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Page Idea from ...and He's Off by cindys732003 @ SSD
Kit Bohemian Summer by Zoe Pearn - the May Digishoptalk Gold Member Kit
Sunday, July 19, 2009
2009 Rodeo
Hey - I'm Back!!!! and I have a new goal - one new layout a week until I get caught back up from my year long newsletter editor & scrapbook girl for my mothers of multiples club. The summer has been super busy, and we are just one month away from starting school which is when I really hope to get busy catching up. I also started my own work-at-home business and I have had a few orders here & there, but I really hope to start working in October when people start thinking about Christmas cards. When I bought my new computer and I had to upgrade to Photoshop Elements 7.0 - I'm still adjusting, 5.0 was so easy to use and to load actions & styles. Today I decided that I needed to warm up my scrapbooking muscles again - I had to alter some of the colors in the papers to coordinate better with the girls clothes, but not much else here on the creative side.
Page Idea from ...and He's Off by cindys732003 @ SSD
Kit Bohemian Summer by Zoe Pearn - the May Digishoptalk Gold Member Kit
Page Idea from ...and He's Off by cindys732003 @ SSD
Kit Bohemian Summer by Zoe Pearn - the May Digishoptalk Gold Member Kit
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Long Lost Sarah
Ahh -finally a moment to post my latest LOs. My computer was attacked by some virus/worm junk in March and that slowed me down considerably. I am still trying to recover some items, but did not lose any of my scrapbooking supplies or products for which I am very thankful.
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| Template 96 by Yin Designs Kit - Close to my Heart by Zoe Pearn Font - Trebucht |
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| Template 41 by Yin Designs Kit - Summer Cottage by Shabby Princess Fonts - Bernard, CK Journaling | Template 22 by Yin Designs Kit - Spring Denim by Scraps from Sarah Belle Fonts - Rosewood, Segoe Script |
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| Kit - Dani Mogstad - All You Need is Love Font - Highland Park | Template 9 - Yin Designs Kit - A Very UnMerry Birthday by Dani Mogstad Font - CK Journaling |
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
January MoMs
Another month has flown by. I have spent the last four hours setting up all the MoM layouts to print and trying to upload them - and my JAVA app isn't working so it's taking even longer than I wanted.
Friday, January 2, 2009
December MOMs
Here's December's installment of MOM newsletter pages. As a historian didn't step forward this year and I couldn't really think of another way to showcase all the photos that everyone sends every month I've just been scrapbooking them to include in the newsletter so I guess I'm the "unofficial" historian for the club too. They always bring me great joy - but I'm ready to go back to working on just stuff for us/me.
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Template 8 by Yin Designs (modified) Kit - Feeling Festive by Eve Recinella Fonts: BoysRGross, BlackJack, CK Journaling | Border from Around the World by Ilona Havenaar Black paper from Backs the Dark Side by Amanda Heimann Fonts: Amazone, CK Journaling |
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| Kit - Whimsical Wonderland 2 by Monica Guerra Leiria Font: CK Journaling | A Very Merry Unbirthday by Amanda Slagle |
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| Template 20 by Yin Designs (modified) Kit - Merry by Designs by Krista Stitches by Britt-ish Designs Bobby Pin by Mira Designs Fonts: Wide Latin, Brush Script, 2 Peas Evergreen | |
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| Template 47 by Yin Designs Pattern Paper from Winter Gifts by Summer Driggs Bow from Bow Beauties 6 by Royanna Fritschmann Action Tear & Ink by Atomic Cupcake Fonts:Santa's Sleigh, CK Journaling |
Monday, December 15, 2008
2008 Christmas Card Photo Shoot
Whoo-hoo! I finally got a scrapbook page done! Even though it's been 3 months since I scrapped anything for my girls, I seem to be stuck in the popular style of the worn page laying over the background. I created the papers and then spent too much time digging through all my new kits - I've been so busy I haven't become familiar with all my latest stuff - and then got bits & pieces from different places and had to recolor everything except the satin bow which just happened to be the right color green to match the paper I made. I know there isn't any green in the photos, but I think it sets them off anyway. There were lots of good photos of Alena this day, so there should be more pages from this annual photography session. I really wanted to create a mini kit for the holidays and made some cute papers for someone's Christmas cards, but I've run out of time to make any elements. Oh well, maybe next year.
Pattern Paper Overlay from GettinFancy 15 Overlays by Royanna Fritschmann
Worn Overlay from Instantly Worn Freebie by Lori Barnhurst
Satin ribbon, button and glitter splatter from Persimmon by Zoe Pearn
Swiss Dot Ribbon from Whimsical Wonderland 2 by Designz by Kristi
Stitched Bow from Wub by Christy Lyle
Lace from Lots O Lace Snippets by Gina Caberra
Clip from Cute Clips II Snippets by Gina Caberra
Tag from Whimsical Wonderland 1 by Flergs
Font: CK Handprint
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Pattern Paper Overlay from GettinFancy 15 Overlays by Royanna Fritschmann
Worn Overlay from Instantly Worn Freebie by Lori Barnhurst
Satin ribbon, button and glitter splatter from Persimmon by Zoe Pearn
Swiss Dot Ribbon from Whimsical Wonderland 2 by Designz by Kristi
Stitched Bow from Wub by Christy Lyle
Lace from Lots O Lace Snippets by Gina Caberra
Clip from Cute Clips II Snippets by Gina Caberra
Tag from Whimsical Wonderland 1 by Flergs
Font: CK Handprint
Sunday, November 30, 2008
MoM LOs - do I do anything else these days?
As much as I always love my finished newsletter I am reminded how much effort I pour into it each month when I come here and realize that I have not done a single LO for my girls in 3 months (nor created any kits in MUCH longer). I had hoped to finish this newsletter early and do some girly LOs over the long weekend - but that goal was not achieved - perhaps before Christmas.
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| Template 68 by Yin Kit :Wub: by Robin Carlton, Christy Lyle & Manda Bean Fonts:Blue Century, CK Journaling | |
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| Template 30 by Yin Designs Paper - Tracy Lee, Shimmer Primaries Fonts:Qhytsdakx, CK Journaling | Template 34 by Yin Designs Paper & Element from Sugar in Heaven by Jeann G Fonts: Jane Austen, Portia |
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| Template 36 by Yin Designs No Wolves in These Woods by Coralie Designs Tree Template by Cindy Schneider Font: EK Periwinkle | |
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Saturday, November 1, 2008
MoM LOs
Once again no LOs about my kiddos - how did I get those three done in September anyway? I got some great pumpkin carving pictures though that really need a LO so maybe I'll find some time this month to at least do that one.
Here's the latest LOs for my newsletter. Have you all found blurb.com? It's for publishing your own books - you can even import your blog. I'm so excited and can't wait to try it - the prices are great.
Here's the latest LOs for my newsletter. Have you all found blurb.com? It's for publishing your own books - you can even import your blog. I'm so excited and can't wait to try it - the prices are great.
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| Yin Template 27 Decon's Closet by Flerg's Hinge from Autumn Air by Micheline Martin Alpha from One Little Wish by Sarah J Designs Font - CK Journaling | |
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| Yin Template 22 Tattered paper from Spookilous by Simply Sweet Designs at SM Font - Smiley Monster | Yin Template 56 Papers from Harvest Road by Shabby Miss Jenn Worn Overlay by Penny Springman Fonts - Tangerine, CK Journaling |
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| Yin Template 19 Papers from Girls Just Want to have Fun by Tamra Burwick Font - Baby Boston, Arial Rounded | Yin Template 5 Papers from Tough Fluff by Grumble Scraps Fonts - CK Script, Century Schoolbook, CK Journaling |
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| Modified Yin Template Papers & Butterfly from Haute Spring by Zoe Pearn Font - CK Journaling | Modified Yin Template Paper from Serenity by KSharonK Designs Ribbons from Straight Set by Natalie Braxton Alpha is Hand Stamped Alpha by Michelle Coleman Font - CK Journaling |
Saturday, October 11, 2008
MoM LOs
I've had these ready since the end of September and here it is time to start on the next newsletter and I'm only finding time to post these. I haven't made an extra second to even work on LOs for me.
I really still hope to make a fall/halloween kit, I just have to find some time sans kids.
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| Simply Yin Template 63 Bookworm by Gina Cabrera at DDE | |
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| Simply Yin Template 19 Kindergarten Krafts by Miss Mint Fonts: Bernhard Condensed, CK Handprint | Simply Yin Template 40 Beautiful Day by D. Corbitt Fonts: 2Peas Evergreen, CK Journaling |
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| Parker by Gina Cabrera at DDE July 23 Cookie by M. Strand at SSD Font: Arial | Happy Birthday by Digital Design Divas Glitter by Flergs Font: Smiley Monster |
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| Simply Yin Template 44 (much altered) Strawberry Delight by Flergs | Simply Yin Template 63 Personal Muse by J. McCarthy Switcheroo Brads by Karah Fredricks Font: Hiccup |
I really still hope to make a fall/halloween kit, I just have to find some time sans kids.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Lovin' Lambie
Some more cute photos of the girlies from just after they turned one - they still love that lamb and he is so adorable. They were from the Kohl's Cares for Kids campaign at the time of the girls baby shower back in '05.
Another scraplift of course, don't know what I'd do without inspiration from other folks. I love the effect of the felt action on the title word lambie and then adding the black stroke outside.
I really want to make a little halloween kit - I have colors inspired by my girls' new witch costume and a few ideas, now just to find time to execute. This weekend is going to be a mad dash to do the newsletter. Hurricane Ike certainly put me behind schedule, but at least my power was restored after 7 days. Many of my friends here are about to enter their 2nd week with no power - ick!
