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Post by grammadee on Jul 25, 2020 4:03:54 GMT
And catching up to HERE! Right NOW! schroema, your Summer scenes LO is wonderful! Love that sketch applied this way, with all the bright colours in the papers and in the photos! The tilting on the second page really livens the whole LO up, too. Thinking I may have to lift this one of these days... You amaze me, Linda, with all the documentation of every day activities. Even the cats! (Is Oreo the one who was sick last week?) You use great pic's and add interest to each page in cool ways. You seem to have such a cool variety of colours and patterns in your papers, too. I think I caught everyone else on Flickr... Whew! |
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Post by Linda on Jul 25, 2020 4:09:56 GMT
You amaze me, Linda, with all the documentation of every day activities. Even the cats! (Is Oreo the one who was sick last week?) You use great pic's and add interest to each page in cool ways. You seem to have such a cool variety of colours and patterns in your papers, too. Thank you - no, Little Friend was sick last week -she's doing much better and regaining some of the weight she lost. She's the one in the empty box. Oreo is our super senior cat - he's almost 18. |
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Post by Linda on Jul 25, 2020 4:35:34 GMT
DD13 drew the guitar embellishment for this layout.   |
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Post by Linda on Jul 25, 2020 16:35:06 GMT
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Post by Linda on Jul 26, 2020 0:47:23 GMT
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Post by Linda on Jul 26, 2020 2:57:08 GMT
not 100% happy with this one but it's done  |
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Post by christinec68 on Jul 26, 2020 3:18:48 GMT
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Post by Linda on Jul 26, 2020 13:03:00 GMT
christinec68 - love the horizontal strips and that scalloped edge - great clusters
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Post by AussieMeg on Jul 26, 2020 13:29:05 GMT
This is my LO for Sketchy Saturday July 25. I used papers and elements from Bella Gypsy, Lynn Grieveson and Just Jamiee.  |
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Post by grammadee on Jul 26, 2020 15:23:03 GMT
Here is my LO from last night's Hangout session. Playing with a new kit and the photos my ddil sent me of their hiking adventures last weekend. I wanted to create a LO inspired by schroema 's grids this month.
POINTS: two pages created & shared (4). ##3 seven photos (7), #8 butterflies (2), #12 seven photos from July 2020 (24), #17 summer vacation (2), # 18 & 19 (4), #21 bright colours (2), #23 old flowers, new collection (4), #26 3x4 photos (2), #28 five PL cards (5), #34 inspired by schroema (1), #36 Great Escape kit (2), #37 vellum (1), tag (1), frame (1), stamping (2), journaling strips (1), #47 love these ladies! (2), #48 flowers (2), #49 sponged background (2), #50 cb title (1), #52 clusters (2), #55 inked edges (2), #56 SS collection (2). Total: 79 |
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Post by gramma on Jul 26, 2020 16:21:32 GMT
I too am so happy to have those google hangouts gramma ! I love the graduation layout - although I understand you have issues with tilting pictures  I think the 2 different size grids and the glorious yellow/green contrast make for a great page! This is what I got done last night.  layout stay still please by kirstendrew, on Flickr You could do something like this with your butterfly paper - - |
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Post by Linda on Jul 26, 2020 16:25:00 GMT
AussieMeg - I love the colours and the strip journalling - great photos! grammadee - awesome clusters! and strip journalling - I like how you tilted the photo block on the left
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Post by gramma on Jul 26, 2020 16:26:34 GMT
I haven’t been crafting much but some family friends sent a graduation announcement so I made this card for their daughter, heading off to the School of Engineering. Her school colors seemed to be green and gold so I used the end of the paper with those tones instead of the pink blue end I usually prefer. I colored with the 3 alcohol markers I own - they were a free gift - pink, yellow and green. My embossing was a bit messy/overcooked in some spots, so I added some dots which probably made it worse, but overall it came out ok and I hope she likes it.  July card by jo.blackford, on Flickr Quoting myself to say, if you like the look of this stamp I just found a cut file that is quite similar, perhaps “inspired by” this design and the price is very reasonable. I might buy it myself because I love the style so much, and it would be so fun to back with patterned paper or vellum colored with markers to give it a stained glass look... www.etsy.com/listing/828209716/butterfly-svg-file-floral-butterfly-svg - Darn it - there went my "freeze" until I get my sister's wedding album done. Click - Click - Click - right out the window! |
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Post by Linda on Jul 26, 2020 17:52:35 GMT
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Post by Linda on Jul 26, 2020 21:39:37 GMT
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Post by Linda on Jul 27, 2020 3:57:31 GMT
Sometimes these simple grid layouts are the ones that take the longest to pull together   |
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Post by christinec68 on Jul 27, 2020 16:00:37 GMT
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Post by grammadee on Jul 27, 2020 19:49:53 GMT
Here is the LO that has had me stymied for a couple of days. I must have laid it out 20 different ways, but I think I like this arrangement. I had earlier printed off a page I had pinned and it was propped up at the back of my scrap counter the whole time. It was only when I happened to glance at it this morning that the solution for MY page came to me! You can see the page that inspired me HEREI liked your idea, gramma , to use the Sketchy Saturday design, but couldn't figure out how to link that to a second page. Still want to use that design; just not sure how! POINTS: two pages created & shared (4). #8 butterflies and dragon fly (2), #9 woodgrain cb (2), #12 two July 2020 photos (4), #17 summer vacation (2), #18 & 19 (4), #21 interesting colours (2), #25 5x7 photos (2), #28 PL cards (2), #36 SS kit (2), #37 colour with crayons (2), diecut words (1), #41 corrugated cb and dry embossed wings (3), #45 dragon fly die (1), #47 love her and have hearts (4), #48 hearts (2), #49 inked edges (2), #50 cb (1), #55 torn inked edges (2). Total: 44.
