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Mini Albums with Stephanie | January 2014 Edition

 

Hi!  Stephanie here with you today for this month's mini album tutorial!!  I had so much fun putting this little book together and I can't wait to share it with you.

I always love compiling our goals and thoughts about the previous year at the beginning of the new year.  This year, I had everyone write down their favorite moments from 2013.  I decided to put them all together in a pretty mini album!

The album I'm sharing today is so easy and fun to make.  It's a simple pocket mini album made by folding together pieces of patterned paper.  You could also use envelopes instead of patterned paper, but I think patterned paper makes it look much prettier!!  :)


1. Start by gathering your supplies. I used various papers from the Collectable collection, as well as from The Sweetest Thing collection.

You'll also see I pulled the blue chevron paper from the Mistletoe Magic collection.  Although it's a Christmas collection, a lot of the "b-sides" of the papers can be used anytime!  

I also am using a cut file as my "cover".  If you would like the use them same cut file, you can download the file HERE.  

The words are from a poster I saw on Pinterest.  I felt like the words encompassed the theme of this little album perfectly!
2. After you have cut your cover page with your die cutting machine, trim various patterned papers into strips to place on the backside of your paper.  

I used the MME decorative tape to hold my strips into place before sewing the edges down.  If you don't plan on sewing your paper strips into place, I would recommend using a good adhesive to make sure your papers don't slide around as you handle your book.

3. Next you will want to trim down the patterned paper for the inside of your book.  I just randomly cut my paper anywhere from 5x12 inches to 7x12 inches.  You will be folding your paper in half and these will be the "pockets" of your album.

4. Using a sewing machine or washi tape, close the edges of your book, leaving the long side open.  You should only have to close up two sides since the "fold" of the paper is your fourth side.  


You can make as many pockets as you would like....it's totally up to you!  I decided to make five pockets for this book.  One for each of us in our family and then one extra pocket to hold our goals for 2014.


5. After you have sewn your sides and created your pockets, stack them together as you would like them to be in your book.

6.  Starting with the bottom layer, apply adhesive to the top of the pocket and then place the next pocket onto the adhesive.  Continue in this fashion until all of your pockets are adhered together.

**Note: I started with two small strips of adhesive as you can see above, but ended up adding a bit of adhesive near the opening of the pocket to help discern where the pockets opened.  Use your best judgement as to where to use adhesive.**


Now the "base" of your book is completed and you have little pockets for holding photos, journaling, etc.


7. If you would like, you could add a ribbon around your book to hold it together and keep the insides of the pockets from sliding out.  You will need to add the ribbon before you add the front and back covers of the book.  

To do this, simply grab a ribbon and wrap it around your book to measure how long you should cut it.  Cut the ribbon.

8. Stitch the ribbon (or use strong adhesive) to hold the ribbon to the back cover of your book.  I am using a smaller piece of white card stock for the back of my album.  I wanted the pretty patterned papers to peek out on both the front and back.


9. Adhere on the back and front covers of your book.  Tie your ribbon and your book is completed!  Yay!


You can use this little pocket mini album for just about anything!  It would be perfect for holding thoughts and journaling for the new year.  You could add more pockets and use it to keep a favorite "monthly memory" throughout the year.  At the end of the year, you would have a completed book on your shelf.

Here's a collage of my finished book.  As I mentioned, I created a pocket for each of us to record our thoughts and memories from 2013.  I also added a pocket to hold some of our family goals for this year, 2014.  It will be so fun to look back at the end of the year and see how much we've grown and how many goals we've accomplished!!

Supplies:The Sweetest Thing collection (patterned papers),Collectable collection (patterned papers),Mistletoe Magic collection (patterned papers),Cut & Paste collection (stickers, chipboard stickers, labels), Decorative Tapes

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!  I hope this tutorial has inspired you to make a mini album of your own!!  Be sure to link up any projects!  I would love to check out what you made!  

