♥be still my christmas-lovin' heart♥

good morning, i am soooo excited to share with you my next set of sneak peek cards that are up on the MME blog today.  it is not a BIG secret that i LOVE Christmas, love, love it.  and so when i received the newest MME Christmas line, Mistletoe Magic,

i was over the moon excited. 

Mistletoe Magic Sneak Peeks

                                                                                                                            cards by danni reid for MME

this line is filled with the most beautiful reds, greens, teals, music paper, and st. nick himself, i am in love!  head over to the blog to see all the gorgeous papers, embellies, stamps and THAT washi tape!



and no.one. does halloween like MME, the glitter, the chipboard, the patterns, the stickers oh my!

Happy Haunting Sneak

                                                         cards by danni reid for MME

you have to see the 8 x 10 frameable decor pieces too, oh my goodness!!!!

thanks for visiting me today, pop over and see all the goodness and say hello for your chance to win some of these collections before they are released!!!

♥ mme and lucky in love ♥

i'm out the door for work today, but wanted to share that i am up on the MME blog with the first of oh so many Valentine/Love/Thinking of you cards with this line.  i hope you'll pop on over to visit me there.

here's a sneak peek

 

hugs & so much love!

danni

♥ happy 2013 with Gossamer Blue ♥

happy 2013 everyone!  please forgive my blog absence during the month of december, i was incredibly sick and it took a long time for me to feel like looking at the computer screen for any period of time.

i am back today with a few cards created with the january kit over at Gossamer Blue.  this month, the Gossamer Blue january kit, and the many gorgeous add-on kits, are filled with gorgeous MME.  several designers from the MME team are creating with the gorgeous kit and add-ons and sharing all month long on the Gossamer Blue blog and MME blog with chances to win this kit!  you do NOT want to miss the giveaways, tons of gorgeous MME!

i created 6 cards and a monthly favorite dates calendar so far and can't wait to share them with all of you.  today, i can share 4 of the cards that have been shared in the january gallery.

 happy '13 card

hello 2013 card

 hey you card

what a wonderful, happy world card

 

i hope you'll check out this amazing kit this month, and check back on the Gossamer Blue and MME blogs to win one!

hugs & so much love!

danni

♥ party goodie bags, tags & a card ♥

Good morning everyone!  it's my day on the MME blog and i was excited to share one of my favorite things to create when we get ready to celebrate a party at the house....goodie bags and goodie straws.  I don't like to purchase the themey ones because the kids seem to just crumple them up quickly or leave them behind, but every time I create their own personal little goodie bags filled with a fun treat they get really excited.

For today's post, I created tags for goodie straws and some goodie bags to place some fun little "finds" in.  I try to buy my "goodie bags" on clearance when I see sales at Target and Dept. Stores, because they are so fun to "pretty up" with MME papers and embellies later.

First, I cut the ribbons from the bags.  They had cute pink ribbons that would be fine for my daughter's parties with friends, but I decided twine and MME supplies would make them a whole lot cuter for their get together, more girly, feminine and just plain fun.

Then, I created tags for each one of the hard plastic straws.  I like to create little tags because they look so cute on the straws and you could easily dress up a place setting with just a tag.

 As you can see, in no time at all (using MME supplies I had on hand) I had a set of straws and goodie bags ready for my daughter's next little get together. It's always better to drink Strawberry Fizzies out of a fancy straw! ;)


Supplies:The Sweetest Thing: 6 x 6 pad, Happy title, Wood and Chip buttons, Decorative Brads, Together Decorative Tape, Together stickers, Misc: Cuttlebug butterfly die, heart doily, Cameo cut-file sentiments

also, i posted my first card class using the August The Story Begins Kit at Scraptastic Kit Club. 

here's the card we created using the gorgeous kit

hello card

 i hope you'll stop by and join us, it's EVERY monday and it's a place you can post YOUR cards too.

thank you so much for the sweet texts and notes about my son, you are the greatest of friends!  he's doing much better today and back at school, fingers crossed for no problems or phone calls....wink :)

have a great tuesday everyone!

hugs & so much love♥

danni

♥ gosh you're awesome ♥

you really are.  and that's why i know you'll completely {heart} these new enamel dots from MME The Sweetest Thing line.  these are so much fun to play with and i can not wait to see what you will do with them.

