Hello MLS friends! It's Day 4 of our Mash Up week here on the blog and we've got two new mashers to introduce!

Our first Masher is...

 

Goofing and Posing

 

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Hello MLS fans! It's Day 3 of our mash Up week. Our girls have done a great job sharing some beautiful inspiration on Day 1 and Day 2.

So onto today's Mashers...

 

Hello MLS fans. It's Day 2 of our Mash up week and we've got two new mashers to feature today. Our first masher is...

Here's what Beckie has created today.

Outside Play layout

Hello MLS fans. We're kicking off a fun week here at the MLS blog. We've challenged our designers to Mash up any of the My Little Shoebox collections they would like to and create some inspiration for you. Today's mashers are:

 

 "Happy"

Hi MLS fans! It's Robyn with you today to share the projects I've created with the Coming Home collection. I had tons of fun playing with the beautiful mix of pastels and bright pops of color.

I did something that's rare for me: a photo without a person in it! This is a photo I took of our house right after we moved in last September, and the Coming Home collection was perfect for it in every way.

I used the house stickers to create a border along the bottom of the layout. These houses remind me of the ones in our neighborhood -- they each have their own personality.

Banners always say "welcome" to me, so I thought it was appropriate to add one to this design.

I added a kraft doily from Maya Road and a heart shaped button to convey feelings of a happy home.

The next layout captures the playfulness of the Coming Home collection with the paper airplanes and clouds. I added a frame of red stitching , and it really helped balance the smaller photo.

Okay, so my stitching isn't perfectly even. It's actually pretty amazing that I got it straight at all! It adds to the handmade feel.

I added colorful buttons to the centers of some of the die-cuts and stickers for an extra pop of color.

I went for more subtle colors in this next layout. I added a filter to my photo to soften the harsh sunlight and it worked nicely with the more subdued colors in this collection.

The little tree stickers were a fun way to extend the bottom border.

And finally, a fun little card that would be great for a birthday or housewarming.

And another banner...this time, I added a button between each pennant to connect them.

Thanks for letting me share my projects with you. Happy creating!

Hello MLS friends. Shemaine here today and I am sharing some projects I created using the Notebook collection.

Exploring the Queen Mary

I used some ink to add a little texture to my layout. I love the cardstock stickers in this collection.

Supplies: Patterned paper with Love and Truly yours. Notebook cardstock stickers.

 

Big fun

I love using punches and twine on my layouts. They add a bit of texture.

Supplies: Always and Forever patterned paper. Notebook cardstock sticker.

Sending you Birthday wishes

I used another one of these fun cardstock stickers to make a sweet card.

A little Something

For this card I went with an elegant feel. I used the back of the With Love paper for the base of my card.

That's all I have for you today. Thank you for stopping by.

Have a creative day.

Hi this is Jenifer here with you today to share the Tuesday Tutorial.  My Technique is to use Quilts and your beautiful My Little Shoebox scraps and create a layout.  I used this quilt as my inspiration.

 I keep all of my My Little Shoebox papers and scraps in their own little area; they are just too precious to part with. 

step 1-Go through all of your scraps and cut out a leaf shape with a bunch of different designs on them. 

step 2- Lay them out in a different ways on the page until you create your desired look, mine ended up being flowers.  Nice and easy.

 

Here is a close up of one of the flowers.  I ended up putting the center on a foam dot on top of some thread to help give it some texture.  I also sent around all of the petals with a fine point pen to make it look like I had sewn them on.

 

I hope you have enjoyed my technique today and I hope it has inspired you to pull out and use up some of those precious scraps of paper.  I would love to see what you come up with, leave a link with your creation and I will check it out.

Until next time,

Jenifer

We're back from CHA and we had a fantastic time showing off our newest release of handbags, ipad cases and more.

It was so great to see many of our customers and have them share in Helen's exciting news. We had many of you model for us so we could share the pictures with our fans.

Here's a look at some of the fun we had.

