Just My Type - July 2011

The Just my Type challenge is something I love to do. All month I see examples and place them into a folder for inspiration later on.  I think that a well structured title on a page is the attention grabber. Erm that and a few photos. Ermm those and all the great products our designers produce for us each week.

This inspiration got many of the Creative Team a-buzz with ideas and I have loads of examples to show you. Isn’t it great how one simple title can make us all think so differently.

First up is Merilee’s beautiful quotation.  Nothing beats a great quote and I really like how Mer has made this stand by making it up front and centre.

 

Chipboard Bytes Bare Tagboard Alphabet No. 05
Betty Kit
Sunshine Ahead Paper Pack
Victoriana Tags
Vintage Youngsters NO. 02
word art in circle is from
Pick Me Up Kit
FotoGlows No. 03
Flutterby Lace No. 01

Then onto Mollie’s awesome layout. The great photo is one all of us have seen but perhaps never photographed. These are the simple things in life that we often overlook! The touch of autumn colours adds to this whole layout.

 

Classic Cardstock: Authentic (used to blend the photo) – Katie Pertiet
Defining Fall Brushes and Stamps No. 01 – Katie Pertiet
Defining Words Brushes and Stamps No. 04 – Katie Pertiet
Mixed Bag Brushes and Stamps No. 02 (umbrella) – Katie Pertiet
Painted Leaves No. 01 – Katie Pertiet
Rainy Days Brushes and Stamps – Ali Edwards

Fonts used are Franklin Gothic Book & Daisy Wheel (from one of britgirl aka Mel’s new layouts).

I love that in comparison to the rainy day layout we have some sunshine too. Shows how we are a great balanced team hey !  Doris’s sweet layout simply made me smile. The use of fonts and brushes completes this happy page.

KPertiet:
Cloudscapes No. 03 Paper Pack
Katie’s Hi Ho Font
Katie’s Marker Font
PKnox:
Little Enamel Weather Symbols
AEdwards:
You Are Awesome Brushes And Stamps
Bring On The Sun Brushes and Stamps
Hello Summer Hand Drawn Brushes
Life In Pictures Brushes and Stamps
CJones:
How’d They Do That? No. 06: Offset Stamping

And then Lori’s sweet layout reflects how positive and happy we can feel.
I really love the background papers and the cut-out clouds. To round it off Lori’s two beautiful daughters makes this one great layout.

Ali Edwards
This One - Those who bring Sunshine
Anna Aspnes
Artsy Layered Template No 22
Art Play PlayOut
Art Play Easter Bunny
Lynn Grieveson
Forecast Kit
Milly Molly
Katie Pertiet
Defined block No2
Ledger Love No1
Watery Washes No3
Pattie Knox
Little Enamel Weather
Scratchy Font: Positive A

 

And finally my version of this layout.  I recently spent some time down in Cape Town and one of my favorite things at the beach is the seagulls. They always make me stop and watch them for a while.

Maple Brook Studios – Jelly Alpha No23
Lynn G – Inky dink photo overlays
Ali Edwards – Hello Beautiful and Life In Pictures brushes

Wow this was a big post. Hope all this inspiration shows you how many different ways we can use these ideas to create some awesome layouts. We would love you to show us your amazing creations in the Just My Type gallery.

Til next time

Sam