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Blog Challenge 24: Winners!

What a fun blog challenge we had this month!  Thank you for sharing a sneak peek into your hearts with us through your song selections.  It was fun to visit your blogs and read why you chose the songs you chose.  Thank you for sharing your talent with us.

Are you ready to see who won!?

Layout Winner: Krissy Clark McKee

 

Layout Honorable Mention: Katja Schneider

 

Card Winner: Iwona Palamountain

 

For more beautiful entries, please visit the card and layout galleries:

Card gallery

 

Layout gallery

 

We hope you will join us next month!

Father’s Day Gifts

Today we have a couple of quick, easy and WONDERFUL Father’s Day Gifts.

 

Misty Willis:

Designer: Misty Willis; Featured Collection: Hip-Hooray – Boy

Here is a Quick and Easy Gift idea for Dad's Day!   A Candy Bar Bouquet!

Dads don't usually like a bouquet of flowers...but they will certainly LOVE a bouquet of their favorite candy bar!

I used the brighter colors of the Hip-Hooray collection to accent the bright colors of my husband's favorite candy bars.

The Reeses Cups and the Mr. Goodbar "bouquet" will certainly bring a smile to his face on Father's Day!

Want to make your own?  Download these instructions:  Download Misty Willis_Candy Bar Bouquet

 

Tiffani Smith:

 

 

Designer: Tiffani Smith; Featured Collection: Lime Twist 

This quick and easy father's day project doubles as a card if you choose to write messages on the green panels before adhering. This fun box uses 4 pieces of paper from the fabulous Lime Twist line.

To make this gift, cut 1 6x12 strip and 1 4x12 strip from the same paper (I used the multi-colored dot). The wider strip gets scored one inch from the edge of both sides of the shorter end. Both strips get scored into thirds on the long edge. Bend on all the creases. The widest strip should have 9 little boxes. Remove the small rectangles next to the center square so that the two squares on the ends have two flaps. I chose to cut 2 1x12 strips from a scrap I had, but you could also use the 2 inch strip left over from making the sides of the box. Both 1 inch strips get scored on the long edge at 1 inch, 5 1/8 inch, and the 9 1/4 inch marks. Fold on the creases and adhere the strips, using the 1 inch tabs to make a square. From a different paper (I used blue polka dots), cut a 3 1/4 inch strip. Cut this strip into fourths on the long edge so you have 4 boxes. From a new piece of paper (I used green stripes), cut a 3 inch strip and then cut it on the long edge every 2 3/4 inches so you end up with 4 boxes. Center the smaller boxes (green) onto the larger ones (blue) and adhere to the square made from the 1 inch strips (mine's orange). I made dividers for my cupcakes by cutting a 4 inch strip from a new piece of paper. I cut it into 3 4x4 boxes. 2 of these boxes get cut in half. Now you should have one box and 4 strips. The strips get a notch cut in the middle of the long side that goes just over halfway through the paper. the strips slide together to make dividers. The square goes in between the dividers to make space for 8 mini cupcakes. Use a hole punch to make 2 holes for handles (see picture). I used two pieces of tulle so I could tie bows on the end. Place cupcakes in the box in between the dividers (see below for the most delicious and quickest recipe), fold up the sides of the box, and place the 'strip square' around the box to hold it together.

Cupcake Recipe:
Cupcake:
    1 box of vanilla cake mix
    1 can of diet orange Crush
Frosting
    1 large (2 small) box of instant sugar-free vanilla pudding
    1 cup skim milk
    12 oz. cool whip
Mix the cake mix and soda. Mini cupcakes get cooked at 350 for 15 minutes.  When the cupcakes are cool, frost immediately before serving.  Mix pudding and milk until it just starts to thicken. Fold in Cool Whip.

Blog Challenge 24: Layout Challenge

The challenge:  Design a layout or other project based on this sketch (by Anam Stubbington).

Along with the sketch, you must use this theme: Song Lyrics – You choose the song (be sure to credit the artist{s})

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, June 19, 2011 (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!

Enjoy this inspiration from our Design Team to help get YOUR creative juices flowing!

 

Misty Willis: Everyday Superhero

 

I based my layout on the song "Every Day Super Hero" (by Smash Mouth).  It is a song that describes my big boy perfectly.  He is such a good big brother and his younger brothers and sisters look up to him.  He always plays with them and is so big that he is like a mountain...they just climb all over him!  He is their big brother, but more importantly... he is their "everyday hero".