Here's our Design Team Coordinator, Pattie Beltran modeling our Cloud print weekend bag.

Next we have the always lovely Glitz Girls!

And the girls from Bella Blvd.

Sweet Julia from Therm-o-Web

The girls from Freckled Fawn

And finally the girls from Fiskers

Thanks to all of you sweet ladies for coming by the booth to take photos with us. We always love seeing you at CHA.

We'll have more CHA photos to share later in the week. For more information about our handbags and lifestyle products, please visit our website:

MyLittleShoebox.com

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Hello, MLS friends!  I'm happy to share my latest projects with the "Vintage Shop" collection.

What could be better to welcome a baby girl than a card with flowers, lace, and bling?

Supplies:
MLS "Vintage Shop" paper, stickers; mini alpha stickers
Want2Scrap rhinestone swirl
Tsukineko Ink
Maya Road stick pins
Offray ribbon
Beacon Adhesives
Glue Arts dimensional adhesive

Say "thank you" to all of the wonderful people in your life.

Supplies:
MLS "Vintage Shop" paper, stickers; mini alpha stickers
Want2Scrap rhinestone swirl
Tsukineko Ink
Maya Road stick pins, diecut
Offray ribbon
Beacon Adhesives
Glue Arts dimensional adhesive

I picked up this sweet little wooden tray at a local thrift store and couldn't wait to alter it.  I just love how it has transformed into dimensional wall art.

Supplies:
MLS "Vintage Shop" paper, stickers; mini alpha stickers
Want2Scrap pearl swirls
Tsukineko Ink
Maya Road stick pins
Beacon Adhesives
Glue Arts dimensional adhesive

Thank you for visiting the blog today!  Come by each and every day for more design team inspiration.

Keely Yowler

Hello! Liz here today to share with you a few layouts and a mini album using our Oh, Deer! collection. This collection works great with all of our fall family pictures. It seems like there always has to be one kid in my family who does not cooperate during family pictures. This time it was my youngest son who did not want to take pictures and he wouldn't smile! I finally got a picture of his forced smile. LOL! And finally, the My Little Shoebox team and I were lucky enough to receive mini albums from Punky Sprouts. These albums are so fun and unique, I really enjoyed creating with them. Products used: My Little Shoebox's Oh, Deer! collection; Creekside Trail, A Walk in The Woods, Knock on Wood, Happy Campers, Cardstock Stickers, Woodgrain Muse Alphabet Stickers, Firecracker Muse Alphabet Stickers, Chocolate Cake Mini Alphabet Stickers, 3D Roll-Up Flower and Accent sheet. Thanks for stopping by today!

Hi Jenifer here with you today to share some projects made with the Coming Home collection.  I know I say this with every collection but I absolutely loved this line.  First up I have a card using some of the little flags that are mixed in with the flowers and then I just used some scrap pieces to fill in the gaps.  This is a super easy card that makes a big impression.

For the second card I used the House Stickers as my main focus.  How cute would this card be with some fresh cookies for a new neighbor moving in.

Last but not least I have a fun layout.  I took this picture in Wyoming just before driving into Yellowstone.  I love how the clouds on the paper go with the clouds in the picture.  I added a cute border under the picture using 2 different border punches and then a piece of My Little Shoebox ribbon on the top, add a quick, fun flower and you are done.

Thank you so much for taking the time to look at my projects today, make sure you come back tomorrow for some fun CHA sneaks.

Jenifer

Good Morning MLS fans, 

Today I am here to share with you a couple of projects I have made with the gorgeous Cherry Delight. 

First up is a layout for a fancy new hairdo

I used the cherry blossoms from the cardstock sticker sheet as a border along the bottom of the photos.  I raised up some of the blossoms with foam pads to add a bit of texture.  The scallop circle is a perfect size for a small piece of journaling.

My next project was to get creative with a TUTU mixed media mini album from Punky Sprouts.  This is such a fab wee album which I decided to turn into a notebook for all my creative ideas.

