Thursday, July 16, 2009

My technique for title positioning

by Nathalie

You might already be doing this or something similar but I thought I would share here my “technique” for positioning my titles so that they look good, either in a curve, straight, or however else!

All you need is a clear cellophane wrapper that many of our papers and scrapping supplies come in and of course whatever alphas you want to use for your title/sentiment.

First, I put the cellophane on top of my layout in progress and then I stick, as lightly as possible, the alphas I want to use where I think I want them on the page. Thanks to the clear wrapper, I can have an idea of what it would look like BEFORE I actually stick them on the paper/photos.

And because my alphas are on the clear sheet, I can move my title/sentiment around by just moving the cellophane paper. In this case I did not like the result so all I had to do is reposition the alphas on my cellophane to find another look. Here I am “testing” another option:

As you can see in the final page below, I went with my second option. Once I like the look, all I have to do is transfer the alphas from the cellophane paper to my page and I know exactly where to start and position them in relation to the elements of my page.

I do this all the time! Here is another example with a card. I might check several positions before I find one I like.


I’d love to hear about it if you give it a try or if you have another technique to share for “perfect” titles!

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Card Corner by Chrystal Riddell



Any time I need some card inspiration, I know I can always find a great card sketch to motivate me from Lucy Chesna at My Sketch World. She also creates page sketches, so check those out while you're there!

Be sure to bookmark her site at www.MySketchWorld.Blogspot.com


Thursday, July 9, 2009

What a Catch!




It’s no secret that scrapping in July is one of my all-time favorite occurances! I adore the 4th of July celebrations – I try to hit as many as I can each year. We’re often either watching baseball or playing it, usually fit in a camping trip or two, and summer fun is in full effect around my house, 24/7! These were my inspirations in going to search TTT’s gallery for “Catches” this month – 4th of July, sports and summer fun! Ready?









1. While I completely urge you to go search ‘4th of July’ in the TTT gallery, I had to pick an oldie for my Independence Day inspirations. This layout by Jackie (funhockeymom) is one of my favorites –you really have to be brave and bold to combine stars, eyelets and waves on a layout!

















4th of July in Philly by funhockeymom

By the way, come by the site – June had everyone madly ‘waving’ in the Use Your Kit Monthly contest!


2. Sports inspiration is next (as the ball game is blaring behind me on the tv!) Okay, I had to go with another oldie, but goodie! Christy aka ~christy~ brings tons of summer sports fun into the gallery. It was hard to pick just one of hers, but I had to go with a rare color combo – rare to see, great for summer – girl does bright and bold like no other! Christy’s summer sports work also reminded me, that with 1 T-ball game left in the season, I need to get down and dirty with that camera, sparing no field dust, dugout shot or game tradition!






















SuperStar by ~Christy~















3. Summer outside makes me think of one thing first – water!! Pools, sprinklers, lakes, beaches – it all counts in July! Check out this brand new and simply adorable catch by dt gal Chrissy this month, using the June kit!














Joy by Chrissy



Thanks for catching my attention. For your chance at What a Catch!, post your layouts in the TTT User Gallery and visit us on the message board!


Transparently Yours, Lindsey




















































If you have not yet done a SEARCH in the TTT User Gallery via keywords, it’s must! Super easy and totally inspirational for whatever project you’re working on!

July Ideas

Happy July, Scrappers! July is naturally full of fun and fireworks, so let that be the inspiration on your layouts this month!

Colors:


  • Red, white and blue, of course!

  • Any combo of the above.

  • Go Americana.

  • Add spots of gold and silver with this month’s colors.

  • Be brave, go with a rainbow effect – all colors in!

Shapes:



  • Time to bring back out the star. No better month for it!

  • Lots of circles – love those fireworks, the best!

  • Flourishes or swirls – but instead of the traditional, go with the spray this month!

Photo ops:



  • Kids all decked in red, white and blue.

  • Will you watch fireworks or try to shoot them? Watch for tips on photographing fireworks at the site!

  • Scrap your 4th of July plans and traditions.

  • Summer fun is in full effect. If you’re in the warm climate this month, outside photos are a must!

  • All stars! Summer sports!

Scrap topics:



  • Go with independence. Have shots of kids or family doing things independently? Go with solo photos orsolo subjects.

  • Be patriotic. Scrap something about your country.

  • Are you summer or winter in July? Scrap the opposite!

  • Christmas in July is always fun. Start your cards!

  • Don’t forget your pets! After all, dog days were named after them!

  • Summer school? Make it fun!

  • All Stars! Scrap your athlete!

  • July’s birthstone is Ruby – use lots of red rhinestones this month.

  • July’s flower is the larkspur or water lily. Try the lily shape: not quite a circle, not quite a heart.

  • Or combine the two!

  • Horoscopes Cancer and Leo. More animals!

Whatever you pull out to commemorate July, do it with a sense of patriotism, family and a smile. :) Happy July!


Transparently Yours, Lindsey

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Transparency LOs by the TTT Designers

Take a look at the great designs with Transparent Touches and Tags transparencies. These are all done by the TTT design team. Thanks for looking!

By Lindsey and Carrie:


By Nathalie and Jen:


By Chrissy and Chrystal:

Sunday, July 5, 2009

July Kit #1 LOs

Take a look at the wonderful designs made by designers Lindsey and Chrissy with TTT kit #3 this month. You can see all the designs here in the galllery: http://www.transparenttouches.com/gallery/index.php?cat=46

Lindsey's LOs:


Chrissy's LOs:

July Kit #2 LOs

Take a look at what Jen and Carrie did with the TTT July kit#2 featuring Little Yellow Bicycle's Traveler line. You can see all the kit designs here at the TTT gallery: http://www.transparenttouches.com/gallery/index.php?cat=46

Jen's LOs:



Carrie's LOs:




July Kit #3 Layouts

It's Reveal day!

Chrystal and Nathalie did a fabulous job this month creating layouts with the July kit #3. This kit combined papers from Fancy Pants and other manufacturers. Remember, you can go to the TTT User gallery (http://www.transparenttouches.com/gallery/index.php?cat=46) to see all the kit reveals from each month!


Here is what Nathalie created this month:









Here is what Chrystal created this
month: