Melissa Frances

Pretty Amazing

(Supply List: Patterned paper - Kraft Damask (PA392), Newsprint (PA379), Green Honeycomb (PA389) • Attic Treasures Sticker Banners (GN561) • Crepe Paper (GN303) • Resin Accents: With All my Heart (CX835) • White pom pom trim (GN532) • Other, non Melissa Frances supplies: From My favorite things stamps - Vertical Greetings II Die-namics and Stamp Set, Large Royal Rose Die-namics, Royal Rose Die-namics, 3/8" Rosette Die-namics, Mini Monarch Border Die-namics • White cardstock, ink)

Today's pretty layout is courtesy of design team member Sherrie Siemens. Here are her comments on it:

It has been a while since I have done a layout. One of the many perks of my photography hobby is that I now have more photos to choose from for doing a little scrapbooking! This is my daughter, Marie, sitting with a fresh coffee that I made her and letting me snap a photo of her looking out the window.

I combined one of the new and upcoming releases from My Favorite Things "Vertical Greetings II" set with some other previously released Die-namics and Melissa Frances C'est la Vie and Attic Treasures Volume 3 products.

All the flowers were made using Melissa Frances patterned paper and crepe paper and Die-namics rolled dies. The pleated paper border along the bottom was also made with a "Rosette Die-namics" that I didn't roll into a rosette.

Messy Hairdo - 5 lines combined!

We received this project from Filipino designer Wendy Kwok and were in love with the way she combined 5 of our Melissa Frances collections to make this beautiful layout.

When we design our paper collections we keep in mind that we want them to mix and match thereby giving more design options, but this layout truly puts our goal to the test! Here, Wendy combines papers from the Attic Treasures Vol.3, Vintage Posey, C'est la Vie, 5th Avenue, and original Attic Treasures Collections.

Wendy shared: My fave part of this layout is the layering of papers which shows how well the range of papers goes together

Thanks for sharing your creativity, and how the Melissa Frances papers can be mixed, with us today Wendy!

Count your Blessings

(Supply List: Patterned paper - Hydrangeas (PA386) • C'est la Vie Sticker Book (GN543) • Resin Frame: Chiswick Frame - Medium (CX694) • Tissue Paper Garland in Cream and White (GN466) • C'est la Vie Vintage Stickers (GN544) • Light Pink Sprig (GN506) • Green satin flower with rhinestone detail - sold out, however, it is still available in pink, blue, and white • Stately Applique Set (CX812) • White Mica (GN285))

Veteran design team member Melissa Phillips has this pretty heart project to share with us today. She always makes such pretty shabby chic things with our product line and this sweet heart is just beautiful. Thanks for the inspiration Melissa!

Layout with Crepe paper ruffle tutorial

(Supply List: Patterned paper - Little Girls Collage (PA388), Octavia (PA368) • C'est La Vie Sticker Banners (GN548) • Crepe paper (GN303) • Resin accents: Beautiful Butterflies (CX860), Resin Flower Applique (CX851) • Chandelier Drops, oblong prisms (GN525) • Other, non Melissa Frances supplies: White cardstock, 2 white velvet leaves, one pink flower, a decorative border punch) 



Today we have a great tutorial for you from design team member Steph Devlin. Her layout immediately caught my eye in particular because the middle/focal part of the layout reminded me of the union jack, which is a hot trend in home decor right now. Steph kindly took some step by step photos to share how she made the crepe paper ruffle for this project.

1.      When you take your MF Crepe Paper out from the packet, make sure that it is still folded over two or three times before cutting.
Cut into the paper at about 2" from flush and continue on to the reach the end.  Open up paper to reveal a long strip of crepe paper.

2.      Select the biggest stitch on your sewing machine.  Proceed to sew down the middle of the crepe paper.   If you don't have a machine you can hand stitch the paper in long  loose stitches, but the machine is definitely quicker !!!!

3.      This is roughly what your crepe paper will now look like.

4.      Hang onto the threads and gently push the crepe paper down so it starts ruffling.  Gently guide the ruffles down to the end of the thread and continue from the top again, repeat this process until all your crepe paper is ruffled.  You can control the appearance of your ruffle by how tightly you push the crepe paper together.

5.      Because this paper is so light, just double sided tape is all that is needed to adhere it to your project. It's so easy and the effect is just so pretty.

Have you tried to ruffle our crepe paper? If so, link your project in the comments so that we can see it!

8 Layout

(Supply List: Patterned paper - Little Girls Collage (PA388) • C'est la Vie Die Cuts (GN547) • Cream Satin Twist Rose (FF08) • Perfectly Pearl Cluster Brooch (BR007) • Tea Party Applique Set (CX811) • Other, non Melissa Frances supplies: white cardstock, decorative border punch, pearl rope, paper elements)

Today, from design team member Emeline Seet we have this pretty layout to share with you. Emeline says the following about this project:

I initiated this layout with the concept of a polariod photo in mind.

However, my 4R sized photo is too big , so I used a white cardstock to create a border to resemble a Polaroid photo frame.

