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Valentine's Day Gift Bags

Supplies: Cupid's Arrow: Chevron foiled patterned paper, Chipboard hearts, enamel dots, decorative tape; Chalk Studio Twine; Misc: Hole punch, white gel pen, liquid Mono adhesive glue, chocolates.

Need an idea for a last minute Valentine's Day gift? Try making a simple gift bag. I love creating and giving gifts/treats to my dear friends.  I was able to make 2 bags from each sheet of 12x12 paper and they were so easy to make!

 

 

I used the fabulous foiled red and white chevron paper from "Cupid's Arrow" (still available on the MME website).  You could also use the red and cream chevron paper from Sleigh Bells Ring and Pair it with gift tags from Chalk Studio II.

 

 

I embellished them with them with chipboard hearts, enamel arrows, twine, and decorative tape.

 

 

1. Cut a 12x12 paper in half, horizontally. Score 1" from the bottom. and fold to crease. Bring both sides together, overlapping about 1/2" and glue seam, press down the folds on the sides.

 

2. Make another fold about 1" over from the side fold on both sides.  Press in between them with your finger and bring both folds that are 1" apart - to meet together.  Repeat on the other side.

 

3. Use scissors to cut along the bottom of the folds, up to the original 1" fold along the bottom.  Fold in both side tabs, overlap the front and back flaps, and secure the bottom with glue. Apply "True Love" decorative tape along the bottom of the gift bag.

 

4. Punch 3 holes along the top.  Fill with your favorite Valentine Treat, and thread twine through the holes.  Punch holes in the chipboard hearts and tie them to the bag with twine. Embellish with enamel arrows and write on the gift tag with a white gel pen.

 

 

Have fun creating gifts from your heart!

 

Tamara

 

Classroom Valentines

We’re celebrating Valentine’s Day all week here on the blog. You are in for a treat! Today we have some ideas for Valentines to share with the whole class. These DIY Valentines are sure to stand-out and be a hit with your child’s classmates. 

 

Supplies: Now & Then “Dorothy" 6x6 paper pad and Now & Then “Mildred" 6x6 paper pad. Other: Silhouette Cameo (font: No. Seven) and cardstock.

 

This gem design is totally girly, but what kid—boy or girl—doesn’t love Ring Pops? When making Valentines like this in bulk, I like to keep it simple. Just a couple die cuts layered on top of one another.

 

I used my Silhouette Cameo for all three of these ideas. I flipped through my My Mind’s Eye 6x6 designer paper pads to match up some coordinating papers. I know I say it all the time, but I really love the 6x6 size pads, especially when I’m die cutting.

 

And here you go, this “You Rock!” one is more boyish. I picked papers that I thought would coordinate well with the candy packaging.These papers were pulled from the Now & Then collection (still my all time favorite My Mind’s Eye collection).

 

Supplies:  Now & Then “Izzy" 6x6 paper pad and Jubilee Tangerine “Awesome” enamel dots. Other: Silhouette Cameo (font: Contour Generator) and cardstock.

 

Maybe you’re not into giving your kids more candy on holidays like this—this pencil one might be more your style. I decided to use just one layer of paper for this one, but you could easily add a solid color behind the text. I like how the red sparkly pencil shows through. These three projects are all so easy to throw together and have that special handmade touch.

 

Supplies: Just Sayin’ 6x6 paper pad and Market Street "Ashbury Heights" 6x6 paper pad. Other: Silhouette Cameo (font: Days).

 

Because you all are so awesome, I made a .png file for you with these three designs. You can convert them to cutting files and use them for your own personal use. You can download the file HERE !!!

 

*This file is free for personal use only and is not to be distributed or republished.*

 

 

Enjoy!

 

 

 

Valentine's Day Gift Wrapping

Hi everyone! Tonya here with you today. Hope you are enjoying all of the Valentine's Day ideas we are sharing with you this week. Today I have a little gift ensemble to share with you. All of these projects were made using the Lost & Found Record It Heirloom collection. This collection has always been at the top of my list. It’s so feminine and the red glitter makes it swoon worthy for me.

