Top Ten Memories for March

Alright – I am playing the fun MMS Blog Train.  Here’s how you play.  EACH BLOG WILL FEATURE A CERTAIN NUMBER IN THE POST - THE "RIDERS" MUST COLLECT ALL THE NUMBERS AND ADD THEM UP TO ENTER.  WHEN  YOU COLLECT ALL THE NUMBERS EMAIL LISA at lisaj@mymemoriessuite.com.

So hop on board! We have some wonderful prizes to give away this time! 10 lucky riders will win free $5.00 shopping coupons for the MMS Design Shop, 5 lucky riders will win $10.00 shopping coupons for the MMS Design Shop and 1 lucky rider will win the Grand Prize of My Memories Suite V2 software!

This year I determined that scrapbooking was not going to stress me out this year.  I don’t want to be a “guilty mom” who feels obligated to work on my scrapbooking.  Scrapbooking is my hobby and is not an obligation.  So I opted to do a top ten page for each month to make sure I get something done for the month.  This frees me up so the rest on the month I can do whatever I want scrapbooking.

March has been a tough month for pictures (haven’t gotten many, but I will still scrap the top TEN moments of the month). So my challenge to you is for you to scrap a top TEN memories for the month.  Scrap them and show them at the MMS V2 Flickr Gallery or to FB.  Use the tag TEN.
Now, hop on the train and see what some of the others girls are talking about and what goodies they have for you.

NEXT STOP: Jamie Spears Wolfanger at http://www.thedaytodayofgianna.blogspot.com/

Here are all the train spots in case you miss one:

Sarah’s blog: http://www.scraphappysarah.blogspot.com/
Jamie’s blog (our first guest blogger!) http://www.thedaytodayofgianna.blogspot.com/
Mary and Jackie’s blog: http://thememoryboutique.blogspot.com/
Bree’s blog (our second guest blogger!) http://onlythewilsons.blogspot.com/
Brooke’s blog: http://lovingthefreelife.blogspot.com/
Jessica’s blog (our last guest blogger for the Easter Blog Train!) http://www.scrapdigitally.com/
Lisa’s blog: http://www.imsewkrazy.blogspot.com/
and finally here to the MMS blog!

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Happy Scrapping!
Sarah

Title Challenge – He said, she said….

Here’s a little challenge for you.  (I can’t wait to do this myself!)  Use the title “He said” or the title “she said”  and scrap a journaling page of some of the cute/funny things one of your favorite people has said.  If you have a boy and a girl you can split the page and do a he said/she said page. Or try a two page layout, one for each.  Can't wait to see your pages.

Post at the MMS V2 Flickr Gallery or to FB.  Use the tag THEYSAID.

Happy scrapping!

Sarah

Heart Layout

Alright - I have another photo layout for you all.  This was create when I saw this blog post .  I think it stinks that we can't purchase and buy great templates for MMS, but I love to recreate great templates I see.  So here's what you have to do.  Download the folder at 4shared.  Unzip it and add both files to your Page Layout Square Folder.   For more detailed instructions click here.

Now let's  do a challenge -- And I am making this up before I have done it, so bear with me.  Try to complete you layout with the following elements.

1. Use at least three papers on your layout.
2. Use at least three embellishments.
3. Use a Wordart
4. Journal and date (optional)

If you use the template for this challenge you can drop papers in to the templates by searching for your papers and adding them as a photo into the template.

Happy Scrapping!

Sarah 

TEMPLATE Challenge

Alright – I am not sure if this will work, but I really want to try it.  I wanted to test it in MMS V1, but my desktop is screwy, and I don’t have V1 on my laptop any longer.  So here’s the challenge – I have uploaded a photo layout onto 4share for you.  I love this photo layout.  I have used it for a good number of pages.  Make sure MMS is CLOSED.  Download the png file and xml file and add both to your PAGETEMPLATESQUARE folder - You can find this in the Components folder/Template folder.  After both files are copied to the PageTemplateSquare file, Open MMS and run as and administrator.

Click on Add new blank page – Scroll through the photo layouts until you find one titled 4LOP-Template 39.  Make a page with it and post it to the MMS V2 Flickr Gallery or to FB.  Use the tag TEMPLATE.

