I have been browsing the gallery over the past week like the other '09 Masters have been.
WOW! The gallery is full of great layouts and awesome inspiration!

I want to share a few that really jumped out at me.

This layout is by Becky Cutshaw.
It is a digital layout and I love how the flowers and charms in the corner give the layout such dimension and texture even though it is digital.
I love the design of this layout also!

Here is another one that really caught my attention.
This one is by Shelley Haganman.
She did this layout on a piece of clear acrylic that she cut with an Accucut machine.
I love the unique shape of the layout and how she used a large picture cut to fit that shape.
Very, very cool!

Since it is October I had to check out the Halloween gallery and this layout rocks!
This one is by Jenni Baeder.
It is another digital layout and I love how she used cool digital elements to decorate her already incredible picture.
I love how she did the title and journaling also!

Thanks for all of the inspiration ladies!
Now I am off to scraplift!
:)

gretchen

 

There is so much inspiration in the gallery, love looking thru it to see so much creativity! I loved Dunia's layout as soon as I saw it in the idea gallery. She did such an amazing job of capturing  her son in 2007-look at that cute little face change, so adorable! :) A quick way to create a layout about a year or event is to use mutiple pictures of an event, person, trip, etc. You can cover one year or a few years over time, there is no limit!

I love to use 2x5 photos for these type of layouts. It is a great way to fit a lot of photos on one page to create a timeline on your page. Here is my lift on Dunia's Year in Review layout:

Supplies: Adhesive: Therm-o-Web;Cardstock:Bazzill;Chipboard: American Crafts;Labels: DYMO;Misc: Duly Noted Uncut Paper;Paint: Making Memories;Pattern Paper: October Afternoon and Scenic Route; Rubons:Jenni Bowlin;Stickers: Doodlebug;Tag: Elle's Studio;Transparency: Hambly Overlay

Have a great weekend!

xo

 

 

While strolling through the gallery here, I found this beautiful digital layout by Beth Santos-Gugol.  I was discussing it with the other Masters, when Jamie & I realized we picked the same layout.  Upon Annabell's suggestion, Jaime and I decided to show you how 2 lifts of the same layout can be different. 

the original Beauty & Wonder by: Beth Santos-Gugol

I love that the focus is on the photograph.  To me this layout represents complicatedly simple.  I can see the many layers and the work that went into the layout, yet it is beautifully simple.  I love how bright and cheery the layout feels!



So here is my lift.  Like Anabelle, I changed the girl them to a boy theme.  I love this picture I took of my nephew with those killer blue eyes.  I wanted him to remain the focus.  I flipped the layout so the photo was on the bottom right.  I loved the flowers on Beth's digital page so I threw one on (and I am totally ok with flowers for boys!).  I wanted to keep the ideas of simple layers but also knew I wanted to add in my own thoughts so I placed the journaling down the side leading to the picture.  Even though we were both inspired Beth's beautiful layout, Jaime & I came up with two different layouts, putting our own touches on the lift.  Thank you Beth for providing us inspiration!

supplies: All supplies by Fancy Pants Designs except Black pen by EK Success, Ink by Ranger

Good Thursday morning everyone!!  I have to say, there is so much inspiration in the gallery here at Memory Makers!  I was blown away!  In fact, I couldn't choose just one layout to pull inspiration from so I narrowed it down to 2 of my favorites:

Beauty & Wonder by: Beth Santos-Gugol

and, 2 Sisters by: Laurel Lakey

I loved the way each layout used white space (my favorite!) and I loved the beautiful blues and yellows, the flourishes, the flowers, and, well, all of it!  These two layouts definitely make me want to try digital scrapping some more!! 

Here is what I came up with:

I stuck with the blue & yellow theme and I also pulled the smaller index photos idea from the 2 Sisters layout.  I loved the distressed look that both layouts had so, I inked up my papers and did a bit of distressing!  I ended up with a layout that I totally love - thanks so much to Beth & Laurel!  Your layouts were amazing and so inspiring!

(Supplies:  Embellishments: Heidi Swapp Bling, Making Memories Rhinestone Brad, Me and My Big Ideas Glitter Word; Ink: Ranger; Misc: HP Copy Paper; Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee)

Warmest Wishes,

So, if you are a traditional scrapper and you're looking for inspiration, look carefully at a digital page. I'm sure you'll be able to recreate it and make it your own. Thanks, Amy, for creating such a fun page!

~Anabelle

(Supplies:Paper:Me and My big Ideas, Basic Grey, Chipboard: Tim Holtz, Me and My Big Ideas, Making Memories, Transparency: 3M, Stamp: Cornish Heritate Farms, Paint: Delta, Ribbon: May Arts, Ink: Ranger, Sticker: Me and My Big Ideas, Rubons: Doodlebug, Dymo Caption Maker, Floss: DMC ,Glitter: Ranger, Jewels and Felt: Queen and Company, Pens: Uniball, Marvy, Graph Paper)

I hope everyone had a great weekend! I was browsing through the MM gallery and this layout by Ivette Valladares caught my eye, I love clean lines and the grid design on her layout really inspired me, I lifted her use of squares as well as her use of a bold title. Grids are a great way to use a number of photos as well as bits of a patterned paper that would otherwise be to busy or bold. I also love the versatility of grids, you can use them horizontally or vertically (like I did). You can do any shape or size in your grid as long as the pieces are uniform in size. So the next time you are "stuck" on a page or want to use a number of photos on your layout, try a grid, I know you will love the result! Have a great week! :)

Supplies: Alpha Stickers, American Crafts. Chipboard letters, American Crafts. Date sticker, 7gypsies. Epoxy sticker, Prima. Patterned Paper, Jenni Bowlin, October Afternoon, SassafrasLass. Rub-on, Hambly.