Project Life with Shelly | January 2013

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

Supplies:Cut & Paste – Adorbs: “Special” Journal Card, “Special” Tiny Word Stickers; Cut & Paste – Charm: “Sweet” Treat Pattern Paper; Cut & Paste – Presh: “Inspired” Awed Pattern Paper; Mistletoe Magic: Sticker Accessory Sheet; Other: Becky Higgins Design A page protectors, Date stamp, black ink, pen, corner rounder.


This week I was inspired by all of the primary colors in my pictures. I grabbed a mix of Cut & Paste that had blues, yellows, and reds. These colors were also a perfect fit because this just happened to be the same week in which we picked out and decorated our Christmas tree. I documented that fun event last month HERE.

I kept things super simple with my title card. I simply added a label sticker from the Mistletoe Magic Collection’s sticker accessory sheet to the Special Journal Card. Have I told you lately how much I really love those cards?! They are so simple and cute.

The journaling was kept brief and simple by using my computer. I shared my process of how I do this last year. You can find it HERE and HERE. I also embellished a couple of my pictures using the awesome Tiny Word Stickers. Those things are the perfect little touch to any project life page.

 

I brought that same red chevron print to the right side of my layout by using it as the background of the pocket that is holding my receipt. I just added a little label sticker from the Merry Mistletoe Collection’s sticker accessory sheet. It is actually part of the large pretty flourish label found in the center of the sheet. I needed a small label, so I simply used my scissors and trimmed the flourish off of it. It was the perfect addition for some quick journaling.

So, there is another week in the life of the Jaquet house. I hope you all have a wonderful Tuesday and thank you for stopping by!

Anatomy of a Double Page Layout | January 2013

Hello everyone! This is Shelly with another behind the scenes look at the makings of a double page layout.

Now that the Holiday Season has passed, it’s time to start documenting all of those memories! Each year, we head up to the great white north of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for the Christmas Season.

What would it be if we didn’t enjoy all that white stuff? It’s simply a family tradition to spend an afternoon all together racing down one of the many snow covered hills in the area.

After playing with Mistletoe Magic last month, I was inspired by those colorful snowflakes to get creative and scrapbook some of these sledding fun pictures.

Supplies:Mistletoe Magic: “Snow Flakes” patterned paper, “Trees” patterned paper, decorative brads, enamel dots, chipboard elements, Sticker Accessory Sheet; Cut & Paste Charm: “Carefree” Mellow patterned paper, “Carefree” Relaxed patterned paper; Other: string, alphabet stickers, silhouette, scallop border punch.


After choosing my favorite shots of the action, I went to work on my sketch. This time I kept it pretty generic. With only (2) 4x6 pictures on the left side, I knew I would have a lot of creative room to play. I wanted to let the pretty papers be my inspiration once I started pushing my pictures around on my canvas.


I knew I wanted to use Mistletoe Magic’s “Snow Flakes” patterned paper as my starting point. After seeing it next to my pictures, I really wanted to bring in more blues and down play the green. I immediately thumbed through my stack of Cut & Paste papers to add in a little navy blue. The varied blue woodgrain of “Carefree” Relaxed patterned paper was just what I was looking for.

So, what to do with my (2) 4x6 focal point pictures? I started with them both at an angle, but quickly decided to go with a nice clean liner look. With the right side of my page containing two vertical photo strips, I wanted to balance the look of my page with some nice horizontal lines too. Lots of pretty patterned paper strips were in order for this project. 

I continued those same strips across both sides of my page. To ground my photo strips, I had them both “fall off” thepage a bit. I liked this look because they felt like they were floating around on the page before doing this.

For the title, I went big! Using the Silhouette, I cut out “Snow Day” from vellum.  The slight transparent look screamed SNOW to me. I just love how vellum assimilates with the colors of the paper beneath it creating the perfect match to anything.

The title still needed a little something extra… LAYERS! I added in a subtitle and a couple of snowflake stickers along with enamel dots for the centers.

Next step, the embellishing fun part! I added in just a touch of journaling. It didn’t like being all by itself, so I gave it some company by added in a couple of banners and a tag from the decorative brad sheet.