Page Idea from Life's a Beach by babycake @ SSD
Papers, ribbon wrapped heart & alpha all from Bohemian Summer by Michelle Coleman
Ric Rac from Sugar from Heaven by Jeann Gaidecki at TDC
Actions - felt & inked edge by Atomic Cupcake
Alpha - CK Penman & Hiccup
Another scraplift of course, don't know what I'd do without inspiration from other folks. I love the effect of the felt action on the title word lambie and then adding the black stroke outside.
I really want to make a little halloween kit - I have colors inspired by my girls' new witch costume and a few ideas, now just to find time to execute. This weekend is going to be a mad dash to do the newsletter. Hurricane Ike certainly put me behind schedule, but at least my power was restored after 7 days. Many of my friends here are about to enter their 2nd week with no power - ick!
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Page Idea from Life's a Beach by babycake @ SSD
Papers, ribbon wrapped heart & alpha all from Bohemian Summer by Michelle Coleman
Ric Rac from Sugar from Heaven by Jeann Gaidecki at TDC
Actions - felt & inked edge by Atomic Cupcake
Alpha - CK Penman & Hiccup
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Girls Just Gotta Have Fun
A big thanks to Brittney from Britt-ish Designs for the big assist in getting this LO done. This was another photo that caught my eye on my screen saver and I decided it would be the next one to scrap and then when I went looking for inspiration I found this great LO by Brittney at DST and it was perfect because it let me use 3 pictures instead of just one - and then I realized that some of her kits would fit the color scheme perfectly! I did have to alter some of the colors a bit, but the gingham ribbon and the alpha (fun) are is the only things that I completely recolored.
DH & I love these photos and these are the few that we have that we didn't take. We had a fabulous babysitter back in VA and she snapped these while she was there one day. I loved that toy too - it was the perfect baby gate between the game room and my office.
Page Idea from Small World by Designer Brittney at DigiShopTalk
Kits - Leave the World Behind & Dreams Do Come True by Britt-ish Designs
Flower from Little Athlete from Scraps from Sarah Belle
Green Polka Dot Ribbon from Give It to Me Straight by Amanda Heiman at TDC
Blue Ribbon from Straight Set by Natalie Braxton at The Lily Pad
Label Alpha from Label Maker Collection by Dani Alencar at TDC
Swirls from Floral Swirl Brush by Pixels & Ice Cream
Stitches from Basic Stitches by Britt-ish Designs
Date Tag from Label the Date by Mira Designs at TDC
Fonts - Schmutz, 1942 Report
DH & I love these photos and these are the few that we have that we didn't take. We had a fabulous babysitter back in VA and she snapped these while she was there one day. I loved that toy too - it was the perfect baby gate between the game room and my office.
Page Idea from Small World by Designer Brittney at DigiShopTalk
Kits - Leave the World Behind & Dreams Do Come True by Britt-ish Designs
Flower from Little Athlete from Scraps from Sarah Belle
Green Polka Dot Ribbon from Give It to Me Straight by Amanda Heiman at TDC
Blue Ribbon from Straight Set by Natalie Braxton at The Lily Pad
Label Alpha from Label Maker Collection by Dani Alencar at TDC
Swirls from Floral Swirl Brush by Pixels & Ice Cream
Stitches from Basic Stitches by Britt-ish Designs
Date Tag from Label the Date by Mira Designs at TDC
Fonts - Schmutz, 1942 Report
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Now Where's That Mouse?
I've had these photos in my stack of photos to scrap for a long time - I started a LO yesterday and got one finished, but wasn't happy so I threw it all away today and started over. I'm happier with the second LO, but it could still use a little something. I realize that I don't have much yellow in my digistash - and much less yellow with reds, blues & greens. I loved these little jumpers on the girls and they were in a stage where they would wear a hat pretty much all day inside - it didn't last long though, by the time we were spending more time outdoors they didn't want one anymore.
I tried to stick with one kit - so some recoloring and blending to make some of the colors pop just a bit more. Like I said - it still doesn't feel "right", but I'm still trying to ramp up my scrapping mojo again. I haven't been keeping up with all the blogs & freebies like I was before, and heavens knows I haven't taken a minute to think about creating a new kit.
Kit - Kayleigh's Kaleidoscope by Flergs
Frames by Yin Designs
Overlay (dot) from Texture Overlays #2 by Cinnamon Designs
Overlay (worn) from All Worn Out by Penny Springmann at SSD
Font - CK Keyboard
I tried to stick with one kit - so some recoloring and blending to make some of the colors pop just a bit more. Like I said - it still doesn't feel "right", but I'm still trying to ramp up my scrapping mojo again. I haven't been keeping up with all the blogs & freebies like I was before, and heavens knows I haven't taken a minute to think about creating a new kit.
Kit - Kayleigh's Kaleidoscope by Flergs
Frames by Yin Designs
Overlay (dot) from Texture Overlays #2 by Cinnamon Designs
Overlay (worn) from All Worn Out by Penny Springmann at SSD
Font - CK Keyboard
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Sitting Pretty
Whew - it feels like forever since I've scrapped - which isn't true - as I've been scrapping for my MoM club, but it doesn't feel the same because it isn't my kiddos smiling out of the page at me.
This one took a bit longer of course trying to get back in the swing of things - I got stuck trying to add a title and finally decided that maybe it just didn't need one after all.
This photo is just one of those sweet ones that makes me smile every time it comes up on my screen saver - the girls had just learned to sit without toppling over, and they looked so adorable in their little blue jeans. I finally used this kit I bought in April, but of course had to fiddle with it and deconstruct some of the bottom cluster, so some creative erasing and then using parts & pieces for the frame.
Kit - Bleu from the April Lucky Dip by Tracy Ann Digital Art
Font - Jane Austen
This one took a bit longer of course trying to get back in the swing of things - I got stuck trying to add a title and finally decided that maybe it just didn't need one after all.
This photo is just one of those sweet ones that makes me smile every time it comes up on my screen saver - the girls had just learned to sit without toppling over, and they looked so adorable in their little blue jeans. I finally used this kit I bought in April, but of course had to fiddle with it and deconstruct some of the bottom cluster, so some creative erasing and then using parts & pieces for the frame.
Kit - Bleu from the April Lucky Dip by Tracy Ann Digital Art
Font - Jane Austen
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| Template by Scraps from Sarah Belle Kit - Kayleigh's Kaleidoscope by Flergs | Template - Cookie Decorating #46 at Sweet Shoppe Designs Kit - Haute Spring by Zoe Pearn |
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| Template by Yin Designs Kit - A Walk in the Park by Amy Sumrall Fonts - Kid Print, CK Journaling | |
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| Template by Yin Designs Kit - Happily Ever After by Kay Miller & Mary Fran Font - CK Journaling | Template by Yin Designs Paper from Colors of Cancun by My Digital Addiction (Joanna Cinnamon) |
Sunday, August 10, 2008
All I Dreamed Of
This is a redo from paper to digital - another one of those LOs where I got one paper one scrapped and got all the pieces cut to do the second LO and just never got the second one done.
In addition to my MoM newsletter duties, I've also decided to try and teach some (so far 14 have joined our little group) of our mom's of multiples how to digital scrapbook. So this page is also serving as the first "lesson" of that process. I'm trying to lead the whole process on-line cause it's hard to get together without kids and with computers, but hopefully I'll be able to do some hands on stuff too.
I was finally able to scan in some ribbons, extract them and have them keep their translucence (sp?). Not something I want to do a lot of, but I did want the ribbon to be similar to the ones that I had on the original LO.
Template 06 by Scraps from Sarah Belle
Pattern Papers from Festival by Shabby Princess
Solid Papers from Sugar & Snails Mini by Scraps from Sarah Belle
Glue Blobs from Glue & Glitter Blobs by Flergs
Actions - Inked Edge by Atomic Cupcake
HERE is the folder with the mini kit & tutorial - take what you wish
HERE is the template
I won't be around much the rest of the month - we're close to halfway so it's time to start the newsletter and my internet browser keeps crashing every 5 minutes, so its not a lot of fun to be on-line and its practically impossible to get anything done. If I do have any spare time I'll be working on things for the OK, Just a Few Boys kit.
In addition to my MoM newsletter duties, I've also decided to try and teach some (so far 14 have joined our little group) of our mom's of multiples how to digital scrapbook. So this page is also serving as the first "lesson" of that process. I'm trying to lead the whole process on-line cause it's hard to get together without kids and with computers, but hopefully I'll be able to do some hands on stuff too.
I was finally able to scan in some ribbons, extract them and have them keep their translucence (sp?). Not something I want to do a lot of, but I did want the ribbon to be similar to the ones that I had on the original LO.
Template 06 by Scraps from Sarah Belle
Pattern Papers from Festival by Shabby Princess
Solid Papers from Sugar & Snails Mini by Scraps from Sarah Belle
Glue Blobs from Glue & Glitter Blobs by Flergs
Actions - Inked Edge by Atomic Cupcake
HERE is the folder with the mini kit & tutorial - take what you wish
HERE is the template
I won't be around much the rest of the month - we're close to halfway so it's time to start the newsletter and my internet browser keeps crashing every 5 minutes, so its not a lot of fun to be on-line and its practically impossible to get anything done. If I do have any spare time I'll be working on things for the OK, Just a Few Boys kit.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
More Mother's of Multiples - July
So this is what I've been busy with for the last two weeks. My next issue of the newsletter is just a few minutes away from being ready to publish and I've gotten my LOs complete. I thank God that I found Yin from Yin Design/Simply Yin, her templates have been a huge time saver for me - the hardest part is figuring out which one to slightly modify to make it work for the number of photos I have - but I would be sunk trying to fit all these photos in the newsletter without her marvelous talent.