 

Before starting my project I wanted to pick out two items that would be used on all three of the pieces so that they would look like they belonged to one another. Those two items are the pink/white chevron paper and the red glittered hearts.

 

Supplies: Lost & Found Record It Heirloom: 6x6 Designer Paper Pad, Ephemera Pack, Layered Stickers, Decorative Brads, Chipboard Elements, Decorative Tape, Enamel Dots

 

This card was a pretty simple one to make. I simply took a square of the pink/white chevron paper and trimmed the edges with pinking shears, then topped that with a smaller square of card stock that had a heart cut out of it. The medallion of the ribbon originally had a red circle in the middle of it, but I opted to use the little red glitter heart instead.

 

 

 

 

The little treat bad was made using a die and then I just simply layered some pieces from the ephemera bag and another glitter chipboard heart.

 

 

Wine bottles are always more fun to give if they have a cute little tag attached! 

 

 

Hope you all have a Valentine’s Day filled with love and CHOCOLATE!!!!

 

Tonya

 

Non-Traditional Valentine

Hey there, MME friends!!  Lea here today with a personal and special project to share with you!  It is Valentine's week, and as I thought about what I wanted to create...I realized that this will be the 15th Valentine's Day that my husband and I have been together. 

Supplies: Journal Cards: Record It Charmed, Follow Your Heart, Just Splendid, Here is Happy, All Things Chalk; Decorative Chipboard: Market Street Ashbury Heights & Nob Hill, Jubilee Sherbet; Word & Alpha Stickers: Now & Then Mildred, Izzy, Milo & Dorothy; Enamel Shapes: Now & Then Mildred & Milo, Enamel Dots: Jubilee Wild Berry.

I started by pulling out journal cards, transparency overlays, chipboard shapes & stickers with phrases & images that make me think of my husband. 

I used all of the different collections from 2014, and I had a ton of amazing items scattered all over my desk.  I started out by pulling the journal cards that really said what I wanted, and layered them together in a way that they would have good dimension as I started embellishing them.

Once I pulled my favorites & had them arranged exactly as I wanted them, I went through the cards and stamped love themed sentiments on some of them.  I didn't do this to every card...just ones that I felt could use a little extra statement.

I went through the stack of cards one more time, adding embellishments & alpha/word stickers to finish sentiments on other cards that I didn't include stamping.  This made the booklet feel complete, so I punched a hole through the left corner of all the items & tied them together with ivory twine.

This Valentine card is not very traditional, but I'm super exited to give it to my husband!  It says so many of the things that I don't think to say to him on a daily basis.  It's also a good reminder that you don't have to use Valentine themed product to create a card for that special someone!  Break into your vast stash of My Mind's Eye product & you will find a lot of items that can tell someone just how much you love them!

I hope you enjoyed my project today!

Lea

Valentine's Layout for Siblings

It’s February and with Valentine’s Day about a week away I’ll give you one guess as to what my layout is about.

Yep! You guessed it—LOVE. But not the mushy, kiss kiss romantic kinda love—it’s a layout about sibling love.

Supplies: My Mind’s Eye Jubilee Wild Berry 6x6 pad and Sherbet 6x6 pad. My Mind’s Eye Now & Then Milo 6x6 pad. My Mind’s Eye Jubilee Wild Berry “Today” enamel shapes and Wild Berry “Life” enamel dots. Other: Silhouette Cameo (font: No. Seven) and kraft cardstock.

I knew I wanted a layout with a bunch of photos. So I gathered twelve photos of my two cute subjects together and turned them all black and white to unify them. I just love black and white photos. Always have, always will. You can’t go wrong with black and white photos, kraft paper, and pops of color. It’s always winning combination in my opinion.



