Fab brush tutorial!

Hi :)

Check out this gorgeous paper:

It was made by Nancy Rowe Janitz over at ScrapArtist.

The great news: You can download the paper along with a fab brush tutorial explaining how to create the wonderful flower brush that makes this paper so magical.

Check it out here.

Happy scrapping :)

Happily Scrapping

Hi again,
I've been neglecting this ol' blog a bit haven't I. Been so busy having fun - shooting pics and scrapping.

Here are some of the layouts I made recently, starting with the most recent:

Have card will travel

I made this lo during the June Weekday Workshop at ScrapArtist. It was inspired by one of the journalling promts:You have 10 minutes to pack for a week long trip. What do you bring?

Credits:

Somewhere Beyond {mini kit} by HGD by Laurie Ann
Somewhere Beyond {word art & luggage stickers} by HGD by Laurie Ann
Shmootzy Alpha 6 - Antique Mini Alpha by Nancie Rowe Janitz
JournalCards by Aja Abney - June Workshop Goodie
and The Traveler Freebie by Paula Kesselring - June Workshop Goodie

Chicory
I made this layout for a blog post at ScrapArtist called Then and Now. It features some awesome layouts, go check it out! :)

Credits:

Paper from The Everyday – ED by Gabi

Papers border from DIF Renewal

CUgrungeedges2 by Amanda Rockwell

karmabugs 1 by WishBlissStudio

Friends
Had some fun shooting macro shot in my garden - this was one of the photo's that I made into a layout. Got lots more fab photo's, hopefully I'll find some time to make some more layouts with those soon.

Credits:

“Cute as a bug”

A collab by HGD by Laurie Ann and Aja Abney

Available at www.scrapartist.com

And last but not least:

Don't Bug Me
Another photo during my macro shoot in the garden. This was for the Bokeh challenge in "Camera Corner" forum at www.oscraps.com

Credits:

Paislee press plate no 17

Kitty Designs Everyday papers 5 and 6

Well that's it for now. 

Hope you're inspired to do some scrapping of your own :)

Back to normal

Hi : )
I haven’t made it to round #5 over at LDD, and although I’m sorry of course, I’m also very glad and grateful for the fun experience that it was. I’ve learnt a great deal, which I will now revise and practice at leisure, especially the Illustrator tutorial! : )
For those who followed my progress and might be interested, this was my week #4 kit :
 

Be sure to check out the fab freebies from round #4 over at LDD!
Bye for now & Happy scrapping : )

LDD Challenge #3

Hi : )
First of all I want to thank everyone who has, for downloading my freebies and a very special thank you to all of you who were so kind to leave a comment at the LDD Apprentice Freebie Gallery. It is so motivating and stimulating to receive your feedback and encouragement. Like power food for my creativity cells, lol.
I am SO very excited to announce that I have made it through yet another round! With the competition being so awesome waiting for the decision about who is to go through to the next round can be pretty nerve shattering, lol.
For this round we had to make a doodle brush set. Here’s the preview:

These brushes come with presets to make them more dynamic and fun to use. If you’re not familiar with these type of brushes read on and I’ll explain a little about how you can use them.
Week #3 Doodle Brushes and how to use them:
The brushes in this week’s freebie have been saved with various presets. This means you can simply stroke the brush across your paper, element or background and the brush will follow a scattered path according to the presets that have been assigned to it. Of course, these are totally customizable too.
To start with all you need to do is:
-select the desired doodle brush
-set the desired size
-choose the desired color
Then drag your brush across the page
– Tip: holding down the shift key (in Photoshop) will give you a straight line along which the brush will run. Great for borders and edges.
Play with them, experiment with size and color. You can combine them, create backgrounds, overlays, styles, elements. Endless creative possibilities. I really hope you will enjoy them.
Here’s a sampler with all the presets:

Head on over to Little Dreamer Designs HERE to download and play. Enjoy! : )

I also have a little extra treat for you to celebrate my making it to the next round –
These past three weeks have been a creative frenzy and I have made quite a bit more than was required for the challenges. I’ve put these items together as an extra freebie for you:

Now this isn’t going to be a straight forward download. I love designing and digi scrapping, but I also love to see the creative products of others. Yes, you’ve guessed it; you’re going to have to get creative to earn this one :)
So, here’s what I was thinking:
If you haven’t done so yet, download all the LilliMou Freebies over at Little Dreamer Designs Apprentice Freebie Gallery, click HERE  for week #1, HERE  for week #2 and HERE for week #3
(Also, be sure to check out all the other awesome freebies available in the Apprentice Freebie Gallery!)
Create a layout using ONLY the LilliMou freebie downloads from the Apprentice Freebie Gallery
Post your layout before May 15^th 2010 in the LDD Apprentice Layout Gallery, HERE
Send me an email to let me know you’ve posted your layout (you’ll find my email address in my tou’s included in the downloads), make sure to include your email address
I will head on over to the gallery to admire your layout, leave you some love in the comment section and send you an email with the download link.
If you have any questions or problems, please don’t hesitate to email me.
I can’t wait to see your gorgeous designs!!!
Happy Scrapping :)

LDD Challenge #2

Hurray!! I made it through to the next round. I’m so excited : )

For this challenge we had to submit 4 elements: 1 metal, 1 glitter, 1 stitches and one of our own choice. I had so much fun making these and I really like how they turned out. I hope you like them too.

They’re up in the Appretice gallery round 2 freebies at Little Dreamer Designs and you can grab them HERE.

Oh, and if you haven’t had a chance to check out the freebies from round 1 you should really have a little peek. Gorgeous mini kits!! You can check out my submission in my last blog post.

Happy scrapping : )

LDD Apprentice

Hi :)
Got the most fabulous surprise when I logged into hotmail yesterday. My submission was accepted for the Little Dreamer Designs Apprentice Program 2010. Needless to say I was floating on cloud 9 for the rest of the day :D

The minikit is available as a freebie in the apprentice gallery at Little Dreamer Designs along with all the mini kits by my, very talented, fellow apprentices.
Click HERE to go directly to the Apprentice Gallery.
Have fun! :) And don't forget: I'd LOVE to know what you think. Thanks!
Be sure to check out the store too. The products are so gorgeous!

wordbits

Hi everyone,

It’s been a while since I posted a freebie, so here’s a new one for you.

“wordbits”

Below you’ll find two download links. Both contain the exact same wordbits, one has a layered psd-file for Photoshop. All you need to do is download the file, unzip and open the pds-file in Photoshop. You’ll find the image with each of the words on their own layer. You simply drag the wordbit(s) layer(s) you want into your layout where you can resize and arrange them as you like.

The other download link contains a png-sheet. After downloading and unzipping, you can open the png-sheet in your graphics program, with the selection tool you can select the wordbit you want and copy. Make a new layer for the selected wordbit in your layout and paste it in the new layer. Repeat this until you have all the wordbits you want in your lo. Then all you need to do is adjust the position and size, as needed, to suit your layout.

I hope you’ll find them useful. Let me know what you think : )

Happy scrapping!

 

wordbits psd download

wordbits png download