well... "so beautiful"! ♥

* Supplies *

Pixie February Kit

"You make life fun"

get yours HERE!!!

You might also like

"You make life fun" paper and sticker pack

Usual $11

Today only - $6

leave a comment here if you are interested in getting one, or send an email to kirsty@pixiedustpaperie.com

Pixie signature crinkled ribbon

Shop HERE!!!!

** Pixie February Challenge **

"The land of fairy tales"

Click HERE to enter the challenge!!!!

DREAMS masculine card by Kirsty Vitteote

2012-02-25T00:00:00.002-05:00

Here's the DREAMS card I made with Pixie February Kit "You make life fun", it can be a masculine card since I didn't use much of the girly, frilly thing, and it is actually good for the Graduate too, don't you think?

*Supplies*

Pixie February Kit

"You make life fun"

get yours HERE!!!

You might be interested

"You make life fun" paper and sticker pack

$11.00 - get yours HERE!!!

** Today's Deal **

Cosmo Cricket "Salt Air" buttons

$ 1.70 - Today only

Get yours HERE!

*** Pixie February Challenge ***

"The Land of Fairy Tales"

Come play along with us - Click HERE to enter!

Kindergarden layout by Kirsty Vittetoe

2012-02-24T00:00:00.001-05:00

Pixie February Kit

"You make life fun"

Get this item HERE!

Here's another layout I made with this fun and fabulous kit

* Winter Sale *

40 % off all Pixie Kits from HERE!!!!

use code Winter-Sale-K40 during check out to enjoy this special offer

(while stocks last)

** Pixie February Challenge **

"The Land of Fairy Tales"

Come play along with Pixie, click HERE to enter the challenge

Angel layout by Zielonooka

2012-02-22T00:00:00.000-05:00

Hello :)

Today I will show you LO of which I’m really proud. Why? Because of the yellow color which I generally don’t like and I use very rare but this time I broke the resistance and I could create something of which I am very happy :).

Picture which I used come from summer 2011and was taken by my husband.

I attached the original swan’s feather next to the image. I and my husband had collected the feathers of various birds years ago and I found one in a keepsake box. Swan’s feathers and wings always reminds my the wings of an angel.

What do you think about this work?

-Zielonooka

*Supplies*

Pixie February Kit

"You make life fun"

get yours HERE!!!

** Pixie February Challenge **

"The Land of Fairy Tales"

Click HERE to enter the challenge

"little bird" get well gift by lauren bergold

2012-02-20T00:00:00.030-05:00

i make loads of birthday, christmas, and even "just because" gifts... but i have to confess that i've never made a get well gift until now; i guess because they tend to be a "last minute" type of thing? but it occurred to me that there's no reason i couldn't make a pretty little thing in advance, using the YOU MAKE LIFE FUN kit, to be ready should i need one:

i started off with this cute little wooden shopping bag, a $2 item from the "unfinished wood" section at the big box craft store. i sanded the edges and gave them a quick coat of white acrylic. here's one of my crafty little secrets: if you know you're going to cover most of your project with patterned paper, there's no need waste time or paint on the bits that won't show! i used a small brush on JUST the edges and corners of this, inside and out.

of course you'll have guessed that the kit was the source of every other item in this project! i've used both sides of american crafts' "sunshine" paper, as well as pink paislee's "beauty parlor" and "old school". the flowers are prima, mounted on a little foam tape for dimension, and topped with an october afternoon "thrift shop" sticker sandwiched between two of the gorgeous cosmo cricket buttons. prima's gorgeous flocked rub-ons make the PERFECT finishing touch!

the little card is made from another october afternoon sticker, with a computer generated sentiment; the bird and hearts are die cut and punched from scraps of the same papers, and attached to wooden kitchen skewers. the pixie dust signature seambinding that came with the kit is gorgeous, but i had my heart set on *pink*... so i tinted it with a bit of glimmer mist!

i filled the container with my favorite vitamin c drops for the photo, (they're a cross between candy and vitamins... i eat them year round!) but i think any little wrapped candy or treats would work for this. personally, i am hoping that my friends will all be SO HEALTHY this year that i never get a chance to use this gift! (but it's nice to be ready, just in case!) :) :) :)

*Supplies*

Pixie February Kit "You make life fun"

get yours HERE!!!!

