New Chat with Lauren - Just for fun and all for Nought

[Lauren]

Heres a different sort of chat -
see the details here - hope to see you there on Wednesday
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=791

[Becky Soto]

Ooo, this sounds like fun! :)

[MommySpice]

Sounds like fun! I might be able to participate sometimes! Woohoo!

[ScrapMel]

Oh, Lauren this sounds wonderful! But the time is not great for me (generally getting boys to bed then)... would you be providing the inspiration in the forum after the chat? (In order to make it Gimme at 8 on Thursday I have sneak around..."honey, I have to go wipe off the table, honey I have to go blah, blah, blah....lol)

[honeymoon]

Cool. So this will be Thursday 2pm for us in NZ?

[Lauren]

Yes Fiona - 2pm Thurs and I will have to get us a gallery where I will post the inspiration - no time limit for this challenge so no pressure to get things done at any particular time - of course some of you may just choose to chat during the actual chat time - and scrap later - some may wish to scrap and not chat !!- I dont mind what you do - no pressure - just fun - and scrapping of course

[dapupsmom]

I'll try to make it this Wednesday. Looking forward to it!

[Phos4us]

Sounds like fun ! It's a bit early for me though - the babies are still up then, so I won't be able to participate in the chat part. But if it's posted in a forum I am so with you afterwards :D

[boobearsmama1]

this sounds like fun. I LOVE LOVE to scrap with no pressure, just for me :). this is my type of challenge. i will be there.

[sammdc]

totally lvoe the idea lauren I wont be able to make the chats but would love to follow the inspiration or challenge you set.

[Lauren]

Today Ive chosen a scraplift as inspiration.
This layout by Sharon ( aka Shazzt) - http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=141543

I think this is a super layout for many reasons - I love the varitey of shapes in it that you can gain inspiration from - there are the curves - the rounded rectangles - the grid shape design within the main layout design - the use of the cut out dots on the sides - also the colours in the layout really reflect the tone of the photos too -Also there are several photos - lots going on but still room for journalling - so thats your inspiration for this week - create a layout using sharons "lets fly a kit" as your inspiration - you dont need to create something exactly the same - but use some part of the layout as your inspiration - tell us in your description what part of the layout inspired you .
We have a gallery just for this chat - http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=3531 post to the gallery any time you like or leave alink here and post elsewhere - there are no deadlines - no rules - you dont have to use any particular kit - just use whatever you already have - there are no prizes and posting bonuses and no freebies - but you will get a layout done!!!- and you might stretch yourself into a new direction

[Lauren]

Here is mine - actually finished a layout in record time for me!!
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=144719

[Elisabeth]

Beautiful rich layout, Lauren! I am liking this idea and I'll try to make the next chat!

[mom2triplets04]

Bummer missed your chat as the time on the November Events page was wrong. Anyway here is my layout.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=144755&nocache=1

[mandy@netlive]

Rats - I totally missed this!!!

I will try the scraplift thought - what a MAGIC layout (of course) to scraplift!

I hope my life gets back into gear when we are finished our building project - I really cannot handle the mess, disorganisation and NOISE anymore!!!!

[maryjos]

Here's mine Lauren. I definitely did NOT knock this one out in record time, but I learned a lot doing it. It's ironic, I've had Photoshop for awhile to do photo cleanup for my photography hobby and freelance work, but I've never come close to tapping into what it could do until now.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=144867

[boobearsmama1]

I have started on mine, will post it tonight. :)

[mrichar383]

My 'lift:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=144951&nocache=1

[mandy@netlive]

My layout is in the Gimme More gallery - I like to Move it... Move it... (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=145036&cat=2610) Its not in the same league I know - but I love it all the same.

[isshinryu_mom]

Here's my scraplift of shazzt's layout... I really love the little cutout circles in her layout (such a simple little detail which really adds a punch). I stayed very close to her design in my "lift". http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=145131&nocache=1

[lvg4him]

OK, so the time is NOT great for me, but I really like the idea! So can we participate even if we aren't able to make the chat? Will you still post about what FUN thing we are to do in the forums so we can participate??

