{"id":1434,"date":"2017-10-10T02:37:28","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T02:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookishdesigner.com\/?p=1434"},"modified":"2019-12-05T16:24:05","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T16:24:05","slug":"creating-designs-digital-kits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookishdesigner.com\/index.php\/2017\/10\/10\/creating-designs-digital-kits\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating Designs from Digital Kits"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve been really struggling with finding my design style. However, this week I remembered that scrapbooking has always been my first love and the hobby that started my love of color and patterns.\u00a0 Therefore, I decided to design this week\u2019s quote like I would on a scrapbook page using some old digital kits. I got a little carried away and ended up making three different designs.\u00a0 Who knows, this regular post may become \u201cOne Quote Three Ways\u201d from now on.<\/p>\n

Quote of the Week<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This week\u2019s quote comes from the book of Psalms. \u00a0\u201cKeep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadows of your wings\u201d Psalm 17:8. Truthfully, I accidently selected this quote based on the random digital scrapbook kit I opened to start designing. \u00a0However, as I studied the meaning behind the verse, I found that it was relevant to my life.\u00a0 The first part of the verse, \u201ckeep me as the apple of your eye\u201d, is asking God to protect us as we would our eyes.\u00a0 I think all of us could use God\u2019s protection in our lives.\u00a0 I am thankful that I am able to hide myself in His wings, knowing that He will provide for my needs and keep me safe.<\/p>\n

Fonts<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Although, I used different digital scrapbook kits, I kept the fonts the same throughout the three variations of my quote design.\u00a0 This week, I only used two fonts: Justine Flowers and Appleberry.\u00a0 Obviously, I designed around the theme of apples, so I wanted that word to stand out amongst the others.\u00a0 Therefore, I selected a font and color that added emphasis to this word.\u00a0 Appleberry<\/a> was used for solely for that one word.\u00a0 This font is available for free from dafont.com.\u00a0 I liked the rugged, fall feel of Appleberry.\u00a0 The font for the rest of the verse is Justine Flowers<\/a>. I wanted something that had a handwritten feel and would coordinate with Appleberry.<\/p>\n

Design Elements<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This week\u2019s designs have a definite scrapbook vibe to them, which I think suits my style.\u00a0 The designs are very similar, but I altered the digital kit used and the orientation of the design. You\u2019ll notice that each design has a trip of elements included somewhere within the design. In addition, they all feature a stipe of paper across one side as well as layered rectangles in the center. \u00a0I changed up the design to better utilize the elements available since the contents of each digital kit were different.<\/p>\n

Graphics<\/h2>\n

The first digital kit I used was Apples on a Stick by Libby Pritchett<\/a> (formally Libby Weifenbach).\u00a0 I love the brightness and simplicity of this kit\u2019s design.\u00a0 I was able to incorporate a lot of different layers in this design because the colors and patterns complimented each other so well.\u00a0 There is an even distribution of bright and darker colors.<\/p>\n

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The next quote features the Sweet Orchard digital kit which was a collaboration between Sweet Shoppe Designs<\/a> and Scrap Orchard, who unfortunately closed down in 2015L\u00a0 I love the variations of pink used throughout this kit.\u00a0 The pale green and dark brown complete this stunning color scheme. The realistic frame used around the quote is my favorite part of this kit. \u00a0Originally this frame was meant for a photo, but I added a piece of background paper for the quote.<\/p>\n

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The most traditional fall color scheme was the third design. For this, I used another collaboration between Sweet Shoppe Designs and Scrap Orchard, The Good Earth.\u00a0 I love the library card journal elements as well as the variety of apples used in this design.<\/p>\n

Similar Digital Kits<\/h2>\n

Although the three kits use are no longer available, I hope you get a general idea of what is available for digital scrapbooking.\u00a0 My favorite place to shop is Sweet Shoppe Designs.\u00a0 They have a lot of beautiful kits for a reasonable price. The elements of each digital kit are available as individual jpegs.\u00a0 Since the kits I used this week aren’t available, I have a few suggestions of kits you could use instead.<\/p>\n