Seriously awesome giveaway on Courtney's blog today to celebrate her new book, A Sweethaven Summer (which is now available on Amazon & Kindle!). You can enter the challenge which includes a $30 gift certificate to the shop (yay! I am so excited to be a part of this!), Creative Foundations-a new book by Vicki Boutin, Stamps from Unity Stamps, a prize pack from Scrapbook Adhesives, a copy of Card Maps Volume 2 and a lot more scrapbooking product!
What are you waiting for? Go check it out :)
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*Edited to add the winner, Gina Lideros! Please e-mail Kaitlin at ormoludesign@gmail.com to claim your credit to the shop!
I celebrated a birthday last month and it dawned on me that I have almost known my husband for half of my life. My kids know the story...a month after I turned 16, I got my first job at the Papa Johns Pizza in my neighborhood, answering phones and taking orders. My first day, I met lots of the people who worked there, but one cute delivery driver stood out;) Little did I know we would start dating a year later and eventually get married and have babies:)
I have never scrapped this story before, since I started scrapping post-kids, and this is a story that needs to be in the books, don't you think?!
While we were back in our hometown awhile back, we drove by the Papa Johns and showed it to our kids. I took a photo and here is what that turned into:
Some detail shots:
I used the negative cut out letters from the Fact or Fiction Negative Package Tags.
I used one of the Go Negative Package Tags for part of my title and layered pieces of the Line & Letter Fabric Swatches underneath for a little bit of texture. I added some twine, flappers, flair, and tags to embellish and called it done:)
My challenge to you is to scrap the beginning of a love story. It can be yours and your significant other, your parents, your pet, your baby, your child meeting their sibling for the first time...it's totally up to you!!! Link your layout in the comments section here before next Thursday, March 1st, and I will draw a winner for a $5 gift certificate to the shop:)
I shared the challenge with the other creative team members and this is what they came up with:
Here is a layout from Marti of her second son with her third son:)
Here is a layout from Christa about her and her husband:)
I can't wait to see what love story you scrap!!
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Hi everyone! Emily here! Today I have a quick layout to share with you. I have been going through my photos recently and was noticing how too often I find myself taking photos that are at "just the right moment." You know...one where my daughter's hair isn't in her eyes, where there aren't toys on the floor, where there's not food all over my son's shirt. These are the photos I tend put in layouts, on my blog, and post on Facebook. But the thing about these photos is that they while they look good, they aren't really...well, real. Let's face it...life is not perfect, so why are people (myself included!) so afraid to share reality with the world?
I took a ton of "real" shots last weekend. They definitely fall into the realm of "keeping it real." I wanted to feature them on a single layout as a snapshot of a single weekend. I am not, by nature, a multi-photo scrapper, so this was quite a challenge for me, but I liked how it all turned out! I used my Selphy printer to print four photos per 4x6 sheet and then arranged them into a mismatched grid pattern. Finally, I embellished with some my Ormolu Fact or Fiction favorites!
So this week...I challenge you to take some "real" photos. Don't worry about the details...just capture life as it is. I would love for you to link up some of your photos or any layouts you create with them! Have a great Monday!
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Inspired by Steph's challenge, the fact that my boys recently took their love of archery to the next level, and, well, Bon Jovi, ;) here's an early un-Valentine Valentine that I just made:
Yup, it's a bit bigger than standard card size, but since I'll be delivering it in person, I figure that's okay. I added the binder clip at the top so that I can hang it. Cool. :)
So. Have you made your un-Valentine Valentine yet? Be sure to post a link to the challenge post by next Tuesday! And. If you happen to have any Instagram photos to add to it (or a completely separate project with Instagram photos), post a link to the Instagram challenge post by next Wednesday, too!
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Still on a card kick here---this time around, with a bit of a challenge. I dare you to get out your scraps and make an un-Valentine's Valentine. Stray away from the typical pinks and reds of the season and try a new color combo.
Here's the card I made with a red, yellow and grey theme, using the Line & Letter Mix Tags and the Fact or Fiction Flappers :
I feel like it's still romantic without being Valentine-themed.
