My Mind's Eye Blog

I Spy with MME- April 2013 Edition

Good morning blog readers! Today it's time for the April installment of I Spy with My Mind's Eye. 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. No one uses MME better than YOU do. So keep sharing, we love what you create.

Today we have seven 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:Valerie Huang
 

Valerie says:The reason I created this layout is to put it in the frame as our family photo in the living room.I love Instagram and absolutely can't live without. Love the random shots I took the same week. It also makes me smile whenever I see it. 

Why it caught our eye:  We adore the way Valerie showcased Lucky in Love  on this layout. The "clothesline" is so smart and creative and this is the perfect piece to showcase special photos.

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Designer:Cathie Reed
 

Cathie says:Enamel dots are wonderful embellishments for boy pages – I love them.  I bought a few packs from my LSS and I wondered what would happen if I used a lot of dots on one page. It was a little scary at first but once I let go of that supply-hoarding-instinct I had a blast and love how my page turned out.

Why it caught our eye: Cathie rocked the enamel dots in this layout. She uses them in a modern, playful way and we LOVE this page. The strip of fun, scattered embellshments across the bottom of the page adds the perfect finishing detail to the page. We loved seeing our dots used in such an inventive and creative way.

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Designer:Debby Hughes
 

Debby says:I created this card for a CASE Study challenge. I wanted a repeating patterned graphic card but felt it would be great to break the pattern up a bit for interest. My Mind's Eye enamel dots were the perfect solution! I used the My Sweetest Thing honey love and bluebell smile.

 

Why it caught our eye: This is, hands down, the most chic way we've seen our enamel dots shine on a card. Simply, graphic perfection. This is a card that anyone would be lucky to receive!

 

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Designer:Valerie O'Neall
 

Valerie says:This layout was created for The Scrapbooking Studio. This is the first two-page layout I have done in such a long time. My Mind's Eye has such fun embellishments! They really make layouts come together quickly!

Why it caught our eye: This is a two page layout done right. Valerie uses our embellishments in perfect moderation here. We could study this layout all day and still find things we love about it. 

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Designer:Tiffany Hood
 

Tiffany says:The Lost & Found 3 Ruby collection is my favorite collection of all time.  It's elegant and sweet and sophisticated.  I fell in love with the colors, the sparkle, and the elements when I first saw it and knew instantly which photo I wanted to use with the collection- a picture of my sweet little girl when she turned one, decked out in her tutu and pearls.

Why it caught our eye: This page is lush, beautiful, and feminine. It should be framed on the wall and not put away in a scrapbook. Lost and Found 3: Ruby is the perfect line for this darling photo.

 

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!

 

I Spy with My Mind's Eye- March 2013 Edition.

Good morning blog readers! Today it's time for a supersized March 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 seven 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:Rachael Funnell
 

Rachael says: I created this layout with the MME Collectable Remarkable range as part of my designing work for Anna’s Craft Cupboard. It is about the Ferris Wheel on our recent trip to Luna Park in Sydney, Australia..Although we all chickened out on going on this Ferris Wheel,we all loved standing there, watching this go around & around!!!

Why it caught our eye: This page is an explosion of happiness and MME goodness. We especially loved how Rachael layered our papers, stickers, and enamel dots. Check out the touches of decorative tape, too! This page is fun, creative, and daring. We love that. 

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Designer:Traci Penrod

Traci says:As scrapbookers, we often scrapbook about other people -- our children and family -- and many of us need a "reason" to document our own stories and photos.  The colors in this MME Collectable line are so fun and happy I decided to actually do something for me!  Each page will tell about something I love, do, or dream about...starting with the letter A...all the way to Z!  Link to additional photos.

Why it caught our eye: We love the way Traci used and combined our Collectable line of papers and embellishments. The color combination is beautiful, the cluster of flowers is perfect, and we love the topic of this album. Thanks for sharing, Traci!

 

Designer:Jinny Newlin

Jinny says: I fell in love with the Collectable: Memorable line just as soon as I laid eyes on it.  I was lucky enough to win the entire collection by being the December Sketch Winner.  Woohoo!  So, this card resulted from a weekend of playing, as soon as it arrived in my mailbox.  I couldn’t possibly love the bright, happy colors any more!

Why it caught our eye: This card makes us long for spring. The colors are so fresh and happy, the floral motif is adorable. We especially love the way Jinny  used the days of the week piece of the Memorable 'Journey' patterned paper on the bottom left of her card.

