Lines In A Page

Hi everyone! I want to share one of my recent layout. This page was quite easy to make after reading some PDFs from Nic Howard's online class at Big Picture Classes.

One of the key element to consider my layout a successful one is if my photos are the focal point of my page. We can do this through different approaches like using the rule of thirds, clustering, and/or using large photos to name a few.

With this page, I used lines to draw the viewers attention to the photo. I have used triangular strips of patterned paper and twine to point towards the photos. By doing this, all eyes will go directly to the photos.

PARTY

 

Materials: BasicGrey Paper Cottage collection

Some close up images:

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Scraptastic Club -September Kits Reveal!

First up, we have the Noted Kit.

 

You are going to love this kit!!! Such a great mix... Studio Calico's Hey Day, My Mind's Eye, October Afternoon, Elle's Studio tags and Jessica has made some exclusive pieces for the kit!!! I love the color palette... the teals and oranges are such a great color palette! Such a great versatile kit!!! So many options for themes of your pages.

Here is the Noted Add-On...

Look at that woodgrain paper!!! I love washi tape! I know many of you do too!!! How about those enamel dots? I can't wait to try those out!

Next up we have, the Just Beachy Kit...

How fun is this!!! This too is going to be fun to play with! I love the primary color palette. What a great mix of American Crafts, My Mind's Eye, Little Yellow Bicycle, October Afternoon, Elle's Studio, and don't forget about those adorable transportation wood veneers by Studio Calico. Jessica also included exclusive tags in this kit as well. It is a great summer kit to scrap the last of those summer memories!

Here is the Just Beachy Add-On

Don't you just love how packed this add on is!!!!! So many great bits for some layering. How about those sparkly thickers??!! Who doesn't love thickers??!!?

Here is the stamp add-on for the month.

So, what do you think?? What is your first choice? Or are you going to end up purchasing both? Whichever you choose, you won't be disappointed!!

Bloghop WINNER!!!

we had our 2nd anniversay birthday blog hop over at Scraptastic Kit Club this weekend!!! Thank you so much for hopping with us and for all your sweet comments and your congratulations!

my winner of the washi tape is.......

#37by Random.org

The Copes said...

Love your layout, and I assure you that you will love the kits ~ they're infinitely versatile and they stretch a long, long way!! thanks for being part of the design team and being willing to share your talent with others of us who subscribe to Scraptastic. I look forward to coming back and reading through your blog more thoroughly~

Please email your shipping info to me at teapot2angel@yahoo.com so I can forward it to Jessica. She'll get your prize right out to you!

Scraptastic Club Anniversary Blog Hop!

Welcome to Scraptastic Club Anniversary Hop! I am so excited to see you all here!. Before we get started please make sure that you started at Scraptastic Club Blog. You should have come from Juliann's blog before reaching me here.

I am LG Belarmino, scrappbooker from the Philippines. I am one of the new Design Team member of Scraptastic Club. I am so thrilled to be part of this amazing Kit Club. I have a Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts Major in Advertising Design. I am married to my very supportive husband, Regie for 5 years now and a mother to a gorgeous 4 year old baby girl, Hannah, my precious model. I started scrapbooking almost 4 years ago, a few months after I gave birth to my daughter. I decided to enter into scrapbooking to preserve my family's memories and to express my creative side.

My style differs from one layout to the other. I love experimenting and trying out new techniques as I create a page. I am into handcutting, misting, distressing, photo editing and layering.

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Baby Bubwit

I am very blessed to have a beautiful baby girl. Our nickname for her is Bubwit, our local term for mice, because she was born in the year of the rat.

For this layout, I focused on adjectives that starts with the letter "B" and used lots and lots of banners by BasicGrey Clippings line. Unfortunately I dont have my Scraptastic kit yet because I just got invited to join the team just recently. Surely, I am very excited to play with next month's kit.

Let me tell you about Scraptastic Club Kits. Scraptastic Club is a monthly scrapbooking kit club. You do not have to be a member to purchase and enjoy our kits. The kits are loaded with the latest and greatest products in the scrapping industry, always balanced and creatively designed to help you in your creative journey!  We do offer non-commitment monthly subscriptions, check out our website for all the details here. Every month we offer 2 different kits with there own coordinating add-on for you to choose from. The newest addition to the kit line-up is the monthly stamp add-on.

Here are the sneaks of the 2 kits to choose from this September:

Just Beachy

Noted

Now for the mechanics of this bloghop:

We're offering one lucky lady a 3 month subscription to these gorgeous kits and each DT member will giveaway a bundle of Washi Tape from Freckled Fawn!

We have hidden 12 letters among the design team blogs....so hop around, find all the letters and unscramble them to get a hidden word. Once you've figured out the scrambled word, email it to: contest@scraptasticclub.com

One random winner from those that unscrambled the correct word will be drawn to receive a 3 month subscription of the Scraptastic Club kits ;) BUT WAIT!!!! Want another chance of winning a 3 month subscription, this is what you have to do:

Tell all of your scrappy friends to follow us on Facebook, have them post on our wall who sent them over, once we reach 1500 fans we'll pick one lucky winner to receive a free 3 month subscription. Sound good? If you'd like an extra entry into the contest, you can make our new "I heart Scraptastic Club" blinkie your Facebook profile pic, just pop on over Scraptastic Club Facebook page to show us your new look:

So, there will be 2 winners of a 3 month subscription of the the kits!!! One from the hop and one from our Facebook contest!

As for the rest of the prizes, they will be drawn from the designers blogs at random. So comments are optional, but the more you leave comments on each blog the better your chances of winning a prize.

Minor Prize

To be eligible to win a bundle of Washi Tape from my blog, be a follower and leave a comment to this post by Sunday, August 26 at 11:59pm EST.

