One Hit Wonder?

So I've been working hard on my mad scrappin' skilz and holy cow! I can't believe it! I was chosen as Layout of the Week at ScrapMatters last week for my temple LO. So excited! Although this actually just increased the pressure to come up with 100 decent pages. What if this was my only decent page EVER? Eeek!! So anyway, I've been hard at work (aka ignoring my house and Grant's bad week at school) and have come up with a few more pages. The decent count is up to 18!!

Yup, this one's another scraplift! How adorable are Winona's kiddos? And of course I used Erica's super-awesome kits that I can't get enough of...I did it for a challenge over at The Digichick. I'm liking it over there. The store has tons of cute stuff and the forums are really friendly.

My latest speed scrap! It was a quick way to get these pics scrapped finally! And oh yeah, didn't even need to scraplift this one!

And I used some freebies to make this one today..How cute is that? The template and most of the papers are available at Oscraps, you should check it out!

Copy Cat!!

In case you didn't know, digital scrappers have a fancy word for copying someone's layout: scraplifting. In my quest to come up with 100 decent pages, I am totally into being a copy cat!! I troll the digital scrapping websites looking for LO's that I love. Then I totally copy them. Exhibit A: today's speed scrap. It had the following rules:

1. Choose your photos. Doesn’t matter how many!
2. Choose a white background. You can add other colors as mats and things, but the background has to be white.
3. Give me a curve of some kind out of paper.
4. Use 3 or more paper strips and/or ribbons.
5. Gotta have some stitches.
6. Add something hanging (i.e. from a clip.)
7. Get creative with words. You have 2 options here. Either use MORE than 1 alpha for your title, or use 3 or more fonts for your journaling, or do both! I guess that’s 3 options! Remember to date your LO.

And here's my scraplift of a LO I found on DST (Click the image for credits).

I really love how this turned out! I'm surprised how much I love the three different fonts even! So, until I can come up with good ideas of my own...I'm off to scraplift!

Reveal!!!

Check out my newly designed scrapbooking blog!! Things not to miss:

1. Sweet background, header, and signature made by me using a great kit I got for FREE from Snap & Scrap. It's called Moroccan Sunset and I love it.

2. Sweet links on the right..all my favorite places!

3. Most important of all: the slideshows dividing my layouts into crap (too shabby) and not crap (not too shabby). The not too shabby count is eleven. Only 89 to go!!

Hopefully I'll be updating this a lot with cool scrapping stuff to check out! And keep an eye out for our family blog makeover!!

Test

Better

No Peeking!

Test 2

100 Pages

So I've decided I'm past the beginner's phase of digital scrapbooking. I've enjoyed my guest CT with Trish H. Designs, and am ready for the next level! But, the next level is not ready for me and I was rejected for the Scrapmatters CT. I was super bummed. Then I spent time in the gallery looking at everyone's LO's that made the team. Of course they were super good and mine were mostly mediocre. SO, I've made up my mind.

I need 100 decent layouts. I haven't decided what is decent, but I've had a couple okay ones lately, and I think I'm working my way there. So maybe just 100 'getting better' layouts. Then I'll try for another CT. Hopefully, by then I'll be good enough for Scrapmatters or another cool site with tons of super-awesome stuff I can get for free. Until then, I'm going to refrain from applying to any CT's (I don't take being a loser well...I like to live in denial!!) and I'm even glad to be almost done with my guest CT spot for Trish. Her stuff is great, but it's hard just using one kit for a whole LO. It's been fun, but I'm ready to be done. Of course I love Erica's stuff and LOVE making LO's for her, so I'm keeping that up!

Anyway,now I have to learn how to make a decent LO? It takes me FOREVER!! Sometimes I have to start over and over and over before I think I've broken out of my box a little.

For example, tonight's LO using Trish's kit, Bold & Beautiful. I started out looking at lots of LO's and deciding I like the clustered elements look. Got started and it just wasn't happening. Partly due to this kit having tons of flower elements which didn't really go with my ideas!

Ugh..time to ditch this and move to a new version...

A super-tacky knock-off of one of Denise's recent LO's with little squares. Still not working for me.

Next, I switch to a template because I'm totally lost. It's okay, but kind of blah. Now's when I give up and watch some 'Sarah Connors Terminator' with Travis. Lame show, but I got an idea as I sit there not paying attention...

Ta da! I think this is presentable. Not really a stop you in your tracks LO, but different for me. I love the graffiti font and stuff in the corner. So I think the decent count is up to four. Ninety-six to go...

EDIT EDIT EDIT EDIT EDIT EDIT

Holy Crap!!! As I typed that last couple sentences, I had the greatest idea!! If the part in the corner is my favorite part, then why is it all down in the corner...it's too much. Maybe I have an editing problem! So check this out!!!!

TWO simplified, better pages! I'm awesome...maybe I'll figure this thing out after all!!


Yup, that's way better. I do my best thinking at 1am!!