miss p/m

Yellow duet ......2

2008-06-30T10:49:00.003+02:00

Hi guys,

What took you so long? (LOL)

I'm into so much projects the last weeks that I forgot Miss P/M for a sec.

Last night I saw the duet lo and finally finished it.

The lo is split into 2 different styles. I love to see that PJ's style is so different from me.

I'm off for two weeks vacation so have fun everybody and enjoy your creativity.

X Mika

A yellow duet...

2008-06-09T23:06:00.004+02:00

This is the Miss P/M duet... a special project in two episodes...

And this is part one...

I made some yellow 'patterned paper' with Fancy Pants clear stamps, Colorbox regular ink and artists chalk pastels by Windsor...
And after putting the basic LO together, it's Mika's turn...
I'm handing it over to her tomorrow, and I can't wait to see how she's going to finish it...

Girl Power

2008-05-25T16:02:00.008+02:00

Yes I am alive......! Sorry that it took so long.

I had some busy times around here so no time to be creative.

I thought it would be so difficult to work with the "cleaning ear stuff" and the tape, but it was so much fun. As many as you, I have a lot of stuff in my scraproom and choose the things to work with, it's alway's hard for me. It keeps me going that I had no choice this time. It took me half an hour to make this one, and I love it!!!! Stands on my desk so I can see it everyday, and I think I would make more of them.

Are you curious...........?

Here it is!!!!

The thing I love the most is that the tape is not straight. You can make your own border.

How did I do this?

Take some cardstock, glue the picture in the middle. Take the tape and turn it around the pic.

After that you take the " ear stuff" and put this on the pic in the position you like. I attached it with the tape. Choose the colours you like and paint the "ear stuff" . After that I taped the borders of the cardstock with some space behind it and pulled it away. Simple as that, so be creative!!!!

Next week PJ is up so stay tuned. And if you like give the ear stuff a shot. We would love to see things from your hands. X Mika

Garbage and new project

2008-05-11T11:47:00.008+02:00

Hello everybody, after the garbage (not PJ's stuff but real garbage) it is time for some new project called " my buddies choice"

My boy came up with this..........?

Tape and ear stuff (Don't know how to say that)

I think I can make something with this.....So stay tuned.

Mika

The garbage-can project...

2008-05-03T16:09:00.004+02:00

Remember the two items I dug up out of my garbage can last week?
Well, I managed to turn these into this:

I made a notebook, using some left over pieces of a pizza box, white sturdy paper and my bind-it-all machine...

The inside covers are covered with the new Basic Grey paper... and I made a matching back cover...

I cut the museum flyer into strips, and adhered some Basic Grey paper strips in between... then I added some brown paint, by using a resist technique with clear embossing powder and a harlequin stamp... then I glued the piece to the front cover...

I cut the packagingmaterial into usable pieces and used one to cover the focal point (magazine picture) of the cover, after stamping on it with white paint...

The other packaging piece I run through my die-cutting machine, to create this clear florishing embelishment...

I think it turned out really well, and the best part of it is that most used materials are from the garbage can...
Can't wait to see what you came up with...

The blog-make over...

2008-04-28T21:53:00.006+02:00

As Mika told you last week, we're kind of giving Miss P/M a re-do... we weren't happy with the way it all was going, and Mika got a bit tired of that pinkish color the blog had...

So, a total make-over...

We're busy experimenting with a new fresh look, and... we have some new topics for you to join in every week (or every other week, that depends on the topic)...

Ready?

Here they are:

1. Treasures from your garbage can...

2. My buddies choice...

3. Do it with this, (the ultimate art challenge)...
4. The Weekend special: the Miss P/M duet, in two episodes...

Sounds great, doesn't it???

We do not like to reveil the details of all the topics right now... you'll find out about all four of them as we go along... what we do like you to know right now is that we won't restick you or ourselves to scrapbook like projects... the artform for the projects on this blog is free and totaly up to you... the same with the medium you choose... pens, paint, paper, fabric, photoshop, clay... what ever you like... pictures are welcome, but it's not nesessary to include them...

