Alyson's Scrapbook

Lucky In Love Challenge

2009-02-18T00:02:00.003-07:00

Digital Scrapbook Memories is having a fun challenge running from February 14 - March 17. It's the Lucky in Love challenge, and all the individual challenges have something to do with luck or love. Isn't that fun how the challenge runs from Valentine's Day to St. Patrick's Day? I know I'm posting this a few days after the challenge started, but no worries if you want to join in the fun...you still have plenty of time to participate. I have yet to start any pages yet, but I'm hoping to find some time to get busy scrapping!

Go here for more information: Lucky In Love

Me

2008-09-21T13:35:00.005-06:00

I found this awesome piece of typography on vi.sualize.us. The artworks is originally from blog.wired.com. They have a bunch of different examples on that website, but I liked the colors on this one the best.

So I used it as inspiration for this:

What do you think? I love inspiration!!

Credits:
Background paper from Bren Taylor-Boone
Font: Micahels

Replacing a Color Tutorial

2008-09-20T13:26:00.000-06:00

Okay, here's the scoop on replacing one color on a paper...works with embellishments as well. I chose to change the yellow star to purple stars on the cute kraft paper from the Teen Kit, Family Ties CD, Digital Scrapbook Memories. This is what the paper looked like originally:

Now, go to Image>Adjustments>Replace Color. I use Photoshop CS2, so this step may or may not be slight different for you. Okay, that goes for all the steps. You will get the pop-up window below (next picture).

Click on the top patch of color that says color next to it. This will pop-up the color picker window. You can click on whatever color on your paper you want to change when this window is open. I selected the yellow.

Now click on the bottom patch of colored labeled Result. This time choose whatever color you want the first color to be replaced with. (This is where you can put in the hexadecimal color number that CJoy2Day was referring to in a previous post) Now, adjust the fuzziness of the black and white picture. You can view the image, but I prefer to view the selection. You can choose the one you like better, these options are listed under the black and white pic in the pop-up window.

You can see in the above picture the results of the replace color. Notice that in my pop-up window, you can see more than just the rows of yellow stars. This is because my fuzziness is higher, and the color change affected the green and orange stars as well. If I lowered the fuzziness, like the example below, I could make the color change only effect the yellow stars. Notice in the black and white preview, you can only see the four lines of stars now.

However, if you zoom in close to the now purple stars, you can see some yellow around the edges (see below). It's not totally perfect because there is some yellow in other areas of paper, so it's all preference at this point of how much color change you want.

Please ask questions if you have any. I hope this is all understandable. Happy color changing!!

On the Trail

2008-09-19T01:10:00.002-06:00

Journaling:
A few weeks ago, Katie and I went to Ogden to have lunch with Julie, who was there for work. While driving in downtown Ogden, we noticed some horses that were very reminiscent of the buffalo that were all around SLC during the 2002 Olympics. On my next day off, we decided to head up to Ogden again and take some pictures with all the painted horses. It was a lot of fun walking down 25th South and seeing up close an area of Ogden we had never explored before.

Credits:
Rusty Star, circle stitches, and spray of stars: Redy Dye #3 from Digi Chick
Maroon paper (clipped to title): Oil paint papers - nite from Peppermint Creative
Brown paper: Rainbow Joy from Peppermint Creative
Background paper: Urban Color by Michelle Coleman
Twine: Heritage Kit, Family Ties CD from DSM
Fonts: vicmodcu and You Are Loved

Go Team

2008-08-20T01:03:00.001-06:00

I made this page for the Soccer Event for DSM's Digi Olympics.

Journaling:
This was Megan's first year playing soccer. She watched Jeff play for two years and couldn't wait for her turn to get out on the field to play. It is so fun to watch her out there on the field. She gets really into running as fast as she can, and sometimes she runs right past the girls kicking the ball the other direction. It's the cutest thing.

Credits:
Everything is from DSM's Oh Boy CD.
Font: Will

Goal

2008-08-20T00:22:00.002-06:00

I made this layout for the Triathlon Event in DSM's Digi Olympics.

Journaling:
Jeff has really taken to soccer. He has become an excellent player. He loves to be on the defense and is usually found blocking the opponent's goal. He is no longer timid and gets right in the middle of the action. It's so fun to waatch how much he has improved since his first year of soccer. Way to go Jeff!!

Credits:
Everything is from the Oh Boy! CD, Good Sport kit.
Font: Will

Sidewalk Chalk Artists 2

2008-08-13T12:52:00.002-06:00

This is the second half to the layout below. I made this page for the Archery Challenge for the DSM Digi Olympics. Credits are the same as the other half of the page.

Sidewalk Chalk Artists

2008-08-11T12:11:00.003-06:00

I made this page for the cycling event of the DSM Olympics.

Journaling:
Megan and Jeff have always loved sidewalk chalk. This year Kristi bougnt some chalk that came with cool chalk holders. Jeff drew an awesome diesel truck and even wrote “trucking” on the side of the truck all by himself. Megan can write her full name without any help, and she wrote it many times around the driveway.

Credits:
Background paper: DSM Family Ties CD, Teen kit
Circle papers and grunge overlay: DSM Beginner's Series, Flower Patch kit
Fonts: Freebooters and FFF Tusj

Homemade Rootbeer

2008-08-09T00:21:00.003-06:00

I made this page for the Tennis Challenge in the DSM Digi Olympics.

Journaling:
Making rootbeer is one of our favorite traditions. Every 4th of July we have a big barbeque and always include homemade rootbeer. Everyone loves it so much that we have to make tw0 five gallon jugs and we ran out this year 2008.

Credits:
Background paper: DSM Family Ties CD, Teen Kit

Fonts: KlinkOMite and Lesli Curve

Sisters

2008-07-24T22:39:00.003-06:00

I did this page for a challenge on the DSM forums. The title style was a feature in the Digital Scrapbooking Magazine, which was the basis of the challenge.

Credits:
Background paper: Lilypad, Barely There Kit
Maroon photo mat: Weeds and Wildflowers, Swirling Leaves Kit
Font: Respects

DSM Torch Relay has begun!

2008-07-08T22:08:00.002-06:00

Digital Scrapbook Memories Torch Relay

Follow these three simple rules for a chance to win one of THIRTY Digital Scrapbook Memories CDs we will be giving away in August.