 

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Designer:Mary Ann Jenkins

Mary Ann says:Every once in awhile, you complete a layout and it makes you smile again and again everytime you look at it. This would be one of them. It makes me smile and my heart happy.

Why it caught our eye: Yes, just as the title says...this layout is fabulous. We love the design, the bits of doily and mist combined with sequins, and of course we love the way Mary Ann makes Collectable shine. The "Hello My Name Is" die cut card makes the perfect title for this darling page.

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Designer:Corri Garza

Corri says:I made my card using an SVG File from SVG Cuts Five Minute Cards.  When I saw this cute star card, I immediately thought of this star paper from the  Boy Crazy Collection....I added some brads and embossing for a quick but adorable birthday card.

Why it caught our eye: Anyone would be lucky to receive this card! We love the star theme and the way the "b" side of the Boy Crazy Word Play patterned paper ties it all together. This card is definitely a star.

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Designer:Brenda Smith

Brenda says:I challenged myself to use up my massive MME stash by mixing old (Ooh La La and Be Loved) and new (Sweetest Thing)!

Why it caught our eye: We are always looking for projects that mix our older and newer lines. Brenda did this seamlessly. This is a beautiful, soft, and creative layout and we are in love with it.

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Designer: Missy Whidden

Missy says: I love the new MME Collectable washi tapes, and I decided to use several rolls to create a messy & artsy (and fast) page with lots of drippy paint and stamps…what a wonderful combination!

Why it caught our eye: This layout jumped right off of the computer screen. It's vivid and so darn smart. Look at how creatively Missy used all of our decorative tape!  She combined them perfectly to make one cool page.


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!

I Spy with MME- February 2013 Edition

Good morning blog readers! Today it's time for another 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!

 

Designer: Katharina Frei

Katharina says: My husband has been "requesting" a new desktop calendar for his workplace for some time. I chose photos from different months of the past year and papers from various MME collections (The sweetest thing, Lost and found 3, Miss Caroline).

Link to Part 1 of Calendar

Link to Part 2 of Calendar

Why it caught our eye: What's not to love about this project? It's graphic, sleek, and chic. It's minimalist and fuss-free and we LOVE it. This is a calendar we'd proudly display if it was ours.

Designer:Rebecca Keppel

Rebecca says: I was thrilled to find lots of My Mind's Eye Collectable goodies in the February Scrapbook Circle kit Story Time. I wanted a design with circles to highlight the larger sized pins I was using so I die cut the grid circle background. I was excited to find that the My Mind's Eye Collectable "Cute" decorative stickers also fit right inside the circles! And the Tiny Word stickers were perfect for adding little phrases here and there and even one word right on top of the pin's heart.

Why it caught our eye: This layout is major eye candy. The attention to detail is phenomenal and we could just look at it for hours. We love seeing bits and pieces of our products used in such fresh and inventive ways! 

  Designer:Amy Young

Amy says: As a card maker I am normally a huge fan of MME 6x6 paper pads but I couldn't resist the new cut apart paper in the larger 12x12 Collectable line for this fun birthday card.

Why it caught our eye: This adorable card made us smile the moment we saw it. It's just happy all around. The bright colors, the sweet scattered embellishments, the little boy...just joy in card form.

Designer:Pam Callaghan

Pam says: I loved the shapes of the My Mind's Eye paper so much! I cut out a few shapes and places patterned paper underneath that area to give it that patterned look.

Why it caught our eye: Pam makes Indie Chic look like a work of art here. It was actually really hard choosing just one of our layouts, as she uses MME flawlessly on every layout. Take a look at her gallery here. We love the hand cut work here, the "window" effect is genius.


Designer:Melissa Priest

Melissa says: Adding vellum over the busy floral pattern helped me tone down the color scheme while still allowing the pattern to be visible.

Why it caught our eye: This page tugs at our heartstrings emotionally. For one thing, it is very honest and vulnerable. For another...it is beautiful aesthetically. The simple,strong design really lets the photographs and message shine. We love the way Melissa showcases our Lost and Found 3-Oliver papers in such a lovely way.



Designer:Brook Stewart

Brook says:These pictures of my daughter show just how much her personality is starting to come out at 6 months old! The Sweetest Thing line by MME is one of my ALL TIME favorites ever and I just love how they make my photos stand out and compliment them so well!

Why it caught our eye: First off...is this not the cutest baby you've ever seen? HA! We just think this page is the sweetest thing ever. It's no coincidence...Brook uses The Sweetest Thing collection here. We love the layering and clusters of sweet embellishments!




