More Cards - 30 Days, 30 Cards!

I'm back on this lovely Monday with more cards and sketches from the 30 Days, 30 Cards MemoryWorks Event!!

Day 8: Hosted by Christine

Sketch from Retro Sketches

This one actually to me awhile to really come up with a good concept. The sketch seemed easy enough, but I was just not getting inspired by my products. Than I received the November 2012 MemoryWorks Express Kit and inspiration hit!

Supplies: MW November Express Kit (Lily Bee Design, My Mind's Eye); My Mind's Eye - Stamp; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Mowed Lawn.

Day 9: Hosted by Kim

I love the Echo Park This & That Christmas line. I'm sure I have mentioned that. I just really am in love with the traditional holiday colors paired with brown and cream and the images are just so sweet!

Supplies: Echo Park - This & That Christmas (6x6 Paper Pad; Stickers); Twine

Day 10: hosted by Rosann
I had the pleasure of having lunch with Rosann when I was visiting NYC this past summer! Make sure you check out her blog for more inspiration.

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I love the simplicity of this sketch. Yesterday was a Holiday Openhouse at my local scrapbook store. Of course I attended. And bought this adorable Sizzix embossing folder with snowmen! how cute! The cool thing about this embossing die, it came with 3 other embossing folders and a Christmas Tree die cut!

Supplies: MW November Express Kit; Petaloo Flower; Studio Calico: Mister Huey Mist - Society; Sizzix: Snowman Set; stickles: Crystal

Day 11: Hosted by Rosann

Source - Unknown

Again, with this card I was inspired by the MemoryWorks Express Kit for November.

Supplies: MW Express Kit - November 2012; Lily Bee Design: Christmas Cheer Index Cards; BasicGrey - Aspen Frost (Metal Flair); Echo Park: This & That Christmas (6x6 Paper pad); Unity Stamp Co / Simple Stories - Merry & Bright stamp

Hope this gave you a little more inspiration today!! It's never too early to start making holiday cards! Join in the fun on the MemoryWorks Blog!! Stop by today, as I'm hosting day 12!!

Happy Monday and Card making!

30 Days 30 Cards - MemoryWorks Event

I'm back with more card inspiration! Today I'll share 4 more cards and come back tomorrow for even more!! I'm hosting day 12 of the event on the MemoryWorks Blog tomorrow. Don't forget to join in and link up your card(s) to the MW Blog!! There is a prize package from Home Office to be had!!

Day 4 - Hosted by Janey

Sketch from Pagemaps.com

Here is my take on the sketch. I designed the tree and cut it out with my silhouette machine. I used some Pink Paislee paper to get the resist affect.

Supplies: My Mind's Eye: All is Bright (Paper, brads & chipboard); Silhouette Machine (tree).

Day 5: Hosted by Janey

Sketch from Pagemaps.com

Here is my take on this sketch. I love aqua and red together!

Supplies: BasicGrey: Aspen Frost (6x6 Paper Pad, Stickers); Buttons; Unity Stamp Co. "Joy" Stamp

Day 6: Hosted by Lynn 
My scrapbook soul sister, check out her blog for some great takes on this and other cards!

Sketch from Operation Write Home.

Here is my take on this sketch!

Supplies: My Mind's Eye - All is Bright (12 x 12 Theme Set, Chipboard); Twine; Stamp

Day 7: hosted by Jody
Stop by Jody's blog for more inspiration!!

 

This sketch is from Sketch Support.

I really like this sketch. I think there is a lot that can be done with it. Check out the link above for more great sketches as well. This is my take on the sketch. I love how this card turned out. I think the title says it all - Whimsical!

Supplies: Carta Bella - Merry & Bright (6x6 Paper Pad, Chipboard); Washi Tape, Unity Stamp Co Stamp: Peace Love Joy

Come back tomorrow for more cards and sketches! Also, don't forget to play along! MemoryWorks Home office is sending out a prize package to ONE Lucky winner who enters their card (just link it up) on the MemoryWorks blog!!! This challenge is open to everyone. Join in at any time and you can submit to days that have already passed!

Happy Sunday! Go Vikings!

MemoryWorks - 30 Days, 30 Cards Event

During the month of November, the MemoryWorks TeamWorks team is hosting a 30 Days, 30 Cards event! This will be a great way to get those personalized Holiday cards done this season before December hits!

What is going on?

• Each day for the entire month a TeamWorks member will post a blog with a Sketch and a Sample card. 
• Join in the festivities, by posting your card based of the sketch (on your own blog or photo site) and link it up on the MemoryWorks blog (at the top). 
• The more days you participate in the better your odds are to WIN a prize package from the MemoryWorks home office!! Yes, a PRIZE!! 
• You have until November 30th to submit your cards (you can back pedal if you missed days). 
• If you are a MemoryWorks consultant, you can also check out the challenge on the MW Studio! 
• EVERYONE is welcomed to participate on the MemoryWorks Blog!

Here are a few examples of what I've created so far this month.

Day 1 - Hosted by Christine

 Sketch from Retro Sketches Blog

Supplies Used: BasicGrey - Aspen Frost (6x6 Paper pad), Unity Stamp (Peace, Love, Joy), Petaloo Flower

Day 2 - hosted by Kim

 Supplies: Simple Stories - Homemade Holiday, Washi tape.

