Digital Scrapbook Day is coming!!!

Digital Scrapbook Day (DSD) last November is probably the point where I can say I became truly hooked on digi scrapping! Not to mention that it's one weekend of the year to stock up on supplies, because almost everyone is having a big, BIG sale!!

It's a great idea to do some pre-shopping and make your wish lists so you can shop quickly when the sale starts! Ready to do some pre-shopping? Here's some info on a couple of sales!

ScrapMatters is having a sale, with a bonus free kit with $20 purchase:

Here's a better look at the free kit, Many Thanks. Starting Saturday morning (8:00 am Pacific) there will be a HUGE blog train with freebie add-on's to this kit! (Really! HUGE - 49 stops planned so far!!!!)

Font Friday: Halloween Edition

What would Halloween be without some spooky fonts?

PS Bluegum Forest

Inspired by Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas, this one came into my collection

as a direct result of my Disney obsession and great appreciation for the 

annual holiday makeover of The Haunted Mansion attraction.

Grant's Ghosts

Just a great all-purpose creepy font.

Harry P

Need I say more?

Family Reunion Album: DV fam

The Family Reunion album page count keeps ticking up!



























CREDITS:
Blocked Templates #1 by Andilynn Designs
Family Matters: The Family Tree Collection by Graham Like the Cracker and WM [squared]
(Family Matters: The Kit, Family Matters: The Extras, Family Matters Bonus Alpha Pack)
FONTS: 3HourTour, FG Sara Elizabeth

Font Friday: Back to School

I have a thing for fonts, and today, when I was yet again scrolling through the fonts at one of my favorite sites, dafont.com, I thought... maybe I should post a few now and then. So here we go, the first edition of "Font Friday." (With absolutely no guarantees how often I will get around to this!!)

In August and September, tons of designers were posting back to school kits, and I kept seeing cute fonts I liked. I tracked a few down to show you! The font names are linked to the download page for the font.

School Script Dashed

This is the kind of font that started it all! I kept seeing it in word art. I also saw papers with blank lines, ready for journaling to be added (using a \ keeps the lines between words!)

Penmanship Print

A neat print version with the lines... there is supposed to be a way to include blank

spaces on this one as well, but I haven't figured it out yet.

English Essay
This font reminds me of my own handwriting, in that I tend to write with
more vertical lines rather than slanted lines as in School Script.

Mama Que Nos Faz

I have no idea what this means, but I think it might have something to do with being a "really cute font."

Learning Curve and Learning Curve Dashed

(Two for one! Both in the same download.)

Recoloring in PSE7

I've got a quick "how to" today, on how to recolor an element that is black. Some products, like some alphas and elements are sold as "easy to recolor." Sometimes I've used the paintbrush and repainted them, but then the outer edges seem to lose their crispness. These instructions are for an object that begins as pure black. 


I'm going to start with this signature file, and change it to match this paper swatch. (Signature is from Created All Around by Krisi's Kreations and the paper swatch is from This Woman's Work by Trixie Scraps and Wimpychompers Designs. I'm having a little love affair with this particular paper!)

Select your target layer and from the menu:
Enhance > Adjust Color > Adjust Hue/Saturation
In the dialog box, CHECK the box marked "Colorize" and it resets the sliders.

I start by sliding the "Lightness" slider to the right. In the middle, this slider shows your object as black, and as you slide to the right your object lightens, all the way to white at the far right. In between, you'll see it change your object to shades of a color. Once the lightness/darkness is about where you want it, play with the "Hue" slider until it gets close to the color you want. Then tinker with the "Saturation" slider, which will make your color more intense to the right and less intense (more gray) to the left. I usually end up tinkering with each slider a couple of times until I get my color right where I want it.


Here's my finished signatures:

 

Easy-peasy! Give it a try!

Little Hello Card | Hybrid

This card was made using a kit I've been wanting for a really, really long time!!! I was so excited to finally have a chance to play with it. :)

From Hybrid Projects

Quick Print Cards: for Baby | Hybrid

My greeting card stash is completely missing baby cards, so I designed these as "quick print" cards I can quickly make up if I need one!

From Hybrid Projects