more of same album...

Taking a step way back in time...

dealing with a past love that is no more and I have come to terms with. I am divorced now... it is a part of my past... So I am being a big girl and putting these in the time frame appropriate in People We Love Album as one should try and remember the good times. So friends I hope you enjoy some old scrapbooking I have done and I will add more when I get them organized...

All you need is...

Using some materials from my February Kits - mostly Boho Femme I tried my best to lighten up very old dark photos. I also wanted to do some sponging so started with a white background and worked it well...

Stamps: Bronc Buster
Paper: Whisper White, Berry Bliss Designer Series
Ink: Pretty in pink, White Craft, Close to Cocoa
Accessories: Urban West Rub Ons, Pretties Kit, black journaling pen, Brads, Prima flower had on hand

Good Times

Using my February 'Bali Break' kit, I printed the journaling on acetate, and layered like crazy with all the fabulous stuff in the kit. I really wanted bright fun colours for this layout and the colours were perfect! I think my favourite part (besides the memories that is) was the rub ons and felt flowers- they are so exotic...

Paper: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Bali Breeze Designer Series
Accessories: Eastern Elegance & Urban West Rub Ons, Flower Fusion, Tab punch, White 1/4” grosgrain ribbon, black journaling pen, Brads

Scrapbook pages I have been playing with ...

This one the photo just does not do justice... I was trying a new technique transferring an image onto packing tape then mounting to paper. It is not really meant to be super clear but the lines really come through in photo. It is magically fun! And this is a silly photo of a boy being silly so I thought the layout should be fun...

Stamp: Polka Dots & Paisleys (retired)
Ink: Taken with Teal, Old Olive
Paper: Club Scrap plain and print, Petals & Paisleys Designer Series (retired)
Accessories: Eastern Elegance Rub Ons, flower unknown

The following layout is using paper from my stash and new stamp set from SAB promotion - so cute!

Stamp: Celebrate Everything, Birthday Whimsy
Ink: Taken with Teal, Garden Green, Pumpkin Pie, Ruby Red, Summer Sun
Paper: Club Scrap plain and print, Petals & Paisleys Designer Series (retired)
Accessories: Build a Brad, Very Vanilla ribbon, Pretties Kit, Rhinestone brads, Clear embossing powder

The following layout is using retired paper and stamps but I still love them...

Stamp: Polka Dots & Paisleys (retired)
Ink: Taken with Teal, Old Olive, Pretty in Pink, White craft
Paper: Petals & Paisleys Designer Series (retired), Pretty in Pink, Whisper White
Accessories: Pink Gingham ribbon, Pretties Kit, Buttons, Brads, staple, Hodge Podge hardware, Prima flower

Working with kits

I whipped up some 8 1/2 x 11 scrapbook pages with 2 of the kits I put together for this next month. I love the way the colours and paper come together. These are hybrid projects and I went for a simplistic approach so not a lot of ribbon used but watch for more to come... I have a few started already...

Using the 'Bali Break' kit, I printed the journaling onto SU! Tempting Turquoise then put it together using the kit...

Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Bali Breeze Designer Series
Accessories: Eastern Elegance Rub Ons, EK Success medium sized corner punch

Using the 'Asian Blossom' kit for the following single and double page layouts, I printed the journaling, titles and border onto SU! card stock then used the kit to finish off... On the following layout I heat embossed the paper pieces to make matching embellishments.

Ink: Versamark
Paper: River Rock, Groovy Guava, Ginger Blossom Designer Series
Accessories: Eastern Elegance Rub Ons, Clear Embossing powder

Paper: Groovy Guava, Ginger Blossom Designer Series
Accessories: Eastern Elegance Rub Ons, Pretties Kit

more older stuff...

A LO using digital brushes in CS2.

Two memorial pages using brushes in CS2.Scanning and LO exercises learning Photoshop Elements.

Using brushes and a digital quick page.
Learning shadows for 3D effect and using digital page templates.
and adding elements...
Digital collage of a lot of effects- playing really... pulling me out of my comfort zone!My first hybrid page printing quote on my Epson R1800 onto Sahara Sand 12x12 cardstock; photo (with dreamy effect in Photoshop) and elements (Scrapgirls Layer your own embellishments) on glossy photopaper, sandpapered the photo. Used Old Olive for Leaves a la Carte Wheel, dry embossed dots with Seeing Spots then inked with Ruby Red marker. Mounted photo and over stamped French Flair background stamp with craft ink in Blue Bayou and Not Quite Navy craft ink. Died flower from Pretties kit with Blue Bayou ink and attached elements with a SU! brad. All manual product Stampin' Up! except one Prima flower.Grunged 12x12 Linen Natural album with Tim Holtz Distress Ink. Unless specified all product Stampin' Up!
Stamps: Bronc Buster, Technique Tuesday, Rhonna, Fancy Pants
Ink: Ruby Red, Old Olive, Garden Green, Really Rust
Accessories: On board Trimmings, from my stash: clock (stamped with craft ink), heart paper clips and wood circle from Staples, Prima flower, quote??Digital page using quickpage, making adjustments as needed.Writing text on a path in CS2, brushes, modes, texturizing and cutting up a picture.
Printing journaling on Epson then taking over in hybrid scrapbooking...
Stamps: Technique Tuesday
Paper: Sahara Sand, Bravo Burgundy, bulk from Michaels
Ink: Regal Rose
Accessories: brads, from my stash: alpha
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