Saturday, October 27, 2012

Give Thanks

 Hello-

Today, I am showing you a turkey card.  Well not exactly, a give thanks card, but it will have you thinking about turkey.  This card is easy so that an older child can do it.  The materials for the card are:

1 card blank (4" x 4")
2 mats (about 3 7/8" x 3 7/8"  and 3 1/2" x 3 1/2")
One front about 3 1/4" x 3 1/4")
1 image stamp and 1 sentiment stamp)
ribbon going the length of the card front.
Markers (Optional)
This is a double-matted card that you can do in any colors you want to.  These happen to be autumn colors. Stamp out your image and the sentiment on the card front, and set it to the side.  with the card blank and the two mats, adhere as shown.  take your card front, and you if you add a ribbon to the card, tie it now.  also color your image.
That is it.  It is fun for you or the kids, and there was not a whole lot of cutting involved.  Happy Thanksgiving and be Blessed everyday


Thursday, October 25, 2012

Funding the business

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(Photo credit: plogan721)
A few days ago, I attended a  crowdfunding meeting.  So you may be wondering, what is crowdfunding?   Crowdfunding is basically asking family, friends, and strangers to fund a project you are working on.  It could be anywhere from supplying materials for your company to going on vacation.  Is it simply?  no it is not.  You basically have to know someone who is does not mind funding your cause and advertise.
Mine is simply, I just simply want to make cards and I need supplies to do so.  I am with Indiegogo.com, and I have 21 days to get $500 (It may say $300, the site would not except the $300 bid).  Supplies I need will help me make cards and other goods for my Etsy store, MDN Creates.   I would love to make some money this holiday season, so I can make more cards, scrapbooks, journals anything in this area.  I also need to spread the word about MDN Creates, and make things for others.   Anyway, here is the Campaign URL, http://igg.me/p/258496?a=1645403. I will except any amount, even $1.00.  I really want this business to work.  This is my summary and other details:


Short Summary

My name is Patricia Logan and I am the owner of MDN Creates.  MDN Creates is a custom scrapbook company, which makes customized scrapbooks, greeting cards, and journals.  I have been creating since 1997 and just opened the company in November 2009.  

What We Need & What You Get

I need $300 which will go towards supplies.  The holiday season will be here, and I would like to help people who want to give a scrapbook or a journal as a gift or if they need to send a holiday greeting out to that spoecial person.  I want to make cards that are fresh and right for the season.  I also want to stock my Etsy shop with holiday items for people to purchase. These items are greeting cards, notebooks, and other items.

The Impact

To get a good idea of what I am talking about, my Etsy Shop is www.etsy.com/shop/mdncreates. I have a few cards in there for right now, and most of the shops I see are ready for the holiday selling season.  These are home-made items, which is what I am selling as well.  I would like to be ready as well, especially the day after Thanksgiving.  the cards come in set of 2, 3, 8, or 10.  If a customer wants more than 10, I can arrange that for them.   As for the Scrapbooks, the average scrapbook is 20 pages for a nice size book (12x12).  I can make them smaller or have more pages.   so the scrapbook supplies would be used for this project.

Other Ways You Can Help

If you cannot give, I understand that.  You can just go to either my etsy shop and take a look or to my blog, MDN Creates (www.triciatreasure.blogspot.com), and read some of my post and look at my work.  Once you have done that, spread the word about this campaign to your friends and family to see of they would like to contribute.  You are also welcome to guest blog on my other blogs.  just email me at plogan@columbus.rr.com to find out which ones I have.  At least you looked, and I will get the word out about you too.

Anyway that's it for the campaign.

Thank you and Be Blessed.

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Happy Birthday Cupcake card

Ready for cute birthday card?   The card uses the same paper that I used for my niece's card, but there is a difference.  This one is more square, and I fussy cut a cupcake to place in the middle of the card.
So the materials you would use on this card is as follows:

Materials


  • A card blank measuring 5"x 10" folded into a 5"x 5" card.  Cut about an inch off to leave a place for the border.
  • A piece of patterned paper measuring about 4" x 5"
  • 2 pieces ( cardstock and patterned) of paper measuring 1" x 3"
  • A rub-on or sticker sentiment
  • A rubber stamp or digi stamp of an image you can color.
  • Strip of glitter tape
  • copic markers (I used RV23 (Pure Pink), R29 (Red Lipstick), R23 (Rose Mist), RV21 (light Pink) ), or your favorite way to color.