Post the torch graphic shown above on your blog or website. If you don’t have a blog or website, you could also post it in your Facebook, MySpace, or Flickr pages.
Reply to this DSM thread with a link to the webpage where you have placed the graphic.
In the same reply (to the DSM thread) include your location city and state, or city and country. We want to keep track of the torch and see how far we can pass it around the world.

On August 8th this relay will officially end. At that time we will draw thirty participants’ names and announce them as our winners. We will collect the winners mailing addresses at that time and send them their CDs. When you complete the three requirements listed above, your name will automatically be placed in the drawing.

More Chances to Win…

Our Digital Scrapbook Contest celebrating the Olympic Games will start immediately after this torch relay ends. Participants of this contest will create layouts using Digital Scrapbook Memories CDs. Order your CDs now so that you are ready. You will have a chance to win all sorts of prizes including Adobe Photoshop CS3 (valued at $649)! We’ll post the official rules on or before Friday. Click here to read the rules.

Digital Scrapbook Memories Olympic Games

2008-07-03T11:08:00.003-06:00

This was posted today on the Digital Scrapbook Memories Forum. It sounds like it's going to be a lot of fun, so I thought I would spread the word. Go to this thread to get more information as it is posted. Hope a bunch of people join in!

In August, Digital Scrapbook Memories will be starting a fun multi-part contest. There will be all sorts of prizes but so far the best prize will be the full version of Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Windows. It's worth $649! Wahoooo!

The theme of the contest will center around the Olympics. To kick things off we will have a torch relay starting next Tuesday. You don't have to be part of the relay to be able to participate in the Olympic Contest but I hope you will! There will be plenty of prizes during the torch relay to encourage you to participate.

I'm excited to give you more details! Check back on Tuesday (July 8th).

Independence Day Parade

2008-06-23T22:18:00.002-06:00

Journaling:
This is the usual group that gets together to watch the parade every year. This year we had a couple extras. Leslie and Sarah came to visit me this year, because I had told them all about the 4th of July festivities in Vernal.

Credits:
Blue background and arrows: DSM, Playground CD, Riley's Sandbox Kit
Stars and Notebook Alpha: DSM, Family Ties CD, Teen Kit

Silly Roommates

2008-05-02T12:14:00.003-06:00

These pictures are the only pictures Katie and I took of each other while we were roommates.

Journaling reads: Katie and I were roommates during the winter, so we were both wearing our beanies all the time. I always did crazy things with mine when we were in our apartment. Katie always made fun of me, but I got her into the fun eventually. We decided we better document the silly things we did with our beanies. I'm glad we did because these were the only pics we took while we were roommates.

Credits:
Everything is from the Family Ties CD, Teen Kit by Digital Scrapbook Memories.
Font: Space Woozies

4 Wheeling Fun

2008-04-30T23:30:00.001-06:00

I finished finals yesterday. I haven't had a lot of time to scrapbook, so I have set a goal for myself. I want to make one scrapbook page everyday for the week and a half before I start school for the summer semester. I am going home for three days this weekend, so I probably won't make any pages those days, but expect to see a new page every other day until the 11th. Here's the first page from my "scrap-a-thon".

Journaling reads: This year, Kristi got a 4-wheeler, and Jenny and John got two 4 wheelers. They brought them to Grizzly Ridge for the Liechty reunion. We had a lot of fun riding around on all the trails.

Credits:
Template: Jen Caputo, Collection 23
Papers: Julia Makotinsky, Happy
Fonts: Elizabeth Skinny and Iron Man
Actions: Atomic Cupcake's pristine chipboard action used for the title.

There Ain't No Megs On Me

2008-04-30T23:00:00.000-06:00

I made this page on April 5th, but I'm just now getting around to posting it. Katie took these pictures and called that she got to make the first scrapbook pages from these pictures. A few months later, she told me that I could make a page because she didn't know when she would get around to it. It took me a couple of months to finally make the page, but I finally did.

Journaling Reads: Megan laughed as I swung her around on my leg saying, “I have a Megan on my leg!!” When dad saw this he started singing. “There ain't no Megs on me”.

Around the edge: There ain't no Megs on me. Oh, there ain't no Megs on me. There may be Megs on some of your legs, but their ain't no Megs on me.

Credits:
Template: Jen Caputo, Collection 16
Paper: Bren Taylor Boone, Summer Afternoon
Block letters: Robin Carlton, Blox Alpha Brushes
Fonts: Monotype Corsiva, Micahels, Pero CE, Kingthings Wrote, and AppleScruffs,

Photoshop Actions

2008-04-29T19:58:00.005-06:00

Cassie told me about some free actions I could download at Pioneer Woman's photography blog. They are all very cool, and I have enjoyed looking at the rest of her blog as well. I wanted to share the link with you (actions here), and to show you one of the pictures I have used her actions on.

Here's the before picture:
Here's the after picture:

The actions I used: Vintage, Lovely and Ethereal, Slight Lighten, and Edge Burn.

I am having so much fun playing with these actions. You definitely need to head over to Pioneer Womans blog and check out more examples, and of course, download these actions for yourself.
(FYI, these are only for the full version of Photoshop, but she says she's working on Element's friendly actions).

Recipe Box

2008-04-29T19:31:00.009-06:00

I’m going to try to keep these instructions a little shorter than the last. To learn how to do the clipping masks/group with previous, see the instructions for the matchbook below (steps 2-3). There are just a couple tips I want to share with you for this project.

The products I used are all from the Digital Scrapbook Memories' Beginner Series CD, Flower Patch.

Download the template here.

Dimensions (check the dimensions of your box before using this template):

top/bottom: 7 5/8” x 3 3/8”

front/back main: 7 5/8” x 2 13/16”

sides main: 3 7/16” x 2 13/16”

front/back lid: 7 5/8” x 1 5/16”

sides lid: 3 7/16” x 1 5/16”

To make the paper along the front and one side to look like it is continuous (cut from the same piece of paper), follow these instructions.

Drag one piece of the stripped paper over to your template. Position centered on the page and over the section you want.
Now copy that layer by dragging the layer to the new layer button (small piece of paper in the corner of your layers palette – look at image 2 below).
Create a clipping mask using one of the papers over the front/back main and create a clipping mask using the other paper over the side of the recipe box.

See the pictures below for visuals on this.

*Notice the stars show that the two paper layers are respectively placed right above the front main and the right main layers.

*Notice on image two that the paper layers now have a small arrow pointing at the layer below. This shows that it is clipped/grouped to the layer below. The red arrow shows the new layer button.

