Hello SCT readers, it's Nancy! I love a good clean design so it's no surprise that I was drawn to Peppermint Granberg's layout on page 67 of the Spring issue. Her beautiful, clean grid design was the inspiration behind this page.
Like Peppermint, I chose a nice stark white background with some fun pops of color. I matted the photo with a lollipop print transparency and surrounded it with icons that related to the story.
The story is one about Downtown Disney and one of my favorite spots there. I included strips of journaling and used machine journaling to attach them in a cascade. The white on white fringe at the bottom adds texture without taking away from the focal point.
Peppermint's layout included a few different shapes (circles, stars and hearts) and I mimicked that look with circles, flowers and a Mickey head. The mixing of shapes that are relatively the same size gives the design a pop of interest.
Thanks Peppermint for your inspiration and beautiful design! It's one of my favorite go to's." ~ Nancy
Your challenge: Create a layout with a grid design! Share your 4:00 pm challenge with us three ways: by email at [email protected], by uploading it to our Facebook page or tag us on Instagram @sctmagazine by May 15th! If you do, you'll be entered to win a one year subscription to Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine and a $100 mystery box prize!
4:00 pm GIVEAWAY with Jillibean Soup and Your Next Stamp!
Jillibean Soup's adventurous collection, Mushroom Medley will entice you outdoors to frolic with deer, foxes, bumblebees and more adorable animals. The color soaked papers mix and match beautifully to create layouts, cards and projects. Coordinating stickers, wood veneer dots, die-cuts and felt bows add that perfect finishing touch!
"Happy National Scrapbooking day from all of us at Your Next Stamp! Our iNSD prize includes the Word Critters Gardening Birds stamp set, Cute Home on a Hill die and some Magical Pastel Gumdrops!" ~ Karen Dedman
Thank you to Jillibean Soup and Your Next Stamp! For an opportunity to win this hour's prize package be sure to leave a comment below by Sunday, May 15th at 6:00 pm. All winners will be announced on Monday, May 16th! Please also take a moment to give a hearty "thank you," a smile or a wave to all of today's sponsors! They love seeing you on their Facebook pages. If you don't already "like" them, it's a great way to keep up to date on all the amazing inspiration they provide with their products!
Good luck friends! Emily Pitts is here at 5:00 and so is Cocoa Daisy and Paper Smooches! What a trio! We look forward to seeing you then. We also hope you've been working on some of our challenges today! We always love to see your work!
Wow! love this. I love the Jillibean Soup collection too. It is one of my favorites. Thank you to the great sponsors and all the fabulous designers who put in time to make this day great.
Posted by: Lisa P | May 07, 2016 at 04:02 PM
Great layout! I Love DownTown Disney too!!! Thanks for yet another awesome, inspiring and super FUN hour!!! :)
Posted by: Linsey R | May 07, 2016 at 04:05 PM
Love the pops of embellishments! I've never tried to make a page like this. What a great photo also! I love topiary and wow Is that amazing!
What a great group of sponsors! Thanks everyone!
Posted by: Bunny Dobbie | May 07, 2016 at 04:06 PM
Such a cute layout! And another fabulous prize!
Posted by: Andrea1702 | May 07, 2016 at 04:07 PM
What a great prize and a fun layout. Love the white space.
Posted by: Jacqueline | May 07, 2016 at 04:10 PM
Great takes on the same design! Love the chance to win these goodies! Happy iNSD!
Posted by: Cynthia Baldwin | May 07, 2016 at 04:15 PM
I love iNSD!!
Posted by: Kathi Desmarais | May 07, 2016 at 04:20 PM
Love the grid design.
Posted by: DenayC | May 07, 2016 at 04:22 PM
What a huge and wonderful giveaway! Fantastic!
Posted by: justasiam | May 07, 2016 at 04:26 PM
Just delightful!! WOnderful inspiration
Posted by: Jean marmo | May 07, 2016 at 04:27 PM
What cute stuff in the giveaway! I love seeing all the different ways that circles are showing up in the layouts today. Great layouts by both ladies.
Posted by: Linda Huber | May 07, 2016 at 04:28 PM
Beautiful layout! Disney is always a winner, as are Jillibean Soup and Your Next Stamp. All you need to create works of art are in this prize. The paper, dots, stamps, dies and embellishments. Maybe we can create beautiful layout like Nancy Damiano. Oh to dream! Thanks. this is a great prize.
Posted by: Bevb | May 07, 2016 at 04:28 PM
love the pages - I love a grid too Great prize
Posted by: heather robertson | May 07, 2016 at 04:35 PM
Love the grid look. Live the collection from Jillibean Soup and the stamp from Your next stamp. Those birds set so cute.
Posted by: Deepa Lakshman | May 07, 2016 at 04:36 PM
Thanks so much! So adorable! Super love that grid! Feel a Scraplift coming on....
Posted by: Natalie Dill | May 07, 2016 at 04:39 PM
I love jillibean stamps and just picked up a couple at MI's Mega Meet show this past Thursday but you can never have too many, LOL! Thanx for the inspiration and blog candy opp! Happy Scrapbooking Day!
Posted by: SueB of Blondin Blogs | May 07, 2016 at 04:47 PM
Love these layouts! Thanks for the inspiration! What a wonderful day so far!!! Looking forward to seeing more awesome projects and chances at more amazing prizes! SCT rocks NSD!!!!!
Posted by: Lynne Gaudet | May 07, 2016 at 04:49 PM
super cute! thanks so much for sharing your ideas!
Posted by: Lara Read | May 07, 2016 at 04:49 PM
This is just amazing! Thanks for all these fabulous giveaways!
Posted by: mary nelson | May 07, 2016 at 04:50 PM
Great layout! Love it!
Posted by: Crystal L | May 07, 2016 at 04:51 PM
Love these layouts. Thanks for the inspiration and the chance to win.
Posted by: Dionne | May 07, 2016 at 04:52 PM
Love these grid layouts. Thanks for the chance to win.
Posted by: Nina Chow | May 07, 2016 at 04:54 PM
I love those layouts! Both are beautiful!
Posted by: Shanon Gibson | May 07, 2016 at 04:58 PM
Great layout. Thanks for a chance to win.
Posted by: Nancy Wilcox | May 07, 2016 at 05:04 PM
Fun layouts! I love the way the embellishmnets were used. Thank you for another amazing giveaway.
Posted by: Robin Buchholz | May 07, 2016 at 05:12 PM