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Leah Part Two

Welcome back to the blog, everyone! Yesterday we introduced you to Leah Cameron. Leah is our April guest designer and she rocked the MME this month!

Today we are sharing the rest of her projects. Enjoy...and make sure to stop by her blog to say hi. You are sure to find plenty of inspiration there!

 

 

So Very You layout

Supplies:Collectable-Unforgettable: Happiness Decorative Brads; Happiness Cheerful 12x12 paper;   Today stamps; Story Label Stickers; Story Tale 12x12 Paper; Firsts Fresh 12 x12 paper; Firsts Enamel Dots; You Are Tiny Word Stickers;My Girl: Fancy Free 12x12 paper

Ashley says:This layout is based on the March MME Sketch challenge. Sketches are my favourite way to start a layout, although sometimes by the end I am not so sure you can even see the sketch at all! This one, however, has remained very true to the original design. I love the look that a scattering of the enamel dots give to a layout, I think I have these in every colour available!

A tip I have that I used on this layout is if you feel the layered brads are not quite right on your layout, maybe the size is out or the colours don’t suit exactly – don’t be afraid to alter them slightly to suit. In this layout, the largest of the layered brads seemed too big, and the next size down too small. So I simply removed the largest circle of paper from the layered brad and it was perfect.

I also wanted to include a bit more colour in my brad cluster, so I punched a piece of the hexagon patterned paper from the 6x6 Paper Pad and stuck a brad through the middle to make my own layered brad.

 

The Very Best of Alexa Cameron mini album

Supplies:My Girl: 6x6 Designer Paper Pad; Chipboard Elements; Decorative Tape; Decorative Stamps; Sticker Accessory Sheet; Genuine 12x12 paper;Collectable-Unforgettable:Today Stamps;Collectable-Remarkable:Beautiful Stamps;Decorative Tape: Red and Turquoise

Leah says: The 6x6 Designer Paper Pads are perfect for mini album projects. For this mini album I simply cut some thin chipboard into 6x4 page sizes and adhered patterned paper to each side to make the foundation for my pages. Using this size makes it simple to simply cut 2” off one side of the 6x6 page to fit the 6x4 album.

I printed out some of my favourite photos of my youngest daughter Alexa from 2012 to feature in this album, I have done this in previous years and it is great to be able to go back in years to come and see how much she has changed.

 I used my vast collection of border punches to decorate edges, along with the gorgeous decorative tapes that match in so well with the bright colours in the My Girl collection. The smaller paper pads have the same patterns as the larger 12x12 sheets, but scaled down so they work beautifully for mini albums.

I also made use of the stamp sets from other collections in this project – I love how versatile the stamps are. I have used just the edge of the ruler stamp to border one page, and used the dashed border stamp as a curvy butterfly trail on another.

Leah- Thank you so much for your beautiful and crative work with MME this month. We couldn't be happier with your projects !

Introducing our April Guest Designer!

Hello MME fans! Hope you had a wonderful, restful, and creative weekend!

We are so glad you are joining us this morning, because it's time to introduce you to our April guest designer!

Meet Leah Cameron!  We love Leah and her enthusiasm (and love!) for MME. We are thrilled she agreed to join us this month!

Leah sent us a veritable TREASURE TROVE of projects. There are still plenty to share tomorrow, so make sure to check back then.

Here's a little bit about Leah:

I have been scrapping for about seven years.  I have always been interested in scrapbooking, even before I knew what it was!  I look back now on the photo album I made of my sister’s wedding in 1990, and can see the beginnings of my scrapping obsession.

My friend actually gave me a gift voucher for a beginner’s class in 2006, so that was when I first had a real taste of scrapbooking as I know it today.   I love scrapbooking for so many reasons – it gives me some “me” time, which has been very much appreciated over the past 7 years with two girls only 16 months apart.  I love that I can record the memories that otherwise would be forgotten.  And let’s be honest – I love the products!  

There is nothing better than getting that little ticket in the mail box which tells me there is a pizza box waiting – I think our postie must think we have a pizza addition!It almost goes without saying that one of the most anticipated scrappy parcels to receive is My Mind’s Eye – so I can’t even begin to explain how thrilled I am to have the opportunity to Guest Design for my all time favourite scrapbooking company.

