Hi MME fans! Hope you are safe and dry this Tuesday morning. Tina here today with a different way to use your MME stamps on your layouts.

Lately I have been slightly obsessed (okay, I'll admit it - I'm super obsessed) with these mini canvases by Artist Loft.  I have been trying new ways to incorporate them into my projects and the layout I would like to share with you today  demonstrates one of those ways.

Supplies: The Sweetest Thing-Tangerine:Sunny patterned paper,Woodsy patterned paper,Greetings patterned paper,6x6 paper pad,decorative tape,stickers,tiny word stickers,layered stickers,chipboard elements,stamps,decorative brads,die cut journaling card;Misc:Jenni Bowlin alphabet,The Twinery twine,adhesives,Artist Loft mini canvas panels,spray mist,embossing powder,linen canvas paper,embossing ink

I started by applying a coat of gesso to my mini canvas to prep it for the spray mist. Next, I stamped several images to the canvas (with embossing ink), then applied white embossing powder. 

Once this was cool, I sprayed several coats of spray mist till I got the color I wanted.

To finish off my mini canvas, I tied twine and adhered a layered sticker and tiny word sticker to the canvas.

I really love how the mini canvas looks on my layout and the dimension it adds.

Special Note:  I used the Mini Canvas PANELS - these are super thin and do not add as much dimension to your layouts as a 'normal' canvas.

Thanks for stopping by today!

If you have been a follower of my blog for a while, you know that I take Halloween pictures BEFORE Halloween!  The kids are excited to be in their costumes and aren’t (in their nicest voices) asking you to stop taking pictures so they can get to the task at hand and begin Trick or Treating.  It works out great for our family!

Today on Good Things Utah, I shared how to create this layout.  This was the last layout I created for CHA-Summer.  I used the delicious Lost & Found Halloween collection.  The beautiful collection I used to create my Halloween mantel.  I was tired and not sure how to keep the design mojo going.  Thanks to the beautiful designs, it wasn’t hard and this is one of my all-time favorite layouts.  I just love the way it came together.

Wouldn’t it be fun to display THIS year’s Halloween costumes in your home on this beautiful layout?  Take you pictures early and/or make the layout early.  You will ease the stress and increase the enjoyment of the upcoming holiday!

Halloween Layout Instructions:   Download Amber_LF Halloween

For our friends who are unable to watch the segment live, I will up load the video here when it is available.

www.amberpacker.com

Hi, Tina here today with a super easy tutorial on how to create totally AWESOME home decorations!

I love getting messy with paints, sprays, and inks.  I love the look of splatters and mists, and am always looking for ways to create cool and fun artsy backgrounds for my projects.

I used the following technique on layouts and it creates a great splatter look, but I thought it would be fun to experiment on some scrapbook studio wall art.

Step One
Gesso several mini (2 in x 2 in) canvas panels.

Step Two
This is where the fun starts! Create an ink splatter using the following technique.Let dry. 

Step Three
Layer chipboard elements, buttons, enamel dots, stickers, brads, or doilies to create a visual statement.

Step Four
Layer over splattered canvases and place on patterned paper. 

Step Five
Frame.  I usually leave the glass out of the frame because of the 3D dimension of the piece.

And here is another project I did using this technique!

What ways can you think of using ink splatters and/or mini canvases on your next project.? I would LOVE to see them!

Supplies for both projects:Six by Six 2:Life of the Party pad,Happy Day paper pad;The Sweetest Thing-Lavender:buttons,enamel dots;The Sweetest Thing-Honey:brads,doilies,layered stickers,enamel dots,buttons;Miss Caroline-Howdy Doody:twine;Misc:adhesive,mini canvases,frames,distress stain

Hello!  Danni here with you today to share a couple of ideas to create some "fall-themed" cards with supplies you have on hand. 

I really love the colors and patterns found in the new Six by SIx 2 pad "Come Away with Me".  Originally designed as a travel theme, I found papers that work beautifully for a rich, deep fall themed card or two and know you will too. 

