Hello MME fans! Hope you had a wonderful, restful, and creative weekend!
We are so glad you are joining us this morning, because it's time to introduce you to our April guest designer!
Meet Leah Cameron! We love Leah and her enthusiasm (and love!) for MME. We are thrilled she agreed to join us this month!
Leah sent us a veritable TREASURE TROVE of projects. There are still plenty to share tomorrow, so make sure to check back then.
Here's a little bit about Leah:
I have been scrapping for about seven years. I have always been interested in scrapbooking, even before I knew what it was! I look back now on the photo album I made of my sister’s wedding in 1990, and can see the beginnings of my scrapping obsession.
My friend actually gave me a gift voucher for a beginner’s class in 2006, so that was when I first had a real taste of scrapbooking as I know it today. I love scrapbooking for so many reasons – it gives me some “me” time, which has been very much appreciated over the past 7 years with two girls only 16 months apart. I love that I can record the memories that otherwise would be forgotten. And let’s be honest – I love the products!
There is nothing better than getting that little ticket in the mail box which tells me there is a pizza box waiting – I think our postie must think we have a pizza addition!It almost goes without saying that one of the most anticipated scrappy parcels to receive is My Mind’s Eye – so I can’t even begin to explain how thrilled I am to have the opportunity to Guest Design for my all time favourite scrapbooking company.
Q:What did you have the most fun working with and why?
A:This is so hard to answer, as I loved it all...but if I have to choose I will go with the 6x6 paper pads – which is not what I would have thought when I first saw the ranges. My scrapbooking style is quite simple, so I sometimes find some of the “busier” patterned papers hard to use but the smaller scale of the 6x6 pads made them perfect for my Project Life and mini album.
PS. I also love the stamps!
Q: What is your favorite MME line of all time? Why?
A:Again, so difficult to narrow it down – but I think I will go with “Miss Caroline” as I adore the wood grain and floral mix. I really need to get me some more of that wood grain paper!
A Weekend Escape layout
Supplies: Collectable-Remarkable:Original patterned paper, Delightful patterned paper,Dates patterned paper; decorative buttons;stamps;layered stickers; enamel dots.
Leah says:Sometimes when you have a photo you just love, you don’t need to add much to create a beautiful layout that says all you need it to. Here I have just added some simple border strips that I punched from patterned paper, used the gorgeous stamps from the Beautiful range to stamp a very subtle pattern over the white background paper and added some simple embellishments. My favourite part of this layout is the Happy Days Are Here “sun” that I placed on the horizon. I knew as soon as I saw the Smile Layered Stickers packet that I wanted to use this as a sun, and this photo suited it perfectly. I simply removed the sun from the green background and adhered it directly on my photo.
Project Life Spread
Supplies: Collectable-Unforgettable: Today stamps; Story Journal Card; Story Journal Paper 12x12; You Are Title; You Are Tiny Word Stickers; Story Label Stickers; Decorative Tape; 6x6 Paper Pad; chipboard, Story “Story” Journal paper;Collectable-Remarkable: Beautiful Stamps.
Leah says:The Collectable Unforgettable range could not have been more perfect for my Project Life insert for my youngest daughter Alexa’s 7th birthday. I based this spread around the Story Journal Paper with it’s 3x4 sized cards, and then selected matching papers from the 6x6 Paper Pad. Again, this size is ideal for Project Life as you don’t have to cut into a full 12x12 sheet to just use a small piece. I printed out my favourite shots of her birthday week, and made quite a few of them small so I could fit more photos in the double spread. I have done quite a bit of stamping on this, as borders, background as well as feature embellishments.
Altered Notebooks
Supplies:My Girl: Felt Stickers; Decorative Brads; Sticker Accessory Sheet; Decorative Tape.
Patterned Papers: My Girl: Flutterby, Ride, Bouquet, Rainbow, Chevron;Decorative Tape: Yellow and Grey
Leah says:I decided to decorate the front covers of two diaries that my girls had been given for Christmas. I tried to choose papers and embellishments that suit their personality – I have one very “girly” girl, and the other, well, not quite so much! When I was half way through they came to investigate what I was up to and wanted to join in, so I let them decorate a notebook on their own. I think I must have done a fairly good job predicting what they would like, as it turns out Kiara chose the same paper I had for her notebook.
Her Happy Day layout
Supplies:Collectable-Unforgettable:You Are Pleasant paper, Today Moment paper, Today Remember paper, You Are Chipboard, You Are Tiny Word Stickers, Firsts Decorative Stickers;Decorative Tape: Yellow and grey.
Leah says:I just adore this photo I took of Alexa on her 7th birthday. It shows how happy she was for it finally to be her day. I love how it shows her school uniform, and her new birthday hair clips! I found the grey decorative tape to be perfect for this layout, and I have used two different patterns – one for the vertical stripes which adds great movement to the page, and also a simpler diagonal pattern around the outside of the tag that I cut myself out of patterned paper. The heart sticker was the perfect touch to this homemade embellishment.
WOW Leah! Thank you so much for your awesome projects! Don't you all agree she outdid herself?
And tomorrow we still have two layouts and a mini album to share!
Thanks so much for stopping by! See you all tomorrow.
