Inspire your Heart with Art Sale… 25% off Downloadables

 

 

There’s 25% off most downloadable  products at DSP today Jan 31. Grab a bargain and Inspire others with your gorgeous layouts

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Featuring Your layouts with A Glimpse of Colour

 

This round of “Featuring You” showcases DSP member layouts using my kit A Glimpse of Colour

This elegant kit lends itself well to heritage and modern styled layouts as you can see from the selection of layouts below. I hope they inspire you to create some beautiful layouts using this kit

Pink by Kathleenscraps	Princess by Mars
I Love you Olivia by PQ	Young love by Teetopper
Nourish the Soul by uk_jw	Hannah on an Angle by Sharon Lyn
Lake Mapourika by Lauren( me)	In Hard Times by Lynnie
Sue and Randy by Sandygb	Charming Cute Adorable by happybeingamom
John and Alice by Webfrau	Bia and the Necklace by PQ

 

What a gorgeous array of layouts Im sure you will agree.

The next kit to be used in the Featuring You Challenge is Chirpy Chick

Land and Beyond

 

 

Rich colours of Forest Sea and Sky dominate this kit with textures aplenty.Nature lovers will find this kit perfect to scrapping those landscape photos and travel destination memories . Be it a coastal sea view or a forest walk this kit has elements and background that will showcase your photos. While a perfect match for the colours of New Zealand, this kit will suit landscapes the world over.
Kit Includes:

~ Textured Forest background
~ Grey Stained Card background
~ Sea and Sky Background
~ Split Pano Frame
~ Blue Spiral
~ Green Foliage
~ Green Dotted Stamp
~ Layered Bracket Mat
~ Rusty Lighthouse border with separate light
~ Paper Swirl Wave
~ Red flowered foliage
~ Spiral End Pin

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Breath of Fresh Air Value Collection

 

Fresh and Funky with beige and grey tones a hint of warmth - this collection is both modern and funky and elegantand so easy to use.You will find you returning to its useful elements time and again.
This collection comprises the Breath of Fresh Air Kit and Another Breath of Fresh Air Kit both of which can be purchased separately
Kit Includes:

~ Broad Stripe background
~ Grey Folded background
~ Light Corrugated Background
~ Diagonal Dots Background
~ Almost Apricot Dots background
~ Could be Grey background
~ Not Just Brown Paper Background
~ Almost Apricot Border
~ Babys Breath
~ Banner Flags
~ Buttoned Circle
~ Filmstrip
~ Little Flower
~ Newspaper Swirl
~ White COrner Flourish Stamp
~ Pinwheel circle
~ Apricot Flower
~ Beigey Grey Paper Flower
~ Black Dotted Swirl
~ Grey paper circle
~ Indented Circle Frame
~ Patterned paper circle
~ String
~ Torn Notepaper

File Size:
300ppi - 33.00MB

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New Kit: Another Breath of Fresh Air

 

 

Fresh and Funky with beige and grey tones - this kit is both modern and funky and so easy to use.You will find you returning to its useful elements time and again.
This kit coordinates wit the Breath of Fresh Air Kit and can also be purchased as the Breath of Fresh Air Value Collection
Kit Includes:

~ Broad Stripe background
~ Grey Folded background
~ Light Corrugated Background
~ Diagonal Dots Background
~ Apricot Flower
~ Beigey Grey Paper Flower
~ Black Dotted Swirl
~ Grey paper circle
~ Indented Circle Frame
~ Patterned paper circle
~ String
~ Torn Notepaper

File Size:
300ppi - 16.20MB

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Pick of the Pack January 22–2012 by Webfrau

 

I love this page by DSP Member Webfrau. What a great page design with a great focus on the photo yet allowing a title and lots of embellishment

Here are Julias credits  on this layout which can be viewed here

 

challenges:
Colour Challenge #1 Jan 2012: Fresh Neutrals
Gimme More: A Breath of Fresh Air
credits:
A Breath of Fresh Air by Lauren Bavin
Slightly Bright by Lauren Bavin (bracket tab recoloured)
Weatherwise Wordart by Elizabeth Weaver from Club Digital August 2011 by DSP Designers (stamp)
Positive Negative Alpha by Lauren Bavin
Glimpse of Hope by Lauren Bavin (stitching recoloured)

Bennie

 

by D- Lauren Bavin

For boys and girls of all ages with muted primaries and paper style elements rich in variety, this kit is perfect for a layout deep in layering and texture..
Kit Includes:

~ Boy Stripes background
~ Brown and Dark background
~ Coloured Dots Background
~ Yellow Diagonals
~ Card Frame
~ Coloured Gears
~ Date Stamp
~ FeltSquares
~ Note paper
~ Stitched Ricrac
~ Tangled Twine
~ Taped Paint Chip

