The suspense is KILLING us...

...And has turned many of us into stalkers!

I'm talking about those of us "Sprague-mates" who entered the Creative Team call :)  Actually, I think even some who didn't enter are stalking the jessicasprague.com site today as well!  Jes had told us that the list of "chosen ones" would be posted today - Monday, April 19th - but as yet (8:52 am Alaska time), there has been no notice.

Actually, it's not surprising, really - I mean, with soooo many creative LOs and talented entrants, I know choosing just 20 out of the 100+ who entered has got to be difficult.  But still... it's really difficult to WAIT, too!

And even though I do hope to be one of those blessed to be chosen, I will still be excited and happy for those who DO become CT members even if I am not one of them.  Truly!

Thanks for hanging in there with me -- I'll be back later to let you know who made it :)

~ klb

CT Update & 2 New LOs

Well, the CT call @ JessicaSprague closed the night of the 15th.  There are 583 entries for the judges to view and they will go public with the list of 20 winners on Monday the 19th!  I would guesstimate there are close to 200 members who entered this call -- Can you just imagine how difficult this will be for the judges?!  Certainly glad I'm not one of them :)  There were some absolutely stunning and creative responses in the gallery and I think every one who entered deserves a special recognition of some sort... Personally, I'm rooting for ALL of us!

Here are two new LOs I created in the past couple of days -- enjoy :)

"...Long in Love"

This LO was created as a token of appreciation for my sister-in-law Linda's kind and generous spirit.

Credits -

Background: my own design using brushes on a gray workspace; adjusted opacity and used blending modes

Word art: also my own; quote found @ quotegarden.com

Photo technique: by "Anita" and found at kimikreations.blogspot.com

Photo mask: my own design, using brushes by Anna Aspnes

Brushes: Anna Aspnes - Hipster Plumes & Edgers 3 - designerdigitals.com; Designfruit.com - Sampled Brush 37

Hearts: Kitty Designs - Freshlicious EP2 - oscraps.com

Fonts: MA Sexy, Tempus Sans ITC, Desyrel, Fiolex Girls, You Are Loved, Century Gothic, CK_Ali's_Hand_Official

Photo of Linda and her granddaughter Trina, taken by me in June 2008
 

"7 Ways"

This one is for the current weekely challenge @ jessicasprague.com.  The name of the challenge is "You ROCK!" and has to be about ourselves; we are to share at least five ways we each rock our individual corner of the world.  This was not easy for me to do, as I really don't see myself as having much to offer. Photography and digital creativity were the first and only things that came to mind. The other things listed here came from the prompting of the Holy Spirit...

Credits -

Fonts: Parma-Petit Normal (journaling); MailartRubberstamp; Retro Rockstar (ROCK)

Brush: Anna Aspnes, Designer Digitals - Hipster Plumes Corners & Edgers 2

Stick Pin: Pattie Knox, Designer Digitals - Pin Its

~ klb

CT Entries -- Finally!

Here are the three entries I've chosen for the Creative Team call at jessicasprague.com --

"Jacey"

Credits:

6x12 chipboard pages - Basic Grey

Journaling stamp - 7 Gypsies

Textured cardstock - Die Cuts with a View

Pattern paper - K and Company

Chipboard button - Bazzill

Buttons - WalMart

Technique:

*Cropped photos, changed 2 to B&W

*Hand-done doodling, captions

*Cut cardstock to fit chipboard pages and adhered them

*Tore pattern paper and cardstock and inked edges

*Arranged and adhered buttons

"Cherish"

Credits:

Paper and Word Art - Nicole Seitler, Sugarplum Paperie/The Digi Chick (kits unknown)

Frames - Katie Pertiet, Designer Digitals - Stacked Photo Clusters No.2

Colored tiles and Butterfly - Monica Guerra Leiria, Studio Girls - O Joy and Aqua Tranquility kits, respectively

Font - CK Ali's Hand Official

Technique:

*Cropped photos; hue/saturation adjustment; added diffuse glow filter

*Clipped photos into frame (mask technique)

*Placed "cherish" word art under photo cluster and duplicated layer to extend word art above photos

*Placed colored tile border behind photo cluster; reduced opacity to 27%

*Placed butterfly and added a shadow effect

*Used Text Tool for caption on photo frame and added shadow effect

"Happy Birthday, No. 1"

Credits:

Paper - my own design using hex code 6c6c13 and blending in a grunge texture

Grunge Texture overlay - Pink Sherbet Photography, flickr.com

Swirl Brush - Swirls by xo Kaffaleen, Brusheezy.com

Corner Brush - Nancie Rowe Janitz, Scrap Artist kits, NRJ_DDK_1, Stamping

Font - Century Gothic

Technique:

*Flipped photo horizontally and resized to 5x7

*Changed photo to sepia

*Added grunge texture layer; soft light blending mode

*Increased brightness and contrast

*Merged layers and dropped onto 12x12 canvas

*Created background paper by selecting a shade of green (hex code 6c6c13)

*Added same grunge texture as I used on the photo; used overlay blending mode and reduced opacity to 70%

*Selected a shade of brown from the photo using color-picker (hex code 24180c)

*Added the corner brush around photo, changing orientation 3 times

*Added swirl brush around photo (again, changing orientation 3 times); changed color of swirl to off-white using color-picker and selected a light shade from the photo (hex code eee6df); reduced opacity to 65%

*Using text tool, created a text box around the photo area and typed in my journaling; also typed out the title, turned it 90 degrees and placed it on the photo

*Added a stroke/border around the journaling (8 px)

*Added shadow effect to photo, swirl brushes, journaling, title and stroke/border

TFL ~ klb

Newest LO of our Grandbaby...

Created this page today for the weekly challenge at jessicasprague.com.  Photos were taken by me March 28, 2010 at our home. The word art was created at wordle.net and uses the specific colors that were required for this challenge. The brush in the left corner was supplied by Jessica Sprague.

I keep changing my mind about which three images to select for my entry in the Creative Team Call at the Jessica Sprague site... Will try to come to a decision by Sunday!

~ klb

Checking in again!

Still haven't decided on which LOs to use for my CT submission yet, but I'm closer than I was... Am at the office right now, with no access to my EHD, so will have to post later.

Really, I'll share something soon!!

Thanks for your patience :)

-- klb

Checking in...

Sorry for not posting any layouts yet, but I just can't decide which three to choose! Not because I'm such a great "arteest," but because it's difficult for me to see with a non-emotional eye.

I think I'm going to need some help...

I'll be back.

-- klb

Well, Hello there!

I'm finally back here and am HOPING to stay current with this blog. Jessica Sprague has put out a call for new CT {Creative Team} members and one of the requirements is an active blog on which to share projects and information.

Even though I consider myself an intermediate digi-scrapper, I'm taking a leap of faith and will put in my submission. I realize that there are far more experienced artists out there who would bring a wonderful diversity to Jessica's creative team, but it can't hurt to try, right?

Right?

So, here we go!



I'll be back later to share the three LOs I've chosen for my entry...

-- klb