I absolutely love the blues, reds and yellows in this pad, they are so deep in color and have the perfect autumn warmth and feel to them.
On my first card, Hello Fall, I wanted to create some see through windows to hold my leaves, like when you look out your windows and see the leaves "falling" all around you.  I used a cellophane bag for mine, but you could use any clear transparency or envelope.

See how the cellophane covered circles make you feel like you are looking through windows?  So much fun to see the leaves "fall" through the window.

On my second card, Fall Hello, I wanted to stitch a tree and adhere lots of colorful, rich leaves to it as though they were in the process of falling from the tree.

The "hello" sentiment from the Hello Stamps from The Sweetest Thing fit perfectly around the circles or up the tree trunk.  With the ease of the acrylic stamps, you can "curve" your sentiment to fit almost any location you create for them.

Supplies for both cards:  Six by Six 2:Come Away with Me pad;The Sweetest Thing:Hello Stamp set;Misc:Martha Stewart Maple leaf punch, machine stitching, cellophane clear envelopes, Papertrey Ink Heart die (butterfly)

As you can see, there are lots of rich patterns and colors to choose from in this ONE pad from the Six by Six 2 release.  If you create some fall cards with one of your pads, we'd love to see them!

happy creating?

Have you entered our October stamping challenge? We sure hope so! It's an easy way to have lots of fun and you could win an entire collection of your choice!

If you missed the challenge, you can find it here.

Shelly made a page for the stamp challenge this month and here is what she came up with!

Happy Halloween by Shelly Jaquet

Supply List:Lost and Found Halloween:Hallows Halloween Ads patterned paper,Hallows Dot patterned paper,decorative brads,stamps,diecut sheet,chipboard;Winter Wonderland:Christmas Trees patterned paper;Six by Six Two:Mother's Love paper pad;The Sweetest Thing-Bluebell:stamps;Indie Chic-twine;Misc:Prima chalk ink,VersaFine,Marvy Uchida tag punch;corner rounder,adhesive,computer

Shelly says: When I decided to do the October challenge, it was really a "challenge" for me! I am not much of a stamper,so I really tried to push myself to try a few different things.

I used a mask of the Marvy Uchida giga tag punch to create a stamped tag using the stamps from The Sweetest Thing Bluebell.Then I created a border with the "creepy.crawly.spooky.scary" stamp from Lost and Found Halloween.Last but not least...I simply tamped the bird and spider web as accents to my page.

Next, I created a background with the stamps from All is Bright.

I also used the chevron arrow stamp as a banner.

I had so much fun with this challenge, even though it took me out of my comfort zone. I can't wait to see what you all come up with!

Happy Friday! We are so glad you stopped by today, it's Pinspiration Friday! Every day, we scour the Internet for inspiring MME projects. We find your work on your blogs, through our FB page,and in online galleries. We pin the ones that inspire us most!

Then once a month we challenge our designers to use one of your creations as inspiration for a layout or card.

This month Tina and Danni are joining us. Here's what they came up with. Enjoy and have a lovely, creative weekend!

Inspiration Piece: Anabelle O'Malley

Tina's version:

Supplies: All is Bright:Christmas Tag patterned paper, Joy patterned paper,Happy Day patterned paper,twine,layered stickers,decorative buttons,chipboard elements;Six by Six Two:A Mother's Love paper pad;Misc:Pink Paislee wood alphabet,adhesive,sewing machine and thread,ink,K&Co stamp

Tina says:For my Pinspiration lift this month, I am lifting the AMAZING and SUPER TALENTED Anabelle O'Malley, and this incredible layout, found on MME's Inspiring Pages and Cards.

I love the linear (across the page) design of this layout, and how she used circles to create little areas of color and visual POP.

I wanted to use the same linear design, but 'change it up a bit', SO, I swapped circles for squares.  I stitched the squares down, layering several patterned papers within each other.

I also expanded the washi tape area on the bottom of Anabelle's layout, adding several chipboard elements and punched medallion shapes.
So I would like to see how observant y'all are.  Can you pick out the new Christmas collection 'All Is Bright' in my layout?   By hiding any Christmas/Holiday reference and by mixing it with the Six by Six paper, it blends perfectly and you can really stretch your Holiday paper collection into non-Holiday projects.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Have a great one!

