My Little Shoebox

Card gift set with Notebook

This month I was working with the Notebook line. I made this fun little card gift set to give to one of my daughter's teachers. I used the journaling cards cut from the Bits and Pieces paper as a starting point for the cards, then matted them, stamped and embellished.

For the envelope holder, I used my Cricut and cut a tag envelope from the tags, bags, boxes and more cartridge. 

Some foam tape adds dimension without bulk, so the cards still fit inside the envelope.

The coordinating die cuts and stickers made these cards come together super quick!

 

Supplies

My Little Shoebox Notebook - Bits and Pieces 12x12 paper, Cardstock stickers and Die cuts

My Little Shoebox Kiss and Sky 12x12 paper

Joy's Life stamps

Clearsnap ink

Bazzill white cardstock

foam tape

Cricut with Tags Bags Boxes and more cartridge

Mixing It Up with Oh Deer!

Hello, MLS friends! It's Robyn with you today to share my projects with the Oh Deer! collection.

Each year, we spend Thanksgiving at a cabin on the lake, and I always take some photos of the girls. It's interesting to see how they change from year to year. I love this photo I snapped of my youngest daughter, and it worked perfectly with the papers.

I mixed a lot of different edges on this layout, including the die-cut border strip and the woodgrain tag sticker. I also used an edge punch with pink cardstock to add another detail to the page.

A couple of strands of twine, looped loosely through the tag, created yet another shape. I used a tiny glue dot behind each loop to hold them in place.

For my next project, I decided to alter a journal I purchased from the clearance bin at Staples a while back. It had a really bright green cover, which was easy enough to cover up with the Oh Deer! papers and stickers.

I used washi to cover the binding and finished it with a paper clip and seam binding trim.

Oh, and that polka dot scalloped circle in the background? It's one of the roll-up flowers from the die-cut sheet. (You don't ALWAYS have to roll them up!)

Hope you're having a fabulous fall!

Some Notebook Inspiration for You!

Hello My Little Shoebox Fans! 

I'm so happy to see you back today as I would love to share what I've created with the fabulous "Notebook" collection. 

First of all I've made a layout about my 13 yr old son's birthday. 

For this page I used my craft knife to carefully cut out the middle of the "With Love" sheet (not because I don't like it, but because it was just not appropriate for the layout I had in mind :) ). 

MLS supplies: Patterned Paper: Chocolate & Chiffon (11899), With Love (50031), Always and Forever (50032), Truly Yours (50033), Bits and Pieces (50034); 3D Roll-Up Flower and Accents (50035), Cardstock Sticker (50036); Muse Cardstock Alphabet Sticker Firecracker (50101) and Newsprint (50102). Other supplies: Twine (misc.); Kraft Cardstock (American Crafts); Color Mist (Mister Huey's) and Pen (Zig Writer). 

My second layout is about my 16 year old daughter who has a tremendous crush on the boy band "One Direction". On this photo she's showing a necklace she just purchased with the text "Marry Me Harry", who is one of the 5 boys of 1D. 

MLS supplies: Patterned Paper: Chocolate & Chiffon (11899), With Love (50031), Always and Forever (50032), Truly Yours (50033), Bits and Pieces (50034); 3D Roll-Up Flower and Accents (50035), Cardstock Sticker (50036); Mini Alphabet Stickers: Peppermint Stick(08431). Other supplies: Bling swirl: Prima Marketing; Kraft Cardstock: American Crafts; Feather: misc.

Next I have two cards to show you: 

A "get well" card:

MLS supplies: Patterned Paper: Kiss & Sky (11819), Always and Forever (50032), Truly Yours (50033), Bits and Pieces (50034); 3D Roll-Up Flower and Accents (50035); Cardstock Sticker (50036), Muse Cardtock Alphabet Sticker Strawberry Frosting (50103). Other: Doily (misc.)

And a card for "all occasions": 

MLS Supplies: Patterned Paper: With Love (50031), Bits and Pieces (50034), Linen & Carnation (11859), Razzleberry & Chiffon (11839); 3D Roll-Up Flower and Accents (50035); Cardstock Sticker (50036); Mini Alphabet Stickers: Peppermint Stick(08431). Other supplies: doily, bookpage (misc).

That's it for today! Have a wonderful, creative day!

{ Monique }

Happy Times with Deer and Mushrooms!

Hello MLS friends!  Linda here with some cards and an album using the cute and colorful Oh Deer collection from My Little Shoebox.  The wonderful autumn  colors were delightful for scrapping the woodsy deer, trees and mushrooms - a great background for my granddaughters' pictures!

The first project I want to share with you was created with a Punky Sprouts album - absolutely perfect for this collection.

