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Pool Party!

Do you recognize that stripe...

Seriously old, and I still LOVE it. It's Christina Cole, I think she did it for Provo Craft. I even have the matching album. (I'd post a picture but I can't even find an image on the internet anymore)

Anywho, the flowers are from the "Handmade" collection by K&Company

A seriously gorgeous line... 

Pretty simple page, and kind of a standard layout. I didn't take a lot of pictures at the party, this page was more about the flowers and the "branch" idea floating in my head:)

Same, Only Different.

I suppose the term "Same, Only Different." is being used quite loosely here. The idea was to use arrows.. which I did, but then I took it over the top. (The second layout is the original that I used as inspiration) I cut all of the shapes free-hand, well I drew some of them first, but they aren't die cuts. I tend to do that quite a bit... I could probably get by quite happily with just my basic tools, alphabet stickers, a black pen and pattern paper. In fact I might do without alphabet stickers in order to have solid cardstock instead.

If you had to reduce your stash to just 3 types of items, not including basic supplies like a trimmer, scissors and adhesive... what would they be?

The New Basic Grey Green at Heart Collection has arrived at Two Peas.

Digital Monday...eer, Tuesday :)

Alrighty friends... I started this blog with really the best of intentions...

The idea'r was that I needed/wanted to scrapbook more often, and in doing so I found very little 2-page inspiration out there. I decided I'd scrapbook anyway... and share it here, and so, indeed I have.

I made a few simple rules

First: All layouts must be 12"x12" two-page layouts. Which I do believe I've done...with one teeny little exception here.

Second: I am only using 4"x6" photos or smaller... cause I am not enough of a planner to make enlargments and do not have the patience to wait to have them made when I have an idea for a page... besides, 4"X6" photos are faster, less expensive and you can fit way more on a page. Now, that isn't to say that I don't EVER enlarge ANY pictures, because I do... I usually enlarge my favorites and stick them in frames, I do scrap them every once in a while.

And Third: I added a whole bunch of wild crazy stuff like "Same, Only Different.", "Just Wondering..." AND "Digital Monday"

Well... it's that last one, "Digital Monday," that has gotten me into a little trouble with myself.

As it turns out, I don't like the rules I've created when it comes to digital scrapping.  

I mean, isn't the whole point of digital scrapping that you don't have to print pictures, cut paper and clean up after yourself?

 Yes, it is... and I found that when being a rule-abiding citizen, I wasn't enjoying digital scrapbooking.

At all.

So starting today I am forgetting my rules, throwing caution to the wind and getting crazy in Photoshop.

TA-DA!!!

Pretty out of control huh? I mean seriously... those are 5"x5" photos and a 5"x7"

I am such a rebel.

Alright, so maybe it'll take me a little time and experimenting to really let my hair down... but I am totally cool with taking my time these days.

BTW, the digi supplies I used are found right here, at Little Dreamer Designs.

Same... Only Different.

Sometimes the pictures just really speak for themselves...

I finished the first layout a few years ago... I was so in love with those photos of Josh and didn't want to make the page about pretty scrapbook supplies, I didn't think they needed it. Even now when I look at them I wish i could go back and kiss his fuzzy little head... he's such a sweet boy. MmmmWaaaah!

The second layout I did a couple of months ago for the same reason. The pictures summed up our day at Coronado Beach and I didn't want to "over do it." The little bits of paper compliment th pictures without taking over the page.

I have been on a grey with aNytHInG kick lately and I did a few pages with this color palette... including, heaven forbid... a one-page layout!

As you can see I am certainly NOT above "recycling" a layout idea. Especially this one...

Have you ever "reused" an idea you've already tried?

Ooh, I hear another fuzzy headed boy making noise in his bed after a nap... I'm gonna go kiss him!

Have a great day!

Sarah

Digital Monday

While Photoshop is second nature to me, I have to admit I haven't done a lot of digital scrapbooking over the last few years... well other than digital layouts for packaging and catalogs. I spent enough time in front of my computer "working" that I really enjoyed being in my scrap-room surrounded by pretty papers, stickers and stuff when It was time to scrapbook.

While I love the touch, feel, mixing and matching of colors and papers, sorting and looking through photos and having something to stick in an album... digital scrapping has some major appeal as well.

For one, I don't have to wait to get printed pictures in order to scrapbook them. And of course there are just as many BEAUTIFUL options for digital product, though the embellishments can be far more "lumpy" (do we still use that word or did it disappear with eyelets?) and it doesn't matter at all! PLUS... I don't have to clean up between projects! The number one reason I like digital scrapbooking is because it's so fast- I get the instant high of mixing colors and patterns--- without the fear of cutting something wrong. Not that I intend to ever give up traditional scrapbooking, but I really love having both options.

Why do you, or don't you scrapbook digitally? Have you ever tried Hybrid?

  I am going to stick with the two-page layouts, even in digital (for the most part...).  I may eventually print them out and I'll want them to fit into my albums along with my traditional layouts. 

The digital products from this Kit are all from Memory Scraps, though from several different kits.

I dream of Poppies - Black script,flowers

New Beginnings  - grey, poppies

Worn Overlays - frame

Serendipity  - yellow

Font - Purple Boxers, which you can find in several places on the web.

Happy Scrapping! See you soon!

Layout #2 - Jack Johnson

In honor of yesterdays exciting news... Jack Johnson has Scheduled a 2010 tour, I moved this layout up in the list...

 I admittedly took a bazzilion photos at the concert... I cannot explain the heaven I was in. So... there are more layouts on the topic but so far this is my favorite. The funky pattern on the side were inspired from the (okay one of the...) t-shirts I got that night.

The majority of the pattern papers are Basic Grey, the teal on the bottom left is OLD Daisy D's. I have quite the stash to work through.

Oh and the script alphabet stickers are American Crafts... I loved them so much I bought 2 more sheets of them (when I found them on sale of course...) The San Serif is Scenic Route's Omaha Font, which you will find on a screaming deal at the online store.

And so it begins...

I have to admit it seems a little "small" to post just one layout here... but every journey begins with a single step, right?

I am going to start with one of my recent favorites. By the way, not every layout I post is going to be one of my favorites... sometimes, I have to "just be done with it and move on already!" I know you know what I mean. Sometimes a layout comes together and works out better than you could have imagined, some times they're just alright... AND sometimes you "just have to be done with it and move on already!" :)

Anyway... Here you go, two of my three crazy kids... the third isn't so much crazy as he is just crazy cute, but that's for another day. 

These two are pretty incredible and yet completely different, I could have named them night & day. But the cool thing is that they bring out suppressed traits in the other. For instance, Josh is very often a wild child, he is non-stop action. Amelia on the other hand is quite reserved, shy and very thoughtful of others. But when they are together Josh seems to give Amelia "permission" or maybe "freedom" to let loose a little... and for heaven sakes sometimes they do. They tend to get into a lot more mischief together than they ever do alone!

 

If you go to the "2-page layout" album on the right side, you'll find the layouts with supply lists. I've included the major elements like paper, alphabets and chipboard there. (Right now I'm just giggling to myself about the last six years of screaming SCENIC ROUTE from any available rooftop only to now admit that I have been having a long and loyal affair with Basic Grey all this time...oh the irony)