Technique: Using sketches for variety

I found this amazing sketch on another site and wanted to share it with you, and share a few different ways i interpreted it. First the sketch I found here http://lgoldhawk.blogspot.com/ I immediately was drawn to it, and made several layouts of it. One thing to keep in mind is that when i made these layouts, i didn't even make any major alterations. You could just as easily flip the sketch upside down, or to one side, or whatever! Sketches are so flexible and fun!


And here are the layouts I made using this sketch.



How many layouts can you make from one sketch? Give it a shot with this or another sketch! I'd LOVE it if you would post your creations here!!!

thanks,
Rebecca

Another kit sample!

Time for another sample from the kit i worked with this month



and some detail.. the polka dots are zots brand glue dots stuck to the page, then coated with micro beads. I am LOVING microbeads lately! they are so much fun, albeit messy!!

Kit creation #3!

here's another! its a journal. Thought i'd throw in an altered item to change it up a bit.
I cut out the surf boards from the strip patterned paper, and arranged them to form a flower. I also smashed the bottle cap with a hammer, which was easy and really effective!
I was excited to find in an old poetry book a poem that is actually ABOUT gratitude, which is the subject of my journal. One thing that i discovered is that when dealing with an old brittle book, it is really easy to tear the pages, so keep the distressing to a minimum!

Here's the second installment of "What Rebecca made with her kit" :-)



I loved working on this layout. I remember when i took these pictures. I was trying really hard to capture Leif completely COVERED in sand. This Scenic Route line was PERFECT for what i was hoping to capture, that being Leif's brute manliness. :-)

PS. Don't forget about the ROCKING sale in the shop right now!!! Its only good through tomorrow, so hurry!!

New page from my kit!

Here's the second installment of "What Rebecca made with her kit" :-)



I loved working on this layout. I remember when i took these pictures. I was trying really hard to capture Leif completely COVERED in sand. This Scenic Route line was PERFECT for what i was hoping to capture, that being Leif's brute manliness. :-)

Technique: Stamping on flowers

I discovered this fun technique this week, and sadly i do NOT remember WHERE i found it, but anyway, the technique is stamping on a flower. I used one of those giant Heidi swapp flowers. its layered over a metal frame and crate paper brand paper, to make a trifold card. I think this technique is pretty failsafe... just stamp all over it! fun stuff :-)

Rebecca

October Contest!

Hey all! I'm pleased to announce October's contest, which is to make a layout following my sketch. I've included the sketch and example.

In addition to following the sketch, i'd like you to
- use a neutral background (black, white, kraft, gray, or brown)to allow the focus of the layout to jump out.
- use at least 3 photos of the same theme.
- use doodling somewhere on the layout.





This will be due October 31 at 11:59 pm. Please upload to photobucket or whatever photo hosting your prefer and post a link in reply to this post! A winner will be selected randomly from all entries.

Scrap-therapy

I love scrapping for so many reasons... primarily there is the artistic aspect and the historical record that i'm providing for my posterity, but scrapping can also fulfill a more direct, emotional need in the here and now! Scrapping for me is also very therapeutic. When i lost a baby to miscarriage this summer i was able to put my thoughts and feelings to paper in poem form and then scrap them. It was a HUGE jump in the healing process for me. Perhaps you aren't comfortable scrapping MAJOR events that are traumatic for you. Perhaps a smaller even feels more appropriate? This is a layout i did to help my son Nikolas when he had to pitch his FAVORITE shirt, the one he'd grown super attached to (and it showed from the condition it was in!!!) I made a deal with him. If we could throw the shirt away, i'd cut a strip of the fabric and all the remaining buttons and make a page for his book. So while he couldn't keep his shirt to wear, he'd have it forever in his scrapbook. To my surprise he eagerly agreed! so here's the page I made for him.



Do you have any examples to share of therapeutic scrapping you have done? Anything that has helped ease your mind or that of a loved one counts! I'd love to see any examples!! in fact, i'll do a drawing on October 15th, mine and dh's 14th anniversary, woohoo! for a rak if anyone would like to make a therapeutic layout/project and share!!! Please have that posted by October 14th!

Thanks,
Rebecca

Hello!!! An Introduction!

Hello Everyone!!! My name is Rebecca, and I am so pleased and honored to be on the ScrappersXchange Design Team! I have been a subscriber about a year now and absolutely LOVE Vivien's kits, and know that you all will too. Her kits are the perfect culmination of style and creativity and are budget conscious as well.

A bit about me. I am a Stay at home, homeschooling mom of 5 so far. I love my family, and love to record our memories. I occasionally freelance write in the homeschool community as the opportunity arises. I scrap for that reason but also because i'm an artistic person and crave that creative outlet. My other hobbies include reading, sewing, singing, acting, and other creative endeavors. I also strangely enjoy organizing my scrap area.

I am working on a number of albums of my own right now. I have a series of family albums, which is our chronologically organized activities. I also have a heritage album, which contains both older and newer family treasures. I have a wedding/marriage album, a month in review album series with 2 years so far, and my Book of me. Each of my children has their own series of albums as well that i constantly work on, which is why you might see several layouts of mine that look similar. Scrapping is my passion, and i strive to continually improve my artistic skills as well as my interpersonal, communicative and writing skills.

I have served on other design teams, both term ones and guest designing. And i currently also design for Lucy Chesna's challenge blog So Tell Me Your Story

I'm thrilled to be on the team and look forward to working with Vivien's awesome kits and hopefully inspiring you all with challenges and sketches. Let's SCRAP!!!

Rebecca