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New for Slice

Do you want to see what's coming for the Slice? Go to whyslice.com for a sneak peak.

For Just 15 Minutes of your Time

Making Memories has a new survey up that we would love for you to respond to. Of course we will reward you for your help. We will be picking THREE lucky winners to receive Making Memories' Desktop Carousel. The winners will be chosen on Monday, July 20th.

Take the survey here.

Sneak Peak - Week One

The Craft and Hobby Show in Orlando, Florida starts on July 28th. That's only 19 days away! Each Friday leading up to the show I am going to give you a sneak peak into what will be coming soon. This is the first sneak peak.

Enjoy!

 

Scrapbooking Tip from Hillary

Today, Hillary is going to share her scrapbooking tip with us, along with two layouts.

I love buttons. Try adding them in unexpected places on your layouts to add a little dimension. Also, try to keep it simple. This will give your layouts more impact and showcase your photos better. Having too much going on is distracting.

Use brads as bullet points for journaling. Also, ribbon is always a great embellishment for a layout. On this layout I used ribbon as a ruffle.

Great News

Something VERY exciting is coming. What could it be?

 

Layout by Wendy Bretz

Wendy Bretz created this layout using the Slice Cordless Digital Designer and the Just Chillin' Design Card. The Just Chillin' Design Card make it easy for Wendy to create a title for her layout and and create her own embellishments.

June Survey Winner

Congratulations to Tara Piper. She was chosen as the winner for Making Memories' June Survey. Tara will be receiving Making Memories' Great Escape Collection.

If you haven't already taken the July survey, make sure you do. A new winner will be picked at the end of this month.

Sailboat

Are you having a baby? Do you know someone who is? Are you having a birthday party of a BBQ? This is the perfect party favor to go along with any of these occasions.

Making Memories designer, Suzonne, created this beautiful sailboat for a baby shower using Making Memories Vintage Findings and Paperie collections. 

Suzonne used this guide to create the sailboat or follow this video. The only thing to note is that she had to resize the paper.  Instead of 8 1/2 x 11, she used 5 x 7 1/2.She then made her own sail and cut a slit in it for the pole using a craft knife.  She trimmed a wooden skewer, stuck the pointed end through the top of the boat, slid the sail on, and then wrapped the baby ticket around the top of the skewer (adhering it with a quick setting glue). 

Here is another thought. Use this sailboat as a cake topper. If you use it as a party favor, fill the boat with treats (like jelly beans) to weigh it down.

Independence Day

Happy July 4th!

 

Scrapbooking Tip from Cindy

Today Cindy wanted to share her scrapbooking tip with you.

I love pop dots. I love the way that a little dimension can add so much to your page. They add subtle shadows and you can layer things better as well as slide ribbons underneath and around.

Don’t be afraid to freehand draw something. I laid out the title word on my page and penciled out an arrow around it. It doesn’t have to be perfect and it adds a little bit of your own style to the layout.

Also, don’t be afraid to have white space. White space is the blank area between type, pictures and graphic regions. If you use it properly, it will draw the eye to the areas you most want people to look at.