If you're looking for a steal of a deal on our Kraft Funday Happy Days collection then be sure to stop by Scrapbook Steals where Happy Days is the featured dea of the day!
Also be sure to swing by their blog to check out some pretty fantastic projects(including the two below) by the My Mind's Eye Design Team.
by jana eubank
Happy Friday friends!
The UK seems to already be into Springtime with tons of bulbs coming through into such pretty blooms and nice weather nearly warm enough for shorts!
Around the corner from my In-Law's is a huge Hawthorne tree that just bursts into an amazing amount of blossoms in the spring - I love watching the tiny buds grow and open and show off their delicate petals in clusters of wonderfulness.
I wanted to bring out the delicate white and yellow in the flowers and started with the awesome twine from the Funday Kraft - Everyday Fun. I then added a tiny mat of white to my papers to lighten the kraft papers away from the black tones.
I used the Everyday Fun Kraft Funday papers as they have a subtle yellow in their colours and teamed them up with the lovely buttons from the Lost & Found 2 Sunshine release.
I used the sweet wood banners and some of the trim and chipboard embellishments to give it some extra interest as I went with a star theme.
and half way through this layout, I was inspired to make a second one along the same paper layers going with the theme "growing" but using blue as the highlight colour.
Every mother has one of these sheets or pieces of wall where the kids are measured and compared to the previous one. something so simple that shows just how quickly time is passing by as my kids grow tall.
I used the same cluster style of embellishments using the fantastic new My Minds Eye Jewels along with the brads and chipboard buttons from the Funday Kraft release.
I hope you are inspired to create something to celebrate Spring.
What amazing entries we had this month! It was so much fun to see your take on our theme “YOU” and interpretations of Anam’s sketch. We know how much time and effort was put into every entry. Thank you for sharing your talent with us and enjoy your beautiful creations!
Let’s hear if for our winners!
Layout Winner: YOU are amazing by Abby Laubenstein!
We love Abby’s use of Kraft Funday and her attention to detail!
Honorable Mention Winner: YOU by Kellie Rabideau!
We love how Kellie took the sketch “off the page” for this framed layout about her daughter’s dog. What a fun way to use the front of the mini album as part of the sketch!
Card Winner: YOU are so special by Scrapinka!
We love Scrapinka’s beautiful card and the hidden surprise that is in it!
Lisa’s Favorite Things Winner:
Thank you for your inspiration, Lisa. You have such beautiful layouts! I just love your style! Thanks for sharing with us!
Posted by: Tanya Thompson | February 03, 2012 at 08:55 AM
Congratulations to our winners! Please email amber@mymindseye.com your shipping address and what you would like for your prize!
We are pleased to announce this month’s blog challenge! Our blog challenges are one of the things we look forward to each month. We have so many talented blog readers.
As you participate in the blog challenge, please keep in mind a few items:
1. We only have three guidelines for you to follow:
**Remember that you must adhere to all three guidelines in order to win. A beautiful entry that does not follow the guidelines will not be eligible to win.**
2. We are not looking for a particular style. Be yourself – create what you like and enjoy the process. The main goal is to document your memories.
3. Have fun and be positive.
The challenge: Design a card based on this fabulous sketch and use the theme “YOU” on the card (sketch by Anam Stubbington).
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.
The deadline: Add a link to your project to the bottom of this post using inlinkz by Sunday, February 19, 2012 (midnight, MST). Please include your first and last name and project name when uploading. (a photo of your layout or project will show directly in the post)
(For tips on how to best photograph your entry, click here)
The PRIZE: The winner will receive the collection of their choice and will be featured in a blog post and have bragging rights!
Anam Stubbington and Lisa Spiegel have created these beautiful samples to help you get your creative juices going!
“YOU” are the best FRIEND by Lisa Spiegel
Featured Collection: Miss Caroline
The card is titled "You are the best friend"...the Miss Caroline papers are so bright and cheerful...perfect for a thank you!
Love “U” by Anam Stubbington
Featured Products: Kraft FunDay Everyday Papers from the 6x6 pad, Cardstock Trims and Chipboard Buttons and the awesome twine.
Extra note – I carefully peeled the top layer of the cardstock sticker off, cut it to size (got rid of the ‘it’) and then replaced it in the opposite direction.
We can’t wait to see what you create! Good luck!
