Chic Tags Challenge Sundays!!

Hello! Happy late Sunday!

I'm here with a new challenge! GOLD is all the rage in scrapbooking lately! I am in LOVE with all the gold products out there. 

Your challenge is to use gold in your projects too! Come play with us for a chance to win a $25 GC from the shop! Leave a link in the comments section and show us your golden masterpiece.

Here is what our lovely DT came up with:

Kasia

Malika

Stephanie

Amy

Jennie

Last week's arrow challenge:

 Heather Adams said...

Very cool challenge! I love the freebies y'all now offer. I had so much fun playing along with this challenge! http://craftyscrapbooker.blogspot.com/2013/05/having-fun-with-free-files.html

Heather please send me an email for more info on claiming you $25 GC

Thanks for stopping by!
Veronica

Everyday Moments

Nothing makes me happier than capturing moments like this with my baby boy.

Some closeups.

Thanks for stopping by!

Everyday Life II a/b tags Everyday Life II date tags Everyday Life II Cards Everyday Life II Icons Birthday Cake Labels Birthday Cake Banners

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Freebie Friday

 Hello
So sorry I'm late! Today I have some 3x4 cards with song quotes. My favorite is "Everyday I'm Hustlin'" lol It's a hustle kinda day today? So glad it's Friday!
Here is the link: http://store.chictags.com/3x4cards01.html

Thanks for sharing your creations with us! Come back and post them in the comments section. We love to see these freebies in action!

Have a good one!

- Albert

So Long Winter Sky

Of all the winter photos I had pre-printed awhile back this is one of the few I have left to scrap.  I thought that since summer has finally arrived in Manitoba, Canada that I better get moving on these to make room for fun, cheery, colourful summer photos.

We saw this beautiful sky one morning on our drive to school.  The photo really does not do it justice, but I'm sure many of you have had a similar experience where the sky looks like it's about to catch fire.

In order to draw the eye straight to the subject of my layout, I used a Maggie Holmes Designs fabric frame, and embellished it was a couple of fabulous Chic Tags.  Have you seen the new Birthday Cake Collection? It's great for more than just birthday pages.  Here I've typed my journaling up one of the Artisans Tags.

This arrow is also from the Birthday Cake Collection, the Snip'em Tags to be exact, same with the "happy day" triangle that's sewn onto the top of the fabric frame.  So many great tags on one 5.5x8" sheet.

I just love these Number Tags from the Road Trip Collection.  I especially love to tuck them behind the photo and pop dot the little arrow out of it.

Do you have a favorite set of tags from the shop?  We'd love to see your work using them.  Be sure to link up your projects on our Facebook Page, you just may find your work showcased right here on the blog.

There, no more winter photos from me, for the next six months.  I promise!

Don't forget you still have a few days to link up to our Sunday Challenge - USE ARROWS.  The winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to the shop.  Who wouldn't want a little Chic Tags shopping spree?!

Happy scrapping friends,

Hip Pose

Hello everyone!  It's Adrienne here today with a layout to share with you.  It seems that lately my four year old daughter is going through a "diva" phase, lol!  She loves for me to paint her nails, she has to wear something pink EVERYDAY, and now she is all about the "hip pose" when I'm taking her photograph.  I just love this photo of her really making an effort and I thought it was a great "everyday" moment to document...

I used lots of beautiful tags from the Everyday Life II collection for this layout...I love the contrast of the aqua tags against the pink and gold background paper.

I really love how versatile all of the collections are.  They really do complement all of my scrapbooking stash and are perfect alone or layered alongside other supplies.

Supplies Used:  Birthday Cake Banners and Cards, Everyday Life II Mini Tags, Date Tags, Icons, Cards, and Snip 'em Tags

I hope you have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Love...a layout by Stephanie Bryan

Happy Wednesday!  It's Stephanie here with a super sweet layout for you today!!  

As soon as I saw the Oh Baby! collection from Chic Tags, i just knew i wanted to create a layout documenting the early months of my daughter and son's lives.  I found this adorable picture of my daughter on my computer of when she was just two tiny months old.  She was sleeping on my lap when I took the picture...her favorite place, then and now!

For my layout, i decided to use several of the soft pink and cream banners from the Birthday Cake collection, as well as a "month 2" journaling card from the Oh Baby! collection to record some little memories and facts.  I created a pocket using my picture and a piece of pale pink patterned paper for the little journaling card.  I sewed on a little ribbon to act as a tag to pull out the card.  I also added a journaling tag from the Everyday Life II collection for a little more detail and dimension. 

Here are a few detail shots showing off the awesome Chic Tag journaling cards!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Hope this layout inspires you to create something beautiful!

3 Simple Rules to improve your layout composition

Hello on Tuesday! It's Kasia here today and I thought that instead of showing you a step by step tutorial I'll share with you some tricks which I've learnt about the composition and which are very helpful when I create a layout from scratch, without any sketch.

My boyfriend turned 30 few days ago so I knew from the beginning which photo I want to use. I picked some Birthday Cake products (Snip'em tags, Labels, Cards and File ACT) and started working on my layout. Below you can see examples of 3 composition rules which I decided to apply.

The rule of third First thing to consider is placement of the photograph. If you want your picture to draw most of the attention try to apply on your page the rule of third. Imagine 2 horizontal and 2 vertical lines which cut your page into 9 even parts and try to place a photograph on one of their intersections- thanks to that your picture will draw attention and more interest. 

From left to right We are all used to reading and looking at things from left to right, so remember about it when you place your title and elements which you wish to have logical flow on your page. I've noticed that if I follow this ''left to right'' rule even the most scattered and broken title is easily readible!

Triangle My last trick for today is about embellishments and the way you place them on the page. They play a very important role in your layouts composition and one of the basic ways to place them in pleasing way is to imagine a triangle going around the photograph or main element of your page and lay the embellishments on its corners. This visual triangle will help you bring more attention to the photo and it'll balance the page nicely. Tags, stamps, die cuts elements- they are all perfect for it!

Here are some extra details of my layout:

I hope you fill inspired to spice up your composition next time when you create the layout! Of course, these rules are totally flexible and experimenting with them is actually lots of fun! Do you have any tips on building your layouts composition? If yes, share with us!