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This seemingly simple sketch read a whole lot more interesting when I applied my scrapbooking motto: Let the patterned paper do the work! All of the pattern & texture & layers provide a lot of eye candy. I love how light & bright & happy my birthday page turned out.
Will be watching to see everyone's creations over at the Archi-scraps Community Group!
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| September ACOT (A Cherry on Top) Mood Board challenge |
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Master Forger of Ceremonies Tina let her love of tractors inspire her first September challenge!
My love for antique tractors is producing this challenge! What do we usually see in the fall other than falling leaves is hay wagon rides and such, well they are usually pulled by a tractor so your challenge is to make a layout about any type of transportation: tractor, car, bike, plane, etc.
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| {Not} Just for Boys Scrapbooking Kit Club - September 2020 Main Kit - Vivid |
Here are the papers:
That first paper reminded me so much of a BasicGrey paper so I went stash diving!
Top (l-r): 2011 BasicGrey Plumeria/Grandma Jane, Diane's Daughters Rustic Gem/Jade: Paisley, 2021 Wild Whisper Ledger & Script, Stampington & Company/Somerset Memories Artists' Paper/Timeless Treasures, 2009 BasicGreg Indian Summer/Autumn Glaze, 2010 BasicGrey Sweet Threads/Summer Wedges, blue tiedye unknown, Tim Holtz.
Bottom (l-r): BasicGrey Fusion/Mezmerize, 2012 BasicGrey Fiction paper pad, white distress unknown, Basic Grey scrap, 2012 Fact paper pad, 2011 BasicGrey Plumeria/Moonstone b-side, 2010 Glitz Design Scarlett wallpaper b-side, 2019 Studio Light Snowy Afternoon b-side.
I love the interesting mix of colors! I may have to go in search of my leaf punches & dies... just sayin'
Embellishments & Extras: 2003 Making Memories leather mini-frame, 2020 Simple Stories Foliage Bits Ephemera, 2020 Tim Holtz Ideology Field Notes Snippets, 2013 Jillibean Soup Pea Pod Parts, 28 Lilac Lane Stardust sequin pack, Felicity Jane - acetate shapes, Willow puffy shapes, Emeline puffy shapes + 3 stamp sets, 2016 Freckled Fawn Long Arrow paper clips, 2019 Amy Tangerine puffy stickers, 2019 American Crafts Journal Studio tasseled paper clips, 2016 Jen Hadfield puffy stickers, 2018 PinkFresh Studio Indigo Hills 2 gold puffy alphas, 2012 Crate Paper The Pier frames, Essentials by Ellen Grand Lady stamp set, die cut leaf from Seth Apter's store, 2012 Studio Calico frames, 2014 BasicGrey Kelly Purkey Second City photo frames.
And as if that's not enough to play with? I went for the alternate travel-themed kit, too! I have so many travel projects in the pending pile that I'm hoping having this kit will move a few onto the shelf.
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Although I don't have the original version of the papers, here are mine:
Top (l-r): 2019 Simple Stories Simple Vintage Traveler/Hello World, 2015 BasicGrey South Pacific/Polynesia, 2018 Crate Paper Sunny Days/Snapshot b-side, 2017 Echo Park Go.See.Explore/Border Strips b-side.
Bottom (l-r): 2019 Simple Stories Simple Vintage Traveler/Explore & Discover, 2020 Blue Fern Studios Passages/Notes From Abroad b-side, 2018 Authentique Quest/Quest Two b-side, 2011 BasicGrey Out of Print/Batik b-side, 2010 BasicGrey Wander/Arrival b-side, unknown.
A slightly lighter kit than the first:
Embellishments & Extras: 2011 American Crafts Thickers Everywhere alphas (map), 2011 7Gypsies train tickets, Sticko Rebecca Sower aged typewriter alphas, 2019 AC Thickers Sarah alphas, 2016 Felicity Jane Next Stop stamp set, 2020 Blue Fern Studios Passages Journal Cards, 2020 Tim Holtz Ideology tiny clips, 2011 K & Company metal cut keys, 2020 AC Sustainable Journal travel wood shapes, October Afternoon catch phrase travel phrase stamp, 2020 Stampabilities Globe stamp, 2020 Blue Fern Studios Passages die cuts.
WHEW! And there's MORE! The rest of the Master Forgers on the hop, that is - Misty is up next!
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| Shades of purple |
My favorite color! Julene's Archi-scraps has a way of inspiring me on many levels.
I think I got my love of purple from my sweet grandmother. So I found a vintage photo of us together that even has purple toned drapes & grandma's dress. Then I scoured my stash for that PERFECT piece for my page - a purple paint chip sampler!
When I think of her love of purple I can't help but think of her love for pansies. She used to say how she loved to look at their little faces. I strategically used the patterned paper scraps to showcase the pansies & reinforce the vintage vibe. I even snuck a variegated purple pattern onto the background!
Another fun one & another story told.
Hope you will join us & share at the Archi-scraps Community Group.
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Master Forger of Ceremonies Lisa:
We all love a good sketch and I found a cracker for us today. This is a BasicGrey (insert longing sigh here) sketch from way back in 2012 (see if at their blog here ). It's a double spread but feel free to use it complete or just one of the pages - it features some chevrons which reminded me of the photo corners in the HS sticker book from the kit and I really think it can be reinterpreted to reflect today's scrappy style if that's the way you want to go!
One, two, three... sketch!
I love a good sketch. My tendency is usually to tweak, flip, flop or generally change it up before I even start my page. After that it's a free for all! I wanted a single page layout so first I squeezed it in PSE & floated it on a digital mixed media background.
I didn't do the mixed media after all but otherwise kept quite a bit to this design.
A little detail was fringing the banners cut from the 2017 Crate Paper Here + There/Traveler paper. I couldn't believe how I found the perfect phrases in my Heidi Swapp pack - even down to the colors being exactly right. When does that ever happen?!?
I know you will find inspiration from this sketch. Feel free to use my version if it helps! And be sure to come back for the last few features this month:
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Many years ago, I did a year-long scrapbook class with Heidi Swapp and I have to say that I learnt a lot of sound basics that are still part of my scrappy repertoire today. As this kit is full of gorgeous Heidi products, it reminded me of that class. One of the design principles that I use the most is using the diagonal for your page. Place elements on a diagonal to draw your line down through the page - whichever direction that might be.
Today, use a "diagonal" design on your page!
The page on my header is one by our very own Master Forger Lisa! I will be scraplifting her for this challenge. When I searched my own gallery I found very few examples of a diagonal design. I intend to do some looking for more inspiration to add this to my repertoire.
I also borrowed another scrap habit of Lisa's - putting the page together before you know which photos you will scrap. This makes my eyes get wide & my throat get dry but I did it! Lately I have been scrapping many layouts of the grands & wanted to give some attention elsewhere. I have completed a project to digitally capture all of my in-laws photos on our frequent check-in visits & decided to begin some pages for a future album to document their lives (while they are still here to tell their stories.) Sifting through the photos I decided to begin with my mother-in-law because of this wonderful photo from the 1930s of her & her brothers:
I decided not to tweak the photos too much as they provide an interesting progression of photography. I had a little worry about the contemporary products with vintage photos but I love it after all.
Childhood, high school, marriage, & a baby - I think I captured all the highlights.
Here are the few diagonal layouts of mine for inspiration. Feel free to scraplift!
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| How to Use Diagonal Lines in Photography |
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