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May Challenge

Hi everyone, Laurel here with your May Challenge.  I have loved the enamel dots ever since they first came out.  They are such an easy accent to use to add a bit of interest and texture to any project. So this month's challenge is....use enamel dots in a creative way!

Here is my interpretation of the challenge. I whipped up a few cards with the dots.

On this first set I used the beautiful Record It Pretty Things collection.

Sometimes I just like to scatter the dots here and there on a project just to give some movement and connect items.

 

 

On this second card I wanted to highlight the rays of the sun so I sprinkled some of the enamel dots throughout.

 

 

Finally ,using the Now & Then Mildred collection, I created another card.  This time I fussy cut a flower and leaves from some of the pattern paper, mounted with foam squares and accented with a few dots. 

 

 

How do you use enamel dots?  We would love to see! Here are the rules.

 

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, May 11.

5. A random winner will be chosen and announced with the May sketch challenge on Monday, May 12.

Good Luck!!!

An InLinkz Link-up

Card Trio

Hi everybody! Tonya here with you today. I've been itching to use some of the mini collections that I haven't been able to put to use yet. So I pulled out some of the product that I have been ogling and went to work making a trio of cards.

First up is a bright and happy card. This one is created with the Record It: Follow Your Heart Collection…

 

Supplies: Record It-Follow Your Heart: Decorative Tape, Cardstock and Overlay Journaling Cards Find Your Wings and Fly-Sky's the Limit: Decorative Buttons, Alpha/Word Stickers, 12x12 decorative Chipboard

 

 

I started first with the decorative tape and applied it in diagonal strips to the front of my card. The I placed the overlay over the 3x4 card and then embellished around the circle opening of the overlay.

 

For this second card I used Record It: Charmed…

 

Supplies: Record It-Pretty Things: Decorative Tapes, Enamel Dots, Journaling Kit Now and Then- Mildred: Decorative Enamel Shapes Now and Then-Milo: Decorative Buttons

 

I die cut the 'Love' with a Papertrey Ink die from one of the 4x6 journaling pages. The kraft base with the heart cut outs is one of the die cut pages in the journaling pack.

 

The top of the card is done with strips of the decorative tapes, a strip of glitter and some stitching.

 

 

Lastly, for the third card I used Now and Then: Milo.

 

Supplies: Now and Then-Milo: Decorative Tapes, 6x6 Decorative Paper Pad, Decorative Buttons, Decorative Brads, Enamel Dots

 

 

 

For this one I used strips of Decorative Tape along the top again, however this time I placed them at an angle and stitched through the middle of them. 

 

These cards are all so different looking from one another. That's one of the great things about My Mind's Eye...their variety, you can create so many different looks with their products!

 

Tonya

Using Record It! Cards for Cardmaking

I did Project LifeⓇ  last year but chose not to do it this year so using the Record It collections for something other than Project LifeⓇ  is right up my alley.  I love the sentiments and knew they would make for some beautiful cards.

 

Supplies: Record It- Pretty Things: 6 X 6 pad; Cardstock and Journaling Cards; Cut and Paste- Presh: enamel dots; Misc: Clear Stickers & Doilies: SRM Stickers, Twine: Divine Twine

On this first card  I used one of the 3 X 4 cards as a focus so it made for a quick and easy creation.  I just layered some pattern paper pieces, stitched then adhered a doily.  I tied some twine around the card, adhered it and stitched it down.  Then as a final touch I sprinkled a few enamel dots.

 

Next I chose two of the 3 X 4 cards, angled them at the top of the card base, and adhered. I layered on some pieces of the pattern paper along the bottom then just stitched everything down. I added a clear sticker and tied on some twine.The main cluster of roses has been fussy cut from one of the pattern papers and mounted on foam squares. Finally I just embellished with some enamel dots.

 

For this third card I decided to layer two of the 4 X 6 cards together. I then cut one of the 3 X 4 cards into two pieces and adhered them at the top. I added a clear sticker and doily then just did some random stitching. 

 

Just a note, I always create my card fronts first. When they are complete I then adhere them to a card base.  That way the stitching and stapling does not show on the inside of the card.

 

Laurel

 

 

March Guest Designer | Tanya Privlova

Please help us welcome our March guest designer...Tanya Privlova!

We've been noticing (and pinning!) Tanya's intricate and detailed projects for quite some time, so we were thrilled when she agreed to join us for the month of March.

Here's a little bit about Tanya, in her own words.

Hi dear crafters! My name is Tanya.I live in Ukraine. In scrapbooking I came  3 years ago.I love to create all types of projects :) Cards, mini albums, layouts, altered creations, notebooks and so on. My main inspiration is paper! Also I love to create with chipboards, lace, buttons, flair buttons, letters, fabrics.. I love free style, American, shabby, sometimes love to mix all of them :)love to use many layers and sweet details.

 

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Q | What is your favorite MME collection of all time and why?

 

A | One of my favorite collections is Lost and Found...this collection has such a sweet palette..and a special energy. Relaxing, comfortable, and vintage.

