Lazy Sunday Afternoon.

I'm having a quiet lazy day today.  It has rained more or less all day so no incentive to go outdoors.

Instead I've been doing some digital scrapbooking in Photoshop Elements and here is the page I've made.  This layout records the day in Newquay, Cornwall William and I spent with my sister and brother in law on our holiday together in June.

Credits:  Katie Pertiet - Template Inspiration 7.31.11 and various elements all available at Designer Digitals.   Kristen Aagard - On a Sunny Day Kit available at After 5 Designs.

Kathleen.

Charlie Chops the Little Monkey!

This page tells the story of the day Charlie was a little monkey.

Charlie is constantly told how to look after his books and he knows to treat them with care and not purposely damage them.  Whilst at my house just recently though he was definitely not looking after his books properly.  Not an earth shattering event by any means but scrapbooking is for documenting the everyday not just the important days.

I've used Charlie Chops in the title because if you ask Charlie what his name is he invariably says Charwie Chops.  I think that's come from his parents and when he says it it sounds really cute!

Here I've used Lynn Grieveson's Sock Monkey Kit; papers from Kevin and Amanda's, Fall Kit; stitching from a Katie Pertiet template, all available at Designerdigitals .com.  The title font is a free font, Quick End Jerk by Vic Fieger at Fontsquirrel.com and the journalling is Kristen ITC a PSE5 font.

Kathleen.

Little Doggies.

George and Nicholas were having fun playing at being dogs here the other day.  I snapped some photos and here they are in a layout already!  I think I've excelled myself with the speed these photos have found their way onto a page.

Credits:  Lil Layette Kit - Katie Pertiet at Designer Digitals; Brushes and photo frame - Cinzia Loosemore at Oscraps; couple of elements (the clock, and Believe definition) from Creative Wings Designs.

I'm learning how to use brushes properly at the moment. On this layout the brushes are the faded details popping out behind the photos.  They add depth and a little more interest to the page.  I'm constantly dropping in on Kayleigh Wiles' blog at the moment for tips and tricks. I like her scrapping style and easy way of writing instructions.

I'm off to Photoshop Editor now I've got another page to start.

Kathleen.

A Quick Page.

This is a fairly straightforward layout detailing an afternoon last weekend when Gary brought the boys round to visit.

The journalling tells the story of the pictures.  I like this multi photo kind of page with just a little decoration to give a bit of interest.  The template, a freebie, is by one of my favourite designers and photographers, Cinzia Loosemore.

Kathleen.

Charlie's Birthday

It was my youngest grandson, Charlie's, third birthday last week.  He had a full busy day with an outing to an Open Farm, lunch at McDonald's and a birthday party later in the day.  I'm a lucky Nanny and was in on all the fun with my camera in hand to record the happy day.

I seem to have spent quite a bit of time dithering over this layout.  I just couldn't decide on anything and I mean anything at all.  I knew I wanted to put several photos on the page and use the paint splatter effect behind the photos and that was all I knew really.   So I did what I usually do in cases like this and trawled through my stock of digital kits etc. and waited for inspiration to hit me.  Considering the method I used and lack of any plan I'm quite happy with the way things turned out.

Credits:    Photo layout from Remember Today Template - Blue paper from Mon Petit Ballon Bleu Solids - Worn Safety Tags, all by Katie Pertiet;   little aliens from Lil Monster kit - Cinnamon Designs at After Five Designs;   Grey background paper from a collaborative kit found at Sugar Hill co;   "All About" wordart from Definitely Defined Bright Kit by Nicole Young at Digital Scrapbook Place.

Nicholas is 4!

Nicholas turned four years old on the 17th April.  I know it's an over-used phrase but where does the time go?  It can't be four years since Nicholas was born, can it?  

Anyway, I came up with this page to celebrate the event. 

I love the main picture where Nicholas and his friends are chasing bubbles.  The smaller photos show him at home opening presents and also at Jitterbugs, the indoor play area, where his party was held.  I think he had a great day.

The layered template and background paper I used here are from Katie Pertiet at Designer Digitals.  The elements are all from one of my favourite kits, Birthday Magic by Kitty Designs and can be found at Oscraps.

Kathleen.

Catching up..

..with my recent pages.

First this one to remember our recent weekend with William's sister and her husband in Wales.  I love this worn page look and I use it a lot.  Credits: word strips, tags, papers, all by Katie Pertiet; boat - Little Enamel Elements by Katie Knox; worn page edges - Lynn Grieveson; all at Designer Digitals.

Then this one I made, mainly about things Charlie has been up to while I've been looking after last month.  Credits: template Creative Juice No. 23 by Biograffiti.com, papers and alpha from sugarhillco.com/blog.  All freebies.  Like I've said before digital scrapbook designers are the most generous people you will find anywhere!

And this one about our day at the beach last Sunday 3rd April.  Credits: template Outlined No.4 - Fei Fei's Stuff newsletter freebie; papers, elements - Katie Pertiet; flag and birdhouse from the heyboy kit by ondesings - After5Designs.com.