Keepsake and Goodbye from MLS DT...

Well this will be my last posting as an MLS Design Team Member.  I have enjoyed tremendously working with the wonderfully talented Helen Chu and her DT.  Next week check out the My Little Shoebox blog to meet all the new design team members.  I'm sure it's going to be a blast for them as it was for me.

I leave you with some spring keepsake project and layout.

Enjoy...

Up in the trees Cards...

Last month I got to work with one of the awesome new lines from MLS at Winter CHA 2012.  It's the up in in the trees line.  I really enjoyed working and creating with this line.  My favorite card is the HI card, I don't know what it is, maybe the colors, maybe the woodgrain, but it's just my fave.

Enjoy...

A Pretty Little Things Wreath...

I have been on Pinterest way too much.  I was inspired by the toilet paper art that so many have been creating and I had the idea I could use some of the yummy MLS papers to create something that was similar.

Here is what I was able to come up with:

Here is a close up of the rolled flowers from MLS

I really love the look of it and can't wait to put it in my front door.

Enjoy...

MLS DT Call...

Just wanted to share with all of you that read my blog that MLS is having a design team call.  Below find the 411:

My Little Shoebox Design Team Call

My Little Shoebox is looking for talented, motivated, responsible designers who have time to commit to design layouts and projects each month with our products and promote our products online and at their local stores.  We haven't set a specific number of designers for our team.  We welcome international submissions.

We are looking for:
1. Enthusiastic, creative people that love My Little Shoebox and are able to do monthly assignments such as layouts, projects, and cards with our products.
2.  You must post your work on 2 different galleries plus the MLS galleries
3. You must be able to commit to a 12 months term, which will be from
 April 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013.
4. You must be at least 18 years of age.
5. You agree to release the rights of your designs to My Little Shoebox for display on the company website, blog,  and in company publications.
6.  If needed, your designs may also be needed for display at trade shows.
7. In addition, as a design team member, you will be contributing twice per term to our company newsletter and be required quarterly to make a photo or video highlighting a technique for the blog.
8. People that can take great pictures of their work in natural light, with a few close-ups.  Because we will be posting your work on our company blog, we want your work to shine.  Dark photos, shadows and flash spots don’t show your work well. 
9. International submissions welcome.

In return you will receive:
1. A quarterly package with plenty of MLS products to design with.
2. Your picture and bio on the My Little Shoebox website
3. Your own personal gallery on the My Little Shoebox website.

To apply please send the following to dtcall@mylittleshoebox.com (please use your full name as the subject):
1. Full name, address, phone number and email address
2. 1 layout, 1 card and 1 project representing your best work using MLS products (jpeg files no larger than
 500 kb)
3. A link to your personal blog and to the online galleries or message boards that you post on.
4. Design teams that you currently are on.
5. Write a paragraph about yourself telling us why you'd like to be a part of the MLS team.
6. If you've been published.
7.  If you teach classes.
Submission deadline is March 9, 2012
Our design team members will be announced on April 13, 2012

We thank you in advance for all of your work and appreciate your entry!

www.mylittleshoebox.com
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Hope you can all submit, they are a great company to work with.  I have enjoyed my two terms with MLS.

Origami Folding Flower Tutorial...

With spring just around the corner, I wanted to share with you all an origami folding flower tutorial.  I have been addicted to making these paper flowers.  We even make it as a family activity.  Hope you enjoy it!

1.     Start with a 3x3 piece of paper. I used Enchanted Garden’s Classy paper.  I love all the colors.

2.     Fold the bottom corner to the top to make a triangle, this will be the side seen on the outside of your flower so make sure you are happy with your choice.

3.     Fold the right bottom corner of the triangle to the top point. 

4.     Repeat for the left side.  I used a bone folder to ensure my folds and edges were flat.  You should now have a square. 

5.  Fold the top left flap of the square backwards as shown.  This should form a little kite shape on each flap.  Repeat for the other side.

6.     Fold the top triangles as shown so that they are level with the edge of the paper. 

7.     Fold the right flap along the existing crease.   Repeat for the other side.

8.     Place adhesive to one triangle as shown and attach to the other triangle. 

9.     Here is a completed petal. Repeat steps 1-8 to create five more.  Note where I placed my adhesive to adhere the petals together.

10.     Adhere all six petals together.  When you have adhered three of the six petals add the floral wire in the middle as shown.

Here is what the completed flower looks like.

Once you have created a few flowers you can create your own bouquet of flowers.  I used all 6 papers from Enchanted Garden to create my flowers.  I also added a few leaves using the “B” side of Exquisite and adhering them to some floral wire.  Here is my completed bouquet:

Winter Wonderland...

It was so great to get to work with MLS mid release: Winter Wonderland.  It's perfectly whimsical and also has traditional colors.  I did two cards using the more whimsical and non-traditional colors:

Using the more traditional colors; red and green, I created this wonderful wreath to hang over the door.

Here is a close-up look:

One more look, I used border punches to create the wreath.

Audrey...

Audrey was one of my favorite release from CHA-S.  It's has my favorite color: teal, pink & green.  It's perfect to create those girly girl layouts and projects:

Love the girl silhouette from that card

another card, love those rolly flowers.  so easy to use.

loved creating these layouts, they make me so happy to see these pictures of such important girls in my life.

