Let’s talk layouts - Issue #2 - March 2014 - (Page 60)

Our furry friends in the spotlight ! Whether they are furry, feathery or scaly creatures, children are mad about them and... so are we! Much more than a pet, it is a life companion which soothes our anxieties and fills us with tenderness! Indy, Etoile, Guimauve, Emma and Prosper, to our great delight, share the limelight in this article. by Catherine Labeeu According to a survey France currently worth an article commissioned by has 63 million entirely devoted to FACCO, i.e. the pets! It's almost as our hairy critters, French Manufacturers much as the French right? We suggest of Prepared Food for population, estimated you meet the four- Dogs, Cats, Birds more than 65 million legged friends of our and Other Pets, in 2012! It was well creative team. likely to lead to meeting others. As a stress reducer, it calms our anxieties and brings little moments of sheer happiness every day of the year! Patting an animal significantly reduces the heart rate as well as the res- piratory rate. Blood pressure is also lower and the risk of heart attack decreases. Besides these advantages, our companions' childish pranks look very insignificant, don't you think? An animal is good for the morale! Studies have proved it for years: having a pet is good for the morale but also for your health! An animal is a social link which allows people to break their loneliness and also promotes a healthy life and one which is 60 HISTOIRES DE PAGES - LET'S TALK LAYOUTS MARS 2014 ISSUE 2

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Let’s talk layouts - Issue #2 - March 2014

Cover
Editor's note
CONTENTS
Ideas
One layout, three options - It's your choice
Back to basics - Rediscover brads
Volume on our layouts - 3D effects and superimpositions
Honors go to the square - DT challenge
Anti-crisis scrapbooking - Time for toys
Mail Art - Make your talent travel
Discoveries
Meet the artists - Nina, Stephanie and Nina
It's trendy - Geo tags
Scraptherapy - Layouts which soothe the mind
Our furry friends - in the spotlight
Meet the artists - Our new European recruits Valérie, Julie and Elena
We have tried out for you
Rendez-vous
Are you a begginner - Then this page is for you !
Rendez-vous - on the blogosphere
Meet us on the net
Readers' Idea Gallery - Life in blue - Back from holidays
Tale of a Sketch #1 - An effective page setting
Tale of a Sketch #2 - A geometric layout
Winter File
Winter is a promise
Zoom on the snowflake - A seasonal motif
A winter with - energising colors
It's on trend - Wood on our layouts
Scrapping in escape mode - Journey to Canada and the Arctic
A mini-album with labels
Color File
Let's tame color - Second part
Different color combinations
Life in Yellow - The emotional power of color
Let's play with color - Fire and ice
Techniques
Focus on the ombre effect - Decoration, fashion and scrapbooking
Finnabair's secrets - Meet designer Anna Dabrowska and learn her techniques
A background page in 9 steps - #1: Masking and cropping
A background page in 9 steps - #2: Gently splodging
A background page in 9 steps - #3: Texture and transparency effect

Let’s talk layouts - Issue #2 - March 2014