 

Suzanne Sergi: Perfect Harmony

 

I have been wanting to scrapbook these photos of my older daughter for awhile. I knew they would perfect with the American Made Collection. Now the challenge of this sketch was song lyrics. My favorite song is Over the Rainbow, so that was the first thought that entered my mind. However, as I was scrolling through my photos, I saw these of Gabi enjoying a summertime treat. Of course, Coke's theme song entered my mind, and I decided to use words from the song as my title. These collection is perfect for your Summer celebrations, and the every day moments, too. I followed Anam's Sketch pretty true to its design. This is one of my favorite sketches, because I am drawn to linear lines. Of course, this page would not be complete without creating a few pinwheels, to complete the celebratory feel of this page! Bring on summer!!

Song lyrics are inspirational.  You can tell a lot about a person’s inner-most feelings by their choice of songs.  We are excited to see what YOU choose!

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Create like Shanna

Hi there!  Shanna here with the last of my May guest design team projects to share with you.  I’ve had such an amazing time this month creating with My Mind’s Eye and can barely believe the month is almost gone. 

I was asked to “showcase my style” today.  I had NO IDEA what to create at first because I love to play and dabble with everything scrapbook related. But one of my favorite things to do is to make different projects that go together or complement each other.    

This little ensemble was created with a friend in mind who just relocated and will be having a housewarming party very soon.  Once she gets unpacked and settled in of course.  I used the oh-so-yummy-Lime Twist collection to create a centerpiece, an invitation, and a little tag for the party gifts or favors.  FUN RIGHT?

 

 

This layout is pretty special to me.  This is my sweet husband Shane and I.  I rarely scrap photos of me but I made an exception since this photo has him in it too. HA HA!  I love the rich golds, grays, dark blues and teals in this Stella and Rose line.  Especially paired up with my sepia toned photo.  I was inspired by the long, skinny, dimensional sticker that says “How do I love thee?  Let me count the ways.”  I created a pocket out of the journaling tag to place many skinny strips of paper mentioning all the many reasons why I love my hubby. 

 

This “Call Me” card was just a fun quickie inspired by the fun Stella and Rose chipboard elements. 

 

This layout using “American Made” completely tugs at my heartstrings.  This is my handsome “One and Only” son Brody.  Poor kid is seriously out- numbered in our home with 6 sisters.  It’s been so fun to scrap layouts with things other than pink and flowers and butterflies on them.  I loved the banner from the American Made elements sheet but I needed to customize my title on it to work with my layout and photos.  This is why it looks different than the one that comes with the papers. 

Blog Challenge #23 Winners!

WOW!!!  How incredibly luck we are to have so much inspiration and talent shared with us.  If you haven’t had a chance, please take a moment to look at all the beautiful layout and card entries:

layouts

and

cards

 

We are pleased to announce the winners of Blog Challenge #23:

 

Layout Winner: Kristine Berc

 

Layout Honorable Mention: Monica Enriquez

 

Card Winner: Court’s Crafts

Ladies, would you please email Amber (amber@mymindseye.com) with your mailing information and the prize you would like to receive!

Thanks again to everyone who took the time to share their talents with us.  We hope you will all join us for our next challenge beginning in June!

Yummy Lime Twist Collection...

One of the latest collections from My Mind's Eye, "Lime Twist" truly makes my heart soar! I love the colours, patterns and fabulous embellishments... they are all simply scrumptious!

Today I am sharing with you a layout that I created using an assortment of the "Fly a Kite" set of papers, die cuts and stickers. I love how versatile the collections are. At first glance most would think of using this particular set with photos with a rather juvenile theme yet I chose to use them to showcase a photo of my husband while we were on vacation in Hawaii last month.

I created a multi dimensional REVERSE mat (popping it out from the back side of the layout), I stitched around the frame with the Lime Twist Floss (how cool is that stuff??? I LOVE IT!!!).

 
Then I popped up several stickers and die cuts on the top side of the layout to give it the lumps and bumps that I adore on a scrapbook page. 

I hope that this project gets your creative juices flowing... check out the Lime Twist Collection at your local scrapbook store and I have no doubt that you will be inspired to create many layouts of your own!

Happy Scrapping!

Trisha

 

Journaling Spots

My Mind's Eye collections are full of different journaling tags. They are fantastic to hold our journaling. However, they also can make wonderful additions to your pages! On this page of my son, I used the large journaling tag, as the base for title. On top of the tag, I added another circle journaling spot. Instead of adding a date, or name, I added a number sticker. For extra detail, I also ran it through an embossing folder.

Also, journaling spots are wonderful to add a simple stamped word, or border. On the left hand side of the page, I cut a border journaling spot, and added a simple wavy border using the Adore stamps from the Lost & Found Collection. There are so many possibilities with journaling spots, and they do make fantastic details to your pages.

Designer: Suzanne Sergi; Featured Collection: Hip-hooray!

