Category: Inspiration

Friday Favorites | November 29th, 2019

Hello and happy Friday! Welcome to the latest edition of our Friday Favorites series on The Digital Press blog.  While I love the excitement of new releases in The Digital Press Shop each week, I find it equally thrilling to scroll through the gallery and see the unique ways with which our fellow scrappers put digi scrap goodies to use.  Browsing the gallery is one of my favorite things to do when I find myself with a bit of scrappers block!  I’m so excited to share with you some of my favorite layouts from our amazing community of scrappers this past week.

(each image is linked up to the original post in the TDP gallery, which means you can click on the layout artist’s name or the image and check them out yourself, leave some love, etc.)

First I’ve selected this crazy fun page by southernmother. The main photo is big and bold and I love the added motion from the tilt of the image. Flowers and butterflies and so many other pretty details finish this layout off perfectly.

Next is this sporty layout by heidi.  The dark background paper contrasts nicely with the lighter colors of the photos, and I love how the series of images tell the story of the at-bat! Can you believe there’s only one little sliver of patterned paper on this layout? the elements and the photos speak for themselves!

And now this gorgeous and festive layout by MartinaL. So many beautiful details layered and stacked! The main rectangular elements are broken up by the circle frame over the photo (and peeking out of the corner), the epoxy snowflakes, and the circular flowers. Lovely design!

And next is a really fun and sweet hybrid layout by Ann-Sofie.  The rainshower hearts over the photo of a rainy dog-walk is too cute! And I absolutely adore the random scattering of circles on the right page.

And last but certainly not least, is this wonderful layout by helptheold is so sweet! I love the paint splatters and scorecard grid under the papers and the split design that makes amazing use of white space in the middle – just like a bowling alley!

Be sure to head on over to our gallery to check out all the amazing creations shared by our incredibly talented community members! And if you haven’t shared your layouts before, this is the perfect time to start! We’d love to see what you’ve been working on!

 


About the Author  Beckie is a creative team member at The Digital Press who lives near Austin, Texas. In addition to scrapping and photography, she enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and ignoring household chores. 

Friday Favorites | November 22, 2019

Happy Friday, and welcome to another edition of our Friday Favorites series on The Digital Press blog! I love browsing through the gallery and seeing the amazing talent of our community members. So much inspiration to be found! I am very excited to share with you another showcase of the many amazing pages that can be found in our gallery! We have a wonderful community of scrappers here at The Digital Press, and it’s always fun to see what they are creating with the amazing products found in The Digital Press shop.

Below you will find just a handful of the many fantastic pages I’ve seen in TDP’s gallery this past week (each image is linked up to the original post in the TDP gallery, which means you can click on the layout artist’s name or the image and check them out yourself, leave some love, etc.).

First up is this amazing page by Renate. I absolutely love all the white space, and her masking is superb! Those stacked pieces coordinate so well with her photos, too, and don’t distract from them whatsoever. This is such a bright and breezy page!

Next… here’s a great page by Margie. How can you not just love that sweet face and perfect smile?! I love that she has the frame cut from newspaper… and I love the way she used that lace flower in the corner. What great shadowing! Her brushwork is spectacular, as well.

Additionally, here’s a fantastic layout by DivaMom96. I am in complete awe of her extractions. You feel like you could pick that cup and saucer right off the page. And she, too, has gorgeous brushwork. Additionally, who doesn’t love any layout with coffee beans scattered throughout?!

Next, I found this awesome page by sucali. I just love her book, and you really have to look closely to realize it’s not 3D! Her shadowing is superb, and I love her split title work, too. Such a great page!

And finally, I came across this beautiful fun page from Angelle. You can just see the mischief in those eyes and the adorable smile! I love the way she secured her frame to the page in multiple spots, and the textures on this page are breathtaking. I just love everything about this sweet page!

