Did you see this layout by Ashley (aka omyjallopy)?:

Such a precious photo and scrapped so perfectly. I love that slightly unexpected and so gorgeous color combo - topped off with the pop of raspberry pink from the pinned sentiments tag. Love that subtle restrained font for the journaling too, and the way the paper tiles and journaling under the photo are mirrored by the paper tiles and journaling in the top corner of a page. Repetition of elements like this is a wonderful way to tie a design together.

Take a look at what this great layout inspired:

Credits: layout by Kathie, Sidelined paperpack by Lynn Grieveson (coming Sunday), Canta solids by Jesse Edwards, Expressions tapes by Katie Pertiet, Feltboard Friends - Something’s Fishy by Pattie Knox, Mosaic Fish Postage by Rob and Bob, Vibe rub-ons by Art Warehouse

Credits: Layout by Debbie, All Natural paperpack and All Natural Solids, Simply Sealed Play brushes, Journaling strip masks, Stitching holes, Distressed Tool set no 3 and No. 4, Fotoblendz clipping masks, Messy stitching cream.

Credits: layout by Jodi, Sweet and Salty kit and Sweet and Salty Solids by Mindy Terasawa, Blank Safety Tags and Curled Photo frame by Katie Pertiet.

We would love to see what you come up with too! Don’t forget to post in the Saturday Scraplift Gallery!

~ Lynn

Our very first Fresh Look - yay! The team has been working on some fresh looks for pages you have submitted. Our very first fresh look is for this original layout by ‘cheekymonkey’ called “So Silly”

Page details found HERE

We have several fresh looks for this sweet layout - let’s get right to it!

Maureen said: “I thought the original layout was very sweet. I know Christine said it didn’t come out as planned so I tried to think of what made her unsatisfied with this layout.  I decided to try to change the layout from monochromatic (which usually evokes peaceful, serene feelings) to have some contrast.  My goal was to try to make a happy, playful feel on the layout with the use of contrasting colors, asymmetry and fun circles

Credits: layout by Maureen, Winterfest by Jesse Edwards, Journaling Labels No. 5 by Jesse Edwards, Recolor Stitches Vol 1 by Pattie Knox, Explain Happy Brushes by Anna Aspnes (clipped w/ Winterfest papers), Staple Its by Pattie Knox, Doodle Postage Stamp Frames by Katie Pertiet, Mega Tag Pack by Katie Pertiet

I love what Bonnie did with her fresh look - great circles around the photo, especially the journaling!

Credits: layout by Bonnie, Indian Summer Solids Paper Pack by Jesse Edwards, Stacked Photo Clusters by Katie Pertiet, Tuckables Date Stamps by Kellie Mize, Staple Its by Pattie Knox, Worn Strips No.03 by Lynn Grieveson, Distressed Korners-n-Edges No.03 by Anna Aspnes, Flossy Stitches-White by Katie Pertiet, Drop Shadow Action Set by Katie Pertiet, and Tiki Weekend Kit by Mindy Terasawa.

Katrina did some great photo editing and I love her title work!

Credits: layout by Katrina, Baby Buddies Mega Kit by Katie Pertiet, Messy Stamped Alphabet No.3 by Katie Pertiet, Border Templates No.3 by Katie Pertiet, 12x12 Zig Zag Stitches by Anna Aspnes, Anchor Its by Pattie Knox, Absolutely Acrylic Elements by Pattie Knox, Mod Bebe Girl Kit by Andrea Victoria

And because I just couldn’t resist these adorable pics, I put together a fresh look myself!

Credits: layout by Jess, Torn-n-Tattered Circle Templates No.1 by Anna Aspnes, 6x6 I LOVE U Mini Quick Album by Anna Aspnes, Absolutely Acrylic Pastel Tinted Buttons-n-Ties by Pattie Knox, Beth Kit by Lynn Grievson, DoodleDo Frames No.6 by Katie Pertiet, and Staple Its 2 by Pattie Knox

It was sooo much fun seeing everyone’s different take on the original - hope you enjoyed looking through these too! Thanks for giving us some sweet photos to work with cheekymonkey - we hope you like these fresh looks on your beautiful original. 
We’ll continue to choose layouts for a fresh look from THIS THREAD, so keep on adding your submissions there.  I’ll be back in a couple of weeks with another Fresh Look!

