More LOs...

I told you that I am pumping out the LOs lately and you will now see what I mean. :) The first LO is from a Scrap Off I am doing at DigiScrapAddicts. They give everyone who signed up the same kits and see what they do with them. Then each week your LO is judged and whoever has the highest score at the end will get to be on their CT. I am not sure how far I will go in the competition, but would love the chance to be apart of their team. You get the opportunity to work with a WIDE variety of talent and the very newest, hotest kits. So now that I have ranted for a while...here is my LO for Week 1. I used bits from each of the different kits.

(To read my journaling please click here.)

Next is a LO I did for Colie's Corner. She has a few new releases that go with the whole 365 Challenge. It is essentially where you take a picture for each day to document your year or various parts of your life. The kit is called "A Day in the Life". She also has some really great templates as well that feature more than just the 1-3 pictures. The template pack that I used is called "What a Week" and has some awesome templates in it.

(To read my journaling please click here.)

The next three I did for Elemental Scraps. It really is the nicest store and they have some really fabulous designers there. The first LO uses "Love You" by Albums to Remember. I love the bright colors. The template is from Chrissy W. She takes different LOs that she finds in the galleries and makes them into templates (with the person's approval). This template is apart of an awesome set called "Liftin' Kellie".

(For journaling click here.)

LO #2 for Elemental Scraps uses a Valentines kit by simply.scraps called "The Way You Make Me Feel". I used it to show how in love Emma is with Elmo. The template came from Bella Gypsy and Connie Prince's "January Templatepalooza." If you are into templates they have some really fabulous ones and if you get it as a part of the templatepalooza you will save money because after that month they release them individually.

LO #3 for Elemental Scraps uses another product from Connie Prince called "I Love Rock and Roll". It has some really fun elements and would be perfect to document those Rock Band get-togethers, concerts, or even invitations to a Rock Band party....can you say, "Girl Band"!?! For the template I used Angie Kovacs' template set called "A Little Clustered." It is a nice clean LO that doesn't require a lot of embellishment. Of course you could always add whatever you want and just use the template to get started.

For the last LO for right now...you never know if I might not post more later tonight, right? I used Wimpychompers kit called "Little Dude". It has a lot of skateboarding accents, but is awesome for any little boy LO with other versatile elements. I did use another Colie's Corner Template from her "No Rules" Set. It initially was flipped 90 degrees to the right but it didn't work for my picture so I mixed it up a little.

Sorry about the delay...

For a while there my computer would freak-out every time I even thought the word "pictures" let alone tried to upload any....eh. At least I think it is finally over its phobia though and you will be seeing a lot more LOs and pictures soon. Thanks for checking in.

Great deal on printing....

Word was circulating that Winkflash might be having their flat rate sale and I checked today and they in fact are. It only lasts until the 27th of this month. Essentially you pay the base fee which would normally only include 20 pages but will get you upto 100 right now. This is a really great opportunity if you have pages ready to be bound. As far as I know they do have these sales occasionally, but you never know if they will stop doing it. If you are interested please click here.

Applying for a Creative Team...

So lately it seems I have been able to turn out LOs a lot quicker than usual. It could be because I am just that fabulous...OR it could be all the awesome new stuff I get to work with. For those who are new to my blog I CT (or am on Creative Teams) for various designers or sites. They give me their product free and I in return make LOs for them to post where they need to show people what they can do with their kits.

There are always designers looking for people to join their team. If you are looking for an opportunity to try this out I recommend looking at the sites you currently buy your digital supplies from. They usually have a thread devoted to store news so that designers can post their "Calls" there. Or, you could go to a general digital scrapbooking site like I did. There are two that I highly recommend. They are DigiScrapAddicts (DSA) and DigiShopTalk (DST). Each has a call section and you just click on the different threads. If you are new and don't necessarily know all of the designers (...I am often coming across ones that I don't know) you just look for a link to their store. If they seem to fit your style (and this is important because you will be working with their products), you send off an email with the information they request in their "call" and then the waiting game begins.

Tips for applying for Creative Teams:

• Make sure you cover the information they request in the call.
• Don't be afraid to apply, even if you don't have experience.
• Be sure to start uploading the LOs that you have done to a gallery or blog. (DSA or DST is a good option for this. This is how they choose who fits "their" style.)
• Don't be afraid to be yourself. Often they want you to tell them about yourself. I wouldn't go into too much detail (they aren't looking for a novel) but do let your best traits shine through.

Next I want to talk about when you get "the news." I want to say that more times than not the whole experience is quite positive. You love them. They love you. It is a perfect match. Sometimes it doesn't happen that way. I have applied for a few creative teams and I don't always make it. It does seem frustrating because you never know "why" you weren't picked but you keep moving. Recently I applied to CT for the first designer that I really fell in love with her kits. (I follow her designs, stalk her blog, etc.) Well, her call comes up and I immediately apply after I pass out from shock. :) I am checking my email a billion times a day because I don't want to miss "the news". Well, it comes alright. I didn't make it. It was a big setback for me because I looked up to her so much and she didn't want me to be on her team. It is alright to get upset...and I REALLY was, but then I realized that maybe I wasn't far enough along design-wise and that it isn't as though I can't apply for her next call. Or maybe she received over 200 applications and could only take 10...that would take some serious slimming down of the applicants.

So I guess my last bit of advice is to keep things in perspective. Just because you don't make something the first time doesn't mean you stink and that you should give up. It is nothing more than the fact that you need to keep moving and try again. :)

More new LO's... :)

I have been doing LO's like it is going out of style lately...which I love because it means that my mojo isn't totally gone, right?

The first is using Wimpychompers kit "I Can See" and Colie's Corner's "For Starters Template Set 23". As a family with a lot of people who wear glasses this kit was perfect, especially to document the first pair (of many). :)

Next is a LO I did for Elemental Scraps (a store I just started CTing for). I picked a kit by Captivated Visions called "Sassy Frassy" which I immediately fell in love with. Those of you who know me know that I am a sucker for polkadots. For this LO I also used a template by Connie Prince and Bella Gypsy as a part of their "December Templatepalooza."

Look familiar? :)

Next is another LO for Elemental Scraps. I used "Homespun Holidays" by Meredith Cardall and "Sample Pack 16" by Chrissy W. I love how easy templates are and how quick they can make your work.

Last of all is a LO for Wimpychompers using a kit called "Caught Red Handed." I absolutely love all the papers and elements in this kit. It would be great for those time you catch your kids being naughty or even a really cute picture that you think is just "criminal"...I know I am hilarious. :)