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Pinspiration Friday!

 

TGIF!

It's time for another edition of Pinspiration Friday!

Every day, we scour the Internet for inspiring MME projects. We find your work on your blogs, through our FB page,and in online galleries. We pin the ones that inspire us most!

Then once a month we challenge our designers to use one of your creations as inspiration for a layout or card.

This month Danni and Jana are joining us. Here's what they came up with. Enjoy and have a lovely, creative day!

 

Inspiration Piece:Laura Craigie

 

Danni's version:

Supplies: Find Your Wings and Fly-Up and Away:Scrapbooking Kit, Decorative brads, Enamel Dots, Stamps and Layered Stickers;Misc: machine stitching, Bazzill cardstock 

Danni says:  When perusing the board this month, I came to this incredible card by Laura Craigie.  I absolutely love her card with it's strips of patterned papers, enamel dots and amazing stitching.  I was inspired to create a card with strips, fun stitching and of course enamel dots.

Isn't it beautiful, soft and "sweet"?  I just love how the stitching adds so much to her card.I wanted to use her creative stitching to enhance elements in the new Find Your Wings and Fly Up and Away line.  I love how soft and beautiful this line is.

I wanted to keep the three button element as an embellie and thought the decorative brads would look beautiful layered here.  I also chose to stitch the "tickets" on the paper to add softness to the paper as Laura had done in her card.  Laura created a beautiful sentiment on her card using word stickers, in a beautiful font, and I considered creating a similar one, but this layered sticker in the line is one of my favorites and I had to use it.  She also added a stamped floral image and to keep with the stamping on my card added the "top priority" stamp from this line also.

 

Inspiration Piece: Jodi Wilton

 Jana's version:

Supplies:  Find Your Wings & Fly-Up and Away: Rainbow Harlequin Paper, 6 x 6 Paper Pad, 12 x 12 Sticker Accessories, 12 x 12 Chipboard Accessories, Layered Stickers, Decorative Brads, Decorative Tape, Enamel Dots; Find Your Wings and Fly- Up and Away:Look Paper;Boy Crazy:Stamps;Misc:Cardstock (kraft, black), Black distress ink, Black stamping ink, Acrylic Block, Black journaling pen, Toothpicks, Paper piercer, Scissors, Trimmer, Adhesive, Foam Squares

 Jana says:

I love Pinspiration Fridays! It's so much fun to look through the inspiration on the My Mind's Eye Inspiring Pages and Cards Board (and find a new style to "try on" for a day. This month I chose this amazing page by Jodi Wilton.

I loved the way Jodi placed her photos and elements inside squares and then highlighted the main photo with the dovetailed strips of paper. I also love that this is a design that I could replicate using a 6 x 6 paper pad. Here is my take on Jodi's layout using the Find Your Wings and Fly "Up and Away" collection..

 

I love clustering pennants together lately and added a few to the top of the page here:

 

I followed Jodi's lead  and embellished the squares on my page in a similar fashion. I love all the different levels these little bits add.

 

On the bottom of the page I layered two paper strips together along with a label handcut from one of the 6 x 6 papers.

 

 

Mix and Match with Karen- July Edition

Hi everyone! This is Karen. Ready for another Mix and Match with Karen? Remember how I said I'd try making 6x12 pages for the next few months? Here is try number two.

This month, I wanted to use the wonderful navy blues of the Kate and Co. line. It's quite rare to find navy and deep, dark greens and I have two boys so I thought the colors of this line were absolutely perfect. I
decided to mix this line with subtler colors of Follow Your Heart. This month, I went sparser and here's what I ended up with:

The first thing I did was to cut the Societe paper from the Follow Your Heart into a 6x12 because I decided I wanted to use it as my background. I then used a border punch to cut Oxford Lane - Triples and added it to the top of my page.

Before I glued it down, I snuck some of the leftover hexagons from last month's page under it, to create a bit of a triangle (since the background had some on the bottom left corner.) I added a tabbed sticker and spelled the word "love" with the alpha stickers from the Spread Your Wings and Fly line. I put a chipboard piece on top just to add a few layers and textures and then topped it off with a brad from
Follow Your Heart.

I love the way the orange adds some warmth. A little butterfly hexagon chipboard button and the top was good to go.


I knew I wanted to use the whitespace on the photo to put some of my title so I added the photo to the left, put some hexagons (to finish the triangle I mentioned above), some of the chipboard I put on the top
section and a little of the same polka dot paper. I then added a word sticker from the same color I used to spell "love" on the label on top. I then laid out my title, using the same warm orange I'd used on the
bran on top. I also used the same yellow alphabet stickers.


