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weekend inspiration: paper loft

 

 

 

 

The swirls. cogs and circles of the Dude range from Paper Loft reminded Caz of the ramps and wheels at her Son's recent birthday party at Monster Skatepark.  Caz cut elements from some of the patterned papers and layered them over the plain papers, adding dimension by afixing some of them with foam tape. She's still waiting patiently for Jesse to fill in the 10 favourite things about his birthday.

 

 

 

Although Paper Loft’s Morning Rain paper range includes gorgeous reds and yellows along with the blues, Suz chose to single out the delicate cornflower blue and navy palette and just use those on this layout about her daughter and her gardening interests.  She cut out flowers from the printed papers and mingled them with some Prima canvas ones as a simple embellishment on the page.

weekend inspiration: paper loft

   

Every month Kathie writes a letter to her son, detailing what he’s been up to, and his latest favourite activities, movies, toys etc. These letters often provide the journaling for her layouts, as in this example.

Kathie’s used a neutral paper from Paper Loft’s Slug Bug range as the background for her page, and written her journaling straight onto it. The big monogram Slug Bug letters form a wonderful focal point title for the page – to give them even more impact, Kathie’s outlined around the edges with a black felt tip pen.

A series of photos have been placed onto strips of patterned paper cut from one of the border sheets in the range. Circles, flowers and leaves cut from the Slug Bug patterned papers embellish the photo mat. Finally, Kathie’s stamped some images of helicopters, cars and trucks using Sassafras Lass Gas Hogs stamps, and added them to the layout for some boyish charm.

 

Even though at first glance, Paper Loft Cosmic may appear to be suited to young children, Jaimie chose to use this range for her sons t-ball page, and the soft neutral colours would acutally lend themselves to lots of different themes.  Here  clustered embellishments create interest as well as keeping with the theme of sports.

This next layout was created by Teresa Manchas, who lives in Washington, United States. Teresa has used just two sheets of Paper Loft paper, from the Grandma's House and the Now and Then collections, to create a layout of infinite intricacy and dimension.

All the embellishment on the layout has been created using stamps - Teresa stamped all the flowers and leaves and cut them out before attaching them to the layout. Even the photo has been printed on the Paper Loft paper, to give it an aged look. Thanks for letting us share your layout, Teresa!

This layout is a sad topic for Sheri Beersman who recently lost her Grandfather, however she tells me that this is her therapy for dealing with the loss - I'm sure many of us can relate to that. Sheri has used the Well Worn range so perfectly for this special layout. She has also used Basic Grey letters for her title. Many thanks for sharing this special layout with us Sheri.

Here are some more inspiring creations using Paper Loft and this time it's the Grandma's House range. Michelle Gutierrez has created these fab canvases of her children and I think you'll agree the Grandma's House range has really made these canvases look stylish. Thank you for sharing Michelle!

weekend inspiration: collage press

Jaimie has made no secret of her continual search for ranges that suit teen boy projects and Collage Press has outdone themselves with the Knave of Hearts range. The subdued colour palette is given pop with the strong reds and the packs have all you need to create many projects for that teen/tween in your family. Lots of patterns to cut out and layer in this range and Jaimie has created a cluster embellishment around her photo by using the diecuts that come in the range.

Layered strips from the paper pack create a border along with the circle cut out which frames her journalling. This range definitely has the thumbs up from us. A lovely strong masculine page.

The Sweet Shoppe range by Collage Press is the perfect mix of a candy-coloured palette with a Retro influence. Delicious warm brown and orange combined with candy pink and bright green and blue are fun and funky and perfect for these birthday photos of Nicole's daughter Madeleine. Nic found this one of the easiest paper ranges she has worked with for a while and used elements from the new die-cut circle sheet along with die-cut labels and flowers.

A strip of Hambly circles, a touch of pink cotton lace from Webster's Pages and a touch of handstitching finishes Nicole's layout beautifully.

