Happy 2009!!!!!!!!!

Happiest of New Years to everyone! MOSD has some amazing things in store for you in the upcoming 2009 and I have no doubt that you're going to be ooohing and ahhhing over every bit of it! but that's all I can say :) Just keeping watching the blog in January and you're sure to see some fantastic sneak peeks of New CHA products closer to Winter CHA!

Have you made your new calendar for 2009 yet? If not or if you're thinking you'd like to make one for a gift here's an idea for you--Using the cool Digi templates from BW Scrapbooking for the big boy album, a freebie calendar brush that I picked up on the internet Created by Aisne Smith and also another freebie pattern paper created by "Designs by Angelica E." that I got off the internet, some ink, Technique Tuesday Ali Edwards Stamps, some ribbon,stickles and some copper paper from my stash :) If you're not into to digi, then you can always use one of the fantastic calendar stamps or print off small ones from the internet to have the same effect! You can go simple like I did and just use stamping and stickles or you can embellish each page heavily--it's up to you, you can totally customize it! On my version I went with all sepia photos, copper and neutral colors.

Here are a few of the pages--I'll get the whole calendar loaded into the MOSD Gallery in the next week so you can see all the pages if you'd like.

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!

Birthday parties...

Well, now that the holidays are over, it's time for us to be thinking about birthdays around our house, as my son's birthday is exactly one month from Christmas. This, of course, had me thinking about gift bags/treat bags and assorted party favors. Leave it to MOSD to be the answer!!


With some pre-made treat bags I found at the dollar store, I covered it with a car intracacy and added a contrasting stick on pictogram. It's a perfect size for a MatchBox Car or a little bag of candy!! And it is economical, too! One Intracacy will make THREE treat bags of this size and I didn't use the circle that was surrounding my stick on, so I have that to use for another day as well (hint...see next Sunday's post for details!).

~Shannon

Winter Wedding

I am off to a Wedding today! What a great time of year to be Married don't you think? Do you need to scrap some wedding pictures or do you know someone getting married... the MOSD, inc Wedding Stacker Collection is perfect! Guess what part of the gift for today's wedding is, he he!

This is a sample page created using our updated Wedding Edger created by Marcie. The edgers have a new look with gold or silver accents!

Here is a sample page created by Alison using the Wedding Collection Topper.

MOSD Stackers add simple elegance to your projects Weddings, Birthdays,

whatever your occasion - we have a collection for you!

Clearly Festive

There's something about the holidays that make me want to create. I love working with the color pallettes and adding touches of glitter where I can. My project today is a quick and easy one that can add a bit of festive flair to your home.




Here's what you'll need:
3 pages from a Clearly Designed Acrylic Easel Album
MOSD Snowflake Stick Ons in pink and blue
Large chipboard letters (I used Making Memories)
Zip Dry adhesive
Mica flakes
Ribbon / ric rac of your choice

1. Begin by randomly placing the snowflake Stick Ons to the backs of the 3 acrylic pages.
2. Glue the large chipboard letters to the front side of the acrylic.
3. Outline 3 edges of the pages with adhesive. Add mica flakes over adhesive. Shake off the excess.
4. Tie bow on center hole of each page with coordinating ribbon.
5. Thread banner using remaining ribbon and hang where desired. I like how the frosty effect works with my tree.

Wishing you and your family the happiest of holidays!

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!

Making a Mini album yours

I have so many pictures from this fall that I decided to create a mini album to feature some of my favorites. I started with a Big Boy 6x12 album and added some 6x6 inch Hip to Be Square album pages. The variety of page sizes added visual interest and allowed me to get creative with my album design. Here are some of the pages:








Don't be afraid to mix and match to create an album that's truly a one of a kind!

Good Morning Everyone! My name is Maryfrances Fabbri and I am the Midnight Oil Guest Designer for the month of December. Before I get to the good stuff and show you a really neat project I created using some super cool MOSD products I would like to tell you a little bit about me.

I live in Shrewsbury, MA with my husband Gregg and our three wonderful kids, Gail, Grant and Grady. And of course our sweet boy Ace, the sock eating dog. When I am not attending events like theater production, karate, baseball, soccer, school functions, etc. you will find me scrapping all these events and more. I enjoy teaching scrapbook classes at conventions and to adults and children, and each day you will find me on line at Scrapbooker Online.com Since I was a young girl I have always been interested in arts and crafts such as scrapbooking, book arts and quilting. Although I pretty much gave up quilting a few years back to make a go at scrapbooking. And yes, my mother the quilter, does not let me forget it.

I have had my work published in various trade magazines and currently design for a number of manufactures. I am very excited to be working with the MOSD team and look forward to showing you my work that I have done with all the creative and inspiring products MOSD has to offer.

Alright so on to the good stuff....My FIRST PROJECT!

I used the MOSD Clearly Designed Easel and the Pink Pictogram Sick Ons to create this album commemorating our trip to the Jonas Brothers Concert this past summer. If anyone has a 10 year old little girl in their house you know what I mean when I say JoBro!! We thought it only fitting that we all go to see the concert as a family so Daddy surprise all the kiddos with tickets to the event.

When I saw the Clearly Designed Easel I thought of my photos right away. I used a little KI Elsie papers and soft embellishments and I was on my way to creating this fun keepsake for Gail.


















I started out by making some chipboard inner pages and covered them with patterned paper, sanded and inked the edges. I took the MOSD Sick Ons and the Pictogram Butterfly and attached them to the acrylic cover, they go on like butter for sure...so easy. I then took some Stickles glitter glue and embellished the butterfly to give it some sparkle. (you can see a close up of the butterfly below) I then took the acrylic cover and poked holes down the side using my Crop-a-dile. What I love about the MOSD acrylic is that it is thin enough to poke holes through and you don't worry about it cracking or chipping. It is very pliable, and I really like that. I then attached black eyelets in each hole and tied ribbons down the side...I love how this came out.


















