A tutorial on Dani's blog

I have the pleasure of posting on Dani's blog -www.designbydani  every Wednesday.  Today I posted a tutorial for a different and fun way to use your Journal cards.  Dani sells 3 sets individually-I used the Everyday Amazing kit - love these colors and designs!

Here is my final layout!  You can see how I turned the journal card into a frame to hold my photo!  I also used products from Dani's "birds of a feather" kit and her "scrappers toolbox" banner templates.

Please go check out my tutorial right here and tell me what you think!  Check back to her blog often as I
will be doing more tutorials and giving away some freebies too!  TFL!

January Layouts!

Here are a few layouts I've done in January... First, with the fabulous Liv of Liv.edesigns:

These beautiful "Knock on Wood" papers can be purchased here.   Lot of other good stuff from Liv.edesign on this page~ check it all out at Jessica Sprague.com.

These pages were done with kits by Design by Dani.  I used the " I love snow"  kit on both of these.

And an older kit, but one of my favortes called "Boy Crazy" on this one!

Both of these amazing kits can be purchased at Dani's store by clicking right here.  TFL!

Final Pages for PL 2012!

I am almost done with all my 2012 Project Life pages!  I just have a few gaps to fill in here and there, but I probably won't post anymore because... it's going to take me forever to upload these to a printing site and get my book printed, and because... of course I have already started PL 2013!  I'll have some news and some new pages on that coming soon.

Hello 2013!....

Happy New Year everyone!  I hope your year is off to a great start and wish you health and many blessings this year.  I have been blessed in so many ways, but in my digital life, I have some news to share!  In 2013 I am going to be creating exclusively for 3 designers, LivE Designs, Splendid Fiins, and Design by Dani!  You can find links to their blogs/websites on the right- go check them out!

These designers sell their products at Jessica Sprague.com, so I am still going to be hanging out in the forums and galleries at Jessica Sprague.  You can also see my creations on the designers FB page, and on my Facebook page- I am KA Phelps and kanne phelps on Pinterest.  Here are a few layouts I have for December, early January - more layouts and some amazing Project Life products to come soon!

Above: Loopie Loo's coming Jan. 11th LivE Designs, One Little bird template.

Mistletoe Magic kit by Design by Dani - in store now at Jessica Sprague!

Sugarplum Kit by NRJ in store now!  TFL!

Project LIfe layouts

Project Life is now being sold digitally at a new site called www.acdigitals.com  The new baby sets are availabe there - even before they are available in paper by Amazon, which is awesome.  PL giving some love to the digi-community!  Go check out the new site, I will be watching for the
Olive set, which should be coming soon!  Also, Jessica Sprague is teaching a beginning digi PL class to start in January!  If you've ever wanted to do this, now is the time to learn!  You can purchase the class now (what a nice gift to yourself and your family) at www.Jessicasprague.com

Credits:  Becky Higgins PL templates, Turquoise kit, Clementine kit, Artwhse wordart.

Blending & Beyond Booster Class

I recently took another great class from the amazing Jana Morton.  I have taken two of her classes in the past, and really liked them.  She specializes in blended type layouts and images, which are maybe a bit more artful, and for me don't require much in the form of embellishments.  I love these types of layouts, and have found that most designers include products that lend well to this type of approach.  Probably the greatest thing about a blended layout is that your photo can be less than stellar.  If the focus or exposure or contrast isn't exactly perfect- no worries, you'll never know because of the

different blending modes you use in Photoshop. Of course I still love my PL layouts, and scrapping with the amazing kits by various designers, but I do like this look too.  So many styles, so little time... You can check out Jana at www.janamorton.blogspot.com.

Full product credits can be found in my gallery at www.jessicasprague.com. 

Merry and Bright.....

is how I feel when I take photos using my 50mm f1/4  prime lens.  This is the one lens I always recommend to people just starting out in photography.  It is not a zoom lens, you zoom with your feet- but at under $500.00 you can get some really beautiful photos, and if you have to shoot in low light and /or  like that blurred background, this is your lens.  Let the holiday shopping begin!  Here are some photos I took recently with the  Canon 50mm f1.4 lens.

More to come soon when I am not having so many computer difficulites ()*^$#@!)&!!