By now I am sure you will have drooled over the new Summer Mini - so many yummy new products. This little blog hop is focusing on just that - Summer Mini loveliness.
You may have just arrived from the wonderful Kathryn Manglesdorf site ... or you may be starting right here .... don't worry, a hop is a full circle, keep clicking through and you'll visit all of the blogs along the way ... all 9 of them!
When I saw the Presto Patterns Speciality Designer Series Papers they were the first item on my shopping list.
These papers are so beautiful. There are 12 sheets in a pack and they are 'cover-weight' ... which in layman's terms means the paper is 'thick' LOL. Its almost like an embossed clear image that appears right before your eyes, without the need for embossing powders and a heat gun. The vintage patterned papers come to life when you apply ink to them. Here I have used a sponge and just rubbed ink onto the page but you could use a brayer or some Smooch Spritz.
Now to be honest I probably over did the Smooch Spritz ... but these little pearlised accent sprays add a splash of colour to the page ... very sparkly and it is a Christmas page afterall. The colours I chose were Pacific Point, Marina Mist and Pear Pizzaz - I tried to match the more prominent colours of the photos.
You'll notice there is even some stitching, a Big Shot punched snowflake and a few of the Delightful Decorations baubles along with lots of torn edges and even some sparkly rhinestones. The journalling is on a page from the Hostess Level One paper pack - screwed up and Smooch Spritz'd for good measure.
Can you see anything else from the Summer Mini? I sneeked in an Itty Bitty Bits heart and little button - if you haven't seen these they are just so cute (if you click on the photo above you should get to see it a little clearer) .... I'll have a card or two to show you (once I've gotten them out of my head and on cardstock LOL) .. these are just so cute and great for adding just a little bit extra to your cards and pages.
And here is a close up of the photo - we always put together a collage of photos to send with our Christmas cards and letter each year. Our letter is tucked in behind the photo - there's a little tag of ribbon attached to it to make it easier to pull out and read in years to come.
Lots of memories from 2010. Well I had better let you hop along ... off you go to check out the lovely Tina Gillespie to see what she is showcasing today.
Back next week with Sale-a-bration news and more of those little Itty Bitty Bits.
Have a lovely weekend.
Love Nikki
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