Boy layouts using See You Later Alligator

Hello. This is Janis blogging for Upsy Daisy once again. Today I'm gonna showcase See You Later... Alligator Line with two layouts that I have made of my son.

AWESOME

This layout is based on the monthly Upsy Daisy Sketch that you can see here:

UDD Products Used: #SYLA011. A is for Alligator, #SYLA012. Alphabet Soup, #SYLA013. Everglades, #SYLA004. Expedition, #SYLA015. Gators, #SYLA016. Marsh, #BRD312. See You Later Alligator, #EMB006. New Day.

Love these brads!!!! These are from the See You Later Alligator and New Day Collections.


FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS

Here's my second layout, I sooo love dear sonny's pictures here - - he looks soooo big here already!!!!

UDD Products Used: #SYLA011. A is for Alligator, #SYLA012. Alphabet Soup, #SYLA013. Everglades, #SYLA004. Expedition, #SYLA015. Gators, #SYLA016. Marsh, #BRD312. See You Later Alligator, #EMB006. New Day, #UDD208. Chic Bebe, #UDD0077. Sweet Slumber-Boy.

I also mixed in these rub-ons from Sweet Slumber Boy Collection. The captions are perfect to describe my dear sonny!!!

Got to use the stamp coming Chic Bebe Collection from to outline my circle journaling (the brads were from the See You Later Alligator and New Day Collections as the first layout).


Here's a message to all of you before I sign off:


Have fun creating,
janis

Monthly Sketch - June 2010

Summer is near...I can smell it in the air :)
What better way to embrace the lighter times of the year than with a fun and bright sketch for you all to play with.

Here is our June offering for you all to interpret in any way, shape or form:

And here is what I came up with - of course, when thinking of summer, I simply had to do the opposite and scrap a winter picture *rolls eyes*. But that is just how it is, sometimes.

On the other hand, it also shows just how versatile these summery papers from the BLOSSOM  and ALLIGATOR lines are, you can use them for a winter picture without it looking out of place.

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Papers:  
#BLO013. Orchard, #BLO016. Spring is in the Air - from the BLOSSOM line
#SYLA013. Everglades, #SYLA016. Marsh - from the SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR line
#UDD0133. Delectable - from the CUPCAKE line (on SALE right now - click HERE to buy)
Brads:
#EMB006. New Day

DT Members MICHELE , GRACE and ANDREA also used papers from BLOSSOM for their gorgeous layout of their beautiful daughters

DT Coordinator LACINTHA is rocking the SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR line with this gorgeous layout....look at those eyes *sigh*

DT Members JULIA  and SANDI chose to use the VOGUE line to create their fun layouts about their children's passions :)

If you would like to play along and use the sketch for your inspiration, do not forget to link us up in the comments section, so we can leave you some Daisy-love :)

Ready to Blossom

Hello everyone!
Here in Australia we are slowing heading into our Winter, but that doesn't mean we are not having some gorgeous weather (and photo opportunities!).
Rather than feel a bit gloomy about it getting cold, we end up heading outside to the parks and beaches to feel the wind in our hair and the sun on our faces.
"Blossom" is THE perfect range of papers to help create pages for these photos - all those lovely soft pinks and sage greens are so gorgeous against skin tones and make even an average photo seems so pretty.
Of course, I couldn't resist using my darling daughter for these two pages. As well as Kim's wonderful sketch !
For the first layout "1,2,3 Cheese", I subsituted a piece of paper in the background with a hand cut tree shape. I simply drew the shape on the back of my Upsy Daisy "Spring Breeze" (BLO015) paper and trimmed it with a sharp stencil knife. I sprayed the back of the tree and adhered it to the base paper, "Awakening" (BLO011).

The last thing to do was to spritz a bit of mist across the background and punch out and curl quite a few flowers using "Orchard" (BLO013) and "Spring is in the Air" (BLO016). The last thing was to trim out some of the journaling spots and strips from "Precious" (BLO014) to lay across the base of the design.
The next Lo I created using the gorgeous Blossom papers was "Look How Much You've Grown".
Once again, using Kim's great sketch, I was able to capture the spirit of my little girl as well as keep the page light and feminine.

On your next layout, why not try to use some gorgeous ribbon or pretty fabric trim? There are so many out there to choose from! To create the double bow that I have on the bottom right of my page, simply tie one bow using an organza ribbon and then, using the loops from the first bow, create another bow on top of it. Attach this bow to the centre of a flower using on of Upsy Daisy's Metal Flower Brads and you have a pretty embellishment that also gives your page depth!
Well, I am going to head back into the studio and start some more projects. I hope everyone is having a great month and I'll see you in the Gallery very soon!
Sarah xx

OF VOGUE AND BRADS

Hello everyone!!! This is Janis bringing you lots of blooming (literally!!! LOL!!!) ideas today. I finally got my package of new Upsy Daisy releases - - so I started creating as soon as I got hold of these yumminess!!!

