Wednesday Freebie!

Hi all!  It's Kat (ktanker) here bringing you Wednesday Freebies!  I have created a template just for you.

You can grab it here... Template Freebie
Enjoy!

Gettin' Techie - Titles

Hi ladies, JenD here to bring you a little digi technique to help make your layouts even more amazing. One of my favorite thing the catches my attention on layouts in the galleries is the TITLE! How they did it, what they used (alpha, font, elles, etc.) and where they put it on the page. So I thought you all would enjoy a little advice on your title work...

Titles can help to break up the pages and add visual interest. They also tend to drive your point home - is your picture fun and exciting, was the family on vacation, and what other emotions are you trying to convey? You can also use them to tie together different pages of a scrapbook, to remind you of dates and other particulars, and so on. The hard point? Creating titles in not an exact science and you really have to reach in and wake up your artist abilities! Let's look at some simple and quick tips for creating and using scrapbooking titles...

1) Try to make your titles simple and to the point, try not to make they over complicated or too long because they will totally take away from the layout itself

2) One word titles are OK! There's no need to write out everything in the title itself, so consider using just one important word. Then leave the rest for your journaling!

3) To make your title really POP, try putting it on different areas of the page rather than just across the top or in the middle. Also using a combination of alphas, fonts, and elements always draws your attention to the title. Tilt it, scatter it, just have fun with it!!

4) and remember sometimes no title at all works too! If you page is amazing without a title then that's ok too! Remember these are YOUR memories!!

Here is a page I created with a FUN title:



Using Go Green collab by Designs by Sarah Bennett and WM[squared] Designs

Here are some other fun alphas that Sarah has that would be great for making fun eye catching titles!!

Scribbly Alpha

Kinda Glassy 2

Cleary Funky

Be Inspired!

Okay, so I had planned to type up this really great inspirational post for you all...
I started it last week, but never actually put it together the whole way, and now my day is over 1/2way gone and I'm just now posting...(it's been one of those Mondays...)
so to keep it short and sweet...

Now that summer is here, I'm sure your calendar is filling up just as fast as mine is. From holidays to vacation to just daily living in the summertime to barbecues with friends to everything. I always plan to take lots of pictures and document all of this stuff, but sometimes it's just not feasible to take a camera (like swimming pools...who wants to keep track of the camera and keep it from getting wet all while making sure your kids don't drown??) and sometimes I just don't feel like taking a camera. I just want to enjoy the adventure. And sometimes things just happen where I don't have the camera with me, an impromptu event.

We have some friends that have been having barbecues at the park every Sunday when the weather is nice. Yesterday we showed up, and about 15 minutes into it, there was a massive thunderstorm. And it reminded me of how I love summer thunderstorms. I didn't have my camera on me. I already have to remember too many things when I'm out of the house. But I didn't let that stop me from scrapping about it.


So, my tip and inspiration for you all is to don't be afraid of scrapping a page without a picture. You don't need to miss out on all of the wonderful opportunities to scrap a summer page this year. This is my page, feel free to link us up to your pages too!

*my page uses Lined Up Templates, Tough Boy, Wild Oats, Feels Like Home, Basic Alpha and Paper Pack and Drewskie

Sarah Bennett Guest CT last month

Sarah Bennett's Guest CT last month was fabulous!  They produced some great layouts with Sarah's products and did such a good job! 

Here is a sample of the great pages they produced in May!
First up is Vickilynn

She used Sweet Siblings a collab between Sarah and Stacy's Backdoor Designs

Next is KScroppyChick

She used the cute Spunky Monkey kit

and here is one from Simona (aka lightmistress)

She used Memories Of You

And Here is a cute one from Melissavt

Her page made using My Buddy

Feel free to stop by their galleries and leave them some love.

Thank you ladies for your wonderful pages!

New Release Friday!

Hi everybody, this is Kim with a look at Sarah’s new release for today!

Check these out…

Cool, right? A couple of CT members were talking about how they remind them of the shaped scissors used in paper scrapping, and Sarah told us that is exactly what inspired them! The possibilities for customization are endless, check out some examples of what you can do with them from Sarah’s CT.

 

This page is from Simona (lightmistress), one of our fabulous CT guests this month. She clipped them to her photo for some beautiful formal edging that goes so nicely with that stunning architecture. She also used Sarah’s beautiful brown and blue kit Remember Me for this layout, which is shown below.

This next page is from Britanee (britaneejean) and she used the paper cuts to make the yellow and purple paper strips across the middle of this bright beautiful page! She also used Sarah’s collab kit with Stacy’s Backdoor Designs, Sweet Siblings.

Up third is Annisa’s (lionsimba) layout, on which she cut up the paper strips and placed them in different places. They make adorable borders and tags! A bunch of Sarah’s products are featured on this page, including her Go Green collab with WM[squared] Designs, her Sunday Afternoon collab with Trixie Scraps, and Spunky Monkey!

How about a clever Easter layout? That’s what Amanda (abhall76) made with the Paper Cuts and Sarah’s Easter Blog Freebie Kit, Spunky Monkey and Kinda Glassy 2 Alpha.

 

 

Look at this sweet and tender page from Janine (neeny) using the Paper Cuts, the Sunday Afternoon Collab and Sarah’s Krafty Paper Pack.

And finally, here is one from me, also using my new favorite alpha from Sarah’s My Buddy kit and the Sweet Siblings kit.

See, lots of uses, so many different looks! Head over to Sarah’s store and check out all this goodness. Have a great weekend!

Sneak Peek Thursday

Hey scrappers! It's LeeAndra with your Sneak Peek for the week! [Say that three times fast!] I really think you're gonna dig Sarah's new stuff: so versatile and fun at the same time.


Have your Paypal accounts ready when this goes live Friday morning! Happy scrapping!

Gallery Standouts

Hi everyone, Janine here to bring you some amazing pages made by some fantastically talented ladies using some of Designs by Sarah Bennett's products. They are in no certain order, because they are all amazing please take the time to leave these ladies some love with the links I'm providing for their great work.

First up is a page from lindseylou using Memories of You and Lined up Templates.

 I love her layering and all the ribbon and paper strips and that background paper is so soft and sweet perfect for her pictures.  Please go HERE to leave her some love for this sweet layout.

Next is a page from scrapmelly using LYLAS and Kinda Glassy Alpha 2.

I love the angled papers on the side, the blocking on the side of the photo and the bracket drawing attention to her journaling.  Please go HERE to leave her some love for this fantastic layout.

Next is a layout from Calliclaire using Spunky Monkey.

I love her stitched border the flowers peeking out from her photos and how the colors correspond so well with the colors in her photos as if this kit was made for them!  Please go HERE to leave her some love for this great layout.

Last but not least is an amazing two page layout from Merchi using Remember Me.  Here is the first part of the two page layout:

I love the blocking and the tilted frame and the flowers drawing the eye to that absolutely adorable photo in this side of the layout, please go HERE to leave love for this side of her two page layout.

Here is the other side of this fantastic two page layout also using Remember Me.

I love the string curled through all the amazing layers the stitching and the angled photos, please click HERE to leave love for this side of her awesome two-pager.

Thank you ladies for sharing your amazing work and showcasing Sarah's products beautifully!  Have a great week everyone!