File Size:
300ppi - 20.00MB

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Make it Better Monday

Heres my attempt and photo improvement for this week

 

This shot of Lake Mapourika was pretty poor really - under exposed lacking in punch and my usual problem of a crooked horizon is evident ..
I did my raw conversion in Lightroom 4 beta which is really great.
I straightened and  cropped the image so that the wharf ended toward the middle of the photo - and removed chromatic aberration ( just one click  in LR4 beta ) and applied the lens profile for the lens I had used.
I adjusted the highlights down and made the shadows quite a bit lighter.( this made the bulk of the difference to the image) I also upped the exposure by 1/3 of a stop and increased the vibrance by+51
For the black and white version I used Topaz B&W effects - I started with one of the infared presets and altered several of the settings including adding some diffusion . I also cropped into a longer shallower crop
Im not sure if i like the colour or the black and white version best

 

In my layout I used both versions – the black and white at a low opacity under a cropped version of the colour

Blocks on Angles QuickClick

 

A funky angled design in a paper scrapbooking layout style, this template creates a really eyecatching layout with 2 or more photos and lots of room for journalling and title and features a stitched row of spots that includes the stitching layer. .
The design of this template is based on a layout by DSP Member mcbowersox and is used with permission. This quick click comes in both separate png files and a single layered psd file for your convenience

 

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Gimme a Copy– The art of the scraplift

 

Here are the results of a wonderful challenge – Our first of 2012.

I chose this gorgeous layout by DSP member evergreen 100

I really loved this layout because it features so many photos yet has room for journalling as well .

I created a template from Jills design ( with her permission ) which the challenge participants could choose to use if they wished

 

There were some marvellous entries in this challenge as you can see below – as always just click on the thumbnail to be taken to the full sized layout .

There are 24 wonderful layouts in this challenge – why not look out for my next Gimme a copy challenge and join in – you could be in the draw to win a free kit. I give away a free kit to a random winner for every 10 layouts in each challenge

Fox Glacier by Lauren (Me)	2012-01-02 10th Anniversary by LauraLou
2012-01-05 Divalicious by Laura Lou	Winter Wonderland by MrsHuberism
Celebrate by Sharon Lyn	Batt Tombs by sands_Healy
EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD by PQ	EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD PAGE TWO by PQ
Here Chick Chick Chick by PK	Megan Plays Soccer by Jennilynn10
ABC Mat by Sharon Lyn	Holiday at Pambula by Evergreen 100
Fowl Surprise by Webfrau	Baby Book: Nov 2010 by Ritsumei
Bringing In 2012 by sands_healy	World Cup by Baflien
Breathe In by GrandmaCrys	European Vacation by sandygb
Princess by Mars	Pink by kathleenscraps
Myakka Chickens by romey	Cabin Fever by miniv123
Celebrate by chanmansmom	Young Love by teetopper

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PICK OF THE PACK–Jan 12th–Resilience by PQ

 

This is a work of art for sure – Really I cant say anything that the layout doesnt shout out for the world to see. Simply beautiful and wonderful journalling too

Here are the PQ’s notes on this layout which is an incredible stand out

This is as close as I will probably come to art journaling.......I realize that I have too many words and not enough visual....*sigh*....I am a total failure as an art journaler....but at least I tried.
This is a self portrait taken with my cell phone...peeking over my cheater glasses. I have green eyes, but I thought that blue eyes looked better with the kit...Do you like my blinged-up glasses? I love bling.....
JOURNALING:
I struggle in the face of adversity,
yet even under the weight of a
chronic illness I do better than
most folks. I thank God for this natural
gift that oftentimes makes me seem
like I am swimming effortlessly
through life’s stormy seas. How do
I do it? Beats the heck out of me.
I know I have a natural ability
to see the glass as half full, and I
also know that, in
my own mind, I am not a
sick person. I work hard
at «appearing well»
to the people around me,
and every single day I
make realistic plans to
work within my
limitations. Yes,
I know that I have
limitations, but I
also have confidence
in my strength
and my abilities. My
advice to anyone with
a chronic illness
would be to: Focus on what
you CAN do, not on what you
cannot do. Develop realistic
goals and learn to rejoice
in small accomplishments.
Step back and rest and
reenergize yourself
when you feel the need -
never let your tank
get completely empty.
Enjoy life, surround your-
self with wonderful
friends, and praise
the Lord every day.
Kits used:
EMILYS GARDEN (ladybug) BY LAUREN BAVIN
FRESHLY HATCHED BY LAUREN BAVIN
HANNAHS DAY BY LAUREN BAVIN