I really appreciate all the wonderful comments people left for me on "No Boys, Just Girls". It was definitely the most positive response I've received so far. It has gotten me inspired to create "Ok, Just Some Boys" add-on which I'll start working on when the girls & I get back from a mini-trip back to my parents this week. I have a few ideas, but I'm always open to more suggestions. I've gotten 40 comments so far, and 1750 hits and 1000 people downloaded the elements, and about 50 fewer for the paper packs. That's always interesting to see, I guess I'm a numbers person as an engineer, but I'm always curious why people downloaded elements and not papers, I'm much more a paper person myself. Now I'm anxious to see some layouts people have created. There's a little Thank You below all these LOs.
I got my husband one of those coffee mugs you can change the insert on and I love it, so much that I just bought one for myself this weekend and I don't drink coffee. I'll probably make a scrap page just like this mug insert (why didn't I save the psd file????), as I think it turned out pretty cute. All the items are from my two latest kits which you can find on the left sidebar under My Scraps. The kits are "No Boys, Just Girls" and "Spring Swing".
Pick up the mug inserts HERE.
I really appreciate all the wonderful comments people left for me on "No Boys, Just Girls". It was definitely the most positive response I've received so far. It has gotten me inspired to create "Ok, Just Some Boys" add-on which I'll start working on when the girls & I get back from a mini-trip back to my parents this week. I have a few ideas, but I'm always open to more suggestions. I've gotten 40 comments so far, and 1750 hits and 1000 people downloaded the elements, and about 50 fewer for the paper packs. That's always interesting to see, I guess I'm a numbers person as an engineer, but I'm always curious why people downloaded elements and not papers, I'm much more a paper person myself. Now I'm anxious to see some layouts people have created. There's a little Thank You below all these LOs.
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Template 25 by Yin Designs | |
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| Template 9 by Yin Designs Paper from Frozen Passion by Pay it Forward Scraps Fonts - Social Animal, CK Journaling | Template 36 (used 1/2) by Yin Designs Paper from Mango Tango by mglscraps Fonts - Placard Condensed, CK Journaling |
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| Template 47 (modified) by Yin Designs Paper from White is White by Dnad Papers from Silly Season by Zoe Pearn Journal Tag from Wild Sorbet by Michelle Coleman Quote from Quote Challenge by Mindy Terasawa Font - CK Journaling | Template 12 by Yin Designs Paper from Shimmer Secondaries by Tracy Lee Designs Date Label from Calendar Labels by Mira Designs Notebook from Nothing Girly by Christine Smith Tabs by Scraps from Sarah Belle Fonts - Chocolate Box Decorated, CK Journaling, Soopafresh |
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Template 34 (modified) by Yin Designs | |
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| Template 22 (from 2 pages to 1) by Yin Designs Papers from Wild Sorbet by Michelle Coleman Fonts - Elephant, 2 Peas Chatter, LB Punchy, DymoFontInvers | Template 40 (modified) by Yin Designs Papers from Wild Sorbet by Michelle Coleman Fonts - Elephant, Arial |
I got my husband one of those coffee mugs you can change the insert on and I love it, so much that I just bought one for myself this weekend and I don't drink coffee. I'll probably make a scrap page just like this mug insert (why didn't I save the psd file????), as I think it turned out pretty cute. All the items are from my two latest kits which you can find on the left sidebar under My Scraps. The kits are "No Boys, Just Girls" and "Spring Swing".
Pick up the mug inserts HERE.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Grandpa's Girls
I finally got time to finish my latest free kit that's been in the works since the girls' birthday in May! All the right things aligned to make it work out - my hubby took care of the kids for LOTS of hours yesterday, I found a template this week for which I had the perfect photo, and I was determined to create a perfect LO using my own kit. I threw away a lot of stuff on this one, and I'm sure I could have created more elements if I'd given myself more time, but my house turned into the wake of a tornado while I've holed myself up in my office.
Template - Cookie #42 by Cindy Schneider at Sweet Shoppe Designs
Kit - No Boys, Just Girls by Scraps from Sarah Belle
The name of the kit is No Boys, Just Girls. The day of their birthday, the girls said "No boys, just girls can eat cake" and it was so cute it stuck. The color scheme is from their napkins. Bright & cheerful - while it says its Just Girls I tried to make some papers that would work for both sexes, although its going to be a bit skimpy on the element side. If I get enough comments, maybe I'll make a little boy add-on. It's got 24 papers and all the elements aren't shown. Enjoy! I really appreciate your comments and seeing LOs using my kits.
There are 4 files - Solid Papers, Patterned Papers, Elements & Alpha.
Pick up No Boys, Just Girls HERE.
added August 5Everything seems to be working just fine, so if it doesn't work the first time, please try again. And it seems as if someone used my account to "save" something in this folder that required a password. It has been deleted, and I apologize to anyone who got the 5th file because it was huge and it wasn't from me.
added July 31 - I received a few comments that the patterned paper pack link wasn't working. I'm traveling right now and don't have many options to check, but was able to save it on a borrowed computer. My only advice is to try again. I will be back on August 6th and will look again to see if anything seems out of order.
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Template - Cookie #42 by Cindy Schneider at Sweet Shoppe Designs
Kit - No Boys, Just Girls by Scraps from Sarah Belle
The name of the kit is No Boys, Just Girls. The day of their birthday, the girls said "No boys, just girls can eat cake" and it was so cute it stuck. The color scheme is from their napkins. Bright & cheerful - while it says its Just Girls I tried to make some papers that would work for both sexes, although its going to be a bit skimpy on the element side. If I get enough comments, maybe I'll make a little boy add-on. It's got 24 papers and all the elements aren't shown. Enjoy! I really appreciate your comments and seeing LOs using my kits.
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There are 4 files - Solid Papers, Patterned Papers, Elements & Alpha.
Pick up No Boys, Just Girls HERE.
added August 5Everything seems to be working just fine, so if it doesn't work the first time, please try again. And it seems as if someone used my account to "save" something in this folder that required a password. It has been deleted, and I apologize to anyone who got the 5th file because it was huge and it wasn't from me.
added July 31 - I received a few comments that the patterned paper pack link wasn't working. I'm traveling right now and don't have many options to check, but was able to save it on a borrowed computer. My only advice is to try again. I will be back on August 6th and will look again to see if anything seems out of order.
Friday, July 18, 2008
Cake Anyone?
I knew I had to scrap this picture when I took it, and I came to my computer with ideas of clusters & swirls and just more stuff on the page. I browsed through some galleries for inspiration and nothing. So I just laid some stuff out on the page and simple just seemed right. I modified the alpha a bit by changing the color the stroke inside the letter from it's original white to a color from the patterned paper.
Kraft Paper from Freestyle Paper by Kimberly Giarrusso
Block Paper from Trendy Pop Add-on by Cori Gammon
Alpha from Promise Collection by Shabby Princess
Clip from Miss the Bus by Britt-ish Designs
Fonts: CK Ali's Writing, CK Journaling, 28 Days Later
Kraft Paper from Freestyle Paper by Kimberly Giarrusso
Block Paper from Trendy Pop Add-on by Cori Gammon
Alpha from Promise Collection by Shabby Princess
Clip from Miss the Bus by Britt-ish Designs
Fonts: CK Ali's Writing, CK Journaling, 28 Days Later
Sunday, July 13, 2008
First Birthday Cake
Ok, I'm on a roll for simple completed pages this weekend. Nothing complicated here except trying to get all the photos to have the same contrast - had to play a bit with levels & brightness. I had the thought to scrap this event when I picked up this template in March - I should just go with impluses.
These photos are from their party back in Missouri - I think I got one photo on their actual first birthday that is scrapable. That one I'll probably embellish more.
Template #3 by Aly Dosdall
Kit - Haute Spring by Zoe Pearn
Fonts - Everytime I Miss You, Century Gothic
These photos are from their party back in Missouri - I think I got one photo on their actual first birthday that is scrapable. That one I'll probably embellish more.
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Template #3 by Aly Dosdall
Kit - Haute Spring by Zoe Pearn
Fonts - Everytime I Miss You, Century Gothic
Easter Cutie
Ok, once again I don't feel like this is my best work, but these pictures have been out there for a while waiting to be scrapped and it feels good just to have the LO completed. Only this Easter to go (I think I only got one or two good photos this year too) and then on to Birthdays.
I had to spend some time with this LO recoloring everything. I really liked the designs in this kit, but the colors didn't coordinate with the photos. It took the longest to get the background paper changed from teal dots to green dots - it isn't really difficult, you just use the magic wand selector and select the color. Since it has a slight grunge effect the tone isn't 100% all over so I just had to select a bunch of times to get most of it, and then I enlarged the dots just a smidge and recolored.
If you'd really like some inspiration for this template check out these two LOs. This one by Tracyfish is a Spin A Lift - you'd hardly recognize the template. I think Dani Mogstad is a fabulous scrapper (and designer) and this LO is no exception.
Template #31 for Cookie Decorating 101 at Sweet Shoppe Designs
Kit - Trendy Pop Addon by Cori Gammom (all recolored)
Flowers from Promise by Shabby Princess (recolored)
Actions - Painted Metal, Colored Glass by Atomic Cupcake
Fonts - Mandingo, CK Journaling
I had to spend some time with this LO recoloring everything. I really liked the designs in this kit, but the colors didn't coordinate with the photos. It took the longest to get the background paper changed from teal dots to green dots - it isn't really difficult, you just use the magic wand selector and select the color. Since it has a slight grunge effect the tone isn't 100% all over so I just had to select a bunch of times to get most of it, and then I enlarged the dots just a smidge and recolored.
