Hi there, if you've been following along on my beginning mixed media 'journey', (yeah I know, everything is a journey these days, I really don't mean to make this sound like an arduous reality show), anyway I've looked at a few ways to add (the illusion of) texture to my digital papers, I've played with (digital) textured paint and torn paper layers. Today I'm playing along with the May Random Challenge with Kayla that involves butterflies and I'm going to make a mixed media page and use embossing to create some texture and subtle interest.Embossing in real world scrapping means a shape or text has a raised profile and feels 'bumpy' and the same look can be recreated in digiscrapping by adding bevelling and changing the light and shadowing. In the real world, there are a few ways to emboss an image but one way involves a piece of plastic or metal with a raised image or design on the … [Read more...]
Earth Day Inspiration
Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 — which started in 1970 — every year we demonstrate support for environmental protection. Or rather, protection of our Earth, since we only get one planet. (at least until they figure out how to get us to Mars....lol)Protecting our planet from things like pollution and deforestation is a huge deal and countries, cities & states across the world remember this goal by having local charity events, marches and festivals in honor of the day. Even corporations are jumping on board to make efforts by hosting online events & sales. Going "green" is everywhere these days and while not all of us are into sustainable fashion or global cleanups, there are small steps we all can take to make this planet better everyday.I visited the Earth Day website and they had an awesome page with tips. Here are few easy things we all can and should try to … [Read more...]
Thoughtful Thursday: Spring Storytelling Prompts
Hello! April is here and with the change of the calendar, we have also changed our season. For me, this means spring has sprung and that makes me very happy! I find that my motivation really lags as winter progresses and with the change in the season, I enthusiastically welcome the longer days, warming weather, awakening of the earth, and I find I have much more mojo to be present in my life. I want to take more photos and tell more stories about my daily life, even if it is mundane. There is beauty to be found all around, especially in the details of life and the world, and I want to be creative. So I've created some spring related prompts to help you you document your life in photos and words. I hope you are able to be inspired, be present this spring and enjoy this season! … [Read more...]
How to break the rules right!: Using same-sized photos on multi-photo pages
We all know that there aren't exactly hard and fast rules with scrapbook page design, (it is your page, you can create it however you wish because it is ultimately yours and as long as you are happy with it, that is the main thing), but there are some general principles that over the years I've learnt influence how a page reads and comes across to the viewer, so if there's something that feels slightly off about one of your pages, that you can't quite put your finger on, maybe it's got something to do with these principles, and whether you are following them or breaking them.But we also all know breaking rules isn't always a bad thing especially the creative rules! And as someone that has been a frequent visitor to the gallery for well over a decade now, I'm always drawn to pages that I feel break the unspoken rules and try to understand why they work when really, to me, they … [Read more...]
Call it Luck: inspiration for St. Patty’s Day
Grab your green dye and don't forget the shamrocks. Today is St. Patrick's Day and all over the world people are celebrating in their own ways. I don't call myself superstitious but wearing a bit of green today is a sure bet I won't get pinched. Do you celebrate the holiday of luck? Whether it's your thing or not, I'm here with a bit of inspiration to help you document any type of luck you want with some finds from the gallery and the shop.Who needs luck when you've got beautiful products and photos to scrap?!Maybe you want to make sure you're pinch proof? Grab a shamrock for extra luck.Good luck is finding the perfect photo to compliment the template you chose.It might be serendipity or maybe you just deserve a bit of luck in your life.Or maybe you're just lucky all the time and it shows.Did you find the pot of gold at the end … [Read more...]
SOSN Stash Mash – March 2023
Hi there, if you are a regular visitor to the TLP Blog, you might remember the Monday Mash-up Series from last year, where we looked at strategies to step outside the 'one kit only' scrapping box to increase your confidence in mixing and matching and ability to stretch your stash. (And if you didn't see any of them, you are forgiven LOL and the good news is you can still access them). Anyway, with all those lessons up our sleeves, this year I'm introducing the SOSN Stash Mash!Every Wednesday when TLP Designers put a selection of goodies on sale at half price (here's a link to this week's specials category), I'm reminded of some specific treasures I have in my stash and feel inspired to pull them out from the depths of my harddrive again. And I know now that I can find a few kits among that day's selection that will work perfectly together to tell my stories and support and enhance my … [Read more...]