Summer pages..

Summer pages are some of my favorite ones to do!!  Maybe its because we are outside so much more and it seems like I have so many more photos because of all the activities we are doing!  Here is my latest favorite page.  I created this one with papers from Studio Calico South of Market, Crate Paper Open Road, and some Simple Stories Good Day Sunshine, all available in the store.

I began by cutting out triangles from the Crate Paper ""Big Sky" paper and layering them in a triangle shape.  On some of the triangles I used a star in a circle stamp with clear embossing, and I did my journaling on another.  I splattered some light blue watercolor paint, outlined my photos with a black pen to help them stand out more, and added a few embellies here and there.

********************Store News*******************

New releases are starting to be revealed by manufacturers!!!  Check out the "Summer 2014 releases" board on the forum to stay up to date with all the new collections coming out!

Also be sure to check out the "Coming Soon" tab in the store....I will be updating this a lot in the next couple of weeks.

***************Weekly Giveaway*****************

For a chance to win a $10 credit to the store, leave a comment on each blog post this week.  I will choose a random day and then a random commentor on that day to win!!!  Winners have 7 days to claim their prize.

And this weeks winner is:

Congrats!  Please email me at info@myscrapsandmore.com to claim your prize!

High Fives & Big Smiles

Hey there, friends!  Missy here with you today.  I hope your Friday is off to a GREAT start!

Here's a layout I created for Wednesday's challenge over at the My Scraps forum.  It's all about clusters.  Simply create two clusters somewhere on your page...large or small.  I created a large cluster on the top half and another one on the bottom half of the page.  I used the amazing Highline collection from Basic Grey...these colors...omg!  To die for!

I have had these super cute frame cut files from Two Peas in my stash for a while, and I love how they go great with this design.

I added a bit of modeling paste to my background as well as some black watercolor.  I wanted to add a bit more black to the background.  I also added in some border stamping.  I love the chipboard and ephemera in this line...so fun and versatile!

Another angle...I tell you, pop dots make such a huge difference on a layout!  By simply raising a piece up, you get a whole different look.

Texture, texture, texture!  I love it!  I decided to add my title smack dab in the middle of the two clusters here.  I used a fun transparency "&" and used those fun tiny BG letters for my title.  There are a TON of then!

You are more than welcome to come join our forum and start in on our Summer challenges!  There are weekly and monthly prizes up for grabs.  And be sure to check out the STORE...there is SO much scrappy goodness in there, and even MORE is on its way this month!

Have a great day, friends! 

Missy :)

It's all about ME!!

I think this new collection by Fancy Pants was made for my daughter.  It is called Me-ology. Since Autumn thinks the whole world revolves around her this is just perfect.  I created this page of her Mothers Day Out Graduation.

I loved this background paper.  It did half of the work for you!.  Other than the background paper there is only one other piece of paper on here.  I then added the banners to accent the pictures and the tags and title to balance it all out.

 

***Tracy***

You Are

Hello and happy Wednesday!
Lisa here today to share a layout I created using the Heidi Swapp Dreamy collection and sketch #86 from the sketch blog:

A few close ups:

Some random stitching:

and a little bling:

I love the soft colors in this fabulous collection!

