Color Combo Challenge #87

(09/01-09/07)

Please welcome our Guest Designer this week, Sharyn Tormanen!

First of all, thank you so much for inviting me to play this week. I love using an inspirational launching point to begin my layouts, and a selected color combo as fun as this one is right up my alley!

I've been scrapbooking for, let's just say, a very long time. I began as a child putting stories and pictures together in those old manilla albums that are now fragile keepsakes kept on a shelf high in my closet. Photography and journaling are a part of me. While I sometimes find it hard to irk out time to create a page these days as a busy stay at home mother to four active children, I do make time to blog each day. The way I figure it, even if I don't find the time to get those stories all down onto a 12 x 12 format, I'll still have them.

And that's what's important to me.

I've been designing for Technique Tuesday for over three years now, and Scrapsupply for nearly two. I enjoy those commitments because they keep me going to my scrapbook table, and I love the creative push. I've been published in BHG, Creating Keepsakes, Memory Makers, Paper Crafts and more. My favorite scrap endeavor to date tho has been being a part of Debbie Hodge's Get it Scrapped book. The layouts that I created for that book, I feel, are the best example of my style and what I try to share with future generations. For me, it's about the stories.

Sharyn, so glad to have you here! Get a closer look at Sharyn and her work on her blog!

Now let's play!!
Can't wait to see what you create with these colors!

Color Combo #87aqua - black - kiwifruit - tangerine

Now for some inspiration!
Check out these fabulous pages from our designers!!!

(Click on the layouts for a larger image)
(Click on the names for a link to their blogs)

Sharyn's page

Janet's page

Lilly's page

Janelle's page

Debbi's page

Suzanne's page

Amanda's page

THE PLAYERS GALLERY

Color Combo Challenge #86

(08/25-08/31)

Please welcome our Guest Designer this week, Jennifer McGuire!

Jennifer McGuire, a 2002 Creating Keepsakes Hall of Famer, has been scrapbooking and stamping for about six years. During this time she has had numerous designs published in Creating Keepsakes magazines and idea books, Autumn Leaves "Designing With" books and several other publications. Her work can be seen each month in CK’s Tool Time article, where Jennifer shows the many things you can do with one tool or product, along with a bi-monthly article on creatingkeepsakes.com. A book based on this article, 101 Things To Do With Your Scrapbook Supplies, was released in June 2007 from Creating Keepsakes. Jennifer also works as an artist for Hero Arts Rubber Stamps, contributing to their designs, catalogs and web work. Since having her son, she stopped traveling to teach classes and instead “teaches” via video tutorials on her blog, jennifermcguireink.com.

Jennifer lives in Cincinnati. Five years ago, she left her job as an engineer in order to scrapbook full-time. Her family includes her dear husband, Ken, son Colin (2) and sweet step-daughters, Kay (13) and Audrey (10).

Jennifer, you do so much for the scrapbooking community, it is so great to have you here!! We are truly honored. Get a closer look at Jennifer and her work on her blog! Real cool stuff, AND she will have a video tutorial on how she created this week's layout, so do stop by!!!

Now let's play!!
Can't wait to see what you create with these colors!

Color Combo #86fuchsia - parakeet - buttercream - caribbean

Jennifer chose kraft as one of her colors, so be sure you include it in your layout!!

Now for some inspiration!
Check out these fabulous pages from our designers!!!

(Click on the layouts for a larger image)
(Click on the names for a link to their blogs)

Jennifer's page

Janet's page

Debbi's page

Amanda's page

Lilly's page

Suzanne's page

THE PLAYERS GALLERY