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June Color Challenge Winner!

We loved all of the entries in the June color challenge. They were exquisite!

This month's winner is....

TERESA KLINE!

Way to go, Teresa! Please email your address and collection/color scheme of choice to stephanie(at)mymindseye(dot)com .

 

June Sketch Challenge!

Hi there!  It’s Ronda here with you today bringing you the June Sketch!  Have you notice the arrow trend?  Well this sketch keeps you right on track with arrows all around. 

On the sketch you will find three stamped arrows which you can interpret any way you wish.  Layers of patterned paper on the center of the background creates a nice mat for the two photos.  Add in some brads, enamel dots, and paint splatters and this sketch is complete.  

Supplies: Find Your Wings and Fly-Sky’s the Limit : ‘Labeled’ paper, ‘Tiled’ paper; Find Your Wings and Fly-Up and Away:  ‘Krafty Floral’ paper, decorative brads, layered stickers, enamel dots, decorative tapes, decorative stamps, alpha & word stickers; Misc: gesso, watercolors, acrylic paint, Ranger black ink, black pen

I always want to remember these days.  The first photo is our engagement photo and the second is the reception after our wedding.  Almost 20 years later and I know we will always be together.  I started this layout by layering on the patterned paper and then applying a wash of gesso.  After it was dry I added in some watercolors and let them drip down my page.  I sprinkled some black watercolor paint on my page to create the splatters.

I then added my photos to the background and started adding in embellishments like the layered sticker.  I stamped some arrows around the page along with a few other images.  Arrows even show up on the brads, layered stickers, and washi tape!

Did you notice I didn’t trim the title off the patterned paper?  I love the way the type looks underneath the gesso & watercolors.  I stamped another arrow here and added in some gesso arrows using a stencil.  The enamel dots are perfect little accents of colors for my page.

While I had the black watercolor paint out, I decided to paint on my title.  You can start with a penciled in word and then cover it with the paint. I used a waterproof black pen to draw some lines underneath my journaling.  I really like how they make the journaling stand out.    

I hope you have fun taking on the trending arrows in this month’s challenge.  I cannot wait to see your creations!

Please share your sketch via the InLinkz tool below. One entry per person, please.

A random winner will be chosen and shared with our next challenge on Monday, July 1. You have until the end of the day on Sunday, June 30 to share your project.

The winner will win the collection of their choice.

 

 

 

Laurie Part Two!

We are back today with part two of Laurie LaRiviere's guest design projects. If you missed the first group of amazing projects, you can CLICK HERE.

Enjoy Laurie's lovely eye candy. And Laurie, thank you so much for making MME shine!

 

Mother's Day 2013 layout

Supplies:Find Your Wings and Fly-Sky's the Limit:Layered Ephemera, Pick a Card, Ballon Parade patterned papers, stamps, Find Your Wings and Fly-Up and Away:Look, Zig Zag patterned papers,tape, alpha word stickers, buttons, brads, chipboard, enamel dots

Laurie says:Find Your Wings and Fly "Sky's The Limit" papers were so perfect for this layout, the colors matched my photo perfectly.  I cut the hot air balloons out of a piece of one of the papers, and embellished them a little with enamel dots to give some dimension.

 

I Will Cherish This Moment Forever layout

Supplies:Find Your Wings and Fly-:Mixed media, Carousel, Rainbow Harlequin, Quatrefoil, Fans, Dreams, Smile, Big Top, Tiled, Zig Zag and Up and Away papers ,tape, button, stickers, brads, alpha and word stickers, enamel dots;Misc:Studio Calico Mr. Huey's Mint Julep mist.

Laurie says:This layout came together quite easily since the paper was already beautifully embellished.  I just created a few tags to showcase the photos.  I added a few enamel dots, brads and buttons to highlight areas on the illustrations on the page.

 

Nobody Sees the World Quite Like You card

Supplies:Find Your Wings and Fly:Labeled, Up and Away, Balloon Parade, Zig Zag, No Limit patterned papers, stickers, buttons.

