Tutorials

It’s another scrapbook video tutorial release from Brittany McLeod. This time she’s creating a layout that features what most love most about Autumn. You’ll love it! It’s the Autumn 12×12 Layout by Brittany:

Check out more video tutorials and scrapbook process videos from Brittany and other members (past and present) of the LBD Kit Club Design Team on the YouTube Channel. 

We love fabulous layouts. We love fun music. We adore amazing designers. And we love absolutely obsess when they all come packaged together in a good scrapbook video tutorial and/or scrapbook process video. So that’s how we know without a doubt that you will be so excited to hear that Brittany McLeod, LBD Kit Club design team member, has done it again this month…three new scrapbook video tutorials coming your way. The first scrapbook video tutorial is already up on the LBD Facebook page (Cruisin 12×12 layout video tutorial). Check it out! And, of course, we wouldn’t send you away empty handed. Get out your favorite or latest scrapbooking kit and get ready….Brittany’s Loved 12×12 layout video tutorial coming at you!

You’ve met Brittany, our newest design team member, but you haven’t really gotten to know her yet. Today you’re going to get a little bit immersed in her creative brain! First you’ll get a few pics of one of her amazing April 2013 scrapbook project submissions using the Don’t Worry Be Happy scrapbook kit and then you’ll get the chance to check out a scrapbook process video by Brittany where you can spy on her entire creative process from start to finish (in fast forward to make it more convenient for you, of course). Pictures FIRST!

“24″ 12×12 layout by Brittany McLeod using the April 2013 scrapbook kit, Don’t Worry Be Happy:

Check out all the fabulous little details that we loved on this scrapbook page by Brittany:

• The way she put the date in the bottom right hand corner with the Glitz Design Color Me Happy Teeny Alphas, white – it’s perfect in its simplicity
• Her splattering of paint on the clean, white background scrapbook paper
• Her use of the hearts on the paper garland – cut things apart on a whim and recreate embellishments to suit your purposes!
• How she used the Candy Stripe embroidery thread to “wrap” the HAPPY envelope/pocket
• Her yellow stitching on the right side of the photo/photo backing echoed on the left side of the 2012 Flag

Check out the CLOSEUPS for a better look:

Check out more BRITTANY at her blog!

On pins and needles wanting to check out the start to finish process video for this particular scrapbook layout created by Brittany? Check it out here on the LBD Kit Club YouTube channel. 

We hope all of you out there are finding moments here and there to be tricksy and get some treats! We think that every holiday offers new opportunities for fun scrapbooking challenges and to get the most out of your inner creativity you’ve got to have inspiration! So here are some recent (and not so recent) Halloween inspired scrapbook projects from the Little Black Dress Kit Club Design Team….

Halloween with the Little Black Dress Kit Club Design Team…throughout the years:

Halloween Scrapbook Challenge No. 1: The Not Necessarily Scary Celebration. Check out The Not So Scary Parade 12×12 Layout by Suz Mannecke (one of our CURRENT design team members).  - Because some costumes are all nice and no naughty. And a lot of those NICE costumes are based on the Happiest Place on Earth. We love Disney. What’s not to love?

Halloween Scrapbook Challenge No. 2: Wearable Art: We all love dressing up on Halloween and we all love making new decorations to “spook” up the house for Halloween, but why not do both simultaneously. Check out this Witch’s Hat tutorial by one of our past LBD Kit Club designers, Francine Clouden:

Halloween Scrapbook Challenge No. 3: The Countdown: How long ’till the big day? With an advent calendar counting down to the 31st of October, you’ll be sure to be completely prepared in every way by the time Halloween finally rolls around. Check out this Halloween advent calendar project from October 201o, created by Jenny B.:

Halloween Scrapbook Challenge No. 4: A Place for all that Candy: Sick of all the candy you have laying around during this particular holiday? Create a gorgeous way to share it with visitors even before the big “tricks or treats” night. Put together something along the lines of this Halloween themed “cone” that hangs from your front door like Jan Hobbins on another, just as spooky, October with the LBD Design Team:

Halloween Scrapbook Challenge No. 5: The COSTUME! You simply can’t experience Halloween without putting on a costume. And you can’t put on a costume for Halloween without immortalizing it in your scrapbook album. Check out a few of the past “costume” based 12×12 layouts from LBD Kit Club design team members!

