Free Little Library: August "Weekend in Paris" Classic Kit

Hi!  Sarah here with another layout using the classic kit this month.  I wanted to take advantage of the soft colors and banner elements in the kit.

I really love the Heidi Swapp banner paper and it was the perfect starting point for this layout.  I echoed the banners in two other places using both the Carta Bella black and white paper and the Julie Nutting blue floral paper, along with the die cut banners to the right of the photo.

I used some Tim Holtz distress ink in Hickory Smoke to help bring the papers together and look cohesive.  The gold Crate Paper sequins was the perfect finishing touch to the layout.  And I love that they're self-adhesive!

I used a combination of the two alphabets in the kit, the Thickers and the Webster's Pages tiny alphabet stickers.  The epoxy "yay" sticker was a great way to fill up the awkward space over the journaling spot.

I love the large black and white ribbons and it looks so beautiful over the doily included in the kit.  

Thank you so much for joining me today.  I can't wait to see how you guys are using this gorgeous kit.  Please share them in the Facebook group so we can all see them!

Cross-Stitch: August Weekend in Paris Classic Kit

Hi!  Sarah here with this week's challenge: Using stitching somehow on your project.  It can be hand-stitching or using a sewing machine.  I chose to hand-stitch on my layout and it was perfect since my layout is about my daughter Caylan completing her first grown-up cross-stitching project.

For the background, I wanted to use this Heidi Swapp paper with the ovals on it because they remind me of the cross-stitching hoops used to make the projects.  I also used more Heidi paper with the pink gingham and a strip of Julie Nutting paper with the blue florals.  I chose to use some Tim Holtz distress ink to highlight the edges of the papers since I was using multiple patterns together.  I used the color Worn Lipstick.

I used some black thread to do my hand-stitching.  I did a few stitches along the Melissa Frances lace trim from the kit. I did this on the top and bottom of the layout.

I did bring out two things from my stash I had been saving for this layout.  The "So Much Fun" die cut and the "Make" wood veneer.  Both highlight this topic perfectly.  For the title, I used the Thickers and the Webster's Pages tiny alphabet stickers.  I highlighted the title and embellishment cluster with the enamel stickers from Thickers.

For more hand-stitching, I used an Amy Tangerine stencil from my stash and made some cross-cross stitches to highlight the fact that the topic is about cross-stitching.  I did a series of stitches on both sides of the layout.

This layout was super fun to make and I haven't hand-stitched in a while so it was a good push to get me to do it again.

Let us see how you take on this week's challenge in the Facebook group!

Kindergarten--"Show and Tell" Classic Kit

Today I'm sharing another double page layout with the "Show and Tell" Classic Kit!  This time I created a layout about my son's first day of Kindergarten.

I really love the Webster's Pages background paper.  It was the perfect base paper for a layout, complete with it's own space for journaling!

There were so many great bits and pieces of embellishments in this month's kit, between the October Afternoon die cut shapes, the Heidi Swapp gold foiled chipboard pieces, the Crate Paper Wonder enamel dots (and sequins), the Crate Paper Wonder cardstock stickers, and the Evalicious Photo Shoot 2 puffy stickers---it made these embellishment clusters so much fun to put together!

I stamped the Lawn Fawn crayon stamp "tone on tone" and fussy cut it out to create my own embellishment.  I always feel happy when I use stamps on my layouts, since I feel like sometimes I don't use them often enough.

Thank you for joining us at Noel Mignon today...share some of your "Show and Tell" layouts on our Members Facebook Page!

Third Grade Classroom- "Show and Tell" Classic Kit

I'm here today with a double page layout using the "Show and Tell" Classic Kit.  This kit is one of my favorites so far and I want to use up every last little bit of it!!!  The first layout I made with it is a traditional school layout of my daughter's first day of 3rd Grade.

I am excited about all of the little bits and pieces and embellishments that came in this kit, it made it so easy to put together the embellishment clusters on this layout. I think the Evalicious Photo Shoot 2 puffy stickers are my favorite pack of embellishments this month!

The giant paper clips and gold stars fit so nicely with the "show and tell" theme of the kit.  I HAD to use a few of them right away on this layout.  

For some reason, my kids new shoes for Back to School are one of my favorite things to document each year.  I don't know if it's because I always got a pair of "school shoes" when I was a kid, or what, but I always photograph my kids new shoes on the first day of school.  I decided to journal right on the photograph on this layout.  

I also try to take a picture of the overall classroom each year.  I used to get so caught up in cropping in really tight when taking photos, that I have made a real effort for the past year to back up and get a little more of the surroundings in my photos every so often---I think it helps to tell a better story in my albums.  

