June Kit Project Ideas

The Charming Mirror…altered art by SarahBeth. This project was created using the June Kit!

I had an old mirror hanging around the hosue that I used to LOVE and had gotten “unattached” to so I decided it would get to be the basis for my next altered project. I was very happy with the way it turned out! The June kit papers and embellishments were perfect. The only item I used that wasn’t in the kit besides the mirror was the chipboard I used with the local scrapbook store’s die cut section to create “charming” alphas for the top of the mirror.

LOVED the cameos inclued in the kit by Webster’s. They were just so gorgeous regardless of what you did with them.

One last look! This was a fun project and I’m positive that I’ll be enjoying it for a long way to come. Loved the crossword paper and the vintage scrabble piece and the polkas! There was so much fun to work with in the June kit.

Aww…12×12 layout by Ginger John, also featuring items included in the Little Black Dress Kit club June kit.

We all loved the cork alphas. They were so much fun to work with!

Know This 12×12 Layout by ginger John (using the June Kit from LBD Kit Club again).

Let’s talk about this picture for a moment…it’s my FAVORITE! How hilarious is that?

She Said 12×12 Layout by Ginger John, June Little Black Dress Kit Club Project Idea

There’s the cork alphas again! So fun and versatile!

Alright! Now that I’ve distracted you from September’s Sweet Elegance Kit with some June projects missing from the LBD Blog…you can watch for more September project ideas in the next few days!

I say you may have missed them because they didn’t get featured as they should in June! And I know that you won’t want to miss these fabulous projects! So feast your eyes on these pictures of June Little Black Dress Kit Club projects before we move FULLY on to the July kit tomorrow!

These were sent in by LBD DT member May Flaum…my personal favorite is the bookmark. But I’m an obsessive reader so that’s just a given!

Read This Bookmark by May Flaum, June kit Project Idea

Read This Bookmark by May Flaum, CLOSE UP, june Kit Project idea

One Thought at a Time Greeting Card by May Flaum, June Kit Project Idea

Isn’t the yellow lace trim gorgeous. We always love seeing what the DT members come up with. It’s great to see them incorporate the same products into all their different scrapping styles.

One Thought at a Time Greeting Card by May Flaum, CLOSE UP

Funny Guy 12 x12 Layout by May Flaum, June Kit Project Idea

I love the combination of Rub on lettering, cork alphas and tile alphas. What a great look May came up with for this page! And it’s such an easily adapted layout for so many different phot0s/memories.

Funny Guy 12x12 Layout, CLOSE UP

She Said 12x12 layout by May Flaum, June kit Project idea

Snow White! I love this Fairy Tale page. What a fantastic picture. I love May’s use of all the white space to accentuate the hot spots on the page.

She Said 12x12 Layout by May Flaum, CLOSE UP

I DO love a good button selection and the June kit aimed to please. The cameos were a favorite with many of the designers and subscribers alike. (They were one of my favorites as well).

We also missed out on Ginger’s projects!

Aww 12x12 Layout by ginger John, CLOSE UP

I love scrappers that take a piece of paper and mess it up until it looks like their very own creation and Ginger sure does have a way with paper. Love the combination of the music notes rubons (Glitz Design) and the crinkled and pleated vintage music sheet.

Aww 12x12 layout by Ginger J, June Kit Project idea

Know This Red Polka 12x12 layout by Ginger J, June kit project Idea

AWESOME, huge flower! Those little red, embroidered circles included in the vintage extras section of the kit really pack a punch.

Know This Red Polka 12x12 Layout Closeup

Again…the combination of alphas is so fun! I love the combo of alphas that came with the June kit. And we love Ginger’s creation of black strips. It’s so old school it’s almost retro.

She Said Flower 12x12 Layout by Ginger, CLOSE UP

She Said Flower 12x12 Layout by Ginger J, June Kit project idea

She Said Flowers 12x12 layout by Ginger J, CLOSE UP 2

I am a big, huge sucker for paper flowers. And this one just might be a fav of mine. I always love the vintage sheet music pages. You often find them in the Little Black Dress Kits!