Laurie says:This card came together quickly because of the gorgeous layered balloon sticker.  I added some pearls for some shine and some gold paint dots to highlight the balloon.

 

Thanks again, Laurie. We loved having you join the team this month!

Introducing our June Guest Designer!

Please join us in welcoming Laurie LaRiviere to the MME family for the month of June! We love Laurie and her fabulous projects which she often shares with us via our FB page.

We love what Laurie came up with and we just know you will too. Enjoy!

My name is Laurie LaRiviere and I am very excited to be here!  I have been married to Fred for 17 years, have three children, Ben age 15, Analise age 13, and Zachary age 5.  I have been scrapbooking and card making for about 14 years.  I discovered cards when I was invited to a Stampin' Up party 14 years ago.  I had no idea you could make your own greeting cards with stamps.  I just went to the party to have a girls night out! By the end of the night, I had made two cards, and was in love with every stamp set in the catalog.  I bought a few sets and I have been making cards ever since.  I discovered scrapbooking about a month after when I went to Michael's to get some paper for my cards and decided to try making layout since I love to take photos.  I am currently serving on two design teams, Let's Get Sketchy and About A Girl.  I have had several cards published in The Stamper's Sampler and a few mixed media projects published in Somerset Studio.  Thank you to My Mind's Eye for having me!

 

Q: What did you have the most fun working with?

A:I had the most fun working with Kate and Co. Oxford Lane.  I love how it works for both boys and girls and the mix of blues, greens and yellows all work so well together.

 

Q:What is your favorite MME line of all time and why?

A:My fave MME line of all time would be The Sweetest Thing Tangerine.  I love the soft sherbert colors mixed with brights.

 

 

Happy 13 layout

Supplies:Kate and Co-Cambridge Court:Bright Florals, Striking, Doubles, May Flowers, Spring Showers, Mini Flowers, Medallion, Stripes, Bouquet, Watercolor, Lovely Day.  Dec. tape, layered stickers, brads, buttons, stickers, chipboard, stamps, MME twine, enamel dots, Colorbok card stock, American Crafts Thickers.

Laurie says:I used my Cricut to cut out all the hearts on this layout. I first cut out hearts in white paper to match the background and then used several of the pattern papers on top. I adhered them with foam tape for dimension.  I really enjoyed embellishing every heart with the buttons, brads, and tapes.

 

Sweet Kitty layout

Supplies:Kate and Co.-Oxford Lane:Fresh, Triples, Plaid, Floral Burst, Multi Dot, Multi Stripe, Bold, Polka Dot, Tartan,stickers, buttons, chipboard, brads, layered stickers, dec. tape.  Studio Calico Mr. Huey's spray mist in Mint Julep and Buttercup, Colorbok card stock, American Crafts Thickers, MME twine.

Laurie says:I really enjoyed working with this line, I loved the colors and it was perfect for these photos of our neighbor kitty who seems to be at our house more than her own! We love her visits and I love to take photos of her, she's very sweet.  I love the grid design on this one, I like how it showcases the photos and it was fun to embellish each little box.

 

Love You For Always card

Supplies:Kate and Co-Oxford Lane:Handsome, Fresh, Bold, From Me,Multi stripe, Enjoy patterned papers, Vellum, buttons, dots.  Colorbok card stock, Papertrey Ink Aqua Mist ink, Up and Away alpha word stickers

Laurie says:I created the flower for this card with my Cricut and layered it with foam tape for dimension.  I also used a Martha Stewart edge punch to create the scallops, and inked the edge in Aqua ink.

 

How wonderful are Laurie's layouts and cards? We are just in love with them!

Come back tomorrow to see even more! And make sure to leave some love for Laurie in the comments. :)

Father's Day Cards by Danni

Good morning!  Danni here with you today to share a couple of different interpretations of Father's Day cards to celebrate those special men in your life.  Whether you are celebrating a father, step dad, dad, grandpa, uncle, or special neighbor, My Mind's Eye has created gorgeous papers and embellies that can help you create the perfect, personalized card for your loved one.