The title says: I love to see you be proud of you my son.

My son is one of those boys who can focus on the negative and pay attention to what he's not doing well so when I see him cheering himself on and celebrating his accomplishments, I love and want to encourage that. This page was in honor of that.

On the bottom left of the photo, I cut off the "fun" part of the chipboard element that came with Kate & Co and stuck it under my photo. I then clustered a paper clip and a butterfly brad from the Follow Your Heart line, a word sticker from Kate & Co., and a little letter "d" for David. With another tabbed label and the year 2013, my layout was all done.


Well, I then stitched all over it of course, I like to do that.

So here's to another month of 6x12. This one even has journaling. What I'm finding out is that the 6x12s don't take any less time than the 12x12s but they have their own little dynamic and challenges. I am glad
I decided to conquer my fear and tackle them for once and all.

Hope you enjoyed this one and see you next month with another Mix and Match!

July Sketch Challenge!

  Hi there!  It’s Ronda here with you, bringing you the July Sketch!  Today's sketch is meant to challenge you in a good way.  On this sketch i have split the photos across the page.  To make sure we have a balanced design, I have tied it all together with a couple different elements including the title. 

On the sketch you can try one long vertical photo at the top and a small horizontal at the bottom.  Play around with the sizes and make your title bold in the center to bring it all together.

Supplies: Find Your Wings and Fly-Sky’s the Limit : ‘Labeled’ paper, 'Balloon Parade' Paper; 'Zig-Zag’ paper, Sticker Accessory, Stamps;  Find Your Wings and Fly-Up and Away:  ‘Krafty Floral’ paper, 'Admit One' paper, decorative brads, layered stickers, enamel dots; Misc: gesso, watercolors, acrylic paint, Ranger black ink, TCW stencil, Jillibean Alphabets, black pen,

I truly love the time I get with my sweet nephews.  Felix was at my house one day for a family get together.  He has his own chair for the table and drink cups in my cabinets.  We set him up with a dessert and just watched him tackle it like a pro.  It's these simple moments that I will always treasure.  It truly is the Sweet Life. 

To start this layout, I use the Sky's the Limit Label Paper with a gesso wash.  After it dried, I added in various water colors on the background using the paper line as a color story of blues, greens, yellows, and oranges.  I love that you can see the patterned paper design peeking through the layers of color.

I love the concept of the split photos.  You have to work in areas and then bring it all together somehow. I started on the top by layering a doily on the background to ground the photos with a nice white color.  I then added the strong black stenciled images along the photo, knowing black was going to bring the layout all together. 

I pulled out some scraps of patterned paper and punched 5 shapes in my color story.  I spread them across my page bringing the designs and colors all around.  While looking for those patterned paper scraps, I noticed the Admit one paper and thought a few tickets would look really cute too. 

I then worked on the bottom half of the page, again grounding my photo with a neutral strip of patterned paper.  You can see some of the scrap & punched patterned paper tucked under the photo here too.  Once I had both sets of photos down, I started adding in those finishing touches that would really bring the page together.  Stickers are a fun way to bring color, shape, and contrast to the page so I added them to both the top & bottom areas. 

Did you notice the circles all around the page?  Punched patterned paper, stickers, brads, and enamel dots across the page really bring the design together. 

What really bridges this design of split photos is the title in the middle.  I wanted nice neutral colors on this already colorful page so I used a combination of black & white.  I drew some black lines on the page and journaled above & below the title.  After I completed the journaling, I added the stamped images in black as the final touch.  They really draw your eye around the page balancing it nicely. 

Now it's your turn to tackle the split photo design.  Have fun and remember to bring it all together through color & design. 

A random winner will be chosen and shared with our next challenge on August 1st . You have until the end of the day on Wednesday, July 31 to share your project.

Please link your sketch via the InLinkz tool at the bottom of this post. Your layout must feature MME products. Only one entry per participant, please. The prize is any MME collection.

 

Katie Part Two!

Yesterday we introduced you to Katie Ehmann, our July guest designer. If you missed the first part of her feature, you can read it HERE!

Today we are sharing three more layouts by Katie and we know you will be so inspired by what she has to share.

Make sure to stop by her blog and give her a little love and encouragement, she is just awesome!