Please upload your project here:
Isn’t is amazing how many talented blog readers we have? We love seeing what you will share with us each month!
If you have not had a chance to see the beautiful entries, click on the following links:
Our January winners are:
Winner: Jenny Evans
Honorable Mention: Jody Rogers
Card Winner: Christine Penafor
We will be announcing the sneak peek winners on Wednesday.
Most of you know that I adore stamps, especially the ones that My Minds Eye produces to go with their collections. I love making backgrounds with them to bring them from a single image to being the paper image.
and the latest stamps in the Funday release are no different. I think my Favourite is the numbers stamp on the Bright Days set and the Big spiky labels on the Everyday set.
I love cling stamps for the ability to see where they are going and the ability to be distorted in shape so a straight banner can turn into a curved banner without any damage to the stamp.
For my ink pad colours, I always try to go with one of the colours in the papers that I have picked out to try and either make them pop or subdue the other colours. This time i went for the yellow to make it a bit more cheery and girlie (the colour match is much closer in real life - my photo taking ability is crap with the rainy days)
This background strip was to add a block of colour without adding more paper. I just stamped and slightly over stamped the image to give it some added texture.
And I love twisting the use of a product – this time I took the felt edge trims and sewed a running stitch in them to make flowers. The pre cut edges give these flowers a little extra bit of interest. I added some buttons and brads for added dimension. and then i did a gather stitch in the banner felt and added that to get more of the yellow colour in the layout.
Supplies: Kraft FunDay 6x6” paper pad, wood banner tags, buttons,, twine and trims and the wonderful stamps. Other – needle for sewing, white cardstock, inkpads.
This is me and Fay both at eight years old. Fay looks so much like her dad most of the time but sometimes, I capture ina photograph proof of that look where I can see a little of myself in her and that makes me happy.
I hope you liked how I used the stamps and felt on this layout.
Regards,
Hi, Everyone! Jana Eubank here with a scrapbook page about my daughter. For this page I decided to mix together three different My Mind's Eye collections. I love the result! Here is what I did.
For this page, I decided to place my photos and embellishments in a grid design. The first collection I decided to use was the Love Me Collection. I placed my photos first and then cut rectangles of patterned papers to go in the surrounding areas of my grid. Next, I adhered everything to a cream cardstock base.
Next, I decided to fill in the rectangles with my title, journaling and embellishments. I loved the font of the word "love" on Love Me "Love" Paper and decided to use my scissors to cut them out and use them as my title. I then used the elements from the accessory sheet along with some hand cut doilies (from the patterned and 6" x 6" paper pad). The hearts were also cut from the "Love" paper.
Now that I had my general design decided, I needed to place it on a 12 x 12 sheet of paper. I decided to use the "Favorite" Party Paper from the Lost & Found Two Blush collection. I liked how the tan color tied in with the Love Me collection and the romantic feeling it gave the page with it's soft damask pattern.
But my page still needed a little bit more. I decided to mat the photo grid onto a sheet of Kraft Fun Day Everyday Fun "Remember This" Paper. The bold diagonal grid really calls attention to my photo grouping and makes it the focus of the page. I also added in a border strip to the top of the page, as well as some Kraft Fun Day Everyday Fun Decorative Brads for a little sparkle and dimension.
I love how well these three collections came together!
See you next time!
Looking for something fun to do on a cold winter’s night? Join us in our card challenge!
The challenge: Design a layout based on this fabulous sketch and use the theme “NEW” on the layout (sketch by Anam Stubbington).
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.
The deadline: Add a link to your project to the bottom of this post using inlinkz by Sunday, January 22, 2012 (midnight, MST). Please include your first and last name and project name when uploading. (a photo of your layout or project will show directly in the post)
(For tips on how to best photograph your entry, click here)
The PRIZE: The winner will receive three ENTIRE collections of their choice! We will also award an honorable mention winner with one collection of their choice! All winners will be featured in a blog post and have bragging rights!
The fabulous Suzanne Sergi and Anam Stubbington created these beautiful samples to help you get your creative juices going!
“New” Friends by Suzanne Sergi:
Featured Collection: Kraft Funday – Everyday Fun
We have had our dog Sammie for one year. Originally, he was the family dog. However, in a year's time, my oldest daughter, and Sammie have developed a "new" kind of friendship. They have now become inseparable, and he will literally sleep on her bed until she arrives home from school. I love seeing them together, and the new responsibilities my daughter has accepted with him. This page came together quickly for me, as I tried to adhere to the sketch. Instead of using large circles onto the page, I used them on a smaller scale. I love the Kraft Fun Day collection. The faint patterns, and bits of black really add subtle detail to your projects.
