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hello hello being a scrapbook designer...
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eing a digital scrapbook designer is kind of a philosophy, a lifestyle. What I mean is that once you enter this magic world, you feel you are part of something unique; whatever happens in your life, you bring those feelings inside your heart forever. No matter what the future holds, a digiscrap designer will be a digiscrap
designer forever. The smell of papers, the excitement of a new idea, and the joy of watching that idea become a real product to be sold in your store: all these are incredible emotions that only a digiscrap designer can understand. We are proud to be designers, and we are grateful for those who believe in us and support us day by day.
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am so happy to be featured in the December 2016 Scrap Girls Club. When I was asked to take part in this project, I accepted immediately with a sense of joy. The process of creating this club has been long and very emotional. As you take your first look at this club, I hope you will sense my emotions through my artwork. On the following pages, I will tell you about the inspiration sources, the contents, and some "behind the scenes" stories.
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What What inspired me... inspired me... I
found the motivation for this club from my personal experience. I spent a wonderful summer with my friends, and they filled my heart with joy. I came to the conclusion that, without a doubt, friends can make your life easier.
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On the contrary, the wonderful experience of solidarity and love I felt during the summer served to show me that there is not a deadline for human values and friendship. We can always find time to be friendly and to exchange acts of kindness.
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his collection is full of handmade items. I really think that making a friendship kit by creating objects and embellishments with my hands is the best and most valuable way to show the affection and love which link thought that adults me to all my friends. With were too biased and each gesture and moment embedded in social conI spent making a handventions, too distracted made embellishment, I by the frenzy of their lives shared all the love I feel to have deep friendships. for them.
riends help you to not feel alone; you always know there is someone you can count on. I was surprised to find that as we grow older, we can still feel those beautiful, genuine feelings for a friend.
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the close up...
the handmade touch: pure love! I
am so proud of the beautiful handmade embellishments in this collection. I am particularly in love with the little doll face on the daisy with that precious dress of striped fabric. She's too cute and she inspires me with her tender look. I truly love the journal flowers as well, because
they are so realistic and expressive. What I tried to do is give a touch of "mixed media" to a traditional vintage kit. I mixed handmade elements with shabby chic frames and vintage cards. I found that the mixing is really beautiful, full of emotion and very artistic.
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behind the scenes I
created most of the elements by sewing and coloring on journal papers. I showed them to my friends, piece by piece, and they were over the moon. Also, I turned a layout into a special card for one of them, and when she saw it, she couldn't keep
from crying. It was very touching. The process of creation has been really exciting and intense. I put all of myself into every single piece because I wanted to honor the friends who inspired me, plus I wanted to make something special for my dear customers.
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piece coor coordinated pieces
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he coordinated pieces are the most fun part for me, and I even find it relaxing. Why? Because once the collection is ready, I have finished the biggest job. Now, I have the micro elements to compose, the clusters, the stacked papers, the JIFFY pages, and everything else I like. For this project, I made a pack of clusters (which are magnificent for quickly developing a
layout) and a set of borders. I think you will find the borders are a superb ally if you have a short timeframe and want to be fast. Just place the clusters and borders on a paper and you have already done half the work!
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also made a Paper Super Mini containing three extra patterned papers.
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ince we are now in December, I made something with a holiday theme: a JIF Plus kit with three papers, a sheet of extra embellishments, and a PSD layout. This set is perfect for your Christmas cards.
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inally, a Collection Super Mini contains two wonderful frame clusters, three papers, and a pair of extra elements.
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members only: jiffy album & stacked papers O
ur Scrap Girls Club members will enjoy these beautiful extra sets: the JIFFY Easy Page Album and a Paper Mini. The JIFFY Easy Page Album includes six layouts saved as PSD files. They are 100% customizable.
This set also includes the flattened PNG versions with a photo opening. The Paper Mini pack includes six wonderful stacked papers, which are simply a must-have as the perfect add-on to quickly build up an elegant and high-impact layout. Enjoy!
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always choose the names of my collections very carefully, although sometimes it's easier than others. This kit was very easy to name because my friends have been my family in a special moment where I was alone. I live in a different town than my parents, brothers, and sisters, and my hubby went away for a job this summer. I found my "family" in each of those faces
of my wonderful friends who never abandoned me and who made me feel protected and loved. That's why friends are "the family we choose." I really loved doing this entire design project because of the high level of emotional impact. I loved to prepare the word art because it seemed to speak directly to my friends. The whole design is very versatile, as all my designs
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usually are. Most of these elements, papers, and coordinated pieces may be used all year long to make albums, cards, favor gifts, and printable projects. I think that our customers are going to absolutely love the clusters and stacked papers because they're very easy to use and allow you to make a wonderful layout in the blink of an eye.
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e are at the end of this journey, and I want to offer you two amazing gifts: a border and a cluster accent to decorate your layouts. Don't hesitate to share your thoughts and comments with me! You can contact me at valentina.pellitteri@gmail.com. Thank you so much! With love, Val.
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thank you!
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