 

Find the Joy layout

Supplies:Find Your Wings and Fly-Up & Away:6x6 paper Pad,Layered Ephemera Patterned Paper, Chipboard Elements,Find Your Wings and Fly-Sky's the Limit:Chipboard Elements;Kate & Co:Chipboard Elements

Katie says: I cut strips of patterned 6x6 paper and arranged them in a fan shape for this layout. I can't get enough of chipboard stickers so I decided to use five different phrases from each collection that sum up the feeling in this photo of my girls. I stapled some simple typed journaling directly to my photo. I love how it turned out!

Cartwheels layout:

Supplies:Kate & Co-Oxford Lane:Polka and Multi-Dot Patterned Paper, enamel dots,buttons;Find Your Wings and Fly: Enamel Dots,buttons, alpha and word stickers;twine

Kate says:I love enamel dots, so I placed a bunch on a piece of cardstock which I then cut out and added to this layout in rows for a fun touch. The banner chipboard stickers made a whimsical embellishment to this layout of my oldest daughter doing cartwheels in Central Park.

Birthday Boy layout

Supplies:Kate & Co- Oxford Lane: 6x6 Paper Pad, Decorative Brads, Handsome Patterned Paper;Find Your Wings and Fly- Up and Away: Alpha & Word Stickers

Kate says:I was lucky enough to take First Birthday photos of my cousin's adorable son recently. Kate & Co Oxford Lane collection was perfect to use for this fun photo! I hand cut a big number 1 from white cardstock and embellished with punched stars in all different patterned papers. Some additional stars backed with navy paper and a little title completed this project!

So we hope that no one asks us to pick a favorite, because we could never ever choose one of the five layouts that Kate sent us this month.

We love the way that she used MME in a fresh, innovative, and creative way. We could look at her layouts for hours!

Thank you so much for joining us this month, Katie!!!

Introducing our July Guest Designer!

Please help us in welcoming our August guest designer...Katie Ehmann! Some of you might remember our MME+ Gossamer Blue guest designer contest. Katie was the domestic winner of that contest!

We fell in love with Katie and everything she makes, and we are so excited to share her projects with you today and tomorrow!

Hi Everyone! I'm Katie Ehmann. I live in Michigan with my awesome husband and two dress-wearing, super frilly, always girly, princess obsessed girls, Lily and Maya. I'm not quite sure how that happened because I love playing soccer and wearing anything but dresses.

I am a school social worker, scrapbooker, wanna-be photographer and do-er of all things crafty. I love vintage cameras, typewriters, spray paint and estate sales. You can also find me watching really super intellectual, high quality reality television on a regular basis.

I am beyond thrilled to be guest designing for My Mind's Eye this month! Thank you so very much for having me!

You can find Katie here:

Her BLOG

PINTEREST

INSTAGRAM

 

Q:What did you have the most fun creating with? Why?

A:It has to be a tie between the patterned paper and chipboard elements! I completely love the fun, colorful patterns in these collections, and I loved mixing and matching them on my projects! Chipboard elements add the perfect title, embellishment, or finishing touch, and the designs simply couldn't be any cuter!

 

Q: What is your favorite MME line of all time? Why?

  A:That's a hard one, but I have to say The Sweetest Thing by Jen Allyson. The patterns, the colors, the washi...totally love! I'm really trying not to hoard the pieces I have left, but I love it so much it's been a struggle ;)

Oh Happy Day layout

Supplies: Find Your Wings and Fly-Up & Away:Big Top and Mixed Media Patterned Papers, Find Your Wings and Fly-Sky's the Limit :Flowers for You and No Limit Patterned Papers, chipboard elements, layered stickers, sticker accessory sheet

Katie says:I used a craft knife to cut out shapes on a piece of white cardstock, which I then backed with these fun patterned papers. The stitching around the shapes adds a bit of detail, as does the confetti that I adhered to the top and bottom of the design. I absolutely adore this photo of my girls and thought the "oh happy day" chipboard and the layered balloon sticker were the perfect finishing touches to this project!

 

Sweetheart layout

Supplies:Kate and Co-Oxford Lane: Triples and Fresh Patterned Paper, 6x6 Paper Pad, Layered Stickers, Buttons and Brads;Find Your Wings and Fly-Up and Away :Alpha & Word Stickers

Katie says:This recent photo of my youngest daughter is a personal favorite of mine. I love how the window light catches her sometimes blue, sometimes green eyes. I cut out different sized hearts from white cardstock with my Silhouette Cameo, and then punched various hearts from Kate & Co Oxford Lane patterned paper to create this layout. I added stitching and foam adhesive to some of the hearts to give them some dimension.

