I have a 13 year old?

Hello!

It's Becky here with you to share a new Noel Mignon kit project.

I know that you're not used to seeing me on Wednesdays, but here I am!

I am filling in for one of our other designers today and have a project to share using the cute She's Crafty Classic Kit. 

The focal point of this page is the picture of my oldest daughter, now a teenager. 

How does the time go by so quickly? 

I drew attention to the photo with some handcut flowers from a piece of patterned paper in the kit as well as a pretty bow from the satin ribbon also in the kit. 

I used a couple of rub-on butterflies. I love the rub-ons in this kit. They are super smooth and easy to use. 

Yes, I know that this picture has a little something extra in it, a little something fuzzy, ha ha. 

We got a new kitty last month and he likes to be where we are. 

That's real life for ya ☺

He just wanted to make sure that you noticed the bow, ha ha. 

I used a couple of strips of patterned paper- I liked how the black and white print contrasted nicely with the colors on the flowers. I added enamel dots to many of the flowers on my page and finished it off with a title using the chipboard Thickers in the kit. 

Have a wonderful day!

spreading sunshine

Today I have one more project to share using the Delightful Classic Kit before I dig into my brand new "Get Lost" one for April.

Do you know people who just seem to radiate light?

My youngest daughter does just that, so my project this week is to spotlight her:

This blue and white striped paper was one of my very favorites from the Delightful kit and I had been saving it for just the right picture ♥

I cut my white cardstock down a bit on all sides to show off the blue and white stripes behind the white. I misted my background with this mustard color to match the bright yellow of the slide. I don't tend to use yellow a lot in my projects but this time it was front and center as a major accent of my page. I really like the shade of blue from the patterned paper mixed with the yellow hues from the spray mist, buttons and doily from the kit. 

I used the scraps of white cardstock to add texture to the striped paper and then adhered my white misted cardstock background to the patterned paper. 

The fun diecut is one I'd cut on my Silhouette machine quite a while ago and I thought it went perfectly with this sweet picture of my little girl. 

I added the strip of ribbon after cutting the edges as you can see in my picture and topped it off with a couple of cute wooden buttons to add more yellow accents to the project. 

Lastly I added some puffy border stickers as well as chipoard accents, adhering some of those straight to my page and adding foam adhesive to others. 

Please come visit us again tomorrow for more inspiration from our design team. 

♥♥

Shaping things up with the Happy Days Classic Kit

Hello!

It's Becky here with you today and I am really excited to share a new page with you that I created with the brand new Happy Days Classic kit. I believe we still have some of these kits left so if you like what you see head on over to the store and get one before they sell out!

When I saw this kit my eye was immediately drawn to the beautiful blue and white striped pattered paper. Yes, this is June, but I knew I would probably use it for a patriotic layout. Instead of making it a patriotic-themed page, though, I created an everyday page with the good ol' red, white and blue to go with my pictures from a past 9/11 flag display in my town. 

I started by cutting the middle of the blue/white paper out leaving about a 1 1/2 inch border all the way around. I then mounted that frame on white cardstock and added droplets of spray mist. 

There was some packing paper in the box with my kit, as I am sure you all received as well. I tore a piece of one sheet of this paper, crumpled it up and glued it to my page, then mounted the pictures with foam adhesive. I wrapped the photos with red and white twine from my craft supply and then cut some stars from patterned paper with a small star-shaped punch. I tucked the stars under the photos and placed a few others around the page. 

I added some bits of chipboard, a wooden heart, some adhesive sequins and some rub-ons as embellishments to finish off the layout. 

Have a wonderful weekend and come back to see us next week for a new challenge. 

♥♥

You are My Sunshine

For the Noel Mignon challenge this week we were to include a sunshine somewhere on our project.

For some designers the sun was easy to find, for others it was more "hidden" on the page.

I decided to make the sunshine on my page a big design element on an otherwise simple layout:

I used the Trailblazer Daily Diary kit for this page along with some bits and pieces from past kits and from my own crafty stash. The splatter paper behind the picture is actually packaging material from the yellow alphas in the kit. The gray lace adhesive trim is from a past kit, as are the enamel dots and the yellow alphas. 

The sun was made using the nozzle of my spray mist. Simply dip the straw from the nozzle into the mist and draw whatever you would like on your project. I also used this method to make the lines for my journaling. 

I used a few cards from the Daily Diary kit to layer and use for bits of journaling. 

The floral and gold tapes are from my crafty stash and the floral rub-on is a store item from Noel Mignon. 

The cork heart with the gold flecks was also a shop item. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today and come back soon to see new projects for our team using the brand new May kit. Make sure to stay tuned for the blog hop which begins next week! 

flair and the Picture Perfect Classic kit

It's Saturday again.

It's so hard for me to believe how quickly the weeks pass by.

I am grateful for this scrapbooking hobby that helps me to document the fun times so that I can always remember them.

Today I have another project to share using the March kit, Picture Perfect.

As with other projects this week, I used a piece of flair that was included in the kit.

I really liked this piece of patterned paper from the kit, though it was a little busy for what I wanted to do so I simply started by trimming it down, adhering it to blue cardstock and then used white spray mist to help soften the background just a bit. I think it worked well since my title fit in the space where most of the white mist was concentrated.

I loved the variety of alphas and other stickers and adhesive embellishments in the kit. I used quite a few on this page. 

