tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74812746792650055502024-02-07T00:10:22.390-06:00Down Memory LaneYour online source for exclusive scrapbook pagekits and the best monthly scrapbook subscription box! We use only the highest quality products in our kits and do all the design work so YOU don't have to! You'll love how affordable, fast & easy scrapbooking can be with a little help from Down Memory Lane. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger821125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481274679265005550.post-58138988538250908282019-07-12T12:00:00.000-05:002019-07-12T12:00:08.973-05:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="text-align: left;">We currently have three great online classes available </span><br />
<span style="text-align: left;">Good Vibes, Travel, Disney, School and Birthday. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">Find all of our Online Classes by clicking this link:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Each class includes</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> exclusive video tutorials with step by step instructions to complete all of the projects in each class as well as a materials pack with all of the supplies you will need to complete the projects in the class. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Super easy! Super fun! </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">You will have lots of leftover papers and stickers to create even more layouts on your own! </span><span style="background-color: white;">All you will need to provide is your own adhesive, scissors and paper trimmer.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This week, we debuted them on our Facebook page and website, and they're flying off the shelves! Chalsea also took our Candy Pink Color Pack and made a video tutorial to show simple ways to use the pack to transform our page kits. Check out the amazing transformation!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The possibilities are really endless and, for $5, how can you go wrong?! So pick yours up today while they're in stock!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481274679265005550.post-44367177613908683272019-02-28T19:12:00.000-06:002019-02-28T19:12:28.343-06:00February Page Kit Roundup<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The s</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">hortest month of the year has come to a close, but what a big month it's been! If you live in the Midwest, you're likely still digging out from the massive amounts of snow we've gotten this month! And if you've been following us on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/downmemoryln/">Facebook page</a> or opening your <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/pages/NewsletterSignUp.htm">VIP emails</a>, you'll know we've also had a whole lot going on in our Scrapbook world, too! We've been steadily retiring our older kits to make room for our new ones and February was FULL of fan favorites! Here's a quick roundup of this month's additions. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Released on Valentine's Day, <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_27/Family.htm">I Love You</a> is a great kit for so many of your loved ones!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">With thousands of waterfalls throughout the world, <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_23/Travel.htm">Chasing Waterfalls</a> is a great addition to our <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_23/Travel.htm">Travel section</a>.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">To round out our February, we released three new <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_75/Destinations.htm">Destinations</a> kits! <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_75/Destinations.htm">Aloha</a> is a great new addition to our crew!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We've got more great kits to come in March, so stay tuned! As always, you can find all of our kits in our Down Memory Lane <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/">online store</a>! Happy Scrapping!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481274679265005550.post-90048418238275772612019-02-06T09:30:00.000-06:002019-02-06T09:30:06.805-06:00Heart Punch Valentine Cards<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It's almost Valentine's Day and, as usual, it crept up faster than I thought. With my little dude in daycare and 4K and with lots of grandmas and grandpas, I've got a lot of Valentine cards to make. I decided whatever I did needed to be simple, so I grabbed my heart punches and some spare cardstock and just started playing around. I thought I'd share my creations here for anyone looking for last-minute inspiration!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I was able to make 6 different cards just mixing patterned paper and cardstock and using punched out hearts. Here's the group:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">-Card bases. I used all white, but you can use any color.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">-Coordinating colored paper in various patterns and sizes. I made sure I had some solid colored cardstock and some patterned paper. I also made sure some pieces were large enough to use as background pieces. Basically, just grab a variety from your stash. :)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">-Heart paper punches. I used a variety of sizes so I had many options. I used 1/2", 1", 1 1/2" and 2".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">-Embellishments. I used gemstones, bakers twine and ribbon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I decided to do some color blocking with this kit to make a simple design feature. The dark pink is 1/2" x 5 1/4". The white is 1/4" x 5 1/4". Light pink is 4" x 5 1/4". I then alternated hearts with white and pink backgrounds keeping the pattern colors compatible. I used the 1.5" punch to create these hearts. The gems were a final addition to add a little bit of glam.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I wanted to try a few different things with this card and I love how it turned out. I cut the pink cardstock to 4" x 5.25" and then placed the pattern piece (2"x 4") over it. The gathered hearts are 2", 1.5", 1", and .5" and the hearts along the side are all 1". I placed a large gemstone in the center of each of the these and ran some light pink gingham ribbon behind the group of hearts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This card is very simple, but, to me, simple is good. I simply alternated 2" hearts in patterned paper and cardstock and then ran a sheer pink ribbon through the center of them. The medium gemstones anchor the ribbon and give the card a little excitement. You could leave this card as is or easily place a stamp on the right side.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This card is also very simple, but the effect is fantastic! I used all 1" hearts in various reds and pinks. I then alternated red lines and pink lines creating this puzzle pattern. Pink and clear dew drops add a little dimension to the card.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">How can we do a set of Valentine cards without doing some heart balloons? I chose coordinating colors and patterns to punch 2" hearts and then gathered them together in a bunch. I used solid red bakers twine for the strings and tied them off with a light pink gingham ribbon. The background cardstock is light pink with small white dots. It's subtle enough to add to the card, but not to pull focus from the balloons.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">There's a surprise in this card! I used some of the 2" hearts to create a waterfall surprise message inside.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I used a similar method to creating a waterfall photo album to create this pull-out message. You can find my previous tutorial <a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-10.html">here</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This is definitely my favorite card of the bunch. I like non-traditional colors and it's 3D! I lightly pattern mixed here, which I also love. I chose the large yellow and white stripes as the background because it gave it a bright pop of color witout being too busy. This white and multicolor striped paper is SO pretty in person. The colors are soft and are beautiful. It was perfect for some heart balloons. So how did I make these beauties? Simple. You take four 2" hearts for each balloon. Each heart should be folded in half, with the side you want facing out on the inside of the fold. Then, you'll glue the backsides of the hearts together to create a bit of an accordion. Once the hearts are all glued together, you should have a simple 3D balloon heart. I then used solid purple bakers twine for the strings and gathered them with sheer pink ribbon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I hope these have given you some inspiration for your Valentines crafts and cards! I'd love to know which card is your favorite! Let me know in the comments! Happy Scrapping!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481274679265005550.post-63355431018646305192019-02-05T09:30:00.000-06:002019-02-05T09:30:06.941-06:00Kit Makeover: Riding Fun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">One of my favorite things to do is to take an original layout and use it as a jumping off point to create something fun. When I saw our newest page kit, <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_18/Kids.htm">Riding Fun</a>, I got really excited. When I think of riding, I remember a few of my childhood friends who loved horses and would ride at every opportunity. I am reminded of their riding clothing which was often full of sparkly rhinestones, but were tough and feminine at the same time. I wanted to try to bring that feel into this layout with a few simple additions of lace and gems.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Before I show you the additions, let's take a peek at the original. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I love this layout so much! It's super cute as is, but wait until you see the changes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I love the completed look! These simple changes with just a couple of items achieves a great look without changing too much about the layout. And these changes only took a few minutes! Below you'll find some close-ups of the changes.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Left page with personalization</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizT-3PHAHguw2R1NhLjnz2Zm1tTrT46tEujwW3tLHbez0vqDBAtdag6Rf7mHjwa_-G-RQq8qQ7tZTI-KYvbjC29Nk-2y614DqmK9H7qHXHbd_tRWbeJcvKJRnH99nONb2-TxD1RoupiOI/s1600/close+up+girl+boot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="606" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizT-3PHAHguw2R1NhLjnz2Zm1tTrT46tEujwW3tLHbez0vqDBAtdag6Rf7mHjwa_-G-RQq8qQ7tZTI-KYvbjC29Nk-2y614DqmK9H7qHXHbd_tRWbeJcvKJRnH99nONb2-TxD1RoupiOI/s640/close+up+girl+boot.jpg" width="472" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">I don't know many show riders who ride without rhinestones, so I had to find a way to add some to the rider on this layout. I had some tiny black gems that I thought would look great as boot studs and a belt buckle. I love that they are subtle, but sparkly.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">When I saw the layout I knew I wanted to incorporate lace in some way. I picked up this lace trim from a local fabric store and it is the perfect addition for these page kits. It's delicate, but it doesn't overwhelm the photo mats or the layout.<br /><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Right Side with Personalization</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">The small rhinestones on these horseshoes add a little extra sparkle to the layout and make the horseshoes look a little more realistic at a distance.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">I love this stable, and I saw an opportunity to add a little jute to the layout to look like a rope.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">I simply wrapped the rope up and tied it off with thin brown jute. It is held to the layout with a brad and some glue dots. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I really love how this layout turned out. The changes are simple and don't overwhelm the layout, but they add a lot to it. This is now perfect for those photos of your favorite horse riders! </span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481274679265005550.post-50747738032145220222019-01-31T10:30:00.000-06:002019-01-31T10:30:02.078-06:00January Page Kit Roundup<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It's the last day of January and what a January it has been! I tell ya, it's super fun to kick of a new year with a month-long birthday celebration! We had so much fun this month. Tons of special deals, new page kits, blog posts with kit transformations, lots of retiring kits, and even some new products like Color Bundles and Paper packs! And, boy, have you guys responded! We're listening! We've been talking about how to make more of this happen as we go forward and we're definitely going to continue offering some of those new items - with more to come! So THANK YOU SO MUCH for your responsiveness, your feedback, your orders, and all the love! What a great birthday gift to us!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As we get ready to head into a new month with new things, I just wanted to take a moment to reflect on the new beauties that joined our shelves this month. With a start like this, we can see that this year is shaping up to be a fantastic year with only more to come.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Along with each new release during the month of January, featured the layout in a blog post in a 13 post series called 13 Ways to Personalize your Page Kit. For each, let's take a look at the original layout and then the transformation.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Original <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_26/WinterSnow.htm">Love Joy Peace</a> Layout</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kits-1.html">Love Joy Peace Layout transformed</a> with embellishments</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Original <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_26/WinterSnow.htm">Family Winter</a> Layout</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kits-2.html">Family Winter with Inking</a> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Original <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_9/Birthday.htm">Happy Birthday Blue & Gold</a> Layout</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-3.html">Happy Birthday Blue & Gold with Pop Up Dots</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Original <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_9/Birthday.htm">It's A Party</a> Layout</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-4.html">It's A Party - Expanded</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Original <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_26/WinterSnow.htm">Baby It's Cold Outside</a> Layout</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5p6WlVJALs5arNj1OxS2LE4WH0ELB3lUOAg5LNqChL9QJRvqFwI6qWV6vLYG62AmFbGpJ1LbZm_Vypm61E014PsQV7VxERG1SGe4rikjydX0BTodKsYSw67ioe0hqV-yAvhXmgvQ1D0/s1600/final+left.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="719" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5p6WlVJALs5arNj1OxS2LE4WH0ELB3lUOAg5LNqChL9QJRvqFwI6qWV6vLYG62AmFbGpJ1LbZm_Vypm61E014PsQV7VxERG1SGe4rikjydX0BTodKsYSw67ioe0hqV-yAvhXmgvQ1D0/s640/final+left.jpg" width="616" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-5.html">Baby It's Cold Outside with Sewing</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Original <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_25/Wedding.htm">Bridal Shower</a> Layout</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-6.html">Bridal Shower Layout with Journaling</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Original <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_25/Wedding.htm">Beach Wedding</a> Layout</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-7.html">Beach Wedding Layout with Pop Up Photos</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvF6jsqL9KV7JNTg1no3wSH0zLJ3Tw5Jbmm4okqmQkwSPdiD-IMm6ZvNyBwwY3ykwrLF15wTiIq4ZGnT5PRXKKrPNQ9AFDJkUM-BnbPJxyExvRnHrwyCnI3wu-mlGYU3DTFIoqfJPSJg/s1600/Honeymoon+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="812" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvF6jsqL9KV7JNTg1no3wSH0zLJ3Tw5Jbmm4okqmQkwSPdiD-IMm6ZvNyBwwY3ykwrLF15wTiIq4ZGnT5PRXKKrPNQ9AFDJkUM-BnbPJxyExvRnHrwyCnI3wu-mlGYU3DTFIoqfJPSJg/s640/Honeymoon+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Original <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_25/Wedding.htm">Bride & Groom Adventures </a>Layout</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLeLVmjSpIApwMr1IL8cpyMRufbo3VmYZirqj6-EWoH91fjOLNwH9xrt4YuVsgCoGWyiS2mIr3VifJLfG64hm84sPQAhA_mD1GdeldCpKQFXnrID5pHLC7BqjN-b6ogKZrYALd2Xs78Nc/s1600/49748433_10108916696121377_3310143557158830080_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="959" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLeLVmjSpIApwMr1IL8cpyMRufbo3VmYZirqj6-EWoH91fjOLNwH9xrt4YuVsgCoGWyiS2mIr3VifJLfG64hm84sPQAhA_mD1GdeldCpKQFXnrID5pHLC7BqjN-b6ogKZrYALd2Xs78Nc/s640/49748433_10108916696121377_3310143557158830080_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-8.html">Bride & Groom Adventures with Flip up Space</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sC8Vy-__dO6SXTWOUhkhWB03Stf8fb5gSoj6oPQmKjCGYNdjEJaX43_rcZXOAsaDFd2VhU-hFYI_Mu-pNiv6KoizM_pHqilUgPNSci-7Ux7QA2YNVl_310PyDT2iV9vY1JU4Kt7c_nA/s1600/cheer+blue+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="926" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sC8Vy-__dO6SXTWOUhkhWB03Stf8fb5gSoj6oPQmKjCGYNdjEJaX43_rcZXOAsaDFd2VhU-hFYI_Mu-pNiv6KoizM_pHqilUgPNSci-7Ux7QA2YNVl_310PyDT2iV9vY1JU4Kt7c_nA/s640/cheer+blue+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Original <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_20/Sports.htm">Cheer Blue</a> Layout</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7Xwu2xZfbqCkMxO6SAUIVo1R4jrMiXt9KKSqd2i1PN3Xfgfl77WJgpD0_VW2eN_npMaCAcpWhYlHDzlF8W9CRLWTDauD7J6vjpAZh8yjGy4hJcQeroUnO4xULs5pvhJ76zRxJz0jUpE/s1600/cheer+red+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="909" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7Xwu2xZfbqCkMxO6SAUIVo1R4jrMiXt9KKSqd2i1PN3Xfgfl77WJgpD0_VW2eN_npMaCAcpWhYlHDzlF8W9CRLWTDauD7J6vjpAZh8yjGy4hJcQeroUnO4xULs5pvhJ76zRxJz0jUpE/s640/cheer+red+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Original <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_20/Sports.htm">Cheer Red</a> Layout</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWHo7NHUxCWkbEkLN4TWvquWpI6n9SHh12rt6fQ57al7IrJoSQwqE4g9bacziMq7WGqmY-bunsErRsDHTdE4wr-AFo6ZaEB7bgcljQt9i4XxHYOqu9mLdWA86hPKashkWbbrhtvobMFg/s1600/15+layout+with+color+changes+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="945" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWHo7NHUxCWkbEkLN4TWvquWpI6n9SHh12rt6fQ57al7IrJoSQwqE4g9bacziMq7WGqmY-bunsErRsDHTdE4wr-AFo6ZaEB7bgcljQt9i4XxHYOqu9mLdWA86hPKashkWbbrhtvobMFg/s640/15+layout+with+color+changes+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-9.html">Cheer Layout with Color Swap</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Original <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_23/Travel.htm">And We're Off Car</a> Layout</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Original <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_23/Travel.htm">And We're Off Plane</a> Layout</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Original <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_23/Travel.htm">And We're Off Ship</a> Layout</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-10.html">And We're Off Plane with Waterfall Album</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Original <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_46/Scrapbooking.htm">Scrap Till You Drop</a> Layout</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-11.html">Scrap Till You Drop with Washi Tape</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Original <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_20/Sports.htm">Swim</a> Layout</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-12.html">Swim Layout with pocket</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Original <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_20/Sports.htm">Let's Bowl</a> Layout</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-13.html">Let's Bowl Layout with Patterned Paper</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">What a great crop of kits from this month! And more to come in February! Stay tuned for even more!