We are completely over the moon with these layouts that Katie created. And the best part is...we have three more to share tomorrow!

Katie- thank you for your creativity and for making MME shine!

New Collection Reveal - Happy Haunting + Mistletoe Magic + Decorative Tapes

 

 

TGIF, MME fans!

Welcome to the very last day of our new product reveals. We are sad to have to end this week...it has been so much fun for us and we've LOVED seeing your enthusiastic response!

Now remember, there are five total posts this week revealing new product. And there are chances to win in each one of them. Make sure that you visit each post and comment on each one in order to increase your odds of winning!

On to today's business. We have three reveals today! That's right...this post is jam packed with goodness.

 

Up first is Happy Haunting by Janet Hopkins. Happy Haunting is a spooky vintage modern line that has touches of glitter here and there.

In this collection you will find skulls, bats, and birds coupled with classic motifs like dots, zig zags and stripes.

Look closely because there is something new in this line...8x10 ready to frame decor pieces! We think this line will help you scrap those Halloween memories and decorate your home for October 31!

Happy Haunting is comprised of nine 12x12 double-sided patterned papers (some are glittered):

 

a 6x6 paper pad:

chipboard elements:

stickers:

8x10 ready-to-frame decor pieces:

decorative brads:
stamps:

layered stickers:

and a paper kit:

 Danni Reid

Danni Reid

 

Next up is Mistletoe Magic.

This traditional and sweet holiday line just makes us smile. It's made up of greens, reds, and blues and plenty of magic.

Snowflakes, Santas, trees, and sleigs are paired with music notes, stripes, and dots. This line will help you document your holiday season.

Mistletoe Magic contains nine double-sided 12x12 patterned papers:

a 6x6 pad:

a paper kit:
decorative buttons:

chipboard elements:

stamps:

stickers:
decorative tape:
layered stickers:

and enamel dots:






Danni Reid

Danni Reid

Danni Reid

Danni Reid

Danni Reid

 And last (but certainly not least)...our newest decorative tape sets!

Each set contains seven rolls of decorative tape in fresh new color combinations:

     

Whew!!! That was a LOT to share! So what do you think? Are any of these three collections catching your eye? If so, let us know. Leave a comment here to win the entire collection of your choice!

Winners will be drawn Friday, July 19.

See you all Monday with our July guest designer!

 

New Collection Reveal - Cut and Paste {Charm+Flair}

Good morning everyone!! We're baaaaaaack!

And today we are sharing even MORE Cut & Paste with you. Jen Allyson has hit it out of the park with this release.

It is right on point trend wise and color wise and it is even setting some trends with new additions like the awesome enamel shapes.

The first color scheme we are sharing today is Charm.

Charm is made up of blues, grays, yellows, and oranges. There are some fun and funky motifs here...bicycles, clouds, and arrows, anyone?  But, as always, you can also find classic, timeless patterns as well.

 This color scheme contains ten 12x12 papers:

  

a 6x6 pad:

four decorative tapes: die cut journaling cards (these 4x6 and 2x6 offerings are perfect for those of you doing project life!):

bits and pieces (these consist of fun layers made up of cardstock, vellum, felt, and stitching):

tiny word stickers:

decorative stickers:

BRAND NEW ENAMEL SHAPES!:decorative brads:

enamel dots: stamps:

buttons: chipboard stickers:

and label stickers:

Here are some projects using Cut and Paste Charm from our amazing designers!


Tonya Dirk

Tonya Dirk

Tina Walker

The second color scheme we are sharing is Flair.  Flair is made up of pinks, blues, and blacks.

This scheme is super bold and fun with motifs like eyeglasses, arrows, and quotations being coupled with dots, triangles, and florals.

You will see a lot of ombre here, from the solid papers to the chevrons. Flair is cool, calm, and wild all at once.

This color scheme consists of ten 12x12 papers:

a 6x6 pad:

four decorative tapes:

die cut cards and stickers:

tiny word stickers:

decorative brads:

NEW ENAMEL SHAPES!: bits and pieces:

enamel dots:

stamps:

buttons:

chipboard stickers:
and label stickers:

Tonya Dirk

Tonya Dirk

 

Whew! It was FUN sharing Cut&Paste. We hope you are as enthusiastic about it as we are because we can't wait to see what you make with this collection!

If you'd like one of two chances to win Charm or Flair from Cut&Paste, leave a comment here and we will draw a winner on next Friday, July 19.

