Classics

All Hallows Eve | Digital Scrapbooking Classics

October 9, 2012
Classics
cheryl

It’s October, and all over America store shelves are full of decorations for Halloween. In just a few short weeks, children will be dressing as characters and asking for treats while their proud parents snap photos of their cute little guys and girls. Chelle’s Creations has the perfect kit for those photos. It’s a Halloween kit with a trendy, vintage feel called All Hallows Eve, and her team of creative layout artists have made some digital scrapbooking pages to show you the range of layouts that can be made with her kit.

First, Karen had a photograph of her boys proudly showing off their pumpkins they had carved. She used a multitude of the colors and papers in the kit, and the tree she used as an accent is one of my favorite pieces. Look at that crepe paper that is gathered and stitched – Karen’s shadowing of it is perfect. It literally pops off the page. Next, Lynett had some pictures of her dog Minnie dressed as a penguin that she scrapped. Since her dog refused to walk with the penguin hat on, it was an easy task to get the dog to pose, and she used the green and black papers in the kit to make the perfect page. I love the square holes cut in the green paper that allow the black to show through, and that key is another one of my favorite elements in this kit. Lynett also used Chelle’s newest alpha to make the title. Finally, Shanell used multiple colors of the kit on her page about the pumpkin carving traditions in her family. The title is made from two of the three colors of alphas included in the kit. I love how the angles of all the elements on the page give it a whimsical feeling overall. And, I like how she used the buttons in various colors to fasten the pumpkin, flower, and ribbon elements to her page.

This is a classic kit you can find in Chelle’s store at Scrap Orchard, and here’s a closer look. The image is linked.

Play the Game | Digital Scrapbooking Classics

September 25, 2012
Classics
cheryl

I’ve just spent the weekend visiting one of my children at college (hint: it’s an SEC school, and I now own a cowbell). When I was given tickets to the football game, my child said, “Mom, the tickets are on the 50 yard line – you’ll love it!” So, I dressed in school colors and my husband I traveled to enjoy this experience with our child. What I wasn’t told was that the seats were a few rows down from the very top of the stadium. I could barely see the players on the field, and my ears are still ringing from cowbells, but I have the sweetest memories and some awesome photos of my child enjoying college football. And, since Chelle has this terrific football themed kit called Play the Game, I am going to have a digital scrapbooking page finished with my precious memories before this day ends.

Some of Chelle’s friends have been enjoying this season, as well, and have been busy with this kit. Kassie’s loved one had a special encounter at an ESPN event and met Kirk Herbstreit. How exciting that must have been! Here is her page using Chelle’s Play the Game kit with the green and yellow team elements: Mary used her pictures of her supporting the Bears to make a great page with Chelle’s kit. I love how this huge kit has multiple team colors in it, and Mary has used the blue and orange elements together on her page, matching her team’s colors.

Fantasy football is really a lot of fun, and Karen loves the online draft. She captured some pictures of her children watching the draft and using Skype to communicate with other fantasy players. She made a great page using the blue and green elements and papers with the footballs. Here’s a closer look at the kit in the market along with the Game Day Bundle because football always means food, too.

I’m off to scrap my game day pictures. Working with this kit might just be as much fun as going to the game. I get to relive the experience all over again through my pictures!

Midnight Crow | Digital Scrapbooking Classics

September 11, 2012
Classics
cheryl

The first breeze of cool air blew into my neighborhood this week, and it really made me excited for Fall and all that is special about this season. I love going to pumpkin patches and picking out a special one to carve, and I love getting lost in a good corn field maze. Chelle’s classic kit Midnight Crow is all about these good things of the season, and her creative team members have been playing with this kit this week to show you its possibilities for your digital scrapbooking layouts.

