Here's another 7 Gypsies inspired scrapbook layout:
How this page is inspired by 7 Gypsies:
1. The blue and red postal diagonal stripes border.
2. The photos in the shape of tags.
3. The neutral, black and white colors with a touch of color.
I had fun in this series using zip codes of places we visited. I ran out of the number "2" so I used the sticker sheet as the stencil and just left it on there - I filled in the negative space of the "2" with a black sharpie.
Here are three more CHA 2012 scrapbook layout knock-offs:
My sweet husband surprised me on Sunday afternoon and offered to take me to the craft store and even gave me twenty bucks to buy this Nestabilities octagon die cut. I wanted to get a hexagon shape, but my local store didn't have them, I guess that's what on-line is for, right? He also offered to buy me a new 3 ringed binder - I got the red Pioneer which I love; I do not recommend the DCVW red leather-like 3 ring binder (it works fine but it smells really weird), the Pioneer album is a beautiful dream and it smells nice.
Here are the 3 Winter CHA 2012 Scrapbook Knock-Offs of the day:
1. Nikki Sivils layout titled "Noah" using the "Noah" line:
The Lift: This one was simple, a piece of cardstock, strips of multi colored patterned paper and some QuicKutz letters.
The Content: Nikki Sivil's page was about her son so I decided to make my page about what my son was up to during last summer.
Supplies: My background paper is KI Memories and the strips are Little Yellow Bicycle and the QuicKutz dies are from the Marigold line.
2. October Afternoon Beautiful layout by Stacy Kingman using their Walk in the Park Line.
The Lift: I had some blue and white flower patterned paper that was similar enough but I didn't have a whole 12x12 sheet of it so I decided to use it as a mat for the 5x7 photo.
The Content: I also liked the sentiment but didn't want to copy exactly, so I scrolled through my "word up" Pintrest Board and found this sentiment.
Supplies: QuicKutz letters in Metro; Papers from DCWV, October Afternoon, KI Memories and assorted random bits; the butterfly punch is Martha Stewart and the Butterfly embellishment is from the Dear Lizzy line from American Crafts. The tickets were some raffle tickets left over from our neighborhood block party.
3. The Hexagon / Octagon Trend is being seen in so many of the releases for Winter CHA 2012; I don't think the original layout is a CHA release and I think the original might even be a digital page but I'm not for sure.
The Lift: The original page used hexagons to form the entire background - here's the thing about hexagons: they provide complete coverage; where as octagons will leave those little squares inbetween the octagons; I think this difference accounts for hexagons, rather than octagons, being the new trendy shape this Winter CHA 2012.
The Content: I have lots of photos from a trip we took in October to a farm, many of which had lots of background so that the subject matter of the photos were small, perfect for diecutting into shapes.
Supplies: Random embellishments, Nestabilities Octagon Die Cuts; Jenni Bowlin ticket, October Afternoon stickers, Martha Stewart and Dear Lizzy Patterned Papers, cardstock.
The photos from CHA 2012 are starting to show up on the internet - if you have any good links to CHA related photos or videos, please leave a comment with the link.
I recently took the Ella Publishing Boot Camp and a few of the exercises by Maggie Holmes were instruction in PhotoShop Elements 9. I have owned this program for a long time but I have been afraid to use it, the video instuction in the Ella Boot Camp was very informative and made me comfortable with at least going in to the program to do some more editing on my own with some of my photographs.
Tonight I made a layout based on a Sketchy Thursdays Sketch and then edited the photograph of it in PhotoShop Elements.
So my questions for you, dear blog-reader:
1. Do you upload your layouts to the internet?
2. Do you scan or photograph your scrapbook layouts?
3. Do you edit the photos of your scrapbook layouts before uploading to them your blog or internet sharing site?
4. Can you give me some tips on making my layouts look better on my blog?
Thanks!
Katie Scott.
I'm a bit behind on the Ella Publishing Boot Camp because I came down with the flu this week, but I'm on the mend now and catching up on the challenges. I made this layout by stamping the circles in the horizontal border strip in the bottom third - and then I punched patterned paper to fill in the circles.
I don't often stamp on my pages so this was challenging for me even through it was very simple to accomplish. Trying something new - or something you haven't done in a while - is a good thing.
The circles and the papers I used made me think of the seasons - and that there were more than four circles running all together made me think of the seasons in Florida and how my Floridian children don't really get the experience of the changing seasons like I did growing up in New England.
