My Little Shoebox

Layout inspiration with Destination

Hello MLS fans! It's already Thursday and wow has this week flown by. Maybe it was because of Valentine's Day or because we've had such a crafty week here on the blog. Well today we have more inspiration from our design team and it's designer Ilene Tell who's showing us something crafty.

 

 

Mr Driver by Ilene Tell



Supplies:
Paper, stickers, die-cuts: My Little Shoebox Destination Line
Letter Stickers: My Little Shoebox
Liquid Enamel: Inkssentials
Glossy Accents: Ranger Industries
Color Spray: Tattered Angels

Ilene'sTip: When I found out that we could choose whatever line we wanted to use to complete our projects for February, I knew it was going to be "Destination". This is my all-time favorite boy line. I love the colors, the images, and everything about it, especially for boy layouts and cards. This is my son, playing Driver. To create the "inkblot" effect, pour some glimmer mist into a small container and then pour a little puddle onto the layout. While it's still in puddle form, simply hit it with your finger to make it splatter all over. Super easy!

 

Thanks for today's creative inspiration Ilene!

Have a creative day fans!

Destination with Erin

Hello MLS fans! Today we are sharing some Destination inspiration from designer Erin Yamabe. We love the colors in our Destination collection and today Erin is showing you how this collection doesn't have to be used just for your travel photos.

ROAR! Layout

 

Supplies:

My Little Shoebox - Destination

11564 Happy Hour

11565 Souvenir

11567 Postcard

11568 Trip of a Lifetime

11561 3D Roll Up Flower

08430 Razzleberry Mini Alphabet Stickers

Spica Pen - Silver grey

Basic Grey - Buttons

Michaels - Hemp floss

Martha Stewart - double lace border punch

Therm O Web - sticky tape runner, zot dots medium and small

This line may have been designed for travel, which I love...but with a new baby boy in our extended family, I love using it for him!

Clifton Banner!

Supplies:

My Little Shoebox - Destination

11562 Miss U Already

11563 Sit Back and Relax

11565 Souvenir

11567 Postcard

11568 Trip of a Lifetime

11561 3D Roll Up Flower

11569 Cardstock Stickers

10116 Walnut Glitter Alphabet Stickers

Punky Sprouts - Sprocket Sprout Album

Therm O Web - sticky tape runner, zot dots, foam squares

Tattered Angels - Dragonfly Glimmer Mist

Michaels - hemp floss

Spica pen - silver grey

Basic Grey - buttons

 

Isn't that little guy is the cutest! Have you created something with your Destination collection that's not travel related? Share it with us on our Facebook wall!

Have a creative day!

 

Watch me Grow

Hello MLS fans. We hope you had a great weekend. Ours has been a busy one. It's exactly 3 weeks til the Winter Trade show and we know that you're getting excited to see our new collections. We're just as excited to share them so keep an eye out for some sneak peek images this week here on the blog.

Today Pattie is sharing a fun project she created with you.

Growth Chart

Growth Chart:

Destinations :

Miss U Already

Sit Back and Relax

Happy hour

Souvenir

Postcard

3-D roll up flower die cuts

Cardstock stickers

Gumball Mini Alphabets

These pins Pattie has added make it easy to move the names along the chart.

This is a great idea and would be fun to create for your little ones. I know it seems like only yesterday my son was 5 and now he's 14 and passed my 5'7 self right by. It's funny how when they're taller than you it's a little harder to scold them looking up.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Destinations with Nicole Wragge

Hello My Little Shoebox fans! Today designer Nicole Wragge is sharing some fantastic layouts and cards she created using our Destination collection.

STORYTIME LAYOUT:

Nicole's notes: This layout was 100% inspired by the picture. Our family loves to read and the idea of making a mini-3D book using foam board and the bright papers and cardstock stickers just made my heart happy! I made sure to create a bookmark made of ribbon because we wouldn't want to loose our place in the story! I used a few of the role-up flowers along with the flag banners for the leaves to add additional dimension to the layout. The journalling was done using the a few of the icons which were popped using Therm-o-web's 3D Zots and of course the Mini Alphas and Glitter Alphas. I love this layout on the TRIP OF A LIFETIME Circle Scallop paper!!! 

WELCOME HOME CARD: 

Nicole's Notes: For this card I used the HAPPY HOUR paper as the backdrop, then trimmed the bar-code strip off and used the "B" side grey stripe to anchor the top/bottom of the card. The journaling tag found on the POSTCARD paper helped tie in the grey and the turquoise in the HAPPY HOUR paper. I used the LOLLIPOP MINI ALPHAS and the LADYBUG SPRINKLE ALPHAS for the sentiment. The two flowers on the die-cut sheet were secured with Therm-o-web 3D Zots and added a pretty touch to the card.

