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Today’s episode is for our Paperclipping Members. I’ll show you how I packed a mobile scrapbooking box for a 5-week trip. Below are a couple of the layouts I completed while away (plus, there was this other one I shared in the last episode).
Opposite Sets Of Genes
12×12 layout Journaling reads: Blake: happy at home – Trin: has to get out
Trin: hands-on artist – Blake: techie geek
Blake: designs graphic explosions – Trin: draws flowers, fairies
Trin: organized and level-headed – Blake: a slave to passionate ideas
Blake: expressive with words – Trin: expressive with visual arts
You both look at things and react to things so differently. Sometimes your differences may perplex each other. But you also share a mutual admiration for each other’s gifts and differences. It’s very cool.
Supplies: Patterned paper (Crate paper, My Mind’s Eye, Creative Imaginations, Making Memories spiral journaling notebook) * Ribbon (Stampin’ up) * brown cut-out flowers (K.I. Memories lace paper) * other: polka dot ribbon at top, unknown source, blue beads added to the flower on the piece with the title).
Life With You
12×12 layout Journaling reads:I love combining hobbies with you and turning them into our full-time careers. We had no idea when we first started out almost 13 years ago that our lives would be so creative and full.
Supplies: Patterned paper (Basic Grey) * Black brads (Imaginisce) * Crocheted lace (unknown source) * Black cardstock at top of photo (Bazzill) * Black rub-on at top of photo (unknown source) * Rub-on letters (at bottom) (Heidi Swapp for Advantus).
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We have another free episode today. If you have an over-abundance of tags in your scrap stash, this week’s episode will give you a fun idea for using them.
Here are pictures of the layouts I featured in the video, along with journaling and supply information…
Hyman Tribe
12×12 layout
The colors got funky on this one…my apologies!
Journaling reads:Blake’s been singing this humorous jingle from the comedy, “Nacho Libre.” [the song: "I eat some bugs. I eat some grass. I use my hand to wipe my...tears."] The kids giggle so much at this song and Israel and I couldn’t tell if they knew what word the song actually implied. Israel finally asked Blake, “Do you know why that song is so funny? Blake, with a suspicious look on his face said, “Because he ate bugs and grass and that makes him cry.” We agreed verbally with Blake and left the kids to their innocence.
Supplies:patterned paper (Creative Imaginations) * tags + wire (Stampin’ Up) * journal spot peeking out above left journal block + acrylic heart (Heidi Swapp) * chipboard (Thickers for American Crafts) * rub-on’s (My Mind’s Eye) * plastic flower (Prima) * button and ribbon from unknown source.
Beautiful You @ 8 Yrs
12×12 layout Journaling to Trinity reads:You are one of those rare people who are naturally beautiful both inside and out. You have so much empathy and it drives you to take care of others. But you do do it at your own expense or when it compromises your integrity. You’re also unbelievably responsible, always remembering everything and giving the rest of us desperately needed reminders since, unlike you, we forget everything (we don’t know about Aiden yet).
You are a loyal friend. People love you and it’s easy to see why…You’re a fun and very lovable girl.
I love doing layouts with lots of scraps like this one because while I’m scrapbooking I get to enjoy happy memories of past scrapbooking times.
I love these old keys (left) with interesting shapes to them. The shape is sort of flowery. On the right is a 3-dimensional plastic flower sitting on top of a button (thank-you glue dots), sitting on top of an acrylic heart outlined in brown ink.
That green butterfly is a rub-on, but because I wanted it’s wings to hang off a raised tag, I didn’t actually rub it on. I glued it with its plastic to the tag with Diamond Glaze instead.
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Do you remember the collage of heritage photos I made for a layout about my dad’s crazy 1940’s baby stroller? There was a request for me to make a tutorial on how to wrap a collage of photos with a frame like I did on that layout. Today’s episode for the Paperclipping Members will walk you through it step-by-step using Photoshop Elements. The good news is it’s very easy!
Below is the one I made in today’s tutorial…
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While there is nothing wrong with a vacation album or minibook that simply highlights the trip’s activities, there are some trips that add up to more than just that list. Some vacations impact you at a deeper level than the exciting agenda can show.
For today’s free episode, I’ll share a vacation minibook I made for a trip like that. I’ll share how I found connections among my memories of the trip that led to a theme which I carried through the entire book. Many of us will have family vacations to document this summer, and I hope this episode gives you a new way to think about how you can approach your album or mini.
Below are a couple photos of the book I featured in the video. You can see the rest of the book in a set on my flickr page by clicking here.
The Two Of Us (In Sedona)
Supplies for these pages: Spiral minibook (7 Gypsies) * Patterned paper and title (My Mind’s Eye, background paper of second pic unknown) * Scroll sticker (Creative Imaginations) * Letter stickers (Creating Memories).
