October kits

Trace Geworsky
**As soon as I saw the Rose Moka in the kit I knew I would LOVE working with this kit.
The colours are gorgeous, there was so much patterned paper included in the kit(2 of each pattern which is perfect!!) plenty of embellishments.
This would be a really great kit to use if you wanted to make a mini album for someone for Christmas, or even just to start a scrapbook for a friend or family member.

Congratulations and kudos!

I was so impressed to see the layouts that the design team created using my papers this month. You have totally inspired and awed me. Thanks for showing me a new way to see my own designs!
Jen

Digital Designs

This months newsletter provided sample digital designs and a basic tutorial by Shauna Hamm to get you started in digital scrapbooking. I still love to move stuff around with my hands, paint, and ink myself but this is something you can do through a hybrid layout. Hybrid combines digital with the traditional scrapbooking. You may chose to print out your paper (with or without your picture placed) add your journaling by hand or prior to printing and then adding dimension with physical product. Here is a creation from Design team member Jennifer Chipperfield.

The paper is Peony 1, Color Rubz Toby Font, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Weathered Wood, bottle cap, Ranger Sepia accents, Rhonna Farrer – Snap Shot Frames Brush Kit

The feet were scanned in from actual foot prints and then printed on the paper at life size. The paper was taken down to 40% opacity as a layer and the colour shifted towards the brown tones. The image itself was de-saturated, toned and then selectively re-coloured. The edging is a selection of created brushes and some Rhonna Farrer digi brushes. Look for the second page to this coming soon – we decided to make it a two page set!

My first post!

I am so excited to have joined the design team, but unfortunately it has come at the start of an insanely busy couple of weeks aat Chipperfield Photography. So I apologize for joining and leaving you all in the lurch without any posts. I've been working on some techniques and after a small creative hiatus, I'm brushing up on my skills and working some creative muscle again. This layout was just about playing and trying some things that I've wanted to.

Supplies used: Marah Johnson Paper, Martha stewart glitter, UTEE, Tim Holtz Grungeboard,buttons, Making Memories wire, Cats Eye white ink, pink thread

October class:Halloween paper bag album

Trace Geworsky

**Join us at Rhubarb Roots, on Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 6:30 pm to create this fun Halloween mini album made from paper bags.
You will be provided with enough supplies to complete this album.
additional supplies to bring are pop dots, adhesive, ink pads,trimmer, scissors and journaling pens.
Hope to see you there!!!

Using grids to design

A lot of my layouts are clearly influenced by 6 years as a Yearbook advisor, when I learned an awful lot about principles of graphic design as they apply to designing pages. In this layout, you'll see that I used columns to create a grid of photos. While there isn't a dominant photo on this page to create a focal point, the grouping of the photos acts as a focal point in this design. The straight lines and columnar design prevent a multi-photo layout from being cluttered and unfocused.

This week, I challenge you to experiment with a grid design in your layouts.

Supplies: Love Elsie paper, Bazzill cardstock, Scenic Route lined paper, Basic Grey & American Crafts rub-ons, circle punch, KI red ink, Zig pen.

September sketch

Here's another layout that I was able to put together really quickly using the sketch from September's newsletter.

Supplies:

Prima paper, ribbon, flower, and letter sticker. My Mind's eye tag, Daisy D's tag, Zig Pen, Scenic Route letter stickers, Autumn Leaves buttons.

Colour challenge

september 8/08
Trace Geworsky

This month I challenge you to pick a colour of cardstock(any colour) pair it with a black and white picture, black letters, other black elements, and then throw in some minimal embellishments in different colours to brighten up the layout.
Link me up to your layouts!!!!!

September Sketch Challenge

Here's a layout that I created using the September Sketch (see the September Newsletter) as inspiration. Supplies include: Daisy D's paper & die cut tag (using up some old supplies), American Crafts rub-ons, Prima corner stamp, KI red ink, Prima flower, Autumn Leaves buttons, Zig pen, and Luxe sticker.

Repeat

This week, I challenge you to repeat a shape on your layout. On this layout, I used a transparent die cut by Fancy Pants in a parenthesis shape, and I repeated the shape with the Making Memories journaling paper that I selected.

Other supplies: Prima paper, ribbon, flowers, & brad; Basic Grey rub-on, and Zig pen.