Just a layout! and a bit of news!

This is an old picture of Anna and me. We are in San Diego. I had forgotten about it...I am trying to figure out masking...and wanted to do actions (just figured out how to load in PSE5, because Adobe CS is overwhelming me). Actions for those going what are you doing now Anne? It is when you are working with the program, manipulating the picture, changing contrast, or colors etc....another person has taken these manipulations, stored them and then packaged all together as an action. You click on the "action" and it does all the manipulations...boom boom. CoffeeShop has so many different ways to change a picture. I have been trying to use CS4 and then save it and bring into elements...but I figured out how to get it in the application folder in Elements! I feel so smart!

So, then masking, what is it? Putting a mask over what you don't want to change or over what you do want to change. I haven't figured it out yet...see so I am not as smart as I thought I was...God is helping me with humble...ha ha,

so I cheated! I wanted that cut up look I have been seeing in the gallery's...so I used my shapes...the crop ones, made a grungy looking shape. Then used the magic brush(I am so loving the magic brush) and highlighted it(marching ants) and copied and cut it out of the paper! ha ha that is it! it looks like I cut the picture, but I cut the paper! the picture is actually behind it, like a QP.

I got the look I wanted, then did the action on the picture (vivid action) and then it all came together with the help of an awesome kit by Charlie! Fantasy Dreams, available at SAS or Snap and Scrap!

for those who wonder....I have another CT! It is one I have had my fingers crossed on and I am still a bit in oh my gosh, what did I do...cause I went and looked at the other peoples gallery's, I mean wow, this is stuff for art museums, not scrapbooks...some amazing stuff.

I have that nagging fear of this little orange pumpkin I was so proud of in 8th grade. I made it in pottery class, and was so proud of it, I mixed the glazes and got a cool looking brown with a bit of an orange look to it and a smart looking green leaf on the stem...I loved this little pumpkin, so I entered it into the VIC expo( a competition for public school art). My whole family went to the fairgrounds to see my first public display of art...the place was HUGE, and the talent...oh my GAWD...there were bust of David and Michelangelo's statues...my little pumpkin, looked so pathetic...I just wanted to put it in a bag and slink away....my family of course ranted and raved about my pumpkin....

But I am gonna put my fears away...and learn from these ladies...I love scrapping, it is fun and a great hobby for me...and they are all kind...so I will tell you...

I have been invited to CT for Doris Castle! I just found out this evening, and just looking at her beautiful designs, I can't wait to begin!

Please Say Thanks with Me

Freedom is never Free
I just sent one of these...well actually Xerox did it for me...I know I don't get a whole lot of thank you in the comments. But could you maybe take a little time and send a thank you to the men and woman overseas? That would mean so much to them and be such a small amount of your time!?!
Thanks, enjoy the freebies!

Wow! Some of you get up early!

You are seeing right! Word art in Russian! I have told you before how excited I am to work with people ALL over the world in digi-scrapping. People globally wanting to capture memories of their lives thru pictures and display them for all to see! JennyK finished her HUGE kit last week and still wasn't satisfied with it, she wanted to put word art in it, but the language translations sometimes don't go right. I tried to write a compliment and put it thru an on-line Russian translation and it was all wrong. But Jenny has much patience with me! ha ha I volunteered to make some word art. What fun and a big thank you to Misty Cato for her great tutorials! I am telling you if I can learn this stuff, so can you!!!

Jenny has a free download on her blog for the Russian word art, click here or on the Russian word art. Go and tell Jenny hello and a thank you. She speaks English also, but you can always cut and paste спасибо Дженни which is thank you in Russian! Her wonderful kit; Sweet Christmas is available at DigiDesignResort or AhhhScrap now! The word arts are made from this kit, so compliment each other!

I told you I had in one day made two layouts with Sweet Christmas, the one of my oldest son is here! If you like it let me know and I will make a quick page for you to drop in your own picture and title!

I am up so early, because my hubby works very early in morning and I am going to try and clean my house before he gets home at 8am! My husband works 4am to 8am at Target unloading trucks because his full-time job is a Pastor! He needs to study today and the kids are home, so I try to make the house a refuge for him. Tonight we have a bible study and are so hoping and praying for the new converts this past week to show up and have Jesus touch their lives. We are also having a couple that pastor in neighboring town for Thanksgiving (this Thursday in America). My girls are learning today how to make pumpkin pie and my boys will make chocolate chip cookies! I will take lots of pictures and probably use Jenny's kit again!

