Scraplift 27 Is Squeaky Cute!!! UPDATED

I found this layout of Lauren (username is ljbarden at DST) a while ago and I always meant to do a scraplift of it but I couldn't find it again to do it. Today I was scouring the gallery at digishoptalk.com looking for scraplifts that I somehow missed from other lifts, and I FOUND IT!!

One of my goals this year was to become a more clean, graphic scrapper, and what I have found is that there is a lot of artsy in me that I didn't know was there - so I have to fight with my artsy and collage past to keep my layouts clean. I think that this layout will satisfy my need for some of my more artsy side without sacrificing my goal to be more clean and graphic.

So, let's get to it:

What makes this layout scraplift worthy to me? Well, let me count the ways:
1. I really like the soft colors
2. I like the clean graphic style
3. I love the angle of the picture
4. The picture is not what you expect - both in the subject and in the orientation of it.
5. She tied the orangey-yellow of Rubber Duckie with the ribbon behind it
6. Her font is a nice clean sarif font with lots of leading space - no crowded or hard to read journaling.

I could go on, but I'm going to let you decide what works for you in this layout and lift to your hearts content!

Here's the layout at DST - give her some lovin'!!

The Duck

Here are the lifts. There are two this week - I am hoping that more did the lift but just didn't get them to me. I'll upload them as they arrive - remember I don't close a lift! If you do one, email me or post in a thread to my attention at http://digishoptalk.com!

I used a good mixture of kits and elements to make this lift:

Gina Cabrera: blue background from Mono Pack Essentials
Ronna Penner: Background strip and sewed on tab from Sweet Meadows
Shabby Princess: Sweet Corners and Circle Fun (with reduced opacity)

Font: Apple Garamond and Century Gothic

Atomic Cupcake Inked Edges action

Journaling reads: Melissa and the boys...It is so fun to see you playing with your cousins. When you were born, we wondered how you would handle having only boy cousins to play with. Well, our worries were totally unfounded, as you seem to just adjust to the group of kids you're playing with. Whether it is rough and tumble play with boys or dolls and strollers with girls, you seem to be equally at home. I am so happy that you can adjust so easily and I hope that serves you well in the future. The excitement in your eyes when you saw Dillon, Justin and Aidan was so infectious that they started running around and jumping up and down right along with you.

This is from joelsgirl: Her Journaling reads:
There he goes...
I have been watching you ride your beloved Diego, and I see you blossoming with self-confidence and a new sense of independence. You are fearless--riding backwards down the hill while you STAND up on that thing...peddling as fast as you can and then kicking your feet up to enjoy the speed. You are riding away from me, and I know what's coming...someday you will be an adult, but for now, I, too, am enjoying the ride!


Credits:
Spring in St. Louis paper & word art by Holly McCaig
End of Summer stamps by Holly McCaig
Torn edges and chipboard effects by Atomic Cupcake
Drop Shadows by Traci Murphy


This is Kristin's adorable layout!! I just want to pinch those adorable cheeks!!! Credits: Papers, ribbon, staples, alpha and tag are from Agnes Lahur's Joyful Heart (SA's Apprentice Challenge). Scroll is from SA'a CT Blessed Kit. Fonts are Dear Joe and Times Roman.