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Here is the free trailer for today’s episode of Paperclipping for our Members. This episode is all about color and how to mix your own colors from acrylic paint using just a handful of base hues. Even if you’re not into paint, this episode should help you with color in general. One thing to note is that video is not able to pick up the subtleties of color that our eyes see, so you’ll have to rely more on what I explain than what you can see in the video during some of the color mixing portions.
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You can see the minibook page featured in the episode by clicking here. By the way, I added a few more pictures of the You Me minibook featured in the recent episode about Visual Memoirs. Below is the one page featured in the episode…
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How often do you stare at your table, with no idea how you’ll scrapbook a set of pictures? I used to do that all the time, and it was the one thing that sometimes made me not want to scrap. Fortunately that hasn’t happened in years, and today I’ll show you why.
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Below are the layouts featured in today’s episode…
This layout actually has two smaller insert pages for journaling. These pages are transparent frames from Illustrating Stories and you can see how they will look with the layout by clicking here and here.
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For this episode I show you the steps to take to make a window with a grouping of photos and to create a flower planter underneath that window. The idea is to create the feeling of peeking into my kitchen window to see the activity going on in there. Not only will you see the steps it takes to build the planter, I also share a couple of artistic and design principles and concepts.
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If you don’t have a Paperclipping Membership you’ll be happy to know that today’s episode is free for anyone to watch. In this tutorial I introduce my idea visual memoirs using mini-albums where we can tell a more complete story than what typical scrapbook pages and albums allow.
If you enjoy today’s episode, you might want to consider getting a Membership so you can watch all of the tutorials we release. For example, last week’s member’s-only video gave instructions on how to create the bead-effect on the cover of this mini-album. It also shared information on the various size and types of pages I used.
Do you love mini’s? Do you wish you loved mini’s? In this episode I share a minibook idea, an organizational tip, and a technique. This episode is for Paperclipping Members, so if you’re trying to watch it but can’t, you can learn about the Paperclipping Membership by clicking here.
Below are some pictures of the minibook in the video…
You * Me
This book cover is made by Maya Road and is 9×9 inches. The chipboard pages inside are 8×8.
I found the vintage pieces (the clock face and drawer knob) at my local vintage scrapbooking store, Mystic Paper. The wire hanger is from there as well, but I’m pretty sure it’s not vintage. The spinner arrow on the clock is definitely not vintage…it’s made by Tim Holtz.
Want To See More?
You can see more pictures in the photo set I added to my Flickr page. I expect to have a lot more of this project completed next week and will add more photos then.
I know many of you are working on minibooks for your moms for Mother’s Day so I hope this episode gives you some inspiration and help. If you’re not gifting a book, consider making one about your relationship with one of your children. That’s what my book is about. I’ll share more in an upcoming episode.
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Did you see that Jana Oliveira won the Paperclipping Monthly Challenge for March? You can see her winning page at The Crop Circle.
In this free episode of Paperclipping, you’ll learn how to position, resize, and recolor digital word art in Photoshop Elements. You’ll also see why Ali Edwards’s digital products are just as perfect for heritage photos and projects as they is for modern ones. You’ll find The Story Word Art + Hand Drawn Brushes by Ali Edwards, featured in the tutorial, at Designer Digitals, and they’re 30% off right now!
To learn more about this layout and the hidden tag that contains historical information watch episode 99. If you liked today’s tutorial, follow the link to see why you’ll probably enjoy a Paperclipping Membership.
Layouts From A Previous Paperclipping Live
I haven’t had a chance to share the scrapbook pages from Dedra Long’s visit to Paperclipping Live a while ago. Here they are below…
Hello Kitty
two 12×12 pages
The photo on the left is myself around 4th grade–just a little older than my daughter, Trinity, in the photo on the right. I chose pictures of us in similarly shaped outfits and poses to emphasize the theme of commonality. Journaling reads: I adored Hello Kitty as a little girl and still do at age 36. I love her oval round face and the simplicity of her design. As a kid I didn’t get enough of her to feel satisfied so I love getting to enjoy her again through Trinity, who loves her too.
Layout By Dedra Long
Journaling to her daughter reads: You and me spending time together…these are some of the times I cherish most…I always love to walk in the studio to see the newest setup you have put together…It usually look something like this…the princess laptop, crayons, paper and scissors…you usually have the princesses singing the alphabet and you join then…then it’s math…in the end you show me your latest work of art…I will never forget.
The Details
Almost all of the scrapbooking items on both layouts are from Theresa Collins. I salvaged all the Hello Kitty items from actual H.K. stuff–a backpack, a watch, party invitations, plus there are a few pictures. The spinner arrow underneath the tiny H.K. on the clock is a Tim Holtz spinner that I painted pink.
Want help layering embellishments the way you see them layered in the center circle? If you have a Paperclipping Membership, I recommend watching Paperclipping 94 where I showed the techniques and principles of layers that lead in a “crescendo” toward a climactic point.
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