**Pixie February Challenge**

"The Land of Fairy Tales"

Come join us and play along!!!!

Garland layout by Kirsty Vitteote

2012-02-19T00:00:00.047-05:00

Pixie February Kit is called

"You make life fun"

and here is the layout I made with the kit....

the garland included in this kit is totally fun

the tiny word sticker is a sticker pad from Pixie July Kit "Midsummer Night's Dream"

this sticker sheet consists of pages and pages of alphabets and tiny words, I used them again and again and still have tons of them....

We do have a few more of these left at a special rate, scroll down if you are interested

*Supplies*

Pixie February Kit

"You make life fun"

get yours HERE!!!

** Today's Special **

The Girls Paperie Jubilee Sticker Pad

One day special - $2.50 + shipping (retail is $4.99)

Just leave a comment here and I will list it at Etsy for you

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A reminder that you still have time to enter our current challenge

"The Land of Fairy Tales"

*** Pixie February Challenge ***

The Land of Fairy Tales

Click HERE to enter the challenge!!!!

"just my type" card by lauren bergold

2012-02-17T00:00:00.046-05:00

pixie kits absolutely ALWAYS have a fabulous selection of embellishments, but one of my all-time favorite selections has got to be these october afternoon "thrift shop" stickers in the YOU MAKE LIFE FUN kit! for one thing, you get an entire 12x12" sheet... so there are plenty to choose from; plus the stickers themselves are just sooooooooo cool! this pink vintage typewriter is gorgeous, isn't it?

the sheet of paper in the typewriter says, "here's the story" so you could use this baby pretty much ANYWHERE. since i was using it on a card, i added the phrase "you are just my type" rendered in dymo labels. i love the size of the sticker, as well; at about 3.5" square it's large enough to create a whole card around, but could easily be used on a layout without overwhelming your photos!

the letter-patterned reverse side of pink paislee's "beauty parlor" paper made the perfect background, so after adding some prima flowers, a few smaller stickers, and several border-punched scraps of papers from the kit, i called it a day. this kind of fun, easy crafting is "just my type" for sure!!! :)

* Supplies *

Pixie February Kit

"You make life fun"

get yours HERE!!!!

Announcement

Pixie January Challenge
DT's favorite lucky winner is

Entry #36 Christine

Your prize is a 40% coupon to use at The Pixie Shop
Christine, please email kirsty@pixiedustpaperie.com to claimed your prize, you have till February 23rd to do that.

Pixie February Challenge
"The Land of Fairy Tales"

Click HERE to enter the challenge!!!

notebook with birds by Zielonooka

2012-02-15T00:00:00.014-05:00

Hi:)

Today I will show you the notebook which was created from the kit "You make life fun." I really like to do notebooks, although recently I haven’t done so much of them, so that’s why this time I decided to do notebook.

Inked and jagged edges give the impression that the notebook looks old and “beaten by the tooth of time”. Vintage style is also emphasized by the image of the birds which I printed out. Elegance and femininity is add by the cut parts, buttons and pretty ribbon attached to the spring.

Have a nice day ;)

-Zielonooka

* Supplies *

Pixie February Kit "You make life fun"

get yours HERE!!!

Pixie February Challenge

"The Land of Fairy Tales"

Click HERE to enter the challenge!!!!

patchwork party gift bag by lauren bergold

2012-02-13T00:00:00.023-05:00

by now probably everyone knows that i have a niece born on valentine's day, and that i love to decorate gift bags... here's a project, made with february's YOU MAKE LIFE FUN kit, which celebrates both! i started with a plain shopping bag, about 10.5" tall. i buy these at my local big box craft store, i generally get a dozen--in various solid colors--for $4 or so, and i like to keep a bunch on hand. given the gorgeous selection of papers from my mind's eye "fun day" line this month, i knew kraft-colored was the way to go. i also knew i wanted to use the "patchwork party" paper... and, as befits a patchwork theme, to do quite a bit of cutting out!

