My Mind's Eye Blog

To the Moon and Back

Hello and Happy Friday!  Tina here today with one of my favorite types of projects to make, Home Décor.  If you have followed me for awhile, you would see that I LOVE creating custom-made wall art and Home Décor pieces.  There is a satisfaction in creating something with your own hands and being able to display it for friends and family to see. 

I picked up this ‘Clipboard Frame’ at a local hobby store, knowing it would be perfect for a future Home Décor project.  What is great about this frame is that it can be easily changed with artwork, using the clip to quick changes.

Supplies: Necessities-Black and Grey:6x6 Paper Pad,Decorative Tape; Necessities- Metallic: Metal Shapes,Metal Dots; Misc: Cardstock:  American Crafts Watercolor: Artist Loft Twine:  American Crafts Ribbon: Tim Holtz Crackle: Deco Art Distress Stain: Tim Holtz Glitter Sewing Machine: Brother Thread: Coates & Clark Embossing Powder: Ranger Adhesive: Tombow (tape runner), Scortape Die Cut Machine: Silhouette Cameo

I die cut a popular quote on standard cardstock, and colored it with watercolor paints and crackle paint.  I placed it over a ‘stitched paper pillow’ for more dimension and color.  I added a few metal shapes and dots for more fun!

And who wants a plain white frame??  Not me!  I added a few strips of my favorite Necessities Decorative tape to the outer edges and now it is a One of a Kind project!  Decorative tape is the fastest and easiest way to customize a frame!  Love it!

I hope you enjoyed my Home Décor project this month!  How do you customize your frames?

Thanks for stopping by!

Tina

In Her Happy Place | Scrapbook Layout by Tona Dirk for MME

Happy Thursday My Mind's Eye fans! This is Tonya here with you. Today's project features Now and Then-Dorothy and a mix of a few other lines. I found these photos of my daughter on the beach and the colors in the Dorothy line immediately came to my mind. The organic nature of the woodgrain paper was the perfect background for the feminine colors.

Supplies: Now and Then-Dorothy: 6x6 Decorative Paper Pad, "Celebrate" 12x12 Chipboard, "Celebrate" Buttons, "Celebrate" Alpha/Tiny Words, "The Best" Stickers, "Pretty" Brads, "Pretty" Label Stickers, "Lovely Day" Enamel Shapes, Decorative Tapes Necessities - Woods: "Worn Wood" paper Kraft Funday: Happy Days Twine Miss Caroline: Fiddlesticks "Story" Stamps

 

I loved the fun whimsical look of the pinwheels. I dressed the pinwheels stickers up a bit with buttons and some foam dots.

I wanted some pinwheels to have a bit of dimension, so in addition to the stickers that are part of the line I made of few of my own.

 

The half doily stamp that you see behind the pinwheels is from a stamp set that was part of the Miss Caroline collection.

 

One thing to note is don't be afraid to mix and match your collections. If you look at the supply list under the first photo you will see that I used product from four different lines. One of the many things I love about My Mind's Eye…theircollections mix and match so well with one another. 

 

Thanks for stopping by the MME blog today, hope you found a bit of inspiration.

 

Tonya
 

July Challenge Winner

The lucky winner is Janice Daquila-Pardo!

Congratulations Janice!

Please email stephanie(at)mymindseye(dot)com with your collection/color scheme choice!

July Sketch Challenge

 

Hi, it's Ronda here today!  For this month's sketch, we are using lots of white space with small strips to create a striking page.   By adding these little strips down to the left side we lead the eye right to our main photo.

These little rectangles and circles can be whatever YOU imagine them to be...pieces of patterned paper, brads, sticker strips, chipboard, etc.  You know with MME products you have a world of possibilities.  

Remember...you are interpreting the sketch so feel free to rotate the sketch or change out the one photo for multiple photos.  Envision the pieces and see how you can make the sketch your own with embellishments, paint, patterned paper, and other wonderful My Mind's Eye products. 

Supplies:  Now & Then: Izzy - Smile: Flair; Izzy - Good Times: 'Range' Paper; Chalk Studio 2: "Word Soup" Paper; Record it! Pretty Things Journaling Kit;  Market Street: Nob Hill - 'Stripes' Paper,  Decorative Brads, Decorative Stickers, Chipboard Buttons; Other: The Crafter's Workshop Chrysanthemum Stencil; Ranger lnk: Distress Ink; Watercolors, Black Pen, Fiskars Corner Punch, DMC floss.

I love Colorado sunsets.  There is something so magical about the way they blaze across the mountains. This photo is untouched and absolutely perfect.  While I picked watercolor as my background, you can always choose a patterned paper.  I added some watercolors to my background and layered a stencil design over top.  

I then layered bits of patterned paper with the Pretty Things Journaling Kit card to create the backdrop and title for my page. I love the way the pinky red paper really complements the photo and the aqua background.  

To really accent the title, i outlined it with a black pen and backed it with the fabulous striped paper.  I love the chipboard pieces as an accent and that flair was the perfect choice for the page!  I also added a stitched edge the journaling card to give it a pop of color.