Good luck and come back tomorrow for something new and exciting!

New Collection Reveal- Cut and Paste {Presh+Adorbs}

Good Wednesday morning, MME fans!

Welcome to the third day of our Reveal Week. We are so very excited you are here today...we have something absolutely awesome to share!

Jen Allyson is back with something amazing and we can't wait another moment to show it to you.

Introducing Cut & Paste!

Cut and Paste is fun, happy, energetic, and trendy. It consists of four color schemes and today we are sharing two with you.

Up first is Presh.

Presh is comprised of oranges, blues, yellows, browns, reds, and pinks. If you like funky geometrics combined with clasic florals, then this is the scheme for you.

Throw in some ombre/watercolor B-sides, woodgrains, and some playful fonts and you have the perfect color scheme.

Presh contains ten 12x12 patterned papers:

 


 
decorative stickers:
a 6x6 paper pad:

a die cut assortment (at 4x6 and 2x6, these are perfect for your project life albums!):


tiny word stickers:



layered stickers (these are stitched with fun and funky additions like felt and vellum):

NEW ENAMEL SHAPES!!!:
our beloved decorative brads:
fan favorite enamel dots:

decorative stamps:
buttons:
decorative tapes:

chipboard stickers:

and label stickers:

Tonya Dirk

  Tonya Dirk

 

Tina Walker

 

The second color scheme we are sharing today is Adorbs.

This color scheme is a bit more wild and carefree. Lime greens, purples, aquas, reds, greens, grays, and pinks make up this scheme.

It is comprised of ten 12x12 papers:

Various die cuts (at 4x6 and 2x6 these are just perfect for your project life albums!):decorative stickers:

tiny word stickers:
layered stickers:

NEW ENAMEL SHAPES!!:
decorative tapes:

a 6x6 designer pad:

decorative brads:

enamel dots:

decorative stamps:

buttons:

chipboard stickers:and label stickers:

Danni Reid

Danni Reid

Tina Walker

 

Danni Reid

Danni Reid

Danni Reid

Danni Reid

So do you love Cut and Paste as much as we do?

If so, leave a comment letting us know which color scheme is your favorite. We will draw two winners on Friday, July 19. Each will win the color scheme of their choice.

Come back tomorrow for two more Cut and Paste color schemes.

This is so much FUN!!!

New Collection Reveal- Vintage Christmas!

Hello everyone! Welcome back to the second day of MME Reveal Week!

Today we are celebrating Christmas in July with this new collection by Katie Pertiet.

Introducing VINTAGE CHRISTMAS!

This collection is the perfect marriage of vintage and hip. All of you glitter lovers will be thrilled to know that there are touches of the sparkly stuff throughout this collection.

But for all of you that aren't the biggest fans of glitter...never fear. There are plenty of papers sans glitter.

Again...the perfect balance of sparkly and flat!

This collection contains nine 12x12 papers.

A 6x6 pad, paper kit, chipboard embellishments, stickers, brads, layered elements, buttons, decorative tape, and faceted gems.

Something for everyone! It's guaranteed to make your Christmas very merry.

Tonya Dirk

Tonya Dirk

 

So what do you think?  Is Vintage Christmas filling you with joy?

If so, you are in luck today. Leave a comment on this post and you will be entered to win the entire collection!

Contest will close on Friday, July 19.

Come back tomorrow for another collection reveal!

New Collection Reveal- Chalk Studio!

Happy Monday, MME fans!

Today is the week that all of you have been waiting for...WE ARE REVEALING OUR FIVE NEW COLLECTIONS THIS WEEK!

Up fun is a collection we just know you will adore. Rhonna Farrer is at it again, and she's come up with something playful, whimsical, and chic.

Introducing Chalk Studio:

Comprised of black and white, pink and blue...this line has something for everyone. Bold, chalkboard inspired A-sides...and soft,pastel B-Sides with classic motifs.

Included in this collection are 9 double-sided patterned papers:

and a 6x6 paper pad, paper kit, and your classic embellishment favorites such as stickers, twine, labels, brads, decorative tape, and tags.

  There are also some fun new embellishments in this collection. These decorative banners are sure to be the hit of any party!!




In a word, Chalk Studio is FUN.

Stephanie Howell

 

So what do you think? Are you digging Chalk Studio?

If so, you are in luck today. Leave a comment on this post and you will be entered to win the entire collection!

Contest will close on Friday, July 19.

Come back tomorrow for another collection reveal!