These layouts are only a sampling of the many, many amazing pages to be found in The Digital Press gallery. I hope that you will take some time to take a look for yourself, and/or upload some of your own crafty creations!

Don’t forget each week our fantastic designers add lots of new products to the shop, so don’t forget to take a look and see what you need to finish your pages so you can upload them to the gallery. Maybe one of your pages will be featured in an upcoming edition of Friday Favorites, too!

 


Robin

About the author  Robin is a member of the creative team here at The Digital Press. A wife of 26 years and a mom of 4 crazy children (3 in college and 1 still at home), she says that her life occurs mostly in the car as she transports said crazy kids to their many, many homeschool activities. When not driving, Robin loves to make her family cringe by pulling out her camera again (and again, and again…).

Friday Favorites | November 15, 2019

Happy Friday and welcome to another edition of our Friday Favorites series on The Digital Press blog!

Today, I am super excited to share with you a few of the amazing pages that can be found in our gallery!  We have an awesome community of scrappers here at The Digital Press, and it’s always fun to see what they’ve been creating with the amazing products found in The Digital Press shop. There is always so much inspiration to be found!

Below, you will find just a handful of the many fantastic pages I saw in TDP’s gallery this past week (each image is linked up to the original post in the TDP gallery, which means you can click on the layout artist’s name or the image and check them out yourself, leave the artist some love, etc.).


The first layout I’d like to share with you today — Grateful Heart — was created by the talented Anne PC. I just love her wonderful use of white space, the soft color palette, and the wavy, overlapping pieces for patterned paper that draw your eye to that sweet photo. I love the little paint spatters she’s got in the background and the little flower and string cluster on the side of the photo…

This next layout — I Have All I Need — by DivaMom96 is just so different from the first layout I shared with you; there’s a lot more going on in this page, and I love this too! I love the varied size of the hexagon shapes, the collection of black and white photos, and the fact that she’s matted each shape with a different paper. The oranges and grays and pinks work well together. I also like looking through her page and seeing the varying elements she’s tucked behind the shapes and placed on top of the shapes!

Next is this page — Thankful Heart — by Ann-Sofie. I am always in awe of people who make beautiful hybrid projects. For some reason, it’s never been something I’ve done. These journal pages are absolutely beautiful! I love the vellum paper she stamped her word art onto, and the way it overlays the photo (check out the other photos she shared of this page in the gallery — here and here). I love the fall colors and her choice of patterned papers and the stamped frame on the paper piece behind the photo. It’s simply a lovely, lovely page!

Next, I really like the color scheme appscrapper used in this page — Grateful Heart Green Bay. I like the shadowing she used to make it look like she cut into the grid paper, and the way the patterned papers are set back behind. I like the horizontal strip of equally-sized photos on top of the vertical strip of set back papers. The confetti tucked behind the photos frames them so nicely. I love the collection of photos … from the detail of the tickets, to the group, to the game itself. What a fun page!

And finally — November — by Sylvia. This layout is so very clean and simple and beautiful! I love the bold yellows and reds set atop the clean background paper. Her shadow work is amazing; I always appreciate great shadow work! I love the flowers and the sequins and the cute little pumpkin atop the photo. Beautiful!

These layouts are just a small sampling of the amazing pages you can find in The Digital Press gallery. If you’ve got some time, take a look for yourself, and/or upload some of your own creations! Each week, our amazing designers add a bunch of new products to the shop, so take a look and see what you need to finish your scrapbooking pages… and perhaps one of your pages will be featured in an upcoming edition of Friday Favorites, too!


About the Author  Barbara is a member of the creative team here at The Digital Press. She lives in Minnesota, is married (she is celebrating her 25th wedding anniversary this week!) and has two great kids (can she call them kids when they’re 20 and 22 years old?!) and a super sweet 12 year old Soft Coated Wheaton Terrier. In her free time she loves to “play” and create in Photoshop and Lightroom, take photos, binge watch her favorite shows and cook healthy dishes. Life is good!

