Featured Scrapper 10/29 – Mari Franchuk
Our last Friday in October everyone! I don’t know about you all but this month seemed to just fly past in a blur of Fall Activities around here. I know this month’s Portfolio was especially popular and judging by the gorgeousness in the thread some amazing memories were scrapped in October. Here’s a chance at one more bonus point to finish out this month’s challenges and we’re featuring one of our SSD regulars and amazing scrapper Mari Franchuk (lovely1m).
Here’s a little more about Mari:
I’m mommy to a wonderful 4 year old named Nicholas. I work full-time in the military and really love my job. I also love creating invitations and announcements. I love watching movies and TV on DVD. My son and I love to go to the park and play trains together.
I have been digi-scrapping since May 2006 and paper scrapped for 9 years before that. I love to dabble in hybrid now. I use PSP X2 for my scrapping and PSE 5 for running photo actions. I also have CS4, but its still in the box, for a year now.
What is the most challenging part of scrapping to you?
Coming up with the composition. Sometimes it just comes in my head as soon as I look at a kit or a photo and other times I just stare until I whip out a fabulous template or search the galleries for a nice lift.
What gets your scrap mojo going?
It really depends, sometimes its a beautiful photo I just took, sometimes its a great kit I just downloaded, the challenges here at SSD also really help get the mojo going for some fun ideas I never would have thought of on my own. I especially like the portfolios this year.
What was the title of your first layout?
Future Miss America – it was a shirt I bought my niece when she was born.
What is your favorite color scheme to work with?
My favorite color combo is red, yellow and orange, very fall, warm colors.
The following are three of Mari’s favorite layouts including the reasons why she loves them:
I love the composition of this one. The colors, the titlework, the scattered elements -which is often something I struggle with, I tend to put too many. It just seems very balanced and I love how I covered the entire page. This one turned out exactly how I pictured it in my head.
I am a huge fan of Cindy’s templates. Her style is exactly what I love when I look at layouts. Every time I peek the gallery, the first layouts that jump out at me are normally Cindy’s, so I love the chance to be able to scrap like her. I love all the paper layering and the multiple photos and the composition that I would never be able to come up with on my own. Plus this was my favorite Christmas kit from last year, it just matched my son’s Christmas jammies perfectly. I love remembering this special moment which to me is what scrapping is all about. The memory is much more important than a perfectly scrapped page or fabulous photos.
My other favorite template designer is Christine Newman. I love how I can easily do these really cool things like the big heart in the photo. I love the fun mixed title work I created and the picture I used for our Christmas cards last year. Plus I love how Amy’s kit matches his sweater just right.
Featured Staffer Challenge (Bonus #5) for your October 2010 Scrapper’s Portfolio
Your Challenge today is a traditional Sweet Shoppe Neopolitan Challenge. Using inspiration from each of these 3 layouts by Mari, create one of your own. There’s no limit to what you use from each layout as long as you pull at least 1 thing from each.
Little Helpers
Pushover
Happy
**please note this challenge is worth 1 point and cannot be combined with other portfolio prompts except for NR bonus point for a total of 2 points.**
Here are some examples from our very own Sugar Babes!
by Kresta
Inspired by the photo strip on the first LO, the small circle elements on the second, and the split paper background on the third.
Credits: Spunky Me by Misty Cato
by Darla
Inspired by:
1st layout – stitches and swirl string/wire behind the photo, 2nd layout – matting for photo, ribbon behind photo and flowers, 3rd layout – flowers behind photo and single photo
Credits: Fly Free by Jenn Barrette
by Laurie
Inspired by: 1. stacked papers 2. title placement 3. split paper background and stitching
Credits: It’s Scary by Dani Mogstad
by Lynnette
Inspired by 1. Layered paper placement, 2. Circles, 3. Background paper blocks
Credits: Alphabet Soup For Boys: The Collection by Zoe Pearn
Don’t forget to edit your Portfolio with your page for this challenge!
NOTE: These Bonus Challenges are EXTRA on top of the Posted Portfolio Challenges. They CANNOT be combined with any other challenge and stand alone (except New Release bonus pt). Please feel free to PM me with any questions – nikkiARNGwife. Thanks!
