Yesterday we kicked off the work week with a bang – our new weekly feature appropriately called Mint-spirational Mondays where we highlight some of our FAVE layouts from the past week. So now I’m starting Team-tastic Tuesdays were I’ll pick out some of my ultra favorite team pages to share with you for your inspiration and entertainment. Loads of incredible pages have flooded the gallery this week so it was mighty tough to choose – and I might just  have to revisit some of this weeks posts next week because they are all truly AMAZING. Enjoy!

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Going for a Stroll
By: Sari

 My Name
By: Keela

Our Little Bookworm
By: Ingrid

Anticipation
By: Missy
 

Goose Egg
By: Trisha

Boy Under Construction
By: Ingrid

Cool Rider
By: Cindy

And just because there were SOOOO many AMAZING member pages this week, it is actually OVERWHELMING how many amazing pages there are, I couldn’t resist throwing in a few more of my faves from the PMP (Pimp My Page) Challenge:

Favorite Tractor
By: lindse

Easter Bunny
By: StarWarsFans

So YOU
By: AllieP

Emily
By: Cindy_Lee

Awesome pages everyone!

Hi everyone! Missy (missy3lilbugs) here with the first ever Mint-spirational Monday. Each Monday myself or Keela will be picking out some "Mintspirational" pages from gallery and sharing them with you on the forum and here on the blog. We want to highlight those distinctive marks and attention getting ideas that pull your pages together.

Lets begin with some of those awesome PMP (Pimp My Page) Challenge layouts.

Cool Summer Splash – Mrs. Potts
I really like how she changed the template to make it her own. She added the scalloped border and layered it to give dimension. The use of different kits was the finishing touch. It helps to go through all those other element packs and see what you can pull out and use.

Boy Country – DownHome
This page is such a standout. The October Rust kit goes perfectly her sweet country photo. I love how she extracted one of her boys arms from the series of pictures. It’s that added detail that makes the layout shine.

OH and what about those wonderful TRA pages. Wowee!

Me at 25 – goldengirls2
This page is gorgeous. The red background with the custom wave shapes are a great touch. The red really makes her photo pop and the waves add some movement to the page. The layering and detail work is just perfect.

Measuring Up – KimJ
Kim’s page is so cleverly designed and titled. I just love it! I love all the bits and pieces that all relate and describe little things about herself. Make sure you take the time to really look at this page. It’s so fun and well done.

Me, Irene – Scrappie Irene
Irene’s darling black and white photo of her as a baby is wonderfully highlighted when placed on top of Miss Mint’s Massive Splat Mat. The mat helped her photo standout even more than it would have if she left it on the busy floral paper. The cluster and the strips on the edges were a great touch.

… and last but not least a few random pages.

Sisters – AquaRuby
This page really caught my eye. I really like all the white space around the photo. The fall papers and elements are minimal but nicely done. That’s what makes this page so stunning. Less is sometimes more.

First Day of Kindergarten – krash
This was one of my favorites. Maybe because I just sent my twinners off to kindergartent his year. I just loved how she extracted the main photo and centered it on the page. She also used a Massive Splat Mat to highlight her picture. I like the blended look she created with the mat. A very cool effect. Looks like he had a fun first day.

Thanks for looking and keep posting those Mintspirational layouts so you can be featured next week.

Claire (Shades of Bliss) here to walk you through a fun back to school project. My kids love to show their individuality at school. Maybe it’s the uniforms? So anyway that they can decorate their backpacks within the rules, they are all for it. They were excited when I made them these cool little personalized Backpack Tags for their back packs. It was super easy, and loads of fun.

1. Create a 3×9 Document. Your item will shrink down to a 1×3.

2. Design as you please. I choose Miss Mint’s cute Patchwork Princess for my daughter and Miss Mint’s Hey Dude for my son. Remember to keep it somewhat simple and bright colors work best. If you are using any words, make sure to flip horizontally before printing. Boost the color a bit before printing also.

3. Print your design onto Shrink Plastic and let dry for about 24 hrs. Cut out your design. Corners can become sharp and pokey so use a corner trimmer to trim them up. Don’t worry about cutting perfectly. Minor trimming mistakes will disappear when it is shrunk down. Remember if you do not like the design or made a mistake, you can run the Shrink Plastic under water and your design will wash off.

