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.

Black & white

It seems like I've been really going back to basics a lot lately. On this layout, I wanted to keep the colour scheme really basic, so I stuck with black, white, and one other colour for a bit of interest. I challenge you, this week, to create a layout using black & white as your main colour scheme, with only one other colour as an accent.

Supplies for this page:
Making Memories patterned paper, Crate paper, Prima & Making Memories flower, Maya Road journaling sheer, Zig pen, Scenic Route rub-ons, Hambly transparency. Thanks to Kerri for the photo!

An old standby

I go through phases when I get really into challenging myself to do new things in my layouts, and that's great. It pushes me to develop my creativity. Sometimes, though, there's nothing wrong with sticking with what you know works for you and your style. There are a few layout designs that are favourites for me... they are just my style, I'm always happy with the end result, and they appeal to me. I love that!

What are your standby designs? Embrace them! Use them to create a few layouts this week... you'll feel productive, you'll love the results, and you'll get more confident with your scrapbooking style with every layout!

Product review

August 20/08
Trace Geworsky


After eyeing Prima's fancy felt matties for awhile, I finally gave in, and I am glad I did.
The pack comes in 3 colours, black, grey and pink so you have a variety to work with.
For my layout, I didnt want to use a whole piece to use as a matt for my picture, so I trimmed the felt so it framed part of the picture, and I still have half of the matt left for another use.
You could also trim the design to use on a project, cut into a strip, use as a card front, and so much more.