♥DREAM♥ banner by lauren bergold

how closely do your projects generally resemble your PLAN for them? i ask because sometimes mine seem to take on a life of their own and go in a direction i did not foresee at all... and this is one of those times!

i had intended using october's anniversary kit, BLUE MOON, to make a banner similar tothis one from last january. i thought it would be colorful and funky and feature pretty much a little bit of EVERYTHING from the kit. the finished banner is nothing like that, but it's maybe even better?

i'm not usually much of a "monochrome" gal, but somehow all of the soft tan, cream and white neutrals in the kit ganged up on me and just DEMANDED to be used together!

i cut the pennants from pink paislee's "divine damask" paper and backed them with kraft cardstock. the fabric thickers are nestled on medallions cut from american crafts' "hello sunshine" and the decorative valence at the top is punched from more pink paislee--this time the butterfly garden collection's "flower blooms".

i strung the banner from some pixie signature seam binding in a soft sandy color. between each pennant i've attached one of prima's gorgeous fabric "calcutta" blossoms.

i've embellished the panels with melody ross' whimsical little chipboard birds (you get a whole packet!) that i covered with vintage sheet music from the kit. i've given them a light coating of matte gel medium for extra resilliance!

this banner was a ♥DREAM♥ to make, and i hope it will be equally loved in its new home!

Kirsty's Note -

That is just truly a DREAM banner to have!!!!Thanks Pixie Lauren!!!!

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Pixie October Kit "Blue Moon"

get yours HERE!!!

**Pixie Lauren's DREAM banner GIVEAWAY**

Hey, it's your lucky day, this DREAM banner is going to a new home, simply leave a comment on today's post, and we will pick a winner randomly, winner announcement will  be made on Oct 31st

Pixie October Challenge

"Birdsong"

(create a project with bird/s)

Click HERE for details or to link your entry

"isabel" name banner by lauren bergold

one of my favorite things in the whole world to make is a name banner, and i am especially pleased with this one for my young friend isabel!


having made a few banners in the past, i must say that the only bit i didn't used to like (besides photographing them--ALWAYS a challenge!!!) is how long it took to choose all the "bits". it turns out that a kit makes all the difference in the world...particularly, if it's a pixie dust paperie kit! ;)

*EVERYTHING* is already coordinated for you! all the papers match all the other papers! the plentiful selection of embellishments work perfectly in terms of color, style, and theme! so this time, instead of spending ages rounding up and deliberating between which products to use, i was able to open the kit, and start making the banner immediately! how cool is that?! i am *ALWAYS* doing it this way from now on!!!


i made a triangular template so that all the pennants of my banner would be the same size, and cut the bases out of the sturdy kraft chipboard with which pixie-in-chief kirsty vittetoe packs all of the kits!

i adhered each triangle to a bit of plain white copier paper and trimmed around with decorative scissors to give them a pretty scallopped edge. once all six panels were ready to go, i began cutting the inner triangles out of the kit's selection of patterned papers. i tacked everything together lightly with dryline adhesive before running the all the edges through my sewing machine for texture, interest, and EXTRA security!

to make the letters of isabel's name, i sized and formatted them in a word document (the font is called "brando") and printed on plain paper, which i then held together with various bits of patterned paper from the kit, and cut out. each letter is inked and outlined with a very fine-tipped pen to give it just a little more emphasis.

then all that was left was THE FUN PART! i mixed and matched letters with the various background panels until i found just the right combination, before adding in my embellishments.

i punched decorative shapes and edges, and combined those with stickers from the october afternoon "thrift shop" sticker sheet. i hand-cut elements from some of the patterned papers...and the gorgeous lace paper... to act as additional accents. i layered maya road chipboard shapes with vintage diecuts, and painted or inked the sweet maya road chipboard letters. dear lizzy "enchanted" trimmings and rose brads gave a little extra touch of glamour.

i am absolutely thrilled with how quickly and easily this project came together; i hope miss izzy will love having this as much as i loved making it! ♥♥♥

Kirsty's Note -

Absolutely beautiful Lauren, I love the clear instruction on how you put this beautiful banner together too, thanks for sharing your talent, and thanks for picking out those beautiful supplies in this kit "My Funky Valentine" is indeed a lovely, and special Pixie Dust Paperie Kit!

Pixie Giveaway

Want to win this? Click HERE for details!!!

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Pixie December Challenge
Thanks to all who played along with Pixie Sketch Challenge in December
Here's the winning project!

Congratulations Lynnda!!!!! 
Please send your mailing info to kirsty@pixiedustpaperie.com, so I could get the prize - Pixie Dust Paperie Debut Kit "Fall in Love" out to you


And the winner of Pixie Signature Crinkle Ribbons is
Sylvia Nelson
Sylvia, please send your mailing info to kirsty@pixiedustpaperie.com, with your choice of crinkle ribbons, you can log on to www.shop.pixiedustpaperie.com and pick out 2 colors of your choice.


Winners, you have till Jan 12 to claimed your prize!
Thank you ladies, for playing along with Pixie, please join us again in January 20th!


Note to the final entry: Catherine Khoo, I wasn't able to leave comment at your blog, the word verification part seemed to have problem, I wanna to thank you for making it to the Pixie Sketch Challenge, thanks for sharing a beautiful layout!

"Cute" Banner by Lori Hairston

The November Kit is awesome!  I opened the box and started oohing and aahing immediately.  One of the things I oohed about was this darling "cute" banner from My Mind's Eye.  The little banner is just about cute enough to use all on its own  - but then I saw the beautiful pink paper from Prima and for some reason thought they needed to be together! 

 Then I added little bits from the Jack 'n Jill papers ( which are absolutely the cutest)

 and brads from the collection you get in the kit.

  I strung the banner on the cute blue fiber ribbon that's part of the ribbon card from My Mind's Eye. 

 I ran a teal ink pad over the pretty blue seam binding ribbon and tied it on, added two roses from the package of nine and there you have it, my "cute" banner! 


Kirsty's note -
This is so pretty, I love that pink paper too!


To get your "SNOW SHOE", click HERE!

"Baby Boy Card" and "Dream" Banners by Kirsty Vittetoe

I have two projects to share today, and it is the last 2 projects of Pixie's Debut Kit "Fall in Love", from tomorrow Oct 29th, we will be previewing Pixie November Kit!

Here's another baby card to share.... this time is for a baby boy

that little doggie and the train right below the crown are from the sticker sheet that comes with the kit

I used about every single tiny piece of the sticker found on that Webster's Pages sticker sheet that comes in the Kit, they are just adorable!

Next to share is something I've always wanted to make, a banner! I finally got a chance to do this when I have my hands on Pixie Dust Paperie's Oct Kit "Fall in Love"

There are 5 pieces here, and it says DREAM

And it is now hanging in my little craft room

Pixie will be offering up some fun sneak peeks over the next few days, so stay tuned!


Click HERE to play along with Pixie's first ever CHALLENGE!


Specials -
Pixie Dust Paperie has an exciting new offer, ONE DAY ONLY, 50 % off the October Kit "Fall in Love"! Starting right now Oct 28th, 2010 at midnight EST and ends at 23.59 PM EST, use code OCT-KIT during check out and you will pay only half price off the October Kit (this is where it pays to be a blog follower)!!! Grab your Oct Kit now before it is gone!