the complete motifs at the center of the page made a brilliant stacked flower! all i had to do was cut them, ink them, place each layer on a few pieces of foam tape for dimension, and add a button-adorned scalloped circle to the center.

the partial flowers near the edges of the paper were equally useful: when i looked at the petals, i realized each tapering pair made up a sort of heart shape. and what could be better to adorn the birthday present of a valentine girl??! i added a few cosmo cricket buttons and hand stitches with black embroidery floss.

i am not sure my nieces are aware that gift bags purchased at the store do not automatically come emblazoned with one's name, but certainly, they are never going to learn that from me! for this version i used my computer to size and print riley's name in "pickwick" font, which i then cut from pink paislee's "prep school" pattern. again, the letters are mounted on a bit of foam tape, to lift them from the background paper.

nieces who get sweeter... (and cuter, and smarter!) ...every year are just one of the things that make MY life fun me; my pixie kits are another!!! :)

* Supplies *

Pixie February Kit

"YOU MAKE LIFE FUN"

Check it out HERE!!!!

You Make Life Fun.......

2012-02-11T00:00:00.046-05:00

Pixie Dust Paperie February Kit

"You make life fun"

"I want it all" pack

$31 - get it here!!!!

"Paper Only" Pack

$8.50 - get it here!!!

"Paper and Sticker" pack

$11 - get it here!!!

Embellishment Circle Garland

$3.99 - get it here!!!

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Pixie February Challenge

"The Land of Fairy Tales"

create a project based on the inspiration picture

You have seen our fabulous Pixie Challenge Design Team and their beautiful projects the past 3 days, here's 2 more projects for the challenge

Lauren Bergold

Kirsty Vittetoe

Come play along with us

Pixie February Challenge
"The Land of Fairy Tales"

Click HERE to enter the challenge

Pixie Challenge Design Team Projects ~ Day Three

2012-02-10T00:00:00.039-05:00

Pixie February Challenge

"The Land of Fairy Tales"

Here are few more beautiful projects from our fabulous Pixie Challenge Design Team

Chriss America Real

Link to Chriss's blog - Scrappin' with Chriss and Lou

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Kissinia

Link to Kissinia's blog - Blue Birdie

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Angi Barrs

Link to Angi's Blog - Angi and Cokie Designs

*** ♥ ***

Sarah Bargo

Link to Sarah's Blog - Thankful Tidings

Come play along with us

Pixie February Challenge

"The Land of Fairy Tales"

Click HERE to enter the challenge

Pixie Challenge Design Team Projects ~ Day Two

2012-02-09T00:00:00.036-05:00

Pixie February Challenge

"The Land of Fairy Tales"

More projects from our Fabulous Challenge Design Team

Evgenia (Joy)

Link to Joy's blog - Enjoy your life

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Linda Breedlove

Link to Linda's Blog - Hands to work ... Heart to Love

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Sassy

Link to Sassy's Blog - Sassy Moments

Come play along with us

Pixie February Challenge

"The Land of Fairy Tales"

Click HERE to enter the challenge

Pixie Challenge Design Team projects ~ Day One

2012-02-08T00:00:00.011-05:00

Pixie February Challenge

"The Land of Fairy Tales"

Our fabulous Challenge Design Team is sharing their projects with you

Sheila Burns

Link to Sheila's blog - Part-Time Pretties

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Ros Crawford

Link to Ros's blog - Mikey's Mom

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Agnieszka Bellaidea

Link to Bellaidea's blog - Bellaideascrapology

Come play along with us

Link to Pixie February Challenge

"The Land of Fairy Tales"

Click HERE to enter the challenge

Pixie February Challenge ~ The Land of Fairy Tales

2012-02-07T00:00:00.057-05:00

Pixie February Challenge

"The Land of Fairy Tales"

Create a project (card, layout, altered project etc) based on the inspiration picture

Prize

The winner for Pixie February Challenge will get a $15 gift certificate to shop at Pixie Dust Paperie

Take Note

**Announcement **

Pixie January Challenge Winner

Thanks to all who played along with Pixie January Challenge.

We enjoyed every single entry, they are all beautiful in its own way, thanks ladies!!!

