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Double Page Layout Day with Shelly

Hello! This is Shelly back here with another double page layout. This time using the bright and summery On the Sunny Side collection, which was perfect for my pool page.

Supplies:On the Sunny Side-Simple Stripe patterned paper, Happy Go Lucky patterned paper, Parade patterned paper, The Sweet Life patterned paper,6x6 pad,chipboard elements,decorative brads

Close up of left page:

Close up of right page:

With only two dominate colors in my pictures, I was able to play with all the colors and patterns that come in this fun collection.

I really wanted my title to be as playful and dynamic as the pictures. I started out with the word “SPLASH” mixing up the different patterns and colors from the 6x6 pad.  Then, I pulled out two different blue sheets and free hand cut water splashes from each sheet.

There was no science behind it; I just went to town cutting different sizes and shapes from each of the papers.  After moving them around the title, I grabbed adhesive and pop dots and layered them to give my title the perfect touch of energy it needed.

With the right side of the page looking very “heavy”, I added my journaling to the bottom left and used the brad and banner to give my journaling box a little more weight.

After typing up the journaling, I wanted to play off my words with the title by adding in “1-2-3” and give a little more weight to the left side.

I gave those numbers a perfect home on top of the chipboard elements’ banners. I finished them off with a little stitching and a couple of brads.

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you have a great Thursday.

Summer Cards with Danni and Suzanne

Hey guys! Today Danni and Suzanne are here to share some adorable summer cards with you. Here's what they came up with!

Danni says:Hello, Danni here with a couple of cards for summer using the gorgeous Indie Chic Ginger line.

I have fallen so hard for this line, as you may have already suspected, and when I saw the "summer cards" post, I knew I'd be able to pull it off with the gorgeous pinks and oranges and greys (all things summer to me).

When I think of summer, I always think of the "sun" and almost all my summer cards have rays of sunshine or a little sun in the corner of them.My kids and I love to soak up the sun in all our outdoor activities, from going to the lake to hiking in the mountains.

I chose to use the gorgeous banner garland to create my suns and I love how easy these were to create and how summery they feel.

Supplies:Indie Chic-Ginger: Flourish patterned paper, Tulips patterned paper, Mellow patterned paper, decorative brads, layered chipboard, designer tape, "Relax" title die cut ,stitched garland; Misc: Cameo file cuts, Papertrey Ink scallop die.

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you are enjoying your Tuesday!

Suzanne says:

Simple, sweet, and fun summer cards to show someone you are thinking of them! I used cardstock for the base of both cards, and turned to the 6x6 Designer Paper pack to embellish the front.

Supplies:On the Sunny Side-6x6 Designer Paper Pad, layered stickers, chipboard elements;The Sweetest Thing-chipboard elements

I picked one chipboard  element from the Sunny Side collection as the inspiration for the cards. Once I had my sentiments decided, I turned to the layered stickers for the finishing details.

 Supplies:On the Sunny Side- chipboard elements, layered stickers, 6x6 pad, decorative brads, string

Thanks for stopping by today!

Keri Part Two!

Today Keri Babbitt is back with us to share what she did with Nostalgia,On the Sunny Side,and Indie Chic.

Just wait until you see the mini album she came up with, it is an absolute delight!

You Make Life So Sweet card

Supplies: On The Sunny Side: Flutter patterned paper, 6x6 designer paper pad, layered stickers, accessories sheet, , brads; Nostalgia: Label patterned paper, layered stickers, chipboard; Indie Chic-Ginger: Pictures stamps; Other: popsicle sticks, ink, computer font

Keri Says:The idea for this shaped card came together when I combined the frozen treat accents from On The Sunny Side, with the “sweet” word accents from the Nostalgia collection.  The “so sweet” stamp from the Indie Chic stamp set added simple detail to the popsicle-stick card openers at the bottom. This card would be perfect tied onto a plastic beach pail filled with a bag of popsicles for a fun summer gift. 

Our Big Adventure mini album

Supplies:Indie Chic-Ginger: Adventure, Direction, Pictures, Relax, Travel patterned papers; 6x6 designer paper pad, border stickers, layered stickers, metal medallions, brads, mini garland, wood frame/label, twine, titles, layered chipboard, stamps, decorative tapes, pearl medallion, buttons, journaling card. Indie Chic-Saffron: Dreams patterned paper, border stickers, brads, layered chipboard, layered stickers, decorative tape, pearl medallion, label stickers, decorative stickers. Nostalgia: Label patterned paper, brads, layered stickers. On The Sunny Side: 6x6 designer paper pad, brads, layered stickers. Other: thread, ink, scallop punch, vellum, computer font, glossy accents.

