Happy Sunday and welcome to another blueprints: conversations in album design post.
Layered template sets are great album design tools. They are especially great for folks like me, the control freak-ish type. With layered templates, the hard work is done so you can jump straight to the fun part – micro managing the heck out of the template. Change colors, increase the font size, add a textured background paper – do what you need to do to make the page yours.
Today we are featuring two different sets of layered templates and you will have a chance to win them!
Molly Weight of Biograffiti loves creating full album templates that coordinate and make it easy to put together an entire album ready for gift giving or photobook printing.
Pictured above is a sample of a photobook she made using the hip to be square templates.
Molly printed the pages at home using matte photo paper, then cut to 8×8 sheets and assembled into a cloth covered scrapbook album. A project like this can be completed in one weekend.
Molly is also hosting an album giveaway on her blog this weekend so be sure to pay her a visit.
the book of me (the second 10 pages) by Crystal Livesay
Last Fall I was browsing the gallery and I cam across a page by one of my fave scrappers, gracielou. It was one of her “Book of Me” pages and I was totally and completely in love with the page and the idea right then and there. For some reason a light went off in my head and I was like “I never scrap myself!”. I have no idea why I didn’t scrap myself, but I just never did. It seemed like lots of people never did. It dawned on me that, you know, I have stories to tell. I have a past and I have dreams of the future. There was a time in my life where I wasn’t defined by the title of “mom” or “wife”. I was just me. Maybe someone would like to hear my stories? Maybe my kids will love knowing about how mom and dad met? There is a plethora of things that made me who I am today. Who is going to tell my family those stories if I don’t? If my kids don’t want to know that kind of stuff, maybe I will have grand kids one day who will! If nothing else, I want to remember these things and get them documented before I don’t remember them anymore. I have made it my goal this year to tell more of my stories, which are equally as important as the first time the kids flew kites, or the new spring dress Stella got. In my journey of self discovery I decided that I would like to help other people to tell their stories as well which is why I decided to make the Book of Me templates. I just don’t want anything to hold anyone back from telling the world more about themselves and it’s an honor to be a part of that process.
I have also found that people like using the templates for all their other memories as well, which is so fun to see! I really created these to be used however one might like to. Just omit the journaling ideas from the “book of me” prompts and put in your own stories! It’s easy peasy! These are really just meant to get you thinking and get you into telling some kind of story, so be creative and use these however you would like!
Crystal is also hosting an album giveaway on her blog this weekend so be sure to pay her a visit.
layered templates giveaway
It’s giveaway time! To enter for your chance to win simply post a comment below. You have until Tuesday, March 23rd at 8:00 pm (PST) to enter. You can get an extra chance to win if you tweet this. Be sure to come back and post a link to your tweet in the comments section. Be sure to come back and post links to your tweet/facebook/or blog as a new comment entry.
Audrey is hosting a giveaway as well so be sure to head on over to her blog to double your chances of winning!
I hope I get lucky!!!
what a wonderful album!
I hope I get lucky too!
lovely album 🙂
These would be so useful – thanks for the chance!
Thank you for the chance, great album!
Beautifull album! Thanks for the chance!
gorgeous gorgeous albums! Could I be so lucky, Thanks!
wow, they're both scrummy, fingers crossed
it's beautiful. tnx for the chance 🙂
Thank you very much! I adore your simple style!
Wow, Liz, I simply love the template album and thank you so much for the chance to win it.
Hugs
Corinna
These are FABULOUS. I'm so tempted to make a book – or four 🙂 I'd love to win one!
I'm with you liz, the virgo in me loves templates and it's about that time again to do another book! Thasnk fro the opportunity!
Love this template album. Thanks for the chance to win.
What awesome templates! I am going to get my hubby into digi scrapping. He doesn't realize it yet, but he's scanning slides from family vacations, Christmases and birthdays from his childhood years, and I'm going to show him how to use simple templates to prepare books for printing at shutterfly, so these would be a perfect starting place.
awesome templates! & love the samples you've shown. thank you for the chance.