Mary and Jenn love to go to the pumpkin patch like I do, and they each made new pages about their experiences in different pumpkin hunting episodes. First, Mary’s page tells a story about her little guy picking a pumpkin as large as himself! Look at that photo of the pumpkin in the wagon with him. There’s barely room for him! And, apple cider donuts sound like a fantastic idea for a treat. I love the blocked layout pattern she used and the word art for the title.Jenn’s page tells a similar story to Mary’s. Her daughter also wanted to pick one too large to carry. I think all children must do this as I’ve seen the same thing happen with mine. Look at that gorgeous, large photo with all those pumpkins begging to be picked, and her clusters of pumpkins, flowers, and hay around the page really accent her photos well.Finally, Kayla took a little different approach. She had a lovely photo of herself that she used to make a page, and the Midnight Crow kit was the perfect choice. The colors in the photo and the kit match perfectly, and I love the way she made the page have a quilt-type feel. I also like the way she used the cardboard paper behind her photo and blended the photo into it so that some of the cardboard texture would show.

I’m sure you will have some photos of activities soon that will be begging for this kit, so let’s take another look at it in the market. Here’s the kit and the Word Art. The images are linked.

Rainbow Collection | Digital Scrapbooking Classics

August 28, 2012
Classics
cheryl

Have you ever wished you had just one giant digital scrapbooking kit to be the backbone of your entire collection? Before I knew about Chelle’s Rainbow Bundle, I wished for a multi-purpose kit to be the basic background for any layout, and then I could add elements from specialty themed kits, if needed. The Rainbow Bundle is that staple I needed. Chelle’s team members have been playing with the bundle, and I want to show you their layouts.

First, Mary used the Rainbow Bundle to make a page with some photos of her sweet little blonde boy. She has used all bright colors in the kits, various elements from the primary color sets, to make a cheerful page with her gorgeous photos. I love how she used the phrase on his t-shirt as the inspiration for the page, and her clustering of flowers and strings is the perfect background for the pictures.

Next, Kairyn made a double page layout with the Rainbow Bundle. Her children made adorable lapbooks about subjects they had in school, and her pictures of them proudly holding their projects are the focus of her pages. First, the left side then the right and here’s what the double layout looks like altogether I love that yellow gingham paper in the background and the many buttons and stitches holding down the photos.

Here’s a closer look at the bundle in the market:

and in case you want to try it out on a smaller scale first, I love the quickies Chelle has done.

Aren’t they just cheerful and happy? I know you’ll have fun with these, and they will certainly be a staple of your stash of supplies.

My Sweet Valentine | Digital Scrapbooking Classics

August 14, 2012
Classics
cheryl

Let’s talk chocolate, shall we? I LOVE chocolate in all varieties. Chelle has a yummy digital scrapbooking kit called My Sweet Valentine that has lots of chocolate elements in it, so, naturally, it is one of my favorite kits. Yes, the kit is great for a Valentine’s Day themed page, but it works for many other subjects. It is also full of hearts and red and pink patterned papers, so it is perfect for pages about things we love, whether they include chocolate or not.

Mary felt like making a page documenting a few things she loves right now. Her page is simple and sweet, and it really gives us insight into her heart which is so very important in getting our memories on pages. I love that red heart embossed paper, and I love how she used the heart-shaped cookie as a place to journal the date on her page.

Jenn also made a page about something she loves – fudgy brownies. I love fudgy brownies, too, and I love how she took a picture of the brownie box to include on her page. I think she will enjoy looking back at this page in years to come to see how this product has changed and think about how much she loved those treats back in the day.

As I said before, this kit is one my personal favorites, and I found it the perfect kit to use for pictures from a recent trip to New York City. My friends and I had read about a cupcake bakery in the city before we arrived, and when we discovered there was a storefront for Baked By Melissa on the same block as our hotel, we felt it our duty to support the local economy. Of course, we took pictures, and I just had to use the embossed cupcake paper and felt cupcakes to make this page.

I’ll leave you with a closer look at the kit in the market. I’m feeling like I need a snack already.

Spic-n-Span | Digital Scrapbooking Classics

July 30, 2012
Classics
cheryl

Laundry is that chore that is never finished. Wash, dry, iron, fold, clean, sweep, then do it all over again. If you are participating in a Project 365 this year, you have probably taken a picture of the laundry room already. Chelle has created the perfect digital scrapbooking kit to accessorize your pages called Spic-n-Span. Take photos of your children doing chores, or of a house renovation (lots of cleaning required there!), or you can even make a chore chart from the elements in the kit. Her CT has been playing with the kit to show you a few possibilities.

