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Vacation Favorites

Supplies: Market Street – Nob Hill: Striped patterned paper, 6x6 pad, chipboard elements, decorative brads,  Market Street – Ashbury Heights: journal card pack, mixed bag, decorative brads,  6x6 pad, decorative tape; Misc: black ink and pen.

Have you taken a family vacation this summer?  Do you have tons of photos of your trip and just don’t know where to get started documenting the events?  How about creating a “Vacation Favorites” layout?  I was inspired by the colorful days of the week tags in the Market Street – Ashbury Heights mixed bag and “favorite” chipboard word. The gold foiled words reminded me of the beautiful California sunshine of our last family trip.

First, my kids and I wrote down our favorite events of each day.  It was so fun to recall and re-live the details together. I narrowed down each day to 6 lines of text.  I formatted the columns to 3” wide and printed them on watercolor papers from the Market Street 6x6 pads.  I wanted to capture the different shades on the papers – going from light to dark.  I printed one column, then turned the paper upside down and printed the other side.

Then I started selecting photos for the highlights of each day.  I formatted them to 2.8” wide so they would be 3” with a small white border.

I created a column of each day and alternated the photos and lists under the day of the week tags.  I cut two 1” strips of the diagonal striped paper for the foundation of the layout.  It ties in all of the bright and fabulous water color papers.  I tucked a 3x4 card “Just be Happy” under the first column and layered the gold foiled “Favorite” chipboard title over it, then added a foiled “the best” medallion.

I added a strip of gold decorative tape along the striped border.  I finished off the page with a cluster of chipboard elements, sticker, and large brad.  I alternated small and medium brads along the days of the week tags.

It is fun to see our entire vacation week at a glance – it makes my heart so happy as I reflect on our precious memories together.

Tamara

Market Street Cards

Hey there, everyone!  Lea here today with a couple of cards that are full of layers.  I've used the Market Street "Ashbury Heights" collection for these cards, which is one of my very favorite collections as of late.  I just love the color combo, and addition of gold to it.

 

Supplies: Market Street "Ashbury Heights": 6x6 paper pad, chipboard buttons, decorative brads, label stickers, flair pins, mixed bag; Necessities "Teal": washi tape.

 

Other than the colors & products matching, these cards don't really have a sentiment in common.  One is more of a day to day, encouraging sentiment....and the other is more love/friendship themed.  They would be perfect to add into a card set!!

One of my favorite ways to create cards is to gather up some favorite sketches from past challenges, and then pull out all of the different items from the collection(s) I want to use.  Then I just start pulling papers & products, and layer them to the card base as I see fit.  My Mind's Eye makes it so easy to for me to create cards this way by offering so many amazing embellishments & accents for each collection!

I also wanted to share how I use "daily life" product on my cards quite often as well!  As card makers, they might not be the first thing you would grab for...but I don't like to waste anything in my supplies.  Daily Life product can also add such a fun & more personal touch to your cards, and isn't that exactly what giving handmade cards is all about?

Thanks for checking out my cards today...I hope you've enjoyed my post!!  Have a wonderful rest of your day!

Lea

Birthday Scrapbook Layout + Bonus Card | by Valerie O'Neall for MMME

Hello! It’s Valerie with a multi-photo birthday layout and a card for you today. My son’s birthday party photos are one of my favorite things to scrapbook. I love comparing year to year and always can’t believe how much he has grown and changed.  

Supplies:My Mind’s Eye Necessities Teals and Black & Gray 6x6 paper pads, Blues enamel dots & enamel shapes, Teals enamel shapes, Reds alpha & word stickers, Teals alpha & word stickers, Blues alpha & word stickers, Blues decorative foil tape.  Market Street Ashbury Heights 6x6 paper pad. Now & Then Dorothy “Lovely Day” enamel shapes. Other: date and phrase stamps, paint, mist, Silhouette Cameo (font: Barrio).