So dig through your scraps, post a link to your cards here, and I'll draw a winner next Tuesday. The winner will win a $5 gift certificate to the Ormolu shop!
xoxo,
Steph
**** Updated with my random.org pick... Jen Kinkade, you're the lucky winner! Thanks to everyone who played along!
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Since finally getting an iPhone last Spring, I've been bitten by the Instagram bug, and I'm thoroughly hooked on it. I was an avid Flickr user before I discovered IG, and even went so far as to try and complete a 365 by posting there everyday. However, that fell by the wayside sometime around mid-May, and I decided to give it up, as I just didn't have time to sit and edit photos on a daily basis. Enter IG- it was a perfect alternative to my big DSLR, and so easy to snap a quick photo and edit it in camera using the various overlays. Also, since my kids are at an age where they are strongly *ahem* opposed to me taking their photo, this seems to be a more subtle approach, as they sometimes don't even realize they're having their photo taken. ;) I'm enjoying the 'everyday' type shots I get, and the absolute practicality of not having to drag the big camera everywhere I go. The print quality is obviously not as good as my Nikon, but I don't mind sacrificing that as a trade off. Here's a layout I did last week, using a favourite shot of my son and his BFF ( I like to call him my 3rd son, as he's here pretty much 24/7) hanging out on a summer afternoon. This is such a typical scene in my home, and I'm happy I had my phone handy. ( Although, if you're anything like me, your iphone rarely leaves your side, LOL).
Post your link to a page you've done using your IG shots ( or any phone shot, if you don't happen to have an iPhone) and I'll draw a name for a chance to win a package of these sweet '2-Day Hooray' buttons that I have doubles of:
These are perfect for everyday shots like mine, or for those of you who have embarked on PL, n'est pas? :)
Good luck, I can't wait to see your layouts! I'll post the ( random) winner on Wednesday, February 8th.
* It is not necessary to use Ormolu products to participate in the challenge :)
**** Updated with my random.org pick... Kristy G, you're the lucky recipient of those cute buttons! Please email me at melaniedotlouetteatgmaildotcom with your mailing info. Thanks to all who played along!
-Melanie
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Hi everyone! I'm here with a quick and easy challenge for you! Ormolu has some really amazing Christmas products that I'm sure you have been using left and right while creating this December! But today I'm going to show a Christmas layout using some of my favorite non-Christmas products! It's amazing how versicle everything is...these elements from the Line and Letter collection go along great with the rest of my Christmas themed product!
So give a try...and link up your holiday layouts without Christmas product here! Have a great day!
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Hi everyone! Happy day-before-Thanksgiving! Today I wanted to share something a little different with you. It's not a layout. It's not a home decor project. I don't know exactly what it is. I will be honest...my love of scrapbooking is often more about the process and the product than it is about the memory keeping. It sounds silly, but I really like paper and glue. It's like an art to me. I can't paint. I can't I can't even draw a stick person to save my life. I guess this is where I'm meant to be creative! So when I sat down with my plan to create this "project" about being thankful I didn't have a photo in mind. I didn't even have a specific story in mind. I just wanted to cut, and paste, and record. So that's what I did.
As you can see...no photos, no journaling (in the traditional sense)...just my "creativity" and my thoughts down on the page. It's a way for me to someday look back at some of the things I was thankful for at this time of the year. I had originally planned on using the 2-Day Hooray Number Button Embellishments for each item, but I soon realized that they would take up my entire page! So instead I opted for a few here and there to add some dimension and color! I love how it turned out and I plan to keep it displayed in my scraproom to enjoy.
So I challenge you to make something this week about being thankful. It could be a layout, a project, or something in between. :) Happy Thanksgiving to all our American friends!
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Good Monday {Halloween!} Morning! I am here today with a fun and easy challenge for you. I love all the Ormolu Flair, but I am quite partial to the ones with words on them, such as in the Line and Letter collection. I've used a couple of them here and there on layouts, but I decided to use them in one of the main elements of my layout: my title. My entire title reads, "He, She, Us, We. That makes us a family." Corny, er....yeah a little. But hey, it's Halloween and we can all use a little corn...candy or otherwise! ;) But really...they are such a great little tool to use in titles, and I love how this turned out!
I challenge you to use your wordy flair in your title or your journaling! Can't wait to see what you come up with! :) Have a spooktacular day!
**Ormolu Products used:**
Line and Letter Button Embellishments
Negative Number Package Tags (positive image used)
Blank Packaging Tags
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Hey everyone! It's Pam here today with the winner of my photo challenge I had going on. First, I want to apologize for taking so long, so sorry!! Next, I want to thank everyone who played along:) It is interesting to see what everyone's interpretation of a bad photo is!
So on to the winner...
Here is mine- a photo from a little shoot for my son's 2 month birthday where he would. not. smile. I ended up using one of the shots anyway and turned out loving the layout. Thanks for the challenge!
http://sarah-scrapsoflife.blogspot.com/2011/10/2-months.html
Congrats Sarah!!! Please e-mail Kaitlin HERE and we will get your gift certificate sent to you so you can start shopping:)
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
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