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It’s the One Little Word scrapbook challenge. When the Little Black Dress Kit Club design team started to get their January 2013 kits (VERY late in the month, btw) the idea was thrown out by Valerie that everyone think about putting together a project on “One little word.” The challenge very quickly became known as the OLW project challenge. I love the idea of sifting through the goals, resolutions and “to do’s” crowding around in my head at the start of a new year and identifying just one thing or just One Little Word to focus on! Here’s what the LBD Kit Club Design Team came up with when they though about it!

Favorites of this scrapbook page: the teensy tags and repeated patterns, the “jar” full of words, the journaling, the clear elements mixed in with the layering, etc.

We’re on board with Jenni’s inability to choose one word even though…we love the idea. It’s a tough project to tackle! Jenni created this 12×12 layout using bits and pieces from Little Black Dress Kit Club’s January 2013 scrapbook kit: Every Little Piece. Watch for other projects from Jenni using this month’s scrapbook kit here on the blog, on Pinterest, the LBD Facebook page, Twitter, Instagram (LBDKitClub), etc.

Check out the closeups:

And here’s another designer’s take on the scrapbook challenge!

One Little Word (OLW) by Katie Ehmann became…. the Renew 12×12 Layout:

This gorgeous page by Katie Ehmann makes me want to RENEW my efforts to get on the ball in 2013. I love it! I love Katie’s method of using the OLW project to bring so much meaning to a project. She did it so simply – adding the word’s definition/all the word’s definitions. The English language is completely amazing in its ability to use one “little” word to bring so much meaning and so many other words to mind all at the same time!

Favorite pieces of the page: the teensy sequin strip used under the title, the tiny staples used to attach elements, the confetti stars (adore!), the scrapping and the light/dark used on the page.

Check out the closeups:

Layout details from the designer:

One Little Word: Renew

Supplies Used:

Little Black Dress January kit

non-kit items: white cardstock: American Crafts | Vellum: American Crafts  | Tiny Attacher: Tim Holtz |Silhouette Cameo, typewriter, sewing machine, & thread

If you haven’t yet broken into your January kit…it’s time! And if you haven’t yet made any New Year’s Resolutions…maybe you could start the year off by tackling the One Little Word Challenge like the LBD Kit Club designers. It’s a great way to get moving in 2013.

Introducing January’s Scrapbook Kit: Every Little Piece

Some of us inherit millions, but most of us inherit something a little more personal from our ancestors: our grandmother’s nose, our great aunt’s eyes, our father’s big feet, our great great grandma’s poor hearing, etc. It comes right…Down The Line. And it’s so fun to see that depicted scrapbook style.

Check out Leslie’s 12×12 Down the Line Layout using the Little Black Dress Kit Club August Kit, Shades of Blue:

The ribbon included in the August Shades of Blue kit was the most gorgeous ever, and it is displayed to perfection here as one of the upper layers in Leslie’s layering. You’ll also notice the gorgeous black alphas included in this month’s kit as well as the teeny burnt orange alphas from Glitz Design that LBD included in the Shades of Blue kit.

Check out the closeup:

Is that not the most gorgeous bit of layering you’ve ever seen? I love that she combined the ribbon, the papers, the teeny alphas, the thickers, the cardstock cutout flower, the crossword puzzle puzzle piece, etc. What a great look she came up with!

So what did you get that came “down the line?” I have my Dad’s eyes. And my Mom’s ears. I don’t know where my forehead came from, but I’d like to someday find out so that I can complain…it’s FAR too short. There’s absolutely no possibility of ever having bangs. And, I don’t know, I might have wanted to go that direction someday. You never know!

Quick and Easy Photo Art

This is a quick, easy, and super fun way to display your awesome family photos.  Instead of putting everything behind glass, or creating a scrapbooking layout, with a few quick steps you can take the ordinary, and make it extraordinary.

Step 1

Get any size frame you want, and cut a piece of scrapbook paper the size of the picture opening.

For my example, the frame was 10in X 10in, and the opening was 5in X 5in.  Therefore, I cut my paper slightly larger than the 5×5 opening.

Step 2

Next, we will create the rolled paper embellishment that sits on the outside of the frame.

Cut strips of patterned paper in the desired width and length.  My strips were approx. 2-2/14 in. wide by 2 in long.  The wider the strip, the wider the rolled paper embellishment, and the longer the strip, the wider (in diameter) of each roll.

Roll each strip and glue closed.

Step3

To create stability to the rolled paper embellishment, cut a piece of heavy cardstock or chipboard in a strip smaller than your rolled papers.  Glue each rolled paper to the chipboard strip.

Step4

Tie a piece of twine several times around the entire rolled paper embellishment and tie in a bow in front.

Slide photo behind the twine and glue to rolled paper embellishment.

Step5

Glue a heart/flower/decorative embellishment to a larger heart/flower/decorative embellishment, and add stick pin.

Step 6

Glue decorative embellishment to the front of the photo.

Add a strip of patterned paper to bottom of rolled paper embellishment and glue.

 Step 7

Glue rolled paper embellishment (with attached photo, decorative embellishment, and strip of patterned paper) to front of frame glass.

Step 8

Enjoy

It’s hard to plan a “best day” but now and then you just HAVE one. It pops up like it’s normal when really…it was simply amazing. You think about how great it was when you’re falling asleep and and if you’re lucky you’re still thinking about how great it was when you wake up the next morning. They don’t happen all the time and they don’t happen consistently. And that’s why it’s all the more important to make sure you scrap the ones that do come around. It doesn’t matter what makes it the best day for you. The fact that it falls into the category of “best” is enough to make it deserving of its very own layout.

Check out this layout showing a “Best Day” Leslie style:

Notable pieces of the layout: BoBunny Timepiece clockwork Diet Cut, Glitz Design Afternoon Muse Cardstock stickers (Best Day Ever, Be Silly, Let it Be, Have fun), Anna Griffin Carmen Collection Die cut embellishments. I love the one rounded corner of the photo, the teeny butterfly cutouts, and the subtle color, inked edges and scalloped top of the photo matte paper.

Here’s the closeup:

What’s your Best Day and when are you going scrap it? Not sure where to start? Scroll through all our blog posts and you’ll find a layout that you can use to get ideas/get started!

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