"oh snap" card by lauren bergold

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

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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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DREAMS masculine card by Kirsty Vitteote

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"

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"You make life fun" paper and sticker pack

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"The Land of Fairy Tales"

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"go wild on your birthday" by lauren bergold

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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Masculine card by Kirsty Vittetoe

Inspired by Pixie Lauren, I decided to make at least one Masculine project each month using Pixie Dust Paperie Kit.

Here's my masculine card for the month using "Blue Moon"

Simple, no ribbons, no frills, but we all need it once in a while don't we?

Here's Pixie October Kit "Blue Moon"

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Pixie October Challenge

"Birdsong"

(create a project with bird/s on it)

Click HERE for details or to link your entry

Masculine card by Kirsty Vittetoe

This would be our last project for Pixie August Kit "Picnic Basket"

I love pretty girly girls stuff, and when I create, I tends to forget that we do need Masculine card from time to time, hmmm..... maybe I should take Pixie Lauren's word seriously, and make a commitment to create a masculine card from every Pixie Kit I have in the future...

with this, we round up Pixie August Kit "Picnic Basket", however, you are still able to pick up your "Picnic Basket" at The Pixie Shop, be sure to come back tomorrow for some sneak peeks for Pixie September Kit AND a GIVEAWAY too!!!!

Pixie August Challenge

You still have time to join us at our August Challenge (ends September 5th)

That's my girl is the theme, check it out HERE (or to link your entry)