Making Memories

Summer Color Inspiration

Can you believe that it is already Summer!  Today we wanted to share some amazing inspiration to help get your creative juices going and give you some inspiration on how to use some of that product that has been sitting in your closet/shelves for decades. [we all probably have more than we want to admit... but this is beside the point]

First, how many of you use pinterest for inspiration?  I sure hope that was a consistent "YES", because for us creative people this is pretty close to heaven when it comes to inspiration. There are so many inspiring summer pallets out there, but we chose to go with the bright playful one of course!  It is Friday afterall.

 

Kitchen inspiration

source: http://www.designsponge.com/2010/06/simply-color.html

The "oh so famous" painted wood spoons, tutorial link below

make your own: http://www.littlebitfunky.com/2012/03/painting-wooden-spoons.html

Gorgeous flowers... what is summer without flowers

source: http://angelahardison.blogspot.com/2012/05/write-her-name-in-sky.html?showComment=1336522226527#c2596042637927051005

And of course party inspiration! This balloon wall is to die for.

Ok... see what I mean by being inspired!  Now pick a pallet, dig into all your old goodies and see what you can find to create a bright summer inspired page! Happy Crafting!

Guest Designer: Tammy Prawitt

We are dying over this adorable tutu created by Tammy using Fancy Nancy product!  It is adorable to say the least and wouldn't this be perfect for your daughters next birthday? Check out her shop taddletell.com!

Supplies

Fancy Nancy Butterfly Ribbon Cuffs

Fancy Nancy Butterfly Wand

Fancy Nancy Hair Kit

Fancy Nancy Tutu [created by taddletell]

So CUTE!  

Modern Millinery Projects - All Pink

The two projects we want to show you today would be perfect for a baby shower and decor for her room after.  We have a cute card that you could customize to your needs and an adorable frame!

Card

Supplies

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

Modern Millinery Die-Cuts

Modern Millinery Pink/Black Cabochons

Modern Millinery Pink/Purple Trims

1. Cut A6 card size, 4.5" x 6.25" [or desired card size]

2. Add trim to card

3. Embellish with die-cuts and cabochons

 

Frame

Supplies

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

Modern Millinery Die-Cuts

Modern Millinery Teal/Green Trims

Frame of your choice

1. Pick a frame to cover, we chose a cute artisan shaped frame

2. Cover frame in double sided paper

3. Embellish with gem trim and die-cut sentiment

4. Add the perfect photo!

 

Wouldn't this be adorable for a baby shower?  I can picture cute treat bags, cupcake toppers and more!  

 

Slice Elite Banner Project - Dilly Dally Design Card

We love handmade banners, whether it is for a birthday or a wedding, they are the perfect way to create a personalized touch!  Today we are showing you an adorable banner project made with the Slice Design Card Dilly Dally.  This card has so many great spring shapes and in addtion some wonderful banner options.

Supply List

Slice Elite Digital Design Cutter

Slice Design Card Dilly Dally

Paper Reverie 12" x 12" Double Sided Paper Ledger Bird

Paper Reverie 12" x 12" Double Sided Paper Leopard

Vintage Findings 12" x 12" Double Sided Paper Green Floral

Green Ribbon

Brass Mini Brads

 

1. Pick your paper that matches your project, also what you want your banner to say.

2. With your Slice Elite, put in the Dilly Dally Design Card and cut the amount of banners you need for your saying.  [We cut the 4 inch]

3. With Slice Elite, cut the letters needed for your banner saying. [We cut 3 inch]

4. Attach the banner backer with the mini brad

5. Add the letters

6. String on ribbon

 

Dilly Dally Design Card Shapes

 

Guest Designer: Lowri McNabb

Hi Everyone – Lowri McNabb from PaperVine here and I am thrilled to be sharing these projects on the Making Memories blog today.

From Christmas Day to Valentine’s Day

We all have scraps of paper and embellishments left over from our Christmas projects, so I thought I would use some of the fabulous red and cream colored leftovers I had from the Twinkle Collection to create a couple of simple Valentines Favors.

