That Face!

And all that Glitter!  When I started this layout, I knew that I wanted to use this cute photo of my pup with her head resting on our older dog and I knew I wanted to use this beautiful Upsy Daisy  "William" flourish/floral print.  The problem I had was that the print was a little drab for my liking.  I decided to add a little bling, so I reached for my Martha Stewart Brownstone glitter. At first I just glittered the larger flower.  It looked a bit lonely without a glittered stem.  So I glittered the stem... and after about thirty minutes.... I ended up glittering everything!
After finishing the entire design in Brownstone, the ensemble was entirely too monotone.  I looked through my "Martha" stash and found the Antique Silver glitter to be just what my flowers needed.  I waited for the piece to dry and added a second appliction of glue (FYI, I use Martha's glitter glue for detail glittering projects like this - it holds its "shape" when putting it on and dries really fast) and sprinkled the silver right on top of the brownstone.  It worked beautifully!
Suddenly I realized that my 5x7 photo of the dogs was too big, so I reprinted it in a 3x3 format.  Clearly the layout had become more about the glitter than about the dogs!

After adding the matted photo, I felt it needed something more in that top right quadrant.  I used a second sheet of the "William" paper, hand cut a flourish and a flower and went to glitter some more  (can a girl have too much bling, really?!?).  I popped it on the left side of the photo to give it a little dimension.  Add a title, journaling and a ribbon and you're done! A simple, yet fantastic, design.  Replace the photo with any black and white or sepia-toned 3"x3" and you can achieve the same results.

Double Page Layout for a Snow Day...

I based this layout on my Wednesday make and take layout...I loved the papers because they were so "boy-ish" or "manly" if you will....

I couldn't resist scrapping these picture...they are actually from last year. This is the first time in 2 years that "my boys" acutally went out and shoveled the driveway. Even my little angel baby was out shoveling with his little mini shovel.

I took my Tim Holts tool and roughted the edges of and ripped the paper...it helped make it look more boy like...more rugged...and pleant of ink...yes, I used ink...I know there are a few of you that are falling over wiht shock...but it is true.

January Cards

OK, after the two feet of snow we got several weeks ago I'm not sure I agree with my sentiment anymore ....


... but you might! I used two different pieces of patterned paper from Upsey Daisy Designs for this, and layered a vellum piece with flocked snowflakes. I liked how the branches looked like they were falling from the sky.



For this card I started with a piece of kraft paper. I cut a smaller rectangle of the same paper and distressed the edges. Then I made a flower for the center from a scrap piece of chipboard (painted & inked), a Maya Road journaling tag and a circle of the Upsey Daisy Designs paper.

You should check out the Maya Road tags -- ScrapbooksPlus has them in several different shapes and they are wonderful - thicker than regular kraft paper and thinner than chipboard. I love them - look for them on several of my projects this month.

A decade worth of pictures

I loved the papers that Loretta picked out this month. To a Mom of all boys, I find my "go to" colors are mostly blues and browns. So when I picked up the DT kit, I was thrilled to see the papers.
With the changing of the decade this year it brought me to thinking about how much my life had changed since 2000. I went from having babies in diapers to have a teenager and two 10 year olds! How did the time go by so fast?! I decided to do a layout of all the past 10 Christmas card photos to show how much the boys had changed. I have to say the part that took me the longest for this layout was actually finding all 10 photos- and as you can see I don't have 2004- my computer crashed that year and I guess I didn't back them up before it did. Luckily, I had put them on a photo processing site and I can order them from there. Guess I have learned a lesson to back up my photos!
One of my favorite parts to this LO is that each year is a flap that can be lifted for hidden journaling.I am going to put things that were important to us under each flap when I get my LO back.
Don't forget about the ScrapbooksPlus DT challenge each month. You could win a gift certificate to ScrapbooksPlus- just pickup the pagemap and papers that the DT used this month, submit it to Debbie at the store!

Enjoy!
Lisa

It's Not Just for Little Boys

The Man About Town line, with its soft blues and browns, is so versatile! Boys, girls, modern, vintage... it goes with everything! My first layout was a vintage one.



For this layout, I featured one small print of my mom and her sisters from around 1957. When I scanned the photo, I made sure to get the original white border too. Although it makes the photo a little smaller, it helps retain the feel of the original nicely. I matted it on a piece of the Martin plaid cut on the bias (at an angle). I think the bias cut gives it a little more of a girly, playful feel. I punched two strips of the William brown lacey print with a Martha Stewart border punch, and then crumpled and pleated it to give it some texture. Tim Holtz crackle paint covered up the maroon chipboard thickers (although I sanded a lot of the color off to make sure it covered) and the grungeboard accents. I used three Kaisercraft pearls for flower centers since I didn't have many large pearls left. I really like the look of the three little pearls better than a large one. It's a lot more visually interesting and I'll be doing it again on purpose, I'm sure!

thanks for stopping by!
erin

Brown is my New Favorite Color...

...because it is such a lovely neutral! This layout came together so easily because of all of the browns. In addition to the brown tones in all of the patterned paper, I inked almost all of the edges with brown. Did I mention how much I love brown?!?!

When I first saw the papers that Loretta chose, they just screamed vintage to me. I was inspired to create this layout of a classic Madden family portrait from December 1965. It is going to be the opening page for an album I am creating from the family slides.

Happy Scrapping New Year!

Welcome to 2010!

The year ahead promises to bring us many memories. No doubt the year past also had many memorable moments. We hope you will share many of those moments with us at Scrapbooks Plus.

If you are like me, there are plenty of moments from 2009 (and decades before) that have yet to be captured on your scrapbook pages.

This month's Design Team Challenge will fit any project you may have on your 'to scrap' list.

Our papers for January are from the Man About Town line by Upsey Daisy Designs.

I think you will love the rich, deep colors in these pages and the versatility of projects they can be used with.

We hope you will join us in the monthly Design Team Challenge. Show us what you can create with these beautiful papers, using this page map.

Remember, this is a map -- not a flight plan. It gives you an idea of how to spark your creativity. So don't feel constrained. Just use it has a starting place for your project.

Here's how you can participate with us:

Simply pick up some of your favorite paper from the kit and create a single page layout using the map. You will find all the paper for the kit in the scrapping area of the store, just under the Designer of the Month Display.

Email your submission to debbie@scrapbooks-plus.com by January 20. The winner will be announced on January 31 and will receive a gift certificate to the store.

Good luck and enjoy the start of a wonderful year ahead. Let's get scrapping!