Beach Fun Indeed!

We spend so much time at our local

theme park where there is a mock beach

and super fun waterpark during the summer.

Of course, you KNOW I have tons of pictures!

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The "Beach" in my title is from

MOSD's Stacker Collections

and accompanying it is the great piece from the

Stick Ons Journaling Bits.

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What more fun way to cherish my "beach" pictures

than to showcase them in a really fun mini album?!

MOSD's Perfectly Shaped Build a Book pages

are SO perfect for creating

the most fun and interesting little mini albums!

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I used all sorts of shapes from the

Perfectly Shaped Build a Book selections.

Be sure to hop over to the MOSD website

to veiw them all!

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I just love how my Stampin' Up! paper is

really highlighted by the overlapping pages!

I can't wait to add this year's photos!

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Happy Summer!

Build a Book turned Shadow Box

Hello Fellow Crafters! Amy here today sharing with you my latest MOSD creation. Every time I look at MOSD products I get inspired. Inspired to play, and hey, that's what this world of crafting is all about right?! One of my favorite MOSD products are the Chipboard Perfectly Shaped Build a Book pages. When you have these in your stash the possibilities are endless as to what you can do. They are so versatile and fun. For this month's project I decided to use the Perfectly Shaped Build a Book pages to create a shadow box to highlight my DS and some of his current loves.

To create the shadow box I used 2 Perfectly Shaped - mini scallop pages for the front and back. I covered the front with paper using a spray adhesive and cut a 4in square out of the middle. I simply painted the back mini scallop page with black acrylic paint.To get depth in the shadow box I used a Perfectly Shaped - Pudgy Rectangle cut into 1in strips and hot glued them between the front and back. So easy, and it turned out so cute!

Once I had the initial frame of the box built it was time to embellish it. I started out with the idea of using the MOSD Picto Gram Cement Truck stick on and built my box around that. What I love about these stick ons is how easy they are to work with. I simply applied the stick on to a piece of cardstock and used colored pencils to give it a pop of color. I Added silver pearls for tire centers and I was done in no time. Not to mention it compliments the Sassafras Apple Jack papers I used perfectly!!

Here is a side view to give you an idea of the depth of the box. It's amazing what all these Perfectly Shaped Build a Book pages can do. They are sturdy and easy to work with, making crafting with them a pleasure! I love this shadow box, it's a true representation of my son and something I will cherish for a long time. Thank you MOSD!!

And thank you all for stopping by today to see what I have been up to. Make sure to check back in to see what the rest of the fabulous MOSD DT has been crafting! I hope you all have a beautiful weekend!

Amy

Stick-On that LO :)

Hello Beautiful People! Amy here with today's blog post. I am so excited to share with you today, for I went back to my roots per say and created a LO! I absolutely love how MOSD products work for all types of paper crafting, no matter where your passion lies!

To create this frame I used a MOSD Perfectly Shaped - Mega Scallop. I cut a square out of the center to create a frame for my journaling and painted the Mega Scallop with black acrylic paint.
To finish off the frame I painted the edges with a white paint pen and added my little dashes with a white pen! Very easy and adds such a focal point for my journaling! Love it!!

Here you can see the awesome MOSD Twirly Gigs - Elegante that I used. I just love Twirly Gigs, they are so fun and add that special touch to any project. And not to mention they come in 15 amazing colors! I outlined my white Twirly Gig with a black pen to make it 'pop' off the background.

Look at the center of the flower. Aren't those circles just the coolest?! Those are from the MOSD Cover Up - Flower Garden stick on sheet! I used one of the flowers and cut the top off and used it for the center of this flower.

This is the bottom stem of the flower I cut from the MOSD Cover Up - Flower Garden. It looks so cute as a little vine. When I was using these MOSD Stick-Ons I loved how easy they were to position. All Stick-Ons come with a see threw transfer sheet that allows you to position your stick on perfectly on your project. Another major plus about stick-ons is that they don't leave a film around the edges like most rub-ons do! These babies are just awesome!

Thank you so much for stopping by the MOSD blog today and checking out what we have been up to! Make sure to keep checking back to see many more inspirational projects from the DT!

Amy

Happy New Year!!!

By now, I am hoping your mind and schedules don't look like this...

he he he.  Our family is taking the day to settle into 2010.

Our schedules are getting back to normal.

Christmas decorations are being taken down as I type.

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We had such a fun New Year's Celebration

that I really want to scrapbook the fun event!

And what a perfect reason to use the

MOSD "1-2-3 Inticacy!"

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Above you can see how the intricacy looks

before all of my trimming is complete.

Below, you can see where I trimmed the

numbers "10" and "20" away from the sheet.

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Together, these trimmed numbers make a perfect

New Year's title for my page.

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As you can see, I also used

MOSD's "Twirly Gigs Stick Ons."

These aren't your everyday stickers!

MOSD "Stick Ons" are like rub-ons but better

because they don't leave a film edge around the image

and they are much easier to apply... just peel and stick!

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Be sure to check out these and all of

MOSD's fabulous products by clicking on the

"MOSD products" link found int he left hand column.