Inspiration Piece: Jeni Allen

Danni's take:Every month, I sign up for these fun posts because I get to scroll through the newest "pins" on our MME Inspiring Cards and Pages page and I always leave incredibly inspired to create!  This month, there were amazing layouts and cards and it was once again, so, so hard to choose.  I could've closed my eyes and pointed to a "pin" and created several cards inspired by so many of the elements in the pages or cards, maybe next month, I'll give that a try....wink.

Today, I selected this amazing card from Jeni Allen.  Jeni's blog My Stampin' Spot is always filled with all kinds of inspiration and fun, new ideas for stamping and designing gorgeous cards.  In full disclosure, I am on the CupCards to Go design team with Jeni, but that is NOT why I chose her card.  I fell in love with this card when we worked with the CupCards to Go August kit and then I saw Stephanie, too, had "pinned" it on the MME boards, so I thought it an ideal time to share why this card inspires me so.  Every time I see this card I fall in love all over again.  I love the circle elements, all the patterns in the card, the "white" bouncing the patterns, the "little" details, it's just incredible and I think it will definitely inspire you too.

I decided to create three cards this month because I had so many ideas with this design and wanted to play with a more literal sketch idea and a "details" inspired idea.  For my first two cards, I stayed pretty true to the sketch and literal interpretation.  I chose to use my MME Six by Six 2 "Gnome Sweet Gnome" paper pad and die-cut embellies to create my cards today.

The first card I created was inspired by the beautiful patterns on white in Jeni's card.

As you can see, you don't have to use the patterned papers for the circles, you can use white circles and dry emboss them for added detail.  I also cut the die-cuts from the
6 x 6 Gnome Sweet Gnome pad to add additional details to my card and sentiments.


On my next card, I chose to add lots of fun patterned papers, including a patterned paper circle spray, because there are so many fun patterns in the Gnome Sweet Gnome 6 x 6 pad.  I really love the variety of patterned papers and while I only used one pattern on my circles, I used several different patterns on my card in general.

I stamped the sentiment right onto the bracket die-cut that comes in the pad and added lots of fun details using the various die-cuts.  I love the green gingham patterned paper so much for this particular design because bouncing little die-cut elements off of the background paper was so much fun.  Isn't the "little bird" just the cutest in the die-cut sheet?  Love, love him!  I added stamped sentiments on these cards, everything else comes from the Gnome Sweet Gnome 6 x 6 pad.


On the last card, I really wanted a more relaxed interpretation, one I could use for cards with a slightly larger focal embellishment and yet still have the circles and fun design as Jeni's gorgeous card.  On this card, I really wanted to play with the sweet Gnome (who just makes me so darn happy) so I decided to make him a "circle focal" along with lots of other of the fun die-cuts from the pad.

As you can see, the Gnome and tree trunk were my focal die-cuts but there were lots of other "circle elements" (flowers, circles and butterfly) found in the pad to incorporate into this very fun design of Jeni's gorgeous card.  This was a more liberal approach to the overall design, but still being inspired by the design, made this card not only relatively quick to create, it could be duplicated relatively easily for cards with larger embellishment focals and not uniform circle embellishments.

I hope I have given you some ideas and maybe tricks too, to create more cards out of one inspiration piece and yet have a variety of different-looking cards when you are finished.
Happy Creating?

Our friends at Kiwi Lane have sent us some beautiful creations to share. If you aren't familiar with Kiwi Lane, here is a little bit about them.

Here at Kiwi Lane we believe that our photos are the most important part of a scrapbook layout and that all photos deserve a beautiful frame. We also believe that there is a designer within us all, and that all we need sometimes is a creative nudge to begin truly unlocking our designing potential.

It has been our goal, at Kiwi Lane, to develop new techniques and products that will help us really showcase our memories, and will add layers of inspiration to the creative experience of scrapbookers everywhere. Make sure you take a moment and get to know us and our designers!

Kiwi Lane regularly features our products on their samples! For buckets of inspiration, head on over to their blog and their Facebook page.

