Making Memories

Guest Designer Tina Walker

Today we have Tina Walker as Making Memories' guest designer.

Agreat way to use up all the scraps of your patterned paper is to layer thin strips of several coordinating papers under your photo and on the edges of your background paper.  This technique works well when your background paper is a solid, coordinating color.  It is a fun way to add a little color without overwhelming the page.  I used several papers from the Noel collection (both patterned paper and background paper) to make this layout.

To add more subtle texture to your background, you can make your own paint mist by mixing acrylic paint and water in a spray bottle and spraying it over a stencil.  To add more dimension to the background, I took the cap of a bottle (that just happened to be the same size as my stencil circles) and added random areas of paint to the sprayed circles.

To add an old, vintage feel to your layout, layering random pieces of fabric and stitching them in place adds texture.  I also like to leave the ends of the sewing thread on my page (instead of trimming close to the sewing) for added texture dimension.

 

 

Another easy way to use up your patterned paper scraps is to use both the positive and negative of your favorite punch. To create a simple, fast layout, follow these quick steps:

1. Add random paint splatters to background paper.
2. Punch out several shapes, line them up in a row next to your photo and stitch them down.
3. Add several pieces of paper behind photo and adhere to page.
4. Add a couple of the negatives from the punched shapes and ‘hide’ them behind a scrap piece of patterned paper at the bottom of the page.  Stitch them in place.
5. Staple several strands of bakers twine across page.
6. Add title and you are done.

 

Excited News from Making Memories

Making Memories is excited to announce our merger with ANW/Crestwood, Inc., the parent company of The Paper Company, Creativity Works, and TPC Studios. As a result, Making Memories will continue to leverage its brand by maintaining all creative, marketing, and product development functions.  
 
This merger will allow Making Memories to refocus its energies on creating products in the scrapbooking, paper crafting, embellishment and creative tools business as well as its ongoing creative technology business under its Slice Brand in the papercrafting and fabric industries.
 
ANW/Crestwood president Mark Caliguire stated, “We will make sure that the creative energy and talent contained in the Making Memories team will be supported by the resources of ANW/Crestwood, but they will also have the independence to grow and develop product categories and brands. We believe it is critical that our companies can draw on the team where needed, but also have the freedom to go in complementary directions.”
 
Looking ahead, you can expect to see trend-forward products to be released at CHA. Making Memories is teaming up with various artists in addition to releasing a signature line that crosses categories into several crafting areas from mixed media, fashion accessories, scarpbooking, papercrafting, and more.

 

Guest Designer Kimberly Seldomridge

Today Making Memories’ guest designer Kimberly Seldomridge created a project that you can create for your home this holiday season.

I was so honored to do this project for Making Memories. I have been a huge fan for a long time. I needed a new wreath for the front door and thought this was the perfect project to do. I had the wreath form and some fabulous scraps from a few different lines. I used Making Memories’ Classic Holiday, Fa La La and Noel collections on this wreath. I love how the different lines work together.

I wrapped a straw wreath (with the wrapper left on) with a jute ribbon and pushed in the sparkly tree brads, it was easy to press them into the straw. The letters and paper I used to make the banner are from the Classic Holiday page kit. I used the paper and stickers from this kit to make the pinwheel flowers as well. The metal sign from the Noel line finished it off. I love the colors and how simple it is. You could use those scraps you have left over that you never know whether to keep or throw away...here's an idea!

 

Guest Designer Linda AuClair

Hi. I'm Linda AuClair. I am so honored to have been asked to contribute to the Making Memories blog.  Autumn is my favorite season, and here in New Hampshire, we enjoy it to the fullest.  We have so much to be thankful for, living in such a lovely region.  I created this scrapbook page that is full of the colors and textures of fall using a variety of recent and "vintage" Making Memories products.  I layered a variety of Vintage Findings goodies to create the two collages on the page, accenting the die cut leaves and pumpkins with some pearlized ink.   Thank you, Making Memories, for continuing to produce high-quality, scrapper-friendly products all of these years!