Summertime...and the scrapping is (anything but) easy!

While my work has been to show quick and easy ways to get scrapbook pages completed quickly...making it easy...has just kept me busy. Let me show off what's been posting at Mosaic Moments lately!

This 8x8 framed art piece came about by the use of one die cut corner tile and multiple shades of cardstock to piece it together. Details HERE.

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A masculine page that uses a "chrome" basket weave technique that you'll love to use for the guys in your life! Details HERE.


another Die, this time the Fleur-de-lis is featured with multiple ways to incorporate it into your layout, this time for a graduation page found HERE.

 Next up is one way to dress up your Mosaic Gird pages with a bit of flourish...

More details and a how-to set of instructions can be found HERE.

 

 

 

How's this for summer inspiration? Doesn't it scream FUN?

 

even the chipboard got a little added bling!

Want to see how easy it is to do all those triangles? Stop in HERE and see the step-by-step.

 

 

Just in time for all the holiday celebrations you can't go wrong with a little Red, White and Blue! and a bit of bling to boot!! This weeks inspiration came from a song and was our Throwback Tuesday post...so there's lots of ideas to find and try...HERE.

 

 

The Red, White and Blue continues with this nautical page of historical interest. See how I used the Grid pattern and pieced this Union Jack together for the standout border of flags when you follow this link HERE.

 

 

 

 

Here's those easy summertime page ideas and tips with this retro feel beach page. HERE.



We have a great Scallop Dot Mat Die that is perfect for dolling up those baby pages that you'll find HERE.

Have you thought about pages that reflect the times in which you were born? This Throwback Tuesday post does just that. Originally the challenge was to capture the pop culture of the decade you were born in...and then...to redo it. See what you think about the first and the last.

 There's a step-by-step to achieve this title block and that 50's feel with tips for other eras too HERE.



And finally for today's post I'll show a little scrapbook magic with this layout pattern...you won't want to miss!
Turn this...

 Into this...

with tips you'll find HERE in Creating Illusion

SO don't wait...stop by and check it all out!
Thanks for dropping in today, let me know you were here!!

andrea

Fall is in the Air!

Yes, Fall is in the air and now that you are shooting those annual photos of the family or out capturing nature in all her splendor when it comes to scrapping those memories, I have a few tips to add a new embellishment or two for a beautiful page.

Are you looking for ideas for taking photos this fall? Be sure to check out our Pinterest Pin Boards, The Scavenger Hunt Challenge and Great Photo Ideas for Mosaic Moments Pages for lots of ideas!

Sequins are trending in the card world and now into the scrapbook world as well. This border adds interest and color and is easily customized for your layouts!

More details on the how to can be seen on the Mosaic Moments website HERE.

Another border idea you may like came from a roll of burlap ribbon at the crafts store that I really liked. I took some of the elements, a leather cord, paper punched leaves, wooden beads and colorful cording to create a banner for the top edge of my page.

 

 

 

Details for making this garland are on the Mosaic Moments website HERE. Step by step photos will show you the how-to for each project.

Because the Mosaic Moments Grid System involves 100-1" squares for photos you have a lot of options for the design you put together. I love quilts, so I often incorporate elements of basic quilt squares in my designs. This is why I have two borders anchored with a Mosaic Moments Cornerstone Tile, one an apple and one a leaf! Here's how I dressed up the apple cornerstone.

I changed out the background tile and replaced it with patterned paper (Doodlebug Design) and green cardstock. The tile itself was white and to fit into the color palette I had planned I inked it with Tim Holtz Antique Linen.

The second border involved some of those quilt tiles. These were made using a Crafty Cutts Die that makes a cathedral square quilt square, a perfect spot to add a paper tile or 1" patterned paper tile.

I have an additional technique used on a cornerstone tile that I did not use on this layout, but the full page and techniques can be found HERE.

Come and stop in and see the full post and see how you can dress up your fall layouts with a few fall flourishes!

andrea