Playtime...

Working with Playtime was perfect for those anytime cards

The card  below was made using the matching Cottage Cuts Die:

Destination...

This month I had the wonderful time of working with MLS Destination line and also the Unity Stamps designed to coordinate with MLS Destination.  I decided to create a few layouts using my favorite places that I have traveled.

First up is this road trip we did around the SF bay area; My mom likes to take a day trip on mother's day, she had no idea were we were going, started in Newark -- San Rafael -- San Francisco -- Half Moon Bay -- Santa Cruz -- Newark. It was a great day of fun.

Then I scrapped my photos from my Rome trip I did a few years ago.

Also scrapped the Eiffel Tower in Las Vegas.  Wishing to travel to Paris again soon, so I can revisit the real thing, but this time spend more time.

Enjoy...

MLS and Unity Hip Hop Blog Hop...

Welcome everyone to the MLS and Unity Hip Hop Blog Hop.  You should be coming from Lisa Arana.  If you want to start from the beginning please start at the Unity Blog. 

I created this card using the MLS Destination Line and also using Unity Stamp A Little Destination stamp set.  I really enjoyed the color combination.  Hope you enjoy it too.

Make sure you leave a comment along the way. At the end, there is awesome prize that is up for grabs to a random commentor! Be sure to check back the Unity Blog to see if you won.  Winner will be posted on October 31st.

Next on you blog hop is Maren Benedict.  Hope you have a great time hip hoppin'.

Here's the blog hop order just in case:

Unity Blog - http://theunitystampco.blogspot.com/

Angie Blom –     http://angieblomdesigns.blogspot.com/

Nicole Wragge - http://beingoutoftheboxcreative.blogspot.com/

Christi Snow –     http://www.alteredambitions.blogspot.com/

Norine Borys- http://www.thevelvetlemon.blogspot.com/

Jen Buck – http://thebuckstampshere.blogspot.com/

Pattie Beltran- http://www.pattiebeltran.blogspot.com/

Jimmi Mayo – http://www.stampingwithjimmi.blogspot.com/

Pearl Liu- http://maisymary.blogspot.com/

Lisa Arana – http://dahlhouse-designs.com/

You Are Here  ---->  Rocio Duran - http://www.chiotaz.blogspot.com/

Maren Benedict – http://zanynotcrazy.blogspot.com/

Ro Philippsen - http://www.scrapbyrophilippsen.blogspot.com/

Natalie Dever – http://www.dougnat.blogspot.com/

Shelly Berg – http://shellyberg.blogspot.com/

Shemaine Smith – http://www.shemainesmith.blogspot.com/

Zoe Nemburt - http://ceydaboo.blogspot.com/

Stephanie Muzzulin - http://handmade75.blogspot.com/

My Little Shoebox Blog - http://www.mylittleshoebox.typepad.com/

More Pretty Little Things...

Pretty Little Things collection from MLS is perfect for your pictures of the little ones.  

I'm so in love with those rolly flowers.  Can't get enough of them

And a card:

Some Enchanted Garden..

My favorite MLS release this past summer was Enchanted Garden.  I was so excited to work with it during CHA.  Here are the projects/layouts/cards that I designed. 

My cousin's wedding

 My brother and I

Cute little project

And two cards

Enjoy...

Fun with MLS and Punky Sprouts...

This month we had the pleasure of working with MLS and Punky Sprouts.  I got to work with the Trunk Punky album and Pretty Little things collection.  I created a birthday album.  Some pages were painted while others were glimmer misted.

Loved all the layering options with this album.  Please leave a comment behind and you will be entered to win this wonderful birthday album.  I will announce the winner next week.

MLS Trick or Trick Blog Hop...

Hi all and welcome to an amazing Blog Hop featuring the MLS Summer CHA release "Trick or Trick". You should be coming from wonderful, talented Ro. If you would like to start from the beginning you can start with the MLS Blog. Also if you get lost you can always come back here and follow the links below.

A little about my project. I was so inspired by the Itsy Bitsy Spider circle paper and thus began my banner. I used all of the MLS Trick or Treat collection along with some chipboard letter, black glitter and some tulle.

Here is a full picture of the banner

And a close up of each of the components.

The witches feet, we drawn free hand. Each of the circle papers are 11" diameter so it's a pretty big banner but perfect to be displayed over a mantle.

I have trick to share with you all, don't have the perfect color ribbon for that layout? Use your glimmer mist, distress stains to create any color you need, just start with white ribbon and the options are endless.

Please share a "trick" regarding scrapbooking in the comment section and you may win a "treat". I will post the winner on Monday August 22.

And my secret letter for you is "E". Write it down and go back to the MLS Facebook wall and post the secret phrase after going thru everyone's post gathering ideas and each of the secret letters. Your next stop on the blog hop is with the amazing creative Kristine.

Here is the list for the blog hop stops:
Pearl
Shemaine
Zoe
Mandy
Pattie
Linda
Keely
Beckie
Ilene
Becky
Ro
Rocio <--You are Here
Kristine
Erin

Enjoy your blog hopping day!