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Guest Designer - Shelly Haganman

Today we are happy to have Shelly Haganman as a guest designer. I ran across Shelly's blog and loved how she used the new Making Memories' new Noteworthy line on her layout.

Here are some instructions so you can create this great layout for yourself.

• Cut off the top of the Addie Artisan paper.
• Next, adhere to the Delany flower paper, leaving a space between the two papers. This way the top part of the Addie paper goes beyond the 12" x 12" Delany paper.
• Cut a piece from the Delany die-cut Stamp paper and cover the space between the Artisan paper.
• Add pink and white flower brads and cut flowers. Use the positive and negative space to make more flowers on the ends of the hand stitched vines.

• Frame your large photo with more of the die-cut stamp paper. Also use the remnant from the top of the flower vine. This allows you to make the most of your scraps.
• Also frame your smaller photo using the paper from the Spiral Journaling books.
• Journal and embellish the rest as shown.

Thanks Shelly for sharing your talent with all of us.

Same Product Three Designers - Day Three

Our last designer in our three day same product series is Anna from Reykjavik, Iceland. She used the Passport Collection also. However, she did not create a travel layout to show the versatility of the Passport Collection.

 

I just love the look of my little girl's face in this photo and I feel so lucky to be able to call her my girl and that is how I came up with my title - "My Girl."

To create this layout, follow these simple steps.

1. Trim a 4" x 12" strip from the Ledger Teal paper and then cut a decorative edge on one side. After, ink the edges of the paper.
2. Trim a 7" x 8.5" strip from the Stamp Die-Cut paper.
3. Place one journaling tag at an angle under the photo.
4. Attach canvas flowers using decorative brads.
5. Add your title using Chipboard Alpha stickers.
6. Cut (or punch) two butterflies from patterned paper, ink the edges and adhere them using 3D glue. Curl up the edges using your fingers or a pen to give them a bit of "life."

 

Thanks Anna for sharing your work. If you want to be featured as a guest designer, leave a comment with a link to your blog so we can see your work.

Same Product Three Designers - Day Two

Today Emily, from Washington, is going to share her layout using Making Memories Passport Collection.

I absolutely adore the Passport line from Making Memories.  I have frequently lingered near it in the Scrapbooking aisle at the store, but always felt like I couldn't buy it because I don't travel.  After my Aunt returned from Egypt (and I was extremely jealous looking at her photos) I realized, why not tell a story about why I don't travel right now, and if I could, where I would go.  Thus, my "Bucket List" was born.

I love to layer and add texture on my layouts, and I knew I wanted my photos to pop, so I added layers of tags and paper under my photos, creating a nice mat for them.  I placed large pop dots under each photo to make it pop right off the page, and added machine stitching for added visual interest.  I love how the photos are the focal point, and the journaling tells the story from the pull out tag at the bottom.

Instructions:

1, Choose your papers and adhere them to the background using a sewing machine.

2. Mat each photo onto your chosen patterned paper and distress the edges.

3. Adhere the photos to your layout using pop dots, remember to leave some corners of the photos without adhesive. (This will enable your journaling tag to slide in and out easily).

4. Decide on a title for your layout and place it on your page, outline the letters with a black marker.

5. Create your journaling on the journaling tag and slide it underneath the photos where you have left space open.

6. Embellish your page with stickers and flowers. (To create the crumpled flower, choose two or three patterned papers, cut descending sizes of circles and distress and crumple them with your hands.  Place them on top of each other, securing each circle with a glue dot as you go.  Place a flower on top of your circles and add a brad in the center.  Secure entire flower with a pop dot).

7. Finish your page by machine stitching in the upper right-hand corner.

Journaling:

It's SO hard to travel with three kids, so we never go anywhere.  Even going to Grandma's house is a big event.  So I vow: I will fulfill my "Bucket List" (places I want to visit before I kick the bucket).  I will travel the world.  I will see NYC, Australia, Italy, and Paris.  I will be a well-traveled woman and go wherever I fancy.

Thanks Emily for sharing your talent with us.

To learn more about the Passport Collection, visit Making Memories website.

Same Product Three Designers - Day One

We provided three of our blog readers a collection of Making Memories Passport Collection. We asked them to create a project with that collection and share it with the rest of us.

Today Ally from Ontario, Canada is going to share her work.

I don't have very many photos of all of us as a family because typically, I am the one behind the camera, just like a lot of you. I wanted to remember the three of us at this moment this year and to document this point in our journey as a family. Sometimes it is just nice to capture the simple, everyday moments in our life and I think this picture captured that perfectly. I am so thankful that I have these two great guys in my life to take and enjoy the journey with. I am truly blessed!

To create this page, I started by cutting the edge of my kraft cardstock, inked it, and then added some machine stitching. I then cut a strip of Passport embossed paper and adhered it behind the detail edge.

