Quick'n EZs .png FREEBIES

Cleaning out my digital files and came across this neat little freebie! They are both in .png format, so just drag & drop into your Photoshop Elements or other editing software and add you own photos and a bit of text if wanted...and viola! Instant 12x12 scrapbook page! Enjoy!

Download Quick'n EZs here!

Our December 1st!

Our day has been such a joy! I love Christmas! We enjoyed the morning downtown, watching the ballet and loving the symphony, then came home to finish school, wash the dogs and play. This is what it is all about.  I found this lovely pic of the Majestic from Kat and her blog. Cosmo Cricket's Jolly by Golly supplied the papers and sweet elements. And the awesome template from Jessica Sprague.

Pretty Paper Party & Lillianne

I have loved reading through the prompts given by Shimelle for this online class. Such fun and loads of new ideas of ways to use the stacks of lovely paper! Unfortunately for me, most of my scrapping supplies in RL is out of reach or has been confiscated by my daughters for various projects. Which is super fine, but I really, REALLY wanted to do some of Shimelle's challenges. Time is ever a factor at my house, because we homeschool, and there are so many regular things to do, it is a luxurious pleasure to make special time during the day. Nights however, are a little more reasonable, as I am putting the youngest to bed. But...I get to be in the room with her...can't be making noise, no shuffling papers...very little light...you know the routine.    *bright idea*
So--Digital it is! This is all from the Chantilly Collection, Moss papers and stickers, with the exception of the stick pin and the 'kraft' paper background (these were from the Espresso Yourself kits). These are all available at kaBoks. TFL! I think this would make a cute 'Quick Page', so I'll add it soon with my tutorial for my friends.  :)

From the Pen Tablet Basics Class

This is me in Hawaii! Everything is from the Pen Tablet Basics for Scrapbookers class supplies except for the flower in the tag. :) I drew the plumeria to match the one in my hair. Ha! This was an awesome class, in fact, one of my favorites!

PonyRides & Longhorns

Josey and I having a blast in Texas! Pony rides were only a few bucks at the Rodeo, but we stood in line for a few turns because she was set on riding the white one. :) Ok. 

The other pics are during the bull run parade. She wondered why the big cow wasn't going anywhere! Dude. That's my girl!!

This layout is one of the templates that I designed in our Digi: In Deep class. Again, it is the older version of the class. The supplies used were from the class materials plus Jessica Sprague's Stitched Chip & Yellow Paisley paper from 'Strawberry Lemonade'.

1st Lesson from Jessica Sprague

Since I had already tried learning Photoshop on my own, with lots of free tutorials & books, etc. I began my classes with JS at the intermediate level with the Now We're Rockin' class.  I can't begin to tell you how much I learned in just the few short lessons from this class. Absolutely wonderful! This was when I finally started to realize that anything is possible with this crazy software!  Keep in mind that this layout was from an earlier version of the class and she has added loads of new content, but similar. Also, she has added different supplies from other designers that are now part of her store or some from other digi relationships. :) I think the new stuff looks just as fabulous and keeps everything fresh and up to what is trending now in the Scrapbooking World. Anyway, just wanted to share a few of the neat layouts.

Daisy Chains Journaling reads: We took a trip with Grandma and Grandpa Cobb to see their home state of Michigan in the summer of 1999. The Cobb Family was having a reunion...Aunt Esther’s home in Sandusky, MI.  Sandusky was such a beautiful place. The pond at Aunt Esther’s was serene and relaxing. Miriam loved the grass. It was so soft and luxurious, no stickers. Cousin Kimi made...daisy chain crowns. Always remember your delight that day playing barefoot outside, pretending to be fairies and princesses...& daisies.

As you can see here, the class supplies are just awesome!

Some of the supplies from this class include:

So Much to be Thankful For Album Kit, She is Me album Kit, Notes to Self Album Kit,  Home Away from Home Kit, and various other papers and elements by J.Sprague

Jason Gaylor's Valentastic Valentine's brush

• Brown kraft paper: Being kit by Jen Wilson (JWD)
• Background Overlay: Bella Backdrops by Nancie Rowe Janitz (SA)
• Flourishes: On The Edge Flourishes No. 2 by Katie Pertiet (DD)

an exclusive for the class Potluck Kit by SweetShoppeDesigns

DesignerDigitals.com and Katie Pertiet for loads of lesson #2 supplies

• Red paper: from the Cotton Easter kit
• Striped paper: from the King Me kit
• Graph paper: from the Grace kit
• Overlay from the Graphic Sun Prints Overlays set
• Pin tag: from the Botanist No. 11 kit

