My Selfie Scrapbook - Getting Started

I'm on a mission to tell my story when I scrapbook. That's why I just had to join in on the fun challenge known as #myselfiescrapbook.

What is it?

Jen and Julie started this adventure "to help you tell your story - not your family's story or your child's story"...

The challenge is to document yourself all month long and capture everyday moments. Here's what I came up with so far...

I'm using a 4" x 4" leather album for this one. I also used a variety of Project Life and pocket page inserts. Because this album is so small, I had to cut my cards up to fit in the pockets. I also used a corner rounder on each of them.

The "Have some fun" hand-scripted card is a free digital download from Alex Hunter Designs. You can find it here. I used a variety of other elements as well. (See below for a full list of supplies).

I hope you will stay tuned as I fill up more of #myselfiescrapbook.
My next post will show you how to mix physical elements with digital ones. It gives your album a nice, crisp look too!

Be sure to follow me on Instagram - @angibarrs
And to join in on this challenge check out this post!


Supplies:
Album - We R Memory Keepers
Project Life - Heidi Swapp Color Magic Value Kit
Digital Elements - Alex Hunter Designs
Pocket Page Cards - Teresa Collins Studio Gold

7 Days of Easter - Ms. Clara Chickie!

 

 

 Welcome to the "7 Days of Easter Projects" Blog Hop!

 

Welcome to Day #3 of Easter crafting fun

 

Several of my crafty friends and I are posting one project for the next 7 days to show our love for this wonderful holiday. We're posting projects we made using our fave products, and hope they will give you some inspiration for making your own Easter crafts.

 

The links to all the participants are listed below.

Be sure to stop by and leave them some "Easter Love"!!!!

 

If you missed Day #1 click - HERE

 

If you missed Day #2 click -  HERE

 

 

Today is all about this little chickie that I found at the dollar store.

 

Let's call her - Ms. Clara Chickie

{Isn't she cute?}

 

 

 

I used her on some FREE digital quick pages that I found on Gennifer Bursett's website.

 

Quick pages are fun to print out, frame, and add to the decor at your next Easter party. You can also print them out and add them to your traditional scrapbook. They are fun to use either way!

Here's layout #2

 

 

 

Here is the list of participants:

{click each name to be automatically directed to their blogs}

 Angi Barrs

Barb Murphy

Ceal Pritchett

Donna Bowman

Lalo Ik

Libby Hickson

Rachel Kleinman

 

See ya back here tomorrow for Day #4

Fickle Design Friday!

Happy weekend everyone!

 

I've got some fun new projects to show ya today. The talented Karla Dudley contacted me recently and asked if I would make some hybrid projects using her products. I was sooo honored to have her notice my work and ask me! The answer was a quick...YES!!!

 

Have you seen her lovely designs? They are just my style. Keep reading this post and let me show ya what I'm talking about.

I also looove playing along in The Moxie Fab World, so I'm also linking this up to their "Focal Point" Challenge. The beautiful oversized butterfly on my card & gift bag are the main focal point of each design.

 

By the way, all of my projects were made using the Fickle Collection.

 

 



Did ya see the Hybrid Kraft Gift Bag above? This was so easy to make. After printing out the elements that I wanted, I just adhered them to the bag. I used a large pop dot on the butterfly to make it stand out more. So fun and easy to make for gift giving.

 

 

Next up is a Hybrid Card...

I looove the graphic elements of the butterfly. Again, I adhered the elements that I wanted and popped up the butterfly. I even placed a small pink pearl gem on it too.

Next up is a simple Note Tag. And yep, it's all made with digital paper. I love the lined paper and the yellow "note" words. I used my die-cutter to make the circle, added some baker's twine, and a small button as well.

Don't be afraid of hybrid. Using digital papers in a traditional way is so much fun.

 

Here's how I make my hybrid projects:

1.)  I downloaded & unzipped the digital file. I saved it in "My Pictures".

2.)  I selected each digital paper that I wanted & printed it out with my trusty printer.

3.)  I then went through each digital embellishment & printed out each one that I wanted to use.

4.)  Once everything is printed then start crafting as usual. You can add buttons, twine, ribbon, or even mix the printed digital elements with traditional paper.

Here are some Handy Dandy Tips:

Tip #1 - You don't need Photoshop to use these. I have PS, but did not open the files there. I simply opened the files I wanted and printed it right out.

 

Tip #2 - When you select print, your computer should allow you to pick the size of each image. I used a variety of sizes for this project. Experiment and print the size that will work with your project.

 

I hope you find these tips and tricks to be useful. And I hope you enjoyed my projects today. My motto when trying something new is - Just have fun with it!

