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2.19.2009

I Think This is the Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship

I've been in a Photoshop class for a few weeks now. The teacher, bless his heart, has been informative, but has not really touched on any aspects of the program that I'm actually interested in. I have learned a few things that I might use, but, well....

Okay, here's the deal - the class sucks.

So thankfully, I started a digital scrapbooking class tonight. I learned more in that class in the first hour than I have in four weeks at an hour and a half a pop in the other class. Finally, I feel like I understand Photoshop and can use it!



When I got home from the class I spent about 45 minutes creating these digi-scrap pages....





I know, right? Cute! I think I'm in trouble. I really didn't have any extra time in my days, but now I'll have to make room for digital scrapbooking. It's just too much fun!


Have you gone digital? Or do you scrapbook at all?

30 comments:

Celine said...

Those are awesome Tara!
Great job! :)
I scrapbook too but the digital thingies are appealing to me now that I've seen yours! LOL
Give a hug to Miss Chloe for me!

Anonymous said...

Those are really cute! I have not gone digital in terms of scrapbooking yet. I still do it the old fashioned paper way!

Sandy said...

Those are very nice! I wish I had more time to scrapbook, but I just can never fit it in:0(

michelle hays said...

1. your pics are awesome

2. yes. I have gone digital

3. NO. I havnt scrapbooked. I suck at it. I still have an unfinished honeymoon scrapbook. ITS BEEN 9 YEARS!

4. Have you ever tried the photo books on shutterfly.com? I ordered some for my family last christmas and everybody raved. Check em out!

Kim said...

Those are too cute. Where do you take the classes? What is the name of the class? I would like to see if they have anything like it here in Ohio.

Colleen said...

I would love to do some digital scrapbooking...I have done a little bit of collage type some with my roxio program, but I would love to do some actual scrapbooking program...would love to know a good program to get.

Your pics are great.

~pen~ said...

I try to when I have time...haven't had alot of free time, but I love to do it.

Cynthia said...

Those layouts look great! My sisters digi scrap then publish a family yearbook each year. I keep meaning to do it but I do a layout then don't do anymore for awhile and forget how I did it in the first place.

Keep practicing each day or you really will forget how to do it.

Jen & Johnny said...

So.... I have really been wanting to take a photoshop class, so tell me where you are taking it and with who so I DON'T take her class!!!!! he he he!! Darling scrapbook pages!!!!

Martha@A Sense of Humor is Essential said...

Beautiful work, Chloe is so cute and you are very artistic.
I'm not a scrapbooker, can only do it for a special occasion for someone else!

Ryan.Kendra.Makenzie.Tracker said...

Love the pages! Where are you taking the class at? Maybe Ill pay you to teach me. You can fit that into your schedule right :)

The High Family said...

Great work Tara...those pages are ADORABLE!

My hubby is the adobe photoshop genious in our family. I wish I would take the time to learn how to do it....

I am also a scrapbook wannabe. Meaning I have all the supplies but never use them. I've never even finished a book...so sad. I have high hopes that when the kiddies are school age, I will have more time on my hands and then begin my scrapbooking career!

Hope you are having a great day!

Diane said...

yea, the last thing i need is another hobby! but this one is creating family mementos so you just keep on truckin'! they look great!

Becky said...

I LOVE scrapbooking. Your pages are darling and I agree there is always some time for scrapbooking!

Amanda said...

Super cute, I love it!

Shelly said...

Oh, I love this!! I'm a-hafta get me some of that!

vsm/whirling dirvish photography said...

They need to put warning label on those kind of software programs...
Something along the lines of "Can and will cause time loss, forgetfullness, priority confusion, and lack of desire to do ANYTHING else"...

At least this how Photoshop effected this girl's life.

Erin said...

So cute, have you tried scrapblog? It is fun there too:)I make my headers there too

Grand Pooba said...

Haven't quite done the digital scapbooking thing. I've used a few online programs to make picture books, but I just can't figure out the digital scrapbooking! Grrrr.

Where do you take this class?

Heatherlyn said...

I used to do scrapbooking before I had my 4th child. Now, I make photobooks. BUT I think scrapbooking has its place. I've wanted to try digital scrapbooking recently. Your pages just give me more motivation to look into it! Super cute!

Jo-Ann said...

Love the Snow Cute layout! Fantastic colors!

No, I do not and never will scrap paper or digital. I refuse because I know myself, I will end up spending endless amounts of money and even more time then I should on it. I would have to give up sleeping. heeheehee

Reeni said...

Those are sooo cute!! It looks like such fun to play around with it. I want Photoshop!!!

Devon said...

I hate hate hate regular scrapbooking, but I have been considering taking up digital...it seems like more fun. And I have eight hundred thousand digital photos I have to get printed somehow...

haggardmom said...

I still scrapbook the regular way, but it's because it appeals to my crafty side and it's a bit therapeutic. My mother-in-law does digital scrapbook pages and then prints them out to put in her scrapbook. She has MS, so she can't really do the regular scrapbooking.

AndreaLeigh said...

i'm not a scrapbooker but I appreciate the art that goes into photoshop and digital scrapbooking. love what you did!

nikkicrumpet said...

VERY CUTE! I want photoshop so dang bad...but I know I'd just get frustrated and never be able to use it. My hubby knows me and says and I quote. "you and photoshop would be a disaster" *sigh*

Anonymous said...

Awwww!

I'm gonna do this for our adoption portfolio. I used to do 'old fashioned' scrapbooking and loved it, but it is an expensive hobby to stay up to date in.

Bramblemoon Farm said...

I haven't digital scrapbooked yet, and I don't have photoshop, so I'm not sure about it. I have start regular scrapbooking. I have tubs FULL of art, writing, cards, pictures etc. from all three kids. I saved everything:)

Lizzie said...

i've done the digital scrapbooks with "Creative Memories" but i have not ventured out on my own yet :) i want to, these pages are great!! way to go

CreativeMish said...

I too use PSE7. Your pages are fabulous!