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A Special Moment

Hello, it's Misty here with a very special layout using the Forever Family collection.  In 2010, my husband and I were able to travel to upstate New York to visit his family.  We knew while there, that we wanted to go to the cemetery and see where his grandfather was buried.  We took his grandma with us and this was a moment that I captured between my husband and her.  I stood behind and watched my husband help his grandmother back to the car.  The funny part about this is in the 2nd photo, she stopped to pause and we weren't sure what she was doing.  Well she was was listening for me.  I had stopped to take the photos and so she couldn't hear me walking.  It was just one of those moments that you we will always treasure. 

While typing this blog, I sit here in upstate NY visiting my husband's family and it is so lonely without her here.  We were in hopes that she would have been able to hold out until we got here, but unfortunately she passed away 2 weeks ago.  These photos are the last 2 photos that I have of my husband and this special lady!

Layout Recipe:

FF-1310--Grandmother (Both Sides)

FF-1311--Grandfather (Side B & the back of the UPC code strip)

FF-1308--Brother (Side B)

FF-1304--Mother (Side B)

FF-1305--Daughter (Side B)

FF1307--Son (Side B)

FF-4020--Diecuts

FF-2230--Stickers

If you look at the strip of lined paper, you can see that there is a brown border on the top and bottom of this.  I got a little creative and cut the UPC code strip off and decided to use the back of this, which is dark brown, and use it on the layout!

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day!

Misty

Customize Your Embellishments!

Greetings crafty friends!  Rhonda here today to host the blog for you.  

I've got a fun page featuring Moxxie's "Fish Stories/Happy Camper" collections to share with you today. Ever have an embellishment that you just love and want to use, but it doesn't quite work for your project the way it is?  I have that happen too.  Here's an example from my project today that I absolutely loved and wanted to incorporate.

This super cute wooden frame:

My photo collage did not fit under it nicely, so I just cut it apart.

I thought it worked nicely as a dock or fence accent here.

I had some "Lure Me In" paper scraps left from my last project and I decided to cut the word "Fish" and the large fish out and layer them into the design.  To add interest I did cut each of the fins to add some texture.

The sweet little owl was cut from one of the Happy Camper Punch-Out die cuts.  I added Glossy Accents to his eyes and perched him with foam dots on a piece of the rope die cut from that same sheet.

The beige flourish die cuts were the last elements that I put in place.  They really help your eye move through the title work and around the page.  

Ingredients Used:

Fish Stories Collection - Moxxie

Happy Camper Collection - Moxxie

Kraft Cardstock

Diamond Stickles and Glossy Accents- Ranger

Enamel Dots - Theresa Collins

Chesapeake Circle - Memory Box Die

Brown Bling - Want2Scrap

Mocha Mama PowderPuff Chalk Ink - Quick Quotes

Other:  Wood Alpha's, Sewing Machine and Thread

Thanks so much for stopping on over to the Moxxie Blog today!

~ Rhonda

Graduation Card/Mini Album by Michelle James

Hello everyone Moxxie Muse Michelle here today to show you a great Graduation card/mini album I gave to  my friend Natalie for her high school graduation.

I used the new Graduation line and really had fun making all of the parts to this mini.  I say it is a card as well because I put money into each of the mini bags and wrote a special note to her.  But after her party, she can use pictures of graduation and the party or whatever she wants and put them into the album to keep forever.
I used two paper bags to make the album pages.

This is the front cover.

The first page includes the first of four mini bags.  I included a tag behind the money so she can add a picture or journaling on the tag.

The right side has a pull tab and another page pulls out.

The next two pages hold the second and third mini bags 

And on the following pages the left side folds out to reveal another tag that can be used for a picture or more journaling.  I used a tiny magnet to keep the pages from flying open.

On the right side another mini bag is tucked into a diagonal pocket and then embellished with the stickers and die cuts from the line.  And, the back cover speaks for itself!  I like that the stickers include some humor.  

I hope you enjoyed this mini album project.  Congratulations to all of the graduates out there!

Until next time,
Michelle

Slumberella Layout with Wee Ones by Susie Bentz

Hi scrappers!  Susie here today!  One of the things I really love about scrapbooking is being able to make meaningful gifts for important people in my life. One of my favorite subjects is new babies so  I was thrilled when Moxxie released the new Wee Ones line in January! 

When a new baby joins the family, shutterbugs go crazy and you will invariably get lots of fabulous 4"x6" pictures.  I created this layout for my niece layout using (2) horizontal format photos - feel free to scraplift!

It is really a very simple layering of a few papers accented with those wonderful coordinating die cuts!

A little stamping, a little washi, and a lot of bling and you have a feminine layout fit for a Princess, my great-niece Riley! 

 Here are some detail shots:

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you find some time to play!  Susie

Moxxie Materials:

Wee Ones Heaven Sent

Wee Ones Butterfly Kisses

Wee Ones Splish Splash

Wee Ones Die Cuts

 

Other:

Want2Scrap Fancy Chipboard Word

Want2Scrap Wonderful Wings Bling

Want2Scrap Classy Corners Elegance

Adhesive ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever

MME washi tape

Tim Holtz Symphony Tissue Tape

Kaisercraft Windsor Clear Stamp

Combining lines with Ange Weisbeck

 Ange here today for a little fun combining lines. Moxxie has some pretty awesome lines! They are generally geared toward a particular subject but that doesn't mean you can't combine elements from different lines. You just have to think outside the box a bit. Which is what I did with the newly released graduation line:

 Of course you can see here how these papers would be easy to use with other colors. That's the beauty of the neutral colors that were used, geared so that you can use your particular school colors when you make your project. But what about those fabulous die-cuts and stickers? Oh yes, you can use those too! So I grabbed them and started thinking outside the box. What things here could have a double meaning? Lots really, look:

 

A lot of these can be used for other purposes, but the one that really caught my eye was "follow your dreams". After getting a 'feel' for the die-cuts, I started going through my photos. I came across a 5x7 print of my daughter pitching. It was the perfect photo for my layout and that, of course, led me to pull out Moxxie's Softball line too. I knew they would make the perfect combo. 