I used just any recipe box you can find. It does not have to be a plain recipe box. I painted the edges with a coordinating toll paint. For the papers/design I used, magenta toll paint worked perfectly! Also, I got my recipe boxes from Michaels, so you may want to check there if you are looking for a recipe box.

Feel free to ask questions. I will try to answer as soon as I can.

Matchbook Album

2008-04-29T18:58:00.008-06:00

Template: Download outside here and inside here.

Dimensions: 8.5”x 4”

Folds (measured from top): 3/4”, 4 1/4”, and 4 3/8”

*Note*The bottom 1/4” of the outside will be tucked behind the flap, so be aware that this area will not be visible when the matchbook is closed.

I’m going to explain how to make the matchbook album using the items I used (all from Digital Scrapbook Memories' Moods CD, Dreamy Kit). Of course, you can always try different and new things. Make sure you leave a comment with a link to your new designs here, because I would love to see the different ways you guys make these albums.

Outside of Matchbook

1. Open the outside template. The black lines along the side show the places to fold the matchbook. The red lines are the cut marks for the longs sides of the matchbook.

2. Drag the “floral orange” paper over one of the blocks, make sure the paper layer is the layer just above the block layer, and create a clipping mask.

Full Version: Right click on the paper’s layer and click on “create a clipping mask”.

Elements: Make sure the paper layer is highlighted. Go to layer>group with previous.

3. Move the paper around until it is where you want it. Now right click on the paper layer and click “merge down”.

4. Next drag over the scallop template (on the Moods CD, but not in the Dreamy kit). Position the scallops at the bottom of the block.

5. Crop the “WhiteBlue” paper to a small square of just the dots at the bottom. Move it over the scallops and create a clipping mask (group with previous).

6. Drag over three different flowers and three different buttons. Adjust the size of these to fit in one corner of the front (bottom section below the fold lowest fold line).

7. Drag over the tags to spell Mom and adjust them to your liking by rotating them.

8. For the string on the buttons, pull over the tag string. Rotate the string to align between the button holes. Use the circular marquee tool and drag a selection area between the two button holes. Go to Select>Inverse and hit delete (make sure the string layer is highlighted before deleting).

9. Save as a JPEG

Inside of Matchbook

1. Open the inside template. This template actually has two layers for each side. One layer is the size of the actual matchbook, to make sure that the text and paper are in the position you would like to appear on the back. The other layer is larger; this is to ensure that both sides are totally covered with print when you print this out.

2. To start, hide the layers called “paper large left” and “paper large right”. To hide these layers, click on the small eyeball on the left side of each of those layers on the layers palette.

3. Drag the paper “yellowFloral” onto the layout. Create a clipping mask (group with previous) over the layer “inside left/right”.

4. Adjust the paper to the position you want, but DO NOT merge these layers.

5. Type your text into the text box. This text should be upside down so that is oriented correctly when it is printed. The upside down text will be right side up when you open the matchbook.

6. Now, right click on the paper layer.

Full version: click “release clipping mask”

Elements: click on “undo group with previous”

7. Unhide the large paper layers (click in the box where the eye previously was).

8. Move the paper layer just above the large paper layer and make a new clipping mask (group with previous).

9. Save as JPEG.

You are now ready to print these out. Make sure you orient them both with the words inside or outside at the top of the page. Score the matchbook along the black lines before cutting off the white areas. After scoring and cutting off the white, fold along the score lines. Print some pictures about 3.5” x 3.5” and staple into the matchbook with one staple on the flap (see picture at top of post).

Please ask questions if you have any. I know it’s a lot of info, and many of you may be able to do the entire thing without the instructions, but I wanted to make sure that everyone would be able to complete this project. Again, please ask any and all questions you may have.

Swing

2008-01-31T19:21:00.001-07:00

April of Digital Scrapbook Memories asked me to make a few layouts from the Beginner Series CDs. This layout and the two following it (Swing, Little Moments, and 1st Day of School) are the layouts I created. I was a scrapbooking machine last week. I made 8 layouts in 7 days. That should make up a little for the slump I was in for over a month.

Journaling Reads:
Megan had so much fun on the swings at my
apartment. Everytime she comes to visit, she wants to go play at the playground or swim in the pool. If she is lucky, she gets to do BOTH!!

Credits: All Digital Scrapbook Memories products from the Beginner's Series, The Garden CD.

Little Moments

2008-01-31T19:19:00.001-07:00

Credits: All Digital Scrapbook Memories products from the Beginner's Series, Flower Patch CD.

1st Day of School 2007

2008-01-31T19:12:00.001-07:00

Journaling reads:
Jeff started Kindergarten this year, and Megan started Pre-school. So far, they are both enjoying their new school experiences. It’s amazing how quicly they are growing up!

Credits: All Digital Scrapbook Memories products from the Beginner Series, Back To School CD.

Soccer 2007

2008-01-31T18:50:00.000-07:00

Digital Scrapbook Memories has a new CD coming out in a few weeks. It's called Oh Boy! The CD is designed especially for boys. I was honored enough to get the CD early and was asked to make a few layouts to showcase some of the items in the kits. This layout and the 4 following it are the layouts I created (Soccer 2007, Stinky 6 year-old, Built Kid Tough, Big Boy Toys, and Playing Dirty). You can see a sample of each of the kits and more layouts here.

Credits: All Digital Scrapbook Memories products from the new CD, Oh Boy!

Stinky 6 year-old

2008-01-31T18:10:00.000-07:00

Journaling Reads:
One cold day in December, Jeff came into the family room wearing a sweatshirt and sweatpants, and the following conversation ensued...
Aly: Those sweats look comfy and warm.
Jeff: Yeah, they make me sweat and stink and that’s the best part.
Aly: They make you stink? You like to stink?
Jeff: Yeah!! Boys are supposed to stink.
...later that day...
Aly: Something stinks! Who stinks?
Jeff: (with a huge grin on his face): Me!! I stink!! I’m like the dinosaurs cause they’re stinct.

Credits: All Digital Scrapbook Memories products from the new CD, Oh Boy!

Built Kid Tough

2008-01-31T18:07:00.001-07:00

Journaling reads:
Jeff and Megan went to Lowe’s on Saturday, December 16th to learn how to build pine wood derby cars. Lowe’s gave them little aprons and eye goggles. They could not wait to wear their new gear while helping Papa with some of his work on the house.

