It's All in the Numbers Challenge- "Pure Bliss" Classic Kit

Hi everyone!  It's Meridy here again.  This week our Design Team is taking on a "Numbers" theme in our projects.  Our goal was to use numbers in our layouts.  I'm working with the May 2016 "Pure Bliss" Classic Kit today.  I decided to scrapbook a photo of my kids dressed up in 1950's outfits for a Spirit Day at their school.  I only had one photo of them, so I decided to do a single page layout and enlarge my photo to a 5x7.

I started this layout with the hexagon background paper.  I thought the paper was really pretty---but a bit busy to use as a large background piece.  I remembered I had a Creative Memories hexagon punch and wondered if they were the same size...low and behold, they were!!!  So I pulled scraps from my kit and a few others from my scrap bin to coordinate with the photo and started randomly placing them on the background paper.  I decided to pop the white hexagons up off of the page with pop dots to add a little dimension.  All of the other hexagons are flush with the background paper.

The embellishments on this page are pretty minimal since the background is so dynamic.  A few scraps of paper layered behind the photo, some of that amazing pink shimmer washi from the kit, the gold MME alphabet stickers for my "Spirit" title, and a finishing touch of the faux sequins were all I needed near the journaling block.

And I can't forget my NUMBERS on this layout.  The Thickers in this month's kit were to die for!!!  They were probably my favorite piece in the kit.  So I decided to use them for my NUMBERS to read "1950's".  I used the same embellishments that I used near the journaling block to round out the bottom right corner of the photo and balance out the layout.

This month's kit was full of beautiful pieces, so it's easy to see why it's already sold out.  To ensure that you never miss a kit, you can sign up for a 6 month subscription to Noel Mignon Kit Club.  Subscriptions for July-December of 2016 are open for a couple of more days---so hurry on over and get yourself signed up!

See you next week!!!

Line it Up--"Trailblazer" Classic Kit

Hello, it's Meridy here.  Happy Monday!!!  This week the design team is incorporating "Line it Up" as a challenge in our layouts using the "Trailblazer" Classic Kit.  I decided to put strips of cardstock in LINES on my layout to complete this challenge.  Here is my whole layout...

These are some of my favorite pictures of my little boy when he was 5.  The "Trailblazer" paper and embellishments in this kit are a great match for the colors and feel of these photos.  I used one 5x7 print on the left side of my layout with the LINES created mainly from the branding strips from various papers in the kit. 

Below is a close up of the LINES of paper strips.  I layered my title on one of the October Afternoon label stickers from the kit.  The alphabets in the kit ROCKED, I was able to use the smaller October Afternoon alphabets in combination with the burlap Thickers to make an interesting title for my layout.

I decided to use the main rub on in the MME pack on a project life card that I pulled from my stash.  I thought the quote was so cute and couldn't wait to use it right away.  I fussy cut the camera from one of Shimelle's patterned papers in this month's kit and embellished the lens with a brad from the MME embellishments that came in the kit as well.

 I used an 8x10 collage on the right side of my layout, which also holds my journaling.

I decided to mask off the top half of the burlap Thickers with washi tape and paint the bottom half red.  I used acrylic paint for this.  Super simple and quick!  I think it really makes the titles pop on the pages.

I liked the way this layout came out so much, that I decided to scraplift myself.  I periodically do this, it's pretty easy, and I feel like I get this second layout done really quickly.  Sometimes I will do this with completely different papers and embellishments.  

This time I decided to use a similar color scheme.  These two layouts won't go in the same album, so no one will probably even notice that they are so similar.

A few details...some fussy cutting again...

This time I painted the entire burlap Thicker title.  I tried only painting the bottom half, but it didn't pop as well against the background, so I decided to paint the whole thing.  I like the burlap texture, and now the titles really stand out.

Thank you for joining me today...check back all week to see how the rest of the team uses up the "Trailblazer" kits.  I think there are still a couple of classic kits available, but they won't be for long!

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Have a great day!!!