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!

I Spy with MME- January 2013 Edition

Good morning blog readers! Today it's time for another 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!

 

Designer: Katarina Damm-Blomberg

Katarina says: The LO is about my daughters stubborn personality, and the title says: It´s you who decides who you are. 

Why it caught our eye: We LOVE the alternating strips of paper,chipboard, and tape. The sweet scattering of buttons, brads, and enamel dots add the perfect finishing touch to a vibrant and beautiful page. This scrapbook page made us happy as soon as we saw it, and happy is always good.

 

Designer: Lynette Jacobs

Lynette says: I wanted to showcase this photo of my grand daughter in a special way and when I found the chevron background for the Silhouette, I knew it would be perfect to use with My Minds Eye papers.

Why it caught our eye: Well...just LOOK at it. This page rocks. Every detail is just perfection and if this was our page, we'd frame it instead of putting it in a scrapbook. Lynette has really been using MME to perfection lately...we've pinned a million of her layouts!

 

Designer: Laurie LaRiviere

Laurie says: I created this layout to highlight this super sweet photo of my cousin Vinny and his girlfriend Sara, I love the photo and these My Minds Eye papers showcase it nicely.

Why it caught our eye: We love the grid design coupled with the awesome layering. Another happy layout. The color and pattern combinations are sweet and the embellishment choices are perfect.

 

Designer: Cheryl Ashworth 

Cheryl says: When I decided to do a 2012 December Daily, I knew I had to use All is Bright. I love the colours, patterns and overall feeling of the collection. I made the album from kraft cards and envelopes, with all sorts of tags, flaps and pockets to fill with my favourite MME patterns and embellishments. I love how well the blue and red teamed with the kraft.

Why it caught our eye: We LOVE seeing projects featuring our products, and right now we love seeing December Dailys using our papers and embellishments. Cheryl created one awesome album and she really made MME shine.

 

Designer: Sherri Funk

Sherri says:The Indie Chic collection provided the perfectly cheerful with a hint of masculine touch for this layout of my nephew.  Stitching the pinked circles together grounded the layout and really helped the b&w photos to pop off the page.

Why it caught our eye: Sherri used Indie Chic beautifully here. Such a masculine, perfect layout. The pinked circle grid + stitching made this page jump right off of the computer screen. Just lovely.

 

Designer: Christin Gronnslett

Christin says: This is a layout that was made for the Cocoa Daisy Midway crop where one of the criteria’s was to create movement with the journaling, so that is why my journaling is a little bit here and there.

Why it caught our eye: In a word...STUNNING. The layering, the pops of color, the delicate female touches. We just love this one. The details could keep us looking forever. This is another one that belongs on an easel or on the wall.

 

Thanks for stopping by today, MME fans!

I am headed off to CHA today. I will be live blogging and there will be MANY interactive contests and games. Make sure you are following us on:

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I Spy With MME- November 2012 Edition

As I finished up my turkey,stuffing,and pie yesterday, I decided it was time for some lazy Internet browsing. And what was I looking for? Inspiring and creative MME projects, of course!

I like to look through blogs, online galleries, and our Facebook page to find pages, cards, and all sorts of projects to pin to Pinterest. Most of these are projects that you've brought to our attention. In other words, you have shared them on our FB wall, linked them to our blog, or emailed them to me.

I never cease to be amazed at the beautiful things I see on a daily basis. And on "I Spy With MME" days I like to share these finds with you. Would you like to be featured? Then share your work!!!

Here is what caught my eye this month...

Jennifer Grace shared this gorgeous Winter Girl Cabochon pendant on her blog, Jennifer's Jumbles. There is also a great tutorial there. I love the inventive way that she used All is Bright...and how darling is this sweet necklace?

This Christmas card by Nina B. Designs brought a huge smile to my face. I adore the non-traditional color scheme, the layering and the stitching. Nina uses an older line, Be Merry, proving that MME products are timeless!

I found this page by Carol Monson on Two Peas in a Bucket. Every single thing about it is just plain cool. Carol uses Indie Chic beautifully. I love the layering, circle theme, and pretty scattering of embellishments.

Gina Rodgers shared this on our FB page. I adore her use of The Sweetest Thing. Especially the way that she incorporated the packaging right into her layout. I could look at this layout forever...so many sweet details.

I am a big fan of Emily Spahn and her classic designs, and this page is no exception. I especially like the way she used our designer tapes to tack these precious photos down. She rocks The Sweetest Thing here and I couldn't love it more.