Credits: All Digital Scrapbook Memories products from the new CD, Oh Boy!

Big Boy Toys

2008-01-31T18:06:00.000-07:00

Journaling Reads:
Jeff loves all things that have to do with trucks; especially big trucks. Since he was able to talk, he has learned the names of different trucks and heavy machines, and he will correct you if you call one by the wrong name. You can imagine how delighted he was to come home one day to find a front-end loader and a dump truck making their way down the street. They were collecting yard trash for the annual yard clean-up day. He stood outside watching every thing. When they got to Papa’s house, the man driving the front-end-loader offered to let him ride in the cab. He was so excited and had a great time watching the loader pick up all the tree branches and other trash. What a great experience for a four year old boy!!

Credits: All Digital Scrapbook Memories products from the new CD, Oh Boy!

Playing Dirty

2008-01-31T17:48:00.000-07:00

Journaling reads:
Jeff came to see Grandma and Papa right when they got home from a camping trip. Jenny said she would wash his face and hands and 5 minutes later he would be this dirty again, but He sure had fun playing in the dirt.

Credits: All Digital Scrapbook Memories products from the new CD, Oh Boy!

Lots of new pages!!

2008-01-27T01:04:00.000-07:00

I just added 12 pages that are either new, or I just had not uploaded yet. Anyway, you may have to click the 'older posts' link at the very bottom to see them all. (and for Katie) KaBang, KaBang!

Christmas Eve 2006

2008-01-27T00:57:00.000-07:00

Journaling reads:
Every year the whole family meets for Family Home Evening on Christmas Eve. It's been a Rasmussen tradition since my mom was a little girl. Weread the Christmas story from the Bibleand a whoever wantsto can preform a talent. This year we even got Ryan, Scott , and Eric to do their Jingle Bells routine. It was so funny to see them do the kicks again.

Credits:
Quick page by Michelle Coleman. I changed a few things around and made a second page from the one quick page.
Font: Ace Bingham and Bodie MF Holly

Wide Mouth Frog

2008-01-27T00:19:00.000-07:00

I made this page in November, and I am just now putting it on my blog. The Wide Mouth Frog story is one of the things I remember from my childhood, and now that my dad has grandkids, he has a whole new audience. I had to scrapbook this story so that I can remember it forever.

Journaling reads:
Story: The wide mouth frog had her first babies and was unsure what to feed them. She decided to hop around the zoo and ask the other animals what they feed there babies. The giraffe tells her she feeds her babies leaves, the seal tells her she feeds her babies fish, and the bird tells her she feeds her babies worms. To each of these, the wide mouth frog says, "oh is that so?" speaking with her mouth wide open. She finally gets to the crocodile and says, "Hi, my name is wide mouth frog. What do you feed your babies?" The crocodile says, "I feed my babies wide mouth frogs." The frog replies with her mouth open very small, "oh is that so?"
Journaling block: My dad learned the story of the Wide Mouth Frog when he was in college. He has been telling it ever since. It's hard to explain the story; you really have to watch my dad tell it. He really gets into the actions of the frog talking with his wide mouth.

Credits:
Papers: Back To School CD - Digital Scrapbook Memories (DSM)
Tag Alpha (frog): Zoe's Merry-Go-Round, Playground CD - DSM
Scallop circle template: The Garden CD - DSM
Stiching: Riley's Sandbox, Playground CD - DSM
Buttons: Primary Buttons by Jessica Bolton
Stamp Alpha (wide): Hand Stamped Brushes by Michelle Coleman
Chipboard Letters (mouth): Black Currant Cameo font - made into chipboard with Atomic Cupcake Action.
Font: Cat Krap!

Picking Grapes

2008-01-27T00:13:00.000-07:00

I made this one for the Stand Up and Scrap challenge, but I've change it up a little since then. It was made in September 2007.

Journaling Reads:
Jeff decided it was time to pick a few of Grandma and Papa’s grapes. 08-14-2007

Credits:
Papers and wordart: Stand Up and Scrap kit (Sweet Shoppe Designs)
Font: Pharmacy

Comfort

2008-01-27T00:06:00.000-07:00

This page was also for the Stand Up and Scrap challenge, made October 2007.

Journaling reads:
You can always findcomfort in Grandma's arms. Shecan warm you when youare cold,console youif youare sad,welcome you to her home, wish you a good night, and show you how muchyou are loved. Grandma's hugs are a constant source of comfort.

Credits:
Papers and embellishments (some recolored): Obviously Orange kit and Ravishingly Red kit by Weeds and Wildflowers.

Sweet Feet

2008-01-26T23:55:00.000-07:00

I made this layout for the Stand Up and Scrap challenge, created in October 2007.

Credits:
Papers from It's My Party Kit by Dani Mogstad.

Jeff and Megan

2008-01-26T23:52:00.000-07:00

Another ADSR challenge layout, made in July 2007.

Journaling reads:
"I, who have no sisters or brothers, look with some degree of innocent envy on those who may be said to be born to friends." ~James Boswell

Once Apon a Time

2008-01-26T23:48:00.000-07:00

Another one from the ADSR challenge, made in July 2007.

Journaling reads:
Once upon a time there lived a beautiful princess named Megan.

Credits: Papers from PJs for Courage Kit from Elemental Scraps
Flower: Secret Shabby Chic Kit by Scrappy Pony Designs
Ribbon: Ity Bitty Ribbons Kit by Christina Renee
Alpha: PJs for Love from Elemental Scraps
Fonts: SF-Lea and Scriptina

The Liechty Reunion

2008-01-26T23:44:00.000-07:00

I made this page for the ADSR challenge back in August 2007, but the original page was about my favorite part of the challenge (which was my great partner, Katie). I changed it up a little to print and put in my scrapbook.

Journaling reads:
We all went up to Grizzly Ridge for the Liechty Reunion and some 4-wheelin'.

Credits:
Backgroud paper, strips of paper, sticking, sun, and journaling strips: Summer Afternoon Kit by Bren Boone.
Crocheted strip (recolored): French Countryside Kit by Christina Renee
Date stamp: Memory Date Stamps 2 from Peppermint Creative

Got It From Mom

2008-01-26T23:42:00.000-07:00

Another page for the ADSR challenge, made in August 2007.

