Halloween 2008

Here is a layout using a photo from 2008. N was only a few days old - she's filled out quite nicely since then! Love the ninja costume - perfect for a boy with an active imagination!

Somehow this picture didn't "feel" very Halloweeny to me, so I chose to forgo the usual Halloween colors. Instead, I picked up colors from the couch and costumes. It sure feels great to get photos out of a box and into my scrapbook!

Today would be a good day for you to do something creative!

Immi

Gotta Love That Smile!

Here is another page, using an older photo I had of A. He's got such an expressive face! This page came together pretty quickly. The base is a textured cardstock. I wanted part of my title to be computer generated, so I cut the color blocked paper to 8.5 x 11. I placed a text box where I wanted it, and printed a test page before using my "good" paper. The "SMILE" comes from a set of stickers I had. As per my usual good planning ahead, I was part-way through placing the stickers when I realized I didn't have an L. EEK!! I sacrificed a B, cutting off the parts I didn't want to make an L out of it. You'd think I'd learn to be more careful! The question mark I'd had for a while; it just seemed to fit the picture. I don't have any idea what to call the blue loosely woven material I used. It's not fabric, and it's not paper. It's just another random thing I picked up somewhere. The ants were a last-minute addition, and I really like what they add.

Happy crafting!
Immi

Bandana Boy

Here is a recent scrapbook page featuring A, using a photo taken when he was younger. I had this photo in a frame for quite a while, and planned to put in in my scrapbook when I switched pictures. The background paper is from a boy-themed kit I bought a while back, as is the chipboard sticker I placed on the photo. The grunge edge around the photo is from a set of rub-ons.

The stamps I used are acrylic, which offer some advantages over wood-mounted stamps. (Traditional stamps have their own strengths,too!) The word "BOY" was originally in a vertical format, but I wanted to use it horizontally. I cut the letters apart, and placed them on my acrylic mount the way I wanted them. It doesn't hurt the stamps at all to do this, and now I have the freedom to stamp this word either horizontally or vertically. The other stamp I used is a saying. I bent it into the curve I wanted on the mount before stamping. Neither of these options would have been available had I used traditional rubber stamps.

This page was very quick and easy - the rub-ons took more time than anything else.

Keep on crafting!
Immi

All-Digi Layout

Here is my first all digital scrapbook page. This is from a free lesson available on Jessica Sprague's website. Any beginner (like me!) could do this. The template is already created. All that is necessary is to drop in a photo and add the journaling. There is a video that accompanies the tutorial with very clear instructions. I think I may try a few more of these and send them off to be printed. (I don't have a large format printer here at home.) If I wanted to print them at home, I could change them to 8x8, but I generally prefer to use a 12x12 format. I'm curious to see what I will think of the finished product once I see it in person. I don't know if the "depth" will disappear, giving it a flat look or not. If you've ever wondered about how digital scrapbooking works, I highly recommend this free tutorial!

Happy crafting,

Immi