Your next stop, is Madeline's blog. I do hope you find the letter you are looking for from my post! Good luck!

Just Waiting

Hi everyone! I am here to post another project that I did using Imaginarium Design chipboard. 

Products Used: BasicGrey Patterned Papers and embellishments, Kaisercraft tag, Pebbles Inc brad, Acrylic Paint, October Afternoon Mists and Twine

Imaginarium Design Chipboards used:

Clock Face (3 inch) (IDS0006)

The chipboard was painted with two colours here, white and teal. I blended them together with a sponge and just used dumping technique overlapping each colour in several application.

You can also drop by at our Ning community here to get inspiration from the ID Design Team and other members using the gorgeous Imaginarium chipboard.

Webster Layout

Last July I was invited to guest design for Webster Pages. This layout is a combination of both collection that I received, Girl Land and Everyday Poetry. I decided to make a playful design because my inspiration came from the photos. I have made my own background design using mists, stamps, and masking. I love the idea that both collections can be combined but still look cohesive.

This layout was also inspired by the class I am taking at Big Picture Classes by Nic Howard. She provided lots of ideas in creating a personalized background.

Thanks for dropping by and leaving some love!

Where did I go?

Was there a time that you feel overwhelmed with this hobby? I did. It has been a few months that I have to put my scrapbooking hobby to a halt because of work and summer vacation. Then when I was ready to go back, I can't find Mr. Mojo.

I decided to stay away from my blog and some online communities because I wanted to enjoy this hobby. I don't want to feel the pressure of creating, what people think nor the need to get approval from others.

Thank goodness to online classes. I signed up to Nic Howard’s online class that inspired this layout and helped me get my mojo back. We were instructed to use chipboards and of course I used the gorgeous Imaginarium chipboards because they are perfect for any design I wanted to achieve. Now, I have been creating quite regularly and I am happy.

Beauty

Products Used: Webster Pages and Pink Paislee patterned papers, Ranger Distress Inks, Gesso Acrylic Paint, Shimmerz Pearlz and Kraft Cardstock.

Imaginarium Design Chipboards used:

Flourish 1 (IDFL0001)

9 Cogs on board (IDS0018)

Steampunk Clock (IDT0016)

Altering Imaginarium chipboards are very easy. I am sure you have seen a lot of techniques used by the amazing Design Team here. This time around, it was my little 4yr old (the girl in the photo) that altered all the chipboards I have used for this layout.

The three shape chipboards were stamped with 2 different colours of distressed inks. Then, it was randomly painted with white paint on some of the edges. While the word “Beauty” was initially painted with white then coated with yellow Shimmerz Pearlz.

Webster Pages Layout

I adore the Girl Land collection. I love the softness of the colors, the intricate details of the flowers and the doily design at the back of the Carefree patterned paper. And the best part is, it was the perfect collection to use for my daughter’s flower girl event held in Bali because the wedding color theme was pink and yellow. What a coincidence, right?
 

Webster Pages GDT!

Hi everyone! Just dropping by to say thank you for all your continuous support and kind words about my scrapbooking journey. I am always honoured every time I receive sweet comments from all of you.

It has been a busy summer and now, busy school days that keeps me away from my blog and even this hobby. For the past few weeks, I have been cleaning and rearranging furniture at home. I am also happy to announce that I finally have my own scraproom and I am no longer squeezing everything in our bedroom.

Today, I would like to announce that I was invited to be Webster Pages July Guest Designer. I am very humbled with the invitation. I never thought anybody will still be interested after being absent from this hobby. Thank you so much to Webster Pages for this opportunity!

Feel free to drop by at Webster Pages blog and their forum to see some of the layouts I made and all the gorgeous layouts the DTs made getting inspiration from my previous creation.

WP Blog

Inspire Me Message Board

BasicGrey CHA Summer 2012 Reveal : Lucille

Like pieces of fabric sewn together with care, time-tested and much-loved, Lucille by BasicGrey proves that variety is the spice of life. Pull that old dress out of the trunk, dust it off, darn it up and grab your kitten heels, because it’s time to pattern your next project, perfectly.

Available October 2012.

 Visit the BasicGrey blog to see the full reveal of this collection

BaiscGrey CHA Summer 2012 Reveal : Aspen Frost

Charming and familiar, wild and sweet, a juxtaposition of Christmas past and present, Aspen Frost by BasicGrey holds all the joy and tradition of a homespun holiday. In neutral birch, iced cranberry, red hot cinnamon, dazzling white, glacier blue and green apple, Aspen Frost is the comfort and blessing of yummy pies, sparkling drinks and a warm flame burning in the hearth.

Available August 2012.

Visit the BasicGrey blog to see the full reveal of this collection

BasicGrey CHA Summer 2012 : Serenade

The Serenade Collection captures the refinement of bygone years, where tea was served with crumpets and your dinner guests retired to the parlor for sparkling conversation. Full of refined grace and delicate simplicity, you’ll love adorning your projects with Serenade’s layers of petticoats, bustled tea gowns and prim parasols.

Available October 2012.

Visit the BasicGrey blog to see the full reveal of this collection

Doilies

I have hundreds of doilies in different sizes and shapes. I fell in love with doilies a few years back when I saw an online baking store selling them in bulk for a few dollars. I am not a baker but I am a scrapbooker and I knew that it will be a perfect embellishment on layouts and cards. On my page, I ruffled the doilies in layers so that it would look like a  flower-like embellishment.

Here, I have created a layout using the gorgeous Plumeria collection by BasicGrey. I love the color combination  of this line. The complimentary colors of Violet and Yellow is soooo beautiful.

Plumeria
6x6 Paper Pad
wild grape bistro patterned paper
cleopatra patterned paper
Element Stickers
Chipboard Shapes and Alphas
Wax Seals Vintage Buttons