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SUMMER FUN

We really enjoy eating at Making Memories (who doesn’t right), so we had a fun little summer picnic out in the sun.  We had the usual hamburger, chips, pop combo so the food was delicious! These pictures were actually taken just before the 4^th of July.  Jodi made a sparkler volcano for everyone to enjoy for our entertainment!  I guess it was really just an excuse to keep the party going so we didn’t have to go back to our desks and work. However, we did finally run out of sparklers so the party did have to end.  What a great way to spend a lunch hour.

Sneak Peak - part I

It's back by popular demand.  On July 20th we will all be in Chicago to show our latest products to your favorite retailers who will in turn have them stocked in their stores.  Come back to visit our blog every Friday for sneak peaks.  Here's your first big of eye candy!

 

See you back on July 13th for more. 

 

Tag Rim Challenge

Hi everyone! My name is Laura Vegas and I'm from Manteca, California. I'm beyond excited to have the opportunity to step in as a quest designer, and to bring you this weeks challenge. One of my all time favorite products from Making Memories is their metal rimmed tags. I have tons of them and use them all the time in my projects. So when they came out with their new Tag Maker, I knew I had to have it. I love to use the metal rims just as they are on my projects. They add such a fun dimensional look, and also give you a spot to "ground" your other embellishments.

Here's a layout I did for this challenge. I wanted to do a 4th of July layout since it's actually not a holiday I tend to scrapbook most years. I recently found the new Making Memories travel collection, and knew the pattern papers would be perfect for these pictures.

Here's how I created this layout:

1. Create background of layout using brown pattern paper.
2. Cut a large piece of the red pattern paper and a smaller piece of the blue pattern paper. Then adhere both to a sheet of white cardstock, leaving a thin border all the way around. Round the bottom corners.
3. Adhere a scalloped strip of cardstock across where the red and blue pattern paper meet. A piece of ribbon would also be perfect here.
4. Flatten various sizes of round metal rims in your tag maker and then adhere across your white border, mixing in a metal signage for your title. I ran the metal rims through my Zyron which made them easy to adhere to my page.
5. Paint chipboard stars and chipboard photo corners using navy scrapbook colors paint. Adhere stars across border, "grounding" them on the tags.
6. I also cut a small square metal rim in half and adhered on top of my chipboard photo corners.
7. Adhere photos and journaling strips.

I also wanted to share a quick card I made using my scraps from this layout. This is one of my favorite things to do after completing a layout. I already have scraps of paper out and coordinating embellishments. So why not create a card or two to have on hand for easy giving. For this card I just pulled out a chipboard gameboard tag and a rub-on phrase. Everything else I already had out. I even painted a few extra stars while my brush was loaded up! And while this card would be perfect for the 4th of July holiday, it would also be great for a birthday card or a celebratory card.

So my challenge to you this week is to grab some metal rims and use them in a fun way on your layout. And if you're up to it, take the extra challenge and create a card using your scraps! Make sure to share your creation by uploading it to the Making Memories idea gallery. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Laura Vegas

Happy Day

Happy 4th of July.  Enjoy the fireworks, BBQ's and summer sun!

What's Shipping in July?

Embellishment Center

Introducing the epicenter of creativity.  Yes, we’re referring to our Embellishment Center - a large wall hanging storage unity for all your crafting supplies.  This beautiful piece of finished furniture includes:  multiple shelves for storage jars or tins and a dowel for ribbon organization.  Look for the Embellishment Center in a local retailer in your area this month.

Designer Challenges

Every Thursday we post a designer challenge for you.  These challenges are designed to help you learn new tips, try new things, share tricks from our experts, and help to keep you motivated to continue doing what you love - scrapbook!  We know that we aren't the only ones with great ideas for challenges, so we wanted to open it up to you.  If you have a great idea and would like to be featured for a Thursday challenge on our blog, feel free to email us at blog@makingmemories.com.  Send us a low res image of your project and a brief explanation about your tip or trick that you would like to share with others.  We can't wait to see what you come up with.