Journaling reads:
A few years ago I went to Staples and wondered around for over an hour. I looked at everything in the store, from notebooks and pencils to desks and office chairs. I bought a few things and went home. I showed my husband all the “cool” things I got at Staples and he looked at me like I was crazy. That’s when I started thinking I must be the only person in the world who LOVES office supplies. A couple of years later I moved home and discovered where I got this crazy obsession. My mother loves all the same things I do! I never consciously realized this before that time. Maybe it is hereditary or maybe I have grown up subconsciously learning this love of all office supplies, but I definitely got it from my mom.

Credits:
photo frames by Katie Pertiet
everything else from Welcoming Spring kit by Gina Huff

Goals

2008-01-26T23:39:00.000-07:00

Here's another one from the ADSR challenge, made in August 2007.

Journaling:
- top: My goal is to graduate college.
- bottom: my campus

Credits:
Alphas: Scrap Artist, Plain Digital Wrapper, Shabby Princess, Christina Renee, Scrapbook Bytes, Elemental Scraps, Peppermint Creative, Free Digital Scrapbook.com, and The Sweet Shoppe
Background paper: French Countryside Kit by Christina ReneeArrow stamp:
Arrow kit by Shawna Clingerman
Font: Terentino

Girl Talk

2008-01-26T23:09:00.000-07:00

This is another layout I made for the Amazing Digital Scrapbooking Race...made in August 2007.

Journaling Reads:

This group of girls are my oldest friends; the only one missing is Tara. We have all been friends since high school. Some of us have moved to different cities and states, but when we are all back in our hometown, we try to get together for a little Girl Talk.

Credits:

paper, overlay border, and flowers with buttons from Mint Chocolatta by Chere Edwards.

Stitches from Some Kind of Wonderful Kit by Sweet Shoppe Designs.

Font: Witchcraft

Play

2008-01-26T22:40:00.000-07:00

Made this layout back in August 2007 as part of the Amazing Digital Scrapbooking Race (ADSR). Katie and I were partners for the race, and we made this layout together. I positioned all the pictures, and Katie embellished it for me. She even created the cool paint splatters from scratch.

Journaling:

Jenny and John were replacing their kitchen floor, soKatie and I took Jeff and Megan to the park to getthem out of the way and let them have some fun. March 25, 2006

Credits:

Paper, painted letters, painted flower, gel button, and paint smudge: Brilliantly Blue and Ravishingly Red Kits by Weeds & Wildflowers.

Paint splatters made by Katie (my partner)

Forum Friends

2007-11-18T17:20:00.000-07:00

Journaling:

A group of girls from the Digital Scrapbook memories forums decided we should get together for lunch. We met at Zupas Cafe in Draper. We had a blast meeting for the first time and getting to know each other better.

Credits:

Template: Jen Caputo (Scrapbook Graphics)

Flowers: Playful Kit, Moods CD - Digital Scrapbook Memories (DSM)

All other papers and embellishments: Fiesta Kit, Moods CD - DSM

Fonts: School Bully and Margarosa

Pretzel

2007-11-18T17:14:00.001-07:00

Journaling:

You were having so much fun on the hammock in Grandma and Papa's backyard. I had to take a few pictures of the precarious positions you were getting yourself in. You were like a little pretzel with you feet above your head and your toes tangled in the ropes.

Credits:

Template: Jen Caputo (Scrapbook Graphics)

Papers and embellishments: Bubble-licious Kit (Sweet Shoppe)
Font: Girls are Weird

Tutorial - Folded Corner

2007-11-04T16:12:00.000-07:00

This tutorial will show you how to achieve the look of a folded corner on a picture or piece of digital paper. Thanks to some awesome people on the Digital Scrapbook Memories forum for helping me figure this out. I used Photoshop CS2 for this tutorial, but I think the process is the same (or very similar) in Elements.

1. Select the polyagonal lasso tool (red circle below) to select a corner of your picture. Delete this corner of the picture. Keep this area selected until I tell you to deselect it or some of the steps won't work correctly.

2. Create a new layer and fill this layer with white (or whatever color you would like the back).
3. Go to Edit>Transform>Flip Vertical (or horizontal depending on the side you are folding).
4. Now use your move tool to rotate this piece to line up with the deleted portion of your picture (see picture below).

5. Now get your brush tool. Choose a round brush that has undefined edges (these are in the assorted brush set that comes with photoshop).
6. Create a new layer for your brush stroke.
7. Use a dark brown or grey color to paint a stripe along the outside edge of the fold. If you still have this area selected (marching ants around the fold) then the stroke will only appear on the fold (see photo below).

8. With the brush stroke layer selected, change the opacity and fill percentages until the brush stroke looks more like shading; you will find these options in the layers palette. A good example can be seen below. For this example I have opacity at 31% and fill at 43%.

9. To add a little more dimension to your shading, repeat steps 5-8. This time make your brush stroke further down on the outside edge of the fold. Make sure you have this stroke on its own layer so you can change the opacity to different percentages. This stroke you end up being a darker than the previous one. In my example, I have the opacity at 48% and fill at 76%.

10. Now you can deselect the layer by going to Layer>Deselect of pushing Ctrl + D.

11. Add a drop shadow to the original fold layer. I made my drop shadow with these amounts: Distance and size at 22 and spread at 30. You can adjust these to whatever looks right to you.

12. The last step is to merge all the layers together. Go to Layer>Merge Visible. Now you can move your photo onto your layout.

If you want to save your photo with the fold, make sure to go to File>Save As and name it something different than the original.

Here's the final look! If you have any questions, feel free to ask and I will try to help you out. Good luck and happy scrapping!!

Jeff & Megan's Birthday Party

2007-10-25T11:22:00.000-06:00

I took so many pictures at this event that I thought I better make a page of it as soon as possible. I still have more pics to scrap, so you may be seeing a few more pages from their party soon.

Journaling:

Jeff and Megan had their joint birthday party on Saturday, October13, 2007 at Independence Park. It was a lot of fun to watch them open their presents, interact with their friends, and have an overall great time.

Credits:
Everything: It's my party kit by Dani Mogstad
Font: Angelina

New Cookbook Page

2007-10-19T20:51:00.000-06:00

This is only the 2nd page I've made for the cookbook. Hopefully I will pick up the pace a little more, but probably not.

Credits:

Background paper: Moods CD, Sassy Kit - Digital Scrapbook Memories (DSM)

Paper for circles: Playground CD, Benjamin's Slide Kit - DSM

Halloween 2006

2007-10-02T14:59:00.000-06:00

Just made this page. I made it really quick, so it's nothing spectacular, but sometimes I just need to do a page without too much fuss.

