Scrapping My Heart Out

 Life is short, so if I want to get all my digital (and paper) photos scrapped, I'd best be starting NOW. So I did! Over the last week, I experimented and practiced and learned in Photoshop elements and created a 6-page layout of trips to Great America over the years. We live about 45 minutes from Gurnee, IL, which is our amusement park of choice. In creating my first page, I made the photo framed above transparent and enlarged it to fit the entire page before adding it in the center.

Page 1: PS Pauline Thompson’s Bright & Beautiful Solid Paper 7, PS January 2016 Create-a-Kit, Dream4Ever Designs, Metal Stitches; PS Amanda Brown’s Better Together Solid Paper Purple; Kitten Scraps’ 3 Ring Show Elements Kit, Glitter Trail 2, Button 7; Satans Font   (2 photos)

I decided to carry over the transparent photo theme onto most of the other pages. Scrapbookers know how important it is to journal, so my second page's journaling takes up most of the room.

Page 2: PS Pauline Thompson’s Bright & Beautiful Solid Paper 7, Shell Hues Solid Paper 5 & Star Brad 7; Background photo credit: Originally posted to Flickr by Hendricks Photos at http://flickr.com/photos/86636033@N00/997320652

Leathery Soft Font   (5 photos)

Between kids and grandkids, friends and family, we have made a load of memories to cherish. In fact, hubby and I visited Great America in San Francisco, CA, on our honeymoon, but I don't have photos of that trip. 

Page 3: PS Pauline Thompson’s Bright & Beautiful Solid Paper 7; PS Violet Irisovna’s Bright Days Extra Papers, Green; PS Marisa Lerin Be Bold Paper 7, Gold Template; PS Melo Vrijhof’s Summer Splash Word Art, Good Day

Some of our favorite rides have been the American Eagle, the Viper, the X Factor, Batman the Ride and Superman. Although the grandkids loved them, I wouldn't go on a spinning ride to save my life!

Page 4: PS Pauline Thompson’s Bright & Beautiful Solid Paper 7, Rocket Girl Solid Paper 1 & Shell Hues Paint Swirl; PS Velo Vrijhof’s Thankful Harvest Elements Rope 1; PS Janet Scott’s Look a Book Red & Blue Balloons, Sophia Font

This page is not 100% digital. It's a hybrid, a merging of paper-crafting and digital.  I forgot to mention the Carousel, the first ride visitors see when entering the park. On one visit, my daughter, my sister and I each jumped on our favorite racing steed and galloped off into the sunset. Just not before grabbing a couple funnel cakes to split.

Page 6: (Hybrid) Paper-crafted except for: PS Sharon Dewi Stolp’s Good day Washi Tape Yellow Stripes, PS Janet Scott’s Look a Book Blue Pinwheel

Finally, one can't appreciate Great America until they've visited Fright Fest, the best and scariest of Halloween fun. My DIL was hired for the celebration and seeing her in make-up was the best entertainment! The photo above shows her with my son sans make-up. I like her better in pink, though. LOL

Page 5: PS Pauline Thompson’s Bright & Beautiful Solid Paper 7, PS Violet Irisovna’s Bright Days Solid Paper Black,  Melo Vrijhof’s Thankful Harvest Elements Rope 2, Pink Lotty Designs’ Human Skeletons 1&3, Rucola Designs’ Dead or Alive Crow 

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Loads of Laughs at Ike's World Challenge Blog

Avast, matie! Thar be a new challenge at Ike's World Challenge Blog, and we've hit the midway point. No, it's not Pirate week! The theme is to "Make Us Laugh." While my Lady Pirate from Ike's Art is not funny in and of herself, the sentiment I used should qualify.
My project is a hybrid canvas. I hand-drew and colored my background, colored my image with Copics, fussy cut her and placed her onto my background. Then I used my improving digital skills in Photoshop to add a few elements to give the scene more life, like the boat (element 25, Boring Evening Elements 1 Pack, Krysty Scrap Designs) and fence (Our House Elements 1 Pack, Rucola Designs by Ildi Geist). The treasure chest is an altered project I created for my son's beach-themed wedding almost 3 years ago.
I framed my canvas with blue textured paper from Grungy Christmas Paper Pack, Decosse's Dynamite Doodles, and Glitter Overlay 3 Kit and patterned paper 09, Dead or Alive Paper Pack,   Krysty Scrap Designs.
Now tickle your funny bone and join in the fun at Ike's World Challenge blog this week for your chance to win free digis! Whatever you create, have fun!

Challenges I am Entering:

A Beautiful Mess challenge blog - Anything Goes
Craft for the Craic - Anything but a Card (hybrid canvas)
Digitally Sweet challenges - Fantasy
Morgan's Artworld challenges - For the Men
The Stamping Boutique - Masculine
{Pin}spirational Challenges - Inspiration photo

Progressive Freebie Challenge at DeeDee's Digis

DeeDee's Digis Challenge Blog offers a free stamp set to all crafters who create with this month's Featured set, "Diver Daniel."

If you don't have this set, it is on sale for $1.25 this month only. All you have to do is create something with Diver Daniel and post it on your blog, linking your post to their challenge blog. You'll receive next month's Digi Set for free!! Now, who doesn't like FREE?!

I went away over the weekend, to a place that time forgot (well, at least there was no wifi anywhere to be seen). So, I played with Diver Daniel in Photoshop, and created this digital card. In addition to DeeDee's Digis images, I used the following:

Decosse's Dynamite Doodles - Patterned paper #11, Frame #1

Rucola Designs - Seashells

The rest was accomplished in Adobe Photoshop Elements 12: grass and speech bubble stamps, sentiments and coloring/shading. I am learning more and more with each project I attempt, but have a lot more to learn! 

So, what about you? Do you have any crafting machine that you haven't used yet? I also have a Bind-It-All that is still in its bag, and I was REALLY excited to purchase it when I did, about six months ago?! I really need to retire so that I have more time to craft!!

Other Challenges I am Entering:

Cute Card Thursday - Beside the Seaside

Creative Moments challenges - A/G; Man inn Your Life; Father's Day

Crafty Gals Corner - the Great Outdoors

Crazy for Challenges - Masculine