Just Me and Them

2010 Calendar Freebie

I've had a lovely breezy day - sitting on my puter playing.  I finally finished my game - lost via Domus.  My god its been an absolute frustration getting through it but boy was it awesome seeing the end!!  After it all, I did actually enjoy it - particularly the fact that I made it through on my own.

Oh and... I spent lunch making bubble tea's.  Emma had her very first one at the beginning of the week while we were in the city and she loved it.  So we went hunting and managed to get some of the black pearl tapioca's to make some and they actually turned out really nicely - Em is thrilled that she can make her own!

After and between all that, I created a desktop calendar for my desk at work for next year.  My plan is to use an American crafts ring binder album.  When the cover folds back it forms a really nicely angles wedge for the pages to sit on and the fact that there are page protectors included means I can put each page into a protector to use!!  Here is my front cover -

I've also done the inside of my calendar.  As another freebie I've created a download of my calendar complete with a converted cover.  The download will feature exactly the same cover as mine above but with the photo section cut away so you can add your own photo.

Credits located in the gallery section of my blog. Here is a quick preview of the whole calendar -

You can download the whole calendar from here.

Since Santa officially touched down in my hometown last weekend, I decided to create a set of Christmas brushes. I've also made the files as PNG's as well with the original colouring that I had intended each brush to be. The PNG's are ready to use as is and would make a great addition to a digital Photo card.

Here is a preview of the brushes in their PNG form -

To download the set follow this link here. (File is approximately 2.6MB)

Freebies and another sneaky!

In honour of my friends first grandchild I decided to create a brush set especially named after her. 

 I also made them because I wanted to try out all the new skills I have been gaining in the Brush Abilities course run by Jessica Sprague.  I thoroughly enjoyed working through it and found that whether it was stuff I did already know or not, I was constantly solidifying and strengthening my understanding of that massive program we lovingly call photoshop!!  So, I had the set - I even used my very favourite quotes to finish them all off.

If you would like a copy of this set, you can click on the preview shot to download or follow the link here.

Out of respect for the designers whose brushes I used to create mine I have also included a credits list in the downloadable file and here -

Credits list for brushes -

Fonts -
Georgia, Fontdinerdotcom, fontdinerdotcom - Sparkles.

Brushes -
Nancy Rowe Janitz Sanding brushes, Jessica Sprague Swirls brush

And now on to some even more fun stuff - some more sneakies of this months Club Scrappit now!!

 

 

 

I can't wait to share what I created this month!!

Twilight Freebie

One of the tasks in my digi course at the Jessica Sprague website was to create an element using a set of instructions and brushes.  After creating the class object, I then went off on my own for a bit and played till I came up with this -

  

It was created in Photoshop Elements using the shape cutter option and the Nancy Rowe Janitz Sanding brush.  The fonts used were Twilight Zephyr and Twilight.  The word dazzle was also altered using the aluminium WOW effect.

The whole thing is downloadable and has been saved as a png file so it can be added straight to a digi page.

Freebie, catch up and more

My goodness, a whole week has passed and I havent visited.  For the better part of this week though I have been feeling pretty yuck.  I thought it was one of those gastro virus thingys but after going to the doctors finally on friday I found out its actually my tablets for my heel.  I have developed an allergy or sensitivity to them so that by friday I was vomiting and aching because of them.  Of course in typical me style I kept on taking them without a clue until the doctor told me.

Anyway, over at Scrappit they are running a competition this month that invovles creating a page based on a sketch.  The sketch also comes as a digi template for those digi enthusiasts like me.  Here is my page I created to share -

 

If you'd like to join in you can find more details at the Scrappit blog, including a copy of the sketch.  If you'd like a digi template of the sketch you can download it from here.

In addition to being sick and working on my Scrappit stuff I have also been consumed by my teaching.  Check out my work space atm -

 

My area is made up of 3 different workspaces.  This is only one of them - filled with my wishfull thinking scrapbook jobs.  The ones I compiled for me to work on but havent quite got there yet!

 

And then here is area 2 - The disks are out because I am in the process of creating dvd backups of all my elements for digi work.  The folder and stuff is all school work.

 This is the third and final of my work area's - well a part of it.  To the right is my laptop where I am sitting right now and of course my printer and stuff.  If you look closely you'll notice a little looksy of the new August Club Scrappit pack.  I've only just begun working in it which is why its sitting there.  Next to it, is my new little toy which I love!!

 

Its a digi pen and its amazing.  It works like a normal pen except that it records everything you write or would hear digitally and then once connected to your puter uploads it.  If you choose everything can then be converted from handwriting to type with the click of a button!!  I wanted it for ages to write notes with for work - especially and training days - but also to upload my sketches as I create them!!  I finally got one last week when Officeworkd had them out at a huge sale price.