Journaling:

Katie came out to visit and we dressed up and went to Joseph and Tynelle's Halloween party. We played photo scavenger hunt and Body, Body. It was a really fun party and it was fun dressing up again.

Credits:

Background paper: Fall Kit, Seasons & Holidays CD - Digital Scrapbook Memories (DSM)

Photo & page borders: Extras kit, Collection 2 CD - DSM

Tag: Ribbon Kit, Collection 2 CD - DSM

Ghost and pumpkin: Halloween friends by Dani Mogstad

Font: Jot Medium - HMK

Tutorial - Inked edges

2007-09-01T00:20:00.000-06:00

This is something I discoverd how to do the other day, and I thought I would share it with everyone. I have Photoshop CS2, but I've been told this should work for elements as well. I'll also explain clipping masks, which is called 'group with previous' in elements. Here's a before and after picture of the effect.

Steps:
1. Open a new document (any size) with a transparent background.
2. Create a type layer and type your text. It doesn't matter the color if you're going to cover it with paper.

3. Open your chosen paper and drag it over the text layer. Make sure the paper layer is on top.
4. Select 'layer' then 'create clipping mask' (element's users: click 'layer' then 'group with previous'). At this point you can move the paper around, resize the paper, and see what looks best.
5. Once you have the paper the way you want it, select 'layer' then 'merge down'.

6. Now find the layer in the layers palette (it should be the only one). Hold down the ctrl key and click on the thumbnail for the layer. This will put "marching ants" around the outside of the letters. 7. Go to 'select', 'modify', and 'contract'. I like the very outsid edge to be darker, so I use 5 pixels in the 'contract selection' box. You can try different things at depending on what you want.
8. Now choose 'select' and 'feather'. Again, you can enter different pixels amounts depending on what you want. I usually use something between 5 and 25.
9. Go to 'select' and 'inverse'. Then create a new layer in the layers palette or go to 'layer', 'new', and 'layer'.
10. Select the brush tool and make sure the color is the one you want. You can use any color you want. Make the brush fairly big to make it a little easier to get all the edges.
11. Run the brush right across the letters (it should only show up in the area that is selected around the outside of the letters). 12. Do step 7 two or three more times, except select 'expand' rather than 'contract' and select a slightly larger pixel amount (around 15 pixels). Do steps 7 through 11 two or three more times. Also, adjust the opacity and flow on the brush; lower it by about 20% each time.
13. Finally, do steps 4 through 5 again. Push ctrl+d to deselect the area. You can drag the whole thing onto any other page now using your move tool.

This doesn't just work for letters. It also works for shapes and you can ink the edges of photos as well. I know there's a lot of steps, but after you've done it a couple of times it's actually fairly simple.

Jeffery Walker

2007-08-31T18:58:00.000-06:00

Credits:
Paper and embellishments: Benjamin's Slide, Playground CD - Digital Scrapbook Memories
Blue Stiching: Zoe's Merry-Go-Round, Playground CD - DSM
Fonts: Jot Medium and Ironman

Kisses

2007-08-24T00:08:00.000-06:00

Journaling:
Megan is such a sweetheart. Here she is giving me and her mom a sweet little kiss. Grandma was quick and caught these cute little moments on camera.

Credits:
All papers and embellishments are from the Dreamsicle Kit on Songbird Avenue.
Font: Tall Paul

Flower Child

2007-08-04T00:00:00.000-06:00

I made this layout for the Digi-dare. Here are the requirements:

You can only use one photo to represent your “first”.
Meaningful journaling about your “first”.
Use some Ric Rac on your page.
Use the word “First” somewhere on the page, but not in the title!

I'm also using this page for the Amazing Digi Scrapping Race Challenge #6.

Journaling:
Megan is my first niece. She loves to fill up her watering can and water the flowers in Grandma and Papa's backyard.

Credits:
Font: PeroPaper: Gina Huff - Welcoming Spring Kit
Elements:
1 & 2 - Split frame and layered flower with button by Miss Mint - Foxy Lady Kit
3 & 4 - Spiral ribbon and brown button by Baers Garten Designs - Agata Kit
5 - RicRac flower by Wendyzine Scraps - Thrift Store Donations Kit
6 & 7 - Twisted ribbon and clipped flower by Digiscrap.ch - The Vert Kit
8 - Polka dot border by Karin McCombes - Visions of Sugar Plums Kit
9 - Polka dot flower by T. Brady - Visions of Sugar Plums Kit
10 - Purple button by H Mccaig - Fall Bronzer kit
11 - Staples by Eva Racinella - Fresh Delishts Kit
12 - Stiching by Paula Duncan - Some Kind of Wonderful Kit
13 & 14 - "flower" letters and pin by Shabby Princess - Eclectic Collage Kit
15 - flower doodle by Digital Scrapbook Memories - Moods CD, Dreamy Kit

News Anchors

2007-07-17T02:32:00.000-06:00

Journaling:
At the Mall in Layton there’s a play area with this miniature news desk. It took me forever to get a picture with Jeff and Megan sitting at the desk together, but I finally got it. Maybe one day one of them will be a news anchor. 4-27-2007

Credits:
Papers, heart, cardboard, and staples: Urban Color Kit by Michelle Coleman

Aged/dingy frame: Jackie Eckles
Gel dot and flower ribbon: Mellow Kit, Moods CD - Digital Scrapbook Memories

View From the Top

2007-07-17T02:13:00.000-06:00

Journaling:
Dad, Jenny, the kids, and I went searching for a geocache in the hills about Vernal. We never did find the cache, but we did enjoy the view.

Credits:
Paper, stamps, and elements: Techno Grunge by Shawna Clingerman

Little Miss Curious

2007-07-11T00:13:00.000-06:00

Journaling:
Megan loves that stool. She drags it everywhere. Often it is used to sit up at the table or to help grandma in the kitchen, but it is also used to find some interesting things on the high shelves in Papa’s study.

Credits:
Papers and brackets: Capricious Kit by Shawna Clingerman
Distressed paint frame: Digital Distressing Kit by Scrap Artist
Fonts: Witchcraft and Marydale

The Greatest Gift of All

2007-06-11T23:52:00.000-06:00

Journaling:
Spending Christmas with family is definitely the greatest gift of all!