Keri Says:When I saw the Indie Chic-Ginger collection, I knew the colors & theme would be awesome for our recent summer trip photos.  I chose 3-4 patterned papers to make the 5x7” album base pages.

For uniformity, I stitched a border around each page, and then went to town with my MME embellishments & tapes.

The wood accents and mini garlands were especially useful for the mini album format.

I love the results…I don’t think I’ve ever actually COMPLETED a mini so soon after a trip before, and it feels great!

 

To say we love this album would be a massive understatement. Keri will actually be back next week sharing one more layout and a sketch. We are so thrilled with what she came up with...we had to ask her back again!

Hope your Tuesday is wonderful!

Introducing Our July Guest Designer!

Please join MME in welcoming the amazing Keri Babbitt!

Hi there, I'm Keri Babbitt.  I'm a mom of two, who’s been happily crafting since high school.
I love capturing life’s moments and expressing myself artistically through scrapbooking. I'm obsessed with anything vintage and love trying new techniques, as well as finding creative ways to make my supplies stretch.

I love to experiment with any and every scrapping style, from minimalist to shabby chic. I am often a grid-based, multi-photo scrapper, and enjoy finding well-designed ways to include lots of photos.
 

I enjoy contributing layouts to Creating Keepsakes, and have had the pleasure of designing for several kit clubs, sketch sites, & a few manufacturers.  Other than crafting, I enjoy: curling up with a good book, dancing, junking, and being in the outdoors or watching Mythbusters with my family.

I’m a messy scrapper who loves to turn on the music & craft late into the night. Thanks so much for letting me join in on all the fun as guest designer this month…it’s such an honor!

Read more about Keri on her blog.

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

A:I had so much fun using accents to create the mini album…all the fabulous textures & types of embellishments (wood, twine, tape, metal…love them all!) really brought the whole album together for me.

Q: What is your favorite MME line and why?

A:I love so much about each collection I worked with, but I think I’d have to say my heart belongs to the Nostalgia collection this time around.  I adore each detail of this collection…from the retro pastels & vintage fonts, to the gorgeous, subtle patterns.

Our Life in Pictures layout:

Supplies:Indie Chic-Ginger: Direction patterned paper, brads, title, decorative tape, paper strips from bottom of each paper sheet; Indie Chic-Saffron: Dreams patterned paper; On The Sunny Side: brads; Nostalgia: brads; Other: ink, computer font.

Keri says:Something I love about MME papers is the bottom strip that has a little patterned section you can cut off and use on a project.  I combined several of the thicker ones here, to add a fun vertical element to this otherwise simple-and-straightforward photo-collage layout.

The “Our Life in Pictures” title accent was perfect for documenting the first half of 2012 for our family.  A scattering of gorgeous MME brads completes this quick page.

 

Spark of Life gift set

Supplies:Nostalgia: layered stickers, chipboard; Indie Chic-Ginger: Pictures stamps, twine, decorative tapes; Other: white ink, cellophane bags, sparklers, snaps, sparkling lemonade, container

Keri says:Taking my inspiration from the “You Are Such a Happy Spark of Life” layered sticker from the Nostalgia collection, I put together this “sparkling” gift basket filled with sparklers, snaps, and sparkling lemonade.

Stamp technique: Clear stamps work wonderfully on curved surfaces…simply ink the stamp evenly, using an acrylic block…then remove the stamp and use your palm to wrap & press the stamp onto the curved surface.

Holy smokes, Keri...you blew it out of the water! I am SO glad you could join us this month, I am in love with all of your projects, they are incredible!

Y'all make sure to come back tomorrow, we will have two more creatively stunning projects from Keri!

Fourth of July layout by Shelly Jaquet

Happy Independence Day to all of our American MME fans! Today Shelly is here to share 4th of July layout with us!

 

Supplies:On The Sunny Side-Flutter patterned paper,The Sweet Life patterned paper,Simple Stripe patterned paper,6x6 paper pad,decorative brads,accessory sheet;Indie Chic-decorative tape;Misc-cardstock,Silhouette,Becky Higgins Date stamp,ink,adhesive

Shelly says:The bright joyful colors of the On the Sunny Side collection are obviously perfect for summer layouts and Fourth of July is no exception. The gorgeous blue, vibrant red, and a pop of yellow was just what I needed to complete my page.