</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481274679265005550.post-79591055586073154312019-01-31T09:30:00.000-06:002019-01-31T09:30:11.048-06:0013 Ways to Personalize your Page Kit. #13: Patterned Paper<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We've come to the final installment of 13 Ways to Personalize your Page Kit! We've covered so much ground! We've looked at <a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kits-1.html">adding embellishments</a>, <a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kits-2.html">inking die cuts</a>, <a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-3.html">using pop up dots</a> to add dimension, <a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-4.html">expanding the kit</a> to add more pages, <a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-5.html">sewing</a>, adding personal touches with <a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-6.html">journaling</a>, adding additional photos with a <a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-7.html">pop out photo album</a>, <a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-8.html">secret flip-up journaling or photo space</a>, <a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-9.html">swapping out colors</a> with our <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_81/Color-Bundles.htm">Color Bundles</a>, adding photo or journaling space with a simple <a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-10.html">waterfall album</a>, using <a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-11.html">washi tape</a>, and creating a <a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-12.html">pocket</a> behind photo mats to hold additional keepsakes. You can check those out by clicking on the one you want to learn more about! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Our final personalization option is simple, but effective. With just a few inches of special paper, you can transform the simplicity of a kit to create something very special for yourself and your precious memories. I love our newest page kit - both its subject and its design, but I LOVE it even more with a few twists that I was able to make.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">Personalization option #13: Patterned Paper</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Using patterned paper is such a simple way to bring so much to your layouts. Don't get me wrong. Cardstock is awesome and we can do SO much with it but, sometimes, a punch of bright pattern paper, or the texture in the design, can highlight your design in the best ways. And this design is awesome. :) Let's take a look at <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_20/Sports.htm">Let's Bowl</a>:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Original <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_20/Sports.htm">Let's Bowl</a> Layout</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Bowling has a special place in my heart. There are so many memories related to bowling - family fun, birthday parties, high school dances, awkward dates, late night disco bowling. It's so much fun! I love that this page kit has a retro vibe that brings back all of the nostalgia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The hardest part for me is choosing a pattern. Which is pretty much most of it, right? Haha! But it's a little bit of an art and a little bit of just trusting your gut. I often like to think about a couple things when I'm looking for a pattern. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">1. What's the vibe I'm going for here? Is it subtle and gentle? Bright and cheerful? Antique? Modern? What do I want to feel when I look at it? For this layout, I wanted to feel fun, bright, and energetic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">2. What are the colors of the layout? Do I want them to match exactly? Do I want to find complementary colors? Are there any colors that are definitely off the table? This layout was especially tricky. The colors are fantastic - very bright and bold - but the greenish blue color mixed in with these bold reds, yellows, and oranges throws most color combinations off. I decided that I wanted to find colors that were bright and bold and could fit into that color wheel, but didn't necessarily have to match these. I also noted that the background was black - very stark - so I wanted the pattern paper to break up a little bit of the darkness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">3.What type of pattern am I going for? Do I want large prints or small features? Do I want randomness or geometrical or symmetrical? How much blank space am I looking for? I wasn't totally sure what I wanted here, but I knew it needed to be small enough of a pattern to peek out between the larger features of the layout. I am also generally drawn to geometrical and symmetrical patterns, so it was likely that I'd go that direction.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">With those things in mind, I started my hunt, quickly eliminating many options just based on these few answers to the questions. I ended up with what I think is the PERFECT patterned paper for what I was going for. Check it out.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Bright, Bold, Energetic, Fun, and right in the wheelhouse for color! </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I seriously love it so much. It's got a little bit of a retro feel and it has all of the characteristics I was looking for. The colors are really close, though not exact, and the bright white stands in stark contrast to the black. When tucked behind some of the larger pieces, it'll be a fantastic addition to the layout! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The next decision is to decide where to put the patterned paper. I usually play around with it for a little while, but I have a few rules I generally go by. They're strictly personal preferences - there are no real rules - but I usually love the outcome when I follow these.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">1. If I'm placing patterned paper on one page of the layout, I usually want to work it into the other page or pages as well. It balances it out and makes it look more cohesive.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">2. If I'm going to be placing it behind something, it needs to breathe. By that, I mean that I want to be able to see the original paper enough that I get the pattern, the feel, the colors. Otherwise, what's the point? Sometimes that can be achieved with a small strip of paper. Sometimes it needs a larger chunk.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">You can see how I achieved those goals in my placement in these photos.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">The large strip at the top allowed me to break up some of the darkness of this page but not take it over. I made sure to place my photo mats in places where the bursts could be seen. Looking at this again, I may change the placement of the red star. I don't love how it's covering the patterned paper when there is plenty of blank space left on that side of the layout. I would probably move it.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">I decided to show more of the patterned paper by layering the photo mats and letting the patterned paper shine on top.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">With the bold patterned paper photo mat right next door, I decided to keep this one a little more subtle. I cut the top photo mat a little smaller than I normally would to show the bursts around the outsides.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I just love how this layout turned out. It's so much fun to play with patterned paper and see how you can turn the volume up on an already fabulous layout to make it just a little more special. Those disco bowling photos will look FANTASTIC on this layout now! Don't you think?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">And with that, we come to the end of our 13 Ways to Personalize your Page Kit series! It's been such a fun challenge to look at each of our new kits with fresh eyes and find ways to make them more special to me. If you've enjoyed it as much as I have, you're in luck! While I wont be revamping every kit we put out, I'll be choosing some each month to transform and blogging about it with tips and tricks. We'll be featuring new kits for sure, but also some of our wonderful classic kits as well! So let me know if there's one you'd love to see transformed or if there's a technique you'd like to see. I'm definitely up for the challenge! Until next time, Happy Scrapping!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481274679265005550.post-28309759935326273552019-01-29T09:30:00.000-06:002019-01-29T09:30:06.146-06:0013 Ways to Personalize your Page Kit. #12: Pockets!<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">It's time for installment #12 of 13 Ways to Personalize your Page Kit! If you've missed our previous posts, you can find them here (</span><a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kits-1.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">1</a><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">, </span><a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kits-2.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">2</a><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">, <a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-3.html">3</a>, <a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-4.html">4</a>, <a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-5.html">5</a>, <a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-6.html">6</a>, <a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-7.html">7</a><span id="goog_1689246883"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a><span id="goog_1689246884"></span>, <a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-8.html">8</a>, <a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-9.html">9</a>, <a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-10.html">10</a>, <a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-11.html">11</a></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">). We're almost to our big number 13! Why 13? Down Memory Lane turns 13 this year and we're finding lots of ways to celebrate. Along with weekly and monthly deals throughout the month of January (check them out on our </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/downmemoryln/" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Facebook page</a><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">!), we're releasing 13 brand new page kits and doing a blog series on 13 ways to personalize them - 1 post for each of the years we've been blessed to be a part of your memory keeping. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">Our 12th option is one that I commonly use because it's so quick and easy. I also love it because I usually have extras that I want to keep - extra photos, notes, tickets, brochures, etc - but I don't want to put them on the main layout. Creating a simple pocket makes a space for them without cutting out any of the layout's design! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">Personalization Option #12: Pockets!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">Before we get to the changes, let's look at the page kit we're highlighting today:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">As is often the case for me with sports layouts, I always have more than photos that I want to keep. I probably border on ridiculous, but I keep programs, schedules, stats, newspaper clippings, and various other momentos from the season. I used to struggle with what to do with all of those, but creating pockets has worked wonders for me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">I almost feel a little weird doing an entire blog post on this because it's so simple to do, but it really changes the game for me with scrapbooking. The best part is that all you need is a page kit and some adhesive. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">What I usually do is take a look a the layout and assess where I can create pockets. Sometimes, if there is a large die cut, I can put a pocket behind it, but most of the time, I just use the photo mats. The photos will be placed on the top, and then the momentos can be placed - hidden - behind the photo mat in the pocket. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">Once you've chosen your photo mat, you'll just need to put adhesive on three sides (leaving the top open). I try to put the glue as close to the edges as possible to leave the most pocket space.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">When you've got your adhesive on the mat, you just place that mat where you would have placed your photo mat and voila! You've got a pocket! Now you've got somewhere to place those special things you want to save but don't want to feature.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The great part is that it doesn't change the layout and you'd never know it was there! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">As I said, it's ridiculously simple! But that doesn't mean it's not fabulous! We've got one more personalization option coming in the next few days as we round out the first month of this new year. Catch up on those previous posts and come back for installment #13!</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481274679265005550.post-76779013387581312362019-01-25T09:30:00.000-06:002019-01-25T09:30:09.909-06:0013 Ways to Personalize your Page Kit. #11: Washi Tape<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We are on number 11 of 13 Ways to Personalize your page kit and I almost can't believe we're already here! It's our LAST Kit of the Week for the month (though not our last release)! This month has absolutely flown by. But I guess it's like they say - time flies when you're having fun - and we've had so much fun this month transforming page kits and letting our creative juices flow! We hope you've enjoyed it all so far! So ELEVEN! That means we've already covered 10 different ways you can personalize your page kits. If you missed any of them, no worries! You can catch up! Just click on the one you want and it'll take you directly there: 1.<a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kits-1.html">embellishments</a>, 2.<a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kits-2.html">inking</a>, 3.<a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-3.html">pop up dots</a>, 4.<a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-4.html">expansion</a>, 5.<a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-5.html">sewing</a>, 6.<a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-6.html">journaling</a>, 7.<a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-7.html">pop out photos</a>, 8.<a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-8.html">secret flip-up space</a>, 9.<a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-9.html">color swap</a>, and 10.<a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-10.html">waterfall album</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">And that brings us to number 11: Washi Tape. There are a million ways to use washi tape. The possibilities are as vast as your creativity. I love to keep it handy for when inspiration strikes, and our newest page kit lent itself perfectly to this technique. Before we get to the technique, let's look at this fantastic page kit. We've got hundreds of page kits dedicated to your family, your friends, your events, your vacations, and your other joys, but this one is ALL. ABOUT. YOU! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">GAH! Isn't is SO cute!?! I just love it! The colors are bright and fun, the die cuts are perfect (those "stickers"), and it just makes me want to head for a weekend crop! Honestly, I didn't want to do anything major to this kit because I just love how it's set up. BUT, in the spirit of 13 ways, I found a way to work in #11 in subtle, but fun ways.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">Personalization Option #11: Washi Tape</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Everyone I know has their favorites. Their favorite brand, their favorite thickness, their favorite place to buy it. But, for me, I'll take any kid of washi tape. It's just thin strips of tape and it's removable, so it's easy to use, there are often unique and fun designs or words, and - my favorite feature - although inexpensive on it's own, bargain bins are often filled with rolls of it. We've got a set of rolls in our design space that works with nearly every project you could imagine, so I grabbed that, and started brainstorming.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">All this cute polka dotted washi tape came in a nice little tube from Doodlebug. Brilliantly, I didn't take a photo them from the side so you could see the polka dots...</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The first thing I did was assess the layout and see what the washi possibilities were. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I decided the obvious choice would be to removed the paper die cut "tape" and replace it with washi tape. I also decided I would try to spruce up those photo mat overlays. Next, I took a look at my color choices and picked a few that matched well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Once I had my choices, I just started playing! I added the washi tape instead of the "tape" die cuts and experimented with the photo overlays. For the first overlay, I just tore pieces of washi tape at random lengths and lined the outside to create a bit of a patchwork look.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> For the other overlay, I decided to run the washi tape sideways so the squares would all be exactly the same size and alternate colors to get my desired effect.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The best part of using washi tape is how quick and simple it is! In just a few minutes, I had made some changes to the original layout that were a little more personal and quirky. And if you try something and you don't like it, you can remove it! I'm not totally sold on the washi tape on the overlays, if I'm honest. The page kit has so much going on that I'm not sure it needs it. But I'm definitely going to use that on another layout that needs a little punch!! So experiment! Explore! Have Fun! You'll never know if you'll like it unless you give it a try.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">That's all for the 11th way to personalize your page kit! Stay tuned for our final 2! And don't forget to check out our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/downmemoryln/">Facebook </a>page to keep up on the weekly deals for the month of January!</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481274679265005550.post-17852144376980741542019-01-24T09:30:00.000-06:002019-01-24T09:30:02.686-06:0013 Ways to Personalize your Page Kit. #10: Waterfall Album<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We're on number 10 of 13 Ways to Personalize your Page Kits and this method is one of my favorites for its aesthetic appeal and functionality. The Waterfall Album takes a little extra care to make sure the dimensions are right, but the effect is fantastic! And it's interactive, which always gets me excited. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">If you're just hopping into this blog series, we've done 9 page kit revamps using various techniques. You can check them out here: <a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kits-1.html">1. Embellishments</a>, <a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-2.html">2. Inking</a>,<a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-3.html"> 3. Pop-Up Dots</a>, <a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-4.html">4. Expansion</a>, <a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-5.html">5. Sewing</a>, <a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-6.html">6. Journaling</a>, <a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-7.html">7. Pop-Up Photos</a>,<a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-8.html"> 8. Secret Flip-Up Space</a>, and <a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-9.html">9. Color Changes</a>. Some of those techniques have drastically changed the page kit and some have just given them a little punch and personality. Check them out!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">For this method, we're using our newest travel kit, And We're Off, and I couldn't think of a better one to add additional photo mats to! After all, we all take way too many photos when we're travelling! And I never want to cut them down. This one has a little bonus - there are 3 versions! We don't all travel the same way, so we've got the plane, the car, and the ship. The waterfall album is the same no matter which one you use, but I've got to show you all of them in their original form - they're just too cute!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Aren't they the best!? I love the vibe. On the original layout, there are 6 photo mats, which is pretty great, but like I said, 6 is just never enough for me. A really simple way to add more photos without adding another entire page is to add a waterfall album. They're interactive, they look great, and they do the job well!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Below, you can see the finished product as it flips through.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">Personalization Option #10: Waterfall Album</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">First, gather your products. You'll need a ruler, a pencil, glue, and your cardstock. I wanted to have 5 photos, so I had (5) 4" x 4" brown squares, (5) 3 3/4" x 3 3/4" cream squares to double mat, and (1) 1 1/2" x 12" strip of squash cardstock. If you don't want to double mat your photos, you do not need the 3 3/4" squares.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Once you have your supplies, we'll focus on getting the cardstock lined up. You'll need to take one of your 4" x 4" squares and your 1 1/2" x 12" strip and line the square up with the short end of the strip, like below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Next, you'll use your ruler and pencil to mark out the lines for the rest of the squares. Mark one mark for each photo square 1 mm apart from the original line. I had 4 additional squares (after the original square), so I marked the edge 1 mm apart for each one - 4 additional marks in total.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Next, mark 1 mm for each photo on the other side of the strip. Then you'll connect those lines using the ruler and your pencil.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">At this point, you can set aside your ruler and pencil. Fold the strip along each penciled line. You will fold away from you. If you have 5 lines, you should have 5 folds bending backwards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Next we'll add our photo mats to the strip. If you have not already, now would be the time to adhere your mats together if you're double matting them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Place your adhesive on the bottom of the strip - stopping before the first folded line. Then take your first photo mat and place it on the strip. It should fit perfectly, since the line was drawn to size. Make sure the strip is placed down the center. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Line up the photo mat with the bottom of the strip and the line at the top and press down.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">After your first mat is adhered, we'll move on to the next. For each additional mat, you'll put adhesive on the strip between the folded lines. Then line the top of the mat with the line and line the sides with the mat below. Repeat this until you've adhered all of the additional mats.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">All photo mats adhered</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br />After all mats are adhered, take the remaining strip sticking out the top and bend back, creasing at the top of the highest mat, and folding flat to the back of the mats.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">And you're done! This is how it should look when completed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> That tab that sticks out the bottom is your pull tab! You just pull gently on the tab and your photos will begin to flip up. It's like magic! đ</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Gently pull the tab and watch your photos go by!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Taa-Daa!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Pro tips: when you adhere your waterfall, there's a couple things to keep in mind. First, make sure you place your adhesive on the bottom photo mat only. You don't want to place your adhesive on the pull tab - or it wont pull! And make sure to only put it on the bottom mat or the top ones will not flip up.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481274679265005550.post-24959232001591533072019-01-22T09:30:00.000-06:002019-01-22T09:30:01.647-06:0013 Ways to Personalize your Page Kit. #9: Color Swap<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Since we turn THIRTEEN this year, we're releasing 13 new kits this month and for each kit we release, I'm blogging about another way to take that page kit and make it your own. We've shown the versatility in our page kits with our first 8 releases and their revamps. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">They are great on their own for the scrapper who is in a time crunch, or they are a great starter kit for those who want to use their creativity to take them to the next level. We've explored <a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kits-1.html">embellishments</a>, <a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kits-2.html">inking</a>, <a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-3.html">pop up dots</a>, <a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-4.html">expansion</a>, <a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-5.html">sewing</a>, <a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-6.html">journaling</a>, <a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-7.html">pop out photos</a>, and <a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-8.html">secret flip up space</a> as ways to make these kits your own. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We've got yet another way to revamp your page kits this time AND we're using one of our birthday month weekly specials to do it! This week only (January 19-25, 2019), we're introducing <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_81/Color-Bundles.htm">Color Bundles</a> in our online shop. These $5 packs include cardstock, patterned paper, bakers twine, and sequin embellishments in matching shades of the color you desire. They make it easy to make your layouts match your team colors, your party colors, or even just your favorite colors! I'll show you how we did that with our newest page kit, <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_20/Sports.htm">Cheer</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Our new Cheer page kit comes in two color options, Blue or Red. It's difficult to do sports pages that work for every team - there are just so many different color combinations - so when we do use team colors, we often try to use the most common school and team colors. But we know that doesn't work for everyone. So what can you do? That's where our new Color Bundles come in! Find the colors you desire and swap them into the kit to make it work for you.</span><br />
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My family lives in the small town of Osseo, Wisconsin - home of the Osseo Thunder. Our colors are orange and black, so I thought this would be a great opportunity to show how simple it is to take this layout and make it work for the Mighty Mighty Thunder!</div>
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First, I took the brightest orange color from the Orange Color Bundle and a bit of Black cardstock from my stash. I also started with Cheer Red because I knew I could use the white pieces included in my layout. </div>
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After I gathered my paper, I took note of the photo mats and strips that I was removing and cut replacement strips and mats from my cardstock. You can see that the layout has white photo mats and white strips along the sides. I could have kept all of those from the original layout, but I decided that, since our colors are orange and black, I wanted to replace the white strips with black to make it more like my school. I did keep the white photo mats, though. It broke up the color a little bit. </div>
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After taking care of the large pieces of cardstock, I took stock of the die cuts. I decided that most of the die cuts could just be transferred to my layout because they were dark grey and white. I definitely needed to change the red megaphone and the pom poms, so I pulled them off of the layout and got to work.</div>
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I started with the megaphone. I decided I wanted it to be orange, so I pulled out some orange cardstock, and the die cut and began to trace. </div>
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Once my die cut was traced, I cut it out with scissors.</div>
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Once that was completed, I traced and cut out the other die cuts that I wanted to change. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">With all of the red pieces replaced with orange or black, I'm ready to assemble my page kit! I also decided to swap the background color to a light kraft paper to look more like a basketball court. So here's the final product!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">You can see how some simple color swaps remade this page kit to match perfectly with my orange and black team! And I still have the majority of the color bundle left to swap other projects and make them work for me! This is such a simple thing to do with any page kit to make it work for you. You get all the basics and the design done for you and you can just swap in a few colors here and there to make it work for you. Such a great option! So check out those <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_81/Color-Bundles.htm">Color Bundles</a>, available this week on our website for just $5 and stay tuned for more revamps throughout the rest of the month!</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481274679265005550.post-5852859428791890992019-01-18T09:30:00.000-06:002019-01-18T09:30:02.930-06:0013 Ways to Personalize Your Page Kit. #8: Secret Flip-Up Space<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">It's time for installment #8 of 13 Ways to Personalize your Page Kit! Can you believe we're on #8 already!? If you've been with us this whole time, you'll know we've covered a variety of ways to make your page kits your own and number 8 another great option! If you're just joining us now, that's ok! Each post can stand alone, but if you'd like to catch up, here's what we've done so far: <a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kits-1.html">embellishments</a>, <a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-2.html">inking</a>, <a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-3.html">pop up dots</a>, <a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-4.html">expansion</a>, <a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-5.html">sewing</a>, <a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-6.html">journaling</a>, and <a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-7.html">pop-up photos</a>. You can click on any of those to be taken to that post</span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">If you're just joining us you might be wondering why 13? Down Memory Lane turns 13 this year and we're finding lots of ways to celebrate. Along with weekly and monthly deals throughout the month of January (check them out on our </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/downmemoryln/" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Facebook page</a><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">!), we're releasing 13 brand new page kits and doing a blog series on 13 ways to personalize them - 1 post for each of the years we've been blessed to be a part of your memory keeping. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">I had a tough time coming up with a great name for number 8, but it's still awesome! The best I can do it: Secret Flip-Up Space. It's utilizing space beneath large die cuts or photo mats on your layout to create journaling or extra photo space. Our newest page kit, <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_25/Wedding.htm">Bride & Groom Adventures</a> seemed like the perfect page kit to showcase this option.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">Personalization Option #8: Secret Flip-Up</span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"> Space</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">Before we start the transformation process, let's take a look at the original page kit and talk about why I thought this page kit would be perfect for this option.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Original Bride & Groom Adventures Layout</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">The main point of this transformation option is to create space behind items to keep the main design of the layout intact, but to allow space for other personal notes or keepsakes. It's easiest to create large spaces behind photo mats or large die cuts. This layout has plenty of photo mats to use, but it also has two very large die cut groups. I decided to use the title piece and the group of suitcases to create my hidden sections - then you can get an idea of how to create these areas behind odd-shaped items.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Bride and Groom Adventures layout with added Secret Flip-Up Space</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">I realize that some of you are probably thinking "what in the world is secret flip-up space?" This photo above shows what we'll be creating. These areas are totally hidden when the die cuts are down, but you can flip them up to reveal journaling or additional keepsakes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">The first thing we're going to do is assemble the die cuts so we have the cutouts exactly the way they will be on the page. Once you've selected and assembled them, place them on your desired cardstock and trace them with a pencil. Make sure you have the side you want to see to be face up when tracing. I only had textured cardstock and I knew I wanted to use this as journaling space, so I made sure the smooth side was facing up so it'd be easier to write on.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Trace you die cuts lightly with a pencil.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">You can see the outline of the traced set.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> Next, you'll want to cut it out, but be sure to cut just inside the pencil marks to keep it slightly under the original size so it doesn't poke out when the die cuts are flipped down. This will also eliminate pencil marks on your layout. In order to connect this to your original die cut, you'll need to leave additional paper along the side of the die cut where you want it to hinge. I wanted the hinge to be at the top of the die cut, so instead of cutting across the top pencil line, I added about 1" to 1 1/2" flap on the top that I would be connecting to the die cuts. If you are uncomfortable eye-balling that, you can cut a 2" high strip the length of your die cut and glue it to the underside of the traced piece leaving about 1 1/2" out.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Traced piece cut out and flap attached to top to create a hinge</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">After you've got your back piece, take your die cut and line it up on top of the piece and make sure it fits nicely. Trim any pieces you need to hide it underneath. The top flap should stick out well above the die cut.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> Once you have it lined up, carefully fold the top flap over top of the die cut to create a crease along the top. Be sure to keep the die cut securely in place so it doesn't shift while you are folding.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> Remove the die cut and crease the top flap completely. You can trim it down to your desired size and place glue on the top to adhere to the die cut.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> Place the die cut back on top with the glued section pressed down. Your back piece should now be completely hidden behind the die cut.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> Once the adhesive is dried, lift the flap to reveal your secret space!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Hidden space!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">This title came with a solid background piece so it was easy to create a flip up section. But what if the die cuts are not all part of one complete piece? Next, I'll take the luggage die cuts and show you how to easily create a background piece that will attach to your hidden cardstock.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">The easiest way to do this is to take a few small rolls of tape, and tape your die cuts to a piece of cardstock. Then, using a pencil, trace the die cuts. Cut the background out and then glue the die cuts to the background in the same way that you had taped them. It's simple and it takes just a couple of minutes to do. It will make creating the flap so much easier. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Die cuts adhered to the background I created. It makes them much easier to move around and attach.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Next, you'll use the same method as above to create your hidden space. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Trace your die cuts and cut out a hidden back piece. </span></td></tr>
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<br /> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">You'll notice that since the top part where the is set is not flat, that there is extra cardstock that pokes out. Just simply take a small scissors and trim the excess cardstock. Since the flap is about 1/2"-1" long, it reaches far enough down the original die cut set to trim the tops and not harm the hinge section.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">And we're all set! You've got a second secret flip-up space!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">I love this option because there are many times that I love the look of the original layout and don't want to disturb it, but I also want to add my own stuff. This option lets me do both! The original design of the layout is there when the die cuts are flipped down and I have my own special sections when I flip them up! It's the best of both worlds and all I needed was a little extra cardstock!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">I'd love to know what you think and how you might use this option. Leave a comment here or on our Facebook page and let us know!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481274679265005550.post-91741299961707195622019-01-17T09:30:00.000-06:002019-01-17T09:30:07.040-06:0013 Ways to Personalize your Page Kit. #7: Pop Up Photos<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We're just over halfway through our 13 Ways to Personalize your page kit and it's been a great series! We've covered <a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kits-1.html">embellishments</a>, <a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kits-2.html">inking</a>, <a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-3.html">pop up dots</a>, <a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-4.html">expansion</a>, <a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-5.html">sewing</a>, and, most recently, <a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-6.html">journaling</a>. If you're interested in checking out those blog posts, click on one of those options when you've finished this post! </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> If you're just joining us you might be wondering why 13? Down Memory Lane turns 13 this year and we're finding lots of ways to celebrate. Along with weekly and monthly deals throughout the month of January (check them out on our </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/downmemoryln/" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Facebook page</a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">!), we're releasing 13 brand new page kits and doing a blog series on 13 ways to personalize them - 1 post for each of the years we've been blessed to be a part of your memory keeping.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Number 7 in the series uses a unique card technique to create more photo space using a pop-up photo album. I am SO excited to share this with you! I don't even want to wait until the end to show you. Here's a quick photo of what it will look like when we're finished.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Look at that! It's it gorgeous! Let's get to it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">Personalization Option #7: Pop Up Photos</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I'm one of those people that takes hundreds of photos and it's difficult for me to narrow down which ones are my favorite, so I'm always a fan of ways to fit more photos on a page - especially without detracting from the design of the kit. This method adds SIX additional photos to each photo mat spot! I only used it on one of the photo mats, but, you could easily add one of these to each photo mat and seriously increase your photo possibilities!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As always, before we get there, let's look at this new release in it's original form.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Gosh, I love this layout! It looks just like a <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_25/Wedding.htm">beach wedding</a>!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Here's what you'll need to create the pop out photos:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> - cardstock cut into the following dimensions: 8" x 3 1/2", 9 1/2" x 3 1/2", an</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">d 10" x 4". I matched the gray color of the back mat on the layout. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> - 18" ribbon or bakers twine</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> - adhesive </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> - ruler</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> - pencil</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> - optional: cardstock to create double mat look.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">When you open it back up, it should look like this.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">2. Unfold the cardstock and turn it so the crease runs vertically. Mark the paper 5.5 mm in from each of the corners.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Your marks should look like this when completed</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">3. Using a ruler, line up opposite, diagonal marks, and draw a line connecting them.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">4. Do the same the opposite way.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">5. Either by sight, or using the ruler, fold along the diagonally drawn lines and crease.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Repeat with the other diagonal line.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Once the folds are complete, the cardstock should look like this.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">6. Starting with one side, pinch the edges together following the fold that was created. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">7. Bring the edges fully together and crease along the top. Repeat with the other side.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once both sides are folded in, the shape should look like this with the triangle on top on both sides. Set aside for now.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">1. Take you medium rectangle, and fold in half crosswise. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Next, take your medium sized rectangle (9 1/2" x 3 1/2") and follow along below:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">2. Fold an additional time crosswise</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">3. Unfold to show 4 equal sized sections between the folds.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">4. You'll need to reverse the folds to create a simple accordion that looks like this. It will need to be folded this way in order to tuck inside the folded section nicely. Set that aside with your first folded piece.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Finally, take your longest rectangle (10" x 4") and proceed with the following:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">1. Flip your rectangle so that the short side is closest to you.</span></td></tr>
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2. Take your original folded piece, and, before adhering, line up the point of the triangle with the middle mark. The entire folded piece should fit within the 4" width of the largest piece.<br />
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Once you've lined it up, put adhesive on the triangle top only and adhere.<br />
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Once that is placed, put adhesive on the top triangle and fold down to adhere.<br />
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Press down to adhere and flatten.<br />
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When you open it up, it will look like this.</div>
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Once this is completed, we will add the final piece to our pop out album.<br />
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Before adhering, line up the center of the accordion piece with the marked center line on the original large rectangle piece. The outer pieces of the accordion will hang over the wide edges by design.</div>
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When the centers are lined up, take the furthest right flap and pull back to reveal the piece underneath.</div>
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With the flap bent back, place adhesive on the TOP half of the piece underneath. It's very important to only place adhesive on the top part and not on the entire piece. Then fold the flap back over and press down.</div>
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Once the right side is adhered, switch over to the left side and bend back the left-most flap. </div>
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With the left flap bent back, place adhesive on the BOTTOM half of the piece underneath. Again, it's very important to place adhesive on only the bottom half in order to fold correctly. </div>
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Press down the flap to adhere. When it's completed, the outer edges should be the only ones that are adhered. The center sections should not be adhered.</div>
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This is what it should look like when all is adhered.</div>
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Let's see what this will look like when it's in motion.</div>
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Folded down and flat.</div>
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Starting to open.</div>
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After putting together the basic shape, you can add cardstock to create a double matted look and ribbon to tie it all together. Here's how I did mine.</div>
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I used white to create the photo mats on the pop out portion and matched the blue to the layout to create two 4x4 photo mats on the top and bottom.</div>
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Completed pop out album on the layout!</div>
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6 more photos on this pop out section as well as the original four!</div>
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I couldn't be more excited about this new layout and the pop out photos! What an excellent way to add additional photos or journaling without pulling away from the original design of the layout! I'd love to know what you think and if you think you might use this. I know this will be a staple in my layouts from here on out! </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My little brother is getting married this fall and wedding planning is in full swing. My future sister-in-law, Laura, is pretty much the best. She's down to earth but stylish, she's up for adventure but grounded, and she's thoughtful and incredibly kind. We can't wait for her to officially join the family. She knows how much we love her, but we wanted to throw an extra-special bridal shower to welcome her into the fold. I want to remember all of those details for years to come, so journaling was a great way to keep those memories alive! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Journaling used to be a daunting thing to me. It was hard for me to decide what I want to write about - do I want to just write key facts about the event or do I want to write a story that captures some part of it? It was hard for me to choose where to place it on the page - do I really want to take up a photo mat? How much space to I want to devote to it? Where will it look most natural? I even wondered if I should hand-write it or if I should type it so it looked perfect. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Those questions and my indecisiveness held me back from putting words to paper. Then, about a year ago, I was going through some of my great grandmother's old things and I found a box of photos. Some of those photos had names on them, but the majority of them did not. There were many people in the photos that I did not recognize and it was really sad for me to realize that these people's stories - people she valued enough to hold on to - were lost. We may never know their stories. That's when I decided that journaling was going to be regularly incorporated into my memory keeping. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">There are MANY ways to journal. The simplest way is to post facts. If you remember the 5 Ws from English class, that'll get you started - Who? What? Where? When? Why? Even answering these basic questions will give enough of the story to jog your memory and to pass down to future generations. You can use simple bullet points or write a short paragraph about the event or the person you're celebrating on the page. There is no wrong way to do it - that's the beauty of it! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">If you're still kind of intimidated, take a look at what other people have done and find a style that works for you. I have found this blog post - <a href="https://debbiehodge.com/2012/02/scrapbook-page-journaling-roundup/">20 Lessons on Scrapbook Page Journaling</a> by Debbie Hodge from Get it Scrapped - to have a bunch of wonderful suggestions and ideas. You can check them out and try some yourself!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Before we get to my journaling, let's take a quick look at the page kit before I made changes:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Isn't it the cutest? All those awesome gifts! I really love how this layout is set up - especially the right side with the presents and the photo mats alternating, so I decided to set up my layout exactly like this and use the bottom photo mat on the right side as my target for journaling space.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">First, I needed to decide what information I wanted to incorporate. I decided to do a little mixture of facts and a story. I wanted to remember some details from the day: the food served, the people who attended, the gifts she received, and the games we played. That's a lot of information to fit into a small space, so I made a little flip-up book to attach to the page kit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I started by cutting 4 x 6 pieces of cardstock to write on. I then wrote on each of those pieces leaving about a 1/4 - 1/2 inch margin at the top so I could bind the pages. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The first page was a short detailing of the party highlights. I like writing paragraphs because it gets some of my voice and my style into the writing. I made sure to add a date and location and some other details into the page.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">It was important to me to list those who were in attendance and how they were related to the bride and groom. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I thought it might be interesting to future generations to see the kinds of things we gave as shower gifts!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Once I had written out all of my information, I bound the cards together, with a cover page, by punching two holes through the top and running bakers twine through the holes and tying it to bind the pages together. I then wrote the couple's name on the front and the dates of the shower and their upcoming wedding. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">To be honest, I don't love my handwriting. It's a point of self-consciousness and there are times when I'd much rather print everything to make it look nicer, but I always try to hand-write - as long as it's legible - because it's a piece of me to carry forward. I love looking at my great-grandmother's script. It's so much more meaningful to me than the typed descriptions. So I try to get over my insecurity and continue to hand-write.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">And there you have it! A simple little book of journaling to add context to the photos and give a little more of the story from my perspective. It's such a simple way to pass down even more of the memories to your loved ones!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">That's all for our 6th installment! I'd love to hear how you incorporate journaling into your pagekits! Let me know in the comments. And stay tuned this week for even more ways to personalize your kits with two new releases this week. As always, check out our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/downmemoryln/">facebook page</a> for those great birthday deals going on all month long!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481274679265005550.post-70417556018376793032019-01-11T11:00:00.000-06:002019-01-11T11:00:04.917-06:0013 Ways to Personalize your Page Kit. #5: Sewing<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It's time for installment #5 of 13 Ways to Personalize your Page Kit! If you've missed our first four, you can find them here (</span><a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kits-1.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">1</a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">, </span><a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kits-2.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">2</a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">, </span><a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-3.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">3</a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">, <a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-4.html">4</a>)</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">. If you're just joining us you might be wondering why 13? Down Memory Lane turns 13 this year and we're finding lots of ways to celebrate. Along with weekly and monthly deals throughout the month of January (check them out on our </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/downmemoryln/" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Facebook page</a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">!), we're releasing 13 brand new page kits and doing a blog series on 13 ways to personalize them - 1 post for each of the years we've been blessed to be a part of your memory keeping.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We've just released our 5th page kit of the month and we're on to the 5th way to personalize our page kits: Sewing. There are many ways to use sewing in your paper crafts. You can use straight stitches as borders for photo mats or the pages themselves, you can stitch around the edges of die cuts to give them an extra pop, or you can use different stitches as a design element in your pages. For this page kit, we decided to use sewing to create a quilted look in one of the page features.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">When deciding which way to amp up these page kits, I often let the page kit do the talking. That was definitely the case with our newest page kit, Baby it's Cold Outside. There are many ways I could have personalize this - adding gems, adding patterned paper, or adding additional colors - but a design feature in the original seemed perfect for a little sewing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The original layout has this great strip with colored blocks going down that looks like a quilted piece. I thought it would be fun to add some sewing to the piece to make it really look quilted. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I'll show you how we used our sewing machine to achieve this look, but if you don't have a sewing machine or don't want to pull yours out, there are other ways! You can always hand stitch. It's a lot more time consuming and is more difficult to make uniform and straight, but it can be done! There are also a few tools out there that can help with hand stitching. You can use a stitch spacer, commonly used for leather work, to mark your stitches. Then go over it with your needle and thread. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We had our sewing machine handy, so we used a machine. Here's how you can do it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">If you're not individually stitching each piece, you can adhere the die cuts first and then stitch over top. If you are stitching each piece, stitch first and adhere later. It's much easier to get into all of the sections and maneuver the pieces when they are not adhered. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We decided to stitch along the long side of the piece, so we adhered the die cuts first. One thing to keep in mind is adhesive placement. You don't want adhesive where you will be sewing or it may gum up your needle and machine, so be sure to use glue with that in mind. You don't need much adhesive - the stitches will hold it in place - but it will help keep the paper in place when you run it through the machine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">That wraps up our 5th option for personalizing your page kits! We'd love to know how you use sewing in your scrapbooking or how you'd make this page kit your own! Let us know in the comments! And stay tuned for more new page kits and more ways to personalize them!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481274679265005550.post-70497935158115890082019-01-10T12:00:00.000-06:002019-01-10T12:00:09.824-06:0013 Ways to Personalize your Page Kit. #4: Expansion<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It's time for installment #4 of 13 Ways to Personalize your Page Kit! If you've missed our first three, you can find them here (<a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kits-1.html">1</a>, <a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kits-2.html">2</a>, <a href="https://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kit-3.html">3</a>). If you're just joining us you might be wondering why 13? Down Memory Lane turns 13 this year and we're finding lots of ways to celebrate. Along with weekly and monthly deals throughout the month of January (check them out on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/downmemoryln/">Facebook page</a>!), we're releasing 13 brand new page kits and doing a blog series on 13 ways to personalize them - 1 post for each of the years we've been blessed to be a part of your memory keeping. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">What is page kit expansion? It's simply taking the two page layout you get in our kits and expanding it to 3 or 4+ pages by adding your own cardstock and pattern paper. I love it because there are a million ways to revamp the same page kit depending on your needs. They also always add space for more photos - and who doesn't need that?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">When I saw this new page kit, I knew it'd be perfect for expansion. There are lots of easy to match colors, the pattern paper adds lots of expansion possibilities, there are lots of elements that can be spread across more pages, and I always have way too many birthday photos than fit on two pages. Let's take a look at It's a Party in its original form: <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> <span style="text-align: center;">I never know exactly what I'm going to do when I start a project, so I always pull as many colors and patterns as possible and then weed through as I go.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">One of the first things I do when expanding a kit is remove any die cuts that I would consider "non-essential" from the original layout. That is, without them, the page could still stand alone. That way, I know right in the beginning what can potentially be moved to an additional page without sacrificing the rest of the layout.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Unless inspiration strikes in a really bold way, I usually try to keep relatively close to the original design on the pages, but simply spread them out, rearrange the pieces a bit, and add some extra photo mats. It's much easier to start with the basic layout given to you and begin to shift things around. One of the hardest things for me to decide is where I want to add my 'extra' pages. Do I want to add them to the end of the layout or do I want to add them to the middle and let the original pages kind of bookend the additions?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I decided to add a middle page for a couple of reasons. When expanding a kit, I like to make sure that there are certain elements that carry over to each page to make it look coherent. It may be a color scheme, certain die cuts, or even photo mat placement. In this case, the original layout had some easy choices and I decided to make the striped pattern paper and orange cardstock strip the main connection between each page. Since it was easy to place these on the far ends of the layout, I decided I could use this as a major focal point on the middle page if I put it in the center. It would tie the pages together, but set it distinctly apart. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I wanted it to have purpose, so I placed 3 additional multi-colored photo mats underneath. By making the photos and the patterned strip the major players on this page, I only needed a little more to make it come together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">You'll notice on the left side of the original layout above that it's actually pretty crowded. I decided a great way to ease that and finish off this middle page was to pull the title from the left side and place it at the top in the middle. It doesn't take away from the photos or pattern paper, but makes this whole page come together. I also knew that I wanted each page to have swirls and stars on them to bring a little more continuity, so I placed a few around the title.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">With the new added page pretty set, it was time to play with the original pages! My main focus was to add photo mats and rearrange the die cuts to accent these. Here's what I ended up with:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The right side, after removing the title, really opened up for me. I love the stack of patterned paper presents and didn't want to pull focus away from that, so I used mostly solid colored cardstock, but snuck in one patterned photo mat at the top. I placed it as far away from the other patterned pieces as possible so it wouldn't clash or feel too busy. I also decided that this page could use a bit of whimsy, so I angled the stack of photo mats so it wasn't all perfectly aligned. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">You might wonder where the blue strip on the top left photo mat came from. This was a crazy idea I decided to just go for. To get the whimsically stacked photo mats to fit nicely, I trimmed them a quarter inch on each side and those strips were the leftover pieces from the photo mats! Instead of tossing them in the garbage, I decided to use them to give a little extra color and fun to my photo mats. I loved it on this page so much that I carried them over onto every page.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">With the addition of the patterned photo mat and the scrap strips, I decided to take a quick second look at the middle page to see if I could squeeze those in. I ended up adding a patterned photo mat and some strips between the mats and I just LOVE how this middle page shaped up!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Now, you'd think with all of that on the first and middle pages, what's left for the final page? SO MUCH GOODNESS! The flag banner was still up for grabs so I swung that across the top and used the rest of the space for a few more photo mats. Of course, I worked in the patterned paper in a slightly different way and the scrap strip. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Instead of adding a full mat of patterned paper, I decided to layer this with cardstock to just give a nod to the previous pages, but make this a stand out feature on its own.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I love these pages on their own, but put them together? Check out this fantastic layout!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">All in all, I think it turned out pretty amazing! I liked the original layout, but I adore this expanded one! It's so simple, but so lovely - and holds so many more photos! When all was said and done, these were the pieces I added in addition to what was provided in the kit. It amounted to slightly more than two 12 x 12 pieces of paper. For this jam-packed layout, that's pretty fantastic! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />As I said, kit expansion is one of my favorite things to do for so many reasons. It's a fun challenge, it makes the page kit unique to me, and it allows me to get a lot more bang for my buck! And when you end up with extra pages this cute, what would hold you back? I'd love to know what you would do to change up this layout and make it your own. Let us know in the comments! And stay tuned for more kits and more ways to personalize them.</span></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481274679265005550.post-34580472182715670022019-01-08T09:00:00.000-06:002019-01-08T09:00:00.766-06:0013 Ways to Personalize your Page Kit. #3: Pop Up Dots<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Last week we posted our first two ways to personalize your page kits. We glammed up Love, Joy Peace with some gorgeous embellishments (find it <a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kits-1.html">here</a>) and we added depth and a bit of a rustic feel to Family Winter (shown <a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kits-2.html">here</a>). <span style="background-color: white;">Since we turn THIRTEEN this year (man, time flies!), we're releasing 13 new kits this month and for each kit we release, I'm blogging about another way to take that page kit and make it your own and it's time for #3 - something I almost use too often (if that's possible). I just love it so much. :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Our newly released page kit is Happy Birthday Blue and Gold and it's absolutely perfect for some pop up dots! Here's a quick photo of the final product and then we'll look at how it to do it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I just love this layout. Blue/Gold is one of my favorite color combinations and the look of this layout is so classy. The title on the side is so big and bold and the cake on the other side is super fun. So many of these die cuts are perfect for popping up!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Let's take a look at what I used to create this layout:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">All you need to create this layout is the Happy Birthday Blue and Gold page kit, your choice of adhesive (I like the ATG gun and Nuvo clear drying adhesive), and 3D foam squares.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This original layout has a lot of opportunities for 3D effects. I often want to use pop up dots when there's something I want to feature, like the Happy Birthday title, when there are items stacked, like the birthday cake, or when there are items layered, like the presents. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">When I'm using pop up dots, I often adhere all of the pieces that I know I wont be popping up, just to get a handle on what my options are. You can see below that I adhered some of the die cuts together and the photo mats. This makes it easier to play with and strategize. Once I had these items decided, I adhered the photo mats so I knew what areas I was working with.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Next, I started with the presents. Because they were originally layered, like they were in front and behind each other, this seemed like a natural place to bring some forward. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">It may seem like a little overkill, but I like to space my pop up dots pretty evenly and frequently across the die cut. I don't want too much space in between or to miss areas (like the bow) so it all pops up evenly and doesn't divot over time.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">You can see that they give it just a little bit of a 3D effect.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">You can see that I layered the tall present behind and popped up the front two presents</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">I also decided to pop up the title, so you can see the varying heights in this shot.