Little Dreamer Designs

Crazy Challenge with Journaling! :)

Okay, so we have a fun, new challenge for you today! It's the Crazy Challenge - we want you to go crazy and have a blast using your journaling all over the page: sideways, curved, upside down - make it crazy!

Here are some amazing pages from our Dream Girls:

Jacki

and mine, Andrea

Patricia

When you complete the challenge, make sure you come back and post here.

We have a FABULOUS freebie from cute Julia Makotinsky to use for this challenge that will be available for a limited time:

CRAZY ALPHA

 

I hope you have fun with this challenge, I know I did! Have a great day!

HUGS

~Andrea :)

Quickpages

Ever need a jump start to scrapping a page?  Ever want that perfect starting point when you just can't find it?  Ever want to just get a page done quickly without having to start from scratch?  Quickpages are one way to help with this! 

We challenge you to pick a quickpage and use it to make a layout of your own.  Feel free to share with us in the Challenge Gallery!!!!

Take a look at what a few of our CT members have done with some QPs in the store...

By Nicole

Here's the original quickpage:

By Me (Amy)

Here's the original:

By Jackie

Here's the original:

By Michelle Filo enjoying using quickpages for quick hybrid projects:

She used the Tried and True quickpage pack:

For playing along and to get you started, we invite you to enjoy this freebie (DOWNLOAD HERE) by Tiffany!!

What a "Loverly" day!

Summer has put me a bit off schedule with the Weekend Premiere, but I don't want you to miss out on this amazing kit by Little Dreamer Designer, Lisa Warren. 
Loverly Tree
This whimsical kit has a warm color palette and has enchanting tree and butterfly accents. Lisa has included all the essentials to help you create a memorable page!  Find it in the shoppe at a reduced price for the next few days!

And, take a look at what our Dream Girls did with this beautiful kit!

Oh, wouldn't it be Loverly? by Nicole.

Sisters, by Angelia.

Daddy's Shoulders, by Suzy.

Click on each title for full credits!  And, happy scrapping!
~Tana

Scrap a Moment: BIRTHDAY Challenge!

If you are like me, I love to celebrate birthdays! I grew up with 3 siblings, 2 of which were sisters, and my sweet Mother always made sure our birthdays were very special! I always had a "summer" birthday during the school year, so when my ds's first birthday came up at Kindergarten I wanted to make sure it was a memorable day for him! Our challenge this week is to scrap those birthday moments that you want your children remember forever! Show us what party people you are!

Here are a few examples from our talented ladies to get your creativity started!

Susan

 

Tana

Ginger

Crissy

Here's a birthday freebie, too - by the fab Lauren - Download Here:

And remember to post your layout in the challenge gallery for a chance to win a gc to the shoppe. :)

Recipe Challenge

Thinking about this challenge and the recipe for it,
I realized we watch Food Network a lot! it's DD favorite channel!
Once in a while we try one of their recipes but I always change something.
It's either one ingredient we don't have or something I think will work better!

So, that's our challenge! one extra "ingredient"! Something you never use.
That's right! You follow the recipe and then, add your own ingredient.
It can be anything - buttons, flowers, a color, something different for you.

here is our recipe:

> 3 or more pictures
> white (or light colored) background
> journaling block
> frames
> word art
> one item that you never use

Here are some pages from our amazing team! :)

by Dahlia

byNicole

byJody

and mine, Patricia

and a freebie from Lisa Warren
Download here

Have fun!
and don't forget to post your pages on the challenge gallery

:: Patricia ::

Server Move/Upgrade Notice

Please note:: The Little Dreamer Shoppe and Gallery will be closing Midnight (MST) Saturday, July 19th for scheduled maintenance while we perform a server move/upgrade. This closure may last for several days while our new server propagates throughout the internet. For any questions or concerns please feel free to contact us. We will also be posting updates on our server move here on our blog.

