Forever Build a Book

Hello beautiful people! It's Amy here, and today I have a special mini album to share with you. This album is very dear to my heart as I made it to send to my DH who is currently deployed. I just wanted to give him something to look at as a reminder of the love that he has supporting him back home!

On this album I used the fabulous MOSD Build a Book Perfectly Shaped Postage Stamp for the base of the entire book. I just love these Build a Book shapes, they are so versatile and FUN! To adhear my paper I used a spray adhesive which was fast and simple and gave me flawless results. For front title of the book I used a MOSD Monogram from the Stacker Friendship Collection. I added some Glossy Accents to the Forever Monogram to give it a little extra 'pop'. To hold the entire album together I chose to use MOSD Spiral Rings in clear. These rings are amazing!! I just added some ribbon and voila - there ya go!

Thank you all so much for stopping by today! Make sure to keep checking back to see what the rest of the Design Team is up to!

PeaceOut-ScrapOn-LoveAlways

Amy

She shoots, she scores!

I don't know about you, but as much as I love the holidays, I am ready to get back to business as usual. That means scrapping the everyday pictures that we all have. I bet a lot of you have plenty of sports pictures of your kids in action. My daughter plays travel soccer 2 seasons per year. I can't resist bringing the camera along to capture some of the action. That's where the MOSD Stackers Collections come in handy. I used the Soccer Topper and Monogram to create this page that features one of my fave shots:





There are Stacker collections for most sports - football, karate, softball, and baseball. So pull out those photos and get scrapping!

Best wishes for a Happy and Healthy 2009!

Hip to Be Square....who wants to be hip?

If anyone has ever lived in Boston or visited you know how important the Boston Red Sox are to the fans. Well Fenway Park where the Red Sox play their home games is as important also. My husband got the chance to take a back stage tour of Fenway this summer and of course he had his camera in hand and got some great shots.

I used the Hip To Be Square album to create this fun memory album for my DH. I drilled holes using his drill press to to make room for me to stitch the threads on the baseball on the front cover. The album acrylic is so easy to make holes in and using the drill press was super fun. I just felt so handy....lol. I used acrylic paint to create the baseball and then stitched with red thread to finish it off.

Here is a close up of the baseball.

On this page I used the Journaling Bits Stick ONn, some paper strips and some Cosmo Cricket Get Happy paper. Here is a view of the page that is under the acrylic cover. I love how you can see the Fenway sign in the top right of the cover.

This next page uses more Journaling Bits and the Stick On Parentheses. Some other fun touches and this page was done. I cut a circle out with my 3 inch punch and the Journaling Bits fit just perfect in the middle.

For this last page I used a MOSD Monogram "T" for Tradition. I cut out a circle again with my punch and pop dotted this embellishment off the page.

One last thing...this album is so easy to make and so quick to put together. I can see some coordinating papers with some holiday photos, maybe you can paint a Christmas Tree on the front, poke some holes and add brads or bling as ornaments. How about giving this a try and giving one to a friend or family member as a gift this holiday season. My little book is going in my Mini Album Bowl that sits on my coffee table.

TFL!

Happy Autumn!

As the last of the fall leaves are blown and bagged off my lawn, I can't help but feel a bit wistful.
Autumn has always been my favorite season and I take tons of pictures. These shots of my son are some of my favorites. Is there anything better than jumping in the leaves?






This page together very quickly, using some fall colored papers and a MOSD Monogram for my title. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families!

ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM

When I saw the Transportation Intricacies and Stick-Ons, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with them! Create this little mini book for my nephew!

I used my Cricut Expressions to cut out the title "Built Tough" (Graphically Speaking cartridge) and then attached it to the clear cover of a Hip 2 Be Square album.

I used the Adventure Monogram Stacker on the reverse side of the clear cover. Then I placed the Transportation Intricacies on the first chipboard page of the album. (The letters were cut using the Cricut Expression and Schoolbook cartridge.) A few of the Intricacies were pop-dotted to give added dimension. As you can see, I was digging into my Basic Grey paper stash again! Let me assure you, I have LOTS more!

Each page of the album has definitions and Stick-On pictograms. I copied the definitions out of my trusty dictionary and printed them out onto cardstock, using a newsprint font. All the letters for the vehicles were cut using the Crictut, but you could simply use letter stickers.

Here are a few close ups.

The last page contains a poem about transportation.

Here is the top view.

I kept this book very simple with all the focus on the pictures and definitions. This 6x6 album will make a cute gift for any little boy who loves things that go ZOOM!

- Gloria

Toppers & Stackers & Edgers, oh my!

One thing I love about MOSD is the variety of products offered. Today I'd like to highlight Stacker collections. These are pre cut paper piecings that come with a transparent overlay. They are offered in a variety of themes such as sports, holidays, baby & weddings. They can be inked, chalked, doodled or stamped. They are a complement to any style of scrap supplies and work well as a title or embellishment.

On this layout, a Celebrating Freedom topper became a title for this July 4th page.

On this layout, a Baby Boy monogram was backed with a scalloped piece of fabric and turned into a title:



You can even turn an Edger into a card. Here is an Easter Spiritual edger:


Hope these samples help you get some mojo flowing!