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At The Beach...aka, where I wish I was right now...

Our new At the Beach line is really awesome.  It made me (finally) get out pictures from a trip my husband and I took in 2010 to southern California.  It then made me think of southern California and how nice it would be to be soaking up the sun on the beach.  Ah well, such is life!  The good news is, I had fun playing with the collection and making a page showing off my hubby's new surfing skills.

By the way, did you know you can click on the picture to see it bigger?  I probably should have mentioned that before.  Anyway...

To be honest, this is my second layout.  The first one I tried was just not working for me, and since I was trying to scraplift from somebody's Pinterest post, I gave it up and grabbed a Pagemap instead.  (LOVE those things!) Once I connected with a design, it was really easy to find pieces that fit.  The page with the little surfboards across the bottom made its own embellisments, so that was easy! I used several diecuts and lots of patterned papers, and it sort of fell into place. 

I also think this line would make some adorable cards, so I might play around with that this weekend.  What about you? Got any crafting plans in the works for the next couple of days?  If so, what are you working on?  If not, what could you possibly be doing instead? :) 

Have a great weekend everybody!

Spring Has Sprung Sample

Continuing our posts of our new collections, I have one today for our Spring Has Sprung line.  This line is so earthy and natural, it seemed fitting to do a layout with a photo that showed the onset of spring.  My parents have a cabin on a lake, and last spring, a mother goose and her gosslings paraded in front of the cabin, giving us quite a good look.  They even stopped and lingered on the grass, waiting for the stragglers of the group to catch up. I went out with my camera and took a picture of the little cuties.  This paper was perfect for complimenting the photo. 

I thought the paper would be great if it was torn, rolled, inked and distressed, and I really like the way it turned out.  The colors are easy to match with Glimmer Mists and flowers, and the artwork speaks for itself! 

I'm hoping to get a few more samples made this week to share with you.  Is there any collection in particular from this release you'd like to see more samples of?  Leave me a comment and I'll see what I can do. 

More Samples

OK, I finally got my hands on some of the papers and diecuts and was able to start producing a few projects! 

Let's start with Child's Play.  I found this line to be super-easy to work with!  There were lots of good choices for patterns and solids, as well as cute elements from the diecuts to put on my page.

In addition to Moxxie products, I grabbed a few flowers from my stash, (which matched easily!) and of course, some bling.  :)  I also took the time to fussy cut some of the flowers out of the "Flower Power" paper, and layered them together under the beginning of my title.  Btw, yes, that is my pink bike.  I love it and ride it everywhere. Anyway, working with this collection was fun, and I certainly will be exploring more of this line.

I'm curious, what kinds of projects do you want to create with Child's Play?  Let me hear 'em!

Winners, Winners Everywhere!

Last Friday, we gave away a collection pack to one lucky commenter.  Today we are going to announce another winner from another contest.  This was one that most of you probably didn't know about because it was geared to our store owners!

In December, we ran a contest for our store owners to show us their talents, and share a store sample or class they had done with Moxxie, and wow!  Were we ever impressed!  We originally said that we would choose one winner, and we had to go back on our word.  We chose two.  They were both so cool and completely different from each other, that we thought both of them deserved to win.  Here you go:

 

First up, our entry from Scrapbook-N-Memories in Harrisonville, MO.  Kourtney used our Midnight Dreary collection to create a two page layout showing the creepy, scary kind of Halloween we really love. 

What we really liked about this layout was the way she combined Moxxie products with tools, inks, paints, and punches.  She creatively combined elements to add depth to her embellishments, and used her Cricut and Martha Stewart border punch to turn Moxxie paper into even more embellishments.  Way to go, Kourtney!  We love it.

 

Our second winner is (believe it or not) from Winner, SD.  Ruth at The Hobby Shoppe created this project using our Farm Livin' collection, showing a somewhat "small scale" bit of farm life.

This project caught our eye for a lot of reasons.  We really liked the see-through frame with the pattern papers as home decor.  Not a photo in sight, but a really cool piece of artwork to hang on the wall.  The layout is positively darling with the title on a post, and a bit of journaling underneath, made by chopping the frame diecut into pieces.  We also really liked the use of the barn paper at the top of the layout, with all the rough edges she cut by hand.

Our two winners received their choice of one of our new January releases to use in their store.  Congratulations to both of you!  We can't wait to see what else you can create.

I also want to give a sincere thank you to all of our stores who entered.  We really applaud your talent and appreciate the hard work you put into your submissions, and we hope to see more from you as well!

Our Lucky Winner

Thanks for entering everyone, and for the lovely comments. We are so happy that you all have found something you like!

Random.org told me to choose...#5 from the top. I have to remove the first two comments, as they came in after midnight CST, which makes Alexandra our winner! 

Alexandra said, "Favorite? HMMM- LOVE the bright colors in Child's Play, but also the rustic feel and kraft backing of Nautical. Don't make me pick, because they are so different I just can't! LOL!"

Alexandra, please email me your address at peggy@gotmoxxie.com so we can get that shipped out to you.  We'd love to see what you create with it.

