Friday, December 30, 2011
Happy New Year!!!
Anyway, that is enough rambling from me!! Talk to you guys next year!!
Hugs,
Mila
Friday, December 9, 2011
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Again thank you for visiting with me and now please make sure that you stop by Sheila at http://shesasassylady.blogspot.com/
- Pam - http://www.thebugbytes.com/
- Jeannie - http://nonnasscraps.blogspot.com/
- Jen - http://3catsandabug.blogspot.com/
- Carole - http://www.onmycraftroomwall.blogspot.com/
- Lisa Brooks - http://thejourneyoflisaslife.blogspot.com
- Audrey - http://cuteandsome.blogspot.com/
- Mila - http://milamemories.blogspot.com/
- Sheila aka sassylady - http://shesasassylady.blogspot.com/
- Elizabeth - http://217creations.blogspot.com/
- Kelly Millet - http://www.kamscraftyplace.blogspot.com
- Dayna Sabrina - http://www.sabrioletdesigns.blogspot.com/
- Lori - http://www.scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com
- Denine Vajja - http://pumpkinspiceblog.blogspot.com/
- Melissa - www.melissamade2.blogspot.com
- Allison - http://goodybagdiva.blogspot.com/
Friday, October 21, 2011
Fall / Halloween Blog Hop
If you've just happened to come across my blog please check out each of the super talented ladies blogs below. There will be some fun prizes along the way, AND there will be some AWESOME ideas!
Have fun and thank you for attending our blog hop.
I am so excited this Halloween because this is the first year that my son is actually dressing up and is excited about it!!! The past years, he has wanted nothing to do with Halloween, so this past weekend we were at the store looking at costumes and he saw this one. I asked him if he would wear it for Halloween and he was so excited and said yes!!! Later that night i had some friends over and he could not wait to show everyone his costume, I just had to take a picture of him showing off and being all excited about it!!
I used a sketch from http://sketchythursdays.blogspot.com/, I started off with a 12 x 12 piece of patterned paper, then took another piece of 12 x 12 patterned paper in orange and tore the top and bottom ends off, about a 1/2" - 1" from each end. Then i took some black lace and placed it underneath the orange paper. I then cut an 8" x 8" piece of Stampin Up card-stock and distressed it with some Tim Holtz inks in Dusty Concord and Orange Marmalade, i used those colors to distress the edges of the torn paper as well as the note sheet that i did my journaling on. I then took some Glimmer Mist in Pearl and sprayed each sheet of cardstock along with my journaling sheet to give it an awesome shimmery effect. It also blended the distress work a bit more and makes it look smoother. I cut out the Caution sign with Cricut, and of course no layout could be complete without some Prima bling and flowers (yes even for boys LOL)!! Such a super simple and quick layout!! I love using sketches!! Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions!!
Again thank you for visiting with me and now please make sure that you stop by Dayna at http://sabrioletdesigns.blogspot.com/
Here is the complete blog list!!
