IN THE DESIGNER’S STUDIO WITH SIR SCRAPALOT DESIGNS
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I am very excited to have Aaron of Sir Scrapalot Designs with us this month! Aaron is our first GUY contributor to THE DIGI FILES, (there are a few of them out there I hear) which shows just how much digital scrapbooking is growing and catching on! I love Aaron’s unique combinations of patterns, textures, and shapes to create truly unique embellishments!
Here’s a closer look at Sir Scrapalot’s contribution to TDF12:
You get this kit and SIX other digital scrapbooking collections for only $5!! You can see what has been revealed so far by clicking on our awesome designers page at the top of the site. Here’s what our team created with this fun kit:
Layout by Steph, additional supplies: Printing Primer font and Elise font (title)
Layout by Jacki
Layout by Karen, additional supplies: Janet Phillips template (modified) Collection 31
Layout by Katie, additional supplies: template by Kellie Mize, CK journaling font
Layout by Ana, additional supplies: Template Collection 19, Janet Phillips; Bitty Stitchies, Lauren Reid; Font, Rough Typewriter.
Card by Leigh, supplies: Font is LD Cute Curls, Cardstock from Papertrey Ink, Ribbon from my stash (probably from Michael’s).
Hi! I’m Aaron Morris, otherwise known as Sir Scrapalot. I am 31 year old who spends his days teaching middle school math, and his nights in the soft glow of a computer screen. I have been married to my lovely DW for almost 8 years, and we have two DD who are 3 and 5. We live in Massachusetts.
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When I know I won’t have a lot of time to scrap, I use Katie’s Power Scrapping Method…with a little touch of my own. With ACDSee Photo Manager 2009![clip_image001[5]](http://thedailydigi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/clip_image00151.gif "clip_image001[5]"){kind=small}
, I can tag items with multiple tags. So what I could do is create a tag for each layout, and then tag the photos, the template, and the kit that I want to use. When it comes time to work on the layout, I hit the tag in ACDSee and everything would pop back up. This saves me the time of copying the files to another folder, and saves me EHD space as well! When the layout is done, I delete the tag, and all is well again!
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I started paper scrapping in the summer of 2008, in an effort to find a hobby that would keep me occupied and from surfing the internet mindlessly every night. Within a week’s time, I had discovered digi scrapping, and was hooked. I started designing soon after, at the urging of some of my digi friends. I opened up shop in early December of 2008.
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Often, I am inspired by catalogs, print ads, bedding, and home décor. I also like to draw inspiration from wedding Inspiration Boards. When I am in need of some serious inspiration, I often take a trip to Target. I always find inspiration there, in a variety of mediums. I can often be found taking a quick picture with my Blackberry to save at home in my inspiration file.
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I work on a Dell Inspirion 1521 Laptop, running Vista. I have 2GB of RAM, but keep all of my digi stuff on a 500GB EHD. I also do daily backups to Mozy. I use PSCS3, Illustrator, and ACDSee as the main components of my design work. I also use a Wacom Bamboo Tablet. My camera is a Canon Power Shot SX100 IS.
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Sweet Sugar Love:
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Sweater Weather:
Here are some of my favorite products by Sir Scrapalot Designs:
Here are some inspiration layouts using Sir Scrapalot products (layouts without credits are linked to originals):
Layout by Katie, additional supplies: Sweet Sugar Love by Sir Scrapalot; template by Kaye Winiecki template pack 07 (altered), font is journal away by Fontologie
Layout by Steph, supplies: Boy Oh Boy by Sir Scrapalot Designs
Thanks, Aaron for being part of THE DIGI FILES this month and sharing your work with us, we appreciate it!!
Go have a look in Sir Scrapalot’s store and come back and tell him what you like, we will randomly select a winner from those comments to win a $10 GC to Sir Scrapalot’s store! (Comments must be posted before midnight EST tonight and must include a product name to qualify)!
As a THANK YOU to our readers, Aaron has this coupon for us to do a little shopping too:
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I absolutely love Aaron’s Punch Drunk Love Paper Pack!!!! The colors, patterns… they’re awesome! I would love to see some coordinating elements, Aaron!!!!
I think that Arithmetic of Love kit is too cute!
Thank you for contributing, and for this chance to win! I love Harvest Ball!
I really like the Coffee & Cocoa Kit. I love the color scheme! Plus, I am a bit of a coffee addict
LOVE the I Gotta Feeling kit! Such fun colors and elements and I love that song! Thanks for introducing us to such a wonderful designer (and it’s nice to have some testosterone
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So glad you featured a new designer (Sir Scrapalot)that I have not seen before! Great products!!
