Apologizing that is. Life is life, things happen. I'm a busy happily married single mom. Dad works nights, sleeps days, so I wear a lot of hats at my house. When I can carve out some time, I do. I have been busy putting all of my digital scrapbooking elements into a database with ACDSee Photo Organizer. It has taken many hours, but it has made digi scrappin' so much easier. Well worth the time. I {heart} that I can find what I need fast.
I finally broke down and got PSE 7. There is a learning curve, but thanks to The DigitalScrapbookTeacher, I am figuring it out. This is my first layout in PSE7. I used freebie template #69 by The Paper Iris. Here's her sample:
I have been thinking lately about my purpose in scrapbooking. I have to tell a secret...I call myself a scrapbooker, but I don't have a whole lot of pictures. I realized that a lot of times I am so caught up in the moment that I forget to grab my camera. So, I am resolving to do better. For now, I will use the pictures I have and use my words to tell the story. I've always loved writing. THIS feels good and right to me.
I've also been looking back at the paper pages I have created and realized that I like my words and pictures to be the focal point. I'm not into fancy shmancy...I found that my pages were consistently uncluttered, with a couple of pictures, my words...and it needs to be a double page spread. I tried a couple of single pages and it was very distracting to me visually. So, now I know my style...what's yours?
Supplies: Paper Iris Freebie Template #69, Papers by Flergs Studio, Staples by Studio Girl Maya: Staple Stash.