Nic Howard has outdone herself yet again. Her beautiful design and layers allow the viewer to find something more with each look. Nic says that Collage Press has some of her favourite papers right now and she loves the Knave of Hearts collection. So do we! Thanks Nic

Jill Sprott from Oahu, Hawaii has kindly let us show her page using the Knave of Hearts range. Jills border from the die cuts that sits under the photo is lovely as is the 'connected' circles on either side of her title to mirror the intertwined circles that sit behind her picture. Thanks Jill for letting us show your beautiful work.

We are delighted to welcome Collage Press Design Team member Kristen Faust to our blog. Here Kristen shows a gorgeous example of the new die cut rings and accents in the Sweet Shoppe range. Delicious photos as well, thanks Kristen.

Due to technology issues, yesterday's Colours and Words post will go up next week.  That means, if you ran out of time, the deadline is extended to next Tuesday 11 August!

weekend inspiration: paper loft

 

Jaimie has an album that contains photos of her family, dating back over 100 years. She says this album has been waiting for her to scrap the history of her family but she has never found the right paper range that would carry it off - that was until Paperloft brought out their latest three ranges.

In this LO Jaimie has used Spring Fling to create this page about her Mothers first visit to Santa in 1949. Subtle yet feminine, she has added felt flowers and centred them with vintage buttons (from ebay!), beading and brads. The Grungeboard keyhole was crackled in keeping with the vintage theme and handwritten journaling on the Sharon Ann timeless journaling piece keep the page subtle and charming.

 

Simple layering of both the Now & Then and Grandmas house ranges from Paperloft was all this LO needed. Jaimie wanted the focus to be on her photos of her Grandparents and the story that went with them. Crackled Grungeboard, brads and chipboard embellishments are all that were needed for her page.

 

 

With such a small photo of her mother, Jaimie intentionally kept this page clean and simple. Embellishments were kept to a minimum with feminine lace ribbon, pearl brads and simple journaling so as not to overpower her photo.

 

 

The original of this photo is over 100 years old - so after the painstaking task of cleaning up and repairing the ravishes of time, Jaimie enlarged this photo of her Grandfather and his twin brother so it would not be lost on the LO. More simple blocking of paper with ribbon and brads added for balance, Jaimie has created yet another lovely heritage page for her album.

 

 

Simple clustered embellishments with chipboard accents added for depth, keep this page simple but still interesting with focus still remaining on the photos of her family and neighbours at play out the front of their newly moved into home.

 

 

Janine Kaye has created two gorgeous LOs showcasing not only the Paperloft product but also her simple yet unique style and her stunning photography. By cutting the heart & circle patterns from the paper she has created lovely yet simple embellishements that lead your eye through her page ensuring you dont miss a thing.

 

Another stunning page that again showcases Janines photos - paper tearing and freestyle cutting of the paperloft paper create a sweet background to her page and her handcut flower accents are the 'just enough' embellishments for her page. Simple and heartfelt journaling finish off this LO.

cha winter 2008: paper loft

paper loft stays true to it's roots whilst introducing some cool new elements like its 'storybook pages'.

   

weekend inspiration: paper loft

 

The bright happy colours of the Paperloft Basics range suited the bright happy personalities of Jaimie's niece and daughter on their first meeting. Jaimie's hand drawn heart cut out in Just the Basics Fresh Cut Flowers paper broke up the rich reds of the LO, softening it just enough but not taking away from the page. Simple additions of Heidi Swapp embellishments and Just the Basics coloured monogram alphabet stickers as the title complete the page.

 

 

 

 

Jaimie created this charming mini brag book album for her Aunty for her to hold precious photos of her grandsons. She says that the album was very quick and easy to put together and was completed in less than 30 minutes! Jaimie's Aunt is able to carry the album in her bag everywhere she goes while its kept safe and neat held in its pocket.

 

Suz used the new Just the Basics Baby Girl collection here and gave this gorgeous photo a patchwork feel using the fun pastel papers punched into fun squares.  She teamed them up with new Scrapworks Shimmer Bookplates which co-ordianted perfectly and embellished with Queen & Co Bon Bon brads.