 

The yellows and sandy browns go perfect with my daughter's bright green uniform and then the grays and blacks of the Graduation line become the perfect additions. I played with this photo a little in photoshop and turned it black & white with the exception of my daughter in her bright uniform, the yellow ball and her black mitt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I picked the graduation paper I wanted behind my photo, decided it needed a bit of color to mat it so I added the green cs. Then I picked the fun softball paper for the base. I fussy cut around the ball at the bottom so I could slip some of the photo under it, picked out the graduation border to go under it and then just started adding fun embellies. I also used the right side of sketch #257 from Nuts About Sketches. You can find it here.

   My daughter is working really hard to be a pitcher so I picked all the fun die-cuts from the graduation line to use that way and then added some of the cute softball stickers and rub-ons. I totally loved (and so did my daughter) that the rub-on looked just like her. lol

Here's a few close ups. I love letting things hang off the edges but don't do it nearly enough. I also used a green marker to doodle on my title stickers and added green staples to attach the success tag.

 

 

 

 

I love the look of the brads on the edges of this sticker. I added more staples, did a little date stamping for fun and matted the Potential die-cut.

 

 

 

 

 

The Moxxie rub-ons are SO easy to use. They go on so easy and smooth, love them!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here you can see how I slipped the photo under the edge of the fussy cut ball and I drew a black line around the layout to give it a finished look.

 

 

 

So don't be afraid to mix and match. You can come up with some pretty amazing layouts when you think outside the box.

Thanks for stopping by! :)Ange

Supplies:

Moxxie - pp, stickers, die-cuts, rub-ons

Nuts About Sketches - sketch

stampin up - marker

zig - pen

american crafts - alphas

sei - ink

ek success - date stamp

stash - cs, staples, brads

Soccer Album with Dana

Hi Moxxie fans!  Dana here today sharing a soccer themed mini album. My girls are playing soccer this summer and I thought a mini album would be a fun way to document their first involvement in a team sport. I used the Moxxie Soccer collection.  I love that the colors of this line are a neutral black and white! I added the accent color of my daughter's teams for a bright pop of color and I embellished the pages with the Soccer Rub-ons.

I created 6 pages for each daughter. One set is shown above.  I kept the design simple for now and may go back and add more embellishments once I have the photos in place.

If you have a sports player in your house, Moxxie offers over 25 different sports collections! If you are looking for even more Moxxie inspiration, stop by the Moxxie facebook page to see all the projects created by the talented Muses.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Mother's Day Printer's Tray

Hey everyone, Rebecca here! Today I'm sharing the gift I made for my mom for Mother's Day. I used a heart shaped printer's tray and covered it with Moxxie goodness. 

The blue paper for the sky, and the green papers for the grass and flower stems are Moxxie 12x12 die cut circles. For the flower petals, I used Child's Play paper.

This was an easy and fun project to do, and most importantly, my mom loved it!

Graduation Card with Splash of Color

Hello, Misty here with a FUN graduation card with some splash of COLOR!  I know I find myself doing a lot of graduation cards in just black and white and maybe some hint of the school color.  However, I had a request for a graduation card that was black, white and hot pink.  So as I began to look at my Moxxie collections, I happen to see the "Dance" collection with the hot pink!  That was exactly what I needed!  I used a couple different lines of paper one from the "Senior Year" collection and a couple from "Dance" collection.

Card Recipe:

"Commencement"-Senior Year Collection--#SR-518 (black/white stripe)

"Jazz"-Dance Collection--#SH-1276 (black stripe)

"Toe Tappin"-Dance Collection--SH-1278 (hot pink & rows of stars)

Jillian Vance Stamps

Thank you for stopping by and have a GREAT scappy day!

A Graduation Day Page

Hello everyone! I wanted to share a layout done with the Graduation collection. This collection can be trendy, elegant or pretty much any style you want, it's really versatile! This is our daughter and her Senior picture.

I used the diecuts, but I also cut out some small parts of the paper as well, like the little banner. I just used a stamp for the leaves and added blooms.

I used some liquid pears for accents as well. I used alpha stickers on the banner for the '04.

I also used pop dots for dimension as well. I just love that the colors are black and white and you can add any accent color that you need! Makes it the perfect line!!!

I hope you try this collection, and I hope you enjoyed seeing my page. Thanks so much for stopping by. We really appreciate it!!!

May blog hop winner!

Super-special thanks to everyone who commented on all the blogs for the Muse-A-Palooza blog hop this month!

Our randomly selected commenter, who commented on every blog in the hop is Brandy Williams! who left this lovely comment on Patti's blog:

blbabe1234 said...

Oh wow..this is stunning. Love the cluster of flowers.

May 3, 2013 at 1:03 PM

 

Please send your mailing info to jennifer@gotmoxxie.com so she can get your prize, the Graduation Day line, out to you.