The 6x6 pad is the perfect accompaniment to any die cut machine. It gave me a wide variety of smaller scale patterns that were just right for my stars. I finished off my page with a few of the cute little buttons from the accessory sheet popped up with pop dots, lots of those fabulous brads (brad lover here!), and a little stitching here and there.

I also pulled out my decorative tape from the Indie Chic collection to add a little something extra to my favorite pictures.

Thank you so much for sharing, Shelly...no one rocks the two page layouts like you do!!

Happy Fourth everyone! Hope you have a beautiful day!!

Introducing our June Guest Designer!

Please help us extend a warm welcome to the crazy talented Wendy Sue Anderson!

We couldn't be more excited to have Wendy Sue with us this week. We love what she does with MME!

I asked Wendy Sue to share a little bit about herself and here's what she had to say:

Hi!  I'm Wendy Sue Anderson and I am so excited to be joining you here on the My Mind's Eye blog as a guest designer!  I live in a little mountain valley in Utah with my sweet husband and our four fun kiddos. We've been married for almost 19 years, and our oldest child (our daughter) just turned 15 on Father's Day.

Our boys are 12, 8, and 6.  The kids keep me pretty busy, but I always find time for scrapbooking and paper crafting - it truly is my passion.  I am lucky enough to work as a contributing editor for Scrapbook Trends magazine and the Create: Idea book series.  I am also blessed to be on some great manufacturer design teams. 

I love recording stories and memories made as a family!  I also enjoy reading (when I can really delve into a book - usually when we're on vacation), early morning walks, and watching movies with the family.  I am addicted to Diet Coke.  I hate having cold feet.  I love sharing my hobby with others - and I am looking forward to seeing all the fun new products that are on tap for summer CHA!  Thanks for inviting me to be a part of your MME family for a few days!

You can learn more about Wendy Sue and follow her on her blog.

What did you have the most fun working with?  I truly enjoyed working with all of the collections I received, but if I had to choose a favorite, it would be the "On the Sunny Side" collection - the colors and designs are just my style and they make me happy just to look at them!

Here are three of the amazing projects that Wendy Sue came up with...we will share the other three tomorrow, so make sure to check back then!

 

Bear Park layout:

Supplies:On The Sunny Side-Parade patterned paper,Playdate patterned paper,The Sweet Life patterned paper,layered stickers,chipboard elements;Indie Chic-Ginger:twine;Misc-cardstock,letter stickers,adhesive

Wendy Sue says:This line is right up my alley – I love the bright, happy colors and the simple, clean designs.  As soon as I saw that ice cream truck I knew I wanted to scrapbook these photos of my boys taken earlier this month at a family reunion.

We were eating lunch at a park when an ice cream truck pulled into the parking lot.  It didn’t matter that it was rather chilly, the boys asked their daddy…and of course daddy agreed to buy them a frozen treat.  I love when I come across a scrapbook paper or embellishment that works perfectly with a photo!

 

Be Happy Card

Supplies:On the Sunny Side-Simple Stripe patterned paper,Happy Go Lucky patterned paper,brads,accessory sheet;Indie Chic-Ginger:twine;Misc-pop dots,cardstock

 

Wendy Sue says: Again, this line just screams “happy” to me – and that fun red bicycle with the basket brings back so many happy childhood memories (add a banana seat and it’s almost an exact replica of my first bike!) that I knew I wanted to make a simple little card with it.  The “be happy” brad was the perfect sentiment, plus it helped tie the yellow twine in perfectly.

 

It's a Wonderful Day layout:

 Supplies: Indie Chic-Citron:Festive patterned paper,Hibiscus patterned paper,Forest patterned paper,Honeydew patterned paper,journal card,garland,layered chipboard,decorative stickers,brads,label stickers,layered stickers,title;Indie Chic-Saffron:trim

  

Wendy Sue says:At first glance, this line might not scream “BEACH” to you, but it worked perfectly with the photos I had of my daughter’s first visit to the beach.  I made some adjustments to a few of the embellishments to make them work for me…I took the top layer off two of the layered stickers (placed on the top of the title card), and I cut one of the banner stickers in half – I used the left piece on the title card and the right piece on the block that says “beach fun.”

I also used foam dots in abundance…behind the banner trim on the top, behind the title block, and even behind some of the stickers – I love the subtle dimension foam dots add!