Some more snowflakes were also in order, so I clustered a few on the smaller strip of patterned paper.

Since the right side of the page had plenty of snowflake love coming from the pattern paper, I opted to only add in one more snowflake sticker along with a button and a brad. Having lots going on visually with the pictures and the snowflake patterned paper, I wanted to keep things fairly simple on this side.

Thank you for stopping by today, I hope you have enjoyed your dose of double page inspiration this month.

Have a wonderful day and a fabulous New Year!

 

From Our Family to Yours!

Merry Christmas from My Mind's Eye!

 

_{Wishing you a beautiful Holiday season with your family, friends and loved ones.} 

card by Danni Reid

Supplies:Mistletoe Magic:Snowflakes patterned paper,Collage patterned papers,chipboard;Vintage Christmas:faceted gems;MISC: machine stitching, Cameo cut, Bazzill cardstock

 

 

From all of our family to yours, Merry Christmas and  Happy Holidays!

 

card by Danni Reid

Supplies: Mistletoe Magic paper kit, chipboard, layered stickers and vintage Christmas faceted gems; MISC: Cameo Noel cut, Bazzill cardstock, machine stitching, vellum from stash and Bo Bunny doily

May this season be the very beginning of a beautiful and blessed 2014.

 

With Love-

The MME family.

Dear Santa

It's Christmas Eve, the stockings are hung in anticipation, hopes are high, and wishes are about to come true.

Why not make Santa's traditional plate of cookies a little more special this year with at little help from the "Mistletoe Magic" collection?  A handwritten letter to Santa is a precious keepsake of childhood.

 

For the letter, I cut down a piece of the Lined "Ledger" paper, with "Christmas Wishes" printed on the bottom to 8" x 11".  I trimmed down the top and bottom of the letter with strips of decorative tapes.

 

To create a matching envelope, I cut a piece of the red striped to 10 1/2" wide and 11" high.  I scored 1" along both sides of the paper, then 4 1/4 inches from the bottom, and 4 1/4" from that score mark leaving a 2 1/2" flap. 

I embellished the envelope with blue and white chevron paper, decorative tapes, a large Santa sticker, and holly chipboard. I layered decorative blue dot tape on the tag sticker and a "Santa" word sticker.

 

The envelope was sealed with a snowflake sticker and "Merry Christmas" chipboard.  

Merry Christmas!!

December Album with Valerie

Hey! Valerie here with you today. It's the week before Christmas already….how did that happen? How's your December documenting going? Back in November I shared with you the cover for my album using the Record It Antique Sn@p album.  Now I'm back to share a few of my inside pages. 

 

Supplies: Lost & Found Record It collection: Antique enamel dots, Antique decorative tape, Antique 6x6 paper pad, Antique Record It! cards, Heirloom alpha & word stickers, Heirloom pockets. Mistletoe Magic collection: "Snow Flakes" paper, "Countdown" paper, "Trees" paper, stickers, decorative brads, chipboard elements, enamel dots, & decorative tape. Vintage Christmas collection: chipboard.Cut & Paste collection: Charm "Sweet" tiny word stickers, adorns "loved" clear stamps. The Sweetest Thing collection: Honey "One of a Kind" paper, Bluebell "Bright" tiny word stickers. Other: Merry & Bright cut file (Hello Forever), American Craft Thickers, vellum, wood veneer (Studio Calico), shipping tag, window envelope (Maya Road), small green alpha stickers (Jillibean Soup), gold sequins, doily, white & gold tiny alpha (Dear Lizzy), slide frame (Crate Paper), metal number (Tim Holtz), grungeboard 3 (Tim Holtz), Cameo (fonts: Cartwheel).

 

I chose to mix and match supplies from a few different My Mind's Eye lines.

 

My introduction page is a cut file from Hello Forever using a patterned paper from The Sweetest Thing collection. I find that when cutting blocks of text out like this, it's best to stick with solid colored papers or soft patterns as opposed to bold, contrasting patterns. The phrase will be easier to read.

