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| Homeward Bound By: Cecilie Malling, Design Team Member |
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Inspiration for my pages seems to come from all kinds of sources: magazines, online galleries, blogs and from the supplies and photos as well. But lately I have started to realize the connection between my scrapbooking style and the way my husband and I have decorated our home. We live in an apartment in a house built in 1902 and by choice most of our furniture is old pieces that we have either bought second hand or inherited. We really like the weathered look and when buying new we aim for pieces that fit the worn and aged look. When choosing colors we pick either warm or dusty and muted colors and we pick wall paper and fabrics with rich patterns to match the old apartment and our furniture. Loving this old, worn and somewhat distressed look seeps into my scrapping style in various ways: I often find myself drawn towards papers with a distressed look such as Basic Grey, Cosmo Cricket, Crate and My Mind’s Eye: lines that have muted colors and rich patterns. Papers like these already embrace the distressed look and are thus perfect for adding more distressed effects. Even the more graphically strong papers like KI Memories, and SEI can be lightly distressed without it looking odd, but you might just stick to a less dramatic distressing and just give the papers a light sanding or a bit of chalk. There are tools made for distressing for instances edge scrapers and sand paper blocks . To achieve a distressed look without using tools you can also turn to acrylic paint or chalks. The two easiest and most basic ways of achieving a distressed look is to either crinkle the paper or to tear it rather than cutting it. Crinkling the paper is just what is seems: bunch up the paper in your hands and then carefully straighten out the paper leaving the paper wrinkled. If you are not entirely satisfied with the wrinkles give it another go bunching up the paper the other way from what you did before. Tearing the paper is just as easy as crinkling but if you need to tear the paper at a certain place on the cardstock or the patterned paper use a wet cotton stick, draw a line where you want to tear the paper, let the water sink in and then you can tear the paper hassle free. When tearing a patterned paper you can tear it in two ways either getting a white edge or a torn edge with the pattern extending all the way to the tearing.
This edge was torn Using an edge scraper will make it possible to achieve a look somewhat like ripping the paper but with an even more distressed look. You place the edge scraper on the edge of the paper and run the scraper up and down the paper. Depending on how rough you are when scraping the edges you might get big gashes in the paper; to make those fit the rest of the look remember to distress the edges of the gash as well. Scraping the edges adds dimension to your page since the paper is slightly raised where it has been scraped.
Here I’ve used the edge scraper. Using sand paper or the sanding block you can remove some of the color from a patterned paper or a photo and thus get a white frame with a roughened edge. To make an even and light frame gently sand in small circles while the picture or paper lies with the edge being sanded on the edge of a self-healing mat or the table. If you want a more dramatic look, sand in more rugged strokes.
Sanded edges on the picture; I’ve chalked the picture lightly after sanding. Sanding cardstock gives the edges of the cardstock a muted look and turns the edges downwards a little, making the sanded item more defined:
Cardstock sanded to achieve a muted edge. You can distress your papers and pictures using some of the stable supplies: acrylic paint and chalk. The chalk gives the edges a soft edge making them blend nicely together. You can even use chalk on other supplies than papers; here I’ve chalked some AC felt thickers:
Chalk on paper as well as the AC felt thickers. Distressing using acrylic paint gives a more dramatic look than using chalk. To apply the paint simply make swift movements from inside the paper and out towards the edge; this leaves the layout with a brushed look:
MM acrylic paint lightly applied using a foam brush. Thus inspired by our home décor I turn to distressing when scrapping too. I hope that even if you love strong clean lines and bold colors you’ll be inspired to try a bit of distressing. Perhaps you were inspired to take a look at your home and see if there might be something to inspire your next layout. |
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To view all layout ideas and products used, please be sure to visit the Design Team Gallery: Homeward Bound. Or Click each image below to see a larger view!
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| A Designer's Space By: Wendy Chang, Design Team Member |
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To say that I was a wee bit nervous to follow on the heels of Sonya’s fabulous scraproom is an understatement. Her gorgeous, creative and vibrant space knocks my sterlite mish mash of visual clutter into the corner! My room serves a dual purpose – it is my work from home office, in addition to my scraproom. I use it for work about equally with the time I use it to scrap and create. Because of time and budget limitations, and a healthy dose of decorator’s block, I have been styling my way very slowly through it. And so, I elected to show you pictures of “spaces,” and I openly admit, it is selective. When the room is DONE, I promise I’ll post full pictures. Because I work and scrap in the wee hours almost every day, it was better for my room to be far from the sleep areas. Thus, I got what was the den, which is downstairs. (DH and I don’t believe in “formal” vs. “living” spaces, so the den was an “extra” room). My tables are set in a “U” pattern. I scrap mostly on a table facing the bay window – it has lovely light in the daytime. After trying to have it all out of sight, I realized that I am much better at using my stuff when I can see it. So, everyone is now back out in the open. On my desk, I store always used items such as sponges, adhesives, paint brushes, etc. The shelf/drawer thingies are from Michaels, painted black. My dancing man and vignette of much loved items keeps me happy.