Wow Wendy Sue- you really knocked it out of the park! Thank you so much for sharing these projects with us- they are a treat!

Remember-check back tomorrow for the rest of the projects. :)

Happy Tuesday!

Danni's Cards

Good Morning,  Danni  here with my first "official" post for MME.  

I wanted to thank you, ALL, for your incredibly sweet notes and encouragement.

I can not express, with mere words,  how you have touched my heart, thank you, thank you!

I would like to share with you some of the close-ups of the cards, individually, and share a quick and easy tutorial for the burlap heart used on one of the cards.

On the Sunny Side is such a fun new line filled with gorgeous blues, reds, oranges and the cuuuutest layered stickers and chipboard embellies.  I had so much fun dressing up the chipboard and layered embellies and it will be so much fun for summer.  I have a ton of ideas for this line and know you will too, it's happy, it's summery, it's perfect♥

hello sunshine card

   (how cute is the expression on the sun's face?) 

 To begin creating this card, I punched 12 circles and adhered them using 3-D tape.  I stitched the sun's rays and punched a little heart and adhered.

summer card

I love the little bike basket, so many things could "peek out" of it.

 

summertime and the living is easy card

Creating "moving cards", "welcome to the neighborhood cards", "miss you cards" etc. will be quick, fun and easy with these layered stickers. 

 I chose to create this sentiment on the computer so that I could use this for a summery any-occasion card.

(love the brads in this line, they are so, so cute)

  For this assortment of cards I chose to work with the Indie Chic Nutmeg papers and embellies.  This is "technically" a more masculine line with the embellies and such, but I loved the colors too much to stick with a masculine theme and decided to create feminine-themed cards.

happy mother's day card

 love to travel card

I use my Silhouette Cameo a lot and will share which cut-files I use on my blog with my posts for MME.  Using the Cameo, I cut the circle background, adhering the pp and burlap behind the circles.

   love card

I created a quick tutorial on how to create the burlap heart (thank you for your very sweet notes about this embellie)

 

 If you would like to see more steps layering this burlap heart, I will have a new card  and the second half of this tutorial up on my blog today.  If you have any questions about any of my tutorials, please don't hesitate to leave me a comment and I'll answer it to the best of my ability.

Again, thank you with ALL for your incredibly warm welcome and the sweetest of notes.  I look forward to creating with all of you!

On the Sunny Side with Suzanne

Happy Tuesday! This is Suzanne, and I'm here to share a brand new layout I made using On the Sunny Side!

The bright, and happy colors of On the Sunny Side are my favorite colors when creating a page.Believe it or not, this photo of my daughter was taken in the fall, but because I live in sunny California, it is sunny almost all year long!

 

The beautiful weather inspired me to document these photos of Gabi getting ready for her tennis lessons.

supply list:On the Sunny Side: Flutter Paper,Sweet Chevron Paper,Simple Stripe Paper,The Sweet Life Paper,Decorative Brads,Layered Stickers,6x6 Paper Pad,Accessory Sheet,Chipboard Elemants;Kraft Funday:Happy Days Twine

 

What I love most about MME are the various embellishments that are included in this collection. Having everything in front of me helps to pull the elements together.

 

I used the banner chipboard shapes as the rays for my sun. I love these trendy shapes! I also used the oval chipboard shape as the title for my page.

Using elements from the brads, layered stickers, and accessory sheet, I was able to add a few fun details to this sunny page!

 

Hoping your day is sunny and bright!

New Collection Sneak Peek- On the Sunny Side!

 

Welcome to the reveal of our second new mid-release...On the Sunny Side!

If your weather is gloomy and your mood is gray, you've come to the right place. On the Sunny Side is sure to bring a smile to your face.

This line just screams "BE HAPPY!". It does! From the colors (bold,vibrant,joyful) to the patterns (playful,summery,sweet)...this line is guaranteed to spread joy. Who doesn't want a little sunshine in their life? :)

On the Sunny Side includes 9 double-sided patterned papers:

a 6x6 paper pad, chipboard,brads, and accessories:

stephanie howell

 

Do you agree? Does On the Sunny Side make you giddy? We just know it is going to!

 

Would you like a shot at winning the On the Sunny Side collection?

Leave a comment on this post letting us know what you think about this collection. What's making you grin? Comments will be open until midnight EST on next Friday, April 13. One lucky winner will recieve the entire collection!

Thank you so much for stopping by today, we'll see you tomorrow with part one (of two!) of our last mid-release collection reveal!

Happy Wednesday!