 

I adhered the die cut to a sheet of vellum and added some enamel dots. The vellum adds some strength as well as adding interest with it's translucency. 

For day one, I put my son's first paper snowflake into the album using a 6x8 size page protector. The back side, as you can see in the next photo, shows more snowflake making photos and shares some fun details about this time. I added the number, chipboard, and wood veneer shape on the outside of the page protector with a little hot glue.

 

Where's day number two you might be wondering? This was the day we did my son's pre-K homework after school. I'm waiting for the decorated paper Christmas tree to return home before completing that page. I don't always work in order when I make albums like this.

 

I also might not always record events on the exact day that they happened (I think I might have heard a few of you gasp).  There's always a few days of the month where we don't do anything particularly festive, so I use these days to fill in with something general that could have happened on any day like pretty wrapped gifts, the advent calendar, decorations, or where our Elf has been hiding.

 

For day three I stamped a simple pattern on vellum using a gemstone stamp from the Cut & Paste Adorbs "Loved" clear stamp set and Brilliance gold ink. Then added my photo, number, and a little journaling with a black Sharpie.

 

This chalkboard message is so special and totally made my entire week. I'm so glad I snapped a photo of it and got to record it in my album.

 

So simple. I used a page protector with two 4x6 slots. In the top went my photo and on the bottom went one of the Lost & Found Record it! 4x6 cards.

 

Here we are with the vellum again. This page is similar to my introduction page. It's a die cut backed with vellum. The pattern is a lot more intricate, so I stitched around the edge to keep it all attached. 

 

A full page photo kinda day with gold sequins and star confetti. So much fun! The chipboard banner is from the Vintage Christmas collection and was just adhered on the outside of the page protector. I like having these thicker embellishments on the outside as opposed to the inside. The plastic lays better with the thicker embellishments on top of it. 

 

These are a couple of the filler pages I was referring to earlier. They could really fit into any "empty" day and numbers were intentionally left off until I figure out where they will end up in the album. The Dear Santa page is a window envelope where I'll put letters to Santa. I love using a variety of page sizes in my mini albums. 

 

Another page that doesn't have purpose yet. It's a pocket from the Lost and Found Record It! collection. There's a whole pack of these library card style pockets in both the Heirloom & Antique color palettes. 

 

Another hot chocolate page. It's such a special treat for my boy. This one uses a page protector with a 2x8" slot and two 4x4 slots. The title is being held in place with two little staples to keep it from shifting around.

 

One last one to share with you. I cut a coin protector page down to a size that would fit in the album. It's so much fun to fill the little pockets. I'm not sure if the number 18 will stay there yet, but it fits so perfectly so I'm going to try and make it work.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Are you documenting your December with My Mind's Eye? We'd love to see it.

 

Merry Christmas!

 

Project Life with Shelly | December 2013

Hey everyone! This is Shelly with some Project Life inspiration. I guess I was just in the Christmas spirit, so I decided to document our Christmas tree fun this year. I have really fallen for the Mistletoe Magic Collection. Those playful patterns along with that bold red; how could one not swoon for it?!

Supplies: Mistletoe Magic: “Ornaments” patterned paper, “Trees” patterned paper, 6x6 designer paper pad, enamel dots, chipboard elements, sticker accessory sheet; Cut & Paste-Flair : Presents pattern paper; Other: Becky Higgins Design G page protectors, typewriter, and corner rounder.

I kept things very simple still, but wanted to add in a little embellishment here and there. The sticker sheet really called to me this time around. I created a title card with one of the labels and then decided it needed a little extra something, so I added in a few of the snowflakes. It was actually snowing while we were picking out our tree, so it was the perfect touch.

I also made my own 3x4 journal card from the 6x6 pattern paper. My kids really do talk non-stop, so I wanted to add in a personal touch from them with a couple of quotes from each. I will have them sign under their quote once they get home from school. The morning was crazy, so I didn’t get to show them what I was working on yet!

The “Today” card comes from the Cut & Paste Flair collection. I was drawn to the chalk look again with this bright fun collection, and adding one of the chipboard trees completed the look for me.