I liked using the chipboard buttons & pennants as my accents near the top of the page.  The blue stitch again adds that pop of color.  I used the brad journaling piece and another brad as my rectangle strip and circle accent.  Love those little touches.

On the bottom of the page i used another brad and sticker strip for my accents.  Did you notice the stitches in the sticker strip? Now i have three sets of stitches around my page. 

 

 

This month Laurel is joining me and she created a card using the sketch.

Here's what she came up with:

Supplies:Record It Pretty Things: 6 X 6 pad, journaling cards, washi tape, Enamel Dots

Laurel Says I just can’t get enough of the Record It Pretty Things, so I had to play with it again. A little tip... to cut down on bulk, I only used half of the clothes pin and adhered it with some Glue Dots!

 

 

 

 

Okay. Now it's your turn.

A random winner will be chosen and shared with our next sketch challenge on Friday, August 15  . You have until the end of the day on Thursday, August 14  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.

Have fun and good luck!

 

 

An InLinkz Link-up

Cassandra Part Two

Yesterday we introduced you to the stunning work of our July guest designer- Cassandra Cyr! If you missed it, click HERE. Trust us...you don't want to miss the inspiration!

There's even more eye candy to be seen today. Thanks so much for joining us, Cassandra. We are in love with each and every project you created!

Supplies: Market Street-Nob Hill: chipboard, enamel dots, chipboard, journaling cards, flair, patterned paper, diecuts, 6x6 paper pad, washi tape

Cassandra says: The florals in the Market Street collections are so gorgeous I knew I wanted to layer, layer, and layer!  For this layout I used many of the chipboard elements and diecuts to create a large flower cluster around my photograph. 

 

 

Supplies: Necessities Wood- wood veneer, patterned paper, 6x6 paper pad, wood shapes, monogram alphabet, alpha stickers; Market Street Nob Hill- diecuts, journaling cards, chipboard, washi tape; Maket Street Ashbury Heights: diecuts, patterned paper, journaling cards, 6x6 paper pad, chipboard, washi tape, enamel dots

 

 

Cassandra says: I used the wood Necessities line along with Market Street lines to create a bright and fresh mini album from a trip to Rincon, Puerto Rico I took with my husband last year.  The journaling cards were just the right size for my pages and the Necessities wood line was perfect to tone down some of the pages so they didn't become too busy.  I bound the album with some ribbon and twine to give it a rustic feel. 

 

Q: What is your favorite MME Collection?

 

A: Definitely the Market Street collections! Everything about them is beautiful- from the gold to the florals to the great diecuts! I adore these two lines and have had so much fun creating with them :)

 

 

 

 

New Collection Winners

JUBILEE 1- 215Theresa Grdina said... The Wild Berry line is the one I prefer...however, both are very trendy and "now"!! I love them both!! Reply July 10, 2014 at 11:02 AM

 

 

JUBILEE 2- 37Rachel Groner said...Jubilee collection just keeps better and better! I love the bikes in the Mint Julep collection but Tangerine keeps pulling me in for second (third, fourth..) looks. Thanks for the sneak peeks & chance to win :-) Reply July 08, 2014 at 02:38 PM

 

 

JUST SAYIN'- 108 Brittany Kielar said...I love the look of the mixed bag die cuts! Such bright fun colors! Reply July 09, 2014 at 11:19 PM

 

 

SLEIGH BELLS RING- 68 Jennifer T. said...Love both collections! The old world patterns in Joyous are gorgeous and the deer antlers and colors of Sleigh Bells Ring are so much fun! Reply July 10, 2014 at 01:31 PM

 

JOYOUS- 169 Marie H said... I can feel the chill in the air already. I love them both. Reply July 11, 2014 at 12:27 AM

 

FRIGHTFUL- 15 Monique Leslie said... I am so loving this collection. Gotta love Halloween. Loving the embellishments and wood grain paper. Reply July 11, 2014 at 12:52 PM

 

Congratulations ladies! Please send your address to stephanie(at)mymindseye(dot)com!

 

 

Introducing our July Guest Designer!

Please help us welcome our July guest designer, the fabulous Cassandra Cyr!

 

Cassandra Cyr lives in Connecticut with her husband and 3 year old son, Charlie.  By day she is a QC immunochemist and an MBA student, but by night she loves to make any project that involves paper.  She has had projects on the covers of Scrapbook Trends and CARDS as well as published in Scrapbooks Etc, Create, Creating Keepsakes, and Scrapbooks and Cards Today.  When she's not working or crafting she loves to cook and spend time with her family at the beach. She also runs the blog Glue Meets Paper.

Supplies: Market Street -Nob Hill:  chipboard, print, enamel dots, journaling cards, patterned paper, washi tape

Cassandra says: I loved the 8.5x11 prints so much that I wanted to use them in a layout. I picked my favorite and fussy cut the design away to use as a large focal point for this layout.  I chose some photos with a gold-ish tint to them to coordinate with all the gold in the collection.