If you'd really like some inspiration for this template check out these two LOs. This one by Tracyfish is a Spin A Lift - you'd hardly recognize the template. I think Dani Mogstad is a fabulous scrapper (and designer) and this LO is no exception.
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Template #31 for Cookie Decorating 101 at Sweet Shoppe Designs
Kit - Trendy Pop Addon by Cori Gammom (all recolored)
Flowers from Promise by Shabby Princess (recolored)
Actions - Painted Metal, Colored Glass by Atomic Cupcake
Fonts - Mandingo, CK Journaling
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Endless Summer - Kits for Charity
Every kit that they work on at Songbird Avenue is special, and this kit is no exception. This month they are happy to present "Endless Summer". Created with love by Dani Mogstad, Meredith Fenwick, Jan Crowley and Janet Phillips. Funds raised (minus PayPal fees) from this kit will be donated to S.A.F.E. House.
From the S.A.F.E. House website:
“S.A.F.E. House, with a capacity of 85 people, is the largest shelter for adult and child survivors of intimate partner violence in New Mexico and one of the five largest in the United States.
Our mission is: To shelter and empower survivors of intimate partner domestic violence and to improve the way New Mexico responds to this violence.
Our vision is: To live in a community that is free from all forms of oppression and violence.
Each year we will shelter, clothe and provide services to 1,000 survivors of violence. The majority of our residents are children under the age of twelve. It is a sad, but not unusual, experience for our shelter to be the first home for newborn babies.
Each year we will prepare 35,000 meals. We offer an on-site no-cost laundry, provide transportation, assist with protection orders and court accompaniment, help women connect with housing, employment, educational and mental and physical health services.
We offer individual and group education and treatment services for our residents as well as parenting support groups, children's wellness groups and recreational activities both on site and, when safe to do so, in the community.
Our transitional housing program, Pathways, provides intensive case management and rent support for up to two years to 37 families each year to help them gain the skills to allow them to obtain permanent, violence free housing and become productive, contributing members of our community.”
Included in this kit are: 12 patterned papers, 8 coordinating solid papers, 4 bottle caps, 1 blank stamp, 4 chipboard circle accents, 1 chipboard frame, 2 chipboard word art "summer", "vacation", 1 destination stamp, 1 endless summer stamp, 1 pair felt flip flops, 1 felt grass accent, 1 felt wave accent, 1 felt sun accent with buttons, 1 orange flower, 1 yellow flower, 1 red flower, 1 clear tab alpha A-Z upper case, and 1 12x12 inch psd layout template by Janet Phillips. This kit is approximately 114 MB and is two individual downloads.
Buy the kit at Songbird Avenue
From the S.A.F.E. House website:
“S.A.F.E. House, with a capacity of 85 people, is the largest shelter for adult and child survivors of intimate partner violence in New Mexico and one of the five largest in the United States.
Our mission is: To shelter and empower survivors of intimate partner domestic violence and to improve the way New Mexico responds to this violence.
Our vision is: To live in a community that is free from all forms of oppression and violence.
Each year we will shelter, clothe and provide services to 1,000 survivors of violence. The majority of our residents are children under the age of twelve. It is a sad, but not unusual, experience for our shelter to be the first home for newborn babies.
Each year we will prepare 35,000 meals. We offer an on-site no-cost laundry, provide transportation, assist with protection orders and court accompaniment, help women connect with housing, employment, educational and mental and physical health services.
We offer individual and group education and treatment services for our residents as well as parenting support groups, children's wellness groups and recreational activities both on site and, when safe to do so, in the community.
Our transitional housing program, Pathways, provides intensive case management and rent support for up to two years to 37 families each year to help them gain the skills to allow them to obtain permanent, violence free housing and become productive, contributing members of our community.”
Included in this kit are: 12 patterned papers, 8 coordinating solid papers, 4 bottle caps, 1 blank stamp, 4 chipboard circle accents, 1 chipboard frame, 2 chipboard word art "summer", "vacation", 1 destination stamp, 1 endless summer stamp, 1 pair felt flip flops, 1 felt grass accent, 1 felt wave accent, 1 felt sun accent with buttons, 1 orange flower, 1 yellow flower, 1 red flower, 1 clear tab alpha A-Z upper case, and 1 12x12 inch psd layout template by Janet Phillips. This kit is approximately 114 MB and is two individual downloads.
Buy the kit at Songbird Avenue
Silly Chickie
This was a quickie, I finally had a chance after the girls went to bed to look at the DigiChick challenges and found a LO in the scraplift challenge that would be great for the single Easter picture I got back in 2007 - the girls were not cooperative that year. I'm also using more of my goodies that I won with the April TDC challenge.
The only 'nifty' thing I did was weave the ribbon around the edge, and that is just creative erasing. And another proud moment - it's all from the same kit!
Page Idea from Dreams by Skye at The DigiChick
Kit - Hey Chickie by Karen Lewis
Font - Jungle Juice
The only 'nifty' thing I did was weave the ribbon around the edge, and that is just creative erasing. And another proud moment - it's all from the same kit!
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Page Idea from Dreams by Skye at The DigiChick
Kit - Hey Chickie by Karen Lewis
Font - Jungle Juice
RAK for Heidi
Last night I picked my DigiShopTalk member kit and it was from Shabby Princess. She just has these fabulous free kits on her site, and it me think of her last free release and the pages that my friend Heidi had done with them. Heidi is dear to me for many reasons, one of them is that we are both twins with twins and our twins were born on the same day and the same gestational age - so the twin factor is overwhelming between us. We've never seen each other in person, but her spirit is with me every day. She posted this beautiful picture of her twins from the July 4th holiday, and I had just gotten this wonderful kit & I felt tempted to enter a LO in the DST Featured Designer Contest where you are limited to only the items in the kit. That was a bit of a challenge for me as I'm usually grabbing stuff from everywhere. Heidi is a very talented scrap artist herself, and would probably do this photo more justice than I, but this one's for you Heidi.
I modified the photo a bit by adding an aged photo layer and then changing the opacity so that it had a bit of a sepia feel like the papers.
Kit - Summer Cottage by Shabby Princess available to Gold & Diamond DST Members
Page Idea from Beautiful Spirit by Vanessa at Your Favorite Pair
Actions - scalloped dot & inked edge by Atomic Cupcake
Fonts Amazone BT, Century Gothic, Times New Roman
I modified the photo a bit by adding an aged photo layer and then changing the opacity so that it had a bit of a sepia feel like the papers.
Kit - Summer Cottage by Shabby Princess available to Gold & Diamond DST Members
Page Idea from Beautiful Spirit by Vanessa at Your Favorite Pair
Actions - scalloped dot & inked edge by Atomic Cupcake
Fonts Amazone BT, Century Gothic, Times New Roman
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Easy as 1-2-3
This one has been festering for a while. I really wanted to record how easy it was to train the girls - getting them to give up their little potties (which we finally did last week after 10 months) was WAY harder than having them be potty trained at 26 months. So while I'm moving this out of my "in progress" file, I don't know that it s done because I didn't journal very much. These pictures might find their way back again when I finally find the right inspiration for what should be two 4x6 horizontals & 1 4x6 vertical photo - and lots of journaling.
And even I had to look more than once to make sure I didn't scrap the same girl twice - they look SO much alike in these photos.
Page Idea from Potty Training by Sari at Sweet Shoppe Designs
Paper & Label by Scraps from Sarah Belle
Bird from Passarinhos by Dani Siqueira
Funky Flowers by Flergs
Date Stamp by Yin Designs
Stitching by Natali
Fonts: DJB Chris, Soopafresh
And even I had to look more than once to make sure I didn't scrap the same girl twice - they look SO much alike in these photos.
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Page Idea from Potty Training by Sari at Sweet Shoppe Designs
Paper & Label by Scraps from Sarah Belle
Bird from Passarinhos by Dani Siqueira
Funky Flowers by Flergs
Date Stamp by Yin Designs
Stitching by Natali
Fonts: DJB Chris, Soopafresh
Friday, July 4, 2008
All American Girls
I got some great photos of the girls this morning all ready for the parade - our mother's of multiples club participated and a group of us walked the route together to promote our club. It was HOT, but the girls were troopers during our 3 hour ordeal.
I think this is the first time I have scrapped photos on the same day they were taken and it hasn't even been 12 hours since I took the photo. Using the template made it pretty easy, but can you believe I still spent about 3 hours on this? I think there were numerous interruptions, but still...
Circle & Stars Template by Kristin Aagard Designs
Blue paper from Primary Shimmers by Tracy Lee Designs
Bobby Pin by Mira Designs
Glitter Styles by Flergs
Shadow Styles by Flergs
Fireworks & Skip Star Sparkle Brushes from Adobe site
Font - CK Journaling
lyric from Carrie Underwood's All-American Girl
I think this is the first time I have scrapped photos on the same day they were taken and it hasn't even been 12 hours since I took the photo. Using the template made it pretty easy, but can you believe I still spent about 3 hours on this? I think there were numerous interruptions, but still...
Circle & Stars Template by Kristin Aagard Designs
Blue paper from Primary Shimmers by Tracy Lee Designs
Bobby Pin by Mira Designs
Glitter Styles by Flergs
Shadow Styles by Flergs
Fireworks & Skip Star Sparkle Brushes from Adobe site
Font - CK Journaling
lyric from Carrie Underwood's All-American Girl
Welcome Wishes & Whimsy
Somehow the last half of July slipped right past me. I did say last month that I didn't think I had time to really give my all to the Benevolent Boutique charity kits, but I pulled something together at the beginning of the month for one of the kits - Wishes. Two kits were designed, both using the same color scheme, but one was floral grungy & the other whimiscal. You can buy them here.
