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 ()*^$#@!)&!!

In November I am creating for....

the fabulous Nisa Fiins of Splendid Fiins.  She is one of my favorite designers at Jessica Sprague.  Her products are colorful, versitile and super fun to create with!  I am also, so very excited to be
selected as a member of the Splendid Fiins Creative Team for 2013!  So you will be seeing a lot
more Splendid Fiins next year in my creations.  For now, here is a layout I did with her "Brilliant" line, which is available at Jessica Sprague right now!


And here is another laout I did with products by Glitz Girls -YTkit, JBS, and Samantha Walker- these products will be available after 11/26 at Jessica Sprague.  These desginers are closing out the year with some amazing products!

I take a lot of pictures...

especially during the holidays, and sometimes it's hard to figure out which ones to scrap- I want to keep them all!   But that is the beauty of doing a Project Life type of book.  For me, it is a way to use  alot of photos in a page and tell the story with simple journaling and dates. To do this digitally- is simple, quick and stress free- thus allowing for more time to take pictures... Hmmmm.  No wonder I can't quite get caught up.

Products by Becky Higgins - templates, Turquoise & Clementine kits all available digitally at
Jessica Sprague.com.

More Spooky layouts....

Here are a few more layouts I have done using a variety of  designers and kits.  Lots of great Fall and Halloween kits - especially by some of my favorites, LivE Designs, Pink Paislee, and Anna Aspnes.  Some of these products are older, and can't be purchased anymore, but of corse that is the beauty of going digital, I'll have them forver  - the others can be purchased now at Jessica Sprage and O'Scraps!
TFL!

 Various desginers - Coffee Shop photo actions.

 AASPN  available at O'Scrap.

 The Bootiful kit by LivE Design - available at Jessica Sprague!

Pink Paislee - Change of Season kit - available soon at Jessica Sprague!

Halloween photos....

using my amazing Canon 24-70mm f2.8 lens.  This lens is awesome in low light situations.  I also
used a tripod and a remote, which got some geniune smiles out of the boys.  Shot these before the party and trick or treating.  I'll be looking for some awesome products to get these scrapped soon, but wanted to share some photos right away.  Hope your Halloween was safe and good.  Happy DSD to all my digi friends, and special shout out to our friends on the EAst coast- thoughts and prayers are with you.