Now We're Rockin' with Photoshop - Intermediate Digital Scrapbooking

I've been immersed in the self-paced intermediate digital scrapbooking class over at JessicaSprague.com, Now We're Rockin' with Photoshop.  

Using the course materials from the first two lessons, I was able to complete these layouts covering the rest of our Cape Cod trip this past April.  


I really enjoyed the use of the circle photo collage in this layout from Lesson Two.  In that lesson, Jessica also describes the use of the "screen" blending tool in photoshop and shares a new (to me at least) way of making digital stickers.

In the layout below, I highlighted the photos from Charlotte's first time mini golfing.  It reminded me of when all of my college girlfriends and I went mini golfing at a similar pirate themed course in Myrtle Beach.  Golfing with Charlotte was certainly a different experience but nonetheless memorable.  I loved how Jessica, in this lesson, taught us how to add specific highlights of color to  black & white and sepia colored photos.  I always wondered how to do that!

The other Cape Cod digital layouts I made using some awesome templates and digital papers from Queen of Quirk (sold through JessicaSprague.com) can be found at this blog post.  


As always, thanks for stopping by!  Happy National Scrapbooking Day!

Marconi Beach and Hiking in the Great Outdoors {digital scrapbook layouts}

Since all of my crafting supplies are packed up, I have been relaying on digital products from JessicaSprague.com to satiate my scrapbooking appetite.  Since I am so new to purely digital scrapbooking, I recently completed this AWESOME class by Jessica Sprague: "Up and Running with Photoshop: Beginning Digital Scrapbooking."

The class is the perfect beginner's primer on how to use Photoshop to create amazing scrapbook pages (just like the real paper ones I love so much without the mess to clean up afterwards).  The class is self-paced so you can take it when your schedules allows for it.  It also comes with some great free digital kits and templates to use over and over again.  If anything, it provides you with a toolbox of skills to fully master and manipulate Photoshop to retell the stories and memories you want to cherish for years to come.


Using the tricks and skills I learned from this class along with some amazing templates and digital products from the Queen of Quirk, here are two of my first digital layouts highlighting a recent trip we took to Cape Cod.  


1.  Marconi Beach {a digital scrapbook layout}.  We took a brief stop by Marconi Beach for Charlotte to build some sand castles.  I swear, that girl could sit on the beach for HOURS just playing in the sand.

Digital Supplies by Queen of Quirk:   (a) Scrap Canvas - Ducks in a Row; (b) Right Round Accent Pack; (c) Right Round Paper Pack; (d) Bare Branches Accent Pack


Digital Supplies by Splendid Fiins:  Sew Crafty - messy stitches vol 1

2.  Hiking in the Great Outdoors {a digital scrapbooking layout}.  I love being outdoors and walking in the woods.  Watching Justin point out the different animals and plants especially warms my heart.  She is 100% a daddy's girl.

Digital Supplies by Queen of Quirk:   (a) Scrap Canvas- Stacked; (b) Country Mouse / City Mouse Collection; (c) Father Time Paper Pack

Digital Supplies by Splendid Fiins:  @ the office supplies 1

Digital Supplies by Echo Park:  Note To Self Element Pack #2

I'm so excited to see how much I can grow as a digital and hybrid scrapper during my term as a JessicaSprague.com Creative Team member!  As always, thanks so much for stopping by!