Feb 22, 2014

Guest Designer: Kari Cosentino

This month at 3 Girl JAM, we are celebrating things and people we love. I am part of an online crafty group that I really love, and one of the gals I've met through that community is Kari Cosentino (Kari's Kids Blog).  I knew, just knew, that she would ROCK a guest design spot at 3 Girl JAM, and I was so right.  Check out this chick and her fabulous bag!

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So here is a little bit about me....  I am a Physical Therapist Assistant, wife and Mom to 3 amazing kids aged 12, 9 and 6.  My kids are really active, which leaves me little time to be creative.  So when I get the chance to escape to a crop or a weekend retreat, I am all over it!  I mostly do layouts, since scrap booking is my passion and I have so much to get done but every now and then I have the urge to break outside my comfort zone.

When I was asked to be a guest designer for 3 Girls JAM, I felt so honored.....and so scared! Not my normal area of creativity, but I have a TON of ribbon and always look for ways to incorporate it into my crafts.  I made this project using a canvas bag from Michaels, paper from my favorite line from Echo Park called Be Mine.  It seriously is my absolute favorite line and just about killed me to actually use it!  Lol.  The paper hearts are cut using Spellbinders Classic Heart dies and Fancy Pants Love line.  The nylon butterflys are from my daughters stash (shhh, don't tell her I borrowed them!).  The ribbon colors are 3 Girl JAM Coral Crush and Purple Passion. I used some distress inks on the hearts, some bling from Recollections.  The bag came with a neon green handle, which didn't go with my love theme so I covered it with 3 Girls JAM ribbon, of course!

I had so much fun making this project and being a guest designer! Thanks for the challenge and bringing my creative side out for something I love.



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So much fun and sparkles - perfectly describes Kari and her wonderful project, don't ya think?  Special thanks to Kari for sharing with us her crafty self as today's 3 Girl JAM guest designer!

Craftily yours,

Karen

14 comments:

  1. Kari, you wonderful girl! This is fantastic! I knew you had it in you,but WOW! This is incredible! You knocked my socks off with this. Thanks for guest designing for us!

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  2. Kari- this is fabulous!! Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us!
    Julie

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  3. Great project! You did fantastic! I'd better get going on my project for my guest spot in 2 weeks :-/

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  4. Super cute, love all of the details you added! Congrats on the guest designer spot!

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  5. What a wonderful project, so much sparkle, bling and pretty ribbon too. So happy to have you as our guest designer today! Thanks for sharing your love for creativity! Happy Weekend! ~Donna K

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  6. Great bag Kari. It is so fun. Thanks for joining 3 Girl JAM as a guest designer.

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  7. Great bag and blog.. Thanks for sharing..

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  8. Awesome bag!! Thanks for being our guest designer - you did a great job!!

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  9. Kari!!! Fantastic! Congrats on the guest spot, you did great!!

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  10. This is gorgeous!! Congratulations and thanks for joining us!

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