SWEET ADDISON LAYOUT:

Nicole's Notes: For this layout I wanted to highlight the bright-happy red and pink combination of this line. The HAPPY HOUR and SIT BACK AND RELAX papers are so pretty when they are layered together and then there is a pop of the fun turquoise color! I hand-cut the journalling tag off the POSTCARD paper and then layered it with the photo and the "B" side of the HAPPY HOUR paper. I added a few of the flowers from the die-cut sheet and then added a homemade role up flower using the "B" side of the SOUVENIR paper. Making the title was the fun part... I like to stretch myself sometimes and I was trying to come up with a way to use all the fun icons on the JOURNEY and POSTCARD papers. 

A = made from the triangle flag on the die-cut sheet

d = flipped the "parking" sign to make a lower-case "d"

I = turned the "do not enter" sign to make the "I" 

S = fussy cut out 2 of the "U-turn" red arrows and then turned them over to use the "B" side and connected the arrows to make an "S"

O = fussy cut out the "60 mph" sign and then layered it with white cardstock to create a white border

N = fussy cut the letter "N" off of the "ONE WAY" sign on the POSTCARD paper

THIS GIRL LOVES SUNGLASSES LAYOUT:

Nicole's Notes: Let me start by saying this photo makes me laugh hysterically! I know you don't know my oldest whom I call our Desert Darling, however she is so the opposite of what this picture shows. She is kind, she is friendly, she ALWAYS has a smile on her face... never a growly-bad-to-the-bone look. To say the least when it came time to edit pictures I knew I had to scrap this one!!! I used the "B" side of the JOURNEY paper as my backdrop and then layered a newly-punched "B" side of the HAPPY HOUR strip of paper to the right of the layout. I really liked the look of the turquoise die-cut Rollie flower undone so that was added in the upper right corner. I used the punch out clouds - My Little Shoebox is known for their clouds and personally I can't get enough of them - to round out that same corner. I layered the picture on white cardstock {TIP: if I don't have white cardstock handy, I go to my scrap pile and reach for the My Little Shoebox Circle Scallops since their "B" sides are white} and then again on the "B" side of the SOUVENIR paper. The SPARKLE GLITTER ALPHAS and MINI ALPHAS make up the title along with a hand-cut heart out of the polka dot journalling tag on the POSTCARD paper. 

 Weren't these layouts fun! Thanks for the inspiration with Destination today. We love that Nicole shared that while Destination is a vacation and travel themed collection it can also work well for everyday photos too!

Have a creative day!

A lot of layout Inspiration today just for you

Hello MLS fans. Today we are sharing some layout inspiration with you from a few of the designers. It's fun to put a few different scrapbooking styles together so you can draw inspiration from which ever designer you most identify with. We hope you'll enjoy this fun look at each girls style with a few of our different collections.  Let's get started with Keely.

"Family Photo" Layout

 

Supplies:

MLS Pretty Little Things paper: Little Miss Sunshine, Just Add Water, All Things Beautiful, Seed Packets; Cardstock Stickers; Glitter Alphabet Stickers Toffee

Punches: Martha Stewart, Fiskars

Ink: Tsukineko

Adhesive: Glue Arts

Pen: Zig black

 

 

Freestyler layout

Product list:

Playtime - 3D Roll-Up Flowers

Playtime - Sidewalk Chalk (11513)

Playtime - Sunnyside Up (11514)

Playtime - Hide n Seek (11512)

Playtime - Cardstock Stickers (11519)

Glitter Alphabet Stickers - Toffee (10123)

 

Fiskars Scallop Punch

Doodlebug mini alpha rub-ons

Melinda's Tip: Layouts can sometimes get a little crowded and overstated so I tried to keep this layout fairly simple with pops of embellishments to enhance the overall appearance. I also tried something a bit different and cut one rounded corner for all three layers of the backing sheets to add that touch of difference.

 

CE 2000 layout

Products Used:

 

MLS Destination - Journey B Side

MLS Destination - Souvenir B Side

MLS Destination - Happy Hour B Side

MLS Destination - Postcard

Paper Crimper

Shelly's Notes: I used only the back sides for this layout and actually cut small strips on one side and curled the paper in at varying lengths.  Then I attached another B side underneath for a unique effect.  

 

Layout: Winter Sport

Supplies:
Paper, Letters, Stickers, Roll-Up Flowers, Die-Cut Banner: My Little Shoebox
Brads: Making Memories
Flower: Prima Marketing
Liquid Enamel: Inkssentials
Ink: Tsukineko
Other: lace, pearls

Ilene's Notes: You can buy kits of various-sized imitation pearls really cheaply at big-box stores - I got mine at ACMoore with a 50% off coupon, and it came with various sizes and colors of pearls. These really large pearls make perfect flower centers, especially for the cute Roll-Up flowers!