This card by Evgenia Petzer has a lovely,ethereal quality that caught my eye right away. Follow Your Heart takes center stage here. The hexagon motif is current but Evgenia uses it without it looking trendy. This card is timeless.

I fell in love with this layout by Linda Eggleton the moment I saw it. Linda should place it in a frame, as it's a complete work of art. I adore the layering, beautiful textures, and the lovely combination of patterns and colors. The best part? Linda created a beautiful tribute to "her boys" without using a traditionally male color palette. The colors she's chosen from The Sweetest Thing line are just perfect.

 

That's it for this month. Am I right that MME fans are the most talented crafters out there? I know I'm right. :)

Happy Friday,everyone!

 

 

I Spy with MME- September 2012 Edition

Happy Wednesday, friends of MME! Today it's time for the September edition of I Spy with MME.

You might be wondering what this feature is all about. Well...it's all about YOU. Our customers and fans!

If you upload your pages to our Facebook page, if you tag us on Twitter, or if you leave a link in the comments here, you might be pinned to our Pinterest "inspiring pages and cards" board. We also scour online galleries and message boards. Make sure to tag your projects so that we know you've used our products!

Every month we choose a handful of those projects to feature on our blog. We believe that all of you have so much creativity and talent. You use MME in ways we've never thought of, so we love to showcase you.

Here is what caught our eye this month.

 

Halloween Pennant Table Decor by Thienly Azim

Why it caught our eye: Easy. It's amazing. It is chic,elegant,and vintage all at once. This is not decor that would sit and gather dust. It would make an elegant Halloween decoration for any home.
 

Thienly says:I love how one can combine different MME collections together and looks amazing -  in this case, it was the Kraft Funday and Lost & Found Halloween that inspired me to create a vintage pennant table decor. It's perfect for Halloween parties!

 

 

Happiness by Felicity Wilson

Why it caught our eye: This layout is so intricate,we could look at it forever. It's a work of art! We loved the layering,texture,and attention to detail.

Felicity says:I knew once i saw the yellows and blue tones in The Sweetest Thing Bluebell range, I knew I had to do it all about my son's happiness!!

 

 

Alphabet Cards by Teresa Jaye

Why it caught our eye: What a smart and usable idea. We love the idea of using our cards in this way. And not only is it smart...it's adorable!

Teresa says: I just adore the MME Alphabet Soup collection and my granddaughter loves to play with the playing cards. I'm glad I purchased two packs of cards so I could make this fun set for her to use when she starts learning to write the alphabet.

 

What a Dear by Sandy Ang

Why it caught our eye: It literally caught Stephanie's eye when it arrived in her mailbox. The card was so pretty she had to hang it up instead of putting it with the other cards she's received. It's elegant and showcases our Nostalgia line beautifullly.

Sandy says: I created a card using the geometric patterns of Nostalgia 6x6 papers to define two concentric circles. I used a fall-inspired colour palette and embellished with a variety of hard and soft elements.

 

 

Popsicle Fever by  Jodi Wilton

Why it caught our eye: We know summer has just ended...and we LOVE fall, but this makes us long for summer. :) It's bright, happy,playful, and we love everything about it.

Jodi says:I created this layout by layering some of layered stickers on top of the row of houses from the chipboard pieces-  I love to create scenes on my layouts, and the On the Sunny Side collection made it super easy to accomplish a fun summery scene!

 

 

Silly Happy Sweet Fun by Angela Mansfield

Why it caught our eye: Angela shared this card and a link to her blog on our Facebook page. In the blog post , she showcased ELEVEN amazing cards she made using The Sweetest Thing. Each one was stunning. Romantic,sweet,delicate,and feminine. We wanted to share them all,but we settled for this one. :)

Angela says:There were so many beautiful patterned papers that I wanted to use them all at once, so I did! and was also able to combine the gorgeous doily stamp.

 

That's it for this month's I Spy with MME! Remember, share away (using the links and methods at the top of this post)  and maybe it will be you being featured next month!

I Spy with MME-August Edition

Good morning blog readers! Today it's time for another 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 fine 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!

 

Designer: Gina Rodgers 

Why it caught our eye: We love the use of white space here,not to mention the creative way Gina used the Ric Rac patterned paper from our Indie Chic (ginger) collection. Everything about this layout is just lovely,and we love Gina's techniques and artistic talent.

