#40 All That Glitters! [Oct 16-22]

[happyrobyn]

As many of you know, I am involved in the Apprentice contest here at Scrap Artist. The assignment for us this week was element creation and one of the elements had to be something with glitter. Well, I had never made glitter before so I went on a glitter making mission and perhaps went overboard (as I often do!) and have glitterized everything in sight trying to perfect a real-looking glitter element. Because glitter is on my brain, I have decided to make the Heritage Challenge a simple one. Create a heritage layout (photos should be from the 1970's or before) and use glitter on the layout somewhere. You can use glitter from a kit you have, create your own, or ... drumroll ... I have created a few quick elements that you can download for free by CLICKING HERE (http://www.robynengland.com/images/sa/happyrobyn-glitter.zip). Here is a preview:

http://www.robynengland.com/images/sa/glitter.jpg

AND ... as a bonus, everyone who completes a glittery heritage layout and posts it to the Heritage Challenge gallery on or before October 22nd will receive my "Happy Hat" from my Round 3 Apprentice entry (http://www.scrapartist.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24496&cat=500&ppuser=1707) just because you make me so happy!

I will post my sample layout in the morning but be sure to go download my glitter elements now so you can get to work on your layout. Thank you to all of you who play along every week and welcome to all of our new friends! Heritage scrapping is so important to me and it gives me great joy to be able to spread some of my knowledge through this community here at Scrap Artist.

[happyrobyn]

I have just uploaded my example layout: Ready for the Dance: 1955 (http://www.scrapartist.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24683&cat=500&ppuser=1707)

[cre8tvlyyrs]

I just love your layout!! Where can I get that alpha? LOVE it!! Great job with the glitter effects Robyn!

[Rikki]

This challenge is just what I need to finish a layout with an old picture of my Dad and two friends at a party (or at least slightly intoxicated :)). Never even thought of using glitter, but now that you come to mention it....

[Marretje]

I'm still scared to post a layout. As a newbie I have to learn a lot and I always ask myself is this 'scrap' correctly. But I give it a try. Here is my Stages of Life (http://www.scrapartist.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24780&nocache=1) of my Grandma at the age of 18.

Thanks for hosting Robyn and the challenge to create new styles.

[Nevermore]

I'm still scared to post a layout. As a newbie I have to learn a lot and I always ask myself is this 'scrap' correctly. But I give it a try. Here is my Stages of Life (http://www.scrapartist.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24780&nocache=1) of my Grandma at the age of 18.

Thanks for hosting Robyn and the challenge to create new styles.
I went to your gallery and all three of your scraps are AMAZING. I wish I could meet everyone in your family (but especially the black sheep, laughing out loud!!!) Forget about being a newbie, you must have scrapper genes.

[happyrobyn]

SHOW ME THE GLITTER! I want to see some glittery heritage! I'm having a bad day. :( My Internet at home got knocked out with a storm and won't be revived for more than a week... So, I am only able to get online at work on dial-up. Yuck! Sorry if I don't comment right away on your glitter but now you know why.

[cre8tvlyyrs]

Poor Robyn....that's gonna be tough! I hated it when our power went out a while back and I couldn't even turn on my computer!! Ugh!!

Well here's my layout...I hope it'll cheer you up a little...but maybe not, I only dusted glitter here and there! Maybe someone else will 'glitz' your day a bit better!! Nevertheless, here's mine....
http://www.scrapartist.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24832&nocache=1

[happyrobyn]

GINA! My day is starting to glisten! I love it! Thanks so much for taking the challenge. You are famous for pink layouts I tell ya!

[Rikki]

OK, Robyn, I'm really thankful for this challenge because my LO started out as a LO for the circle and stripes challenge but never worked out. So I let it sit for a while. You come up with the glitter and my LO now has become an odd collection of all sorts of things that usually can't be seen on an heritage LO, stickers, a cocktail thingy umbrella, a barcode tag....and I really like it now.
I stole the idea with the alpha with glitter around it from you, I hope you don't mind.
This was so much fun, you got me out of a rut here.