Journaling: Growing up in New England, I felt very connected with the 4 seasons because it was always very obvious from the weather which season it was. The quote by John Keats "The Human Seasons" which goes "Four seasons fill the measure of a year; there are four seasons in the mind of [humans]". I do think the seasons mimic our lifespan and my kids are Floridians and all the seasons blend together. I do my best to take them to other states to see and feel the seasons, but its hard to know withtout experience."
I sort of ran out of space before I could write something better to end upon; but its ok, I'll maybe put this page near the beginning of a seasons scrapbook & then the rest of the layouts will finish this thought that even though they haven't gotten the seasons here in Florida, we have done many things to fill in this gap and the other layouts will exemplify that.
I also did a scraplift of Nichol Migouirk's boot camp layout:
I tried to do this with stamping - but the patterned papers I already had were close enough - somehow stamping always seems like too much effort for me when it is actually not all that time / effort intensive. Do you stamp on your layouts?
Repurpose your old books into scrapbooks that will actually fit on regular bookshelves.
Benefits of this idea:
1. Use old stuff to make new stuff.
2. Free to very affordable.
3. Use up some of your scrapbook supply stash.
4. Have scrapbooks that will actually fit on your regular bookshelves without having to make a trip to Ikea!
5. They are quick and easy to make and are adorable (obviously).
Credit for this idea absolutely goes here to the Nerd Nest: Click Here for the Nerd Nest Awesomeness!
Here's another video showing how I turned a retro home decorating book into a smash book scrapbook:
Here's the link to the ustream video in case that box above doesn't work: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/17267387.
Are you making these groovy albums? Share your pictures and/or links in the comments.
This two page Summer 2011 Scrapbook Layout spread is sort of the answer to my Summer To Do List Scrapbook Page :
I loved making this layout because I got a ton of photos on the page (I made the collage using Picasa) and got to use up a bunch of odds and ends summer themed scrapbook stickers.
Journaling: Summer 2011: • Pasadena Summer Camp - Pandamonium • Star Fish at home, at Cocoa Beach & in Maine! • We said goodbye to Duke & Ally Hamster. • Kennedy Space Center & Last Shuttle Lift Off. • Mac lost 3 teeth in one week - Age 9 • We saved a baby bird & had a bird’s nest at home. • Maine - Acadia National Park - Bar Harbor • Whale Watching - Seals, Porpoise, Lobster • Family Airplane Ride to See My Hometown Bangor • Girls Trip to Disney World for Dinner with Princesses • Ally rocked the green hair extensions - Age 7. • Mac created Lego Space Shuttles and Shark Attacks. • Sleepovers with Nathan & Vivian & Play Dates. • Geocaching on Islands, in Parks & in Maine! • Date Night - 1st time in Years - Downtown St. Pete • Charlie’s Birthday 54 - i-pad gift! Katie turned 41. • Mac got his own kayak & solo’d to the island • Katie & Mac to Gulfport on kayaks to meet Aunt Cary • Visited Cousin Amy & Baby Owen & pit stop at Ikea! • Mommy to Hot Yoga & Daddy & Mom Work Out Room. • Trips to St. Pete Beach & Treasure Island. • Hours in the Swimming Pool - Jumping & Playing. • Rentals at Blockbuster & Subscribed to Netflix. • Mac’s Blue Belt Karate Test & Climbed Precipice Trail. • Mom took an Improv Class & Continued Scrapbooking! • Visits from Nixon, Libby, River, & Sallie & Lolly. • Adventures and excursions with Baby Buttons. • Nerf Guns, Legos, Wii, Computer Games - Poptropica. • Phone calls to friends - Remote Computer Help by Mac. • Barbies, Squinkies, Littlest Pet Shops, Baby Buttons. • Hired Amanda & Katrina; Fired someone over Facebook. • Angry Birds on the ipad & on english muffins! • Pinterest, Facebook, The Bachelorette, Y&R, Ancient Aliens. • Made the Goal to see All 50 States by Ally’s Graduation. • Kathy's visit & Eygpt Pictures with Nicole. • Grandfather & Grammy on the swing every night. • Frolics downtown, to the craft store, to the beach, & Target. • Super Awesome Summer & Family Fun :) Love, Mommy.
Here is the original Summer To Do List Page :
I have had this layout hanging in my kitchen and we actually did most of the items on the list - especially exciting was #12! This probably means its time to make a Fall To Do List Scrapbook Page!
Here are a few other of my favorite summer scrapook layouts:
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