July 31, 2010

ScrapThat! August Kit Reveal (part 2) and a Birthday RAK Giveaway

Sharing another layout that I did for ScrapThat! August Kit featuring Girls Paperie Paper Girl Collection.

Here I have used an old photo of Hannah. I chose this photo because it will be great for the quote that I chose for my title because she looks uncertain. Putting the long title in mind, I decided to make a pretty simple layout and made my title the focal point of the page. I chose the patch-like pattern design so that I don't have to layer any more patterned papers. Isn't that paper just gorgeous?!


Inspired byt the August Sketch that I did for this month's kit, I rotated the sketch counter clockwise. I made a huge flower-like embellishment at the sides and added a few more cutouts from the other patterned papers that came with the kit. I will share this simple flower tutorial at ScrapThat! any time soon so stay tuned.


Here I have played with the different alphas that came with the kit. To highlight the important words from the quote, I used the bigger alpha by MME. Added a few liquid pearls, came with the kit too, to add some cool effects. Then I used the small alphas by BasicGrey for the remaining words.


Quick tip: If the color of your alpha is quite similar to the background, outline around each letters using a black pen to add dimension.

Finally, to balance everything, I decided to add some small embellishments at the lower right side of the page. I have added cutouts, small flowers and a bird chipboad (from my stash).

Thanks for looking! Stay tuned for a couple more! I'll be out from Saturday (Aug 1) to Sunday (Aug 8) with some family and friends to celebrate my 30th (:( sob sob) birthday. Get the chance to win a $20 GC from YourScrapbookStash.com from me by simply guessing my birth date. Leave a comment on this post by August 8 and all correct answers will be placed on a random draw. Start guessing!

Have a great weekend!

21 comments:

~* steph :) *~ said...

ooo, adorable layout, LG! i love all the papers and embellies. wonderful title! adorable pix of hannah :)! thanks for sharing and have a great weekend!
i guess august 7th. hehe, i was sad when i turned 3-0, but it's all good. thirties are fabbie fab :)!
*hugs* steph :)

Nitasha said...

I think your birthday is August 3! My son's going to be a teenager on August 4! Both of ya'll are celebrating milestone birthdays next month--very cool! Well, have a fantastic birthday! And trust me, it's hard to say goodbye to your twenties, but it's a blessing to be a year older!

Tara Orr said...

firstly - love the new blog look - so sweet! And only 30!? Oh dear - you are still a little baby!! Not to worry my dear (you don't look a year older than 21!) Adore your layouts!! Hannah is such a sweet little doll!

I'm guessing Aug 7th....

Tanya said...

Fantastic layout LG!!!!!!!!! Love the circles flower...
Your Birthday is August 3!!!! I'm follow your blog :)
Happy Birthday to you!!! Best wishes!
Thanks!

Mahlin said...

Congrats sweetie.. My 3-0 isn´t til December... I think your birthday is.. August 3rd.. whenever it is I hope you have a great day with lots of love..

And great layout girl, Love the patchwork an how you did the title!

hugs

Chloe said...

Gorgeous LO, love the patchwork effect! Happy Birthday!!! I guess August 5 :

Marisa said...

wow the new blog looks fantastic :) And the layout is absolutely adorable :) Love all the details...

Nikki Love said...

Happy Happy B'day, LG!!!! My guess--Aug. 3rd. Hope you have a great time and as always, your layout so ROCKS!!!! lovin' the title work and that flower ;)

laterg8r said...

i say august 6th :D

love the flower you created - great LO :D

Carol said...

Beautiful layout! My guess for your birthday is Aug. 4th. That is the same as my daughter - she'll only be 5 though! Don't feel sad at turning 30, I just turned 40. That's when the real panic sets in!!

María Castillo said...

Hi LG! Your birthday is August 3rd!!! Happy birthday!! Love your Lo, epcially the cool flower you did with paper circles!!

The Autocrat: Haley said...

Love the layout! Love the pic with those words. Your bday . . . Ummm your bday is July 31.

MomofFourChippets said...

Happy birthday! An inspired year with my best wishes! I am guessing it is on August 3 and I think 3 is a lucky number:)

Kris Berc said...

Hope you have a super fun celebration for your 30th birthday! August 3rd is my guess! :)

Carin McDonough said...

Happy Birthday! You are making me feel old now because I am 33! Hope you have a wonderful time on your birthday week! Please go and look on my blog because there is something for you there :) Beautiful layout and I just love that flower!
I will guess your birthday is August 3rd :)

Mel said...

I know Tanya Tahir's is the 7th August so I will say maybe the very same day, wouldn't that be a co-incidence, by the way, how cute is Hannah and I love the patchworked background and the way you used the pen to outline, Love melxx

Lisa C. said...

I love your beautiful layout!! Happy Birthday! I will guess August 3!

Chris E. said...

My B-day guess is 8/3/1981! I adore the layouts of Hannah, I can't believe you have only been scrapping since 2008, your pages look like you are a pro!!!

Aimee Kidd said...

I wish you a very fun and wonderful birthday whenever it is but I'm going to go with the crowd who is saying August 3rd.

Karen Shady said...

A BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR TODAY LG xx I hope all your wishes come true :)

salme said...

Happy birthday! Hope you had a great one! My answer is august 3.

Love your layouts as always!