Welcome to the Kiwi Lane blog hop. You should have arrived here from La-Vie’s blog. If you happen to get lost along the way you can always head back to Kiwi Lane’s blog for the complete blog order.
I am very excited to be included in the hop, and couldn’t wait to see what designer templates I’d get to work with. I was graciously sent the Tiny Holiday and Abbie Road Mini sets. I think the Tiny Holiday set could be used on both cards and layouts. The Abbie Road is definitely geared more towards cards, but I could see using them as boarders for journalling or certain pictures on a layout. The products really are very versatile.
Since National Card Making Day is during the hop, and there is a fun challenge at Kiwi Lane in honor of that, I made two different cards. Be sure you check the challenge out, and get in on the fun!
My first card is very clean and simple. I used one of the borders and the ornament from the holiday set. I wanted to show how easy the sets are to use for different ideas, so I turned the ornament upside down and turned them into balloons. The balloons have some stickels on them for a bit of interest, and I used twine for the balloon strings.
- Kiwi Lane – Start here
- La-Vie Borde-Perry
- Lyne Schnable-Blodgett – You are here
- Jennifer Budge
- Meka Matthews
- Jen Nicholes
- Joan Holmes Leitch
- Michelle King Beaudry
- Gail Owens
love the second card with the paisley look
Thanks so much Emmie!
I'm loving the bday card so easy but so cute!!!
Thank you so much! I love both cards for completely different reasons.
Cute turning the ornaments into balloons! I never would have thought of that… 🙂
What beautiful cards!!! TFS
Woohoo – that's my whole goal – show someone something they hadn't thought of. Thank you…that made my day
Thank you so much
Great use of your templates, love the way you turned your ornaments into balloons. Really creative.
Happy Scrappin Carrie
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Really like your cards, they show the versatility of the templates, thanks for the ideas.
I always love when someone uses a template for a different design. I love the fall card too. Your paper choices are excellent!!
I love seeing how the templates can be used in different ways. Thanks!
Wow, these are both wonderful cards. I love the balloons.
What fun ideas on how to use the templates! TFS!!!
Both cards are great but I really likes the idea of flipping the ornament to make balloon. Thank you for sharing.
Esp love the printed pumpkins on your second one!!! Gorgeous.
<3 J
Great Job! I love fall.
Beautiful cards. The paper patterns and colors are so pretty.
Wonderful cards and I like how you turned the ornament into a balloon.
Fun use of the shapes
Love the pumpkins and fall colors.
I love the idea for the balloons! Great way to get double duty from one set.
Love the balloons!
I love how your thought out of the box!! Beautiful cards!
Love that you used the ornament for the balloon, very creative.
Great cards, I love those balloons!
Love the colour combo on the pumpkin card
Both cards are lovely. Love the balloons.
both cards have a totally distinct look but both are great!
What adorable cards….
Great projects! Now, can I borrow those templates??? Pretty please? LOL!
La-Vie B.
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The balloon card is simply adorable! Would be so perfect for a little boy or girl!
Oh my I love your cards. I love how you did the pumpkins tucked into the wavy bottom. Very nice job!
Lyne– The are such cute cards, and I love the papers you used 🙂
Both the cards are great. thanks for the inspiration.
Love your "ornament" balloons. I love that you showed a different way to use the templates. Great way to think outside the box.
Beautiful work, Lynn, very attractive and clean!
Great cards! I love the balloons!
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great cards Lynn!
Love your card: the elegant pumpkins are beautiful!!
Cute cards! I really like the fussy cutting on your second card of the designs.
Love your cards! Isn't Kiwi Lane awesome?! Love em!
Sometimes simple is better! Love how you tucked the pumpkin behind the border. Very cute!
Fun cards! I love the Kiwi templates they are soo cool!
Cute cards. I have also made one with the balloons.
Thanks so much Anna – paper matching is the hardest part for me
Thanks Janis – that paper is from my local Hobby Lobby and I just love it too.
Of course..haha
I wanted to drop a comment and say thank you to everyone for their lovely comments. The comments make the work of blogging all worth it.
I saw and you did an awesome job too! Have you been using KL templates long?
Thank you Jenna – KLD came up with a great concept.
Thank you Carrie – I thought tucking it made it so the busy paper didn't overwhelm everything else.
They are Paula!
Thank you Mary – using Kiwi hardly seems like fussy cutting at all though
Thank you Helen – the pumpkins are some of my favorite paper
Thank you GGD
Thank you Heather – I think the balloon were pretty clever myself 😉
Thank you peachy – I think clean would describe my style well
Thank you Natalie – Outside the box is hard for me…I'm your typical accountant…I like my rules…haha
You're most welcome Teresa
Thank you so much
Thank you Pam – this was only my second time using KLD
That was my thought Michelle – thank you for noticing!
Thank you so much
Thank you Terylswife – I wanted to show how versitile the templates were to every style
Thanks so much Cheryl
Thank you – very fall I would say
Thanks so much CraftyRia
Thank you Jennifer – I get a good idea every once in awhile…haha
Thank you Carrie – off to check out your blog
Thanks for checking out my cards Roseanna
Me too Bamafan
Thanks so much Rhonda – The balloons really seem to be a hit
Thank you Deborah – hope you got lots of inspiration along the hop
Thank you Janice – I'm glad I could share something useful.
I do too ScrappinChick – it's my second favorite season
Thank you Amy. The papers are from Echo Park and Hobby Lobby
Thank you Sue – Do you have this set?
Thanks Anne
Thank you Theresa – isn't fall just so fun!
As kitchen guru Alton Brown would say…no unitaskers allowed!
Thank you Julie
Thank you so much – the comments mean so much