Supplies: Collectable 6 x 6 paper pad, Unforgettable "Happiness" paper;Boy Crazy:stamps;Misc: Papertrey Ink Stampers select cardstock, ink and button twine, Jillibean Soup Denim Alphabeans, marvy punch, 3-d tape

On my first card, All Star Dad, I wanted to play with these fun high top sneakers from the Boy Crazy stamp set. I stamped them onto cardstock repeatedly, cut them out, adhered with 3-D tape and cut the "star circles" from an additional image and adhered using 3-D tape.

 I have been waiting to play with these and this opportunity seemed perfect.  My husband coaches one of my sons and runs my kids to practices and is just an ALL STAR Dad in my book.

Supplies: Collectable-Unforgettable :"Happiness" paper, 6 x 6 paper pad;Misc:Martha Stewart heart punch, Simple Stories 100 Days of Summer cardstock sticker alphas, machine and hand stitching, Marvy punch and Papertrey Ink button twine

On my second card, Dad, I wanted to play with this fun cardstock Cameo mustache negative that I had in my stash and the papers in the Collectable 6 x 6 pad are perfect for masculine cards.  The rich browns, blues, yellow and reds are so fun to play with.  This card is also perfect for creating cards for someone other than a "Dad" in the truest sense, the sentiment changes easily and can celebrate the men in your life.


Supplies: Collectable: 6 x 6 paper pad;Find your Wings and Fly:designer tape, stickers, alphas and words and decorative brads;Misc: Martha Stewart heart punch, Papertrey Ink tag die, machine stitching, Bazzill Cardstock, 3-D mounting tape

On my last card, Perfect, I HAD to break out my mustache tape from the Find Your Wings and Fly line.  I love this tape, a LOT, and will be using again.  I adhered my tape to a tag, stitched and layered with this cute mustache sticker and sentiment from the line. 

The Alpha and Word stickers from the line are perfect to add the extra little sentiment touches to your cards to make them very personalized.

TGIF!

Father's Day Layout by Jana

Hi, Everyone! Jana Eubank here today to share with you a Father's Day layout created with the Kate & Co. Oxford Lane collection. I love the crisp, modern patterns and they look so great layered together framing this photo of my husband with our kids.

 

Supplies:Kate & Co.-Oxford Lane: Bold Paper, Triples Paper, Fresh Paper, Enjoy Paper, 6 x 6 Paper Pad, 12 x 12 Sticker Accessories, 12 x 12 Chipboard Accessories, Decorative Brads, Decorative Tape, Layered Stickers, Stamps Other: White Cardstock, Teal Spray Ink, Navy Stamping Ink, Acrylic Block, Black Distress Ink, Scissors, Trimmer, Adhesive, Foam Squares

 

I began this page with a crisp white background spritzed with a few droplets of teal spray ink. White is great as a background for the patterns of this collection and also happens to be my husband's favorite color! I framed the page by placing horizontal bands of patterned paper across the top and bottom of the page. The top gets extra attention with an embellishment cluster of decorative tape, a layered sticker, an enamel brad, and a stamped flower.

 

My kids love their dad and definitely vote him as #1, so naturally, I wanted to use the "#1" sticker on this page. I matted the "#1" sticker with a yellow check pattern from the 6 x 6 paper pad. I added more stamped flowers and a few fussy cut flowers as accents

 

Dad is definitely the fun one in our house. He makes us smile and makes everyday tasks more fun with his silliness. The yellow "Fun" chipboard journal block is perfect to hold the sentiments on this page. I added a chipboard tag with a yellow brad and more handcut and stamped flowers.

 

Thanks for stopping by the MME blog today. Have a wonderful day!

 

Using Word Stickers on Your Cards with Suzanne

Hello everyone! This is Suzanne and today I'd love to share some cards I made using the new (and gorgeous) mini letter, word, and phrase stickers from the  Find Your Wings and Fly collection by Rhonna Farrer.

I love to paper craft, but one category I seem to make few of are cards. I am not a big cardmaker, although I love receiving a handmade one from someone special. It might  be the smaller canvas, that makes it a bit more challenging for me to design a card.