Well, that said, I start with the first topic... no. 1: treasures from your garbage can...

The idea behind this is that it's kind of easy to make something beautiful with your store bought and ready to go items... but what about all the stuff we throw away? If you look closely, there are many treasures to be found in your garbage...

So... the deal in this topic is to choose one or a few items out of your garbage, and use these in your art-project... but, watch out: you have to use the items you pic... and to make sure you don't sneak something out of your creative process, you have to show the 'treasures' first, by showing them on your blog...

This is my garbage after a whole week in the studio:

and these are my two treasures... some plastic packing material, and a flyer from a museum my son went to last weekend...

Well, I'm going to find out how I can get these two items in an art project and hopefuly you like the idea and join me... it's easy, pick something from the trash, show us the items (post a link in the comment section) and make some art!!!

Enjoy!!
PJ

My top secrets in april 08

2008-04-21T18:38:00.007+02:00

Hello everybody......what did you think, what took you so long?

Both of us had bussy times at work and at home so no time at all for some creativity.

Last week we got together and had a great afternoon with eachother. We think that the Miss P/M blog have to go in the remake.

We know you read every week, but we want that everybody reads Miss P/M. It will be so great if we could make a lot of people misses!!!!!!! And spread our ideas all around the world.

We made a lot of plans last week so we hope that your in with our ideas.

Some sneak peek before we go work things out.......??????

We gonna work with " your hommies choice" ?? (ummh, everything falls in place next week so check out) For now I made a lo with my top secrets in april so be inspired.

We wanna thank Annette Hanigan for joining in the challenge for the story of the body. Annette we sent you some Miss P/M goodies. Stay tuned for our new plans

one week time from now

2008-04-13T11:58:00.003+02:00

Hello,

Busy times over here and still no winner for the " Story of the Body" Join in it's so much fun!

We give you a week extra so link up that bodies. Mika

My story...

2008-04-07T10:37:00.005+02:00

A bit late (we have some kind of sickbay here), but here's my version of 'the body story'...

I tried to copy some details of Mika's page: the torn kraftcolored piece at the bottom, a larger photo in the left top corner (not a pretty as Mika's, I know...), the creamcolored journalingpiece and the plain background...

Hope it inspires you!

Have a good week!

The story of your body!

2008-03-30T12:51:00.010+02:00

For this week we wanna tell you the story of your own body...

What do you love our hate about it?
Is it your weight, your hair, your face?
We are curious, but keep in mind that everybody is beautyfull in their own way.
We love to see all your journaling... you have two weeks time from now, on so link us all that 'bodies' in the comment section!
PJ will post her body-LO next week, so if you like you can use that as your inspiration too...

We also have a winner........ Brigitte, congrats with the little Miss P/M goodiebag. Your Lo is great and very creative, we love it! The goodiebag comes your way.

Hope to see you next time and join in.
Mika

Take your space...

2008-03-22T17:46:00.004+01:00

Happy Easter everybody... hope you alle have a fabulous weekend...

For me it's a very creative one... and that involves much more than dyed or painted eggs! I've been very inspired by Karla's fabulous page from last week, so I 'scraplifted' a bit... and I wanted to incorporate something of this weekends weekendcreative project by Ali Edwards, because it fitted so perfectly into our blog theme... So I combined the two, and came up with this...

Ali was talking about our own personal message... you can read more about it here... do you have one? If yes, what does it say? Mine is about taking space for yourself... as a working mum, I'm always cought up in various task thoughout the day... I want to do all those tasks the right way (that means putting myself in for 100%), and I want to please my loved ones with all the things I do for them. And... you probably guessed it already... I forget myself in the proces... and that makes me unhappy... so... my message is to take your own space, cause you deserve that!

So, hopefully you're thinking right now about the message you have for yourself... if so, grab your supplies and be creative with it... and share your page before next Friday!

