Good morning everyone! Today is part 1 of a two part series I've very excited about. I wanted to celebrate Hanukkah here on the MME blog. I invited two of my favorite designers to join us for a two day series of guest posts.
I am so excited to share their work and thoughts with you and I want to thank them for graciously joining us this month.
Enjoy!
Today's guest poster is Vivian Masket!
My
name is Vivian Masket, I live in Denver, Colorado, and I am addicted to
color. I'm a clean and simple scrapper who loves combining colorful
patterned papers with neutral backgrounds and unexpected or whimsical
touches. My work has been published in many papercrafting magazines and
idea books. When I'm not scrapbooking or making cards, I spend time with
my family, work as an instructional coach for my local school
district, and immerse myself in my other major hobby: cooking. I loved
having the opportunity to work with My Mind's Eye products - the colors
and textures are absolutely gorgeous!
For
us, Hanukkah is a time to slow down and spend time together as a family
and with friends.
It's also a time to throw dietary caution to the wind
and connect with our ancestors by cooking and eating traditional foods
associated with the holiday.
We always have brisket and latkes (potato
pancakes), but have fun experimenting with those culinary traditions.
For example, at my daughter's request, we have planned a parsnip latke
night this year.
Now that my kids are both in elementary school, they
are in charge of the lighting the candles in the menorahs each night. We
turn out the lights and take a few minutes in the glow of the candles
before exchanging gifts. Even though Hanukkah lasts for eight days and
eight nights, it's over all too soon!
The
Lost & Found 3 Oliver collection is perfect for Hanukkah with its
muted blue, cream, and yellow color palette with touches of gold.
I used
this collection to create both an eight-tag set and a layout. The eight
tags combine patterned paper and embellishments and are unified by the
repetition of die-cut number words and banner elements.
This tag set is
perfect for gift-giving, for use as a Hanukkah calendar, or as I intend
to use it, for a mini album.
The layout makes use of leftover banner
shapes I cut for the tags, and combines various horizontal strips of
textured and patterned papers in a simple design.
Vivian- thank you so much for your blog post today, we LOVE everything you came up with!
Thanks for stopping by everyone...make sure to come back tomorrow for another special guest post.