This month Benevolent Boutique is donating all proceeds to Reece's Rainbow, an International Down Syndrome Orphan Ministry. Their mission is to:
1) To raise awareness of the plight of children with Down syndrome in foreign orphanages and their availability to be adopted.
2) To raise adoption grant donations for each of our waiting children
3) To locate new adoptive families for orphans with Down syndrome internationally.
4) To "de-mystify" the process and costs of international adoption...it IS affordable!
5) To encourage families to consider adopting a child with DS through education and financial help.
6) To offer financial assistance to adoptive families through our Sponsorship Program.
7) To participate in medical missions for urgently ill children with Down syndrome.
8) To participate in humanitarian aid opportunities to improve the quality of life of children in foreign orphanages.
I got my hubby one of the memory coffe mugs for Father's Day and I love it. Here is a mug insert with a few pieces from my portion of Wishes - one with a quote relative to the mission this month and one without.
This month Benevolent Boutique is donating all proceeds to Reece's Rainbow, an International Down Syndrome Orphan Ministry. Their mission is to:
1) To raise awareness of the plight of children with Down syndrome in foreign orphanages and their availability to be adopted.
2) To raise adoption grant donations for each of our waiting children
3) To locate new adoptive families for orphans with Down syndrome internationally.
4) To "de-mystify" the process and costs of international adoption...it IS affordable!
5) To encourage families to consider adopting a child with DS through education and financial help.
6) To offer financial assistance to adoptive families through our Sponsorship Program.
7) To participate in medical missions for urgently ill children with Down syndrome.
8) To participate in humanitarian aid opportunities to improve the quality of life of children in foreign orphanages.
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I got my hubby one of the memory coffe mugs for Father's Day and I love it. Here is a mug insert with a few pieces from my portion of Wishes - one with a quote relative to the mission this month and one without.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
The Perfect Pair
I've found the perfect song to scrapbook to - Bon Jovi's (You Want To) Make a Memory. My husband has this aptitude of turning to HDMusic and finding some Bon Jovi special and first it was Jon's duet with Sugarland and now his duet with Leanne Rhimes that he likes, but I like everything about Make a Memory. ok, enough with the side-bar.
A few weeks ago (or possibly a month) I mentioned Ann from The 3 Chickens found me and I'm so glad she did. Her blog is so fun to read and its such a time saver for finding the best freebies & sales. She posted this wonderful template and I just took these fab photos of the girls - so I had to make them work together.
I got to use some of the things I picked from from my April win over at the Digi-Chick. Can you believe I just finally finished my shopping spree? Now I need to go purge my freebies folder cause I'm just getting too much stuff to remember and I'll need the extra memory sooner than later it seems.
My computer is really dragging these days - don't know if I need to increase RAM or video memory or both - as long as I don't need a new computer - DH would probably flip at that thought. I wish one of us was more computer geekish - I don't know how much I trust those guys at Circuit City or Best Buy.
I'm hoping to work on my new kit soon, so no freebies for a little bit yet. If you haven't picked up a July desktop yet, the one from Shabby Princess is too adorable to pass up.
Template 03 by The 3 Chickens
Background Paper, frames & tags by Scraps from Sarah Belle
Graph Paper from Spring Denim by Scraps from Sarah Belle
Bird Element from Tweet Love by Fei-Fei's Stuff
White Lace from White Lace by Gunhild
Orange Lace from Crocheted Lace Collection Two by Shannon Lee Designs
Date Tag from Pinned & Dated by Fei-Fei's Stuff (modified)
Swirls from GXEmbellishments by Abneil Software Ltd (Andrew Buckle)
Glitter Swirls from Swirl Therapy by Jofia Designs
Flowers from Kayleigh's Kleidescope by Flergs (recolored)
Glitter Style from Glitter Freebie 1 by Flergs
Stitched sequins from Sequins by Sarah J Designs
Brush from Point to Grain by Sheishido
Actions - Distressed Edge by Atomic Cupcake
Fonts - Century Schoolbook, Century Gothic
A few weeks ago (or possibly a month) I mentioned Ann from The 3 Chickens found me and I'm so glad she did. Her blog is so fun to read and its such a time saver for finding the best freebies & sales. She posted this wonderful template and I just took these fab photos of the girls - so I had to make them work together.
I got to use some of the things I picked from from my April win over at the Digi-Chick. Can you believe I just finally finished my shopping spree? Now I need to go purge my freebies folder cause I'm just getting too much stuff to remember and I'll need the extra memory sooner than later it seems.
My computer is really dragging these days - don't know if I need to increase RAM or video memory or both - as long as I don't need a new computer - DH would probably flip at that thought. I wish one of us was more computer geekish - I don't know how much I trust those guys at Circuit City or Best Buy.
I'm hoping to work on my new kit soon, so no freebies for a little bit yet. If you haven't picked up a July desktop yet, the one from Shabby Princess is too adorable to pass up.
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Template 03 by The 3 Chickens
Background Paper, frames & tags by Scraps from Sarah Belle
Graph Paper from Spring Denim by Scraps from Sarah Belle
Bird Element from Tweet Love by Fei-Fei's Stuff
White Lace from White Lace by Gunhild
Orange Lace from Crocheted Lace Collection Two by Shannon Lee Designs
Date Tag from Pinned & Dated by Fei-Fei's Stuff (modified)
Swirls from GXEmbellishments by Abneil Software Ltd (Andrew Buckle)
Glitter Swirls from Swirl Therapy by Jofia Designs
Flowers from Kayleigh's Kleidescope by Flergs (recolored)
Glitter Style from Glitter Freebie 1 by Flergs
Stitched sequins from Sequins by Sarah J Designs
Brush from Point to Grain by Sheishido
Actions - Distressed Edge by Atomic Cupcake
Fonts - Century Schoolbook, Century Gothic
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Mothers of Multiples scrappages
I've been busy creating and editing my twins club newsletter and creating scrap pages as we don't have a historian this year(yet - I'm hoping I'll get someone else hooked on digiscrapping) and I'm getting lots of pictures to put in the newsletter. I'm very proud of my first newsletter, we'll see how our members like it. It was quite the effort to get all the photos, then sort through and make categories and then scrap what went together and then make one hodge-podge. I've never scrapped so many pictures before on a single layout, now I'll need to learn how to add a few elements here & there. Many thanks to Yin Designs who had some great templates with lots of photos on her blog.
Templates by Yin Designs (some modified)
Papers from:
Bright by Michelle Coleman
Bohemian Summer by Michelle Coleman
Bouncing Baby by Scraps from Sarah Belle
A Walk in the Park by Amy Sumrall
Not So Perfect by Karen Lewis Designs
Moments by Summer Driggs
Alphas/Elements from
Squishy Dots by Karah Fredricks
Glitter Freebie by Flergs
Stinkertoots by Andrea Burns
Express Yourself by Ronna Penner
Spiral Cutouts by Tamra Burwick Designs
Fonts
Aubrey, Placard Condensed, CK Journaling, Amazone BT, Arial, Cooper Black, Pea Reese, 2 Peas Evergreen, Ravie
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Templates by Yin Designs (some modified)
Papers from:
Bright by Michelle Coleman
Bohemian Summer by Michelle Coleman
Bouncing Baby by Scraps from Sarah Belle
A Walk in the Park by Amy Sumrall
Not So Perfect by Karen Lewis Designs
Moments by Summer Driggs
Alphas/Elements from
Squishy Dots by Karah Fredricks
Glitter Freebie by Flergs
Stinkertoots by Andrea Burns
Express Yourself by Ronna Penner
Spiral Cutouts by Tamra Burwick Designs
Fonts
Aubrey, Placard Condensed, CK Journaling, Amazone BT, Arial, Cooper Black, Pea Reese, 2 Peas Evergreen, Ravie
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Out in the Rain - redo
If you're a regular reader, first you're probably asking "what the heck happened to her?" and second "didn't I just see those pictures?". As to what happened to me - I think the answer is three year old twins - they are just awake longer than ever and just need me, and then my obligations to my twins club are big this time of year. For the rest of the month I'll be busy putting together my first issue of the twins club newsletter. It fun to do some newsletter design, but its hard because the info from all the club members just trickles in - so nothing is "done" until I send it out. We don't have a historian this year so I'm scrapping for the club too. At least with that I'm doing double duty - once I get the page scrapped I'm just going to include it in the newsletter.
And yes, you did just see these pictures, and as much I like the original LO, I decided I wanted to include the 2nd picture and so I went back and rescrapped. Since the background paper is lighter I added a border of glitter to the acrylic letters so they would stand off the page a little more.
Page Idea from Silly Girl by Tracey at Sweet Shoppe Designs
Papers from Bohemian Summer by Michelle Coleman
Rain from Diamond Rain by Jofia Devoe
Alpha from Acrylic Alpha by Vicki Parker (A Work in Progress)
Glitter from Glitter Freebie by Flergs
Actions - pinking shears & scalloped dot by Atomic Cupcake
Font Problem Secretary, CK Ali's Writing
And yes, you did just see these pictures, and as much I like the original LO, I decided I wanted to include the 2nd picture and so I went back and rescrapped. Since the background paper is lighter I added a border of glitter to the acrylic letters so they would stand off the page a little more.
