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Mexican Cornbread

Scrapping4Him — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:49:17 -0500

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): And one more - these go together so fast :tup: Love it!!! This recipe is so good you really have to plan for it to serve only 6! It is a regular at our gang get togethers. My friend's last name is hidden for this web version but I will include it in the high res file I send Lauren. kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11593]Favorite Recipes Instant Album Plus by Lauren Bavin[/url] title font: Scriptina recipe font: Print Clearly subtitle font: CK Carefree my name: CK Ali's Writing

Italian Wedding Soup

Scrapping4Him — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:27:10 -0500

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): Another recipe from me. This is one I adapted from a soup once offered at the Olive Garden restaurants years ago. This is a regular staple for us during the cool 'winter' months out here in Southern Caliornia :D I oopsed and actually didn't save my psd file and closed it out before I copied the recipe contents down. I at least remembered to save my web image and high res image to send to Lauren before I closed :tup: kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11593]Favorite Recipes Instant Album Plus by Lauren Bavin[/url] square brads: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11470]Grasmere Value Collection by Erica Belton[/url] title font: CK Maternal recipe font: Print Clearly chalkboard font (smudged): CK Carefree my name: CK Ali's Writing

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Megan's Valentines Day Card 2009

Scrapping4Him — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:12:07 -0500

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): Megan loved her Valentine's Day card this past year - can you tell :lol: LO Notes: 1) I did some burning around the edges of the shabby_whispers 2) I used a mask to leave those cute cupids from the shabby_cupids paper 3) I set the heart shadow overtop of the cupids to an overlay blend mode 4) The wordart is set to an overlay blend mode 5) I used a solid color adj layer set to a soft light blend mode at 80% opacity overtop of the silver_hanging_hearts 6) I used masks to position the individual candy hearts in the silver_hanging_hearts kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=9608]Cupids Bow by Robyn Gough[/url] silver_hanging_hearts: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11125]Happily Ever After (Scraps of Life CD: Wedding Day -- also available for individual purchase) by Robyn Gough[/url] wordart: A Valentine for You- 2006 by Tina Chambers (previously a weekly freebie) font: Century Gothic

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What's Up

Scrapping4Him — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:40:49 -0500

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): I love the perspective in the ad inspiration this month. I just had to try my hand at it. This photo of my niece seemed like a good candidate for a grungy urbanesque style. . LO Notes: 1) My background is a blending of papers and my photo. From bottom up: - urban_grid left as is - urban_grid set to a mulitply blend mode - urban_mesh set to a color burn blend mode - photo is set to B/W and has a zoom blur filter applied to it 2) Another copy of the photo is left as is with my niece extracted and a soft drop shadow applied for depth 3) The splatters are set to an overlay blend mode 4) My title has the urban_mesh paper clipped to it and set to a color burn blend mode over top for some added grunge (it was also flipped and a bit of perspective transforming applied). To get the perspective I rasterized the text first then chose a 'perpective' transformation and using the bottom left box handle dragged straight down to change the perspective. kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10402]Urban Myths by Robyn Gough[/url] edge stamps: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10666]Inked Edge Stamps by Robyn Gough[/url] fonts: VTKS Rock Garage Band -- VTKS Sonho

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Antipasto Salad

Scrapping4Him — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:34:14 -0500

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): Another recipe card done... this time a favorite I like to make for potlucks. This really kicks butt if you leave it in the frig overnight - the flavors meld together and OMG - I think I need to make this soon my mouth is watering :lol: LO Notes: 1) I set the watercolor splatters to a luminosity blend mode - LOL to make it look like this is a really old and well used recipe :lol: 2) I applied a checkered pattern to the title font kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11593]Favorite Recipes Instant Album Plus by Lauren Bavin[/url] watercolor_splatters: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11470]Grasmere Value Collection by Erica Belton[/url] title font: VNI-HL Thuphap recipe info font: Print Clearly name font: CK Ali's Writing

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Believe... in yourself and your dreams

Scrapping4Him — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:45:16 -0500

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): WOW - what a kit! The new Value Collections by our fabulous designers are so fun to work with - I love having all these extra elements :tup: LO Notes: 1) I started with the forest_green_grunge as my base paper. 2) Next I set the lines_of_dots to an overlay blend mode 3) After that I cut the grunge_overlay out of the deep_orange_stained paper, duplicated it and set the top layer to an overlay blend mode 4) I duplicated the believe title and set the bottom layer to an overlay blend mode and the top layer to a soft light blend mode 5) I used 2 copies of the circle_grunge_stamp, setting them to a soft light blend mode 6) I used 3 copies of the grungy_arglye_stamp, setting these to an overlay blend mode 7) I set the grungy_butterfly to a hard light blend mode 8) I used a mask to thread the key around the lock 9) I used a path to add the text around one of the circles - using colors to create the effect that it was cut out of the circle kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11605]Key To My Heart Value Collection by Tina Chambers[/url] font: Times New Roman

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Chalk Time

Scrapping4Him — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:45:42 -0500

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): I've been trying to figure out how I was going to scrap these pictures for a few months now and then an idea came to me this afternoon. I knew I wanted to use the photo of her drawing on the chalkboard, but I unfortunately caught her right at the beginning of her picture and then forgot to take a photo of the finished drawing (bad mama). So I came up with the idea to have Megan draw some of Robyn's fabulous doodle stamps and that's where I began this page. LO Notes: 1) I filled the center portion of the actual chalkboard in the photo with 2 papers blended together. The urban_ink_swirls paper is set to a color burn blend overtop of the urban_chalkboard paper. 2) I used 2 copies of my photo, bottom copy set to B/W and a screen blend mode, top copy left unaltered with the 'chalkboard' area masked off to bring her back in full color 3) The title is a combination of 2 colors, one with some masking to splotch on some color; then it was rasterized and the smudge tool run through it a few times 4) The journaling was cut from the urban_ink_swirls paper and then set to a vivid light blend mode 5) I applied a skew transformation to set my date to look like it was a part of the actual chalkboard in the photo papers: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10622]Urban Princess by Robyn Gough[/url] swirl stamp: [url=http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=322178]Doodle Bits Stamp Set (weekly freebie) by Robyn Gough[/url] title font: Chalk Dust journaling font: VTKS Entulho date font: 1942 Report

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Undreamed Shores

Scrapping4Him — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:02:06 -0500

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): I've always loved Robyn's Sea Biscuit kits so I knew they'd be perfect for these pictures I took of the harbor seals coming in for the night at the cove known as the Children's Pool in La Jolla. Megan would have loved to go down and pet them but that of course is not possible. LO Notes: 1) I clipped my photo to the QC's brushed mask layer, setting the mask to a soft light blend mode. Then I duplicated those 2 layers a couple more times. 2) I used a combination of color burn and soft light blend modes on the splash elements 3) On the star fish element, I duplicated it and set the top copy to a color dodge blend mode 4) The top rusty_seaweed is set to a pin light blend mode 5) I clipped the sea_daisies paper (with a linear burn blend mode at 70% opacity) to the whitewashed_seaweed. Then I applied a light hue/saturation adjustment. 6) I used the 'tail' portion of the glitter_jewel_trail, set to a luminosity blend mode 7) The wordart and text are all cut from the driftwood_daisies paper, set to a multiply blend mode kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=9609]Sea Biscuit by Robyn Gough[/url] kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=9610]Sea Biscuit AOP by Robyn Gough[/url] glitter trail: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10902]Nature's Touch by Robyn Gough[/url] quickclick: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11360]Background and Snippets QuickClick by Christine Gundersen[/url] wordart: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=9074]Dreamy Things Wordart by Tina Chambers[/url] fonts: CK Maternal -- Arial