Credits:
Papers and embellishments: Jolly Holidaze by Melissa Bennett
Font: Mcgannahan
Inspiration: scraplifted a Becky's Sketch layout by Jordan Stone

Papa Reading

2007-06-03T00:39:00.000-06:00

Journaling:
Papa is another name for love.

Credits:
Papers and embellishments: Mud Tracks by Melissa Bennett
Font: Yataghan

Jump

2007-06-03T00:06:00.000-06:00

Journaling:
The child amidst his baubles is learning the action of light, motion, gravity...
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Credits:
Papers and embellishments: Sun Porch Kit by Amy Teets
Stamp letters: Hand Stamped Brushes by Michelle Coleman
Font: tweed.

10 Dozen Hard-Boiled Eggs

2007-05-30T23:57:00.000-06:00

Journaling:
With only 2 children, you would think we wouldn't need so many eggs, but not this year. everyone wanted to dye eggs, so we boiled about 10 dozen and pulled out all the stops. we didn't stop at dye, we also had markers, stickers, tape, and extra vinegar (for extra bright colors).

Credits:
Papers and embellishments: Megan's Swingset, Playground CD - Digital Scrapbook Memories
Font: Ace Bingham SH, Tuesday, and the bends

Rachel & Dan's Reception

2007-05-30T01:24:00.000-06:00

Journaling:
Jenny, Jeff, Megan, Katie, and I all went to the reception in Provo. It was great seeing and visiting with family and sharing in Rachel and Dans special day.

Credits:
Papers and embellishments: PJs for Charity from Elemental Scraps
Fonts: Suzanne Quill

Christmas Morning 2006

2007-03-23T23:54:00.000-06:00

Journaling:
The first thing we do on Christmas morning is go to Jenny and john's to see the kids wake up and discover Santa has been to their house. There's nothing better than seeing the excited looks on their faces and watch the joy they express for each new thing they see.

Credits:
Papers and embellishments: Jolly Holidaze by Melissa Bennett
Fonts: Chachie and ExxPresleySH

Antelope Island

2007-03-23T23:48:00.000-06:00

Journaling:
Mom, Dad, and Katie came to visit me in Layton. During their visit we went out to Antelope Island. Katie elected to stay at my apartment and sleep in. I had no idea the island was as big as it is. We came across a few painted buffalo that we had to stop and take pictures of. Back in 2002, the Wasatch Front was covered with these buffalo, and we drove all over Salt Lake getting pictures taken with them. Our goal was to see them all, but we didn’t have time. It was fun to remember those buffalo and add a few more buffalo to our list. I think the buffalo to the left wasn’t part of the original “Utah Buffalo Roundup”, but it’s close enough, so we still got a picture of it. “The Hand of Man Buffalo” signifies the buffalo’s role in providing for men. The red handprints signify the buffalos near extinction, and three turquoise handprints signify the hand of man in bringing back the buffalo.

Credits:
Papers and grass border: Wild Kit, Moods CD - Digital Scrapbook Memories
Fonts: Junebug and CAC One Seventy

Family BBQ

2007-03-22T23:59:00.000-06:00

Journaling:
John, Wendy, Melissa, and Courtney Manwaring came out from Ohio to take Melissa to school. She is attending BYU for her first semester this year. The Manwarings storpped in Vernal for a few days to visit the Weber side of the family. Many other family members also traveled from around Utah for the visit. We had a big bar-b-que during the visit, and everyone had a great time catching up.

Credits:
Papers and embellishments: Power to the Flower Kit by Samara Gugler
Font: Bambino

Bridal Veil Falls

2007-03-21T23:50:00.000-06:00

Journaling:
We left early on the 5th so Sarah could go to class. After her class we drove down Provo Canyon to Bridal Veil Falls. It has been years since I visited the falls and it was a lot of fun to explore the area again.

Credits:
Tags, brads, and flower: Popsicle Toes Kit by Scrap Artist
Border (used to erase part of picture): Collection Two, Extras Kit - Digital Scrapbook Memories
Font: SF Karens

New Guitar

2007-02-28T00:04:00.000-07:00

Journaling:
Katie: give me a hint!
Jenny: It’s pink.
Katie: give me another hint
Katie: Do you know what it is?Aly: YesKristi: YesMom: YesKatie: Ewww!!!
Jenny: You walked right passed it.
Katie: WHERE!!!
Jenny pulls out a guitar case with a pink scarf bow.
Katie: A GUITAR!!!

Credits:
Papers and embellishments: Melissa Bennett’s Jolly Holidaze Kit
Paint Stripes: Digital Distressing Kit - Scrap Artist
Font: Cool

New Year's Eve 2006

2007-02-27T00:28:00.000-07:00

Journaling:
On New Years Eve 2006 the youngest kids were so quiet and good. They sat in corners, on the couch, and on the floor playing and comparing each other’s games.It was cute how they were always sitting in a little group, each playing their own game.

Credits:
Papers: Mini Moose Kit by Christy Lyle

Cousins

2007-02-26T23:56:00.000-07:00

Journaling:
In October 2006 Porter and Brooke were visiting with their parents. Megan and Jeff love to play with their cousins. Grandma Rae’s backyard was covered in leaves and these four had a blast jumping into the big piles and throwing leaves all over each other.

Memorial Day

2007-02-25T00:25:00.000-07:00

Journaling:
A three year old child is a being who gets almost as much fun out of a fifty-six dollar set of swings as it does out of finding a small green worm. Bill Vaughan

We spent Memorial Day 2006 at Ryan & Julie’s house. Megan spent almost the entire time on the swingset and even convince Aunt Aly to join her and Grandma to push.

Credits:
Background paper and chain embellishments: PJs for Courage - Elemental Scraps
Paint stamps: Digital Distressing Kit - Scrap Artist
Techniques: Used four different papers for the background and changed the blending modes.
Font: Bambino

Sack of Potatoes

2007-02-05T01:17:00.000-07:00

Journaling:
This was Jeff’s first year playing soccer. His favorite thing about soccer was having Papa as his coach. After the game they would always play around. Jeff would squeal with delight as Papa threw him over his shoulder like a “sack of potatoes”.