I Can Be a Witch 12×12 layout by Jan Hobbins

Coy in Costume 12×12 layout by Amy Heller

Halloween Scrapbook Challenge No. 6: Pumpkins, pumpkins, and more pumpkins! Whether the big moment was seeing ALL the pumpkins at the pumpkin patch, finding just the RIGHT pumpkin or carving into it for that transformation to JackO’Lantern…pumpkins have made their mark on this holiday and deserve their spot in the limelight. Check out 12×12 layouts by past LBD Kit Club design team members featuring PUMPKINS!

Spooky October 12×12 Layout by Ginger John

Choosing the Right Pumpkin by Jan Hobbins

No matter what you decide to do this Halloween…never forget it! Make it memorable! And definitely, without a doubt, enjoy it. Happy Tricks or Treats!

You love to party. I love to party. We ALL love to party. And Alyssa McGrew, Little Black Dress Kit Club Design Team Member, loves to party more than most. At least, it seems like it when you see the party decor that she put together using the September 2012 scrapbook kit. A party is a party is a party, but adding the right decor to the big day can make a fun time just ridiculously fun!

Check out the party decor by Alyssa McGrew using this month’s scrapbook kit from Little Black Dress Kit Club with step by step instructions from the lady herself:

Banner:

1. Cut Pennant-shaped banners from patterned paper.  Mine are 4″ across the top, and 6″ long.

2. Using the stencil included in the kit, trace your letters onto the back of patterned paper.  Cut out using scissors or an exacto knife.

3. Die-cut or punch 2-1/2″ inch circles from mint polka dot paper.

4. Die-cut or punch 2″ scalloped circles from woodgrain chevron.

5. Layer the circles and letters, largest to smallest.  Adhere together, then to banner pieces.

6. Apply Washi to the top of each banner, trim edges

7. Attach banner pieces to ribbon.  Use ribbon from kit to form bows for the ends of the banner.

Treat bag toppers:

1. Cut base paper to 4′ time the width of the bag.

2. Fold in half lengthwise, so each topper fits over the treat bag opening.

3. Die-cut or punch 2″ scalloped circles from pink polka dot chevron.

4. Pie cut or punch 1-1/4″ circles from ledger paper

5. Print “Treats” on white cardstock, punch out with 5/8″ punch.

6. Layer the scalloped circles, the 1-1/4′ circles, and the sentiments, from smallest to largest.  Adhere to each other.

7. Cut 5/8″ strips of woodgrain chevron.  Adhere to front of toppers.

8. Adhere sentiments.

9. After filling backs with treats, staple bag topper over bag opening.

Cupcake Toppers

1. Die-cut or punch 2-1/2″ inch circles from mint polka dot paper.

2. Die-cut or punch 2″ scalloped circles from woodgrain chevron.

3. Hand cut or punch 1-1/2″  decorative embellishment from the Dear Lizzy papers.

4. Layer the circles from smallest to largest, adhere.

5. Wrap lollipop sticks with washi tape (using one strip of washi the length of your stick works best.  Lay the stick on lengthwise and roll.)

6. Glue the cupcake topper to the stick.  Add a strip of washi to cover the glue and add stability.

7. Add a small bow with Baker’s twine.

Invitations

1. Cut patterned paper from the kit to 1/2″ larger then your stamp on either side.

2. Stamp invitation on white cardstock with a coordinating ink.

3. Cut out invitaiton and adhere, centered, to the patterned paper.

4. Add a strip of washi for decoration at the top.

Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday! Hope it was fabulous! Thanks for sharing all the fun little pieces of the big day with us here on the Little Black Dress Kit Club blog. We loved it and hope the big day went fabulously well.

Watch for more projects from Alyssa and the other Little Black Dress Kit Club design team members soon!