I made each of these pages into little pockets so I had a place to store any tickets or loose bits of papers which I scribble down inspiration on.

On the front of the book I used the Punky Sprouts Lil' Blossoms Lacy doilys as a stencil and I painted it with some gold paint.  When it had dried I used the doily on another part of the album.

Products Used :

MLS : Cherry Delight Charming, Serenade, Bliss, Happy Times, 3D Roll Up Flowers and Accents, Cardstock Stickers, Muse Alphabet Sticker - Firecracker, Mini Alphabet Sticker -Kiss

Punky Sprouts : Tutu Album, Lil' Blossoms Lacy

I am looking forward to filling this up now!

Thanks for stopping by

Beckie :)

Hello MLS fans. Today I want to share some projects using Secret Garden collection. Flowers and butterflies are 2 of my favourites. So I really enjoy working with this collection.

"Secret Garden" Card

Supplies: White Cardstock (Bazzill); MLS (Dorothy, Sweetie, La Petite and Cardstock Sticker); Swarovski Crystals; Foam Strip (Scrapbook Adhesives); Spellbinders Die

I cut a "window" with Spellbinders die and create a frame with MLS paper. I cut the flowers and layered and folded them to create a dimensional look. I added butterflies and also glossy accents to the flower centres.

Here's the closeup of the flowers.

"Love Comes Knocking" Card

Supplies: White Cardstock (Bazzill); MLS (Dorothy, Bonbons, La Petite, Mini Alpha Stickers Chocolate Cake, 3D Roll Up Flower and Accents, Cardstock Sticker, Keepsake Cardstock Sticker); Chipboard Door (Dusty Attic); Doily Die (Cheerylynn); Pins, ribbon flowers, tag (Maya Road); Folkart Extreme Glitter Paint; Corrugated Board; Swarovski Crsytals; Foam Strip (Scrapbook Adhesives)

For this card, I used Dusty Attic chipboard door as the main focus and added MLS papers and stickers. I painted the chipboard door with Folkart Extreme Glitter paint and layered the diecut doily and Maya Road tag. Then I cut out the words, LOVE from MLS paper and adhered to top of tag. I wanted to create a look of wreath handing on the door. 

For the inside of the card, I mat the paper with corrugated board and added the journalling tag in the center for space for greetings. 

"LOVE" Punky Sprouts Album

Supplies: Punky Sprout Tutu Punk Album; Punky Sprouts Lil' Blossoms Lacy and Parchment; MLS (Dorothy, Sweetie, La Petite, Muse Cardstock Alpha Sticker Strawberry Frosting, 3D Roll Up Flower and Accents, Cardstock Sticker, Mini Alpha Stickers Chocolate Cake, Trim Pack Lullaby); MLS Sew Cute (Handmade, Made With Love, Sew Crafty); Chipboard shapes (Dusty Attic); Gauze; Swarovski Crystals; Pearls, Glitter Domes, Beads; Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists; Claudine Hellmuth Multi Medium and Gesso; Distress Inks, Liquid Pearls; Prima Flowers and Stamp; Fabric Leaves, Pins, Kraft Banners (Maya Road); Twines; Unity/MLS Stamps; Folkart and Golden Acrylic Paints; Stazon Ink; Faber Castell Big Brush Pens and Pitt Artist Pens; Silhouette Cameo; Canvas Tag, Manila Tags; Tattered Angel Stencil; Glossy Accents; Rub-ons; Circle Punches

For the last project, I used Punky Sprouts album, Tutu Punk Album. This album is dedicated to my favourite icons, images that I love and used often. I used quite a lot of mixed media mediums and techniques for this album. Here you can also see my favourite color combinations!! Love this album!!

This is a list of my favourite icons/images. 

This page is dedicated to butterflies. I used the doily from Punky Sprouts to fold into half and twist tie it into a butterfly and I added MLS butterfly sticker as the 2nd layer. Here you can see that I added beads to the plain fabric leaves (Maya Road).

