Tip of the Week Classics

HI Friends!

Do you get in the picture when you take “selfies” or self-portraits with your kids? That’s the most important thing. Make sure you include YOU in the photos. It’s really simple as a tip, but sometimes the simplest statements make the most impact. Our CT made some fabulous digital scrapbooking layouts.

Jan used I Write the Songs. Her picture showing the banner and her kids off to the side really got my attention.

Carol used Slam Dunk. The contrast between the “good” as well s the “funny” pictures.

Karen used Puppy Love.  She said she had furry kids when she takes self-portraits.

Hey friends! I wanted to share a digital scrapbooking tutorial with you this week. Chelle gave out this tutorial back in January 22, 2015 in her newsletter. Let me show you how you won’t need scissors to make your favorite paper become fabric. Here are the links to CU Fabric Textures & CU Frayed Masks.
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Just clip a paper made with CU Fabric Styles on a CU Frayed Mask and viola!  Wonderful!

So how do you make your favorite paper look like fabric?  I usually use one of the methods in the recoloring class, but here’s a quick & dirty solution that will work well enough:  Add the CU Fabric Texture above your paper.  Change the blending mode to Overlay.  For most papers this will be close enough to real.  Now flatten the layers and clip it to a CU Frayed Mask!

Here are a couple of layouts from our CT members, Roxana & Krista.


Take a chance. I bet you’ll learn some new skills.
Enjoy!

Hello!

Chelle wrote this tip in March of 2015. I thought it was a timely reminder as we busy Mom’s try to keep it all together. as Summer ends  and we try to get everything coordinated for Back 2 School. Take a deep breath, you can keep up.

(Disclaimer! I recognize that not all of my scrapping friends fit in this category, but I think it is important for the ones that do.)  (Yes, those are bits of fluorescent pink play dough mixed into the Legos. SIGH!)

“My house stays clean for 5 minutes if I’m lucky.  This morning I picked up a McDonald’s Happy Meal toy and my son said “He was eating a cookie.”  I guess that explains why the one arm is covered in chocolate.  Crumbs. Sticky. Broken. Dirty. EVERYWHERE.  Recently I stumbled on a website where photographers are embracing this phase of their lives:  Kids Were Here.  I really support the idea of taking a step back and relishing this season through photographing evidence that the kids were here.  My youngest daughter turned 18 yesterday.  My youngest son will start school this fall.  I know all too well that this season is fleeting even if the mountains of laundry try to persuade me otherwise.  I’m taking the challenge of documenting the Kids Were Here.  I would encourage you to do the same.”

Chelle has a super bundle called Master Builder that works well with building blocks. Take a look!

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Enjoy!