My scrapbook layouts

July 4th tradition: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches

July 1, 2016 By Janice Daquila-Pardo 5 Comments

Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our first challenge of July! Grab the sketch and play along for prizes from Wycinanka and DCWV.

The story

Our July 4th tradition has evolved over the years into: relaxing, going out for lunch served al fresco, and then enjoying the competing fireworks displays that our neighbors put on all around us. We get quite a good show in our own front yard!

Product/technique notes

I used patterned papers from the Pebbles Americana 6×6 paper pad. The flair is from Studio Calico. And I created the title with my Silhouette (the word “tradition” was a freebie I found on Jana Eubank’s site). I also played outside my comfort zone by spattering my background with Heidi Swapp gold color shine and red paint to echo the fireworks. (The gold looks much better IRL than in this photo.)

BSides Austin: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches

June 15, 2016 By Janice Daquila-Pardo 3 Comments

Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our second challenge of June! Grab the sketch and play along for a $20 gift certificate from Evalicious or two large pieces of chipboard from ScrapMatts.

The story

We did it! Matt and I took over the planning of the security BSides conference, and we made it bigger and better than ever. We had about 400 attendees, standing room only for the keynote speech, and a Dual Core show to round out the two days. I’m not gonna lie—it was hard work. But I’m proud of how we worked together to make it great. Now we have to decide whether to organize it again next year. Ugh!

Photos, L-R:

Matt in front of the 400 attendees giving the opening address
Standing room only for the keynote (Ed Skoudis)
The registration desk during some down time
Dual Core singing us home

Product/technique notes

I used patterned papers from Echo Park’s All About a Boy collection. The two pieces of flair are from different BasicGrey collections (Aurora and Fact & Fiction). And I traced the logo for the conference and cut it with my Silhouette for the title.

Be the rainbow in someone else’s cloud

June 11, 2016 By Janice Daquila-Pardo 2 Comments

I love rain, and I just didn’t know when we moved to a drought-prone state like Texas how much I would crave it. So our particularly rainy season this year has been fabulous.

And if you’re really lucky, at the end of a storm you get to see a rainbow (or two).

Product/technique notes

The patterned papers are from a 2010 Making Memories collection called Spring, and I combined them with die cuts and transparencies from the Pink Paislee’s Hello Sunshine collection.

Mother’s Day 2016 brunch: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches

June 1, 2016 By Janice Daquila-Pardo 3 Comments

Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our first challenge of June! Grab the sketch and play along for a $25 chipboard pack from A2Z Scraplets or a $20 gift certificate from ScrapMuch.

The story

My baby bro is so good about snapping photos to send to me when I’m not around for an event. This one is of the moment before he and Mom dug into their Mother’s Day brunch feast. I wish I could have been there to celebrate with them.

Product/technique notes

I used patterned paper and stickers from the We R Memory Keepers Farmer’s Market collection, crocheted around the edge of the circle to add some extra texture, and stamped and colored the coffee cup (using Copics) to stand in for the U in BRUNCH.

Living in a cool city: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches

May 15, 2016 By Janice Daquila-Pardo 4 Comments

Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our second challenge of May. Grab the sketch and play along for a $20 gift certificate from Evalicious or a $25 gift certificate from Creative Embellishments.

The story

Austin, where we have lived for going on 15 years, is pretty well known for being cool. For years it has made it somewhere onto many of the myriad “best places to live” lists. In fact, it famously celebrates its odd residents and culture with the unofficial slogan of “Keep Austin Weird.”

We’re well educated, high-tech, entrepreneurial, and fun. Well, at least as a whole we are. And we have tons of things to do for fun on any given day of the week.

You may have heard of a little music/film/interactive festival called South by Southwest (SXSW). Or perhaps you have friends who’ve been to the Austin City Limits music festival. Those are kind of a big deal. And there are so many other big beautiful events throughout the year that it’s impossible to keep up.

Matt was downtown one day during the mid-March interactive week of SXSW and snapped a few photos of the Mr. Robot Ferris wheel that they inserted into our skyline during the festival. And I thought for about the millionth time how cool it is to live in a place that celebrates in so many ways throughout the year. So I designed this page with images of two of the many (SXSW and the Kite Festival) ways.

Product/technique notes

I used patterned paper and stickers from the Echo Park Scoot collection and designed and cut the title and circle grid with my Silhouette Cameo. To mimic the look of the Ferris wheel I laced embroidery thread across the backgound circle like spokes.

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