Alright…so sorry that I kept these fab projects from you guys until the end of the month! They are all so great that I couldn’t let it go once I’d realized it was almost July. Plus they offer some great project ideas that can be incorporated into just about any project. Enjoy!

Welcome to the LBD Design Team, Francine! We love your work. And we know that our subscribers (and stalkers…you know who you are) will love it, too!

Francine Clouden, Little Black Dress Design Team Member!

Francine hails from the tiny Caribbean island of Grenada and has been making cards since 2001 and scrapbooking since 2002. Scrapbooking and other paper crafts are her creative outlet. She loves graphic patterned papers, buttons, chipboard, stamps and anything textural. She doesn’t mind getting her fingers covered in ink and paint, and will try just about any technique once! Her pages reflect her daily life, travel, thoughts and dreams and random moments. She is also an avid amateur photographer, and you will rarely find her without her trusted Canon 350D. She recently started playing with pixels as well as paper and glue and is now hooked! Her work has been published in major magazines such as Creating Keepsakes, Simple Scrapbooks, Scrapbook Trends, Cards and Memory Makers. She is the Scrapbooking editor on Craft Gossip, on the Design Team for Banana Frog, the Creative Team for Karla Dudley Designs, is part of the team at Write.Click.Scrapbook, and blogs almost daily at Callaloo Soup .

Francine currently lives in France with her husband Lucas, their baby boy Kieran, and their cats Mozaique and Naâla.

Here’s some of the fun stuff that Francine put together after receiving the LBD June kit in the mail:

Know This 12x12 Layout by Francine

Love the use of the chocolate brown pom pom trim from the June Kit! And two other favorite mentions on this 12×12 layout are the awesome creation of a subtle double layer border with cream stitching and the paper butterflies that actually appear to be flying right there on the page. Amazing Francine! Love it!

12x12 Know This Layout by Francine, CLOSEUP

Here’s a closeup look at the paper butterflies that give this classic page such a surprisingly whimsical touch! Francine also used the June kit’s rubon for the title of the page “Know This.”

Good Hair Day 12x12 Layout by Francine

Francine’s Good Hair Day 12×12 Layout inspires almost reverential states here at LBD because of the amazing layering going on! Count the layers..how many do you find? Doesn’t the finished result just give you tons of ideas? I particularly love the pleated paper against the corrugated cardboard; the rough/industrial combined with the preppy pleats just made me smile. Kind of like how a “good hair day” makes you smile, right? And I have to draw your attention (just in case you somehow got distracted and aren’t already staring at it) to the gorgeous flower. We love flowers…who doesn’t? And the only thing that comes close to being as fabulous as fresh flowers are really amazing paper ones that never go brown.

Good Hair Day 12x12 Layout by Francine

Closeup of the layering…mmm…gorgeous!

Good Hair Day 12x12 Layout by Francine, CLOSEUP

AND…close up of the flower. Too fun!

Monkey See Monkey Do 12x12 Layout by Francine

Francine’s Monkey See Monkey Do 12×12 Layout! Love her paper combinations (where’d she come with that fabulous arrangement of paper? Oh yah! The LBD June Kit!) And I also love her journaling topped off by the great trim arrangement on top and the cute alpha arrangement with title on the bottom. Great layout!

Monkey See Monkey Do 12x12 Layout by Francine, CLOSEUP

Monkey See Monkey Do 12x12 Layout by Francine, CLOSEUP#2

Monkey See Monkey Do 12x12 Layout by Francine

Lego Play 12x12 Layout by Francine

I love layouts that are made based on a “series” of pictures. They’re so fun! And this 12×12 layout by Francine is a great example. Her placement of the pics and the cork alphas even seems to mimic the “stacking” of legos. I particularly appreciate the combo of cork and October Afternoon alphas in the title with the crossword puzzle paper and the vintage number card thrown in to finish it off. Great use of the kit!