[dawn-in-nz]

Here's by version of Shazzt's great LO - I haven't tried to do cut-outs yet although I do remember doing them quite by accident in another LO of mine awhile ago - I just can't remember how I did it!

Fun in the Sand (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=145192&nocache=1)

[Lauren]

This week- the inspiration was LISTS
I posted several List style layouts - and we discussed how we could use lists in many different layout designs and themes - a few list layouts are "listed"(!) below.
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=142012
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=141999
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=144816
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=137327
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=124558
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=146288

[MommySpice]

I missed chat!!!!!!!!! completely mixed up the times in my head! I'm sorry Lauren! Thank you for posting the topic for this week!

[Lauren]

I did a layout already - this is not my normal style - but it works well for a list type of layout - and gee its quick to do one like this - http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=146321

[isshinryu_mom]

I was sorry to miss most of the chat too... but enjoyed seeing the inspiration layouts. Here's mine..http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=146665&cat=500&ppuser=30989

[Elina]

well I came across this challenge and almost started with the scraplift and then read throughly......I just did layout with a list of reason why I love my husband so here is tha link....I am dounble duting this layout with Rene's Challenge "because I love you" the reasons why I love you (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=146465&cat=500&ppuser=34079)

[Phos4us]

Here's mine for the list challenge :
Confessions of a Digi Scrapper (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=146811&cat=3531)

[the3chickens]

This is my LO for the List LO Challenge doubling for Rene's challenge: King Mac (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=146880&cat=500&ppuser=47044)

[loonyhiker]

Here is my list layout using the Lazy Daisy kit. It is also doing double duty in the IOTW challenge:

My Fifth Period Class (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=147109&nocache=1)

[Maikku]

Gosh I've been looking for this thread since yesterday. Phew! Here is mine (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=146858&cat=500&ppuser=32490)doing double duty with Renee's challenge .

[ScrapMel]

I didn't actually get to the beginning of the chat tonight (oops! last night!) I believe it was to use the font, porcelian? Here is a layout (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=147780&limit=recent) I worked on.

[Phos4us]

Here's mine with the porcelain font ... it's doing double duty with the Gimme more crop :
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=147943&cat=2610

[the3chickens]

My LO using Porcelain font in doubling for Rene's Because I Love You & Personalise It: Love (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=147913&nocache=1)

[mom2triplets04]

here's my lists layout

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=148075&cat=2753

[Maikku]

Here is mine using Porcelaine font (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=148115&nocache=1) This is doing double duty with Be thankful challenge By Boobearsmom.

[PacificTonz]

Here is my layout inspired by the porcelain font - My life ... in the bag (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=147997&cat=500&ppuser=64671) - thanks for this weeks inspiration and the link to a great new font site. A woman can never have too many fonts - although my husband seems to think a computer can:think:

[Phos4us]

Here's another one of mine with the Porcelain font ... like I said, I use it a lot ! I think together with Mutlu Ornamental and a couple of handwriting fonts, porcelain is probably my most used font for titles !
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=148530&cat=500&ppuser=53418

[joannknnrd]

Here's mine w/ the porclain font, doing double duty for IOTW
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=148722&cat=1348

[mom2triplets04]

didn't think I'd get to this next challenge. I used the font porclain doing double duty for Meryl's Gratitude album challenge.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=148901&cat=2621

[isshinryu_mom]

What a beautiful font.... thanks for sharing it and here's my layout using it.
Christmas Traditions (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=148982&cat=500&ppuser=30989) (This may end up being one of several layouts about our Christmas traditions.. or it may end up being "just for fun!"

[Lauren]

This weeks inspiration is a colour scheme - you can find it in the gallery http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=148939

[isshinryu_mom]

Whew.... I couldn't find this thread! But here I am at last with my layout using the color scheme. Thanks for the inspiration. CC welcome.
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=150150&cat=3531

[shazzt]

OK guys - bad news. Lauren called me this morning to say that her internet connection has died and she cannot log in anywhere! So chances are, she is not going to make the chat tonight (unless NZ Telecom get their act together - which knowing them is unlikely). She asked me to pass on her apologies. Of course, there is no reason why you guys can't run the chat without her and pick an inspiration piece to work on during the week (maybe "things that really tick me off :mad: " might be appropriate!!) LOL. I know she will be gutted to miss this one!