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Nov09 Swaps for moog25

Scrapping4Him — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:11:32 -0500

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): This is my LO for my swaps partner, Margie (moog25). She gave me a couple of old photos from her son's first Thanksgiving in 1982. I hope she likes this!!! Jeanet's gorgeous LO [url=http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=341633]Glaenoe[/url] LO was the inspiration for this page. LO Notes: 1) I blended the two photos together to combine them into one as they were perfectly set up for it 2) I used the 4 copies of the metal_leaf_border to create a border for the LO 3) I duplicated the rectangular_card_frame and set the top layer to a multiply blend mode 4) I set the grungy_crayon_frame to an overlay blend mode overtop of the distressed_handwriting paper, adjusting its proportions a bit 5) I recolored the wordart and added extra text and the square bead alpha to complete the title bg paper, rectangluar card frame: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10585]P365 Essentials by Robyn Gough[/url] journal strip: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11128]A Little Luxury (Sep 09 Club Digital) by Robyn Gough[/url] metal leaf border: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11293]Dusty Hues AOP by Robyn Gough[/url] flower stencil: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10365]Mocha Dreams by Robyn Gough[/url] wordart: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=6901]Simple Sentiments 2 Wordart by Tina Chambers[/url] alpha: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=7831]Square Bead Alpha by Lauren Bavin[/url] fonts: Century Gothic -- Beautiful ES

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You Make Me Happy

Scrapping4Him — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:47:48 -0500

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): A recent photo of Megan and I that I LOVE. I think I may be scrapping this one a few times :D This was at a birthday party we threw for ourselves (my hubby and myself) because our birthdays are only 16 days apart. LO Notes: 1) I set the splash_overlay to a multiply blend mode 2) To deal with a small portion of my photo that had a clashing shirt color next to Megan, I applied a solid color adj layer to sepia tone it and then used a mask to reveal only that portion of the adj layer kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11602]Tangible Distraction Value Collection by Elizabeth Weaver[/url] font: CK True Type Distressed

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Spinach Turkey Meatloaf

Scrapping4Him — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:45:07 -0500

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): I LOVE spinach and I LOVE meatloaf and I LOVE the internet :D It was during a search several years ago that I found this recipe that put two of my favorite things together. This recipe is by far one of my favorite comfort foods. I've tweaked it over the years from what it first was but this has become perfection to me. LO Notes: 1) my title uses a style I found somewhere out on the web kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11593]Favorite Recipes Instant Album Plus by Lauren Bavin[/url] floral drops: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=8622]Wildflower Meadows by Lauren Bavin[/url] title font: Perpetua Titling MT recipe info font: Prestige Elite Std name font: CK Ali's Writing Ingredients: � 1 cup chopped mushrooms � 1/4 cup chopped onion � 1/2 cup chopped zucchini � 1 10-oz pkg frozen chopped spinach, thawed & drained � 1/4 cup grated Romano cheese � 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese � 1 pound ground turkey breast � 3/4 cup quaker oats (quick/old fashioned, uncooked) � 1/2 cup milk � 1 egg white, lightly beaten � 1 tbsp Italian seasoning blend � 1/2 tsp salt � 1/4 teaspoon black pepper Directions: Heat oven to 375�. Lightly spray a skillet with canola cooking spray. Over medium heat, cook mushrooms, onion & zucchini for roughly 5 minutes; remove from heat. Add spinach, romano & parmesan cheeses; mix well and set aside. In a large bowl, combine turkey, oats, milk, egg white & seasonings; mixing lightly. Fold in the skillet ingredients, then place into a lightly greased loaf pan and bake 35-40 minutes or until an internal temp of 170�. Let sit 5 minutes before serving.

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Girlfriends are Fun!

Scrapping4Him — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:28:48 -0500

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): Someday our girls are going to groan when they recount all the times we asked them to make funny faces for photo ops :lol: But they sure do have fun giving us what we ask for in the meantime :D Those hilarious owls in Nicole's Oodles of Thanks kits were a great accent for these pics. LO Notes: 1) I did a little burning around the edge of the scribble_stripes paper 2) I set Nicole's grungy_edge border to a soft light blend mode 3) I created a circle mat out of the harlequin_orange paper and then applied a texture effect to it 4) After selecting the circle mat I'd created, I reduced the selection size and then created a path of that selection for my text to follow 5) Using masks I was able to use just the ends of the dotted ribbon to create little 'bows' 6) I duplicated the clock and set the top layer to a color burn blend mode kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11573]Oodles of Thanks by Nicole Young[/url] kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11574]Oodles of Thanks 2 by Nicole Young[/url] together scanner: Oodles of Thanks Scanners by Nicole Young (a blog freebie available for a limited time at www.nicoleyoungdesigns.blogspot.com and then it should be in the DSP store) grungy edge border: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10810]Rocker Chic by Nicole Young[/url] title/circle text font: Calvin and Hobbes journaling/date font: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10776]Font - DSP TaysMom (formerly part of July 2008 Club Digital, now available for individual purchase) by Suzanne Walker[/url]

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Let's Get Rolling!

Scrapping4Him — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:30:06 -0500

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): I'm on a roll with Robyn's It's Xmas kit :tup: Megan and a friend having fun making cookies at my MIL's house. Sorry to those that don't like blurred faces, I have a personal commitment to not show children's faces on the internet unless I have permission. LO Notes: 1) I set the white_xmas paper to a linear burn overtop of the aqua_snowflakes paper 2) Then I set the silver_glitter_overlay to a hard light blend mode and duplicated it one more time 3) I used the lime_leaf paper for photo mats 4) Using masks, I added some candy canes to that adorable tree 5) I used a path to have my title follow the curve of the tree kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=9604]Its Xmas by Robyn Gough[/url] title font: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=7946]Font - DSP Maddie Moo by Nicole Young[/url] names/date font: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=4721]Font - DSP Lark by Suzanne Walker[/url]

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Mimi's Little Helper - companion page

Scrapping4Him — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:44:00 -0500

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Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): I had some more photos that went along with one I scrapped earlier this year [url=http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=307473&ppuser=5602](Mimi's Little Helper)[/url]. So thank goodness I keep my psd files and could just open it up and save a copy and have a good chunk of my LO already done and my notes recorded from last time to recount again for you all :tup: LO notes: 1) I did a screen blend mode of the chocpink paper and the chocskyswirl papers. 2) I used the heart chocolate piece to make my top and right page borders 3) I did a gradient blend on the large frame 4) I did a color burn blend on the flowers kit: Pieces of MMM (previously a weekly freebie) by Robyn Gough large frame, flower garland: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=9731]Choc Watermelon by Robyn Gough[/url] large flower: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=9793]Choc Watermelon AOP by Robyn Gough[/url] mmm mmm good font: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1925]Font - DSP Old General Store by Suzanne Walker[/url] journaling font: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=4721]Font - DSP Lark by Suzanne Walker[/url] journaling reads: Megan and Blake helped Mimi watch the peanut butter blossom cookies so they would not burn in the oven. Then they helped do some taste testing to be sure they were of the highest quality.