i created four cards using the dots as my "focal embellishment" and can't wait to play some more with these.  i love that you can add a splash of color without getting too "bulky" which is very important with cards (especially those you want to mail)

gosh you're awesome card

(together enamel dots)

 i love this polaroid frame paper......a LOT

it makes it so easy to cut out a polaroid frame and stitch and layer, again, without a lot of "bulk" being added to your page or cards

 wonderful you card

(together enamel dots)

 

 as you can see in this "side view" you can add the splash of color with not more dimension than  some "punched hearts"  these would be very mailable without a lot of hassle at the post.

 on the next two cards, i wanted to add more than a "splash of color" to my sentiment and design, i wanted to "play" with the embellishment use of the dots.

on my first card, i wanted to play with one of the new stamps in this set

 

The Sweetest Thing Hello Stamp Set 

the "hello" sentiment is an absolute FAVE of mine and you have to get this set to play with it as well as the chevrons, borders, numbers, florals....ok, all of it

 

i pulled out some Jenni Bowlin & Papertrey Ink stamp pads and matched my dots up to the colors to create this fun, playful sentiment for the focal of my card

 and on this card, i punched some flowers and used the dots as the centers (not unique, but never our of style)  i love the added color splash and it's so fun and easy to do for a fun thank you card

 as you can see, the enamel dots give a splash of color while still being relatively easy to send in the mail

i hope this gives you a couple of ideas for the dots.  i really can't wait to see what all you will come up with using these fun, new embellishments from MME.

don't forget to stop by the blog all week long for more inspiration using the enamel dots.  Tina had an amazing post using the enamel dots as border embellishments along with her designer tapes yesterday and the inspiration will continue all throughout the week♥

thank you for your sweetest notes, they make my day every day, you are the sweetest of friends!

hugs & so much love

danni

♥ taping and punching embellies ♥

good morning.  i am sorry for the break in blogging, i have had large card orders to complete and with those shipping today, i can sigh a happy sigh and blog♥

are your kids getting ready to go back to school?  mine are and are very excited this year, i look forward to this time with them.

this week on the MME blog we are focusing on the new The Sweetest Thing line and  i am up today sharing cards created using the new designer tapes.

i created several cards today, all using the new tapes, for the post.  i love my tapes (as you may have noticed) and it was fun to share how to create embellishments and patterned papers using your tapes.

here are a couple of the cards i created for today's post

 hello card

(punched butterfly embellies)

such a happy day card

(patterned paper background)

The tapes have become one of my go-to embellishments to add that little something extra to all my cards and projects.   There are so many things you can do with these tapes from creating patterned paper blocks, creating handmade embellishments, adding a finishing strip to any projects or a strip to dress up an envelope, they are so much fun.

you are my sunshine card

(postage stamp squares)

 you are the best card

(punched butterflies and hexagon)

 

 

I love that you can use the smallest piece of tape to create something so unique and beautiful.  To create the cards I adhered strips of the designer tape to a block of white cardstock, alternating the patterns.

 I then punched shapes using my Martha Stewart Magnetic Punch All Over the Page Butterfly Punch, Papertrey Ink stamp die and Sizzix 2" Hexagon dies.

 

 

 

 

 In order to have my patterns line up the way I want on my embellishments, I flip my block of card stock with the tapes upside down so I can see the shape through the punch before punching the shapes.It helps to have a magnetic punch but I have created these without magnetic punches.

 

and then you have your "punched" shape to create your embellies for your page or cards.  and, as you can see, I never waste a "negative" punched piece of card stock either, they make the cutest note cards to let someone know that you are thinking of them.  You can stitch the block of card stock, adhere a little trim, stamp a sentiment onto a small card base and you have a note card in no time at all.  Every bit of this card was made of scraps off of my desk.