For the story, I used the same ledger paper from the 6x6 paper pad that I used on the other side, but also added in a couple of stickers to create a small banner. Those ornaments are just too cute and simply perfect for a “decorating the tree” page.

I love that project life documenting doesn’t have to be just about the everyday, but can also be an easy way to document a fun memorable event. The layout is done for you. All you have to do is slide in your pictures and a few fun pieces of paper to be creative. It was nice not to have to use an ounce of adhesive. Those stickers do the work for you.  

I hope you have a wonderful day and thank you for stopping by the blog today!

December Sketch Challenge

Hello all!  It's Ronda here bringing you your December Sketch.  This month's sketch is all about playing with lines & shapes.  You can change out the single photo for multiple photos or one large photo.  Here are examples of what it would look like with two photos:

or one larger photo:

Think of the sketch as a jumping off point.  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:  Cut & Paste: Charm - Sweet 'Spin' Paper, Charm - Hey You 'Trend 'Paper;  Charm - Flair 'Forever' Enamel Dots, Snapshots Decorative Buttons; Lost & Found Record it: Antique - ''Charming' Paper, Timely' Paper, Sticker Sheets, Die-Cut Embellishments;  Cupid's Arrow: Sticker Sheet; Misc: The Crafter's Workshop Stencil, Golden Paints & Molding Paste, Black Pen, Maya Road Mist, Neocolor II, DMC Floss

Here's my take on the sketch.  Spending time with my hubby is ever so precious these days since I only get 6 weeks a year right now.  This recent photo was snapped while shopping for some household items for our upcoming life together.  I am happy I captured the everyday moment. 

I started this layout by making a colorful background using mists and watercolor crayons.  I used molding paste with black paint pushed through a stencil with a palette knife.  A touch of black always adds a nice touch to any layout.  The neutral papers and all the cool embellishments from Lost & Found Antique look great layered on the reds, oranges, pinks, & yellows. 

The papers make it easy to combine with other lines too.  I started by layering the neutral papers with the Cut & Paste line in rectangle strips.  Next i added the pictures and stickers to the page.  Always feel free to play with the sketch.  I added a few more strips than in the sketch. 

I also opted to have the circle on top of the photo instead of behind it. The papers from the Lost & Found Record It die-cut pack are perfect to layer into my patterned paper pieces.  The red sticker from the Cupid's Arrow line is the perfect pop of red I needed for the page.

I decided to hand stitch around the page using two different colors of DMC floss.  I stitched the glitter paper and the chipboard title.  I love the way the stitching looks on that title providing that pop of color.  I also stacked the button on top of the chipboard button and stitched them together.  I sprinkled enamel dots across the page to finish the layout. 

This month I asked Laurel to join me by making a card for this sketch. Here's what she came up with.

 

Supplies: Mistletoe Magic: patterned papers, chipboard, stickers, enamel dots

 

Laurel says: I really like this month’s sketch for a card.  I love all the layering and the little cluster at the top of the sketch.  I am just creating the last of my Christmas cards for this year so I pulled out the Mistletoe Magic collection for this challenge. 

I love to mix the different elements for dimension and interest and am so glad that My Mind’s Eye always comes out with such fabulous chipboard pieces for their collections! Thanks for coming up with another fabulous sketch, Ronda. :)

 

Okay. Now it's your turn.

A random winner will be chosen and shared with our next challenge on January 6 . You have until the end of the day on Sunday, January 5 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!

 

Ashley Part Two

Yesterday we introduced to you to Ms. Ashley Horton, our December guest designer. If you didn't get a chance to read the post, you don't want to miss it! Go and check it out HERE. So much inspiration!

Today Ashley is back to share the remainder of her guest designer projects. We are so very impressed with each and every one...and we hope you'll take the time to leave her some encouragement (both here and on her blog)!

 

Q: What is your favorite mme collection of all time? Why? 

A:I think my favorite collection would have to be On the Bright Side!  There were so many fun patterns in this collection and the bright colors were a perfect fit for my style.

