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Last Minute Sweet Tricks

In just a few days Halloween will be over for another year.  Until then, we know there are still parties and trick or treating left to enjoy!  We wanted to help you with some last minute “sweet” treats.

 

Suzanne Sergi:

Featured Collection: Blackbird 

I found black plastic cups on sale at the grocery store. I knew when I saw them they would be perfect for tucking bags of my favorite treats, caramel chews and candy corn. I punched a hole on each side of the cup, with my Crop-A-Dile. I then attached a piece of  black wire to create my handle. I added a few twists to add some character to the handle. Using the Blackbird Collection, I lined the inside of the cup with patterned paper, and cut strips so that they would be overflowing at the top.
I used my die cutting machine to create the label, and using the Blackbird Stamp Set, I stamped my sentiment, and stamped the twill ribbon. Last, but not least, added a black plastic spider to the treat cup. These are perfect, and inexpensive favors for my daughter to hand out to her classmates.

 

Trisha Ladouceur:

Featured Collection: Haunted 

 

VERY simple cards....

By using some of the flocked papers in the HAUNTED Paper and Accessories Kit (HAU111) and making the printed designs the main focus of each of these cards, I was able to knock off a few simple cards in less than 10 minutes each! I added a few of the die cut elements, decorative brads (HAU113) and vinyl stickers to finish them off. I even used one of the sentiments from the Haunted Stamp Set (HAU115). Adding a bit of the Black LUSH Ribbon (LU1055) was the perfect finishing touch on these very simple cards!

 

Anam Stubbington:

 

Featured Collection: Blackbird 

 

Amber Packer:

   

(Halloween 2009)

I’ve shared this tip before, but it’s awesome, so I’d like to do it again.  You’ll thank me for it, I promise!  *wink*

I take my kids Halloween pictures a few days before Halloween.  We usually go to either my husband’s Grandma’s yard (which is where these were taken) or a local shopping village with awesome decorations.  We also go with a friend of mine and her kids.  They love getting dressed up early and getting in character.  We buy them cookies after as a reward for their cooperation.  This way you know you have good shots and when you are taking pictures of the kids actually getting ready and leaving for trick-or-treating you are not a stressed out photographer looking for that magical shot because you already have it (or, in my case, as close as I’m going to get to it).  You can just enjoy the moment and try to capture the excitement.  Then, later on, as you scrapbook be sure to scrap both sets of photos.  But, most of all, you want to be able to enjoy the excitement of the evening as much as the kids (young and old) do.

 

The entire crew at My Mind’s Eye would like to wish you a safe and Happy Halloween!

Blog Challenge 16: Winners!

What a wonderful collection of entries we had this time!  There is a lot of inspiration in our Blog Challenge photo album (be sure to look at both pages).

 

Winner: Letty Ochoa

We LOVE this layout – everything about it!  How genius of Letty to add jute/twine as a circle element!  We love the combination of Portobello Road and Union Square.

 

Honorable Mention: Gerry van Gent

Isn’t all the stitching Gerry did amazing!?  Gerry didn’t have a MME black piece of paper and the closest store is 70 miles away, so she hand stitched in black for her black element!

 

GREAT JOB, Ladies!  Please email amber@mymindseye.com with your mailing information and the collection(s) you’d like for your prize.

 

We would like to thank everyone who took the time to enter our challenge.  We appreciate your support of My Mind’s Eye!

My Sunshine

Designer: Anam Stubbington; Featured Collection: Fine and Dandy – True Blue

These products are all from the Fine & Dandy “True Blue” collection. 

• ‘Keen’ paper - front
• ‘Fabulous’ paper - front & reverse
• True Blue Large Chipboard Elements
• True Blue Layered Cardstock Stickers
• True Blue Alpha & Banner Stickers
• True Blue Adhesive Jewels
• True Blue Ribbon
• Other items:  Adhesive, brown ink, pen and lots of foam adhesive dots!

Anam, you rocked the numbers paper!  What a fabulous example of using Fine and Dandy on an adult layout!  Thank you for your gorgeous sample! 