To find out more about Karla Dudley Designs be sure to visit....

Her Website: http://karladudley.com

 

Her Blog: http://karladudley.com/blog

 

Her Store at Design House Digital: https://www.designhousedigital.com/karla-dudley

 

Her Silhouette Store: http://www.silhouetteonlinestore.com/v2/viewPortfolio.aspx?artistId=27205

Happy Wednesday Travels!

Today is Wonderful Wednesday at Samantha Walker Designs!

Here's a fun hybrid travel journal that I made using Samantha's Retro Road Trip digital kit. It's so easy to purchase the papers and embellies from this kit. Just print them out and use them on all kinds of projects.

This travel journal is great for your kiddos. They can document their travels, add postcards, photos, and any fun road trip item to it.

And as a teacher, I love to let the kiddos practice their sentence writing while they are off for the summer. It's a great way to help them retain the skills they learned during the school year. Be sure to include colored pencils or crayons. Sentences look sooo good written in fun colors. :)

Here's the fun Retro Roadtrip Collection:

You can snag the paper collection for $1 today. Wow!!!!

{You can find it in the Jessica Sprague Store}

Be sure to check out the Samantha Walker Designs Blog for fabulous deals today!

Our Moxie Roxie

Today is Wonderful Wednesday with Samantha Walker Designs!

Here's a fun digital page that I made of my sister's doggy. Nicole (a.k.a. - Cokie) has the most adorable cocker spaniel named Roxie. She is a bundle of energy.

The journaling lists all of the fun things that Roxie is known for. 

Here's what it says:

Jumping on us with a happy grin

Eating our food when we are not looking

Staring out of the window until we get home

Cuddling next to us on the couch

Playing with your chew toys for hours

Happy ears flopping in the wind

Chasing birdies as they fly by

For my page I used the Blueprint #12 template by Gennifer Bursett. You can find it {here} at Design House Digital. I think that the hexagon shapes mix well with Samantha's Pink Blossom Digital Paper Collection.

Samantha also has a brand new Blossom Mega Element Collection.

They coordinate well with all of her Blossom kits.

{the elements come in regular & embossed versions}

Be sure to check out Samantha's blog for today's sale & more new product info. You can find all of her fun kits in the Jessica Sprague store.

And Oh... I really want to share that I have a project featured on the Nikki Sivils Blog today. Woo Hoo! Be sure to check it out {HERE}

Hope you all have a Happy Wednesday!

Samantha Walker Hop Time!

Welcome to the Samantha Walker Designs Creative Team Blog Hop!

If this is your first stop, you will want to click {HERE} to the spot where the hop begins!

This month I'm having fun with Samantha's Digital kits. I'm a newbie at Photoshop, but had loads of fun creating two digital projects featuring Samantha's Retro Road Trip Collection. You can find it in the Jessica Sprague store.

First up is a party invite for my oldest daughter Rebekah.

{Why buy invites when you can make your own with Samantha's kits!}

Next is a digital layout of my fave place - Sunny San Diego!

This month, Samantha is giving away this free SVG file and a $10.00 gift certificate to Samantha's JessicaSprague.com store. Be sure to comment before Sunday, July 15th to be eligible for the free file and prize. The winner will be announced on Samantha's Facebook page on July 16th.

Happy Hopping!

Click on the picture below to go to the next stop - the talented Jennifer Evans' blog.

Happy You!

Happy Monday everyone! We had several thunderstorms roll through our area this weekend, so I couldn't get any good natural light to take pictures of my new crafty projects.

All is not lost....I whipped up a fun digital page to rescue my empty blog post for today!

And check out the photo that I used. {I'm "forcing" Rachel to be my model all summer long as I learn the ins and outs of digital design in the Photoshop class that I'm taking}. I actually learned how to change a color photo into a black and white photo using P.S.

Here's the black & white photo that I used on the digi page ...

And here's Rachel in living color ...

Can you tell that I'm having loads of fun with my Photoshop class? (wink...wink)

The digital elements are from the "You & Me" Mini Kit by Jessica Sprague

I'm headed out to take some photos of my new crafty projects while the skies are clear!

Have a Happy Monday!



The Little Fur Ball!

The Jessica Sprague Birthday Celebration last week was a lot of fun. I took the free class and created this fun digital page. I used a photo of my sister's sweet doggie. Tate is such a cute ball of fur!

The class taught me how to use brushes, use layers, and journal. It was so much fun! They have extended the birthday sale and digital products are 40% off.  

Check it out {HERE} when you have time! 