 

Designer: Andrea Ewen

Why it caught our eye: We really adore how Andrea has used our Miss Caroline collection on her beautiful card. The distressing ,combined with the delicate doily,flowers, and ribbon, makes for a beautiful and eye-catching card. This is a card that any friend would be lucky to have!

 

 

Designer: Mandy Kay Starner

Why it caught our eye: Simply put,Mandy Kay rocked The Sweetest Thing. This layout is just cool. The layering,the bits+pieces,the pops of color...all awesome. Thanks so much for making the collection look so chic,Mandy Kay.

 

Designer: Patricia Roebuck

Why it caught our eye: Um, how could it NOT? Talk about creative! We can honestly say we do not see mirrors made with our products very often. Or...ever? Crazy smart,pretty,and inventive all rolled into one. Way to go,Patricia!

 

Designer: Sandy Ang

Why it caught our eye: This 8 1/2x11 layout exhibits strong design and mixes graphic (hexagons) with girlie (florals,layering,embellishments). The fussy cutting and detail here is just mind-blowingly lovely. We're not sure we'd be able to put this layout in an album. It deserves framing! :)

 

Designer: Tanya Dudinka

Why it caught our eye: This card popped right off the computer screen! It is vibrant and stunning,to say the least. The twine Christmas tree and rhinestones work together beautifully. This card is a work of art!

 

Would you like to be featured in I Spy with MME? Then make sure you are sharing your projects using our products!

Share them on our Facebook page,in our blog comments,on Twitter. Upload them to online galleries,making sure to link the MME products used. Share them on your blogs and send us the link! We LOVE seeing what you all do with our papers and embellishments. We have the most creative and smart group of customers on the planet!

Happy Friday...make sure to take some time this weekend to make something beautiful!

I Spy with MME-June Edition

Welcome to the June edition of I Spy with My Mind's Eye! We have four beautiful projects to share with you this month!

We loved this beautiful layout by Sophie Crespy. Every single element works together perfectly to make one lovely layout that really showcases MME papers.

Sophie says:I love the whole Miss Caroline collection and when I found this sheet of woodgrain paper in the Scrapbook Circle June kit, I was thrilled!

It  was just perfectly fit for this photo of my girl hidding in the trees. I thought she looked like a fairy of the forest. I loved that paper so much I didn't want to hide it. So I  used my Cameo to cut  butterflies and let the paper appear behind them. I am so in love with that paper I have 3 more sheets in my drawer right now  for future layouts!

This elegant and feminine card by   Laurel Seabrook caught our eye right away. We love the way the papers look so gorgeous combined with the floral/doily accent:

Laurel says:Although I usually lean towards Clean and Simple or Grahic cards, this Follow Your Heart collection made it so easy for me to create a card with a shabby feel to it.  I love how all the papers just work together and especially love the hexagons, text and music notes.

 

Miss Caroline really shines on this phenomenal layout by Treesa Young . The overall design is knock-your-socks-off stunning and the texture/layering makes it even more beautiful.

Treesa says:These pictures are of my gorgeous girl a year ago. We went for a walk through the bush near our home and along a boardwalk. She was leaning up against a old wood panel fence so I immediately thought of Miss caroline dolled up paper range with the wood panel look.I LOVE these papers and I had fun drawing and cutting out the Chevron pattern and then putting it onto white card and machine stitching.

 

And last,but certainly not least,we have this awesome page by  Kyoko Kobayashi . This page is just incredibly cool. Kyoko used Follow Your Heart to make one chic page.

Kyoko says:My son belongs to the soccer school. He got 3 goals in the game on this day! And his team was in third place. That's why I adopted  "3" in this layout.

I think the MME Follow Your Heart collection enhances a photograph because the color of this collection is not too strong. I love this collection very much!

 

We hope you are just as inspired by this month's projects as we are! Remember, share your projects in the comments section of these posts or on our Facebook page.We LOVE to see how you use MME.

Have a beautiful day!

I Spy With My Mind's Eye

Time for this month's installment of I Spy With MME! Remember to keep sharing your MME projects right here and on our Facebook page. You can even tweet them to us!

If we think they are unique and eye-catching we will pin them to our Pinterest board and you just might be featured here. We are also using our pins for something fun tomorrow...so make sure to check back at 10 am EST!

