Carole used the 2" Better Letter Template to create her funky looking title. She created the title from the Queen & Company Felt Solids in Blue. She then cut them out and stuck them onto transparency so she could place them onto foam tape to give them depth.
Carole also used Basic Grey Offbeat pattern papers and chipboard sticker shapes, the colours gave the layout a very fresh feel, she also stitched around certain elements to highlight their shapes.
Here is Suz's favourite new discovery - Deluxe Designs "Pages by Design" Templates Set. What it gives you is a heap of transparent shapes, complete with dimensions of each, that you can arrange into any layout design you like. You then crop or print your photos to fit, cut out your patterned papers to fit, and put them together just as you planned. Fundamentally, it's just like working from a sketch, but it's your original sketch! It takes all the guesswork out of designing a page, and you don't cut into precious photos or a full sheet of patterned paper until you're confident that your design is going to work.
Suz loves it! Here she takes you through in pictures (in reverse order) how she achieved a perfectly balanced layout quickly and easily, without a single mis-step. The beginners pack contains the clear 12x12 sheet to work on (which by the way is also brilliant for laying over a masterpiece in progress when you need to walk away), a folder with ziplock satchel to store your shapes, and a heap of shapes to get you started. There's extra packs available in a huge range of different shapes and designs to build its versatility even further.
To make this cute little post-it note holder Chris used the 3.5 x 3.5 tiny scrapbook kit template by Deja Views. It was the perfect size to fit a standard size post-it note pad. Chris just created the 'cover' part of the kit as per the instructions, tied it together with some Heidi Swapp ribbon and added Heidi pink daisy silhouette shape for a cute accent.
Chris said that she had originally thought she would create mini scrapbook album with this template kit until she started having a play with it and discovered that it would make a great 'star' hanging album instead. Chris used all Heidi Swapp products including the very girly 9x9 Sassy Sweet papers, perfect for using on this mini creation.
For more details on how to recreate this with the template kit, see Chris' tutorial here.
Nicole created this gorgeous little keepsake to detail the story behind her wedding dress. Using pocket and tag templates by Deluxe Design meant Nic could put this little album together quickly and with ease.
All she had to do was trace through the grooves on the template sheets then cut along the lines. It only took Nicole minutes to make the entire album, including creating the accordion fold spine. Slipping tags into the pockets meant that the album became interactive and there was room for additional or hidden journalling.
