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Classy Elf Boot

If the BOOT Fits ... hang it on your door!  On today’s Good Things Utah, I used the Holly Jolly collection from My Mind’s Eye to create a stylish, classy and definitely feminine elf boot!  You may remember a witches boot I shared on the blog last Halloween.  I loved the witches boot so much that I knew I needed one for Christmas.  Every stylish girl elf needs glammed-up boots, right!?

In fact, I am teaching this boot as a class on November 19.  If you are local, I would love to see you in class.  Don’t worry!  If you are unable to attend class, you can purchase a kit through A Page 4 All Seasons!

As usual, I have downloadable instructions and a supply list which you can download here: Download 2010_11_08_MME_Elf Boot.

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A different view for the Album

Quite often when I make albums, they are as gifts for friends and family who in turn want to display them in their home. So when I saw the awesome new Fine & Dandy Albums, I knew I would be making a standing album.

This is a very simple and quick album - from start to finish took me about and hour and most of that was stressing about the hole placement. It's one of those pieces that you can add a lot of elements to it without it feeling overcrowded.  And, you only need adhesive for the photos and everything else comes ready to stick down! 

The printable instructions are * here* but the basics are:

Take the following Fine & Dandy products: True Blue Chipboard Album, Adhesive Chipboard Elements, Layered Cardstock Stickers and Epoxy brads. Add some Tulle and the ever-so-useful hole Punch (I used a Crop-A-Dile as it goes through this thickness of chipboard so easily).

1. Open the album package and discard the binder rings.

2. Line up the pages in the order you want them when standing.

3. Take the smallest page and use that as you template for hole placement.

4. Punch enough holes to enable you to connect all the pages.

5. Using the tulle, tie all the pages together.

6. Cut your photos to size & adhere where desired.

7. Add your chipboard elements and your sticker elements as desired.

8. Write a few words on the inside page & Enjoy

Helpful Tip: to add epoxy brads to the album pages, I snipped off the brad points and used adhesive dots instead to adhere it to the album.

A few more photos to show the details:

Just a hint - the adhesive on the chipboard & stickers is pretty strong so i try to pop them out only when i am ready to stick them down or i push them out from back to front and use a craft knife to cut away the backing sheet completely.  I used some foam adhesive to help with the layers, but you don't have to use it as the chipbaord is so strong on its own.

(Even half opened i think it looks pretty.)

So there you go - a super quick and easy way to use the chipboard album and the beautiful chipboard elements.

Regards

 
 

2010 Halloween layouts

As we bid farewell to the Halloween season, our Design Team members would like to share with you some of the fun they had on the big day.

"BOO! Scared?" by LG Belarmino

Featured Collection: Blackbird and Haunted 

Featured Collection: Haunted and Blackbird
Halloween is not highly celebrated here in the Philippines but you can still see Halloween displays on malls and other establishments. For this layout, I used a photo of a mummy that we saw in the mall. It was very well made and looks so eerie.
The 2 new Halloween lines from MME are uniquely beautiful and spooky in its own way. The Haunted line has the classic Halloween look while the Blackbird line plays with color and cute illustrations. I was torn because I like them both so following my design aesthetics, I incorporated both lines on one layout. With the classic black and Kraft look, I added a pinch of color (orange) to make my design bolder.

THE LOOT by Jana Eubank

  

Featured Collection: Blackbird 

The Blackbird collection was the perfect choice to use for this page capturing our little monsters in action. You see, in our household Halloween isn't necessarily about the candy you collect trick-or-treating . . . it's much more about the trading and bartering power it gives you with your siblings AFTER Halloween. I have to laugh, because my brother and I used to do this very same thing growing up. Ahhhh! Traditions! :)

 

2010 by Anam Stubbington

Featured Collection: Blackbird 

Extra bits: I sanded the lush alphabet to tone it down and give it some grunge.