Jen from http://3catsandabug.blogspot.com/
Lori from www.scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com
Jeannie from http://nonnasscraps.blogspot.com/
Audrey from http://cuteandsome.blogspot.com/
Kymberlee from http://www.thepapermidwife.com/
Allison from http://goodybagdiva.blogspot.com/
Kelly from http://www.kamscraftyplace.blogspot.com
Debbie from http://debseclecticthoughts.blogspot.com/
Carole from http://www.onmycraftroomwall.blogspot.com/
Kate from http://sassyandscrappykate.blogspot.com/
Amylynne from http://www.amysscrappyspace.blogspot.com
Mila - M& M from http://milamemories.blogspot.com/
Dayna Sabrina from http://sabrioletdesigns.blogspot.com/
Elizabeth from http://www.217creations.com/
Friday, October 14, 2011
Halloween Mini Album
I tried not to do much to the cover of the mini album, since i found it very busy already, but i just loved all of the characters on it, especially the pumpkins and the cat. I put Crystal Effects on all of the candy corn pieces, so that it would give it an awesome 3D visual, then I fussy cut the pumpkin in the center, the black cat at the top and the green Frankenstein character, then I popped those up using dimensionals, i die cut some flowers using my big shot, and then put Prima centers in them. I also used a glitter pen to add some shimmer to the centers of the flowers and of course no cover could go without some Prima bling (can we say addiction). |
On the first page, i used my Cricut Expression (October 31 Cartridge) to cut out the pocket Pumpkin Patch, so simple, yet so cute!! The second page has a pocket that I created out of thin chipboard, it was really interesting and fun, i tried to do a few different techniques with it. The first thing i did was used a mask by Tim Holtz for the witch, while the mask was on i used Peeled Paint distress ink and covered the whole pocket with it, then when i took the mask off, i was left with a white part on the chipboard, so i took some Dusty Concord distress ink and colored in the witch and the bat. I took a tree rub on and placed it over the peeled paint distress ink, and then i colored in the rest of the chipboard piece with the peeled paint again to make it darker so that it would look like the moon is shining down on the tree, which has a lighter halo around it. Then there are some tags in the pocket. |
The next page has a frame (medium weight chipboard) that i die cut with my big shot and painted black, then i painted it with green acrylic paint, and the last thing i put on it was some distress crackle paint. I love how it turned out, you can see bits of the black behind the green paint. The next page is just an acrylic pocket that holds (3) photo mats. |
The frame was die cut with my big shot, i did so much distressing to it and tried a few new techniques. I took some purple and orange acrylic paint and just made some brush strokes with the paints, then i took a flourish stamp, versamark ink and silver embossing powder, I heat embossed the images, the last thing i did was took some distress stickles in Rock Candy and rubbed that all over the frame. Once that dried really well, i took some Dusty Concord distress ink and rubbed it across the frame straight from the pad to the frame, it gave the stickles this deep purple color, but yet they are still super shiny, i love the way it turned out, so unique and original looking. Can't forget my flowers and black bling!! The next page is an envelope pocket that i cut out using my Cricut, it holds (3) photo mats, the acrylic skull keeps it closed, i really like the way the bling made it look, i think it helped it tie into the previous page a little more. I also used my I-Rock to give all the skeleton heads some blingy eyes. |
This is a neat page that holds a little mini within the mini. There are 5 pages that are held together by some tabs that i cut out using my cricut, you can flip through the little mini album (so cute!!), then i used a border from the collection, but it was too orange for me, so i distressed the top with Dusty Cocord distress ink and tried to blend it into the orange, i like the way it turned out so much more then it was. Of course some black lace is need along with bling and a flower. The frame on the right hand side of the picture was cut out using my Cricut Expression (Happy Hauntings Cart), I fussy cut some of the pumpkins from the collection and put Distress Crackle Paint in Rock Candy over them, to give them a nice shine, and lastly i hand painted the purple flower to give a bit more touch of color. |
These pages are really neat looking, the file folder was cut out using my Cricut Expression, it holds some files and tags inside for pictures and journaling. I used a sizzix scallop frame to die cut the green frame and then applied some Distress Crackle paint (Peeled Paint). I really like the way it turned out, added some Prima bling and flowers, applied Crystal Effects to the cat (fussy cut that from the collection), and the last page is an acrylic pocket that holds some photo mats and tags, the cats are a felt material on this page, i thought it looked so cool with the acrylic pocket with the bats and fence. |
As always i love your encouraging and motivational comments!!!
Hugs,
Mila
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Exciting News!
Anyway, on to some scrappy stuff!! I am so excited to be almost done with my second Halloween mini album this season that i will be putting on Etsy! It turned out so cute!! Lots of pumpkins and black cats in it, ugh LOVE IT!! I should be posting that sometime this weekend!
