Chelle's Creations Digital Scrapbooking Blog

Scrap Skills: Blending Photos

February 20, 2013
Scrap Skills
cheryl

One thing I really love about digital scrapbooking is the ability to blend photos. It’s an awesome effect appropriate for many different applications. There are some great tutorials online, if you need some help. One of my favorite tutorials is Chelle’s video on YouTube here. She describes how to make a photo that might not be perfect work perfectly on a layout using blending techniques. Take time to check it out, if you haven’t seen it lately.

Chelle’s Creative Team members have offered some layouts to inspire us. Ronnie likes to use blended photos for sports layouts. She demonstrates a terrific way to include multiple images on a page without including the distracting backgrounds, and she shows us it is a great way to show action in the layout. I love how she has one extracted image of her son in the true color while the other images are blended into the background paper.

Kairyn, on the other hand, has used a portrait-type image for blending. Again, using the soft edge of a mask or creating one by using the erasing tools, helps to remove any distracting background information while putting the focus on her daughter’s lovely smile. The blended photo is the first one to which my eye is drawn, and it is an excellent focal point to the page.

Finally, Shanell had a group photo of her daughters in which the background was also very important, and yet she blended it and successfully gave it the attention it deserves. By using the same photo in the small frame as the one that is blended into the background, she has given emphasis to the subject with a creative repetition. Her page draws me in so much it makes me want to visit this military graveyard.

I hope you have a chance to review Chelle’s video, and I hope you’ve been inspired to play with the blending modes of your scrapbooking program. See if you can replicate one of the ideas here on an action photo layout, or a portrait layout, or even a layout with scenery you want to emphasize. If you make a layout with Chelle’s products, please share it with us in her gallery at Scrap Orchard. I would love to see it!

Unlikely Pairs: Bloomin& Spic N Span | Digital Scrapbooking Kit Combinations

February 19, 2013
Unlikely Pairs
Sari

Hello Everyone! I wanted to show you some digital scrapbooking layouts that our creative team did this week using Spic N Span & Bloomin’. First let me show you Chelle’s products that these layouts were created from.

Our CT Ladies sure did an awesome job on these layouts. Check ’em out and scraplift what you like. Here we go…. First Erica. Isn’t’ this adorable? Love that she captured her son being her helper. Everett’s first choice is always helping Mommy. I wonder if she hires him out…? LOL

Next Kairyn Lisa shows us her wonderful 2-page LO. It really makes me want to jump inside. She journaled, “Dancing after the rain in a mud puddle deep, This makes me very happy.

Here’s Kassie. (kassie23) I love how she used both kits, but her LO doesn’t make me think Spic N Span or Bloomin’. I truly feel “Spring is in the air,” when I look at this layout. The cluster and frame work is delightful!

Last we have Ophelia. She gives us a happy layout showing how well her daughter walks the line. Love the use of banners.

I never knew keeping things Spic N Span and Bloomin could be so much fun. I can’t wait to see what you create. I know you will have more amazing LO’s to share with us. Make sure you add them to the gallery. I can’t wait…. Hugs!

Gallery Standouts | Digital Scrapbooking Inspiration

February 18, 2013
Gallery Standouts
Sari

Hello Everyone! Wow, do you love the new pin-style gallery at Scrap Orchard? At first I was a little timid because I’d never used a “pin,” but I quickly got the hang of it and I have a few new favorite to share. I’m excited about the GSO’s now, I see so many more layouts in the pin format. It’s sure to give us many ideas for our digital scrapbooking layouts. Let’s get started.

I absolutely adore this layout. My Kitchenaid mixer is actually the metallic (hot pink) pink one, so this really grabbed my attention.

Let me show you Chelle’s Lovin from the Oven, so you can see what a great job enjoyyourpix did. Imagine the fun you could have matching Lovin from the Oven to your kitchen decor.

Next let’s look at Wendy W’s layout, “Pink Pancakes.” Love this fun idea for a princess birthday breakfast. This LO just makes me smile all over. I can see pink adorned little girls giggling through this meal.

Here are the products Wendy used from Chelle’s designs.

Next up, Karen, jogs our memories as we view her layout, “Cross Country.”

She used the following products that Chelle has created. Kickit, Batter Up, Game Day, Penalty Box & Girl Power. Can you find the ellies that came from each kit below?