Leslie
Great post! And, I thought it was so funny that you go to Target for inspiration. Me too. I love looking around that place! I really enjoyed the link to the store as well. “I Gotta Feeling” looks like the kit for me. Love that song and great color combination. Thanks again for sharing with us!
The kit “Your´re my cup of tea” is really cute!
I love the Cup of Tea kit, which I have, and his new kit, I Gotta Feeling, plus I really want Winter Wishes, Harvest Ball and Grape Crush! Sorry I can’t just pick one.
I had to look twice at Coffee and Cocoa – very nice!
Too cool! Luv that a guy isn’t afraid to get out there in a hobby that’s 99% woman! And he is mighty good at it too! He’s very tallented and a natural!
I wish I’d discovered Sir Scrapalot earlier. I LOVE his designs. He’s very talented! I love his “Boy Oh Boy” kit.
Cool! Sir Scrapalot and I use the same camera! I’m so proud lolol Here are some things from his work that I fell in love with!
http://polkadotplum.com/shoppe/product.php?productid=16912&cat=0&page=2
http://polkadotplum.com/shoppe/product.php?productid=16407&cat=0&page=3
http://polkadotplum.com/shoppe/product.php?productid=16186&cat=0&page=4
I love ‘I Could Have Danced All Night.’
I adore I’m not bad, I’m just drawn that way
I love “A little something”. That kit is definitely going on my wishlist! Love the colors and fun embellishments!
I love “I gotta feeling” kit, it’s so bright and colorful. Your designs are great!
I like the Life: Recorded by You photo overlays. Simplicity is always a good thing. Thanks for the opportunity.
Love your designs Aaron, and the kit you contributed to the Daily Digi this month…thanks. I also really like your a little something kit and Selina and Alina – sisters and friends kit – great bold colors both of them!
I enjoyed reading the interview. It is always interesting to find where desingers find inspiration. I stalked the store (tee hee hee)and found that Lil Stinker would be the perfect addition to my digi stash. Thanks for the chance to win.
I love “Winter Wishes”
I love reading the article and looking through your store. Although there are many kits I could choose, I must admit I love Lil’ Stinker. Thanks so much.
Lori
Boy oh Boy – gotta love it for my 3 boys!
I adore Game Time – over half of the pictures of my husband are him with his video games! But I really like Coffee and Cocoa for me – coffee is my BFF! Thanks!
Cool stuff! I was especially taken with “I’ve Got A Date, Vol. 3″.Love these unusual date stamps!
I love Game Time! I love Aaron’s stuff – have just discovered him recently! I really like the cute names he comes up with for the kits!
I also love Coffee and Cocoa – browns, blues, and reds, beautiful! Very nice stuff you’ve got there
Thanks for the chance to win!
I also love the Coffee and Cocoa kit. The Sparkley Flakes is need also. Thank you for the chance to win!
I love A Little Something. The flowers are great.
I love all his designs so this is very hard…But I think my favourite is Winter Wishes!
Coffee and cocoa! I’m in love!
“Grape Crush” has been on my wishlist for several months now! I also really like “I’m Not Bad, I’m Just Drawn That Way”. Thanks for the great interview and the chance to win!!
Thanks for all the kind words! I am so glad you all enjoy the designs I have so much fun making!
I love the life: recorded by you frames! I also really like Arithmetic of Love!
Lil Stinker!! is my favorite! I just love them papers:)
I just wanted to share the LO I made with this. I was so inspired by all of your pages and then I remembered about the pictures of my DD at a friend’s tea party birthday. So I scanned them right away and made this:
http://www.digishoptalk.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=917581&cat=500
Thanks so much!
i love the colours in one minute to midnight…
I can’t pick just one! My two favorites are Lil’ Stinker and One Minute to Midnight. Thanks for the chance to win.
I can TOTALLY see myself scrapping pages of my son and husband with Game Time! Jacob LOVES to “play” games with Daddy! I also really like the Doodled Alpha Basics. Cool stuff!
I really like Sea Worthy, and the alphas are really fun too.
The Artistic Mess Paper pack is so original! Love it!
ok…the Arithmetic of Love kit caught my eye as a math teacher! What a fun, fun kit!
My fav is the Lil Stinker kit – I could scrap SO MUCH for my “lil stinker” with it!!