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Page Idea from Silly Girl by Tracey at Sweet Shoppe Designs
Papers from Bohemian Summer by Michelle Coleman
Rain from Diamond Rain by Jofia Devoe
Alpha from Acrylic Alpha by Vicki Parker (A Work in Progress)
Glitter from Glitter Freebie by Flergs
Actions - pinking shears & scalloped dot by Atomic Cupcake
Font Problem Secretary, CK Ali's Writing
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Leap of Faith - Kits for Charity
At Songbird Avenue, they are committed to giving. Every month, they work with top digital designers to provide the absolute best in digital scrapbook design. Don’t miss out on the most exclusive and high quality kits on the internet.
For June's kit, Songbirh Avenue is so excited to have Vicki Stegall as it's guest designer. Vicki's flair for the unique and beautiful shine through in this one-of-a-kind kit! Songbird Avenue is proud to present "Leap of Faith". 100% of this month's profits will benefit MercyCorps.
"Mercy Corps exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities.
Mercy Corps works amid disasters, conflicts, chronic poverty and instability to unleash the potential of people who can win against nearly impossible odds. Since 1979, Mercy Corps has provided $1.5 billion in assistance to people in 106 nations. Supported by headquarters offices in North America and Europe, the agency's unified global programs employ 3,500 staff worldwide and reach nearly 16.4 million people in more than 35 countries.
Our strategy is to work in countries in transition, where communities are recovering from disaster, conflict or economic collapse. Our experience demonstrates that turmoil and tragedy often create opportunities for lasting, positive change. We add our greatest value on the ground by supporting those pockets of positive change with community-led and market-driven action."
Included in this kit are: 14 patterned papers, 4 coordinating solid papers, 3 pebble brads, 4 folded ribbon frames, 4 journaling labels, 3 moth stickers (with and without shadows), 1 birdhouse, 6 coordinating crepe paper bows, 4 crepe flowers, 1 shabby chic frame, 1 bead branch (shadow separate), 1 leaf element (shadow separate), 1 nest (shoadow separate), 2 floral note papers, 1 x 12 inch paper tear, 1 dandelion sticker, 1 shabby chic tray, 4 word art brushes, (png & abr), 4 word art stickers (live with wild abandon, leap of fatih, spread your wings and fly, take the plunge), 5 coordinating crepe paper wraps, 1 a-z stamp alpha (mixed upper and lower case), 0-9, and 1 12x12 inch template by Janet Phillips. This kit is approximately 125 MB and is two individual downloads.
Buy it HERE
For June's kit, Songbirh Avenue is so excited to have Vicki Stegall as it's guest designer. Vicki's flair for the unique and beautiful shine through in this one-of-a-kind kit! Songbird Avenue is proud to present "Leap of Faith". 100% of this month's profits will benefit MercyCorps.
"Mercy Corps exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities.
Mercy Corps works amid disasters, conflicts, chronic poverty and instability to unleash the potential of people who can win against nearly impossible odds. Since 1979, Mercy Corps has provided $1.5 billion in assistance to people in 106 nations. Supported by headquarters offices in North America and Europe, the agency's unified global programs employ 3,500 staff worldwide and reach nearly 16.4 million people in more than 35 countries.
Our strategy is to work in countries in transition, where communities are recovering from disaster, conflict or economic collapse. Our experience demonstrates that turmoil and tragedy often create opportunities for lasting, positive change. We add our greatest value on the ground by supporting those pockets of positive change with community-led and market-driven action."
Included in this kit are: 14 patterned papers, 4 coordinating solid papers, 3 pebble brads, 4 folded ribbon frames, 4 journaling labels, 3 moth stickers (with and without shadows), 1 birdhouse, 6 coordinating crepe paper bows, 4 crepe flowers, 1 shabby chic frame, 1 bead branch (shadow separate), 1 leaf element (shadow separate), 1 nest (shoadow separate), 2 floral note papers, 1 x 12 inch paper tear, 1 dandelion sticker, 1 shabby chic tray, 4 word art brushes, (png & abr), 4 word art stickers (live with wild abandon, leap of fatih, spread your wings and fly, take the plunge), 5 coordinating crepe paper wraps, 1 a-z stamp alpha (mixed upper and lower case), 0-9, and 1 12x12 inch template by Janet Phillips. This kit is approximately 125 MB and is two individual downloads.
Buy it HERE
Out in the Rain
I've had quite the struggle this week to find time for my computer. My girls are really not wanting to nap and we've been going to the pool for a few hours most days so in addition to not getting much "me" time during the day, I'm also just exhausted by the time we get them in bed that I'm ready to fall into my own. My darling husband has them at Home Depot this morning for the kid's workshop so I spending the time on the computer instead of cleaning my house which really needs to be done as well.
A very straight forward LO to get the creating flowing again. I'm trying to use things from my April prize at the digichick - $10 per designer doesn't go as far as one might think, and its hard for me to buy something without knowing specifically what I might use it for, so I tried to stick with basics. I was reading an interview with one of the Treat Of The Month at Sweet Shoppe Designs and she said she almost always does a LO and then finds a picture to go with it - maybe someday I'll be so far ahead that I can do that. I think I've scrapped 4 pictures from this May though and there are Easters and Birthdays waiting to be done.
I said I wasn't going to the Benevolent Boutique charity kits this month, but then Crystal sent out the color palette and the themes and I couldn't help myself. Plus I want to work on a kit for myself AND I've gotten started on the newsletter which is going to eat up a lot of time. I'm hoping that I get just one page scrapped each week now that I've committed to these other things.
I'd also like to mention a great blog I found by way of a comment on Spring Swing. Ann goes by "the3chickens" and not only does she create amazing LOs, but she has a great list of freebies each day and does a lot of sale shopping to point out the great deals out there.
Page Idea from Potty Training by Sari at Sweet Shoppe Designs
Blue Paper from Shimmer Primaries by Tracy Lee Designs
Rain from Diamond Rain by Jofia Devoe
Stitching by Natali
Alpha from Acrylic Alpha by Vicki Parker (A Work in Progress)
Font Problem Secretary
A very straight forward LO to get the creating flowing again. I'm trying to use things from my April prize at the digichick - $10 per designer doesn't go as far as one might think, and its hard for me to buy something without knowing specifically what I might use it for, so I tried to stick with basics. I was reading an interview with one of the Treat Of The Month at Sweet Shoppe Designs and she said she almost always does a LO and then finds a picture to go with it - maybe someday I'll be so far ahead that I can do that. I think I've scrapped 4 pictures from this May though and there are Easters and Birthdays waiting to be done.
I said I wasn't going to the Benevolent Boutique charity kits this month, but then Crystal sent out the color palette and the themes and I couldn't help myself. Plus I want to work on a kit for myself AND I've gotten started on the newsletter which is going to eat up a lot of time. I'm hoping that I get just one page scrapped each week now that I've committed to these other things.
I'd also like to mention a great blog I found by way of a comment on Spring Swing. Ann goes by "the3chickens" and not only does she create amazing LOs, but she has a great list of freebies each day and does a lot of sale shopping to point out the great deals out there.
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Page Idea from Potty Training by Sari at Sweet Shoppe Designs
Blue Paper from Shimmer Primaries by Tracy Lee Designs
Rain from Diamond Rain by Jofia Devoe
Stitching by Natali
Alpha from Acrylic Alpha by Vicki Parker (A Work in Progress)
Font Problem Secretary
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Meet Jack & Jill - Kits for Charity
Drum Roll please......
I'd like to introduce Jack & Jill. These kits are the first offerings from Benevolent Boutique, a digiscrap store in the making. Benevolent Boutique will feature a forum, gallery, chat, store and of course a blog. The best part of Benevolent Boutique is the name represents the store's philosophy. All kits sold at Benevolent Boutique are created for to raise money for a charity.
For the first kit, the fearless organizer, Crystal from DigiScrapalicious chose the Make-a-Wish Foundation as the charity of choice. This was due in part to June being Potty Training Awareness month (I know, who knew???). I happened upon the BB blog while she was looking for designers and applied and now I'm a part of history. The idea of creating for charity really appeals to me since I don't want to sell kits, but I really welcome the challenge of creating something spectacular. This was a great learning experience and I think my latest freebie (Spring Swing) was a result of the growing process that occured during the creation of Jack & Jill. I was fortunate to contribute to both kits, and they both have many possibilities for creating many LOs of your little man or princess.
Check out the fab designers who pitched in to create these kits...
Contributing designers for Jack: KimB, Elegant WordArt, DigiScrapalicious, By God's Design, Sweet DigiScraps, Sarah Belle, & My Digital Moon.
Contributing designers for Jill: Raspberry Road Designs, Elegant WordArt, DigiScrapalicious, Sarah Belle, My Digital Moon, & Farrah's Creations.
To whet your appetite, I created some QPs. Pick them up and then head over to Benevolent Boutique and check out Jack & Jill.
Pick up the Jill QP HERE
Pick up the Jack QP HERE
I won't be able to participate in July's kit, as I am being inducted (sounds serious right?) as our Mother of Multiples newsletter editor and its a big deal and I want to do a super job as I take over the reins. I'm going to modify the style just a bit, so I need to spend some time doing graphics & layouts and deciding what program works best for a newsletter. I tried Publisher, but it made my e-mail go CRAZY, so I won't do that again. Any suggestions?
And another little toot! for me. My Spring Swing kit was selected as the Digi Pick-o-the day at Scrap N' Art ezine today! I hadn't even stumbled across Scrap N' Art until I got the notice, so you can just imagine my socks were blown off. Sometimes you need a little validation from a complete stranger to make you realize that "WOW, I am doing ok at this". Now just to win the big prize they are offering just for subscribing to their emagazine, and I think I'll have had a huge run on good luck!