“NEW” School 2 by Anam Stubbington:
Text: December 2011 – we finally got a place for Fay at the school closest to our house. Hopefully this is the end of the moves for her.
Supplies: Kraft Funday “Bright Days”
Paper: ‘Good Times’, ‘Lemon Drop’, ‘Patchwork Party’, ‘Ferris Wheel’
Embellishments: Brads, Chipboard, Twine, Trims,
Extra: Thicker Alphabet
We are looking forward to seeing what layout you will create with the theme “NEW”!
Looking for something fun to do on a cold winter’s night? Join us in our card challenge!
The challenge: Design a card based on this fabulous sketch and use the theme “NEW” on the card (sketch by Anam Stubbington).
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.
The deadline: Add a link to your project to the bottom of this post using inlinkz by Sunday, January 22, 2012 (midnight, MST). Please include your first and last name and project name when uploading. (a photo of your layout or project will show directly in the post)
(For tips on how to best photograph your entry, click here)
The PRIZE: The winner will receive the collection of their choice and will be featured in a blog post and have bragging rights!
The fabulous Suzanne Sergi and Anam Stubbington created these beautiful samples to help you get your creative juices going!
You’re So Sweet and Cute by Anam Stubbington
Featured Collection: Kraft Funday – Happy Day
Fun Times by Suzanne Sergi
Featured Collection: Kraft Funday – Everyday Fun
We can’t wait to see what you create!
Upload your project here:
Decorative Notepads
I love that I can pick up a 6-pack of 5x8" notebooks in yellow or white at my local Walmart for $2.50 and create six uniquely decorative notebooks as gifts for friends this holiday. I'd like to share a few quick and simple options on decorating these notepads in literally minutes.
#1 Decorative Notepad
Rather then write up a step-by-step tutorial for one of my favorite styles of decorative notepads, I decided to show you a video featured over at My Craft Channel that I created for all of you. Simple click here to view how easy these notepads are to recreate.
#2 Notepad Wrap Tutorial
Supplies Needed: Everyday Fun Collection, 5x8" Notepads
Cut: 8 x 12" Everyday Fun "In Print"; 1 x 12" Everyday Fun "Remember This"
1. Score In Print (dot) paper from left to right: 5 1/8" then 1/4" from the first score line, then 5 1/8" from that score line and then 1/4" from the last score line.
2. Adhere 5 x 8" notepad in place inside of folded paper as shown in image above.
3. Score Remember This (striped) paper as follows: 3/4" from edge, then 1/4" from first score line, then 3/4" from that score line and 1/4" from that score line and repeat. Fold this strip of paper so it looks like a pleat.
4. Cut pleated piece so there is a 4" and 2" (approx.) pieces. Adhere 4" piece flush with top edge about 3/4" from left edge. Adhere smaller piece flush with bottom edge.
5. Wrap Everyday Fun Twine around front flap and tie in knot.
6. Trim around "Friends Forever" quote*, ink edges if desired and mount to black cardstock and mount 2 1/4" from bottom edge and flush with the left edge of book using foam tape.
8. Punch small hole in center of small flap and 4" piece of twine through hole. Punch Everyday Fun Decorative Brad through quote and notebook cover (you will twist twine around this to hold flap in place.
9. Embellish the over as desired using coordinating Every Fun Layered Stickers and Buttons.
*Download your copy of the Friends Forever Wordart by Bethany (Elegant Wordart)
#3 Notepad Cover
This is a simpler option then Notepad Wrap listed above.
Simply cut a 5 x 8 1/4" strip of paper of your choice. Score paper 5 1/8" from left edge and then 1/4" from first scoring line and fold. Here notepad to right side of inside of paper as shown here.
Create a few of these fun notepads, wrap them up with some ribbon and you have a darling, useful gift for all of your friends!! Happy Holidays and wishing you a very Merry Christmas.
Lori
Continuing our holiday hoopla – we’ll give one lucky winner the Kraft Funday collection of their choice. Leave a comment on this blog post by midnight on December 25, 2011 to be entered to WIN!