First, Patty has some photos of her new bathroom all clean and ready for use. I love how she used the bubbles to float over the whole page, and I love that title made from the green and blue alphas. Patty is a talented scrapper who has been a guest member of the CT for the past few months, and we have loved seeing her pages with Chelle’s kits.

Next, Ronnie made a photo-less layout and wrote about her observations and feeling about chores and the evolution of responsibilities for cleaning in our homes. I hope you will read it, as it is very well written. At the end, she wonders whether robots might take over. I would love for some of my house chores to be taken over by machines.

Next, Jenn also made a photo-less page with this kit and wrote about how she has become a master procrastinator with chores. I learned that Jenn and I have a lot in common! And, I love her clustering on the page with the leaves and flowers behind the note-card journal spots. I think I would much rather make a pretty scrapbook page about cleaning house than actually clean my house.

Finally, Melissa made a page about her little boy helping to clean the house. Her blended photo on the page is beautiful, and the way she has the photo of Dylan on the right layered under the laundry basket so that he looks like he is sitting in the basket is too cute for words. It reminds me of my own children enjoying laundry days because they enjoyed pushing each other around in the laundry basket.

The colors in the kit are peaceful and calming, and I can’t believe I’m typing this, but I am actually inspired to clean something now so that I can take a picture of it and then use this kit to scrapbook about it. (I may have a slight addiction to digital scrapbooking). But, I am also reminded that I would love to have memories recorded of the fun times I have had with my children in doing the necessary chores at home.

I’ll leave you with a closer look at the kit in the market (the image is linked) because I now feel the need to do laundry (with my camera close by).

Mane Event | DIgital Scrapbooking Classics

July 17, 2012
Classics
cheryl

We’re taking a look at a classic digital scrapbooking kit today: Mane Event. It’s a terrific kit for scrapping about your child’s first hair cut, or a teen’s up-do for prom, or even a mom’s adventurous side letting a young one practice braiding skills on her (right Jenn?). But, this kit is also great for non-hair related themes because of the bright, cheerful color scheme. Chelle’s very Creative Team members have made some gorgeous new layouts to show how versatile this kit is. Watch out! There’s even a page dedicated to a place some call the “happiest place on earth!”

First, let’s look at Erica’s page of a child’s first haircut. Erica is a hairstylist, and she assures me that every baby’s first haircut instantly transforms him from baby to toddler. That fact is evident in her layout. I love that cluster of scissors, comb, and string on the top right. Next, take a look at Carol’s page. She used the Mane Event Add-on kit. Look closely at what her granddaughter is doing with that comb before she combs grandpa’s hair. So CUTE! But, I’m sure he didn’t mind. Now, look at Jenn’s page. Remember that adventurous mom I mentioned? I think her daughter did a great job with the mermaid braid on her first try. I know I can’t do any better. And, I think Jenn was smart to make a scrapbook page about it. Sometimes, the fun, everyday moments are the ones we need to remember when days aren’t so fun. Finally, you need to take a look at Heather’s page. She is a Disney fan, through and through, and she participates in a scrapper’s forum online where she was challenged to make a page about a recent trip to the “happiest place on earth.” The challenge was to do a scavenger hunt through her pictures of specific things that could be seen in the park. She chose Chelle’s Creations Mane Event kit and her Askew Templates, and they a perfect match for her pictures. Look how she was able to fit lots of photos and journal boxes on the page and how the purple brings out the happiness of the photos. Here’s a closer look at these kits in the market. Images are linked, if you want to click and shop. And, if you are interested in a bargain, here’s the bundle of the Mane Event kit, the Add-on, an alpha, and Word Art:

On the Water | Digital Scrapbooking Classics

July 3, 2012
Classics
cheryl

Anyone need to cool off? If you’re in North America, chances are you’ve seen some extremely hot temperatures this week, and you might have been on the water to cool off during our record breaking heat wave over the weekend. Did you take your camera and get some good photos? Chelle’s Creations has the perfect classic kit for your pictures called On the Water. In fact, even if you haven’t been to the lake recently, you might need to make a digital scrapbooking project with this kit just to dream of your next trip to the water. Her Creative Team members have been playing with the kit and have made some outstanding pages.