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

A:This is so hard to answer, as I loved it all...but if I have to choose I will go with the 6x6 paper pads – which is not what I would have thought when I first saw the ranges. My scrapbooking style is quite simple, so I sometimes find some of the “busier” patterned papers hard to use but the smaller scale of the 6x6 pads made them perfect for my Project Life and mini album.
PS. I also love the stamps!

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

A:Again, so difficult to narrow it down – but I think I will go with “Miss Caroline” as I adore the wood grain and floral mix. I really need to get me some more of that wood grain paper!

 

A Weekend Escape layout

Supplies: Collectable-Remarkable:Original patterned paper, Delightful patterned paper,Dates patterned paper; decorative buttons;stamps;layered stickers; enamel dots.

Leah says:Sometimes when you have a photo you just love, you don’t need to add much to create a beautiful layout that says all you need it to. Here I have just added some simple border strips that I punched from patterned paper, used the gorgeous stamps from the Beautiful range to stamp a very subtle pattern over the white background paper and added some simple embellishments. My favourite part of this layout is the Happy Days Are Here “sun” that I placed on the horizon. I knew as soon as I saw the Smile Layered Stickers packet that I wanted to use this as a sun, and this photo suited it perfectly. I simply removed the sun from the green background and adhered it directly on my photo.

 

Project Life Spread

Supplies: Collectable-Unforgettable: Today stamps; Story Journal Card; Story Journal Paper 12x12; You Are Title; You Are Tiny Word Stickers; Story Label Stickers; Decorative Tape; 6x6 Paper Pad; chipboard, Story “Story” Journal paper;Collectable-Remarkable: Beautiful Stamps.

Leah says:The Collectable Unforgettable range could not have been more perfect for my Project Life insert for my youngest daughter Alexa’s 7th birthday. I based this spread around the Story Journal Paper with it’s 3x4 sized cards, and then selected matching papers from the 6x6 Paper Pad. Again, this size is ideal for Project Life as you don’t have to cut into a full 12x12 sheet to just use a small piece. I printed out my favourite shots of her birthday week, and made quite a few of them small so I could fit more photos in the double spread. I have done quite a bit of stamping on this, as borders, background as well as feature embellishments.

 

Altered Notebooks

Supplies:My Girl: Felt Stickers; Decorative Brads; Sticker Accessory Sheet; Decorative Tape.
Patterned Papers: My Girl: Flutterby, Ride, Bouquet, Rainbow, Chevron;Decorative Tape: Yellow and Grey

Leah says:I decided to decorate the front covers of two diaries that my girls had been given for Christmas. I tried to choose papers and embellishments that suit their personality – I have one very “girly” girl, and the other, well, not quite so much! When I was half way through they came to investigate what I was up to and wanted to join in, so I let them decorate a notebook on their own. I think I must have done a fairly good job predicting what they would like, as it turns out Kiara chose the same paper I had for her notebook.

 

Her Happy Day layout

Supplies:Collectable-Unforgettable:You Are Pleasant paper, Today Moment paper, Today Remember paper, You Are Chipboard, You Are Tiny Word Stickers, Firsts Decorative Stickers;Decorative Tape: Yellow and grey.

Leah says:I just adore this photo I took of Alexa on her 7th birthday. It shows how happy she was for it finally to be her day. I love how it shows her school uniform, and her new birthday hair clips! I found the grey decorative tape to be perfect for this layout, and I have used two different patterns – one for the vertical stripes which adds great movement to the page, and also a simpler diagonal pattern around the outside of the tag that I cut myself out of patterned paper. The heart sticker was the perfect touch to this homemade embellishment.

 

WOW Leah! Thank you so much for your awesome projects! Don't you all agree she outdid herself?
And tomorrow we still have two layouts and a mini album to share!

Thanks so much for stopping by! See you all tomorrow.

Tonya Dirk Part 2 (and the class giveaway winner)

First, I want to announce the winner from the Pattern Play class giveaway last week.

41 Leah Hall said..

As a new crafter, I am always looking to learn how to make my cards look better! Attending this virtual class would really help me, I'm sure!

