Laurie Ann is one of those designers that I discovered more recently and wondered where I had been! I instantly fell in love with the subtle humor that often pops up in her kits (“Swoon” had me giggling for days). I also love they way she brings together colors and patterns in her papers. Her penants and doodles are adorable too! Let’s take a closer look at “Blossom Hill Road” that is included in The Digi Files this month:
Here are some layouts created using HGD by Laurie Ann’s contribution:
Layout by Heddy. Supplies: “Blossom Hill Road” by HGD by Laurie Ann and included in The Digi Files #31; Template Set 72 by Cindy Schneider.
Layout by Jenn. Supplies: “Blossom Hill Road” by HGD by Laurie Ann and included in The Digi Files #31; Grunge Brushes by Studio Redju, Glitter Styles by Studio Flergs.
Layout by Karen. Supplies: “Blossom Hill Road” by HGD by Laurie Ann and included in The Digi Files #31; Page Shapes by Michelle Coleman.
Layout by Lauren. Supplies: “Blossom Hill Road” by HGD by Laurie Ann and included in The Digi Files #31; Font: Cheapskate Fill.
Layout by Katie. Supplies: “Blossom Hill Road” by HGD by Laurie Ann and included in The Digi Files #31; Template by Scrapping with Liz; Temp blends NSD 2011 by Jenn Lindsey (photo mask); Font: Traveling Typewriter.You can see more layouts created with this kit on our “Team Inspiration” page.
I’m Laurie Ann, I live in New Hampshire with my handsome husband, Scott. We are blessed with two exceptional, grown children, Michelle, who is married and Joshua, who just finished his first year of college. We live one hour east to the beach, one hour south to Boston and only ten minutes to the closest mall; I wouldn’t want to live anywhere but here. I began digital scrapping in 2006 and have been designing since 2008. My other hobbies are baking, gardening, sewing… and I love to have craft days or nights with my girlfriends to make greeting cards, mini albums or whatever. I also listen to Pandora.com whenever I’m on the computer. 
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For over ten years now i’ve been a card maker and rubber stamper. I jumped into traditional scrapbooking soon after. It was when my daughter was in tenth grade that she had asked me to make her a scrapbook of all her school years. Later, in 2006 when i found digi-scrapbooking and became hooked instantly, I decided to start my son’s scrapbook. I must admit Joshua’s book was much easier and I was amazed at how beautiful it printed out from Shutterfly. I still love spending time in my craft room and enjoy creating mini albums for family and friends. 2008 was when I started designing and the timing was perfect since both of my children were grown and I had more time on my hands. I feel blessed having this opportunity to create digital designs from home… late at night and in my pj’s.
Computer: I have a desktop PC; It’s an HP Pavilion, 5GB RAM. I also have an external hard drive that’s almost full! Recently, I’ve adopted my son’s laptop; it’s also an HP. Program: I am using Photoshop CS3. Anything else: I have a Wacom Tablet and I enjoy using Art Rage for digital painting.
This is kind of a two-fold tip for scrappers in relation to printing your layouts. Always add names and dates to your layouts. Right now names and dates are easy to remember however, there will come a time when we won’t and for when we’re gone, it’s important for these legacies that we leave behind, to have all the correct peeps and years. I have found that a 12 or 14 font size is perfect for a simple name and date. Speaking of font size… I learned a lesson early on about font size. The very first time I had some 12 x 12 layouts professionally printed, I was quite surprised and horrified to see my ginormous journaling! A 12 x 12 layout is a good size layout when it’s in your hands, that said, you don’t need to read your journaling from four or five feet away! It’s a good idea to always view your layouts at 100% to verify the font size. 14 to 16 is a good font size for journaling. One last tid bit, any photos, papers or elements that have been increased in size, will print blurry. Key word here is PRINT! While it looks perfectly fine when viewing in PS at say 19%, increasing elements that are 300 dpi will deteriorate the integrity which lowers the quality. Reducing on the other hand, has know effect.
Currently my two favorites are I Pick You and Heirloom Rose. I Pick You is charming and playful with the plaid and paisley and big, teeth monsters while Heirloom Rose has a French country and vintage flair with the chicken wire, roses and pearls.
Guessing, I think it’s Wedding Bliss.
Here are some of my favorite products by Laurie Ann:
Here are some more inspirational layouts using Laurie Ann’s products. All of the layouts are linked to the originals with credits.
