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Resources My Blank Step-Out Template For Zentangle® Patterns Light Source Reminder Image for Drawing and Alcohol Marker Coloring My Copic Marker Color Combination Chart Scrapbook Page Sketches, by Katie Butler Paper Tearing Technique I love this technique for paper tearing. Make great water, sky, mountains, land or other scenery by combining different colors. Card Fold Examples I love this chart. I don't know where it came from so be sure to email me if you know the link. I think it is a great resource for cardmaking. "Magic Thirds" Quick Tag and Card Making Concept This sheet is perfect for beginners who want to quickly design a simple and effective card. This trick is particularly nice if you need to make a lot of cards really quickly. To print this sheet, simply click on the image and right click to save it to your computer. This super quick layout is the perfect way to make a scrapbook page with your extra scraps.
My little daughter, Kitti is just turned to 7 this summer (time's fly), and I decided to collect her most dominant traits, and her favorite to-dos. I used my favorite mini album cut file. I love this project, because I just have to cut the form, and then come my favorite part, the embellishing :) This is a little video about the mini album's upgrade: XO Bea
This must be sketch week, because I needed a sketch that fit 10 photos in certain sizes, and I couldn't find one I liked, so I made one up. ...
Welcome 2021! Let’s celebrate with a FREE template! This month’s template features a clean layout that would be perfect for an album cover, a 2021 title page, or whatever your heart desires! The strong lines are softened with a circle title spot and a few well placed elements. You have plenty of room for photos, …
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This Pinwheel Style page pattern is one of my favorites because it creates multiple horizontal and vertical spots. You can find several variations of the "pinwheel" through out my scrapbook albums. I'll show them on future posts. Page Pattern Description: a 4.375 in square is the center of attention on...
Happy Memorial Day to everyone! Our family raised our flag this morning and said the pledge of allegiance, and now we're looking forward to ...
Did you all notice the brand new look of the blog? I hope it easier to follow!! Today I have made two things.. a card sketch and a page template! I hope you find inspiration from them :) This first sketch is based on this card by Julie, one of the contributing artists! Isn't it cute!!! And here is a sketch of the card! Next, is a unique looking page template! I was inspiring by the bend in a pipe of all things. Well, a playground piece that looks like a pipe! I see those everyday when I pick up my son from school. I thought this would look good for playground photos or action photos. Here is the template! Here is the photo template for those who want print that out! And lastly, here is the template in digital layers! Click on link, save and open in Photoshop Elements! Digital and hybrid scrappers can you use this one quite easily! http://www.4shared.com/file/197061695/8baf3047/pc_bend_template.html I hope you enjoy the sketch and template! Happy Scrapping!
Haha...ok guys, I get it! You'd like to see my sketches return. Well, let's do it with a bang then. If you are new to my sketches, here's how it works: I essentially create three versions of one sketch each time. There will be one 12x12 scrapbook sketch, one double page sketch (12x24), and one card sketch (A4). This makes it easier for all types of crafters to participate. :) Of course, there will be prizes. So for today's sketches: Sketch 240a - 12x12 layout Sketch 240b - 2 page layout Sketch 240c - Card (A4) Oh wait....let's throw in another new sketch too! Why not? :) Sketch 241a - 12x12 layout Sketch 241b - 2 page layout Sketch 241c - Card (A4) And now for the HUGE prize up for grabs... This contains: * 85 sheets of patterned paper from Fancy Pants Designs (YEP I SAID 85!) * 29 packages of various embellishing goodies from Fancy Pants Designs (you can click on the photo to enlarge it and try to see what this includes). Awesome, right? :) THE RULES: * Your project must be newly made for this challenge, and then linked below. * You can use the sketches for any type of project, not just scrapbook pages or cards. * Please post which sketch you used with your project. * Feel free to combine with other challenges. :) * You can enter as many times as you like. AND FOR BONUS ENTRIES: * Check out my sketchbook here. Pick a favorite sketch and use it for an additional project. You can do this as many times as you'd like. These must be newly made for this challenge too. THE DEADLINE IS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH (my birthday!). I hope you play along!! :) Have a fabulous day!!! Link up here for the challenge!
Elegant Eggplant is not a color that I have used very often, but this week the color challenge at the ColorLab pairs it with Old Olive and Chocolate Chip. Nothing like a couple of great colors to get the creative juices flowing and entice me to try a something new. I started my card by following the MOJO sketch, which, on the last Monday of the month, is always a choice between a round or square card. I love round cards, and it's been a while since I made one, so I tried my hand at it again. What I ended up with is a faithful version of the color challenge and a modified version of the sketch! I found that my scallop circle was a little small and seemed over-powered by a couple of elements of the sketch. So I switched the ribbon at the top for some linen twin, and completely left off the long thin panel that would be next to the button. But despite these changes I really like how this card turned out. The colors are so rich you can't help but like them. And I can always add a heartfelt sentiment on the inside of the card later. Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to stop by the Color Lab, check out the fabulous colors and inspiration from the Design Team and create something. We'd love to see what you do!
