Mosaic Moments March 2013 Newsletter by Tami Potter
Published: Tue, 03/12/13
- Mosaic Moments Feature Page - Punching Out San Antonio
- Snapncrop Flash - Featuring New Cornerstones!
- Mosaic Moments Challenge - Inspiration from a Famous Artist
- Tips and Techniques - Using Left Over Paper Tiles
- Photo Inspiration - Childhood Stories
- Page Pattern
- Mosaic Moments Design Team Spotlight
- Scrapbook Convention
- Join Us on Facebook
- Journella
Hippity, Hoppity, Spring is on its way! We feel lucky this monthsince spring will begin and Easter is coming soon. There is much to beexcited about! On Snapncrop Flash we have many Spring colors you willenjoy. We also have our brand NEWmonogram Cornerstones! Get ready to research famous artwork for theMosaic Moments Challenge this month. Check out the "Tips and Techniques"to see what you can do with those extra Paper Tiles(TM) you haven't usedyet. You will spring for adventure when you see our new pagepattern this month. Don't forget about the Design Team - they are alwaysposting wonderful pages! Have fun looking through the Newsletter andget ready to be inspired for Spring.
"Last summer Kevin and I took Alexis with us to San Antonio.The three of us had a great time exploring the city, especially theRiver Walk. I wanted to capture a lot of the things that we saw on onepage - and I knew a quick and easy way to do it.
I used a pattern with 54 squares (Sixteen 2.125 inch squares and thirty-eight 1 inch squares.)"
Want to learn more about Tami's process? - Click Here
March's Featured Products: On Sale Now through March 31st only on Snapncrop.com
Bamboo 12x12 Grid Paper
"Back Home" Page Kit
NEW Monogram Cornerstones!
New monogram Cornerstones are here! These are great for spelling outnames or using one of the large letters as a monogram on a page. Getthem now while they are on sale! Choose from three options:
Option 1: On Sale for $3.49 (reg. $4.49)
1 (4.375 square) monogram and 2 (2.125 inch square) Monograms - Up to 3 different Characters
Option 2: On sale for 4.49 (reg. 5.49)
Option 3: On Sale for $6.49 (reg. $7.49)
Robin's Nest Paper Tiles(TM) Trio
March's Paper Tiles(TM) Trio is Almond Cream, Carob Cream, and Robins Egg
Each Paper Tiles(TM) Trio pack contains four sheets,of each color, laser cut into large mats, medium mats,title/journaling strips, and small pieces. 165 pieces total includedin the Trio pack. Paper Tiles make creating great scrapbook layouts quick and easy.
Every piece is laser cut to the exact specifications necessary to fit Mosaic Moments(TM) scrapbook layout system grid papers.
Paper Tiles(TM) are a great time saver. This Paper Tiles(TM) Trio set is$7.95 (Save over $4.00 compared to single pack pricing) while supplieslast. Quantities are limited.
Here is a Mosaic Moments(TM) Page with March's Paper Tiles(TM) Trio
"Spring in St. Louis" supplies used: This page was created this month's Paper Tiles(TM) Trio, Robin's Nest, and Mosaic Moments(TM) 12x12 Petal Pink grid paper.
March's Mosaic Moments Challenge is Photos inspired by a Famous Artist
Choose a famous Artist and let him/her inspire the photos you take/use
Do a little research - a great place to start is googleartproject.com
What do you enjoy? Landscapes? Portraits? Bright Colors? Textures? Historical paintings? Modern Art? Impressionist Work?
Create a Page that is inspired by the kind of art thatcatches your eye. You can start posting with the Design Team on March15th
Claude Monet is a very well known impressionist artist. Here are a few inspirational ideas to help you get started:
- Monet is most known for many of his landscape paintings. This caninspire you to take photographs of the beautiful landscapes where youlive.
- Monet used some of his paintings to study light during differenttimes of the day. Go to a particular spot or visit a building you likeand take photographs during different times of the day.