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Trimming the Tree - 2008

Scrapping4Him — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:16:53 -0500

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): LOL - I can already hear the collective gasp out there as I say the following. In 2007 we were lazy and didn't actually put up our tree so last year (2008) was the first year Megan got to participate in trimming the tree. :lol: You can be rest assured Megan will never let us be lazy again :p LO Notes: 1) I used the painted_altered_journal_block as a mat for the photos, setting it to a luminosity blend mode 2) I duplicated the baubles_ona_ribbon and set the top layer to a multiply blend mode 3) For the holly border I first cut the shape out of the lime_leaf paper, then set the border to a luminosity blend mode, then clipped the silver_glitter_overlay to it with a color burn blend mode 4) The wordart is cut from both the lime_leaf paper and crumpled_red_solid paper with the red paper set to a luminosity blend mode and an inner shadow applied 5) The altered_angel_wings were set to a screen blend mode at 80% opacity 6) I used masks and several copies of the silver_glitter_overlay set to a lighten blend mode to "flock" my tree (:lol: which IRL I would never do because I don't care for flocked trees) 7) I set my journaling text to a soft light blend mode, duplicating a few times kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=9604]Its Xmas by Robyn Gough[/url] kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=9605]Its Xmas Elements by Robyn Gough[/url] grid template (rotated): [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10298]Cilla QuickClick by Elizabeth Weaver[/url] wordart: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1976]Christmas Album Titles Wordart by Tina Chambers[/url] journaling font: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=7926]Font - DSP Dilemma by Suzanne Walker[/url] date font: Another Typewriter journaling reads: Megan had fun helping us set up the tree and put on all the ornaments. She loved the honor of placing the angel.

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A Season of Delights

Scrapping4Him — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:42:04 -0500

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): Our visit to the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park was just one of the big highlights of our getaway last weekend. If I had the time I would give myself a day every month to go around to local botanical gardens to enjoy a day of photographing the beauty of nature. Alas, that won't be happening anytime soon so I grasp those moments when I can. LO Notes: 1) The background is a blending of my photo overtop of the autumn_gold paper. I first applied a B/W adj layer set to 60% opacity and then set the photo layer to a softlight blend mode. 2) The border was created to mimic the style of the frames. I simply used masks and a square brush to create it. I used the rusty_sienna paper, set to a multiply blend mode at 60% opacity. I also brought back in more of the full color of the blended photo in the small border. 3) I used a text path to create my round wordart and then set the text to a soft light blend mode 4) I lightly adjusted the hue of the orange_chrysanthemum 5) I did a little distort/perspective transforming for a more accurate perspective of the tag hanging off the twig 6) The date on the hanging tag has a down bevel applied to it and is set to a soft light blend mode at 70% opacity 7) The wordart was recolored and set to a hard light blend mode kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11544]Harvest Home by Carole Harden[/url] wordart: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=4097]A Season of Wordart by Tina Chambers[/url] fonts: Century Gothic -- CK Frankfurt

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Imagine the Possiblities...

Scrapping4Him — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:19:18 -0500

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): I absolutely love the fresh colors in this fabulous kit by Heidi and they were a perfect fit for these photos of Megan and Alan being their silly selves. Plus the inspiration this month for the 2 page sketch challenge is fantastic! Plus Julia (webfrau) has generously provided a download of the QC to help get us started (thanks Julia!!!) LO Notes: 1) I used the pretty_blue paper, duplicated and flipped horizontally, for my base paper 2) Then I used masks to add the gorgeous floral patterns of the blue_floral paper around the edges 3) I took a swirly_peacock element, set it to a soft light blend mode, duplicated it 3 times and then masked off the body of the peacock to add those cool feather swirls as a backdrop beneath the green flowers and stapled tags 4) On one of the swirly_peacock elements I recolored the top body portion so that it would show up overtop of the photo kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11241]Positively Peacock by Heidi Kuester[/url] backpack: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11347]Positively Peacock Backpack by Heidi Kuester[/url] live, laugh, love stapled tags: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11180]Gracee Mae by Heidi Kuester[/url] template (courtesy of Julia, webfrau - thanks again Julia!!!) font: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11454]Font - DSP JJ and the Orange Balloon (Nov 09 Club Digital) by Suzanne Walker[/url]

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The Bow Bridge in Central Park

Scrapping4Him — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:46:35 -0500

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): Stunning doesn't begin to accurately describe Erica's Grasmere Value Collection. WOWOWOW I am loving the elegance mixed with grunge. I used it to scrap a photo I took of people enjoying an afternoon in NYC's Central Park (the bridge is the Bow Bridge). LO Notes: 1) The background is a blend of 2 papers: the sludgy_watercolour_canvas paper set to a darker color blend mode overtop of the blue_letter paper 2) For my blended photo outside the rusted frame, I set a copy to B/W first and then set it to a soft light blend mode, duplicated that once for more clarity - both with the sky masked off 3) I also used the paint_daubs element on the lake portion escaping the rusted frame at the bottom, setting the clipped portion of the photo to a soft light blend mode (duplicated once) 4) Then I used 3 copies of the same photo inside the rusted frame. The bottom copy is set to a soft light blend mode, the middle copy is set to normal at 20% opacity, the top copy is a feathered wide oval of just the center area set to normal at 40% 5) I used the paint_daubs one more time in the upper left corner, setting it to a soft light blend mode with a light hue adjustment (duplicated once) 6) For the dandelions, I used 2 copies, setting the bottom copy to a luminosity blend mode at 70% opacity and the top copy to a multiply blend mode. I flipped the smaller version horizontally in the upper right corner. 7) I used a hue/saturation adj layer to adjust the colors of the butterflies 8) I set the water droplets to a soft light blend mode, duplicating it for more punch 9) The wordart was cut from the thunder_clouds paper and set to a linear burn blend mode kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11470]Grasmere Value Collection by Erica Belton[/url] wordart: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=7684]Enjoy Life Wordart (formerly part of March 2007 Club Digital, now available for individual purchase) by Tina Chambers[/url] fonts: CK Heritage -- CK Invitation