Botanical brush: from Sun Prints No. 2 set by Katie Pertiet

• Striped paper: from Peachy Keen kit by Rhonna Farrer (2Peas)
• Blue paper: from Enlighten Paper Add-on by Jen Wilson (JWD)
• Scalloped paper mask: from Border Templates set by Katie Pertiet (DD)
• Scalloped border: from Festival Kit by Shabby Princess (SP)
• Grungy frame: from Split Pea kit by Rhonna Farrer (2peas)
• Negatives frame: from Storyboard Negatives set by Katie Pertiet (DD)
• Aged alpha: from Botanist Notebook vol 1 kit by Katie Pertiet (DD)
• Circle Date brush set: Digital Dates Vol. 4 set by Katie Pertiet (DD)
• Brown paper: from the Fairy Dreamer kit by Katie Pertiet
• Polka-dot paper: from the Botanist No. 7 kit by Katie Pertiet
• Flourish frame: From On the Edge Flourish No. 3 brush set by Katie Pertiet
• Flourish brush: From On the Edge Flourish No 2 brush set by Katie Pertiet
• Negative frame: From Snap Frame set by Katie Pertiet
• Title lines: from Jack-n-me alphabet by Katie Pertiet
• Swirl brush from A La Mode brush set by MaryAnn Wise
• Blue paper: from the Delightful kit by Michelle Coleman
• Pink paper: from Beautiful Journey paper pack by Michelle Coleman
• Scalloped mask: from the Serendipity Element Pack by Michelle Coleman
• Flourish brush (brown): from the Boho Flourish Brush set by Michelle Coleman
• Swirl brush (white): from the Delightful kit by Michelle Coleman
• Oval tag: from the Apron Strings 2 kit by Leora Sanford
• Twill ribbon: from the Twilled Phrases set by Jackie Eckles
•  Brown paper: From the Everyday: Secret Garden paper pack by Meredith Fenwick
• Red paper: From the Be Mine page package by Jen Wilson
• Blue paper and text paper (made into an overlay): From the Fancy Free Paper pack by Jen Wilson
• File folder: from the Catalogued Kit by Katie Pertiet
• Love cardboard circl: from the One Haute Momma kit by Jen Wilson

More from the older version of Now We're Rockin'

She has the cutest smile!!

Text: Finally I'm Finished! Way to go, Josey! Joselyn wanted to 'do school' with her big sisters. Every day, Josey would ask, 'Mom, can we do my cutting school now?' She was so proud when she completed her workbook

Josey loved using this workbook by Kumon. It was what she called 'her cutting school' and it was a wonderful way to use her time while mom was helping her big sisters with their school work.

All of the supplies used were from the class supplies of Now We're Rockin' from Jessica Sprague.

Capture the Flag!

This layout comes from the Now We're Rockin' class by Jessica Sprague. It was from an earlier version of the class & I think the new class looks fantastic!!

Here's what it says!

Capture the Flag Two Teams. Two Flags. Over 250 Water Balloons. Purple Against Orange. Separated by more than 100 yards of Wooded Cover. When you can't seem to score or get your sister's flag... ...send in the 4 yr old! Circle Text: In war there is no substitute for victory. Gen. MacArthur There is at least one thing worse than fighting with Allies-And that is to fight without them. Sir Winston Churchill I gave them fair warning. Pres. Geo W Bush

All of the supplies used were from the class materials except for the splatter brush.

This was an awesome day of fun! We just played and played...of course this was after filling the hundreds of water balloons. :) I love my family!

More Layouts

Not Tired Yet

Another super kit from Scrapgirls, this one was completed with Just Be You Collection Biggie by Angie Briggs. This was the same day at the park!   Not completely happy with the name tag in the corner, but it actually won the layout of the week @ Scrapgirls and was worth me earning a $5. gift certificate to their store! Totally cool!

Josey & the Park

This was an awesome day. Just Josey & me. Her sisters were practicing for the One Act Play competition & this was a treat for us to be alone and just play. We both took several pictures that day. I loved this digital kit,  Beautiful Life Collection Biggie by Thao Cosgrove at Scrapgirls.  I plan on doing several more pages from this day with the same kit. Awesome!

The top pic's name is "Run Jo Run" and the bottom pic is "Photo by Jo".

Christmas Certificates

The girls all got an envelope with a certificate of choice classes that they could choose from. They turned out rather nice looking.

The 12 Days of Christmas Angels set was by Valerie Randall from
ScrapGirls. Just going to post a few to show off how cute they were. Extra parts of the set...can't quite remember what was what, but I did add papers and stuff from these kits. "Holiday Time Collection" by Keri Schueller and "Spice Collection Biggie" by Angie Briggs.

Joselyn

The kit for this layout was an awesome freebie from Jenn @ Dancing Princess Designs blog. It was a mini-kit designed for the gals at GoDigitalScrapbooking. I couldn't find the link to purchase this particular set, but the name of the mini-kit was "SugarnSpice" and you could contact Jenn via her blog to find out how to get it for yourself & for more cool stuff!

In October '09 I took a few classes @ GDS by Andrea Gold. One of the classes for Photoshop CS3 included clipping masks and had one of Andrea's Quick Pages as part of the course materials.  This is the finished product.

Watson's Sweater

Our sweet little Scottish Terrier, Watson, is modeling his latest sweater. Miriam spoils him so much. He has more coats & jackets than me. And he loves wearing them and all the attention that he gets along with his apparel. This was another entry at the GoDigitalScrapbooking site. Digital kit "A New Day" by Christy Skaggs.

Picking Berries, Summer 2009

Picking Berries, Summer 2009.

We spent most of the summer with the grandparents and the girls had a blast in the country. Being able to go outside every day and just run around was so much fun. Josey loved picking berries. They grew around every fence and seemed to be everywhere. She ate as much as she put in her baskets or bowls. This layout was my first digital entry into an online community gallery. Credits for the digital kit go to: Powder Blue by Carena's Design.