January 2014 Studio AE Blog Hop from Technique Tuesday

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Welcome to the January Studio AE Blog Hop From Technique Tuesday.

Technique Tuesday offers a monthly stamp club that features a limited edition stamp set designed by me each month. You can check out past stamp sets (some are still available) here.

PS | I've got a bunch of new stamps now available at Technique Tuesday. Check out the new releases here.

Say hello to this month's stamp set: All My Heart

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DIGITAL MEMORY KEEPER? Designs similar to this can be found here: Love Boxes Vol. 02

Here's a look at how I used this month's stamp set on a journal-heavy 6x12 insert for Project Life:

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If I could give you one memory keeping suggestion today that would be to make your products work for you.

For me that means that most of the time the products are supporting the story rather than acting as the star of the story.

When I went looking for content for a layout this month I looked at a list Katie and I came up with of past blog posts I want to turn into layouts (we used many of them in my Hello Story workshop last summer). I like using my blog as a holding place for stories. It's an opportunity to write longer stories without the pressure of making them fit onto a scrapbook page. I write first and then create a page around the words at a later time.

The words for this page are from August 2012. I pulled out my 2012 Project Life album and found a spread (Week 33) where these words would fit great as an insert.

For the stamped accent I embossed using Green Metallic Zing.

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I used my 6x12 Words & Photos Layered Template set as a starting point (if you'd like to watch video tutorial on working with this set go here), printed it here at home on my Epson R2000 on 13x19 photo paper, trimmed it down and then added embellishments after printing.

Here's what it looked like in Photoshop before printing:

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This, my friends, is what we call hybrid scrapbooking - a combination of digital and traditional.

The small stamp from this month's set was the perfect little addition to the photo, popped up with a foam square adhesive right in the middle.

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Another product I added along the edge was an awesome transparent piece from this set of Heidi Swapp embellishments called Mixed Company Ephemera. I opened the package for the first time yesterday and seriously loved some of the contents. Definitely worth checking out if you like a combination of printed, vellum and transparent pieces all together.

Pattern paper along the bottom is from Carta Bella (the words) and Studio Calico (black & white floral from the Sundrifter collection).

Here's what the 6x12 page looks like placed in my 2012 album (Week 33):

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I used a 6x12 Project Life Page Protector to hold this page.

After taking these photos and then linking up to Week 33 I found that there was originally another insert included in this week with more photos from the fair. I found those (they had been put back in the wrong spot) and added them back in to the correct week.

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On the back of the 6x12 insert I added a full page photo with another embossed stamp from this month's set.

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The color of this Zing embossing powder is Red Zing Metallic. It's called red but as you can see here in this picture (and on the product image) it's really more of a dark pink.

Here's a look at it in the album:

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I really do love adding in longer stories about my life/our life into Project Life. 

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Check out what the other Studio AE creative team members made with this stamp set:

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GIVEAWAY | We are celebrating the third anniversary of Studio AE this month at Technique Tuesday and to celebrate we are giving away three $25 gift certificates. To be eligible to win, all you need to do is comment during the hop! The three lucky winners will be announced on the 15th on the Technique Tuesday blog.

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115 thoughts

  1. Jo Anna says…
    01/10/2014

    So cute; love how you incorporated the stamps on the pics. Great stamps. TFS

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  2. sarah says…
    01/10/2014

    incredible...you are so talented.. :)

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  3. Mary-Anne V. says…
    01/10/2014

    Love how you used this stamp in the middle of the picture. The current release at Technique Tuesday is really great!

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  4. Kathy P says…
    01/10/2014

    Awesome new pages in your album, and love your new stamp set. Can't wait to get mine in the mail!!

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  5. glee says…
    01/10/2014

    Always appreciate your take on things.
    embrace JOY!

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  6. audra says…
    01/10/2014

    Love the 6x12!!! As well as your new stamps!

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  7. Irasema says…
    01/10/2014

    Congratulations on your 3rd anniversary! I love the stamp set and the work you've done on this hybrid scrapbooking.

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  8. Britiney @ Consider the Lilies says…
    01/10/2014

    Beatiful, as always, Ali. Thanks for a chance to win!

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  9. Wendy says…
    01/10/2014

    I love that you went back to tell a detailed story. Beautiful!

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  10. Antonella says…
    01/10/2014

    I love the way you made your products work for you in this layout! This is such a neat layout, being 6x12. Great inspiration!
    Hugs, antonella :-)

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  11. Michele Clay says…
    01/10/2014

    You make me want to scrap again. I've been so into card making over the past year that I've let the scrapping go. Sigh. I love it all! This new set is awesome!

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  12. Diana says…
    01/10/2014

    Love your 6x12 layouts!

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  13. Kathy Marsh says…
    01/10/2014

    love these stamps!

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  14. Carla Hundley says…
    01/10/2014

    Bunch of fun page
    ideas here. Would
    love to win some
    of the stamps.
    Carla from Utah

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  15. heidiY says…
    01/10/2014

    Your new stamps are awesome!!

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  16. Olessya K says…
    01/10/2014

    Amazing stamps! Love this project, so inspirational!

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  17. Ann says…
    01/10/2014

    This hearts stamp is fun snd so versatile. The sayings work well together in a cluster or strung as a banner. And I just love how you've used a single sentiment frame for pop in the middle of a photo! Awesome memory keeping!!

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  18. Sue FitzGerald says…
    01/10/2014

    Wow, three years, I remember being so excited when the news was first announced, doesn't seem that long ago. Love the look of the 6x12 page, makes me think I need a larger printer than my little A4 :-)

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  19. Sandy R. MN says…
    01/10/2014

    Love the layout. I'm finding myself working more and more with pocket pages along with my 12x12 pages. Loving the new stamp set.

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  20. Kendra says…
    01/10/2014

    I love the new stamp set! Very cool.

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  21. Cynthia B. says…
    01/10/2014

    Love these inserts with just the touch of the popped-up stamp image. Congrats on the anniversary of Studio AE!

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  22. Kathy M says…
    01/10/2014

    Congrats on the anniversary!
    Ps>. I love lights strung in backyards too.

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  23. Amber says…
    01/10/2014

    You inspire me so much! Love your style of scrapbooking and project life.

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  24. Jaque says…
    01/10/2014

    LOVE these stamps!
    And your 2012 page inspired me...

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  25. Denise P says…
    01/10/2014

    Looks great...off to hop!

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