Guess what!?  Anam has included instructions!  Download Anam_My Sunshine_2010_10

 

Have a great weekend!

Caught our Eye - Blackbird

This cute Halloween house, designed by Kelly Feldman, “caught our eye” from our Facebook fan page.  We love all the wonderful details Kelly included like the pumpkin and vampire in the window.  Kelly also cut apart the swirly border and used it as smoke from the chimney.  Thank you, Kelly, for sharing your project with us today!

  

 

What will catch our eye next month?  Will it be your project?

So many winners…

Suzanne’s Favorite Things Winner: Alexandra M.

congratulations
lovely work!

Posted by: Alexandra M | October 04, 2010 at 07:55 AM

 

State of the Heart Winner: Katie

love the patterns love the colors. great line.

Posted by: katie | October 05, 2010 at 07:45 AM

 

Fine and Dandy - Tickled Pink Winner: Tarren Young

Ok, you guys have just seriously become my top favorite scrapbook company! And our local scrapbook store just started carrying products by your company. They started with the Lost and Found Collection (which I LOVE!), so if I don't win, I'll ask them to order some in for me! You guys are really rockin' the scrapbook world right now! Oh, and in case you are wondering, I would so use these for my daughter's 2nd birthday photos! She was two in July! (Yes, I have a daughter who is 2 and a son who will be One on the 25th of October! Busy Mama!)

Posted by: Tarren Young | October 05, 2010 at 02:27 AM

 

Fine and Dandy – True Blue Winner: Rosie Vega

This collection is so vibrant. This collection has endless creative opportunities. I'm thinking...If I win the collection, I can only imagine the beautiful paper crafts which I will create!

Posted by: Rosie Vega | October 05, 2010 at 08:20 AM

Bewitching projects

Bewitched Halloween Banner by Suzanne Sergi

Designer: Suzanne Sergi; Featured Product: Haunted 

One of my favorite projects to create are banners. For my "Bewitched Halloween Banner" I used my favorite Halloween Collection by My Mind's Eye, Haunted. I love the simple combination of black on the Kraft paper. A perfect combination for your Halloween Decor. I added bits of purple to compliment this color combo. Many of the papers have the beautiful flocked artwork on them. So I cut carefully around them, centering the piece of the image onto my note die, and cut. A very easy way to embellish the panels.

I added a lot of this & that on each panel. I also had fun with the Haunted Decorative brads, as you can see on one panel. I simply used my leftover brads to embellish the circle on the letter "H." It is embellished heavily with the brads, but added a little eeriness to the project. 

A quick tip to adding embellishments to your page, is to simply stamp and ink! Stamping is an inexpensive way to add interest, and character to your projects. A simple, and inexpensive technique especially with the Haunted stamp set.

Banners are the perfect finishing details to your decor. A small canvas with so many possibilities!

 

 

Blackbird Candelabra by Amber Packer 

 

Designer: Amber Packer; Featured Product: Blackbird

I love the whimsicalness (is that a word?) of the Blackbird collection!  I love how the chipboard is pre-glittered and the brads are awesome!  I think that Blackbird can also be sophisticated.  When I was designing the fireplace mantel for Good Things Utah at the beginning of the month, I found this cute candelabra on sale for $4.00.  Could I resist it?  Of course not!

What a fun project this was!  I simply used mod podge to adhere the paper to the chipboard candelabra.  Then I glittered the candles with black glitter.  When the glitter was dry, I popped the backs off the Blackbird brads and adhered them to the candle bases using a pop dot.  I then punched holes in four small Blackbird chipboard pieces using a Crop-A-Dile, added the jewels using jump rings and add the dangles to the candelabra using jump rings.

I hope you enjoyed this!

Design Team lineup change

We hope you have enjoyed Suzanne Sergi’s work the past two weeks that she has been our Guest Designer. We have some fun news! Suzanne will be joining us as a full-time design team member!

Congratulations, Suzanne! THANK YOU for your willingness to share your talent and join our team of talented women!

Blog Challenge #16: Black

The challenge:  Design a layout or other project using BLACK based on this sketch (by Anam Stubbington).  This is NOT a Halloween challenge.  You can use any title, theme or My Mind’s Eye Collection you’d like as long as you use black.