Thanks so much for the beautiful inspiration, Kiwi Lane!

Today we are welcoming back Laurel Seabrook, our October guest designer. We were blown away by the projects Laurel sent us, and we know you will be too!

Happy Tuesday and enjoy!

Smile mini album

Supplies:The Sweetest Thing-Honey:Best patterned paper,Damask patterned paper,Found patterned paper,Bouquet patterned paper,Special patterned paper,Notable patterned paper,Flawless patterned paper,Peppy patterned paper,Cheerful patterned paper,layered stickers,chipboard elements,decorative brads,die cut title;Misc:Close to My Heart album,twine,sewing machine and thread,Unity stamps,ink,ribbon,twine,adhesive

Laurel says:

Altered Christmas items

Supplies: Winter Wonderland:Christmas Trees patterned paper,Stripes patterned paper,Polka Dots patterned paper,Flakes patterned paper,Tags patterned paper,Twine ,decorative brads,buttons,chipboard;Misc:adhesive,trim,jingle bells,felt,snowflake punch,computer

Laurel says:I love going out to garage sales and thrift shops looking for things that I will be able to alter.  I got both of these wooden items for next to nothing and as soon as I saw the Winter Wonderland Collection I knew that it would be perfect. 

Both of these went together very quickly and I love how the addition of the felt to the stocking looks and feels.

Laurel-thank you so very much for sharing your creativity with us this month. We loved what you sent us!

Please help extend a warm welcome to Laurel Seabrook! Laurel is our October guest designer. :)

We noticed we were pinning many of Laurel's projects. She caught our eye by loving MME and consistently sharing beautiful projects on our Facebook page. We are so glad she is hanging out with us this month!

Here's a little bit about Laurel:

Laurel Seabrook lives in Canada with her family.  She started scrapbooking 13 years ago although she has been scrapbooking in some way or another all of her life.  Laurel describes her style as clean and simple with added bits of layering and doo dads. You can see Laurel's work in Paper Crafts magazine. She is also on the Pebbles and Jillibean Soup design teams.

Q:What did you have the most fun working with?

Supplies:The Sweetest Thing-Honey:Flawless patterned paper,Notable patterned paper,Damask patter ned paper,Bouquet patterned paper,Cheerful patterned paperdecorative brads,journaling card,label stickers,decorative stickers;Misc:twine,butterfly punch,die cut machine,adhesives,sewing machine and thread

 

Supplies:Winter Wonderland: Christmas Trees patterned paper,Stripes patterned paper,layered stickers;Misc:snowflake punch,ribbon,adhesives

 

This is Karen, back for the October Mixed Media page. This month, I wanted to try something different. I took a watercolor paper and used a bunch of our stamps to create  flowers. I didn't overthink it. I just stamped.

As you can see some of them didn't come out perfectly but I didn't worry. I just stamped along the edges and added a few butterflies. It's fun to stamp some of the flowers so they look like they're going off the edge. It gives the piece a bigger feel.


I used a water-proof pen to draw over some of the parts the ink had missed. Then I decided what my sentiment was going to be. I wrote the word "life" and stamped the rest of my title using a mix of My Mind's
Eye stamps.


Then I started coloring. I used my Tombow dual-tip markers. These are watercolor markers so when used on watercolor paper, they react to water.

Again, I didn't over-think it. I just colored, had fun and reminded myself again and again that the goal was not perfection but fun and joy. I wanted to focus on enjoying the process.

Life is often about the journey and so is art. If you have fun along the way, the end product doesn't even matter as much. So remember to enjoy.


After I'd colored the flowers and watered the ink, I decided to draw a blue border on my page. I used a lot of water to then pull the color from the edges all the way into the page. I added a few more stamps for some background texture and double-stitched my border.

And I was done!
Supplies:The Sweetest Thing:Hello stamps,Remember stamps;All is Bright:stamps;Follow Your Heart:Be Happy Stamps,Be Amazing Stamps;Kraft Funday:Everyday Fun Stamps

And there it is. Thank you for letting me share my page and I hope you take some time this week to play with stamps and coloring. Coloring is not just for little kids!