Retro Road Trip

Samantha Walker Designs has a fun NEW digital kit called "Retro Road Trip"!

I have a great love for the V.W. bus so I made a fun digital page. I'd looove to take a road trip in one and drive across country with my daughters. Now wouldn't that be fun!!!

Keep reading to see the fun papers and embellishments included in this kit. It's one of my new faves for sure. And you can find Samantha's adorable digital kit at Jessicasprague.com.

Another Wonderful Wednesday!

It's Wonderful Wednesday at Samantha Walker Designs!

I made a digital page using one of my fave pics of Rachel in her cheer uniform. I got this shot at the Arboretum. The flowers look great out there.

And of course I'm getting addicted to making digital pages...especially when I get to use the Samantha Walker "A to Z Collection". I used the adorable A to Z School Images, Linen Solids Paper Pack, and Words and Phrases Labels. The colors in this collection are so vibrant and bright. Love it!

Here's what's on sale for Wonderful Wednesday!

You can find all of Samantha's gorgeous digital kits at Jessicasprague.com

 And be sure to like Samantha Walker Designs on Facebook.

Fun Family Outings & Winner

Happy Friday Everyone!

Here's a fun digital page that I created using some

fabulous Samantha Walker Designs goodies.

It's a fun photo of Rachel with Nana & Papa!



I used the Cuckoo 4U True Blue Embellies. This fun set of embellishment accents is the perfect compliment to the Cuckoo 4 U True Blue digi collection. With this kit you will get 25 high res images, on transparent backgrounds, in png format.

You can find all of Samantha's gorgeous digital papers at Jessicasprague.com

 And be sure to like Samantha Walker Designs on Facebook.

And the winner of the My Memories Suite software is - Claudia

She said  - "Oh, gosh yes, I'd love to win a copy of My Memories Suite! Thanks for the chance. I love the pics of your little cheerleader. She's adorable."

I'll email your prize code out to you this weekend. Congratulations!

 

Have a Happy Weekend!

Diva Girl Time & A Giveaway!

If you ever wanted to give Digital & Hybrid a try - now is your chance!

Keep reading to see how you can win an awesome prize!



I created this fun "Diva" digital page for my daughter Rachel using a template that is included in the My Memories Suite software. I'm having loads of fun playing with digital pages.

My Memories offers digital scrapbooking software and oodles of fresh and creative digital scrapbooking kits. At My Memories, you can find Word Art kits, calendar templates, quick pages, cluster frames, and more! For the frugal shopper, My Memories also offers free digital scrapbooking kits and a dollar store. Sweet! You can even create your own online photo books or calendars.

Want to win the My Memories Suite sofware for yourself?

1. Simply leave a comment below to be entered in the contest.

2. For extra entries visit My Memories, www.mymemories.com, and leave a comment letting me know what products you love.

This giveaway will remain open all week and the winner will be announced next Saturday, April 21st.

What a great deal! But that's not all...

My Memories is offering $10 off the purchase of the My Memories Suite Scrapbook software, plus $10 credit toward any purchase in the My Memories store. So every Cokie Pop Paper reader can save $20!

Just copy & paste this promo code when ordering - STMMMS66174

For more fresh digital ideas & fun be sure to visit My Memories Suite at:

Blog- http://blog.mymemories.com/

Twitter- http://twitter.com/#!/mymemoriessuite

Good Luck!

Hybrid Design Day - "Hello"

Hello everyone!

I'm still waiting patiently for my repaired camera...{sigh}

In the meantime please enjoy "Hybrid Design Day".

This fun Jen Martakis digital paper is from the "Just Smile" collection. Her designs are so fun to use. I spruced up a plain kraft notebook to give it more pizzazz. {I even wrapped the small little pen with the digital paper}.

Be sure to check out Jen's digital kits over at Two Peas!

A Fun Announcement & Projects!

I am so excited to announce that I am now a part of the

Creative Team for Jen Martakis Designs.

Jen is a super duper talented digital designer and is a

Two Peas in a Bucket Garden Girl!

Be sure to check out the team announcement {here}

Here are two brand new projects using Jen's fun digital papers.

I call this one "Brownies in a Box"

(made with the "What's Cookin'?" digital kit)

{This box is perfect for the fun Wee Memories - Gifts, Tags, and Boxes Challenge!}

Don't have access to Photoshop? You don't need it to work with digital files. You can save the file to your computer and simply print them out on cardstock using your color printer.

Be sure to visit the blog for inspiration:

http://jenniferann75.blogspot.com/

And check out Jen's adorable digital designs at Two Peas:

http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/shop/jen-martakis/digital-kits/