- Monet often used soft colors in his paintings. Take Pictures with a soft (pastel) color palette.
Be sure to do a lot of research before you begin your page! We hope to see many colorful Mosaic Moment pages posted on Journella.
Check out the new post on the Design Each Moment Blogto gather ideas on how you can use left over Paper Tiles(TM). One of theideas I show is how you can create a color swatch with 1 x 3.25 PaperTiles(TM). The photo above shows a color swatch for different colors ofink.
Here is another peek of an 8x8 page I made for this post using left over one inch squares:
Visit the Design Each Moment blog to learn how to:
- Mix and Match Paper Tiles(TM) on a Mosaic page
- Create a Simple Card
- Organize with Paper Tiles(TM)
- Create Color Swatches
Mosaic Moments Inspired Photo: Childhood Toys
Here is a peek at one of Tami's Mosaic Moments Inspired Photo post from February:
"The Mosaic Moments Design Team has been busy posting their Disney inspired pagesand I guess I kind of caught the bug. I walked by a shelf where Coledisplays the little cars he's purchased at Disney World. They are suchcute little things and he loves to play with them. Sadly many of thecars are missing. I decided it was a good plan to record what remainsbefore they are lost or broken too.
Mosaic Moments pages are a great way to keep a memory record of sentimental items - like childhood toys."
Visit Tami's blog to see the rest of her post.
Join Tami this year for 52 Fridays! This year she plans to take 52 photos (one per week) of Mosaic Moments inspired photos. Check out her blog each week to see new inspirational photo ideas to enhance your scrapbook pages. You can also share your photo ideas and pages on Journella.com. Come join the Fun!
Three Rows with Central Focal Point
Page Pattern Description: This page consists of three different rows.
Top Row: Two 4.375w x3.25h blocks sit at each end of this row. In between them is a smallcolumn that consists of a 2.125w x 1 in. block over a 2.125 in. block.
Middle Row: This row hastwo columns on each end. Each column has two 2.125w x 1 in. blocks with a2.125 in. block in between them. In the center (the focal point on thispage) is a 6.625w x 4.375h block.
Bottom Row: This row issimilar to the top row. It has two 4.375w x 3.25h blocks sit at each endwith a column of a 2.125 in. block over a 2.125w x 1 in. block.
Page Pattern Featuring this month's Feature Grid Paper: Bamboo
"Maharajah Jungle Trek" supplies used: This page was created using this month's Mosaic Moments(TM) feature grid paper 12x12 Bamboo. It also uses two of this month's feature Paper Tile(TM) colors, Carob Cream and Almond Cream (chalk inked around the edges). Pattern paper from BasicGrey(TM) was also used on this page.
Tip:Can you tell where the inspiration for this page came from? Along thetrail many of the walls looked distressed (You can see this best on thewall in the center photograph), so I decided to do the same look on thispage as well. When taking photographs, take a look at your surroundingsand see what inspires you for your next page.
Featuring Billi's "One Christmas Day" Mosaic Page
This month we are featuring Billi's Mosaic Moments Page, "One Christmas Day."Billi used the assigned page pattern to create an original look. Thecircle around the page is a unique addition - she clearly challengedherself. Overall, this page is an eye catcher and does a great job ofshowing off Billi's personality.
Billi's Mosaic Moments Page is a wonderful example of how you can create a custom look using a Mosaic Moments(TM) page pattern.
You can check out Billi's post on Journella, and don't forget to cheer Billi and all of the 2013 Design Team members fabulous pages each month!
Come See us in Columbus, OH March 22-23 (Memories Expo)
Also Join us in Collinsville, IL at the
Journella is a Free Online Journal / Diary
Don't forget to participate in the Mosaic Moments Challenge! We areexcited to see many artist inspired pages. There are many differentartists out there and a variety of styles to choose from. You can alwayspost your pages on Journella or on the Mosaic Moments Facebook page. And remember that you canalways cheer on the Design Team. They created some wonderful pages this last month.Keep checking Journella to see what pages they create this month.