Credits:
Enchanted by Kristin Cronin-Barrow
I Love My Some Sheri (template & font) by Darcy Baldwin
My Stamp Pad Alpha by Darcy Baldwin
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Freebie Friday: Cuties
Yay, it’s Friday again, and I thought I’d turn my page “Cuties” into a template for you.
- Comes in a layered psd file. Simply click on the image to download.
And if you haven’t checked my little digiscrap-corner in a while, you also might want to check out the last three templates that I posted. They’re still available for download a little longer, so make sure to pick them up, before they’re gone.
Also, don’t forget to link us up with your finished pages to show us how you’re using these templates. And as always, all I’m left to say is: Happy Friday, scrappers!
Note:
Please do not re-distribute this template in any way (you may share the link to this post), and when you use this template, please make sure to credit it to Misty Hilltops Designs.
You Are You
Credits:
All Year Long February by Meghan Mullens & Cindy Schneider
Template from Set 118 – Burst of Fun by Cindy Schneider
Layered Dates Set 6 by Cindy Schneider
For the Love of Kraft Alpha by Shawna Clingerman
Font: DJB I Love Me Some Sheri by Darcy Baldwin
Hybrid Hub: Card No. 27
Sending out more thank-you notes. This one was made with Fee Jardine’s “Jeanie Bloom” (it’s such a pity that she retired last year, she was one of my favorite designers), and I love the flowery paper, and denim alpha. Printing and cutting out flowers actually helps to keep cards flat, esp. if you intend to send cards like these to someone via mail.
Enable Me: Polanoid Generator 3 – Photoshop Action
I haven’t shared a Photoshop action with you in a while, but I think this one should be fun for some of us scrapbookers. It allows you to generate polaroid photos from your pics, and polaroids always look great on any layout. Anyways, to get to the download, simply click on the image above, and have fun with this one!
Food Corner: Steamed Filled Buns
They are a typical breakfast item in these parts of the world: Baozi – steamed buns stuffed with various fillings, varying from pork, vegetables, egg, tofu and mushrooms. People like to eat them in combination with one of the soups or porridges, and freshly made can make a hearty breakfast!
Bananas and Such Things
I got a problem. Well, it’s a good problem because it’s got to do with the generosity of one of my good friends. And yet, it’s a problem. A banana problem. Well, here’s why:
The other day, my friend visited me, and of course, quite suitably according to Chinese rules of visiting etiquette, that friend brought me a gift, as visitors are supposed to do to honor their hosts. My gift – I’m sure you can guess – was bananas. Nothing wrong with that. I like bananas. They taste well (especially when they’re well ripe and sweet), and you can make lots of delicious things using bananas. The problem is, that my friend, likewise quite suitably according to Chinese rules of generosity, didn’t just bring me two or three bananas (which would perfectly match a single-person household like mine). That friend brought me 10 bananas (which, let me tell you, these bananas don’t last as long as ten days. They won’t even last 7 days, that’s for sure.). And now, I’m desperately trying to find ways of how to eat bananas other than the traditional banana-way. Ways of where I can eat three or more bananas in one day. Like today. I had banana oatmeal for breakfast, a chocolate spread and banana sandwich for a snack, and a banana-cocoa smoothie just now. I’m full of banana, and still the end in that banana bag is not in sight.
So, if anyone knows of any way how else I could have banana (yummy recipes for banana bread, muffins, etc.) link me up, coz if I’ll wait till after tomorrow, I’ll have mashed bananas, and that’s not quite as yummy!
Behind the Scenes: Enhancing Legibility of Your Journaling on Patterned Papers – Part 4.
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve already shared various ways of how you can make your journaling shine on patterned papers. Today, I have another installment – I want to focus on the use of labels or journaling mats.
Using Labels to Draw Attention to Your Journaling
Lots of scrapbooking kits already come with pre-made blank labels and journal mats. So all you have to do, really, is just make good use of them. Journal mats are great for focusing attention on your journaling. They give the eye a place to rest on an a page that may be quite busy otherwise. They are great for various different uses.
Lists
You can use journal mats to create lists. Take the following page, for example: To draw attention to an otherwise boring list, I used lots of various labels to talk about my monthly favorites.
Titles & Word Art
Journal mats are also great for creating titles and other word art elements. For this page, I used journal mats for both, my journaling and the title. And still I was able to allow the beautifully patterned papers to shine.
Storytelling
And of course, you can use journal mats and labels for your general storytelling and journaling. For the following page, I created my own label, “stapled” it onto my page, and was ready to journal away.
Labels and journal mats are easy to create (if there’s none that come with a kit), and the good news is, you are not limited to any size. You can resize them to fill up a large space on your page, or reduce them so that they only take up a small portion of your page. Either way, when using journaling mats on patterned papers, you’re sure not to lose your story as they really help drawing attention to your journaling.
Stay tuned, because next I’m planning to talk you through how you can create your own labels (such as are in popular use for Project Life right now).
You can find Part 1 (Blending) HERE.
You can find Part 2 (Brushes) HERE.
You can find Part 3 (Journal Strips) HERE.
Journaling Café: Insecurities
We all deal with insecurities, one way or another. And sometimes it’s good to reflect on these insecurities to discover where they affect our lives, or even the lives of others. Here are a couple of prompts that help you journal about your insecurities.
And here’s a page I did, processing things on my own:
The font used here is my own handwriting font DJB Squirrels In My Pants by Darcy Baldwin (available at the Sweetshoppe).
About Schoolbags and Buried Treasures
I learned another useful lesson again today. And that is: Check your schoolbag for trash more often. It’s something I actually rarely do, and when I get to it, I marvel at the stuff that I can find in there. Stuff like an old slice of cheese, that I collected a couple months ago, put it in my school bag and never thought of taking it out again. Remember? Cheese is a rare commodity around here, so it definitely should be treasured. Except: that treasure shouldn’t be buried in your school bag for months and months. On the other hand, it wasn’t as bad as you might think now, because it neither was moldy nor smelly, or else, I would have gone treasure hunting in my school bag a lot sooner!
PS. Lesson on schoolbags and buried treasures learned. Check.