Digi-Scrap Page #2

Friday, August 22, 2008

I was on a roll with the whole digital scrapbooking thing so I decided to keep going and create page #2 for this layout. It's lots of fun. (click on above photo for larger view)

Adobe Photoshop is so powerful, and I only know how to use like .01% of the features!! Layering is very powerful though. There are lots of neat things you can do.

I'm not quite sure what I will do with my digital layouts just yet. I might just keep a folder of them, and once I feel like I have enough, create a printed photo book with them. For now I'm going to keep perusing the web for free digital kits - until I know that I like it enough to start purchasing them. (like I need to BUY any more supplies that have to do with scrapbooking! ha!)

This weekend I hope to get to use my new Cricut Design Studio Software - I got it courtesy of some gift cards for my birthday. I can't wait to play around with it! Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Digital Scrap Kit: "Harvest Spice" from the Shabby Princess - check her out! Lots of great layouts! best part is they are FREE!!

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my very first attempt at digi-scrappin.

Thursday, August 21, 2008
hey everyone - I know I've been pretty quiet lately, sorry about that! I hope to get into more of a routine and have more uploads for you soon. I am working on putting together another little video - that should be posted in a few days.

Today I thought I would share with you my first attempt at digital scrapbooking! Yep I took the plunge. For this layout I used Adobe Photoshop Software, and downloaded this wonderful free kit from Shabby Princess. The name of the kit is called "Harvest Spice". (if you click the photo below it should show up nice & large for you to look at).


Leave me a comment and let me know what you think, and please do share any hints/tips/advice for Digital Scrapbooking! Any good sites that you have, I will post here for all to see. I'm hoping to get more into it, as I can basically do it from anywhere, as long as I have my laptop with me!

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just a quick video...

Friday, August 15, 2008
here is a quick little iMovie that I put together of me making a Scrapbook Page. The photo is from our honeymoon in Hawaii. It was a self-portrait (aka Pete holding the camera out) of us on a Black Sand Beach on the Big Island. OHH how I long to be back...can you tell I'm missing it?!?

Anyway, the quality isn't that great - sorry. One of these days I will invest in an actual nice camcorder...right now I'm just using my digital camera. 

I have another video coming soon. Just have to finish editing & what not. Enjoy :)


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max's very own scrapbook.

Tuesday, July 1, 2008
so the other day I posted a video on making a doggie photo holder (even though I don't have a dog!). I DO however have a cat. His name is Max and he is very spoiled, curious and mischievous...all the things kitties are supposed to be!

When I was at the CKC Convention in May, I came across some cute board books from Boxer Scrapbook. There was a cute one in the shape of a kitty kat, along with matching paper, ribbon, etc. I picked it up and decided to make a scrapbook all about MAX. So here it is. To see more pics of this book, click HERE to visit my project gallery.



Also, please be sure to watch the doggie photo holder video if you haven't already. I had lots of fun making it! Any tips or suggestions as to what you'd like to see next, let me know! thanks!

"Max's Scrapbook":
Boxer Scrapbook
Cricut Expression "Cuttin Up" Cartridge
Various Designer Paper

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video: doggie photo holder

Sunday, June 29, 2008
I don't have a dog. BUT: there are lots of cute papers & embellishments out there for doggies. I was putting together a scrapbook for my kitty (which I will share with you later on this week!) - and I had lots of puppy paper left over. I decided to do something with it.



I also had to figure out what to do with the 100+ coasters we have leftover from our wedding last September. We ordered them for the bar area and apparently they didn't use very many? So now I have 150 coasters that say "Eat, Drink & be Married - Kerry & Peter 09.22.07". haha. The good thing is, there are plenty of crafty ways to use 'em. These are some pictures of what I came up with, and I also created a little video of me putting it all together. 

This isn't really an official tutorial, as I didn't do much explaining in the video (it's pretty self explanatory) - but if you have questions on specifics let me know. I can't do the whole "talk while I video myself" thing yet (i'm scared!) - so I just put it to some tunes. It was super easy to make and didn't take too much time.

Hope you enjoy it! (it's sorta long!!)

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CKC...holy cow...

Friday, May 16, 2008


So this year was my first year ever attending the Creating Keepsakes Scrapbook Convention. It's going on in Manchester, NH this weekend. I took today off and headed up there by myself, to do some shoppin' and see what it was all about. 

All I have to say is....HOLY DOLLAR SPOT!! I scored the following goodies (mostly Heidi Swapp & Bazzil Embellishments) FOR A DOLLAR EACH. I couldn't carry all the stuff I wanted to buy. I ended up buying $42 at the dollar spot, and that's only because I couldn't fit anything else in my arms :) - it was definitely the deal of the day. (click the link above for their website)

There was lots of other great stuff at the show - page & scrapbook kits, and I even scored a few sets of Nestabilities. I couldn't believe they had them there...they had an awesome selection. Nesties are so hard to find these days so I was psyched to find some! I also am proud to say that I resisted the urge to purchased a set of Copics...it was tough, but I did it :)

I am so happy that I've been getting more visitors to my blog lately. I hope you all like it. Stay tuned this coming week for hopefully some more tutorials & cards. 

Have a great weekend everyone!

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*new* Project Gallery Added

Friday, May 9, 2008

Hi everyone! I finally got around to putting together a gallery for all my projects. It's not too elaborate, but gives you an idea of the type of stuff I've been working on :)

Click here to visit the gallery. There is also a link on the side. ------>

One of the newer items in the gallery is the "Baby Album" that I just completed. It's a scrapbook I made for friends of ours, who were looking for a scrapbook for their baby James' first year. It's going to be a Mother's Day gift to the Mom from her husband, which I thought was really thoughtful! I used some photos they provided to me, along with a bunch of blank spots for her to fill in with lots of photos of James. I hope she likes it...click HERE to view the page in the album.

Happy Mother's Day to all the Mom's out there!

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scrapbooking, cats, and bone folders.

so just in case you wanted more footage of my cat, I decided to upload this cute clip of him getting the all star treatment on my scrapbook table. He LOVES getting rubbed by my plastic bonefolder - the tool that I use to score and crease my cardstock. Apparently it feels good on his fur and he keeps comin' back for more! Here is a cute little clip of him, see if you can hear him purrrrring away. Enjoy!




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