The front page was created using the co-branded stamp from MLS and Unity Stamps.  I used a coating of gel gloss medium with a top coating of irridescent medium on one of the MLS papers.  (My thanks to Pattie for her original idea!) 

Here I used sume punched flower petals (misted) and some white doilies from Punky Sprouts.

The front and back of this canvas page from Punky Sprouts has the co-branded mushroom stamps, most of which I colored with markers.

I loved working with this album and its variety of pages!   I inked all of the edges and some of the papers. 

Supplies:  MLS papers - Creekside Trail, A Walk in the Woods, Knock on Wood, Happy Campters, 3D Roll-Up Flower and Accents, Cardboard Stickers; Morning Mist Trim Pack; Chocolate Cake Mini Alphabet Letters; Punky Sprouts Album and papers; Co-Branded stamps from MLS and Unity; Tattered Angels Mist; several laces and ribbons.

I would also like to share with you two cards I made using the Oh Deer collection. 

My first "mushy" card was distressed using MLS papers and the co-branded MLS and Unity stamps.  I colored the mushrooms with ink markers, and tied it with red ribbon to add a bold splash of color.

Supplies:  MLS papers - Knock on Wood; Co-Branded stamps, Vintage Photo Distress ink; red ribbon; colored markers.

For this simple card I used the darling pink deer and one of the trees as my focal points, both of which were foam dotted for emphasis.  A journaling card became the background for the little deer, and some antique lace and twine added some detail.

Supplies:  MLS papers - Creekwside Trail, Happy Campers, 3D Roll-Up Accents,  Kiss Cardstock, Cardboard Stickers; Twine from the Twinery.

I had fun creating these three projects with this sweet collection.  I hope you found some inspiration today.  Look for the MLS collections at your local scrapbook stores and create your own wonderful projects!  Thanks for joining us today!

 

Tuesday Tutorial - Christmas Angel

Good morning, I am squeezing in a little more Christmas magic for todays tutorial.  These little angels are fun to make and can be made to stand on a side or hung on the tree.

First of all find a small circular shape to draw around on some pattern paper.  I used an old feeding bowl!  Choose the paper you would like to be the 'dress' and draw around on the reverse side before cutting it out.  I have used Notebook - With Love paper.

Next cut the circle in half.  I did this by folding it in half and cutting down the score line.

Ink the round edge with white pigment ink and heat emboss with gold powder.  Next take one half and wrap around to make a cone shape.

Take some of the gingham ribbon and sew a gathering stitch to create a circle, I have used the Coming Home Trims.

Secure this over the neck of the cone.

I then cut out some butterfly wings using the Xcut Decorative Die - Butterflies in the Vintage Shop - French Lace and ink the edges as before.  You can use any type of butterfly die or you could freehand cut your own.

I then sandwiched them together as shown below so they were stiffer.   You then need to punch out two circles and add them either side of the atenna, don't forget to add the thread for hanging!  Don't worry if any bits over hang as these can be trimmed off.

Glue this to the back of one of the cones tucking the tip of the cone on the inside of the two circles.  Roll up some of the Notebook - With Love paper to create some little arms and add to the cone.

Add a Christmas greeting and some Vintage Shop 3D roll up flowers along the bottom of the greeting.  Punch out some small holly leaves in the Cricket and Lagoon paper and fold in half before adding to the base of the angel.  Embellish with some red adhesive stones.

So there is the little Christmas Angel for you.  

I hope you have fun making your own.

Enjoy your day

Beckie :)

Christmas Cheer with Cherry Delight!

Hi everyone.  Pattie here with some cards that I created using the super sweet Cherry Delight paper line.  Cherry Delight is a fun line with shades of red, green, pink, wait a minute- sounds like I can create some Christmas cards.  I love it when I can use product in a different way!  So this month, 3 of my 5 cards are Christmas inspired.

Here  is my first card that I created:

On this first card, I punched out three circles to create this tree.  I just folded the circle in half, then half again, stacked them and glued them together.  Quick, fun, lots of dimension, but still easy to send in the mail. Sounds like a win-win :)

Supplies used: Cherry Delight: Bliss, Happy Times, Morning Mist trim, Chocolate & Chiffon Double sided Cardstock Paper

In this second card, I used the now retired My Little Shoebox/ Unity Stamp Co. co-branded snowflake stamp set to create a fun winter card.

Supplies used: Cherry Delight: Charming, Serenade, Happy Times

And my last holiday card is just a simple wish of Joy to all during this holiday season.

Supplies used: Cherry Delight: Charming, Happy Times, 3D Roll up Flowers & Accents, Firecracker Muse Cardstock Alphabet Sticker

This card is just a nice little Hi card.  It's always nice this time of year to send a little note to those we love and may not be able to see very often, just to let them know that you are thinking of them.