I trimmed and tore pieces of pattered paper to fit one inside the other, inking and distressing the edges. I cut the "damask" patter out of the patterned paper, inked and adhered all the papers and my photo to the page.

   

I stamped my flourish design, laid down some of the label fetti stickers and stuck my title chipboard alphabets down.  I journaled on one of the journaling tags, added another tag below and adhering them both. To finish the page, I added some more label fetti stickers, some canvas flowers and some Kaiser gemstones to create a visual triangle of red highlight elements.

Thanks Ally for sharing your work with the rest of us.

If you want to learn more about Making Memories Passport collection, check out our website. Make sure you post a comment with your blog address so we can see your work also.

VBlogger - Sophia Allison

Today's guest designer, Sophia Allison, joins us from Durban, South Africa. She created a beautiful page that she adhered to acrylic. Sophia used Making Memories Noteworthy collection for this project.

Take a look.

If you would like to be featured as a VBlogger, email your submission to jweston@makingmemories.com

Three Designer Challenge - Shawna

This is the last of the three designer challenges. Today we are excited to feature Shawna. Shawna used Making Memories new Noteworthy collection on her page.

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For my layout I used my favorite way to scrap. Technically the layout is still 8.5" x 11". When I do my "off the page" layouts, I make sure they will still fit in my albums.

 

For this page I cut one of the circle die-cuts and two strips from Making Memories Noteworthy patterned papers. I pieced them together and measured to make sure they were still 8.5" x 11". I added my picture and the Noteworthy trims along the side. After doing this, I added some Noteworthy die-cuts. I using some pop dots to give them a little extra detail. I also added a Noteworthy die-cut behind to show green through the die-cut paper. Last I added the Noteworthy Shimmer alpha sticker for my title.

Thanks Shawna for sharing your talents with us.

Three Designer Challenge - Davinie

Today we are featuring Davinie. She used the same Making Memories Noteworthy products to create her own project.

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I often struggle with wanting to use both the A and B side of a piece of patterned paper.  This was the case with the double-sided striped paper from the Delaney collection.  I wanted to use the stripes as the background, but I also wanted to use a little bit of the pink on the reverse side.  I thought both sides complimented the colors in my photos so well.  What I ended up doing was trimming two 1 inch stripes from the right side of the striped paper.  I then layered the flower die-cut circle and the double-sided ledger circle over the space I trimmed out so that you can’t see the space.  I used those two strips of pink paper on either side of the ledger circle paper, B side. 

Because of the design on my layout, the orange strip covered some of the flower detail on the circle die-cut paper.  To showcase it I simply trimmed the flowers from the paper on the lower right and layered it over the top.  I added some orange glittered die-cut flowers on part of the floral pattern to add more glitter to the layout, which complimented the glittered alphas that I used. In addition I trimmed a tip of a flower on the upper part of the circle, and tucked the orange and pink strip underneath it.

After adhering my photos, trims, title, and cutout work, I finished off the layout with some hand stitching around the strip.  I just love the finished look that hand-stitching gives to a scrapbook layout.

Thanks for taking a peek!  Davinie

Three Designer Challenge - Vanessa

For the next three days we are going to feature the work of three talented designers. Today we are featuring Vanessa. They were given the same product, Making Memories new Noteworthy collection, and asked to create a project.

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I love this new Making Memories Noteworthy collection because it's perfect for a girlie layout! The vibrant colors and bright glitter accents add a touch of whimsy to my layout. I wanted it to be simple but visually appealing, with some added texture and layering. That's why I overlapped the ribbons and some colorful die cut accents on the page. I also printed my photo black and white to make it more eye-catching and this also makes the elements on the page all stand out. This is a beautiful shot of my little cousin and I love how the overall layout is clean and balanced.

   

Steps to create the layout:

1. Use the Noteworthy Delaney Stripe paper as the base for the layout.
2. Adhere a 4x6" photo onto the orange side of the Ledger Circle paper and trim the paper down to approx. 4 1/4 x 12".
3. Hand cut the left and right sides of the paper so that it fits within the Die Cut Circle paper and distress the edges.
4. Adhere Die Cut Circle paper to Delaney Stripe paper, add alpha stickers for title and ribbon (I overlapped two different ribbons for added texture).
5. Cut out the word "{Note} worthy" from one of the patterned papers and adhere to photo with a die cut flower.
6. Embellish with more die cut flowers, a journaling block and photo corner (I used Pop Up Glue Dots to make some of the accents stand out more).
7. Punch a couple of butterflies using your scraps of paper and adhere those to the layout.

Thanks Vanessa for sharing your talents with us.