We had two contributors last week, Brigitte and Annette! Thanks a lot girls! If you don't mind, we like to extend our mini-miss p/m-goodie-bag-give-away by one week, cause we have the impression that not all contributions are in yet! Your contributions do count, but if you like, you can also join in for this week! For our other blog readers: you can post a link to your LO in the comment section! Have fun!

Self confidence...?

2008-03-14T21:36:00.004+01:00

Friday night... Miss P/M night... and what a night, I might add...

As promissed, I introduce hereby our special guest for this week... the great and always inspiring Miss Karla Dudley! Yes, thé Karla Dudley from the OLW-blog!

She took our challenge, and made this beautiful LO especially for our blog! Thanks a lot girl! You're the best!!

If you like to read more about it, and want to know which products she used, you can check this post on her blog!

Got inspired? (I know I am...) We would love to see your creations about your bad points! If you like to join in, please post a link to your LO in the comment section! And maybe you're the one that gets our next mini Miss P/M goodie bag! (Amy, yours is on it's way!)

Have a great (and creative) weekend!

Bad points (2)

2008-03-09T15:02:00.003+01:00

Here are my bad points;

I buy to much stuff we don't need.
Make mess.
Organize things nobody wants.
Hate that I'm curious.
I hate that there are other people do things better than me.
etc etc etc

(I can make lo's!!!)

Next week our special guest. Her name started with a K......?

Bad points

2008-03-04T21:09:00.003+01:00

Hi,

A quick post from me to tell you that we have a big suprise going on for Miss P/M.

Curious? A little sneak?

We can tell you that it is someone who wanna make a page for us to get you in the mood for sharing things.................so stay tuned for more news.

Mika

Relax-ed?

2008-02-24T14:13:00.002+01:00

A bit later than planned, but here we go: my relaxed page... (no more pink, because I just bought the MM 5th Avenue line, a I could not wait to use it...)

Mika got me there, cause the whole relax-thing is not exactly my strongest point! But therefore a every good topic to use in your scrapbookprojects!
And that brings me to our challenge for this week... make a page about one of your bad points!

Submit your work before next Friday, and maybe you get sent a few scrapbookgoodies!

Amy sent us this sweet pink page last week, so Amy, sent us your adress! You get the first little Miss P/M goodiebag!

Relax naked!

2008-02-16T13:23:00.007+01:00

Hello everybody, still in the pink mood, so I created something in the colours PJ did last week.
Also used this one for the 365 day's. Love to create stuff after seeing what PJ made last week.

Please show us what you made with our ideas.....
We have a little Miss P/M present at the ready for one contributor at our blog... so show us your work!!!!!
Mika

So Chic!

2008-02-09T11:38:00.000+01:00

Thanks Mika, I loved your LO from last weeks post!

So... I thought... I'll make you something in return... completely inspired by the colorscheme and the fashionable picture...

Yoin in if you like... we would love to see more pink and grey special fashion pages!

Have a great weekend!

PJ for you........... some Pinkpinkpinkpink!

2008-02-02T17:52:00.000+01:00

Pink... I'll never work with Pink!

But I know PJ loves the colour.... so for you, a pink lay-out.

Sometimes it is good to work with colours you don't use often and do it different.

Do you make some different stuff yourself? Let me know, so we can show it around here.

Have a great weekend. Mika

Happy art...

2008-01-26T11:38:00.000+01:00

Due to a sick child, I was not able to post my LO until this morning... well, better late than never, right?!

My inspiration came from these magazines:

Do you see the color combination? Blue, yellow/orange and brown... I immediately loved it, so I looked in my stash for supplies with the same colors:

Maybe this wil inspire you too? I would love to see what you came up with! Happy creating!
PJ

Again.....a room!

2008-01-18T19:57:00.000+01:00

Hai there, it is Friday and P/M night. Last week PJ posted her fabulous scraproom, so here is my room...... Small, such a mess but fabulous for me. This room is my place to relax and enjoy all kinds of creativity. In about a few months I will organize and paint this room from a mess into a paradise. I show you when it's done. Wanna show us your room???????
Have fun this week.
Mika

With the right workspace...