View of the other ½ of the main scrap desk, with my beloved Tonic trimmer… I have more baskets, etc., of “always used” tools in easy reach. The (always messy) computer desk is on the “left side of U” part of the setup. The cabinet in the back holds craft supplies for my kids, thrifted finds, stuff to be altered (my dad says I collect trash LOL), etc. To the right is another cabinet with stuff like cardstock, old PP that I’m saving from my dd, “stacks,” “slabs,” etc. The file cabinet is a working file cabinet.
I like to store my embellishments loose. Having to dig through it helps me use more of it, and also to think of combinations I would not otherwise. On the left, my Prima trunk; on the right, the “right side of U” desk with more embellies loose in altered shoe boxes and drawers; stickers, etc., in a Target file box painted and altered, and a basket of bulkier embellishments, a drawer unit with my favorite inks, journaling spots, and bowl of primas. In the back of the right picture, you see the other cabinets where there are yet more drawers of loose things. The tool box holds most of my cutting tools. It’s a cool red craftsman that I painted cream with Rustoleum. Its beauty is it LOCKS when closed, and keeps the sharp stuff away from my kiddies.
Here is my garage sale cabinet where I store my finished mini projects and older pictures. I will eventually paint it white. (Inside the cabinet are my non-scrapping craft books – knitting, sewing, painting, etc). On the right, you see the button acrylic drawer container my mom scored for me when the Quilt shop she taught at closed its doors (I use it for specialty embellishments and brads, I’m not even close to filling it up).
And here is my lovely stamp corner. This used to be a wet bar in the den’s former life. Now, that old ratty sink (and it is RATTY!) is perfect for my crafting cleanup. DH mounted moulding that was left over from the hardwood we put into the house when we moved in. I strung ribbon across the front to try and keep them steady. My most used stamps are in the basket, next to my toaster oven dedicated to crafting. YES, I know it’s a lot of stamps. I have been collecting them for a long time. I love the versatility of stamping and a good rubber stamp is one of the best investments out there, IMO (esp. my obvious favorite – the biggie background stamps).
Printed paper is stored in craft keeper envies, sorted by manufacturer and stored vertically in Target cubes inserted into an open faced cabinet unit along that back wall. My ribbon is wrapped on Magistical Memories ribbon wraps and stored in a box.
Thanks for letting me share my space with you!! It is my sanctuary. |
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Remembering a Dear LM Member: Suzy Haney By: Sara Meyers, LM Style Editor It is with deep regret and sorrow that we announce the passing of one of our dear Lifetime Moments Member Susan Haney. Suzy has been fighting a long drawn out fight with cancer. This morning, March 1 st, Suzy has moved on to a better place. She will always be remembered as such a caring, loving and vibrant lady. One of Suzy’s best qualities was she went on living her life to the best she could every moment of the day and not letting the cancer get the best of her. Our hearts and sympathy go out to her family at this time. With Suzy’s passing, we will still be listing many scrapbook items for sale on EBay to help aid and support her family during this time. We have had so many gracious donators and TONS of amazing and great products to offer on EBay. Please make sure to check out suzysangels auctions. Rest in Peace Suzy. |
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By: Jackie Bogert and the LM Design Team
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The second half of Winter Scrapfest is well under way! Hope everyone is finding some inspiration with the challenges and getting layouts completed. |
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Designing with 2007 Challenge NEWS by Jackie Bogert In February there were 118 layouts submitted to the Designing with 2007 Gallery! The Autumn Leaves' Designing with Team has narrowed down to 10 finalists for February's winner. The winner will be announced in the next few days, but I wanted to congratulate all of the finalists for February!
Are you behind on the challenge? Make a fresh start for March - with new inspiration daily, just jump in and pick a day to challenge yourself! Participate in the DW 2007 forum - if you purchased your calendar with us you're eligible for the challenge group! Then upload to the DW 2007 gallery for March! |
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Each week in the Digital Scrapbooking forum you’ll find a new Tip – whether you’re just looking to improve your Photoshop skills or want to learn more about Digital scrapping – take a moment to check out this new feature! This week’s tip by Gayle : “How to Change Your Brush Size in Photoshop” |
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Design Team (Sara Meyers, Miranda Isenberg, Madeline Fox, Kate J., Susan Berg, Tracy Austin, Sonya Shaw, Wendy Chang, Franny Lesniak, Nancy Thomas, Margaret Winters, Melissa Thigpen, Beshka Kueser, Cecilie Malling and Vickie Brown.) designteam@lifetimemoments.com
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