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The Land Before Time

Scrapping4Him — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:10:34 -0500

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): OMG - I just had to have these kits soley to scrap about this video series that Megan loved watching. LO Notes: 1) I blended 2 papers for my background. The marbled_greens paper is set to a hue blend mode overtop of the rockface paper 2) I set the sun to a soft light blend mode and then duplicated it 3) I set my photo to a sepia tint so it wouldn't clash with the colors of the kit 4) I did a little hue adjusting on the 2nd volcano behind my photo for some variation 5) I did a little hue adjusting on the pond to suit the greens in my sky 6) I lowered the opacity of the dino_prints to 70% 7) I selected the volcano shape to create my path to fill with journaling kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11203]Wee William by Christine Gundersen[/url] kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11521]Wee William 2 by Christine Gundersen[/url] kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11522]Wee William - Element Set by Christine Gundersen[/url] font: CK Footnote journaling reads: The Land Before Time series of videos were your very favorite movies to watch for quite a few months. You loved watching the adventures of Little Foot, Cera, Spike, Ducky, Petrie and Chomper in the Great Valley. It was from these videos that we discovered you liked a good suspense movie and handled overcoming your fear of scary moments pretty well. Even though you have moved on to new things, it is hard to part with this dearly loved series.

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Thankful for Blessings

Scrapping4Him — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:48:16 -0500

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): I had almost forgotten about this adorable photo of Megan with her cousin at last year's Thanksgiving. Tina's Ever So Value Collection was fun to work with to scrap this special day full of blessings to be thankful for. LO Notes: 1) The very bottom green paper is the green_grunge duplicated and the top layer set to an overlay blend mode for a deeper green 2) I recolored Tina's stitches using a solid color overlay set to a linear burn blend mode to coordinate with the kraft_grunged paper they were securing (I also masked away the excess strings at the end) 3) I set the grungy_edge border element to an overlay blend mode 4) I set Tina's tree element to a darker color blend mode at 50% opacity, then used some of her falling leaves down below it 5) I used the granny_smith and green_grunge papers in the four_pack_frame 6) To get the stripes on the four squares, I used a small strip of the apple_red_dots paper and set it to an overlay blend mode and then duplicated it and roughly spaced them apart and then distributed the spacing between the horizontal centers of them to get an accurate distribution of spacing. 7) I set the thankful wordart to a soft light blend mode at 50% opacity; then I took another copy of the wordart and left it unblended but at 50% opacity, mask away to only have one phrase be highlighted 8) My journaling is done the same way as the wordart kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11553]Ever So Value Collection by Tina Chambers[/url] stitches: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1177]Spot A Lot (Scraps of Style CD: Perfect Patterns -- also available for individual purchase) by Tina Chambers[/url] tree: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10718]Another Midsummer Dream by Tina Chambers[/url] font: Century Gothic

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Timeless Treasures

Scrapping4Him — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:53:13 -0500

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): I loved the idea of scrapping antiquated treasures with these beautiful kits of Nicole's. I just happened to take some shots of these working looms and a spinning wheel in the weaving barn at a local museum. It was fun to learn that these looms are still in use today to teach weaving skills of days past to future generations. LO Notes: 1) The background is a blending of the following (from bottom up): orange_and_pink unaltered; bursting flipped horizontally and set to a soft light blend mode; bursting flipped horizontally and set to a soft light blend mode at 30% opacity; orange_and_pink set to a soft light blend mode 2) I used multiple copies and masks on the square_grunge_overlay to create a border and then set them to a multiply blend mode 3) I set multiple copies of the scattered_diamonds to an overlay blend mode to warm them up a bit 4) I set the dotted_ribbon to an overlay blend mode, duplicated it and turned it vertically as a base for the page_stitching which I set to a screen blend mode and used masks to use only a portion of it 5) On the triple hearts, I used a dulicate copy of the scratchy_heart_overlay set to a vivid light blend mode to create the smallest heart; then set them to follow the wire in the beaded_wire element 6) I used masks on a duplicate copy of the red feather to thread it through the opening of the skeleton_key 7) On the butterflies, I duplicated them and set the top layers to an overlay blend mode 8) I applied a solid color adj layer set to a soft light blend mode to recolor the round metal frame 9) I set my date font to a soft light blend mode at 50% opacity and applied an inner shadow kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11566]Antiquated Dreams by Nicole Young[/url] kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11567]Antiquated Dreams 2 by Nicole Young[/url] red feather: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11205]Forever in Never Never 2 by Nicole Young[/url] dried weeds: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11305]Love Falls 2 by Nicole Young[/url] square bead alpha: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=7831]Square Bead Alpha by Lauren Bavin[/url] quote fonts: CK Frankfurt -- CK Invitation journaling and date font: CK Invitation journaling continues from the title and reads: Timeless treasures in the weaving barn at the Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum quote reads: We sleep, but the loom of life never stops, and the pattern which was weaving when the sun went down is weaving when it comes up in the morning. ~ Henry Ward Beecher

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Siblings Forever

Scrapping4Him — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:29:16 -0500

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): I fell in love with that beautiful floral background paper in this weeks IOTW kit by Z. I knew I wanted to show it off on my LO. LO Notes: 1) I shifted the floral paper to the right a bit and then took and flipped horizontally a duplicate copy and did some creative masking 2) I used one of my 'levels' adjustments used on my photo on the bg paper as well to give it a richer look 3) I applied a light color overlay to my photo 4) I duplicated the fashion card and set the top layer to a soft light blend mode 5) I lightly adjusted the hue of the flowers on the heart pendant 6) I 'wrapped' the ribbons around the double frame 7) My title is set to a soft light blend mode with multiple copies and various opacities kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10502]Enchanting Heart by Elizabeth Weaver[/url] feathers: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=9913]Noble Heart by Elizabeth Weaver[/url] lace: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=9283]Raspberry Currant AOP by Elizabeth Weaver[/url] buttery flowers: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10407]Wild Blooms by Lauren Bavin[/url] fonts: CK Invitation -- CK Frankfurt

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A Sweet Tweet

Scrapping4Him — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:09:14 -0500

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): Last year at our adoption family group's fall festival the kids had a game where they had to eat a donut off of a string using no hands. OMG it was a riot watching them all try to accomplish the task. LO Notes: 1) I set Robyn's inked edge stamps to an overlay blend mode 2) I cut out of the lilac_daisy paper the wavy_grunge_frame shape and then set the frame stamp to a soft light blend mode overtop, duplicating the frame stamp one more time 3) I inverted the grungy_loopy_double_frame and then used just one of the frames out of a 2nd copy, also inverted, to create my little trio frame grouping 4) I duplicated the title element and set the top layer to a color burn blend mode at 60% opacity 5) I duplicated the twisted_wire_heart element and set the top layer to a color burn blend mode but masked away the twisted wire portion 6) I duplicated that cute bird and set him also to a color burn blend mode 7) I recolored the green leaf to more of an orangish color to match the orange other places in the LO 8) Lastly, I put my text on a path to follow the wave of the frame stamp kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10482]Tweet Chic by Robyn Gough[/url] kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10483]Tweet Chic AOP by Robyn Gough[/url] inked edge stamps: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10666]Inked Edge Stamps by Robyn Gough[/url] grungy frame stamps: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10521]Grungy Frames Element Set by Robyn Gough[/url] font: Century Gothic journaling reads: Megan goes for the gusto in the donut-eating game

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I Like Green Eggs and Ham!