Thank you for joining me today, I wish all of you a happy "Back to School" season---have fun scrapbooking those photos with the Noel Mignon "Show and Tell" kit!!!  Share your layouts on our Noel Mignon Members Facebook Page--I would love to see them!

Everyday Summer Days

I got to play with Julie's awesome sketch from yesterday, and here's what I came up with.

Lindsey Dixon started a conversation in the Facebook group on whether or not you are a planner or a wing-it type of scrapper.  I used the sketch as a start, but the rest was winging it.

 I scaled it down...using that gorgeous map paper from Webster's Pages.  I planned on using these geometric Christmas trees to replace the circles in the sketch, but by accident, I loved how they looked together like this.

 Then I picked the photos...these couldn't have been more perfect...I'm ready for the pool to be warm enough because the weather sure is heating up.

 I replaced the circles with other embellies...I am always floored by the amazing variety of embellies and paper that Noel packs in these kits.

Hope you get a chance to play with this kit and sketch...have a great week!

A Very Frilly Layout

Oh my...I dug into the Melrose kit.  I thought I loved gold, but now I'm obsessed with it.  And the kit is filled with so many of the newest products that just make you drool. Sometimes when I see a really pretty pattern paper, I find I want to hoard it instead of using it...so I challenged myself to use this beautiful background paper with the doilies from Maggie Holmes' Crate Paper line as the jumping point to this frilly layout.

 Other than being frilly, I kept it simple.  I cut banners from the gold polka dot vellum, and that inspired more banners to layer.

 I also love this photo, and wanted it to take center stage.  It was just me and my daughter for a few days and those are sometimes my favorite days.  I had wanted to scrap it after I took it.  And this was the perfect kit for it.

   Have a great week and hope you are enjoying this kit!

Really Bad Photos, But Scrap Worthy

Hey, Everyone!  Hope your week is going well.  I always love Julie's sketches, and she has a new one up.  

I LOVE LOVE circles, and especially in a design.  But I had very limited time, about an hour to get this done.  Using the Daffodil Hill kit, I decided to cut different size circles from a few sheets of the pattern paper as a start.  I picked patterns that were not too large and added some contrast, and texture.  The circles were looking good, so decided I would layer some of the October Afternoon circle labels as well.

The flair was a perfect touch to the design and since this layout was starting to look a little modern and a little officey, I cut a piece of the Webster's Pages paper for the typewriter.  This "lovely" photo with me looking VERY orange was not only taken by my 4-year old daughter, but she picked the filter and uploaded it to Instagram.  I had some scrap friends say that I had to scrap this photo because of her doing this herself, so I took a screen shot on my phone to include all the little gibberish she put in the title.

So the layout is named "Eoscblop."  Typed on the Elle's Studio journaling spot, added a few more embellishments and splatters.

I kept this simple.  The photo would have gotten lost if there was too much on the background since it is sooo orange and dark.  But I felt like I needed something else to finish it off, so I added handstitching in orange to help make the orange photo look better, and then the green twine.

I love that this is documented and that is what I love about scrapbookers...it was a shock that my daughter did this, but it's a scrapbooker to realize that this has to be scrapped.  

"Pinspiration" Layout

It is "Pinspiration" this week here at Noel Mignon!  I picked Patterns.  You can see several I pinned here on the message board.  I do love documenting the memories and photos, but my most favorite thing about scrapbooking is the creativity.  I am drawn into designs and patterns everywhere!  If I could, I would just take pictures all day long of everything I see.  The hardest thing is picking which ones to use (well, that and carving out the time to do it!).  I looked through all the pins again, and just picked the first one that I liked to use for my layout.  

I am very "green" to this, so green that this was my first attempt in making and sharing a pattern in Silhouette.  I've tweaked shapes before, but not from scratch.  So I have the file here for you to download if you'd like to use, BIG THANKS to Diane for telling me how to share it!

I used the new Daffodil kit and pulled out just a few things from it.  I came across this photo that I think my husband must have taken with his phone.  I couldn't get over how adorable and sweet my daughter looks in this photo (no cheesy looking grin), and how she loves to dress herself.  So had to scrap it.  After making the design and a few failed attempts, I decided it was best cut with the cardstock and then put the ruler paper under it.

To make the design pop more, I added some handstitching (note: this took awhile!  But the end result was worth it...and another BIG THANKS to my Scrapfest friends, Tonia and Stacy in helping me pick the thread color!)

 I used one of the new bags from Allison Kreft's new Webster's Dictionary line and an Elle's Studio journaling card to tuck in some journaling.

I just love the yellow, turquoise, and grey...hope you get to snag one of these kits...filled with lots of brand new Webster's, Lily Bee, Carta Bella, Fancy Pants...and lots more...!