Credits:
Papers: scrapartist.com Popsicle Toes Kit
Distressing: scrapartisit.com Digital Distressing kit and Aged Overlays Kit
“Laugh” embellishment: scrapartist.com Popsicle Toes Kit
Word strips embellishment: plaindigitalwrapper.com August Bliss Kit
Techniques: Adjusted the hue on all papers and embellishments
Fonts: Journaling – Freebooter, Title – Bambino, Copperplate Gothic Lite, and Bluecake.
Inspiration: Jessica Sprague's block trick, creatingkeepsakes.com

One More

2007-02-03T00:32:00.000-07:00

Journaling:
Grandma told Jeff he still had one present under the tree and off he went on a MISSION to find it.

Credits:
Papers and tree embellishment: Seasonal Sampler; theshabbyshoppe.com
Snowflake embellishments: Tropical Winter; theshabbyshoppe.com
Picture and photoblock borders: Collection Two, Extras - Digital Scrapbook Memories
Fonts: Title – Frosty; Journaling – Kirby
Inspiration: Grid Trick by Jessica Sprague; Creatingkeepsakes.com

Progressive Dinner

2007-02-02T01:30:00.000-07:00

Journaling:
One of our familiy’s newer traditions is a progressive dinner. We caravan to each house to eat one course of a meal and see everyone’s Christmas decorations. In 2006 we had the progressive dinner on the 23rd of December, which allowed some of the out-of-town family to join in.

Ryan & Julie’s - Salad
Shaneen’s - Visit
Grandma’s - Main Course
Kristi & Ronnie’s - Visit
Jen & John’s - Visit
Cheya & Myke’s - Dessert

Credits:
Christmas Office Party Kit from plaindigitalwrapper.com: background and embellishments.
Font: Kirby

Sidewalk Chalk

2007-01-28T01:26:00.000-07:00

Journaling:
Kristi, Ronnie, and Jeff had a good time drawing on the back patio with sidewalk chalk.

Credits:
Background paper and ribbon: May 2005 FreePea from twopeasinabucket.com
Tags: Vacation Holiday FreePea
Stiching: Shabby Stiches from theshabbyshoppe.com
Font: Chalk

Lights on Temple Square

2006-12-21T01:32:00.000-07:00

Journaling:
Kristi and Ronnie came out to the city to go a Jazz game. They stayed for a couple of days and we spent some time at Temple Square looking at all the beautiful lights.

Credits:
Background paper and tied ribbon: Seasons and holidays kit, Winter - Digital Scrapbook Memories (DSM)
Distressed borders around pictures: Collection Two, Extras (DSM)
Font: Swingset

Piano Recital

2006-12-17T00:41:00.000-07:00

Journaling:
Cassie’s Piano Recital was on December 3rd, 2006 at her piano teacher’s gorgeous house in the foothills of Salt Lake City. Cassie played beautifully on the cherry wood grand piano. She played Ash Grove, A Whole New World, Beauty and the Beast, and What a Wonderful World.

Journaling:
After the recital, we were entertained by a fun magician. Then we ate dinner and enjoyed great company for a few hours. The entire evening was wonderful.

Credits:

Background paper: December 2006 Free “Peas” on twopeasinabucket.com
Ribbons and brads: Digital Scrapbook Memories CD, Ribbon Paper Kit, Collection Two
Font: Angelina

Fall 2006

2006-12-14T00:44:00.000-07:00

Journaling:
Megan and Jeff playing in the leaves in Grandma Rae’s backyard.

Credits:
All papers and embellishments: Shabby Princess - Organic Kit from theshabbyshoppe.com
Font: Swing Set BB

Smile

2006-11-20T01:30:00.000-07:00

Journaling:
In October of 2005, I ordered a new camera online; a Sony Cybershot digital camera. I had it delivered to my office so I could sign for the package. I couldn’t wait to open it and try it out. My coworkers were my first subjects, as they were forced to “smile for the camera”. I had so much fun using my new toy. Pictured from left to right are: Courtney, Cynthia, Jimmy, Ed, Jamie, me, and Laura.

Credits:
Used Digital Scrapbook Memories CD
Smile Kit from Collection One (background and accessories)
Colored in one row of flowers to match ribbon
Added color overlay to “Smile” title to match ribbon
Letters from Alphabets on Collection One
Font: Monotype Corsiva

Waterslide

2006-11-18T23:46:00.000-07:00

Journaling:
Jeff was trying to slide down the raft by placing it over the edge of the pool. Papa couldn’t let his grandson slide down a slide with such a small slope. He quicly jumped in and did what grandpas do best. He made sure that raft was more like a waterslide, and boy did Jeff and Megan have fun!

Credits:
Background: Calm Kit, Collection Two - Digital Scrapbook Memories (DSM)
Journaling Circle: Bright Kit, Collection Two - DSM
Changed hue on background and journaling circle
Font: Kristin ITC

Fantasy Canyon

2006-11-18T00:01:00.000-07:00

Journaling:
Shaneen was planning a trip with her reief society to fantasy canyon. She wanted to make sure she could find it, so we all loaded up into a couple of vehicles and headed out. It was a windy, chilly day, but we had fun seeing all the interesting rock formations, and watching Jeff and Megan climb. The group consisted of Shaneen, Cassie, Susan, Rachel, Alyson, Jenny, John, megan, Jeff, and Greg.

Credits:
Left side copied from gallery on digitalscrapbookmemories.com
Background blocks and circle of dots: Ribbon Paper Kit, Collection Two - Digital Scrapbook Memories (DSM)
Photo borders: Extras, Collection Two - DSM
Font: Stereo Hifi

Summer

2006-11-12T23:11:00.000-07:00

Journaling:
Jeff and Megan had a blast hanging out in the pool all summer. It was one of their favorite things to do. Watersports are a big part of Megan and Jeff’s summer. Kristi and Ronnie bought a pool this year and set it up in Grandma & Papa’s backyard. The kids wanted to be in the pool everyday and adding waterguns to the mix always added to the excitement.

Credits:
Background: Calm Kit, Collection Two - Digital Scrapbook Memories (DSM)
Summer Title and letters: Summer Kit, Seasons CD - DSM
Ribbon: Ribbon Paper Kit, Collection Two - DSM
Postmarks: Black and White, Seasons and Holidays - DSM
Changed hue on background paper, Summer title, and tile letters
Font: Times New Roman

Rachel & Trevor's Wedding

2005-06-01T14:27:00.000-06:00

Rachel is one of my best friends. She and I were roommates in North Carolina. She got married in June 2005 and I was one of her bride's maids. We had such a good time in Pittsburgh over the week that I was there. These pages are all from that event.