Here's the winning project

Congratulations Kitika !!!! Please send an email to kirsty@pixiedustpaperie.com to claim your prize, you have till February 14th to do that.

There are a few more outstanding projects that caught our DT's eyes and we would love to share them with you!

Entry #14 Joy

Entry #44 Nata

Entry # 41 Nata

Entry # 34 Kitika

Entry # 36 Christine

We usually do only ONE prize for the challenge, but since we can't part with so many fabulous projects for our January Challenge, we would like to put all the names of our DT's favorite in a basket, and pull out one name randomly, this lucky winner will get a special discount code for The Pixie Shop. Stay tuned with The Pixie Blog so you won't miss out the announcement!

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Please come back tomorrow to see what our fabulous Challenge Design Team had for you!!!!!

"SMILE" embellished frame by lauren bergold

2012-02-05T00:00:00.005-05:00

this month's pixie kit is called YOU MAKE LIFE FUN and it is aptly named: with such a fabulous assortment of papers and embellishments, who could fail to enjoy making a variety of cool projects?! someone who definitely "makes life fun" for everyone around him is my young friend carlos, seen in this photo:

you may recall that one of my LOVE NOTES projects last month was also an embellished frame, it is for carlos' sister isabel; since their birthdays are close together, i try to make them each a similar--but unique and personal gift--so i was really excited that this month's kit had everything i needed to make a "boy version"!

one of the centerpieces of this kit is a line i happen to ♥LOVE♥... "fun day" by my mind's eye! the patterns on two of the papers were IDEAL for fussy-cutting purposes: the reverse side of "sugar rush" has a zigzag pattern that became an instant flag banner, which i spiced up even more with the super-fun circle garland from the same source, with some bright and beautiful cosmo cricket buttons on top.

"pinwheel party" provided the perfect little set of icons for the lower section. i punched some stars from complimentary sheets by crate paper and pink paislee for the centers, and used a couple of tiny brads from my stash to hold them together; the stems are tiiiiiiiiny slivers trimmed with my paper cutter from crate paper's "exposure" sheet.

i diecut the letters in "smile" using my cuttlebug, inked the edges of absolutely everything, and assembled this in a flash!

what could possibly make life more fun... or easier... than that?! ♥

* Supplies *

Pixie February Kit "You make life fun"

"play" layout by Zielonooka

2012-02-03T00:00:00.006-05:00

Hi all:))

I'm back after a long break caused by my health problem. Now everything is ok, so I'm with you again :).

Today I want to show a LO with my daughters photo. Her play with an old camera was captured by my husband modern camera ;)

On this work I used the paper My Mind's Eye from Kraft Funday collection in Pixie February Kit "You make life fun". Thanks to the good paper quality it is possible to play with a media without any worry.

To do a background I used a gold and white acrylic paint and Glimmer Mist. I played with masks and stamps so that paper became even more interesting.

Do you see these circles with sunflowers in the middle? They are rubons. The surface of them is perfect to paint by colorful inks or mists.

If you want to know what else you can create with this wonderful kit, I invite you to PDP blog every day for handful of inspiration.

Greetings from Poland:)

-Zielonooka

* Supplies *

Pixie February Kit "You make life fun"

Check it out HERE!!!!

Pixie Dust Paperie February 2012 Kit ~ You Make Life Fun

2012-02-01T00:00:00.077-05:00

Pixie Dust Paperie February 2012 Kit

You make life fun

We have a few different packages to offer for

You make life fun

Please take your time to scroll down and I am sure you will find something you like at an affordable price

♥

"I want it all" pack

9 double-sided paper, 1 single-sided paper

- My mind's eye - Kraft Fun Day - Happy days "patchwork"

- My mind's eye - Kraft Fun Day - Happy days "sugar rush"

- My mind's eye - Kraft Fun Day "fun and game party"

- My mind's eye - Kraft Fun Day - everyday fun "pinwheel party"

- Pink Paislee - Vintage Vogue - Beauty Parlor

- Pink Paislee - Old School - Prep School

- Crate Paper - Random collection - Graphic

- Glitz Design - Vintage Blue - Motif

- Echo Park - Victoria Garden - Sunshine

- Melissa Frances - Heart and home - timothy

12x12 sticker sheet

October Afternoon - Thrift Store

Embellishment

- My mind's eye - Kraft Fun Day - Happy days circle garland

- Cosmo Cricket - Salt Air buttons

- Prima - Londonerry Flocked Rub-ons

Prima - Pink Tuffy flowers

Pixie Signature Crinkled Ribbon

- Deep Water (crinkled)

- Old Lace

Our Pixie Signature Collectable Item is included in this package

$31 - get yours HERE!!!

