Little Dreamer Designs

Color Challenge - Focusing on Green

Our Color Challenge this time is GREEN!  I just love this color!  It's definitely a favorite!
The challenge is to do a layout using only shades of green.  I thought the challenge would be difficult trying to stick with one color but I was actually surprised at how quickly I was able to put something together and it really turn out great.  What helps is choosing a photo that is mostly the color you want to work with and using a Color Pop Action to really make the Green stand out...then finding all sorts of fun papers and elements to accent it really well.

Below you will see what some of the Dream Team came up with that will hopefully inspire you to take on this challenge.

by Patricia Sartini
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by Susan Toon
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Don't forget to post your layouts to the Challenge Gallery

Weekend Premiere

There's a spooky holiday just around the corner and Little Dreamer's Shoppe is full of Halloween goodies!  This weekend we are featuring a kit by the fabulous Jackie Eckles called Creepy Shadows.  It's full of bats, cats, witches and ghosts and ready for some fun photos of your little goblins!

The trick is on us this year. . . find ALL Halloween products marked down until the 31st, so don't delay and fill your cart with some awesome treats!

And, some eye candy just for you by our Dream Team!

Boo Crew, by Amy Tanabe.

Halloween 2006, by Jody Knapp.

Always a Princess, by Susan Toon.

Have a fantastic weekend and we can't wait to see your Halloween pages filling up the gallery!

Scrap a Moment Challenge - Baby Days

Hi Everyone!
Ana is here with the newest blog challenge! And we just want you to talk about baby days. Don’t you just love to record every moment and movement of your little one? So come play along with us creating a scrapbooking page consisting of  “baby firsts”.

This style of page, also known as child's milestones, includes notable events like baby’s birth, first bath, firsts steps, etc. Baby firsts can include anything! Here are some examples:

- Baby's birth
- First feeding
- Being weighed at the hospital
- Baby's first bath
- Meeting grandparents, brothers, sisters
- First car seat ride
- First time eating solid food
- Sitting up
- First time "cruising" - using furniture to walk
- First steps
- First teeth
- First hair-cut
- First holidays - Halloween, Christmas, Chanukah
- Baby's first birthday

Here's a couple of inspirational layouts to get you going...

By Alissa Jones:

Credits here

And mine:

Credits here

Don't forget to post your layouts to the Challenge Gallery so we can all enjoy your take on this one!  Finally, I hope you enjoy this freebie that Lisa Warren put together especially for this challenge (thanks, Lisa!).

Get it here!

Our new Dream Girls!!

So I have been slammed with a million and one things ;) and I haven't given this announcement the proper fan fare that it deserves. But, we are thrilled to announce some new additions to our team! :)  It was terribly difficult to narrow it down, with SOOO MANY talented scrappers out there! And thank you to everyone who applied!! We will continue to keep your names on file at LDD :)

Our new dream girls are::

Lauren Reid
Dagmar Neumann
Crissy Hunt
Janet Phillips
Tiffany Tillman
Yenny Ollosa
Jody Knapp

Joining our existing team of::

Alissa Jones
Amy Hutchinson
Amy Martin
Amy Tanabe
Ana Amorim
Audrey Neal
Ginger Voth
Patricia Sartini
Ranie O'Dell
Rebecca Larson
Susan Toon
Suzy Nunes
Tana Coleman

We are so excited to have these 20 uber-talented women working with us at Little Dreamer!! And we know that we will continue to see some amazing things from these gals!

Hybrid Challenge: Package Toppers for Treats

Question: are you ready to get your sweet-tooth on? I am because it’s almost time for Halloween! The jack-o-lanterns are being lit, the costumes and make-up are being prepared and we’re keeping an eye on the weather to see how good, or bad, trick-or-treat night might be. And did I mention the candy yet? Good times!

This week, our challenge is to create a package topper for those tasty treats using digital goodies. Embellish them however you wish but don’t forget to add the snacks!

Here are a few hybrid projects from our ‘sweet’ creative team. And Leora Sanford whipped up a cool new freebie to share; it’s our treat to you!

Don’t forget to post your projects in our Challenge Gallery. We can't wait to see what you dream up!

Tiff

Tana

Ginger

And Leora created this fabulous freebie for you, too! :)

Download it here.

Focus on Photos: Scenic Views

This time of year always makes me want to head outside with my camera in hand to see what kind of natural beauty I can capture on film. There's something about the warm golden light and the ever-changing elements of nature in the fall that really inspires me. At times I get so caught in capturing all the tiny details and textures that I forget to step back and take a look at the big picture as well. Seems that life follows this same pattern, and fall is the time when I really find myself reevaluating after a busy summer season.

For this week's challenge, we're urging you to show us your best scenic photos. We want to see those breathtaking vistas, rural or urban. Make sure to post them to the gallery and then link them up here.

To get you started, here are a few layouts from our fantastic creative team.

by Crissy

by Amy

by Audrey

 

Weekend Premiere

Hi Everyone!  Have the temperatures dropped where you are?  Or, are you starting to see things start to thaw and warm up?  Well, around here, we are getting ready for some ghosts and ghouls to start showing up at our doors for treats.  So, for this weekend we are featuring a kit by Leora that will help you scrap all of those fun, adorable photos!

Candy Break

I love the patterened papers in this kit and coordinating ribbon wrapped polaroid frames.  Pick up this kit for a discounted price in our shoppe for this week only~!

Here's a few pages completed by our Dream Team using these goodies!

Halloween Tradition by Ginger Voth

Trick or Treat by Suzy Nunes

Spook A Boo by Tana Coleman

Click on their titles to view complete credits.  I hope you enjoy your weekend by catching a football game, baseball playoff game or better yet, by capturing some adorable photos for your albums!

Scrappin' the Nouns goes Famous!!

Ever dreamed to live the life of someone famous? I can honestly say I have been star struck many times. A favorite time of year for me as a teenager was when Sundance Film Festival came to Park City Utah. My friends and I would don our sunglasses and the greatest imitation designer clothing and head up to the festival to "mingle" wit the stars. I did see a few familiar faces, but I was always too nervous to get up close and talk to them.
Who are the legendary people that you go "ga-ga" for? This week’s challenge is to design a layout with  a favorite famous face that you love. Tiffany Tillman (scrapper extraordinaire...and new to our creative team) and I have given you a couple examples.

Good luck,
Rebecca

PS And don’t forget to post them to the Challenge Gallery.

"Diva Concert" by Rebecca Larson

"DMB" by Tiffany Tillman

I remember...

Amy M. here with the latest blog challenge!  Who's up for a journaling challenge?  This one is a good one - it opens up a lot of possibilities with this starting point.  The challenge is to use the phrase, "I remember..." to get it going.  This can help to kick start a vintage layout with old photos of grandparents, an early childhood layout of yourself, or even a layout remembering some "good old days..."

Here's one take on the challenge using some of Jackie's and Lisa's new goodies in the shop. (credits here)...

Hope you enjoy this freebie that Jackie put together especially for this challenge.  Don't forget to post your layouts to the Challenge Gallery so we can all enjoy your take on this one! 

Thank you!!

Just wanted to thank you all for sending in your CT apps! :) We are in the process of contacting our choices and we will be posting our new CT list here this weekend!

Thank you all for your support of Little Dreamer!