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Wishing you blessings in 2010!

Friday Fun with Stick-Ons

It's Friday again...so here I am with another project. I know I'm late today...but better late than never! One of my favorite MOSD products is the Stick-Ons vinyl stickers. These things are so cool. And the DT always gets to try out new styles before anyone else! I know I've shown you these before, but I was playing with them again today.

If any of you have been following my personal blog, you know I've been making a TON of cards these days. I've shown you a few here on the MOSD blog, using MOSD products. I hope you can stand to see another one.

You can see that the flower Stick-Ons makes a great accent to this monogram birthday card! (Somewhere one of my friends with a "V" first name is standing by the mailbox!)

Here are a few older projects showing how to use Stick-Ons for quick gifts.

This is a mini "pizza" box which can hold a gift card or some chocolates or other small items.

This is a recycled tin that can also be used to hold little goodies. I stuffed this one with some markers and pads for a friend's daughters.

I hope you have a chance to play with some Stick-Ons! They are great fun!

- Gloria

Simple Spring Decor

I decided to make another simple project from some MOSD goodies. I used a clear 6x6 cover from Build-a-Book 2 and the MOSD cover Stick-Ons to make this hanging. I jazzed it up with some rhinestones. I used some cardstock letters to spell out "Spring" across the bottom. Then, I used my Crop-a-Dile to punch holes in the top of the panel, then I attached some white eyelets and some ribbon. Simple, but cute!

This project was so hard to photograph, being clear and all. I tried hanging it on the fence, but I kept getting in the reflection! Then I tried putting against the (empty) pot, but got a lot of shadows.

Here it is hanging on our lemon tree! Which is starting to bud!

Thanks for looking.

- Gloria

No Project is too Small...

...for MOSD! We have wonderful products for all your scrapbooking and card making needs. But...not every project you do will be a "masterpiece"! Not every project will be a full-blown mini-album. Not every project will be an amazing page layout. Sometimes your projects are small. Sometimes they need to be finished at the last second for a gift! Well, MOSD can help you with those projects too!

This perpetual calendar makes an awesome quickie gift! I simply purchased a clipboard at the craft store for under $2 and decorated it with some scrapbook supplies. Then, I attached a 6x6 MOSD Stick-Ons Calendar grid to the back a MOSD 6x6 acrylic sheet (normally sold as mini-album cover sets). I wrote the calendar information on the acrylic with a dry erase marker, and ta da, instant gift. You can even include the marker with your gift! (I did write my days of the week with a Sharpie so they'd not wipe off when you clean the calendar.)

Now, check out these vases!

I purchased the little vases at the Target Dollar spot. They came pre-printed with the words on them, but you could use Rub-ons, MOSD Stick-Ons, or Sharpie markers to add text to plain vases. I then added the circles from the MOSD Stick-Ons Backgrounds set to the vases. And, again, instant decor, or a gift that cost me pennies, and took me about 10 min. to make!

Need a gift for the little girl in your life? Well check out this recycled tin!

I rescued this Maya Road chipboard tin from the trash! I added some MOSD Stick-Ons (lattice from the Backgrounds set and a flower from the Diva Pictogram set) to the clear window of the tin. I also attached a rhinestone to the center of the flower. Then I tied a bunch of ribbon and fabric to the handle, stuffed the tin with some girlie items, and BAM! Girlie gift in 20 minutes!

Have fun creating some simple, yet WONDERFUL projects with your MOSD products. And post a link here so we can see!

- Gloria

Let's Spin!

Spinners are a new, CHA release, but the DT was able to have a chance to play with them ahead of time! I used a circle spinner to hold some journaling. I wanted the page to have the feel of a circus (since the kids' grandfather is like the circus come to town!). I punched all the windows out of the spinner so that it would look like a 3-D pinwheel. The spinners come in several shapes and are very versatile!

I also used a few red Stick-Ons (twirly gigs) to mimic the streamers in the Basic Grey Cupcake paper.

- Gloria

She loves me, she loves me not

One of the new CHA releases, is the Spinner! A chipboard spinner set that you can customize to fit your layouts, mini albums, you name it! The spinners have openings that you can pop out to include photos, journaling or whatever you choose.

I used the Scallop Spinner set here to create a large flower :)I punched out all the areas to create solid petals on the flower. You'll also see some of the journaling stick on's in the lower right corner too!

More Stick-Ons!

I know you are probably tired of Stick-Ons, but they are so fun to use! If you've not yet tried them...get your hands on some and give them a try!

Here is another way to use the snowflake Stick-Ons.

I sponged some brown Staz-On ink onto the Snowflake Stick-Ons to make them match the grunge look of the papers I chose for this layout. I used some crackle paint (Tim Holtz) on the chipboard letters, and then inked them a bit. I created my journaling in Photoshop Elements 6.0, using a free journaling box downloaded from Faith Sisters, and some fonts downloaded from the Internet.

And before you panic, that snowy scene is NOT here in San Diego! It was in Pennsylvania in the winter of 2004/2005!