Oh and I have to admit I also love playing at the moment with one of the demo's on the pen.  You select the demo and it tells you how to draw a piano top which you can then play!!  Amazing stuff!!

Finally, I have been working through the new Jessica Sprague course - Brush Abilities.  Its been pretty amazing so far.  Here's one of the things I created -

 

The image above is in png format so if you like it you are more than welcome to save a copy of it.  The brushes used to create it were -

Floral stroke by Noniq

Stamp-pad Brush by Nancy Rowe Janitz

Well I guess thats it for me!! 

Another Freebie and it's twilight inspired!!

Well, its my last day before I go back to work :( no more holidays for another 10 weeks lol!!  I've already started planning another hiday for later in the year - I have caught the flying bug you see, yep I am dead keen on going on another plane for a  bit!!  I must be insane!!

Anyway, I've been playing and  I created this page design with the whole Twilight concept in mind -

 

Yeah, I know the colours arent all that Twilight- ish but the graphics are kind of.  The design initially started with an apple for the photo with the side sections kinda resembling hands holding it up but then I changed the apple to a heart so that it would fit a broader range of imagery.

I even saved the template BEFORE I used it so you can download it to use as a freebie!!  If you are keen on the template you can download it from here.  Oh, and if you like the kit that I used for my page you can find it here.

We dare you challenge and another freebie!!

This week the challenge is to use ribbon.  Now, the challenge never said it had to be on a page and with my flight to Melbourne rapidly approaching, I decided to make a set of Luggage tags for me and the family for our luggage.

 

On one side I used traditional scrapbooking techniques while on the other side I created a digi image with each being personalised to us.  Here's a close-up of mine -

 

The blurry parts are my personal details which I didnt want up on the net for obvious reasons lol!!  Now in my blog title I mentioned a freebie?!?  Well, I saved a copy of my template which I created to make these little pretties and have saved it here.

ps. Credits -

Punk Safety Pin set 63 Retro Ornaments brush set; J Sprague Rounded corners brush, Jack N Me Alpha blank, K Pertiet Staple pair and Bontanist No4-3 paper, J Crowley beautiful evidence pattern paper 4 and solid paper 4 and 3 (Jessica Sprague course materials kit); Berna Datema Old photo's vol 2 -o1 (Eye Love You kit); Gisela B Designs Journalliing paper ( Last days of Summer); C Haskell Page curl NoDS (Cioa Bella);  Horse Puke and Peaposey font.

A change and another Freebie

I've spent most of this week at home in my bed all wrapped up and trying to get over the flu.  Matt shared it with me - men!!  Anyway, last night I decided it would be fun to make up another blog banner and as you can see - I did!!  It's been created using the very awesome scrapbooking kit called Carefree and was created by Cinnamon Designs.  I also created a new signature and watermark to go with it!!

While creating my banner I made up the scalloped template to use and kept a copy in PNG format to share as another freebie -

I've actually uploaded a full size (that is blog banner size here) image here so you only need to right click to save.  The image was created at 400 x 1200 pixells.

Freebie Kit

Remember how Isaid I went to camp a week ago?  Well while I was there I drove everyone nuts taking photo's of stuff that they thought was pure madness.  Me, I thought they were mad not to be able to see the potential in all that bush!! Check out the page I created about one very amusing part of our trip -

 

I created the whole page using elements that I photographed either as a macro shot or as a macro that I extracted.  For my page I added a few extra touches to get the effects I wanted but I saved all my extractions and papers and zipped them into a freebie for you.  Here's a preview of the papers and the elements in the kit -

 

 

You can download the kit simply by following the link here.

Catch up and a freebie!!

If you didnt already know it, I am absolutely mad for Twilight.  I bought the DVD which I've just about worn out and love love love the whole concept!!  I read all of the books in record time AND decided to create this freebie scrap kit in honour of this latest obsession lol!!

Here's a preview of the kit -

 

And, here's a look at a page I created with my kit -

 

You can download a free copy of the kit by visiting this link here.

So I bet you're wondering what I've been up to?  Especially since I've been awol for a week!!  I've been so busy with work lately its not funny and not really had much time for anything other than the necessities which for me are working on organising my digi elements with this awesome program called ACDsee.  I love love love the versatility of it!!

I can share a few bits of paper work though, this page was created for the Scrappit challenge running this month -

 

If you'd like some information on the competition you can find it all over at the Scrappit blog!!  The other one is this month's Scrappit pack -

 

Well I think that's it for me tonight!!