This next page was really fun. I took some of the Stick Ons and cut them up into pieces. I then attached them down the side of another acrylic page. I used the acrylic pages as overlays for each of my chipboard pages. I love the effect you get by seeing through to the next page.


















Here is the page without the overlay over it. I used more Black Journaling Sick Ons for journaling lines and added some cute embellishments and a title "Tailgating". What a fun and easy page.


















Here is another overlay using the Crown Stick On. I cut out the cirlce around it and used this alone for a simple effect.


















Here is a nice example of the Stick Ons being cut into pieces to show another use.

And a close up.

I hope you like this little book and have gotten some new ideas on using the MOSD Sick Ons and the Clearly Designed Easel. I could see someone creating a calendar or an ABC book with this album. It is the perfect size for little hands and would make a great gift for a new baby or a grandparent.

I have listed the supplies I have used below just in case you want to take a stab at making this. Feel free to email me at mfabbri@scrapbookeronline.com if you have any questions. Check back during December when I will share more of my work using MOSD products.

Jonas Brothers Clearly Designed Easel
Products Used...

MOSD Clearly Designed Easel
MOSD Pictogram Stick Ons (Butterfly, Heart, Crown)
MOSD Stick Ons (Black Journaling)
EK Success Rebecca Sower Bookworm Assorted Words (on the cover)
MM Felt Alphas
Elsie Zoe Papers
Elsie Zoe Soft Embellishements
Pink WorldWin Cardstock
May Arts Ribbon (pink chiffon)
Stickles (forget the color but I think it is crystal)
Misc. Pop Dots, Diamond Glaze, Letter Stickers

Thanks for looking...Enjoy

Stuck on Stick-ons!

You know the best part about stick-ons? It's that you can use them in so many ways. for this layout, I used only the outside ring of the stick on to make a fun title block (or circle) for my layout.

The Thanksgiving Stacker Collection

I hope everyone has recovered from the Big Dinner and the massive shopping day! I spent "Black Friday" here at home with the laundry and a house full of kids. I did sneek away to create a simple layout using our * New* Thanksgiving Stacker Collection .

This was from Thanksgiving 2006 - I was the hostess and cooked my very first Thanksgiving Dinner! I had plenty of direction from my Mom and help where it counted most from my Husband. There was no way on earth I was reaching in that bird and pulling out the innards.

This collection is available to retailers and will be sent to our talented designers in December! Keep checking for more great ideas using the Thanksgiving Collection!

I am Thankful For...

I have a great many things for which to be thankful this year, as I do every year. And this year I wanted a place to journal all my thoughts and feelings about the past year. I wanted a place to journal my gratitude to the Lord for blessing me with this life and this family and this talent. All things come from Him, and I feel that truth very deeply this year.

So, when I saw the MOSD Cover to Cover Steps Album, I had a fantastic idea for a way to use my artistic talent, my abundant supplies, and my love of stories to create a treasure. This album has two 5.5x7.5 clear covers, and eight chipboard pages from 5.5x4 to 5.5x7.5. There are lots of places for me to journal my thoughts, feelings, and stories. This album is NOT for photos...it's just for words. Which is great...since I always have a LOT to say!


I also used a number of hybrid products in this album: transparencies and clear stickers printed from my computer (with thanks to Heidi Swapp and Rhonna Ferrar), cardstock journaling blocks, plus lots of stamps, tags, bits of ribbon, and odds and ends. I continue on my mission to "use up my stash" and you can see that this album uses a ton of product!

As you can see, I bound this album with my Bind-it-All tool and a black O-wire. The Bind-it-All is a wonderful companion product to the MOSD albums!

Now, to find my favorite journaling pens and get to work filling this creative journal with my thoughts! Thanks for looking!

- Gloria

Holiday Wishes

I'm such a packrat--I've been trying to think of a scrappy way to save all the Christmas Cards from last year..so they have set in a pile on my kitchen desk area for a year. Yes, a whole year. Well I finally got some inspiration to create a Holiday Wishes Card holder album. It's super simple. I'll warn you now though the pics I took were not that great--we haven't seen the sun around here in a few days so the lighting isn't wonderful, but hopefully you'll get the idea even with the pic problems.

Holiday Wishes Card keeper Album

You'll need a 6x12 Big Boy album
Your fun favorite Christmas Patterned Paper stash
bull nose clips
ribbon, tulle, fabric
embellishments
adhesives

I'm a huge fan of daisy d's so all of my papers came from the Mistletoe collection from last year.
I covered each page of the album with patterned paper--sanded and inked the edges after they were covered. I decorated the front cover with the same patterned paper and the die cut's that were included in the Mistletoe Daisy D's paper crafting kit. I also used the treading water punch from Fiskars to make the scalloped edges. I Loooove this punch!
Once you have all the pages created--I chose not to embellish the interior pages--simply because they will have all the gorgeous Christmas Cards from 2007 tucked inside. I seperated my cards into categories, but you don't have too. Friends, family, coworkers, my daughters cards, etc. Then I started using the ribbon, fabric, tulle and clips to attach the cards to the front and back of each album page.
It went super fast and the great thing is the cards can be taken out in years to come to enjoy all over again since they aren't glued down!

It's a fun and fast project and a great way to keep those cards and memories of years past!



Edited to Add:
to attach the cards to each page I stacked the cards on the album page and wrapped ribbon around the entire page. This allowed me to hold cards on both sides of the album. On the pages that I used the bull nose clips from the office supply store, I took the cards and lined them up on the edge of the page or at the bottom of the page and clipped them on. Then I tied ribbon on the clip ends for decoration. I added ohter pics showing one with the ribbon ties