 

KENZIE HAS WHEELS layout

My Little Shoebox Destination Collection

11564 Happy Hour

11563 Sit Back and Relax

11567 Postcard

11561 Roll-Up Flower Banners

Unity/My Little Shoebox Co-Stamps

08430 Mini Alphabet Letters - Razzleberry

10115 Glitter Alphabet Stickers - Cherry Pie

Ribbon and Rickrack, Stardust Stickles, Copic Markers

Linda's Tip:  I used the banners as an accent at the bottom of the layout.  I also used the stickers, colored them with copic markers, added some stickles, and used foam stickers to add dimension. 

I so Love my Son:

 

MLS Destinations papers:

Miss u already

Sit Back and Relax

Happy Hour

Souvenir

Journey

3-D Roll up flower die cuts

Marshmallow Sprinkle Glaze alphabets

Razzleberry Mini ALphabets

Whew! That was fun right? I loved all these different looks at Destination from Pattie, Linda and Shelly. Thanks to all our designers for all your fabulous layouts!

Have a creative day!

 

Destination with a twist

Hello MLS fans! Are you still needing ideas for holiday cards? Thanks to designer Melinda's creative mind we have some pretty fantastic holiday card ideas to share today that she created with our Destination collection.

Tis the season

 

Christmas Wishes

 

Jolly Holiday



Melinda's Tip: Creating Christmas cards can sometimes be a bit daunting because you always need so many and coming up with different designs can take longer than actually making the cards. So I decided this year I was going to have a few basic designs and re-produce the cards over and over using different patterned paper and embellishments. Now the Destination Collection is far from being a Christmas style range of papers but that doesn't mean the gorgeous patterns and colours can't be used to create a set of festive cards. I mixed and matched and came up with three cards using the same design yet vastly different in their colour scheme and they all have that hint of Christmas regardless of being totally absent of holly leaves and tinsel.

 

Product list:

Destination - Die Cut Circle 'Trip of a Lifetime'

Destination - Souvenir (11565)

Destination - Happy Hour (11564)

Destination - Sit Back and Relax (11563)

Destination - Postcard (11567)

Destination - 3D Roll-Up Flowers (11561)

 

Martha Steart Leaf Punch

American Crafts Card and Ribbon

Pebbles rubons

Imaginisce rubons

Kaiser Pearls

Twinklets Diamond Dust

 

Next Melinda is sharing a few more traditional cards she created with Destination.

Melinda's Tip: A fun way to create a different look to your cards is to create little scenes that fit the theme of the card, especially if the range of papers has wonderful patterns and colours that make perfect rolling hills, sky and ocean. Add a few 3D roll-up clouds and flowers etc and you have your very own little landscape that's just waiting for the perfect sentiment to tie everything together.

 

Product List:

Destination - Journey (11566)

Destination - Souvenir (11565)

Destination - Miss You Already (11562)

Destination - Die Cut Circle 'Trip of a Lifetime'

Destination - Cardstock Stickers (11569)

Destination - 3D Roll-Up Flowers (11561)

American Crafts - Rub-ons & Cardstock

Doodlebug - Rubons

 

So, what did you think of Melinda's ideas? Feeling inspired to create something fun with this collection? Tell us if you'd like to create some holiday or traditional cards with Destination. We'll choose one lucky commenter to win the Destination collection. Winner will be chosen from comments left on this post and announced Friday here on our blog.

Have a merry creative day!

A little layout fun

Hello MLS fans! We hope you enjoyed yesterday's tutorial from Becky. Today we are bringing you some layout inspiration from our team and a look at Becky's finished layout.

When you're creating layouts do you like to draw out sketches and plan your pages or do you just let your creativity be your guide? Let's see what our girls created but first a look at Becky's layout with her own handmade embellishments.

Becky created with

 

At the corn maze by Becky Williams

Supplies:

Enchanted Garden collection- Radiant, Exquisite, Graceful, Dazzling patterned papers

Mini Alphabet Stickers- Razzleberry, White

Glitter Alphabet Stickers- Pea Pod, Toffee

Other: rhinestone swirls, netting, Fiskars border and butterfly punches.

Becky's Notes: One thing that I like to do is to use different font colors and sizes on my pages. Don't be afraid to mix it up! I also used a letter "V" and trimmed it to make a check mark on the journal spot.