How cute are those conversation hearts!? You can find them in the Silhouette store. I picked four different patterned papers from a variety of My Mind’s Eye's 6x6 paper pads. I love the smaller scale of the patterns when I’m die cutting shapes. Also, I can load all four of these papers onto my cutting mat at the same time and get all my cutting done with one loading of the mat.



I finished the layout off with some enamel dots and hearts and colored stitching. Usually I stitch with either black thread or white thread, but with the black and white photos I thought a pop of color would be fun.


The countdown to Valentine’s Day has begun. Happy Friday everyone!

Valentine's Layout

Hey there!  Missy here.  Can you believe it’s February already?  I love this month and all the fun Valentine related projects that go along with it!  I can’t wait to get my hands on the new MME releases, but until then, I decided to reach into last year’s stash of Lost & Found Record It to create this fun Valentine layout.  I love the different shades of reds and pinks and the neutral tans and greys mixed in with them.  Perfect for a layout about love!

I started with white cardstock and a fun heart cut file (from The Cut Shoppe) that I also cut on white cardstock.  I love the white-on-white look, and it gives a fun yet subtle kick to the background.  I used a few pieces of patterned paper and a few of the journal cards to create my layers.  Those cute hearts are from three different products:  patterned paper, a journal card and a piece of chipboard.  Those journal cards are so versatile.  I just hand cut the “I Love You” heart out and used it as my title.

Supplies Used: Lost & Found Record It! Heirloom – “Adored” Glittered Paper, “Sweet” Paper, “Formal” Paper, “Heirloom” Cards, Chipboard Elements, Sticker Accessory Sheet, Alpha & Word Stickers, Enamel Dots, Decorative Tape, Ephemera Pack, Decorative Brads; Other – cardstock, The Cut Shoppe cut file, October Afternoon date stamp, Liquitex Gesso, Artist’s Loft Watercolors, Brother Sewing  Machine, Coats Thread, Heidi Swapp Color Shine, Shimmerz Vibez, pop dots, black Sharpie pen.

I love machine stitching, and I used white thread to stitch through my background hearts.  Here you can really see the layers.  I incorporated an alpha and word sticker and enamel dot onto my layers as well.  I didn’t go too crazy with the watercolor, but I did add some subtle pink color behind my layers.

This was the perfect layout to use that adorable heart chipboard banner!  I love layering pieces like that.  This collection makes it really simple to create a project about love because the majority of it focuses on just that.

I hope this inspires you to start getting into the Valentine spirit and create something about your love for someone or something.  I know I’ll be making a lot more projects like this throughout the month!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

 

 

Valentine's Day Gift Wrap

Hi there, MME friends!  Lea here today to share some ideas for using your My Mind's Eye goodies when you wrap gifts!  I LOVE to give gifts, and I LOVE to make the outside just as pretty as whatever might be on the inside!  And I am always raiding my scrapbooking product whenever I have to put together a gift!

Supplies: Jubilee "Mint Julep" - "Ride" 12x12 paper; Market Street "Nob Hill" - chipboard elements, chipboard buttons, flair pins; Necessities Metallic - alpha & word stickers; Now and Then "Mildred" - "Today" accent stickers; Record It! "Charmed" - enamel dots; other: wrapping paper, glitter cardstock, twine, bow die.


Valentine's day is right around the corner, so I went with a love theme for my gift wrapped projects today!  But, I didn't use the traditional red & pink.  I actually used gold, black & white, pulling goodies from different My Mind's Eye collections to accent the boxes.  These would be great for the man in your life because they aren't super girly, but he might not love all the glitter from the glitter wrap.  :)

I started by wrapping the larger box with glitter wrapping paper.  After that I added added a doily to the side of it, then tied twine around it.  I threaded the gold chipboard button to the middle of the twine bow, then layered a heart sticker & polka dot flair piece underneath it (tucking them under the twine as well).

