Sherwood Studio Digital Designs by Julie Southern

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

My Favorite Pea Fonts. Well, some of them, anyway.

If you are a digital scrapper, you probably know immediately what Pea Fonts are. If you are new to the fold, you may be scratching your head. "Pea Fonts" are wonderful handwritten fonts from real people that Amanda Bottoms from KevinAndAmanda.com has turned into fonts. The best part is that she gives them away freely. Admittedly, a visit to her blog usually takes me much longer than intended because I really enjoy reading about her and her endeavors, and I've gotten quite a few useful tips on many things, not just scrapbooking.

Anywho, there are scads of pea fonts and you know how it is. You just can't install ALL FONTS on your machine. I sorted through my collection and picked out the ones I used the most - before my love affair with typewriter fonts I almost always used Pea Fonts for my journaling. Here they are for you with links below. If you want the whole kit and kaboodle, or to pick out your own faves, here's the main link: http://kevinandamanda.com/fonts/fontsforpeas/

Enjoy!

Friday, March 6, 2015

The Photo Project - Charted

Happy Friday scrappers!! Do you know what that means? Of course you do! It is time for a new release from Studio Sherwood. This one is going to be a great addition to any scrapping stash!

The Photo Project - Charted

Buy it HERE

Are these not fun and very catching to the eye! Three photo tray templates with separate labels and accents. Using these templates will make those layouts pop! Shelve those photos, graph them, or pop them in the tray. However you wanna use them, these are your templates. Don't take my word for it. Here are these lovelies in action.

You can see this and more in use at Studio Sherwood's GALLERY. We would love to see yours! You can post them in the gallery or you can share them on the FB page, too! The Photo Project - Charted is available now at the introductory sale price, so don't miss out! We look forward to seeing your beautiful creations.

Saturday, February 28, 2015

Look, Ma! No Flowers!

I admit it. I am something of a clusterholic sometimes when I scrap.

I'm kind of a fan of lots of things tucked here, there, and everywhere.

I'm also a little addicted to "outlining" things. Titles, edges of layouts - doesn't matter. Lets me use more papers, so it can't be a bad thing #LovesPapers

So today I tried doing something new and different. Because I spent some time the last few days looking at recent layouts, and it seems that I am in a rut. So here we go. No outlines. No elements/flowers/strings/labels/butterflies.

Well, ok, the paper is flowered, but that's all. And ok, maybe I outlined the photos and the diagonal. But I rather like the clean look. Will it become my new "thing?" Probably not. As it is I am itching to put another paper around the edge...

How about you? Are you in a scrapping rut? Tried anything new lately? I'd love to hear what you're up to!

In the meantime, I made a template out of the first layout above. You can download it HERE.

Enjoy!

Friday, February 27, 2015

New Release | Simple Days

Hello Scrappers! Team member La'Shawn here. I have a beautiful new release from Studio Sherwood to share with you. Today's new release is Simple Days.

As you can see, there is nothing simple about this digital scrapbooking kit. From the rustic colors, the fun banners, and what about those jars?! This kit is perfect for just about anything in your life. Scrap those simple days, or that sweet photo of your kid, or fun family game night!

Those papers are to die for! Right?!
I know you want to see this beautiful kit in action. Wait no longer. Here are some of the fantastic layouts from the Creative Team.

Here are some extras to go along with this kit. I think you are going to love these. A great addition to an already beautiful kit.

You can see this and more in use in Studio Sherwood's GALLERY. We would love to see yours! You can post them in the gallery or you can share them on the FB page, too. Simple Days is available now at the introductory sale price, so don't miss out! We look forward to seeing your beautiful creations!

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Just Plain Fun. Fonts that may or may not have an actual use, but they tickled my fancy :)

Ready for some fun fonts? I did the kid-in-the-candy-store-thing and just picked out everything that made my mouth water!

Here's the list with download links :)

(true love)
Alburquerque
Claudette Aimele Chocolat
Cookie Monster
Cute as a Button
East Coast Stationery
Glazed Honey Buns
Going Rogue
MF Hello Heartache
MF Lovesong
Schnoodle
Uptown Funk
Xiomara

And now, curiously, I want chocolate and cookies and honey buns. Go figure ;)

Friday, February 13, 2015

Dainty, check. Sweet, check. Pretty, check. All set for Valentine's Day!

I guess there's still a little bit of the happy second grader in me - the one clutching her homemade Valentine's box (my father always helped me, and mine were always fabulous, thanks to him!) and carefully inscribed cards for my classmates (so much fun to pick out which one was perfect for whom). So Valentines of all sorts have a happy, beckoning power over my girly senses and draw me in. Which is why I always create some sort of kit this time of year that has a "heartsy" application, although that stubborn practical streak I have usually compels me to make it a little more general for scrapping lots of things.

Enter "Sentimental." It's dainty, it's sweet, and it's pretty. And you can scrap your valentine, or things you love, or other dreamy things. (Or you can scrap your daughter's cat, or your other daughter's husband and dog. Which I did.)

There's a new set of Display Boards to go along with the tender heartedness:

I'm enjoying these templates so much - so versatile and so much fun to use!

Then there's the big money-saving bundle:

And as afore-mentioned; the cat, and the husband and the dog:

I was particularly fond of that newsprint cover I made for the display board, so I added it in to the folder as a bonus - it also gives you an idea of changes/additions you can make when you create your own masterpiece!

And here's some gorgeous inspiration from my talented team:

Layout by Robin

Layout by Maria

Layout by Rae

Layout by Jenni

You can see more gorgeousness HERE in my Scrapbookgraphics gallery! Feel free to post your own layouts there, I always love to see them! (or you can share them on my FB page, too)

The Sentimental collection is available now at the introductory sale price, so get yourself a little something sweet for Valentine's day. You know you deserve it. And then go buy the kit and scrap the something sweet, LOL. Enjoy!

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Clickety-clack.

I learned to type on a Royal portable typewriter of my mother's. At least I think it was a Royal. I know it was portable. As a kid I thought it was pretty darn heavy, but having inherited a non-portable model in the recent past, I appreciate how portable that original really was. Uffda.* They are all heavier than, say... my new 17 inch laptop.

Anyway, I wasn't particularly good at typing, having sort of a proclivity for watching my fingers rather than the copy. Sort of meaning "totally."

tYPwriters are also very unforgiving. I left that oopsie there so you could see what my blog would have looked like had I been limited to a manual typerwiter. (see what I did there? I wish I could say it was on purpose.)

The thing is, though, there is still a bit of a romance in my head with the typewritten word. I just like the way it looks, I like the memory of the clickety-clack of the keys and the ding of the carriage return. So it isn't a great surprise that I am fond of using typewriter fonts for journaling on my scrapbook layouts. While I may not always use the same exact font, I like to think that using the same general "type" (ha ha) of font provides a certain unity to my pages.

Which is my way of saying this is my schtick and I am going to use it til I am tired of it.

I did a little Googling to explore the world of typewriter fonts to expand my collection, and thought I would share them with you. (meaning, I wasted time harvesting fonts on the web and now I am sharing them so I no longer feel guilty about the time "invested." Sorry that I am cheating you of that experience, but you can pin this on Pinterest or share it on Facebook and then you kind of get in on the virtue with extra time left over to, oh, I dunno, go research script fonts or something...)