I'd like to introduce Jack & Jill. These kits are the first offerings from Benevolent Boutique, a digiscrap store in the making. Benevolent Boutique will feature a forum, gallery, chat, store and of course a blog. The best part of Benevolent Boutique is the name represents the store's philosophy. All kits sold at Benevolent Boutique are created for to raise money for a charity.
For the first kit, the fearless organizer, Crystal from DigiScrapalicious chose the Make-a-Wish Foundation as the charity of choice. This was due in part to June being Potty Training Awareness month (I know, who knew???). I happened upon the BB blog while she was looking for designers and applied and now I'm a part of history. The idea of creating for charity really appeals to me since I don't want to sell kits, but I really welcome the challenge of creating something spectacular. This was a great learning experience and I think my latest freebie (Spring Swing) was a result of the growing process that occured during the creation of Jack & Jill. I was fortunate to contribute to both kits, and they both have many possibilities for creating many LOs of your little man or princess.
Check out the fab designers who pitched in to create these kits...
Contributing designers for Jack: KimB, Elegant WordArt, DigiScrapalicious, By God's Design, Sweet DigiScraps, Sarah Belle, & My Digital Moon.
Contributing designers for Jill: Raspberry Road Designs, Elegant WordArt, DigiScrapalicious, Sarah Belle, My Digital Moon, & Farrah's Creations.
To whet your appetite, I created some QPs. Pick them up and then head over to Benevolent Boutique and check out Jack & Jill.
Pick up the Jill QP HERE
Pick up the Jack QP HERE
I won't be able to participate in July's kit, as I am being inducted (sounds serious right?) as our Mother of Multiples newsletter editor and its a big deal and I want to do a super job as I take over the reins. I'm going to modify the style just a bit, so I need to spend some time doing graphics & layouts and deciding what program works best for a newsletter. I tried Publisher, but it made my e-mail go CRAZY, so I won't do that again. Any suggestions?
And another little toot! for me. My Spring Swing kit was selected as the Digi Pick-o-the day at Scrap N' Art ezine today! I hadn't even stumbled across Scrap N' Art until I got the notice, so you can just imagine my socks were blown off. Sometimes you need a little validation from a complete stranger to make you realize that "WOW, I am doing ok at this". Now just to win the big prize they are offering just for subscribing to their emagazine, and I think I'll have had a huge run on good luck!
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Wrinkled Toes
I was so thrilled with how this latest kit turned out I just had to use it! I think I made a real design breakthrough and I really want to thank those that left comments with ideas. While all the elements really don't necessary follow a single theme, getting input really made my creative juices start pumping.
To make the picture "pop" I selected the girls feet that are in the middle of the photo and sharpened them so that the wrinkled part really stood out. For the title work, I typed the title, added a cumpled brush, then simplified the layer. Using the marque tool I "cut" each letter, then moved into place and rotated it. This way the text stays together in one layer. Other than that, it was just standard fair, with one custom shadow under the photo.
Page Idea by Maggie Holmes, June cover of Creating Keepsakes magazine
kit - Spring Swing by Scraps from Sarah Belle
Font - Arial
A BIG thank you to those that were kind enough to leave comments on the paper pack, I hope these elements allow you to create something wonderful. I truly hope that that this kit is LO worthy and that you'll let me know when you create something. Please leave me a comment with a link to your gallery or my e-mail is included in my TOU. It would mean so much to see something you've created. I also think this preview turned out pretty good too.
Pick up the element pack HERE.
pssst - there's an add-on below.
double pssst - the coordinating paper pack is in the previous entry
Again, comments are disabled in 4shared, so leave a little love here.
Once I started my scraplift for this page I needed a few extra things, which turned into a Add-On for the kit. No time for a preview, but it includes: 3 scalloped frames, 4 gem brads, 4 photo prongs, an alpha and a flattened quick page (from my LO).
Pick up the Add-On HERE.
To make the picture "pop" I selected the girls feet that are in the middle of the photo and sharpened them so that the wrinkled part really stood out. For the title work, I typed the title, added a cumpled brush, then simplified the layer. Using the marque tool I "cut" each letter, then moved into place and rotated it. This way the text stays together in one layer. Other than that, it was just standard fair, with one custom shadow under the photo.
Page Idea by Maggie Holmes, June cover of Creating Keepsakes magazine
kit - Spring Swing by Scraps from Sarah Belle
Font - Arial
A BIG thank you to those that were kind enough to leave comments on the paper pack, I hope these elements allow you to create something wonderful. I truly hope that that this kit is LO worthy and that you'll let me know when you create something. Please leave me a comment with a link to your gallery or my e-mail is included in my TOU. It would mean so much to see something you've created. I also think this preview turned out pretty good too.
Pick up the element pack HERE.
pssst - there's an add-on below.
double pssst - the coordinating paper pack is in the previous entry
Again, comments are disabled in 4shared, so leave a little love here.
Once I started my scraplift for this page I needed a few extra things, which turned into a Add-On for the kit. No time for a preview, but it includes: 3 scalloped frames, 4 gem brads, 4 photo prongs, an alpha and a flattened quick page (from my LO).
Pick up the Add-On HERE.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Swinging Under the Sycamore
Great inspiration this week over at the Sweet Shoppe for some photos I took while we were back in Missouri. My dad planted this tree when I was in grade school, and now it's big enough for my girls to swing under it. My parents are trying to sell the farm, so we may not have many more chances for the girls to fly under this sycamore.
My colors for this LO came from the cute flowers & birdie that I got with some of my winnings at the digichick. Then I needed red & green to pull the colors out of the photo and next thing you know I'm making papers - which is good for everyone because here comes my next little kit.
The only little tricks I played on the template were to use the layer->modify->contract and then apply a stroke on that contracted border so that I could erase the stroked line and get that cutout look. I use the contract/expand and stroke combo on quite a few things now. Then I made a custom shadow for the tree so it looked like it had a little more life in its leaves.
Template #35 from Cookie Decorating 101 by Cindy at Sweet Shoppe Designs
Paper from Spring Swing by Scraps from Sarah Belle
Kraft Paper from Backs:Brown by Amanda Heiman
Paperbag frame from You've Been Framed by Lindsay Jane Designs
Ribbons from Give it to me Straight by Amanda Heiman
Flower & Bird Embellishements from Sugar in Heaven by Jeann Gaidecki
Paper Overlays from Grungy Overlays by Misschifis Scraps
Stitching from Stitches by Jasmin Olya
Glitter Frame from Strawberry Delights by Flergs
Glitter Style from Glitter Freebie 1 by Flergs
Action - inked edges by Atomic Cupcake
Fonts - Aubrey, CK Ali's Writing, Century Gothic
Being able to make your own stuff is both a curse & a blessing I've decided. I love to make it and truly customize my LOs, but I hate not to share my creations so I spend a lot of time creating other items to actually make it worth sharing. Its good practice for me I guess, but it does take additional time to do the packaging & whatnot. The papers for this seemed to come together really well and I actually like this preview.
Pick up the Paper Pack HERE.
Now to see what I can come up with in the way of embellishments - I'd love to hear some ideas in the comments. They are disabled in 4shared, so please leave them here for me.
My colors for this LO came from the cute flowers & birdie that I got with some of my winnings at the digichick. Then I needed red & green to pull the colors out of the photo and next thing you know I'm making papers - which is good for everyone because here comes my next little kit.
The only little tricks I played on the template were to use the layer->modify->contract and then apply a stroke on that contracted border so that I could erase the stroked line and get that cutout look. I use the contract/expand and stroke combo on quite a few things now. Then I made a custom shadow for the tree so it looked like it had a little more life in its leaves.
Template #35 from Cookie Decorating 101 by Cindy at Sweet Shoppe Designs
Paper from Spring Swing by Scraps from Sarah Belle
Kraft Paper from Backs:Brown by Amanda Heiman
Paperbag frame from You've Been Framed by Lindsay Jane Designs
Ribbons from Give it to me Straight by Amanda Heiman
Flower & Bird Embellishements from Sugar in Heaven by Jeann Gaidecki
Paper Overlays from Grungy Overlays by Misschifis Scraps
Stitching from Stitches by Jasmin Olya
Glitter Frame from Strawberry Delights by Flergs
Glitter Style from Glitter Freebie 1 by Flergs
Action - inked edges by Atomic Cupcake
Fonts - Aubrey, CK Ali's Writing, Century Gothic
Being able to make your own stuff is both a curse & a blessing I've decided. I love to make it and truly customize my LOs, but I hate not to share my creations so I spend a lot of time creating other items to actually make it worth sharing. Its good practice for me I guess, but it does take additional time to do the packaging & whatnot. The papers for this seemed to come together really well and I actually like this preview.
Pick up the Paper Pack HERE.
Now to see what I can come up with in the way of embellishments - I'd love to hear some ideas in the comments. They are disabled in 4shared, so please leave them here for me.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Happy Birthday Sweet Girls
Seems like its been forever since I've scrapped. It's been a busy past two weeks between the girls birthday followed by a trip back to Missouri to visit all our family. Good news is that I my scrapping juices came back quickly - the first 5 minutes or so I got a little scared because I was actually having to think about PSE commands.
I finally made my own scalloped mats - I just made a circle brush and drew the outside and then filled it with a rectangle - a littler easier than I thought it might be. Then I made the template, so it was easy then to find some papers that coordinated with the picture and then just clip away. I fiddled around some with the elements - didn't have anything that just "went" so I had to do some creating and modifying there. The paper kit I used was a Christmas one and I made the black papers using an overlay and brush. Right after I finished the template I thought, I'll be able to do this with just a few things, but now that I've finished the credits I realize that it didn't end up very simple.
I have two bits of "news" that I need to share. Originally this blog was just for me, but I have a few loyal readers now and hopefully they will be excited for me too.