Last night I put together a quick bd card for our neighbour who turns 90 today.
one 5x7 card created & shared (2) plus Easy Peasy points (5). Total: 17.
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Post by grammadee on Jul 27, 2020 22:07:00 GMT
I want to stay current here, so Linda I think I need to comment now before you get away on me again! What alot of cool pages! I love your colour combo's: blue & yellow, red & black, and the paper patterns: the snowy background, the rocks with the blue like sky above it. You always seem to have the perfect final touch on a page. Love that heart with the musical treble clef which is really striking, but I love that your dd drew the guitar! Also love the script heart, the seagull in flight... It must have been fun to scrap the winter pages. I had to chuckle when I saw the pic's of the parkas at the beach! I think I caught everyone else on Flickr. |
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Post by Linda on Jul 28, 2020 0:58:51 GMT
It must have been fun to scrap the winter pages. I had to chuckle when I saw the pic's of the parkas at the beach! Thank you grammadee - I did enjoy scrapping winter for a change. It was bitterly COLD at the beach - mid-January, below freezing, and windy - we were very glad for the parkas. christinec68 - that's gorgeous with all the florals and a lovely photo! grammadee - sorry that layout gave you fits - it turned out awesome - love the mixed media background piece that spans the two sides - it looks like a lake. Happy Birthday to your neighbour - I'm sure the card will be loved |
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Post by schroema on Jul 28, 2020 11:39:51 GMT
grammadee- thank you for the comments! The stripe on the homestead layout are individual 1 inch strips. I am flattered you used my grids for inspiration! I print most of my photos 3x4 so that lends itself to many grids or that’s just my style 🤷♀️
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Post by schroema on Jul 28, 2020 11:40:43 GMT
christinec68 welcome! I love the vertical strips behind your photos!
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Post by nylene on Jul 28, 2020 15:48:27 GMT
Linda, that rocky paper you used at the bottom of your Newport page is such a great touch.Cute use of the starfish too. ~ I love your beach pages with all the photos the same size in a grid. Such a nice look. Love the torn paper at the bottom and the seagull..~ Such cute photos on your snapshot page. I love that.~ I love your music page. You have such a talented family! christinec68, Great job on Craft Your Best Life. The horizontal strips and the little clusters are beautiful. ~I love the design of your Smile layout. Those strips behind the photo are really pretty. Making the photo black and white was a great touch. I may have to scraplift those strips. Still working on getting caught up!
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Post by nylene on Jul 28, 2020 16:04:04 GMT
I have only done 4 pages this month, but have made lots of cards. Here are more:  Aloha Sheetload CardsAfter finishing these cards I had a handful of scraps. This is what I did with them. 
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Post by Linda on Jul 28, 2020 17:43:45 GMT
Thank you nyleneyour cards are so cheerful - I love pineapples but never thought of using on cards - and your scrap-busting cards are great! |
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Post by grammadee on Jul 28, 2020 18:23:17 GMT
Once I got the last LO off my scrap counter, I was able to pull together a couple of fairly quick ones. Still working with Simple Stories Great Escape kit. This first one was an attempt at lifting a kitbop page and spreading a one page Sketchy Saturday sketch over two pages. Got to use some papers I loved from the kit and made the photos work with the design.  Happy Camper 2020 by Gramma Dee, on Flickr This was a quick LO because of the two large photos. After the two I struggled with, I was going for a quick and easy LO.
POINTS: four pages created & shared (8). #1 sketchy Saturday (1), #3 7 photos on first one (7), #8 butterflies & dragonflies (3), #12 thirteen July 2020 photos scrapped (26), #17 summer vacation (4), #18 & 19 (4), #23 new collection with older BoBunny (4), #25 large photos (2), #26 cropped photos (4), #28 PL cards/cut aparts (3), #36 SS kit (2), #37 frame (1), #41 popped up elements (4), #47 someone I love (4), with hearts (2), #48 hearts (2), #49 inked edges (4), #52 clusters (1), #55 torn inked edges (4), #56 SS collection (2). Total: 92
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Post by Linda on Jul 28, 2020 20:54:11 GMT
grammadee - love the tilted photos in the first and all the outdoorsy paper and embellishments. Those big pictures are awesome on the second -gorgeous! This one is a photo from DS that he took at work recently. 
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Post by AussieMeg on Jul 28, 2020 23:56:38 GMT
This LO is for the July Donna challenge about online friends. The page is about when I met up with Neisey in December. I used papers and elements from the "Tropique" and "Hot Hot Hot" kits by Lynn Grieveson, the flair builder styles and actions by Sahin, and a few background bits and pieces from the Layerworks 1046 template by Studio DoubleD.  |
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Post by Linda on Jul 29, 2020 0:15:21 GMT
beautiful summery page and I love that you met up with a refupea!
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Post by nylene on Jul 29, 2020 0:44:04 GMT
Linda , that's an ominous looking sky! Those are the kinds that make me nervous. Perfect colors for that photo. Thanks for your comments on my cards!
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I think the 2 different size grids and the glorious yellow/green contrast make for a great page! 
