Tomorrow all the new kits come out...

at Scrap Matters (click and this will take you to the shop!). Make sure you take a peek and see what those awesome designers are offering!!



Here is the latest layout I did of my oldest niece, Heather and her fiance' Chris. Don't they make a cute couple??? September 19th is the big day for them! Woot!
The photo is linked to my gallery for credits. This was a bunch of kits put together.

The countdown is on for my trip to Spain, Portugal and then a Mediterraean Cruise. Once I get a counter, I'll post it as a gadget and keep track of the number of days (maybe hours?) to my flight!! I sooooo cannot wait!!!

Well, off to bed!!

TTFN

I completely forgot to....

post the Speed Scrap schedule for the month of September....so here's beginning with week 2. We'll be happy to have you there no matter how new you are to digi scrapping. It's good fun and if you get your layout turned in on time (usually 2 hrs and 15 minutes after the start time)...you usually get a kewl participation prize. So come on over and join us.

Week 2 Daytime - Jeanye Wed Sept 9 - 3pm Eastern, 2pm Central, 1pm Mountain, 12noon Pacific
Week 2 Evening - Jenny (jendavey) Tues Sept 8 - 9pm Eastern, 8pm Central, 7pm Mountain, 6pm Pacific
Week 3 Daytime - Kari Mon Sept 14 - 12noon Eastern, 11am Central, 10am Mountain, 9am Pacific
Week 3 Evening - Stacy Tues Sept 15 - 9pm Eastern, 8pm Central, 7pm Mountain, 6pm Pacific
**Chat-n-Scrap** Sarah Sat Sept 19 - 10:30pm Eastern, 9:30pm Central, 8:30pm Mountain, 7:30pm Pacific
Week 4 Daytime - Fiona Saturday Sept 26 - 12:30pm Eastern, 11:30am Central, 10:30am Mountain, 9:30am Pacific
Week 4 Evening - Kathleen Wed Sept 23 - 10pm Eastern, 9pm Central, 8pm Mountain, 7pm Pacific
**Chat-n-Scrap** Emilee Thur Sept 24 - 3pm Eastern, 2pm Central, 1pm Mountain, 12noon Pacific
Week 5 Daytime - Chelle Tues Sept 29 - 3pm Eastern, 2pm Central, 1pm Mountain, 12noon Pacific
Week 5 Evening - Liz Thur Oct 1 - 10pm Eastern, 9pm Central, 8pm Mountain, 7pm Pacific


TTFN!!!


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Heather...Dirty Feet Designs is....

back...and I'm so excited!!! She's had a rough time for the last several weeks but came back with a designer bang!! Here is her new kit to be released on Friday, September 4 at Scrap Matters..."Dream in Color"....gorgeous!!

Here is my layout, "Kissie Face - Mommy and Jackson"

Just a hint in working with layouts...in this one I blended 2 papers to make the one I used for the background. All you have to do is either change the opacity of the top paper or use your layers palette and play with the types of layers...I usually use soft light or overlay but have used hard light in the past.

For the photo I added a "hue/saturation" layer and desaturated the photo till there was very little color. I then added a second "hue/saturation" level and checked the colorize box in the lower right hand corner. I then used a soft light to just make it only slightly red but still bring the soft colors of the original photo through. Have fun playing!!!

TTFN!

We've been in the 90s but...

...it's due to get much hotter in the next few days, so I went out this AM and trimmed Danny Boy (my silkie) as short as he would allow. He wouldn't let me at the tummy hair so I'll do that tonite. Can't blame him, it must get tiring to just sit and have your hair chopped!!

We've had 2 speed scraps in 2 days at Scrap Matters and I just wanted to show off my layouts!

The first one (yesterday)had the following instructions: 1. Choose 1 template that you LOVE. 2 any number of papers will do, but I want to see a paper border on 2 sides of your layout. 3. How about 3 (or more)photos tonight! If your template doesn’t have 3, be creative with it. 4. Choose an element and use it in 4 different spots on your layout. 5. Add 5 more of the same element and embellish to your hearts content. 6. Let’s see at least 6 lines of journaling (I don’t care how long the lines are). 7. Use an alpha for your title. It should have 7 or more characters (numbers, letters, punctuation, etc…).

And here's my layout...Cheese Fries:


The second speed scrap finished just a little while ago. The steps were: 1. Choose your pictures (at least 3) but don’t place them just yet. 2. Choose your papers. Again, let’s use at least 3. And wait just a little bit longer for placing them on your page. 3. A lot of the LOs I’ve been putting into my favorites lately have some blocking going on. So let’s see some of that today. Place your photos (and paper if you like) in some sort of blocking arrangement. 4. You can use whatever elements you want, as long as there is at least 1 flower and 1 leaf. 5. I’d also like to see some ricrac/string/ribbon/lace (any OR all of those). 6. Add your title and journal. At least one of those things (the title, the journaling, or both) should be on one of your blocks. 7. Date your LO using a date element you haven’t used before. Add your shadows and anything else you need to complete your LO.

And here is Cold Lunch:


I also just finished this one for The Saturday Special...working with mini photos. I like how it turned out! (all photos are clickable for credits)


Enjoy!! You gotta come join the fun at Scrap Matters!! It's a blast!

TTFN!