Of course, one thing that is easy for me is obviously the sentiment. When making a card for someone you primarily know what the occasion is being called for. In my case, I try to keep it as simple as possible. I turn to stamps, pre made titles, and word stickers. In the Find Your Wings and Fly "Sky's the Limit" Alpha & Word Stickers ,you will find plenty of phrases to choose from.

I decided to highlight these mini words and phrase stickers a bit differently on my cards. I turned to vellum, and my sewing machine to create a fun overlay for the sentiments. I have been using vellum on my projects for a long time and especially love vellum on cards.

I adhered my sentiment to the card and then layered a strip of vellum on top of the word stickers. Vellum is obviously transparent, so the sentiment is easily read. For an added detail, i stitched along the sides and bottom of the vellum strip. This adds a handmade feel to the card, but also adheres the vellum in place.

Another creative way to use the word stickers are to use them as small tags on your projects. Punch a small hole at one end to turn the sticker into a tag that you can hang anywhere on your project.

I also added a touch of glitter...just because. The word stickers would also be great to use for journaling on scrapbook pages, and you could even mix them with your computer journaling for a unique and fun look!

Each pack comes with an amazing assortment of colors, and different phrases. It will carry you through many cards,projects, and scrapbook pages.

Kate&Co-Cambridge Court with Suzanne

Happy Tuesday! Suzanne here with a scrapbook page featuring Kate & Co Cambridge Court. This collection is gorgeous with beautiful bold colors and patterns. It is also very traditional, and has plenty of clean lines throughout. I loved pairing this collection with this photo of my youngest daughter. She was dressed up for a year end celebration, and this celebration was meant to be documented with an elegant collection.

Supplies:Kate&Co-Cambridge Court: decorative brads,stamps,buttons,chipboard,Mini Flowers patterned paper,Bouquet patterned paper,sticker accessory sheet,Lovely Day patterned paper,Doubles patterned paper

I used one of the cards, featuring the camera image, as the base for my title. I added a strip of solid paper to the edge, and stitched the two together. I added pinwheels to this page to add to the celebration theme I was trying to convey throughout. I added a small one to the center of the camera image, and added the bow brad to the center of it as a finishing touch.

I used many elements from the 12x12 Chipboard sheet to add dimension to my page. Here I used the chipboard ampersand, and the oh so cute chipboard label to finish off my title. I love adding stitching onto my projects, and added a small line of stitching along the bottom of the label.

I used another chipboard element at the top of the page. I layered the poloroid frame on top of another card. I first computer my journaling on top of it, and then added a larger pinwheel to compliment the other two. 

Stamping is an easy way to add more details to your pages. I stamped the word cute on top of my photo using stazon ink. I also stamped along the bottom of the frame. I stamped the heart image, and used it to embellish the pinwheel on the left hand side of the page.

A few added buttons were sprinkled about just because what is a celebration without a bit of confetti! Thanks for visiting the My Mind's Eye Blog, and hope you have added this collection to your stash!

Mr. Handsome

Hi!  Tina here today and I would like to share a layout created with one of the latest collections, Kate & Co.  Kate & Co comes in 2 different color-ways, and today I will be using Oxford Lane.
Supplies:Kate&Co-Oxford Lane:Bold paper,Enjoy paper,Chipboard Embellishments, Stickers Accessory Sheet,Decorative Buttons,Decorative Brads,Layered Stickers,Enamel Dots,Decorative Tape;Misc:Stickers:  American Crafts,Paint:  Distress Paint,Stain:  Distress Stain,Adhesive:  Tombow (tape runner), Scrapbook Adhesives (foam tape)

Oxford Lane is full of bright and delightful greens, blue, and yellows.  These colors make me happy!  Oxford Lane is the perfect collection for boy layouts and projects, but it is also great with girl projects and even dog layouts!  Today, my layout features Mr. Moose.  He is my 'Mr. Handsome'.

This is one of those 'finished in 30 minutes' layouts with lots of clustering, layering, and even a little bit of painting.And oh yeah...I could NOT resist putting that cute little mustache on moose.  How cute is that?

