D is for Dimension

Welcome to the March Scraplift Challenge.

This month, we are adding dimension to layouts using layering of papers and Glossy Accents.

We have scraplifted a stunning layout by the very talented scrapbooker Gabrielle Pollacco

Here are a few words from Gabrielle about herself:

"Hi everyone! I'm a stay at home mom of two wonderful girls and am married to the love of my life Steve. I started scrapbooking about 6 years ago when my sister introduced me to it and haven't looked back since! I would say my style is ever changing but if I were to name a style I'd say its 'shabby-chic/vintage'. I've been published in Creating Keepsakes Magazine, Memory Makers Magazine and Scrapbooking & Beyond Magazine, along with a number of online Magazines. I have been on a number of Designs teams in the past including Daisy D's, Zva Creative and am presently on the Design Team for My Creative Scrapbook, Bo Bunny and Webster's Pages."



Here is the pretty layout we chose from the many Gabrielle has on her blog.

We made a sketch for you and the DT to work from.

These are the layouts created by the DT to give you some inspiration.

LYNN

KAREN

LINDA

JILL

ANITA

DEIRDRE

Please join in the fun and create a layout using these pages for inspiration. We hope you will let us share your finished layout on this blog.

Please make a comment below.

We would also ask you to become a follower of this blog to be considered for the prize. You have until midnight on 5th April to enter the competition.

If you create a page after that date, please still share it with us.

Please can bloggers leave a comment with a link to the relevant post on their blog. If you don't have a blog - no problem! - Simply drop us an image attached to an email. 

Please note the email address has been updated.

The prize winner for the best layout will be announced on 7th April. Please check back in a few days for details of the fab prize Jill of Cardinal Colours has offered for this month's scraplift.

Our Thanks to Gabrielle and Jill. x 

A Few Tips On The August Challenge Layout

Thought I would do a little bit of a 'how to' with hints and tips in case you want to follow the initial layout done for his months challenge.

Materials needed:

2 sheets of the same double sided patterned paper (Ideally with a pattern to one outer edge of the paper)
1 sheet cardsock to compliment the colours in your paper.

16 brads

1 sheet alphabet stickers

Chalk ink

Foam 3D sticky pads

For my version I used Petals in the Sand, from the Rusted Sun collection by Fancy Pants, these were purchased from Paper Maze. Contact Vanessa at the shop if you wish to purchase the same paper. Fancy Pants have other paper lines which have suitable papers too. I also got the Doodlebug Designs alphabet stickers from Vanessa. I used Bazzill cardstock and this was from Cardinal Colours, but Vanessa sells this too. The brads are from American Crafts, a stock of which I already had in my stash.

 

You can refer to this sketch if it helps, if you copy and save onto your computer you can print this out for easy reference while working.

 

First trim one sheet of patterned paper down to 11.5" x 11.5", this is the sheet you will be working on. Do not attach it to the cardstock yet. Ink the edges of the paper.

You may also find this template helpful, print out onto a see-through medium, I used tracing paper, Jakey used acetate. This will help you to select the right size of photo by checking through the centre circle. You can also use it to work out the placement of your apertures on the page. Once you are happy with the placement use a paper piercer to make a tiny hole in the patterned paper where each petal meets the circle, you should end up with a circle of tiny eight holes. If printed onto A4 this should give you apertures of about 8.5 cm, so 4x6" photos are ideal.

oops gone to get template, back soon!

The beauty of using patterned paper which is double sided means the pattern on the reverse side (blue dots in this case) show through when the paper is cut and folded back. I used two sheets of this paper. The flowers from the second sheet were cut out and layered with 3D sticky fixers onto the first.

This picture shows where to cut, use your craft knife, cutting mat and a metal ruler to join the tiny holes you made, across the diameter of the circle four times.

This is when I inked the edges of the points.

Use the paper piercing tool again to make a tiny hole through each point (where you want the brad to sit), and the paper underneath. Add the brads.

Add some double sided tape or other adhesive to the back of the aperture you have now created. Flip the paper over and lower down over your picture, stick down firmly when you are happy with the picture showing through.

Once the photos are in place you can attach the paper to the cardstock, You should have a 1/4" coloured border.

Add your title using the sticker letters. Cut out some flowers from the second sheet and apply them to the layout using 3D foam pads so they are layered and 'pop off' the page, bringing the whole thing to life. I inked my flowers before attaching them.

That's how I made my layout and I'm really looking forward to seeing yours. Don't forget if you want the same papers they are from Fancy Pants and Paper Maze have them in stock (at time of writing this post).

A is for Apertures

A is for apertures -
or in this case starbursts!

The inspiration for this months layouts was taken from my talented friend Anita.She has made these two stunning layouts based on the same idea (see below).  She kindly agreed to me featuring them on this blog for the first monthly challenge from Scrapology. Please take a look on her blog Inky Blossoms for even more inspiration - you won't be disappointed. Please click on each DT members name to visit their blog where you will find more details about their layouts.

There is a prize on offer for the best layout uploaded, for more details see this post. The prize has kindly been donated by Jill of Cardinal Colours. 

Sketch which can be used in any orientation:

Lynn

  

Jakey 

Alison

Linda 

.

Sue 

Deirdre

 

                         

 Anita

Linda 

Lynn

Please join in the fun and create a layout using these pages for inspiration.  We hope you will let us share your finished layout on this blog. You also need to become a follower of this blog to be considered for the competition.

Don't forget there is a prize on offer for the best layout to be selected by Anita on 5th September. Please see here for details of the prize.

Please uploaded your layout to your blog by 4th September to be considered for the prize.  

If you don't have a blog - no problem just drop us an image attached to an email.
(If you don't have Outlook, simply copy and paste the email address into your normal web based email system.)




OVER TO YOU:

I have moved your entries to a post of their own, so we have more room to play! Please see here.