Here's a piece of flair and that cute little kitty ♥

I love to combine different patterns in my projects so while I added lots of multi-colored hearts and stars, I thought this polka-dotted heart would be a fun addition. 

Stay tuned to next week for more scrappy challenges and projects using our new April kit. 

Loving Layers

Hi Bloggers! Happy Tuesday. Lynn here to start off this weeks theme: "Layers". I LOVE this theme - layering papers or embellishments gives a page so much depth and interest! Layering is a breeze with Noel's kits and this month's "Sweet Charlotte" Classic Kit is no exception. There is so much product in these kits and everything is coordinated so perfectly! For my layout I started with a large circle which I created with the tube from the Heidi Swapp Color Shine. I took off the cap and scribbled a circle with the spray tube - I was purposely messy! The circle became the base for all my layers. This is one of my FAV photos of my sweet Simba.

I layered several pieces of patterned papers and my photo was the final layer.

I fussy cut a bow and layered it on the "O" in LOVE. I layered some of the pom pom ribbon over a scalloped cut piece of paper. How seriously cute is the pom pom ribbon?!?! I think I have some in every color!

I also clustered some flowers and a flair button together.

Let's see how you add layers to your pages! Please share your projects with us on the Noel Mignon Members Group on Facebook! Thanks for stopping by today and we'll see you tomorrow with more layering inspiration!

 

Fun with stamps and mist

Hello! I hope you've enjoyed all of the fun projects this week showcasing the stamps and spray mist in this month's kit. Our team has done a beautiful job. 

To tell you the truth, it took me a little while to jump on the misting bandwagon after it started a few years back. I liked clean pages and didn't want to make a mistake on my layout that I couldn't correct. Finally I ventured out into the world of misting and now use it on just about every page that I make. 

Before sharing my layout for this week I wanted to show you three ways that I tend to use spray mist on my projects. 

First of all, I use it as intended- simply spraying it out of the bottle on my page: 

Second, and probably the method that I use most-  removing the nozzle from the bottle and shaking it over my page to create a splatter effect. I tend to use more than one color but wanted to showcase the beautiful Heidi Swapp Patina Color Shine mist from the Sweet Charlotte classic kit. 

Thirdly, I like to use the mist to "paint" the edges of a project, to create journaling lines or other shapes. You can use a paintbrush or even the straw of the spray nozzle to add some color to your project. 

Here is my project for this week. As you can see, I've "painted" the edges of my page, did some splattering with the mist and also drew some lines upon which I added my journaling. 

I incorporated the stamps by adding a hyphenated line border under my title and also with the little heart stamp from the kit. I jazzed up my title by mixing the two alphas from the kit with a phrase sticker. I tucked a rub-on under my bottom photo and then layered two tags before adding the other elements. 

I continued the heart theme on my page with these cute heart stickers adhered with dimensional foam.  

I finished off the page with some sweet phrase stickers, a cork bow and flower elements. The "XO" is another rub-on from the Sweet Charlotte Classic Kit. 

How have you used the stamps and mist from this month's kit? 

Please feel free to share your tips and ideas on our Noel Mignon kit club member's page. 

Join us again next week for more great inspiration!

playing with spray mist/Back to School DT Challenge

This week our design team is going back to school!

I chose to create my "Silly Goose" layout this week using spray mists, something that some use on everything and some are too scared to try. I also used the "Tea For Two" kit from this month. 

I actually really like to use spray mists and use them in some way on just about every layout that I create. I like the artsy feel and while sometimes the spray doesn't go exactly where I want it to these "mistakes" end up being more like "happy accidents" and you can always cover up what you don't like. 

I used spray mists in three different ways on my page.

First of all, I used the spray as perhaps the manufacturer intended: I just pushed on the nozzle and did spots of mist in various colors. This may be hard to see as a lot of it got covered up by paper and photos.

The second way that I used mist was by removing the spray nozzle from the bottle and shaking it lightly on my page at an angle. This is what gives the look of the splatter droplets. 

This is the way I most often use the spray mists. I feel like I have more control over the amount of spray on my page by using this technique. 

The third way that I used spray mist on my layout was by "painting" the edges of my cardstock using the straw from the nozzle as a sort of a paint brush. I like that it helps to define the edge of the cardstock so that it doesn't get lost on the background paper. 

What do you think? 

Do you want to give it a try? 

You can find lots of paint, glitter and spray mist at the Noel Mignon store here. 

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by today!

Getting messy with paint and ink: Sea Spray Cruise Crop Challenge

Hey there, cruise mates!

Are you having fun yet?

I am Becky, your ship carpenter, and I have a new challenge for you today. 

Since my job is to keep things in tip-top shape around here, taking care of the paint and other such fun things, my challenge to you will be to use paint or ink in a fun, creative way on your project. 

I actually really like using paint and spray ink on my pages but for some of you it might be a bit of a stretch out of your comfort zone. Maybe try just a little bit to start and then add more. You will love the result!

I started out with some streaks of paint on my page like this: 

I spread the paint around with a scrap of paper and then added some spray mist to that painted background. 

I let it dry and then added my pictures and other bits and pieces and came up with this:

Here are a couple of closer looks:

So, for your Sea Spray challenge you must create a project using paint and/or spray mist and upload it to this album on our Noel Mignon Facebook page. Come back every day for a new challenge. Complete all of the challenges and add them to the corresponding album by the end of the week for your chance to win some fun prizes! 

Happy scrapping!