Day 3 - Hosted by Caroline

source: Pagemaps.com

Supplies: Echo Park - This & That Christmas (6x6 Paper pad, Stickers) Hearts (Silhouette Design by me)

I must say, I ADORE the Echo Park This & That Christmas line. I wasn't sure about it and I got it in person and loved it! All the lines I worked with in the above cards could also work really well together! 

Are you joining in the challenge? What are your favorite holiday lines?

Fall Blog Hop with the MemoryWorks Team

Hello!! Hope you are finding some great inspiration from the MemoryWorks TeamWorks team on this blog hop! I'm loving all the NEW products MemoryWorks is carrying in this catalog! One of my favorite lines is the Lily Bee Designs - Persnickety. If this line looks cute online, you should see it in person! I love the paper designs and all the matching elements!

I recently got engaged (3 weeks ago) and I created this layout to document the moment (sorry no pictures at this time). Matt & I have been together 9 years (to the date) before we got engaged. These papers are perfect for this layout. They are sweet, soft and also a little bright and fun!

Products: Lily Bee Design - Persnickety (Theme Set, Cardstock Stickers, Index Cards); Baker's Twine; Studio Calico: Wood Snowflakes - Wonderland; Random letter stickers.

Thanks for stopping by!! Your next stop is...

JANEY'S BLOG

Don't forget to leave comments on each of our blogs to up your chances to win a prize package from the MemoryWorks Home Office!!

Have an awesome day!

Lacey

Weekend Creations and Product Love

I posted for the MemoryWorks blog yesterday!! But thought I would share my layout here as well. School started on Thursday for me. Back in full swing! And to give tribute to that I created a layout using some NEW MemoryWorks products and some pictures from school last spring!

Products used: My Mind's Eye (Honey Theme Set, Washi Tape - Honey, All is Bright), Studio Calico (Wood Camera), Chipboard Stickers, Technique Tuesday (Love Stamp); American Crafts Cardstock.

I thought I'd also highlight some of my favorite products so far that MemoryWorks is carrying. If you see something you like, contact me to place an order.

WASHI - Bella Blvd has a nice basic selection (you can also find Washi by My Mind's Eye, Teresa Collins and Studio Calico in the shopping area). I LOVE this pink chevron style below!

FLAIR: BasicGrey - Aspen Frost Flair: Who doesn't like a little flair? It seems to be all the rage lately in the scrapbook industry!

Paper - There are many collections i'm GAGA for! And this one by Studio Calico (Yearbook) is high on the list. It is a more sophisticated school line that I can use to highlight my year of classes.

Another line I'm super excited to get my hands on is the Simple Stories: SN@P Collection. This is beyond my favorite release from Summer CHA 2012. It should be available for purchase in October.

Wood - I just ADORE wood elements! So far there is a good mix from Studio Calico in the shopping area. Including these adorable wood trees!

Alright there you have it. Some of my favorite products right now and a layout! Have a FANTASTIC Monday!

Father's Day

Yes I know, we are in back-to-school. But I thought I would share a project I made for my dad for Father's day this year. My mom gave me a bunch of pictures of my grandma (who passed away when I was in college). I scanned them in and got them printed (I didn't want to use the originals).

I used a Simple Stories Mix & Match Album (now called SN@P albums). And the Simple Stories Generation Collection Set.

I put this album together in a slide show as there are MANY pages. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy!

Have a Great Thursday!! We are getting closer to the 3 day weekend!

Fall Recipe Book

Recently I put together a Recipe book using the NEW Simple Stories - Harvest Lane paper line and homemade faux paper bags. I found the tutorial on Pinterest and adapted the tutorial to fit my style and the album.

I will show you how to do this another day, but today I'm going to share with Recipe Book i created.

Cover

Page 1

page 2 - 3

Page 4 - 5

page 6 - 7

page 8

Top View

This was a fun album to create. I even made some custom recipe cards in Adobe Illustrator / In Design to add to my album. This would make a great gift or a recipe book on the go. The size is 4x6.

Have a Great Wednesday!

A Peek of ME

I have been working on an album about me and my life. I'm using the Echo Park - Everyday Eclectic paper set; plus a whole bunch of other products I have in my stash that it coordinates. I'm using a Simple Stories - Mix & Match Album (soon to be SNAP albums being released this fall in many colors!!)

Cover

Page 1 (6x8)

page 2

The Simple Stories album has a mix of pages. They are all sized at 6x8, but some are split up into smaller sections.

Page 3 - 3x4 layouts

Page 4

Page 5 - 4x6 page Protector

page 6 - school

page 7 - school

page 8 - Coffee Break!

page 9 - coffee

I'm obviously still working on this album. I have been using instagram pictures, which I got printed. There are various places to print your instagram photos, check out this site for ideas. I used Persnickety Prints to print mine.

During this process I also purchased a vintage typewriter. I got it on Ebay for a great price and it just needs a cleaning. I love using it on my layouts and pages. TO me it adds some character.

I'll continue to update with more posts of this album as I complete them! Check back for more layouts and scrapbook projects!

Happy MONDAY!