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Scrapbook Trends Challenge Gallery: Work on the Diagonal
August 30th, 2010 
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I’d like to thank everyone for playing along in our “Work On the Diagonal Challenge”. It’s so much fun to see how you can design in exciting new ways!
I have a few projects that I would like to share with you today. The first is a digital layout by Christine Hertel. I love how her title lays on the diagonal. It also demonstrates how you can direct the eye to move across a layout in a certain way. Her son is about to drop in with his skateboard and her title leads your eye to the point at which he is preparing to do so.
You can find more of Christine’s dynamic designs in her online gallery here or visit her blog http://workforscraps.blogspot.com.
For more beautiful ideas, be sure to browse the following pages!
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Jen Gallacher
WOW No. 57: Using Chalk for Shading and Dimension
As my kids head back to school this week, I’ve had visions of school supplies dancing through my head. Most of my children’s classrooms have converted from chalkboards to whiteboards, but I still enjoy the feel of chalk between my fingers (although, the dust tickling my nose I could do without).
Let’s go back to school ourselves and play with chalk today! For today’s “Work It Out Wednesday” let’s pull out an older staple–chalk and use it to add shading and dimension to a project.
Here’s a photo of today’s completed project:
For additional photos, instructions and a complete supply list, continue reading on the following pages.
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Jen Gallacher
Scrapbook Trends Award Winning Style: Jana Eubank
Each month in every Scrapbook Trends Magazine issue, Pam Baird, our Editor in Chief, selects a designer with an “Award Winning Style.” In our September 2010 issue, she selected Jana Eubank. Jana has a beautiful sense of design and you can find her work sprinkled through out our magazines. I had the opportunity to ask her a few additional questions in order to highlight her today on our blog!
Name: Jana Eubank
Blog: From My Feathered Nest
Tell us a little about yourself: I am 34 years old and live in Bountiful, Utah. I am a stay-at-home mom to three daughters and one son, ages 12, 9, 7, and 4. I spend my days dabbling in my scrap room trying my best to avoid housework. Besides scrapping, I love to spend time with my family, write in journals, decorate my home, and catch up on my favorite shows recorded on the DVR.
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Jen Gallacher
Scrapbook Trends Challenge: Work on the Diagonal!
Ever feel off-kilter? Most of the time I feel a little bit like that. I’m guessing we all feel a bit like that. But sometimes in scrapbooking, off-kilter can be a great design tool!
For this week’s challenge let’s work with the diagonal. Here’s a layout in which I created several strips of paper that run diagonally across the bottom right corner of my page. It’s a dynamic look for an otherwise simple layout.
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Jen Gallacher
Pocket Journaling
Jen Gallacher, designer and Contributing Editor with Northridge Media gives us a sneak peak into the September issue of Scrapbook Trends magazine. She also shares some great tips for hidden journaling using a great new product by Little Yellow Bicycle.
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Kristine McKay
WELCOME, COME ON IN!
Have you ever noticed that creativity is unstoppably contagious? Over and over we see people who are passionate about a craft (scrapbooking, sewing, card making, knitting), but don’t want to be limited to just one crafty endeavor. You dabble in crocheting, then add it to a handmade card. You learn a stamping technique, then stamp on fabric. You try out something new, just for the heck of it. We do that, too. It’s fun! It seems like creativity in one area begets creativity everywhere else.
So we’ve decided to make a big change here at Northridge Publishing. Our Scrapbook Trends, CARDS, and Simply Handmade blogs are now combined into a single, one-stop location for all things creative. Welcome to create:, a place where you can enjoy videos, tutorials, challenges, hot products, and tons of awesome ideas, all the time. We’re so excited!
To celebrate, join our house-warming party from now through August 6th to win lots of door prizes. We will be selecting one commenter on every post this week to receive a free 6-month online subscription to the publication of their choice. And join us next week as the party continues with awesome prizes from your favorite manufacturers. Check back often – watch for new posts every morning and afternoon.
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Pam Baird
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