 

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

A: I loved working with the Sticker Accessory Sheets and Chipboard Elements from each collection.  They were great for creating  just the right embellishments for my layouts and projects.

 

Q: If you could create your dream MME collection what would it be like? 

A: My dream collection would include the colors Teal, Yellow, Gray and Black, and would definitely have to include star, arrow, and triangle shapes!

 

Supplies:Lost and Found Record It -Antique:Dashing patterned paper, Timely patterned paper, Charming patterned paper, Elegant patterned paper, Cards, Gold Decorative Tape, Chipboard Element Pieces, Sticker Accessory Sheet, Decorative Brads, Enamel Dots, Ephemera Pack, Alpha & Word Stickers

 

Ashley says: The Record It "Antique" collection definitely took me out of my comfort zone, since I work with a lot of bright colors on my layouts. 

But I loved finding a way to work with the collection that fit my style.  I loved the black & white polka dot paper and made it the background for my page.  Then I built a base for my photo, by layering a heart cut file over the chevron glitter patterned paper. 

The gold washi tape added just the touch of color I needed to to draw your eye into the photo.  Instead of layering the washi tape right over the polka dot pattern, I adhered it to white cardstock and then trimmed it to get a border to add to my page.

 

 

Supplies: Vintage Christmas:Red Damask patterned paper, Joy patterned paper, Multi Dot patterned paper, Tree Trimmers patterned paper, Dictionary patterned paper, Holly patterned paper, Faceted Gems, Decorative Brads, Chipboard Elements, Sticker Accessory Sheet, Stamps;Lost and Found Record It -Antique: Cards; Misc: Ink:  Stampin' Up, Die Cut Machine:  Silhouette Cameo

 

Ashley says: Even though I use a lot of non-traditional colors at Christmas, it's definitely nice to also use a vintage collection, like Vintage Christmas.  The colors in this collection, couldn't have been more perfect for the photo of our kids visiting Santa.  I added several layers of patterned paper, a card, and vellum behind my photo.  I used my Cameo to cut the star shapes and title from the patterned papers in the collection.  I also used some of the stamps from this collection, to add a little touch of whimsy to my layout.

 

 

 

Supplies: Mistletoe Magic and Vintage Christmas: 6x6 pads,Chipboard Pieces, Sticker Accessory Sheet, Enamel Dots, Decorative Brads, Faceted Gems, Decorative Buttons, Cardstock:  American Crafts, Die Cut Machine and Sketch Pens:  Silhouette Cameo

 

Ashley says:What kid doesn't love writing out their Christmas list to Santa??!!  I had the idea to browse through the Silhouette store for a folder shape and create a Christmas Wish List for each of the kids, using a mix of the Mistletoe Magic and Vintage Christmas collections. 

Once all three folder shapes were cut on my Cameo, I decorated the front cover and inside pockets with patterned paper from the 6x6 papers pads. 

I used different embellishments from both collections to decorate the front covers and I added a small pencil holder to the side, using a small slip of patterned paper, adhered to the front and back of the folder.  The inside pockets can hold your child's Santa list and an addressed envelope to Santa.

Ashley! You went above and beyond! Thank you so much for taking the time to make such beautiful things with MME, we are thrilled!

Introducing our December 2013 Guest Designer!

We are so excited to introduce you to our December guest designer...Ashley Horton!

We asked Ashley to join us because, quite simply, we can tell she loves My Mind's Eye! Ashley is always joining in our challenges and posting layouts to our Facebook wall. We love her enthusiasm for our brand and the way she uses MME is always inspiring! 

Let's get to know Ashley!