Christmas trees are also a favourite. I love trees and I love Christmas.  I folded the cupcake liners from Punky Sprouts and painted them green, add a pin at the top and some pearls on the trees. I combined both Maya Road and MLS banners at the top.

Aren't Russian Dolls cute!!! The ones at the right are digital designs and the one at the left is drawn and painted with acrylic paints.

Dressforms and sewing theme are my all time favourites!!! I used MLS Sew Cute collection for these pages. 

She Art Dolls seems like the "must-have" mixed media icon!! Both stamps are from Unity Stamp Co. I stamped twice on 2 different MLS papers for one doll. The patterns on MLS papers gave a pretty touch to the dress.

Poppies!! I used Unity/Donna Downey stamps for the open poppies. The rest are made by painting over the cupcake liners from Punky Sprouts. I added black beads as the poppies centres. This is my most favourite page as it speaks personally to me. Each stem represent something about my life and what I want to achieve and do.

The last pages on owls are done by layering circles and sketching them into owls. I drawn and painted the brunches too. Meant to do more journalling on this page but decided to just leave it plain. 

I hope you enjoy my projects. Thanks for stopping by.

Hello My Little Shoebox Fans!

Hi everyone! Here is Ro to share with you some Project I did using the amazing Coming Home collection.

The first one is a very special Layout for me and my family!

The inspiration for this layout is actually a tribute to my brother and sister-in-law, who are building a new home, and soon they will be living in their new dream home!
I'm very happy for them, the realization of this dream, so I wanted to put them into this magical and enchanted small house, full of color and joy, wishing the two, along with the little daughter they love, will be very happy in their new home.

And here I have the second Layout, soooo girly for my little sweet niece!

Isn't she cute?

And the last one is a "Welcome Home" Card.

I hope you enjoy my Projects, and I hope I have brought a bit of color and inspiration to your day!

Thanks for stopping by.

 

Hello My Little Shoebox friends. Grace here to share with you some card creations using Notebook line. I love the soft and feminine design of the collection. Here's what I created with them....

I Miss U

Supplies Used:

Cardstock- WorldWin; (50031 With Love, 5033 Truly yours, 50034 Bits and Pieces) Notebook; Stickers- 50036 Notebook; 50104 Blue Hydrangea Muse Alphabet; Twine- Peapod, The Twinery; Flower- Accent Creative Designs; Rhinestone- Doodlebug Design Inc.; Corner rounder- Creative Memories; Adhesives- Glue Dot, Scrapbook Adhesive by 3L

Notes:

I wanted to make this miss you card brighten someone’s day so I added bright, fun colors and accents to this design. 

You Are The Best

Supplies Used:

Cardstock- WorldWin; (50031 With Love, 50032 Always and forever, 50034 Bits and Pieces) Notebook; Stickers- 50036 Notebook; 50154 Red Lipstick Mini Alphabet; Flowers- Accent Creative Design; Twine- Peapod, The Twinery; Rhinestone- Doodlebug Design Inc.; Border punch- Fiskars; Ink- Colorbox, Clearsnap; Adhesives- Glue Dot, Scrapbook Adhesive by 3L

Notes:

Don’t you just love the sticker sheet that comes in the new Notebook line? I wanted to put a focus on the boy sticker and so I made that my main accent in this card. 

Time To Celebrate

Supplies used:

Cardstock- WorldWin; (50031 With Love, 5033 Truly yours, 50034 Bits and Pieces) Notebook; Stickers- 50036 Notebook; 50104 Blue Hydrangea Muse Alphabet; Die cut flowers- 50035 3D roll up flower and accents, Notebook; Twine- Peapod, The Twinery; Rhinestone- Doodlebug Design Inc.; Border punch- Fiskars; Adhesives- Glue Dot, Scrapbook Adhesive by 3L

Notes:

I love handcutting the journaling blocks from the Bits and Pieces paper to create a shaped paper in my cards. In this one, I cut out the swirly paper and adhered the letter stickers on the paper. I added some banner stickers to evoke the celebratory feel of the card. 