Remember to be who you are and keep it imperfect. I hope you share your creations with me in the comments. I look forward to seeing them!

Good morning, MME fans! Today we have a treat for you! Danni and Monika are here to share how to use My Mind's Eye for Halloween goodie bags.

Enjoy and happy Thursday!

Treat Bags by Danni Reid

Supplies: Lost and Found Halloween:layered stickers,patterned papers,die cut sheet,decorative brads;Misc:glassline bags,twine,sewing machine and thread

Danni says: When I decided to create Halloween treat bags, I wanted to create bags that showcased the layered stickers. I love the dimension each one of the stickers adds to a project.

I also love that you can create a lot of these in very little time because the dimension shines without a lot of layered papers or a sophisticated design.  This is really important when creating these bags for a class, or staff or neighbors, time is money as they say, and MME makes it so easy.

I especially love how cute this "Boo" banner is, the holes are big enough for the thicker twines, making it easy to create a banner that will really stand out. 

Halloween Goodie Bags by Monika Wright

Supplies:Lost and Found Halloween:decorative brads, patterned papers,chipboard elements,stamps,die cut sheet;All is Bright:twine;Misc:kraft bags,shipping tag,kraft paper,ink,punches,adhesive

Monika says:Because I still have two kids in school, I'm able to have lots of fun creating treat bags for classroom parties. And with one girl in 4th grade, they can't be too cute...especially for the boys. Today I want to share with you how you can make your treat bags unique and spook-alicious, all using your MME stamps.

I began by pulling out all my scraps from the All Hallow's Eve mini book I created for you this month and started playing around.

First, I stamped on a small canvas bag and mini shipping tag, adding a decorative brad for a bit more fun.

Since the crow stamp was on my stamping block anyway, I stamped it onto some patterned paper, punched it and adhered it to a metal rimmed tag attached to my gift bag with some twine. I also layered patterned paper and chipboard above the row of stamped pumpkins.

Do you see the "tissue paper" sticking out of the larger gift bag? That's thin kraft paper from the painting section of The Home Depot that I've stamped and then crinkled before adding to the bag.

Here, I've used some covered chipboard left over from the mini book, a decorative brad and a bit more stamping to share another way that scraps, stamps, chipboard and die cuts really are the perfect combination this Halloween!

What will you be using to create your treat bags this year?

Happy Wednesday! This is Suzanne and today I'm here to share some Halloween party decor with you!

After seeing all the Halloween decorations at my local craft store, I was inspired to pull out the Lost & Found Halloween collection.

Note:I cut the bottom, and then stitched along the edge to seal the bag. To add texture, and a bit of spooky character to them, I embossed them with embossing folders. I also added a bit of ink on parts of the embossed areas.

A few of the patterned  papers were used to decorate the outside of the treat bags. I chose one diecut element from the accessory sheet for each of them. I then built my spooky details around each of the diecut elements.

Each bag is unique, and is filled with fun details using the decorative brads mixed with a few of my Halloween punches.

I also embellished test tubes that I picked up last season. I created a fun banner for the top of the tube, and created a decorative border across the middle of the tube.

I also added a stamping detail to the cork top by using the spider web image found on the Lost & Found stamps. The final detail is the spider hanging from a brad at the top. Fill the treat bags with Halloween Candy, and you have a party favor any person would love to receive on this magical day!

Party Favor Supplies:Lost and Found Halloween:Halloween Ads patterned paper, Music patterned paper, Dots patterned paper, Cottage patterned paper,Skull Doily patterned paper, Rounds patterned paper, decorative brads, accessory sheet;Misc:black ink, adhesive,glimmer mist,glitter,test tube

Suzann is a talented crafter and blogger. What specifically caught my eye? She wrote a blog series called 100 Days of MME.

She created MME projects for ONE HUNDRED DAYS! She shared layouts,cards,altered items...you name it.

Happy Tuesday, MME fans! And happy day two of our mid-release reveals! Today we are sharing two collections with you. We just know that you will love them!

First up is the second color scheme to accompany Ruby from yesterday.

Meet Lost and Found 3- Oliver!

