My Mind's Eye Blog

First Kiss

Valentine's Day is a special time of year for me.  My husband and I met 20 years ago and fell in love right around this holiday. I thought this Cupid's Arrow collection was perfect to document the anniversary of our "First Kiss".  

 

Supplies:Cupid's Arrow: Confetti Heart patterned paper, Love Journal Cards Foiled patterned paper, Love You Foiled patterned paper, 6x6 paper pad, sticker sheet, decorative tape, chipboard hearts, enamel shapes; Misc: Black ink, pen, and thread, foam letter

 

Fun note: This photo was taken during our recent family portrait at the same location we had our engagement photos taken. Even though we have 4 kids (3 are teenagers) - I feel like my husband and I are still just a couple of crazy in love college students. 

 

I love the blue background paper - it feels like the lines are radiating from the two of us.  I matted the 5x7 Black and White photo with red paper and a black text paper from the 6x6 paper pad.

 

 I anchored the bottom of the layout with a long strip of white patterned paper and two wonderful decorative tapes. I added the title, a beautiful red and white chevron chipboard heart with fabulous FOIL, a "Love is All You Need" circle sticker, and an enamel arrow.

 

I rounded the corners of the title card and some of the papers to give it the layout a more contemporary feel. The little red heart in "True Love Always Wins" title card is also in foil.  I layered some banner stickers and a fun "Kisses" ticket under the right side of the photo.

 

I hope you have fun using this amazing "Cupid's Arrow" collection to document the relationships in your life.

 

Now and Then Mildred + Milo

Happy Thursday , everyone!

Today we wanted to quickly share some CHA projects from the talented Amber Packer. The first layout she made features Now and Then Mildred and the second features Now and Then Milo.

We know you will love them just as much as we do. Enjoy!

 

Creative Card Ideas

 Hello everyone! Valerie here today...and I'm sharing some creative card ideas with you.

For the background of this  card (made using the Lost and Found Record It- Heirloom collection) , I used torn strips of a page from an old book and then placed a pretty journal card on top. I used a couple heart stickers from Cupid’s Arrow and a couple more from Lost & Found as embellishments then added a couple rows of glittery enamel dots. So pretty!

What a perfect messy misted background this one has! I sprayed my mask with various shades of pink and then “stamped” it onto my card.

A piece of wide lace trim was adhered with a line of hot glue and then my sentiment (from Cut & Paste Adorbs stamp set) was added on top. Next I sewed on a row of chipboard banners—one from Chalk Studio and the other two from the Cut & Paste collection—then added a brad and button.

I love stamping with chalk ink on kraft paper. It’s what I did here with a sentiment stamp from the Find Your Wings & Fly stamp set and an arrow from the Cut & Paste Flair set. That chevron paper is my favorite.

One of my favorite techniques is to combine strips of decorative tape to create backgrounds. I used the decorative tape from the Lost & Found Record It collection and topped it with bits from the ephemera packs and a couple of word stickers.

That's all for today. Have a wonderful Wednesday!

 

Home Is Where the Heart Is Mini

Good morning everyone! Stephanie here. Today I'm going to share the mini that I made for the MME booth at CHA!

I had so much fun playing around with the new “Record It” All Things Chalk collection!  I love the black and white colors!  They are so easy to dress up using fun photos and embellishments. 

For my mini album I chose the Heirloom Sn@p album from Lost and Found Record It . I decided to use black and white photos to coordinate with the collection.

I added pops of gold throughout my book for visual interest and to help off-set the black and white combo.  I started by spray painting the chipboard inserts that are included with the album with gold spray paint. I then used these as canvases for my photos and paper layers. 

To add a fun “peek-a-boo” element in my album, I used photos of various sizes to allow the reader to see through to the next page.  I added a few doilies, sequins and vellum here and there just to make it a little prettier!  Such a fun collection!!

Hope you enjoyed my album share! Have a wonderful day.

Mix and Match with Karen | February Edition

Hi everyone!

This is Karen and I am back with another Mix and Match for February. I have decided to continue my attempts at telling the longer stories and combining the two 6x12s to create something that's interesting to me.

For this month, I decided to take the journaling from this blog post on my core desired feelings.

Something I want to remember all throughout 2014 and hence a great layout subject. Like last month, the journaling took up an entire page, and here's what I ended up with:


This page brings together several lines that I love: I cut out the hearts from the Cupid's Arrow - Chevron paper and I also used the back of the Love You Foiled paper from the same line. 

I added some bright pink from Find Your Wings and Fly's Up and Away Big Top and the bright green of Krafty Floral's back side from the same line. The final paper comes from Kate&Co's Cambridge Court "Striking" paper. Who knew you could mix all those colors and end up with something lovely?

