Busy, Crazy, Etc...

Wow, it's been a long, busy 6 weeks.  With our vacation, school starting, getting adjusted to school, and more traveling for my husband, I've had to choose between "doing" and "posting"...and doing has won out. :)

This summer I decided to buy all the digital scrapbooking classes that went on sale at Jessicasprague.com, so in July I purchased Up and Running v2, in August it was Now We're Rockin' v2, and I enjoyed them so much, when Digi In Deep went on sale in September, I splurged and bought it too.  I had so much fun scrapbooking and learning Photoshop Elements that I want to do it all the time...I have boxes of pictures and tons of paper supplies, but the ease and convenience of the computer has stolen my heart.  I have a couple of albums that are in progress that will need to be finished the "old-fashioned" way, but the future is all digi for me! 

Here's what I've been up to...

Up and Running Class...

Lesson 1

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This was a quick page, and it was nice to learn how to utilize it, but I found it didnt' give me enough creative control. 

Lesson 2

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Lesson 3

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Lesson 4

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I didn't learn tons from this first class...I already knew most of these basics.  However, I did learn a few things about my settings that had been bothering me, and by the last lesson I was learning easier ways to do things that I had had trouble with before, so it was worth it for me. 

Now We're Rockin'
This was the class where I really started learning things...and feeling comfortable enough to make my own creative substitutions. 

Lesson 1

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Most important thing I learned...how to sepia tone a photo.  I have big plans for this one...

Lesson 2

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This is where I really started to figure it out.  I substituted in all of my own papers, and flipped the clipping mask layers to fit my particular photos better. 

Lesson 3

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I was so thrilled with this layout...it turned out exactly how I envisioned it!

Lesson 4
Learning to do a 2 page layout at the same time...pretty complex. 

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My layers palette had sooooo many layers...and as I didn't have any photos that fit with the theme provided with the lesson kit, I substituted in all my own papers and embellishments...and I love the results. 

I was pumped after this class, so I took the opportunity when Cole went out of town to buy the next class in the series...
Digi In Deep

Lesson 1
First the actual lesson...

From Digi-Scrapbook Pages

Changed to suit my pictures and my specific tastes. 

Then, the bonus assignment...

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Lesson 2

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Then I wanted to see if I could remember all the steps and duplicate the page...with a few changes.  I turned it into a 2 page spread...

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I still have 2 lessons left of Digi In Deep...my husband is home, and it's Halloween season around here, which is a busy time for him (Check out his website for more on that) which leaves a bit less time for me.  Ah, well, at least I finally feel like a proficient and creative digi-scrapper!