So, i never new this existed until a few days ago, are you ready for it!! A portable printer to print out 4 x 6 pictures (or other various smaller sizes). I really have noticed that i have a problem with not getting my photos printed, and when i do i usually get about 300 printed at one time and then i feel super overwhelmed because I'm like wow, i have to scrap 300 of these photos, i do want to, but I feel like it takes me longer, because I have to scrap last falls photos this year in the fall, because that is when i am inspired to scrap fall photos and i need to be in the mood. It may sound weird LOL, but I think that this printer will resolve my issues and i will be able to print a photo with in seconds of taking it now, so i can even scrap it that night if i fancy. Here is a picture below:
That's it for now, so excited to be getting my printer!
Hugs,
Mila
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Halloween
The first thing I did was cut out the die cut using my Sizzix Big Shot and the Premium Crease pad. The crease pad really gives your die cut crisp creases, so that you just have to run |
This is the Stampin Up! Candy Wrapper die!! It is so much fun!! The actual part that cuts out is about 6 x 6 |
I used shims along with a thin piece of paper at the bottom of my sandwich so that my score marks would come out better. |
The next thing I did, since I had my Big Shot out anyway was emboss a piece of Black/White Coordinations paper. I like this paper for embossing because you can create some really neat effects with it. The one technique that I used on this project was embossing it with a Stampin Up! embossing folder and have the core of the white show through |
This is how it turns out after using the embossing folder, I set this aside to put the wrapper together |
I used my bone folder to make sure that all of the folds are super crisp and then I took my hot glue and glued the sides together. I would normally never use a glue gun for the inside of my candy wrappers or anything else that will house food inside, but for the purpose of the video I had to. My ATG gun was sick with some glue stuck to the sides. It has since then healed up and is ready to go!! :) |
In this picture, I am again making sure that my folds are super crisp, this will make it so much easier for me to put the end tabs together and be able t close the box without any adhesive |
You need to play around with the tabs a bit for them to give in and bend easily, after a few times, it is really easy and the box is put together |
After I am done putting the box together, I go back to my embossed piece and sand the black core of the card stock just a bit more. I do this so that there is more of the white core showing up |
In this picture you can really see more of the white core as opposed to the picture above |
The next thing I did was take some Spiced Marmalade and Dusty Concord distress ink and, use a direct ink to paper technique. It is just the way it sounds. I took my whole ink pad and rubbed it directly on to the paper. I did the same for both colors |
In this picture you can see the above technique, parts of what used to be the white core are now colored in with the distress inks |
I took a 2" scallop circle punch and punched the middle section of the embossed image |
After I punched out the scallop circle I adhered it to my candy wrapper using hot glue |
Here is one of the finished wrappers fully embellished with a stamped pumpkin image on it. |
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Vampire Mini Album
Materials
- Metal Book Plate
- Cricut Expression
- Sizzix Big Shot
- Sentimentals Cricut Cartridge
- Fabulous Finds Cricut Cartridge
- Happy Hauntings Cricut Cartridge
- October 31 Cricut Cartridge
- Prima Bling in Black Pearl
- Prima Mini Roses
- Prima Lace
- Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist: Wheat Fields and Old Lace
- Crafty Secrets Halloween Stamp Set
- Tim Holtz Odds and Ends Stamp Set
- Claudine Hellmuth Black paint
- Stampin Up Crystal Effects
- Tin Holtz Crackle Paint – Rock Candy
- Stampin Up Basic Black and Whisper White Cardstock
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Updates
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Back to School Blog Candy Winner!!!!
Drum Roll!!!!!!!
The back to school blog candy winner is!!!!
Dana from Danascraftycorner.blogspot.com, she said, "Beautiful cards, I love the frame."
Please contact me with your mailing address to receive your stamp set!!
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Back to School Blog Hop!!!
If you've just happened to come across my blog please check out each of the super talented ladies blogs below. There will be some fun prizes along the way, AND there will be some AWESOME ideas!
Have fun and thank you for attending our blog hop.