Go have a look in Laurie Ann’s store! We will randomly select a winner from the comments to win $10.00 in product from her store! (Comments must be posted before midnight EST to qualify)!
Receive 30% off HGD by Laurie Ann through July 31, 2011, so hurry over!
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Luv, luv her creations!
Haha, Swoon’s doodles/elements made me giggle too!
Thanks for the chance to win!
Wow! This is totally gorgeous!!!
This kit is beautiful. It’s like soft flowers. Love it.
I love Laurie Ann!!! I have stalked her for years…..
I love all her stuff!!
I positively loooove her stuff!
I really like the humor and whimsy of Laurie Ann’s kits. The colors in the Spring Rain kit are so vibrant.
Thanks!
i love magic world! thanks for the chance to win!
I adore Baked With Love and the layout that was showcased is just adorable! I totally want to scaplift that! So many cute ones. Great work!
I love Laurie Ann’s stuff. I first discovered her at Scrapartist, and from then on have been a big fan. It was actually through a beautiful layout by her CT member Cathy that brought me to her store. Her designs are so timeless and I love scrapping with them. Thanks for the chance to win!
Love the look of all Laurie’s designs.
I picked up the Magic kit with the code – thanks!
will definitely keep an eye on my journaling size from now on – great tip! Founds lots of great goodies in Laurie Ann’s store. Definitely liked the Play Ball mini kit and I know it’s July, but love the bird, snowman and rabbit in Woodland Christmas!
Thanks for the chance!
I’ve purchased several of Laurie Ann’s products before. I love HCG designs!
All her kits are awesome! Love the Magic one….
Another new face to me. Laurie has some amazing products in her shop! Thanks so much for the chance to win a GC!
I love the wedding bliss kit. My son is getting married next year and his fiance wants to create her own invitation.
Laurie Ann is such a sweetie. I was fortunate enough to have her spend some time guesting at the store I sell at. It was a treat. I adore her Hang Ups element pack. So fun and whimsical!
Such beautiful designs! I love the Spring Rain kit! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Swoon is my favorite. Love the colors and the whimsical piggy!
Woot! Another new designer to me! LOVE!
Thanks for the journalling tip. There are so many beautiful things in the store. I really like April Grace and Swoon is adorable too.
Great tips on font size. Thank you
“I Pick You” is one of my favorites in Laurie’s store…but there are bunches I’m adding to my wish list!
Oooh I just LOVE Laurie Ann´s kits! I have several of them and they´re divine! If I got to win I´d love to get Some kind of wonderful, Happy Face and/or Spring Rain!
Thanks for the chance!
Laurie Ann has such a great mix of doodles and real embellishments. Thanks to the Digi Game for introducing me to another great designer.
Love, love, LOVE Heirloom Rose! I’ve been eyeing it for months! Thanks!
Thanks for the introduction to Laurie Ann, a new-to-me designer. I think I feel a scrapbooking budget buster coming on. I’m totally smitten with her style. I think Baked with Love would be perfect for all the cooking we’ve been doing this summer. Babycakes looks like such a cool kit and Swoon, too. Thanks for the great coupon and the chance to win!
Laurie Ann had some great tips! Thanks! From her shop, I loved Gotcha, Happy Face, and Birthday Love. Thanks for a chance to win!
Love the realistic kitchen utensils in Baked with Love and I can see why Swoon made you giggle! Gorgeous kits…and Blossom Hill Road is put together with great colors! thanks for the chance!
Thanks for another interesting interview. I enjoyed all the layouts and enjoyed browsing her store. I believe my favorite might be Spring Rain. Thank you.
Would love to go shopping! Loved the info about font sizes! Thanks!
Thanks for the tip on font sizes, I’m always worried that you won’t be able to read my journaling, but there is quite a difference between print and what fits on the full screen, huh, haha.
Beautiful products! And, thank you for the tip on font size when printing scrapbook pages – I haven’t printed any 12×12 yet and will review my pages after reading this tip!
The “Fish Story” is awesome! Thanks for the chance to win!
I love Gotcha – since I’m obsessed with photography kits at the moment and I also like the Spring Rain kit – thanks for your contribution to this month’s kit – loving it too.
I love Laurie Ann’s Baked With Love Kit! My 5-year old son and I LOVE to bake and this kit would be perfect for a layout of us baking together.
What an inspiration this was to read…it is so great to hear what other designers have to say and get thier viewpoint on how they do things….thank you for the chance, I am eyeballing the Baked With Love!