For reals. I can’t get enough of a blog, it’s Melissa Goodsell’s blog. I have her listed under my favorite blogs and in my Google Reader. It’s so exciting when I get something new from her and it’s something related to what she’s doing in her so creative life. She is amazing. She’s like my Martha Stewart, ha! Well, if you have a minute, check her out. From her site, she has a lot of links to her favorite blogs and goodness, some of those ladies are so insanely talented too. I’ve been digiscrapping because I haven’t been really motivated in even attempting to start a traditional layout. It’s actually what I love to do the most, so relaxing to me. But the last few days I’ve been coming across some awesome sites and they have been quite inspiring. One of my favorite is Christine’s blog. I found her through another blog, long story, but you should check her out and her flickr page. AWESOME! So I think I’m getting warmer. The next chance I have to go to a scrapbook store to crop I will!

I like too many things, I am getting more addicted to crafting! After I am done posting my latest digi pages I’m going into felt/sewing mode so that I can get ready for Emma’s birthday (and school starts again on Monday). I am borrowing some idea from Mel and going to Joann’s to buy some zigzag cut, oh what is it called, scissors. I know that at least one little friend is coming so yes, we’re having a party! Hope the weather stays decent though, no major snow storm.

So here are my latest LO. I did these to complete two challenges. The SCS scrapbook and the MFT “pink” challenge. I’ve been liking these challenges because it’s motivating me to do better. Let me start with the credits. Actually this layout is going to be pretty easy. I used MFT papers and the rest are Gina Huff’s design from Weeds and Wildflowers. The big alphas, the A, E, and Y. The were of different color, background, and texture - see here. What I did was I outlined the letters (so that the little marching ants are going around the letter only), plopped the pattern paper I wanted on top of it, made sure that the pattern paper layer is selected and made a copy of it. I pasted this on top of my layout and I have this different pattern alphas. I’ll do a video of this later… after I get my two courses up online and ready to go for Monday. Yes, yes, can’t forget my day jobs. Oh, I also distorted and warped the bottom of the E so that it’ll curve and made the head of the e smaller.

Here’s the journaling:

Running text: Mommy, look at my silly faces, come take some pictures, please

Left: This was what you said that day and I couldn’t help but grab my camera and started shooting. We love this smiley picture of yours because it’s just so you. We love the shocked look, just too pretty for words.

Right: Emma. you have the cutest, silliest, most expressive facial expression sometimes. So adorable and we love them so much. You have so many of them that it was just so hard to pick the best for the scrapbook but out of all your little looks, we think that these are the “bestest” of them all. Love you little girl and we’ll never get tired of those little different little expressions.

I also used a lot of my pen tool to out line the area I want to add text into or one and voila. I have text in a not so perfectly rectangle area and on my first page and also the “express” I have text following a funky line. This is the same concept as that text in circle video that I made a few weeks ago. But, if you’re not familiar with this technique it can be confusing. So I owe you a few videos.
So that’s it and probably after this I won’t be posting as much. I’d love to but we’ll see. If I do, it’ll most likely be crafty birthday stuff. I am though excited about my French class. It’s been awhile and it’ll be nice getting into it again. Maybe we’ll go to France on our next overseas vacation — well if the economy is ok that is.