After cutting an inch off the front cover, I the mat on, put the two 1"x 3" pieces together and put the Happy birthday sticker on the patterned paper.  I popped it up with dimensional stickers.  Then I colored the image with the copic markers and fussy cut it.  Next, I backed it with a scrap piece of brown cardstock, cut around it leaving a 1/8" border, and popped it up as well.  lastly, I put a strip of glitter tape on the part that was not cut off.

That's it.  I hope you enjoyed look at my card, and I will see you next time.  Be blessed everyday.
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Saturday, October 13, 2012

New Project: Mini book

I have been a busy woman this week.  I made a mini book that was truly a mini book.  It is now in the hands of the person who won it.
A couple hours ago, I was suppose to tell you about the mini book, but I was very sleepy and took a nap.  I had a very long morning, that started at the crack of dawn.  I woke this morning, and me, my mom, and my cousin Tamah went to my annual Horizon of Hope luncheon in Nashport, Ohio. As always, it was a beautiful event.  My upline's central team was the host.  In addition to me giving my mini book to be auctioned off, I also donated a Travel cup with 3 sample bags of coffee, and a lunch bag.  You can read the rest of the story here:
Making this mini is so simple, and you can bind it with a machine, such as a Bind it all or Cinch.  Start off with two covered chipboard pieces.  I covered them in DCWV's Black Current.  Cover them the best you know how.  If you need help with this step, you can always turn to You Tube for help. The keyword phrase is"how to make mini book covers from chipboard" or whatever you want to call it.
Once you are finished covering the chipboard covers, set them aside.   Next work on your pages.  You will be creating a pocket page for each one, and I used:


  • 6- 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of black cardstock-cut down to 8 1/2 x 9"
  • Assorted patterned pieces of paper to cover the insides of the page and to make tags.  Again I used DCWV's Black current.


Start by cutting down your cardstock with a paper cutter.  if you do not have one, you can use an cutting knife and ruler.  if you do the later, put down a self healing mat so you do not mark up your working surface.   Once you do that, you can began by scoring your cardstock.  Tip for beginners, scoring helps the cardstock have a little give (flexibility) to the paper.  This prevents it from tearing when folding it.  Use a score board for it, or if you do not have one, you can use a paper cutter with a scoring blade on it.  Your first score line will be on the 9" side and you want to score at 4 1/2".  flip you paper so that line is horizontal, and you want to score on the 8 1/2 side at 2 1/2".  Next fold at the score lines.  You want to fold up when folding, and crease with the scoring tool or bone folder.  do the one one the 9" side first and then the 8 1/2 side. set a side.
This next part is optional, but I think it will make a prettier book.  Measure for pocket pages your patterned paper.  you may want to leave a 1/8" space for the top and two sides.  You do not need to allow for the bottom as it will be on the inside.  Cover the outer part of the pocket page the same way.  Then decorate the page. Once you have all of that in place, you may bind it.  You can bind it with a machine as I said from the beginning.  You can also put notebook rings on it by just punching two holes on the sides.  You are all finished except the decorating part.   You can put tags in the pockets.  For this book, it is 12 total pages. You can make as many as you like.

I hope my winner enjoys her book and I hope you enjoy making yours.

Have a blessed weekend






Products used in this project:



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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Winner of the Scraps of Color blog hop

This is just a short note.   The winner of the Scraps of color blog hop is Sheila H.   Sheila I am not sure if you posted a comment on my blog during the weekend, but if you did, please send me your name and address to plogan@columbus.rr.com, and I can forward that information on so they can send you your prize.

Thank you.

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

I have a listing on my Etsy shop...

Hello-

One of the cards in the grab bag package
Today is a short post.  I am de-cluttering and de-stashing my cards.  The reason is I am in the process of getting ready to make and list a whole bunch of cards for the holiday season.  Soon in a couple of months, people will be looking for cards to send to friends and loved ones and I want to be part of the action.  So part of my efforts is list cards, let people know that they are available, not just for show, but to buy.  I have a little gadget that will help me with the videos, and that is my Ipad.  So I do not have to have a webcam for my desktop, but I am getting one anyway.