[Lauren]

Here is a range of layouts that use circles - sometimes not in ways you would expect - to make a great layout
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=104361
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=141109
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=148970
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=151092
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=146317
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=144997
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=144665
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=138748- this one the circle element has been split up
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=135326- photo is not circular
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=133525- photo not circular
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=129240 - circle made with the arrow - cuts photo into circle
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=137669 - circle theme with arrow but photo not circular

Use them as inspiration - either scraplift or create your own llayout using circles as a theme

[isshinryu_mom]

I enjoyed the chat last night (hope Hannah's feeling better today, Lauren) and would love some feedback on my layout using circles and the inspiration pieces. Circles are sort of "out of the box" (lol) for me but I kind of like how this turned out.
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=151578&cat=3531

[ChiChi]

I love this chat but I always forget to do the challenge. Somehow I managed to remember this week! Here is my circle layout challenge:

Waiting for Santa (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=151911&cat=3531)

[Lauren]

There will be no chat today as I have to go to Matthews school assembly where he is getting an award -
I do have some inspiration for you though -
I just made 2 different types of calendars - you can see them in the gallery
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=152526
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=152527

There are plenty of other calendar styles in the gallery too
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showgallery.php?limit=&si=calendar&x=18&y=8

How about I challenge you to make a calendar -
You could do one as a single page layout too using a grid style - the 12 squares around the outside and a central photo - something like this http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=20266
but putting the montly grid in the 12 outside squares instead of p hotos
Or you could make one on a bookmark, or on a small credit card size thing and print it on a piece of that printable magnet to put on the fridge -

[Sonesta]

Does anyone know what happened to the chat tonight? A couple of us showed up and nothing was happening.

[Lauren]

Well thats weird because i posted that I couldnt be there today - i wonder where that post went - sorry - its school holidays here and I cant be around as much as normal -

[Lauren]

Today we talked about Year in Review layouts
I had some links to various kits and quick clicks that would assist with easy layouts and albums
its -
http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3245

quick clicks
http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_137_136_179&products_id=3235 - for a 2 page layout

one per month - http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_137_136_179&products_id=2710

shaped albums - http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_137_33_174&products_id=4061
http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3132
and I had some links to various layouts for some inspiration -
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=156585
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=156504
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=156285
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=153329
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=153328
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=148098
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=145045
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=84246

There will be a hiatus for this chat - until February . See you back here then

[the3chickens]

Love circles! Late posting but here are some circle LOs I've done after the circle challenge was issued :-
Journaling within a circle - First Came Friendsip (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=161592&cat=500&ppuser=47044)
Circular photo -Unique (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=161497&cat=500&ppuser=47044)
Semi circle photo and rings (from QC) - Our Wedding Cake (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=160042&cat=500&ppuser=47044)
Circular strips with journaling:6 Months (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=157102&cat=500&ppuser=47044)
Photo within a circle: Exchange of Rings (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=155039&cat=500&ppuser=47044)

[the3chickens]

Some Calendars I did.. Still havent gotten all 12 months done yet and its already Feb! I'm doing them as a sort of 'fantasy' series with Mac in whatever costumes I can find in kits (except for his birth pic) and using photos from the same month the year before. Was hoping to be able to find a Cupid kit for Valentine's Feb :D

March 07- Faerie (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=155593&cat=500&ppuser=47044)
May 07- Rocket Boy (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=155581&cat=500&ppuser=47044)
June 07- Mac Cool in the Pool (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=161056&cat=500&ppuser=47044)
July 07-Officer Mac (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=155570&cat=500&ppuser=47044)
August - Cowboy Mac (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=155556&cat=500&ppuser=47044)
Sept 07- Birth Pics (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=161517&cat=500&ppuser=47044)