Bringing Back Leslie Langdon

Our third guest designer for August is one that was with us for April ... Leslie Langdon. Leslie's work is filled with layers and dimension and shading.
The first two layouts from Leslie are created using the Lotza Paper Girlz kit and the American Crafts Regards Printed Chipboard Letter Stickers (Coral).

Leslie used a Silhouette file to create these beautiful layered flowers.

So many layers and beautiful details to look at on this one ...

And a few using the Main Kit, "Snowcones" ...

Love the white on white of the Basic Grey letter stickers against the white background ...

One more ...

I cut this paper with my Silhouette - it's actually a card template, but I just used the fancy side, enlarged it so that it was HUGE, and would make a nice backdrop to my page.

Every time I see something Leslie has made, I think I should be using my Silhouette more :)

I've got more to share from Leslie, but I'll save it for another post.

Have a great day!

Up next ...

... for August is Heather Derbecker. Heather is from up the road in London, Ontario. And although she only lives about 1/2 hour away, we've never met ... yet ;)

Heather used the main kit for August, "Snowcones", but also has incorporated bits from the project kit, "Travel Journal" on her layouts. This layout had me baffled when I first looked at it. I couldn't figure out what Heather had used for the teal and green accents. They looked like they were little wee crocheted doilies, but I still was lost. Then I realized that Heather had cut them out of the Websters trim included in the kit. Perfect.

She's also used a Studio Calico Ripstrip from the Project kit here to create the wound floral accent.

Taking the banner trend in hand, Heather has created her own banner here by using up small scraps of paper. What a great way to use up those little bits.

This is my favorite of Heather's projects. I love how she has trimmed the Prima accent to create this starburst effect with the Websters trim. So pretty.

Heather has just come back from holidays but was good enough to have done all of these layouts within a few days before she left. Thanks so much Heather!

Our first guest designer for August ...

... is my gal from the deep south ... Greta Adams :)

Greta is highly addicted to 80's hair bands and names her sewing machines. And I wish she lived next door :)

I met Greta on another message board and am currently serving on the design team for Scrap Your CRAP! with her. While Greta is now spendng more time sewing than scrapping, she agreed to work with the August kit and Project kit.Greta makes fabulous Off The Page projects, so it was no surprise at all that her first project was something her daughter could wear.

Since I have been sewing kids clothes a lot lately, I wanted to incorporate some of that with scrapbooking supplies. Most of these are from the kit except for that big yellow flower. It's from my stash.I took a piece of beige fabric I had left over and cut it to mimic the neckline of the tank. I then misted it with some Shimmerz in a light blue. When that dried (with the help of the heat gun) I put some left over batting (used when quilting) behind it and I picked a decorative stitch and sewed the 2 pieces together. Then I started using the hot glue gun to place all my embellishments on it. Now, I know you are wondering how will you wash that ... right? It is only safety pinned on to the tank. Take it off before washing. I really did this project because I thought I would make some cute pictures. I don't think it is quite practical for everyday wear but it is if you want to play in front of the camera a bit and Melana is in love with it. :)
I love how Greta has mixed the main kit and add-on kit in each of her projects.

And a little piece of home decor.

I hope Greta's given you some ideas on how to use your scrapbook supplies in new ways :)

I'll be back tomorrow with another of August's guest designers.

August Contest

August already? Just one more month until school starts and my baby gets on the bus to go to "big school" for the first time. One more month until the store is ready to move into (fingers crossed). One more month to get organized. But also, one more month to enjoy the pool, the beach ... summer activities in general.
Also, a full month to work on your layout (or layouts) for the August contest :)

As always, you have several options available to participate ...

... complete your layout using any Up The Street kit

... complete your layout using the provided sketch as your inspiration

... as the summer is coming to a close, create a layout that uses Transition or Endings as your topic

To enter, simply leave a comment on this post with a link to your layout. You can enter up until August 31st, 11:59 EST and a winner will be chosen by random draw on September 1st.
Enter as often as you like for your chance at a $30.00 credit to the Up The Street store. (note ... shipping is not included).
* No purchase required to enter the contest ... using an Up The Street kit is just ONE of the options available :)

July Winner!

Good morning! Thanks to everyone who participated July's contest. There were some familiar faces, but also some new ones. I hope you'll stay around to play in August too :)

The winner by random draw for this month's contest is Irit Shalom! I've visited Irit's blog in the past and am always drawn to the amount of detail on her layouts.
Have a look around the store, Irit, and let me know what you'd like to spend your $30 credit on (note ... shipping is not included). E-mail me at upthestreet@isp.ca with your choices.

A new contest will be posted shortly. Come back again!

August Kits are Up

Just a real quick post tonight before I toddle off to bed ...

The August kits are up in the store and ready to roll. Lots to choose from this month.

The main kit, "Snowcones" ...

The project kit, "Travel Album" ...

Add-on #1, "Lotza Paper Girlz" ...

Add-on #2, "Lotza Paper Boyz" ...

You'll also find oodles of extra coordinating embellishments, alphabets and some Glimmer Mists if you feel like beefing up any of the kits.

Visit the Gallery to see what this month's designers have already done, but expect much more as the month goes on. I'll be sharing a bit more about August's designers in a future post.

Any kits ordered early tomorrow will go out tomorrow afternoon. I'll be off baking pies most of the day on Friday, so anything ordered after tomorrow won't go out until next Tuesday due to the holiday on Monday.

Let me know if you have any questions :)

upthestreet@isp.ca

More "Thrifty Business" with Lisa Wilkinson

I just realized that I hadn't posted these beautiful projects Lisa did with the July add-on kit "Thrifty Business".
I wouldn't have thought of using a black background for a beach layout, but it allows the colours to really shine ... And you can never have enough sweet, simple cards on hand. Love the scalloped layers ...

There are still a few of these kits available in the store :)