Thanks for stopping by and sharing your day with us!

~~~Lisa~~~

Water Baby

Hello and good morning....

With summer in full force, I am always a happy girl.. And the newest line from Simple Stories named Good Day Sunshine has totally won my heart!!!! I started on one page, and couldn't stop, I just love how easy it is to work with and it's sooo fun!!!

I scrapped this photo of my lil one and hubby swimming last summer in the pool.

I fussy cut out this image to add as a sub title on the page:

I also used several different papers as pennants on the page and then fussy cut the view finders from the Enjoy the View paper too:

 

So if you haven't already checked out this line, the sticker element sheet also make GREAT embellishments....

Thanks sooo much for stopping by and have a great day..

Wendi

Customer loyalty and lots more!

******************Customer Loyalty Program******************

While I was planning for the sale last weekend, I came across a feature on the store backend that allows me to FINALLY automate the Customer Loyalty Program.

After every 5 orders, you get $5 off your 6th order!  This will automatically occur and will say "Discount" on your invoice.  It was also retroactive, so if you had already placed orders, it took off the discount during the sale this past weekend!  Some of you had more than 11 orders, so you got $10 off!  :)

*******************June Winning Ticket********************

For every $10 your spend in the store, you get a raffle ticket with your order.  Each month, I draw one winning ticket to receive a $10 store credit!  Here is the winning ticket from June!

blue ticket 108383


If you have the winning ticket, please email me at info@myscrapsandmore.com to claim your prize!

***************Flickr Gallery Tutorial****************

We are experimenting with a new gallery for the store and forum.  If you haven't been to the Flickr Gallery yet, you MUST check it out!  Already a ton of members and over 100 layouts!  And the pages are incredible!

If you want to learn how to sign up, go to THIS POST.

To learn how to upload your photos to the My Scraps & More group, check out THIS POST.

Today I am going to show you how to add an image to a thread in the forum.

1. Click on the photo you wish to add to the thread.  On the bottom right corner, you will see a little arrow.  Click on this arrow and this is what you will see:

*Notice that you can also share this to so many other places!  Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, and more!

2. In the box, click on BBCode, and then select a size (I use the medium size).  Copy the entire code that comes up in the box (highlighted in blue below).

3.  Now go to the thread where you want to add your image.  ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PASTE THE CODE RIGHT INTO THE THREAD.  You do NOT have to click the "image" box and copy and paste the code into it.

4.  And voila!  Your image should appear in the thread!

Please let me know if you have any questions!

****************Sharing a layout****************

I thought I would share the layout above with you!  I created this page using Echo Park Capture Life and some Good Day Sunshine by Simple Stories! (Click links to see this lines in the store!)

The pink, yellows, and blues from the Echo park Capture Life collection also went well with my photos, so I stuck to that color combo (one of my favorites for summer!).  And the “Capture Life” sticker has dual meaning for this page!   Because of this circle sticker, I decided to continue adding a few smaller punched circles on the page to help it flow.

The word “fun” was printed on the Simple Stories Insta Square and I punched it out with a circle punch.  I tried to mimic the writing with the word “girl” with a white pen on a blue circle.

***************Weekly Giveaway***************

For a chance to win a $10 credit to the store, leave a comment on each blog post this week.  I will choose a random day and then a random commentor on that day to win!!!  Winners have 7 days to claim their prize.

And this weeks winner is:

Congrats Dana!!!!  Email me at info@myscrapsandmore.com to claim your win!

Stay Scrappy my friends!

Happy 4th of July! + a BIG SALE!!

It's Independence Day!  Happy 4th to those of you who celebrate this amazing historic American holiday :)  To get into the spirit today, I'm sharing a patriotic-themed page I created just for today.

Before I get into my layout, you need to know about the big 4th of July SALE going on here at My Scraps!  Everything in the store this weekend is 35% OFF, and ORDERS OVER $50 SHIP FREE! The sale goes through Sunday night at midnight. 

Enter code INDEPENDENCE 35 at checkout.  The free shipping will appear without a code after $50.

In addition, all Christmas and Winter items are 50% OFF as well.  (No code needed for this).  This discount will be taken off at checkout.  **Please note:  this 50% off is NOT IN ADDITION to the 35% off.  Click HERE for this sale.

And now....onto today's project share :)

I really didn't have a plan going into this layout.  Only that I wanted to use lots of red, white and blue.  I started with a simple Silhouette circle star cut that I've had in my files for a while.  I created a lot of them, resized them, and then welded them together to create a fun and festive background.  I used watercolors, Dylusions sprays and gelatos to create messy background after I gave it a good coat of gesso.  I rummaged through my never-ending pile of patterned papers and found the light blue with red dots and then I paired that with some of the new My Mind's Eye Necessities paper in the Reds line.  I dug through a drawer of random scrappy "stuff" and found some old Prima flower packaging (the white with red checkered lines).  I knew I saved it for something!

I also threw in some washi tape, thread, brads and rhinestones here and there.  I cut my title using some REALLY old shiny silver star paper that came from....I can't even remember!  Funny how you collect scrappy things and then they get hidden somewhere in the depths of your scrap room, and years later you stumble upon it...haha.

Here you can really see the shine.  I love that metallic look.  Those cute red star brads are from Walmart, I think.

Lots of fun layering going on here.  Isn't that silver thread so pretty?!

A closer look at the fund die cut here...I love that the white really pops against the reds and blues.

I hope this somehow inspires you to create something patriotic! And also to dig into your old stash and see what you can find...I'm telling you, you just don't know what's hidden in there! :D

Have a great weekend, and have a very Happy 4th!

Missy :)