Here it is:
Party Animals (http://www.scrapartist.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24834&cat=585)

[happyrobyn]

Rikki ... my day is now completely bright! I love that layout. I wish I could go back in time and party with these guys!!

[SteinwaysMom]

I'm still scared to post a layout. As a newbie I have to learn a lot and I always ask myself is this 'scrap' correctly. But I give it a try. Here is my Stages of Life (http://www.scrapartist.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24780&nocache=1) of my Grandma at the age of 18.

Thanks for hosting Robyn and the challenge to create new styles.

You do not need to worry about scrapping 'correctly' - your layouts are amazing.

[Cass]

Hi Robyn here is my Glitter for the week.

http://www.scrapartist.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24895&nocache=1 (http://www.scrapartist.com/scrapforums/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24895&nocache=1)

[happyrobyn]

Cass - it is gorgeous! Thanks for taking the challenge!

[sueceduna]

Hi Robyn, I am back....

first LO i have done for two weeks!!!

I just found out hubbie's family are having a family reunion 18 mths time, that should give me enough time to do an album shouldn't it....

This i will probably use for the first page.


http://www.scrapartist.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24934&cat=585

smiles

Sue

[happyrobyn]

Yes Sue ... it would be an awesome album cover. So happy to have you back!

[Fiddlette]

What a great challenge, Robyn...and your glitter elements gift is fabulous! Thank you! You rock at glitter! :)

Here is one I did a while ago:

http://www.scrapartist.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=19783&cat=500&ppuser=923

Thanks again! :)

[happyrobyn]

Thanks Christine! I forgot about this layout of yours. It's a perfect example! I love all of that glitter. Thanks for posting the link.

[cindyi]

here is mine for the challenge - Robin, I used some of your glitter!!

http://www.scrapartist.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25050&cat=585

[happyrobyn]

Great to see my glitter in action! LOL! Terrific layout!

[lilaclady]

thanks for the cute challenge...I hadn't done a layout for awhile and this was just the inspiration I needed to get me going...tfl
http://www.scrapartist.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25081&limit=recent

[happyrobyn]

I love that photo! And the glitter looks awesome on the layout. Great job!

[DragonFly]

Great LOs Ladies!!!

Here is mine: Gina {glitter} (http://www.scrapartist.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25135&nocache=1)

I dont know if you ladies know or not but on Robyn's blog under her music is a link to her Adopt An Ancestor page. Check it out..there's a few on there that might help out if you're stuck on a challenge. I have used a few of her photos...=)

[happyrobyn]

YAY! Karon is in da house!! I have missed you!! Thanks for the plug on my adopted ancestors. And your layout is just gorgeous!

[AmyPunky]

Here is my take on the challenge!

Family (http://www.scrapartist.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25150&nocache=1)

TFL!

[happyrobyn]

What a cool layout Emilie! I especially love how you used that alpha!

[SteinwaysMom]

I actually used glitter on this ("Nettie", embellishment) even though you can barely tell.

http://www.scrapartist.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25198&cat=585

Actually it's a shameless plug for the kewl heritage kit I designed which is free to anyone who wants it (blog).

[happyrobyn]

Cool layout Debra ... and now I'm off to check out your blog!

[jennifer22]

I love all these layouts and would love to try dusting glitter on some of my pages or making my own glittered doodles. How are you all making realistic looking glitter?

[happyrobyn]

I created a brush and I use different layer effects.

[jennifer22]

I created a brush and I use different layer effects.

Thanks! I'm off to experiment! :)

[DragonFly]

YAY! Karon is in da house!! I have missed you!! Thanks for the plug on my adopted ancestors. And your layout is just gorgeous!

Thanks Robyn...=P

You're Welcome for the plug...I know your photos have helped me out on a few of your challenges (like this one) that I really wanted to participate in and got the inspiration from.

[mshawnee1]

Robyn said I could go back and do old challanges, so here's one for Glitter. The background I used was a scanned image of mother's dress.
:

http://www.scrapartist.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=36725&cat=500&ppuser=2635

[happyrobyn]

That background is gorgeous!