 

 

Who Says Friday the 13th is Unlucky?

UGH!  This is an early morning post from me, and one thing you should know about me is I am NOT a morning person. (Yaaaaaaawn!) I am posting early to give you as much time as possible to enter our little give away, so this will be a short and sweet post.  See below for details.

A lot of people say Friday the 13th is unlucky, I guess, but we are going to change that today for one of you!  Moxxie is giving away a collection pack of our Spring Has Sprung line to one lucky commenter.  The collection pack will include 2 sheets of each of the 12x12 papers, and one of each sticker and diecut.  All you have to do is comment on this blog post to be entered to win.  (One comment per person, please!) We would like to know, of our seven new collections, (Spring Has Sprung, At The Beach, Child's Play, Nautical, Showstopper, Bowler Up, and Wrestling) which one is your favorite and why?  There, that should be easy!  We look forward to reading your comments.  Comments need to be posted by midnight CST to be eligible for the give away.

All right! Let the commenting begin.  (Can I go back to bed?) ;)

More January 2012 Inspiration

Yesterday, we shared a layout done with our Child's Play and Showstopper collections. Today I have some adorable pages done with Nautical, At The Beach, and Spring Has Sprung.  Take a look!

First up, Nautical:

Sometimes, like this, we find a collection works for multiple purposes, even if it is themed.  This adorable picture was perfect for a pirate-y take on the Nautical line.  The diecuts had several pictures and phrases that fit right in the theme!

Next we have At The Beach:

Can I just say I absolutely LOVE the way that these papers work together?  The colors, patterns, and elements are very easy to play with to create a cute page!  The coordinating solids are fabulous...look at that yummy blue in the background, and notice how the light blue flowers pop on the dark blue frame.  I especially like that this collection is great for photos of both boys and girls.

Finally, here's Spring Has Sprung:

Finally, here is a great take on our Spring Has Sprung collection.  Kraft is a fantastic neutral for photographs, and the colors are very soothing and natural.  It's perfect for family Easter pics and spring school photos of the kids.

 

Tomorrow we have a little surprise in store.  You might want to put "Check Moxxie Blog" on your Friday to do list.  That's all I'm sayin'.  See you here tomorrow!

New January Releases in Action

Now that we've shared with you all of our new releases, I thought I'd start showing you some of the fun stuff we did with them.

First we have "Child's Play."

The colors are perfect for outdoor photos!  What's really fun about this line is how the patterns "play" with each other, and the solids are great for setting off the elements in the paper.  It is truly a fun layout, and the mixture of patterns is great!

Up next, here's an adorable layout using the "Showstopper" line.  Note how perfectly the colors coordinate with the dance costume in the picture!

I love that she used the bold patterned stipe as the matt for the photo, since there was quite a bit of white space in the picture.  (And how cute are those hip pennants at the top of the picture?!)

Check back tomorrow for some more cute layouts!

Sneak Peek #7

Here it is!  The final collection for our January releases, Born To Wrestle.  I am thrilled with the entire look of this line.  It's grungy.  It's manly.  It's sporty, and it's all black, white, and gray so there's plenty of opportunity for each scrapper to personalize it to their school colors.  Here's what I'm talking about:

Aren't those elements fantastic?  And what about the patterns?  I love that the back sides can be used for any topic since they're not theme-specific, but are just current, trendy patterns!  I think I see some graduation and birthday projects and tons of cards in addition to wrestling. The first and third papers go together nicely to make a two page spread for team pics and individual photos as well.

In keeping up with my new year's resolutions, I'll be posting again tomorrow...this time, I'll post some projects we've done using the new releases!  Check back in tomorrow to get some inspiration. (we hope!)

 

Sneak Peek #6

Did you miss me over the weekend?  Looking at all the comments on the posts, I kinda think you did!  That's nice. I missed you, too. :O)

I am having a really good time reading your guesses!  (By the way, you all have some great ideas, even if they're not right.) We did have one correct guess about today's sneak peek from Ange.  YOU WERE RIGHT!  It involves paper.  You're a good guesser!

The new line is called "Nautical," and it is really gorgeous.  Take a look:

Rich cranberry, navy blue, and the most amazing antique gold give this line a distinctly masculine, old world feel.  Can't you just see some home decor projects for an office or den for the man in your life?  I'm thinking of all kinds of projects I can do for my father and his little pontoon boat! 

I also think this would make the most ADORABLE pirate pages and projects.  Ahoy, mateys! Land HO! Aaaaaarrrgg! Right?  See what I mean?  I can't wait to play with it and see what I can create. 

What kinds of projects would you use it for?  I'd love to hear some of your ideas, along with your guesses for what tomorrow's FINAL sneak peek will be. 

Do you want a hint?  I can give you a hint. (I think.) Actually, I've been giving little hints all along in all these posts, but they've been so tiny no one has noticed yet.  I'll make this one a little bigger:  We really wrestled with the designs for this collection, and we were finally able to pin down a winning design.

OK, let's hear 'em!  Until tomorrow then...