Anyway, the link for the video is HERE. or view from this page.   The listing price for the pack of cards is $50, which is $2.50 per card, and there is 20 nice cards in this package.  Some of the cards were given to me in a card swap, and there are some in there by me.
I hope you do take a look at my listing, which you can view on the right side of this post.
Have a blessed evening.
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Monday, October 8, 2012

Happy Birthday 2-last day of the SOC Blog Hop


Welcome to SOC's 8th Anniversary Blog Hop! I'm glad you stopped by for the celebration! If you're dropping by from Cyndi's blog, then you're in the right place! However, if you started here, you can visit the SOC E:spire blog to join this party from the beginning!
To commemorate Scraps of Color's 8th birthday, I, along with some talented papercrafters, have teamed up to share projects based on the celebrations in our lives. We wanted to have this special blog hop to celebrate this great crafting community where we laugh, play, and create together and encourage and inspire one another. Of course, a blog hop isn't complete without blog candy! There will be giveaways on various blogs throughout the hop! Plus there will be a SOC blog hop gift awaiting one visitor!! To be eligible for that prize, you must comment on all the blogs by Monday, Oct. 8 at 11pm EST. From all who are eligible, one lucky reader will be randomly drawn. The winner will be posted on all the participating blogs on Wednesday, Oct. 10.
BLOG HOP ORDER: 


Today is the last day, and I have enjoyed myself.  For my last item, I am concentrating again on my scraps. this time, it a cute card.  The only thing that is new is the glitter strip at the bottom of the card.  The glitter tape is by American Crafts.  The sticker is from sentiment set from the first card I made, and the paper is left over from the layout I made on Friday, the little note cards and happy birthday card from Saturday.  I used the gel pen on all projects, except the cards on Saturday.   The card blank is from a card I started to make a couple months ago, but the card took on new life.



All of the projects you saw the last couple of days is in celebration of many events, from birthdays to life after a illness.   The layout was for celebrating life after breast cancer and the fact that I love the color pink, the note cards can be placed on presents or a quick note if you make them big enough, The happy birthday cards (Saturday's and today's) wishes a person a happy birthday, and the 6x6 is a remembrance of 2nd birthday of a child's party with family and friends. 
My advise to you is to make something.  It does not have to be scrapbook or paper crafting related.  make a piece of jewelry, a pie, shelving, or a favorite casserole, but make something.  You will be surprised that you are actually creative in some way.  It keep your brain thinking and sharp.  It also keeps you from thinking of things you normally do not think of.
Thank you for visiting with me this weekend, and I hope you will stop by my blog more often.  You never know what ideas I may have in store for you.

Be blessed everyday.

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Sunday, October 7, 2012

The Cake- Day 3 of Blog Hop


Welcome to SOC's 8th Anniversary Blog Hop! I'm glad you stopped by for the celebration! If you're dropping by from Cyndi's blog, then you're in the right place! However, if you started here, you can visit the SOC E:spire blog to join this party from the beginning!
To commemorate Scraps of Color's 8th birthday, I, along with some talented papercrafters, have teamed up to share projects based on the celebrations in our lives. We wanted to have this special blog hop to celebrate this great crafting community where we laugh, play, and create together and encourage and inspire one another. Of course, a blog hop isn't complete without blog candy! There will be giveaways on various blogs throughout the hop! Plus there will be a SOC blog hop gift awaiting one visitor!! To be eligible for that prize, you must comment on all the blogs by Monday, Oct. 8 at 11pm EST. From all who are eligible, one lucky reader will be randomly drawn. The winner will be posted on all the participating blogs on Wednesday, Oct. 10.
BLOG HOP ORDER: 



First of all, I want to apologize for the picture.  I took the original subject with my smartphone (the phone is not very smart if you ask me), then I took the layout with my IPad, so the words on the cake are a little distorted,  My digital camera bit the dust months ago.  I had a freak accident with it by dropping it, and broke the door of the battery compartment, and it finally gave up 5 months ago.  This is what happens when you depend on backups, and trust me, a Smartphone and an IPad are exactly that, backups.  Trust me, if you want a quality picture, a digital camera is best for the job, not wannabe's, LOL

Anyway, on with the program.  This is super simple, and it requires a 6x6 sheet of cardstock, a scrap piece of paper, about a little less than 6x6, and your single photograph.  Mat your photo, then adhere to the 6x6 piece of paper.  Write a description of what is going on, and put some faux stitching around the photo with a gel pen.  The layout is part of a year in review layout for me (I never make anything for myself), and trust me, it looks better in person.
I hope you enjoyed the layout.  It goes to show that you can have a layout, no matter what size you make.  It can be 3 photos and have a lot, like my day one layout or it can be 1 photo and become 6x6,  Let me know what you think by commenting below.