I would LOVE to have either of these fabulous albums. Thanks for the chance to win!
These are GREAT templates! Makes book creating so simple. Thanks for the chance to win! 🙂
I'm really liking Hip to be Square.
Feeling lucky!
Love these templates and hope I win!
Great templates….would love them 🙂
What a beautiful album! I would love to make one using these templates for my daughter's high school graduation. Thanks for the opportunity!
Gail
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Either of these would be so helpful for me. I am trying to make albums of the past 70 years of my life and I need all the help I can get. 🙂
I am new to digital scrapbooking and I would live to win a set of these templates.
Thanks for the chance to win! Love those templates!
Trina
the layouts are amazing!! thanks for the chance to win and for reminding us that we need to scrap ourselfs, too!
Oh wow, looks really nice!!
Thanks for the chance to win 😀
I would love to win these templates!! Thanks for the chance!!
who wouldn't want to win those great templates – great to use. Thanks for the chance!
Oh, so beautiful. Thanks for the chance to win!
So beautiful! I would love to win those templates! Thanks for the chance!
what a wonderful album, i hope i get lucky!
=)
Tweet! Tweet!
http://twitter.com/giselifreitas/statuses/10821146880
Sure hope I win!
they both look AWESOME! =)
Oh the possibilities…
Using these templates would make my life so much easier!!!! Thank you for the chance!
These are both awesome sets. I'd love to win either one!
I love templates! Thanks for this chance to win some.
Love these templates! Thanks for the chance to win!
Love the templates! I have so many albums planned out in my head, I'd love to get the templates so they make it out of my head and onto paper!
These are both so wonderful – thank you so much for the chance to win one!
These are both gorgeous!
Thanks for the chance to win these great templates.
I'm crazy about templates!! fingers crossed here!
love these templates!!!
I love these templates. Thanks for the opportunity.
Love these templates… thanks for a chance to win!!
Tweeted: http://twitter.com/mamabeescrappin
WOW is all I can say. The templates are AWESOME. I LOVE starting with a template…makes life soooooo much easier!!!
Love these templates! They would be SO useful.
and I also twitted about it:
http://twitter.com/FeAlves/status/10823842758
I've been looking for some album templates! Thank you for the chance to win. 🙂
I would love to win! Thanks for the chance.
I love templates. Thanks for the chance to win!
Ah, they are both so great, hope I win!
Fabulous templates! Both would make a wonderful album.
lovely giveaway! I hope to win ^^
Thanks for the chance to win these amazing templates!!
Tweeted: http://twitter.com/Andy1491
posted link on facebook http://www.facebook.com/andrea.kobbegrzech?ref=profile#!/andrea.kobbegrzech?ref=profile
Crossing my fingers, these are awesome!
🙂
The templates are gorgeous – great work!
These templates are great!
I love these templates! They are so versatile to use! Thanks for the chance 🙂
And I hope I get lucky!
Love both these sets! I keep coming back to Crystal's and hadn't seen the others and been debating on buying them. Thanks for the chance to win!
These are amazing. My fingers are crossed.
I'll keep my fingers crossed.
Oh, I love templates! Ecpecially Crystals! Hope I am lucy!
Love the albums! 🙂
What a great giveaway! I would love to win. Thanks for the chance!!!
Beautiful!! Gosh, I hope I win! :0)
Lovely albums! Hope luck runs my way.
I'd love to win. Your series has been inspiring me to get some albums done, rather than just bits and pieces.
Great albums! Thanks for a chance to win.
Thanks for the chance to win!
beautiful gift to give away! Thank you for the chance to win it! Thank you for the freebee too I appreciate your generosity!
Blessings!
Thanks for the chance!!!
Fabulous! Here's hoping.
Lor
Great giveaway, thanks for the chance to win.
I tweeted too:
http://twitter.com/melstebbins/statuses/10841103618
I absolutely love templates…can't live without them! Thanks for the chance to win!
Beautiful templates!
Beautiful templates!
