Focus. Click. Repeat.

It’s just so easy to take pictures today, isn’t it? We whip out our cell phone, and we have immediate results. If we don’t like something about the photo we just do it again.

We have selfies, and tons of scenery shots, and every. one. of. babies first steps! We can switch to movie mode, and get some video. One of my favorite things is to add those videos to my layouts with a QR code. Have you ever tried that? So easy! This is the one I use: Unitag, but check out just one of the tutorials at the Daily Digi.

 

 

Here is a layout I did using a QR code I made. Feel free to view it! I love my point and shoot camera for this – it takes a bit of video right before the ‘snap’ so there are moments caught I’d never have gotten otherwise!

Being able to take so very many photos ALL the time means I have to DO something with them. I’m not a big believer of having them sit on my hard drive. So – I scrap! Anything and everything having to do with our lives, my thoughts, the day to day minutiae as well as the big things.

Reminds me of a fun new kit, giving us lots of scrapping opportunity for all those random photos! Its a fun collab by Amanda Yi and Sweet Caroline Studios called Focus  Click Repeat!

No matter how you take photos, remember to print them one way or another, so people can enjoy them!

Happy Scrapping!

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New Release: Focus Click Repeat

I am always on the lookout for kits that I can use to scrap those everyday photos I take. This week’s new release from Amanda Yi Designs fits the bill perfectly. Amanda teamed up with Sweet Caroline Studio to create Focus Click Repeat. This collab is filled with papers and little bits and pieces to scrap your everyday moments.

Take a look at the amazing Focus Click Repeat collab in action:

Marifah

Kari

Alice

Meliisa H

Danielle

Amber

Gina

Gina

Kacy

Head on over to Amanda Yi Designs to purchase Focus Click Repeat while it is on sale through the weekend.

Sneak Peek::Focus.Click.Repeat

Happy Thursday Scrappers!  I hope you’re having a wonderful day and a fabulous fall.  Parents, including this Mom, have taken time out to bring out our camera’s to snap those first day of school pics. Remember those old Polaroid camera’s?  I loved looking at the picture and shaking it a bit to see what we looked like.

Here’s a Sneak Peek of Amanda Yi’s new release & collab with Celeste Knight.  This modern take on those simple treasured moments in our lives will cause you to open up this glorious scrap kit over and over to create a layout with this beautiful kit.  Stop on the Amanda Yi Designs shop tomorrow to grab it while it’s on sale.  Best Wishes!

Words of Wisdom: Make Time

This week, I just have a little reminder for all of us running around and putting everyone else’s needs before our own. Even if it is just taking 5 minutes to finish that mug of coffee before it gets cold (again) because you’re trying to multitask (oh yes, I’m sooo guilty of this one…)

Trying to keep it together…

Two days ago:

I was so excited to get a new computer! One that we specially built, with lots of speed and power. I knew I’d have to deal with Windows 8, and a new look and feel wasn’t too daunting.

But.

There are all these pop ups. All OVER the place, constantly. With no way to close them. And the internet connection keeps saying it has failed. But I can get online.

So. I am frustrated. Hubby is frustrated. I’m sure the new computer would be frustrated if it could talk. I’m sure not finding my happy right now!

I’m trying. I’m happy I still have my other computer, fully operational. I’m using that while hubby fights with the new one.

I could go digi-shop. Perhaps I’ll make a page. I’ll just hope he doesn’t throw the computer against the wall in the meantime.

It is very possible I’ll have to travel next week without the new computer yet. And let’s hope both hubby and I can persevere through whatever the issues are that is keeping it from working.

Wish us luck!

Today:

Two restores, multiple times reloading programs, a lot of gnashing of teeth, but I am up and running, and all is good!!! Patience and perseverance pays off! And some digi shopping, as I wasn’t able to scrap much of the weekend. 

Instead when I needed a break from aggravation I perused Pinterest, I scanned ScrapStacks, I posted some of my previous pages here and there, and I downloaded some new fonts, I chuckled to Jimmy Fallon You Tube videos.

And now, I can scrap. Faster and smoother than on my old computer. Yeah!

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New Release: I Can See Clearly Now

If you love the funky vellum pocket cards from Amanda Yi Designs, you will be thrilled with this week’s new releases. I Can See Clearly Now No. 3 and I Can See Clearly Now No. 4. Two sets of shiny gold and silver pocket cards that are great to add to those PL spreads and equally fun to use on traditional 12×12 layouts.

I Can See Clearly Now No. 3

I Can See Clearly Now No. 4.

Here are some layouts from the Creative Team using these funky cards:

Marifah

Marifah

Gina

Pretty fun, right? Head on over to Amanda Yi Designs and pick up I Can See Clearly Now No. 3 and I Can See Clearly Now No. 4 while they are on sale through the weekend.

 

Words of Wisdom: Being Silly

One of the perks (side effects?) of having a child is to have the freedom to get down and dirty and forget that I am a grown up, even if it is only for a little while. I have to admit, I love the freedom of not having to behave all prim and proper all the time!

Are you an ARTIST?

 

I submit that when we create things, we are.

Those ‘things’ might be created with paper, or with other media. It might be music or ideas or a fantastic themed party. Maybe you style hair or do fun things with your nails. All art. Regardless, those of us who scrap are certainly artists!

When we are making layouts and celebrating our photos and are in the groove all is well. Scrapping can be therapy. I know it is my happy place.

What happens when we lose our mojo? Everyone can hit a wall, get writer’s block, lose the music, get burned out, or in a rut. What matters is how we move past that.

So, what do we do next?

I love this article 15 THINGS YOU SHOULD GIVE UP TO BE HAPPY: ART VERSION by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer. Whether you consider yourself an artist or not, she has great advice for how to let go of some of the things that keep you fettered, and slow you down. Your work is AWESOME, and you ARE an artist!

You don’t even have to be ‘crafty’ to make cool things! Check out Wordle – you can input a bunch of words and get a unique word cloud to use in any way you’d like!

Here is a quick one I just put together for our trip.

Have a fun day, and make time to do whatever it is you love to do!

LBscraps

New Release: This Month – September

Hi scrappers! This week’s new release from Amanda Yi Designs is another installment of the This Month series of products, This Month – September. The autumn colours, fun elements, alphas, journal cards and filler cards will make scrapping your autumn memories a breeze.

Kit

Alphas

Journal Cards

Filler Cards

Here are some inspirational layouts from the Creative Team, showing how this kit can be used for both Project Life and traditional scrapbook pages:

Marifah

Kacy

Kacy

Melissa

Gina

Catherine

Monica

Monica

Alice

Amber

Richelle

Each of the pieces in the collection are available separately, or you can buy them all together as a bundle. Head on over to Amanda Yi Designs to add This Month – September to your stash and get your memories scrapped.

 

What’s Coming Thursday: This Month – September

Hiya Scrappers!  Happy Thursday.  Are you getting ready for Fall?  I know I am definitely excited about fall, especially watching the leaves turn colors.  Fall is one of my four favorite seasons…ROFL.

Today I have a Sneak Peek of Amanda Yi Designs’ new release coming to her shop at PnCo tomorrow 9/12.  You are going to love this kit – there are fall colors, a pinch of mint, bits of stamping, tons of journal & filler cards, and some of the most beautiful papers available for your harvest pics.  Stop on by Amanda’s shop tomorrow to grab this kit in all its glory.