Be blessed everyday.





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Saturday, October 6, 2012

Celebrating 8 years of Scraps Of Color (Day 2)


Welcome to SOC's 8th Anniversary Blog Hop! I'm glad you stopped by for the celebration! If you're dropping by from Cyndi's blog, then you're in the right place! However, if you started here, you can visit the SOC E:spire blog to join this party from the beginning!
To commemorate Scraps of Color's 8th birthday, I, along with some talented papercrafters, have teamed up to share projects based on the celebrations in our lives. We wanted to have this special blog hop to celebrate this great crafting community where we laugh, play, and create together and encourage and inspire one another. Of course, a blog hop isn't complete without blog candy! There will be giveaways on various blogs throughout the hop! Plus there will be a SOC blog hop gift awaiting one visitor!! To be eligible for that prize, you must comment on all the blogs by Monday, Oct. 8 at 11pm EST. From all who are eligible, one lucky reader will be randomly drawn. The winner will be posted on all the participating blogs on Wednesday, Oct. 10.
BLOG HOP ORDER: 


Well it is day 2 of the blog hop, and so far, I am having a good time.  Today, I have a cute quick little craft for you to make, and it is super simple.  In fact for this project, all you need are your scraps of paper.  You to cut up strips of paper that measure 2"x4" and fold in half.  set aside.   Next take cut scraps of patterned paper measuring 2"x2" squares and glue ti the front of the card blank.   You now have little note cards, that you can add to presents.  You can make them any size you want, and it is a good way to use up your scraps.  These cards, I used scraps of DCWV Black Current and Lace and Linens.  You can also put a little embellishment on top. 

The next card, I also made with my scraps.  It is color block card, but it wishes the adult in your life a happy birthday.  I used the DCWV Lace and Linen card stack. 

Well that is it for today.  Next person is Kristen.  Please comment, and you have a blessed day.  

Friday, October 5, 2012

Celebrating 8 years of Scraps Of Color (Day 1)

Welcome to SOC's 8th Anniversary Blog Hop! I'm glad you stopped by for the celebration! If you're dropping by from Cyndi's blog, then you're in the right place! However, if you started here, you can visit the SOC E:spire blog to join this party from the beginning!
To commemorate Scraps of Color's 8th birthday, I, along with some talented papercrafters, have teamed up to share projects based on the celebrations in our lives. We wanted to have this special blog hop to celebrate this great crafting community where we laugh, play, and create together and encourage and inspire one another. Of course, a blog hop isn't complete without blog candy! There will be giveaways on various blogs throughout the hop! Plus there will be a SOC blog hop gift awaiting one visitor!! To be eligible for that prize, you must comment on all the blogs by Monday, Oct. 8 at 11pm EST. From all who are eligible, one lucky reader will be randomly drawn. The winner will be posted on all the participating blogs on Wednesday, Oct. 10.
BLOG HOP ORDER: 
Chauntelle (007) http://spoiledgirlcreations.blogspot.com/

I want to wish Scraps of Color a Happy Anniversary.  8 years.  In celebration of occasion, I am part of a blog hop.  This for the Blog hop, I made something in celebration of Breast Cancer month, which is October.  Pink is the signature color and I love the color pink.  So I created this one-page layout today.
I used my stash, because I did not have time to run to the store.   I used black cardstock for the background and DCWV's Lace and Linen for the accent papers.  Instead of taking pictures, I grabbed some pictures I had on my computer that were pink.    

The tag in the corner is from a swap I participated in, and it talks about love, and gives a definition of word.   


Last I put a prima butterfly and some recollection pearls on.  I lightly colored the pearls with a copic marker #RV23 (pure Pink).  






The writing says: "I am a girly girl, but yet, I am all woman."   A girl cannot have too much pink in her life."  "I love the color Pink."


I hope you enjoyed today's quick layout.  I will be back tomorrow with something new.  Your next stop is Kristen  

Have a blessed day. 

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Deals from Two Peas in a Pod

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