Reply March 13, 2013 at 03:13 PM

Congratulations, Leah! Please email stephanie(at)mymindseye(dot)com!

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And now...on to the good stuff!

Yesterday I introduced you to Tonya Dirk. Tonya is our March guest designer and the newest member of our design team. You can check out post one here.

Today I'm sharing six more stellar projects from Tonya. Sit back, enjoy, and get ready to be inspired!

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Collectable Unforgettable Card Set

 
 

Supplies: Collectable-Unforgettable: Firsts New paper, Today stamps, Happiness decorative brads, Firsts decorative stickers, You Are chipboard; Indie Chic-Ginger:  Pictures decorative tape

Supplies: Collectable-Unforgettable:  6x6 paper pad, You Are chipboard, Firsts decorative stickers, Firsts enamel dots

Supplies: Collectable-Unforgettable: Today Remember paper, You Are Pleasant paper, Firsts New paper, 6x6 paper pad, Firsts enamel dots, Happiness decorative buttons, You Are chipboard, Today stamps

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Best Friends Furever

Supplies: My Girl:  Sweet Girl paper, Fancy Free paper, Chipboard Elements, Decorative tape, Felt stickers, Decorative Brads, Enamel Dots, Layered Stickers and Decorative buttons.

Lime Twist:  Life of the party happy day twine.

Tonya says:I drew this sketch out on a sticky note months ago and it has been sitting on my desk in front of me just waiting for the right product and photos to put it all together…My Girl was just what I needed!

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Baby Mila Card

Supplies: My Girl: 6x6 paper pad, chipboard elements, layered stickers, decorative brads;Lime Twist: Life of the Party Happy Day Twine

Tonya says:Our tennis coach's wife just had a baby and of course I volunteered to make a card from the group. We all went together and got them a nice gift card, so on the inside of the card is a little pocket to hold it.

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It's a Love/Hate Thing

Supplies: Decorative Tape Sets: Red & Black; Collectable-Remarkable: Authentic Journal Card, Beautiful stamps, enamel dots, Beautiful pins

Tonya says:I achieved this look by taking an extra sheet of 12x12 card stock and cutting a square out of the middle.

Next I cut from the corner of inside square to the corner of the outside square (make this same cut on the other three corners). This gave me four separate pieces that made up the outer edge of the layout. I then adhered tape to all of these pieces and adhered those pieces to a sheet of card stock.

Wow. Tonya- Thank you so much!

You went above and beyond what was required of you as a guest designer, and we couldn't love everything more.

So glad you are joining our team!

Welcoming Tonya Dirk!

So today's post was supposed to start with "Please help us welcome our March guest designer, Tonya Dirk!". But instead it is going to begin with this.

Please help us welcome our March guest designer (and our newest permanent design team member) Tonya Dirk!

The moment I saw Tonya's guest designer projects I knew she had to join our team. I have known of Tonya and her love for MME for quite some time. I was surpised that she hadn't already been a guest designer.

When she sent in her projects I was blown away. It took about ten seconds to write her back and ask her to join the team.

And she promply accepted!

Here's a little bit about Tonya, in her own words.

I'm a forty-something year old SAHM to four kiddos ranging from 7-14 years in age. I have been married to my high school sweetheart for what will be twenty years this summer. We reside in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, right in the heart of Portland Oregon. We spend a lot of time in Central Oregon enjoying hiking, four wheeling and boating.

I started this hobby back in 1998, shortly before the birth of our first child. I'm still every bit as crazy for it now as I was then. I think the only thing that has changed for me is the time that I find to scrap. I used to get kiddos to bed and then scrap the night away, however, I now have teenagers and that means they are awake with me.

Fortunately, they are all in school now so I've become a day time scrapper. In the last couple of years I have come to love card making every bit as much as scrapbooking…do I dare say maybe even more?!  My style is a bit all over the place. I think I tend to do a little of this and a little of that. I lean a bit towards the graphic side and focus a lot on design and little details. I have a hard time making a project with out already having a vision in mind.

MME was the very first manufacturer that I fell head over heels in love with 15 years ago and to this day they still remain in that top spot for me. To say I was excited to receive the email from Stephanie would be such an under stated comment. Thank you so much to Stephanie and MME for having me!