The rules: Use ANY My Mind’s Eye products (current or past) as long as your project has at least 80% My Mind’s Eye products.  Remember, you must adhere to this rule in order to be eligible to win.

The deadline: Email your project, first and last name to amber@mymindseye.com (with Blog Challenge 16 as your subject) or add a link in a comment on this post by Thursday, October 21, 2010 (midnight, MST).

(For tips on how to best photograph your entry, click here)

The PRIZE: One winner will be featured in a blog post and receive three ENTIRE collections of their choice!  We will also award an honorable mention winner with one collection of their choice!

As always, EVERYONE is a winner!  We love seeing what you create for our challenge and want to thank everyone who will participate.  Every entry will go in a photo album here on the blog.  By submitting, you are giving My Mind’s Eye permission to include your entry.

We hope you enjoy this month’s oh-so-fabulous samples:

 

Suzanne Sergi: Oct. 31

Featured Collection: Haunted

This was one of my favorites Halloween snapshots from last year. I love circles, and this sketch was brilliant. the circles created so much movement on this page, but kept the focus on my snapshot. My sweet daughter could not decide between a witch, or a fairy. So she opted to add wings to her costume! She is a pretty fairy witch!

 

Trisha Ladouceur: Giving Thanks

 

Featured Collection: Lost & Found – Union Square

A quick tip from Trisha: “Use your craft knife to cut around the paper designs... adding another layer of dimension.”

 

We are excited to see your entry!

September Top Ten

1st & 10: Suzanne Sergi

Featured Collection: Lost & Found Union Square

September means Football is in full swing in our household. This year, September was a special month, because it was my son's first year playing tackle football.  I wanted to document his sweet face, hiding in his football helmet. I wanted a page that documented all the different emotions he has felt this season. He has truly developed a passion for this sport, and confidence that he can do anything, {even run}!

 

Sept. ‘10: Trisha Ladouceur 

 

Featured Collection: Lush Red

 

September ‘10: Anam Stubbington  

 

Featured Collection: Blackbird

 

Happy Sept: Tamara Jensen

 

Featured Collection: Fine and Dandy True Blue

The new "Fine and Dandy - True Blue" collection was perfect for my September Top 10 Album layout.  The "happy" banner title and cheerful colors captured the joy of our many activities.  I LOVE the dimension stickers, chipboard, and journaling tag.  When I saw the fuzzy yellow pom-poms - I knew that they HAD to go on this layout. They added just the right "happy" touch!

 

10 Things I Love About U: Amber Packer 

  

Featured Collection: So Sophie, Stamps: Fine and Dandy 

My youngest son turned 6 last month.  He brings so much joy to my life I wanted to preserve a few of my favorite things about him right now.  I have also asked my husband and his grandparents to write down their “Top Tens” of Riley, too.  I’ll add them under the large photo.  Look how he still has those big brown eyes and kissy lips!

 

We want to see YOUR top ten layout/album pages!

Spooky Mantel Decor

It may be the only time that you will want spider webs on your mantel--- Check out these Halloween Decor ideas!

 

  

I had such a great time creating my spooky mantel!  I was inspired by one of my favorite home decor magazines (Pottery Barn).  Our two spooky collections:

AND

 

made my mantel decor project super easy.  The Haunted Flocked Vinyl Stickers quickly transforms a simple dollar store candle into an eye catching element.  While simply punching a hole and typing twine through the top of the Blackbird Glittered Chipboard Elements make the perfect ornaments to my spooky tree.

If you didn’t get a chance to watch the show live, we will be adding a link to the segment in the blog sidebar when it is up later this afternoon.

I have included instructions and a supply sheet so that you can make your own spooky mantel decor: Download 2010_10_05_MME_Mantel Decor

I hope you have a wonderful day!

P.S. Did you see the newest members of the My Mind’s Eye family?  We introduced Fine and Dandy (Tickled Pink and True Blue) and State of the Heart last night.  Leave a comment on those blog posts to be entered to win!