Hi friends. I'm here with a fun throwback Thursday post this week. MOC is going on in the forum right now and each day brings a new challenge. MOC Day 4 asked us to re-scrap an old layout of ours and if you haven't completed that one yet, then this post may be helpful right now.Of course, there are many reasons to re-do or revisit an older layout. Maybe your overall scrap style has changed and this would allow you to create the older layouts in your new style. Maybe there's some new products that fit the theme, mood, or photo more than when you first scrapped it (hello fellow digi-stash hoarders like myself lol). And then, maybe you just weren't quite happy with the old layout and re-doing it is the only thing that will ease your feeling you get when you look at it. (again, I'm raising my hand, lol)I went through my gallery here and found a super old layout that at the time I … [Read more...]
Monday Mash-Up | Varied Template Styles
Hey everyone welcome to a little Monday Mash-up using two varied style of templates. Mashing templates together creates new ways to stretch your stash and gives you the opportunity to try a new style, save time, or stay inspired as we scrap all of our memories. definition: Mash-up noun- informal.* a combination or mixing of dissimilar elements, especially content from different sources.There's been many mash-up posts on the blog, like using the same designer kits with different themes or like using more than one kit with the same color scheme. But today I want to share how I use different styles of templates to create one unique page to fit my needs or artistic inspiration.I had a photo in mind already and an idea of what I wanted to scrap so I spent some time in the Shop just perusing Fiddle Dee-Dee's templates … [Read more...]
Template Tuesday | Winterize Me
Hey everyone I'm back on the blog for a little fun this happy Tuesday. At least I hope it's a happy day where you are. As we push closer to the end of the year, many regions of the world are gearing up for winter. The color, snowy season that blankets the earth with its wonder. Of course with winter and snow come lots of outdoor activities (and indoor ones too) as well as things like shoveling and of course, our favorite holiday, Christmas. lolI was browsing the winter section of the shop earlier and saw so many wonderful things that can help us document all those cold memories. One thing I was really interested in seeing was the template options so I figured I'd come over to the blog and share them here too. I wanted to find options with clear winter themes and others that may not be specifically themed but could definitely work to winterize my pages.The template area of the … [Read more...]
Template Tuesday | A Clean Slate
Hey everyone I'm super excited to be presenting my very first Polly blog post here at TLP. Every month I enjoy playing along with the challenges and one of my favorites is seeing what designer will be giving us a cool new template for the template challenge. This month Lynn Grieveson is giving us a super easy clean & simple template design that lends itself well as a clean slate ready for your creative ideas! Find the November challenge template in the shop right now and it's totally FREE for the month.If you know me, then you know I love me some clusters but sometimes I just need a clean slate to be creative with. To let all my ideas just ebb & flow on the page. The template Lynn designed this month allowed me to do just that. This is Lynn's template:I started with the clean slate of her simple design with all that whitespace:and my first steps were pretty … [Read more...]
Seasonal Inspiration: Leafy Layouts
Hi there! Even if it is not Autumn where you are, you may have noticed the abundance of foliage in the gallery recently and whether it's the greenery of Spring or crunchy colours of Fall, leaves are always in season to me and today I'm looking at some of the ways leaves are showing up on your pages.____________________________________________________________________This layout by Traumelfe uses a method we'd usually reserve for flowers, a bouquet style cluster complete with bow, to give dimension and amplify the colours of her papers and photo and pops against the white background. The placement against the colourful hexagons and photo draws the eye right in to the centre of the page. This page by kayteapea also uses a cluster of leaves but more like a border or path and this is such a great way to showcase a mix and match variety of leaves! Love the way the leaves … [Read more...]
Hybrid Layouts with Memory Pockets Monthly: Wicked
I love playing around with ink and stamps and that is one of the reasons I love hybrid scrapbooking. You can easily download your scrapbooking kits, play around with them on the computer and then print what you want to use. A little bit of cutting and gluing, and you have a quick layout that is easily personalized to your style, without making trip to the store or waiting several days for something to arrive in the mail! I love to mix my digital elements and papers with inks and stamping and my own handwriting, which can make the layouts feel more personable and hopefully one day, more nostalgic.This month I used the Memory Pocket's Monthly: Wicked kit to create a couple of traditional 12x12 layouts and a few pages in a blank journal. I loved the color palette, and was so excited when I noticed that it complimented several of my ink pads so nicely! I have a large stash of inks and … [Read more...]