MDS Blog Hop: Owl Scrapbook Page

I just got back from our spring break vacation. I'm surprised that with all the driving time I only managed to get one layout made in MDS. (But one is one more to add into her album!) What can I say, I was catering to a toddler's every whim most of the time. :)

Make sure to check out the great projects below on the hop.

Supplies used:

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1. Amber Meadows 2. Jeanna Bohanon 3. Julie Leblanc 4. Rochelle Gould 5. Aly Schilling 6. Mandy Grant 7. Kimberly Van Diepen 8. Holly VanDyne 9. Erica Shaw 10. Cindy Schuster 11. Wendy Weixler - guest blogger!

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MDS Blog Hop: Color Combination #3

This week's challenge was to use the colors: Pacific Point, Wild Wasabi, Primrose Petals, Summer Starfruit, Going Grey, and Pool Party. I love color challenges because I never would have put these colors together, but I love how they worked with these photos. Esper was wearing bright pink pants and a jean jacket, so the colors I used really make her pop on this page. My friend Lance took these great photos of Esper and he did such a good job. Don't you wish you could just hire someone to follow you around and be your photographer all the time? I used many different kits for this layout- mostly Patio Party (for the banner and flowers) and Fan Fair for the photo frames. The overlay is from Comfort Cafe.

 

Supplies used:

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1. Jeanna Bohanon
2. Rochelle Gould

3. Mandy Grant

4. Julie Leblanc

5. Amber Meadows

6. Terri Mongeon

7. Aly Schilling

8. Cindy Schuster

9. Erica Shaw (you're here)

10. Heather Summers

11. Holly VanDyne

Zoo digital layout & Grouping Photo Templates

I got all ready yesterday to stamp. I even pulled out the stamp set and accessories I wanted to use. I had to do something on my computer and I just got pulled in to My Digital Studio. I had to make a layout! The stamping will have to wait. :/

These pictures are from this April when we went to Sacramento. It was Esper's first trip to the zoo and the Nursery Alphabet Images Stamp Brush Set worked perfectly on the page.  I used punches behind the animals to add color behind the stamps. I combined Designer Series Paper from many different collections to fill my photo squares.

Supplies used:

My Digital Studio	Nursery Alphabet Images Stamp Brush Set - Digital Download	Noteworthy Digital Content Hostess Cd	Cheerful Treats - Digital Content Cd	Sweet Details Designer Series Paper - Digital Download
Berry Blossoms Designer Series Paper - Digital Download	Springtime Vintage Designer Series Paper - Digital Download	Simple Stitches & Corners - Digital Download	Polystitched Ribbon - Digital Download	Flag Punch - Digital Download
Postage Stamp Punch - Digital Download	Half Circle Punch - Digital Download

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I made this layout for The Paper Players Challenge #64. (I hope it's ok since technically I'm using digital paper ;)

Here's a tip for how to take the existing Stampin' Up! photo templates and quickly adjust them:

Open the template you want and click on Arrange>Select All

Once all of your photo boxes are selected, go to Arrange>Group.

 

Now all of your photo boxes will be grouped and act as one shape you can size up or down and move around the page. You can even rotate the entire group of photos!

I enlarged the group for my zoo layout and made it go to the edges of the page. I then made some of the photo boxes larger to showcase some larger photos.

Have fun trying this technique and show me what you create!