♥

"Paper Only" pack

9 double-sided paper + 1single sided

$8.50 - get yours HERE!!!

"Paper + Sticker Sheet" pack

- 9 pieces double sided paper

- 1 piecesingle sided paper

- 1 piece 12"x12"sticker sheet

$11 - get yours HERE!!!

Embellishment

You can get all the embellishment item individually at our new Pixie@Etsy

- My mind's eye - Kraft Fun Day - happy days circle garland $3.99

- Cosmo Cricket - Salt Air buttons - $2.99

- Prima Londonerry flocked rub-ons - $3.99

Pixie Dust Paperie February 2012 Kit ~ "You Make Life Fun" preview

2012-01-31T00:00:00.001-05:00

Just look at these.......

Can't wait to see what everyone has made....

Pixie February Kit

"You Make Life fun"

"go wild on your birthday" by lauren bergold

2012-01-29T00:00:00.001-05:00

it's a well-known (& awesome!) fact that the pixie dust paperie specializes in finding the prettiest papers and the most beautiful embellishments, and this month's LOVE NOTES kit is certainly no exception. so you may be wondering if they can ALSO be used to produce fun masculine cards and layouts? if i may, i'd like to give my answer in card form:

the reverse side of crate paper's "denim" sheet is a lovely floral... but this side is fab as well, don't you think? pink paislee's "cozy sweater" has a fun geometric on one side and an awesome graph on the reverse. my mind's eye's "love me" paper is neutral--both in color and gender--as are a bunch of the elements in the giant 12x12 set of crate's "random" chipboard. the distressed pale green ledger panel was cut from the packaging of pink paislee's "wood chip" alphabet. speaking of which:

those babies are already an attractive shade of natural pale wood and frankly look great right out of the package; but i couldn't resist using a texty background stamp to give mine a little more personality! and then there's the star of the card:

ok, no, he wasn't actually included *IN* the kit. :) but i bet, like me, you've got a few favorite digital files, right? having a small nephew (& crazy brothers-in-law, lol!) some of mine happen to be monsters. this one, from a set called "monstrous" by jesse edwards, is sadly out of print, but there are loads of others available; plus clipart works well for this; or try a google image search of "monster" and "paper-piecing" and see what you get!

the gorgeous package of crate paper's "random" trimmings which come in the kit included this fantastic extra-thick baker's twine. i attached it to my card using fast-dry tacky glue. i love the way it frames my sentiment composed with the wooden letters, a bit of computer-generated text, and my trusty dymo labeller!

and there you have it: a monstrously festive "guy card" that surely any husband, nephew... or crazy brother-in-law... would love to receive! :)

*Supplies*

Pixie January Kit "Love Notes"

"I want it all" pack

$39.00 - get yours HERE!!!!

"Paper only" pack

$9.00 - get yours HERE!!!

Chipboard

$5.50 - get yours HERE!!!

Wood Chip Alphabets

$5.49 - get yours HERE!!!

♥ Pixie January Challenge ♥

"Love Notes"

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XOXO card by Kirsty Vittetoe

2012-01-27T00:00:00.025-05:00

I am sharing another Valentine's Day card using Pixie January Kit "Love Notes"

those lovely paper and chipboard pieces are all you need...

Pixie January Kit "Love Notes"

"Paper Only" Pack - $9 - get yours HERE!!!

