Suzie Q. Scrapper

I found my mo jo

2009-11-29T17:54:00.001-08:00

I have been digi scrappin like crazy for the past two weeks. I had fallen behind on pages so I need to catch up. Once I started it was like ridding a bike : ).

I cannot believe in more more month my 3rd family year book will be complete! It feels like just yesterday LJ showed me her first book at Champps- Remember that LJ?? My pages are below and they are not in order : ( .

Thank you to Yin Designs and Mandagirl Creations for their amazing templates and to Kevin and Amanda for their fonts and freeebies. I actually bought my very first kit from Creations by Rachael. For 2 years I have been all about the freebies. It helped to get the Mo Jo going , what can I say. Rachael's kits are so great I am willing to pay for them : )

Give Away!

2009-11-05T14:54:00.000-08:00

Go here http://www.kevinandamanda.com/whatsnew/ for a terrific 2 kit giveaway by Creative By Crystal. There are 2 kits being given away. One October and One November kit being given away. There is more then one copy of each kit being given away! All you have to do is post a comment to win! Go For it -it could be you :)

my house is dirty but my scrapbook is up to date : /

2009-09-14T03:41:00.000-07:00

It has been a few months but this blog finally got some attention!

I have not made time to clean my floors, vacuum or dust, but I have made time to scrap book. Not sure how I feel about that. I am up to date minus a page from Mikey's Birthday party friday night. Here are some pages I have done ......

be on the look out...

2009-06-03T10:34:00.001-07:00

Creations be Rachael and Late Night Scraps have a new kit coming out. Be sure to Check Rachael's site for more info....

My Secret Garden

2009-05-24T11:49:00.001-07:00

Simple and Beautiful!! This kit allows you to do so much! Buy Creations By Rachaels kit at Pretty Scrappy and get a bonus...

Here are my layouts....

Some New Lay Outs!

2009-05-06T16:29:00.000-07:00

These were done w/ Creations By Rachaels newest kits! I am loving the my little artist kit!!

deal time!

2009-05-01T16:30:00.001-07:00

Rachael has got some good ones......

New Colab kit

2009-05-01T16:10:00.000-07:00

Creations By Rachael has a new colab kit at Pretty Scrappy! It is only $3.50 today!!

Easter Day by CBR

2009-04-15T04:38:00.000-07:00

Look at this very cute kit by Creations by Rachael! It is a must have. You can buy it here Pretty Scrappy or here Digital Candy.

Hannah by CBR

2009-04-10T04:23:00.000-07:00

Hannah by Creations by Rachel is acailable now!Get is at Pretty Scrappy or Digital Candy!

catching up

2009-03-25T16:02:00.000-07:00

It has been a rough week! Nate started to climb out of his crib, so we had to switch him to a big boy bed and mikey has had horrible allergies. I managed to catch up on layouts for the '09 scrapbook. I was feeling so behind, but when I looked at my pictures I only need two more LO to be up to date. I might need to squeeze in one more of Nate and his big boy bed, but for now here are my latest...

check it out..

2009-03-21T04:37:00.001-07:00

Riding Dirty!

2009-03-17T16:38:00.000-07:00

Rachael has a new kit! Here is a sneak preview. Go to Creations by Rachael for details on great sales!!

Shape Up is here!!

2009-03-05T05:26:00.000-08:00

Would you love to share you love of digi scrapping w/ your kids? One of the digi-scrap designers that I love, Amy Sumrall, came up with an amazing design idea for kids. She has designed "Shape Up". Shape Up is a program that includes "How to" video's and shapes so that kids can create their own pictures. If you remember color forms from the 70's, her program is just like that. The program is on sale at The Digi Chick for $7.19.

Amy was kind enough to give me the program a few days ago. My daughter, Sophie who is 5 years old, used Photo Shop Elements and created her own picture! She and I had so much fun! She has done at least one to two pictures a day since Amy gave it to us! Check out Sophie's work below. Don't forget to visit Amy's site for more information about this amazing program and other goodies! Amy is always giving away freebies. Her site is a must see!!! Don't forget to leave her some love!!

April Fools in March!

2009-03-03T05:57:00.000-08:00

My friend asked me to create a birthday invitation for her daughter Anna. Her birthday is on April 1st! My girlfriend has wanted to have an upside down, backwards, inside out birthday party for Anna for a while. Anna will be 6 this year so my friend Lisa thought this would be a great year to have it! Six year olds love this silly kind of stuff. I was excited for the challenge of creating a one of a kind birthday invitation. Lisa brought me a poem that she wanted included. We talked a little about the layout, and I was off to create. Here is what I came up with....

Front

Inside

Into the Woods

2009-02-25T13:55:00.000-08:00

Creations by Rachael has a new kit called Into the Woods. This kit is so big it is almost like getting two kits for the price of one! You can pick it up at Pretty Scrappy, Devine Digital and Digital Candy. It is 25% off and you get tons of free quick pages if you buy it from Pretty Scrappy. Better hurry this is a limited time offer! Here is the kit and my LO's....

2 more Lo's for February!

