All supplies were downloaded for free from 2Peas as part of their Pink October Freebie.
Supply List: Paper is by Rhonna Farrer, Flowers & Frame by S. Freeman, Frame Overlay by Cherie Mask. Font is CK Ali's Handwritting from Creating Keepsakes (free download). Sketch by Becky Higgins (Creating Keepsakes: Feb. 2009 pg. 42).
I was thrilled when Stampin' UP! announced that they would be launching a digital scrapbooking program in 2009 (date to be determined). I have been playing with this format a bit and it is working for me right now. I don't expect to be a full on digital scrapbooker, I will be what is called a hybrid scrapbooker (I think) using a mixture of digitial and traditional scrapbooking methods. I can't WAIT to see what Stampin' UP! has to offer!!!
I have been sorely out of touch with my blogging friends and I do apologize. I took a full time job at my childrens school as a K/1 Teachers Aide in November. While it is a very worthwhile job and I love it, it has been a HUGE adjustment for me after being home for the last 9 years (yes I have been blessed). I still have not figured out how to get everything done on a daily basis and my creative outlet has suffered...I am just pooped. My area is BEYOND a mess since I haven't been out there staking my claim, the flat surface monster has returned with a vengance. It is on my list of things to do so that I can carve out my me time again, but until then, I have begun dabbling in Digital Scrapbooking.
My husband NEVER knows what to get me for my Birthday. Well, this year, he wanted a gun for his...so I negotiated a laptop for me. LOVE IT!!! Now, I can spend time with the family while they watch T.V. and I digitally scrapbook.
The layout above is one I created today while the superbowl was on (in between commercials, my favorite part of the event). For the time being, I have given up on Photoshop. I am just so frustrated with learning curve. I had invested in
ACDSee Photomanager a while ago as a way of tagging my digital elements and photographs. So I decided to try their
Photo Editor program figuring they would work well together and do they ever. I am very pleased. It has several tutorials geared toward digital scrapbooking and creating. I used them as a free trial and was so pleased I purchased them both.
I got an external hard drive for Christmas so I can use it between my laptop and my desktop. I take my computer to work with me and on my 1/2 hour lunch I am getting my digital elements and photos tagged.
Enjoy, you can click on the picture to see a larger image.
Arctic Stamp Queen