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Studio Calico Gallery

Two Peas Gallery  

 

 

Fish Beware

Supplies:Collectable-Remarkable: Authentic patterned paper, Smile patterned paper, Beautiful patterned paper, enamel dots, 'Beautiful stamps', 'Day 'decorative brads, 'Day 'decorative buttons, 'Handsome'  decorative stickers, 'Authentic' tiny word stickers, decorative tape.

 

Tonya says: The woodgrain was perfect for this masculine page. I heat embossed the stamps with white ink and white embossing powder. I love the contrast of the white on the dark and it helped to tie in my photos that I printed up with an over exposed effect.

 

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

 A:This would be a tie between My Girl and Collectable-Unforgettable. I adore bright happy colors and that is exactly what My Girl is. How can you go wrong with butterflies, bikes and ice cream?!!!!!  I love the addition of the brown in the color palette for Unforgettable, it has such a modern vintage feel to it. The large floral paper with the brown background (Happiness-Cheerful)…just may be an all time favorite for me. 

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

A:Hee! I knew the answer for this one immediately! Stella and Rose…my whole life I have been drawn to color and color combos. This line, for me, me had the most perfect color schemes ever! Throw in the doilies, florals, polka dots and stripes and it had me as it's number one fan!

 

You are a Beautiful Ray of Sunshine

Supplies:  Collectable-Remarkable:  Day daily patterned paper, Beautiful title, Beautiful stamps, Day decorative brads 

Tonya says:Once again I heat embossed the stamps with white ink and white embossing powder onto white card stock. Then I used distress inks and blended them over the stamped images. I then wanted to extend the rays of the sunshine and decided to add some hand stitching.

Hello Seven

Supplies:  Collectable-Unforgettable: Happiness Cheerful paper, Firsts Fresh Paper, Happiness Delight paper, Story Tale paper, You Are Pleasant paper, Today Remember paper, Story Journal paper,

You Are chipboard, Today pins, Happiness decorative brads, Firsts enamel dots, Unforgettable decorative tapes, Story label stickers.

Tonya says:I really wanted to document my daughter's birthday, but I am one who has a difficult time with using a lot of photos. This design made it super easy for me!

So...can you see why I was BLOWN AWAY? This is only three of the seven projects Tonya sent in. Each one has just as much care, detail, and love as the last.

We could not possibly be happier (and luckier) that Tonya is joining the team!

Please welcome her warmly. And check back tomorrow for her final four projects. Happy Monday!

 

Holly Humbert Part 2

The fabulous Holly Humbert is back on the blog today and she's sharing the rest of her guest designer layouts with us!

Loved

Supplies:Collectable-'Love this' Adore patterned paper,'Memo' Reminder patterned paper,'Memo' layered stickers,'Love This' tiny word stickers,'Love This' chipboard,'Cute' enamel dots,'Notable' decorative tape.

Holly says:Scrabble is a huge thing in my family, so I couldn't pass up a chance to use the awesome chipboard tiles for one of my pages. I wanted to create florals in the opposite corner of the printed ones, so I layered some of the floral chipboard pieces to match the printed paper in the opposite corner. I also added some to the printed corner to create more texture. 

New Do

Supplies:Collectable:'Happiness' Cheerful patterned paper,'Firsts' New patterned paper, 6x6 pad,'Happiness' brads,'You Are' chipboard,'Story' layered stickers,'Story' label stickers,'You Are' journal card,'Unforgettable' designer tape

Holly says:The layered prize sticker was perfect for this layout! I actually picked it out first and made the rest of the page around that. I had fun using brads on this page,and I'm in love with this golden yellow color from the collection. I think every page I made has some of that color on it!

Holly-Thanks so much for adding so much sunshine to our blog this month. We couldn't be happier with your creations.

Thank you!

 

Gina Part Two

Yesterday we introduced you to our fabulous January guest designer, the crazy talented  Gina Rodgers.

Today she is back with two more layouts, and we couldn't possibly love them more. We know you will love them too. Enjoy!