I also added little tidbits here and there, including these chipboard arrows I love and adore.


Since this page is about me and how I want to feel, I decided these photos of me with my kids would be perfect since I look so happy in them. I am feeling how I want to feel for all of 2014. I added some word stickers on the photos. Word stickers make me happy, too.


On the left side, I only put a few little embellishments since it's so text heavy and there isn't a lot of room. The colors and shapes of these allow the left page to tie in with the right page, making the layout come together. I also wanted a little more green on this side so I decided to add a strip of tape, simple, easy, and exactly what I wanted.


A full frame of tape brought the whole thing together and I was done. In case you're wondering how this goes inside a page protector, I can show you that the two sides fit together really nicely to create a 12x12:


So I can just slip it into a normal 12x12 protector. If the looseness will bother you, you can also tape them together in the back, but I like it better this way.

So here you go, that's my Mix and Match for February. I look forward to seeing you in March!

A Day in the Life (of a Dog) | February Edition

Hi!  Tina here today with my third and final installment in my 'A Day In The Life (of a dog) Sn@p Binder project.  

Today, I'll share the remaining photo pages, a couple more 'just because' pages, and the last of my embossed inserts.

Supplies: Lost and Found Record It- Antique: Sn@p Binder, Sticker Accessory Sheet, Chipboard Elements, Decorative Brads, Decorative Tape, Die Cut Embellishments, Enamel Dots, Layered Stickers, Alpha and Word Stickers,Journal Cards,Pockets; Misc: Adhesive - Tombow (tape runner), Scor Tape, Imaginese (foam tape) Twine: Michaels

I really enjoyed using the different Record It projects in my binder.  Stickers, Pockets, Ephemera pieces, Enamel Dots (which are to die for) and Journal Cards!  They can all be used in your binder and layer beautifully together.

I loved this project so much, I may just have to create another using the Record It, Heirloom collection.

Thank you for stopping by each month!  I'd love to see how you've created with your Sn@p Binder!  Please share your projects with us on our Facebook page!

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

New Designer Announcement !

Please help us welcome the incredibly talented Lea Lawson to the team!

Here's a little bit about Lea...and some brand new MME cards to inspire us!

Hi there!  My name is Lea Lawson & I just relocated with my husband to the 4th coldest city in the entire United States- Fargo, ND.  And although we left my very favorite place on this earth (Missoula, MT), I am excited about the adventure we have ahead of us, & look forward to going back to visit my hometown every single year….at least once.  Probably more than that…;)

Josh (my husband) & I are going on our 12th year of marriage and we have two of the cutest dogs in the world; a yorkie named Bailey & a cocker spaniel named Sadie.  I graduated from photography school in 2009, & have been building my business ever since! 

My main focus is on engagements & weddings, and it really is a perfect fit for me.  It combines my love of beautiful things, serving people, capturing details & emotion, and watching love grow.  I am most myself from behind the lens at a wedding.

The other side of my life is crafting…both paper & digital.  I use paper & traditional scrapbooking product to create cards, gift wrap, mini albums, & other items aside from creating layouts.  I have started dabbling in digital layouts, & I hope to jump into doing monthly Project Life digitally this year!

I live a very creative life that I just really love…and I am so thankful for every single day.  In addition to being a new project designer for My Mind's Eye, I am also the creative team coordinator/project designer for Glitz Design, & card designer for WPlus9 stamps.  Thanks for getting to know me a little bit...I'm looking forward to this new adventure with MME!

 

Lea- we are all so very excited that you are joining the MME family.

Thank you for all of the inspiration to come!

Stephanie

 

Valentine's Cards

Good morning everyone, Tonya here today. Valentine's day is very close on the horizon and I have some cards to share with you…all using Cupid's Arrow! This collection is simply perfect for this holiday. I love the fact that there is plenty of black and blue mixed in with the red…makes it super easy to make cards for that special someone in your life!

Supplies: Cupid's Arrow- 6x6 Decorative Paper Pad, 12x12 Sticker Sheet, Chipboard Hearts, Enamel Dots

 

  Supplies: Cupid's Arrow- "Chevron" Foiled Paper, 12x12 Sticker Sheet, Enamel Dots, Chipboard Hearts

 

 

Supplies: Cupid's Arrow- "Love Journal Cards" Foiled Paper, Decorative Tapes, 12x12 Sticker Sheet, Enamel Dots

 

 

Supplies: Cupid's Arrow- 6x6 Decorative Paper Pad, 12x12 Sticker Sheet, Enamel Dots

 

See what I mean?!  The perfect collection.  Not too feminine and not too masculine! Now I just have to decide which of my four kiddos is getting which card!!!!

 

Tonya

Project Life with Shelly | February 2013

 

Hello everyone! This is Shelly with some Project Life inspiration. Today I am featuring an average week in the life using the bold Cut & Paste Collection.

