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August 2012 Template FREEBIE + Challenge

Posted on August 2, 2012 under FREEBIES, MONTHLY TEMPLATE

Do you ever find yourself stumped with what to do for your page? Don’t worry, sometimes I am too!
I find browsing galleries or different websites sure fire ways to inspire ideas and creativity!

Just like this month’s template inspiration. I was looking through layouts over at Easy Scrapbook Pages, and stopped when I saw this amazing paper scrapped layout by Ashley Horton. The unique placement of paper strips, embellishments, tapes, circles and multiple photos made a winning and amazing design!

I knew I had to try lifting the design of this page and digi-fy it. (is that even a word?) LOL! I REALLY wanted to share this design concept with all of my digi friends, so I emailed Ashley to see if she would allow me to create a digital template of her amazing design and she happily agreed. You can find Ashley’s blog here to find many more great layout, and inspiration for your pages…

original layout by ashley horton

digital layout by krista sahlin

THE CHALLENGE

ENTER to WIN |Create a layout with this template, using Sahlin Studio products. Then upload it to the Sahlin Studio gallery and post a comment back here. You have until the end of the month at midnight EST, to complete the challenge. I will randomly pick a winner for a $10 gift certificate to my store!

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Let’s Take a Look at August’s FREE Template:

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Check out this Month’s FREE Template

Now onto picking a WINNER from last month’s Template Freebie challenge.
I am absolutely in LOVE with this layout, Ballerina by nenner1.
Congrats! Please contact me to receive your prize!

Comments

August 3, 2012 at 7:45 am
CreativeBusyHand says:

Thank you so much for this post. I want to let you know that I posted a link to your blog in CBH Digital Scrapbooking Freebies (please, notice the new url for my blog), under the Page 6 post on Aug. 03, 2012. Thanks again.
August 3, 2012 at 11:49 am
Sü Smith says:

Thanks for sharing!
August 3, 2012 at 6:04 pm
Kimberly @ The Brown Eyes Have It says:

I love your layouts with bigger and more photos. This one will be used a lot, I’m sure. Thank you so much!
- August 4, 2012 at 8:07 am
  Krista says:
  
  I good! I’m so glad. Sometimes I think I’m all by myself on having larger multiple photos… but I just LOVE the photos when I look through my books. ENJOY!!
August 3, 2012 at 8:49 pm
Nicole S. says:

Thank you so much! I really love the circles in this template. Here is my layout. 🙂

http://www.the-lilypad.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=56627&title=august-template-challenge&cat=569
August 5, 2012 at 3:05 pm
Jhari says:

Congratulations to the winner. Lovely layout. Simplicity is still the best of all. Thanks for this month’s freebie too.
August 5, 2012 at 5:24 pm
tammie says:

The templates are beautiful…sure wish they were in page or SBC format for those of us who use that software! I have not figured out how to use the png files yet! 🙁
- August 6, 2012 at 8:33 am
  Krista says:
  
  Hi Tammie, I’m not sure exactly what page or SBC format is? I try to include as many options as I can. There are PSD, TIFF, and pngs. But if you are unable to use those options, perhaps you can use this layout as a sketch and work off of it as inspiration? You can still enter the challenge like that as well if you’d like. Thanks for your note!!
  - August 6, 2012 at 11:55 pm
    Ronna says:
    
    Krista,
    SBC is StoryBook Creator. It’s scrapbooking software from Creative Memories, and it uses the .PAGE files. I’m not sure how to save something in that format, but there are several designers who do, and when they include it with the other formats, it works great. I sure hope you can google up a tutorial for it or mooch some info from someone who knows–it is really nice when both formats are included!
    - August 7, 2012 at 7:44 am
      Krista says:
      
      Thanks for the info Ronna!! I’m not sure that I can offer this in the future, because I do not have this software. I try my best to please all software users, and that is why I offer the png files. Sorry!! Question though… if you would use png files, do the need to be transparent on a 12 x 12 layer? Or are they better if they are a flatten 12 x 12 layer (with white behind)?
August 6, 2012 at 8:58 am
Jennifer Fredericks says:

Oh my gosh I AM SO STOKED to have won! Thanks for the compliments on my layout, I really love it too! Can’t wait to play with August’s Template!!! 🙂
- August 6, 2012 at 9:32 am
  Krista says:
  
  Congrats sweetie!! I DID love your layout. I’ll be sending you your giftie here soon!
August 6, 2012 at 9:19 am
Candice S. in Colorado says:

Your templates are always so great! Thank you so much! I am going to start working on this one today! 🙂
- August 6, 2012 at 9:30 am
  Krista says:
  
  Oh, I’m so glad you like them!! Thanks for your kind words.
August 6, 2012 at 9:26 am
@lilibollero says:

Thanks! Love your stuffs! =) So beautiful
August 6, 2012 at 1:31 pm
Laramie says:

Thank you also for this lovely template. Can’t wait to play!
August 7, 2012 at 1:31 am
ninigoesdigi says:

Thank you so much for the sweet template!!
August 7, 2012 at 9:55 am
Elaine says:

Thank for the template… It’s lovely as usual…. 😉
August 7, 2012 at 1:24 pm
Anna says:

How great that your templates use several background papers! It doesn’t take a lot of elements to make the LOs pretty but if you do use a lot it works just as well. Thank you so much Krista 🙂
- August 8, 2012 at 9:04 am
  Krista says:
  