Friday Favorites | November 8, 2019

Happy Fall, and welcome to another edition of our Friday Favorites series on The Digital Press blog! I’m excited to share some of my favorite creative inspiration, found in the gallery from our awesome community members here at TDP!

Here’s a look at a few of the newest layouts I love from The Digital Press gallery this past month (they’re linked up to the original posts in the TDP gallery, so you can click through and leave them some LOVE!)…

First up is this fun fall page by Anne PC.  I love the way the paper strips diagonally draw the eye across the page to the photo with additional pattern papers used to create a border along the right hand side of the page to ground the photo and frame out the lovely page.


Next, I’ve picked out an impressive page by sucali. Another great page with wonderful use of pattern papers. I especially like the hexagonal shapes and use of minimal accents to complete this layout.


My next selection is a super sweet layout by TDP designer Shannel Tamara (of Gone Digital Design). Who can resist that gorgeous cluster work? As for me, I can not resist a well-designed page with lots of fabulous elements layered in a way to draw attention to the photo.

I also want to share some “oldies-but-goodies” from the gallery, as well. Here are a few throwback layouts I found in the gallery, to feast your eyes upon…

First up… I just love the clean look of this layout by sylvia. I have soooo many of her pages bookmarked into my gallery favorites. This page displays the visual triangle principle that I often use. First there is the cluster of three little flowers in the bottom left corner and then there is another larger triangle created by thee berry flair at the corner of the photo, the pink flower toward the mid-right of the page and the little blue flower flowing off the top of the page. Lovely composition!


Next… check out this fantastic page by blackkathy. There are so many things that draw me to this page. I love the placement and stacking of the background papers. Naturally, I love the white space! AND… Do you see the visual triangle created with the flowers in the lower right hand corner. Yep, I can totally see myself scraplifting this beauty!


And last but not least… is this gorgeous page by chili. First of all – those clusters are simply amazing, and yep, I love the white space! Yet another great design principle of balance by offsetting the page with a few embellishments to the opposite corner and repetition of the circular stitching used in the cluster and the bottom corner too.

It’s a little addicting to browse through all of the wonderful inspiration that can be found in the gallery here at The Digital Press. When I feel stuck and need a creative boost, browsing the gallery can always get my creativity flowing again!

Be sure to check out the gallery, and then head over to the shop to check out this weekend’s newest product releases so you can grab some new digital supplies and then post your resulting projects in the gallery! We love seeing what you create with The Digital Press goodies, and you might be featured in a future edition of this Friday Favorites series here on the blog in the future, too!


About the Author  Tiffany is a creative team member at The Digital Press and has been scrapping for over 25 years. She resides with her family in Idaho, but dreams of warmer climates. Family will likely keep her in Idaho, so vacations will have to do. Her scrapbook subjects include her husband, four children, one grandson and two dogs – as well as whoever and whatever will stay put for the snap of the camera. Other things that keep her busy include teaching fitness classes at the gym and working as a hospice/home health nurse.

 

Friday Favorites | November 1, 2019

Happy Friday, and welcome to another edition of our Friday Favorites series on The Digital Press blog! I love browsing through the gallery and seeing the amazing talent of our community members.  So much inspiration to be found!  I am very excited to share with you another showcase of the many amazing pages that can be found in our gallery!  We have a wonderful community of scrappers here at The Digital Press, and it’s always fun to see what they are creating with the amazing products found in The Digital Press shop.

Below you will find just a handful of the many fantastic pages I’ve seen in TDP’s gallery this past week (each image is linked up to the original post in the TDP gallery, which means you can click on the layout artist’s name or the image and check them out yourself, leave some love, etc.).

First up is this amazing page by DivaMom96. I absolutely love all the white space, and that adorable photo centered on the page with only minimal elements and papers used to highlight that sweet little smile. The paint splatters and brushes in the background add just enough pop, and the stamp and title (in the perfect font) just above the photo are spot on.  This page definitely demonstrates that less is more!