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Now on to the right side. This cake was calling for pop up dots - some with two layers! I decided to elevate each layer - including the photo mats on the bottom. You can see how they pop up from the page in the photo below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">On one layer of the cake, you can see that there are multi-colored tabs. I thought this was a perfect opportunity to try to double-pop up! You can see in the photo below the effect of the second level.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Here's the completed layout with everything popped up! It's a little difficult to tell how great this looks in a photo, but the 3D effect is so cute! It really makes this birthday layout fun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I love using pop up dots. It's a very simple way to bring dimension and personality to your kits. It adds just a extra something to this layout!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Stay tuned for more techniques this week and through the entire month of January. And don't forget to check out all of our birthday deals on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/downmemoryln/">Facebook page</a>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Since we turn THIRTEEN this year (man, time flies!), we're releasing 13 new kits this month and for each kit we release, I'm blogging about another way to take that page kit and make it your own. Like I mentioned in post #1 (which you can find <a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kits-1.html">here</a>), we love the versatility of our page kits! They are great on their own for the scrapper who is in a time crunch, or they are a great starter kit for those who want to use their creativity to take them to the next level. So we're on #2: Inking! So grab your ink pads and sponges and let's see how Joanne used them on our newest page kit, Family Winter.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Our newest page kit is <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_26/WinterSnow.htm">Family Winter</a>. I forgot to take a fully assembled original picture - dang - but here's a look at the original pieces. It's unassembled, so it's not placed perfectly, but you get the picture. ;)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Man, that snowman gets me. Isn't it just so cute? And I absolutely love the colors in this layout. It's got a wintery feel, but it's still warm and cozy. It's perfect. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Inking is the simple act of placing ink on items in your layout. Most often, it's around the edges of the die cuts, mats, and pattern paper. I love this option because it's an incredibly inexpensive, easy, and quick way to add dimension and design to something. You can create depth by adding edging to your die cuts so they pop out more or you can create an antique or rustic look to your pages by rubbing ink along the edges and into the piece a little bit. The best part? All you need is an ink pad, a sponge, and a little elbow grease. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It's important to use the ink before you adhere your pieces. Sometimes when you adhere things, it can make it difficult to get into all of the spaces. If you're trying to add dimension or antique to your look, you'll want to use black or dark brown ink. Black can be a little stark on lightest colors, but when brown would look strange (for example: in a layout full of neons and brights), black is a good choice. These colors in our layout lend themselves perfectly to brown, so we chose a dark coffee brown color.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Do you ink the edges of everything? Well, you can! There's really no wrong way to do this. You'll have to try a few things to see what your personal aesthetic is. Joanne uses ink in a lot of her page kits, and she often only inks the lighter colored paper to make it stand out and skips the dark colors. Let's look at a couple photos and talk about areas Joanne avoided.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This is a good close up of some of the stark differences in the darkest and lightest colors of this layout. The maroon and dark brown colors shown in the title and it's colors underneath are very dark. You could ink the maroon with a very dark brown and a bit of a heavy hand and it would make that line more defined, but we decided it didn't really need it. The whites are very light and so were inked with a light to medium hand. This patterned paper is a great example of an opportunity to amp up the vintage feel with some ink. These colors and the style have a vintage vibe, so inking the edges and a little extra in from the sides can make this patterned paper look antiqued and warm.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="font-size: large;">This photo shows all of the main colors in <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_26/WinterSnow.htm">Family Winter</a>. There are some fairly dark colors (dark green, maroon, and brown). We decided to leave those colors in their original form because they stand out enough on their own. The lighter colors and the pattern paper would be our main inking targets. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">There are a couple different inking techniques that Joanne uses on a regular basis. We'll look at those two options next.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The first option is to use a sponge. Dab your ink pad and get a good amount of ink across the bottom of the sponge. Then, holding the sponge nearly perpendicular to the paper, brush the sponge along the edge of the paper. You can press inward as much as desired to spread the ink in toward the center. The further in your press, the deeper the effect of the inking. You can see this first technique in the photos below:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The second option is to forego the sponge and just use the ink pad. To use this option, you can take the paper and scrape the edges directly against the ink pad. It can result in a little deeper color and can allow you to get further into the paper than some sponges may allow. This is a bit of an easier method, but if your ink pad is juicy, you may was to use the sponge method. It can be challenging to control the ink if it's very wet. Joanne shows us how to do this in the next photos:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Joanne lightly inked the edges of the patterned paper to give it a little depth and pop. You can see the difference it makes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Here are a few other areas that were emboldened by the sponge inking method:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">You can really see the difference with the edging on this snowbank.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"> The strip of snow and snowflake are not inked, while the snowbank is. It really makes it pop!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Inking is a great way to add a personal twist to your page kits! It's so simple, quick, and inexpensive! We love how easy it is to add dimension and a vintage look with this technique!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This was #2 in our series of 13 Ways to Personalize your Page Kits! You can find #1 <a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2019/01/13-ways-to-personalize-your-page-kits-1.html">here</a>. Stay tuned for more this month as we continue to celebrate our 13th birthday!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481274679265005550.post-82853013991867005852019-01-01T10:30:00.000-06:002019-01-01T10:30:02.883-06:0013 Ways to Personalize your Page Kits. #1: Embellishments!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It's January 1, 2019. TWENTY-NINTEEN - can you believe it? Down Memory Lane turns 13 this year! Time passes so fast. How can we be 13 already? But we're preaching to the choir here. We scrapbookers are keenly aware of the speed that time passes. That's one of the reasons we pour our heart and soul into our page kits and designs. We know how important it is to capture those memories so we don't miss them! </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We're proud to have been a part of preserving your memories for 13 years - with many more to come - and we think that's worth celebrating! For the entire month of January, we're celebrating our birthday with lots of fun, games, deals, and new offers! If you're not already a Facebook fan of Down Memory Lane, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/downmemoryln/">head on over there right now</a> to make sure you don't miss out on all the fun! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This layout is gorgeous. I know it's literally the first day of the year, but I'm willing to already say this is going to be one of my favorite layouts of 2019. The colors are perfect, the deer and the cardinals are beautiful, and the layout is everything that title says. At first, I didn't want to touch this page kit. It's so pretty on its own, but when I see snow in a layout, my instinct is to add sparkle, so I pulled out a few different embellishment options and started playing around.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I knew I wanted to add some shine to the page kit, but I wasn't totally sure which embellishments I wanted to use, so I pulled out a few options that caught my eye. In the upper left corner, I have an assortment of dew drops - clear, white, and chrome. These are similar to epoxy dots, but they aren't as flat. In the upper right corner, I have an assortment of clear gemstones. In the bottom left corner are some small red gemstones, and in the bottom right corner is an assortment of buttons. Once I had some solid options, I started placing them around the layout to see what looked best.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> My original thought was to only add clear gemstones to the layout to add some sparkle to the kit, so I began with those. The title was an easy place to start because it has punctuation marks, which you can see in the original. Any time there are periods, commas, dots to "i"s, my first inclination is to cover it with something special. This title sequence was perfect and I love the addition of the gemstones. They're small enough that they don't take away from it, but they add just enough extra.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">After I added the gems to the title, I decided the snowflakes would pop a little better with something added. Since there are both small and large snowflakes, I decided to add small and large gemstones to the snowflake centers. You can see the effect on these snowflakes surrounding the Cardinal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I placed clear gemstones on all of the snowflakes and, although I liked the additional sparkle, it just seemed a little too much. The subtle beauty of the layout was lost under all the bling.</span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I removed the gems from the snowflakes, but left them on the title. I still wanted to highlight those snowflakes, though, so I thought the dew drops might be just enough and tested a few colors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I liked the white dew drop, but I thought it blended in a little too much. The clear dew drop made it look like wet snow, so I decided to use the clear ones on the snowflakes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Right side of layout with clear gems in title and clear dew drops in snowflakes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Left side of layout with clear dew drops in snowflakes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just lovely! At this point, I took a step back and assessed whether I should go further or add more. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Love, Joy, Peace layout with the clear gems and clear dew drops.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I decided that I love the look of this, but I really wanted to find a way to use those white dew drops. I'm not sure what it was about them, but if I could make it work without pulling focus away from the layout, I was going to do it. I pulled them out and started playing around with the snow at the bottom to see if they could add a little something there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Right side with white dew drops scattered in the snow. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Left side with white dew drops in snow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Turns out, I LOVED it. Those little snow drops made the large swatch of snow on the bottom more interesting and they were subtle enough that the original design of the layout still shone through.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, on any other day, I may have stopped here, but since this was all about embellishments, I wanted to see if I could add some red in here to make those berries burst on the page. I pulled out some red buttons and red gems and took a look.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Berries with an assortment of button options: small red, small green, or large red. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I decided the buttons, although cute, had a little too much of a homemade look to them. If I had been doing this layout for my grandma who loves to sew, I probably would have kept the buttons. Since that was not my plan, I decided the small red gems gave just enough extra red, but didn't take away from the layout. The red gems were a great addition.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Isn't it beautiful!? It keeps the original design of the layout in focus, but the embellishments just make it stand out a little more and make it personal to me. Someone else may have this layout, but the gems and dew drops take it to the next level and create something original and beautiful for <i>my</i> album.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To get the full effect, let's take a look at the originals and finished pages side by side!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I just love how this turned out! The original design shines through, but the added embellishments just give it a little extra sparkle! Exactly what I was going for. What do you think? I'd love to see your comments below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It's simple, but adding embellishments to a layout is a great way to bring our page kits to the next level and to personalize your kits! It's just 1 of the 13 ways we'll be showing you to make our kits your own. Stay tuned through the rest of the month for all 13 of our new releases and 13 ways to personalize them!</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481274679265005550.post-2262794754122900382018-12-30T19:25:00.004-06:002018-12-30T19:25:44.778-06:002018, Thanks For the Memories!<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The week between Christmas and New Years Day is always a bit of a blur, but I try to slow down and use the time to focus on two things: reflecting on the year before and imagining the year ahead. It's December 30th, and I'm still in reflection mode. 2018 has been a good year. It hasn't been without its challenges - come on, Facebook algorithms! - but it's been good. We've shifted how we do some things, honed our skills and pushed ourselves, tapped some new strengths in our staff, designed and produced some beautiful pagekits, and worked hard to connect with YOU - our fans and customers! 2019 will bring its own challenges and its own goodness, but let's take a look back at some of our favorite releases of 2018!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Who says winter needs to be delicate and white? Not us! This fun layout is bright, cheerful, and has SO many photo mats for all of your outdoor winter fun!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just LOOK at these darling penguins!! There is so much to love about this page kit - the snowflakes, the colors, the icicles, even the font - but those penguins are my personal favorite!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_9/Birthday.htm">Birthday</a> Favorites</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">When I think Birthday, I think Bright, Fun, and PARTAAAAYYYY! This layout is ALL of those things! From that awesome, swirly, triple-layered title to the giant party hats to those fun photo mat overlays, this layout screams Birthday Fun!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">I adore this layout. It's bright and fun in a classic way. That cupcake looks good enough to eat and the color blocking in the background makes the layout pop. This layout is perfect for anyone's birthday celebration!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"> know I'm not supposed to pick favorites, but I confess. Happy Birthday Swirls is definitely my favorite birthday layout from 2018. There's so much I love about them. The colors are fantastic, the flags and swirls make it feel like a party I want to be at, the layout feels whimsical, and I can use both of them for just about everyone in my family. </span></td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_23/Travel.htm"> </a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_23/Travel.htm">Travel</a> Favorites</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Our Travel category was super popular in 2018! To keep up with all of the requests and demand, we put out a number of destination and travel pages - and more to come in 2019!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Texas was a definite customer favorite and we love it too! It's hard to capture all of the beauty and features of a state in a two-page layout - especially a state the size of Texas - but we love these design elements! And, come on!, that armadillo! đ</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">California was another fan and personal favorite this year! With the beachy vibes on the left and the bright, famous styles on the right, we've got a winning combination!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">You can't get much more San Francisco than this San Francisco layout! Complete with Golden Gate Bridge, delicious seafood and that picture perfect trolley headed up the hill past the row of colored houses - you've got the perfect kit for you San Francisco adventures.