 

Supplies: Market Street-Nob Hill: prints; Market Street-Ashbury Heights: prints, chipboard, patterned paper (Shimmer, Dotted), diecuts

Cassandra says: I've had a blank wall in my scrapbooking room for years and decided that this year I needed to make it look pretty! I've slowly been collecting frames but never got the motivation to do anything with them.  However, once I saw the amazing prints in the Market Street collection I knew exactly where they would go.  I picked 4 of my favorite prints and framed them as well as filled some smaller frames with patterned paper and embellishments from the collection.  After that, I added family photos in the remaining frames and hung them all up on my wall.  I'm so pleased with how this project turned out and I love looking up and seeing such wonderful art!

 

 

 

 

Q: What did you have the most fun creating?

 

A: I really enjoyed working on my photo wall.  I had been planning it for months and it felt good to finally have my vision come to life! The adorable 8.5x11 MME prints were just the inspiration I needed to get moving on this project.  I love to sit at my desk and be surrounded by motivational quotes and family photographs- it's just what I wanted!

 

 

Cassandra you ROCK!

Y'all make sure to come back tomorrow. Cassandra will be sharing another layout and a mini album!

 

Alphabet Decor

This is one of my favorite projects! I think I’m always saying that. I guess it’s a sign that I love what I get to do. Obviously, this version of the project isn’t going to go in one of my son’s rooms, but all I have to do to make it perfect for them, is change the papers.

How awesome!

A project that is just as cute for either a boy or girls’ room or even a family room.

I designed the alphabet décor featuring our brand new Just Sayin’ collection designed with the lovely Rhonna Farrer!

This project is fairly simple, yet it makes a HUGE impact. The way the letters are arranged on my wall makes it about 3 feet wide and 6 feet tall.

What a bright and cheery way to fill a wall!

(see my favorite paper? Love, love, love the gold glitter stripe)

I demonstrated this project Good Things Utah on Tuesday. You can view the segment here:

 

Instructions:

I hope you are having a fabulous summer. What a fun way to beat the heat. Get your friends together and create away!

The Just Sayin’ products will be available for purchase at your favorite craft store by the end of July!

Vacation Themed Double Page Layout | by Valerie O'Neall

 

Hi! It’s Valerie today with a vacation themed double page layout. I don’t create a lot of double page layouts for everyday stuff, but I use the format all time for vacation layouts. It’s double the space for photos and more lengthy journaling I tend to do for pages like this.

A couple summers ago, we vacationed in Idaho. Not your usual vacation destination, right? We had friends who had moved out there and we thought we would probably never have a better excuse to visit the great state of Idaho. It was one of the best vacations we’ve had as a family. One of our adventures in Idaho was whitewater rafting with our host as our guide. I’m not the adventurous type, especially when rough water is involved, but I’m glad I agreed to it and glad I can check it off the list.

Supplies:Market Street “Nob Hill” chipboard elements, Stripes paper, & label stickers. Ashbury Heights chipboard elements. Necessities Reds Stripe vellum, enamel dots, and enamel shapes. Necessities Metallic metal dots and metal shapes. Necessities Wood monogram alpha. Cut and Paste Charm “Smile” enamel dots and “Bliss” enamel shapes. Lost & Found Record It 4x6 journal card, Now & Then Mildred “Oh Happy Day” chipboard elements.

I knew I wanted to use some vellum on my page from the Necessities collection, so I picked the Reds, Stripe vellum because of the red raft in my photo. Then, I searched the Market Street collection for a coordinating pattern and picked the “Nob Hill” Stripes paper because of the arrows and shade of yellow.

The “Awesome” chipboard shape from Nob Hill wasn’t quite the right shade of red for me, so I sprayed it with some red mist and now it coordinates perfectly. I flipped back a couple seasons and used a 4x6 journal card from Lost & Found Record It for my journaling.



The right side features an extra large photo, so why not use some extra large letters?! The Necessities Wood monogram alphas are my favorite. They are a great neutral shade that matches practically everything. I embellished the title with some Necessities enamel shapes and some word stickers from the Market Street Nob Hill label sticker sheet.

Next time you're scrapbooking vacation photos, you should give a double page layout a try (if it’s something you don’t normally do, of course)! And on the topic of vacation, I’d love to know—where's your favorite unconventional place to vacation?

New Collection Reveal | Frightful

Are you in the mood for something spooky and scary today? Good. Because what we have to share is downright Frightful. Bats and skeletons and pumpkins oh my!

Okay. It's also kind of cute. We can't lie.

Meet Frightful, designed by Dani Mogstad.

This collection consists of 18 12x12 double-sided papers, a papercrafting kit, and an awesome variety of embellishments!

 

Are you in love? If you can't wait to get your hands on this collection, then leave a comment and you'll be entered to win!

We'll draw a winner on Monday, July 14.

We hope you enjoyed Reveal Week on the blog because we sure did!