Persnickety Prints Super Bowl Sale Starts Tomorrow!

Posted by Aaron aka Sir Scrapalot on Feb 5, 2011 | View Comments

Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah-ah! Roma-roma-mamaa! New from Sir Scrapalot Designs

Posted by Aaron aka Sir Scrapalot on Feb 4, 2011 | View Comments

I’m just Gaga for these little monsters!!!  This kit is so cute an fun, perfect for Valentine’s Day or any other lovey dovey layout you want to scrap about your little monsters!  A play on the pet name Lady Gaga gives her fans (Little Monsters), you will be just as gaga about these monsters as I am!!  Check it out!

I have to say, my CT ladies totally rocked this kit this week.  Check out their layouts!

Plus, new CT Member Sandy made this SUPER cute Valentine’s Day basket using the kit!

Remember, Gaga for Little Monsters is 20% off this weekend!!! Be sure to check it out!

Hey, You…Come Here…I’ve Got a Peek for You.

Posted by Aaron aka Sir Scrapalot on Feb 3, 2011 | View Comments

I haven’t been doing sneak peeks lately, but I am especially excited for this kit that I am releasing tomorrow, and I wanted to share a peek with you.

Also, if you haven’t already signed up for the Sir Scrapalot Designs Newsletter, I STRONGLY suggest you do that today.  Like now.  Just sayin’.

Finding Color Inspiration

Posted by Aaron aka Sir Scrapalot on Feb 2, 2011 | View Comments

People often ask me what inspires me to create digital scrapbooking kits.  A lot of times, I am inspired by the world around me.  Sometimes, however, I am inspired by colors alone.  As a scrapbooker, I also find myself inspired to create layouts with certain color combinations that I really like.  There are a few places that I go to for color inspiration.

Colour Lovers – I love the abundance of palettes available at Colour Lovers.  I also like there is the opportunity to design your own palettes, which I have done from time to time.

Inspired Bride – I absolutely LOVE creating kits from Wedding Palettes because often, the images with the palette are as inspiring as the colors.  Inspired Bride has some of the classiest palettes I have seen.

Design Seeds – I am new to Design Seeds (thanks to Pinterest), but I can already tell that we are going to have a long and fruitful relationship.  Everyday, there are multiple palettes, and I have a hard time deciding which ones I like best.  All based on beautiful photos, these palettes have rich, fun colors.

Those are the few places that I find color inspiration.  Do you use color inspiration in your scrapbooking?  Where do you find your color inspiration?

My Three Scrapbooking Experiments for the Year

Posted by Aaron aka Sir Scrapalot on Jan 31, 2011 | View Comments

As we wrap up January, and the dust begins to settle on all the “New Year” hoopla, I’ve really started thinking about what things I want to try out in terms of scrapbooking this year. Performing scrapbooking “experiments” helps me to keep my scrapbooking fresh, and stretch myself as a scrapbooker. Sometimes, I know the things that I want to try out, and sometimes these things come to me. Today, I thought I’d share the three experiments I am looking to try out this year.

1. Clean and Simple Scrapbooking – over the last year or so, as I have discovered Cindy Schneider and her templates, I have really grown into the layered and clustered style of scrapbooking. I still love it, and think that it’s a great representation of me, but I really would like to branch out a bit more this year. I have a bunch of Janet Phillips templates that I am hoping to give a try to this year. Maybe I can switch it up a bit.
2. Adding Lighting to my Pages – Last week, I happened upon a tutorial on Traci’s Hawt Mamas’ Blog about adding lighting to your scrapbook pages. I was intrigued as to how the completed layout looked, and knew I had to try it. I am a little weary, the lighting effect really dabbles into the idea of fantasy scrapbooking, and personally, that doesn’t fit my style. I am excited to try this tutorial out and see how I can make it work for me.
3. Scrapbooking without a Template – This may possibly be the scariest one to me.  I have come to rely on templates to help me get my pages done and look good.  This year, I am going to try and take what I have learned and see if I can put together some layouts on my own.  I’m not sure how they’ll come out, but I think that I need to give it a try to help myself grow as a scrapbooker.

So those are the three experiments I am looking to try out this year in my scrapbooking.  What are you looking forward to trying this year?  What are your experiments?