It’s Thursday and not only is it Thrifty Thursday but it’s Terrific Templates Thursday!!

This week we’re spotlighting Ali Edwards Layered Template No. 13!

And our team got together to do some fantastic pages with this one!

Jodi’s page is so fun & playful I just loved the energy from the colors and the fantastic photo! This is one that will be looked back on with joy!

And Britgirl’s choices of papers and elements accentuate the feelings in the photo making it feel like you are there! love that!

The colors Debbie chose totally say ‘city’ to me, but with a warmth, and I love that! The bean is definitely something to be seen in Chicago and she captured it perfectly!

And for my page I chose a picture from the beach that allowed for some more heart felt journaling. That’s one of the things I love about Ali’s pages but I struggle with it at the same time, it’s the journaling. There’s always room for journaling and it’s something that I know I personally need to get better at because when I look back on these pages with kelly’s children some day I want them to know our story whether I’m here to share it with them or not and Ali’s pages give me that little push I sometimes need!

So grab yourself Ali’s Layered template No. 13 while it’s on sale today and share your page with us in the Template Challenge gallery!

Happy Thursday!

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

Ta da!!!! Drum roll, please! Here are the 3 Designer Digitals Products Mollie and I are highlighting for the 3kits 3ways No. 34 Challenge. This time around, I picked the products, and, Mollie, joined Creative Team members, Angie and Stacy, to create the examples.

Dipped Chipped Buttons Polka Dots Brights by Pattie Knox
Add them to your button stash for variety and fun color!

Hand Drawn Trims No. 2 by Jesse Edwards
I’m finding lots of uses for these whimsical brushes.

Ombre-Rainbow Whites Paper Pack by Andrea Victoria
Keep these in your “go to” file and try your hand at blending papers using one of these cool papers.

And, now, for the layouts using the 3 products created by Creative Team Members: WOW! Talk about inspiration! Angie and Stacy used the warm, brown toned papers to create pages for their sweet sons and Mollie created a lovely in pink page for her granddaughter. All 3 pages are going into my all time favs folder! Thank you, Angie, Stacy and Mollie!

Precious Son Layout by Angie Wagner (aka Wags)

Additional credits: 12 x 12 FotoBlendz Canvas Clipping Mask; Baby Mine Brushes and Stamps; FotoFlowers No. 01; journaling strips from Flower Power Kit

Little Boy Layout by Stacy McFadden (aka Flower Girl)

Additional credits: Have a Heart Felt Vol. 02; Clipped Blooms; Torn n Tattered Paper Templates; Stitched by Anna Brown No. 01
Jungle Gym Kit; Stacked Vintage Photo Frames no. 3; Spiral Bound Paper Pack No. 01
Notebook Paper Pack;Twill Words No. 01; Messy Stamped Alpha No. 05; Watery Washes Brushes-n-Stamps

Little Fish Layout by Mollie Taylor (aka Readstoomuch)

Additional Credits: Pink Flamingos Kit and Speed Byte No. 114

Mollie and I invite you to show us what you can do with these 3 products. Check your digital supplies or add the 3 products to your stash by visiting the DD store. I think I can safely say you’ll use these products again and again if you do!  Then, please, add your layout to the 3Kits 3Ways Gallery.
3Kits 3Ways Gallery

Have fun creating!
Merrilee and Mollie

I’ve got some great album cover inspiration for you today that’s just perfect for scrapbooking.  It’s Semisonic’s Feeling Strangely Fine which includes the last call favorite Closing Time:

The photo within a photo design really caught my eye but you could easily modify the large background photo to be a favorite paper or reverse it and use a large background photo with three squares of paper or embellishments. 

Here is Amber’s take using adorable photos of her daughter finger painting:

Credits:  Kellie Mize: Extended Serif Alphabet; Katie Pertiet: Pastel Whispers paper pack; Anna Aspnes: 12x12 Painted Edge Overlays.

The pictures of Mollie’s too cute grandaughter worked perfectly for this composition:

Credits:  Catch a Rainbow Paper pack, Enchanted paper pack, Lil Bit Tags – Katie Pertiet; Extra Long Dates – Kellie Mize.

Finally, we have Sam who really captured the energy and spirit of the inspiration with these two layouts:

Credits:  Lil Bit Tags – Katie Pertiet; Extended Serif Alphabet - Kellie Mize

So grab three or four photos and give this easy-peasy design a try.  Don’t forget to post your creations in our iTunes Inspiration Gallery.

Until next week,
Kellie

If you’ve never played around with blending modes, then this week’s IdeaBooks4u blog challenge is for you! We’re taking our inspiration from a layout created by our own Margarete Antonio and featured in “The Ultimate Guide to Digital Scrapbooking 2.” :

Come learn the one easy step that will get you started on the road to creating amazing pages with the blending mode. Check it out here.

Post your page in The IdeaBooks4u Inspiration Gallery Designer Digitals.

Have a great week!

Jill