 

Thirteen

Supplies: Lost & Found 3-Ruby:Pink Lace patterned paper,Doily patterned paper,Honeycomb patterned paper,Collage Stripe patterned paper,Floral patterned paper,Postcard patterned paper,Medallion patterned paper, cecorative brads,adornments,decorative buttons, enamel dots,chipboard elements,decorative tape,sticker accessory sheet

Gina says:This layout is of my 'baby' who is thirteen, she looks like she's going on 18 in the photo and it's a bit scary! I've used some layering, paper and decorative tape strips and added a
border using strips from the Ruby Doily paper.

 

Circle of Friends

Supplies:Lucky in Love:Hugs & Kisses patterned paper,6x6 paper pad,Multi Stripe patterned paper,Floral Stripes patterned paper,sticker accessory sheet;Lost & Found 3 -Ruby: decorative Brads,sticker sccessory sheet,decorative tape,6x6 paper pad,decorative buttons,

Gina says:I had so much fun scrapping this photo of my youngest daughter Jem with her fabulous group of friends. I love how the Lucky in Love collection goes so well with the Lost & Found 3 Ruby line!

I've run 3 narrow strips of paper through the center of the page with the top and bottom strips overlapping on angles which helps to draw the eye to the photo.

I also added some dimension to the decorative brad below by pleating a couple of strops of paper from the Lost & Found 3 Ruby 6x6 paper pad.

Thanks SO much for sharing your creativity with us this month, Gina. It's been a pleasure and a treat!

Have a wonderful Wednesday, everyone!

Introducing our January Guest Designer!

Please help us welcome Gina Rodgers to the MME team for the month of January!

We discovered Gina when we realized we had been pinning a LOT of her layouts. She has an amazingly cool and artsy style. We know you will love what she has to share this week.

 

Hi there, I'm thrilled to be guest designing for MME this month! I live in Tasmania, Australia with my partner Mark and our two gorgeous teens Rhiannon and Jemma. 

I've been scrapping for almost 6 years now and just love the creative journey this hobby is taking me on. I've been a big fan of MME products for a long time so this is dream come true!. I always struggle to define my style but I guess it could be described as fairly detailed with while still maintaining quite a lot  of white space.. 

I like to build up layers and play around with paint, mists and other mediums to add texture to my layouts. I design for a few companies including ScrapFriends (Australia) Citrus Twist Kits (USA) and I'm also a Jenni Bowlin Studio Ambassador.

You can keep up with Gina through her wonderful BLOG.

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

A:I loved working with the Lost & Found 3: Oliver as the rich, warm colours really appealed to me...and how much fun are the enamel dots in both the Oliver and Ruby lines? I think I am addicted!

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

A:It's very hard to narrow it down to one favourite, but I had so much fun creating with The Sweetest Thing 'Bluebell' collection, in particular the gorgeous mix of blues, yellow and neutrals.

 

Always and Forever

Supplies: Lost & Found 3-Oliver:Collage patterned paper,Mixed Floral patterned paper,6x6 paper pad,decorative brads,chipboard elements,decorative tape,enamel dots,decorative buttons,sticker accessory sheet,stamps

Gina says:I created this page using one my favourite photos of my girls spending time together. The message is a simple one but I wanted them to know how much they mean to me.I've layered papers, tape, stickers and also some 'decorative buttons' packaging behind the photo. 

 

 

A Special Kind of Friendship

Supplies:Lost & Found 3-Oliver:Yellow Floral patterned paper,6x6 paper pad,decorative tape,enamel dots,decorative brads,sticker accessory sheet,decorative buttons,chipboard elements

Gina says:Here is a second layout using the gorgeous 'Oliver' line and it's of my eldest daughter and a friend.I've used some banner style chipboard elements under the photo and double stitched them in place. 

The cotton scraps have been used under a couple under of buttons to add texture to the layout.

How AWESOME is Gina? We are so happy to have her joining us this month! Check back tomorrow for two more equally stunning layouts.

Thanks so much for coming by today!

Naomi Part 2

Today we are back to share more beautiful layouts from Naomi Atkins. Make sure to check out yesterday's post (if you haven't yet)!

Thanks for being our December guest designer, Naomi! We love what you came up with!

