Ever follow a blog of a celeb? Admire them.. enjoy their challenges and reading their creative artsy life? I follow Emily Falconbridge. She does a great 52 Challenge where each week she asks a little question to get the mental gears going and does a cute tag.. but I try to do a cute little page to put on my ATC holder..
Anyway.. ever follow a blog of a celeb and then see your name IN THE BLOG??? Hehehe.. too cool. I love that she let me do this.
Here's a link to her blog.. and Pssst.. you could win something ;)
Friday, July 31, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Freebie Shout Out!
hey check out this cool tote. Making Memories is giving it away on their blog.. go over there and post a comment to enter to win.
Keeping the background and losing the scraps
So I mentioned it briefly in the Page Starters but thought I would elaborate. One of the coolest tips I've picked up is getting 6 photo mats off a 12 x 12 paper.
If you are anything like me, and most other scrappers, the large majority of your photos are 4 x 6. I like leaving a lot of my photos in about this size. Cropping down photos can be fun and add diversity and interest to your pages. However, leaving photos larger and minimally cropped can provide more to the story.
What's the background show? That Thanksgiving show with Aunt Milly's ugly lamp in it. The same lamp as a child you thought was hideous, now brings up so many memories as an adult. Imagine now if you had scrapbooked back then and cut that lamp out of the photo. Sometimes a photo can be worth a 1000 words, but sometimes what you cropped off was 900 of those words.
I'll end my little lecture on leaving the background in photos from time to time. (a lecture akin to one I received from a Ms. Pattie Knox in an online chat ;) anyone else present for that?) and move on to getting the most of the 12 x 12 paper.
I found in my early days that I would mat my photos and have weird shaped scraps of paper left .. until someone pointed out something too obvious for me to figure out on my own. (Oprah has her "aha" moments, I have my "oh duh" moments)
Take your paper and cut it in half, then cut each half into three sections.. each section will be 4 x 6.. this will give you SIX photo mats from just one sheet of paper. Yes, I can hear you "but the photo is 4 x 6" It is, but if you trim the edges by a total of 1/2". You will then have a photo 3.5 x 5.5" and once on the mat it will have a 1/4" mat framing it.
This will alow you to get several mats from one sheet of 12x12 paper. Creates less scrap for you to deal with later. (Do I toss it? Save it? If I save it how do I sort and store my scraps?) This method also allows you to retain a large portion of the photo, most photos can be cropped this little bit and still retain the feel, background and subject of the photo.
So the next time you are scrapping, ask yourself not what you are cropping towards, but what are you cropping off? And try cutting 6 mats out of one sheet.. heck, I bet a lot of the paper you are hoarding would make great photo mats.. you could cut a bunch up and have them piled & waiting for use!
If you are anything like me, and most other scrappers, the large majority of your photos are 4 x 6. I like leaving a lot of my photos in about this size. Cropping down photos can be fun and add diversity and interest to your pages. However, leaving photos larger and minimally cropped can provide more to the story.
What's the background show? That Thanksgiving show with Aunt Milly's ugly lamp in it. The same lamp as a child you thought was hideous, now brings up so many memories as an adult. Imagine now if you had scrapbooked back then and cut that lamp out of the photo. Sometimes a photo can be worth a 1000 words, but sometimes what you cropped off was 900 of those words.
I'll end my little lecture on leaving the background in photos from time to time. (a lecture akin to one I received from a Ms. Pattie Knox in an online chat ;) anyone else present for that?) and move on to getting the most of the 12 x 12 paper.
I found in my early days that I would mat my photos and have weird shaped scraps of paper left .. until someone pointed out something too obvious for me to figure out on my own. (Oprah has her "aha" moments, I have my "oh duh" moments)
Take your paper and cut it in half, then cut each half into three sections.. each section will be 4 x 6.. this will give you SIX photo mats from just one sheet of paper. Yes, I can hear you "but the photo is 4 x 6" It is, but if you trim the edges by a total of 1/2". You will then have a photo 3.5 x 5.5" and once on the mat it will have a 1/4" mat framing it.
This will alow you to get several mats from one sheet of 12x12 paper. Creates less scrap for you to deal with later. (Do I toss it? Save it? If I save it how do I sort and store my scraps?) This method also allows you to retain a large portion of the photo, most photos can be cropped this little bit and still retain the feel, background and subject of the photo.
