Let’s Eat! Pizza & Pasta Yumminess

You are in for a real treat today, Chelle’s Creations fans. Not only will you see inspirational digital scrapbooking pages using two of Chelle’s great kits, but you’ll have a couple of recipes to try from one of Chelle’s CT members. We’ve got the perfect pair of kits to use today: Pizza Amore and Pasta La Feasta.

First, let’s look at a page by Carol. She’s a world traveler, trying to keep up with her kids all over, and she tells us about a recent trip to Europe. She and her husband arrived in London after 15 hours of traveling and were starved. They found an Italian restaurant where they were the only patrons and enjoyed private dining. Her large photo on the page tells the story perfectly, and Chelle’s embellishments of olive oil and breadsticks are the perfect accents to her smaller featured photo. private-dinning-_zps4a02dbe4

Next, Karen had some photos of a special dining experience at Mama Melrose’s. She used the left side of Chelle’s Lay it On Me Double template combined with the two featured kits (which, by the way, are also sold as a bundle here). I love the way she used the banners as a background accent for all her photos. mamamelrose_600

Finally, Donna tells me when she finds a recipe she likes or a family recipe she doesn’t want to lose, she makes a lovely digital recipe card and prints it. The following two recipe cards started with a template from Shabby Princess, and Donna used Chelle’s Pizza Amore and Pasta La Feasta to decorate them. The tomato pie recipe is a combination of a family favorite and one she found on Pinterest while the Pizza Crust recipe was included with her bread machine.

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Need a closer look at the kits used? The images below are linked to the store. cc_pizzanpasta_bundlecc_pizzaamorecc_pastalafeasta

by_Cheryl

Gallery Stand Out | Digital Scrapbooking Fantastic Layouts

Hello Friends! I found an amazingly adorable layout in the pin gallery. This layout is by mrsashbaugh. Love that cluster and blue arrows.

Carousel Fun – Right Side

She used Chelle’s newest release, Roller Coasters & Cotton Candy.

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Next cmtscrap made this fun layout.She used lots of Chelle’s different kits. Do you recognize the kits?

I Wanna’ Ride Dumbo

She used: Collage Templates {Square}, Curled Frames, Roller Coaster & Cotton Candy, Kanzashi Flowers Bundle, & Zoo Crew {Safari}

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Have a magical day!

by-Sari

 

Chelle Scraps! | Digital Scrapbooking Ideas & Inspiration

Hello Friends! Look at these digital scrapbooking layouts Chelle created this week.

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Chelle used: Curled Frames, Teacher’s Pet {Scalloped Edges} & Mickey Mouse Club March {Alpha}.

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Chelle used: Curled Frames and Something Fishy (retired)

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Chelle used: Curled Frames and Roller Coasters & Cotton Candy {Alpha}.

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Chelle used: Curled Frames, Let’s Camp S’more & Oct. 7th Tuesday Template (Lay It On The There {Doubles 01).

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Have a great day!

by-Sari

Roller Coaster Bundle Playdate | Digital Scrapbooking Week In Review

Hello Friends!
Chelle released some additional digital scrapbooking pieces that coordinate with the Roller Coaster & Cotton Candy Kit. Of course we have the RCCC Bundle, then Quickies, instaLife & Journal Cards.

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The other 3 new pieces already come in the bundle. Check your stash.
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Chelle has recently volunteered to make a free template for Template Tuesdays once a month over at Scrap Orchard. Click on Template Tuesdays for a link to these 2 FREEBIES.
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Lay It Out There {Doubles 02}

Enter the Challenges at SO to earn discounts.
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Our CU Friends weren’t left behind. This week Chelle released CU Watercolor Stripes. Add watercolor stripes to your designs with NO MESS!  CU Watercolor {stripes} by Chelle’s Creations includes 27 brush strokes (each 12″ long) in a variety of widths & light, medium or dark varieties.  Just clip a color fill layer and make magic!
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We  have one additional FREEBIE to share with you this week. It was made by our CT Kayla. Just click on the image for the deets.
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Have a great weekend!
by-Sari

What Font does Chelle use? | Digital Scrapbooking Resources

Hey All, What is your goto font? Do you have a favorite for journaling?

Chelle has used the same font in her scrapbooking for many years. Recently she started using a new font for her journaling. When Chelle started scraping her font of choice was JH Kari. This font hasn’t been available for many years.

Earlier this year, she started transitioning her journaling font to When Ocean’s Rise by Kimberly Gershin. Click on the image if you want to learn more.

