A fun template with layered waves!

My life has been so busy and full of changes.  Scrapbooking has been one of the consistent joys in my life even when things get turned upside down.  That is why sharing with you and hearing from many of you is so special.  Today I have a template that is really simple but full of possibilities.  This is a layered waves template.  Here is my layout titled "Hold on to your Dreams." 

I really like mixing prints and solid paper together and the layered waves here are ideal for showing off some of those pretty papers you have been holding on to.  My layout was done using a kit called "Au Natural" by Kristin Cronin-Barrow and Scrap Kitchen Designs.  I liked the calm blues and greens in these papers.  They remind me of Spring and I look forward to if after the long winter.  Here is my sketch of the layout.   

Just right click the image to save it to your computer.  For paper scrapbooks I isolated the two wave layers and put them on a separate page so you could trace them and cut out those cool waves.  Here is an image of just the two waves.

For our digital scrapbookers I have created a Photoshop Elements file (.PSD) that you can  download.  Please click the link below to download the file.

Layered Waves Template.psd

Hope you enjoy the template.  Try scrapping some of your dreams!!

 

Free Disney

I love Disney and I have had photos from our family trip for years! Someday I will finish the book???? Lol
Meanwhile, here is a great find at your local HOME DEPOT to make some cute fun Disney lo’s FREE!
I happen to be walking in the paint department at HOME DEPOT and Mickey Mouse jumped right out at me….while not literally….but these cute paint color samples happen to be a perfect and fast way to get those mouse ears on your next Disney layout.
You can cut them out but they actually just peel right off the backing making the work twice as easy! So next time you have to go for your man to HOME DEPOT, be sure to pick up your FREE Mickey Mouse’s too… BTW they come in many other colors…

Here is an example on a layout:

 Hope you enjoy!

February Template One

Hello everyone! I'm back with another sketch and matching template. This time I had a bunch of help creating example layouts and I can't wait to share them with you! Here is the sketch... All you have to do is right click on the image and click "Save As" if you would like to save it to your computer.

First, I have two of my own example layouts to share! This layout is a paper one and I used the Scraptastic Club "Boys Will Be Boys" kit.

This is the digital one I created with Cosmo Cricket's Material Girl line. I'm still so excited that they are releasing all of their lines digitally!

 My friend (And fellow contributing artist!) Nancy created this gorgeous layout of her daughter eating fondue. The title totally makes me smile and I love how she used the boy themed papers on a girlie layout.

This layout was created by my friend Janie who is on the Scraptastic Club DT with me. Her son is absolutely adorable and I love all of the extra bling she added to this layout. She's one of the reasons I had to go out and buy an i-rock!

Last but not least is Juliann! She's also on the Scraptastic Club DT with me where I asked for contributions this month! I love that she converted my sketch to work with an 8.5x11 sized layout. The little robot embellishment she used is perfect. Too cute!

Thank you so much for helping me provide example layouts girls! I really appreciate it.

If you are a digital scrapbooker and would like to download the layered digital template that I created in Photoshop Elements to match the sketch please click on the link below.

http://www.4shared.com/file/2EI2EsqG/HLFeb11Temp1.html

GIVEAWAY: CHIP ART TOOL RAK!!

Today I am giving away a big RAK on this blog!
Did you know that GCD Studios is doing a HUGE contest? It is called the Brave Girls Chip Art Contest and you can read about it here! The prizes are huge, I think you will be excited when you see it ;). Also, now you can purchase your tools anywhere for the contest, you can read about that here. The top prize is a trip to Brave Girls Camp by Melody Ross plus other prizes for 2nd and 3rd!
So in honor of this contest, Ideas for Scrapbookers is giving away this amazing package to get you started ... it includes: Chip Art Block, Chip Art Mallet, Tool, and Spray Bottle. Here is a photo of the RAK.

I will send this tool to one person I pick randomly who answers this question. Please leave a comment below OR send me an email at scrappingpam73@yahoo.com if you can't leave a comment. The question is: What is your FAVORITE GCD Studios Chip Art ornamental stamp? You can see all of the stamps here. You will have until Tuesday night at 10 EST. I will announce the winner on Wednesday morning. Good luck!!

Friday Featured Artist: Punk Flower Tutorial by Marilyn R.

Are you excited for another featured artist? Today I am sharing a scrapbooker from Puerto Rico named Marilyn who has a really cool tutorial to share! I love how this flower tutorial turned out! Marilyn has a really pretty style with lots of texture and layering. I loved looking at her blog and checking out her latest scrapping projects. You can see tons of great scrapping projects by Marilyn here. Let's get to know her better! :)

Hi!! I'm Marilyn Rivera, I live in Puerto Rico a Tropical island in the Caribbean with my husband Israel(we've been 20 years married) and my two teenagers Alexander and Paola Sofia. I'm a Fashion Designer so during the day I'm surrounded by fabrics, sewing machines, threads and dress forms and when I'm not playing with fabrics, it's with papers...I love to create! My sister Karen introduced me to this beautiful hobby 4 years ago and I Loved it immediately!!!I and now I totally addicted, It's a therapy for me! I design for The Paper Variety, Scrapfit and The Scrapbookchallenges. I love meeting people with the same passion for this hobby, so through my blog I had many friends around the world, feel free to visit me, see my work and let me know where are you from...
My blog... Treasuring Memories

The Punk Flower Tutorial by Marilyn

Voy a mostrarles como hice estas flores. Hay muchos tutoriales con diferentes estilos para hacer flores, yo las trabajo de esta manera.

