Look at this lovely page by Deanie:

I love the soft, slightly unusual color combo here and it is a great example of the use of color proportions. The pinch of bright pink is just the right amount to contrast with the soft greys and lift the page without overwhelming it. I love the white text too (and of course the adorable photo with its selective coloring).

Sarah, Maureen and Stacy had lots of fun lifting Deanie’s wonderful page:

Credits: layout by Sarah, woven naturally paperpack, doubled up stitching and crumpled paper flowers all by Katie Pertiet, Freuhling elements by Anna Aspnes, lovely and Clean and Serene paper by Jesse Edwards, Puttin’ on the glitz big buttons by Pattie Knox.

Credits: Layout by Maureen, Tusacany Paperie and Zigzag stitched border by Anna Aspnes, Mod Bebe Boy by Andrea Victoria, layered and stapled alpha by Kellie Mize, stamped stitched frame, crosstitch, simple words tag, Krafty cuts botanical, ledger grids brush and Letterbox Clusters 2 (coming soon!) by Katie Pertiet.

Credits: layout by Stacy, Nanyang kit by Lynn Grieveson, Naturally Krafty paper, stitching holes borders 2 and watery brushes by Katie Pertiet, Wish Flower brush set by Andrea Victoria, Mama page kit (stitches) by Anna Aspnes.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with - and hoping the Saturday Scraplift is as full as it was last week with these great layouts! Wow!

~ Lynn

Make sure to checkout our Thrifty Thursday specials today.  There are 140 items marked down 30% for today only!

This week over at IdeaBooks4u, we started with one sketch and came up with 5 different variations. 

Here’s Mollie’s adorable page: 

and here’s Wendy’s elegant 2 pager:

What would you do with the sketch?  We want to see!  Come check out the original sketch by Becky Higgins and then post your creation in the IdeaBooks4u Inspiration Gallery at DD.

Jill Hogan

It’s that time again! Time for Thursday’s Template Challenge!

This week we’re focusing on
Tortuga Template #71

And our creative team has done a great job showcasing the different things that can be done with this playful template!

Check out Katrina’s layout! You’d never know a template was hiding under this fantastic layout!

and Amber’s mix of photos and papers

Sarah and I both seemed to have red on the brain!
Check out Sarah’s page

And my take on this great template!

We look forward to seeing what you all do with this template! And be sure to pick it up this week on Thrifty Thursday special at 30% OFF!

Howdy everyone! Welcome to this week’s “Just My Type” challenge! I’m lookin’ forward to seeing what you can do with this week’s fun challenge! We’re gonna mix it up!

CHALLENGE: Combine a brush alphabet with a solid material alphabet of some time… chipboard, paper, vinyl, etc.

I love alphabets with texture and this week, I combined a paper alphabet from Lynn Grieveson (Printed Paper Alpha) with a “messy” brush alphabet from Katie Pertiet (Messed Up Alpha). The combination of color and texture was a perfect complement to my photos of the rugged red rocks Shannon and I visited on our way back home from soccer last weekend. As an aside… if you’re near Los Angeles, Vasquez Rocks is off the Antelope Freeway (14) outside of Santa Clarita and the rock formations are awesome! And, fun to climb! Anyways… the texture of the brushes and Lynn’s paper alpha were just what the layout needed!

So, let’s see how you combine a “material” alphabet with a brush! The possibilities are truly endless… and oh, so fun! Remember to post your layout in the “Just My Type” gallery at Designer Digitals! Have fun!