MME | Distressed Scrapper

Birthday Banner

15 Feb 2011 2 Comments

by dlwidder in Cards and Projects Tags: banner, birthday, flowers, girl, MME, My Mind’s Eye, project, punchboard letters

Scrap Whispers is having a blog hop today with a banner challenge and tutorial by Nilsa. This is the banner I made for my daughter’s birthday on Friday. I also entered this banner in a challenge on Sketches4all. Sorry the photos are so blurry…poor lighting in my living room/dining room doorway. I really should have taken the photos before hanging the banner! Here’s my entry:

Here’s a close-up:

Materials:

red and white heart shaped doilies
My Mind’s Eye Wild Asparagus Birthday Girl cardstock
American Crafts cardstock (not visible)
Heidi Grace punchboard letters
Prima flowers
Making Memories brads
Folk Art Acrylic paint

Adhesives:

Helmar 450 quick dry
Scotch Quick Dry adhesive

I’ll try to remember to make a tutorial post another day that shows how the individual pieces were mounted to the lace/ribbon so they hang straight and are removable.

If you’d like to read the tutorial or enter the challenge, CLICK HERE.

Cupcake Card

12 Feb 2011 4 Comments

by dlwidder in Cards and Projects Tags: 3-D, birthday, button, card, cards, dimensional elements, layering, MME, My Mind’s Eye, Valentine’s

The Paper Variety is having a great challenge this week (ends noon eastern on Tues, Feb. 15, 2011). All you need to do to enter is create a card, layout or project that uses paper and features a cupcake! 😀 Here’s my entry:

Materials:

MME Wild Asparagus Birthday Girl cardstock
American Crafts white and pink cardstock
Webster’s Pages Lullaby Lane In Due Time cardstock
Bo Bunny red button
<dmc red embroidery floss
cut up bits of solid scrap paper for the sprinkles
Distress Ink in Worn Lipstick

Adhesives:

Helmar 450 Quick Dry Liquid Adhesive
Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro Perma Tac adhesive
American Crafts This to That foam dots
Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive

I’m not sure if you can tell from the photo, but the icing part of the cupcake is dimensional. I cut out the same hand drawn shape 4 times and cut out a notch for the button (cherry) in the second layer, the first rounded mound on the third layer and the fourth layer just has the bottom ridge of icing. TFL!

If you’d like to enter this challenge too, CLICK HERE.

Family

30 Jan 2011 4 Comments

by dlwidder in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: 12×12, glitter, kids, layout, MME, multi-photo, patterned paper, single page

As you can by the photos, I can never get a good photo the first try. It usually takes 10 tries just to get one shot where all the kids are smiling or at least not blinking, but I figured it makes a funny multi-photo layout. 😀

For this lo I used MME Union Square Favorite papers and diecut.

This lo was created for sketch challenge #68 on Let’s Capture these Sketches. I turned the sketch sideways so I could use horizontal photos instead of vertical ones. I’m also submitting this lo to Sketches in Thyme for their lo challenge (use any sketch) and Two Peas in a Bucket for the CHA challenge #1. TFL!

If you would like to take a look at the sketch or enter a challenge at Let’s Capture These Sketches, CLICK HERE.

If you would like to enter the challenge at Sketches in Thyme, CLICK HERE.

Best Buddies Layout

20 Jan 2011 Comments Off on Best Buddies Layout

by dlwidder in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: 12×12, brads, brothers, diecut, edge punch, glitter, ink, layout, MME, My Mind’s Eye, ribbon, single photo, stitching, trim

For this lo, I used MME’s Lost and Found Collection. This time, I used the Portobello Road range. The base paper is Cowboy from the “Boy” set, and I also used Flannel from the “Buddies” set. I used a couple small pieces off of the “Boy” Glittered Diecut paper to accent as well. The trim, brads, tag and dimensional stickers are all MME. I used a touch of Tattered Angels glimmer glaze, Shimmerz spritz and Color Box ink. Handstitched w/white thread for contrast. I used the sketch by Anam Stubbington provided on MME’s blog for their challenge #19. To take a look or enter, CLICK HERE.