Last Call for Making Memories with Children

 



Making Memories with Children starts tomorrow....TOMORROW.....yeah!  The girls and I are so excited about our new class and hope you can join us.  In this class, your child takes the driver's seat, you will act as the co-pilot and we are providing the navigational system.  Tomorrow morning the first lesson will be posted.  In that lesson, you will receive an introductory video from me along with a introduction pdf that will give you the tools you need to help your child create an album all about them.  I love that the entire focus on this album is getting my children to create/write/document their lives, working on a project together and building their self-esteem as we go.

 

Each week there will be a short recording from one of my daughters for your child.  This recording will set up the lesson and explain what we need them to do.  Your child will receive a prompt sheet (or two) to get them started with their assignment.  The prompt sheet goes along with a new template(s) each week.  You can easily plug your child's work right into the template.

 

 

We have been working through the system and having fun with it.  You can find out more about the class here.  Today I am giving away a spot in the class over at the Creating Keepsakes blog.  Head on over to the blog and leave a comment for a chance to win.  We hope to see you in class!  Have a great weekend.

Mask Appeal Challenge & Tutorial

I'm over on the Designer Digitals blog today with a new Mask Appeal Challenge and a freebie.  Use the free mask in the pack and post your pages in the Mask Appeal Gallery at Designer Digitals for the chance to win a $5 gift card to the store.

Here is the page that I created for this challenge.  I LOVE using masks. When I use a mask, I can put a page together in no time.

All products are from Designer Digitals.

I thought I would post a tutorial about my page.  I will say that MY FAVORITE alpha at Designer Digitals comes from the Hey There Kit by Katie Pertiet.  I seriously could use this alpha on every page.  I love the font and the wood texture of it.  I was using it so much that I had to find a way to switch it up a bit and that leads me to this tutorial on changing color.

You can see how the original title looked below.  I think I used the burn tool to make the top portion of the title a little bit darker.  I just wanted to add a little bit more color to bring out the colors in the rest of my page.

1. With the title layer active in the layers palette, I activated the marching ants by hitting Control (PC)/Command (Mac) and Left Clicking.

2. I created a new layer above the title by clicking on the new layer icon at the bottom of the layers palette.

3.  With the marching ants still active, I selected a color and used the paint bucket to fill the new layer above the title.

4.  I changed the blending mode on the layer above the original title to "color".  Immediately the textures of the original title could be seen along with the new color.

I love that it is so simple to alter products in the digital world.  It allows you to maximize your stash of goodies.  I hope you enjoyed this and find time to play along with the Mask Appeal Challenge.  Have a great day!

Creating Keepsakes September/October 2013

Creating Keepsakes Sept/October 2013 issue is hot off the presses.  My dear friend Gretchen McElveen created this AWESOME  page for the cover and I couldn't wait to tear into it.

This issue includes vintage inspiration, halloween, terrific titles and a whole lot more.  I will admit that when my issue comes in the mailbox, I'm paging through it as I walk back to the house.  Now the digital issue gives even more options with expanded content.

I have several pages in this issue.  I created the page below and there is a tutorial in the digital issue as well.

All products are from Designer Digitals.

This issue is now on sale and you can grab it here.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.