 

Q | What did you have the most fun working with as guest designer? why?

 

A | Oh, good question! And a very difficult one...each collection is very special and they are very different. In each of them I founded adorable details. Record It- Charmed is totally amazing and something very very new in scrapbooking. The patterns are so simple and so stylish!  The cards for journaling are also very very interesting and perfect for PL projects.  

 

In Record It- Pretty Things I loved the  journaling cards also and floral prints with beautiful signs ...they give a possibility to make very special and extraordinary projects. And finally, the Now & Then collection has so many perfect embelishments..I even can`t to choose my fave. They all can be a part of great creation.

 

Oh goodness are we ever in love with what Tanya created. Her work has a romantic, ethereal feeling and we just adore everything she comes up with.

 

Make sure to come back tomorrow to see the rest of Tanya's creations!

 

Don't Get Pinched - Scrap Green!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  In honor of this Irish holiday, I decided to create a green layout.  Usually green is a pretty tough color for me to scrap.  I dug through some of the new collections and came up with a variety of different greens to use on this design.

 

I decided to use some summer pool photos to make this even more of a challenge.  I started with one of the new Record It “Charmed” Word Art pieces.  I decided to cut the word “charm” out and use that as part of my title.  I love the font, and it went perfectly with the St. Patty’s theme even though my layout isn’t about that at all. 

 

Next, I dug into the Now & Then Milo collection and found a green & white polka dotted paper (“Inspired” Forest).  From there, I layered in many other green pieces.  I decided to tie in gold as well, which reminds me of the pot at the end of the rainbow.

Supplies: Record It! Collection: “Charmed” Word Art Ready to Frame Prints, “Pretty Things” Journaling Card Kit, Charmed Decorative Tapes, Pretty Things Decorative Tapes, Just Splendid Decorative Tapes, “Charmed” Enamel Dots; Now & Then Collection: Milo Papers—“Inspired” Forest, “Little Things” Doilies; Milo “Little Things” Label Stickers, Decorative Brads, “Inspired” Enamel Dots, “This Week” Enamel Shapes; Mildred “Oh Happy Day” Chipboard Elements, Decorative Buttons; Misc: gesso, pop dots, Martha Stewart Course Glitter Acrylic Paint, cord, thread, white Gelly Roll pen, Staz On Ink, Target Alpha Stamps, Sharpie black pen, transparency paper.

 

The Record It Journaling Card Kits are amazing!  I like to use these on layouts, and this one with the cut out hearts was perfect.  I backed it with green paper.  I added some blue decorative tape, some cord and a small piece from the Milo Decorative Brads topped with a gold enamel dot. 

 

The fussy cut title is my favorite part of this page!  I went over the gold with some gold glitter paint for some added sparkle, and then added in some tangled gold thread.  You can see how I also used gesso to create a faded look around the photos and papers.  I think doing this with a busy background helps the design pop and not be too distracting.  And plus it’s fun to get messy and create a not-so-perfect look!  Part of scrapping is making it look homemade, right? 

 

More gold pieces!  These chipboard shapes are from the Now & Then Mildred line.  I added more gold glitter paint inside the oval frame and then layered the heart on top of it.  Some tangled thread finishes it off.

I hope this inspires you to go green and create something that won't get you pinched!!!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful Monday!

 

 

 

Pretty Things Card

Happy Tuesday everyone! This is Laurel here with you today.

 

I just couldn’t wait to dig into the Record It Pretty Things collection.  The shabbiness, the woodgrain, the roses all make my heart happy .  I could just sit and stare at them all day!  I would absolutely love a craft room decorated just like these papers!

 

To create the card I just layered and stitched some of the patterned papers.  Then I fussy cut some of the rose clusters adhered one under the die cut and one on top to create dimension. 

 

 

The sentiment is cut with my Silhouette and then I stamped and paper pieced the garden tools, stapled on a twine bow and mounted to the card with foam squares.

 

I also thought that the rose clusters were so pretty, they would look nice on the inside of the card as well, so I adhered one of them to the inside of the card.

 

Have a great day!

 

Laurel

 

Record It! { Charmed+Follow Your Heart+Just Splendid+Here is Happy+Pretty Things+All Things Chalk}

Welcome back to Day Two of our big reveals!

Today we have six new Record It! lines to share with you and we know you'll love what you see. There is truly something for everyone!

Each line contains ready-to-frame prints, decorative tape, enamel dots, 6x6 pads, and 3x4 and 4x6 cards.

Without any further ado...here we go!

 

1. Charmed- by Jen Allyson

 

 

 

 

2. Follow Your Heart -by Rhonna Farrer

 

3. Just Splendid- by Gennifer Bursett.

4. Here is Happy- by Celeste Knight

 

5. Pretty Things-by Juliana Kneipp

 

6. All Things Chalk

 







So what do you think? Let us know!

What do you love?  What will you be hoarding? What do you need? What caught your eye?

Leave a comment here and you will be entered for the chance to win the collection of your choice.

SIX WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN.

The comments section will be closed next Friday, January 10.

Good Luck!