Kayla made a 2 page spread using the On the Water kit, the word art, and Chelle’s new Collage Templates (square). I love the blocked look of the templates and the background paper made of boating signs. Next, Patty made a page of photos of her dogs playing at a special lakeside camp for dogs. Looks like her fur babies LOVED this vacation. I really like the way she placed the tree on the edge of the page, and I love her use of the water splash elements in clusters behind her photos. Finally, Ronnie made a page using the kit and word art, as well, but she altered the word art to fit her needs. The original word art has black letters for the phrase “Need for,” but Ronnie needed them to be white in order to be legible when placed on the photo. She also wanted to add the words “or not” after speed. She erased the black wording in the element and added her own text layer to read the way she wanted it, but the hard work of creating the title cluster was already done for her. That’s really the beauty of using the word art.

Here’s a closer look at the kit and the word art in the market.

Stay cool this week!

Choo Choo | Digital Scrapbooking Classics

June 19, 2012
Classics
cheryl

I have loved trains all my life and have spent a fair amount of time around them. I was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and trips to see the Choo Choo and the model railroad museum were regular events in my childhood. Even today, when I plan a vacation, I look for trains to ride – everything from day trip excursions to cross country trips. When I first saw Chelle’s Choo Choo kit in the market, I knew it was for me. After all, I have thousands of photos with my loved ones riding on trains or playing with toy trains! The Creative Team had some time to scrap their memories with this kit this week, and it seems several of them love trains as I do.

First, Heather used some of her pictures from a vacation to Disney World with Choo Choo to make this fabulous layout. I love that border made with the track and train cars. Next, Erica made a page about her son’s first train ride. That’s definitely an event that needs its own page. I love the way she clustered the elements in groups around the page, and I love the photo of him looking out the train window. Even though I can’t see his face, I can tell he’s smiling from ear to ear. Can you see that? Finally, Jenn is a real Disney fan, and this train at another location reminds her of her favorite place on earth. I love the title she made from one of the elements in the kit and the alpha.

Here’s a closer look at the kit in the market and the coordinating word art package. I hope you have this kit and plan to scrap with it soon!

Make a Splash | Digital Scrapbooking Classics

June 5, 2012
Classics
cheryl

Hooray for summer! It’s summertime in my neck of the woods, and I couldn’t be happier! I love everything about it: the break from school (which means more time for my favorite hobby – digital scrapbooking, of course!), the summer sun and heat, and the visits to local pools and waterparks for cooling off. I know I’ll take lots of photos at the pool and even in my own yard when we water the lawn and the neighborhood kids run through the sprinklers. Chelle’s Creations has the perfect kit for my photos – the classic Make A Splash. Chelle’s Creative Team members have been playing with this kit and have made some layouts to inspire you.

First, Ronnie had some older photos she hadn’t scrapped yet, and Chelle’s kit was her first choice for them. The bright colors of the kit match the bright colors of the swimsuits and water perfectly. I love the large photo filling half the page and the journal notes on top of the dark parts of the photo.

Next, Shannon used the kit to scrap pictures of her daughter playing in the ocean waves. Notice how she used the word art with the water splashes to make part of her title – a helpful way to mix two alphas on a page. I love the water splash added behind the photos, too.

Finally, Patty had some photos of a particular “struggle” for control of the sprinkler in the garden. Look familiar? It sure does to me! I love that she has used this kit for this subject and that she has the background papers arranged in a starburst pattern with the splash embellishments all around the border.

Here’s a closer look at the kit and the word art in the market (images are linked):

Time for me to go outside and tend to my flowers with a little water. Maybe I’ll take my camera, too, and get this kit ready to go for a page for today. Come join me in the fun!