2008-01-12T17:33:00.000+01:00

I know, it's NOT Friday, but Saturday... But my intentions were all good, when I came home from work yesterday... I was going to make you a nice page, and post it later that evening... that was the plan...

But when I came into the door, my sweet son almost pushed me up the stairs, shouting that there was a surprise in my new studio... and boy oh boy, there was!!!

A brand new mega high worktable on wheels... so I can scrap standing now! I had to finish the project, cause the drawers were not ready yet. And after that I fixed those, I had some re-decorating to do, and that took me almost the rest of the evening.

But I made you that page today... from the new table, at the new table...

And remember Mika's last post? About joining in the fun? If you got inspired, you could consider making a page about your workspot... we would love to see where you all create...

Have a great week!

Happy new year!!!!

2008-01-04T22:25:00.000+01:00

We wish you all the best for 2008.

For the Miss P/M girls it means... just join in on what we do on this blog.

We miss your inspiration and creativity untill now at Miss P/M and we love to see what you make with our stuff and inspiration...SO SHOW US this year. We´d love to get inspired by you. So post, post, post.................................!!! ;-)

Again, all the best wishes and a very Arty Farty Happy New Year....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some work from PJ posting by Mika

2007-12-28T11:24:00.001+01:00

Fabric

2007-12-22T12:44:00.000+01:00

I know it's just like the week before...it's 12:45 PM and I only found the time just now to post.... sorry.

For this week I have some lo with fabric. I used it for the OLW challange but I think it's perfect to show a second time. You'll see what you can do with fabric and some foam stickers.....and I love the picture. So...looked at home for some fabric and started to work for some Lo. We love to see the things you make so leave a comment with some link for your Lo and we post some of them. For now happy x mas and enjoy these day's. Next week same place same time, Mika

Purple stamping fun...

2007-12-15T14:49:00.001+01:00

Yes, I know... Saturday afternoon isn't exactely Friday evening... sorry guys, I had a deadline for a magazine last night, so that was scrap, scrap and scrap... and because my life was a bit to hectic last week, I prosponed this post a bit...

But... here we go, in all it's purleness...

Again a stamped journal... I used a lot of metallic paints this time, and binded the whole album with silver thread tied around a gold painted branch... the face in the middel is a stamped image, but you could use a picture instead...

The same?

2007-12-07T12:51:00.000+01:00

Hello everybody, it's Friday, so Miss P/M day.

This morning I saw on the internet a cover from a cd of my favorite band.

I loved the colours and had after a few seconds some ideas for a Lo. Sometimes you've got "the feeling" and it turns out to be a great part of creativity. I did an exact copy so it looked the same as the cover of the cd... and you have to look closely to see where is the picture. Do you see it?

So, you see inspiration is everywhere! Have a great weekend and stay tuned next week for some stuff from PJ.

Play with paint and stamps...

2007-11-30T21:16:00.000+01:00

Before I started scrapping, I stamped a lot... so I have a nice collection of various stamps to choose from whenever I'm inspired...

add the fact that I love minialbums (I'm quit know for that at the DT team I'm working for...) and my love for paint and you get this:

A small wooden mini art journal... the piece on top is an altered domino stone... and the iner pages are made from black cardstock... the whole thing is 18 by 12 cm, a nice size for quick pages...

Are there any (art)stamps in your stash? If so, get them out, grab some paint and play... oh, and don't forget to show your artwork, okay?

Have a fab weekend!

Same Pattern

2007-11-24T11:59:00.000+01:00

Friday night is always Miss P/M night. Yesterday we had some friends over and it was way to late to post something. So today I make it up to you.

I used the Pattern from PJ to create this Lo.

It's great to do it like this. PJ was inspired by my painting, so made the Bee waxed Lo and I was inspired by the Pattern on her Lo. It is great to work like this and create together.

We are still looking for your Lo's to insprire others so let us know if you had a great idea.

You can also find us at http://www.lifeandscrapping.typepad.com/ and at http://www.mikascrap.typepad.com/

See you next week. Mika

Play...

