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Behind the Scenes: Scrapping with Themed Kits

Published by Sula H.

Themed kits are great for scrapping a very specific topic. I have lots of themed kits in my scrap stash, ranging from sports and outdoors type topics to seasonal, games, hobbies, male/female, and whatever other topic you may think of. And of course, they are perfect to scrap on that very particular topic. But themed kits are useful for a lot more than that. Being part of the creative teams of quite a couple of designers, I frequently run into the problem that my designers whip up gorgeous products for which I have absolutely no photo to match, and while I could just opt for scrapping a photoless layout, I can just as well choose to ignore the fact that the kit is themed and use any photo I like to scrap a page that has nothing to do with the theme of the kit.   Tips to Help You Scrap Non-Themed Layouts with Themed Products Stay generic Only use those papers and elements that are just about included in every typical kit, esp. embellishments …

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P2D: Spring

Published by Sula H.

Got you another fun page that was inspired by some traditional scrapbooking page. Take a look at this layout by geekgalz over at Studio Calico’s gallery: I thought that this looked like a fun page with all the layers and the paint splats etc. So, of course I had to try my hand at lifting it (but not without giving it my own little personal twist, of course):   It’s spring after all. Anyhow. If you’re looking for some inspiration to scraplift a traditional page, you might want to take a little peek at geekgalz’ gallery. She’s got tons of fun layouts that you could use as a jumping board for one of your own designs.  

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Photo Book: My Year 2011, Part 3

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I have more inspiration on my photo book project detailing moments and events of my year 2011. Today, I’m sharing the third part with you.   Click here to view this photo book larger Shutterfly allows you to customize your photo book just the way you want. There’s still more to come, and if you like what you’ve seen so far, don’t forget to come back. Here you can check out PART 1 & PART 2.

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Behind the Scenes: A Case for Digital Scrapbooking

Published by Sula H.

I’m sure it hasn’t gone unnoticed: I love digiscrapping. I love the creative outlet it gives me to play with beautiful papers (one of my oldest passions), messing around with colors and art, and on top of that to combine it with another one of my passions – photography – while at the same time being able to preserve memories and keeping a track of what’s going on in my life.   I love all of that! But what’s best about it: I never have to worry about the creative mess that comes with actual art projects. There’s no real cleaning up to do afterward, and yet, the results can be stunning, and they can bring joy to others. Another biggie that kind of got me hooked to the digital side of scrapbooking, is the fact that you get to scratch things and start all over again, without losing anything but the time you’ve invested. I remember well, when – in the past – I got myself a nice stack of pretty scrapbooking papers (the …

Behind the Scenes: 5 Tricks & Tools I Use Most Often

Published by Sula H.

Today, I’m going to take you once more behind the scenes of my own processes of scrapbooking. I thought, it would be a good idea to show you some of the tricks, tools, and techniques I use on almost every layout of mine.   1. Alignment There is no page, on which I don’t use the alignment tool. Most often, I use it to align alphas, and to position my clusters on the page (if I want to make sure something is centered or spread out evenly). There are two ways to align things on a layout: Align within a selection (Marquee Tool or Magic Wand) Align in relation to other elements (select all layers you want aligned and align to each other, or spread out evenly)   Aligning the alpha [border ]   2. Blending & Opacity I love making things look realistic on a page. One way to make your journaling (fonts) and brushes look as if they were really placed on your paper (as opposed to floating) is by adjusting blending modes …

Journaling Café: Conversation

Published by Sula H.

We talk. Everyday. To a lot of people. But how many of our conversations actually make it onto our scrapbook pages or into our journaling? Today, I got you a couple of prompts to journal about conversations and the way we communicate. And of course, I can’t let you go without giving you some inspiration with one of my own pages …  

P2D: QQ Candy

Published by Sula H.

I found myself another source of inspiration for my scrapbook pages. I found this page at http://www.jbsmercantile.com, a website full of inspiration and fun layouts, so you might want to check it out if you’ve never heard of it. Anyhow, what intrigued me about this page was the composition and the use of patterned papers and stitches, and you’ll find that these are the aspects I’ve tried to maintain when I worked on my own version. Take a look at the end result:  

Freebie Friday: A Tender Love – Part 1

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We’re there! It’s Friday, and for you that means more stuff to collect from MistyHilltops.com. And this week’s especially exciting, because we’re ready to launch a new kit: A Tender Love. You’ll love the soft spring colors and the rainbow of varying papers and elements. “A Tender Love” comes with 26 papers again, and over 70 elements … a full digital scrapbook kit for which you’d be paying precious bucks elsewhere, but here you’ll get it for free: Today, we’ll start with the alpha pack, which includes three complete upper and lower case letters and special characters, and of course, next week you’ll get the next part, so don’t forget to come back to pick up the whole kit. Also, former freebie kits are still available for download, so if you’re new to MistyHilltops.com you may want to pick up those as well. And of course, I’d love it, if you could spread the word, so more people can enjoy these free products. As always, my Terms of Use apply (see right). Now, don’t forget …