Here are the files - you must download both files and put them both into the PageTemplateSquare folder. - 4share XML file
4share PNG File 

If that doesn't work, try downloading this Challenge Album, unzip it and add it to the My Memories Suite Albums folder in your My Documents Folder.  Then run MMS V2 and browse to find the new album. Let me know if it works for you -- This is just a trial.  If it sucks, I won't try it again.


MMS Challenge Album

Please bear with me if this doesn’t work.  This is just a trial.  If it works I have several templates to share with you!!
Happy Scrapping!
Sarah

Scrap Happy Challenge – 100 Things I Love

This challenge will stretch your journaling mind, but it is a treasure for your kiddos to be able to read.  My kids are only five and they love for me to read every word on a page like this.  I hope you enjoy making a “suite” memory for them on this challenge.

1. Layer a solid background on top of a patterned background. 
2. In one corner place a photo of yourself.  You will probably want this to be a small picture.
3. Frame the picture.
4. Add a cluster to one side of the picture.
5. Add a title that says “100 things I love…”
6. Journal 100 things you love.  You can journal 100 things you love about someone, or just a general 100 things that you love.

I know it is a LOT of journaling, but the last fifty are things you might never think to put on paper.  The first fifty come easy, but the last are those things you might forget to tell about in your everyday conversation.  This will stretch you out of the ordinary.

Post your page to the MMS V2 Flickr Gallery or to FB.  Use the tag HUNDRED.

Here’s mine.

Scrap Happy Challenge #6 – Wordart

Alright, I am not sure if you all will like this challenge as much as you’ve liked the challenges in the past, but I use this idea for a lot of gifts and for decorating my own house.  If you haven’t tried this, I really recommend trying it -  We’re going to make a wordart LO.

If you don’t want to make a wordart, check out Elegant Wordart by Bethany’s blog.  She offers a free wordart daily and has some awesome sayings on there.  I have also bought tons of her stuff through ScrapOrchard.

So for step 1 – Add a word art to your page.  You can use a premade one, or make one with the Wordart feature or the Text option.  (I personally almost always use premade ones and always pick it first because the layout of the word art will help you arrange the rest of the embellishments.)

Step 2 – Choose a patterned background.

Step 3 – Add a solid background on top of the patterned background – Remember you can ADD AS A SHAPE on the paper tab in the resource gallery OR Add the background as a photo and expand it.

Step 4 – Outline the inner paper with ribbons.

Step 5 – Add any supporting embellishments you think it needs to be decorative.  I added a tag, some popsicle sticks and some glitter.

Step 6 – Post it on MMS V2 Flickr Gallery site with the tag WORDART.

If you make these on a rectangle LO you can print these to an 8x10 and frame it.  Make sure to check the guides for 8x10 and get all your embellies within it before printing. It makes a great gift!!  (I made this one for my 5 year old son because he liked the saying:-)  I used a kit from ValerieNDesign called Sour Kisses)

Happy scrapping!

Sarah

Scrap Happy Challenge #5 – Ribbons

Wow!  You guys turned out some great pages with the last challenge.  I have another great challenge for you today.  This will feature the shape making option in papers in V2.  Just click the ADD AS SHAPE OBJECT on the background paper tab in the resource gallery.   Add your paper as a square/rectangle and then stretch it to the length of your LO. If you are using V1, you will need to add your paper as a photo and then crop it to ribbon size.  Hope that little tip makes sense.
So here we go…
1.Select a solid background. 
2. Create 7 ribbons from various patterned papers.  Place them in alternating lines from the middle of the page to the bottom of the page.
3. Add a large solid circle to the page.  This circle should be a little off centered and should span at least 2/3 of the page.
4. Add a rectangular picture to the LO.  Layer it on the circle, at about the mid-way point of the circle and extending over the edge of the circle.
5. Add a photo corner on the upper left hand corner of the photo. 
6. Cluster 2-3 embellishments on the lower left hand corner.
7. Put your title on the half of the circle that is still exposed and any journaling you may want to add.  Date if desired.
Post to the MMS V2 Flickr Gallery with the tag RIBBONS.
I know this is a little bit involved, but the results will be worth it.  Here’s my LO.