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May's sketch

Each month, the Design Team puts out a sketch and the members at Scrapbook-Bytes create an original, creative layout following the design of that sketch. At the end of the month, the Design Team votes for three winners to be featured here! This month's sketch belongs to Design Team Member Gina Cabrera.

The competition was steep and votes were extremely close! All the participants did a fantastic job and we'd like to give all of you a huge pat on the back!!! Thank you to all who submitted a layout!

The winners will receive a voucher to use at our new online store worth the price of an EZine! Congratulations!

**Click on layout images to view a larger version.**

Title of Layout: Nature's Magic
Your Name: Clara Wallace
SBB Screen Name: CreativeWitch or creativewitch
Program Used: PI XL
Fonts Used: Efflorescence, Hightower and Inkburrow

Techniques and Credits: I really liked the simple sketch we were given to work with and I thought that a more graphic sort of look would work well. I chose a monochromatic theme since the photos had such wonderful greens. The shapes in the sketch were so geometric and I just love that the photos and the daisy are so NOT geometric. The photo colors, images and textures are so pretty...and inspired me to write the haiku for the journaling. I went back and forth on whether or not to make the whole LO with a graphic style or to make it look paper scrapped and kind of compromised by leaving it graphic but adding a frame to draw attention to the hostas. I may go back and do a realistic paper-scrapped version, too. The crisp white and yellow of the daisy adds freshness to the feel of the page.

Credits: Daisy - KellyS from SBB Elements Gallery Photos downloaded from sxc.hu frame around the hosta - me

Title of Layout: Family Love
Created by: Sheri McIllwain
SBB Screen Name: Vegas-scrapper
Program Used: DIP 9
Fonts used: Title; Gigi; Family; 1942 Report; Quote/journaling;
Acoustic Bass, Rage Italic; Love Background font; CK Windsong;
Author font; Angelina
Elements/Credits: 2 Ring Hoops by Emily (Old Envie Set); Rope
Picture Hanger by _EA; Hanging Hearts by Doris; ALL
other elements/backgrounds are from BOLD RETRO KIT by
Shelli Stephenson (purchased on Elemental).
Quote by; Anthony Brandt (internet).

Title of Layout: Beautiful in your Blue Dress
Your Name: Stacey Mann
SBB Screen Name: SMMann
Program Used: PS CS
Fonts Used: MA Sexy, Black Boys on Mopeds
Techniques and Credits: Blue & green backgrounds from Scrap Dezines CD, stitching from ivonne, vellum flower from DSP. I pieced the backgrounds (colors taken from my daughter's dress) together and "stitched" them like a quilt.

Journaling:
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of every day's most quiet need, by sun and candlelight.
I love thee freely, as men strive
for right; I love thee purely,
as they turn from praise.
I love thee with the passion
put to use In my old griefs,
and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed
to lose with my lost saints
I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life
and, if God choose, I shall
but love thee better after death.
-Elizabeth Barrett Browning

You look so pure and innocent in this
dress that matches your gorgeous eyes.
It just reminds me how much I love you. -Mommy

May 2004 Newsletter

Digital Design Essentials CD By Gina Cabrera