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I just had to share – my scrapbooking roots are showing!

November 4, 2012 by Barb 4 Comments

I just found out about Oscraps DSD Scavenger Hunt. OMG! the first clue resulted in this freebie from Anna Aspnes:

It says they are available until Monday (there are 20 freebies!!) – don’t delay!

And don’t forget that these elements are useful on blogs too!

Have a Scrappy Day!

~Barb~

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September…

October 2, 2012 by Barb 14 Comments

I can’t believe that September is over… I asked it not to go but it wouldn’t listen…

As I created this layout the song, ‘Please Don’t Go’ by KC and the Sunshine Band just kept running through my mind: ‘please don’t go, don’t go, I’m begging you to stay’. It summed up how I was feeling. It was recorded in 1979 and was one of my favourites.

This is on the road where I take my walks . . .

Our Digital Scrapper October kit “Photographie” was released this morning – and is it gorgeous or what!

October 2012 Digital Scrapper Premier ‘Photographie’ by Joanne Brisebois
July 2010 Digital Scrapper Premier ‘Beautiful Blending’ by Susie Roberts
I ran the ‘Rough Pastels’ filter on the photo.
Font: Pea Mel’s In Between

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‘Get It Scrapped’ Creative Team

June 1, 2012 by Barb 9 Comments

I’m SO excited and a bit overwhelmed to say the least! I’ve been asked to join the “Get It Scrapped” Creative Team! I submitted my application and truly did not expect to hear from them ever again! But heavens, they did get back to me and here I am – it’s been a whirlwind! This is a huge deal to me – I’m in there with some pretty heavy hitters – eek!

Announcing the First Get It Scrapped Creative Team

Please join us in welcoming the members of the first Get It Scrapped Creative Team to our online family.
This group of talented women come from all over the world and use a variety of formats, tools, mediums and approaches for telling their stories on scrapbook pages.  We are thrilled that they’ve agreed to help us expand our free offerings at Get It Scrapped and Easy Scrapbook Pages.

 

 

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Lone Loon

May 29, 2012 by Barb 5 Comments

I finally found a moment where I could play . . . just play and not have to be creating something for a challenge . . . whew, that can drain a person’s creativity I tell ya!

So when my daughter gave me a gift certificate for some scrapbooking supplies at Oscraps, of course I went straight to Anna Aspnes – the designer who makes ‘making art’ easy for the masses. I joyfully filled my cart to the brim (insert huge smile)!

Thank you, J.A.B.

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New Digi Scrap Tutorial

May 8, 2012 by Barb 3 Comments

Time to check out my new Digi Scrap Tutorial at Digital Scrapper. It’s only available for one week and then it disappears – really, truly, it disappears.


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Happy {i}NSD!!

May 1, 2012 by Barb 2 Comments

Today is {inter}National Scrapbooking Day. At Digital Scrapper we are having a week-long celebration with challenges, freebies, and prizes! Yes! Great prizes! We are giving away 7 copies of Photoshop Elements 10!! All you have to do is enter one or all of our challenges (more entries, more chances to win) to be eligible. Winners are drawn by a random number generator so it’s not a competition as far as creating the best layout is concerned.

Today, our Forum Director, Darcy Baldwin has provided 2 free templates – you choose one, or both, and create a layout. One entry – one chance. Two entries – two chances! Hope to see you there!

This is my layout from Darcy’s Template ‘B’

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Free Font!!

April 17, 2012 by Barb 5 Comments

New blog post over at Digital Scrapper! Darcy Baldwin is our new Forum Director and to celebrate, she is giving away a free, handwritten font! Free – totally free! Head on over to our Blog to check it out! It’s at the bottom of the page.

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Photoshop CS5, PSE Template Tutorial

March 4, 2012 by Barb 6 Comments

My Digi Scrap Tutorial this week at Digital Scrapper is how to create a template for a paint chip-inspired layout. Make sure to save the template so you can use it over and over – as many of you know, this can be addictive!

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Grenada – Island of Spice

February 7, 2012 by Barb 18 Comments

 

We visited this beautiful island in January of 2010 and I took this photo from the cruise ship as we were leaving. Grenada is known for its spices: nutmeg, mace, cloves, bay leaves, cotton, cinnamon. We toured a spice farm and went to Annandale Falls. It was quite the experience riding a bus on narrow, winding, (I’d say treacherous) roads. Everyone, everywhere you went, was looking for a tip. It could have been overwhelming but we just accepted that this is Grenada. It is a very poor country and the last hurricane, Ivan, destroyed almost 90% of their spice farms. So many people were in dire straights – we didn’t begrudge them their tips.

I chose this photo as the subject of a tutorial I took at Digital Scrapper.

Credits:
Photo… Sketch… Painting.
February 2012 Digital Scrapper Premier—©2012 Digital Scrapper. Lesson by Jan Walker.
Photo Mask – February 2012 Digital Scrapper Premier kit ‘Count the Ways’ by Joanne Brisebois.
Font: All Over Again

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Software giveaway!