  I’m so glad you like it!! I hope you jump in with the challenge, I’d love to see what you create with it!
August 8, 2012 at 1:01 pm
Lisa says:

Thanks for the template! It’s fabulous!
August 9, 2012 at 6:17 am
Nancy says:

Thank you for this very creative template!
August 9, 2012 at 6:29 am
Rachel says:

Thank you! Also, thank you for sharing the Easy Scrapbook Pages website for layout ideas. I’m not sure how I haven’t come across it before, but I’m so glad to have it to help inspire me!!
- August 9, 2012 at 7:29 am
  Krista says:
  
  Isn’t is a great site? Sometimes we all need just a quick creative idea!! It’s a great go-to place!
August 9, 2012 at 3:44 pm
Melissa-Ann says:

Thanks so much for the fun template Krista. I love that it’s a bit quirky and different from the other templates in my stash. I used it as soon as it downloaded and totally thought I’d already posted it here haha. Here it is, thanks for the chance:

http://www.the-lilypad.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=57012&title=goodbye-newcastle-2c-hello-florida-21&cat=569
- August 10, 2012 at 7:44 am
  Krista says:
  
  WOW!! This layout is so cool! Love the photo in the air, and the photo of the check in board. Great page! Thanks for playing.
August 9, 2012 at 9:47 pm
Karen W says:

Thansk Krista for the template as well as the lovely new freebie kit – love using that with the template!

http://www.the-lilypad.com/gallery/data/569/curls2.jpg
August 9, 2012 at 9:49 pm
Karen W says:

sorry try this link, bit better…

http://www.the-lilypad.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=57031&title=curls&cat=569
- August 10, 2012 at 7:45 am
  Krista says:
  
  Eek!! This is soooooo cute!! LOVE her hair! And the colors on the page are so perfect, love the details like the arrow strip, I love the whole page!
August 10, 2012 at 6:00 pm
libbywilko says:

Thank you. Great template !
August 11, 2012 at 9:12 am
Jannette says:

Thanks for the template and the freebie kit, I really enjoyed using them 🙂 Here’s my link:

http://www.the-lilypad.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=57083&title=sweet-memories&cat=569
August 14, 2012 at 7:41 am
Sarah S. says:

Thanks for the fun template! This might just be the last page I scrap before this baby is born… 🙂

http://www.the-lilypad.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=57208&title=his-name-will-be-isaac&cat=569
- August 14, 2012 at 9:18 am
  Krista says:
  
  This page is sooooooo amazing!! There are no words. I feel truly honored to be a little piece of this happy event!! Thank you for sharing. Good luck on new baby!! And CONGRATS!!
August 18, 2012 at 9:15 am
Noy et Rose says:

Thank you so much for the beautiful freebies, Krista! You’re so generous. This is my second template challenge participation. Hopefully I made better page this time *fingers crossed* 🙂

http://www.the-lilypad.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=57544&title=-26quot-3bour-2nd-birthdays-26quot-3b&cat=569
August 19, 2012 at 7:28 am
Cecilia says:

Hi Krista, Thanks again for a gorgeous template & challenge. I really enjoy it. Who could have known ……… it’s a nice distraction and gets me out of my comfort zone regarding design again.

Here my take on the august template challenge.

http://www.the-lilypad.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=57618&title=shanghai-autumn&cat=569
- August 19, 2012 at 7:39 pm
  Krista says:
  
  We all get stuck in those ruts of scrapping the same way. Er… at least I know I do. LOL! What neat pictures and colors. Thanks for playing!
August 21, 2012 at 9:34 pm
ss-blogteam says:

I know I don’t count, but I had to play too! 🙂

Here is my take on your amazing template!!!

http://www.the-lilypad.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=57770&title=summer&cat=500
August 22, 2012 at 7:47 pm
Cindy says:

Thank you for sharing! I’m going to give this a try! 🙂
August 23, 2012 at 8:12 am
Cindy says:

Thanks so much for the challenge and template! Here is my LO:

Kits/Elements Used:
8aug12template, A Wonderful Day, Fantasy Add-on, and Enjoy the Moment by Sahlin Studio

Post in Gallery:
http://www.the-lilypad.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=57861&title=make-a-wish-21&cat=569
August 27, 2012 at 9:39 am
jg says:

decided to try this just for an excuse to play with the cool template. thanks for sharing it.
http://www.the-lilypad.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58062&title=littlebffs1&cat=569
August 29, 2012 at 10:54 am
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August 29, 2012 at 9:22 pm
Maribel says:

Thank you for the template. Here is my layout:

http://www.the-lilypad.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58248&title=mother-and-son-web&cat=500
August 29, 2012 at 10:11 pm
Cyranoscrap says:

Thanks for the reminder, Krista! I can’t believe how quickly August went by! Here’s my layout:
http://scrappincyrano.blogspot.com/2012/08/easter-photo-shoot.html

And thanks for the great template!
August 30, 2012 at 12:53 am
Janey says:

Thank you for the chance to win. Here is my page using the template: http://www.the-lilypad.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58254&title=sandbox&cat=569
August 31, 2012 at 12:35 am
Hillary says:

Thanks for the template! Here is mine: http://www.the-lilypad.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58356&title=kenley&cat=500