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I asked Chelle what other fonts were some of her favorites? Here’s what she said.

For journaling:  I love fonts with “character” lots of swirls and neat decorative elements, but the reality is, in blocks of text the most important feature is readability.  I had a font of my handwriting made, but it’s hard to read.  So a few years back I picked a font I loved:  Pea Jay (from Fonts for Peas)  But after I printed my first book I realized it wasn’t so easy to read in text blocks.  So I adopted another “simpler font”  JH Kari (no longer available).  And I still use that font on layouts from 2013 and before.  But beginning with 2014 I’m changing to KG When Oceans Rise.  It’s even a little MORE simple = readable in text blocks.

For Headlines:  My favorites are alphas.  (using the Copy & Close Script to quickly stack them on my layout and then arranging them in a fun way)  But if I’m not using an alpha, some of my favorite decorative fonts are:
Tiny Butler
HDV Comic Serif Pro
Mister Sirloin BTN Well
and any of the font sets at Font Diner.com

 

Hugs!

by-Sari

Touching on Texture

One of the easiest ways to add interest to your digital scrapbooking page projects is to add texture. Put simply, that means adding anything that makes a reader want to reach out and touch the page. It can be achieved by adding a textured paper like a wood grain or a plaid weave or by stacking elements of varying thickness and feel. Chelle’s very talented team members have a few pages to show you as examples.

First, Jennifer made a page with a wood grain as a background paper. It fits the theme of her page perfectly and makes me want to feel the page. She also stacked elements of varying thicknesses and surface textures, and she used Get Your Grill On and Get Your Grill on Fire {Alpha}. (If you don’t have these two items and want to shop, you might want to look at the bundle in the market; it includes a few more items for just a few pennies more).

 

Next, Jan took a trip to my home town, Chattanooga, TN, and she went to a Lookouts baseball game. She used several of Chelle’s kits to mix and match and make a very tactile layout of her photos from the game that is full of various textured items. Included on her page, you’ll see items from Batter Up: Baseball, Rock the Vote, Summertime, and Liberty. dodgertowntn

Finally, Melissa also had some sports photos. She scrapped a page about her daughter’s cheerleading experience using Go! Fight! Win!, Play the Game, Delightful Alpha Doodles, and Holly Jolly Holiday (retired). Melissa says about her page, “The crinkly paper, the glitter, the poms, even the turf scream texture to me,” and I must say I agree. I love the textured elements with that turf in her photo.  Wildcats-Cheer-copy

 

by_Cheryl

Perfect Pairs! In the Pool & Summers End | Digital Scrapbooking Kit Combinations

Hello. This month we challenged our creative team to combine these 2 kits: Summers End {Alpha & Papers} & In the Pool {Kit & Little People} in a digital scrapbooking layout. The images are all linked up for you.

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Here are some layout ideas. How could you scraplift these layouts?

First, Jenn S. She used FDD Drip Drop 5 as her template.

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Second, Roxana. Absolutely adorable!

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Have a great day!

10.6 Video Tutorial: Mixed Cases Title Tip

Are you looking for a new way to make your title stand out on your layout? Chelle of Chelle’s Creations has a video tutorial that shows you have mixing upper case and lower case alphas can help you create a fun whimsical title.

Now that we have seen Chelle does it, let’s check out how some of her creative team used this fun technique on their own pages.

Kayla (keepscrappin) used the Fleur De Violette with a template by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs to create this cute page. I really like how the title just adds a bit of fun to the feel of the page.

The tile on this page compliments the silliness of the photos. Helen (winipeg1) used Oh Snap! and a freebie template by Chelle’s Creations found on the Scrap Orchard blog.

Lisa (kelseyll) combined Berry Berry Blue {alpha} and a few elements from the Berry Berry Blue kit with Midnight Crow {reloaded} to create her seasonal layout.

Head on over the Chelle’s Creations store to find a new alpha to try this technique with.

Chelle Scraps! | Digital Scrapbooking Ideas & Inspiration

I can tell where Chelle’s been. Take a look at these magical digital scrapbook layouts.

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Chelle used Curled Frames, Midnight Crow (Reloaded), Toil & Trouble & Falling 4 U.

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Chelle used Curled FramesVillains 1 & Villains 2 {Template by Fiddle Dee Dee) & Villains {Bundle} by Dream Big Designs.

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Chelle used Curled Frames & Ahoy Matey! by Kristin Aggard.

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Chelle used Curled Frames & Ahoy Matey! by Kristin Aggard.

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Have a great day!