This layout popped off the screen when we saw it. The texture and layering is outstanding. It really makes Follow Your Heart look even more beautiful:

Designer: Felicity Wilson

Blog: Her Hand

Designer Thoughts: My son is always happy and never stops smiling. The bed post at feeding time at night even gets a smile! When I saw the Follow Your Heart collection and all the happy happy colours, especially the yellow, I knew I wanted to use that photo and lots of yellow! What was even better was that the chipboard kite had the word smile printed on it.

 

This layout stuck out to us because it is pretty much the cutest thing ever. :) We love the use of negative space and the happy, fun vibe:

Designer Name: Becky Litz

Blog: Scrap Circus

Designer Thoughts: Hexagons are the biggest trend right now. I hadn’t had the opportunity to create anything with them yet so when I saw that My Minds Eye had a challenge to use hexagons I thought I'd give it a try. Another big trend I see going on right now is to use the negative space left over when you make cuts on an electronic die cut machine. I have been wanting to try this as well, so I combined the two ideas into my challenge entry. I popped up the hexagon paper with dimensional adhesive then used a whole bunch of paper lines from MME that had blue, black, white and yellow to fill some of them in. Then the little chipboard bees from Alphabet Soup and the Lost and Found2 brads really finished it off!”

 There is nothing better than a beautifully designed clean+simple scrapbook page. This one fits the bill 100 %:
Designer Name: Jan Tatomir

Blog: Simply Made

Designer Thoughts: I love the happy colors and patterns of the Hip Hooray line. It's so easy to mix and match. I used this sketch but added my own twist to it.

Last (but certainly not least) this month is this darling card. It makes us long for summer:

Designer Name: Regina Mangum

Blog: The Stampin' Bean

Designer thoughts: For this "Stacked Delight Birthday Card," I stamped directly onto different patterns from the Away We Go Collection and fussy cut each scoop of ice cream before layering them up for one, big, happy birthday cone!

Wow ladies! Thank you so much for making our products SHINE! See you all soon, have a beautiful and blessed Thursday!

I Spy With My Mind's Eye

Today on the MME blog marks the debut of a fun monthly post we'll be doing...I Spy With My Mind's Eye.

We will be perusing online galleries and blogs for standout layouts,cards,and projects using our products.

If we select your project, we will contact you and ask permission to share what you've made, along with a description and a link to your blog.

So please...make sure to share your MME creations regularly!

This month we have four layouts to share with you!

 

Up first is this darling page by Jen Chapin.

Jen says:

This page was one of the rare times I scrapbooked photos the same day I took them -- we had such a fun day together as a family and I wanted to get those memories recorded while they were fresh.

I thought the design of this Follow Your Heart: Be Happy  patterned paper was perfect to insert a few Instagram photos along with patterned papers and a title into the Polaroid-type spaces.

Jen, thank you so much for sharing! We think your page is just beautiful and we love the way it showcases our papers,buttons, and  chipboard pieces!

 

Up next is a layout from Leah Cameron.

Here are a few words from Leah about this creative page:

When I saw this sketch from Crafty Sketches I knew the gorgeous Miss Caroline papers I had just received in my March My Scrapbook Nook kit would be perfect.

I printed out photos of my youngest daughter Alexa from every year on her birthday to “peg” on the banners.  This layout was perfect to make use of little scraps, flags, banners and other embellishments.  Although I wouldn’t call this my usual kind of layout, I just love the way it turned out.

We love the way it turned out too, Leah! Thank you so much for making our products shine!

 

And now we have an 8 1/2 by 11 scrapbook page by Ginny Hughes:

As much as I always love My Mind's Eye papers, the Follow Your Heart collection just blew me away! I love the Honey Blue paper, I cut out some of the hexagons and popped them up to give them some dimension.

The Soulful paper with the tiny hexagons is my new favorite staple. It is a great basic background with a little oomph to it!!  I need like a million and one more pieces of that paper :).

Ginny- this is just stunning. Thank you so much for making our papers pop! 

 

And last (but certainly not least) is a layout by Aleksandra Gadji.

Alex says:

If you look at the design of my layout it is pretty clean and simple, but I love to jazz things up with fun little details. I love wooden die cuts from the adorable Miss Caroline line.

Here I have altered the wooden butterfly with a rub-on and then used it to highlight my title. I also LOVE using the bottom strips from MME papers. They are perfect for adding that special little touch a layout needs!

Alex, we are blown away by the cheerful way you showcased our products. Thank you!

 

That's it for this month's I Spy With My Mind's Eye! Remember to share your projects with us. You can always link them on Facebook or in the comment section of these posts! As always, thanks for inspiring us with your boundless creativity!