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September 2008

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Digital Discovery

Lindsey Krauss

I think if our newest discovery held a class, I’d be the first one in line! Please welcome Carola Tolleson as our September Digital Discovery. Carola quite literally “zipped” into ScrapStreet.com’s layout gallery and we quite literally “zipped” her right up! We knew that Carola had a way with photographs, and we just love her work with the sepia, but man, you have to see her work in color! One of the best things about this artist is her selection of palettes for each layout. She seems to have an eye for balance of not only color, but size, design and yes, transparency, too!

Well, what we discovered, after watching all of what we already knew (listed above!) was Carola’s way with words! Her carefree journaling is spot number one to get to know her and about her life. However, now, with her layouts below, be sure to read through her design notes and find out more about her inspiration behind her designs. She’s the entire package of photography and moments in scrapbooking. Told ya I’d take a class!

Congratulations, Carola, you more than deserve to be discovered!

	Design notes: I received these pictures from Uncle Fred (the baby in the picture) and was struck by the resemblance of his dad to my oldest son, Alexander. So, the idea here was to have my son looking back on his ancestors. An effective way of achieving the “time travel” look is to fade the picture from a different time into the background. Since the older pictures were black and white, I used them as-is, and the red in the groupie gave the page that much-needed splash of color.
Looking Back by Carola Tolleson. Supplies: Flower Border Groupies by Meryl Bartho, Flowers for Him Page Kit by Meryl Bartho, Stitches: Stitched with Love, Slightly Untidy Embellishment Set byMeryl Bartho, Journaling paper: Just for Journaling Embellishment Set by Lauren Bavin, Fonts: Cutty Frutty. Journaling: The two pictures on the left are Fred L. Tolleson, my husband’s grandfather. One was taken when he was a young boy, and the other as a new father. I have a special interest in him because he looks a lot like my oldest son, Alexander. Maybe Alexander will grow up to be like his great-grandpa Fred.


A Long Day by Carola Tolleson. Supplies: Dressed In Black Page Kit by Lauren Bavin , Fonts: Sponged and Times and Times Again. Journaling: Ian was such a little trooper during most of our hike, but toward the end of the trail, he "couldn't take anymore!". The scenery was nice, but the guys and their wailing almost made us wish we had stayed home. Lends new meaning to the phrase "Are we there yet?" Crownridge Natural Area. Design note: This kit is so awesome - really makes your photos shine! I knew I was going to put this picture on a page as soon as I took it. First thing I did was to blend a couple of the backgrounds to get just the right tint, and then I placed the main photo. To show how exhausted and sweaty Ian was (this is obviously about a little boy!), I changed the photo to sepia and blew it out a bit to bring out his damp curls. Thinking about it, I realized that it would mean more if I could show a shot of Ian at the start of the hike, so I placed a picture of him into the background at a lowered opacity, and the page became more about the hike and our day than a portrait of Ian.	Kitty by Carola Tolleson Supplies: Mariposa Chiquita by Kim Liddiard Word art: Be Real by Tina Chambers, Fonts: CK Dear Miss Rose. Journaling: Aah, kitty. A few years ago, Daddy brought you home to Alexander, a little boy who didn’t like stuffed animals. He still doesn’t. All of his stuffed animals have been passed on to Ian and replaced with action figures,-except you. You are special. You are kitty. I totally understood that Alexander had his special stuffy then, but I thought we would be all finished with that now. I guess I was wrong. You will probably be around for years to come. Design note: I wanted the black and white photo look, but I also wanted the picture to go with the cream background paper so I changed the picture to sepia. For a splash of color I used the burgundy from the kit as well as the hint of blue that came with the linen overlay. The journaling on this one is a bit different because it is directed to Kitty, not a person. And, of course, the quote that is included from 'The Velveteen Rabbit', one of my favorites.

Design notes: Not every picture is going to have everyone smiling – that’s ok. This layout documents that brief period when $1 means the world to them. Since I was using a denim kit, I changed the main photo to sepia and selectively colored their jeans to bring out that denim color. My favorite part of this entire page is the area where the rivets go “under” the denim fabric. I changed them to transparent and gave them a slight bevel to make it look more realistic – only another digi-scrapper would understand this! The change is some that I took out of Ian’s pocket and took a picture of and placed under the title.

Money by Carola Tolleson. Supplies: Digital kit: Denim Revolution, Stitches: Keep Em In Stitches Part 2 & Keep Em In Stitches Part 4, all by Lisa Carter, Fonts: Myriad Pro.

Journaling: Ian - none too happy about losing his coins, is sitting in the living room, crying. Big brother to the rescue. Alexander and Ian both look for, and find, Ian’s change. July 2008.

About the Designer

My work as a graphic artist sort of led me into digital scrapping. I have never worked with paper scrapping, but since I needed to keep up with the new software versions, my mother’s heritage photos seemed to be a neat project. When her book was done, I looked for others to make. Now, my main scrapping focus seems to be my two boys, neighborhood kids, and various members of our extended family.

I live in Texas, stay at home with my two boys, 6 and 4, and work part time from home as an ad designer. Scrapbooking is something that I enjoy doing, and it is a family project that we can all look back on and enjoy. Often times, the boys will tell me “Mommy, I think you need to take a picture of that” – and those are some of my favorite pages.

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