Three more hybrid layouts today!  And they're three very different layouts…but all using digital elements from Sugarplum Paperie.

City Love: I wanted to create something that captured the messy chaos and claustrophobic feeling of NYC.  I also mixed grungy elements with glitter, which feels so NYC to me!

Here's the layout:

CityLove-sm

Here's the digital portion:

CityLove-digitalportion 

Every Day Me: This one is pretty straightforward.  Though, I have noticed that I've been using my sewing machine a lot more ever since I put it on top of my desk (rather than stored under it).  I threw the circles onto the layout and then (without any adhesive) carefully fed the layout through the sewing machine to adhere all the circles.  I love the way it looks!

Here's the layout…

EveryDayMe-sm

Here's the digital portion…

EveryDayMe-digitalportion 

You can see that I added a lot of pen work after I printed it.

Eileen: I love the look of journaling lines.  I don't know why, but it makes a layout feel so much more ordered and neat to me.  And even though I've been playing around with hybrid for more
than a year, I'm still discovering new ways to mix pixels and paper. 
My impulse is always to print a mostly finished layout and then add
some embellishments, but I really love how this last layout turned
out.  As you can see, I printed a sheet of leaves and flowers on a
transparency and then randomly adhered them to my layout.  And
recognize that green strip?  It's the leftover scrap from layout #1's
torn edge! 

Here's the layout…

Eileen-sm

Here's the digital portion…

Eileen-digitalportion

I wanted to share a quick tutorial on how to create the cool multi-colored leaves you see here.

Thanks for stopping by!

Julie Fei-Fan Balzer

Based outside of Boston, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer is a painter, printmaker, and collage artist who constructs vibrant compositions. Her artwork investigates the interplay of identity and perception, inviting viewers to take a longer look. Julie works in layers, both physically and metaphorically, exploring what is visible and what is concealed. Passionate about connecting with and inspiring other artists, she shares her expertise through in-person workshops and her online classroom at MyArtPractice.com. Julie's achievements include high-profile clients, multiple publications - including her book, “Carve Stamp Play” - and exhibits in New York City and throughout Massachusetts. She is a graduate of Brown University.

28 thoughts on “More Sugarplum Paperie…

  • I love how the leaves came out on the LO of your Mom. I also can feel the “grunge” of NYC on that first LO.

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  • I love how the leaves came out on the LO of your Mom. I also can feel the “grunge” of NYC on that first LO.

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  • I love how the leaves came out on the LO of your Mom. I also can feel the “grunge” of NYC on that first LO.

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  • I love how the leaves came out on the LO of your Mom. I also can feel the “grunge” of NYC on that first LO.

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  • Awesome work Julie! I’ve always been just a paper scrapper, but you make me want to try hybrid! How did you extend the cityscape to the right edge of the paper on the first one?

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  • Awesome work Julie! I’ve always been just a paper scrapper, but you make me want to try hybrid! How did you extend the cityscape to the right edge of the paper on the first one?

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  • Awesome work Julie! I’ve always been just a paper scrapper, but you make me want to try hybrid! How did you extend the cityscape to the right edge of the paper on the first one?

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  • Awesome work Julie! I’ve always been just a paper scrapper, but you make me want to try hybrid! How did you extend the cityscape to the right edge of the paper on the first one?

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  • I really love the personal touches you add to each page, like the doodles on the “Every Day Me” page. And boy do those leaves look cool! Love the colors there. You are such an artist! I love to see what you make with my little digi things!!! 😀

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  • I really love the personal touches you add to each page, like the doodles on the “Every Day Me” page. And boy do those leaves look cool! Love the colors there. You are such an artist! I love to see what you make with my little digi things!!! 😀

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  • I really love the personal touches you add to each page, like the doodles on the “Every Day Me” page. And boy do those leaves look cool! Love the colors there. You are such an artist! I love to see what you make with my little digi things!!! 😀

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  • I really love the personal touches you add to each page, like the doodles on the “Every Day Me” page. And boy do those leaves look cool! Love the colors there. You are such an artist! I love to see what you make with my little digi things!!! 😀

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  • I love this tutorial! Finally, someone explained (really clearly) why I need to have a bunch of layers! Woo Hoo!
    Thank you, ever so much…

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  • I love this tutorial! Finally, someone explained (really clearly) why I need to have a bunch of layers! Woo Hoo!
    Thank you, ever so much…

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  • I love this tutorial! Finally, someone explained (really clearly) why I need to have a bunch of layers! Woo Hoo!
    Thank you, ever so much…

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  • I love this tutorial! Finally, someone explained (really clearly) why I need to have a bunch of layers! Woo Hoo!
    Thank you, ever so much…

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  • really love those glitter hearts on that first layout. They look great. All the layouts are awesome!

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  • really love those glitter hearts on that first layout. They look great. All the layouts are awesome!

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  • really love those glitter hearts on that first layout. They look great. All the layouts are awesome!

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  • really love those glitter hearts on that first layout. They look great. All the layouts are awesome!

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