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Letters to SANTA....Reminisce makes it EASY!

Hello blog readers! Welcome to Friday's post...today it's about letters to santa! Did you notice the specialty papers in the Dear Santa collection? One side is a stylized Dear Santa letter, complete with lines and the other side is an addressable envelope.

 

 

Angela used this paper to document her children's wish lists for 2011...

She plans to scan her son's letter before posting it, to have a permanant (and scrapable!) memory of this years most desired toys!

Hope you enjoyed the holiday focussed week here on the Reminisce blog! Thanks for joining us!

Cookie Cutter Ornaments...featuring Dear Santa...

Today, DT member Angela Ploegman is sharing her version of the popular Cookie Cutter Ornaments. These aluminum cookie cutters (some were nesting types) were altered with the vintage images from the Dear Santa collection.

These ornaments are very easy to assemble...

1. Coat the edges of the cookie cutter with a super tacky wet glue and lay over the desired image. Let dry.

2. Trim the excess paper with some non stick scissors.

3. Embellish with punched snowflakes, gems and sticker strips from the collection.

4. Punch a hole from the backside of the ornament. String ribbon and tie.

Here are some other examples...the ones made with two nesting dies have a neat kaleidoscope effect that the photographs can't really capture.

Thanks for sharing today Angela! Check back tomorrow for another day of Christmas paper creations courtesy of Reminisce!

LOVING MY LEFTOVERS--WEEK!

Hello Reminisce FAN-atics! This week is LOVING MY LEFTOVERS (formerly from SCRAPS to TREASURES) week on the blog!

DT member, Angela Ploegman is kicking it off with some fabulous woven paper coasters created from strips of the HARVEST collection...

Angela cut her harvest scraps into 1/2 inch strips and wove them into a square. The square was then adhered to a slightly smaller square of card stock and then cold laminated to make the coasters easy to clean and reusable!

What a creative use for paper scraps! Thanks for sharing Angela!

An altered candy tin...

Today, DT member Angela Ploegman is sharing an altered Candy Tin she made with the I {heart} Candy collection of paper and stickers!

The tin was created by adhering the Candy Cornucopia patterned paper to the top and sides of the tin. The lid was then embellished with ribbon stickers from the 12x12 border sticker sheet. The gap between the patterned paper on top and the border sticker on the rim of the lid was painted black. The heart trim was colored orange and then stuck down. The center embellishment is a single, over sized sticker from the 12x12 icon sticker sheet.

Here's a close up of the side of the tin:

Thanks for sharing Angela!

ps. if you're feeling INSPIRED to create an altered home decor object, be sure to check out our current blog challenge....details are posted HERE!

A USA banner...

DT member Angela Ploegman created this USA banner to help celebrate July 4th with crafty style!

She used the 4th/DC 2 in 1 papers to add the holiday color and style to the banner...

What a fun and easy project! Thanks for sharing Angela!

Welcome to FATHER's DAY WEEK!

Welcome to Father's Day WEEK on the Reminisce blog...this week we're celebrating the men in our lives....fathers, grandfathers, brothers, sons...DT member, Angela Ploegman kicks it off with a layout about her Dad...

Love how she used the DAD 3D stickers from the Signature Series and paired them with the Western Plaid and the Star paper from the 4th/DC 2 in 1 collection. The stitching detail on the backside of the Wanted paper creates an interesting yet masculine background.

Here's a close up view of the title:

Love the distressed look on this set of 3D stickers!

Thanks for sharing, Angela!

2 page EVERYDAY MEMORIES layout...

Angela Ploegman created today's simple 2 page layout featuring the Monkey Adventures line. The cloud paper and ribbon sticker from the sticker sheet were perfect to accent the park pictures.

Love how she cut out some additional clouds from the cloud paper and popped them up with dimensional adhesive to create a little 'cloud cluster'! Thanks for sharing Angela!

ps. Don't forget to enter YOUR OWN 2 page layout in our Blog Challenge...check out the details HERE!

Reminisce BLOG challenge-get your SKETCH on!

Time for another Reminisce Blog Challenge-this time the theme is "get your SKETCH on!"

The details:

Your challenge is to use 2 or more Reminisce products to create a layout (or other project) based on the sketch below. Post the layout (project) to your blog or upload to an online gallery and load the link into the widget below (please link your specific blog post or gallery item-NOT your main blog link or entire album-these non specific types of links will be deleted) so we all can enjoy your inspiration! You have until Monday, June 6th at midnight (CST) to link your project.

The incentive:

One creative participant will win a Reminisce prize pack and have their image (and link) featured on the blog. They will also receive a BLOG CHALLENGE WINNER badge to display on their personal blog. Another random challenge participant will win a Reminisce prize pack too!

The sketch:

The inspiration:

This layout features the great papers from the new 2 in 1 line DC/4th of July. The papers are a perfect fit for this Memorial Day themed layout. The flag embellishments were created by cutting 2 flags from the B side of the Washington Monument paper, mounting them on foam dots and then inserting a toothpick into the foam dot. Then the entire flag assembly was adhered to the layout.

  

This take on the sketch, uses the same papers in A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WAY! There are flowers in place of the stars and the blue side of The Capitol paper creates a bright, cheerful background that allows the pictures to pop off the page!

So 'get your sketch on' everyone! Can't wait to see what you come up with!  

Be sure and check the blog next week....it's 2 page layout week!!

A Graduation Mini Album (with pocket pages)

Today's Graduation project takes advantage of the heavy weight cardstock that the ENTIRE LINE of Graduation Celebration papers are printed on.

Each page in the mini album was created by scoring a 6x12 piece of patterned paper down the center (lengthwise). The top and bottom edges were then sealed with adhesive, leaving the outside edge without. These double thick pages are super durable without the use (and hassle) of chipboard.

The inserts are 5x5 inch pieces of black cardstock and easily slide in and out of the pocket pages, using the little pull tab created with some wired decorative trim.

Holes are punched about a 1/2 inch from the inside edge, approximately 1.5 inches from the top and bottom of the pages. Binder rings embellished with ribbon complete the album assembly.

The colors could be easily customized to school colors by selecting the appropriate ribbon for the binder rings or changing up the color of the cardstock inserts! Wouldn't it be fun to give this and a white gel pen to a graduate and have them collect signatures on the inserts?

Welcome to Graduation WEEK!

This week the theme is Graduation and the featured collection is Graduation Celebration 2011. These double sided papers printed on 80 lb cardstock are durable enough for creating altered items, like this frame made by DT member, Angela Ploegman.

The 2011 paper was fit to the frame and an opening was cut in the middle for the inner photo frame. Simple embellishments include a chipboard quote from the Chipboard Signs Stickers and a punched border and garland created with the black Glitter Factory paper.

The colors in the line are simple--black, silver and white, which allows you to easily add the school colors of your choice and stay coordinated!