Hello

Supplies Used:

Cardstock- WorldWin; (50031 With Love, 5033 Truly yours) Notebook; Stickers- 50036 Notebook; 50104 Blue Hydrangea Muse Alphabet; Twine- Peapod, The Twinery; Rhinestone- Doodlebug Design Inc.; Border punch- Fiskars; Pen- Creative Memories; Adhesives- Glue Dot, Scrapbook Adhesive by 3L

Notes:

A card showing off more of the roses stickers from the Notebook line, this one I added a paper with edges cut into notches to mimic a ribbon.  I added a decorative border on the bottom to break up some of the block design of my card. 

Make A Wish

Supplies Used:

Cardstock- WorldWin; (50031 With Love, 50032 Always and forever) Notebook; Stickers- 50036 Notebook; 50154 Red Lipstick Mini Alphabet; 50104 Blue Hydrangea Muse Alphabet; Twine- Peapod, The Twinery; Rhinestone- Doodlebug Design Inc.; Pen- Creative Memories; Adhesives- Glue Dot, Scrapbook Adhesive by 3L

Notes:

I love the banner stickers and it emphasized the sentiment of the card perfectly. I adhered the journaling block for the sentiment on the card with foam adhesive to make it standout against the busy background. 

Thank you for joining me today as I share with you some "Notebook" creations. Have a happy crafty day!

-Grace

Hello! Today I want to share with you how to make a mini mini album using just one sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 paper. I used the words "mini mini" because these are only 4 x 2 3/4 inches big. They are super easy to make and very cute.

 

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. I decorated mine into a picture book with quotes about home using My Little Shoebox's adorable Coming Home collection. Thanks for stopping by today!

This month I finally got to work with the Oh Deer! line! I admit, though, that I had dipped into it a little bit prior to this because I just couldn't wait. I just love the warm colors and cute images of this line.

I decided to make some masculine projects, or at least more masculine than I normally go.  This first one is of my daughter and her grandfather fishing together. I mostly kept this layout simple, with the lined paper and the honey comb, but the mushroom and acorn stickers keep it fun!

This next one is my dog, when she was a puppy, and today at age 10. I just love how the browns and oranges ground this layout and make it work so nicely with her coloring.

I adore these little mushrooms, so I made them the star of this card by popping a few up on foam tape.

Finally, the stickers and die cut made this card come together super quickly! 

Supplies

Oh Deer! patterned papers, cardstock stickers and die cuts
Mini alpha stickers
Muse Alphabet stickers 

Hi everyone!  Pattie here to share a project that I made using the Vintage Shop collection and Punky Sprouts Playground chipboard. 

I made this fun card holder to display cards as I receive them.  I love how Punky Sprouts products always work so perfectly with My Little Shoebox's paper!

Supplies used: Vintage Shop: Rose Ribbon, Attic Treasures, Heirloom, French Lace, 3D Roll up Flowers and Accents, Muse Cardstock Alphabet Stickers in Newsprint, Kiss Mini Alphabet Stickers, Cardstock Stickers  (get it here)

Punky Sprouts: Playground Chipboard, Funky Punky Fiber Pack in Canvas (get it here)

here is the holder on it's own.  If you haven't picked up some of this Playground chipboard, you will so love it!! It"s corrugated, so you can distress it an get a fun, grungy look.

Here is a Get Well card that I created.  I love these owls!!

I also made these two little tags.

Thank you to Punky Sprouts for the awesome swap!

Hope you were inspired to pick up some paper and create something fun for yourself as well.  Thanks for stopping by!!

 

Hello My Little Shoebox Friends! 

During the hectic month of December I had so much fun "unwinding" with this fun mini album from Punky Sprouts and MLS' Oh, Deer! collection! I find nothing more relaxing than creating a mini album.... every day I do just one page, no hurry, just having fun with this awesome collection!

