I have some new digital goodies in the store. My new kit, Road Trip, and coordinating journal cards, as well as a new set of stitched elements, Stitched Up – Vol 1.
This summer we were able to get the kids out on a road trip. We visited with family and saw a few sites along the way. It had been a long time since we had gone on a family road trip and we had so much fun.
I wanted to create a kit full of bright colours and fun embellishments to help you capture all the fun moments you have had on your summer road trip.
I love stitching on a scrapbook layout, it just adds that something. This stitched element pack includes 4 stitches in 8 different colours for a total of 32 elements. It just so happens, that the colours in this set coordinate with my Road Trip kit.
Phew, I did it! I finished my last entry for the Master of Scrap competition over at Scrapaneers. I even managed to get it finished early in the day. I must admit that I am glad that I have them all done. That’s a lot of pressure to finish two layouts a week that fit a set of specific criteria.
This layout was challenging in that there were so many requirements. The Eclectic style, which is kind of an “anything goes” kind of style, includes lots of clustering of elements and mixing and matching different patterns. The requirements for this layout were,
Must contain at least 2 photos.
Must contain 10 different kinds of elements (buttons, ribbons, flowers, etc) and 3 different elements of each kind (so, 3 buttons, 3 flowers, etc). That is a minimum of 30 elements on the page, wow!
Include 5 different patterned papers.
Must have journalling and a title.
Must pull products from 3 different kits by 3 different designers.
It took me a long time to find all the elements that I wanted to use, and then finding 3 variations on that kind of element, it was a challenge. I don’t usually stick to just one kit for any layout. I love to scrap using many kits, so that part was easy. You realize how many supplies you really have when you are searching through them for that perfect element. I even did a major purge of products that I didn’t use recently, and I still have a lot of stuff, but they are products that I love.
Here is my layout.
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I love all the bright colours and the stitching accents. It was a lot of fun to make. The ombre paper with the polka dots is one that I am working on for a kit.
I think this may be my favorite layout that I have done for this competition. I am rather partial to the family photo on this page, we never seem to have enough of those.
We are closing in on the end of the 4th week of the Master of Scrap competition over at Scrapaneers. Poppies is my 7th entry in the competition (only one more to go) and is inspired by the Abstractionist style. The requirements are that the layout FEATURE brushwork, invoke abstract design, contain at least one photo which is blended, or painted, or highly processed, and must contain a black/white or gray background.
I believe I hit all the requirements. The photos have been edited in photoshop to look like pencil crayon sketches. I used four separate photos of poppies on this layout. I am fortunate to have a beautiful display of poppies in my garden every year. They are a sight to see when they are all in bloom. Other than the background paper, everything else on the page was made with brushes and masks. Since this is not a style that is in my comfort zone I went as abstract as I felt comfortable with. I think it makes a very lovely page.
Here is my layout.
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One more layout to go and then the competition is over. Now I know that it is possible to complete two layouts a week. I think I will need to challenge myself to continue on, but maybe with the goal of 1 layout a week. If I get two done it will be a nice bonus.