Have you had a chance to play with the new Kate & Co?  If not, you really need to run, not walk to your local scrapbook retailer and get your hands on this collection.  You WILL love it!

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful day!

I Spy with MME- June 2013 Edition

Good morning blog readers! Today it's time for the June installment of I Spy with MME. Every day we scour blogs, online galleries, Facebook, and Twitter to find examples of layouts, cards, and other projects using our products.

Once we find eye-catching,inventive projects...we pin them to our "Inspiring Cards and Layouts" Pinterest board. If you need some majorly inspiring eye-candy to get your mojo going,then head on over! We promise that it will be just the thing to get you creating this weekend. We have some RIDICULOUSLY talented customers and fans! :)

Today we have six projects that we wanted to share with you. Each designer's name is linked to their blog. So make sure to stop by, say hi, and see more of their talents!

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Designer:Kerryn Lawson
 

Kerryn says: I created this layout for Lime Tart using the MME Collectable range.  The earthy tones and subtle patterns in the Collectable papers worked perfectly with a photo of my children taken on a farming holiday.  I loved the subtle pops of colour that the yellow and pink in the collection added without overwhelming the overall feel of the page.

 

Why it caught our eye: Everything about this page is beautiful. The bouquet on the photo, the title work, the layering. We also really love the way Kerryn used our Collectable branding and packaging at the top of her page. So creative!

 

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Designer:KimberlyRae Forde
 

KimberlyRae says:I just adore My Mind’s Eye ‘Collectable Collection’ !  The tangerine, teals and corals are A-mazing and the Huge Amount of quality product in this Collection, is mind blowing!  I used every bit of it right here in my Paper Roses and Paper Vase, for my Mom's Mother's Day Gift!  And these Paper Roses will last for a long time and will remind her how muchI love her :)

 Why it caught our eye: Can you say CREATIVE? Wow, wow, wow! We've seen a lot of innovative ideas using our products, but this takes the cake!

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Designer:Jennifer Grace
 

Jennifer says:'The Sky's The Limit' collection from Find Your Wings and Fly was just perfect for this page about my son learning to crawl up some steps to get to the top of the slide. I created it for a challenge I'm hosting - to make things go up, up up! So the borders along the bottom of the page are all raised up like steps, and the awesome balloon parade paper, and the 'up, up, and away' sticker worked just right!'

 

Why it caught our eye: We are in love with the way that Jennifer showcased Find Your Wings and Fly. She mixed the patterns and colors so effortlessly and the results are stunning.

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Designer:Jessica Kephart
 

Jessica says: I created this adorable frame with the My Minds Eye 'The Sweetest Thing' collection complete with 12x12 double sided papers, brads, Sticker Embellishments, Chipboard Sticker Embellishments, coordinating washi and crocheted doily embellishments! It was just perfect to frame my 'sweetest little thing!'

Why it caught our eye:This frame is too sweet for words. We just love the playful and creative dimensional embellishments that Jessica added to the adorable frame.

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Designer:Heather Hoffman

Heather says:I created this card when my husband was out of town and I was missing him – and saw this perfect sentiment. I had just gotten some new MME papers – and I always LOVE them so much! They were a perfect fit with the new dies I had just received from My Creative Time, and some of my favorite embellishments.

Why it caught our eye:Plain and simple? This card makes us happy. The sweet scattering of sequins, the love filled embellishments? Just lovely and just perfect.

 

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Designer:Virginia Fynes

Virginia says:When I laid eyes on the supplies of the 'Collectable' products I knew I had found a color scheme for my new craft room. I created these clipboards as a way to incorporate the collection into my space, plus have an affordable way to display my sweet family photos (taken by photographer friend Matt Kozera).

Why it caught our eye:Virginia shared these clipboards with us on our FB wall. She said she used them as inspiration for her new scrap room and we were blown away. Not only with the cute clipboards...with the scrap room too. Make sure to click through the link above and check it out!

Thanks for stopping by today, MME fans!

Remember, keep sharing your beautiful creations and you might just be featured in next month's edition of I Spy with MME!