Guest Designer - Joscelyne Cutchens

Today we are happy to have Joscelyne Cutchens as our guest designer. She joins us from the beautiful island of Honolulu, Hawaii.

This is how she created the page, "I used a ruler and paper piercing tool to pierce every other hole in a tic-tac-toe grid, leaving a space on the bottom-right side where the glitter chipboard bracket would create the line.   Since I had this picture of me with a black and white polka dot shirt, I chose two black and white polka dot paper flowers (5^th avenue blossoms and buttons) to create a visual triangle, with my picture being the third side.  I stitched the buttons with embroidery floss onto the flowers and used glue dots to adhere them to the page and then sewed the grid on to the paper with pink embroidery floss."

I used my computer to create my journaling. The font I used was “1942 Report.” I wanted the other pictures on the layout to be cohesive and not battle for attention, so I converted the three supporting pictures to black and white and printed them to fit the grid.  For the small pictures I printed them at 1” x 2” and trimmed them to look like Polaroid’s."

Make sure to check out Joscelyne's blog for more sample ideas.

Baby Layout by Trish Turay

Check out this cute layout by Trish Turay. We thought this was a create way to use Making Memories' die-cut paper in a baby theme layout.

Make sure to check our blog next week as we celebrate the arrival of a brand new baby book by Making Memories.

Guest Designer Emeline

We are excited to have Emeline as today's guest designer. Emeline comes to us all the way from Singapore.

She used Making Memories new 5th Avenue papers along with the Funky Vintage and Noteworthy papers.  She loves the versatility so much that even the packaging isn't spared. She used the blue-black packaging that came with the 5th Avenue die-cut stickers and mounted the pictures on the page. Then she added dimension and depth by layering various flowers together. When mix something old and something new, you end up with something new again.

Thanks for sharing your layout Emeline.

Guest Designer Ali Russell

Today's design challenge comes to us from Australia. Everyone say hi to Ali Russell. Her challenge incorporates something old with something new.

I totally LOVE the new Making Memories' paper lines and matching embellishments. I'm always excited to see what they will come up with next. For today's challenge I want you to use the new papers and embellishments that you are excited about along with your favorite "older" products. Instead of just staying within one product line, mix and match them together.

Both of these pages are a combination of Boho Chic, Noteworthy, and 5th Avenue.

What I love about Making Memories' products is that you can mix and match some of the ranges to create beautiful scrapbook pages and projects. I particularly love the trims that go with each range. Try using some trims and add some hand stitching, it will finish off your page beautifully.

Ali Russell

Guest Designer Nichol Magouirk

Today we are pleased to have Nichol Magouirk as our guest designer.

One of my favorite things about Making Memories products is how well product from several collections can work together. For this layout I used Funky Vintage Patterned Papers and embellishments but threw in some Fresh Anthology and Noteworthy products along with other Making Memories letter stickers and rub-ons. Don't be afraid to leave a little "white space" on a layout. To balance out the photo and journaling heavy right side of the layout, I kept the embellishments to a minimum on the left side and used the space in between two large chipboard brackets for prominent journaling.

 

Instructions:

For the left side of the layout.

1.Trim a 2" x 12" strip from the lime green patterned paper and set aside.

2. Trim a 1" x 12" strip from yellow patterned paper.

3. Adhere yellow strip and lime green paper to Berry Floral paper as shown. Machine stitch along paper's edges.

4. Print title on white cardstock and adhere under transparency tag.

5. Layer title with a defined sticker, rub-on scroll and button in the top left corner of layout.

6. Adhere Fresh Anthology chipboard brackets in the center of the lime green patterned paper.

7. Use chipboard alphas, letter stickers and rub-ons for journaling.

For the right side of layout.

1. Take the  2" x 12" strip from the lime green patterned paper and adhere along the left side of one sheet of Berry Floral patterned paper.

2. Trim a 10" x 10" square from the brown mini dot patterned paper. Trim 2 - 1" x 10" strips from the yellow patterned paper.

3. Adhere the yellow strips underneath the edge of the brown mini dot paper as shown and adhere the whole thing to the background. Machine stitch along the top and bottom borders.

4. Layer ribbons from Fresh Anthology and Funky Vintage Trim cards along the left edge of the brown mini dot paper as shown. Stitch buttons over all ribbons.

5. Paint chipboard scroll with Chartreuse Funky Vintage paint, let dry completely.

6. Adhere photos as shown. Use rub-ons to add date to border of large photo. Adhere Fresh Anthology photo corner stickers to the two bottom corners.

7. Print journaling on

5th Avenue

spiral journaling page. Adhere to layout.

8. Adhere brown velvet initial sticker to the yellow flocked sticker. Wrap string around large circle tag rim. Place flocked sticker inside rim to create a custom tag.