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Scrapbook page patterns with Mosaic Moments Grid System.
It's been a while since I did a sketch challenge, so I thought I would post one this week. It's totally optional, but if you want to use the...
Another Monday, another sketch challenge. I'm posting this one rather late in the day, but I wanted to finish my layout to go with it yet I ...
Sketches are two-fold winning wonders… how so? Well, for one, you can develop stunning projects without having to go to the trouble of designing a page completely from scratch — the blueprints are right there for you to work off of! On the flip side, sketches also allow you the freedom to include whatever tickles your scrapbooking fancy and means most to you — little knick-knacks and memorabilia, handwritten stories, special photos and embellishments, stickers and borders that add a punch of personal pizzazz and signature style. Whichever side to sketches you lean toward (or maybe a combo of the two!), they’re a surefire way to get the creativity flowing! Let’s see what you put together with these innovative ideas below.
Hi everyone, Diane here! It's time for Pocket Life Friday. The September Pocket Life "Lombard" kit is so cute! I just adore the gorgeous puffy stickers, tiny words and wood veneer in this kit! I added little bits of stitching and and I had to restrain myself from going overboard stamping but who could blame me with stamps like these! And here are a few close-ups.. And now for your Pocket Life sketches... I can't wait to see what you do with them! Thanks for visiting Pocket Life Friday, where every week we share PL sketches and a chance to win. For your chance to win, create a layout based on the sketches in this blog post, post your layout to our Gallery or our Facebook Fan Page by Friday, September 25th. Be sure to include PL 9/18 in the title!
Please BOOKMARK this page and return to it throughout the Creative Memories September 2022 Worldwide Virtual Crop as I will update the post with the new sketches. There will be a total of 12 sketches for the crop, released in 4-hour intervals. The 11pm and 3am (PT) sketches will be added to the page after
This week our scrapbook sketch is a 12" x 12" layout separated into two sections with different patterned papers, featuring a photo-strip-style collage of three photos on the right side of the page, a
Good Friday afternoon, everyone. Here's another fun sketch challenge coming your way for this weekend. I put this sketch together last week,...
Free digital scrapbooking templates to help you create scrapbook pages in a flash! Ideal for beginners and experienced scrapbookers alike, these templates are supplied in PSD, TIFF, png and page formats for use in a variety of programs.
I can't believe it's November already! We had a great Halloween. Lots of candy and family and fun! We started off the day by taking the kids to some businesses in our little town where we had family members working. That was the bulk of our trick-or-treating, kinda lame but the kids loved it! Then we had lunch with Grandma, Grandpa, and a few cousins. In the afternoon we carved pumpkins and made dinner. The kids did a little more trick or treating in our neighborhood. We ended the evening with a big bang and watched Hocus-Pocus. Okay so maybe that wasn't really a bang but the kids loved it and the adults got a good laugh out of the whole 90's movie thing. Today the Page Maps newsletter hit your inbox. I'm so thrilled to be part of another Page Maps newsletter. I was also part of the September Page Maps newsletter. For November's Page Maps newsletter I did a double page layout. *gasp* I know! It's also the second double page layout I've done recently. You can find the details about that adventure HERE. For my project this month I used the Pebbles Home+Made collection. These are photos that I took the a couple of weekends ago when my brother and his family were here. Oh wait, I forgot to show you the sketch I was given. Once again, not what I would typically create with, LOTs of photos and double page spread, but I loved thinking outside of my normal creative box and trying something new. Here's my final project: Make sure you check out what the other Pebbles designers have created for Page Maps this month. Have a great weekend!
What's up scrappy peeps?! Today I am trying a Pocket Life Sketch Friday for the first time! I used the June Pocket Life Kit to create a double page spread in my 9x12 Project Life album. I have created two versions of the sketch for you all, as I know that the 12x12" Project Life size is far more popular, hope you enjoy! Don't forget to scroll to the bottom of this post to watch the full process video :) ...annnnd here is the 12x12" modified sketch! I had a really fun time playing with the filler cards this week using the exclusive Citrus Twist ephemera pieces included this month. I loved the colours included in the kit and they suited the tones of my photos perfectly. I added a little bit of simple white tissue paper to add to the texture of the ephemera and craft foam to add dimension and make the embellishments stand out. I am really enjoying the 9x12" format and highly recommend testing it out by including an insert in your traditional 12x12" size. It's fun to play with different inserts! Hope you enjoy my process video! Adele :)