This color scheme is masculine and elegant. It is fit for a king. :) The color palette consists of blues, grays, yellowish golds, and whites.

Just as with Ruby, there are twelve 12x12 double-sided papers (including glitter and quatrefoil), enamel dots, designer tapes, chipboard elements, brads, buttons, layered stickers, a 12x12 sticker sheet,stamps, a 6x6 paper pad, and adornments (metal accents and trim).

layout by amber packer

And last, but certainly not least, meet Lucky in Love.  Love is in the air!

Lucky in Love is a love-filled collection that is romantic, sweet, and playful. It includes whimsical motifs such as hearts, arrows, bicycles, doilies, chevrons, and hot air balloons.

This collection's color palette is beautiful reds,pinks, and blues. You'll find it perfectly for documenting the love you have in your life.

In this Valentine's collection you will find nine double-sided 12x12 papers, a 6x6 paper pad, and a 12x12 sticker sheet.

layout by Stephanie Howell

note:enamel dots are from the L&F 3 Oliver collection

Something for everyone, yes?

We sure hope you think so!

Would you like to win one of these collections? You have two chances today! If you are interested in winning either of these collections, leave a comment here! I will draw a winner on next Monday, October 8.

Thank you so much for stopping by today and sharing in our excitement! Check back tomorrow for an amazing Halloween project by Tina Walker!

First, here is the "Make it Work" Challenge winner-

Congratulations to Tonya Dirk! Thanks to all of you for playing along!

And here are the new product winners:

L&F3- Oliver>>> 257 Kelly Massman said...OH! I love them both. I'd probably choose Oliver since I have a boy!!! AWESOME and thanks for the chance....

L&F3-Ruby>>>27 Margie Visnick said... I LOVE Jen's style!! And the colors-gorgeous!! Thae tapes, the doilies, I love it all! Thanks so much for a chance to win!

Lucky in Love>>>71 Lisa Spiegel said... Oh my..you guys do the BEST Valentine's lines!! I love Oliver, too!

Please email stephanie(at)mymindseye(dot)com immediately with your addresses. And make sure to enter the October challenge (see below).

Thanks!!!

Happy Monday, everyone! It's time for the October challenge! Today's challenge is to incorporate stamping into your project. It can be a layout, a card, a mini album, an altered piece...the sky is the limit.

We just want to see you use our stamps! 

Let me remind you of the  challenge rules. This month the due date is a little different, as we are only having one challenge this month.

1.Project must be created new for this challenge.

2. Project must look like a MME project. We say this every month-but we are not going to give you a percentage of MME that you have to use. Just make sure that it is comprised mainly of MME product.

3. All submissions must be turned in by midnight on October 31. A random winner will be announced with the first November challenge on November 1. Please enter via the InLinkz form below.

4.Winner will win MME collection of their choice.

We asked Danni to play along this month and here is what she came up with!

Good morning, Danni  here with you today.

I am really excited to share with you a couple of cards I created with the new MME The Sweetest Thing Stamps.  These stamps are some of my favorites ever. I love how crisp the images are and how beautiful the images and sentiments work together. 

step 1:  stamp hexagons onto white card stock
   

I also created another card using the gorgeous doily stamps in the MME The Sweetest Thing Cutie Pie set!

  Finishing the card is made easy with the gorgeous chipboard and paper flags and brads.

I love to stamp a background and MME makes that so easy with gorgeous stamps and gorgeous chipboard to layer on top of the stamped background.

Supplies:The Sweetest Thing: "Cutie Pie and Happiness" stamp sets,  "Honey" simply lovely decorative brads and "perfect" chipboard elements, "Love" enamel dots, Tangerine chipboard pieces and decorative tape

Each year, my Halloween decorations become more and more elaborate and a little more spooky.  Not gross, just spooky.  You can tell that my boys are maturing and enjoying just a few more creepy crawlies. 

I love, love, love – did I tell you that I love Lost & Found Halloween!  Jen certainly outdid herself when she created it.  I love the orange glitter, black chevron, advertisements and, of course, the embellishments. 