I added the chipboard piece to the lower corner, added the word love in letter stickers & then accented it with enamel dots.  Are you wondering how I got everything to stick to glittered paper?  HOT GLUE.  It will be your best friend when embellishing gift wrap.  It still makes the package easy to take apart, but everything should stay on perfectly until they open it!

Next up is the smaller box, which I wrapped in some 12x12 MME paper.  After wrapping it, I diecut the bow from gold glittered cardstock, then assembled it & adhered it to the top.  I accented the middle of the bow with a gold chipboard circle.

To finish the small box, I layered a heart sticker & word sticker to the front and then embellished it with some enamel dots.  Easy peasy!

Be sure to make your valentines feel extra special this year by wrapping their gifts up in super pretty products from My Mind's Eye.  They will for sure feel loved by added touch of beautiful packaging!

Thanks for checking out my projects, and I hope that you have a wonderful rest of your day!

Lea

Hugs & Kisses- Valentine's Day Decor

Supplies: Lost & Found - Ruby: Stripes glitter patterned paper, Doily patterned paper, medallion patterned paper, Red Floral patterned paper, sticker sheet, decorative brads, and chipboard; Lush: red flocked chipboard letters; Misc: red paint, mod podge, cream flocked ribbon, wood letters.

 

Sometimes it is a little overwhelming to begin the process of taking down and packing away all of our Christmas decorations.  I discovered that having fun and glittery Valentine's Day decor to take it's place is a great incentive for me.

I had a fabulous set of wood letters that needed to be finished.  I dug into my "scrapbook stash" and pulled out one of my favorite classic collections: "Lost and Found 3 - Ruby".  I love the elegant patterns, glittered papers, and the red, cream, and gray colors.

 

 

First, I spread my papers out and carefully planned the order they would be on my letters. I painted the sides and back with red paint. Next, I flipped my papers over to the back side, turned my wood letters over and placed them on the papers, traced around them, and cut out the papers. 

 

Note: Remember to brush the mod podge on the wood letter, NOT the paper - or it will turn into a warped and gooey mess.  Smooth out any bubbles or ripples and let dry.  Then apply a coat of Mod Podge on top.

 

I covered the tag with cream and red paper.  I glittered chipboard letters in red to spell "HUGS" - then layered them with a scalloped grey doily sticker, chipboard, decorative brad, and velvety red flocked "&" from the classic Lush collection. I tied it to the "K" with flocked cream ribbon.

 

I painted the heart in red, then glittered it with red glitter and attached it to the "i" with a wire.

 

You might have fun digging through your scrapbook stash to find some festive MME papers for Valentine's Day decor. :)

 

Tamara

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

Nontraditional Valentine's Day Layout by Tamara

Happy Valentine's Day! This is Tamara joining you on this love-filled day. I hope that if you celebrate you are enjoying it with the friends and family that are so close to your heart.

Today I would like to share a layout with you that captures the sweet "brotherly love" that my two sons share.  

Supplies:All is Bright: Collage patterned paper, Linen patterned paper, Ephemera Frames patterned paper, stickers, chipboard, brads, and accessories pad; Blue and Red Lush chipboard letters; Misc: Red thread, black ink and pen.

I stepped a little out of the "traditional Valentine's Day box" and used a lot of blue, cream, and white on my page.

It also gives the page a more masculine feel, since Valentine layouts tend to be very feminine, pink and covered with hearts.

I used the "All is Bright" Christmas collection - who knew it would be perfect for a different holiday?!

I think it is fun to scrapbook photos from years past.  This picture was taken in 2007, but I pulled it off my computer and scrapbooked it as a Valentine layout.

I saw the hexagon stickers and knew that I HAD to use them on my page.  I LOVE the fabulous and timeless MME Lush Chipboard letter stickers.  I have a bunch in my stash and they seem to magically work with every paper line.  I really like the velvet texture of the blue letters too.

I hand cut the blue chevron paper and layered it with the red chevron chipboard border.  I then layered and clustered the journaling spot with chipboard labels and circle elements.

Have a wonderful Valentine's Day!