Gorgeous! Thanks for the chance to win, keeping my fingers crossed!
Gorgeous! Thanks for the chance to win, keeping my fingers crossed!
love layerd templates
love layerd templates
What WONDERFUL templates!!! I really hope I get one!
What WONDERFUL templates!!! I really hope I get one!
Beautiful templates. Thanks for the opportunity. I love the ideas on how to plan a scrapbook.
Thanks.
Beautiful templates. Thanks for the opportunity. I love the ideas on how to plan a scrapbook.
Thanks.
Your templates are always sooooo fabulous!!! So awesome! Thank you for the chance to try and win!!! Eeeep! How exciting!
Hugs to you!
Your templates are always sooooo fabulous!!! So awesome! Thank you for the chance to try and win!!! Eeeep! How exciting!
Hugs to you!
yippee! I'd love to win these!
Love the templates!
Love the templates!
Tweeted: http://twitter.com/malinda_mae
Tweeted: http://twitter.com/malinda_mae
nice
nice
Your so awesome to give stuff away thanks!
Your so awesome to give stuff away thanks!
Lucky?!
Lucky?!
Gorgeous templates! I love them!
Gorgeous templates! I love them!
Love Love these templates. Hope I'm lucky!
Love Love these templates. Hope I'm lucky!
Love the look of these book templates. Hope i win one.
Love the look of these book templates. Hope i win one.
fingers crossed!
fingers crossed!
Wow – Love the templates, very cool!
Wow – Love the templates, very cool!
Even the preview of these templates is inspiring. Fingers crossed.
Even the preview of these templates is inspiring. Fingers crossed.
I love them. Maybe I'll be lucky this time!
I love them. Maybe I'll be lucky this time!
Great templates to do a book!
Thanks for the chance to win! These look awesome!
I tweeted! http://twitter.com/mshanhun
I tweeted! http://twitter.com/mshanhun
Beautiful sets! I hope I´m lucky to win!
Beautiful sets! I hope I´m lucky to win!
thanks!
thanks!
I love the hip to be square set of pages. fingers crossed for a win
I love the hip to be square set of pages. fingers crossed for a win
Love your work and amazing giveaway! Yippeee!
Lovely! So many possibilities!
Pick me ! 😉
Love, love, love Biografitti's album! 🙂
Love, love, love Biografitti's album! 🙂
Luck is on my side today, I feel it! Love the templates! That's the only way to scrap!
Luck is on my side today, I feel it! Love the templates! That's the only way to scrap!
Love the albums!! Thanks for the chance to win!
Love the albums!! Thanks for the chance to win!
thanks! these are fabulous!
thanks! these are fabulous!
thanks for the chance to win 🙂 love these templates!
thanks for the chance to win 🙂 love these templates!
YAY!! Excellent giveaways.
YAY!! Excellent giveaways.
These are fabulous!! Pick me Please!
These are fabulous!! Pick me Please!
Oh how I would love this!!!
Oh how I would love this!!!
Oh how I would love this!!!
Gorgeous! I sure hope Im the lucky one!
Would love to win!!
Cool! Thanks for the chance!
What an amazing giveaway! Thanks for the chance!
Thanks for the chance to win such a nice gift.
Love the layouts, I'm so far behind in my scrapping this would really help, if I win!!
What beautiful templates… it would definitely help me catch up!
thanks for the chance!
Love the clean, simple look of the album! I need all the help I can get! I *need* to get working on a book about me……love the inspiration!
great album and who's the lucky girl ?
Fun templates! Thanks for a chance to win. 🙂
My tweet: http://twitter.com/2pawsdesigns/status/10926795613
WooHoo! This looks great! Thanks for the chance!!
The templates look awesome.
Awesome!
Oh .. I love these templates …
just found your blog. love it!!!
WOW…love them!!!!!!
These are great! Can't get enough of templates.:)
Thanks for the chance!
Tweeted! 🙂
http://twitter.com/dahliaco/status/10950110099
AWESOME giveaways! Thanks for the chance!!!
thank for the chance