Crate paper chipboard element - $5.50 - get yours HERE!!!

happy birthday altered frame by lauren bergold

2012-01-25T00:00:00.034-05:00

i don't scrapbook, as such, but i have been known to make altered frames... which is, afterall just fancier and more permanent type of layout! since this particular frame holds the photo of one of my favorite kids in the world--my best friend's daughter, miss isabel--it seems only fitting i should use the LOVE NOTES kit!

this frame measures approximately eight inches square, and i found it in the section of my local big box craft store where all of the unpainted wooded and papier mache items are kept. would you believe it cost ONE DOLLAR??! ok, granted, it was unfinished when i purchased it, needed quite a bit of sanding around the edges, and it does not have glass or plastic covering the photo area. but then i knew i wanted to customize this and give it to a young lady who will turn three this spring. so those factors actually WORKED for me! :)

in addition to the name, the variety of papers and embellishments in the LOVE NOTESkit was perfect for what i had in mind! the thing which sparked my idea to begin with was the my mind's eye "doily banners paper". as soon as i saw it, i knew that if if cut out the banners and draped them over and around the frame they would look FABULOUS... and i think was i was right about that, don't you?! :)

the second thing i added was a bunch of elements from crate paper's "random" chipboard sheet. every piece of chipboard you see here (except the pink butterfly which is teresa collins' from the PINK ROSE COTTAGE kit) was part of the 12x12" sheet that came in the kit... and i doubt i even used half of the fun icons provided!

the words "happy", "adorable" and "sweet"... plus that super-fab cupcake and the funky ampersand... were all ready to use our of the packet. heck, they are even self-adhesive, you cannot get much EASIER than that, right?!

my favorite part is the collection of tiny chipboard buttons, gems and little stickers that frame the heart-shaped opening of the frame. it's hard to think of anything that would be cuter AND ALSO draw one's attention *immediately* to the sweet girl's face!

and now i cannot wait for this little gal's birthday to arrive... so we can take a brand new"adorable, happy & sweet" photo to go into the frame!

*Supplies*

Pixie January Kit "Love Notes"

get yours HERE!!!!

Pixie November Kit "Pink Rose Cottage"

get yours HERE!!!

♥ Pixie January Challenge ♥

"Love Notes"

Join in the fun HERE!!!!

Tiny Notebook by Kirsty Vittetoe

2012-01-23T00:00:00.050-05:00

A great big happy Monday to all!!!!! I am back with another project for

Pixie January Kit "Love Notes"

this kit is so sweet and lovely that I can't help myself but make another tiny notebook

you can check out my first tiny notebook with Pixie October Kit "Blue Moon" here!

the brown paper are just those that came with your packaging..

I think I am going to make a few more of these tiny notebook, what do you think?

* Supplies *

Pixie January Kit "Love Notes"

"I want it all" pack

$39 - get yours HERE!!!

"Paper only" pack

$9 - get yours HERE!!!

Looking for the chipboard only?

$5.50 - get it HERE!!!

Pixie Signature Crinkled Ribbon

SALE * SALE * SALE

get all crinkled ribbon at 50% off with code pretty-in-pink

Check it out HERE!!!!

♥ Pixie January Challenge ♥

"Love Notes"

Looking to win a $15 Pixie gift certificate?

Play along with us HERE!!!!

"SPARKLE" gift box by lauren bergold

2012-01-21T00:00:00.001-05:00

you'll have noticed that i ♥LOVE♥ to make fancy little gift boxes. there are a couple of reasons for this: one is that i am always attracted to them in gift shops, where they areexpensive! another is that i have a lot of crafty friends to whom i enjoy giving a "little something" on their birthdays, and having some really AMAZING packaging always makes a small gift look a lot cooler, in my opinion. this particular one i made using january's fabulous LOVE NOTES kit:

i started off with one of those little papier mache boxes they sell in the craft superstores for about $1.50. i stained all the edges black with a permanent marker before affixing my trimmed papers. i used the awesome crate "denim" pattern, and the reverse of pink paislee's "cozy sweater" for the top.

when wrapping paper around the side of the box, it's important not to try and take your paper UNDER the part that the lid will cover; unless your lid happens to have a VERY loose fit, it's not going to slide over an extra layer. you can see, below, that i only applied about an inch-high strip of the denim. this is why it's nice to have colored the unfinished box with a marker, it makes it blend in a bit better!