I hope you enjoy the word art, password is charlie (the awesome lady that gave me my first chance at a creative team) and here is the link for the freebie or click the preview for the word art!

freebies-freebies-freebies!

Life with 2 Creative Teams is full! I have spent the day with my boys and me doin' prep work for Thanksgiving and catch up with previews and scrapping! I did 2 layouts! woo woo

But I wanted to come in and give you all an update to the lovely brag book pages! There were 13 given away free from Charlie, and Caryn (also on the CT for Charlie) has one more on her blog.

Charlie took a chance with me (a complete unknown, never on a CT before) and I am so grateful for in 2 short months how much I have learned! If you are scrapping and wanting to push yourself a little more, apply to a new designer and take a chance! It is a blast!

Charlie is a giving lady, her kits almost always have a huge freebie involved with them and are packed to the gills with papers and elements.

Charlie's latest (all of us on her CT believe she must get extra hours in the down under of Australia) amazement is this calendar set! It is just perfect for a quick gift...you can buy it right now, in the SAS store, download it and add pictures tonight. Print it and send it all before December arrives. Check off all those names on your list! But wait! In Charlie style, there is a freebie for December available now at her blog...so you can start the calendar off right now!

Go to Charlie's Blog and see the freebie and then go get that calendar. I know every year you say, I should make one, this year it is done for you. It's fast, it's easy and you get December's calendar free! You would have to buy 6 or more kits to make this yourself! Click on the preview and you go right to the store over at Stone Accent Studio. It doesn't get any easier!

Just like a kid at Christmas!

I have the giggles, because Jenny is so excited about her new kit, she pushed up the store revealing! This kit is so full of fun things! I am a big fan of sparkle and it does sparkle!

I made on layout so far and had another that poofed off the computer to never never land, but I am determined to do it over and more! The kit has so much to choose from. The papers are textured so elegantly! I am loving the papers more and more!

If you use templates, this kit would be fun to play with, as the papers all compliment so well. Then with the large amount of elements, you could decorate and cluster to your hearts desire!

Jenny is selling her kit in two stores: DigiDesignResort and AhhhScrap, so no lines!

Enjoy them and here is a layout I did with it! It is my twin girls staring at the top of the Christmas trees a few years ago. But they have such anticipation of Christmas.

We spent this past weekend with my parents....and my mom did Thanksgiving, my birthday and decorating Christmas all in 24 hours! So I took some pictures and hope to use this kit and do some more layouts!

There will be a freebie add-on coming so bookmark and come back!

I am 45 years old today and Charlie has a freebie for you

Yep! It's my birthday!

I love birthdays...my precious children already gave me a huge chocolate bar of my very favorite Symphony! I plan on snacking on it thru the day...a good breakfast!
I opened my email this morning and the scrapping world had filled my in box with Happy Birthday wishes! Then my first CT boss Charlie gave a lovely gift to all her team members, so it was like a birthday present too! Jenny had a thread dedicated to my birthday wishes and it made me smile!
I wanted to let you know about a FREEBIE over at Charlie's Blog! It is brags 13! of them! All made with her new kit Fantasy Dreams available at SAS or Snap & crap Stores!
Download here at Charlie's Blog


My hubby is taking the kids to school for me today, and I have the whole day to play...I am a bit sick, so a nap is on the agenda, but scrapping for fun will be a big part of the day!
I wanted to share a layout I spent days on...I had it done last week, but kept reading books on softening and extracting, and played with it for about 3 days. It is my sweet Abby, sound asleep on a bed made by the kit Charlie produced: Fantasy Dreams.
The kit is so soft and silky and the other CTM just made the most amazing layouts!

Please be inspired and take a look, you will see them and not believe how versitile this kit is! I saw the satin flowing papers and knew I had to find a way to use them...they look just like a rumpled bed! I am learning new things with softening and the magic brush is my friend! ha ha
Jenny has a new kit in the works to come out this Friday! I will be playing with it today and hope to have some fun add-ons for you also! Stay tuned!

This kit is sooooooooo worth buying!!! Here is more stuff FREE!

Just look at the things you can make with this kit! There are 10 brag book pages here! TEN! This kit contains 50 elements, 39 papers and an alpha set . The elements are fantastic and the papers just go perfectly! This brag book is FREE, from Charlie! You go to her blog, and download it, but honestly, go to the store at Stone Accents Studios, and buy the kit! You will be making layout after layout! I did boy LOs, girl sleeping and dreaming LOs, and of course a princess LOs! It is just perfect for girl birthdays, or school pictures to be dressed up! You will not be disappointed in this kit! It is just full of possibilities!