A Layered Template + JBS Patterned Paper = One Cool Layout

Sooooo, I was having some trouble getting this layout together until I had an idea.  I loved this template by Kate Pertiet:

but I wanted to go hybrid and didn't want to wait for the digi part to be printed . . .  so I moved some things around, made all the elements invisible on the template except for the stitched, fish, and splatters, and stuck my Jenni Bowlin patterned paper through the printer.  I then used a combo of digi and 3-D stuff to finish the layout:

and if you want to learn how to make crepe paper flowers like this one:

using Jenni Bowlin Crepe Paper Ribbon and a Rhinestone button, head on over to the free class here:  Fabulous Flowers .  There's a challenge issued for the weekend and the pdf files and videos are loaded!

And I'll leave you will some pretties:

We'll be heading out for a great baseball tournament this weekend. Hope yours is wonderful!

betsy

Baseball is for the leisurely afternoons of summer and for the unchanging dreams.  ~Roger Kahn

A Wonderful Digi Kit and the Coach that Won't Quit

Jen Martakis has a new digi kit out that is just adorable. I love the colors and the whimsical designs.  Combining it with her White Space No. 7 template, gave me somethin' like this:

The strips on the side of the main photo may have been meant for digi paper, but who says you can't insert photos in there instead?  I have a layout in the August issue of BHG Scrapbooks, etc that shows this point also.  I LOVE templates - there's so much you can do with them!

Supplies:  Jen Martakis Everyday Fun digi kit

Jen Martakis White Space No. 7

Kate Pertiet Stamped Stitches

My Fabulous Flowers Class is up and running!  It's free!  So head on over, sign up, and download some handouts and watch some video!  I really don't have such a raspy voice with a lisp, so can you just ignore how I sound?! Jeepers! LOL!

And leaving you with a little bit of funny . . . 

The boys have been playing in a competitive baseball league this summer.  They sooo enjoy the other boys and the coach is such a character and cracks them up!  There have been ups and downs, laughs, and tears, wins and losses with this team.  So when the coach looked at me and said, "This team is gonna KILL ME!"  he really wasn't kidding - look at him now:

Broke his hand at practice.  Just hours after surgery he was on the field coaching.  Had to rework all his third base signs though . . . 

Have a wonderful and creative day! - betsy

Awwww - Doggie Kisses!

Matt has a good thing going. He started a dog sitting business years ago and any time a neighbor needs help with their pet he get's a call. It's been a great way for him to earn some $$$ - and that's good, 'cause the boy likes to spend! And he's good at it. And dogs like him.


He helped with a new set of Pomeranians and I don't know what made me bring my camera, but I'm so glad I did. They LOVED Matt to no end:

It was hilarious!

This is another *HyBrId*  Used Jen Martakis Photo-A-Day template 2 that I altered, and her new March digi kit.  Had it printed out, and embellished with the cutest little Making Memories flowers and brads that came in a great crop prize from 2Peas. Gotta check out those online crops. You can win cool stuff! I sewed on some ric rac and added a tag to finish.

I've gotten a couple of questions about hybrid layouts, so if you're new to hybrid or digi, here's how I altered the template to suit my photos.  This is what Jen's template looked like to start:

I turned it on it's side:

and used the left side and top side rectangles for small pics. For the larger pic, I deleted 3 of the remaining 4 rectangles and enlarged the last rectangle to hold my large photo.  I turned the journaling around, moved my title, and deleted the embellishment circles:

Have I told you how much I LOVE LOVE LOVE templates? They make scrapping so much more fun, because you get to concentrate on the fun stuff - like what cool doo-dad you're going to embellish the layout with!

have a great and creative day! and thanks for stopping by!

betsy

Digi Templates are Addicting

I thought venturing into the digi world would be . . . a challenge perhaps . . . but never did I expect it to be so addicting!

I tried out some new digi templates from Hillary Heidelberg and they were so much fun, they were dangerous! LOL! Templates are EASY. You don't need a huge supply of digi elements to work with them. Templates are FUN. Templates will keep me up at night!

Now, will I be abandoning my traditional scrapbooking world? I hope not - I just dropped a bundle at CKC-Hartford!

You can find Hillary's templates here: Studio Hillary

Here are a couple of digi layouts I did using her templates. Love these girls:




Digital Template by Hillary Heidelberg on Scrapbookgraphics.com
Patterned paper is by Jessica Sprague - recolored.
Rubber stamp images by Kate Pertiet




Digital template by Hillary Heidelberg on Scrapbookgraphics.com
Patterned paper: Sweet Shoppe Designs - recolored

Have a creative week!