Welcome to our Premier Top Picks announcement for October 2014. I’m excited to share with you the Top Picks from our October 2014 Premier gallery, but first let’s take a look at the kit and videos that inspired the beautiful scrapbook pages.
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Featured Premier Kit—October 2014
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Newspaper Blackout Journaling
Video Tutorial
by Barb Brookbank
Create journaling that looks like newspaper that has been blacked out with a permanent marker, leaving only specific words.
Credits: Love, Mom by Karla Dudley
Font: Times New Roman
Photo: Tere
Controlling Color Chaos Video Tutorial
by Jen White
Take control of the color chaos on a super eclectic scrapbook page with three simple tips and Photoshop’s Color Replace Adjustment.
Credits: All I Have To Do Is Dream by Lauren Grier, Art Play Palette Family by Anna Aspnes, At Home by Paislee Press, Autumn Days by Kristen Cronin–Barrow, Big Ideas by One Little Bird, Boys-n-Toys by Digital Scrapper Designs, Carefree by Amanda Heimann, Count the Ways by Joanne Brisebois, Home Sweet Home by Leora Sanford, Family Together by Lauren Grier, Jubilee by One Little Bird, A Legacy Of Love by Kristin Cronin–Barrow, Me Personally by Amanda Taylor, Menagerie by One Little Bird, Photographie by Joanne Brisebois, Press Kit by Joanne Brisebois, Recollection by Joanne Brisebois, Seaside Vacation by Digital Scrapper Designs, Senior Year Book by Kitty Designs, Under the Pier by Kellie Mize, We Are Family by Dianne Rigdon
Fonts: DJB Annalise 2011, Eveleth Shapes, Mathlete Skinny, Quilline Script Thin
Bokeh Overlay Video Tutorial
by Christina Rambo
Create a beautiful bokeh overlay to be used on photos or on background papers.
Credits: Heartbeat At My Feet by Zoe Pearn
Water Rings Overlay: Pedro Perez via MorgueFile.com
Water Drops: Josh Rogan via MorgueFile.com
Fonts: Century Gothic, Lobster, and Bodoni
Fly a Kite Video Tutorial
by Syndee Nuckles
Create a bright and whimsical kite to accent your layout.
Credits: Weekend at Home by Kate Hadfield
Font: Homemade Apple
October 2014 Premier Top Pick
Premier members took their creativity and imagination to new heights this month, making our decision exceptionally difficult. There were so many stunning pages to choose from. In the end, we couldn’t look past Shirl’s beautiful page, Succulents and Bokeh. She not only used a clever spillover technique on the photo mask, but she then framed it perfectly with a double stroke outline. Her bokeh background was the icing on the cake, being softly and tastefully constructed, so as not to overwhelm the focal point of the photo. Congratulations, Shirl!
[ See Shirl’s page in the gallery. ]
More Great Pages
Congratulations to our other talented digital scrappers featured below (in alphabetical order). Click on each of the thumbnails to see the gallery pages for these great layouts and images.
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Author: Jen White | jen@digitalscrapper.com
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17 Responses
mousie
I must say you certainly made a gorgeous page! Congratulations you surely deserved the top pick! The plant also deserves an honorable mention – It’s beautiful.
Donna
Congratulations, Shirl, on the “top pick”. Your layout is super!
Jay
This is such a great page and so inspirational.
Nancy Means
After all the love you’ve given so many scrappers, it’s wonderful that you now will get lots back! What a beautiful layout and how well you used the techniques from this months lessons.
Rhondda James
Absolutly perfect layout Shirl!. I love the masked photo with the encapsulating frame. I really like the definition to pull the eye down, and of course, your bokah is boss!
Barbara B
Well this is definitely an inspiration. Congratulations!
Gayle
Well done on your magnificent layout Shirl and congratulations on being TOP PICK for October . . way to go !! 🙂
Lisa
Congratulations Shirl – lovely LO! You all did such a beautiful job with the kit and videos this month!
Syndee N
CONGRATULATIONS, Shirley!!!!
Barb7
Congratulations on winning top pick! And congratulations to all the others mentioned, absolute Gallery standouts!
Maggie [smith]
Shirl Congratulations! So well deserved as the page is stunning and one of my favorites of October. Congrats to all the others for super layouts. You all are winners!
Shirl
My thanks to each one of you for this grand honor. I am in a state of shock. I realize that I owe this to each one who has encouraged me over the years and upon my return in 2011. I can truthfully say that it was Linda’s tutelage and her associates who went that extra mile. I can never thank my fellow members enough who took the time to offer constructive criticisms with a smile and helpful suggestions that nudged and encouraged me to persevere. (Let’s face it, I was the worlds worst digital scrapper.) I still have all the messages in my digital-scrapping treasure box that has carried me through since my return in 2011.
I too give my sincere congratulations to the above mentioned, and not mentioned, fellow sisters. You keep me young. 🙂
Kimmer
That’s wonderful Shirley! Your LO is absolutely gorgeous and deserves the top pick.
Luisa (ouisiekelly)
Congratulations Shirl, you created a beautiful work of art.
Scrapgirl (Brigitta)
Congratulations Shirl! on winning top pick. This is so well deserved, your beautiful page layout with the magical bokeh effect was a real stand out in the gallery.
Nann Dalton
Yea…you picked a real winner. Congratulations Shirl I love your page too.
Mary C. (cheerio54)
Whoo hoo, Shirley . . . you go girl! Congratulations on winning top pick for your oh-so-gorgeous page. Another whoo hoo to the other fellow digi-scrappers for your fabulous layouts