So the next time you are scrapping, ask yourself not what you are cropping towards, but what are you cropping off? And try cutting 6 mats out of one sheet.. heck, I bet a lot of the paper you are hoarding would make great photo mats.. you could cut a bunch up and have them piled & waiting for use!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Gallery Update
If you previously registered for the gallery, you'll need to re-register. I am sorry for the inconvenience and hope to see some great eye candy in there soon!
Gallery
Thanks to the gals who brought the issues to my attention. Glad to have you helping me.
Gallery
Thanks to the gals who brought the issues to my attention. Glad to have you helping me.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Page Starters
Here's the first Page Starters that comes with the July Kit. I wanted to post it as an example of what we do to help you Scrap This Kit.
Page Starters 072009
Page Starters 072009
Friday, July 24, 2009
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Etsy Finds.... from the July Kit
I wanted to share where the Etsy finds came from for the July kit.
In the Main Kit there is a beautiful Red Felt & Lace flower. I just thought it was such a cool blend of textures and the color was a great shade. I found those at this shop run by Tessa:
Precocious Paper
In the Special Edition Kit there is a cute little Lemonade Sale card. It was without question a must have with Basic Grey's Lemonade line. I found these cool cards in Shannon's shop:
Paper Eclectiques
In the Main Kit there is a beautiful Red Felt & Lace flower. I just thought it was such a cool blend of textures and the color was a great shade. I found those at this shop run by Tessa:
Precocious Paper
In the Special Edition Kit there is a cute little Lemonade Sale card. It was without question a must have with Basic Grey's Lemonade line. I found these cool cards in Shannon's shop:
Paper Eclectiques
Monday, July 20, 2009
Some more inspiration...
This layout by Joan Liddle can be found in the Basic Grey June Bug idea gallery. Great way to use up some left over strips any of these papers.
This layout by Kelly Goree is another great example of getting use of the smaller pieces you may have leftover. It can be found in the Basic Grey Lemonade idea gallery.
This layout by Kelly Goree is another great example of getting use of the smaller pieces you may have leftover. It can be found in the Basic Grey Lemonade idea gallery.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
More inspiration
Really loving these lasercut papers!
Check back soon for more inspiration that's sure to have you wanting to Scrap This Kit!
Check back soon for more inspiration that's sure to have you wanting to Scrap This Kit!
There's a gallery!
I just finished up the gallery albums.. so when you get your kit you can post what you did to help inspire others!
Here's another fantastic LO from Doris and all of her layouts are in the gallery as well. Feel free to visit and leave her some love there.. http://www.scrapthiskit.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=4
Here's another fantastic LO from Doris and all of her layouts are in the gallery as well. Feel free to visit and leave her some love there.. http://www.scrapthiskit.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=4
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
More projects coming soon!!!Progress...
The blog has moved thanks for all the comments and well wishes today I really needed them.. I have the site up (minus some decorative touches) but I wanted to post and direct everyone to the new blog and store.
Everything can be found off the main site:
www.scrapthiskit.com
this is the blog. From there you can click to enter the store or to go to the store directly you can enter:
www.scrapthiskit.com/shop
Everything can be found off the main site:
www.scrapthiskit.com
this is the blog. From there you can click to enter the store or to go to the store directly you can enter:
www.scrapthiskit.com/shop
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
NEWS: Store update
Please do not worry we had a little snag with the store and it is down. Kits will still go live tomorrow even if I have to throw them in my etsy shop. I hope that's not the case and the new store is already being worked on as I type this.
I'll let you know as soon as it's up again. Sorry!
I'll let you know as soon as it's up again. Sorry!
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Just a Few More Days . . .
. . . and this fun, colorful, exciting, new kit will go on sale!
Be sure to sign up on the mailing list so you don't miss out on any important updates!
More projects coming soon!!!Thursday, July 9, 2009
July 15th
Kits will reveal and be available for purchase on July 15th. A newsletter will be sent out shortly announcing the winner of the newsletter sign up and the add-ons that will be available.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Doris
For those who aren't familiar with Doris' work check out her latest at the American Craft Blog.
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