Love Dots Layered Template

New in store today at Digital Scrapbook Place is my Love Dots Layered Template. Do you love the off the edge photo layouts that are popular at the moment? Then this template is perfect for you! Use the two photo frames for two parts of the same photo or two different photos, the choice is yours. I know you will love the simple style of this template, so why not check it out in the DSP store.

I did the following layout using the Love Dots Layered Template and the Urban Teen Value Collection.

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Angelic Smile

We had a speed scrap yesterday at DSP and this is the layout I created for the speed scrap. Our darling boy when he was just two.
I created the layout with me Thankfully Yours Value Collection.

I did the photo treatment with Dreamy Photo Action from Foto Action Pack Vol 1 and Yellowed Action from Nostalgia Photo Action Pack. Both used with reduced opacity overlayed on original.

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Wrapped With Love

I finally got to scrapping some more of our Christmassy photos from this year. Well it was a Christmas photo shoot to do our Christmas cards with but I had some gorgeous shots that I didn’t use for the card. I never seem to take many photos on the actual day because I just want to enjoy the moments and not worry about taking photos.

I loved mcbowersox’s layout which I posted a few days ago so much I just had to scraplift it! So here is my version of her layout, created with my Merry Wishes Value Collection and Halftone Layered Template

The wordart is from my Season of Whimsey Wordart. I also treated the photos with my Urban Grunge Action from my Foto Action Pack Vol 1 and Yellowed Nostalgia Action from my Nostalgia Photo Action Pack.

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Inspirational Layouts

Last month I had the pleasure of having DET (Digital Scrapbook Place’s Digital Elite Team) member mcbowersox as my dedicated DET member. On a rotational basis designers have a dedicated DET member to use solely that designers work for the month rather than rotating through all the designers as usual. I love having the closer contact with the DET member for a month and really enjoy seeing what one DET member comes up with using my products.

Last time I had a dedicated DET member I really enjoyed being able to feature her work on my blog and decided it might be nice to do again. Christy has a real knack making my designs work for her particular design style. I am sure you will agree her layouts have flare and are very inspiring! If you want to see her layouts up closer, you can click on them to go to her gallery and see them there.

This first layout is titled Friends Forever and is created with my Urban Teen Value Collection, Urban Edge Masks and Whimsical Words of Friendship Wordart. I love the fun and fresh feel to this layout! Gorgeous!

Christy has beautifully demonstrated the versatility of the Urban Teen Value Collection by making a masculine layout with it also. She also used one of my Stamp Cluster Frames (recoloured).

I love how she used my Scrap Comix Value collection to create some really fun layouts in an adorable comic book style. I have to say, how ADORABLE are her kids!!!

This layout, Super Girl, also uses my Blocks and Grids Layered Template

I absolutely adore the following layouts using my Doodle Spritz Value Collection. The soft pastel tones work so beautifully with Christy’s photos and I adore her element clustering. In the following layout Beautiful To Me, Christy also used my Floral Art Masks and Whimsical Words of Beauty.

In this layout, Christy has used my Recycled Paper Alpha as well as the Doodle Spritz Value Collection.

I had a lot of fun with colour creating the Fresh Funk Value Collection and Christy really shows those colours off to perfection in her layouts using Fresh Funk. Christy also uses my Whimsical Words of Fun Wordart with the following layout.

I really love how Christy has used the hanging frame in this layout using Whimsical Words of Beauty Word Art as well as the Doodle Spritz Value Collection.

I love how Christy takes advantage of the rich tones in the About a Boy Value Collection with these layouts. I love the sepia tones combined with the rich red on this layout. She also used the Grunge Flourish Layered Template in the first layout to give some extra grungy goodness! Love it and love the fabulous element clustering!

I love how Christy uses a ‘boy’ kit and proves you don’t have to just use it for boys!!! Check out this adorable layout. How cute are these girls!!

When I designed the Merry Wishes Value Collection I wanted the colours have a slightly different than traditional colour palette as well as something that would work with a wide variety of photos and styles. You can truly get a lot of looks from the Merry Wishes Value Collection to make the most out of it. I love the non traditional colours used as a base for this layout by Christy but the touches of closer to Christmas colour to give it a Christmas-y feel.

Now this one I absolutely ADORE! I love how she used the two patterned backgrounds with the Halftone Layered Template to have them blend diagonally on the page. I never would have thought to use Merry Wishes with the Halftone Layered Template but I am sure you will agree, Christy pulls it off beautifully!

This next layout Christy created using the Sea Biscuit Value Collection. I love her simple layout and the freshness of the photo. The simplicity of this layout works beautifully and makes it look simply striking!

I hope you have enjoyed Christy’s beautiful work and find it as inspiring as I do. I don’t get to do layouts as often as I would like so it is always a treat to see what other people create with my kits. If you want to see more of Christy’s (mcbowersox) beautiful layouts, why not check out her gallery.

Want to see some of my layouts? Check out my Layout Gallery. Want to see the kits used here, you can check out my Design Gallery or go direct to DSP and check out my products there. Who knows, you may just decide to buy one or two.. he he.

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Dutch Oilliebollen!

My first attempt at my all time favourite food, Oilliebollen. The Dutch version of donuts they are a treat close to my heart!

I have never deep fried anything let alone attempted to make Oilliebollen. They bring back memories of Holland and the Oilliebollen wagons. Nothing like it on a freezing cold day. I did a practice run before I make some for Christmas/New Year. I used a packet mix for mine, but didn't realise how easy they were, here is a recipe if you want to try them. http://www.dutchaustraliansociety.org.au/resources/recipes/oliebollen.html

Created with my Thankfully Yours Value Collection.

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Butterflies are Free

I recently moved a layout to the Hall of Fame gallery at Digital Scrapbook Place and just had to share with you all. If you have never checked out the Hall of Fame Gallery it is worth a look. There are some really amazing and inspiring layouts in there. 

Butterflies Are Free was created by DSP member PQ. DSP gallery posters all know and love her wonderful and inspiring comments she shares with us all in the gallery.

PQ created her beautiful layout with my Thankfully Yours Value Collection. I just love the creative use of elements and negative space and the beautiful fluidity to this layout. Beautiful extraction. Very stunning, very striking and well worth induction into the HOF gallery!

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