 

 hello card

(butterfly negative)

Supplies: The Sweetest Thing-Hello Greetings, Sunshine Blossom, Together Round, Wonderful Delightful paper, Wonderful Delightful tiny word stickers, Hello wood and chip buttons, Hello acrylic stamps, Sunshine title, decorative brads, enamel dots, decorative tapes, label stickers;Misc:kraft cardstock,white cardstock,Cuttlebug embossing, Martha Stewart butterfly punch

i hope you will give these a try, they are so much fun, from butterflies, postage stamp blocks to hexagons, the possibilities are truly endless.

thanks for visiting me today.  i hope you have a great friday♥

hugs & so much love

danni

 

♥ mme pinspiration friday ♥

good morning.  how are you?  did you have a good 4th?  we had the best time and the boys were tuckered out by the end of all the activities as evidenced in this photo

sleeping on daddy......

i hope yours was fun and not too hot, although it was pretty dern hot outside.

today is Pinspiration Friday on the MME blog.  i love Pinspiration Fridays, and try to always sign-up because there is so much eye-candy on our MME Pinterest Inspiration page.  for this month's challenge, i selected this card from the incredibly talented Laurel Seabrook.

oh how i love this card♥ 

there is just so much to be inspired by.  the hexagon paper, the stitching, the doily, the flowers, the twine, the large sentiment, the scallops, it's all just so gorgeous and flows seamlessly.

when creating cards "inspired" by other cards, i try to choose "3 elements" to be inspired by and no more, that was really hard to select just three on her card.  but alas, i chose the hexagons, the doily and the large focal sentiment.  

thank you card 

(click pics to enlarge)

 i chose to accent my hexagons with more of a gradient color scheme with the gorgeous Indie Chic Ginger line of papers.  i can NOT tell you how i love these papers, they make me so happy.

i decided to cut my doily in half and accentuate the large sentiment that way (since i wasn't adding the spiral flowers to draw attention to the big sentiment)

supplies: Indie Chic Ginger 6 x 6 pad, Indie Chic Nutmeg button 

misc: papertrey ink dies and stamp, technique tuesday sentiment stamp, twine from stash, Cameo cut file

  to see more of laurel's amazing cards, you can find here blog here: want 2 scrap.  thank you laurel for allowing me to use your card this week, it is absolutely breath taking♥

thank you so much for visiting me today, for your incredibly sweet notes that always make my day, and for your friendship and inspiration.

hugs & so much love♥

danni

♥ mme indie chic saffron love ♥

  how are you?  are your kids out of school?  mine have two weeks, we're on countdown.  we enjoyed field day today and the sunshine and well, just the time it was so nice.  i love summer with my babes and am so excited for our time♥

i have just begun playing with the new MME Indie Chic Safron line and I am loving the pinks, greys and oranges oh my!

 is that not the prettiest little die-cut, i am loving the font and scallops.

supplies: 

Indie Chic Saffron: Chevron pp, decorative button, girl title die cut and girl border sticker

Misc: twine and doily from stash, Martha Stewart heart punch

to create the card

cut block of chevron pp and stitch chevrons.  cut a doily in half, stitch to pp on top and bottom.
adhere border sticker behind bottom edge.
adhere "girly" die cut to chevron pp,  punch two hearts, tie twine through button, adhere to die-cut
adhere chevron block of pp to block of "B" side of chevron pp.
adhere the card front to card base.

i hope you have a crafty day♥

hugs & so much love!

danni

♥ two MME tutorials ♥

good afternoon.  i had to change my "greeting" as i didn't get a chance to actually post this tutorial this morning.  i am sorry for the delay, i have one kiddo home not feeling well and i was on mommy-care.  he's resting comfortably now and hopefully i can get this posted before he wakes up.

today is my "official" first post up on the MME blog.  i was asked to share my cards, individually, and i have received several questions about the burlap heart that i thought it might help a little to put together a 5-step tutorial so you can get a "visual" of what i have tried to describe.  

you can see the 5-step burlap heart tutorial here

since i created a new burlap heart for the 5-step tutorial, i decided to go ahead and create a second part tutorial using the new burlap heart and the new MME Indie Chic--Nutmeg line of papers and embellies to create an any-occasion card for a family member

family is card

(click pics to enlarge)

here is a 4-step tutorial to embellish the burlap heart created in 

this tutorial

i used the paper, shown below, to begin layering and embellishing the burlap heart
(please click pics to see the tutorial images and instructions up-close)

 

i hope the tutorial helps to "visualize" what i have been trying to describe.  i would love to see your embellished burlap hearts if you decide to give on a try.

thank you for all your sweet notes about the cards and the heart, each one has {hugged} my heart.

hugs & so much love♥

danni