of course, in this case, i also knew i was going to add the luxurious blue velvet lace from crate paper's "random" trimmings, and that would cover any gaps rather nicely. inside the box, i've got a little collection of vintage buttons, some of which have crystal or rhinestone details, which is why the american crafts sticker "bring your own sparkle" worked so well.

for finishing touches i added a "random" chipboard sticker (which i trimmed into two pieces to fit better) and a few of glitz design's rhinestones trimmed from the beautiful borders in the kit. and now i am ready to bestow this lovely treat on a special sewing friend!!! (shhh! don't tell, ok?!) ♥

*Supplies*

Pixie January Kit "Love Notes"

"I want it all" pack

$39 - get yours HERE!!

"Paper only" pack

$9 - get yours HERE!!!

Looking for the chipboard only?

$5.50 - get it HERE!!!

Looking for the Crate paper trim?

$4.99 - get it HERE!!!!

Just want the bling?

$4.99 - get it HERE!!!

♥ Pixie January Challenge ♥

"Love Notes"

Looking to win a $15 Pixie gift certificate?

JOIN US HERE!!!

I Luv You Puzzle Blocks by Kirsty Vittetoe

2012-01-19T00:00:00.001-05:00

Pixie January Kit "Love Notes" is sweet and lovely! Totally perfect for your Valentine's day project!

remember those puzzle blocks you played when you were little?

I thought these little wooden blocks are great for this project

six sides, six different look....

now my friend and her baby can play puzzle blocks together....

it's time to get the Valentine's Day project going......

Pixie January Kit "Love Notes"

Shop "LOVE NOTES" here!!!

If you are looking for 6x6 paper pad, you might like this one

30% off on all paper pad at The Pixie Shop

use code "SV-PP-30"

Shop HERE!!!

♥ Pixie January Challenge ♥

"Love Notes"

JOIN US HERE!!!!

"J'ADORE" card by lauren bergold

2012-01-17T00:00:00.027-05:00

if you want to make your most fabulous valentines ever, this month's kit, ♥LOVE NOTES♥ is definitely right for you!!! it's got every element you need: a perfect color palette featuring plenty of reds and pinks; lots of great love-themed papers; loads of hearts and flowers, etc. on the other hand, whoever said that sort of thing only works on valentines, eh? personally, i think this is one of the best "thinking of you" cards i've ever made!

for that matter, i believe i could have made these same supplies into a pretty great birthday or anniversary card... or a fun layout celebrating my adorable nieces and nephew... or a cool mini-book about paris! the best thing about any pixie kit, in my opinion, is not the "theme" at all, but the fact that every gorgeous product has been selected to work well with every other bit of the kit!!!

by now you'll have realized that my favorite technique is collage, and i have to confess that i've been known to spend quite a bit of time finding all the right "bits and bobs" to put on a card. with a pixie kit, miss kirsty has already done that for me!!! on this card you can see i have the best background and matting papers EVER ("sweet eiffel" and the "numers grid" by my mind's eye); a wonderful sentiment sticker from american crafts; two lengths of trim plus a few chipboard stickers from crate paper's random collection; and gems snipped from webster's pages "dazzle me" strips. every single bit of which was apre-made element!!! ok, yes, i did a little fussy-cutting from other papers in the kit (the hearts & doily) and i did some inking and distressing around the edges of my papers. but that's mostly because i just ENJOY doing those things!

if you've never worked with a kit before, all i can say is, "try it once"... because i'm confident that the amazing "jump start" to your creativity will convince you far better than i ever could!!! ♥

* Supplies *

Pixie January Kit "LOVE NOTES"

"I want it all" pack

$39 - get yours HERE!!!

"paper only" pack

$9 - get yours HERE!!

Looking for the chipboard only?

$5.50 - get it HERE!!

Looking for the Crate paper trim only

$4.99 - get it HERE!!!

♥ Pixie January Challenge ♥

"Love notes"

JOIN US HERE!!!!!