First, I cropped my 4R photo to a size of 4" x 4".  Next, I matted onto a white cardstock. Leave half an inch at the TOP, RIGHT and LEFT side of the photo and leave 1.5" inch at the BOTTOM of the photo.

My favourite part of the layout would be the layered embellished flower and pearl broach.

Besides layering cut of motifs from pattern papers, I am inclined towards layering embellishments to create a full effect.

Thanks Emeline.

Baby layout featuring C'est la Vie

Today we have a lovely layout from design team member Anne Kristen to share with you. She used our brand new C'est la Vie Collection which doesn't overpower her lovely photo. We especially love how she intricately cut details from the pink "Un Billet" paper and incorporated them into the layout.


(Supply List: patterned paper: Vines & Blooms (PA384), Un Billet (PA381), Aqua Doily (PA385) • C'est la Vie Banner Stickers (GN548) • C'est la Vie Tag Collection (GN546) • Small resin frames - sold out • Other, non Melisa Frances supplies: 2 doilies, a scalloped edge punch, feathers)

Hey girl, this one's for you

This pretty card from design team member Evgenia Petzer shows off our new Retro girl cardstock stickers along with our C'est la Vie paper Collection and rhinestone chain. This would be a great 'anytime' card for a friend.

Have a great day!

Gift bag

(Supply List: Patterned paper - Madonna Collage PA363 • Mini Flashcards (GN436) • Mini Bags & Tags (GN341)• C'est la Vie Sticker banners (GN548) • Heaven Sent resin accents (CX815) • Crepe paper (GN303) • Deep Pink Glass Glitter (GN350C) • C'est la Vie Retro stickers (GN545) • Other, non Melissa Frances supplies: paper bag, sewing machine and thread, pink seam binding, doily)

Today we have a lovely gift packaging idea from Norwegian design team member Anne Kristine. The layering on this bag project is one of the things that makes it such a stand out.

Here's hoping that you have a creative week!

Thinking of you card

This beautiful card by design team member Danielle Flanders combines our Attic Treasures Vol. 3 with the hydrangea paper from our C'est la vie Collection. Danielle has also showed off her love of stamping on this sample too. Check out this post from Danielle to learn more about the stamps she used.

Attic Treasures Vol. 3 Notebook Tutorial

(Supply List: Patterned paper - Attic Treasures Vol. 3 6x6 paper pad (GN560), Alma (PA197) • 5th Avenue Chipboard Accents (GN445) • C'est la Vie Sticker Banners (GN548) • Alphabits Stickers (GN568)  • Her Majesty Crown Resin accent (CX821) • Scalloped rectangle Chipboard Backdrop (GN322) • Cream Pearl embellishments (GN297) • Other: sewing machine and white thread, white and cream cardstock by Bazzill, Glossy Accents by Ranger, Rock Candy Stickles by Ranger, cream acrylic paint and paintbrush, sandpaper, white seam binding, chipboard scalloped border by Fancy Pants, Vintage white button, Zip Dry paper glue)

Today we have an easy and adorable notebook project for you designed by Sr. Creative Director, Carolyn Peeler.

This notebook uses the Melissa Frances scalloped rectangle backdrop cut in half for the cover.

1. Before adding the patterned paper to the chipboard covers use cream acrylic paint to cover the raw chipboard about 1" all around the edges.
2. After the paint is dry, use sandpaper to rough up the edges a bit for a great distressed look.
3. Take the Fancy Pants chipboard border piece and repeat steps 1 & 2 on it. 
4. Using your finger, spread Ranger Distress Stickels in Rock Candy on top of the painted border area on the covers and on the Fancy Pants chipboard so that it has a subtle shimmer. 
5. Once the stickels glue was dry, use our new Attic Treasures Volume 3 6x6 papers to cover the front and back of the cover pieces.
6. Trim the Fancy Pants chipboard border piece so that it is the same height as the patterned paper, and then glue it to the left side of the cover.
7. Using the bind-it-all machine, put the holes through your cover pieces.
8. Using a sewing machine, sew a vertical line down the Fancy Pants chipboard piece, directly to the right of the bind-it-all holes.
9. The super sweet vintage photo front and center on the cover is cut out of the Madonna Collage (PA393) patterned paper. After cutting it out, mount the photo on chipboard, then top it with Glossy Accents by Ranger to give it a high gloss finish.
10. Glue the chipboard accents from the 5th Avenue Chipboard collection above and below the photo.
11. Adhere the initial of the person for whom you are making the notebook to the center of the lower 5th Avenue Chipboard accent. Using your sewing machine, stitch a horizontal line at the top and bottom of the sticker as seen on the sample.
12. Tie a double bow with white seam binding and adhere it right above the top chipboard piece. Glue a button to the center of the bow.
13. Glue the crown resin accent to the top chipboard accent as seen on the sample.
14. Place the flag sticker below the chipboard accent. (note: we trimmed the flag to make it shorter) Using your computer and a typewriter font, print whatever saying you want to put onto the flag. Cut out saying once printed and glue to the flag.
15. For the inside of the notebook, cut some white and ivory cardstock along with  Alma patterned paper (a great neutral graph paper) 4" x 6" and bind it all together with a Bind it all machine. 

We hope you have a ton of fun making this project!