Thank you for making LDD such a hoppin' place to be! :)

~The Little Dreamer Team

July Hybrid Challenge: Freestyle + Improvise

Hi everyone, hope you have been enjoying our challenges. Thanks for the participation on the June challenge. We saw some beautiful and some very cool and creative t-shirts. It was nearly impossible to pick a winner. I love this one from Sharon, but the winner for our June hybrid challenge is "kperrien" for this simple and adorable design. Check your PM for a little gift :)

This month's challenge is to create a freestyle album.
Freestyle, as in album shape, means to mix different sizes and shapes in your album. As an example for this challenge I have created a basic mini album designed from an A4 sheet, just to keep things simple, but feel free to add other shapes and sizes to your own project.

Here is how to do it:

Create an A4/Letter document and cut it up in 4 different sized parts (or use this challenge's freebie). Design your pages based on each part you have cut, in my case, I have just used Michelle's Tried and True Quick Pages - Serendipity and just adapted the pages to the sizes I wanted, easy peasy:

Now to the fun part of putting together a freestyle album. I have had a lot of people approach me to complain they can’t get their favorite shaped chipboard album anywhere. Well, you don’t have to worry about that with a freestyle album, just use whatever you have available to create your own shapes. Heavy cardstock, photographic paper (of a heavier weigh) and cardboard are my favorite alternatives to chipboard bases.

So, get a box, any box! (I used a diaper box, because I have lot’s of those around LOL) and open it up:

Cut to the size/shape of your page and then tear the print from the box:

(I love the grunge look of tore corrugated cardboard)

Adhere your page to the cardboard.

I tore parts off some of my pages to let the corrugated cardboard show through.

Also, remember to do any stitching/ stapling/ punching BEFORE you adhere your pages to the cardboard.

Repeat the process for each page and then mark where you need to punch holes to tie all of them together. You can use metal rings or just ribbons. Then you are done.

Here is my finished project:
you at 4 by michellefilo

and look at the inspiration from our dream girls:

summer memories by jennifer22

my girls by suzy

family by jstbkuz

Absolutely stunning isn't it? I was thrilled to see these in the gallery :)

Post your projects on our hybrid gallery by the 20/08 for a change to win a gift certificate to the shoppe :) To get you jump started here is a freebie:

Happy hybrid scrapping!

Focus on Photos Challenge - Fireworks

I am so excited to be bringing you all this month's focus on photos challenge!  This month we are looking for ... you guessed it ... photos featuring fireworks.  They can be from a big event or show, or from some fun you had at home.  Big or small, show us what you've got!

Here are some pages from our Dream Girls to inspire you:

by Keela

by Rebecca

by Angelia

& america

both by Patricia

We even have a freebie from Heidi Larsen to help get you started.

Download Here.

Have fun & remember to post your layouts in the
challenge gallery.

Angelia

Am I Making Myself Clear?

Well, I'm back with another amazing product for the Weekend Premiere!  One of the hot scrapping items right now is acyrlic and Lauren Reid has put together an amazing bundle of 5 different alphas in her
Clearly Alpha Bundle!
Each set comes complete with or without shadows and they look fantastic when you mix and match alphas together on one page!  So, this product is "clearly" a must have item to add to your scrapping folders!  Find it on sale for the next few days here.

And, my favorite part, pages completed by the Dream Girls!

Brothers Friends, by Keela.

Rock Hunter, by Jennifer.

Duck Pond, by Rez.

And, congratulations to Joy, who submitted a page to my challenge to scrap a page using True Colors.  Here's her page, Bear Lake,
She'll be receiving an $8 gift certificate to the Little Dreamer Shoppe for participating! I'll be posting the winners for the blog challenges for the month of June here shortly, thanks for being patient.  Hope you all have a great weekend!

~Tana   

Crazy Challenge - Graphic style layouts that are wildly cool

Time for another Crazy Challenge here at Little Dreamer. This Challenge involves making a graphic layout that just pops. You know those layouts where you think "that is just so cool!" When I look at graphic layouts there are many things that usually catch my eye: great brushwork, blending, fantastic title work, popping colors, and/or anything boldly beautiful. For this week's Challenge, easy peasy, give us your boldest, coolest graphic layouts.

The Dreamer Girls really outdid themselves this week. Take a look at all these wonderful layouts....fantastic stuff.

Keela

Andrea

Alissa

Sue

Make sure when you finish your layouts to post to our Challenge blog HERE

Lastly, we have a fun and fabulous freebie (available for a limited time) from Julia Makotinsky.

DOWNLOAD HERE