I grabbed a couple 6x6 paper pads and picked some patterns I thought coordinated well with my photos. I love playing around with typography and decided to make a big, emphasized, repetitive title. I adhered my photos to the page with some decorative foil tape from the Necessities collection. And then a birthday layout doesn’t seem complete without some splatters of paint—like confetti.



I took the birthday layout, and using a sketch of it, created this card from the sketch. I had extra letters left over because I cut out some extra knowing I’d create a card too. Who doesn’t always need a stash of extra birthday cards ready to put in the mail for friends!?

Anyone else ever use their layouts for card inspiration? I challenge you to try it next time you sit down to scrap.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Pie Chart Scrapbook Layout | by Missy for MME

Hey there, friends!  It’s Missy here with you today.  I have been really inspired lately by die cuts.  If you own a Silhouette Cameo or another type of die cutting machine, you know how easy it is to get almost any shape you want. 

I love this pie chart shape, and I decided to use it in several places on this layout.  I love the colors and patterns in the Ashbury Heights Market Street line, so I decided to back the pie charts with various pieces of patterned paper. 

I love the shiny gold in this collection, so I incorporated the Metallic tape in gold to the mix as well.  I cut a few smaller pie charts that I didn’t back with paper to add some texture an interest to the white space.  This collection is so versatile and can be used for so many different types of photos.

Supplies : Market Street-Ashbury Heights:Dotted Paper, Shine Paper, Flowers Paper, Label Stickers, Chipboard Elements, Decorative Brads, Flair Button Pins, Mixed Bag, Decorative Tapes, 6x6 Paper Pad; Necessities-Metallic: Decorative Tape; Other—cardstock, Golden Modeling Paste, Crafter’s Workshop Template, Watercolors, Stampendous Ink, Gold Thread, Silhouette Cameo, Dear Lizzy Date Stamp, StazOn Ink, Black Sharpie Pen, Heidi Swapp Color Shine.

The chipboard words are amazing in this line.  The colors are just so pretty, and the fonts are really nice.  I layered one of the mixed bag banners with chipboard here as part of my title.

Don’t these colors and patterns go so well together?  I love how they all look up next to each other like this.  That gold metallic glitter tape…I can’t stop using it!  It adds such a brilliant sparkle anywhere you use it.  I added in some gold thread underneath my photo.  I love the look of a neat page mixed with a bit of a messy factor.

Lots of layering going on here…chipboard, stickers, paper, thread.  Everything coordinates so well together.  I like making sure all the colors in my layout are sort of evenly distributed around the page, and the chipboard pieces make that easy to do.

I hope this inspires you to incorporate die cuts in your projects.  The really do add that little something extra to your designs, and it’s fun to play with them.  They make great layers as well as focal points. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

 

 

 

 

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?

Happy Together | Scrapbook Layout by Tamara Jensen

Last week my husband and I celebrated our 20th Anniversary - pretty exciting!  We decided to commemorate it by spending the day at BYU - the college campus where we met and fell in love.  We enjoyed a delightful day roaming the campus grounds, visiting our favorite places, and reminiscing - it was actually very romantic and fun.  We enjoyed the perfect day and took this snapshot of us.

Supplies: Necessities - Metallics: Gold Confetti foiled vellum paper; Market Street - Ashbury Heights: Shimmer patterned paper, Shine patterned paper, flair pin, chipboard elements, decorative stickers, decorative tape; Market Street - Nob Hill: mixed bag, decorative brad, decorative sticker; Misc: White card stock, black ink, pen, and thread. 

When I saw this photo, I immediately thought of the fabulous striped and foiled paper from the Market Street collection - the colors were perfect.  I trimmed it down, rounded the corners, and used it as the basis of my layout.  I used the horizontal lines to place and frame my "Happy Together" title and the "Perhaps it is our imperfections that make us so perfect for one another" chipboard quote pieces.

 

 

I layered a long piece of gold foil confetti vellum over the striped paper and blue paper to soften them.  I adhered the vellum to the page with a strip of gold decorative tape (and a little double stick tape under the photo.  I placed the black and gold "Celebrate" sticker along the bottom and placed the "This Day" flair pin over it to echo the circular motif of the vellum.  I finished the page off the another sticker phrase "Always remember how much you are loved" and a chipboard "Snapshot of today" with a decorative brad.