I made these candy holders using some of the Words paper and then added some plain red organza ribbon along with the gorgeous spotted red and cream ribbon from the Trims and Brads embellishment pack. 

One of the flowers from the Twinkle Baubles embellishment pack completes the simple but elegant decoration. These would be great as a little gift for a teacher, filled with some lovely pink candy hearts.

These flowers are a great way to decorate gifts and packages too.  I used a rosette die to create the flower and one of the Twinkle Baubles in the centre. The over-size rhinestones in this pack are fabulous!

Get Ahead for Next Year!

Instead of packing away all the other Christmas leftovers, I decided to get the jump on next year and create a quick December Daily album.

Using all the scraps of paper, stickers, journal pages and embellishments I was quickly able to put together this book. I used plain white cardstock as the base and punched holes in each page so I could use book rings for binding, therefore make it easy to add to next year.

I often find myself with tiny stickers left over on a sheet – and they are perfect for adding splashes of color to white-based pages. These stickers are so much fun and the  baubles add some great dimension to the cover.

I used the left over pages from the journaling book as inserts into the album. They will be great for writing all my Christmas lists next year! 

The wonderful combination of fresh red and green colors in this collection makes for a really clean look on the white background - perfect for the Summer Christmas time here in New Zealand.

I hope this has given you a few ideas on how you can use up those Christmas bits and pieces you have left over. I would love for you to follow my blog at PaperVine or just drop in and say Hi :-) 

 

Trick Or Treat Bag

This Halloween, how about sending your kids out trick-or-treating in style?  These personalized candy bags are a great alternative to the pillowcases and plastic bags your kids usually use to tote around their treats.  This simple project is made even easier when you use the Making Memories’ Slice cordless digital design cutter.

 

1. Glue a strip of patterned paper to the front of the bag.  If you want to get really creative, you can create a fringe from solid cardstock. 

2. Using the alphabet on the Spellbound design card for the Slice, cut out your child's name for the front of the bag.

3. Embellish the rest of your bag with embellishment, or use the Slice to cut out some Halloween die-cuts. 

The possibilities are endless, so employ your creativity and have fun!

Guest Designer Megan Aaron

We are so happy to have Megan Aaron as Making Memories' guest designer!

Megan created this adorable gift box and card - perfect for this spooky season. She explains how she created this project.

I created this spooky gift set using the Making Memories' Toil and Trouble collection. My daughter's birthday is right near Halloween, so I am always looking for fun party favors and little treats. The favor box is just plain black cardstock, so, it is easy to duplicate. Then I dressed it up with some Toil and Trouble papers, a little tag and a bow on top. The bow is 1 inch wide strips of paper rolled into sort of cones, to make the petals with the ends of each petal stapled. Then glue dots hold the first layer and second layer (3/4 inch strips) petals to each other. The second layer is attached with foam tape for dimension. Finally, a simple loop finishes off the top.

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?

Guest Designer Jessica Barnett

Today Jessica Barnett is Making Memories' guest designer.

Check out these great projects from Jessica.

The card:
Made with a base that had a cut out in the center, I thought it would be a great way to show of that cute little metal accent.  I kept the card pretty simple but I love the way it turned out!  The black paper I used on all my projects isn't a Halloween paper, but I think it looks great.

 
The layout:
 Those glittery foam accents are so cute that I wanted to really feature them.  I thought that with their wings and the way they look like they're flying away that putting them on the page in a grou like they are would be cute.  I also love the word stickers.  I use those a lot on all of my projects and even though I didn't fill this layout with journaling those stickers are perfect for adding in with written words.

The Banner:
I had so much fun making this project!  There are holiday banners all over the internet and especially pinterest and I really wanted one for myself.  I used a die to cut the banner shapes and all the papers and filled it in with accents by Making Memories.  The bats that I cut out of an old book page were made by tracing one of the Making Memories clear bat shapes onto the paper.  I use those for patterns all the time and they're great!

 

Thanks Jessica for sharing!

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...