Scrapping4Him — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:36:28 -0500

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): Last week I made Megan some green eggs and ham because they'd made it at school and she loved it (of course I shuddered through making it because I don't get the thrill of eating something that is not its natural color - sorry Dr. Seuss!) LO Notes: 1) For the title bar background area I have 3 things blended together (from bottom up): folded_green paper as is; teal_grid set to a luminosity blend mode; my photo with a B/W adj layer and set to a soft light blend mode 2) I selected the blue petals of the large daisy flower and then used a hue/saturation adj layer to recolor them to a peachy orange 3) I used a hue/saturation adj layer to recolor the petals of the small flower grouping in the corner also to a peachy orange 4) I tried something new on my title. I first applied a beveled edge and then added a stroke (outside position) with the fill type as a gradient with oranges/yellows and then lowered the opacity of the stroke a bit so it wasn't overpowering. I thought it gave a cool look. kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=8076]Spring Zing by Lauren Bavin[/url] tall grass in corner: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10782]Fresh Air by Lauren Bavin[/url] tiny green felt and white flowers: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=8941]Tiny Flower Embellishment Set by Lauren Bavin[/url] green ribbon: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10447]Backyard Blooms (May 09 Club Digital) by Lauren Bavin[/url] tiny flower grouping: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10878]Kay Butler by Meryl Bartho[/url] grass border and caterpillar: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10072]More Zing of Spring by Christine Gundersen[/url] green folded bg paper: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=9671]Floral Frenzy by Lauren Bavin[/url] font: Grinched

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These are the Moments...

Scrapping4Him — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:46:02 -0500

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): I thought I'd wait till next week to scrap with these amazing kits by Christine but I could not focus on my packing this afternoon. I have plans to take a couple photos of my hubby and I from our weekend away so I went ahead and made a plopper for them. ETA: Here are our pictures now :) LO Notes: 1) On the vertical ribbon, I did a little puckering via the liquify filter to make it look like the ribbon knot was tied around the vertical ribbon kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11443]Alizarin Moments 1 by Christine Gundersen[/url] kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11444]Alizarin Moments 2 by Christine Gundersen[/url] journaling font: Century Gothic

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Megan's 4th Bday - left page

Scrapping4Him — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:53:01 -0500

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): Last year we had Megan's birthday party at Pump-It-Up, which is a company that does parties with gigantic inflatables. They utilize these warehouses and fill them with 5 or 6 different kinds of inflatables - it's awesome. Most of the adults had just as much fun as the kiddos. We were quite surprised at how competitive Megan was - she constantly challenged Alan to race through the obstacle course with her. One downside to the locale is the lighting is unbelievably awful so I had to do quite a bit correcting - too bad I was not shooting in RAW back then, would have made correcting these much easier and more accurate. Oh well, live and learn! LOL - my hubby and his best friend posing on the royal throne - they were duly warned that this picture would be scrapped for the world to see :lol: LO Notes: 1) I did a little modifying to Z's fab 2 pg QC to fit the number of photos I wanted to scrap. 2) I used only a portion of the wordart in the kit kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11532]Celebrate in Style (Scraps of Life CD: Birthdays -- also available for individual purchase) by Nicole Young[/url] quickclick: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11266]Graphic Grid 2 page QuickClick by Elizabeth Weaver[/url] title and date fonts: AL Charisma -- LD Checks journaling font: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=7926]Font - DSP Dilemma by Suzanne Walker[/url] journaling reads: Two hours of serious fun is exactly what you got for your 4th birthday! The obstacle course was your favorite plus beating Daddy was a big highlight! Even Mama beat Daddy but that isn�t a highlight Daddy would like remembered. Happy Birthday Sweetheart!

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Megan's 4th Bday - right page

Scrapping4Him — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:52:37 -0500

He's Radiant!

Scrapping4Him — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:02:47 -0500

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): :lol: yes Mar's last quote for this week's Word of the Week (radiant) was the inspiration I needed to scrap this photo I took last month of Megan and Alan reading Charlotte's Web. LO Notes: 1) I did a little extra burning around the edges of the base paper 2) I added drop shadows for the effect of the ring binder lifting the pad of paper off the base paper 3) I scanned in the book cover and then set it to a pin light blend mode with an added B/W adj layer 4) After creating the words for the web, I rasterized them and then did some warping on them 5) I used masks on several copies of the gold_cobweb element to create a little depth behind the house border kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10259]Photo Diary by Meryl Bartho[/url] house border: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10274]Photo Diary Two by Meryl Bartho[/url] spider web: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10295]Nighttime at the Fairy Glen by Nicole Young[/url] round mat: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10601]Tropical Nights AOP by Carole Harden[/url] font: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11454]Font - DSP JJ and the Orange Balloon (Nov 09 Club Digital) by Suzanne Walker[/url] journaling reads: Reading to you is one of Daddy�s favorite things during your bedtime routine. You look forward to your next chapter in Charlotte�s Web almost as much as you do Mama�s nightly blown kisses. Daddy does all the sounds and voices when he reads books to you so it�s no wonder that you prefer his readings over Mama�s. That�s okay because Mama really enjoys watching you two have this special time together. It will be fun to see what book you choose next for your nightly reading time!

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Garden of Memories

Scrapping4Him — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:05:23 -0500

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): I love this photo I took of Megan planting some seeds with my mom - the vines framed them perfectly. Lauren's gorgeous My Garden and Beyond Value Collection was the perfect kit to scrap this memory - thanks Lauren!!! LO Notes: 1) I masked off my photo to the inside area of the stone_with_border paper 2) Then I duplicated my photo and applied the following treatments to copies: bottom copy: B-W adj layer, levels adj layer for more contrast, photo to a soft light blend mode top copy: levels adj layer, photo to a soft light blend mode at 50% opacity (these layers let back in some of the photo color) 3) I cut the wordart out of the floral_field paper, duplicated it, set the two copies to a multiply blend mode with the top copy at 20% opacity 4) I used the thatched paper to create the look of that mossy stuff you find in the bottom of hanging baskets 5) I set my date to a down bevel to get the appearance of it being carved into the stone bricks kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11493]My Garden and Beyond Value Collection by Lauren Bavin[/url] wordart: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3439]Scraps of Words CD: Garden by DSP Designers[/url] fonts: CK Olden Days -- CK Study Hall journaling reads: Grammy & Megan share their love of gardening

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Amazing Art in Central Park - left page

