Travel Notes

We've been having lots of fun and inspiration this week over at the Back to School Crop on the message board.  IF you haven't had a chance to come play with us, there's still time over the weekend to qualify for prizes! 

For my "Advanced Art" class earlier this week, I created this layout. Can you spot the technique?

If you want to know more about it, come check out this thread! 

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If you are not a subscriber, here's some big news for you! 

First- you will want to snap this awesome kit up on Tuesday! 

Secondly, there's some good news for those of you on the waiting list for subscriptions coming soon! Look for more info on October 1st! ;) 

Back To School Crop Day 3

And we're back for day 3 of the Noel Mignon Back To School Crop!!!!  Yay :)

Hopefully you have had a chance to check out all the fabulous classes and fun games offered throughout the past two days. Today we have even more planned for you!!!

My first class was posted yesterday.  We dove into the world of Chemistry so grab your mists & head on over to the forum for all the details :)  Here is the layout I created for this class . . .

And a few detail shots . . .

Hope to see you in the forum!!!

Road Trip!

Hi everyone! Welcome to day 2 of our Back to School crop! If you haven't already been to the Back to School classroom you can see all the challenges along with supply lists on the message board.

I hope you will join me for Geography class a little later today where we will have some fun with places and spaces! Here is a look at what I made:

I made my layout using mostly the Evening Stroll kit along with some die cuts and embellishments from my stash.

You can use supplies from your stash for class along with a couple other items that I've listed in the Weekly Class Schedule.

I'll see you in class!

*Back To School Crop Is In Session!*

Hi Everyone!

 

Today starts the FIRST day of our exciting week!

It's our Back To School CROP!

Each Day a Design Team member will "teach" a class they've chosen
right here on the Noel Mignon Back To School Crop <---------click there to join in!

 

You don't necessarily have to have the "kits" to participate. You can use anything!
There's "supply lists" listed - go check it all out & participate in all of the classes!
You'll be glad you did!

 

My class is first this morning & it's "Beginning Band"

check out the board for the details - here's my project:

 

with some close ups:

 

 

 

 

have a great school week!
be sure to check EVERY day on the blog and the boards - there's games, classes, fun & prizes!

~Leslie 

Join us on Monday for the Back to School crop!

Just a quick reminder that our Back to School crop starts on Monday!  We have all been hard at work on challenges/classes/ and other activities to keep you busy all week long (and well after).  If you have not already registered for the Message Board we would love to see you.  It only takes a few seconds, and you do not have to be a kit subscriber to join us on the boards.  It is totally free...so what are you waiting for! :)
SIGN UP HERE!

Brightening up the Bedroom with a NoelMignon kit!

How much do you love NoelMignon kits? Enough to decorate your home with them? LOL I do! 

I love a bright, whimsical, happy look in my home, and my bedroom needed a few more touches of that. 

The piece you see in the picture below was just a boring ol' nightstand, but with a little yellow and white Valspar spraypaint and primer, I was able to transform it quickly. One final touch of some My Mind's Eye paper and some Mod Podge, and it turned a regular piece of furniture to a custom boutique piece! 

I added wiped on bits of espresso brown acrylic paint to act as a stain on the paint... I love that aged look. 

If you've ever seen one of my kit review videos, you'll see the horrible eyesore in the background... an old brown bookcase with a clumsily tacked up curtain on it to hide the stuff set on it. 

I got the organizing bug a week ago and headed to Target to get a few bins and baskets and frames. 

The two teal frames were a set for $3 (college product clearance!) and I customized them with papers from the Evening Stroll kit- a perfect match! 

This is SUCH an easy way to give a "big mat" look to a frame. Plus, it makes it way easy to change pictures out! 

I added some letter stickers from the Evening Stroll kit and a small cut out heart on top of this picture to make it even more special. :)

My hubs and I always have a big mess of library books, so these baskets with Silhouette labels worked out perfectly to contain them, and look cute to boot! 

I hope this gives you some inspiration for a few easy ways to make some seasonal or permanent changes to your home! You could adapt these ideas to Christmastime decor, or to a child's bedroom... the ideas are endless. :)

Happy Thursday!

Hey Everyone!

Hope everyone is having a fabulous week :)

I dunno about y'all, but in a world of emails, blogging, tweeting, etc., I still love to send and receive regular ol' snail mail.

Around the holidays and certain times of the year, I try and send some of my most favorite people a card.

I decided to use the ever fabulous Hudson Valley Kit (can you believe after all the times I've posted about this kit, that there is still some leftover??  That's why Noel's kits are the best.  JAM PACKED full of goodies!).

When I make cards, I like to keep em simple.  So I just used my Silhouette to cut out a doily type of shape using one of the kits solid pieces of Cardstock, punched some leaves out of the various different pieces of patterned paper, made a banner with a solid piece of Cardstock, my typewriter, a toothpick, and some twine and voila!

A set of very simple but sweet cards to send to some of my favorite people.

xo