I try to participate in at least one challenge each week at the digichick. In April, anytime you completed a challenge your name was entered in a drawing where the prize was a $10 gift card from 19 digichick designers - and I won!!! I found right before we left on vacation so hopefully tonight I'll be able to go shopping and get lots of fantastic stuff. So head over to the digichick challenges - they really do provide lots of inspiration. My favorites are the color challenge and scraplift challenge.
The other tidbit is that I'm going to be part of a design team at Benevolent Boutique designing kits for charity. The first kits are scheduled to be released in June, benefitting the Make a Wish Foundation. There are going to be two kits - one each for boys & girls, with toddlers in mind since June is National Potty Training Awareness Month (who knew?).
Page Idea from You are so Handsome by ZaCola3 at Sweet Shoppe Designs
Kit - Silly Seasons by Zoe Pearn
Sequins from Sugar in Heaven by Jeann Gaidecki
Brush from Paper Damage by Adobe
Overlay from Grungy Overlay by Misschifis Scraps
Glitter Styles from Chocolate Berry by Flergs
Stitching by Circle Stitching by Natali
Button ties from Lots of Button Ties by Designs by Shannon
Buttons - scanned in & edited by Scraps from Sarah Belle
Actions - Pristine Chipboard by Atomic Cupcake
Fonts - Tangerine, Pea Kate
I finally made my own scalloped mats - I just made a circle brush and drew the outside and then filled it with a rectangle - a littler easier than I thought it might be. Then I made the template, so it was easy then to find some papers that coordinated with the picture and then just clip away. I fiddled around some with the elements - didn't have anything that just "went" so I had to do some creating and modifying there. The paper kit I used was a Christmas one and I made the black papers using an overlay and brush. Right after I finished the template I thought, I'll be able to do this with just a few things, but now that I've finished the credits I realize that it didn't end up very simple.
I have two bits of "news" that I need to share. Originally this blog was just for me, but I have a few loyal readers now and hopefully they will be excited for me too.
I try to participate in at least one challenge each week at the digichick. In April, anytime you completed a challenge your name was entered in a drawing where the prize was a $10 gift card from 19 digichick designers - and I won!!! I found right before we left on vacation so hopefully tonight I'll be able to go shopping and get lots of fantastic stuff. So head over to the digichick challenges - they really do provide lots of inspiration. My favorites are the color challenge and scraplift challenge.
The other tidbit is that I'm going to be part of a design team at Benevolent Boutique designing kits for charity. The first kits are scheduled to be released in June, benefitting the Make a Wish Foundation. There are going to be two kits - one each for boys & girls, with toddlers in mind since June is National Potty Training Awareness Month (who knew?).
Page Idea from You are so Handsome by ZaCola3 at Sweet Shoppe Designs
Kit - Silly Seasons by Zoe Pearn
Sequins from Sugar in Heaven by Jeann Gaidecki
Brush from Paper Damage by Adobe
Overlay from Grungy Overlay by Misschifis Scraps
Glitter Styles from Chocolate Berry by Flergs
Stitching by Circle Stitching by Natali
Button ties from Lots of Button Ties by Designs by Shannon
Buttons - scanned in & edited by Scraps from Sarah Belle
Actions - Pristine Chipboard by Atomic Cupcake
Fonts - Tangerine, Pea Kate
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Our Little Tomboys
I really took some shortcuts with this LO. During one of my earlier visits to Sweet Shoppe Designs Gallery for inspiration I noticed a LO and added it to my favorites for a future "lift". To my great surprise, the LO was chosen to the the cookie (template) of the week, which made it even easier to lift. It's almost an exact duplicate of the original because I already had the same kit that Kay Miller used in the original LO. So no originality here on my part - just knocking out another LO using one of my favorite pictures. I think its the outfit in the picture as much as anything - I loved those brown cords and that jean jacket, and they still love to wear Daddy's ball caps.
I did want to share a little tip I use for naming files. I start each file with the year the picture was taken followed by the month then a title. So this one is filed as "2006 10 Our Little Tomboys" In this way all the files are orderly and I can use the files to quickly organize a book since they are already in chronological order.
Template by Aggie Adviso for Cookie Decorating 101 at Sweet Shoppe Designs
Kit Haute Spring by Zoe Pearn
Demin from Spring in Denim by Dnadryad
Glitter by Flergs
Actions - inked edge by Atomic Cupcake
Font - Mom's Typewriter
I did want to share a little tip I use for naming files. I start each file with the year the picture was taken followed by the month then a title. So this one is filed as "2006 10 Our Little Tomboys" In this way all the files are orderly and I can use the files to quickly organize a book since they are already in chronological order.
Template by Aggie Adviso for Cookie Decorating 101 at Sweet Shoppe Designs
Kit Haute Spring by Zoe Pearn
Demin from Spring in Denim by Dnadryad
Glitter by Flergs
Actions - inked edge by Atomic Cupcake
Font - Mom's Typewriter
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Building the Swingset
My scrapping has really slowed down now that the twins are in a big bed. I've lost about 3 hours a day of "me" time due to earlier wakeups, shorter naps, and later bedtimes. I'm sure in time it will straighten itself out, but now I'm still adjusting to being tired again, so there are some days all I get done is check e-mail and other critical tasks, and never make it to my scrapping. I miss it.
This LO doesn't strike me as one of my best, but its ok. A month ago I had never used a B&W photo, now I think I have done three LOs with B&W. Odd - but on this LO it really helped tie the pictures together because they were all different colors and it was hard to find papers that worked for everything, so changing them to B&W fixed that issue.
I'm also trying to challenge myself by using a single kit, in this case a mini-kit. I think it helps me better understand what people might want in a design. This is also a color combo that I normally wouldn't use, and it was a good test to feel a little uncomfortable.
Page Idea from May Page Maps by Becky Fleck
Papers from Renewal Sampler by Michelle Coleman
Screw Fastners by Simka
Stitching from Basic Stitching by Britt-ish Designs
Action - Medium Bottom Tear by Atomic Cupcake
Fonts - Soopafresh, BlackJack, CK Ali's Writing, 28 Days Later
Now for the my latest freebie kit - sorry its taken so long. It's been ready for a few days, but with our swingset project this weekend I just didn't have a chance to get a LO scrapped and my DH is traveling out of the country this week.
I'd like to say a big THANKS to those that left comments with the last kit, and especially those who left comments between freebies - those truly warm the heart.
Please, if after you open the kit, you think "Darn, I could use this if it just had _____", then come back and leave a comment and I'll try to put together an add-on with the requests. I could always keep adding to a single kit, but I don't want to put all my design eggs in one basket.
Pick up Little Athlete HERE
This weekend is the twins 3rd birthday - they are so excited - they ask every day to go pick up the birthday cake! Hopefully I'll get lots of good pictures this year.
This LO doesn't strike me as one of my best, but its ok. A month ago I had never used a B&W photo, now I think I have done three LOs with B&W. Odd - but on this LO it really helped tie the pictures together because they were all different colors and it was hard to find papers that worked for everything, so changing them to B&W fixed that issue.
I'm also trying to challenge myself by using a single kit, in this case a mini-kit. I think it helps me better understand what people might want in a design. This is also a color combo that I normally wouldn't use, and it was a good test to feel a little uncomfortable.
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Page Idea from May Page Maps by Becky Fleck
Papers from Renewal Sampler by Michelle Coleman
Screw Fastners by Simka
Stitching from Basic Stitching by Britt-ish Designs
Action - Medium Bottom Tear by Atomic Cupcake
Fonts - Soopafresh, BlackJack, CK Ali's Writing, 28 Days Later
Now for the my latest freebie kit - sorry its taken so long. It's been ready for a few days, but with our swingset project this weekend I just didn't have a chance to get a LO scrapped and my DH is traveling out of the country this week.
I'd like to say a big THANKS to those that left comments with the last kit, and especially those who left comments between freebies - those truly warm the heart.
Please, if after you open the kit, you think "Darn, I could use this if it just had _____", then come back and leave a comment and I'll try to put together an add-on with the requests. I could always keep adding to a single kit, but I don't want to put all my design eggs in one basket.
Pick up Little Athlete HERE
This weekend is the twins 3rd birthday - they are so excited - they ask every day to go pick up the birthday cake! Hopefully I'll get lots of good pictures this year.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Take Flight - Kits for Charity
Songbird Avenue has undergone an overhaul on their site and it's awesome. They are also offering a super fantastic kit for May and their charity is the Susan G. Komen Foundation. It's Songbird Avenue's 1st Birthday and they are celebrating in a big way. May Guest Designers...Shabby Princess, Dianne Rigdon, Gina Miller, Robin Carlton, Carrie Stephens, Nancie Rowe-Janitz, Amy Wolff, Jenna Desai, Kate Hadfield, Jacque Larson, Michelle Coleman, Shabby Miss Jenn, Susan Bartolini, Kate Teague, Leora Sanford, Meredith Fenwick, Jan Crowley and Janet Phillips.
Included in this kit are: 46 papers, borders, word art, journalers, labels, ribbons, lace, brushes, doodles, paper pieced items, frames, buttons, epoxies, flowers, an alpha and a template. This kit totals over 335 MB and is six individual downloads.
You can get this beautiful kit for just $8.00 at Songbird Avenue. So buy a beautiful kit and support a worthy cause.
Included in this kit are: 46 papers, borders, word art, journalers, labels, ribbons, lace, brushes, doodles, paper pieced items, frames, buttons, epoxies, flowers, an alpha and a template. This kit totals over 335 MB and is six individual downloads.
You can get this beautiful kit for just $8.00 at Songbird Avenue. So buy a beautiful kit and support a worthy cause.
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