My name is Ashley Horton and I live in the Southern US, with my husband Tyler and our three kids ages 7, 5, and 4.  I've been Scrapbooking for over 7 years, and I love documenting the antics of my children on my layouts.  I have had the privilege of serving on several Design Teams over the years and I am currently designing for American Crafts, Silhouette America, Chic Tags, The Paper Bakery, Life.Paper.Scrapbook and Get It Scrapped.  I have been published in Creating Keepsakes magazine, Life.Paper.Scrapbook Magazine, and PaperHaus Magazine.  I describe my style, as 'cutesy eclectic' and I enjoy using a mix of products and techniques on my layouts.  Other than scrapbooking, I enjoy cooking, reading, spending time with family, and watching movies with my hubby.

 

 

Supplies: Lost and Found Record It-Heirloom:  Glamorous patterned paper, Sweet patterned paper, Formal patterned paper, decorative tape, layered stickers, decorative brads, sticker accessory sheet, ephemera pack, enamel dots; Lost and Found-Record It! Antique: Delightful patterned paper;Misc: Studio Calico spray ink, American Crafts date stamp;Silhouette

Ashley says: The Lost and Found Record It! Heirloom collection has a great mix of pinks and some adorable embellishments, so I knew it would work perfectly for an adorable layout about our adorable daughter!  I took a monochromatic route with the different shades of pink from the collection and mixed in a few contrasting colors, by using some of the red embellishments and a few touches of black.  I also loved how easy it was to layer behind my photo, using the stickers, chipboard pieces, and PL cards.

 

Supplies: Lost And Found Record It-Antique:Charming patterned paper, decorative brads, alpha & word stickers, Lost and Found Record It -Heirloom: Heirloom patterned paper, cards, layered stickers, enamel dots, alpha & word stickers, pockets, twine

Ashley says:The Lost and Found Record It Heirloom collection is also perfect for creating Valentine themed cards, layout and projects, or for just an everyday I Love You card.  I used one of the brads, some enamel dots, and layered stickers to decorate the front of my card.  And I thought it would be fun to add one of the pocket envelopes to the inside of the card. You can see it peeking out of the top! This is a great spot for adding in a gift card or just a little love note to your sweetie!

 

Supplies: Mistletoe Magic:Collage patterned paper, Ledger patterned paper, 6x6 Paper Pad, Decorative Tape, Decorative Buttons, Decorative Brads, Layered Stickers, Sticker Accessory Sheet, Enamel Dots;Misc: Spray Mist:  Studio Calico, Thickers:  American Crafts, Die Cut Machine & Sketch Pens:  Silhouette America

Ashley says: The Mistletoe Magic collection is so fun, and I love the non-traditional colors.  It has a great retro feel, and I knew I wanted to use it on a layout recording some of our favorite Christmas shows.  I used my Silhouette Cameo Sketch Pens to draw the large snowflakes on my background paper.  Then I embellished the snowflakes with some of the Stickers, Brads, and Chipboard pieces from the collection.  The grid design for my photos, allowed for some layering around my photo square.  And I added the fun Gold stars, by using the Gold Washi Tape from the Antique collection.  Just adhere the Washi Tape to White cardstock and run it through your die cut machine to cut out the star shapes.

 

Supplies: Mistletoe Magic: Santas patterned paper, Collage patterned paper, 6x6 Paper Pad, chipboard elements, layered stickers, enamel dots, decorative tape, decorative brads, die cut machine & sketch pens: Silhouette Cameo

Ashley says: I think it's fun to create altered home decor pieces for Christmas decorations.  It's also a great way to upcycle something that maybe doesn't have a place in your decor anymore.  I recycled an old pink baby frame, to create this altered project using the Mistletoe Magic collection. 

I started by drawing the frame shape off onto my patterned paper and then cutting out the shape.  Next I painted the inside and outside edges of the frame with white acrylic paint.  Once it was dry, I painted over the frame face with Mod Podge and placed my patterned paper (cut to fit) right over the front. 

I removed the glass from the frame and added patterned paper and the chipboard Santa to the backside piece of the frame. I embellished around the edge of the frame, using several of the stickers, chipboard pieces and brads from the collection.

 

Wow, wow, WOW Ashley! We love what you've done. And believe it or not, dear readers...there is much MORE where this came from. Come back tomorrow for the rest of Ashley's fantastic projects.

Happy Monday!