Best kind of friends layout by Kirsty Vittetoe

2012-01-15T00:00:00.034-05:00

Working with Pixie January Kit "Love Notes" is great.....

pick up any piece of DP from your kit

just add your favorite photo....

a bit of misting.......

maybe a little embellishments......

and some journaling.....

and DONE!!!!!!!!

easy huh? If you have the Pixie Kit!!!!!

Check out The Pixie Shop

and our New Pixie Etsy Shop for "Love Notes"

* Tim Holtz Sale at The Pixie Shop *

3 days only, get all Tim Holtz products at 40%

use code "TH-3days-Sale"during check out to enjoy this special offer!

** Pixie January Challenge **

Love Notes

a Valentine's day project

Play along with Pixie HERE!!!!!

"100 hearts" valentine minibook by lauren bergold

2012-01-13T00:00:00.000-05:00

there are plenty of things you can do besides make valentines using january's LOVE NOTES kit, but if you want to make a few valentine-themed projects, i don't think i've ever seen a better bunch of products for the purpose!

and as a matter of fact, i'm a bit of an expert in this field, since my niece riley happens to have been born on valentine's day! this year i made this little minibook for her, and i think it's rather adorable! :)

you can see that, as in all pixie kits, the paper selection is not only beautifully matched, but perfectly balanced with regard to colors, patterns and scale. since everything works so well together, most of the hard work is already done and you can jump right into the fun part: actually MAKING your project!

90% of this little book is paper that i've trimmed, inked, outlined, diecut... or all of the above! but for the cover i grabbed a couple of crate paper's chipboard elements (in this case, the frame and the flower) from the "random" collection. you get an entire 12x12" sheet in the kit, and i guarantee you'll love them as much as i do!

i chose a short but sweet heart-themed poem for riley's book. i formatted most of the text on my computer and printed it out on clear inkjet labels from the office supply store, but i used the fabulously bold pink paislee alphabet to highlight a significant word on each page.

the blonde wooden letters are already gorgeous in their natural state, but for this project i decided to make them even more dramatic by staining them black using a permanent marker.

i used the same marker around the edge of each of my graduated chipboard pages. the cover is approximately 5 1/2 inches square; whereas the last page measures 5 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches... so it would be big enough to hold a heartfelt greeting to the birthday girl herself!

having been lucky enough to receive a bind-it-all for christmas, i actually constructed and bound this book myself, and i liked the idea of staggering the pages to really show of the gorgeous patterns. you could do the same thing using rings or ribbons to hold your pages together, or i happen to know there are also some cute mini albums in the pixie shop! ;)

while this design was created specifically for miss riley's valentine's day birthday... i don't think your own nieces (or daughters or mother or second cousins!) would mind receiving"one hundred hearts worth" of your love... no matter when their birthday happens to occur!!! ♥♥♥

* Supplies *

"Love Notes" I want it all pack

$39 - get yours HERE!!

"Love Notes" paper only pack

$9 - get yours HERE!!

Or you can get the Wood Chip Alphabet on its own without the kit

$5.49 - get yours HERE!!!

Head over the our New Pixie Shop at Etsy to see "Love Notes" and the choice of packages you can choose from this month

Or you may want to shop at The Pixie Shop for all the other kits and embellishment items

♥ Pixie January Challenge ♥

"Love Notes"

Click HERE to check out our January Challenge

or scroll down to see what our fabulous Pixie Challenge DT had for you!

Love Notes.....

2012-01-11T00:00:00.007-05:00

Pixie Dust Paperie January Kit

"Love Notes"

This month, we are doing things a little bit differently, you are able to get the Pixie Kits in different packages

"I want it all" pack

$39 - get it here!

"Paper Only" Pack

$9 - get it here!!!

"Embellishment" Pack A

"Embellishment" Pack B

"Embellishment" Pack C

all at $9.95 each, check it out here!!!

♥ ♥ ♥

Pixie January Challenge

"Love Notes"

create a Valentine's day project OR a project with heart on it

You have seen our talented Pixie Challenge Design Team and their fabulous project the past 3 days, here's 2 more project for the challenge

Lauren Bergold

Kirsty Vittetoe

Click HERE to play along

or read more about the Pixie Challenge