I made this album about a day out with my friends. Let me show you:

And the inside pages:

And this is the Punky Sprouts album I used: "Soul Sprout"

I really loved this album; no two pages are the same even the texture of a lot of pages is different! And although the Oh, Deer! collection is all about nature and woods and little animals living in those woods it worked perfectly with my city-photos!

MLS supplies: Oh, Deer! collection: Patterned Paper: Creekside Trail (50051), A walk in the Woods (50052), Knock on Wood (50053), Happy Campers (50054); 3D Roll-Up Flower and Accents (50055); Cardstock Stickers (50056); Muse Alphabet Stickers: Woodgrain (50106), Newsprint (50102); Mini Alphabet Stickers: Apple (50156), Cream (50152); Trim Pack: Morning Mist (50057).

Other supplies: Punky Sprouts mini album "Soul Sprout"; Flowers, Words-To-Go, Pen: K&Company; Chipboard Words: Maya Road; Twine: The Twinery; Wood Veneer Shapes: Studio Calico; Pen: Stabilo; Stamping Ink: ColorBox and VersaMagic; Doilies: Royal Lace, Pipoos; Embroidery Thread: misc.

That's it for today! Thank you so much for visiting MLS' blog and hope you enjoyed my album.

{ Monique } 

Hello MLS fans.  Linda here with projects created with ' Coming Home' from My Little Shoebox - a wonderful collection of luscious colors for any season of the year!  This is also the month we are sharing our creations using albums and embellies from Punky Sprouts.  Their albums are fun and so versatile to use!

Snowscape

The first project I want to share is one of the Punky Sprouts albums that I used to create a winter wall hanging.

I first glued the  two pieces of this album together and painted the front white to create the backdrop for my winter scene.  I cut out a shallow shadow box, used papers and stickers from the collection, a bicycle stamp from an earlier collection, and designed a fence from Starbuck stirrers.  A piece of acrylic creates the 'window'.  I used Flower Soft to create the look of snow.  I framed the shadow box with lace and Coming Home papers, and used a Punky Sprouts doily and some  parchment pieces, along with some seam binding to finish the project.

Supplies:  Coming Home papers:  Park Avenue and Urban Green; Cardboard Stickers; 3D Roll-Up Accents, Vintage Photo Distress and Victorian Velvet Distress Ink; seam binding, lace,  MLS Strawberry Frosting Alphabet Stickers;  Clear acrylic

I would also like to share with you two cards I created using the Coming Home collection.

I love pink and brown together, so I used both to create this lacy 'For You' card.  Round cards are fun to do and are fairly easy.  With this card I embossed the pink plaid paper from the collection and mounted it on the brown card.  I added some lace and brown seam binding, together with a doily (foam dotted for dimension), and made a flower from the pink plaid lace from the Lullaby Trim Pack.  I added a Prima jewel spray to the top to add some sparkle to the card.

Supplies:  Brown card stock; MLS Park Avenue paper, Lullaby Trim Pack, white doily, Prima jewel spray, pink pearl brad, and Chocolate Cake mini alphabet stickers.

My second card was just plain fun to do.

  I embossed two strips from the MLS/Unity co-branded stamp of trees with white opaque embossing powder, then added some banners across the center of the card for color.  I inked and foam dotted some trees from the MLS cardboard Sticker set,  then added some twine and some mini letters. 

Supplies:  MLS Coming Home papers: Soaring Above and Park Avenue; Cardboard Stickers, MLS/Unity co-branded stamp, Kiss Mini Alphabet Letters, and Twine from the Twinery.

I loved the opportunity to combine the breezy colors from the MLS Coming Home collection, and want to thank Punky Sprouts for creating such wonderful albums.  Having choices like these makes scrapbooking fun and totally satisfying!  I hope you enjoyed my projects, and wish each of you "happy scrapping"!  Thanks for stopping by!