 

Joy layout

 Supplies: All is Bright:Chevron patterned paper,Christmas Tag patterned paper,chipboard elements,decorative brads,decorative brads,twine;Lost and Found 3:chipboard elements;Misc:sewing machine and thread,doily,American Crafts cardstock,adhesives,letter stickers;Photography:Inspired and Enchanted Photography

 

A Tip from Naomi: I love this vintage Christmas line! I cut some of the details out of the patterned papers and sewed along the lines of some of the chevron patterned paper. I layered the chipboard shapes, and added paper and date stickers underneath the chipboard tag. I sprayed with a but of Mr Huey's as well.

 

My Girl layout

Supplies:Lost and Found 3-Oliver:Yellow Floral patterned paper,Blue Lace patterned paper,Ledger Stripe patterned paper,adornments,chipboard elements,decorative buttons,enamel dots;Misc:sewing machine and thread,doily, American Crafts thickers

 

A Tip from Naomi: I did a lot of stitching and detail cutting of the patterned papers. I hand cut the banner out of paper and decorated and added a title. Last, I added lace under the border of the photo.

 

 Love ,Most of the Time layout

Supplies: Lucky in Love:Cupid's Arrow patterned paper,Multi Stripe patterned paper,Along for the Ride patterned paper,Floral Stripes patterned paper,Chevron patterned paper,6x6 paper pad,stickers;Lost and Found 3-Ruby:decorative tape,buttons;Misc:doily,adhesive,American Crafts thickers,Silhouette Cameo,Kerri Bradford arrow die cut,sewing machine and thread

A Tip from Naomi:I had fun die-cutting the arrows from the different patterned paper and then sewing and layering them to the layout. i also adhered the pictures with some fun strips of washi tape.  

Thanks again, Miss Naomi!

Introducing our December Guest Designer!

Please help us in welcoming Naomi Atkins as our December guest designer. We love Naomi's whimsical and elegant layouts. They always have the perfect amount of "shabby chic" and her photography is amazingly beautiful.

Hello! My name is Naomi Atkins, and I'm so happy to be the guest designer this month for MME! MME has been one of my favorite companies since I fell in love with the first line ever, all the way back to the Wild Asparagus!!! The first time I saw the paper, it was a very new type for scrapbooking paper and I was hooked.

I am a wife to my wonderful husband of ten years, Jonathan, and my five beautiful kids, Katlyn, Elise, Everett, Weston and Camille. I am a photographer and co-owner of Inspired and Enchanted Photography.. it is a second career for me, I spent the eight previous years as a adjunct legal research and writing professor a local college :)

I have never looked back.. I simply love photography and scrapbooking. I currently design for Crate Paper, Gossamer Blue and Freckled Fawn. My first ever scrapbooking layout to be published was the cover of Scrapbook Trends (September)! That was a little bit crazy, but wonderful!

Our website/blog is www.inspiredandenchantedphotography.com and our facebook page is Inspired and Enchanted Photography where we have a TON of our latest work :) We really love vintage, styled photography and we have such a great time doing it!

 

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

A: I had the most fun working with the patterned papers and the chipboard sheets. I LOVE playing with all of the beautiful things that go with the paper collections! I am really loving all of the washi tape as well!

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

A:My favorite line is very hard to pick! I love them all! I seriously have never not liked anything MME has come out with! I really love the lost and found lines. I love the rich, bold hues, as well as the glitter!! I also like the nice thick paper/textures the lines have :)

 

Merry Christmas layout

Supplies:Winter Wonderland: Snowmen patterned paper,Stripes patterned paper,Tags patterned paper,chipboard elements,decorative brads,decorative buttons,enamel dots,layered stickers,twine;Misc:American Crafts cardstock;doily,adhesives;Photography:Inspired and Enchanted Photography. 

Tip from Naomi: I strung the twine through all of the specialty buttons.Then I stitched around the patterned papers like a frame. As a final touch I added the enamel dots to the hand cut border at the bottom.

 

First Kiss layout

Supplies:Lost and Found 3-Ruby:Red Floral patterned paper,Collage Strip patterned paper,Medallion patterned paper,6x6 paper pad,decorative chipboard,decorative brads,decorative buttons,stamps;Misc:Zing
embossing powder (white),machine stitching;Photography:Inspired and Enchanted Photography

Tip from Naomi:This layout was fun because I stamped and embossed all of the doilies at random places on a dark piece of cardstock. I then cut it out into a heart shape, and layered embellishments all around it.

