Live Life

It seems like forever since I've created a digital layout.  Today I'm using the Damask digital collection with the newest free template from Fiddle-Dee-Dee designs. These photos are from our recent Pacific Northwest cruise.  We were able to visit with family on our stop in San Francisco.  The highlight of the trip was sailing under the Golden Gate Bridge. 

Club Scrap digital papers, ribbon, tags and embellishments. Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs template. Sahin Designs tag. 

Fireworks of the Soul

Club Scrap released their June's collection and it's a beauty! I absolutely LOVE the fun hybrid papers and digital stamps of Firecracker.  I created this layout using June's Fiddle-Dee-Dee Design's monthly free template.

Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs template. Club Scrap digital papers, stamps and stars. Kristin Aagard doily. Karen Funk photo wrap.

Club Scrap Firecracker digital hybrid collection.

Lucky

I was so blessed to spend some time with my brother and his family while he had a conference in Vegas. It's incredible to see the world through the eyes of a 3 year old. She is fearless and loved every ride that went fast or high in the air.

Fiddle-Dee-Dee template. Club Scrap papers, splatters and flowers. Katie Pertiet flowers. Gennifer Bursett sequins. Sahine Designs label. 

This layout was created using Fiddle-Dee-Dee Design's Free monthly template for the Club Scrap Splatter Technique Challenge.

You Are So Loved

Don't you just love free stuff?! Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs offers a free digital template every month. Sometimes I just don't have the creative mojo to complete a layout from scratch.  In this case, I don't have the knowledge on how to make this layout from scratch :0

Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs template. Club Scrap papers. Sahine Designs label. Fayette Designs Clusters. DaniMoy paint splatters. 

This Day

Today I'm showcasing a digital scrapbook layout created for the Club Scrap Surprise Blog Hop.  Once again I'm grateful for the Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs free monthly template which I used here today.

 

Every month Club Scrap releases a digital hybrid collection that coincides with their paper collection.  The digital collection consists of digital papers, border strips, tags, images and sayings. You can print the pages out on your printer and create paper masterpieces or use them digitally.  

 

I turned one of the Surprise background papers into a 12x12 image and changed the color to blue in Photoshop Elements. I then filled in the template with additional digital elements.

Fiddle-Dee-Dee Design template. Club Scrap digital papers and flowers. Sahine Designs word strip. Ali Edwards title.

Club Scrap Surprise Digital Collection

Fiddle Dee Dee Designs Template

Dear Santa, I Can Explain.

Merry Christmas!

May you be surrounded by family, friends and lots of fabulous wine this Christmas.

Club Scrap digital papers, flowers. Fiddle Dee Dee Designs template. Sahine Designs tags, snowflakes and snow styles. Red Ivy splatter. Agnes Biro tape.

Thank you Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs for the free monthly template!

Squeeze the Day Digi

It feels like FOREVER since I've been able to do some digi scrapping. Here's a digital layout using the Orchard collection. I love how the yellow background paper looks like it was created with distress oxide inks. The beauty of digital papers is you can change the colors to match your photos. I know this paper will get lots of use.

Club Scrap digital papers, border strips, tag, stamps and button. Katie Pertiet tags. Lara's Digi World flower cluster. Meredith Cardall wood embellishment. Fiddle Dee Dee digital template.

Pattern Play Path

I love this month's free template by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs. I couldn't wait to start playing with the new Pattern Play digital collection.  When I first download a digital kit I start to look at other embellishments in my stash that coordinate. Yes, I could do a digital color change with some embellishments but I'm looking for something quick and easy. I found that Comics and Pure & Simple coordinate beautifully with this new collection.

 

I love this photo of my husband and I. We were on a bike trip in Bali, Indonesia. You won't see me on a bike very often. I have this unusual distrust of other vehicles on the same road as me.  I nearly had a panic attack when we had to ride in heavy traffic through a major city. Even though it's a fantastic way to sightsee, it's not very relaxing for me.

Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs template, Club Scrap papers, tags and buttons. Amanda Yi and Katie Pertiet flowers, Dream Big Designs Flowers.

 



Go & Do

It's been awhile since I've created digital layouts using Fiddle-Dee-Dee templates.  She's usually my go to gal when I hit a digital roadblock. Here's a layout using April's free template.  Yep...free!

Fiddle Dee Dee template

Club Scrap papers and textures

Fanette Design cluster

Football Fever

Football Fever! 
Thought I'd do a football digital layout in honor of today's game.
GO! PACK! GO!

Club Scrap, Kristin Aagard, Vikki Stegall, Maya de Groot, Anna Aspnes digital elements. Fiddle Dee Dee template. Patch scanned.

 

The template is this month's Fiddle Dee Dee Designs Freebie.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas my crafty friends!

 

Club Scrap papers, fibers and jewels. Fiddle Dee Dee Designs template and snowflakes.

 

The gift of love.

The gift of peace.

The gift of happiness.

May all these be

yours at Christmas.

