Holiday Time 2008

The time had finally arrived for Yasmine and Rory to come for a holiday in 2008, look how little he was then, a real chubby boy, now he is 8yr old and a real string bean.

Circle Aircraft -Kpertiet Ad Inspiration Stamp – Digital Designers

Wording -Kpertiet Editorial Inspiration 02- Digital Designers

Dreaming paper3 – Manu Scrapbook Graphics

Memory Lane - EZ Page 1-Scrapgirls

Rory 1st Birthday 2008

I am sooooooooooo far behind in doing Rory's album, have decided to get myself into gear and get creating. On these house sits that we are now doing I have brought NO card making gear,stamps no nothing other than my pens and pencils for any colouring etc. All I have now to create is my computer for doing digi pages. Here are a few of the latest.

Rory  Birthday 1yr Old

Template2, used ABR – BWY

Creating a Background Paper From A Photo

August 26th 2015

Another technique I have learnt is how to take a photo and extract a part of that photo then turn it into a background for any page. I blended 2 papers,added an overlay and also added a rolled edge (haven't yet managed to change the color of the rolled edge - still working on that), I reduced the opacity on the left hand side to give a faded look.  I had to use the brush tool to select the area of the photo I wanted to be the focus and then used the Lasso Tool to clean up the area - love the effect it gives.

 The above photo shows how it was before I extracted Lyn and I from it

and the page below shows the use of the extraction - clever eh

Grids and Rulers in Photoshop

26 August 2015

Finally I have managed how to use the Rulers and Grids in Photoshop. Amazed at what it can do for your pages, no more un-even embellishments and or journalling. I also learnt if you use the 50% position when you choose vertical/horizontal you will get a definate center on the page.

 Below shows the use of the 50% getting a perfect center

This page was done with the use of the Ruler 

 

This page was done with the use of Grids it allows you to place multiple items

 

Orbs in Photoshop

I have Sharon to thank for this one, love love love the effect. I have been trying out various Orb with flowers I love the effect a flower gives, it says in the link the more busy the photo is the better the Orb is going to be as not all photos give great Orbs, you can also vary the shape of the Orb, but I love the 1inch x 1inch. Give it a go if I can do it so can you.

I've been playing

I have been going over some of the new stuff that I learnt in the digi scrapbook tutorials, just to make sure I can remember it!!!!!!!!!!!!! whew thankfully my notes were correct. I love the feather edge that you can add to photos. The photos below were taken when Yasmine and Rory were here last week.

 

Another tutorial was about warping text and cutting a shape out of paper, also make a great frame which is what I did to this photo of Jedda the dog (huge dog) that we are minding she is easier to care for than the sausage dog at Tocumwal that destroyed everything.

I know I have been really really slack

Tuesday 23rd July 2015

I have been really bad lately, however I have been doing some new digi tutorials and have
learnt some amazing techniques and new stuff - so watch this space. We head to our next
house sit tomorrow, a re sit for the folk at Calamvale where I will be able to catch up with the
lovely Kym and hope to also see Ann Lavin. I am not taking any lumpy bumpy craft gear only
the computer is coming with me. We had an amazing trip down south to Tocumwal and was
brilliant having Noriel and Lou come up for a weekend, loads of fun and laughs, the lads went
to golf one afternoon and Noriel and I just chatted. We left Tocumwal on the 24th June and
decided to head back north via the Kidman Way stunning scenery. Went to places like Lake
Cargelligo, Gilgunia, Bourke,Lightning Ridge, Mitchell,Roma,Warra and then to Worrim where
we caught up with Brians brother and his wife their annual trip from Christchurch. The page below of Noriel and I (Noriel did and sent to me - just love it)