 

Aren't these layouts so beautiful? We love what Naomi came up with and can't wait to share three more layouts with you tomorrow.

Make sure to stop by again then!

Hanukkah Guest Post - Stacy Cohen

Welcome back to our Hanukkah celebration, MME fans! We are so glad you are back today because we know you won't want to miss today's guest designer.

Meet Stacy Cohen!

I live in Los Angeles, California with my loving husband, our two wonderful little daughters, and two cute kitties.  My girls are the inspiration for all my creative projects . . . I call them my little ‘muses’.  I started scrapbooking in September of 2004 and I have been hooked ever since.  Scrapbooking is my hobby, passion and creative outlet.  I always say, “It’s cheaper than therapy!” 

I’m a very slow scrapper, often spending several nights on one layout.  I love to fuss over all the little details and get everything just right.  I would define my scrapping style as romantic with a touch of shabby chic, though I love to change it up from time to time and play around with different scrapping styles.  My work has been published in Creating Keepsakes, Scrapbooks Etc., Scrapbook Trends, Memory Makers, Somerset Memories, Cards, Simply Handmade, Scrapbook Inspirations, and Scrapbooking m.m.  I have been a Creating Keepsakes Magazine Dream Team member since 2011.  You can visit my blog HERE.

 

Hi everyone!  Stacy Cohen here.  I’m thrilled to be a guest on the MME blog today!!

Hanukkah is in full swing, and my family has been celebrating all week. We follow the tradition of opening at least one present every night during the eight nights of Hanukkah.  That translates into a lot of gift shopping! My daughters are very easy to shop for, but my husband . . . not so much.

Luckily, we started a fun tradition a few years ago.  Rather than get each other big gifts, my husband and I buy eight small Hanukkah gifts for each other - - but the rule is that ALL eight gifts have to be purchased at the 99 Cents Only Store (our local “dollar store”).

The past 99 Cents Only Store gifts have run the gamut from practical and personal to downright hilarious. I’ve received items like scrapbooking embellishments, a picture frame, a jar of green olives, and a tube of toothpaste (not my regular brand, unfortunately).  I’ve given my husband gifts such as tools, a flashlight, superhero tattoos, car freshener (his car really needs it), and socks (he actually loves those socks).  One thing is for sure: our 99 Cents Only Store gift exchange always results in lots of laughter in our house!

Of course, a very special part of our Hanukkah celebration is lighting the menorah.  I created a layout showcasing candle-lighting pictures from last Hanukkah.  I used the stunning Lost & Found 3 - Oliver collection.  The gorgeous blues and golds are absolutely perfect for Hanukkah photos.


Supplies:Lost & Found 3 -Oliver:patterned paper,chipboard elements,enamel dots,decorative buttons, decorative brads.

I created the rays using a mix of the lovely Oliver patterned papers, then I cut out Jewish stars and raised them with pop dots.


Our Hanukkah celebration wouldn’t be complete without some lively rounds of dreidel. 

It’s basically a spinning top game where the participants play to win “gelt” (chocolate coins). As you can see in this layout, when we don’t have enough gelt on hand, we simply substitute Hershey’s kisses. 

I used the doily stickers to represent the round-and-round spinning motion of the dreidel.

Supplies: Lost & Found 3 - Oliver: patterned paper, stickers (doilies), enamel dots, decorative buttons, decorative brads, adornements (lace).

I also had the pleasure of the playing with the beautiful Winter Wonderland collection.  This collection isn’t just for Christmas!  I used the papers to make this Hanukkah card.


Supplies: Winter Wonderland: patterned paper and twine, Lost & Found 3 - Oliver: enamel dots and decorative buttons.

Thank you, MME, for letting me play with your gorgeous products!  And thank you for letting me share my Hanukkah traditions.

I hope you all have a very happy and healthy holiday season!!

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How amazing is that Stacy Cohen? I have to tell you that we are absolutely blown away by these projects and we just know you are too. That girl can SCRAP, can she not? She went above and beyond with this post and we couldn't be happier!

Thank you so very much Stacy!

See all of you tomorrow! Hope you enjoyed our Hanukkah mini-series!