Supplies: Cut & Paste – Adorbs: “Story” Cards Paper, “Loved” 4x6 Journal Card, “Story” 4x6 Journal Card, 6x6 Designer Paper Pad, Enamel Dots, Designer Buttons, Decorative Tapes, Label Stickers; Cut & Paste –  Charm: “Sweet” Tiny Word Stickers, “Bliss” Decorative Stickers; Other: Becky Higgins Design A Page Protectors, date stamp, black ink, pen, string, corner rounder


This week I was really inspired to use the “Tell me a Story” Journaling Card from the Adorbs Cut & Paste Collection. I have been itching to use it from the first time I saw it, but it just never seemed to work for my week.

I know there wasn’t much pink in my pictures, but that just didn’t matter to me. I absolutely love the pink and navy combo that Adorbs brings to the table. The space on the card was perfect for a brief overview of our week’s adventures.


To create that cute little tag over the picture of my son playing, I pulled out the 6x6 paper pad and my tag punch. The punch was a perfect fit for the journaling cards in mini form.

For the right side, I filled in an open 4x6 using the “Loved” 4x6 Journal Card. Those angled stripes of color just put a smile on my face.

I embellished a little with some of my favorite tiny word stickers, label, decorative tape, and a button to jazz up that heart card.

That wraps up another edition of Project Life My Mind’s Eye style. I am really excited to get my hands on the brand new collections! With the addition of so many fun 4x6 and 3x4 journaling cards, I am so ready to start filling up more of those pockets of memories. If you haven’t checked them out, look HERE on the product page! Thank you for stopping by today. Have a wonderful day!

February 2014 Challenge- All You Need is Love

Hey there, MME friends!  Missy here with you today to share our February Challenge.  What better way to celebrate the month of love than with a challenge related to just that.  Our theme this month is "All You Need is Love.”  And you can interpret this anyway you’d like.  You know MME has plenty of beautiful collections that showcase LOVE, so pull them out and dig in!

 

I created this layout featuring a photo of me and my husband from a few months ago.  I used the Cupid’s Arrow collection because it’s so perfect for a layout about love.  I really love this blue sunburst paper, so I began there.  It reminds me of light just bursting from the photo, and I love the effect.  I wanted to cover up the design on the paper, so I used some gesso to blend over it.  I just took an old credit card and spread it around in various places.  The layers behind my photo add dimension over the gesso.  I love the red, blue, black and grey combo in this line, and I wanted to use them all around the photo.  Between the papers, the stickers and the washi tape, it was easy to pull in all of those colors.

 

Supplies: Cupid’s Arrow: “Confetti Hearts” & “Chevron” Paper, 6x6 paper pad, Decorative Tapes, Sticker Accessory Sheet, Enamel Shapes, Chipboard Hearts; Lost & Found Record It “Antiquie” Collection: Alpha & Word Stickers, Enamel Dots; The Sweetest Thing Collection: Decorative Stamps; Decorative Tapes Sets: Pink & Charcoal, Mint & Grey; Other: Heidi Swapp Template & Color Shine, Liquitex Gesso, Sharpie black pen, watercolors, drywall tape, vellum, Stampabilities ink, thread.

 

I cut the word “together” on my Silhouette Cameo.  In this close up, you can see so many elements going on.  The washi tape, the alpha letter & word stickers from the Lost & Found line, stickers, stamps…I just love mixing everything together for a unique look.

 

The chipboard hearts in the Cupid’s Arrow collection are so fun!  I added several of the little enamel hearts to it here.  I also threw in a tangle of red thread…it’s my newest thing to play with.  I love that it adds a pop of color.

 

If you haven’t tried washi tape yet, you simply must!  Here, I used a few different ones to create a few strips below the photo.  It’s fun, fast and easy to use, and you can do much more than just for this.  You can tear it long ways and make it uneven, or even hide the edges behind paper or a photo and let just a little peek out.  I did that with the grey tape on the right side of my photo.

 

More stickers!  I pop dotted this one up so it would stand out a little more.  Don’t you just love those enamel arrows?  Adorable!

 

 

So, now it’s time for you to join us!  We’d love to see what “All You Need is Love” means to you.  This can be about your significant other, a parent, a child, an animal…however you are inspired by it.  We can’t wait to see your designs! 

 

1. You can submit a layout,card,album,altered item,etc.

2. The project must consist of mainly MME. It must "look" like a MME project. :) It must fit the theme.

3. The project must be created new for this challenge. You may only submit one project.

4. Upload the project to the InLinkz link tool at the end of this post by the end of the day on Sunday, March 2.

5. A random winner will be chosen and announced with the March challenge on Monday, March 3.

 

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

 

Missy