Gretchen Barron

New Sketch Challenge on Soul Scrappers

Hello everyone and welcome to a new Sketch Challenge over at Soul Scrappers!  If you don't know about this site, you really need to check it out. There are tons of challenges, inspiration, tips and ideas for your scrapbooking projects!

You can see the sketch on the left ...

And here's my inspiration layout! I just love doing heritage layouts. For one thing, I have an incredible and amazing stock of old family photos that have been digitized and when I transform these photos into scrapbook pages, I feel so privileged to be preserving these precious memories for generations to come.

Now, isn't this better than having them all thrown in a drawer (ahem ... MOM?)

I do hope you'll try your hand at this scrapbooking sketch. Make sure and tag it with "SC18" if posting it in a public forum.

 

I created my layout with My Digital Studio but if you're doing traditional scrapbooking, you might want to check out my DSP and Ribbon Samplers. It's not too late to place orders for the new ribbon and DSP stamplers from the BIG Idea Book & Catalog. I'm taking orders now -- supplies will be ordered each Friday so get your order in soon to make the deadline! More information can be found HERE.

 

Also, the Test Tube Gift Card Holders have been very popular and I continue to send out kits as quickly as I can put them together. Have you ordered yours yet?

 

I'm so glad you stopped by today and hope you come back soon! Happy Stamping and Scrapping! 

The Ladies Who Lunch and a New Scrapbooking Sketch Challenge!

Hello everyone! There's a new Scrapbooking Sketch Challenge this morning on Soul Scrappers-- SC12. This is a fun one with room for 4 photos and lots of journaling! I do hope you'll play along! If you're not familiar with Soul Scrappers, it's a fun and interactive (and free) Ning community of like-minded folks who love scrapbooking.

There are several challenges going on all the time and you have a fun two weeks to post your challenge projects, which is great for the procrastinators among us (myself included!).

Just click on the Soul Scrappers link above to join and make sure you mention my name in the comment line!

And here's my inspiration layout for this challenge! I had such fun doing this with My Digital Studio!I can't tell you how much this tool from Stampin' Up! has transformed my scrapbooking. I still love traditional scrapbooking, don't get me wrong, but My Digital Studio makes it so easy to put your pictures and words on the page. You can print out your layouts (either at home or professionally) and then embellish with ribbons, buttons, bows, brads and any number of other goodies to make Hybrid pages, knowing that the Stampin' Up! colors will remain true and that everything will coordinate. You can also quickly and easily design your layout on MDS and then if you want to do a totally traditional layout, you can more quickly put it together, using your MDS version as your guide! And of course if you simply want to leave your MDS creation totally digital, you can share it with family and friends by e-mail, on your blog, on your computer or TV screen or a digital photo frame! It's so much fun and is a great tool to help you with all kinds of paper crafting, not just scrapbooking!

For this layout, I used the Vintage Vogue Digital Download to embellish my photos. It certainly made for a quick, easy and fun layout! That's another great thing about My Digital Studio, from time to time, Stampin' Up! offers affordable download packages with some of the newest stamp images, papers and embellishments. And once you have them downloaded into MDS, you can use them to your hearts content, forever! You'll never need to replenish your supplies and order more -- you can just print out your favorite papers and images and use them over and over in your crafting! And if you order MDS from me, you've got me as your personal creative coach to help you learn the program, answer questions, and to lend you inspiration!

If you would like to order My Digital Studio for yourself or would like more information on this great crafting tool, e-mail me at gbarron56@comcast.net or go to my Online Ordering Site and click on "shop now" at the top of the page!

Let's Go fly a Kite -- It's Easy with My Digital Studio!

Happy Monday Morning, everyone! I'm bringing you a brand new Sketch challenge this morning from Soul Scrappers! What's that? You don't yet know about Soul Scrappers? How could that be? Soul Scrappers is a growing online community of folks who are interested in scrapbooking their memories with an emphasis upon telling your story through journaling!

We've got a ton of resources available for you on Soul Scrappers, there's an online forum to use for help, support and just to get-to-know everyone, and there are several challenges each week to stir your creativity, jump-start your MoJo, and encourage you to learn new techniques and explore new ideas. This sketch challenge is just one of several that are on-going throughout the week. And one of the great things about Soul Scrappers Challenges -- you have two weeks to complete your project and upload it to the website.

So, if you're not already a member of the Soul Scrappers community, run, don't walk, to www.soul-scrappers.ning.com and sign up today. It's free and it's great!

Okay, now that my commercial is over, here's my page to go with today's new sketch. This page came together quickly and easily using My Digital Studio, the great new Scrapbooking and Crafting software from Stampin' Up!

I pulled the colors from the bright colors of the winged kite and the gorgeous blue sky of that April day. This page probably took less than 10 minutes to complete -- start to finish. That's how quick and easy MDS (My Digital Studio) is. All the colors on MDS coordinate perfectly with all the beautiful Stampin' Up! colors that we've come to know and love. And once you create a page in MDS, it's ready to view digitally, to print out on your own home printer, or to have professionally printed and sent to your home. It's oh, so cool!

For more information about My Digital Studio, or to have your questions answered, or if you want to purchase a copy of this great software for yourself, contact me at gbarron56@comcast.net.

That's it for today! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Soul Scrappers Sketch Challenge SC3

Good morning, everyone! I'm so excited! Last week I told you about a new Scrapbooking site called Soul Scrappers-- a new community of scrapbookers and stampers who really want to learn to put more of themselves into their scrapbooking! Today is my first Sketch Challenge created for Soul Scrappers.

To join Soul Scrappers, simply go to http://www.soul-scrappers.ning.com and request to become part of the group. You will be challenged several times a week with great sketches and other challenges, as well as tips, information and inspiration from the Design Team and Others.

And if you want to try your hand at this week's Sketch Challenge, I would be thrilled and excited to see what you do with my sketch.

Okay, speaking of doing something with the sketch, here is the layout that I created for today.

Pulling my color inspiration from my daughter's pajamas, I used Tempting Turquoise, Lovely Lilac and Almost Amethyst, along with Whisper White. I used Textured Cardstock for this 12x12" layout. The sketch can easily be adapted for a square layout of any size. I used the Scallop Trim Corner and Border Punches and 5/8" Whisper White Satin Ribbon. I also used the Heart to Heart and Full Heart Punches, along with the Scalloped Heart Embosslet and the Big Shot. The Stamp set is I {Heart} Hearts.

I'm so glad you stopped by today and I do hope you are inspired to try some scrapbooking this week!

If you haven't yet, I invite you to check out my latest Kit and Tutorial offering -- the Whimsical Wings Gift Box and Mini Cards set! Perfect for Easter, Mother's Day, spring birthdays, showers and weddings, Whimsical Wings is a delight to create, give or keep for yourself!

Do you want to see what else is available to purchase on Inspiration in Action? Check out all the Tutorials and Kits that are currently available HERE!