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Modern Millinery Project Inspiration

Today I want to share with you a beautiful Modern Millinery project that we created for the show. This program is so fun to craft with and the ideas/uses are endless!  I'm going to show you a goregous layout featuring the new "textile papers" from Modern Millinery.  These are sooooooo fun to use.

Layout

Supplies needed

12" x 12" Modern Millinery French Lace Paper

12" x 12" Modern Millinery Newsprint Dot Double-Sided Paper

12" x 12" Modern Millinery Statement Floral Double-Sided Paper

12" x 12" Modern Millinery Brocade Double-Sided Paper

12" x 12" Modern Millinery Floral Stripe Double-Sided Paper

Modern Millinery Teal/Purple Cabochons

Modern Millinery Die-Cuts

1. Use Making Memories new fabric paper "french lace" as the base of your layout.  These papers are goregous and add so much texture and design to the layout!  

2. Create a photo frame with some of the modern millinery double-sided papers to really make your photo "pop" on the page.

3. Make a mini pennant banner with some of the modern millinery double-sided papers for a fun "hand-made" embellishment.  

4. Add die-cuts and cabochons to finish off the layout!

 

Modern Millinery will be in stores in May - until then try some of these tips for your other layouts!

Vintage Groove III by Jill Schwartz

Vintage Groove III is amazing - full of color and big bold pieces that you are going to love! Have you ever thought about using jewelry for home decor projects?  Mixed media and handmade home decor is so HOT right now, you have to try this out!  Look at all of these fun projects created with Vintage Groove III - jewelry and home decor.

First Day of CHA Winter 2012

Can you believe that the first day of the show has already come and gone?  Making Memories had a great first day and we would love to show you our booth!  We think it looks fantastic!

Modern Millinery

Sarah Jane

Vintage Groove 

The booth is beautiful and everything looks perfect!  Look for full product line reviews and some demos coming up this week!  And if you are at the show, come see everything in person! booth#2847

Using Negative Space by Keisha

How about trying this little twist when using Making Memories' Slice cordless digital design cutter. Keisha has created a gorgeous project using the "negative space" after cutting a shape from the Paper Reverie design card. 

Home decor project: mat the negative cut leaf, place paper reverie pattern paper behind it. Also add a word cut-out and some gold sequins!

There possibilities are endless, explore your creativity using both the cut shape and negative space from the shape!

Guest Designer Shelley May

Shelley May here on the Making Memories blog - honored to be featured in December!!! I have been a fan of Making Memories products since I first started scrapbooking back in 2005. I love the coordinating items that come out with every line and this newest Christmas line from Making Memories called TWINKLE is no disappointment! Each package of embellishments has so many little bits and pieces to choose from - you really are getting a great deal of product for your dollar. 
 

When I was approached for a feature, I wanted to take a thrifty approach for my project, as this holiday season is going to be a very creative one for my family. We are down to one income and looking for every way possible we can be thrifty, creative, and maybe even recycle as much as possible! With all of the food containers I toss into the recycle bin each week - I got an idea... what if I use some of them for packaging for little homemade goodies at Christmastime? Sweets, cookies, all different little bits of goodness? So I began setting the recyclables aside... in my studio! I had a nice little stockpile and decided to use this for this project! For this project I used a Laughing Cow Cheese container, a frosting container, and a paper bag that our apples came in (hello cute little new and upcycled gift bag!!!)

I then got to work with my Twinkle line of Making Memories products. These items went together so quickly and simply. I made all three items in under an hour! First up is the Laughing Cow container - turned into an ornament! I covered the top and bottom with paper, inked the edges, used ribbon for the loop, and used embellishments to - well - embellish. And of course, used pop dots for dimension. I love dimension on all my projects! And are you kidding me with this cuteness? I just love it if I do say so myself!

 

Next, is just a frosting container. I simply wrapped it with paper, then another layer, some ribbon, "pop-dotted" (yes, I made a verb out of pop-dot) a sentiment embellishment sticker, covered the lid with paper, and added some buttons, and it's ready to be filled with cookies or candies and given to a special someone, because as it says, It's better to give than to receive!