 



The Cold Doesn't Bother Me

I am having a blast here in Vancouver, Canada! It's cold and snowy...just the way I like it!  It snowed like crazy while we were out seeing the sights of this beautiful city.  So what a better way to show case some awesome photos than with the new Shade of Winter digital collection by Club Scrap.  They had me at "winter" :)

 

Club Scrap digital papers, stamps, ribbons. Kimla Designs branch. NBK designs word strips. Fiddle Dee Dee templates. Gennifer Bursett glitter style.

 

 

New Adventures

Aren't the colors of the Paradise collection just so warm and fun?!  This digital layout was created using this month's Fiddle Dee Dee Designs Free Designs Template.  I love that I don't have to design the layout, just plug in photos, papers and embellishments. The embellishments this month are transparent so I created many layers on top of layers to make them look more solid.

 

This photo is from a trip to Bali and the colors couldn't be more perfect! The quote is says it all. We took a new adventure almost every day.  Doing things I never thought imaginable!

 

 

Matt & Haley's Wedding

Here's a sweet digital layout using a Monthly Freebie template by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs. She just happens to be one of my favorite template makers ever and I love that she now offers a "Dressed Down" version. I seriously have over 200 of her templates! I usually do some sort of altering with most templates to make my photos the highlight of the page.

 

This layout is using her September free template. That combined with the Garden Shed digital collection and a little tweaking of colors I came up with this wonderful layout documenting Matthew and Haley's wedding that I was unable to attend. I'm sure you've noticed that I'm not much into journaling (gasp) so I am very thankful for tags!

The Bee's Knees

I know it's Saturday and I should give you a break on the weekends, but I have so much to post that I just couldn't help it.

Sometimes it feels good not making a mess! That's what I love about digital scrapbooking. I've been taking some on-line classes from Scrapaneers and have learned so much. I've learned all about different shadowing, how to make stitching look more real and blending.

 

Today I'm working with a free monthly template by Fiddle Dee Dee Designs. I just love her templates. She has new dressed down designs for those that don't really add a whole lot of "fluff" to their pages.

 

Fiddle Dee Dee template. Club Scrap digital papers, leaves, flowers, tag and stamp. Katie Pertiet buttons and flair. Hat of Bunny ribbon.

Something Wonderful is About to Happen

I sure hope I'm not boring you with layouts from our last trip but it was such an amazing trip for us!

After being on ship for 7 days at sea our first stop was Tenerife of the Canary Islands. It sure did feel good to be on land again. We loved all the fountains and colorful parks in Tenerife. We enjoyed a spontaneous drum concert along the Opera House waterfront. My mom and I were first introduced to Spanish Sangria which is WAY better than ours here.  I can make a mean Sangria too and I was impressed.  Our first Spanish phrase spoken..."Un vaso de la sangria por favor."

Club Scrap papers, stamps and arrow.  Fiddle Dee Dee Designs Template. LineAScrap suitcases. 

Live Life with a Little Spice

While exploring Barcelona, we stumbled across a market on Las Ramblas. This market was AMAZING! You could buy almost any type of food.  The seafood was so fresh that the shellfish would jump off the stands. Some of the products available were a little horrifying but I who am I to judge. 

This layout was created for the NBUS (New but unused stamps) challenge at Club Scrap. I couldn't find a food stamp (digital) that went with the photos so I took a cherry stamps and erased the stem, changed the color and made it a virtual die cut to look like olives. What's great about these challenges is that you can be either a paper or digital crafter. 

Club Scrap digital papers, stamps, ribbon and mask. Fiddle Dee Dee Designs template. 

Pismo Beach Bliss

My husband and I took a little over night getaway to Pismo Beach. It was refreshing to get away from the rain and enjoy some sun. That says quite a bit for me...since I love gloomy, doomy weather. We stayed at the cutest little inn right on the ocean. Of course, I opened and enjoyed a bottle of wine while listening to the sounds of the ocean.  

The Paris Flea Market Digital Kit doesn't necessarily scream "ocean" but the flowers and the quaintness of the inn do go along with this kit.  I'm a huge fan of Fiddle Dee Dee Designs FreeBee templates. She offers one free template a month and challenges you to use and share it on her blog. Once you start using them you get hooked and end up purchasing other sets. She takes all the work out of designing pages.  

Friends

You must know by know that I love Fiddle Dee Dee's digital templates.  The fact that I don't have to design anything saves me many brain cells.  Just drop my digital goods into the template and I'm set. She has a free download every month on her website and challenges digital users to create digital memories.

 

Well, the new Celebrate digital kit came out in celebration of Club Scrap's Bicentennial collection. I just love all the extra digital painted splatters, folded tags and colored titles.  That's even LESS brain cells I have to use in creating wonderful pages.

 

Club Scrap Celebrate digital kit, Fiddle Dee Dee Template.



 

 

Here's the original template to compare:

 



Family Reunion

Fiddle_Dee_Dee templates are one of my favorite digital templates to create with.  Sometimes I create layouts with all the embellishments and sometimes I just use the design and let my photos do the talking.  She offers a monthly freebee that you download, create a page with it and then post to her site. You can win a gift certificate to her store at Scrap Orchard! 

Here is my creation using the Freebee template #147

 

Supplies: Club Scrap Woven Strands digital kit.