</span></td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_19/School.htm"> </a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_19/School.htm">School</a> & <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_20/Sports.htm">Sports</a> Favorites</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">2018 was a great year for school, sports, and extra-curriculars! These are a few of our favorites, but check out the rest in our online store. There are too many to post here!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Our Back to School page kit was a big hit in 2018! Great for any age and with 8 built in places for photos and room to add more! This page kit is also perfect for expanding to 3 or 4 pages with its bright colors and many die cuts!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Pinterest is full of ways to document your kiddo's growth through the years. It's so fun to see how much they've grown from year to year. This page kit is perfect for your first day of school and last day of school photos. You could make a whole album using one kit for each year!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">We just love the little pencil writing out the title and that little bookworm in the corner. đ And that patterned paper is just perfect!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">We had lots of great new sports layouts in 2018! Doesn't this kit just make you want to hit the course? I'm already shining up my irons. This one is available with a female (as pictured) or with a male golfer.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">This simple Play Ball layout is great for all of your sluggers! From T-Ball to Baseball & Softball, or any great day enjoying a game at the ball field.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">We just love how the photo mats make up the tennis court on this fantastic Tennis layout! Pictured here is our male version, but our female version is also available.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Who can enjoy a football game without a marching band? This layout is great for those halftime shows or all the other great concerts and parades.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_21/Summer.htm">Summer</a> Favorites</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">A definite fan favorite this year, Sun, Surf, & Sandals has all the right things to make you feel like summer.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">It's hard to remember what the warm sun feels like when we're in the middle of a Wisconsin winter, but this page kit makes me feel all the sweetness of summer despite the cold.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">It's hard for me to describe how much I love the Best Friends kits. I love the colors, the ombre effect on the lower halves, the die cuts. But I probably love these the most because I have hundreds of photos of me and my best girl friends from elementary-college years that I can see on these cute pages!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">This page kit was a fan favorite for the year. What a great kit to add to your album or to frame and give as a gift to your favorite grandma and grandpa!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Another personal favorite here. I have a 5 year old who loves space and I definitely love him to the moon and back. This kit is framed and up in his bedroom with photos of him and mommy. I'll always love these kits. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">There were a lot of great Halloween kits this year, but this one is truly Boo Cute. Those ghosts and that little cat! We love it.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Fall brought a number of new kits, but none as Fall-like as this one! Pumpkin spice lattes, falling leaves, cozy boots? I just want to curl up in a warm blanket and gaze a this gorgeous kit.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">This season had an abundance of adorable page kits, but if you had a little addition to your family this Christmas, this page kit takes the cake. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">This Family Christmas kit has just the right amount of festive spirit, but will let your photos shine.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">If you've got kids, I guarantee you've got photos for this layout! Each year, the best of the best Christmas cookies are chosen to leave for Santa and our best and brightest carrot is left for the reindeer!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">This layout was definitely popular as one of our Down Memory Lane exclusive party kits, and it continued to be popular when released to the public! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">A fan favorite and a personal favorite. I can hear the radio playing my favorite tunes and can feel the warm fire as I snuggle up with my loved one. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481274679265005550.post-71582670935712055492018-10-31T14:51:00.000-05:002018-10-31T14:51:10.343-05:00October Kit Roundup!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">October is one of my favorite months because it's full of my favorite things! Football, Fall colors, Pumpkins, Squash, Apple Cider and gooey treats, mornings on my porch waking up to the crisp weather, and, of course Halloween! October has also been JAM PACKED with new layouts! Before we turn the calendar to the great month of November, let's take a look back at the page kits that joined us in October.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">For anyone with their butts in the bleachers on Friday nights cheering the local team, <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_20/Sports.htm">Playing Under the Lights</a> is perfect to capture your team spirit!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">I mean, who doesn't love candy and this bright and fun layout!? I love it so much, I used expanded the layout and added some super fun pattern paper flags in these bright colors. You can find the <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_15/Halloween.htm">I Love Candy</a> project and tutorial <a href="http://downmemoryln.blogspot.com/2018/10/simple-pattern-paper-flags-and-kit.html">here</a>.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">You'll definitely find me cheering on my favorite football team (GO BADGERS!), but you're nuts if you think I'm missing the BEST part of half time! <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_19/School.htm">Let's Make Some Noise</a> celebrates our marching band stars!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">I just love our <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_15/Halloween.htm">Spooky Spiders</a> page kit. Look at these adorable little creatures! And that title is awesome!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">This one makes me SO happy. I just want to curl up in a blanket with a good book and a hot cup of tea. <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_13/Fall.htm">Cozy Fall Days</a> is great for those slow, beautiful Fall mornings.</span> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">This might be one of my favorite Halloween kits. <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_15/Halloween.htm">Spooky Halloween House</a> is the quintessential Halloween scene, but I just love those spooky eyes peeking out of the house!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481274679265005550.post-71521371012902219922018-10-18T16:00:00.000-05:002018-10-18T16:00:02.137-05:005 Minute Candy Corn Halloween Decoration<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This Fall got away from me. We've been in full-on Fall and Halloween mode at DML, but you wouldn't know it if you looked at my house. Fall brings a host of changes in our family. My husband is a High School Football Referee, so he's MIA until mid-November or beyond - depending on playoff season. So I'm a man down, and I'm still struggling to figure out schedules and get places on time now that Nolan is in 4K. Man, I did not realize how much school takes over your life - even when you're not the one in it! So needless to say, we're two weeks out from Halloween, and all I've managed to do is put some gel clings on the window that I found in the dollar section at Target. And the only ones still up there are the ones we put high enough so our cat couldn't snag and eat them...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It's not the end of the world, I know. Halloween and Fall will be enjoyed whether my decorations match the festivity in my heart. But it's in my bones to make things fun and to create a magical world for my little guy - that magic goes away quickly if you don't feed it, so I remembered a simple candy corn banner I had seen that takes - literally - less than five minutes to assemble and put up, and I got to work. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">First, you'll need to cut your cardstock into 3 sized of circles. You can determine your sizes, but the yellow circle should be the largest, orange should be a medium sized circle, and white should be the smallest. My circles were 4" in diameter (yellow), 3" in diameter (orange), and 2" in diameter (white). Once they are cut, glue them - one circle inside the other as shown below: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It's a favorite challenge of mine to take our page kits, add some creativity, and make them my own. I could not wait to get my hands on <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_15/Halloween.htm">I Love Candy</a>. I love the bright, fun colors and I thought the possibilities were endless. Normally, I change one major item on each kit or focus on one design element, but this time, I decided to work in a few fun things. Before I show you the changes, let's look at this adorable kit!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">There's a lot going on here, so I'll break down the changes. I'm going to start with the addition of the adorable pattern paper and this great flag creation that was inspired by a process video by Marisa from the myscrappiness Youtube Channel. You can see these flags on the outer two pages of this kit expansion. It looks like carefully lined up strips of paper, but it's so much easier than that! Check out how I did it below: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I have looked at this pattern paper so many times over the last year just hoping to come up with a way to use it. It's so bright and fun and adorable. I LOVE pattern paper like this. I just never know what to do with it except cut it into strips and try to piece them into the layout somehow. But sometimes, I get tired of doing the same thing over and over. But this simple trick uses this paper in such a cool way.</span><br /><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I knew I wanted to use most of this paper in the flag pieces because it's so darn cute all stacked up, but I love the look of the Trick or Treat line on top and I didn't want to cut it up, so I decided to lop that off and use that separately, which you can see below.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Once I cut the Trick or Treat strip off, I decided to cut the stars off, too and use them separately. And I still had plenty of cardstock to do my project.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The very first step is to decide how wide you'd like your flags to be. You'll be cutting into the sides of the paper, so the furthest point out will be the length of your first cut, and the inmost cut piece will be about 1 1/2" in from the edge. In order to make it simple and to use as much of this cute paper as possible, I decided to cut it directly down the middle so I had two pieces that were 6" wide.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">You'll notice that you cut some items in half - like this bus, pumpkin, and candy corn. Since I knew I'd be cutting into the paper to create the flags anyway, I chose to use these already-cut-in-half sides as the flag sides so I could keep the ends intact.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Once you've decided which side you want your flags to be on, you'll need to flip your paper over to mark your lines. On the edge you want to cut into, mark a straight line one inch in from the edge. I used a ruler and made a mark at one inch at the top and bottom and then used that ruler to connect the marks in a line.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Once you have your line drawn, flip your paper over and cut in to that line from the edge - using the strips as your guide. In order not to go over my 1 inch line, I cut small starter cuts from the top side and then flipped it over to continue the cut to the 1 inch line.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Using pattern paper with build in strips of color and patterns makes cutting in a line pretty easy!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Once you have finished this, you will have created what look like 1 inch flaps along the side of your cardstock. Next, cut every other flap off using the 1 inch line as a guide. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">And like this from the front.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Next, we will create the flags. For each tab - the outer tabs like the bus line below AND the inner tabs like the pumpkin line below, cut right in the center of the strip and about 1/2" deep from the edge of each strip.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">I eyeballed the 1/2" mark and snipped.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Starting from the corner of the strip and ending at the 1/2" deep cut, use your scissors to cut a triangle out of the end.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">By cutting from the corner to the end of the 1/2" deep cut you already made, you'll complete the triangle shape and can remove it.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Repeat this step, coming from the opposite corner of the strip to the end of the 1/2" deep cut to remove the second triangle and complete the flag.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Each section or strip will be completed just like this first strip until you get to the end of the rows.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">For the inner strips, you'll follow the same steps, cutting in from the edge of the strip and stopping at 1/2" deep.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Then cut from the corner of that strip to the end of the 1/2" deep cut, just like the outer strips.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Your final result will be this incredibly cute line of flags that you can place in your layout! I just LOVE it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">On this first page, I lined up the straight side of the pattern paper on the edge and allowed the flags to point inward toward the other two pages. I filled in the black side with staggered, brightly colored photo mats, and added a few pieces of candy to tie it into the theme a little more clearly. I contemplated putting additional photo mats over the left side of the pattern paper, but it was so darn cute, I just couldn't cover it up. :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Because there is so much happening on the other pages of this layout, I decided to keep this relatively simple to anchor the design. I placed the title piece on the top, just turned a little bit to give it a bit of whimsy, and used popup dots to give some dimension. I also added a little bow of black, gingham ribbon to the sucker stick. I'm a "sucker" for little ribbon bows. I laid that Trick or Treat strip across the bottom and then snuck some extra candy in. I love the simplicity of this page. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Page 3 - Pattern Paper flags, pattern strip, and extra photo mats.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">On the final page, I used the second half of the pattern paper flags and pointed them back at the center, similar to the first page. But instead of lining the straight side with the edge of the background paper, I decided to line it up with some photo mats in a color blocking pattern to try a different design element. I love the bold colors, but to break them up just a little, I used that extra star strip to place a vertical line through them. Add a couple pieces of candy and we're set!</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I absolutely adore how this turned out. This pattern paper is SO adorable and I'm so glad I finally found a great way to use it. And so simple! With just a 12 x 12 of pattern paper, a small piece of ribbon, and a little extra cardstock, I was able to revamp this layout into something that feels both original and super fun! I hope you give this pattern paper technique a try. You can find I Love Candy <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_15/Halloween.htm">here</a> on our website, and, for a limited time, we have this exact pattern paper and additional cardstock available on <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/">our website</a>, too! Head on over to our online store and pick up your supplies to try it on your own. And then come back and let us know how it went! Happy Crafting!</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481274679265005550.post-87244914311219882352018-10-01T19:03:00.002-05:002018-10-01T19:06:39.435-05:00Scrapbook Solutions - Color Choices<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">One of the questions weâre asked most frequently, aside from
how we come up with our designs, is how we go about choosing colors. Color
choice is super important! Itâs amazing what the right blend will do to your
layout. Itâs always a little challenging to answer that question because I have
a unique situation. I have an entire wall of color at my disposal. I can pull
50 colors, rearrange, and change my mind when I want to. Itâs pretty
incredible!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">But I know most people donât have the luxury of a
âWall-oâ-Paperâ at their disposal, so what can you do? Iâve got a few simple
things you can do that can help with color selections when youâve just got to
make a choice. When youâre standing in the craft aisle, staring at all the
options, itâs hard to make decisions. There are so many options! Or maybe
youâve got a huge craft stash and youâve got to decide which section to go for.
