Hybrid Spotlight: Alpha Cutouts

Back in the spring I printed and cut a bunch of files I had designed, but in the midst of our move I lost track of them. My craft room is finally sorted out and I've been able to spend a little time there, so I thought I'd share a little of what I've been doing.

Before we moved I prepared a bunch of the files from the Scraps Templates Kit #1 and today I'll show you the alpha cut out in real life:

Here's a bunch of the graphics I printed out:

And here is the alpha. I just ran a piece of black cardstock through my Silhouette Cameo and cut out these fun alpha squares:

Months later I've finally used a few of them in my planner to mark the month. Plus I printed a few other things from DigitalScrapbook.com to mix in (the alpaca and the flower in the bottom right corner).

I've been enjoying keeping little notes in my planner and adding in decorations. This project appeals to my random side and allows me to really let go of matching. It also gives me somewhere to use all the stickers I seem to collect. And, it has the bonus of reminding what I've been doing lately. It's a small enough project that I can keep up with it even when I'm pretty busy, a few minutes here and there and it's ready to go!

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Marisa Lerin

About Me

Hi There! I’m Marisa Lerin and you’ll see me around at DigitalScrapbook.com a lot. I started this site in 2010 soon after I discovered a new love in digital scrapbooking. DigitalScrapbook.com has gone through some significant changes since that time and it’s grown into this lovely community site you are seeing now. I am daily surprised by the turn of life’s events that has led me down this path. If you're new to the site, welcome! Here are a few tidbits about me that I hope will help you get to know me better!

I’m originally from Minnesota, USA, but spent a good chunk of my childhood living abroad (in Bolivia and Hong Kong). I returned to Minnesota to attend university, got married and then moved overseas again (Korea, then Jordan and 1 year of traveling). My designs are heavily influenced by these many nomadic years. I am currently back in the USA, now living in the great state of Oregon!

I have no official training for what I’m doing, since I decided very wisely (haha) to study physics in university. I am always learning new things about digital scrapbooking, and this community has been immensely helpful for that!

If I manage to stop digital scrapbooking you will probably find me watching TV, reading or baking. I also enjoy writing for the blog here at DigitalScrapbook.com where I talk about whatever happens to be catching my fancy at the moment.