All those gross but cool “can kill you” potion labels that are so cute on layouts, make the easiest, cutest home décor!  I did not want to spend a lot of money on super cute jars, so I raided/cleaned out my refrigerator and my pantry. I also bought some sparkling mineral water and bottled root beer (the boys loved that). The shrunken heads and skeletons were purchased from a dollar store and everything else that fills the jars came from my pantry.

As you can see, adding just a few spider webs really adds to the authenticity of the jars.

In our CHA booths, we always frame our newest papers.  They really are beautiful works or art!  The Lost & Found Halloween papers are no exception.  I grabbed a few unused frames from my basement and voila!

Mixing in a few pumpkins, skulls, candlesticks, books and other personal artifacts, completed the look.  My sons loved it when they woke and our mantel looked like this one morning!

I also created a large dimensional spider for my gigantic spider web on my front porch.

I demonstrated these projects this morning on Good Things Utah.  I’ve included instructions of the projects that you can download here:  Download 2012_10_04_MME_Lost & Found Halloween Decor

I will add the video here when it is available.

I hope your month is fantastically spooky!

Happy Friday everyone! We hope you have a beautiuful and blessed weekend...and don't forget to enter this week's giveaways! We will post winners on Monday.  Today we have a quick share- a layout by Tamara. Enjoy and see you Monday!

Supplies: Six by Six 2- “Happy Day” pad, The Sweetest Thing-Honey: enamel dots and decorative tape; The Sweetest Thing-Bluebell: decorative tape, title; The Sweetest Thing- Lavender: decorative tape.Misc: white, blue, and yellow cardstock, pink machine thread, 1 1/2” circle punch, black ink and pen.

Tamara says: I really enjoyed creating this layout.  It gave me an opportunity to simplify my materials and think a little out of the box.  Who knew that just 3 patterned papers (not including the cardstock) and three tapes could be so versatile?

I'm I am a big fan of how the bright colors and fun patterns of the papers capture the bright spirit of our day at Disneyland – the “Happiest Place on Earth”.  It is  also no coincidence that the circles echo the shape of the girls’ Mickey ears!

Supplies: Lost and Found-Halloween:6x6 paper pad, layered stickers, 12x12 chipboard accents,glittered accessory sheet, decorative brads;Misc:7gypsies printer's tray,adhesives,sewing machine and thread

Hello and happy Wednesday everyone!  Tina here today with one of my favorite holiday decorations - a printer's tray!  If you ask me...a printer's tray+Halloween=the perfect decoration!

I really love creating holiday decorations with these trays because each little cubbie can be filled with  festive goodness and fun.

To create my tray, I used the following supplies from the Lost & Found Halloween collection:
6x6 paper pad, Chipboard Element sheet, Glittered Accessory Sheets, and a few random brads and layered stickers. 

I created a mini 'scene' in each cubby...layering paper, chipboard, and die cuts.  Don't forget to 'layer' chipboard pieces and accents on the edges of your tray for even more of a 3D effect.

Try creating a holiday printer's tray the next time you are looking to add some holiday decor to your home. Easy, fun, and so festive!

Thanks for stopping by!

Welcome to the very first day of our new collection reveals!

Today and tomorrow we will be sharing new products, layouts, and there will be GIVEAWAYS of each new collection. So make sure to check back tomorrow,too!

Our first reveal is a name that might be familiar to you...

That's right. The beloved "Lost and Found" collection is back in two new color schemes!

Jen Allyson has designed two new color schemes for this collection and they are both gorgeous. This collection is lush, elegant, sweet, and happy. All rolled into one. :)

Today we would like to show you Ruby.

This color scheme is composed of red, pink, black, gray, and cream.

It contains twelve double-sided papers, a 6x6 paper pad, enamel dots, adornments (metal accents and trim), stamps, layered stickers, decorative buttons, brads, decorative tape, chipboard elements, and a 12x12 sticker sheet.

The papers are rich and lovely.  Included in this collection are quatrefoil papers and glitter papers. 

layout by amber packer

So what do you think? Would you like a shot at winning this collection?

Good luck! And don't you dare forget to come back tomorrow for another collection reveal!