Last, is my easy as Apple Pie Gift bag - made from an Apple Bag! Yep - that's right! The bag my apples came in.. I loved! I kept it, added a square of paper, some ribbon, a sentiment sticker, and some die cut embellishments, "pop-dotted", and a tag, "To: Mommy, From: Santa", and it's done! YES! You can do it too... it's THAT easy!

I hope you are finding many ways to recycle and be creative this holiday season! I encourage you to look around and pay attention to all the things you throw away or recycle. Chances are you have projects waiting to happen right in your recycle bin and garbage cans! Follow me on my journey while I do the same this holiday season! We will be crafting and making most of our gifts this year. Follow me at ScrappingGoodness.

 

Guest Designer Michelle La Grue

Today we are excited to have Michelle La Grue as Making Memories’ guest designer. Michelle created TWO holiday projects that you will love. Both of these project use Making Memories' new Twinkle collection.

These Christmas Lanterns were created using 3oz Dixie cups!

1. De-constructed a cup to make a paper template of the sides.
2. Trace the template on the 12x12 paper and you can easily get 5 in a row down one side. 
3. Cut each of these out and using a wet glue, I applied the patterned paper to the sides of the cups and tucked the edges under the lip of the cup.
4. Use a variety of border punches,  to create a punched edge and glue them to the rounded lip of the cup.
5. To fit the small led lights, mark a small dot on the bottom of each cup with a pencil, and then using a hole punch. I punched a small hole on the bottom of the cup.
6. Embellish the lanterns with embellishments.

This star garland will take pride of place on my door this year.  I cut a circle template using a cardboard box that some scrapbooking papers arrived in, and I used some batting (padding) to wrap around the cardboard to provide a nice base for the garland.  The circle was then wrapped in red satin ribbon, to give it a bit of a luxurious texture and look.

I used my star shaped Nestabilities to cut 4 different size stars.  Each star was scored lightly from tip to base and then folded into the 3D star shape.  I adhered them to the circle garland with my glue gun and topped some of them with some lovely festive red matt gems.  A bow was all that was needed to finish the project.

 

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!

 

Throw a Halloween Party

Halloween is quickly approaching, so here is an idea for throwing a great spooky party.

Making party decor for your Halloween party can be easy.

To create these napkin rings start by cutting a 2 1/2" to 3" by 5" strip of patterned paper. You can vary this depending on how big your napkin is. Fold the napkin neatly and adhere the strip of paper around it. Adhere the paper with clear tape or glue. Use a dimensional adhesive to attach some embellishments. 

For this treat box, wrap some embellishment paper around the box and adhere it to the back of the box with clear tape or a glue stick. Create a tag and add an embellishment on the top.  

To create this menu card our designer used Exmouth and American Typewriter fonts. She printed her spooky menu on cardstock and attached some embellishmemt paper. Then add some ribbon and a label for that extra little touch.

Every Halloween party needs spooky treats. What fun treats have you made to make your party fun?

More Halloween Decor by Keisha Campbell

Too many fun ideas.....

--------------------------------------------------*---Too many fun ideas-I can't seem to stop! I bought this black wreath last year for an idea I thought would work-it didn't!! Now that I am on this accordion flower kick, this year I had an idea-that worked. I used all Making Memories papers for the wreath & garland-most of  the papers are from Toil & Trouble line. I just love decorating for holidays-I even have 8 more accordion flowers on my studio room floor I have to figure out what to do with. I might need a bigger house! Enjoy...

 

Halloween Decorations

Today Keisha Campbell shares some homemade Halloween decor. You will love how her style take Halloween decor to an entirely different level.

------------------------------------------*Over the weekend I made these boxes & the witch hat, using Making Memories papers & stickers...and my Slice to cut the masks! I love Wendy Addison & Nicol Sayre's work so much, and they were in my head as I did these.