Blog hop at Foosa Moon Creations!

As part of the Art of Digital Designs class at jessicasprague.com, the students put together a collaboration to raise money for earthquake relief in Japan. This kit is being celebrated by a blog hop, and my portion is over at my new blog: http://www.foosamoon.blogspot.com




All the details are there...check it out!

Looking Back and catching up

Catching up on my blog reader this morning, I was reminded of some other layouts I haven't posted here yet.

I used photos of my great grandma that were scanned a few years back to include with my family history research. So far, these photos pretty much sit on my hard drive, moving from computer to computer over the years. Danyale's Looking Back kit inspired me to create with them though.

Created using Looking Back Kit, Looking Back Borders by Etc by Danyale

Created using Looking Back kit, Looking Back borders, and Looking Back Monograms & Decos by Etc by Danyale

Also, I have a freebie cluster available on Danyale's blog using her cute Egg Huntin kit.  It's available here.

Free. WHAT?

It's been a while since my last post, but then I warned that might happen. Between moving and life, I've been squeezing my creative time into the wee hours of the night. I did get to spend a little time playing games this weekend, as it was Digi-Scrapbooking Day on Saturday and both My Life and Scrap and Gotta Pixel had loads of games and events going on.  I've done a little scrapping since my last post, but today I have a little something different.

Every six months or so, Jessica Sprague offers a new class. For free. That's right, free.  I've already signed up, as I have for even available free class for the last two years. This is how I was introduced to digital scrapbooking, and also the site I took ALL my classes to learn Photoshop, photo editing, and a few other new things. (I am not paid in any form by Jessica...in fact, I regularly SPEND my money here.) I consider this website and community my homebase, even if I don't get to check in every day.

Click this image to be taken to JessicaSprague.com and more information about the course.

This class should be fantastic. 10 days of inspiration and projects. There is very little photoshop knowledge required (as in, if you don't have the program, you should still be ok.  If you've never opened it, you'll also be fine).  Here is the description from her website:

In our 10-day class together, we'll cover five different paths to inspiration:

• Words
• Music
• Art
• Tools
• Play

For each of the themes we'll have a project to make, and different techniques to call your creative muse, no matter WHAT kind of art you make!

The other great thing about these classes is that even if life gets in the way and you can't finish (or start as the case may be) the class during the scheduled time, you still have access to all the materials FOREVER!  Makes it easy to not stress about life. (Or easy to procrastinate, as I have a habit of doing.) 

I'll be back later this week with the pages I've made for all my designers, but wanted to share this class as it should be fun!

SDS Blog Train!!!

There are all kinds of fantastic goodies today from the Sweet Digi Scraps CT.  We've put together a blog train of quickpages and printable treats from our favorite SDS kits.  Here's the list of blogs to visit today:

Liz: www.sweetdigiscraps.blogspot.com
Team Blog: http://creativesweeties.blogspot.com
Danyale: http://bygonesscrapbooks.blogspot.com
Lei: http://leidee-q.blogspot.com
Kerry: www.kayjaysdays.blogspot.com
Jan: http://intensemagicscraps.blogspot.com
Sheila: www.scrappingmyjourney.blogspot.com
Colie: www.coliescorner.blogspot.com
Cynthia: http://thelatinmrspeel.blogspot.com
Mary: http://texaschicstyle.blogspot.com
Dana: http://www.scrappydoosordonts.blogspot.com
Trista: http://www.busybee-hive.blogspot.com
Simona: http://lightmistress.blogspot.com
LaShawn: http://the3cbears.blogspot.com
Carolyn: http://carolynscommotions.blogspot.com
Barb: http://digi-dallies.blogspot.com
Rachel: http://www.iwishiwasthatcreative.blogspot.com***You are here***

For my stop on this train full of goodies, I've created some corner bookmarks with two of my favorite kits. The first two were made with "As We Know It."

The colors were the first things that drew me to this kit.  Then I saw the stitched frame, the arrows, and that cute little pearl bead.  I think this is the first of Liz's kits that I ever bought.  I made this layout of my daughter with it -- one of my favorite recent layouts with her as subject.

The second two are made with "Secret Crush." One of the newer kits by Liz.  Again, I love the teal, this time combined with the pink and black to make a super sweet kit.

My favorite pieces of this one are the butterflies, the lace ribbon, and the leafy doodle.  Cupid is pretty darn cute too.  I made this layout of hubby and I with this kit. It was perfect for the Then and Now effect I was going for with the photos.

Without further ado, here are a couple pictures of the bookmarks all put together.

The bookmarks fold flat, and "hug" the corner of your pages.

Secret Crush Bookmarks (there is a blank on the one on the left for you to add your name, or the name of someone special)

As We Know It Bookmarks

DOWNLOAD HERE

Instructions are included in the download.  Each set of bookmarks is provided in jpeg format for easy printing at home on a standard 8.5x11 printer.  Hope you enjoy them, leave a comment if you download, I'd love to hear feedback!

Thanks for stopping by, and please continue on the SDS Team Favorites Blog Train! There are lots of goodies out there.