BLOG PRIZE WINNER FROM LAST FRIDAY: Comment #14

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Congrats to Jacquie! I'll be contacting you about your prize package!

- Gloria

Extreme Stick Ons

I confess to being a hoarder. I've been hanging on to this Extreme Boy paper for a while now, waiting for just the right project. Well, these Halloween pictures of my eldest son seemed to call out for this paper. So then the next question - how to embellish? Well, I reached into my pack of MOSD Stick Ons. I used three different Stick Ons to create a graffiti look among the pictures. I started with the Skateboard Stick On. By using some acrylic paint, some fussy cutting and Stickles, I was able to create one cool board embellie. I added an arrow and a Journal Bits Stick On to complete the look. I love how this turned out! How will you use your Stick Ons?

Hello there!

It's raining here in the South--cat's and dogs--wonderful scrapping weather :) I can't tell you how much you are all going to looooooooove the new CHA products! I'm so excited that we will be having a sneak peek week here at the blog!

Here are a few layouts

a new favorite product of mine--is the Princess crown Intricacy! WOW love it!!!



And here are some with the Fantastic Stick on's!!

It's a Girl Thing! Plus some Blog Candy!

To start off the New Year, I thought I'd go a little girlie and sparkly on you! Yesterday I was looking at some old Stampin' Up stamps in my bin...and they were all girlie and cute. So I got the idea of making this mini pizza box. (For directions on making the box, visit the Scor-Pal website.) I made the box out of a small sheet of red Bazzill cardstock (approx. 6x11 inches), and embellished it with a Stick-Ons Pictogram and some Stickles.


The rhinestone flower came in a big pack from the craft store! I cut the scallop circle with a Nestabilities die and my Big Shot machine. The "Le Chic" stamp is from a Close to My Heart stamp set.

Don't you love that nail polish Stick-Ons? I also stamped the girlie border stamps and colored them with colored pencil and placed the images around the edges of the box.

This makes a cute little gift or a party favor! Check out what fits inside!

Now for some blog candy! I promised that when my personal blog (Scraps of Life) reached 500 hits I'd do a give away! Well, since I put a hit counter on my blog in November 2008, I've had over 500 hits! So, here is a photo of the prize package you can win (by random draw) if you visit my personal blog and leave a comment on the January 1st entry! These are all MOSD goodies, so if you've been wanting to try an album or some Stick-Ons, go leave a comment for your chance to win!

Please note: do NOT put your comments here thinking you can win the prize. You must comment on my blog, Scraps of Life. You may leave a comment here, and all of MOSD thanks you for your comments...but at this time it won't win you a prize. (grin)

I hope that you use the links to the left and visit all the MOSD DT's blogs. There is always a lot to see!

Here is hoping that 2009 is a Happy and Crafty New Year for all!

- Gloria

Little bit of Stick on Love :)

ok I think by now you know how MUCH we LOOOOOOOVE the Stick On's! But I wanted to share some new layouts with you using them. The cool thing is the Stick On's can be cut, altered, inked, you name it-- Here are a few layouts with the Stick on's






Journaling blocks can be used for titles--not just for journaling!
They take the chalk inks from Versamark and can be tinted, aged or stamped!
The Swirly Flourish Stick on's can be cut into many pieces to fit your project or
the look you're going for! The trick is to cut them apart before you take them off
the backing paper to make your own configuration like I did on the Fall Festival layout!

I also wanted to say Happy New Year to all!! Wishing you each and everyone the most fantastic 2009!

The True Meaning of Christmas

The girls at Faith Sisters had a 9-day challenge going on in October. You were to make a page about each of the Christmas symbols, based on a story they had posted. I finally got around to printing the story and making my project, using a MOSD album, of course!


I used a MOSD Cover to Cover Tabbed Album, which has two clear covers and six tabbed chipboard pages. I did have to trace two extra pages from some scrap chipboard in order to finish my album. But, I had some chipboard left over from an Expressions Build-a-Book project, so I was in good shape!

I painted the edges of my covers with Cranberry alcohol ink (Tim Holtz) and white acrylic paint (Tim Holtz paint dabber). The star is Cosmo Cricket naked chipboard that I sprayed with "Gloria Glimmer Mist." (To see a tutorial on how to make your own glimmer mist, go here.) I also used a red MOSD Twirly Gig Stick-On and cut some circles with my Spellbinders Nestabilities dies.

The rest of the book contains the printed story from Faith Sisters (I used the Ali's Handwriting font downloaded for free from the CK site). I used a lot of different papers again for this project. For each Christmas symbol, I tried to find an embellishment or a stock photo to match.

Here is the inside of the front cover.

And a close-up shot of page 1.

And here are the rest of the pages.

And the back cover. Do you love that Bo Bunny Christmas tag?! I stamped the Christmas phrase on it with cranberry ink.

And a top view:

I hope you enjoyed your Christmas Holiday (or other celebration) this past week. This is my last post for 2008, so I will see you again in 2009! Have a Happy and Blessed New Year!

- Gloria

(side note - the two photos I used in this project were downloaded from the Getty Images site.)