Hello | Updates

Hello there lovelies! Long time no see! My computer was slowly dying and I couldn't do anything. Every time I clicked a link, my computer froze. When I tried to open Photoshop Elements, it froze. Trying to open Lightroom?! Yeah right! SO! I am back with all new fresh equipment! New computer and a new printer and I am oh so happy! My old one was about 9 years old, so this new one seems so fancy and different. I always struggle with change, but I know that sometimes it's no only necessary, but works out for the best! 

This is the one that I got. It's not too crazy fancy or anything but it's much nicer than what I had before so I am really excited! Windows 10 is taking some time to get used to, but I like it!

I have started to work on my 2016 Project Life album and I am so excited about it! I decided to go with 9x12 and I think it's sooo much better! I can add a lot of photos but it's not quite as heavy or bulky. That 12x12 album was getting cumbersome to get in and out. The workspace of the 9x12 seems awesome. I can't wait to share with you all!

Also, I will have a new template freebie up next week. I have been rigorously downloading all my programs and things and transferring files, but I am getting there. Slowly but surely! I wanted to give you a super quick update and let you know that you will be seeing me much more! 

Pocket Scrapping | February 2015

Hello lovelies! I so hope you are all doing well! I wanted to pop in and share a couple more pages from my 2015 album pocket style! I am still really really loving this process. It is so fun and works so well for me! It has made me realize that I think working with digital cards for 2016 is going to be easiest for me. A printer will be coming home to me within the next week or two so I can get caught up and current! For now, I am still plugging away at last year and loving it so much!! 

Here are my February pages. Individual pages are linked to my gallery at The Lilypad for full linked credits.

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I am still super in love with the black and whites against the colored cards and elements. I feel like it makes them stand out even more and gives them such a timeless look! February is another super cold and boring month here, so it is just another 2 page spread. March is already bigger so I am sure that throughout the Summer months when we are hiking and things, I am going to have to use 8 pages (4, 2 page spreads) so much more!

I hope you feel inspired! I used to be so scared of pocket scrapping and now I pretty much love it. I am for sure going to get these printed into a photo book. I have looked around at what would be the best, most cost effective way to do it and that is going to be the easiest and will be a lot of fun to look at I think. I will see you again soon! Get out there and create some more memories!

Photo Fun | Double Exposures

I am absolutely not a professional photographer. I wish that I was! I wish that I had the equipment of one as well. I am just a lowly stay at home mom, but thanks to my love of digital scrapbooking and memory keeping, taking better photos and having fun with photo editing has become a little hobby of mine. I thought maybe every now and again I would share some photo fun tips, techniques or tutorials. Sometimes these will be small things like a photo idea. Other times they might be an editing technique (like today!). All in all, I hope you enjoy them or they are a little bit helpful or inspire you to try some new things! I really want to encourage everyone who might come across this to take some time and document your memories with photos or stories or even both!

During the Month of Challenges @ The Lilypad in January, one of the challenges was to create a double exposure photograph and create a page with that. I had never thought about, tried or even really noticed this technique before then. HERE is the link to the challenge. I do not know how long it will be up but it has some super great info from my fellow Polly Farrah about doing double exposures! I thought that I would walk you through how I did my own. Which layer styles I used and all that jazz.