This is not the place to start making decisions. Itâs too overwhelming. Youâve
got to have an idea in mind before you enter the paper aisle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Here are 4 ways you can develop your skills and learn to create beautiful color combinations: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">1. Become a student. Learn from those around you whoâve got
it down. Some people are just naturally good at color selection, but most of us
â even those of us who design for a living â arenât born with this gift. Itâs a
skill thatâs learned, worked on, and sharpened. Who in your life has a good
eye? Do you have a friend or fellow scrapbooker you could ask to help out?
Invite her over to go through your stash with you and help you organize your
paper into color groups. Pay her in chocolate, coffee, and good tunes. đ
Or maybe she can hit the stores with you next time and help you narrow down
your choices â I mean, how many different shades of green could there be?!?
Just kidding, we totally need all of them. đ Make it a girlsâ day. Sheâll be glad to
share her skills and youâll get some valuable input!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">If you donât have a color-savvy friend in your life, learn
from your favorite designers and companies! When you see a color combination
you like, note the choices the designer made. And not just the big choices!
Notice the smaller accent colors and the scale and proportion. Get some of our
kits in your hands and really examine them. Take those favorite color
combinations and match them with colors in your stash for future layouts. Here are a few of my favorite kits. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_26/WinterSnow.htm">All Bundled Up</a> is one of my favorite winter color combos. It has some traditional elements, but the bright colors make me so happy!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_46/Scrapbooking.htm">For the Love of Scrapping</a> is, of course, a big fan favorite. It's one of my favorites because of the fun color combination. Bright and grounded at the same time.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_27/Family.htm">Family is Forever Navy</a> is a personal favorite. These colors make me feel warm.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">At first glance, you wouldn't necessarily think "winter" with these colors, but they work! I'd also use this color combination for a number of other themes: birthday, school, celebrations.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">I adore this color combo. Mostly because it's not something I would have pulled on my own. If I was looking at our whole Wall o' Paper, it's highly unlikely these would have ended up in my pile together. But look how GORGEOUS they are together!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">These colors are right in my wheelhouse - deep blues and reds are my happy place - but I don't think I would have considered mixing in pink and olive green into the mix. All together, they create this beautiful little harmony.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">I appreciate this combination because of the deep browns mixed into the color. This shows how some brighter colors can be placed together in the right sizes to create something beautiful. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">One other thing you'll notice is that we often take our color cues from the pattern paper that inspires us. In Family is Forever - Navy and Grandparents, the main colors come directly from the blends in the paper. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Learn from designers! Follow us on Instagram and look at
designs, but also look at photo composition. Watch some Ted Talks on design. Take an online art or design class. One of my favorite Ted Talks - one that revolutionized my views on color - is Beau Lotto's talk on Color Theory. You can find it <a href="http://www.designbycaleb.com/2013/03/07/ted-talks-color-theory/">here</a>. It's a rule in my book to never count a color out. You can often take one color and, depending on what colors you surround it with, it can change it's look and feel. This talk explains why this happens and will show you some pretty incredible color tricks! A couple great starter online color classes are </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://thevirtualinstructor.com/Color.html">Color Art Theory</a> and </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://colormatters.com/color-and-design/basic-color-theory">Color theory</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">2. PLAY! Make some crazy choices just because it feels
right. Donât get pigeon-holed by ordinary or expected. Weâre in the beginnings
of the Fall season right now. Itâs really easy to get stuck in the mindset of
mustard yellows, pumpkin oranges, chocolatey browns, and rusty reds. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">They're tried and true Fall colors for a reason, but how can we make them pop?</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Obviously,
thatâs a tried and true color combination â and youâre mirroring nature â but
consider splashing an unconventional color in there. Try a navy blue or a deep
purple. Splash in some light pink or light green. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes a color may seem too bold, but at
the right size, it becomes a beautiful pop of color. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">It's not a HUGE change, but if you work a little navy blue in there, it gives these Fall colors a depth it would not have without it.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Working a little pink into the mix gives it a lighter feel.</span></td></tr>
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for inspiration on Pinterest, I generally avoid using âscrapbookâ as a search
term. Thereâs a whole world out there full of design! I love to search for home
dĂ©cor and art. Artist and decorators are â of course â masters at color and
scale, so I learn a lot from them. I often search for âwall artâ or âhome
dĂ©corâ and the topic Iâm looking for and itâs a wealth of inspiration!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">One of my favorite Pinterest searches is âcolor palettesâ.
Itâs a fantastic resource. It pulls what looks like a paint sample from real
photos and you can use that to find color combinations you may not have thought
to put together. I also like to use these to choose shades. Itâs one thing to
say âput green, pink, and gray togetherâ but if the shades are off, it would
look garish. I love to use these to find a combo and then literally match my
cardstock to them. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Here's a few that I used to find a unique color combination with our cardstock.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I LOVE purples, but I usually gravitate to yellows, pinks, and tans when I work with them I loved the idea of this simple combination of purples and oranges.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Here's my selection using the color palette as a guide.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">This palette invokes so many feelings for me. It's calming, beautiful, and beautifully mixes these cool colors together.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Here's my color selection using this palette as a guide. I love it SO much and I would not have pulled these colors to work together on my own.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I didn't pull colors for these, but I really love these color combinations. Pinterest is FILLED with gorgeous color palettes. Be sure to check them out!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">I love this combo for alternative masculine layouts.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">This combination gives me all the vacation vibes. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">I LOVE a feminine palette, but I get a little bored of pink. This gives me lots of ideas! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Another feminine option. It's got pink, for sure, but those other colors can really balance it out!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">These bold colors are fantastic!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">This combination is classic and can work for masculine layouts, too.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">4. My last suggestion is a little unconventional, but itâs
changed my view of color completely. Download some color-by-number apps (<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pixel.art.coloring.color.number&hl=en_US">Happy Color</a> is the name of my favorite one). Color
by number is one of my favorite things to do when I need something mindless or
to wind down my day. I do it for fun. But shortly after I downloaded my now-favorite app, I realized that I was learning a ton about color mixing. There
were colors I would have never thought to put together - combinations that
seemed insane, but when you zoomed out and looked at the whole picture, it was
gorgeous! I found myself taking a few more risks with color based on my
increasing comfort with these color choices. I thought it was just a fun, free
app, but I got a lot more out of it. You never know what youâll find if you
look! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">These are just a few of my favorite color tricks. I hope
youâve found one â or all of them â helpful! Iâd love to hear your color tips
or hear what you thought when you tried one of these tips. We always love to
hear from you! Happy Scrapping! ~Chalsea<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481274679265005550.post-32991348043864714902018-09-28T11:00:00.000-05:002018-09-28T11:00:04.084-05:00Mini Stash-Buster!<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Our newest Kit of the Week just came out today and it's darling. I'm a sucker for puns, for bright colors, and for cute die cuts, so <a href="http://www.downmemorylncreations.com/category_15/Halloween.htm">Boo Cute</a> is right up my alley. I almost decided to keep this kit in its original form, but as I was digging through our stash, I found a few cute ways to make this one my own. But before we look at the changes, let's take a look at the original:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br />Look at those little ghosts and that cute little cat! I didn't want to take away from these great pieces, so I decided to look for ways that I could enhance them and make them a little original. In my stash, we've got a great assortment of ribbons, buttons, gems, and odds and ends, so I pulled a bunch out and just started playing with options. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I love these ghosts, but they're pretty simple. I knew I wanted to punch these up. One of my favorite things to do is add little accessories to people or "living" things, so I looked for a way to add an item to the ghosts. A little bowtie was the perfect fit. I used some black gingham ribbon and created a bow for each one. It added a little continuity to the page by having this shared piece on each ghost and gave them a little more character.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">By adding a little bowtie to the ghosts, the pages tie together a little better and the ghosts gain a little personality!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br />The die cut set at the bottom of the right page is adorable and detailed. Like the ghosts, I didn't want to take away from original cuteness, but just wanted to enhance it, so I played around with a little ribbon and buttons. I really wanted to create a vine on the pumpkin. I tried some jute and some solid green ribbon, but nothing seemed to flow well. When I spotted the brown gingham ribbon, I knew I had hit it on the nose. It is the perfect color for the pumpkin and it fits right in with the gingham ribbon on the ghosts. I started by gluing the end behind the pumpkin stem and then twisted and turned the ribbon while gluing down small pieces as I went. To top the pumpkin off, I found a large green button to place at the base of the stem. Super cute! I almost left the cat alone, but what's a cute little kitty without a collar tag? I found a bright purple button to round out this adorable little die cut set.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br />The final simple change was to the title. Like I said, I love a good pun, so I was looking for a way to highlight it. I'm also a big fan of google eyes when they're used well, and I was determined to find a way to use them. I had a wide range of sizes and I spent a few minutes really trying to make the extra large google eyes work in the "O"s in Booooo. In the end, they just looked tacky, so I decided to scrap that. (Pun.đ) Instead, I decided to focus on the word "Cute". I realized the C and the E look a bit like they have an open mouth, so I incorporated the google eyes there. I turned the "C" into a cyclops with the large google eye, and I added a few free-hand cut teeth and medium google eyes to the "e" to make them look like a little monster. I absolutely LOVE the result! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">As you can see, with only a few little changes and just a couple random items from my stash, I was able to make some great little additions to this page kit! What do you think? I'd love to know what ideas you have - tell us in the comments! Happy Scrapping! ~Chalsea</span><br />
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