4. Highlight words or anything else by outlining with black permanent marker. Words look great outlined. Don’t worry about minor outlining mistakes. They will also disappear when the item is shrunk.

5. Punch a hole in the top where the chain will go through. I used a 3/8” hole punch. If you are using a ball and link chain, you will need to have a slightly larger hole.

6. Holding the tag down, blow with your embossing heating gun. It will curl up as it shrinks, but it will flatten out by the time it is finished. To flatten it completely, place under a flat surface while still hot. I used a metal ruler.

7. Spray Acrylic finish over the back to make it water proof.

8. You can also choose any little flower, or element to attach to the tag as well. Just make sure you keep in mind that your design will reduce to 1/3 its normal size. So for example, if you want a flower 1” in diameter, you need to print it out at 3”.

Try this today. Let your kids help design it. They will love showing off their one of a kind, personal Backpack Tags.

Credits:
Hey Dude Papers & Elements
Patchwork Princess Papers & Elements
Custom Bracket Mats 2
Ball/Chain Key Ring – I bought mine at Michaels, but you can also get them online. Shrink Plastic – you can get that at McGonigal Paper

Well hello there! Here I am ;)

For those who missed the BIG REVEAL PARTY in the forum….
I’m so VERY excited to officially introduce myself…my REAL self, that is, to you. For those who are new here or were not following the ongoing Mint Mystery, for the last two years I’ve been known only by my screename, Miss Mint. No names, no photos, nadda. And despite intense questioning, bribing, begging and even some boycotting I haven’t cracked – until now. So without further ado…

Hi! My name is Pam, but you can still call me Mint ;)

So very nice to meet you!!

WELCOME TO THE ALL NEW PeppermintCreative.com
Here’s what’s HAPPENING:

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It’s all up for grabs!! For every $25 you spend, earn one ticket to our Shop and Win Raffle. The more you spend, the better your chances! 5 lucky shoppers will win a $20 Gift Card to the store. One Grand Prize Winner will walk away with a $25 gift card and a kick butt, top secret goodie box from Creating Keepsakes. Winners will be determined by random draw on Oct. 7th and will be notified by email and announced on my blog.

Pimp My Page and Win a ONE YEAR subscription to Digital Artist Magazine
Mint Chick Cindy Schneider has created an original template based on one of her most recent layouts and now she’s challenging you to ‘Pimp Her’ Page’. Download the template, pimp-ify it (using pre-mostly PC products, of course). Post your final product in the Main Gallery by Sept. 29th and then post a link to your page in tthe challenge thread for your chance to win a ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION to Digital Artist Magazine. And FYI, every issue includes a free scrapbooking kit. WOW. One winner will be chosen and announced on Sept. 30th. See the ‘Pimp My Page’ Challenge Forum to get started!

Win a complete set of Totally Rad Photo Actions (set of your choice!!)
Download the TRA sample action set. Use it to RAD-ify one of your favorite photos of YOURSELF. SCRAP it (or them) using MOSTLY Peppermint Creative products. (‘Yourself’ could mean your toes, your nose, your eyes or even all three., it doesn’t have to be your face.) and post your page in the Main Gallery by Sunday Sept 28th. A winner will be randomly chosen by a number generator from all entrants. *NOTE: Open to PSCS2 and CS3 users only.* the actions are compatible only with these programs. See the Totally Rad Photo Challenge Forum to get started.

NEW PRODUCTS & NEW FREEBIE!
28 NEW ITEMS! Check them all out in the new products section of the store!  Plus don’t miss the NEW freebie, Kindergarten Crafts plus all the matching elements, the new pre-made albums, new elements, alphas and kits PLUS the SPECIAL EDITION custom keepsake charms!!

The Great Mint Reveal: Guess Who?
Check out the ‘The Great Mint Reveal’ board game featuring 16 faces. One of them IS the real Miss Mint. Can you guess which one? Join us in the forum for an interactive guessing game.The board will be updated until only one face remains and Miss Mint is finally revealed. Join us in guessing her name as well! The final photo will be revealed on Monday.

ENJOY!!!!

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