NEW RELEASE | COMMERCIAL USE

It's time to share our April CU goodies and I am lovin' these two nifty packs. 

If you like to walk back in time then this fun collection of 35mm Slide Frames V.1 will be right up your alley. They are just a little reminder of bygone days and would be perfect for framing mini photos or why not try playing around with your opacity and invert the photos to create old slide film.

I am a sucker for all things woodgrain so when Istumbled across these cool end of the line samples at my local recycle centre  'Reverse Garbage' I knew I had to grab them to create a pack of Woodgrain Textures V.1. Each wood veneer has its own unique grain and colour so you'll find the perfect tone to use in your digital projects.

You can grab these CU goodies on sale at The Digichick for a whopping 30% the entire weekend.

NEW RELEASE PAGE DRAFTS | PASSPORT TO THE WORLD V.2

Time to get those teeny tiny photo's out and make a really big impact! PASSPORT TO THE WORLD V.2 | Page Drafts are a fun collection of sketches that really make the small photos the hero. Try repeating the same shot in the photo sequences or use some action shots to really show some movement in your page.

This set was first released on our old blog October 5th 2012 but are now updated with a fresh new look and available as psd, tif, png and page files so now everyone can enjoy these fun templates. If you'd like to see some inspirational pages from back when they were first released follow this LINK and swoon over some new inspo below from the Nifty Gals.

Hope you have fun with these gorgeous templates like the team did!

$2 TUESDAY SALE AT THE DIGICHICK!

Time to grab yourself some bargains!

Check out our latest $2 Tuesday deals below for some hip pocket savings.

We love to include a Template Pack, Kit and a Nifty Pack in these grabs and put together a page so that you can see the versatility of our products and how all three work together. So let's check out the pages our Nifty Gals created below for inspiration....

PASSION PLAY | Elements Pack

PASSION PLAY | Paper Pack

JUST A LIL' DIFFERENT | Page Drafts

So if you want to grab yourself some nifty bargains click HERE to go directly to the $2 Tuesday category at The Digi Chick Store, these offers only run for 24 hours so be quick!

PRINT & CUT | HYBRID PROJECT BY SANNA

Our fabulous Nifty Gal, Sanna Lippert is our hybrid star. She also has her latest and greatest tutorial which will just blow ya socks off! I love the energy in Sanna's page, the strong diagonal direct across the page really adds lots of movement in her design which really showcases and perfectly captures the playfulnees of her boys!

This eye catching scrapbook hybrid page uses our  PASSION PLAY | Collection which is all about having faith in finding out what drives you, achieving great things and having fun whilst doing it!

'LIVE & LAUGH'

by Sanna Lippert

Digital Credits:

PASSION PLAY | Collection by The Nifty Pixel

In this layout I wanted to capture a fun Summer feeling and  what better papers to use for this purpose than the Passion Play collection, with their bold warm colour tones they are a perfect fit.

I first printed the elements and papers from the Passion Play packs with my Epson A3 format colour printer I then adhered the Passion Play painted paper pack onto a piece of regular mint green card stock and started my project from there using the JUST A LIL' DIFFERENT V.1 | Page Drafts templates also by The Nifty Pixel. Next I cut a 6" wide piece of from the pattern paper pack  and layered it over the top , following the sketch.  I then grabbed my blcj artline pen and added faux stitching to outline the edges with a contrasting border to make teh papers stand out more.

I chose the photos I wanted to use showing my boys playing in the garden and began fussy cutting the elements from the printed A3 sized paper I prepared earlier. I also cut some paper ribbon strips from the papers to help add more dimensions and layering.

Now its time to add some texture and extra dimension. I used a The Crafter's Workshop stencil and applied some light texture paste through it onto the background areas where my photos and fussy cut elements will be adhered. Thsi technique adds a nice subtle texture as a point of interest. Once that dried I added some ink splats here and there for a touch of grunge and lastly added my title work in a contrasting colour for added impact.

So there you have it, an easy step-by-step tutorial showcasing our PASSION PLAY | Collection and JUST A LIL' DIFFERENT | Page Drafts. Creating hybrid projects is really easy and gives you more bang for your buck. Buy digital and create endless pages/projects from the one Collection, kit or pack. With just a little know how around photoshop or any other photo editing program you are well on your way to creating some awesome hybrid projects.
Do you think you might like to give hybrid scrapping a go? If so, we are offering a great deal in our shop on the PASSION PLAY | Collection which Sanna used in this tutorial click below to check it out! 

If anyone would like to check out more of Sanna's projects why not pop over to  her fabulous blog  Papierstau and get inspired even more! Have fun hybrid scrappin' and remember to...

NIFTY PACKS | SPRING IS IN THE AIR!

Check out our latest Nifty Packs inspired by Spring.... PAPER FLOWERS V.1 and COLLAGE TEXTURES V.3. I love to make flowers and decided why not make some stacked paper yoyo's with a set of leaves so that you could mix and match. This handmade set include 5 flowers each created from junk mail because around here I'm all about up-cycling and loved the bright colours on the pamphlet so had to grab the scissors and make these happy faced lil' pretties.

I also got busy making some pretty textures of foliage and birds. These would be so beautiful to use in your backgrounds try blending, clipping and layering to create really striking gorgeous collages.

SKETCH CHALLENGE | CASEFILE #197 IS READY TO BE SOLVED!

Here is the April Major Casefile #197 over at C.S.I for 2016! The Case is open and ready for you to solve but time is a tickin' and you only have until the 22nd April 2016 to have the case resolved and be in the running for some great prizes plus that covetted special investigator badge. 

Here is the sketch and a couple of sample pages. Don't forget you can download the digital template below if you are keen to play digitally.

 NB: Freebie download available until April 22nd 2016, so grab it while you can!

So to be in the running for some fabulous prizes head over to C.S.I and get all the challenge details there. Good luck everyone, have fun with the challenge and I look forward to seeing all your amazing projects so don't forget to share a link either here or post your project on The Nifty Pixel Facebook wall we'd love to see them you can also tag us on IG using #pagedrafts or #theniftypixel

Hope you enjoy the sketch everyone!