2009-02-22T07:50:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago we had a thaw in NJ. One Sunday it was in the 50's. So I put the kids boots on (so they would not be a mess from all of that melted snow), grabbed my camara, and headed to the park. It was not really sunny, but the air was warm it felt great to be outside. I was really happy with my pictures I got some great shots. I made a 2 page LO using a template 88 by Yin and a Creations by Rachaels XOXO kit. I try to add quotes to some of my Lo's to spice them up. I usually find them at the quote garden. I had to tweek the template a little, but love how they turned out. Check em out......

Juicy Pop get it while it's HOT!!

2009-02-11T11:15:00.001-08:00

A picture is worth a thousand words...........

Rachael has created Juicy Pop and it is available at Pretty Scrappy. If you purchase it before 2-17 you will get a special free qp set. Don't wait go check it out. Here are two LO's I made with this kit.....

I am in love with Kevin and Amanda

2009-02-07T17:51:00.000-08:00

Can you tell I am home on a Saturday night with nothing to do-2nd post in 10 minutes. Onto business- I just found Kevin and Amanda and I am in love! These two are sooo cute and have a terrific site/blog! The cover two of my favorite topics, food (recipes) and scrapbooking!! Check this out.. they also create personal fonts for FREE!!! Very cool, click here for information. If you want to see font's they have already created click here. Thank you Kevin and Amanda! I am a fan!!

Font Find and Installing Fonts!

2009-02-07T17:24:00.001-08:00

Surfing around today I found a great blog called The Allie Hoopes Blog. The blog is by Allie Marie and she generously gives fonts away! She has taken a little break from creating new font's, but there are tons on her site for the taking! From the pictures on her site, it looks like she has her hands full with a newborn.

Her fonts are so fun and easy to install. I was making installing the fonts harder then it was. I did not realize that once you install them on your desktop, that they would be available on all programs on your computer. Silly me, I was trying to figure out how to install them in an individual program. Allie Marie walks you through installing on your desk top on her blog. Click here for directions.

here are a few samples of her work......

Nate's Birthday LO'S FINALLY!

2009-02-02T06:40:00.001-08:00

I am loving the first LO. After getting my 2008 Album back, I really do think that journaling is the key to a great page. There are so many little things that I want to remember. My favorite all time picture from Nate it the 3rd one on the 1st LO. His hands are folded nicely on his face, he is satisfied from his cupcake, he has colorful hands from our party craft, and he is just taking it all in!

I know a good deal when I see one!

2009-01-27T13:47:00.000-08:00

This is a MUST buy from Creations by Rachael! She is selling her entire store for $30!!! She has another deal that allows you to be in her "Kit Club". This sounds amazing and it is a bargin. Rachael's kits are terrific and they keep getting better! She is always coming up with new and creative kits. Do yourself a favor and grab one of these deals (or both ; )) at Pretty Scrappy

Freshly Baked by Rachael

2009-01-26T05:36:00.000-08:00

Baking kits are few and far between so make sure you grab this one from Creations by Rachael. She is offering a coupon for 25% off the kit if you buy it from Pretty Scrappy. You will pay only $3.75 for this great kit and several quick pages! What are you waiting for Head over to Rachael's site and grab the coupon, then head over to Pretty Scrappy and check out her Freshly baked kit!

still loving textures and layers!!

2009-01-12T13:20:00.000-08:00

Once again Rita over at CoffeeShop has something new and exciting. MORE FREE TEXTURES!! She has made some valentine textures. Go to her blog and check them out!! I took a picture and tried two different textures. Keep in mind I am a newbie at layers. I opened my picture, then I cropped it. One I left color the other I changed to black and white. In both of the pictures after adjusting the opacity of the texture, I used the eraser on the kids faces. I lowered the opacity on the eraser and tried to create a heart shape. FUN STUFF!! TY Rita!

Layers/ Masks and Thank You Rita!

2009-01-07T10:37:00.000-08:00

For several months I have been afraid of masking and layers in PSE, but not anymore! I was determined to not be scared of the big bad layers and dove in. I read SEVERAL tutorials and kind of pieced them together. The one I found most helpful was by Rita. Hopefully Rita over at Coffee Shop does not think I am a stalker : ). I am all about checking her site for tutorials and free actions. She is very generous and is always up to something new and interesting!

I used a tutorial from her blog titled Coffee Shop Tutorial Attic Vintage. She gives step by step directions. For more instructions she has another Layer Masks Tutorial. The wonderful thing is you really can't mess up! There are so many variations on layers it is amazing. When I used to teach art, I told my students about " happy accidents". This is when you did something that you thought was wrong, but turned out to be wonderful!

I took Rita's advice and checked out Paul Grand's Scratchy Texture on Fickr. I saved the picture and used it as a layer. It worked great! I did not use the Coffee Shop Vignette Action as she did in her tutorial. I used 2 different Coffee Shop actions. One was Honey Retro, and the other action I used was Powder Room 2. I used Honey Retro to get the effect of softened burned edges, and I used Powder Room to enhance Nate's eye's.

I am proud of myself! Not bad for a first timer!! I still have so much playing and learning to do.

I cannot thank Rita enough for opening up the world of layers, masking, and actions to me!

Thanks Rita,

One of your fans, Lori : )