New COLOR!!!!

So how have you guys enjoyed RED? I know I had a lot of fun with it, but you KNOW it's time to move on! Sometime on tomorrow, the colors will change. I won't tell what it will be, but I'm sure you guys will have a lot of fun with it. So get ready! Tomorrow starts a WHOLE NEW THING!

Taking RED to a whole new level!

Loveing RED so much right now I decided to put it in my hair!

Color combo: BRY

Black, red, yellow

Still

Fast

it is what it is.............................HOT!

and so the wheels in my head is spinning again.

And she scraps!

This has been a good crafty weekend for me, and the best part? Its NOT over! OK, so here is my "Red" LO! I was going to go in a different direction, but Jaelyn changed my mind. She wanted to know how to use eyelets, so she got a lesson! LOL. MY scanner has died....this is probably a good time to get the 12x12 one I've been lusting after lol.


CS: Bazzill Kraft
PP: Basic Grey
MM Textured tape
MM eyelets
Digital brushes from Designer Digitals
Fonts: Suzie's Hand and Journaling Hand

Oh, and I've been scrapping like crazy!!!!





Journaling reads: I had so much fun working on this LO. Jaelyn was scrapping with me and she was going through all my old stuff and pulled out eyelets. WOW. How long has it been since I used thouse? Seeing as how I have three zillion of them, it kinda wouldn't hurt to use a few on this! I didn't realize until this scrapalong started just how much red stuff I have. I mean, I know I like the color, but dang? From my crumpler camera bags, to my GAP RED bag, my suitcase, another red bag I carry and my dress form. I guess red is HOT! I know I like it. Can ya tell?
TFL!

Organizing your ideas: What is your stategy?

I came across this photo and I thought, this is well be a great question for the group.

Seeing that we already know that inspiration is everywhere, how do you organize all your ideas from the things you see in magazines, blogs, scrapbook idea books to use them later?

with all the money we spend on magazines and idea books to give us inspiration, how do you store and use the info you get out of them?

Post in the comment box you ideas

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THIS layout took almost a whole week.

I started it while running my mouth at my monthly crop. i got quite a bit done there, but left my HS letters (the circles) home.

so when i got home, i cut the circles. then all through the week, i painted and altered the cirlcles.

staying in the theme of teal and red. i found some papers that i really love from my stash. all i could think about is red and how i can pull them together.

well here is the finished product. and i even used some of the MM clear photo corners i talked about in my review, as a finishing touch. i just got them yesterday!

take care

stephanie

getting funky...

So i go into michael's today to see what all the fuss is about. you see the m's in my area got that martha stuff out real quick and slacked on the rest. it took them forever to put everything out. so i deserted them for about 3 weeks and popped in there today.

so glad i did... i saw so many new goodies! i am not even going to metion the fact that you can get some heidi swapp there now...

whoops, i just did.

anyhoo... there they were, in the paper aisle... 6x6 making memories embellishment paper pads. i love those things. and with being a 8.5 x 11 scrapbooker, those things rock my world! i was shocked to see they had even had them in the new funky vintage collection. i was so dern excited to see them. i love it.

i picked up the "ruby" stack, as featured in the photo above. the collection features the trendy prints that we scrapbookers know and love. the floral, the dots, the brocade, and the stripes. but this time, making memories gives it to us in a color pallette that does shine and stand out, especially for a line released in late spring, early, summer. at a time when you are thinking bright colors, MM goes and gets all jeweled tones on us. with teal, chocolate brown, a deep berry, and chartreuse. i think these colors are very sophisticated and i can't wait to get creative with them.

m's also managed to carry a few of the matching embellishments to the line. so i grabbed a pack of "self adhesive" clear tags and shapes. there are 46 of these in one pack, which i think is a good value for 3.99. in this pack, the funky vintage colors grace clear tags, frames, brackets, and photo corners. the verdict is still out on if "self adhesive" really means that. but i have never know MM to be wrong. how about you?

okay, to wrap this up. you can read this press release for more info on how MM was inspired to do the line. its kinda interesting. when i read the link to add it, i noticed they actually used the color charteuse. i took a wild guess when i wrote this post up today.

okay, here are a few more photos of embellishements, that i will be looking for at another time. you can bet on it! they also have a paint collection AND these yummy clear letters

i like all of the past MM lines, with vintage hip being a recent fav. but with the release of this new line. i may have to change my mind about that.

stephanie