Now for some fun blog candy!!! I am going to be giving away a brand new stamp set from Sale-A-Bration this past year, this stamp set is one of my absolute favorites!! It is so versatile!!
1) Follow this blog or subscribe via email. See upper left hand corner of blog to do so.
2) Follow me on my youtube channel link here: http://www.youtube.com/user/MilaMemories (I made a special blog hop video showing my projects live and you can see the Blog Candy up close!!)
3) You must leave a comment under this post to win (I would love it if you would tell me what you would love me to do more of on my blog, videos, simple cards, fancy cards, simple layouts, more complex layouts, layouts using my Cricut or Sizzix Big Shot, etc.).
Here are my project's:Above is a card I made perfect for a boy or girl!! This is an older paper collection that I was so excited I got to use!! I did some layering, cut out some buses from the paper collection and used a stamp from Stampin Up! for the sentiment!! So easy and quick!!
Here is another card I made that is a little bit more on the elegant and softer side. Not so grunged up as the one above this one!! This card is perfect for your female teen or someone going off to college or graduate school!! I used all Stampin Up! cardstock, some designer series paper, cherry cobbler seam binding and my most favorite brand new stamp set that I am giving away to one lucky follower, the Bliss Sale-A-Bration stamp set from this past year. Of course, you know I had to use some shimmer paint and rhinestones!! I stamped the butterflies with the Cherry Cobbler ink and then cut them out and put shimmer paint all over them.
The last project I made was this altered frame using Graphic 45 Steampunk papers! It was so much fun altering this frame!! I thought it would be the perfect gift for someone going away for college!! Or a teen that is starting the new school year, just to say "Good Luck, this year!". I used some prima flowers, and lace. I also die cut a dress form using my Sizzix Big Shot, I used Claudine Helmuth Matte and Gloss Medium to cover all of the paper to protect it from dust and dirt, etc.
Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by!! I hope you enjoyed my video and projects!! I will be making a step by step video tutorial series on how to make a mini album starting on August 11th, along with many card tutorials!! So make sure you stay tuned!!
Please don't forget to enter to win my BLOG CANDY!!!
Again thank you for visiting with me and now please make sure that you stop by Wendy at http://cricutyourclassroom.com
Here is a complete line up of the blogs in the Back to school blog hop:
Michelle: http://queenofmycraftroom.blogspot.com
Carol~ http://cardstockscissorsandglue.blogspot.com
Susan - http://itsmesusanp.blogspot.com
Jenny - http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/
Jill ~ http://TheScrapoholic.blogspot.com
Lynne Kirsch ~ http://hercraftiness.blogspot.com
Tanya ~ http://little-scrapper.blogspot.com
Tina~ http://craftyandgreen.blogspot.com
Tammy ~ http://thepurplemuse.blogspot.com
Anita ~ http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com
Lisa ~ http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com
Corrine ~ http://celebratingordinarymoments.blogspot.com/
Robin ~ http://scrapandchat.blogspot.com
Stephanie ~ http://www.alwayscrafting.com
Donnalee ~http://ottersln.blogspot.com/
Jenn Lorist ~http://jennspapercrafts.blogspot.com
Berenice Rendon http://karbers.blogspot.com/
Sharon Littrell~http://simplysweetbysharon.blogspot.com/
Sherry Wolfe: http://www.upordowntheyrebeautiful.blogspot.com/
Kristen: http://fantabulouslypink.blogspot.com/
Mila (You are here) http://milamemories.blogspot.com
Wendy http://cricutyourclassroom.com
Bobbi Jo - http://sweetsassydiva.com
Andrea http://andreascoffeetime.blogspot.com/
Kerri ~ http://www.caresofkerri.blogspot.com/
Kimberly~ http://hellocutiecrafts.blogspot.com
Jamie - http://jmecreations.blogspot.com
Misty ~ www.abusyplace.blogspot.com
Wendy http://cricutyourclassroom.com
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