 

 

I wrapped my journaling around the striped paper, starting at the black sticker, to draw your eye around the page.

 

 

Tamara

Project LifeⓇ with Shelly | July 2014

Hello, Shelly here! I am back with this month’s Project LifeⓇ inspiration. Today, I documented our family photo shoot using a mix of Market Street and the Record it! Charmed Collections along with some pocket pages to make it quick and easy.

Once I got Market Street in my hands, I knew I wanted to do something with our family photos that I took for our Christmas card. I make it a point each year to capture a family shot for our Christmas card with a few extra shots of the kids too. I know it would be so much easier to just get a shot of the kids, but I feel it is so important to have a nice shot of all of us… at least once a year, right!?! These mini photo shoots almost always occur outside during the fall season, and I think that those divine colors from Market Street are the perfect match for any fall pictures. I know we are sitting smack dab in the middle of summer for us here in this part of the world, but I just couldn’t resist a fall layout.

Supplies: Market Street  “Ashbury Heights”:  Metallic & Enamel Dots, Chipboard Buttons, Label Stickers, Shimmer Pattern Paper, 3x4 Journaling Cards; Market Street “Nob Hill”: Mixed Bag, Decorative Brads; Record It! Charmed: Journaling kit; Other: Becky Higgins Design G page protectors, string, corner rounder

I really wanted to keep things super simple with this layout. I wanted my pictures to shine and those pretty papers and cards to complement each one of them.

I think mixing Market Street’s rich colors along with Record It! Charm’s bold black, white, and gold did the trick of doing just that.

I added in a touch of embellishing here and there for a little extra excitement.

I am always a fan of tone-on-tone color action. I love that it blends in, yet stands out too. These phrase stickers from the label sheet where the perfect thing to add that extra something to this trimmed 4x6 striped paper.

To bring in some more of the floral, I added in this brad along with a couple of enamel dots for a cluster of three. I am all about repeating elements to bring a layout together.

So how do you feel about documenting using the ease of pocket pages and journaling cards? I have been documenting everyday life through the “typical” weekly project life format since 2009, but just recently started to venture into documenting events and seasons. I truly love that you can make project life anything you want it to be even mixing in traditional pages too.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have a wonderful day!

 

 

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Laurel

Hi everyone Laurel here with you today.  It has been awhile since I created a layout.  I have been so busy lately, I have only had time to create cards.  However, now that school is finished (I am a teacher) I should have a bit more time!

 

Supplies: Market Street-Asbury Heights: Vignette, Shine, Wallpaper, Flowers, Dotted, Label Stickers, Mixed Bag

 

My mom has never worn nail polish or anything but since I became a Jamberry consultant she decided to give them a try.  Well my youngest daughter was happy to give grandma her first manicure and pretty up her nails.  And guess what grandma is now hooked on them.

 

 

I just went to work layering paper and scraps of the Market Street Asbury Heights.  I love the gold!

 

 

I cut the die cut doily in half so that I would be able to tuck it into a couple of places. 

 

There you go! Thanks to this gorgeous collection the layout was easy peasy to put together!

 

Laurel

 

 

Mini Albums with Stephanie | June 2014 Edition

Supplies: Market Street Ashbury Heights; Market Street Nob Hill; Necessities Metallics; Necessities Woods

Hi there!  Stephanie back with you today to share this month's mini album.  This book is a really special book to me!  I just celebrated my 37th birthday and decided to make my own birthday daybook to document where I am in my life right now, as well as list some of my goals and aspirations for this upcoming year.  You could easily make this type of book for just about any occasion or event!  They are so simple to make that I recommend making a few at a time to have on hand, or to share with others.

Let's get started!



1. Gather your supplies.

I am using a mix of the Market Street and Essentials collections.  I'm also adding in a few neutrals, including a white doily, an office supply tag and a white piece of printer paper.