 

Halloween Night by Trisha Ladouceur

Featured Collection: Blackbird 

Having just moved into our new house we had not idea of what to expect as far as the numbers of trick or treaters that would be out. My new neighbours made sure to warn me of the insane number of kids to prepare for. I ran to Wal-Mart and bought enough for at least another 300 kids. Well, the weather was unseasonably warm and that brought out the masses in record numbers... 652 kids came to my door! You read right... six hundred and fifty two! I knew that when I had gone through 300 mini bags of Doritos in less than an hour I was going to be in big trouble. By then end of the night, I was handing out individual gumballs and caramels... apologizing profusely! Next year, I will have to be better prepared (who would have expected that though...really?! Last year was only 450 so I thought I was ok with the treats I had to give out). After only 1hour and 45 minutes I had to shut my door and turn off the lights! Thankfully there was a fireworks display in our new neighbourhood so most trick or treaters were done for the night anyways as we all headed over to watch the display. Pretty amazing experience that is for sure! And although I got so busy I forgot to take pics of my kids, I can tell you that I felt like the die cut lady on this layout!

 

Pumpkin Art by Tamara Jensen

Featured Collection: Blackbird and Haunted 

I love both of the new MME Halloween lines – the subtle Black, White, and Kraft of “Haunted” and the Bright colors of “Blackbird”.  I thought it would be fun to mix them together for this layout.  The flocked elements: Paper, Lush Chipboard letters, and Bat sticker add great dimension and texture to the page.  The fun brads are the perfect finishing accent!  This was the first year my children carved pumpkins all by themselves (Hooray – I didn’t have to scrape the inside of one slimy pumpkin).  It was fun to see what they created.  Of course my son carved the logo for his football team – just before he left for his game, my 14 year old made a very fashionable pumpkin complete with eyelashes, blush, and lipstick (and painted an adorable pink pig pumpkin), and my two youngest carved some adorable ghosts.

 

Cad Bane by Amber Packer

Featured Collection: Haunted 

Hidden journaling reads:

The only thing Cad Bane, the notorious Bounty Hunter, is afraid of is having his picture taken and with that his true identity revealed.  Thanks to this persistent photographer, we now know that the Bounty Hunter who answers to no one is really a handsome young boy!

Neal was so funny during he school parade.  He held his hand up to cover his face and thought he ruined the pictures.  Not so, young Bounty Hunter.  What you did is give me a great story and, eventually, a great smile!

Welcome LG Belarmino!

 

My name is LG Belarmino and I am very happy to have been given this opportunity to be a Guest Designer for MME this month! Designing for MME has been one of my biggest dreams...  And i just came true!

On this note, I would like to introduce myself to everyone. My name is Lady Grace Belarmino but everyone simply refers to me as "LG". I live in Manila, Philippines and have been married to Regie for 3 years. I am blessed to have a family who is very supportive of my craft to the point that they too, dabble with scrapbooking. We currently have one gorgeous 2 year old daughter Hannah, who serves as my model for most of my pages. I have a Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts and I Majored in Advertising Design.I currently work from home as a full-time Training Manager.

I started scrapbooking on December 2008, just a few months after my daughter was born. I was searching for the right hobby that incorporates my family and my passion for arts. It took me a few months of researching and reading about this hobby before I decided to give it a try. My first works were definitely a far cry from my current ones. It was the challenge of making a better layout that kept me going on. There was no looking back since then. I was hooked and I don't intend to stop. I have already created more than 400 layouts to date and it will continue to grow.

I started this hobby to preserve memories in an artistic way. It was not for fame or recognition, but simply for the joy and fulfillment that the craft brings. Being accepted in design teams, winning prizes, and being published are only additional perks. What I am really passionate about is telling MY FAMILY'S STORY in the best way I know how, and that is through scrapbooking.

It was early this year when I had the chance to own my first MME papers (I have only been scrapping for a year then). It was My Scrapbook Nook kit club that introduced me to MME. It was love at first sight. I adored the "Quite Contrary - Baby Boy Blue" line. Its still my all-time favorite. Everything from papers to embellishments, were perfect. I knew immediately that this is a brand I cannot do without. Since then, I have owned almost all of MME's collection making it my biggest paper collection to date.

Here are a few of my past, and present favorite layouts:

 

 

 

 

If you wish to know more about me and the things I currently do, feel free to visit my site at http://scrappinworld.blogspot.com

Thank you again MME!

 

Leave a comment on this blog post before midnight on November 7, 2010.  We will choose one winner to win “LG’s Favorite Things”!