Supplies used: Cherry Delight: Bliss, Cardstock Stickers, Firecracker Muse Cardstock Alphabet Stickers, Chocolate & Chiffon Double Sided Cardstock Paper

And lastly, I made a Thank You card.  I never seem to have enough of these, especially this time of the year!

Supplies Used: Cherry Delight: Serenade, Charming, Happy Times, Cardstock Stickers, Kiss Mini Alphabet Sticker, Raspberry & Aqua Double Sided Cardstock Paper.

 

Hope you enjoyed these cards and get inspired to look at your product in a different way!  Happy scrapping!

Coming Home Feeling Festive and Cozy

Hello MLS fans, today I am here to share with you some cards I have made using the Coming Home collection.

These adorable papers with little houses, trees and fluffy white clouds will inspire you to get creative .....  

Products Used :

MLS Coming Home : Town Square, Soaring, Urban Green, 3D Flowers and Accents, Cardstock Stickers, Muse Alphabet Honey Dew

Other : Blue Ribbon

With Christmas just a few weeks away my mind is filled with all things festive so I started to see the little trees in a different 'light'.

I cut out a few of the trees and then coloured over the branches with a silver pen.  I then carried on to the leaves and created swirls and dots with the silver pen.  I placed them on to the card turning them into baubles.

Products Used :

MLS Coming Home : Park Avenue, Soaring, Urban Green, 3D Flowers and Accents, Cardstock Stickers, Muse Alphabet Honey Dew

Other : Papermania Home For Christmas Stamps, Twinery Twine, Kuretake Gothic Punch

For this Christmas card I used some white sparkly embossing powder to create some snow on the roofs and trees.

Products Used :

MLS Coming Home : Park Avenue, Urban Green, 3D Flowers and Accents, Cardstock Stickers, Muse Alphabet Honey Dew, Mini Alphabet STicker Blue Jean

Other : Papermania Snowflake Embossing folder, Kuretake Holly Punch

A little 'Just For You' card

These papers have beautiful soft pastel colours which allow you to create girlie cards and how gorgeous is that gingham trim ... *swoon*.  I also used one of the Want 2 Scrap products I was sent for last months swap, the zig zag bling ... elegant and simple.

Products Used :

MLS Coming Home : Twon Squsre Park Avenue, Soaring, Urban Green, 3D Flowers and Accents, Cardstock Stickers, Muse Alphabet Honey Dew, Trim Pack

Other : Kuretake Holly Punch, Martha Stewart Punch, Want to Scrap Bling, Xcut Nesting Heart

I  hope you have a lovely day, what ever you are doing

Thanks for stopping by

Beckie :)

Sweet Creations with Cherry Delight

Hello, MLS friends!  I'm happy to share my latest projects with "Cherry Delight".  This lovely collection is filled with sweet little girls, blooming flowers, and lots of pink.

Don't you just love this sweet, cheerful collection?  It is one of my favorites. 

Thanks so much for visiting the blog today.  Stop by each day for more design team inspiration.

Card Inspiration with Notebook

Hello, Liz here today to share with you several cards I made using the Notebook collection.

I have been waiting to use the Notebook collection since it was released for summer CHA. I finally got the chance with my assignments this month and it did not disappoint. Check out how cute these papers are.

I made a unique background by layering it with a die cut which I cut from grey paper.

Products used: Notebook Truly Yours, Cardstock Stickers, Fog.

For this card I rolled several of the 3D Roll Up flowers and cut my card into a tag shape.

Products used: Notebook Always and Forever, Truly Yours, 3D Roll Up Flower and Accents, Morning Mist Trim.

                                       

When using a plain color on cards, its always a good idea to emboss the paper for added texture and interest.

Products used: Notebook Truly Yours, Cardstock Stickers, 3D Roll Up Flowers and Accents, Keepsake's Razzleberry.

Products Used: Notebook Truly Yours, Bits and Pieces, Cardstock Stickers, 3D Roll Up Flower and Accents.

I cut the large flower and vine from my die cut machine added a little bling.

Products used: Notebook Always and Forever, Truly Yours, Keepsake's Cherry.

Fall Mini and some Oh Deer Cards

Hi Jenifer here with you today to share some fun cute projects with you using the Oh Deer collection.  First up is this fun Fall Mini.

front and back covers

pages 1-3

pages 4-6

I used every single piece of paper and scraps in this mini, one fun thing I did was use copper embossing powder around all the edges so it looks like it is soddered together.

Next up are a couple cards I made using the rest of my papers and cardstock stickers.

How cute is this little deer?  I could use them on everything.

This one is a super quick card to just let someone know you are thinking of them.

I hope you have enjoyed my projects today, make sure you come back tomorrow for even more inspiration.