Scrapping4Him — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:47:44 -0500

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Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): Z's Artifacts kits are sooooo cool with their awesome splatters and splotches. I thought they were perfect for scrapping these 2 bronze sculptures we came across while touring NYC's Central Park. I'm sorry - I ran out of steam to record all my notes. If you want to know something I did, just holler, I can figure it out by opening up my PSD file again. I did do a little lens blur on the background of my photos to make them pop. kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11483]Artifacts by Elizabeth Weaver[/url] kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11484]Artifacts 2 by Elizabeth Weaver[/url] grungy frame: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10521]Grungy Frames Element Set by Robyn Gough[/url] font: VNI-HL Thuphap

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Amazing Art in Central Park - right page

Scrapping4Him — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:47:19 -0500

Dreaming up in the Clouds

Scrapping4Him — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:07:34 -0500

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): Another amazing kit by Nicole - I don't know how she keeps coming up with these fabulous dreamy ideas! I love the window frame on this one! This is a picture of Megan and one of My Little Pony friends on one of our plane rides to Ohio this past summer. LO Notes: 1) I set the glitter_harlequin element to an overlay light blend mode at 70% opacity and rotated it, using 2 copies to accent the darker blue area of the bright_cloudy_skies paper 2) I used another glitter_harlequin element set to a hard light blend mode under the shutter_frame 3) I rotated the grungy_white_edge overlay 90 CW and then set it to a soft light blend mode just to add a little edge treatment to the bg paper 4) My background photo was first set to a B/W and then set to a soft light blend mode at 65% opacity kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11487]Entering Enchantment by Nicole Young[/url] kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11488]Entering Enchantment 2 by Nicole Young[/url] edge overlay: Entering Enchantment Overlay Stacks by Nicole Young - a blog freebie available for a limited time at www.nicoleyoungdesigns.blogspot.com and then it should be available in the DSP store font: Kingsthings Typewriter

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Pick of the Patch

Scrapping4Him — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:32:51 -0500

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): I found it kinda cute how intent my hubby was on getting just the right pumpkin to be his jack-o-lantern this year. So I had to scrap the moment. Erica's gorgeous Autumn Radiance kit with its beautiful fall colors was perfect along with her Little Boxes QC. Tina always has wordart to finish off a LO and her new Fall Lines wordart kit fit the bill for my LO. LO Notes: 1) I used several of the swirly_flower elements at the top of my page 2) I applied a beveled edge to add the feel of tiles to the little boxes in the QC 3) I set both the wordart and my text to a soft light blend mode, duplicated a couple times for more punch kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11412]Autumn Radiance by Erica Belton[/url] template: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11186]Little Boxes QuickClick by Erica Belton[/url] wordart: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11482]Fall Lines Wordart by Tina Chambers[/url] journaling font: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10776]Font - DSP TaysMom (formerly part of July 2008 Club Digital, now available for individual purchase) by Suzanne Walker[/url] date font: Adobe Caslon Pro journaling reads: Daddy searches for the perfect pumpkin to be his jack-o-lantern.

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The Perfect Pumpkin

Scrapping4Him — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:51:36 -0500

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): LOL - I love those striped legs!!! They are so hilarious! We went to the pumpkin patch the other day because my hubby wanted to get his perfect daddy pumpkin, well a little girl wanted to have her perfect pumpkin too and it's hard to resist her. LO Notes: 1) I duplicated the spotted_orange paper and set the top layer to a soft light blend mode at 50% opacity for just a tad more orange saturation 2) I made the tree taller by duplicating it and masking off portions to fit it all back together 3) I set the moon_glow_with_bat to a soft light blend mode, then duplicated it 4) I used 2 of the 3 dangling legs, using masks to make the one leg pop out from the frame 5) I cut 2 copies of my title out of the spotted_orange paper and then set the bottom copy to an overlay blend mode with an inner shadow and the top copy to multiply blend mode kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11301]Hauntville by Heidi Kuester[/url] title font: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=9902]Font - DSP Radical Rodents by Suzanne Walker[/url] journaling font: DSP Oh Baby by Suzanne Walker journaling is a continuation of the title and reads: The perfect pumpkin is not as easy to pick out as it seems! You looked through all the miniature pumpkins to find your own perfect pumpkin.

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Adventures on the Rails

Scrapping4Him — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:53:27 -0400

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): We had so much fun going to a tractor show this past weekend at a nearby antique gas & steam engine museum. My husband and I want to go back by ourselves to be able to linger as long as we want (LOL hard to do with a 4 year old). They had a mini-train setup to give the kiddos rides complete with a masked bandit hold up. Suz's fab wordart got me thinking about these photos and well I decided Megan's pink dress helped pull it together even though it's sort of a western theme. kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11480]Tara Sue Value Collection by Suzanne Walker[/url] journaling font: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=9002]Font - DSP Lauren (Oct 08 Club Digital) by Suzanne Walker[/url] date font: Times New Roman journaling reads: It was interesting to watch your reaction to the train being held up. You were not quite sure if you were supposed to be afraid or what. Good thing Daddy was there to help keep this adventure fun.

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Carving Time - left page

Scrapping4Him — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:59:13 -0400

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): Tonight we carved our pumpkins. I thought Carole's cute Scaredy Cat kit was purrfect since Megan was wearing her kitty cat shirt that is perfectly halloweenish. LO Notes: 1) I used the spooky_moon paper on both pages, flipping the right side horizontally and doing some cloning to remove the moon 2) I also used masks to extend the grass along the bottom edge 3) I masked back in a little bit of the purple_harlequinn paper over top of the black base of the tree and grass to make it look like some purple fog 4) I took the eek paper and set it to a hard light blend mode at 80% opacity, did a light hue adjustment and then used a mask and a rough-edged brush to show only the 'boo!' word 5) I set my title font to a downward bevel 6) I set one of Lauren's brushed on frame masks to a soft light blend mode and then cropped my photo to fit the inside frame area kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11376]Scaredy Cat by Carole Harden[/url] brushed on frame mask: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=9245]Brushed on Frames QuickBits by Lauren Bavin[/url] title font: VTKS Animal 2 journaling/date font: Powderfinger journaling reads: Mama helped Megan carve her kitty face, while Daddy was more ambitious and carved out an alien looking ghost.

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Carving Time - right page

Scrapping4Him — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:58:49 -0400

Remember these Moments

Scrapping4Him — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:03:42 -0400

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): I'm trying to buckle down and get some progress done on my 2008 books. Sorry to those that don't like blurred faces, I have a personal commitment to not show children's faces on the internet unless I have permission. These are some photos from a reunion we had with the other families that traveled with us to China. LO Notes: 1) I recolored Z's stamps in the QC and then set them to an overlay blend mode 2) I adjusted the hue of the striped_bow 3) I applied a sea glass style to the R in the wordart and then colored a portion and set the other portion to a soft light blend mode; then I put some bling on the R. 4) I burn a little bit of the edge of the bg paper to finish off the edge a bit kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10984]Modern Miss by Erica Belton[/url] quickclick: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11145]Sightseeing 6 QuickClick by Elizabeth Weaver[/url] bling: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10581]Vintage Coffeehouse 2 by Nicole Young[/url] flowers/foliage/tag grouping: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=8611]Captivating by Elizabeth Weaver[/url] and [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=8690]Captivating AOP by Elizabeth Weaver[/url] wordart: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=9422]In the Round QuickClick by Christine Gundersen[/url] font: CK Journaling Condensed journaling reads: Two years have passed since our last reunion with your China sisters and look at how you all have grown! You girls had a blast in the jumpy house but when Carly took you all up to her room and the dress up clothes came out, we had princess shoes to help make the group photo all the more precious.