November 12, 2011 by Barb 11 Comments

**This giveaway is now closed**

“My Memories” software giveaway!

I was recently contacted by Liz at “My Memories”. She wondered if I would be willing to review their software and then host a giveaway on my blog. I immediately went over to their site “My Memories” to have a look and was impressed. Their site is beautiful and easy to navigate. “My Memories” offers gorgeous products by awesome designers, and I discovered a thriving members’ community as well.

I was quite eager to try out the “My Memories” software and was not disappointed! I have a lot of experience in digital scrapbooking but I still want things to be easy, make sense and produce an end result that I love.

 

To quote My Memories:

“My Memories Suite version 2 software is a complete digital scrapbooking solution that provides a powerful set of creative tools and multiple sharing options that no other software can offer. Its intuitive workspace and enhanced time-saving features are perfect for a beginner to build an entire album in minutes, or to empower the design pro to build a scrapbook album masterpiece.”

 

 

Now for the fun part! “My Memories” is giving away one copy of their software to one lucky person!

To enter this giveaway:

  1. Leave a comment in this post.
  2. For a BONUS entry go to “My Memories” check out their digital scrapbooking kits, choose a kit you like and come back here and leave a comment on this post telling me which one you chose.
  3. For a second BONUS entry “like” “My Memories” on facebook, and/or follow them on their blog and come back here and leave a comment letting me know that you did.
  4. Please, please, leave an e-mail address where you may be contacted (don’t be a no-reply blogger). I need to contact you if you are the winner. If no one claims the prize I will have to re-draw for a new winner in 48 hours.

That’s it! That’s all!

And for those who don’t win, here’s the good news:

“My Memories” is offering everyone a $10.00 discount on their software! and an additional $10.00 to use in the “My Memories” store – a $20.00 value!

You simply need to use this special “Share the Memories” code when you purchase the software: STMMMS28807

Good luck to all!

This contest ends November 18.

Winner chosen using Random.org

 

I just added my photos to this (free) template using My Memories Suite 2
Template by designer Lindsay Jane

 

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Word Clouds

October 31, 2011 by Barb 12 Comments

Have you ever tried Wordle?

You may have heard of Wordle but if you haven’t, it’s a neat little program that will take any words you like and turn them into a collage of sorts. It’s simple, fast as lighting and fun! Head on over to Wordle.net to have a look.

I created this layout for a Wordle challenge at Digital Scrapper a few weeks ago and used the labels on my blog sidebar – what fun!

Digital elements from ‘Off We Go’ by Susan Bartolini

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Favourite things – a scrapbook challenge

October 17, 2011 by Barb 19 Comments

I participated in a scrapbook challenge to create a page of your top ten favourite things. I kinda broke the rules and listed some things more than once but oh well, I figured what’s there to lose . . . am I trying to win something or trying to express myself? Well,  I went with the latter.

The photo was taken by me – for another challenge to create a self-portrait.

All digital elements by Amanda Taylor
Font: DJB Gimme Space by Darcy Baldwin

I’m joining in with the fun at the Creative Exchange over at Lisa Gordon Photography

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Zucchini Zucchini Zucchini

September 1, 2011 by Barb 10 Comments

This time of year we have zucchini by the truckloads – u-picks are full of them, people are always trying to get rid of them and I remember one year standing on our deck and throwing them towards the garden and the compost heap. I make loaves, relish, pickles, stir-fries and this delicious savoury slice. I can’t remember where I got the recipe or what it was called, but because it uses Bisquick, I think perhaps I may have found it on the package, but it was so long ago. Some people in my family love it and others, well maybe not so much. I, myself could eat the whole thing and have over the course of a few days if I happen to be on my own. Sometimes I throw in an extra half cup of shredded mozzarella which makes it that much richer and delicious. If you can find fresh oregano to use, it’s a real plus. Try it. You might like it.

Oh, and yes, that’s a dot of butter melting on top of it – yummmm!

ArtPlay brushes by Anna Aspnes
Font: Darcy Baldwin

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Project 12 – January 2011

January 18, 2011 by Barb 2 Comments

Yes, January isn’t over yet but I needed to create a layout as part of my duties as a Creative Team Member at Digital Scrapper. We are having a fun challenge called “Project 12” where we are making a layout that recaps each month. I have the pleasurable duty of being the cheerleader for this project so I needed to get a layout finished and up in the gallery. I didn’t have trouble finding photos because I only took about 628 while on our cruise!! I kid you not . . . then I filled in the last four with things that are scheduled for the next two weeks. I spent HOURS creating this but now I’m set for the next eleven months because I’m going to use the same template each month. I have visions of February and Valentine photos dancing in my head . . .
TOOT – this layout has been featured on the Digital Scrapbook Artisan Guild homepage!

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