Next is some inspiration with

Oh the places you'll go by Mandy Starner

Supplies used:
11562 Miss U Already
11563 Sit Back and Relax
11564 Happy Hour
11565 Souvenir
11566 Journey
11567 Postcard
11561 Roll-up Flower
11569 Cardstock Stickers
10115 Cherry Pie alphas
08952 Marshmallow alphas

Thank you ladies for these wonderful projects today. We hope you're inspired to scrap a layout today! If you are make sure you post it to our Facebook wall.

Have a creative day!

Creating with Destinations by Mandy Starner

Hello MLS fans. It's Friday already and that means we are finishing off another creative week at the MLS blog with a fantastic project from designer, Mandy Starner.

Mandy is sharing a fun project she created using our Destination collection.

 

Adventures of a boy mini book by Mandy Starner.

 

 

Supplies used:
11562 Miss U Already
11563 Sit Back and Relax
11564 Happy Hour
11565 Souvenir
11566 Journey
11567 Postcard
11561 Roll-up Flower
11569 Cardstock Stickers
10117 Snowflakes alphas
08956 Cricket alphas

Mandy'sTip: To make your mini book come together quickly, repeat one or two different layouts throughout the book. It keeps things simple and you won't get overwhelmed designing it.

This is such a fun project with so many great techniques and elements. A big thanks to Mandy for creating this fun mini to inspire our fans.

Have a creative weekend!

Destination mini from Ro

 

Hello MLS fans! Today we have a lovely mini from designer Ro Philippsen and a some fun cards to share with you that she created using our Destination collection.

Desination Mini by Ro

 

 

 

Supply List:
MLS Destination - Miss U Aready (11562)
MLS Destination - Sit Back and Relas (11563)
MLS Destination - Souvenir (11565)
MLS Destination  - Journey (11566)
MLS Destination - Postcard (11567)
MLS Destination - Cherry Pie Glitter Alphabet Sticker (10115)
MLS Destination - Mini Alphabet Sticker Razzleberry (08430)
MLS Destination - Cardstock Sticker (11569)

Ro's tip: I used cardboard to make a cover of this mini album, and inside I made ​​an accordion, with the beautiful colors and pictures of the Destination Collection.

Invite card

Supply List:
MLS Destination - Souvenir (11565)
MLS Destination - Sit Back and Relax (11563)
MLS Destination - Cherry Pie Glitter Alphabet Sticker (10115)
MLS Destination - Postcard (11567)

Welcome

Supply List:
MLS Destination - Trip of a lifetime (11568)
MLS Destination - Souvenir (11565)
MLS Destination - Cherry Pie Glitter Alphabet Sticker (10115)
MLS Destination - Postcard (11567)
MLS Destination - Mini Alphabet Sticker Razzleberry (08430)

We hope you enjoyed Ro's mini and cards today! If you've created something fun our Destination collection please share it with us on our Facebook wall.

 

Have a creative day!

Saturday layouts with Destination

Hello MLS fans! We're sharing some creative layouts by designers Pearl and Ilene with our Destination collection. These ladies have such great style and we loved what they created using this versatile collection.

Have a nice day Pearl Liu

Supply List 

Destination papers:

Trip of a Lifetime  ( 11548) 

Miss  U Already ( 11562) 

Sit Back and Relax ( 11563) 

Souvenir ( 11565) 

Journey ( 11566) 

Postcard ( 11567) 

3D Roll Up Flower ( 11561)

Cardstock Stickers ( 11569) 

Mini Alphabet Sticker - Carrot Juice ( 08423)

Glitter Alphabet Sticker - Cherry Pie ( 10115) 

Pearl's Tip - It was fun to incorporate some stamping on this layout.Using the Unity Stamp set, A little destination, I stamped the "Have a nice trip " sentiment on a beige portion of our Postcard paper and Cut apart the words to use " Have a Nice " as part of my title. I also stamped the journaling note sheet unto the yellow side of our Souvenir paper and then cut the stamped image into paper ribbon strips to write my journaling.

Daddy is Home Ilene Tell 

Supplies:

Paper, Die Cuts, Letters: My Little Shoebox

Stamp: My Little Shoebox/Unity

Canvas Banner: Punky Sprouts

Trim: Melissa Frances

Ink: Tsukineko

Marker: Sharpie

Die: Tim Holtz (Sizzix)

Ink: Tsukineko 

Marker: Sharpie

Ilene's Tip: We've been seeing a lot of banners lately, so sometimes it pays off to try to "dress them up" a little, to keep it fun and fresh. There are many ways of doing that, and here I used layering - I paired the MLS die cut banner with the Punky Sprouts banner, and then topped them off with an eye-catching trim.

These layouts were amazing ladies. Two talented takes on one fabulous collection!

Have a great Saturday!