Hi everyone! I’m taking over half of the template challenge from the wonderful Debi Boler (behive50). For this week’s challenge we are using one of Pattie’s Speedbytes - Speed Byte No 65

Terry remained faithful to the original template with a playful layout about her son

Debbie flipped the template on its side for a completely different and very fun look - especially when paired with Mindy’s Tiki Weekend kit

I took the same approach as Terry with a layout about my very serious, and talented nephew.

Let’s see what you can do with Pattie’s terrific template! Don’t forget to post your layouts in the DD “Template Challenge” gallery!

Holy Toledo! Are we really at #33? Wow… another “Just My Type” milestone, I guess! And, this one is VERY BIG! At least for me… and Melanie (britgirl)! This week is my last week posting your typography challenges… but fear not, “Just My Type” WILL carry on with Melanie at the helm! And, she is sooooooooo perfect for this… check out her gallery and see all the fonts and creative uses of typography that are just natural for her! I am thrilled beyond pieces to welcome Mel to JMT! (And, no… I’m not leaving DD… you’ll still see me around! You can’t get rid of me! hahaha)

So this week, both Melanie and I came up with your challenge. We think you’ll love it, too… although it was a bit hard. *wink*

CHALLENGE: Use TWO of your favorite alphabets from the DD store! It was funny ‘cuz both Melanie and I decided we had about THIRTY favorites! LOL So, that was the HARD part… choosing just TWO! But, we did it and so can you!

One of Melanie’s “go to” alphas is Katie’s versatile “Chunky Chipboard White” alpha. For this layout, she paired it with another of her favorites: Katie’s “Little Bits Black” . Mel uses the “Little Bits” in black, white and kraft alot and finds them a perfect addition to most any layout! The white chipboard keeps in line with the soft color palette, but the dash of black helps ground that cute (and determined!) photo! And, just look how effortlessly Mel added two more fonts to the mix for her clever subtitle and journaling! See? She’s perfect to takeover the JMT reins! *smile*

I think I’ve used Katie’s “Aged Alpha” on more layouts than any other one! It’s clean, classic and that little bit of grunge just adds to its character. I paired the brushes with another one of my favorite (and many times used!) alpha: Lynn’s “Paper Bag” alphabet! I love the texture of this alpha which is a perfect complement to the simple, sans serif font style.

Now you’ve seen a couple of favorites from Mel and me both… so, let’s see yours! Remember to post your layout in the “Just My Type” gallery at DD! Can’t wait to see some of your favorite alphas… of course, you just might entice Mel and I to add to our “thirty” favorites! *wink*

P.S. I just noticed that Lynn’s “Paper Bag” alpha is ON SALE right now in the DD store! If you don’t have it, I think you need to get it! *grin*

We are making some serious progress now as we’re on to week #7!!

Katrina made a comment that she’s trying to resist the urge to go back and rework some layouts and I’m the same way. But we need to keep moving forward to get our books done and then we’ll start a new 10 weeks to treasure with a new look and if we kept doing this all year you’d end up with at least 5 finished photobooks to show for your effort!

This week we’re using Create-a-Book Classic No. 7

And, as I was working on my Ireland pages, I realized I’m going to need more than a 20-page book to tell the story, so I doubled up this week!

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and finishing up Jack’s book too!

details here and here!

I was trying to catch up in the gallery this morning and was blown away by all the pages and the awesome books that are coming together!

I think we’re all going to want to check out the amazing castles in Germany thanks to lesvrolyk’s pages!

The extra elements Shellb added to her pages were a perfect finishing touch!

And the beauty of New Zealand is clear in Luann’s pages!

Keep up the great work and I’ll look forward to catching up with you again next week!