Lego Play 12x12 Layout by Francine, CLOSEUP

Merci Card by Francine

The Merci card by Francine was made using some of the favorites from the LBD June kit: the Webster’s cameo, the chocolate brown pom pom trim, and the mini green sequins. Again…we love the stitching. What a great card project!

Francine's Merci Card, CLOSEUP

We’re so glad that we get to see what Francine comes up with…and you’re welcome to check back to see her projects each month (as well as the other LBD Design Team Members).

If you’d like to see more of Francine’s work outside of Little Black Dress Kit Club…check her out here:

http://francineclouden.typepad.com/callaloo_soup/

http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/userprofile.asp?user_id=166204&pg=2

Ellen put together several projects  using the June kit that we know you’ll all love:

Music to My Soul 12x12 Layout by Ellen S

 I love Ellen’s use of stitching to create a subtly fun border/accent. The sequins add just the perfect finishing touch to the entire page and we love that the cut out flowers are allowed to lift off the page on the edges in some spots! It gives it great dimension.

Altered Art: Get A Clue Clipboard by Ellen S

Altered art! It’s such a favorite because it’s always so unique and personal. Everybody has their own take on similar projects. Take this altered clipboard, for example. Ellen’s is different than any I’ve ever seen. It’s fun and it’s whimsical and it’s practical…all at the same time. Those combined qualities make the best projects.

Owl Hoo Ray Card using the June Kit from Little Black Dress and Martha Stewart Template, by Ellen S

 Ellen used a Martha Stewart template that she thought would work well with the Little Black Dress June kit to put together this Hoo Ray card! It’s adorable. And she was right…the kit products worked perfectly!

Altered Art by Ellen S, Road Trip Goodie Bag!

 Another unique altered art project from Ellen! This Road Trip Goodie Bag makes me want to grab an overnight bag and take a spontaneous trip! Great layering, great use of a word strip/quote and my favorite? The layered deco at the top left corner (backed by the yellow lace and topped with a Webster’s cameo). It certainly draws the eye!

Road Trip Goodie Bag by Ellen S, CLOSE UP

The You Two Mini Album by Ellen S, LBD Kit Club Design Team Member

 LOVE mini albums! And Ellen’s is yummy. I love the use of the vintage elements from Pink Paislee. I LOVE the use of the corrugated cardboard. and I LOVE the use of trim and layering.

Ellen S's You Two Mini Album, CLOSE UP, top left corner

You Two mini album by Ellen S, CLOSE UP, bottom right corner

 We’ve all been loving the Cork alphas. They are so versatile!

You Two mini album page 1, by Ellen S

 I love that Ellen put together a mini album all about advice. Such a great (and usable) theme.

You Two mini album by Ellen S, page 2

 This insert is one of my favorite pieces of Ellen’s mini album. The cork alphas and small Alpha tiles and rubons all mix together to give it a fantastic look!

You Two mini album by Ellen S, page 3

You Two mini album by Ellen S, page 4

You Two mini album by Ellen S, page 5

 I love all of Ellen’s journaling. This is such a fantastic keepsake. It comes off well thought out and at the same time…totally fun to look at! And that’s the point. Otherwise…why scrapbook at all? Right?

Thanks Ellen!

For more Ellen…check out here blog: 

http://closeyourears.blogspot.com

Hello Jenni! We LOVE the mini album that Jenni came up with using the June Kit! It’s scrumptious! Here are a few pictures of how she manipulated the products to create this mini bundle of fun:

Keep This Mini Album by Jenny, LBD Design Team Member, June Kit Project Idea

Keep This mini album by Jenni, love the two page layouts

Keep This mini album by Jenni, another two page layout

Keep This mini album by Jenni, Fold out interior layout

Keep This mini album by Jenni, note the bronze circle accents!

Keep This mini album by Jenni, interior page, Great layers!

 Can’t wait to see what Jenni comes up with for July! Watch for July sneak peeks soon!