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A Quiet Solitude

Scrapping4Him — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:15:17 -0400

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): Lauren's speedscrap inspiration [url=http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=339506]photo[/url] this week was just the what I needed for this photo I took from our hotel room in NYC of a nearby rooftop garden. LOL this definitely wasn't a 'speedscrap' LO though. Add to that Robyn's cool graphically challenged tutorial this month, which has been super fun to try out the different types of blur filters in my CS3. LO Notes: 1) On my photo I used a zoom blur, which is an option under the radial blur filter 2) I used one of the eyelets to have the tree sprout out from bg paper: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11244]Natures Touch AOP by Robyn Gough[/url] brad line: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10516]Forgotten Glen by Lauren Bavin[/url] cardboard_fern_corner: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10353]Daily Photo Groupies by Lauren Bavin[/url] eyelet cluster: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11303]Touch of Gold by Lauren Bavin[/url] tree: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10821]Aspen Grove by Kim Liddiard[/url] title font: CK Roxy -- LainieDaySH quote reads (thanks Mars for the awesome quote in the Word of the Week challenge!): There is always music amongst the trees in the garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. ~Minnie Aumonier

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Mount Vernon - Oct09 Swaps for ReneT

Scrapping4Him — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:03:22 -0400

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): I enjoyed scrapping this photo for my swaps partner this month, Rene (ReneT). I hope she likes it!!! LO Notes: 1) I used the mossybark paper as my base 2) Next I added a beveled edge to the fadedmoss paper, to which I placed those awesome wired corners overtop, which I set to a luminosity blend mode 3) I used one of Lauren's brushed on masks to frame and blend the photo, setting the blended area first to a B/W and then a hard light blend mode at 50% opacity 4) I applied a style I found somewhere on the web to the title text, adjusting some of the settings to get the hue similar to the page 5) Using layer masks, I extracted some of the berries to add to the curl of the journaling strip kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11448]Bird Song - Value Collection by Lauren Bavin[/url] brushed on frame mask: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=9245]Brushed on Frames QuickBits by Lauren Bavin[/url] fonts: Algerian -- Colonna MT

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Autumn Memories - A Girls Day Out

Scrapping4Him — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:26:18 -0400

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): Fall time at our local animal park is always a great time. We haven't gone in a few months so we were very much overdue for a visit. It was also just what Megan and I needed after being cooped up with her being sick the past 4 days. LO Notes: 1) I set the golden_blotches paper to a hard light blend mode overtop of the grungy_gradient_gold 2) To 'color' the leaves, I applied a hue/saturation adj layer and then set that adj layer to a color burn blend mode - I love the almost frosted results 3) I set the gradient_glitter_swirl to a luminosity blend mode so it took on the tiny_tag's color. I did the same thing with my date text. kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11341]Fall Flair by Christine Gundersen[/url] kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11342]Fall Flair 2 by Christine Gundersen[/url] journaling font: CK Fortune date font: Arial journaling reads: The last few days Megan has been under the weather and we have been cooped up at home. So today we headed out to enjoy a beautiful fall day at the Wild Animal Park. It was a girl's only day and we had fun visiting our most favorite exhibits in the park. A fun girl�s day out!!!

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Ghosts in the Graveyard

Scrapping4Him — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:22:48 -0400

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): OMG - I don't know why but I was looking at Nicole's kit wondering what I would do with it and the remembrance of a game we played as kids hit me. I had to call my mom because I couldn't remember the last name of one of our neighbors but knew she'd remember. Thus this page started to take shape :lol: LO Notes: 1) background is several things blended (from bottom up): old_wall unaltered; nighttime_forest was flipped horizontally and set to luminosity; bright_moon at 80% opacity with an full size outer glow; nighttime_forest was flipped horizontally and set to hard light at 80% opacity; harlequin_glow set to soft light 2) the ghosts are placed underneath the nighttime_forest that is set to the hard light blend mode, duplicated if needed 3) I duplicated one of the ghosts several times and then merged them so I could select the shape to create a path out of it for my text, this text is then set to a soft light blend mode and duplicated 4) the stars element was set to a soft light blend mode 5) I set the glittery_spiderweb to a soft light blend mode and duplicated 6) I flipped the small pumpkin horizontally and the fixed the drop shadow and also did some dodge/burn to try and reduce the reversed light source 7) using a hue/saturation adj layer, I darkened that fabulous great_horned_owl because of my night scene and then added in some glowing eyes to him 8) my journaling text is simply at 50% opacity 9) my title text is 2 layers both set to a soft light blend mode with the top layer at 50% opacity kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11258]The Haunted by Nicole Young[/url] kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11441]The Haunted 2 by Nicole Young[/url] nighttime forest paper: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10295]Nighttime at the Fairy Glen by Nicole Young[/url] ghosts, tombstone: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11331]Ghoulies and Ghosties by Carole Harden[/url] fonts: Moksha -- CK True Type journaling reads: When I was little all us neighborhood kids would go out at night to play the spooky game Ghosts in the Graveyard Because I was one of the little kids, one of the Gillan boys would always let me tag along with him. Of course, I loved all the attention! ghost shape journaling is what we would call out when we played the game: one o�clock...two o�clock...three o�clock...ROCK...four o�clock...five o�clock...six o�clock...ROCK...seven o�clock...eight o�clock...nine o�clock...ROCK...ten o�clock...eleven o�clock...MIDNIGHT!!!

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Purrfectly Cute and Frightfully Fun

Scrapping4Him — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:01:39 -0400

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): Today was a girls day out and we headed over to our local animal park for a nice fall day. This cute little display was in the outdoor gift shop and I couldn't resist snapping a shot of it before I bought that little kitty to come live at our house. I thought the awesome kit we got from trick or treating on DSP Lane was a purrfect fit :D Thanks DSP!!! LO Notes: 1) Over top of Nicole's bright_orange_sunset paper I placed Suz's grungy_edgy_overlay and set it to an overlay blend mode 2) I set Christine's grungy_frame also to an overlay blend mode 3) Using my magic wand and selecting all the inside areas of Christine's grungy_frame, I then applied an inverted mask of that selection to my photo to create the feel of it being die-cut 4) I duplicated Tina's wordart title for more punch 5) I placed Meryl's clipped_flower overtop of Teresa's ribbon, which I adjusted the drop shadow to not have so much lift except in the location of the clipped flower 6) I set Lauren's pile_of_leaves_border (fast becoming a fav of mine) to a hard light blend mode 7) I added a portion of Z's swirls_and_stars overlay to the right side, set it to B/W and then set it to a color burn blend mode at 50% 8) I added length to that cute dangling spider kit: Frightfully Fun (Spooktacular 2009) by DSP Designers (due to be in the store after Spooktacular 2009) pile_of_leaves_border: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11395]Octobers Gift - Value Collection by Lauren Bavin[/url] swirls_and_stars overlay: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10136]Zs Birthday AOP by Elizabeth Weaver[/url] font: Century Gothic