Next… here’s a great page by weaselwatchr. The paper strips in the lower half of this page add so much depth to this super fun page. I love the colors, and the clustering is incredible.  And that journal card is a purr-fect fit with that photo. Although kitty doesn’t look too thrilled, this page just makes me smile!

Additionally, here’s a fantastic layout by sylvia. I am in complete awe of her extractions. The way that young man just pops out of that photo is incredible. The elements that she places so carefully — along with the the birds stamped in the background — make this page stunning.

Next, I found this awesome page by Heidi Nicole. I love all the fun rectangle shapes on the page with little treasures tucked in to each one.  Her choice of papers fits perfectly, and that stitching is just my favorite.

And finally, I came across this beautiful fall page from AliceM. Fall is my favorite season, and this layout is all kinds of fall. The photos are gorgeous and are such a great choice for this particular digital kit. The shadow work is incredible, and the quote and the overall composition are both absolutely perfect. I love everything about this wonderful page!

These layouts are only a sampling of the many, many amazing pages to be found in The Digital Press gallery. I hope that you will take some time to take a look for yourself, and/or upload some of your own crafty creations!

Don’t forget each week our amazing designers add lots of new products to the shop, so don’t forget to take a look and see what you need to finish your pages so you can upload them to the gallery. Maybe one of your pages will be featured in an upcoming edition of Friday Favorites, too!


About the author  Tia is a member of the creative team here at The Digital Press. A mom to a 14-year-old son, her favorite thing to do is serve those in her community who need help, and volunteer at a small alternative private school for children with special needs. When she’s not volunteering or working on school projects, Tia loves to spend time with her friends and family!

Friday Favorites | October 25, 2019

 

Happy Friday, and welcome to another another edition of our Friday Favorites series on The Digital Press blog! I really enjoy browsing the gallery and I am very excited to share with you another showcase of the many amazing pages that can be found in our gallery!  We have a wonderful community of scrappers here at The Digital Press, and it’s always fun to see what they are creating with the amazing products found in TDP’s shop.

Below are only a few of the many pages I’ve seen in the TDP’s gallery this past week (each image is linked up to the original posts in the TDP gallery, meaning you can click through and check them out yourself, leave some love, etc.!).


First up is this gorgeous page by hichchei that I thought was really fun, and perfect for Halloween in a few weeks! The solid black paper with the patterned paper in the background is great… and the witchy elements around the photo are awesome, as well!

Next, I found this great page by QuiltyMom. The clean lines of the page are really nice, and put your attention right onto the photos! I love the large journal spot that helps tell the story of this fun page, as well… and the little fish over the photo is too cute!

Additionally, here is a super page by HappyMamacita. The lines on this page immediately drew me in… and I think it’s such a fun way to use the patterned paper! The bright paper pops off the gray background really nicely, and the Halloween photo layered on top of it complete the page!

Another community member, Lisa Campbell, has this cool Vikings page in her gallery. The large titled background drew my eye in, and I love the way the helmet stands front and center but doesn’t distract from the fun photos. The choice of kit is just perfect for these photos!

And finally, I also found this great hybrid creation by Ann-Sofie. The pretty flowers that frame her page are lovely and are perfect for her fall photo. I also love the way the pumpkin pops off the page. Awesome!

These few layouts are only a sampling of the many, many wonderful pages to be found in The Digital Press gallery. I hope that you will take some time to take a look for yourself, or even upload some of your own crafty creations! Don’t forget each week our amazing designers add lots of new products to the shop, so don’t forget to take a look and see what you need to finish your pages so you can upload them to the gallery. Maybe one of your pages will be featured in an upcoming edition of Friday Favorites, too!


 About the Author Jennifer is a creative team member at The Digital Press and lives in New York City. In addition to digital scrapping, she enjoys watching rugby and hockey and reading romance novels.