Thanks to the very talented Raylene Wilkinson Photography for the shot of the delicious mite in the cute hat.

 

Tracie Claiborne from Nashville TN told us that she has always been drawn to stickers. She says "I think they're fun and totally appropriate for kid pages. These Paper Loft sticker phrases were great to work with; thick and easy to use and the colors are some of my favorites. I don't mind a lot of pattern with a strong picture like this, so I used a coordinating Paper Loft dot pattern as my background. I finished it off with a trio of flowers, the large one helps balance out the large picture. The whole layout was very quick and easy and best of all...fun to make" Thanks Tracie

 

Mistra Hoolahan had been wanting to scrap this crazy photo of her son Kellan for a while and when a challenge came up for her to use at least 6 different methods to create frames or outlines on a layout, I knew it was perfect... something fun and different, just like her son! She has created a fabulous LO using Paperloft that draws your eye right into the centre of her page.

 

Michelle Winston created this LO as part of her DT work at Forever Always. She told us that she loves the simplicity of the look, and the dimension created by using foam tape! The Paperloft Well Worn papers, were the perfect way to add a modern touch to an older picture. The girl in the photo is Michelle's mother, and it is one of her favourite pictures. We agree Michelle you have created a gorgeous keepsake of your Mum.

Weekend Inspiration - Paper Loft

This weekend's inspiration is derived from assorted patterned papers and alphabets from Paper Loft.

Combining different pattered papers is always a challenge.  Here Steph uses three different patterns throughout the layout.  The different shapes complement each other, and the huge floral embellishment in the middle draws focus to the photo.  Steph has also stamped onto the back of the double sided patterned paper and used the images as embellishments to highlight the words that describe her husband.

 

 

Rach loves the fun pastel greens and blues of the Flip Flops Range and decided to use a mix of them on this fun layout depicting her daughter on a slide. She arranged and printed her photos first to give the impression of a slide then selected the papers and cut them into strips forming a slide style on the page. To break up the formality of the page she added some white painted chipboard and Heidi Swapp Florals.

 

This photo of Donna's youngest daughter is simple, but full of personality. It was because of this that Donna wanted to keep the layout simple and uncluttered. These Paper Loft patterned papers were a perfect fit. Not only are the colours a great match, but the designs are simple, yet bold enough to beautifully compliment this photo. Donna was also drawn to the Paper Loft alphabet cardstock stickers as the 'chaotic', grungy font translated almost literally into the layout's title.

   

This photo of Melissa Goodsell and her husband was taken at their first Christmas together after they were married.  ohhh.  She used the Paper Loft file folders as a photo mat and added Christmas words using the Paper Loft embossed stickers.  Wanting to keep with a traditional Christmas colour theme, Mel found that the Paper Loft Christmas Collection was perfect!

    

Nic Howard has built her page with layers and layers of different papers, but she hasn't used whole sheets of each. Rather, she has cut the backs out of each one and used them later on the layout. Nic has adhered matching patterned paper onto the raw chipboard monograms and sanded around the edges. She has then used a fine pen to outline. cherryArte chipboard were also covered in patterened paper, with some left raw (white) to highlight. Nic has also used the Paper Loft file folders to layer.

         

Suz Doyle has used the 'weathered backgrounds' patterned paper by Paper Loft to quickly create a textured looking without the work!  She has covered Paper Lofts chipboard monograms with the same papers to give a large title a muted 'relief' look.  A few appropriate Paper Loft flip flop words and a bit of cherryArte foliage finishes it off.

 

Caz McLachlan has used papers from the Around the World Range because the muted colours match the colours in the steps and floor. The corroded alphabet letters have a clear background and the roughness matches the texture of the floor. Caz cut each of the smaller letters that make up the sub-title from a sheet of Paper Loft's alphabet patterned paper, an economical and easy way of making a title.