2. Trim and score your papers.

The cover of my book is 8x10 inches (before scoring and folding).  I've trimmed my inside pages to various sizes to add a little variety in my book (all inside pages are smaller than my cover page).  Feel free to get creative here!  Once your papers are trimmed, score each page and your cover down the middle.




3. Organize your book.

After your papers are scored and folded, organize your papers how you want them to appear in the book. Remember that both the front and back of each paper will be visible.  I like to make sure I don't have two bold papers next to each other.  Mixing in the whites and neutrals keep the book bright  and fun!




4. Clip your pages together and bind the book.

For my book, I decided to sew right along my scored lines.  I like to use a large clip to hold my pages together when sewing.  It keeps them from slipping and moving.  If you have smaller pages in the middle of your book that aren't secured with the clip, be sure to hold those in place as you run them through your sewing machine.  
If you don't have access to a sewing machine, you could always hand sew your pages together, or use a hole punch to punch two holes and tie your book together with a ribbon.

Here's a look at my book after sewing:



I cut out the number "37" with my Silhouette Cameo added it to the front of my cover to act as my title.  It wraps around the front and back of the book and creates a nice contrast with the light wood paper from the Essentials collection.

Here is a look at my completed birthday daybook.  I just love how it turned out!  I used just a few photos, as well as some of the journaling cards from the Market Street collection to fill up my book.  This book is so fun to make and even more fun to fill up!  It would make the perfect birthday gift for  yourself or someone else!

Product Spotlight | Market Street Chipboard Elements

Hello there!  Missy here with you today.  I couldn’t help but laugh when I first opened the Market Street Nob Hill collection…mostly because as soon as I saw the Chipboard Elements sheet I noticed the adorable fox.  I’m sure you’ve heard (over and over) the hilarious song “What Does the Fox Say?”  Well, there’s a chipboard speech bubble that says that! 

 

I have to say that the song was one that was stuck in my head for a really long time.  My best friend and I spent many times goofing off to the song, and I just knew I had to capture one of those moments on a layout.  Call me cheesy, but these fun and silly moments are ones I want to remember the most J

 

I chose a crazy photo of us…no doubt making those crazy noises to the Fox song.  I chose the Nob Hill Stripes paper as my background because of all the gorgeous colors.  I used gesso to fade out some of the stripes so they wouldn’t look so busy up against the other papers.  Next, I used watercolors to paint several rectangles onto the background.  I think it’s fun to change things up like this…they almost serve as solid patterned papers or cardstock.  I built my layers on top of that, including a sheet of the song lyrics.  Those crazy lyrics are something you just can’t explain, right?!  Haha!

 

Supplies : Market Street Nob Hill:  Stripes Paper, Fields Paper, Sparkle Paper, Chipboard Elements, 6x6 Paper Pad, Decorative Tapes, Enamel Dots, Label Stickers, Mixed Bag, Decorative Brads;  Necessities: Alpha & Word Stickers- Black & Grays, Metallic Decorative Tapes; Other: Cardstock, Stampendous Ink, Watercolors, Heidi Swapp

 

The chipboard pieces in this line are just gorgeous. I love the really long script words, like this Awesome piece. I layered it underneath that cute fox head. Here you can see the green watercolor up close. If you use some gesso over your patterned paper first, the watercolor really stands out. I also used some of the label stickers, enamel dots and some of the Necessities metallic decorative tape. That gold glitter is my favorite!

 

 

Gold chipboard hearts!  Oh my goodness…just so pretty. I layered some of the Necessities alpha & word stickers on top of it with an enamel dot.  I love that there are ready-made words and separate alphas so you can create your own words, like I did here.

 

 

The decorative brads are also very beautiful in this collection. There is something for everyone here…even floral patterns. I threw in some shiny gold thread here for some extra shine amongst the patterned paper and watercolor layers.

 

 

Be sure to check out all the fun chipboard pieces in the Market Street collection.  I like that there so many words and shapes to choose from.  And the colors are just stunning!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!