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Waimea Canyon - left page

Scrapping4Him — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:56:51 -0400

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Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): On our trip to Kauai this past September, we went back up to Waimea Canyon so I could get some photos with our nice camera. Plus I knew I wanted to stitch them together using CS3's fab photo stitching function. Several of Lauren's kits and Meryl's new Stitched Silhouettes helped showcase this magnificent view. LO Notes: 1) My background paper is made up of 3 items. From bottom up: rust_never_sleeps paper is left unaltered; torn_canvas paper is left unaltered; grungy_sky_overlay is set to an overlay blend mode 2) I played around with flipping and rotating the torn_canvas paper and grungy_sky_overlay to create the look of one continuous paper across the 2 pages 3) I set the stitched mountain silhouettes to a vivid light blend mode - I also did some flipping and resizing to create the look that the mountain range continues across the 2 pages but is not identical 4) I enlarged the rusty_frame so it would run all the way across my 2 pages 5) I pulled items from a few different kits to create the left page cluster to coordinate with a corner cluster of Lauren's on the right page 6) I set all of my text to a soft light blend mode, duplicated for more punch but some portions with a lower opacity kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=9919]Forgotten Trails by Lauren Bavin[/url] brad line: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10516]Forgotten Glen by Lauren Bavin[/url] corner cluster: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11242]Daily Photo Brown Instant Album Plus by Lauren Bavin[/url] white dried flowers: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11138]Coastal Wildflowers by Lauren Bavin[/url] twine, orange and pale blue dried flowers: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11052]Pacific Coast Highway by Lauren Bavin[/url] small vellum flower: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10744]Simple Memories by Lauren Bavin[/url] mountain stitched silhouette: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11457]Stiched Silhouettes by Meryl Bartho[/url] fonts: CK Maternal -- Adobe Caslon Pro

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Waimea Canyon - right page

Scrapping4Him — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:56:31 -0400

Eating a Cloud

Scrapping4Him — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:30:42 -0400

by: Scrapping4Him

Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): Lisa's (boobearsmama1) LO [url=http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=337760]Adorable Beauty JJ[/url] is so beautiful and the cropping of her photos is what really draws your eye. I decided to scraplift her for the last few remaining photos from Halloween last year. Thanks for the inspiration Lisa!!! LO Notes: 1) I applied a beveled edge to the filtered_avocado paper 2) I recolored Erica's frames to white instead of cream 3) I masked off some of the baby_breath and did a little burning where it went off the edge of the filtered_avocado paper 4) I set all of my text to a soft light blend mode and duplicated for more punch 5) I recolored the butterfly 6) I set the sunshine rays to a soft light blend mode 7) I clipped the fuzzy edge to the filtered_avocado paper kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10805]Pumpkin Princess by Christine Gundersen[/url] frames: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11050]Antique Paper Frames by Erica Belton[/url] baby_breath: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=9799]Xs and Os AOP by Christine Gundersen[/url] sunshine rays: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11111]Up in the Clouds by Christine Gundersen[/url] butterfly: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11257]Fresh N New Mega Kit by DSP Designers[/url] fuzzy edge: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=9614]Feeling Frosty AOP by Christine Gundersen[/url] date stamp: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11112]Summers Last Song by Meryl Bartho[/url] font: Comfortaa journaling reads: Your first taste of cotton candy and you told us it was like eating a cloud.

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The 39 Steps Play - left pg

Scrapping4Him — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:22:59 -0400

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Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): Robyn's Graphically Challenged tutorial this month was perfect for these pictures I took from a Broadway play we took in while we were in NYC this past August. I just love the effect it gave on both of my photos - thanks Robyn!!! I also love Nicole's Urban Decay series - they rock bigtime! I used all 3 of the sets to create these pages. LO Notes: 1) On the left page, the broken_down_brick_walls element was perfect to appear as steps leading up to the round metal frame which housed my photo that I applied a radial blur to just the background. I love how it looks like the inside of a pipe. 2) I used the bursting_brown paer as my 'door' and took 2 copies of the metal_tag to create one not bent for my door sign 3) I created an arrow using my CS3 shapes and then applied a down bevel and set it to a lighten blend mode 4) I lightly adjusted the hue of the fire hydrant so it wasn't so bold 5) I took a Alfred Hitchcock silhouette I found on the web to use on the newsprint_hanging_sign 6) On the right page, I used the city_scape paper as my base but then used a very small bit of the old_wall paper used on the left page 7) To my photo I used again Robyn's tutorial and applied a motion blur to create the effect that the train they are on is in motion - LOL I love that Hitchcock is in the last car reading a newspaper :lol: 8) I used layer masks to position the hanging_lights so they didn't interfere with my journaling kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10869]Urban Decay by Nicole Young[/url] kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11070]Urban Decay - Elements by Nicole Young[/url] kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11068]Concrete Jungle by Nicole Young[/url] title fonts: DSP Misteltoe Capers by Suzanne Walker -- Broadway journaling/date font: Comfortaa font on door sign: Stencil journaling reads: We took in the whodunit masterpiece, The 39 Steps, by Alfred Hitchcock at the Helen Hayes Theatre. We were treated to an evening of non-stop laughter and a perfectly choreographed physical comedy by a superb cast of actors that have rightfully earned their 2 Tony Awards.

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The 39 Steps Play - right pg

Scrapping4Him — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:20:25 -0400

Daggs Album - by Scrapping4Him

Scrapping4Him — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:44:23 -0400

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Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10237]Garden Treasures by Erica Belton[/url] fonts: LainieDaySH -- Century Gothic

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NYC Architecture

Scrapping4Him — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:20:12 -0400

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Description & Credits (Please give credit if you use the work of others! No commercial scrapping sites or acronyms. Designer and/or kit name only.): I love Meryl's new Stitched Silhouettes - they really add a finishing touch to a LO. I used it here with her Snap Happy Traveler Large Value Collection to scrap some of our recent NYC visit pics. I had the most fun photographing the amazing architecture and Central Park of this fantastic city. I look forward to a return visit. LO Notes: 1) I used the cracked_wall paper to add 'bark' to Z's tree and then added a drop shadow which I also did some warping on. 2) I duplicated the grass border and then set the top layer to a soft light blend mode at 80% opacity kit: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11324]Snap Happy Traveller - Large Value Collection by Meryl Bartho[/url] stiched skyline silhouette: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11457]Stiched Silhouettes by Meryl Bartho[/url] tree: [url=http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=11117]Summer Twilight by Elizabeth Weaver[/url] fonts: LD Remington Portable -- Bernhard Modern Std

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