9. Adhere painted chipboard scroll and tag accent to layout as shown.

Thanks Nichol for sharing your work.

Guest Designer Pip Prosser

Today we have have Pip Prosser as our guest designer. She created a beautiful layout that we are excited to share.

Here are the instructions so you can create this page for yourself.

1. Cut out the middle of the Garden Party scallop circle paper.

2. Position your photos onto your black cardstock background. I popped my 6 “ x 8” feature photo on the left side and then grouped my smaller photos across the bottom right side of the layout.

3. Overlay the green scallop and cut off any excess photo pop the cute little spot paper under the cluster of photos on the right side adhere.

4. Use two different sized circle punches to punch various circles out of different paper.

5. Cluster the circles on your layout and glue down.

6. Make five starbursts from some blue cardstock and stick down amongst the cluster of circles. Glue a chipboard button in the middle of each starburst.

7. Apply some honeydew and daiquiri paints with a cotton swab to make fun little paint dots amongst all of the circles. Outline with a white pen when dry.

8. Apply some honeydew and daiquiri paints with a cotton swab to make fun little paint dots amongst all of the circles. Outline with a white pen when dry.

Thanks Pip for sharing your talent with us.

Guest Designer Stephanie Pouliot

Today we are lucky to have Stephanie Pouliot as MM’s guest designer.

True friendship between two people is a wonderful thing.  It is something to cherish, respect and admire.  No person, in this lifetime should be without that special someone whom they can think of as their best friend.  To have that friendship 4 times over however, is truly a blessing.  Through the laughter and the tears, the five of us are together to offer support, lend a hand and cheer each other on though our life's journey.  Unconditional and without judgment, the 5 of us share a bond that runs deep into the core of our souls.  For this friendship, and these ladies, I am so thankful.

Here are some instructions so you can create this page for the friends you are most thankful for.

1. Select a mix of 4 different pattern papers from either the same line or mix and match.
2. Cut photo to seize. Adhere to chipboard. Set aside.
3. Trim papers to size the following sizes:
   1. Edge Blue, Noteworthy: cut down to 7.25”
   2. Lined, Funky Vintage:  9” x 5”
   3. Flocked, Funky Vintage - Lizzie: 5.5” x 5”
   4. Sparkle dot, Garden Party: 8.25” x 1”
4. Sand edges of photos and pattern paper except Edge Blue.
5. Use Stamping Up tab punch and punch along cut side of the Edge Blue paper.
6. Select coordinating trims and ribbons. Cut to desired length.
7. Attach papers and ribbons to cardstock.
8. Attach clip, ribbon, etc. to photo.
9. Adhere to layout your photo.
10. Apply “scroll” rub-on.
11. Add title.
12. Add bling strips to edges of the photo.
13. Using your 6” Making Memories acrylic ruler and paper piercer punch hole into pattern paper.
14. Add brads and staples.

Thanks Stephanie for sharing this with us.

Guest Designer Cathy Pascual

Today we are lucky to have Cathy Pascaul as our guest designers. Cathy is using the Noteworthy program for her project.

I mounted my photo on a piece of patterned paper. I scalloped one side (free-hand with scissors) and punched holes. I added a photo corner on the top right corner before adding the photo.

I slipped a Noteworthy journaling page underneath the photo mat. Along the bottom of the photo I added three trims using staples and glue dots to adhere. On top of the photo I used two brackets to frame the photo and added alpha stickers to spell out my title. For the smaller words I made my own little stickers by writing the words out then snipping each letter.

For the circle stickers in the corner I hand-stitched on top of two of them and stapled one of them. I wrote journaling around the circle stickers and the journaling page. Finally I used a distressing tool to rough up the edges of the background paper.

Thanks Cathy!

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Guest Designer Emily Anderson

Today we are pleased to have Emily Anderson as our guest designer.

She used product from MM's Garden Party collection.

One of Emily's favorite techniques is painting around the page. She used MM's lagoon paint to do this.

Thanks Emily!

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Guest Designer Vicki Boutin

This month we are featuring guest designers on our blog. Today's post comes from Vicki Boutin who created a challenge using MM's Noteworthy program.

The Noteworthy line is simply gorgeous and I knew it would be a perfect choice for this picture of my daughter and her favorite dolly.  I am all about adding lots of dimension to my pages and I did that on this page by layering the ribbon and glitter die-cuts and adding foam adhesive squares to pop up the elements. 

To make the layered papers stand out, I lightly sanded the edges and distressed the photo mat.  I used the foil hearts and stars and the buttons add an additional layer of interest.  Also note that I used a digital frame create by Rhonna Farrer on the photo.  To finish off the page I used Ranger's Glossy accents, a dimensional adhesive to create the "water droplets."

If you want to be featured on our blog, make sure to leave a comment with your blog address so we can see your work.