2007-11-16T20:18:00.000+01:00

Mika and I thought it would be nice to show you what our intentions are with this blog... it's all about getting inspired and do something with it...

So...my inspiration piece for this was Mika's last post... I used the white background, the texture (looked a bit canvas-like to me) the flower image, the black letters, the piece of paper at the left with the silver embellishment and bit of that pink color...

Added a bit more and came up with this:

If you like to try something different for a while, I highly recommend a project like this: it's a canvasboard, decorated with paint and embellishments, 'sealed' with melted beeswax!

Normaly we don't share close ups, but to show you the beeswax better I made a few extra photo's:

Inspired? I hope so... and if you are, do something with it... go play... and then share it here by adding in a link in the comment section...

Have fun, and a great weekend!

Something to flirt?

2007-11-09T17:53:00.000+01:00

Back on track after 6 weeks of vacation. Thanks PJ for posting my Lo's.

I just want to show you a flirty Lo, simple but I think nice. Tip of the week fill your page up with magazine pic's our words. Have fun and keep it simple. If you made some of your own, we love to see it. Just leave a comment.

Go round...

2007-11-03T12:15:00.000+01:00

Others shapes than square are just the thing right now in scrapping land...
So... make your own shaped LO:

Have fun, and a good week!

Colors I love...

2007-10-26T20:32:00.000+02:00

I'm doing the honors again for Mika, 'cause she's still on vacation...
She made this drawing for you, with the idea in mind that it's all about color... your favorite colors... so grab those (pencils, chalks, paints, whatever medium you prefer) and create something! Have fun!!

Use your letters!

2007-10-19T20:25:00.001+02:00

I know, it's not pink, but hee, blue is great too, right? I used this great technique here, by using my letters (Heidi Swapp iron-on transfers apple pie) as a background instead as a title... great fun! Also a good technique if you want to use your left over letters!
Have a great weekend!

Punky!

2007-10-14T14:00:00.000+02:00

Today (yes, a bit late... had a lot of other scrappin' commitments this weekend!) I'll do the honours, because Mika's having this long vacation... she made this one for you guys before she left.
Remember... scrapping doesn't always recquire a room full of the newest SB-stuff... see what you can do with some stuff you usualy throw away in the bin:

Need room? Make it big...

2007-10-05T23:34:00.000+02:00

Imagine... you have this fabulous picture... you make a great page... you start writing your journaling and... oh, not enough room to put down everything I want to say... the disapointment... it happens to me all the time!

So I thought: make it bigger then... I give you... the giant journaling card:

You see, enough room to put everything down you like... and it's easy to create your own, just use Word on your computer...

Got inspired? I would love to see what you came up with! Just place a comment with the link.

Have a good and creative week(end)!

Mr Bowie for inspiration and some explanation

2007-09-28T14:22:00.000+02:00

A few of you asked us.... what is the meaning of this blog?

We'll give you one word "inspiration". With this blog we wanna share what inspires us. We also hope that you'll be inspired by the things we make and we show to you. Inspiration is something you can find in all things, colours, people, music, fashion and in each other. That's the reason why we wanna hear and see what inspires you!!!!! We think it will be great to make a platform for scrappers who wanna find inspiration and are looking for new ideas. So lets explore and show your own talent!!!! Do you use original materials, do you find a magazine or lay-out that you like or did you make the best thing ever? Let us know, so we can share it on this blog and inspire others.

For now a post about my all time favorite Mr David Bowie. Found old pics in a magazine and used them for my Lo. Some old cardstock from a box, paint, ink and some colourful letters and you'll get this!!!! If you like, let us know what you did with this idea? Mika

Keep it black and white...

2007-09-21T22:27:00.000+02:00

Usefull s Crap

2007-09-14T11:44:00.001+02:00

My favorite stuff...

2007-09-07T21:14:00.001+02:00

Dare to look different!

2007-08-31T23:07:00.000+02:00

my inspiration...

2007-08-26T15:08:00.001+02:00

Mika's Attitude

2007-08-21T21:04:00.000+02:00