 

As I was looking through my photo box this weekend, I couldn’t help but notice the excessive amount of wallet sized photos I had. When I print my pictures I like to have a set of wallets because I just love working with that size.  Especially if I want to enhance a larger photo on a layout.  But with my Grandma’s or “Nana’s” birthday coming up quick…. I hit me that these little wallets would pair up perfectly with all the fabulous Journaling Spots from My Mind’s Eye to create a small little Brag Book gift.  So here it is…. Can’t wait to wrap it up and ship it to Nana! 

Designer: Shanna Vineyard; Featured Collection: Lime Twist 

Mother’s Day layouts

Shanna Vineyard:

Featured Collection: Stella & Rose

I didn’t have any recent photos of my kids and I together but when I saw this adorable photo that my friend Renee took, I just knew I had to scrap it!  This is our friend Angela and her sweet boy Sims.  She’s a single Momma and a Southern Belle by the very definition. 

I’ve watched her over the last few years that we’ve known each other and love the relationship she and Sims have.  That’s what was so awesome about this photo to me….. you can see the happiness they share.  Little Sims, with his arms tightly wrapped around his Momma like he’s never letting go. 

I hope when I’m older that my kids will still want to be near me and hugging on me like they still do.  That’s all I want.  That’s what will tell me if I’ve been a great parent…… I want my kids to stay close to me.  (Thanks for the sweet photo Renee, Angela, and Sims!) It was fun scrapping it and thinking about my own role as a Mom.  Oh…. And in case you don’t notice…. I created a fun tag for Angela to write a note to Sims on and it’s tucked in behind the photo.  Some Hidden journaling if you will.

 

Anam Stubbington:

Featured Collection: Lime Twist

One of the greatest gifts in my life in my Mother-in-law. She is a blessing to me and my family and I often tell people that I got the best deal in the end – the best mother-in-law in exchange for a not great childhood. My Mother-in-law is the one I trust with my children should anything happen to me, she is the one i go to for advice and she is the one who has stood with me during some of the toughest times.

Often I make layouts with blank spots for the photos simply because the photos haven’t happened yet due to distance or timing but I had the emotional time to spend to make the layout. In these all I have to do is add in a photo when the right one is on my camera.

 

Jana Eubank:

Featured Collection: Stella & Rose

I had the sweetest Mother's Day this year. My kids woke me up singing "Happy Mother's Day to You" to the tune of "Happy Birthday" and then showered me with flowers, cards and letters, and chocolate strawberries for breakfast. Mmmmmmm! I treasure the letters my kids give to me, they always say the sweetest things and I didn't want them hiding away in a box where I would rarely take the opportunity to look at them. Instead, I decided to add them to our family album by creating a pocket page. Creating a pocket page is easy! Simply use adhesive on three sides of your pocket layer so that you can slip your items underneath the top edge. Add stitching, staples, or brads along the three sides for additional strength. Finally, continue your design on the front of the pocket, just like you normally would for any other scrapbook page.

Featured collections: Stella & Rose Gertie collection, Banner Stickers from Fine & Dandy Tickled Pink collection.

 

Trisha Ladouceur:

Here is my layout to remind myself that everyday is a gift as a Mom. I don't need fancy gifts, flowers or even breakfast in bed to know that I am so blessed to have these young men as my sons (although I NEVER complain if I do get spoiled...lol!).

What I love most about My Mind's Eye is that so many of the collections works so very well together, the colours carry over nicely from one collection to the next making it easy to use the new with the old! In this particular project I used The Hip Hooray, LUSH 2, Fine and Dandy (boy and girl collections) and even some Stella & Rose ribbon. Seeing as this layout is also for ME (and also because the colours worked with the ones my boys were wearing) ;) I used the feminine colour pallettes and hopefully didn't make it too girly. I personally think it works and hope you do too!

Silhouette Wall Art

 

While window shopping trying to come up with a project for today’s Good Things Utah segment, I came across this amazing frame (I picked up another, similar frame, too – oh, the possibilities) and figured I’d better snag it up.  I had intended to save it for later, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized the chippy frame would look amazing with the clean, bright colors of Lime Twist – Fly a Kite. 

With the traditional silhouette making a comeback, I thought using Lime Twist – Fly a Kite would be the perfect way to add a modern, colorful twist on an old classic!

As usual, I have included instructions.  Click here to download: Download 2011_05_10_MME_Silhouette Art

And, we will upload the video and add it here when it is available.

I am loving the versatility of our Lime Twist collection – too much fun!

Have you had a chance to enter our International Scrapbook Day giveaway?  Leave a comment on all seven blog posts last weekend by midnight, Thursday, May 12, 2011 and you’ll be entered to WIN!