I will show you how I did these flowers. There are many tutorials with different styles to make flowers, I work it in this way.

Materiales: a flower punch- 3 flowers(2 inches) 1flower(1inch), a stick, chalk ink(cat eye), spray bottle fill with water, heat gun.

En la otra flor enrollar los petalos en direccion contraria.
On the other flower roll the petals in the opposite direction.

Debe quedar asi..
It should be like this...

Dobla cada pétalo hacia arriba, como en la foto.
Fold each petal facing up, like in the picture.

Rociarle un poquito de agua.
Spray it with a bit of water.

Dejarlo secar o usa tu heat gun.
Leave it drying or use a heat gun.

Con cuidado dobla los pétalos.
Carefully fold the petals.

Coloca una flor encima de la otra con los petalos doblados en direccion opuesta.
Put one of the flowers on top of the other with the petals folded in opposite direction.

Debe quedar asi..
It should be like this...

Le añadimos la tercera flor y entonces le ponemos el centro de la flor (la flor pequeña).

Add the third flower and then put the center of the flower (the small flower).

Y ya tenemos nuestras flores. Espero les halla gustado, Gracias por pasar por aquí!
Cariños,
Marilyn
We now have our flowers. I hope you have enjoy, Thanks for stopping by!!
Hugs,
Marilyn


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Thanks Marilyn for your fabulous post and flower idea!!

Reader's Page!!

Yea, it Thursday! Happy Thursday! I am sharing a reader's page from a scrapper named Tracee! It features a fabulous technique the Sara did a demo on called the Fan Flower! You can read all about it here and learn how to make your own.  Check out how Tracee used the fan flower on the bottom left-hand side! Don't you just love how it pop with the tags on it!! The rest of the page is fabulous as well :). You can read Tracee blog here: http://stresstickled.blogspot.com/ so don't forget to check that out for great scrapbook inspiration!!

Thanks Tracee for sharing you page with us!!

ATTENTION: there will be a BIG TOOL GIVEAWAY on Saturday! I know you will be excited about this!! Don't forget to check back on how you chance to in the RAK!!!

Designer Showcase: Using a Sketch

Wednesday's kind of get lost in the middle of the week, don't they?  Well we're spicing up Wednesdays even more with another new recurring feature here at Ideas For Scrapbookers!!  Every other month (6 times a year), on one of the Designer Showcase Wednesdays we will be sharing a sketch with you that was created by one of the Contributing Artists.  But that's not all.....  we will also be sharing inspiration by several of the Contributing Artists.  Each of us will create a project using that sketch as our inspiration. Just a little something extra special to help jump start your mojo!  It is really fun to see how many different looks you can get when each artist starts with the same base.  I think it is really fascinating. 

This month was my turn to create a sketch. I decided to use a rather simple design. I also made it a personal challenge for me. I tend to put lots of photos on my pages. scrapping just one photo is actually a challenge for me! So I only created a spot for one photo. 

However, the sketch is simple enough that you can embellish it with additional photos if desired.

Here are the layouts that each of the artists made from this sketch.

Vicky created this peaceful page that evokes those powerful emotions that you feel as you await the birth or arrival of your child. Vicky flipped the sketch to have the design work well with her photo so that the subject is facing in toward the page.  That really deepens the emotions conveyed on her page. So beautiful with the dimension of the flowers and the gentle swirling lines of the branches.

I really like how Heather has added flow and depth to her page with the shapes and patterns of the papers she chose. She also added and shifted some elements.  It's as if your eyes are magically escorted about her page to view all the details and yet come to rest on the fabulous photo of her daughter.

Nancy's page packs a punch!  I'm not just talking about her daughters expression, which is priceless and so well teamed with her title!  But the way she has pulled all the elements together really brings home the message of this memory.  I just love her selection of patterned papers, they complement the page without distracting from the mood, but then again, with a cute face like that, how could you get distracted?

 

This page by Sara has so many fine details.  Her use of brilliant colors and subtle patterns allows them to all blend together to create an artistic feel. I really like the playing card journal spot and background, doesn't that add such a vintage feel to this page?

Lastly is what I created with the sketch.  The layers in the center worked well with the Steelers uniform stripes so I did a page about my youngest and his love for his favorite team.  I framed the photo with a cluster of elements and a bunting banner above.  And I'm proud to say that I met my own challenge and kept the page to just one single photo!

I hope that this gives you some ideas for projects that you can do with this sketch as well.  You can download both the layers .psd file (for digi scrapping) and the .jpg sketch (for traditional scrapping) by clicking HERE.

We would love to see what you create too!  So if you use the sketch, please share your creations with us by sending an email to: scrappingpam73@yahoo.com   Perhaps your project will be featured on an upcoming Reader's Pages post!