The DT members were challenged to use Kim's sketch here using any of the three new lines with the Metallic Blossom Brads as the special ingredient. I looked at the papers and figured I'd go with Vogue in showcasing the brads. I soooooo love the floral designs on this line that I actually cut out almost all the flowers that I found on these Diva and Chic papers and used them on my two layouts!!!
Here's my first layout using Kim's May sketch (that's my dear sister on the photo!!!!) :
UDD Products Used: #VO011. Catwalk, #VO012. Chic, #VO013. Diva, #VO014. Fashionista, #VO015. Runway, #VO016. Strike a Pose, #BRD314.Metallic Blossom Brads.

Used this "Strike a Pose" caption as my title (I framed it using the filmstrip chipboard from Buzz and Bloom).
I teared the Runway patterned paper to reveal the beautiful design at the back!!!
Flowers galore!!! I layered the flower cut outs, curled the petals a bit and held them together with the Metallic Blossom Brads!!!

For my second layout, I changed the brads I used and went with Walk in the Park Fabric Brads. The photos show my dear daughter Nat with my niece Twinkle:
UDD Products Used: #VO011. Catwalk, #VO012. Chic, #VO013. Diva, #VO014. Fashionista, #VO015. Runway, #VO016.Strike a Pose, #EMB007. Walk in the Park, #UDD0106. Floral Flourishes. Sketch is from Pages in Time's May 20 Thursday Sketch of the Week.

Used this "Friends Forever" tag as my title...
Notice those stamped floral flourishes peeking out on my floral cluster? I also found the Floral Flourishes clear stamp on my package (I sooooo love this one!!!!!!!) so I figured I'd use it also on my layout. Initially I didn't know where I want them, so I just stamped on a clear transparency and cut them out. I found that this trick made it easier for me to know where to place them on my layout.
Hope I inspired you to play with your Upsy Daisy products with my layouts!!! I will be back blogging here in June 14 with another new line of Upsy Daisy goodness so stay tuned!!!!


Have fun creating,
Janis

Past and Present...

For this week's layout, I really wanted to do a past/present layout and realized I had these two beautiful photos of my daughter, one taken at age three and one taken this year at (almost) age 8. They are both face shots of her with her dance costume and makeup on, which made them "match" visually.

The soft look of Upsy Daisy Designs "Blossom" paper line was perfect for this layout, but I also mixed in some from the "Enchanted" line (the background) and the "Cupcake" line (the pink). Some of the larger pink and brown circles are from the "Circle of Friends" Upsy Daisy Designs line. It was fun to see how well these papers looked together .... and also realize how much just my daughter's face has "matured" in 5 short years!

I also used Upsy Daisy Designs rub on letters (in brown) for most of the title and some rub on flowers that were also included on the "Basic Brown Alpha" rub ons.  The stamp you see under the title "Dance" is an Upsy Daisy Designs clear stamp (love those!!) from a pack called "Floral Flourishes."  I used my sewing machine for the light brown zig-zag edge on the left of the pink paper.  I like it when layouts look pretty and simple (or classic) but they also have some little unique touches to make them more interesting than at first glance.

Hope you like it!

May Challenge

Hi everybody!!! Yes... so much inspiration, but short time to scrap these days, unfortunately...

First Project done by myself, Julia Sáddi, with Kim's May Sketch. 

Supplies: Upsy Daisy Designs papers.  Details made with the "Blossom" collection, background made with the dots paper "Everglades" from the "See you later Alligator" collection - borders cut out with scallop shape and hand painted with white ink. 

Second Project done by my friend Paty Proença, another great Brazilian designer. As Paty is a mother of 2 handsome gentleman, : )  I gave her a  "See you later Alligator" kit, together with Kim's May Sketch and she came out with this astonishing layout! Wow, Paty, thank you!!! To see more of her work: http://scrapbypaty.blogspot.com/   Big Hug to you all, girls!!!

Love, Julia Sáddi

Monthly Sketch - May 2010

Are you enjoying the monthly sketches?
I find they generally give me the final piece of inspiration I need to get creative, even if my layouts never quite turn out the same way as I intended when starting...

So, let's see what we have in store for you, this fine May:

All {{ UDD DT members}} could choose their favourite of the three new lines to interpret the sketch and in addition should make use of the wonderful new {{ Metal Brads }}

Here is my version:

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Upsy Daisy Designs Products used:
Papers: #BLO015. Spring Breeze, #BLO014. Precious, #BLO012. Freshly Picked - {{ all BLOSSOM LINE }}
Rub Ons: #UDD194. Planes, Trains and Automobiles,  #UDD124. Classy Brown - Alpha (8x8)
Brads:  #BRD314. Metallic Blossom


DT Member JULIA also used the BLOSSOM line in combination with ALLIGATOR and I love how she created her own scalloped border on the #SYLA013. Everglades paper.

DT Members GRACE and ANDREA both used papers from the VOGUE line and showcase perfect just how differently the same paper line can be used, just by flipping the patterned side over.

DT Member SANDI made her focal point really stand out from the background by cutting along the outline of the #SYLA011. A is for Alligator paper and mounting it on a piece of 12 x 12 hessian. Sandi also used other papers from the ALLIGATOR line.

We would love for you to have a play with our sketch and link us back to your projects within the comments section.